BROOKLYN, New York ----- Coming into Saturday afternoon's game, the Brooklyn College women's basketball team was riding a two-game win streak, and looking to close out their homestand against Smith College, the tenth-ranked team in the nation. After keeping it close like previous matches, the game would slowly slip away, ultimately falling 73-46. The Bulldogs fell to 5-3 overall, while Smith College improved to 7-1 overall.
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How It Happened:
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The game started off very close, as Brooklyn would take a 6-4 lead four minutes into the first quarter, but Smith would go on a 15-2 run with 2:45 to go, taking a 19-8 lead that would eventually be 24-13
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Smith would stretch out their lead, and by halftime would lead 41-22, outscoring Brooklyn by nine in the quarter
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The Bulldogs would find themselves down 26 with 5:38 in the third quarter remaining, cutting it to 22 by the end of the third quarter 53-31
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A Bulldogs 10-2 rally would cut it down to 60-43 with 4:03 remaining in the game, but Smith would pull away to win 73-46
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Smith College shot 41% from 3-point range, making 14 of them compared to Brooklyn College's 2 at 18% shooting
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