They call it "The Swamp." It's home to the Hostos Community College Caimans in the Bronx. 

As players run from baseline to baseline, Coach Dwight Shaw repeats a message to his team. “Nobody will ever outwork us," says Shaw, who has led his team to another successful season. 

Shaw says the running and conditioning is all part of preparing his players to be constantly moving on offense and defense. 

"It's not really running or it's not punishment. It's the style of play that we play that keeps us in condition, so I call it conditioning because of the style of play that we do," Shaw said.

The team's hard work and determination has paid off. They are coming off a historic eighth straight CUNY Championship and a regional championship,  sending them to Minnesota for the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Championship.

The team is made up of mostly transfers that Shaw has been recruiting since they were in high school. Sophomore forward Chyna Bryant is the only returning starter on the squad.

"Coach Shaw and Coach Poole brought the heat with a whole new team, whole new roster. I'm only a sophmore, but I fit in perfectly with these girls, so I love it," said Bryant, who noted that she has lived in all five boroughs. 

Hostos standouts include sophmore forward Daja White of Jamaica, Queens, who was region and conference player of the year and is excited for the tournament. White hit the game-winner against Kingsborough Community College of Brooklyn to win the CUNY Championship. 

"Spending time with the teammates, bonding, it's really going to be a different experience I haven't experienced yet," White said. 

So what makes this Hostos squad tick? Captain Shelby McGill says it's all about the chemistry.

"We communicate with each other, we go out, we talk. You know, we just have that special bond that helps us on the court, like with team-chemistry-wise," McGill said. 

Sophmore forward Jozai Vazquez says the team gets along on and off the court. 

"Everybody helps each other out, whether it's school, home, or just being a friend. We are all just family. It didn't really take long to get to know each other or get along with each other," Vazquez said. 

As for the tournament, Shaw says to succeed, take it one game at a time — and have a little bit of luck, too.