Box Score MEDFORD, Mass. – The Tufts University women's basketball team secured their fourth win of the season today, 62-41, over Brandeis University.
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| DeCandido had a game-high 19 points. |
The Jumbos (4-0) were led by sophomore Erica DeCandido who recorded a career-high 19 points. She also had four rebounds and three steals in 26 minutes of action. Senior Melissa Baptista added 14 points, four rebounds, three steals and two blocks, while junior Jac Knapp contributed 12 points, six rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
Four different players had six points for the Judges (3-2). Eva Hart, Hannah Nicholson, Lauren Rubinstein, and Sarah Jaromin were all tied for the team-high.
Tufts opened the game on a 13-0 run, where four of the five starters contributed points. Baptista hit her second jumper of the quarter to wrap up the first frame with the Jumbos out in front, 18-9.
Brandeis actually closed the gap a bit in the second quarter, outscoring Tufts 13-10. Hart, Rubinstein, and Jaromin each had four for the Judges in the quarter. The Jumbos went into halftime with a six-point lead.
Tufts opened the second half, like the first, strong. DeCandido had eight of her points early in the third quarter, going for 13 in the entire frame. In the fourth, Lauren Dillon hit a three, adding to her total of eight, while Knapp had a bucket of her own and went 2-for-2 from the free throw line in the final quarter.
The Jumbos outrebounded the Judges 36-28, and held the edge in steals and blocks, 14-4 and 3-0 respectively.
Tufts will travel to Williamstown next Friday to take part in the Williams Invitational. They play Rochester at 6 p.m. Brandeis will host Salem State this Tuesday.
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Written by Curtis Stoychoff, Athletic Communications Intern
