DOLPHIN WOMEN DROP CUNYAC FINALE, 70-36

Katelyn Hepworth led all scorers with nine rebounds

Box Score The College of Staten Island women's basketball squad dropped their CUNYAC Regular Season finale last night, falling to Brooklyn College by a 70-36 count. The loss dips the Dolphins to 9-12 overall and 6-5 in conference play while the Bulldogs finalized at 11-0 in conference play for the first time in school history. The Dolphins will finish fifth in the CUNYAC standings and will travel to face Lehman College in the CUNYAC Postseason Quarterfinals on Sunday, February 19.Brooklyn will enter the upcoming CUNYAC/Con Edison Basketball Championships as the No. 1 seed and will host the No. 8 seed, which will be either York or CCNY.

The Bulldogs dominated the contest from start to finish as Justine O'Callahan opened play with basket, sparking what would be a 15-3 run to open the game.

BC would open the lead to 16, 21-5, as Charnelle Saint Laurent would knock down a jumper to give her team their largest first half lead with 11:31 to play. The Dolphins would remain pesky and hang in the game as a three-point bucket by Olivia Tierno cut the CSI deficit to 10, 27-17, with exactly three minutes to play in the period.

A basket and free throw from Tiffany Thompson, followed by a Saint Laurent field goal, opened the lead to 14, before a Lauren Plagainos three as time expired lifted the margin to 17, 35-18, at the half.

In the second half it was all Brooklyn as the home team eventually increase their lead to the final margin of 34.

O'Callahan led four BC players in double figures, with 14 points and seven boards. Staten Island was led by Tierno's 11 points, and got a game-high nine boards from Katelyn Hepworth.

The Dolphins have one regular season contest remaining, travelling to Farmingdale State College on Thursday, February 16, at 5pm. Their quarterfinal matchup on Sunday vs. Lehman will be held at a place and time still yet to be determined. Be sure to check back at www.csidolphins.com for the latest.

- Story excerpts courtesy of Brooklyn College Sports Information

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