The Justice

Media Credit: David Sheppard-Brick DRIBBLING INSIDE: Guard Diana Cincotta '11 tries to get past a defender in last Saturday's home loss to New York?University.

With 7 minutes, 44 seconds left in last Saturday's women's basketball home game against rival No. 13 New York University, the No. 7 Judges found themselves down by nine points, a difference that almost equaled the disparity in fouls called against each team.

At that moment, Brandeis was called for its tenth team foul, enabling NYU to shoot two free throws every time the Judges committed a foul for the rest of the game. The Violets had only been called for three fouls up until that point.

The difference helped NYU expand on its three-point halftime lead and ultimately defeat the Judges 61-49. The loss dropped Brandeis to 11-2, including 1-2 in the University Athletic Association.

"We ended up in the double bonus way too early," assistant coach Scott Foulis said. "When you're playing from behind, [that's] not a place you want to be."

For the game, NYU attempted 31 free throws, including 22 in the second half, while the Judges shot a total of seven, with just two in the second half.

"At times it seemed like the consistency that you would like wasn't there [from the officials]," Foulis said. "Especially knowing what a physical game this always is when we play [NYU]. It was a bit odd to see the [foul] total, what it was, but it's one of those things you can't control. It's one of the things we don't really focus on. It is what it is, and some of those instances we put ourselves in spots where we made it easy for [the officials] to make the calls."

Brandeis also struggled offensively throughout the game, shooting just 35.5 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range. Guard Jessica Chapin '10, the Judges' leading scorer, averaging 14.8 points per game coming into the game, hit only one of her 11 shots and scored just two points.

"Especially in the middle of the first half, [the Violets] really were pressuring and denying our passes, not really letting us get in our offense," guard Lauren Rashford '10 said. "We need to learn how to step up when that happens."

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