Brooklyn, NY --- The Brooklyn College Women's and Men's Basketball teams will begin their respective quest for a City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) Championship this weekend with the quarterfinals round, as the #2 Women take on #7 York College on Saturday and the #2 Men take on #7 John Jay College on Sunday. Both games are scheduled for a 1:00 pm tip-off at the West Quad Center.

Should the BC Women advance, the Bulldogs will square off against the winner between #3 College of Staten Island and #6 John Jay in the women's semifinals round on Tuesday, February 24th at 8:00 pm.

Should the BC Men advance, the Bulldogs will meet the winner between #3 Lehman College and #6 Hunter College in the men's semifinals round on Wednesday, February 25th at 8:00 pm.

The championship final is scheduled for Friday, February 27th, with the Women's final scheduled for 6:00 pm start and the Men's final slated for an 8:30 pm tip.

Both the semifinals and final rounds will be played at Nat Holman Gymnasium on the campus of The City College of New York (CCNY). The Women's and Men's final will both be shown live online via ESPN3 for a second straight season.

Admission to the semifinals and final rounds is free; however, you will need to secure your tickets in advance online. Click here for tickets.



Women's Quarterfinals Preview

The Bulldogs have a senior laden lineup ready to get Brooklyn over the hump, as BC has posted two runner-up finishes (2012 and 2013) over the past three seasons.

The trio of seniors forward Megan Campbell (2015 CUNYAC First Team All-Star) and guard/forward Vanessa D'Ambrosi (2015 CUNYAC Second Team All-Star) and guard Nicole Francomano (2015 CUNYAC Second Team All-Star) will look to lead the Bulldogs past the Cardinals of York College for a third time this season. Brooklyn defeated the Cardinals, 75-54, on January 6th at home and again on February 3rd, 68-61, at York.

The Bulldogs currently have a four-game winning streak in the CUNYAC Quarterfinals Round.

Brooklyn earned the #2 seed after posting a solid 14-2 record in league play. Both losses came at the hand of top seeded Baruch College, who ran through the CUNYAC with a perfect 16-0 record. Baruch has knocked Brooklyn out of the conference championships on three straight occasions.

York earned the #7 seed after going 4-12 in conference play.

Men's Quarterfinals Preview

The Bulldogs enter the conference championships as the #2 seed after going 12-4 in the conference under first year head coach Rich Micallef. The team also posted a 20-5 overall record becoming the seventh team in program history to reach the 20-win plateau in a season.

Juniors Egzon Gjonbalaj and Lorenzo Williams were both named 2015 CUNYAC First Team All-Stars and will look to continue their solid play into the conference championships.

Along with Gjonbalaj and Williams, seniors Jai Kellman and Valon Djombalic and junior Jamel Gist round out a solid starting five that are all averaging double figures in scoring on the year.

Brooklyn will look to make it three in a row over John Jay, as the Bulldogs downed the Bloodhounds, 84-74, on December 6th at John Jay and later edged out an overtime thriller, 84-76, on January 23rd at the West Quad Center.

John Jay (4-12 in CUNYAC) is a dangerous 7-seed, as the Bloodhounds are led by a pair of CUNYAC Second Team All-Stars in Kris Owens and Korede Griffith.

BC is a perfect 11-0 on their home floor this season and will look to return to the semifinals round for the first time since 2012-2013.