Brooklyn, NY----Brooklyn senior guard, Gianna Gotti, scored a game-high 27 points in the BC Women's Basketball team's CUNYAC Opening win over Lehman, 88-55, on Friday.  BC improves to 3-4 overall with the win while Lehman drops to 2-3.  Next Up: BC returns to their non-conference slate at Drew on Tuesday, December 6, at 7pm.  

The Rundown

• BC closed out the first period with a 5-0 run to take their first double-digit lead of the game, 18-8.  
• Leading 26-16 with 6:40 to go in the first half, the Bulldogs scored nine unanswered points capped by a made lay-in finished by Gotti.  BC would head into halftime with a 43-21 advantage following a fastbreak lay-up finished by Dior Dorsey.  
• Lehman made one last stand in the third quarter, cutting BC's lead to as few as 13 points.  However, the Bulldogs responded with a 6-0 run to kick their lead back up to 19 with 2:50 to go in the third quarter.  
• Brooklyn rolled in the final period, going on a 9-0 during a two-minute span.  The Bulldogs finished the contest with their largest lead of the game.  
• BC forced 31 Lightning turnovers, capitalizing on 32 points.  

Leading the Bulldogs

• Gotti grabbed 6 rebounds, dished out 6 assists, and came up with 6 steals to go along with her game-high 27 points. 
• Aleah Rafat added 11 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. 
• Brianna Gutierrez scored 10 points off of the bench to go along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals.  

Leading Lehman

• Brianna Barnes scored 22 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. 
• Barbara Valentin added 10 points and grabbed 6 boards.