NEW YORK, N.Y. - Four starters on the Brandeis women's
basketball team scored in double figures today, paced by senior
Jessica Chapin's (Mendon, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima)
game-high 25 points, as the Judges defeated host New York
University, 73-68, in the University Athletic Association opener
for both teams. With the win, Brandeis snaps a five-game losing
streak in the Big Apple, earning just their second-ever win in
NYU's Coles Sports Center.
Brandeis (8-3, 1-0 UAA) never trailed in the contest, though the
game was tied twice early and once late. Ten unanswered points by
the Judges over a 5:16 stretch midway through the first frame
pushed a 14-11 margin to 24-11 on a pair of Kasey
Gieschen (Boonton Township, N.J./Mountain Lakes) free
throws with 7:04 on the clock. NYU was able to cut into the lead
before intermission, cutting the deficit to 34-27 on two late Emily
Foshag free throws, though Bianca Storts's 3-pointer at the buzzer
after a steal kept the Violets from getting any closer. Chapin led
all players with 12 points at the break, while Chrissy Kilmurray
had 11 for New York.
NYU (7-4, 0-1 UAA) opened the second half with pressure defense,
getting within five points early, but the Judges answered and got
the lead back to double figures, 42-31, on a back-door lay-up by
Chapin on a nice feed from Gieschen. The margin bounced between
nine and 11 on the next few possessions before a Makenzie Hirz
put-back and Foshag trifecta got the hosts within 46-41 with just
over five minutes gone. Chapin answered with a long ball of her
own, but NYU wouldn't go away.
The Violets trailed, 53-47, at the 11:30 mark, but embarked on a
10-4 run over the next six minutes, eventually tying the game at
57-57 on Foshag's second trifecta of the second half and a pair of
Erica Franke free throws with 5:29 left in the contest. Chapin
responded with a deep 3-ball of her own, her second of the half,
that gave the Judges a 60-57 lead they would not relinquish.
Chelsea Blake converted a one-and-one on New York's next
possession, but Chapin dialed long distance for the fourth time in
the game to push the lead to 63-59 and spark a 9-3 run that made it
69-62 with 2:38 left. The Judges were able to eat clock on the next
couple of possessions to keep the hosts at bay, but a Chrissy
Kilmurray bomb from the corner with 48 seconds, followed by a
Brandeis turnover got NYU to within one possession with the ball,
but the Judges were able to keep them off the board, hanging on for
the five-point win.
Chapin had her second-straight game and third this season with at
least 25 points, connecting on eight-of-19 overall from the field,
4-of-10 from 3-point range and 5-of-9 from the line. With her 25
points, Chapin moved past Jen Curran '02 and Lindsey Sensenbrenner
'02 into seventh place on the Judges' all-time scoring list with
1,071 points. Junior forward Amber Strodthoff
(DePere, Wisc./DePere) added 17 points, including 12 in the second
half, to set a career-high for the second game in a row.
Gieschen recorded her second double-double in three games, with
12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, while sophomore
Morgan Kendrew (Cotuit, Mass./Barnstable) had 11
points. Senior Lauren Rashford (Whitesboro,
N.Y./Whitesboro) led the squad with three assists off the bench.
As a team, the Judges outrebounded NYU by 14, 52-38, against a
team that had a plus-8.4 rebound margin this season. That
translated into a 32-20 edge in points in the paint and 15-10
margin in second-chance points. Those stats helped Brandeis
overcome a season-high 22 turnovers and a 30-6 deficit in points
off those miscues. The win for Brandeis was the first for the
Judges at NYU since 2003-04.
NYU was paced by Carmen and Kilmurray who had 14 points each,
while Foshag had 10. Kilmurray topped the hosts with seven boards,
while senior Jen Hum-Traverso had a game-high five assists. The
Violets' bench outscored Brandeis's 23-4, but they were hampered by
shooting just 32.9 percent from the field (23-70) and 23.5 percent
from 3-point range (8-34), while allowing the Judges to
connect on 40 percent (24-60) overall.
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