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WBBALL: Judges falter again with game on the line
by Julie Ganz
Sports editor
Sports | 1/22/08
Posted online at 12:31 AM EST on 1/22/08
/ Last updated at 11:54 AM EST on 1/22/08
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"At that point, when the three went in, [and] we were down by one, we definitely got brewed up for that, after that shot," Rashford said.
Instead, they were outscored 24-9 for the rest of the game and fell 77-61, faltering down the stretch for the second time in three games against a top-25 University Athletic Association foe on the road. Brandeis previously blew a 10-point lead in a loss to then-No. 4 New York University Jan. 12. The Judges dropped to 10-4 with the loss and 1-2 in the UAA, including last Friday's 74-56 win at Carnegie Mellon University.
"Our defense at some point breaks down, and that's what we need to work on," Rashford said. "In a conference like the UAA, any time a team breaks down, the other team is going to take advantage of that, and that's what Rochester did [Sunday]."
The Judges led for much of the first half, but the Yellowjackets rallied for a 26-24 lead with 2:12 remaining in the half on a layup by junior forward Alex Porter, who hit a free throw to tie the score at 30 heading into the break.
"I was thinking that we'd need to pick up defensive pressure and respond well because they'd probably come out with a lot of fire [in the second half]," guard Carmela Breslin '10 said.
Just like in the loss to New York University, the Judges could not stop a Rochester surge in the second half.
"What Rochester does is they really run their sets very well and they really rotate the ball very well," coach Carol Simon said. "They just got the ball to their good shooters and she hit key shots at the end, so you have to give credit."
The Yellowjackets took a four-point lead on a jumper by rookie center Courtney Donovan with 11:05 left to play, but the Judges pulled within one point on Breslin's three-pointer from the left corner which made the score 49-48 with 9:10 left.
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