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WBBALL: Judges split road games
by Melissa Siegel
Staff writer
Sports | 1/27/09
Posted online at 2:58 AM EST on 1/27/09
With just over three-and-a-half minutes gone by in the second half of the women's basketball team's game against University Athletic Association opponent Emory University, the Judges had trimmed what was a 13-point deficit with 1 minute, 48 seconds left in the first half down to four points. But that was before Emory went on a 12-0 run, scoring four three-pointers in five possessions.
The run extended the Eagles' lead to 45-29 with 13:56 left in the game, and Emory would eventually lead by as much as 17 points in an eventual 69-56 win. The loss drops the Judges to 12-3, following a win on the road against Case Western Reserve University last Friday. All three losses this season have come against teams in the UAA.
"We're playing against teams at a high level," guard Carmela Breslin '10 said. "It's intense, and all the schools recruit well [in the UAA]. We're all playing hard day in and day out, and nobody likes to lose."
Coach Carol Simon could not be reached for comment by press time, and guard Jessica Chapin '10, the Judges' leading scorer, who missed nine of her 11 field goal attempts against Emory, declined to comment on the game.
The Judges struggled with their offense all game, shooting just under 30 percent from the field. Meanwhile, the Eagles shot 46 percent from the field, including 4-8 from three-point range in the second half. This performance came after Emory shot just 1-for-21 from three-point range in its 66-59 loss last Friday to New York University.
"They were just hitting their shots," Breslin said. "It's not like we weren't getting open shots. I feel like we missed a lot of layups, and they were hitting them and we weren't. We'll definitely work on that this week in practice."
Emory scored the first points of the game and never played from behind. The Judges tied the score after the Eagles' first basket, but Emory went on a 7-0 run to take a 10-3 lead. Emory would lead by as much as 13 in the first half, but the Judges went on a 7-0 run from the last two minutes of the first half to the first three-and-a-half minutes of the second half to cut the deficit to 33-29 before the Eagles went on their 12-0 run.
The run extended the Eagles' lead to 45-29 with 13:56 left in the game, and Emory would eventually lead by as much as 17 points in an eventual 69-56 win. The loss drops the Judges to 12-3, following a win on the road against Case Western Reserve University last Friday. All three losses this season have come against teams in the UAA.
"We're playing against teams at a high level," guard Carmela Breslin '10 said. "It's intense, and all the schools recruit well [in the UAA]. We're all playing hard day in and day out, and nobody likes to lose."
Coach Carol Simon could not be reached for comment by press time, and guard Jessica Chapin '10, the Judges' leading scorer, who missed nine of her 11 field goal attempts against Emory, declined to comment on the game.
The Judges struggled with their offense all game, shooting just under 30 percent from the field. Meanwhile, the Eagles shot 46 percent from the field, including 4-8 from three-point range in the second half. This performance came after Emory shot just 1-for-21 from three-point range in its 66-59 loss last Friday to New York University.
"They were just hitting their shots," Breslin said. "It's not like we weren't getting open shots. I feel like we missed a lot of layups, and they were hitting them and we weren't. We'll definitely work on that this week in practice."
Emory scored the first points of the game and never played from behind. The Judges tied the score after the Eagles' first basket, but Emory went on a 7-0 run to take a 10-3 lead. Emory would lead by as much as 13 in the first half, but the Judges went on a 7-0 run from the last two minutes of the first half to the first three-and-a-half minutes of the second half to cut the deficit to 33-29 before the Eagles went on their 12-0 run.
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