From Washington University Athletics
The No. 7-ranked Washington University in St. Louis women's basketball team remained in a tie for first place in the University Athletic Association (UAA) standings with a 66-37 win at New York University Friday on the campus of Pace University in Pleasantville, N.Y.
WashU won its ninth-straight game to improve to 21-2, 10-2 in the UAA, while New York dropped to 13-10, 3-9 in the UAA. WashU and Chicago remain in a tie for first place in the UAA standings with two games remaining.
The Bears 37 points allowed was a season-low and WashU limited NYU to 25 percent (11-44) shooting from the field.
Junior Natalie Orr scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting, while sophomore Madeline Homoly had 15 points and six rebounds. The Bears shot 43.9 percent (25-57) from the field and had a 39-35 rebound advantage.
WashU jumped out to a commanding 24-5 lead after one as the Bears scored the final 16 points of the quarter. Orr drained a 30-foot three at the buzzer as she had 10 points to lead all scorers. The Bears shot 8-of-13 from the field in the opening quarter.
Senior Lilly Sarros scored the first two buckets of the second quarter and sophomore Rachael Sondag nailed a three from the top of the key to make it 33-6. WashU did not allow a field goal in the second quarter.
WashU took a 39-9 lead to the locker room as the Bears limited NYU to 10.5 percent (2-of-19) shooting with 11 turnovers. Orr led WashU with 14 points on 6-of-6 shooting as the Bears shot 46.9 percent from the field and had just two turnovers.
The Bears scored seven-straight points in the third quarter to take their largest lead of the game at 56-18 with 1:55 to play in the quarter.
Gabby Heinsinger led New York with nine points off the bench.
BEAR NOTEBOOK: WashU leads the all-time series with New York 43-18 and the Bears have won three-straight contests between the two teams … The Bears are 18-0 when leading at half and 20-0 when outrebounding its opponent … WashU has won 12-straight games on Fridays dating back to last season … The Bears have won 10 or more conference games in 28-straight seasons … WashU is ranked first in the NCAA Division III Central Region Rankings, while NYU is fifth in the East … Senior Jenn Dynis celebrated her 22nd birthday … Homoly has scored in double figures in nine-straight games … Orr moved into 10th place all-time in career three-pointers (98).