October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Gerianne Abriano [#13]

On this page, you will find information about Gerianne Abriano, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 6-9, +13, and is ranked #17 in Division 4.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Gerianne Surname(s): Abriano Home: Staten Island, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 474 Average for: 345 Average against: 344
Round 1		Abriano played #6 James Curley (New York, NY) and lost 322 to 498 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 0-1, -176.
Round 2		Abriano played #1 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 331 to 449 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 0-2, -294.
Round 3		Abriano played #21 Suzette Rodriguez (Flushing, NY) and won 474 to 267 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-2, -87.
Round 4		Abriano played #5 Scott Hawkins (Effingham, IL) and won 352 to 303 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-2, -38.
Round 5		Abriano played #12 Jason Gelman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 389 to 237 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-2, +114.
Round 6		Abriano played #17 Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) and lost 333 to 394 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-3, +53. Abriano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Abriano played #9 Charlie Panek (New York, NY) and won 357 to 318 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-3, +92.
Round 8		Abriano played #2 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 382 to 386 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-4, +88.
Round 9		Abriano played #16 Kathy Norman (Red Bay, AL) and lost 299 to 330 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-5, +57.
Round 10		Abriano played #3 Adam Townsend (Astoria, NY) and won 388 to 327 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-5, +118.
Round 11		Abriano played #20 Susie Rivers (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 265 to 327 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-6, +56.
Round 12		Abriano played #14 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and lost 314 to 334 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-7, +36.
Round 13		Abriano played #19 Gina Braden (Berkeley, CA) and lost 287 to 334 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-8, -11.
Round 14		Abriano played #22 Angela Vella (Pleasantville, NY) and lost 337 to 369 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-9, -43.
Round 15		Abriano played #21 Suzette Rodriguez (Flushing, NY) again and won 349 to 293 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-9, +13.

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