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The Emory women's basketball team battled back from a seven-point
deficit
midway through the second half but saw its comeback fall short
Friday evening as it dropped a bitter decision at New York
University. Emory saw its overall record slip to 8-7, 1-3 in
the University Athletic Association following a 59-55 setback to
the Violets who upped their overall ledger to 9-6 (1-3 UAA).
Both teams ended the evening shooting 33 percent from the floor
with Emory converting 21-of-64 from the floor while NYU hit
18-of-54. The big difference came at the foul line where the
Eagles could muster only eight makes in 18 tries while the NYU
knocked down 18-of-24.
Leading the Emory scoring attack was sophomore Becca Feldman who
finished as the team's lone double-figure scorer with 10
points. Juniors Courtney Von Stein and Liz Brandt each picked
up eight points. Senior Whitney Martin pulled down a
team-high eight rebounds.
Emory faced a 46-39 obstacle with 9:42 left in the game before
posting a 6-0 burst to draw to within one point with 6:14 on the
clock. Following a bucket by NYU's Chrissy Kilmurray, Emory
got back to within one point with 4:52 left after Martin made one
of two charity tosses. A three-pointer by Chelsea Blake
pushed NYU's cushion to four points but a Feldman trey cut the gap
to 51-50. A pair of free throws by Grace Carmen, her
10th and 11th points of the half, put Emory
in a five-point hole but it stayed within striking distance and
when Von Stein nailed one from beyond the arc with seven seconds
left, the visitors were back to within a single digit of
tying. Emory fouled on the ensuing inbounds, sending Blake to
the foul line. After she sank her first opportunity, she
missed the second, but NYU got the rebound and scored ending
Emory's comeback attempt.
Both teams enjoyed significant runs during the opening 20 minutes
of action that saw NYU hold a 33-30 advantage at halftime.
Emory led 22-18 with 8:56 left following a basket by freshman
Danielle Landry. The Violets then responded with a 9-0 spurt
that pushed them ahead by a 27-22 count with 3:47 on the
clock. The Eagles were paced in scoring in the opening stanza
by Brandt, who scored all eight of her points in the stanza, while
Chrissy Kilmurray totaled nine points and nine rebounds to
spearhead NYU.
Emory returns to action on Sunday (Jan. 24) when it plays at
Brandeis University in a 2:00 p.m. start.
