New York, NY---Thirteen is now the magic number of consecutive victories for the BC women's basketball team as they cruised to a 79-46 conference win at Baruch College this evening.  Brooklyn improves to 20-2 overall and 12-1 in CUNYAC while Baruch dropped to 4-14 and 4-9.  The Bulldogs will host conference rival, College of Staten Island, on Thursday, 2/8, at the West Quad Center in their final home game of the regular season on Senior Night.  Tip- off is set for 5:00 pm. 

How It Happened 

-Three Bulldog players combined for 42 of BC's 79 points on the evening.  
-Never trailing from the opening tip, the Bulldogs jumped out to a 10-0 lead to start the game, holding the Bearcats to five points in the first quarter. 
-Brooklyn would lead by as many as 35 points late in the third quarter.  
-The Bulldogs scored 28 points off of the Bearcats' 30 turnovers. 

Box Score Breakdown 

-Brooklyn held the Bearcats to 24.1% shooting from the field including 18.1% (2-11) shooting from beyond the arc.
-Both teams worked the offensive glass with BC finishing with a 25-21 edge for the game. 

Leading the Bulldogs

-Karen Mak, Taylor George, and Chanel Jemmott scored 14 points each. 
-Junior forward, Jasmine Hansgen, notched her fifth double-double of the season finishing with 11 points and 12 rebounds.  

Leading the Bearcats

-Melinda Spahiu scored a game-high 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
-Shannon Barrett scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the double-double.