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WBBALL: Judges vanquish two foes on road
by Julie Ganz
Sports editor
Sports | 2/5/08
Posted online at 4:14 AM EST on 2/5/08
/ Last updated at 11:51 AM EST on 2/5/08
Down by a point with 1 minute, 58 seconds remaining in last Sunday's game at Emory University, captain and guard Jamie Capra '08 found herself in her familiar spot at the free throw line-where she had made all nine of her shots thus far in the game- attempting to put Brandeis ahead following one of the strangest sequences one will ever see.
"That was a big point in the game," Capra said. "Luckily, today I felt really good at the foul line and I was very productive from there."
Once again, Capra came through, adding two more points to reach her total of 25 and putting the women's basketball team ahead for good. The 70-66 win marked the fourth straight University Athletic Association victory for the Judges, who also edged Case Western Reserve University 67-65 in overtime last Friday. Brandeis boosted its record to 14-4 overall and 5-2 in UAA play, tying them with Washington University in St. Louis, whom they beat 66-48 at home Jan. 27, for second place in the conference.
"It was definitely a huge weekend for us," Capra said. "If you look at what's going on around the league, by winning, we put ourselves in a great position."
In a game in which the Eagles shot a higher percentage than the Judges from the field, the difference was the Judges' performance at the foul line. Brandeis made 18 of their 21 of their free throws, while the Eagles connected on only 16 of 25 shots from the stripe.
The Judges built themselves a nine-point lead with 13:30 remaining in the first half when reserve guard Carmela Breslin '10 took advantage of a fast break by hitting a three-pointer, capping a 15-6 run that included a combined 12 points from forward Cassidy Dadaos '09 and Capra.
"They were really [concentrating] on [Capra] and on [center Lauren Orlando '09] a lot in the post, so I ended up getting some pretty open shots, which was big," Dadaos said.
Emory countered with a 22-15 run of its own to cut the Judges' lead to 35-33 at halftime. Sophomore forward Whitney Martin kept Emory in the game with 12 points off the bench in the first half.
"That was a big point in the game," Capra said. "Luckily, today I felt really good at the foul line and I was very productive from there."
Once again, Capra came through, adding two more points to reach her total of 25 and putting the women's basketball team ahead for good. The 70-66 win marked the fourth straight University Athletic Association victory for the Judges, who also edged Case Western Reserve University 67-65 in overtime last Friday. Brandeis boosted its record to 14-4 overall and 5-2 in UAA play, tying them with Washington University in St. Louis, whom they beat 66-48 at home Jan. 27, for second place in the conference.
"It was definitely a huge weekend for us," Capra said. "If you look at what's going on around the league, by winning, we put ourselves in a great position."
In a game in which the Eagles shot a higher percentage than the Judges from the field, the difference was the Judges' performance at the foul line. Brandeis made 18 of their 21 of their free throws, while the Eagles connected on only 16 of 25 shots from the stripe.
The Judges built themselves a nine-point lead with 13:30 remaining in the first half when reserve guard Carmela Breslin '10 took advantage of a fast break by hitting a three-pointer, capping a 15-6 run that included a combined 12 points from forward Cassidy Dadaos '09 and Capra.
"They were really [concentrating] on [Capra] and on [center Lauren Orlando '09] a lot in the post, so I ended up getting some pretty open shots, which was big," Dadaos said.
Emory countered with a 22-15 run of its own to cut the Judges' lead to 35-33 at halftime. Sophomore forward Whitney Martin kept Emory in the game with 12 points off the bench in the first half.
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