CHICAGO – The No. 13-ranked College of Chicago girls’s basketball staff received its ninth-straight dwelling sport with Sunday’s 80-56 victory over Brandeis College.
The No. 13-ranked Maroons improved to 13-1 general and 2-1 within the College Athletic Affiliation (UAA). The Judges fell to 5-9 on the season (0-3 UAA).
A back-and-forth first quarter noticed Brandeis take its last lead of the afternoon at 14-13. As soon as Marissa Powe completed an and-one layup to make it 16-14, the Maroons would preserve the benefit for the ultimate 31 minutes.
Halfway by way of the second quarter, Grace Hynes and Sophia North mixed for 9 factors as UChicago scored on five-straight possessions to go up 32-18. The Judges discovered some momentum to cut the deficit right down to 34-29 by the final minute of the half. However Bella Alfaro swished a 3 from the nook to extend the margin to 37-29 at halftime.
Hynes was a drive on the offensive finish, constantly backing down her defender into the publish and both scoring or drawing the foul. The senior scored eight of her staff’s opening 10 factors of the third quarter to stake the Maroons to a 47-33 benefit. Brandeis couldn’t get any nearer than 10 factors the remainder of the way in which.
UChicago led by 16 in the beginning of the fourth quarter and scored 18 factors within the last 4 minutes to emerge with an 80-56 triumph.
Hynes rolled up a game-high 25 factors to go along with six rebounds and 4 assists. North compiled 12 factors and 6 rebounds. Alfaro got here off the bench to contribute 9 factors, seven rebounds and 5 assists. Powe tallied 9 factors, six rebounds and 4 steals. Mallory Brodnik added eight factors and eight rebounds.
The Maroons shot 40.6 % from the sector, 38.5 % on three-pointers (10-26) and 90.0 % on free throws (18-20). The Judges had been held to 35.2 % on discipline objectives, 17.4 % on threes (4-23) and 58.3 % from the charity stripe (14-24). UChicago dominated the boards 47-32.
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