Lady Bears look to take lead in UAA standings
The 12th-ranked Washington Univeristy women’s basketball team (17-5, 9-2 UAA) makes its final road trip of the season this weekend, facing Carnegie Mellon University (8-14, 2-9 UAA) Friday night and 16th ranked Rochester (18-4, 7-4 UAA) Sunday afternoon.
These two games, along with next weekend’s season finale against the University of Chicago, will go a long way to determine who will be crowned the UAA champion. Currently, the Bears remain tied for the lead in the conference with New York University.
Earlier this season, the Red and Green defeated CMU 76-64 at the Field House. Despite the Tartans’ weaker record, they will still be a formidable foe for the Bears. In the team’s previous meeting, the Tartans shot an impressive 46 percent from 3-point range and guard Leah Feola achieved a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Wash. U. senior Rebecca Parker attained a double-double of her own with 18 points and 16 rebounds. Senior Sarah Schell and sophomore Jill Brandt also scored in the double digits with 14 points apiece. Sophomore Jaimie McFarlin added 9 rebounds in the contest.
When Wash. U. did battle with Rochester four weeks ago, the then-unranked Bears turned in perhaps their most impressive performance of the season, defeating then 2nd-ranked Rochester 57-36. Wash.U. used stifling defense to hold the Yellowjackets to just 20 percent shooting on the day, including only two 3-point baskets.
Forward Danielle Muller led the Yellowjackets with 11 points. In that contest, Brandt led the Bears with 13 points while Parker added 12 and McFarlin grabbed nine boards.
Look for the Lady Bears’ bench to make a solid impact this weekend, as it has come up big in several recent games. Sophomore transfer Halsey Ward scored a career-high 12 points at NYU two weeks ago. Freshman Janice Edwards also tallied her career-high 13 points last weekend against Emory.
After this weekend’s contests, the Bears return home for their final regular season title as well as Senior Day festivities on Saturday, Feb. 24 against the University of Chicago. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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