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51
Medgar Evers ME 2-13,1-4 CUNYAC
89
Winner John Jay JJC 4-12,2-3 CUNYAC
Medgar Evers ME
2-13,1-4 CUNYAC
51
Final
89
John Jay JJC
4-12,2-3 CUNYAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Medgar Evers ME 12 13 12 14 51
John Jay JJC 21 23 18 27 89

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Bloodhounds use multiple scoring spurts, consistent shooting to put away Cougars in CUNYAC clash Wednesday night

In a clash of two CUNYAC teams struggling to find their footing this season, the John Jay College Bloodhounds picked up a victory, defeating the Medgar Evers College women's basketball team by a score of 89-51. The contest took place at the Doghouse on the campus of John Jay in New York, NY. With the Cougars' defeat, Medgar Evers dipped to a mark of 2-13 on the 2025-2026 campaign (1-4 CUNYAC), while the Bloodhounds improved to 4-12 (2-3 CUNYAC).

Senior Alexis Davis played well for the Cougars despite the team's defeat, as the standout scored 20-plus points for the fourth time this year, and second straight contest, netting a team-high 22 points to go along with a team-high 12 rebounds. She also swiped three steals, while dishing two assists. Jennifer Metra posted a double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, a team-high four assists, and three steals, and Aaliyah Lyons finalized her evening with 10 points, a game-high six steals, three rebounds, three assists, and two blocked shots.

In the victory for the Bloodhounds, John Jay was paced by Michaela Lattimore, as she posted game-highs of 23 points and 15 rebounds. She also dished four assists, and led all players on the evening with three blocked shots. Essence Richardson netted 17 points while collecting four rebounds and dishing four assists, and Miah Crockett finalized her evening with 13 points, six rebounds, two assists, a block, and a steal.

Neither squad was able to score during the opening 2:04 of play, but that streak ended with a Davis bucket, putting the visitors ahead 2-0. That would be the only lead of the game for the Cougars, as John Jay rattled off the next seven points over a span of 2:00 to snatch a 7-2 advantage. The Bloodhounds took their biggest advantage with 36 seconds remaining in the quarter, as Essence nailed a long triple. Medgar Evers answered with a three-point conversion by Metra, pulling the Cougars to within nine (21-12) as the first quarter came to a conclusion.

In the second quarter, Kailani Galan drilled a trifecta just 12 seconds in, giving the Bloodhounds a double-digit advantage again (24-12). John Jay shot 47.3 percent in the period (9-19) and led by as many as 20 points (40-20) before taking a commanding 44-25 advantage into the locker room. Medgar Evers struggled mightily with its shot in the second quarter, registering just three field goals, as the hosts started to put some considerable distance between themselves and the Cougars.

With 8:00 remaining in the third quarter, Metra buried a three-point basket to pull Medgar Evers to within 15 (47-32), but the Bloodhounds put together an 8-2 run over the ensuing 4:38 (courtesy of Crockett's four free throw conversions, and a bucket apiece by Lattimore and Natalie Simonds) to go up by 21 (55-34). A Lyons triple pulled the visitors to within 18, but the hosts rattled off seven straight points (thanks to five points from Richardson, and a pair from Lattimore) to take a comfortable 62-37 edge into the final 10 minutes of action.

The Bloodhounds dominated the fourth quarter, taking their biggest lead – a 44-point edge – on a Lattimore layup with 5:05 remaining. John Jay would go on to win the game by the convincing margin of 38 points (89-51).

John Jay was significantly more efficient shooting the basketball, as the hosts converted on 46.1 percent of their attempts from the floor (35-76), while also draining 13 of 18 shots from the free throw line (13-18). On the flip side, Medgar Evers earned a conversion rate of just 26.3 percent (20-76), and the Cougars sank just half of their free throws (6-12, 50 percent).

The Bloodhounds dominated on the glass, collecting 58 rebounds to the Cougars' 43, and the hosts held edges in assists (28-13) and blocked shots (6-4). Medgar Evers held a 15-14 advantage in steals, and the Cougars won the turnover battle, committing 21 miscues compared to 22 for the Bloodhounds.

The Cougars will return to action on Friday evening, as Medgar Evers will travel to the Nat Holman Gymnasium to battle the Beavers of CCNY. Start-time is scheduled for 5:00pm.
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