Bronx, NY – Women's Basketball hosted the Borough of Manhattan Community College Panthers last night in their 2012-13 Home Opener.  It was an exciting night for the Caimans as they returned from a 5 game road trip with a 3-2 record hoping to extend their win streak to 4 straight.

Chanel Champion led the Caimans with 12 points, Kristina Shcherban added 9 points and 8 rebounds but 25 turnovers by the team proved to be costly as they fell to the Panthers 54-44 and moved to an even .500 on the season.

The Caimans fell behind early after baskets by Emani Odom and Denea Fleary gave the Panthers a quick 6-2 lead. Hostos came back quickly with baskets by Shcherban and Champion tying the score. A layup by Mecca Norfleet gave the Caimans the lead and Hostos took control of the half going into halftime leading 26-16.

Hoping to secure the win, Hostos came out of half time adding to their lead with free throws giving them their biggest lead of the game at 28-16. The Panthers battled back though, going on a 9-2 run bringing them within 5 points at 30-25. With the momentum on their side, the Panthers kept at it and finally a jump shot by Gabrielle Alleyne made it 35-34 giving them their first lead since the beginning of the game. BMCC took control of the game only allowing 9 more Hostos points and taking the win.

The Caimans are back in action on Thursday December 6^th as they host Middlesex in a double header with Men's Basketball. Come out and support your teams the fun starts at 6:00 PM in The Swamp!! Let's Go Caimans!