Brooklyn, NY - Trailing by seven after the first quarter, 21-14, the John Jay women's basketball team couldn't overcome a double-digit deficit as the Bloodhounds dropped an 81-60 decision to the defending CUNYAC champions, Brooklyn, on Friday.
Four Bloodhounds finished in double-figures, led by sophomore guard
Alexis Jones, who finished with a team-high and career-high 14 points on 6 of 14 shooting from the field while dishing out a team-high four assists in 25 minutes of play.
Michaela Lattimore set a new career-best, recording her 13th double-double of the season and tenth straight as the Morristown, NJ native finished with 12 points and 16 rebounds along with a block.
Briana Minick and
Miah Crockett each finished with ten points.
Bryan Bascones matched her career-high with 12 rebounds while adding two assists, two steals, and two points.
Brooklyn had three players score in double-figures, led by Sheily Quezada, who notched a game-high 26 points on 12 of 19 shooting to go along with 12 rebounds, four blocks, and two assists. Dior Dorsey also registered a double-double, finishing the contest with 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting from the field while adding a team-leading 13 rebounds in 29 minutes of play.
Adunoluwa Akinduyi was the third Bulldog in double-figures with 15 points on 6 of 8 shooting. Anna Kitch was held to just four points on 2 of 9 shooting from the field, but pulled down ten rebounds in the victory.
Brooklyn took an early 4-0 lead before
Briana Minick scored John Jay's first points of the contest. The Bulldogs went ahead 8-2 before Minick converted on her second bucket off the feed from
Miah Crockett. Brooklyn went on an 8-2 run over the next 4:34, increasing the lead to 16-6 after limiting the Bloodhounds to just 1 of 8 shooting during this span.
Essence Richardson stopped the run with a three-pointer off the feed from Jones with 2:23 left to play in the first quarter. Richardson would add a second triple with under a minute left to go in the frame as John Jay trailed 21-14 after one.
Jones commenced the second quarter with a floating jumper that brought the deficit down to five, 21-15, but the Bulldogs staged a 16-2 outburst over the next four minutes to increase their lead to 37-18 following a Quezada layup.
Lattimore halted the run with a layup for her first points of the contest, followed by completing the three-point play from the line. Crockett notched what turned out to be the final made field goal of the half as both couldn't find their footing to close out the second quarter.
The Bulldogs opened the third quarter utilizing a 14-6 burst to go back up 54-31 following a Quezada basket as Brooklyn shot 7 of 12 to start the second half while the Bloodhounds were paced by Lattimore, who had all six points during the 4:42 span.
The visitors sparked a run of their own, closing the gap to 14 thanks to an 11-2 run by John Jay, as the defense held Brooklyn to just 1 of 7. Akinduyi stopped the burst with a jumper as time was expiring, as Brooklyn held a 58-42 edge after three quarters.
Crockett opened the final stanza with a driving layup before Quezada answered on the other end. Brooklyn started to pull away on the strength of a 16-6 run that was capped by a pair of free throws from Dorsey at the 3:28 mark, which elevated the lead to 74-50.
The Bloodhounds continued to fight on, drawing multiple jump ball situations before Jones scored on a turn-around jumper for her 14th point of the contest.
For the game, John Jay was held under 30.0 percent shooting while Brooklyn converted at a 43.8 percent clip from the field. The Bloodhounds' three-point field goal defense was on full display, as the Bulldogs shot 11.1 percent from the outside (2 of 18), their second-lowest shooting percentage this season (Stevens, December 9, 10.5 percent, 2 of 19).
The Bloodhounds will travel to CCNY on Wednesday, January 21, for a 5:00 p.m. tip-off.
