 Senior guard Sara Ettner launches a shot in the Field House |
The Red and Green maintained its share of the University Athletic Association lead by picking up two huge roads wins --New York University, 81-62, on Feb. 2, and Brandeis University, 89-73, Sunday.
The Bears fell into a quick 10-3 hole at NYU but responded with an 18-4 run to take a seven-point lead, 21-14, midway through the first half. New York climbed to within three, 39-36, at halftime, but that would be as close as the Violets would get as the Bears recorded their biggest win ever at the Coles Sports Center. Dustin Tylka poured in a career-high-tying 35 points, the third time he has passed the 30-point barrier this season, on 10-of-14 shooting overall and 6-of-8 shooting from beyond the three-point arc. He also added four steals. Chris Alexander finished with 11 points, moving him past Kevin Folkl and into sixth place on the WU career scoring charts. Chris Jeffries and Nick Geurts each chipped in 11. Jeffries had game-highs with eight rebounds and five assists.
Against Brandeis, WU took a little longer to get rolling as the Judges jumped to an early 20-13 lead. The Bears came back with an 11-2 run to go up 24-22, but Brandeis took a 40-37 lead into halftime. However, WU ripped off a 19-2 run over a six-minute stretch early in the second half to go up 62-48 with 11:20 left. Brandeis would get no closer than 12 the rest of the way as the Bears surpassed last year's win total with their 18th victory of the season. Jeffries led five players in double figures with 22 points and five rebounds. Tylka hit 5 of 8 from three-point range to finish with 17 points and Jarriot Rook finished with 13.
The Bears' New York City road trip didn't begin the way they had planned it, falling behind to NYU early and trailing by as much as 21 in the first half. A 17-point deficit stared them in the eyes at halftime, but WU clawed its way back in the second stanza.
With just over 30 seconds remaining, sophomore Meg Sullivan hit a three-pointer to take the Bears' first lead since the game's opening basket. NYU then gave WU plenty of chances to put the game away, but the team hit only one of its last five free throws, when Lendy Stuber hit the second of two with just over five seconds remaining. After the made shot, NYU's Dari Magyar inbounded the ball and dribbled the length of the court, firing up a last-second three-pointer that found the net, giving the Violets a 65-64 win.
Senior center Lindsey Merrill's career-high 19 points led the Bears. Sara Ettner had 11, and Tasha Rodgers had 10 points and nine rebounds.The Bears quickly recovered from the loss, blowing out host Brandeis, 94-36. WU opened the game on a 30-2 run, not allowing the Judges a field goal until the 9:16 mark of the first half. The Bears led 45-12 at halftime and cruised in the second half, as all 13 players scored for WU. Rodgers led all scorers with 21 points, adding four rebounds, four assists and four steals. Merrill once again set a career-high by tossing in 20 points, and also had six boards, three blocks and two assists. Robin Lahargoue contributed 11 points.
The Bears once again featured defense, holding the Judges to just 25.5 percent shooting. It is the 76th consecutive game the Bears have not allowed an opponent to shoot 50 percent or above. No Brandeis player scored in double figures.
The Bears men's and women's indoor track and field teams jumped out to an excellent start Saturday as both teams captured first-place finishes at the Rose-Hulman Quadrangular.
Natasha Richmond led the women with two wins, in the hammer throw and in the shot put. Todd Bjerkas helped the men with a pair of wins, in the long jump and in the 55-meter dash.
Compiled by Keith Jenkins, director, sports information. For up-to-date news about Washington University's athletics program, access the Bears' Web site at bearsports.wustl.edu.
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