WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis University women's basketball team got 11 points from junior
Caitlin Gresko (Howell, N.J./Howell) and rookie
Carlie Marrella (Ashland, Mass./Ashland), but it wasn't enough to overcome a fine all-around performance from visiting Oberlin College , who won 77-46 in the title game of the 2023 Judges Invitational presented by the Park Lodge Hotel Group today.
TEAM RECORDS
- Oberlin: 2-0.
- Brandeis: 1-1.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Yeowomen scored the game's first six points, but Brandeis answered with seven in a row, taking a lead on a pair of free throws by sophomore Molly James (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair).
- The squads traded the lead on the next three possessions, and it was a Krystal Montas jumper with 4:59 left on the clock that gave the visitors the lead for good. Oberlin closed the first quarter on a 12-0 run, taking a 19-9 lead into the first break. OC's Gina Lombard had nine points in the frame, as many as the entire Brandeis roster.
- Judge junior Lulu Ohm (Waltham, Mass./Waltham) hit a couple of early 3-pointers in the second quarter, and Marrella added one late. Those were the only three buckets the Judges hit as the Yeowomen held Brandeis to 18.8% from the field in the stanza, while connecting on 33% of their own shots to take a 37-20 lead into the locker room.
- Oberlin opened the second half with 13 unanswered points to take a 51-30 lead on a Montas 3-pointer, and the visitors never looked back. They were up 57-31 after three quarters and claimed their largest lead at 36 points with 5:05 left in the fourth quarter before the 31-point victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Gresko finished the game with 11 points on 3-of-10 from the field, 1-of-3 from 3-point range, and 4-of-4 from the line.
- Marrella's 11 points came in 15 minutes off the bench, as she hit 3-of-7 overall, 2-of-3 from deep and 3-of-3 from the line.
- Sophomore Brooke Reed (Chantilly, Va./Westfield) grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds for the Judges, five on the offensive glass, while James had seven.
- Oberlin put three players in double digits in scoring, paced by Lombard's 24 points. She hit 9-of-18 from the field, 3-of-9 from beyond the arc and 3-of-3 from the charity stripe.
- Alyson Jefferson added 12 points, five rebounds and a game-high six assists, while Angela Kumler had 10 points.
- Montas led Oberlin and matched Reed with 10 rebounds in the game.
- Oberlin ended the game shooting 41.2% from the field (28-68) while holding Brandeis to 20.3% (12-59). The Yeowomen also had a 20-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
- In the consolation game earlier in the day. Kean defeated Wellesley, 81-69.
- The All-Tournament team consisted of Mirella Funari of Wellesley, Brittany Graff of Kean, Gresko and Reed of Brandeis, and Kumler and Lombard of Oberlin, with Lombard earning MVP honors.
UP NEXT
The Judges play host to Eastern Nazarene College on Tuesday, November 14, at 6 p.m.
