YORK COLLEGE Jamaica, NY----Capturing their second CUNYAC Championship in three years and third in the program's history, the top-seeded Brooklyn College women's basketball team defeated No. 2 Hunter College, 62-57, in the conference tournament final tonight.  BC junior forward, Chanel Jemmott, would be named the game's MVP for the second time of her career finishing with 14 points and a game-high 24 rebounds. Brooklyn improves to 21-6 heading into the NCAA Division III Tournament while Hunter moves to 16-11.  The Bulldogs will now await their First Round NCAA Tournament opponent, which will be announced this Monday. 

 
How It Happened

• Clinging to a 51-48 lead with 4:00 to go in regulation, freshman guard, Ericka James, scooped home a clutch lay-up giving Brooklyn a two-possession advantage. Freshman guard, Sarah James, sealed the win with her sixth three of the contest, giving BC a 56-48 lead with just under two minutes to go.  Brooklyn sealed the championship victory at the charity stripe in the game's final minute.
• After Hunter scored the first bucket of the game, Sarah James went on an 8-0 run of her own sparked by back-to-back three-point makes.  Hunter eventually stopped the bleeding with a pair of makes at the charity stripe with 5:04 to go in the first quarter. James continued to cook, burying her third three of the quarter giving BC an 11-6 advantage with just under three minutes to play. Hunter would retake the lead, 14-11, thanks to an 8-0 run to close out the first quarter.
• Sarah James drained her fourth three of the first half to tie the game at 14 to break the two-minute stalemate to start the second quarter. Brooklyn would take a 22-21 lead with 3:15 to go in the first half following a made three drained by junior guard, Taylor George. The teams traded baskets before Jemmott gave BC a 28-26 halftime advantage.  James paced the Bulldogs with 17 first half points with five makes from beyond the arc.
• The Bulldogs forced a Hunter timeout following back-to-back lay-ins finished by Jemmott to give BC a 32-28 advantage with 6:17 to go in the third quarter. Freshman guard Ericka James buried back-to-back three giving the Bulldogs a 38-32 advantage with just under four minutes to go in the third.  Senior guard, Kailyn Richburg, provided a 5-0 individual run giving Brooklyn a 45-39 heading into the final quarter. 

Quotable

• "We've been waiting 365 days for this moment," Jemmott would exclaim following the win. "They made a little run at the end and we were able to execute and finish."
• "Prior to the season, I told the team it was theirs to win," Head Coach, Alex Lang would comment following the game.  "The team worked hard all season and made the plays tonight."

Box Score Breakdown

• Brooklyn shot 11-36 from beyond the arc to Hunter's 6-18. 
• The Bulldogs grabbed 16 offensive rebounds to Hunter's 12 to outscore the Hawks 16-3 in second chance points.

Leading the Bulldogs

• Sarah James scored a game-high 21 points while shooting 6-10 from beyond the arc.
• Sarah's sister, Ericka James, chipped in nine points while burying a pair of threes on the night.