From NYU Athletics
The New York University women's basketball team earned a
77-60 victory over Emmanuel College at home on Saturday evening,
December 6, at the Jerome S. Coles Sports Center in
Manhattan.
"Emmanuel is the best 3-6 team I've ever seen," said NYU Head
Coach Lauren Hall-Gregory. "They came out and
threw the first punch. But, we responded after falling behind 13-2.
I have a resilient group and I knew they weren't going to give
up."
The Violets (7-0) came out of the gate slow and found
themselves trailing the Saints 13-2 with 16:13 remaining in the
first half. Overall, NYU shot just 25.0 percent in the first half
to Emmanuel's 41.2 percent. Despite the tough start, NYU stormed
back to gain the momentum with an 18-2 run of its own. The Violets
were able to maintain that run due to strong rebounding, and
finished the game with a 45-36 edge in that category.
"We didn't play that well in the first half, but we
controlled the defensive boards and that kept us in the game,"
continued Hall-Gregory. "We kept our composure on offense and kept
getting quality shots."
NYU was led by sophomore guard Amy
Harioka and junior forward Megan
Dawe. Harioka poured in a career- and game-high
16 points on 5-of-8 shooting (4-of-5 from beyond the arc) and added
three steals. Dawe finished with her second double-double of the
season and fifth of her career, scoring 14 points and grabbing a
game-best 12 rebounds. She added two blocks, as well.
"Amy has great defensive energy," said Hall-Gregory. "She
just plays great team defense. She shoots it when she's open. She
keeps it pretty simple on offense and on defense she just plays
really hard. She does the same in practice. I can count on
it."
HIGHLIGHTS:
- The Violets made their money at the
charity stripe on Saturday, shooting 30-of-35 (85.7 percent) from
the free throw line as a team.
- Lindsey Oldshue was the other Violet to
score in double-figures, finishing with 10 points to go along with
five rebounds.
- Four Violets (Melissa Peng, Kaitlyn Read, Emily Rowe, and
Drew Cabral) all chipped in seven points apiece.
Peng finished with a game-high seven assists, four rebounds and
three steals. Read notched a game-best four steals, while
registering five assists and four rebounds. Rowe was right behind
Dawe with eight rebounds and two blocks. Cabral notched an assist
and a steal.