University Athletic Association

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Summary of honors given to UAA players for games played December 11-17,_2017:

Olariche "Ola" Obi, Chicago-- UAA Player of the Week

Lauren Deming, Rochester-- UAA Player of the Week; D3Hoops.com Team of the Week

Kaitlyn Read, NYU-- D3Hoops.com Team of the Week; Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association DII/III Women's Basketball Player of the Week.

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Chicago has won the 2017 Fred Raizk Memorial Tournament with a 71-55 win over host school Wilmington this afternoon.  After a low scoring first quarter, Chicago took the lead in the second quarter and put the game away with their defense in the third quarter.

Chicago defeated Earlham last night, 93-64, to win the classic format tournament with a record of 2-0. 

Fred Raizk All-Tournament Team:

Earlham-- Zoe Curtis (#43)
Wilmington-- McKayla Brinkley (#10)
Wilmington-- MacKenzie Campbell (#24)
Chicago-- Taylor Lake (#11)
Chicago-- Jamie Kockenmeister (#34)

Most Valuable Player-- Chicago-- Mia Farrell (#02)

Chicago takes the first place plaque from the tournament back to the Chicago trophy room.

Chicago finishes their non-conference slate at 9-2.  The Maroons are off until January 6, 2018, when UAA play starts.  Chicago travels to Wash U to start league play.

Campusnation.com will have delayed video on demand coverage of Chicago's games this weekend.

Chicago v Earlham should be on the site sometime Friday evening.

Chicago v Wilmington should be up on the site sometime Saturday evening.

Thanks for the live audio coverage of the Fred Raizk Tournament.

The UAA women are now on holiday break until Friday, December 29, with the next game being Brandeis hosting Endicott on Dec. 29 at 1 PM Eastern.

Happy Holidays to all!

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Hoping your holidays are going well.

campusnation.com now has the video of both Chicago games from last week's Fred Raizk Tournament at Wilmington College available for viewing.

I experienced a little bit of buffering on the Chicago v Wilmington game, but not enough to affect my enjoyment of the coverage.

I initially thought that Wilmington College's court reminded me a bit of some of the gyms in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference, particularly the one at Albertus Magnus.  However, there was a floor camera in the second game that revealed that the court may have some bleachers on the second level that were not being used.  Wilmington has an interesting bandbox gym.

Looking forward to action resuming on Friday. 

Rochester and NYU have 1 non-conf game left, Emory has 3 games left before UAA play, Chicago has completed its non league schedule, and the remaining UAA teams have 2 games left.  Non-conference play this weekend on Friday and Saturday, with 3 games on January 2 before UAA play starts.

Brandeis hosts Endicott to start Friday's slate of games, with Wash U, Case, Carnegie Mellon, and Emory also playing Friday.  On Saturday, Wash U, Case, Carnegie Mellon, Emory, and NYU are in action.  The following Tuesday, Brandeis is at Regis(MA), with Rochester hosting undefeated RIT, and Emory at Oglethorpe.

Wash U plays Hendrix and UW-Platteville, and I will not be surprised to see the Bears have assistant coaches working the head coach position this weekend while coach Randi Henderson takes some time caring for her newborn second child, who will be two weeks old at tipoff.

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UAA Top Rookie update--

Scoring

1.). Emily Todd, Case, 10.3 ppg
2.). Jillian Petrie, Brandeis, 7.5 ppg
3.). Emma Cain, Case, 7.3 ppg
4.). Marissa Igunbor, Chicago, 7.1 ppg, 15.52 points per 40 min. (#2 among rookies in points per 40 min.)
5.). Meghan O'Hara, Chicago, 6 ppg, 20.95 points per 40 min (#1 among rookies in points per 40 min.)
6.). Camila Casanueva, Brandeis, 5.6 ppg

Rebounding

1.). Kylie Huffman, Carnegie Mellon, 6.5 rpg-- did not play last 3 games-- probably injured but I have no confirmation yet.

Update-- Dec. 30-- Kylie Huffman is injured, and did not play coming back from the break.  She will no longer be listed in the rebounding leaders next update, as she has not played in 60% of Carnegie Mellon's contests now.

2.). Jillian Petrie, Brandeis, 4.9 rpg
3.). Blair Ripley, Emory, 4.8 rpg
4.). Marissa Igunbor, Chicago, 4.5 rpg
T-5.). Rebecca Rowlands, Case, 4.1 rpg
T-5.). Emma Cain, Case, 4.1 rpg

Steals per game--

1.). Marissa Igunbor, Chicago, 1.6 spg, 18 steals for the season.
2.). Emma Cain, Case, 1.4 spg, 11 steals for the season.
3.). Jillian Petrie, Brandeis, 1.3 spg, 10 steals for the season.

Assists per game--

1.). Camila Casanueva, Brandeis, 2.4 APG, 19 assists for the season.
2.). Emily Todd, Case, 1.5 APG, 12 assists for the season.
3.). Meaghan O'Hara, Chicago, 1.1 APG, 12 assists for the season.

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The next UAA rookie update will be on January 3, 2018, after conclusion of non-conference play.

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 Brandeis leading Endicott, 30-20 at halftime.

Leading scorer for Brandeis--

Sarah Jaromin-- 11 pts, 4-5 from field, 3-4 from 3 pt land.

Leading scorer for Endicott--

Cassandra Staplefeld, 11 pts, 4-7 from field, 3-4 from 3 pt land.

Leading rebounder for Brandeis is Hannah Nicholson with 8 boards.

Mikaela Rogers leads Endicott with 6 boards.

In the assist department, Brandeis has Katherine Puda and Camila Casanueva with 3 assists a piece, while Emily Pratt has 2 assists for Endicott.

Brandeis is outrebounding Endicott 29-14 on the glass.

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Brandeis defeated Endicott, 63-41 today, to improve to 7-2 on the season.

Brandeis hit a season high 11 3 ptrs today in the win, going 11-22 from downtown today.

Leading scorers for Brandeis--

Katherine Puda scored 15 pts today on 4 of 5 shooting from 3 pt land and 3-4 from the charity stripe.  She also had 4 rebounds and 5 assists.  Her 5 assists led Brandeis in that department.

Sarah Jaromin scored 14 pts today on 5-9 from the field, 4-7 from 3 pt land.  She also had 3 rebounds.

Jillian Petrie scored 10 pts today on 5-11 from the field.

Leading rebounder for Brandeis today was Hannah Nicholson with 10 boards.

Noel Hodges had 3 assists (#2 for Brandeis in that dept today.)

Hannah Nicholson and Katie Goncalo had 3 steals a piece.

For Endicott--

Leading scorer today was Cassandra Stapelfeld with 18 pts on 6-11 from the field, 4-7 from 3 pt land, and 2-2 from the charity stripe.

No other Endicott player scored in double figures.

Leading rebounder for the Gulls today was Mikaela Rogers with 7 boards.

Gabriella Coppola had 3 assists and 7 steals to lead Endicott in those categories.

Brandeis out rebounded Endicott, 54-27.

Next game for Brandeis:  Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at Regis (MA).

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I just tuned in to the Wash U Sports Network, and Randi Henderson is on the bench coaching tonight vs Hendrix.  Two weeks earlier, she gave birth to a son, Ezekiel.

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Wash U up over Hendrix, 47-13, at halftime.

I probably will watch some other UAA women's action, even if only for a short while, this evening.  Emory, Case, and Carnegie Mellon still to play tonight.

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UAA Rookie update

Going into UAA play

Scoring

1.). Emily Todd, Case-- 8.9 ppg, 13.2 points per 40.
2.). Jillian Petrie, Brandeis-- 8.1 ppg, 14.5 points per 40.
3.). Emma Cain, Case-- 7.3 ppg, 12.5 points per 40

Cain did not play last 2 games-- injury likely.

4.). Marissa Igunbor, Chicago-- 7.1 ppg, 15.5 points per 40.
5.). Meghan O'Hara, Chicago-- 6.0 ppg, 21.0 points per 40.
6.). Camila Casanueva, Brandeis-- 5.4 ppg, 13.2 points per 40.

Rebounding

1.). Blair Ripley, Emory-- 5.3 RPG
2.). Marissa Igunbor, Chicago-- 4.5 RPG
3.). Jillian Petrie, Brandeis-- 4.2 RPG
4.). Emma Cain, Case-- 4.1 RPG
5.). Rebecca Rowlands, Case-- 3.8 RPG

Assists

1.). Camila Casanueva, Brandeis-- 2.3 APG
2.). Katherine Puda, Brandeis-- 1.4 APG
3.). Emily Todd, Case-- 1.3 APG
4.). Meghan O'Hara, Chicago-- 1.1 APG

Steals--

1.). Marissa Igunbor, Chicago-- 1.6 SPG (18 steals this season)
2.). Emma Cain, Case-- 1.4 SPG (11 steals this season)
3.). Jillian Petrie, Brandeis-- 1.1 SPG (11 steals this season)

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UAA Player of the Week going into UAA play is Kaitlyn Read of NYU for her game against Smith.  Read scored 25 pts Saturday and sank the last 5 points of the game from the charity stripe to win the game for the Violets.

NYU is 7-4 going into Saturday and needs 6 more wins to clinch a better than .500 record and eligibility for ECAC tournament selection.

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Going into UAA play, among the 3 UAA teams that regularly declare for ECAC tournament play, here are the number of wins needed to clinch a .500 or better record and eligibility for ECAC selection:

Brandeis needs 4 wins for a .500 record, 5 wins for a better than .500 record.

Carnegie Mellon needs 5 wins.

NYU needs 6 wins.

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Bucknell women's basketball coach Aaron Roussell (former coach at Chicago) sends best wishes to all of the UAA players and coaches as the UAA season begins.

I met with him yesterday at BU for the Patriot League game between Bucknell and BU at Case Gym-- the Roof.  Coach Roussell was very successful in Chicago's trips to Brandeis, and this continues on to Bucknell's trips to BU.  A very entertaining contest yesterday afternoon with Bucknell winning by 5 pts.

A few players from the Babson men's basketball team were in attendance at Case Gym yesterday.  One of them played for BU on the men's side last season.

Small crowd yesterday with a smaller than usual BU pep band-- about the same number in the pep band yesterday as NYU's pep band.  Of course, the Patriot League contest was at 2 PM Eastern yesterday.

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Just for review, here is the UAA Basketball Coaches poll for predicted order of finish for the 2017-18 season:

1.). Rochester-- 6 first place votes
2.).  Chicago-- 2 first place votes
3.). Wash U
4.). NYU
5.). CWRU (Case)
6.). Carnegie Mellon
7.). Emory
8.). Brandeis

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To get you ready for the UAA season, we have features on Rochester and WashU in Around the Region.

WashU: A family and program in transition
Rochester: What drives Alexandra Leslie?