The women's basketball team fell to Lehman College, 84-45, on Saturday afternoon at the Doghouse. The Bloodhounds drop to 0-6 overall and 0-2 in CUNYAC. The Lightning improve to 3-2 and 2-0 in conference play. 

Senior Shaliyah Ruiz recorded her first double-double of the season with a team-high 19 points, a team-high 11 rebounds, a team-high five steals, and a team-high three assists. Freshman Uju Nwaigwe fell one rebound shy of her first collegiate double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Sophomore Karen Rosario grabbed 10 boards and senior Claire Prince finished with six points and six rebounds. 

Nwaigwe and Prince opened the game with back-to-back buckets but Lehman responded on a 19-0 run. John Jay went into halftime trailing 44-15. 

At the end of the third quarter, Ruiz hit a half-court buzzer beater. The video can be found here. John Jay scored 15 points in both the third and fourth quarters. 

John Jay went 17-for-74 (23.0%) from the field, 1-for-7 (14.3%) from behind the arc, and 10-for-12 (83.3%) from the free throw line. 

The Bloodhounds host Hunter College on Homecoming on Tuesday, December 6, at 5:30 pm at the Doghouse. Doors will open at 4:30 pm and the pregame show will begin at 5:00 pm. The game will be live streamed at www.johnjayathletics.com/watch.