WORCESTER, Mass. -- The Brandeis women's basketball team, ranked
No. 4 in the nation by d3hoops.com and No. 8 by the WBCA, won its
fifth straight game of the season and eighth in a row dating back
to last season, by defeating host WPI, 78-60.
Brandeis (5-0) was paced by sophomore Jaime Capra (Old Bridge,
N.J.), who scored a season-high 24 points on 10-of-18 from the
floor, including two-of-six from 3-point range. Junior forward
Caitlin Malcolm (Windsor Locks, Conn.) added 18 points behind
seven-of-nine shooting, including her only trifecta attempt.
Malcolm also led the squad with five rebounds, tying for game-high
honors. One other Brandeis player reached double figures, junior
guard Alison Chase (Farmington, Conn.), who tallied 13 points on
four-of-six from the floor and was perfect from the line, hitting
all four shots. Senior guard Amanda DeMartino (Toms River, N.J.)
led Brandeis with four assists, while Malcolm and Capra each had
three steals and a block.
WPI (3-4) had two players score in double figures, rookie Michelle
Perry (Pelham, N.H.) with 12 points off the bench on a six-for-six
shooting performance, and senior guard Ashley Zelucky (Troy, N.Y.)
with 10 points on four-of-11. Rookie Natalie Deschene (Presque
Isle, Maine) matched Malcolm for game-high honors with five
rebounds, while senior Sarah Doyon (Nashua, N.H.) had five assists
to lead all players.
Brandeis is next in action on Dec. 10 against Western New England
College at 1:00 p.m. in Waltham, while WPI faces Emerson in Boston
the same day at 4:00 p.m.