From Emory University Athletics
Senior Khadijah Sayyid led three double-figure scorers with 16 points and the Emory women's basketball team came through with a stellar defensive effort in earning a Sunday win over Brandeis. The Eagles treated a Senior Day crowd and raised their overall record to 13-9, 4-7 in the University Athletic Association, with a 64-48 decision over the Judges who slipped to 12-10 overall, 5-6 in the league.
Sayyid ended the afternoon hitting five-of-12 field goal attempts, including three three-point field goals, and a trio of charity tosses in notching her eight double-figure scoring effort of the year. Sayyid also tied classmate Ilene Tsao for game honors with six rebounds. Sophomore Dumebi Egbuna totaled 12 points and junior Fran Sweeney rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points.
Emory shot 45.8 percent (22 of 48) from the floor while limiting the Judges to just 32.7 percent (17 of 52), the 13th time this year it had held an opponent to less than 40 percent from the field. The Eagles recorded a 35-30 advantage on the glass and compiled an 18-10 edge in the points-off-turnovers category.
Emory came into the third quarter with a 28-22 lead and upped that margin to 10 points with 6:09 left following a bucket by Egbuna. The Judges whittled their deficit to six points before a 7-2 Emory, capped by a Sayyid trey, boosted its cushion to 11 points, 41-30, with 1:41 left in the frame. Another Sayyid three pointer, this one coming with five ticks enabled the Eagles to take a double-digit advantage, 46-36, heading into the final 10 minutes of action. In the final quarter, Emory never let the Judges back in the game, using a 12-1 run, with Sweeney hitting a pair of triples in that stretch, to take a commanding 60-39 lead with 5:13 left. The win was Emory's ninth home win in 12 decisions this season and ensured a winning campaign.
Prior to the game, the Eagles recognizing the contributions of seniors Sarah Arington, Sayyid and Tsao during their four-year careers.