The Emory women's basketball team saw a late surge fall short Sunday afternoon as No. 19 New York University topped the Eagles.  NYU raised its overall record to 20-4, 9-4 in the University Athletic Association following a 71-60 triumph over the Eagles who fell to 12-12, 3-10.

Junior LeShonda Lillard paced the Emory scoring attack with 13 points and dished out five assists.  Senior Jenny Kraus totaled 12 points while senior Lora Turner rounded out the team's double-digit point producers with 10 points as well as pulling down a game-high 11 rebounds. 

The Violets used a hot shooting first-half to take a 42-32 edge at halftime.  NYU knocked down 61.9 percent of its field goal opportunities (13-of-21) during the opening 20 minutes of play while Emory converted 34.5 percent (10-of-29).  NYU opened the second half with a 12-6 scoring run to increase its margin to 54-38 with 15:02 remaining in the game.  Emory responded with a 13-5 burst, with five different players scoring, to creep back to within a 59-51 margin with 4:41 on the clock.  After a NYU bucket by Grace Carmen, Lillard answered with a score with 3:53 remaining to keep the Eagles within eight points.  NYU parlayed an Emory turnover into a subsequent layup to lay claim to an 11-point cushion with 1:45 left.  Emory then made another comeback bid as a basket by Turner and three-pointer by Kraus cut the deficit to six points, 66-60, with 1:03 on the clock.  However, that would be as close as the Eagles would get as NYU scored its remaining points from the foul line.

NYU ended the game shooting 45.8 percent (22-of-48) from the floor compared to Emory's 36.5 percent (23-of-63).  The Violets enjoyed a decided edge at the foul line, knocking down 22-of-32 tries while the Eagles hit on eight-of-13. 

Emory closes out the season next Saturday, Feb. 28, when it entertains Case Western Reserve University.