New York, New York – The BMCC women's basketball team dropped a Region 15 contest at home to Nassau Community College, 97-38, on Saturday afternoon at BMCC Gymnasium. The victory improves the Lions to 8-8 (6-2 Region XV), while the loss drops the Panthers to 3-13 (3-5 Region XV).
 
Freshman Emily Kennedy (Brooklyn, New York) posted her second straight double, dropping a team-high 18 points and missed matching her career-high for rebounds from Tuesday by one with 13, a team-best. Classmate Demaris Andrews (Bayonne, New Jersey) registered her seventh straight double-figure game with 12 points and dished out a team-high five assists. Yisneily Morales (Bronx, New York) grabbed a career-best nine rebounds, and Andrews grasped seven rebounds.

The Lions came out of the gate firing in the first quarter, shooting 63.2% from the field (12-for-19), going on a 22-2 run over the first five and a half minutes, and finished the period with a 29-6 lead then held the Panthers to single digits again in the second quarter to lead 47-12 at halftime.

The Panthers battled hard in the third quarter, putting up 22 points in it and shot 45% from the field (9-for-20), but Nassau C.C. continued to cruise the rest of the way leading 74-34 after three quarters and rolling to a 97-38 victory.

Four of the five Nassau Community College starters registered double-digit scoring efforts, led by sophomore Ashley Vigliotti's game-high 32-point effort. Freshman Mia Cheatham drained 25 points, while classmate Janya Randle put up a double-double with a game-high 17 rebounds, including 10 offensive rebounds, and scored 18 points. Randle rejected a game-high three shots while underclassman Mia Weinshrieder chipped in with 13 points and had two blocks of her own. Freshman Shyann Parker gave out a game-high eight assists and teamed up with Cheatham to corral a game-high tied five steals..
 
The Panthers will look to rediscover their winning ways on Tuesday, January 31, at 5:30 p.m. on the road against CUNYAC opponent Queensborough Community College at RFK Gymnasium in Bayside, New York. For more information, visit the BMCC women's basketball schedule page.


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