Good competitive effort by Brandeis playing with Powell and Vilmont out. 15 for Jack Fay off bench. Would have been nice to have a third top 25 win, but the women may pull off the upset instead.

Sweet Home Waltham!

Brandeis 59, Chicago 58

team comes from 10 points down in 2nd half to win, Colby Smith with 2 big free throws, followed by the block of a last minute layup to preserve the victory.

Well done Judges.

Brandeis wins a tough one at home vs NYU, 57-54.

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Nice piece on Brandeis, post-Amherst win, be interesting to see how the kids develop as they enter league play

With all respect, Brandeis lost two of their games by 2 points, the others by 4, 6 and 8. They are fairly young, but totally dominated the second half. Look forward to seeing more good things from them.

Just watched the Brandeis - Amherst game on video, 78-58 'Deis. Big win for the young Judges. Very impressed by the young guys tonight -- Powell, Cooper, Vilmont, be interesting to watch them develop.

From Amherst:

Brandeis Judges 78 - #2 Amherst 58

Emory wins 94-88, Moton with 32 for 'Deis, Florin - 26 for Emory.

Brandeis had a chance to tie with less than a minute when Vilmont lost control on a runner, rest was free throws.

As noted earlier, a lot of increased play by the younger Judges, as some of the upperclassmen who started with great promise, particularly 3 years ago when they started 11-0, have been benched. Tough times.

Interesting game in Waltham as Emory leads Brandeis 52-51 at the half (!) Emory is shooting 67% as they are driving the lane at will, with no Brandeis defense.  But while Emory hits 2's at will, Brandeis has hit enough 3's to keep it close. In fact, they would have had the lead at half time if Gabe Moton hadn't lost the ball going in for a clear layup. Alex Stoyle came in late for Brandeis and hit a couple of threes.  Coach Meehan seems to be working in some of the underclassmen more and more. 

more in a bit.

Brandeis gives away their shot at the NCAAs as Dascy misses two key foul shots that would have put 'Deis ahead with under ten seconds left. Team made a nice run to come back from 8 down to go 3 up, but then let up, turning the ball over on a bad Moten/Dascy connection.

Lots of lineup questions etc, but in short, a loss is a loss.

On reflection, feel bad for Dascy, game was lost on more than free throws, some others could have stepped up more.

Congrats to those who move on.

Quote from: Titan Q on February 23, 2013, 01:08:28 PM
I also added Brandeis @ NYU - a loss would push Brandeis to the dark side possibly.

Definitely fair, A Brandeis win could put them in a tie w/Emory, if Rochester wins, a loss would be tough.

And if Wash U somehow lost at home, and Emory lost, there would be a three way tie for 2nd ...

That's why they play the games .....

that we can agree on! congrats on the win, turned it off before the end, Judges needed to fire on all cylendars today and couldn't find the will or the way. Team will have one more go at it with the seniors next year, then will really need to start over after that.

Anyway, give it the best shot at NYU, and cross fingers.

Quote from: WUH on February 17, 2013, 12:07:29 PM
This officiating crew is not very good.

Yikes, Brandeis down at half 34-23, Stoyle and Freeman, who were red hot vs Chicago, can't hit a shot so far.  Coach Meehan went deep into the bench for Williams, who committed two consecutive turnovers for 4 pts.

Gut check team, don't worry about who's not playing, worry about the effort of who is. Team needs scoring right now, and can't afford to play the non-shooters.

Good luck!

Quote from: Hugenerd on February 15, 2013, 10:06:21 PM
NYU holds on against WashU.

and so we have a three way tie for 2nd ...

Good evening!

Brandeis brings it home over Chicago, 75-56, after running away to a 44-19 lead at the half. Alex Stoyle's return was huge as he tallied 28 pts on 80% (!) shooting.  Jay Freeman was 5-5 in 3's, continuing his hot shooting.

So 'Deis does their job going into the big game on Sunday, Emory is also winning big, watching to see what happens w/Rochester and Wash U ....who are in close games as of now.