Riverdale, NY – Trailing 45-32 with under four minutes left to play in regulation, the John Jay women's basketball team staged a dramatic comeback attempt, going on a 13-3 run down the stretch but it wasn't enough as John Jay fell to the College of Mount Saint Vincent Dolphins, 48-45, on Thursday evening.
With the loss, the Bloodhounds fall to 4-4 on the season while the Dolphins move to 3-2 on the season.
Senior forward
Katie Healy registered her fifth straight double-double, finishing with a game-high 20 points on 9 of 17 shooting while pulling down a game-high 17 rebounds, 14 of those on the defensive end.
Bobbi Green was the second Bloodhound to score in double-figures, as she finished with 14 points on 5 of 13 shooting from the floor while recording three steals, three rebounds, and two assists in 33 minutes of play.
The Dolphins also had two players score in double-figures, led by Amber Been, who netted a team-best 12 points on 5 of 10 shooting while pulling down six rebounds, two assists, and two steals in 26 minutes of action. Melanieann Broderick added 10 points, five rebounds, a block, and a steal in her 27 minutes.
John Jay opened the contest on a 7-0 run with Green accounting for four of the seven points over the first 2:30 of the ballgame.
Mount Saint Vincent ignited a 12-5 run to take their first lead of the game, 12-10, as Kayla Hanley was able to convert on the layup chance. The Dolphins converted on 6 of 8 from the field over the five minutes while limiting the Bloodhounds to just 1 of 7 shooting.
Shania Wolfe-White added a layup off the feed from Hanley as the Dolphins increased their lead before Healy closed out the quarter with a layup of her own as the Bloodhounds trailed by two, 14-12.
Chayanne Kelly quickly tied the game for the visitors to kick off the second quarter at 14-14 before Kira Villegas hit the back end of a two-shot foul that gave the lead back to the Dolphins.
Sofia Marcos also hit the front end of a two-shot foul to add to the CMSV advantage. Both teams struggled from the field over the next two minutes before Broderick converted on the mid-range jumper, extending the home team's lead to four, 18-14.
Healy ended the scoring drought for the Bloodhounds with a layup for her seventh point of the contest.
The two teams couldn't find their rhythm down the stretch, as CMSV got a made free-throw from Marcos and a jumper by Amber Bean to conclude the first half with a 21-16 edge.
When the second half commenced, the Dolphins continued to build upon their lead after Villegas was able to convert on a jumper.
Green and Healy added back-to-back baskets to cut the deficit to five, 25-20, at the 7:04 mark.
The Dolphins used an 8-0 run over the next three minutes to take their largest lead of the contest, 33-20, as Bean was able to hit the jumper.
Green hit the backend of a two-shot foul as did
Victoria Brown, who was making her season debut, with the Bloodhounds trailing 33-22 before Broderick ended the stanza with a layup just before the horn sounded to push the lead back up to 13.
John Jay used a big fourth quarter to stage their late comeback. Over the first 4:26 of the frame, the Bloodhounds scored eight of the first 12 points in the stanza to bring the deficit down to nine points, 39-30, as Kelly was able to put in two via a tough layup.
Broderick added two free-throws to push the lead back to double-digits before Been netted two on a layup that made it 43-30 with 4:27 showing on the clock.
The visitors rallied back behind a 10-2 run over the next 3:18 to get within five points, 45-40, as Healy completed the traditional three-point play. Been added two more from the charity stripe that increased the lead back to seven with under a minute to play.
Green scored the final five points for the visitors, capped by a three-pointer off
Ayanna Edwards' third assist of the game but the final horn sounded as the Dolphins escaped with a three-point victory.
The Bloodhounds outrebounded the Dolphins by one, 39-38, with a 16-9 edge on the offensive glass. John Jay forced 26 turnovers while scoring only 15 points off the CMSV mishaps. The Dolphins capitalized 21 points off 23 Bloodhounds turnovers.
John Jay gears up for CUNY Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) play as the Bloodhounds return home to The Doghouse on Saturday, December 3 as they welcome the CCNY Beavers at 1:00 p.m.
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