Jersey City, NJ----Extending their win-streak to eleven games, the Brooklyn College women's basketball team triumphed in their final non-conference contest of the regular season at New Jersey City University, 89-66, on Thursday night.  Brooklyn improves to 18-3 with the win while the Gothic Knights dropped to 8-11.  Next Up: The Bulldogs have a quick turnaround as they travel to CCNY on Friday, February 6, for a CUNYAC tilt at 5pm.  

Brooklyn would go up ahead early on with a small lead, but back-to-back from Brianna Jackson and Anna Kitch would help steady the lead at ten, taking a 17-7 lead with 5:06 to go in the first quarter. This would eventually take them to a 24-14 lead after the first quarter of play. Brianna Jackson would have 17 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, on 3-for-5 from beyond the arc.

The Gothic Knights would attempt to close the gap by scoring the first six points to open up the second quarter, bringing it 24-20 with 5:36 to go. However, the Bulldogs would respond by outscoring the Gothic Knights 14-4 for the rest of the quarter, including a fastbreak layup from Anna Kitch with nine seconds to go, taking a 38-24 lead into halftime. This would propel Anna Kitch to 19 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, on 5-for-9 shooting from three, 6-for-8 overall.

Brooklyn's offense reached another gear in the third quarter, outscoring New Jersey City 35-23. An 8-0 run to open the half stretched the lead to 23 points, including a some offensive rebounding from Ameea Daniel. Despite a 9-0 response from the hosts, Brooklyn's depth proved too much, re-extending their lead and ending the third quarter with another 12-0 run that included a buzzer-beating layup that would give Brooklyn a 73-47 advantage. Ameea Daniel would finish with 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, on 2-for-3 shooting from deep.

The Gothic Knights would get as close as sixteen, but the Bulldogs did everything they could to hold on to a large 20-point lead, winning it by twenty-three points to take it 89-66.