University Athletic Association

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In other news, congratulations to the Rochester women on getting their 2nd ever victory at the Bobby Wanzer Court on the St. John Fisher campus yesterday.   This result was also the first road win in 18 years for the U of R in the Rochester/St. John Fisher local rivalry.

Special thanks to JC DeLass of WYSL 1040 AM/ 92.1 FM in Rochester, NY for relaying this information in his audiocast of the game.

Here is Rochester's recap of the game.

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Early scores at the half:

Case 38, NYU 24
Carnegie Mellon 32, Brandeis 26

Both Brandeis and NYU had short leads in the opening minute before the host schools took the lead and held it for the rest of the half.

Case led NYU by 17 with 4:09 left in the first while Carnegie Mellon's biggest lead of the half was by 12 with about 6 min left in the opening stanza.

CMU's Jacki Cortese did not start and did not play in the opening half-- I wonder if she injured herself in practice this week.  CMU's Jennifer Larsen did start, however, and she is leading the Tartans with 10 points.

Brandeis only shot 3 of 7 from the charity stripe in the opening half-- the FT shooting will have to improve if Brandeis is to have a shot of winning this one.

Both Brandeis and NYU will have to adjust in the second half if they are to come back from these deficits.

Right now, it seems that there is a group of 3 teams at the top in Wash U, Chicago, and Rochester, with the rest of the UAA trying to chase that pack.

Rochester will play at Chicago with that tip set to start shortly at 6 PM Central/7 PM Eastern, while Emory is at Wash U with that tip set to start also at 6 PM Central.

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Brandeis has come out strong in the second half at CMU and has taken the lead at 37-34 with 15:24 remaining.

Samantha Anderson of Brandeis has 4 fouls, but none of the other Brandeis players are in foul trouble.

Meanwhile in Cleveland, Case leads NYU by 17 early in the second half, 18 min left in regulation.

Recent update:

It looks like Carnegie Mellon and Brandeis may be battling this one to the wire, while Case is still holding a healthy lead over NYU.  There is still a lot of time remaining in both games.

Brandeis now leading 50-45 with 7:30 remaining while Case is up by 18 with 8 min left in that one.

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Brandeis has just barely escaped Skibo Gym with a 65-62 win over the Tartans.

Brandeis's biggest lead of the game was only by 8 points, as Carnegie Mellon made it a battle to the very end.

Meanwhile, Case looks poised to pull off a victory over NYU with less than a min remaining in Cleveland-- Case now up by 11 with 45 seconds left in that game.

Final now in from Cleveland:  Case has defeated NYU by a score of 78-67.

It looks like Brandeis is going to have a tough game on Sunday at Case the way that the Spartans played tonight.

Update over in the Midwest:

Chicago leads Rochester, 47-32 at halftime.

Wash U leads Emory, 51-27 with 16:38 remaining in that contest.

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The other finals in women's action:

Chicago defeated Rochester by a score of 87-59 at the Ratner Center in Chicago, IL tonight.  While the Chicago win may not have been a surprise, the margin of victory was a surprise to me.

Chicago took the lead for good at 10:20 in the first half after the two teams initially battled it out to a 20-20 tie in the first 9 min and 40 seconds of that game.

Meanwhile,  Wash U easily defeated Emory by a score of 94-55 at the WU Field House tonight.

Wash U took the lead for good with 13:42 remaining in the first half and cruised to the victory.

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Looks like Chicago is hitting their stride.  After early season losses to Lakeland and La Crosse, they have been playing really well lately.  Guess this means who ever is #5 next week better hope they don't play Chicago. 

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Looks like Chicago is hitting their stride.  After early season losses to Lakeland and La Crosse, they have been playing really well lately.  Guess this means who ever is #5 next week better hope they don't play Chicago. 

The Brandeis women will not be #5 next week-- but they host Chicago on Friday and I will have to personally witness it.....

I'm used to rough weekends when the Chicago and Wash U women visit my neck of the woods......

(Of course, NYU will not be #5 next week, either.... )

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UAA women's action is now underway

NYU leads Carnegie Mellon, 14-12 with 12:20 remaining in the first.

The Brandeis at Case  and the Rochester at Wash U games are in their pre-game warmups and should tip shortly.

Emory at Chicago will tip later.

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Game reset

NYU leading Carnegie Mellon, 36-28, from Skibo Gym in Pittsburgh at the half

Case leading Brandeis, 18-12 with 5:26 remaining in the first.

Wash U leading Rochester, 11-5 with 14:43 remaining in the first.

Emory at Chicago to tip shortly.

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Halftime from Horsburgh Gym in Cleveland

Case 22, Brandeis 19 at the half.

NYU leading Carnegie Mellon, 38-30, early in the second half from Skibo Gym in Pittsburgh.

Wash U leads Rochester, 18-16, with 8:35 remaining in the first from the Wash U Field House in St. Louis.

Emory at Chicago will tip shortly.

Update:  Emory and Chicago have just tipped.  Chicago up 4-1 in the opening minute of that ball game.

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Rochester women have gone on an 11-1 run to take a 31-22 lead over the Wash U Bears with 1:18 remaining in the first half.

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Game reset

Rochester 31, Wash U 26 at the half

Brandeis took a brief 1 pt lead at 25-24 with 16:52 left, but Case now leads 27-25 with 16:15 remaining.

NYU leads Carnegie Mellon, 58-48 with 9:18 remaining.

Chicago leads Emory, 24-6, with 12:23 left in the first half.

Update:  Case now on a 9-0 run since Brandeis took that brief 1 pt lead.  Case now leading 33-25 with 14:34 remaining at Horsburgh Gym in Cleveland.

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Game update

NYU 73,  Carnegie Mellon 71 with 1:35 remaining.  This game is going down to the final minute.

Case 44, Brandeis 33  4:57 remaining.

Rochester 35, Wash U 34 15:10 remaining.

Chicago 51, Emory 34 at the half.

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Final from Skibo Gym in Pittsburgh

NYU 81, Carnegie Mellon 74

NYU went on a 8-0 run in the final 1:35 of the game before Carnegie Mellon's Jennifer Larsen hits a buzzer-beating trey.    At least, that is what the live stats seem to say-- I did not see the live video to confirm, unfortunately.

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Game reset

Rochester 48, Wash U 45 9:20 remaining.

Case will defeat Brandeis today-- Case up 19 in the final minute.