University Athletic Association

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At the Palestra in Rochester, NY--

Brandeis 52, Rochester 44 7:16 left in regulation

Brandeis is looking to snap a 12 game UAA losing streak dating back to February 7, 2020-- the last time Brandeis won a UAA women's basketball game was a 80-71 win at Case Western Reserve on that date.

2:32 PM Eastern update-- Rochester is making a run.  Brandeis 53, Rochester 50  4:13 left in regulation.

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Final from the Palestra in Rochester, NY--

Brandeis 66, Rochester 59

First UAA women's basketball win for Brandeis since Feb. 7, 2020-- Brandeis ends a 12 game UAA losing streak.

First win overall for Brandeis since Dec. 7, 2021-- a non-conference home win over Eastern Nazarene.

Brandeis improves to 6-10, 1-6 in the UAA (8th place in the UAA heading into the turn)

Rochester drops to 12-6, 4-3 in the UAA (tied for 3rd place in the UAA with Wash U heading into the turn)

Leading scorers for Brandeis--

Camila Casanueva-- 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists

Kerry Tanke-- 13 points

Franchesca Marchese-- 11 points

Caitlin Gresko-- 9 points, 5 rebounds

Leading scorers for Rochester--

Julianna Okoniewski-- 20 points, 8 rebounds

Maura Leverone-- 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists

Hannah Lindemuth-- 10 points

Charlotte Adler-- 6 points

Brandeis shot 20-54 from the field (37%), 7-18 from 3 pt land (38.9%), and 19-28 from the FT line (67.9%)

Rochester shot 21-68 from the field (30.9%), 1-20 from 3 pt land (5%), and 16-24 from the FT line (66.7%)

Brandeis outrebounded Rochester 47-45, but Rochester outrebounded Brandeis 15-8 on the offensive glass

Brandeis made 10 assists and committed 17 turnovers-- 5 of which were as a result of Rochester steals

Rochester made 9 assists and committed 13 turnovers-- 4 of which were as a result of Brandeis steals

Points off turnovers-- Rochester won that category, 13-9

Points in the paint-- Rochester won that category, 38-20

Second chance points-- Rochester won that category, 8-7

Bench points-- Rochester won that category, 13-4

Game had 11 ties and 8 lead changes.

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2 PM tip games--

In Atlanta--

NYU 51, Emory 18 4:05 left in 3rd quarter

Defensively, NYU just was up from the start and just did not let go today.  NYU leaving no doubt about who the best women's basketball team is in the UAA right now.   

In Cleveland--

Wash U 48, Case Western Reserve 45 Halftime

In Pittsburgh--

Carnegie Mellon 33, Chicago 30  5:54 left in 3rd quarter

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Final from the Woodruff PE Center in Atlanta--

NYU 77, Emory 44

NYU improves to 15-1, 6-1 in the UAA-- sole possession of first place

Emory drops to 11-5, 5-2 in the UAA-- second place in the UAA.

NYU won the first 3 quarters by scorelines of 25-7, 15-11, and 24-11.  Emory outscored NYU in the 4th quarter, 15-13.

Leading scorers for NYU--

Belle Pellecchia-- 18 points, 10 rebounds

Natalie Bruns-- 15 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists

Jenny Walker-- 14 points, 9 rebounds

Erica Miller-- 12 points, 6 rebounds

Jordan Janowski-- 9 points

Leading scorers for Emory--

Anna Arato-- 12 points, 9 rebounds

Claire Brock-- 8 points, 2 assists

NYU shot 27-59 from the field (45.8%), 8-20 from 3 pt land (40%), and 15-21 from the FT line (71.4%)

Emory shot 17-67 from the field (25.4%), 4-24 from 3 pt land (16.7%), and 6-10 from the FT line (60%)

NYU outrebounded Emory 50-35, but Emory stayed even with NYU on the offensive glass at 11-11.

NYU made 9 assists and committed 13 turnovers-- 7 of which were as a result of Emory steals

Emory made 5 assists and committed 12 turnovers-- 4 of which were as a result of NYU steals

Points off turnovers-- NYU won that category, 19-5

Points in the paint-- NYU won that category, 30-24

Second chance points-- NYU won that category, 13-9

Bench points-- Emory won that category, 14-9

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Final at Wiegand Gym in Pittsburgh--

Chicago 58, Carnegie Mellon 52

Chicago improves to 10-7, 3-4 in the UAA (tied for 5th place with Carnegie Mellon)

Carnegie Mellon drops to 9-7, 3-4 in the UAA (tied for 5th place with Chicago)

Mallory Brodnik with a game high 21 points for Chicago

Klaire Steffens scored 12 points and grabbed 9 boards for the Maroons.

For Carnegie Mellon, Catherine Or led with 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists

The Caitlyn Clendenin stat line for today-- 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist.

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End of regulation at Horsburgh Gym in Cleveland--

Case Western Reserve 82, Wash U 82

Wash U made a 7-0 run in the final 30 seconds to force overtime.

Kayla Characklis of CWRU fouled out with 15 points and 6 rebounds

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Final from Horsburgh Gym in Cleveland--

Case Western Reserve 93, Wash U 89 (OT)

CWRU improves to 7-11, 2-5 in the UAA (7th place in the UAA going into the turn)

Wash U drops to 10-8, 4-3 in the UAA (tied for third place with Rochester going into the turn)

Leading scorers for CWRU--

Abbey Lawrence-- 24 points

isabella Mills-- 20 points, 5 assists

Kayla Characklis-- 15 points, 6 rebounds

Preet Gill and McKenna Gross with 12 points a piece

Leading scorers for Wash U

Molly Gannon-- 21 points

Jessica Brooks-- 14 points

Sammi Matoush-- 12 points

Samantha Weaver--- 11 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists

Maya Arnott also had 10 rebounds for Wash U

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Through UAA games played January 30, 2022--

Top 5 scorers in UAA play--

T-1.)  Abbey Lawrence, Case Western Reserve-- 15.4 PPG
T-1.)  Belle Pellecchia, NYU-- 15.4 PPG
3.)  Hannah Lindemuth, Rochester-- 15.1 PPG (updated to include the Brandeis game, which the UAA site did not have the boxscore uploaded)
4.)  Claire Brock, Emory-- 14.7 PPG
5.)  Catherine Or, Carnegie Mellon-- 14.6 PPG

Top 5 rebounders (and ties) in UAA play--

1.)  Jenny Walker-- NYU-- 8.4 RPG
2.)  Catherine Or-- Carnegie Mellon-- 8.3 RPG
3.)  Abby Gress-- Rochester-- 8.2 RPG

5 players tied for fourth at 8 RPG (Maya Arnott, Wash U; Natalie Bruns, NYU; Kayla Characklis, Case Western Reserve; Klaire Steffens, Chicago; Samantha Weaver, Wash U)

Top 5 "dime droppers" in UAA play--

1.)  Catherine Or, Carnegie Mellon-- 4.9 APG
2.)  Camila Casanueva, Brandeis-- 3.3 APG
T-3.)  Jordan Janowski, NYU-- 3 APG
T-3.)  Samantha Weaver, Wash U-- 3 APG
5.)  Grace Hynes, Chicago-- 2.9 APG

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Congratulations to Abbey Lawrence of Case Western Reserve on being selected UAA Athlete of the Week in Women's Basketball for the weekend of Jan. 28-30, 2002 

This is the third time this season and the sixth time of her career that she has received the honor.

News release:  athletics.case.edu/sports/wbkb/2021-22/releases/20220201krca8f

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Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 schedule update--

The winter storm affecting St. Louis prevented Carnegie Mellon from flying in to Lambert Airport today.

Therefore, Friday's Carnegie Mellon at Wash U game has been postponed.

Scheduled games-- Friday, February 4, 2022--

1.)  Emory at Brandeis-- 7:30 PM Eastern
2.)  Rochester at NYU-- 8 PM Eastern
3.)  CWRU at Chicago-- 7:30 PM Central/8:30 PM Eastern

Scheduled games-- Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022

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

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We have a Monday night UAA basketball doubleheader at Wash U this Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.

The Carnegie Mellon women's basketball game at Wash U originally scheduled for tonight will now be played on Monday evening at 7:30 PM Central/8:30 PM Eastern due to weather delays yesterday affecting Carnegie Mellon's travel to the Midwest.

Schedule update:  uaasports.info/sports/wbkb/2021-22/schedule

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Tweet from Brandeis Athletics sent out Monday, Feb. 7 at 11:20 AM Eastern--

As of today, all Brandeis home contests are now open to spectators without restrictions.  Spectators must complete the Daily Health Assessment Form prior to coming to the Brandeis campus on the day of the contest, and must wear masks indoors at all times inside Gosman Center to comply with the city of Waltham, MA's indoor mask mandate.

Brandeis winter schedule and policy updates, February 7

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Halftime at Edwards Fahey Court at the Wash U Field House in St. Louis--

Wash U 55, Carnegie Mellon 34

This game was originally scheduled to be played last Friday, Feb. 4, but was postponed to tonight due to weather conditions that prevented travel for Carnegie Mellon to St. Louis on Thursday, Feb. 3.

For Wash U, Maya Arnott with a game high 12 points, Naomi Jackson with 11 points; Samantha Weaver and Sammi Matoush with 9 points a piece

Leading Wash U in rebounds-- Maya Arnott with 6 rebounds

Leading Wash U in assists-- Karisa Grandison with 6 assists

For Carnegie Mellon, Caitlyn Clendenin with a team high 10 points, followed by Catherine Or with 9 points and Leah Weslock with 6 points

Leading CMU in rebounds-- Catherine Or with 5 rebounds

Leading CMU in assists-- Anisha Chintala with 3 assists.

Wash U shot 22-37 from the field (59.5%), 8-14 from 3 pt range (57.1%), and 3-5 from the FT line (60%)

CMU shot 15-34 from the field (44.1%), 4-10 from 3 pt range (40%), and 0-2 from the FT line.

Wash U outrebounded CMU 25-10, 9-3 on the offensive glass

Wash U made 15 assists and committed 10 turnovers-- 7 of which were as a result of CMU steals.

CMU made 6 assists and committed 5 turnovers-- 2 of which were as a result of Wash U steals.

Points off turnovers-- CMU leads, 11-8

Points in the paint-- Wash U leads, 24-20

Second chance points-- Wash U leads, 10-4

Bench points-- Wash U leads, 12-3

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Final from St. Louis--

Wash U 81, Carnegie Mellon 60

Wash U improves to 12-8, 6-3 in the UAA-- tied for 2nd place with Emory-- 2 games behind NYU in the standings.

Carnegie Mellon drops to 9-9, 3-6 in the UAA-- still in 6th place-- 5 games behind NYU in the standings with 5 games left.

CWRU and Brandeis are mathematically eliminated from UAA Championship contention at the conclusion of Matchround 9.

For Wash U-- 5 players in double figures-- Maya Arnott with a team high 18 points, Naomi Jackson and Molly Gannon with 14 points a piece, Samantha Weaver with 12 points; and Sammi Matoush with 11 points.

Leading Wash U in rebounds-- Maya Arnott with 10 rebounds (A double double).

Leading Wash U in assists-- Karisa Grandison with 7 assists.

For Carnegie Mellon-- Catherine Or with a game high 21 points, Caitlyn Clendenin with 15 points;  Anisha Chintala and Leah Weslock both with 6 points a piece.

Leading CMU in rebounds-- Caitlyn Clendenin with 9 rebounds.

Leading CMU in assists-- Anisha Chintala with 3 assists.

Wash U shot 31-63 from the field (49.2%), 12-27 from 3 pt range (44.4%), and 7-14 from the FT line (50%)

CMU shot 23-65 from the field (35.4%), 4-18 from 3 pt range (22.2%), and 10-16 from the FT line (62.5%)

Wash U outrebounded CMU 45-32; 14-11 on the offensive glass.

Wash U made 22 assists and committed 20 turnovers-- 15 of which were as a result of CMU steals.

CMU made 10 assists and committed 11 turnovers-- 7 of which were as a result of Wash U steals.

Points off turnovers-- Wash U won that category, 15-13

Points in the paint-- Wash U won that category, 34-28

Second chance points-- Wash U won that category, 16-13

Bench points-- Wash U won that category, 24-10

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Week 1 Regional Rankings are out-- Teams are listed in alphabetical order in the first week of regional rankings.

The following 5 UAA Women's Basketball teams made the regional rankings this week:

Region III-- Rochester

Region IV-- NYU

Region VI-- Emory

Region VIII-- Chicago, Wash U.