Brooklyn, NY---In a crucial conference match-up, the Brooklyn College women's basketball team won their ninth straight game, defeating Hunter College, 69-55, this evening at the West Quad Center.  The victory avenged BC's only conference loss so far this season at Hunter in the first semester.  Brooklyn improves to 16-2 overall and 8-1 in CUNYAC.  Hunter moves to 13-5 and 6-3.  The Bulldogs have the weekend off before hosting Lehman on Monday in another conference showdown.  Tip-off is set for 5:00 pm.  

How It Happened

-Leading by four points to end the first quarter, the Bulldogs opened the second with a 9-2 run.  They would go on to lead by as many as 14 points in the second quarter before heading into halftime with 37-25 advantage.  
-Hunter would come all the way back and take a two-point lead, 48-46, following a Maya Thompson three-point make.  The Bulldogs would re-take the lead for good on a three buried by senior guard, Karen Mak, with 7:32 left in regulation. 
-Brooklyn closed out the game with a 17-5 run.

Box Score Breakdown 

-Four Bulldogs reached double-figures in scoring. 
-BC committed 12 turnovers to the Hawks' 20. 
-Brooklyn shot 77.3% (17-22) from the free throw line to the Hawks' 59.1% (13-22).

Leading the Bulldogs

-Karen Mak just missed a double-double finishing with 21 points, shooting 3-6 from beyond the arc, and 9 rebounds.
-Freshman guard Taylor George added 16 points.
-Junior forward Jasmine Hansgen notched her second double-double in a row, scoring 13 points and grabbing 12 boards.
-Freshman forward Chanel Jemmott scored 13 points and grabbed rebounds off of the bench. 

Leading the Hawks

-Janine Conway scored a game-high 21 points. 
-Theresa Leung added 9 points.