Women’s Basketball Finish as Runner-up at Brandeis Tournament

Waltham, Mass..- The Framingham State women's basketball team was defeated by Brandeis 72-54, in the championship game of the Brandeis University Tip-Off Tournament, presented by the Park Lodge Hotel Group.

THE BASICS:

- Score:  Brandeis 72, Framingham State 54

- Records:  Brandeis (2-0), Framingham State (2-1)

- Location: Brandies University – Waltham, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Brandeis saw four players score in double figures, paced by 15 from junior Camila Casanueva, who had two 3-pointers. She also tied for the team lead with eight rebounds.
•  Junior Courtney Thrun added 13 points off the bench, seven coming in the first half, while junior Jillian Petrie had 12 points.
• Junior guard Katherine Puda finished with 11 points and a game-high three 3-pointers, while tying Casanueva with eight rebounds.
• Framingham State put three players in double digits in scoring, led by 13 points off the bench from rookie forward Flannery O'Connor and 12 each from senior guard Emily Velozo and rookie guard Gwnedolyn Carpenter.
• Senior center Julia Sanborn led all players with 12 rebounds as the Rams edged Brandeis, 44-43, on the glass. She also blocked three shots.
• The game saw just two lead changes, as Casanueva started the game with a traditional three-point play, followed by the next seven points from FSU, the last five by rookie forward Katty Haidul. Thrun and rookie Francesca Marchese answered from beyond the arc to make it 9-7 Brandeis with 2:45 left in the first and the Judges never trailed again.
• It was 15-12 after one quarter, and though the visitors would get within one point on a few occasions in the second quarter, another set of back-to-back 3s from Petrie and Casanueva put Brandeis back on top by seven, 26-19, midway through the period.
• Casanueva and Thrun would each dial long distance again before the end of the half, giving the Judges a 36-25 lead at the break.
• In the third quarter, Puda bookended the period with 3-pointers. The second came with five seconds left and halted an 8-0 run for the Rams that had trimmed the Brandeis lead to 44-41.
• The fourth quarter opened on a 14-4 run that featured four more 3-pointers, including two by Rubinstein, the last of which extended Brandeis's lead to 61-45. The Judges cruised from there, leading by as many as 21 points down the stretch.
• The All-Tournament Team consisted of Finnerty from Nichols, Orton of Eastern Nazarene, O'Connor and Sanborn from Framingham State, and Casanueva and Petrie from Brandeis. Petrie was named the Tournament MVP.

UP NEXT:

The Rams return to action on Saturday, Nov. 23^rd when they host Maine – Fort Kent for a 5pm tip.

*Release courtesy of Brandeis sports information