University Athletic Association

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I am very glad that I got to see both Brandeis basketball teams win home UAA games on Senior Day, and I am extra glad that I was able to see it in person.

I was not sure that I would be able to see the entire Brandeis women's basketball game today, as I had a mandatory getaway time to leave Brandeis and take my ride back home at 3:50 PM Eastern.  Therefore, I watched the second half of the basketball game standing at the Gosman Center mezzanine level ready to put on my coat at 3:45 PM Eastern and be prepared to watch overtime on my smartphone if necessary.

Fortunately, I only had to miss the last 5 seconds of the game in person, but I was able to see the final moments of the Brandeis win over Wash U on my smartphone as I was leaving.

Extra fortunate that Brandeis was able to stick to their game plan and pull off a win over Wash U even though Camila Casanueva's college career came to an end last weekend due to an injury.   Emma Reavis stepped in and almost had a triple double to lead Brandeis in the win.  Reavis had a career high 18 points, a career high 12 rebounds, and had 9 assists.  Senior Kerry Tanke also had a double double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.   First year student Caitlin Gresko followed with 10 points for Brandeis-- all of those points scored in the second half. 

Brandeis defense was able to hold Wash U to 31.6% shooting from the field for the game, and Brandeis outrebounded Wash U 43-38, 11-10 on the offensive glass.

There was no official Alumni Club event today, but I had a good time watching this game in-person even with my N95 respirator on.

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More things from Brandeis women's basketball's victory over Wash U today--

First win at home over Wash U since the 2007-08 season.

Combined with today's men's basketball victory, today marked the first time in the history of the UAA that Brandeis pulled off a home basketball doubleheader sweep over the Wash U Bears.

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Going into the final week of the UAA season--

Top 5 scorers in UAA play (also listed with ppg overall and overall ranking among UAA players)

1.)  Klaire Steffens, Chicago-- 17.2 ppg in UAA play, 16.6 ppg overall, #2 overall among UAA players.
2.)  Claire Brock, Emory-- 16.4 ppg in UAA play, 16.0 ppg overall, #3 overall among UAA players.
3.)  Catherine Or, Carnegie Mellon-- 15.7 ppg in UAA play, 14.3 ppg overall, #4 overall among UAA players.
T-4.)  Hannah Lindemuth, Rochester-- 14.8 ppg in UAA play, 14.1 ppg overall, #5 overall among UAA players.
T-4.)  Belle Pellecchia, NYU-- 14.8 ppg in UAA play, 13.6 ppg overall, #6 overall among UAA players.

(Special mention to Abbey Lawrence of CWRU who averaged 14.3 ppg in UAA play, and also averaged a #1 20.1 ppg overall before sustaining a season-ending injury on Sunday, February 4 at Chicago.)

Top 5 rebounders in UAA play (also listed with rpg overall and overall ranking among UAA players)

T-1.)  Caitlyn Clendenin, Carnegie Mellon-- 8.8 rpg in UAA play, 8.6 rpg overall, #2 overall among UAA players.
T-1.)  Catherine Or, Carnegie Mellon-- 8.8 rpg in UAA play, 7.8 rpg overall, #5 overall among UAA players.
T-3.)  Maya Arnott, Wash U-- 8.7 rpg in UAA play, 8.8 rpg overall, #1 overall among UAA players.
T-3.)  Jenny Walker, NYU-- 8.7 rpg in UAA play, 8.3 rpg overall, #3 overall among UAA players.
5.)   Julianna Okoniewski, Rochester-- 8.2 rpg in UAA play, 7.3 rpg, #8 overall among UAA players.

Top 5 "dime droppers" in UAA play (also listed with apg overall and overall ranking among UAA players.)

1.)  Emma Reavis, Brandeis-- 4.6 apg in UAA play, 4.6 apg overall, #1 overall among UAA players.
2.)  Catherine Or, CMU-- 4.2 apg in UAA play, 3.5 apg overall, #3 overall among UAA players.
3.)  Maura Leverone, Rochester-- 3.5 apg in UAA play, 3.9 apg overall, #2 overall among UAA players.
4.)  Jordan Janowski, NYU-- 3.4 apg in UAA play, 3.2 apg overall, #4 overall among UAA players.
T-5.) Caitlyn Clendenin, CMU-- 2.9 apg in UAA play, 3.0 apg overall, #7 overall among UAA players.
T-5.) Grace Hynes, Chicago-- 2.9 apg in UAA play, 2.8 apg overall, #8 overall among UAA players.

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Schedule for the final week of the UAA season--

1 non-conference game on Wednesday, Feb. 23--

Clark at Brandeis-- 6 PM Eastern.

Game originally scheduled to be played on Monday, January 3, 2022.

This will be the final game of the season for the Clark Cougars.

Clark enters the contest at 8-14, 1-8 in NEWMAC-- the only NEWMAC victory for Clark this season was over Mt. Holyoke.  Clark finished in 10th place in NEWMAC and did not qualify for the NEWMAC tournament (Top 7 teams qualify). 

UAA games for Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022--

1.)  Brandeis at NYU-- 2 PM Eastern-- Game to be played at Brooklyn Athletic Facility due to a DI game taking place at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, NY at the same time.

The other UAA games tip at 3 PM Central/4 PM Eastern--

2.)  Rochester at Emory
3.)  Carnegie Mellon at Case Western Reserve
4.)  Chicago at Wash U.

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Congratulations to Belle Pellecchia of NYU on being named UAA Athlete of the Week in Women's Basketball for Feb. 21, 2022--

uaasports.info/information/aow/022122

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Halftime from Auerbach Arena in Waltham, MA--

Brandeis 40, Clark 33

For Brandeis-- Emma Reavis leads with a game high 11 points, with a team high 4 rebounds, and a game high 5 assists.  Francesca Marchese follows with 9 points, and Kerry Tanke has 7 points.

Mollie Obar also has 4 rebounds for Brandeis.

For Clark-- Emily Sifferien leads with a team high 7 points, followed by Hannah Favoloro with 6 points, and Julianne Liebow with 5 points.

Alaina Schatzabel leads the Cougars with 4 rebounds, while Emily Siffirien has 2 assists.

Brandeis shot 12-29 from the field (41.4%), 6-18 from 3 pt range (33.3%), and 10-12 from the FT lne (83.3%)

Clark shot 12-33 from the field (36.4%), 3-14 from 3 pt range (21.4%), and 6-14 from the FT line (42.9%).

Brandeis outrebounding Clark 29-15, 7-4 on the offensive glass.

brandeis made 10 assists and committed 11 turnovers

Clark made 5 assists and committed 4 turnovers

Steals-- Clark leads 7-3

Points off turnovers-- Clark leads 12-3

Points in the paint-- Clark leads 16-12

Second chance points-- Brandeis leads 10-4

Bench points-- Clark leads 12-7

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Final from Auerbach Arena in Waltham, MA--

Brandeis 81, Clark 58

Brandeis improves to 9-14 and finishes non-conference play with a record of 6-4 against non-UAA opponents.

Clark finishes their season with a final record of 8-15.

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4 teams from the UAA earned regional rankings from the NCAA DIII Women's Basketball Committee for selection purposes in women's basketball.

UAA AQ NYU is ranked #1 in Region 4 this week.

Rochester is #6 in Region 3.

Emory is #6 in Region 6

Chicago is #6 in Region 8

d3hoops.com/notables/2022/02/women-regional-rankings-second

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Review of final stats from tonight's Brandeis v Clark game:

Final-- Brandeis 81, Clark 58

Brandeis improves to 9-14 and finishes with a non-conference record of 6-4 against non-UAA opponents, while Clark finishes their season with a final record of 8-15.

For Brandeis-- 4 players scored in double figures, led by Francesca Marchese with a game high 18 points, Emma Reavis with a double double of 17 points and a game high 11 rebounds, Caitlin Gresko with 14 points, and Kerry Tanke with 11 points.

Emma Reavis also had a game high 7 assists to lead Brandeis.

Camila Casanueva, who missed the last 2 games vs Chicago and Wash U due to injury, came off the bench for 14 minutes of action.  She scored 3 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, and made 5 assists.

For Clark-- Emily Sifferlen led with a team high 13 points, followed by Hannah Favoloro and Cam Richey with 10 points a piece.

Alaina Schatzabel and Jacqueline Faulise each had 5 rebounds, while Faulise and Sifferlen each had 2 assists.

Brandeis shot 25-58 from the field (43.1%), 16-35 from 3 pt range (45.7%), and 15-17 from the FT line (88.2%)  The 16 3 pointers made by Brandeis is a new program single-game record.

Clark shot 21-65 from the field (32.3%), 5-28 from 3 pt range (17.9%), and 11-20 from the FT line (55%).

Brandeis outrebounded Clark 50-34, and was tied with them at 11-11 on the offensive glass.

Brandeis made 21 assists and committed 20 turnovers-- 12 of which were as a result of Clark steals.

Clark made 8 assists and committed 12 turnovers-- 4 of which were as a result of Brandeis steals.

Points off turnovers-- Clark won that category, 19-11.

Points in the paint-- Clark won that category, 28-18.

Second chance points-- Brandeis won that category, 10-8

Bench points-- Clark won that category, 20-15

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Going into this final weekend-- it is getting very likely that the UAA will only send its AQ to the NCAAs in women's basketball this year, and that the UAA will not receive any Pool C bids.  A rare situation in the UAA for this sport, but NYU has been so dominant in the UAA this season and no other team in the UAA has also stood out from the rest of the league.  (Every other UAA team aside from NYU has 8 or more losses going into this weekend.)

Hopefully, NYU will make a deep run and get to Pittsburgh for this year's "Final Four".

Games for this final UAA weekend--

Saturday, February 26, 2022

1.)  Brandeis at NYU-- Tip from the Brooklyn Athletic Facility at 1 PM Central/2 PM Eastern.

First (and hopefully last) time that a UAA Women's Basketball game will have to be played there.

The other games have a 3 PM Central/4 PM Eastern tip--

2.)  Rochester at Emory
3.)  Carnegie Mellon at Case Western Reserve
4.)  Chicago at Wash U

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If there is one game that I wished that could have been played this season that could have helped the UAA, it would have been Washington & Lee playing at Emory.  That game got cancelled due to COVID-19 issues, and as a result, Emory lost a vital data point in Region 6 in how the Eagles would have fared vs the top teams in the ODAC.

On a personal note, I would have liked to see Brandeis women's basketball alum Christine Clancy have her Generals play Emory this season, and that is the one non-conference game that got cancelled that I miss.  This was the year to do it, as the Generals are now the #1 seed in the ODAC tournament, and Coach Clancy got named ODAC Coach of the Year in women's basketball this season.  Washington & Lee got their program record 20th win of the season today with their quarterfinal win over Guilford, and hopefully, the Generals will be able to win the AQ from the ODAC this weekend.

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Halftime at Brooklyn Athletic Facility in Brooklyn, NY--

NYU 40, Brandeis 29

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Final from Brooklyn Athletic Facility in Brooklyn, NY--

NYU 80, Brandeis 67

NYU will enter the NCAA tournament at 22-1, 13-1 in the UAA.  Bracket announcement on ncaa.com at 2:30 PM Eastern Monday, February 28.

Brandeis ends its season at 9-15, 3-11 in the UAA.

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Halftime scores in the 4 PM Eastern tip games--

1.)  Rochester 32, Emory 25
2.)  Wash U 30, Chicago 23
3.)  Carnegie Mellon 36, Case Western Reserve 31

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

Wash U 65, Chicago 52

Wash U finishes its season at 14-11, 8-6 in the UAA.

Chicago finishes its season at 14-10, 7-7 in the UAA.