Sophomore Hannah Lilly scored a game-high 21 points but it wasn't enough as the Emory women's basketball team dropped its University Athletic Association opener to No. 5-ranked Rochester Saturday afternoon.   The Yellowjackets of UR upped their overall record to 11-0 (1-0 UAA) following a 76-64 decision over Emory who slipped to 8-3 (0-1 UAA).

Rochester concluded the contests sinking 50 percent (31-of-62) of its field goal attempts, just the second opponent to reach that mark against Emory this season.  The Yellowjackets sank 36.4 percent (4-of-11) from three-point range and knocked down 10-of-13 free throw attempts.  Pacing the Rochester scoring attack was Jodie Luther with 20 points.  The Eagles connected on a season-low 32.9 percent (26-of-79) from the floor including 26.1 percent from beyond the arc.  Rochester finished with a 49-38 edge on the glass.

Rochester never trailed in the game, bolting out to a 13-5 advantage just a little over four minutes into the contest.  The Eagles fought back and knotted the affair at 15-15 following a bucket by junior Misha Jackson with 12:42 left in the stanza, but the Yellowjackets used a 15-4 scoring run over the next 6:16, with Luther, Laney Ming and Kristyn Wright all scoring four points in that stretch, to claim a 30-19 lead.  A three-pointer by Lilly with 3:07 on the clock drew the Eagles to within six points, 34-28, but six points from Luther keyed an 8-3 spurt over the remainder of the stanza to give UR a 42-31 lead at intermission.  Luther totaled 18 points for the Yellowjackets during the opening stanza, hitting eight-of-nine from the floor and both of her free throw attempts.  Lilly led the Emory scoring effort with 10 points.

Rochester kept Emory at bay during the opening 10 minutes of the second half and built a 15-point cushion, 64-49, with 8:59 left in the contest following a triple by Ally Zywicki.  The Eagles then used a 9-0 surge, with Lilly scoring five and Jackson four points, to claw back to within six points, 64-58, with 6:32 left in the game.   However, Rochester stymied the Emory comeback bid with six unanswered points to build its lead back to a dozen with 4:31 on the clock.  From there, the closest Emory would get was eight points as it saw its three-game winning streak come to an end.

Jackson was the other Eagle to finish in double figures in scoring with 10 points while tying for game-high honors with eight boards.

Emory returns to action on Monday (Jan. 9) when it hosts Maryville College in a 6:00 p.m. start.