For Immediate Release
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL – 11.26.02
Contact: Christina Cracolici
Phone: (781) 283-2003
E-mail: ccracoli@wellesley.edu
BRANDEIS WOMEN'S HOOPS DEFEATS WELLESLEY, 60-48
WELLESLEY, MASS. – Brandeis University junior
center Danielle Fitzpatrick (Stratham, NH/Exter) scored 15 of her
game-high 19 points in the first half to lead the Judges past visiting
Wellesley College, 60-48, in a non-conference match-up in Auerbach
Arena tonight.
Brandeis (3-0) scored the first eight points of the contest, six
coming on Fitzpatrick lay-ups, and never trailed again. Wellesley
got as close as four points at 21-17 with 3:57 remaining. A 9-2
Brandeis run to end the first half, highlighted by two acrobatic
shots by sophomore guard Lisa Pritzlaff (Highland, NY/Highland),
gave the Judges a 30-19 lead at the break. Brandeis outshot Wellesley,
47 percent to 29 percent in the first half.
Wellesley (1-2) got back to within five just over two minutes into
the second stanza. A jumper by sophomore Erin Johnson (Westhampton
Beach, NY/Westhampton) capped a 10-4 run by the Blue that cut the
lead to 34-29. Back-to-back hoops by Brandeis junior forward Audra
Lissell (Plympton, MA/Silver Lake Regional), including a rainbow
3-pointer pushed the lead back to 10 points at 41-31 with 12:35
on the clock, and the Judges never trailed by less than that the
rest of the way.
Fitzpatrick's game-high 19 points came on seven-of-10 shooting
from the floor. She also grabbed seven rebounds. Pritzlaff added
14 points and Lissell recorded her second double-double of the season
with 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for Brandeis. For Wellesley,
sophomore forward Bridget Harris (Newbury Park, CA/Newbury park)
led the way with 17 points, eight boards and a game-high five assists.
Senior center Kelly Grover (Westbrook, ME/Westbrook) added 16 points
and a team-high nine rebounds. Brandeis' win snapped a three-game
losing streak in the series with Wellesley.
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