By: Manuel Polanco
Congratulations to Joe Charles for being named the CUNYAC Player of the Week! The women’s basketball team is heating up as usual and started their CUNYAC opener with a bang.
Women’s Basketball
With a 6-1 record, the women’s basketball team opened CUNYAC play with a statement, winning 88-20 on Dec. 5. Their opponent, the CCNY Beavers, were overmatched, failing to score double-digit points in any quarter and surrendering 44 turnovers.
By the end of the second quarter, BC was up 41-14. During the second half, they outscored CCNY 47-6, continuing their dominant play. Dior Dorsey had a great game with 16 points and six rebounds. Junior guard Brianna Jackson had 14 points with seven assists in the game, and junior guard Anna Kitch had 18 rebounds with 11 points to cap the game. Freshman guard Adunoluwa Akinduyi had 11 points off the bench.
The team looks to continue its successful run as they face New Jersey’s Stevens Institute of Technology on Dec. 9 at 6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball
Coming off two encouraging wins, the men’s basketball team hoped to continue their hot play against Pratt Institute on Dec. 1. In a close game, headed by junior forward Altin Kukaj, who had 14 points and five assists, BC would lose this game 78-66.
A strong second quarter saw BC put up 44 points, but it wasn’t enough to come up with the win. Center Tyler Gordon had 12 points and 11 rebounds, ending with a double-double. Sophomore guard Joe Charles had 12 points as well, and Thomas Hall had 10 points and seven rebounds.
BC returned home on Wednesday, Dec. 3, and played against Albert Magnus College.
Although BC had home-court advantage, the Bulldogs lost to the Falcons 88-54. The Falcons ended the first quarter up 51-28, asserting their dominance early on. Hall had 14 points with seven assists, and Gordon ended with 12 points and seven rebounds. Senior guard D’aze Hunter had 10 points off the bench.
However, this loss wouldn’t shake BC as it entered its CUNYAC conference match against CCNY on Dec. 5.
If this game were judged by the first quarter alone, it would have been a back-and-forth affair; however, despite a tight first quarter in which BC ended 35-32, they took the win with a dominant second quarter.
Outscoring CCNY 39-12, BC won its CUNYAC opener 74-44. Junior center Herbert Gary played a vital role in the win as he came off the bench in a crucial moment and ended with a double-double.
Gary had 11 points and 11 rebounds in his time off the bench. Charles had 13 points, eight rebounds, and Hall ended his night with a great performance with 15 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and two steals.
Junior guard Jordany Martinez had a great game with 12 points, five rebounds, and one steal. Their next game will be against Lehman College on Dec. 11 at 7:00 p.m.