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Williams drops game to Brandeis, 75-56 - December 10, 2007
Waltham - Williams women’s basketball (6-3) had its five game winning streak halted by non-conference opponent Brandeis (7-2) in a 75-56 loss. The Judges, ranked No. 14 in the preseason Top 25 poll, built a twenty-point lead at the half and never looked back. Despite having dropped out of the polls since the start of the season, Brandeis still remained too formidable an opponent for the Ephs to handle.
“We got flustered early,” said Williams head coach Pat Manning. “They [Brandeis] came out on fire, and we did not recover.”
Brandeis opened the game with two three-pointers before Niki Savageau responded with her own shot from behind the arc to bring the score to 6-3 with 18:26 to play. Behind by only three points, it was the closest the Ephs would be to the lead for the entire contest.
The three by Brandeis proved to be a fatal blow for the Ephs, as the Judges went 6-of-11 from downtown in the first half. They would finish the afternoon shooting 55.5 percent from the three point line. Brandeis continued their offensive attack, mounting a 25-10 run to bring their lead to twenty with five minutes in the period.
Down 45-24 at the break, Williams could have allowed the opposition to really do some damage in the second half and expand their lead. Early in the period it seemed as though Brandeis would do just that, and increased their lead to twenty points with 14:55 on the clock. Down but not out, the Ephs still had some fight left in them in the waning minutes of play.
“In the second half we could have packed it in,“ continued Manning. “But we didn’t cave, and came back and fought. We just lost our composure early on but played much better defense in the second half, and an overall better game on both sides of the court later on.”
With 9:29 remaining in regulation Williams amassed an 8-0 run over a three minute span to narrow the Judges’ lead to twenty-two. Jessica Chapin hit Brandeis’ eleventh three of the night with 5:08 left in play, but the Ephs responded with some defensive fervor and shutout their opponents in the final five minutes. They countered offensively with another 8-0 spurt to narrow the final score to 75-56.
Jamie Capra scored a game-high 25 points for Brandeis, while Jessica Chapin and Lauren Orlando contributed 16 and 13 points respectively. The remaining two starters, Cassidy Dadaos and Kiersten Holgash notched eight points each.
While Brandeis’ started combined for seventy of their seventy-five points, Williams received another impressive performance off their bench. Freshman Jessica Harris recorded a double-double with 15 points and 12 boards, and is averaging 8.9 points a game. Mika Peterman chipped in 15 points, while Taylor Shea added 6 points.
Williams will return to action at Lehman on December 29 at 12:00 p.m. |
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