By: Manuel Polanco
Both men’s and women’s Brooklyn College (BC) basketball celebrated their seniors on senior night, and the women’s basketball team celebrated its fifth CUNYAC championship in the last six years. On top of that, they blew out their opponent by triple digits!
Women’s Basketball
In a close game against another CUNY powerhouse, Hunter College, BC took home a hard-fought win, beating Hunter 68-54 on Feb. 17. After honoring the accomplishments of their senior players during the pregame, BC showed again why they’re the best of the best.
One highlight of this game is the bench outscoring the Hawks’ bench, 51-2, and the biggest product was Jackson, who ended her night with a double-double. She had 18 points and 11 assists. Kitch ended her day with 14 points.
Senior Dior Dorsey, one of the seniors honored, had a great game with 12 points, six rebounds, and three blocks. Sophomore forward Danae McMullen had seven points and eight rebounds off the bench in 16 minutes of play.
With this win, BC ended their season with a regular season record of 22-3 and a crisp 14-0 in CUNYAC play. BC will begin play in their semifinal matchup against the No. 4 seed, John Jay College, on Feb. 25.
Men’s Basketball
With their win against the Hunter College Hawks on Feb. 17, BC clinched the No.2 seed in the CUNYAC championship, and they also honored senior Thomas Hall before the game. BC beat Hunter 64-60 in a close game that saw them be on the defensive in the second half.
After the end of the first quarter, BC was up 33-25, but in the second half, they were outscored 35-31. BC utilized key turnovers to score 26 points. Hunter had a great game, scoring a career high 23 points, with three rebounds and three steals.
Charles had 16 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Hall ended his day with 10 points and three rebounds, with three assists as well. The men end their regular season with a record of 11-14 and a CUNYAC best 9-5, their best record since the 2015-2016 season.
BC will host the CUNYAC semi-finals on Wednesday, Feb. 25, against the No. 6 seed, City College (CCNY).
Men’s Volleyball
On Feb. 19, the BC men’s volleyball team faced CCNY in a CUNYAC matchup and took home the win. BC swept CCNY 3-0 and won each quarter via scores of 25-18, 25-14, and 25-20.
They improved their record to 4-3, and their CUNYAC record improved to 1-1. Key contributors were senior Joaquin Calderon, who ended his day with 11 kills, 10 blocks, and three aces, and junior Aaron Si,u who had eight kills and two aces. Their teammate, junior Miguel Trejjo, had 33 assists with six digs.
In a disappointing 3-0 loss to New Jersey City University (NJCU) on Feb. 20, BC lost this game and each quarter. Each quarter went as follows: 25-9, 25-13, and 25-15.
Calderon had four kills and one ace; freshman Lior Amromin had three kills and one block. Senior Armand Kaloshi had two kills and two blocks, and freshman Aiden Melecio had two kills and one block.
BC will continue their fight for a win on the road against Purchase College at a date still to be determined.