With two seconds remaining and the Bloodhounds down by one, freshman Betchina Jean Pierre made a pair of free-throws as the women's basketball team defeated  Medgar Evers, 53-52, on Tuesday evening in Brooklyn, NY. John Jay improves to 11-11 on the season and 7-6 in the CUNY Athletic Conference. The Cougars drop to 1-22 and 1-13 in the conference. 

Freshman Katie Healy picked up a double-double, her 11th of the season, with a game-high 23 points, game-high 14 rebounds, and team-high three steals. Junior Nyasha Howard registered 14 points, seven rebounds, and a team-high four assists. Sophomore Jessica Gorman came off the bench to contribute eight points and five rebounds. 

The first quarter went back-and-forth as there were four lead changes. At the end of one, the Cougars led 13-12. Trailing by four in the second, Howard and Healy made two straight layups to tie the game. A late jumper by Healy gave the Bloodhounds a 22-19 advantage at the half. 

Both teams exchanged baskets as the score was 29-29 with 3:09 left in the third. Down by four, Healy made a basket to cut the deficit to 33-31 heading into the fourth.

John Jay opened the final period on an 8-0 run as Howard scored the first five and Healy the last three. Trailing by six, Medgar Evers went on an 8-2 run to tie the score at 46 apiece with 3:05 left to go. 

The hosts scored the next four points but Gorman responded with a three-pointer. Trailing by three with eight seconds remaining, Howard hit two free-throws to cut the lead down to one. The Cougars fouled with two seconds left which sent Jean Pierre to the charity stripe. Attempting her first free-throws of her collegiate career, the guard sank both to give John Jay a one-point lead. The Bloodhounds' defense then created a turnover to seal the conference victory. 

John Jay finished 21-for-62 (33.9%) from the floor, 5-for-17 (29.4%) from behind the arc, and 6-for-17 (35.3%) from the free-throw line. 

The Bloodhounds return to the Doghouse to take on York College on Saturday, February 9, at 1:00 pm. The game will be live streamed at www.johnjayathletics.com/watch.