The women's basketball team defeated York College, 48-40, on Friday evening at the Doghouse. The Bloodhounds improve to 4-10 on the season and 2-6 in the CUNY Athletic Conference. The Cardinals drop to 3-13 overall and 1-7 in CUNYAC. 

Senior Terri Chu led all scorers with 17 points, four rebounds, and two assists. Freshman Karen Rosario recorded her first collegiate double-double with 15 points, on 7-of-8 shooting, with a team-high 15 rebounds, and one block. Junior Shaliyah Ruiz picked up seven points, a game-high five assists, and a team-high two steals. Junior Cassandra Taylor and freshman Victoria Royal grabbed nine rebounds and added two assists each. 

York scored the first bucket of the game but the Bloodhounds responded on a 6-0 run to lead by four. With John Jay leading 11-7, the Cardinals ended the quarter scoring the final four points to tie it at 11 apiece. John Jay opened up the second quarter on an 11-0 run to lead 22-11. The Cardinals cut the deficit to 25-16 heading into halftime. 

With the Bloodhounds leading 32-20 with 6:19 left in the third, York went on an 8-0 run and trailed by seven at the end of three. Four minutes into the fourth, John Jay increased its lead to 14. The guests cut the lead to eight but that was as close as they would get as the Bloodhounds would go on to record their second conference win of the season. 

John Jay went 20-for-58 (34.5%) from the field, 6-for-23 (26.1%) from behind the arc, and 2-for-5 (40%) from the charity stripe. 

The Bloodhounds travel to Lehman College on Wednesday, January 20, for a conference game at 7:00 pm.