New York, NY----Playing for first place in the conference standings, the Brooklyn College women's basketball team took care of business by defeating John Jay, 74-63, on the road on Saturday.  Sweeping the regular season series with the Bloodhounds, Brooklyn moves to 13-7 and 8-2 in CUNYAC with the win while John Jay drops to 13-7 and 7-2 respectively. 
 
Next Up:

• Brooklyn takes a break from conference play as the team travels to New jersey City University for a non-conference tilt on Monday at 7pm. 

How It Happened

• The Bulldogs outscored the Bloodhounds 23-12 in the second quarter to take a 40-25 halftime lead.  Junior forward, Aleah Rafat, scored seven points during the quarter including a three-point make that gave BC a 27-15 advantage with 7:15 remaining in the first half. 
• Brooklyn maintained a double-digit lead the entire second half, responding to any John Jay spurt. 
• The Bulldogs shot 43.5% (10-23) from beyond the arc as a team while limiting John Jay to 1-14 for the afternoon. 

For the Bulldogs

• Four players reach double-figures in scoring led by Alina Estrella's team-high 14 points.  She also grabbed seven boards and dished out four assists for the game. 
• Sophomore guard, Anna Kitch, scored 12 points on 4-8 shooting from three-point range.  She added six rebounds and a pair of steals to her line for the game. 
• Rafat finished with a season-high 12 points while knocking down 2-3 from behind the arc. 
• Ericka James added 11 points while knocking down a pair from beyond the arc.