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CHICAGO,
Alex Leach scored 11 of her game-high 15 points in the second half as Chicago defeated seventh-ranked Rochester 56-46 in University Athletic Association play Friday at the Ratner Athletics Center.
Chicago (14-5 overall, 5-3 UAA) trailed 44-39 with 7:41 left in the game before outscoring the Yellowjackets 17-2 the rest of the way.
Leach, who accounted for nine of the Maroons' final 17 points, gave Chicago the lead for good, 46-44, with a three-point basket at the 4:34 mark.
Chicago connected on eight of 10 free throw attempts during the game's final 3:17 and was perfect on six tries in the final minute.
The Maroons led 24-23 after a first half that featured seven lead changes. Nofi Mojidi's layup with 32 seconds remaining in the period gave Chicago the halftime edge.
Mojidi finished the game with 13 points as Chicago non-starters produced 39 of the team's 56 points. Mojidi and Molly Hackney each pulled down a team-high seven rebounds.
Helen Baroody and Melissa Alwardt paced Rochester (17-2, 7-1) with 14 and 13 points, respectively.
Press release submitted by Chicago on Feb 08 2008 at 11:33 PM