University Athletic Association

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In-person spectators now welcome at all UAA Home basketball games this weekend.

Masks required at all games-- Wiegand Gym in Pittsburgh (Carnegie Mellon) operating at 50% capacity.

Games scheduled for today-- Friday, Feb. 11, 2022--

1.)  Brandeis at Carnegie Mellon-- 7:30 PM Eastern tip.
2.)  NYU at Case Western Reserve-- 7:30 PM Eastern-- (Throwback Weekend-- CWRU women wearing "Mather" uniforms.)

3.)  Emory at Wash U-- 7:30 PM Central/8:30 PM Eastern
4.)  Rochester at Chicago-- 7:30 PM Central/8:30 PM Eastern

Games scheduled for Sunday-- Feb. 13, 2022--

1.)  Brandeis at Case Western Reserve-- 1 PM Eastern tip (Throwback Weekend-- CWRU women wearing "Mather" uniforms.)
2.)  NYU at Carnegie Mellon-- 2 PM Eastern tip.
3.)  Emory at Chicago-- 2 PM Central/3 PM Eastern tip.
4.)  Rochester at Wash U-- 2 PM Central/3 PM Eastern tip.

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Reigning UAA Athlete of the Week in women's basketball, as announced on Monday, Feb. 7--

Maya Arnott, Wash U (First ever UAA Athlete of the Week honor for her).

News release:  washubears.com/general/2021-22/releases/20220208mgdo0y

Top 5 scorers in UAA games only-- entering today

1.)  Claire Brock-- Emory-- 16.4 PPG
2.)  Catherine Or-- Carnegie Mellon-- 15.0 PPG
3.)  Klaire Steffens-- Chicago-- 14.8 PPG
4.)  Hannah Lindemuth-- Rochester-- 14.7 PPG
5.)  Belle Pellecchia-- NYU-- 14.6 PPG

Top 5 rebounders in UAA games only--

1.)  Jenny Walker-- NYU-- 8.7 RPG
2.)  Maya Arnott-- Wash U-- 8.4 RPG
3.)  Klaire Steffens-- Chicago-- 8.2 RPG
4.)  Julianna Okoniewski-- Rochester-- 7.9 RPG
5.)  Catherine Or-- Carnegie Mellon-- 7.8 RPG

Top 5 "dime droppers" in UAA games only--

1.)  Catherine Or-- Carnegie Mellon-- 4.4 APG
T-2.)  Emma Reavis-- Brandeis-- 3.0 APG
T-2.)  Samantha Weaver-- Wash U-- 3.0 APG
4.)  Jordan Janowski-- NYU-- 2.9 APG
5.)  Camila Casanueva-- Brandeis-- 2.7 APG.

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Team news from Case Western Reserve--

Abbey Lawrence, CWRU's top player, is out for the rest of the season due to a foot injury.   Video feed tonight shows her in crutches.

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Halftime from Horsburgh Gym in Cleveland--

NYU 45, Case Western Reserve 31

For NYU, Jordan Janowski leading with a team high 10 points, followed by Belle Pellecchia with 9 points, and Natalie Bruns with 8 points.

Belle Pellecchia leading NYU with 7 rebounds and co-leading with 3 assists.  Jordan Janowski also has 3 assists.

For CWRU, Kayla Characklis leading with a game high 12 points.  Isabella Mills has 7 points, with Margaret Terry and Nyah Moore at 3 points a piece.

Kayla Characklis leading CWRU with 4 rebounds.

5 CWRU players with 1 assist a piece.

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Final from Horsburgh Gym in Cleveland--

NYU 75, Case Western Reserve 63

NYU improves to 18-1, 9-1 in the UAA

CWRU drops to 7-14, 2-8 in the UAA

For NYU, Jordan Janowski led with a team high 17 points, Belle Pellecchia with 13 points, and Natalie Bruns with 11 points.

Belle Pellecchia led NYU with 9 rebounds, and along with Jordan Janowski, co-led NYU with 5 assists a piece.

For CWRU, Isabella Mills led with a game high 21 points.  Kayla Characklis had a double double with 18 points and a game high 12 rebounds, and Preet Gill scored 11 points.

Sarah Mitchell led CWRU with 4 assists.

NYU shot 28-68 from the field (41.2%), 7-21 from 3 pt range (33.3%), and 12-18 from the FT line (66.7%)

CWRU shot 20-64 from the field (31.3%), 8-22 from 3 pt range (36.4%), and 15-17 from the FT line (88.2%)

NYU outrebounded CWRU 46-42, 13-11 on the offensive glass

NYU made 16 assists and committed 9 turnovers-- 5 of which were as a result of CWRU steals

CWRU made 14 assists and committed 13 turnovers-- 9 of which were as a result of NYU steals

NYU blocked 5 CWRU shots, while CWRU blocked 3 NYU shots.

Points off turnovers-- NYU won that category, 15-7

Second chance points-- NYU won that category, 14-7

Points in the paint-- NYU won that category, 30-18

Bench points even at 22 points a piece.

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Final from Wiegand Gym in Pittsburgh--

Carnegie Mellon 66, Brandeis 51

Carnegie Mellon improves to 10-9, 4-6 in the UAA

Brandeis drops to 6-13, 1-9 in the UAA

For Carnegie Mellon, Isha Nambisan led with a game high 23 points, Anisha Chintala and Catherine Or each had 9 points a piece, and Caitlyn Clendenin had 7 points, along with a game high 15 rebounds and co-led along with Catherine Or with a game high 6 assists a piece.

For Brandeis, Camila Casanueva led with a team high 12 points, Christina Bacon had 11 points, and Emma Reavis had 8 points along with a team high 7 rebounds and a team high 5 assists.

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

Emory 81, Wash U 66

Emory improves to 13-6, 7-3 in the UAA-- sole possession of second place-- 2 games back of NYU with 4 games left to play.

NYU owns head to head tiebreaker vs Emory-- 2-0 series sweep.

Wash U drops to 12-9, 6-4 in the UAA-- tie for third place with the winner of tonight's Rochester/Chicago game.

Loser of Rochester at Chicago game will be in fifth place in the UAA at 5-5 in UAA play.

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Final from the Ratner Center in Chicago--

Rochester 74, Chicago 68

Rochester improves to 14-7, 6-4 in the UAA-- tied for third place with Wash U.

Chicago drops to 12-8, 5-5 in the UAA-- fifth place in the UAA-- 4 games back of NYU with 4 games left to play.

NYU win on Sunday or a Chicago loss eliminates the Maroons from title contention.

Eliminated from title contention:  Carnegie Mellon, Case Western Reserve, Brandeis.

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Halftime from Horsburgh Gym in Cleveland--

Case Western Reserve 31, Brandeis 28

For CWRU-- Preet Gill with a game high 10 points, followed by isabella Mills with 9 points, and McKenna Gross with 5 points.

Sarah Mitchell leads the Spartans with a team high 5 rebounds, while Isabella Mills and Nyah Moore each have 2 assists a piece.

For Brandeis-- Camila Casanueva leads with a team high 5 points, while Caitlin Gresko, Christina Bacon, and Tathiana Pierre each have 4 points a piece.

Emma Reavis has a game high 7 rebounds and 3 assists to lead the Judges.

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Final from Horsburgh Gym in Cleveland--

Brandeis 61, Case Western Reserve 58

Brandeis improves to 7-13, 2-9 in the UAA-- tied with CWRU for 7th place.

CWRU drops to 7-15, 2-9 in the UAA.

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Final from Wiegand Gym in Pittsburgh--

NYU 70, Carnegie Mellon 56

NYU improves to 19-1, 10-1 in the UAA.

Carnegie Mellon drops to 10-10, 4-7 in the UAA.

Score updates in the Midwest--

Emory 32, Chicago 32  1:19 left in second quarter.

Wash U 36, Rochester 22  Halftime

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Teams still alive in UAA women's title race--

NYU, Emory, winner of Rochester vs Wash U today.

Teams eliminated from UAA title contention--

Chicago was eliminated with the NYU victory over Carnegie Mellon today-- there will officially be a new UAA women's basketball champion this season.

Loser of Rochester vs Wash U will also be eliminated from the UAA title race today.

Previously eliminated-- Carnegie Mellon, CWRU, Brandeis.

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Halftime at the Ratner Center in Chicago--

Chicago 37, Emory 34.

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

Wash U 65, Rochester 48

Wash U improves to 13-9, 7-4 in the UAA.  Wash U remains in the hunt for a UAA Co-Championship at 3 games behind NYU with 3 to play.   Wash U plays at NYU on Friday.

Rochester drops to 14-8, 6-5 in the UAA.  Rochester is eliminated from the UAA title race as a result of this defeat today.

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Final from the Ratner Center in Chicago--

Chicago 67, Emory 51

Chicago improves to 13-8, 6-5 in the UAA.

Emory drops to 13-7, 7-4 in the UAA.   Emory is tied for second place with Wash U.

Emory is 3 games behind NYU in the standings with 3 to play.

Next Friday-- NYU clinches the UAA Women's Basketball Championship and the AQ outright with a win over Wash U.

Emory will host Case Western Reserve on Friday.

In the other Friday games, Chicago travels to Brandeis while Rochester hosts Carnegie Mellon.