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ATLANTA, — Emory University junior Erica Kaplan totaled a team-high 18 points and the Eagles rode the wave out some torrid outside shooting in registering an impressive 80-60 win over No. 21-ranked New York University Friday evening. The win was Emory’s second straight and raised its overall record to 9-8, 2-4 in the University Athletic Association. NYU saw its record slip to 13-4 in overall action, 2-4 in the league.

Kaplan finished the evening hitting six-of-12 from the floor, including four-of-seven from three-point range to lead a quartet of double-figure scorers. The Eagles converted 12-of-24 attempts from beyond the arc while NYU connected on just five-of-20.

Emory started the game ice-cold from the floor, hitting just three of its first 24 attempts as the visiting Violets took an 18-8 lead with 7:53 left in the first half. However, the Eagles regained their shooting stroke and closed out the half on a 21-9 run with Kaplan accounting for 11 points on three treys and a pair of free throws and junior Jenny Kraus picking up six points on a pair of three-pointers. The burst enabled Emory to stake itself to a 29-27 lead at halftime.

The Eagles’ offense was clicking on all cylinders in the opening minutes of the second half as they drained nine of their first 12 field goal attempts in a deciding 24-9 run that pushed their advantage to 53-36 with 13:55 left in the game. Emory received three-point field goals from four different players in the barrage with sophomore LeShonda Lillard totaling seven points and Kaplan and senior Kristen Brown each adding five points in the stretch.

A basket by NYU’s Jessica McEntee cut the Emory margin to nine points, 57-48, with 8:35 on the clock but the Eagles ended any hopes of a Violet comeback with a 13-2 run that pushed the lead to 20 points, 70-50, with 3:05 left.

Lillard recorded 13 points and dished out six assists while Brown and junior Lora Turner each chipped in 10 points apiece with Turner sharing game honors with Lillard with eight rebounds. Emory concluded the contest by shooting 43.1 percent from the floor (28-of-64), including 62.1 percent in the second half, and enjoyed a 39-33 advantage in rebounding.

Emory returns to action on Sunday (Feb. 3) when it plays host to Brandeis University in a 2:00 p.m. tip.

Press release submitted by Emory on Feb 01 2008 at 08:39 PM

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