Brooklyn, NY---Paced by junior forward
Chanel Jemmott's 21 points and 10 rebounds, the Brooklyn College women's basketball team pulled out a 67-63 conference win at Hunter College this evening. Brooklyn improves to 7-4 overall and 2-0 in CUNYAC with the win while the Hawks drop to 6-6 and suffer their first conference loss to moving to 3-1. The Bulldogs will look to keep their momentum going at home this Wednesday against Lehman at 5pm at the West Quad Center.
Game Summary
-With the Bulldogs leading 65-60, the Hawks made it a one-possession lead with a made three with :08 left in the game. Fouled on the ensuing possession, BC junior guard
Taylor George sealed the win by converting both free-throws with :05 left in the game. George shot 8-9 from the charity stripe for the night.
-Clinging to a 57-55 lead, Brooklyn freshman guard
Ericka James knocked down a clutch three with 3:44 to go in the contest. Junior guard
Michelle Pena capped the 5-0 run with a made jumper at the 3:03 mark.
-With the scored knotted at 18 at the end of the first quarter, the Bulldogs shut the Hawks out in the second quarter to take a 31-18 halftime lead. The run was sparked by three consecutive three-point trips beginning with an
Ericka James three and ending with a three buried by freshman guard,
Nancy Pham. Jemmott fit in a three-point play of her own between the makes from long-range. James and Pham each shot 3-4 from beyond the arc for the game.
-The home team battled back in the third quarter cutting BC's lead to 45-43 thanks in part to 7-0 run to end the period.
-BC shot 46% from the field to Hunter's 36.2% for the game.
-Brooklyn's bench outscored Hunter's 18-0 for the game.
Leading the Bulldogs
-Jemmott's team-high 21 points came on 8-11 shooting from the field and 5-7 from the free-throw line. Defensively, she finished with two blocks and two steals.
-George finished with 14 points, six assists, and four rebounds.
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Ericka James finished with nine points on her three treys.
Leading the Hawks
-Janine Conway scored a game-high 24 points.
-Theresa Leung added 19 points.
