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In case people were watching Brandeis women's basketball on live stream this weekend and wondering why there were people watching the game on temporary metal stands on the track surronding the Auerbach Arena court, Brandeis made a minor modification to the spectator policy that took effect just a few hours before Friday's game vs Carnegie Mellon.

As of January 14, Brandeis students, faculty, and staff that were currently on-campus that weekend (hopefully, not too many are on campus right now since Brandeis is doing all remote classes academically for the rest of January) were able to attend the Brandeis women's basketball home games vs Carnegie Mellon and Case Western Reserve provided that they showed a green campus passport at the gate.  The green campus passport indicated that they had recently submitted a PCR test no more than 72 hours before the contest and got a negative result on that test.

Brandeis students, faculty, and staff who have not yet returned to campus were still subject to the same no-spectator ban that applied to people outside the immediate Brandeis community and had to watch the Brandeis home games on live stream over the past weekend.    In order to gain the privilege of attending Brandeis home athletic events in February, they will have to take regular PCR testing once or twice a week upon returning to campus.

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Congratulations to Claire Brock of Emory on being named UAA Athlete of the Week in women's basketball for January 17, 2022.

This is the second time this season that she has been named UAA AOW-- she was previously named UAA AOW on December 6, 2021.

Source:  Tweet from Emory Athletics at 9:44 AM Eastern-- January 18, 2022.

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Update to CWRU Spectator Policy--

Spectators will be allowed to attend CWRU home basketball games starting Monday, January 24.  All spectators need to wear their masks indoors at all times while attending events, and CWRU recommends that all spectators be fully vaccinated (including a booster, if eligible) to attend any athletic event held at Case Western Reserve University.

No spectators are allowed in Horsburgh Gym for this weekend's CWRU basketball games vs Emory and Rochester, but spectators will be allowed to attend CWRU basketball games the following weekend vs Chicago and Wash U.

Spectators to be Allowed Back into CWRU Home Athletic Events starting Jan. 24

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Scheduled games for this weekend of UAA play:

Friday, January 21, 2022--

1.)  Rochester at Carnegie Mellon-- 7:30 PM Eastern
2.)  Emory at Case Western Reserve-- 7:30 PM Eastern
3.)  Brandeis at Chicago-- 7:30 PM Central/8:30 PM Eastern
4.)  (#9/WBCA#4) NYU at Wash U-- 7:30 PM Central/8:30 PM Eastern

Sunday, January 23, 2022

1.)  Emory at Carnegie Mellon-- 2 PM Eastern
2.)  Rochester at Case Western Reserve-- 2 PM Eastern
3.)  Brandeis at Wash U-- 2 PM Central/3 PM Eastern
4.)  (#9/WBCA #4) NYU at Chicago-- 2 PM Central/3 PM Eastern

Spectator policies this weekend:

Only the Ratner Center in Chicago is allowing in-person spectators this weekend.  All spectators must be fully vaccinated, and it is advised that they have received their booster, if eligible.  Indoor mask mandate in effect in the state of Illinois-- Masks must be worn inside the Ratner Center at all times.

No in-person spectators allowed this weekend for games played at Wash U, Case Western Reserve, and Carnegie Mellon.

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I just listened to the replay of last night's Women's Top 25 Double Take on which the panelists scottiedawg and Brendan Gulick picked NYU (#9/WBCA #4) as their "dubious" team this week.   Apparently, the blowout wins in non-conference vs Cabrini, Wesleyan, and Brooklyn did not impress the panel all that much, and neither did the stats incurred in non-conference play.

Fortunately, NYU (the preseason UAA Women's Basketball coaches pick to win the AQ) is starting a 4 game road trip over the next 2 weekends at Wash U (the #2 pick), at Chicago, (the #4 pick), at Rochester (#3 pick) and at Emory (#5 pick).

These next 4 games will prove whether NYU deserved to be the front-runner pick to win the league this season, or if the UAA women's race gets blown wide open.

Also of note-- last Sunday, even though NYU defeated Carnegie Mellon by 21 points, the Violets lost the battle of the boards last Sunday by 10.  This was the first game all season in which NYU got outrebounded.

Tonight will be a long night for me to stay up and watch the women's games-- as NYU at Wash U does not tip until 7:30 PM Central/8:30 PM Eastern. 

On another note, it was revealed on last night's "Double Take" that NYU women's basketball coach Meg Barber is expected to be a guest on the next Hoopsville show on Monday.

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Halftime scores from the 7:30 PM Eastern tip off games--

At Wiegand Gym, Carnegie Mellon leading over Rochester 34-27

Megan Matsko leading the Tartans with 9 points and 7 rebounds

Caitlyn Clenendin had 6 points and 4 rebounds for CMU at the break.

At Horsburgh Gym, Emory leading over Case Western Reserve, 35-23

Claire Brock leading Emory with a game high 21 points so far.

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Final from Wiegand Gym in Pittsburgh--

Carnegie Mellon 63, Rochester 47

Carnegie Mellon improves to 9-4, 3-1 in the UAA

Rochester drops to 10-5, 2-2 in the UAA

Ronk, here is your Caitlyn Clendenin stat line for tonight--

Clendenin scored 10 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and made 2 assists for the Tartans tonight.

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Final from Horsburgh Gym in Cleveland--

Emory 71, Case Western Reserve 50

Emory improves to 9-4, 3-1 in the UAA

CWRU drops to 6-9, 1-3 in the UAA

Claire Brock of Emory scored a game high 28 points, along with 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Abbey Lawrence led CWRU with 13 points, and 3 assists.

Preet Gill led CWRU with 7 rebounds.

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Halftime from Edwards Fahey Court in St. Louis--

NYU 36, Wash U 28

Jenny Walker with a game high 12 points for NYU

Natalie Bruns leading NYU with 6 rebounds

Belle Pellecchia leading NYU with 3 assists

Leading scorers for Wash U--

Maya Arnott-- 6 points, 6 rebounds

Sammi Matoush and Jessica Brooks leading Wash U with 2 assists a piece.

NYU outrebounding Wash U 22-21, but Wash U outrebounding NYU 9-4 on the offensive glass.

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Halftime at Ratner Center in Chicago--

Brandeis 32, Chicago 26

Caitlin Gresko with a game high 12 points to lead Brandeis

Camila Casanueva, Emma Reavis, and Casey Perry with 4 rebounds a piece for the Judges

Camila Casanueva and Emma Reavis with 2 assists each for Brandeis.

For Chicago--

Grace Hynes leading with 8 points

Klaire Steffens leading Chicago with 4 rebounds

5 Chicago players with 1 assist each

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After 3 quarters in St. Louis--

NYU 53, Wash U 39

After 3 quarters in Chicago--

Chicago 51, Brandeis 44  Chicago outscored Brandeis 25-12 in the third quarter-- the UAA opponent having one or two big quarters in a game vs Brandeis has been the story this season.

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Final from St. Louis--

NYU 85, Wash U 68

NYU improves to 13-0, 4-0 in the UAA

Wash U drops to 8-7, 2-2 in the UAA

Final from Chicago--

Chicago 64, Brandeis 58

Chicago improves to 8-6, 1-3 in the UAA

Brandeis drops to 5-8, 0-4 in the UAA

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NYU looked good. After a pretty even 1st quarter, they dominated the rest of the way. The refs were pretty whistle happy--the game didn't seem too physical. almost 60 total fouls is a lot.

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Halftime scores of the 2 PM Eastern tip games--

Emory 28, Carnegie Mellon 24

Rochester 39, Case Western Reserve 30

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End of first quarter at the Ratner Center--

Chicago 16, NYU 14

Spectators who are fully vaccinated (and, if eligible, boosted) able to attend games at Ratner Center this weekend without further restrictions.

Chicago is the only UAA school allowing both the internal UChicago campus community and outside spectators to attend games this weekend.  Spectators must wear masks inside the Ratner Center at all times to comply with the Illinois statewide indoor mask mandate, and no concessions are being sold in the gym.