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WBBALL: Judges stop the bleeding with two victories this week
by Julie Ganz
Sports editor
Sports | 12/4/07
Posted online at 11:02 PM EST on 12/3/07
/ Last updated at 12:03 PM EST on 12/3/07
It was only fitting that guard Jessica Chapin '10 found herself controlling the ball as the final seconds ticked away in the women's basketball team's 57-45 win over Babson College last Saturday.
Led by Chapin's career-high 23 points and six steals, the Judges defeated Babson College 57-45, moving their record to 4-2 after last Tuesday's 86-62 revenge victory over Emmanuel College, the school that eliminated the Judges in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
"[Chapin's] a hard-nosed, gritty kid," coach Carol Simon said. "She's a kid who hates to lose. I mean, you can play her in chess, and she hates to lose. It doesn't matter what you're playing her in."
The Judges had entered the week on a down note after dropping their second nonconference game of the season in a 57-43 loss to Tufts University Nov. 25, but Chapin's contributions helped them rebound.
"I just stepped up," Chapin said. "Somebody had to. We were struggling."
After back-to-back layups by forward Cassidy Dadaos '09 gave Brandeis an early 4-0 lead last Saturday, the Beavers took the lead and held it for much of the first half.
"We struggled in the first half with [Babson's] different style, [but] we made an adjustment, and that was what was important," Chapin said.
Over the next seven minutes, the Beavers led by as many as four points and were helped by poor shooting from the Judges. Brandeis missed three straight free-throw shots and four straight field goal attempts, including three by captain and guard Jamie Capra '08. The first-team all-University Athletic Association selection from last season collected just one point in the contest after missing most of the team's warm-ups because she was taking the LSAT that morning.
"I came right from the test, and I didn't get on the bus with the girls, so it was a long day for me," Capra said. "I've been in a shooting slump, [so it's] nothing new, but [Saturday] was just an all-around rough day."
Led by Chapin's career-high 23 points and six steals, the Judges defeated Babson College 57-45, moving their record to 4-2 after last Tuesday's 86-62 revenge victory over Emmanuel College, the school that eliminated the Judges in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
"[Chapin's] a hard-nosed, gritty kid," coach Carol Simon said. "She's a kid who hates to lose. I mean, you can play her in chess, and she hates to lose. It doesn't matter what you're playing her in."
The Judges had entered the week on a down note after dropping their second nonconference game of the season in a 57-43 loss to Tufts University Nov. 25, but Chapin's contributions helped them rebound.
"I just stepped up," Chapin said. "Somebody had to. We were struggling."
After back-to-back layups by forward Cassidy Dadaos '09 gave Brandeis an early 4-0 lead last Saturday, the Beavers took the lead and held it for much of the first half.
"We struggled in the first half with [Babson's] different style, [but] we made an adjustment, and that was what was important," Chapin said.
Over the next seven minutes, the Beavers led by as many as four points and were helped by poor shooting from the Judges. Brandeis missed three straight free-throw shots and four straight field goal attempts, including three by captain and guard Jamie Capra '08. The first-team all-University Athletic Association selection from last season collected just one point in the contest after missing most of the team's warm-ups because she was taking the LSAT that morning.
"I came right from the test, and I didn't get on the bus with the girls, so it was a long day for me," Capra said. "I've been in a shooting slump, [so it's] nothing new, but [Saturday] was just an all-around rough day."
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