By Manuel Polanco
The men’s and women’s basketball season is underway. The women’s volleyball team continued in the playoffs this week.
Women’s Basketball
In their season opener, the women’s basketball faced off against Stockton University and couldn’t come up with the win, losing 56-42.
Alina Estrella had 11 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three steals in 37 minutes of play. Danae McMullen had eight points, and two three-pointers in 25 minutes of play with an outstanding 11 rebounds in her debut game. Mary Dolgin had seven points and one three-pointer in 32 minutes of play. Dior Dorsey had six points this game.
The Bulldogs’ home opener was on Wednesday, Nov. 13 against St. Joseph’s University, Brooklyn. The Women’s basketball home opener capped off with a victory and offensive onslaught from the team as they beat their opponent 86-52. Multiple players had double-digit points in this game, highlighted by Dior Dorsey’s 19-point game with an additional nine rebounds and five assists.
Brianna Gutierrez came off the bench and scored 16 points and had eight rebounds. Mary Dolgin finished the game with 14 points and nine rebounds. Anna Kitch had 13 points in this game. Ameea Daniel, a freshman, came off the bench and scored 10 points of her own.
The team’s next game took place on Saturday, Nov. 16 against Stevens. The game was a loss for the Bulldogs, with a culminating score of 63-41.
Their next game will be against Keans University on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
Men’s Basketball
On Nov. 9, the BC men’s basketball team season began as they faced off against New Jersey City University. BC would lose their season opener by two points and lose 61-59.
BC would score 23 points in the first quarter, highlighted by senior Malik Dale’s 14-point game in 28 minutes of play. Dale went a perfect three for three at the free throw line, and went 3-9 on three-point attempts. His teammate Stephon McGill scored 10 points and had six rebounds, one assist, and one steal in his start. Joe Charles went 4-5 on three pointers and had 12 points, one assist, one rebound, and two steals this game. Randolph Charles had 11 points, one assist, and one rebound this game while going 3-4 on the free throw line.
In their season opener at home, BC took on Kean University on Wednesday, Nov. 13, and lost 86-64 in this lopsided game. The Bulldogs scored a combined 64 points in their first two halves of the game, but Kean was able to consistently out score them.
Senior Serge Thraysbule had six rebounds, nine points, and went a perfect 3/3 on the free throw line. He missed one shot overall in this game. Joe Charles came off the bench and scored 12 points with one rebound, one assist, and one steal. Charles went 7-8 at the free-throw line. Stephon McGill ended the game with 10 points, three rebounds, and one assist this game. Brendan Armour had three rebounds, three assists, two blocks, one steal, and six points in his first game as a Bulldog. Jaden Casanova had three blocks, four points, two steals, one assist, and three rebounds this game.
The Bulldogs made their way to the Stevenson Tournament as they played their next game against Carlow University on Friday, Nov. 15. Dale was able to cement the Bulldogs’ lead by burying his first few three-pointers. The Bulldogs remained in lead for the rest of the game. Though a close call of 66-63, the Bulldogs were ultimately victorious.
The next game in the Stevenson Tournament was against Stevenson University on Saturday, Nov. 16. The Stevenson Mustangs led the first half of the game. Though BC was able to improve their offense in the second half, Stevenson remained in the lead and ultimately took home their victory of 63-49.
The Bulldogs will return home for a non-conference match against the University of Mount Saint Vincent on Thursday, Nov. 21.
Women’s Volleyball
In a 3-0 sweep against Lehman College, the BC women’s volleyball team advanced to the semifinals with a victory.
BC won every round with scores of 25-17, 25-7, and 25-9, solidifying the sweep and their advancements in the final. Danielle Fuxman led the game with nine kills and two blocks this game. Aleah Rafat had eight kills and one block, Syndey Gdanski had eight kills and four aces this game, and Kela Duncan had seven kills and one block this game.
A hard-fought season for the Bulldogs came to an end as John Jay eliminated BC in the semifinals with a 3-0 sweep.
BC lost each round via scores 25-13, 25-15, and 25-22. Rafat led with 11 kills, Fuxman with five kills and five blocks, Olivia Fan with two kills and six blocks, and Gdanski with one kill, one block, and two aces.
With their season now come to an end, the Bulldogs look to come back stronger in the next season.
