WALTHAM, Mass. – Sophomore forward Jessica McEntee
(Flushing, N.Y.) had 21 points and 15 rebounds today to lead the
visiting New York University women's basketball team, ranked No. 18
in the nation, past 10th-ranked Brandeis, 59-53, in Red Auerbach
Arena.
Brandeis (11-2, 1-2 UAA) jumped out to an early lead, taking an
18-7 lead on a 3-pointer by junior Courtney Tremblay (Peabody,
Mass.) with 12:29 on the clock in the first half. NYU cut the lead
to four at one point in the first half, but the Judges answered
with a 9-2 run to get the margin to 32-21 with 2:10 before the
break. A traditional three-point play by McEntee with seven seconds
left in the first trimmed the halftime advantage to 34-26,
Judges.
NYU (12-1, 2-1 UAA) clawed back to within five points, 44-39, with
9:38 remaining when they went on the game's decisive run. The
Violets scored the next 14 unanswered points over the next four
minutes as the Judges missed four shots and had four turnovers in
that span. Senior Adrienne Rochetti (Vineland, N.J.) started the
run with a coast-to-coast drive, but McEntee tallied the next six
points, giving the visitors the lead for good on a lay-up with 7:41
left on the clock. A traditional three-point play by senior
Stephanie Ryba (New Britain, Conn.) put the Violets ahead by a
53-44 margin with 5:42 on the clock.
At that point, junior Jaime Capra (Old Bridge, N.J.) tried to will
the Judges back into the contest, hitting back-to-back 3-pointers
from the elbow to get Brandeis within 53-50 with 4:25 remaining.
Three possessions later, senior Caitlin Malcolm (Windsor Locks,
Conn.) hit two free throws to cut the lead to 53-52, but NYU's
Karen Bachman (Avon, Conn.) answered with a traditional 3-point
play that put the game away.
Capra led Brandeis with 19 points, while sophomore Lauren Orlando
(Peabody, Mass.) came off the bench to contribute nine. Malcolm led
the team with six rebounds, while senior Alison Chase (Farmington,
Conn.) had a career-high seven steals. The Judges shot a season-low
25 percent from the floor (13-52), including just 19 percent in the
second half (4-21). They also tied their season low with just six
assists.
NYU was paced by McEntee's career-high 21 points on seven-of-16
shooting with a trifecta and six-of-seven from the line. Her
game-high 15 rebounds gave her her seventh double-double of the
season. McEntee also tied for game-high honors with four assists.
Rochetti finished with 12 points and four assists, while Bachman
added seven points, eight boards, four assists and three steals.
NYU won despite getting outrebounded, 39-37, and committing 22
turnovers, the same number as the Judges.
No. 10 women's hoops falls to No. 18 NYU, 59-53
Posted: Jan 13, 2007