NEW YORK, N.Y. (Feb. 11, 2019) - On Monday, top-seeded Hostos Community College and No. 3 seed Borough of Manhattan Community College trampled their opposition in the semifinals of the 2019 CUNYAC Community College Women's Basketball Championship at BMCC Gymnasium in Manhattan.

Hostos made quick work of fourth-seeded Kingsborough Community College in a 119-41 victory, while BMCC took advantage of playing on its home court and defeated No. 2 seed Queensborough Community College, 57-33. It will mark the third-consecutive year that Hostos and BMCC will meet for the conference title.

Hostos 119, Kingsborough 41
It was a record-setting night for the Caimans, who shattered the tournament's single-game scoring mark of 98 points. The combined total of 160 points between the two teams also broke a tournament record (157 points - 2017).

"Well, we have a lot of student-athletes who are able to put the ball in the basket and defend extremely well," Hostos Head Coach DeVernie Winston commented about his team's effort. "We are just happy that we were in a position to put points on the board like that and do what we did tonight."

Sophomore guard Skydajah Patterson set a new individual single-game tournament scoring record with 31 points, breaking Tiffani Robinson's 2009 mark of 30 points. She shot a sizzling 15-of-23 from the field, and came just short of a triple-double, amassing 15 rebounds, eight assists and seven steals.

"It feels great (to be going back to the conference championship)," Patterson said. "Our team worked hard to get here. We need to continue to share the ball and continue to play like a team."

"I think what was so great about Skydajah's performance was that she was so unselfish," Winston stated. "She is an outstanding player. For her to come out with those kind of stats, it just shows the type of person she really is."

Six players finished in double figures for Hostos. Sophomore forward Kayla Wilson tallied a double-double (18 points, 12 rebounds) and had four steals. Freshman center Apilyn Bonny came off the bench to provide 28 points and 12 boards. Sophomore forward Desiree Tolbert added 14 points and six steals. Sophomore guard Regine Blakney finished with 13 points, eight assists and eight steals. Fellow sophomore guard Ellease Billings chipped in 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

For the game, the Caimans shot 58-of-100 (58.0 percent) from the field and outrebounded the Wave by an overwhelming 65-10 count. Additionally, Hostos swiped 36 steals, while Kingsborough forced just eight takeaways.

Kingsborough's Endrina Berisha and Magdalena Kupras poured in 17 points apiece. Freshman guard Kinga Kupras racked up four points, five rebounds and four steals.

BMCC 57, Queensborough 33
Despite trailing 6-5 in the opening quarter, BMCC closed out the first half on an impressive 27-5 run to take a commanding 32-11 advantage into the break. The Panthers held the Tigers off the board for nearly 11 minutes during the stretch.

Freshman guard Autum Adams-Edwards scored 11 of her game-high 22 points in the outburst. Freshman forward Naya Verley buried a three-pointer as time expired in the first half, as part of her 12-point night.

In the third quarter, the Panthers didn't let up, as BMCC eventually built as much as a 30-point advantage with 3:16 left in the period.

"Honestly, the big key (to tonight's game) was moving the ball around. We knew that we could outlast them in the conditioning game," BMCC Head Coach Eric Almonte said. "We were also able to hold them down and run our offense."

Freshman forward Lauren Malcolm crashed the glass for 16 rebounds in the winning effort for the Panthers. Freshman center Daja Dennis-Humphrey pulled down 10 boards in 38 minutes of action.

Sophomore guard Leeza Theodore led Queensborough with 15 points, eight rebounds and five steals. Freshman forward Georgia Alexiou came down with a game-best 20 rebounds.

Hostos and BMCC will square off in the finals of the 2019 CUNYAC Community College Women's Basketball Championship on Friday (Feb. 15) at 6 p.m. The game can be viewed worldwide on Facebook Live, via the CUNYAC's Facebook page.