Marriott hit 10 of 15 from the floor, including her first career three-pointer, and made all five of her free throws. She added eight rebounds, one assist, one blocked shot, and two steals in 26 minutes. Danielle Muller (Melville, NY/Walt Whitman) scored 15 points for the Yellowjackets and Johanna McNelis (Mamaroneck, NY/Rye Neck) added a career high 10 points, including three three-point goals.
Devon Ciliberto (New Paltz, NY/New Paltz) and Marissa Dwyer (Duanesburg, NY/Duanesburg) scored 13 apiece for Union. Krystal Hammond (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) added nine points.
Rochester improved to 8-0. The Yellowjackets are ranked third nationally in the D3hoops.com poll and fourth in the WBCA (coaches’) poll.
Union is 2-4. The Dutchwomen had a two-game winning streak snapped.
Neither team could seize control in the first 20 minutes. Union led by four points three times, but took only a 32-31 lead into the locker room. Ciliberto and Dwyer each had 10 points by intermission. Marriott had 13 for Rochester and Muller scored eight in nine minutes.
A layup by Michelle Rogers (Clarence, NY/Clarence) have Union its last lead at 38-37 with 15:55 remaining. Rochester went on a 15-2 run over the next 5:18 to build a 52-40 lead with 10:37 left. McNelis was the catalyst, converting a four-point play with 12:07 left (47-40), then draining another three-point goal with 11:00 left for a 50-40 lead.
Union narrowed it to eight on four points from SelinWhitham (South Windsor, CT/South Windsor) but Emily Lyons (Haverhill, MA/Haverhill) hit two jumpers for Rochester and Marriott scored seven of Rochester’s next eight points to make it 64-50 with 4:46 to play.
Whitham finished with six assists for the Dutchwomen and Ciliberto grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Muller had seven rebounds for Rochester while Emily Bango (Albany, NY/Bethlehem Central) had seven assists and two steals.
Union had won three straight in the series with two of the three decided by two points.
Newspaper Box Score Union College vs Rochester 12/9/09 2 pm at Palestra, Rochester, NY At Palestra, Rochester, NY ROCHESTER 70, UNION COLLEGE 56 UNION COLLEGE (2-4) Marissa Dwyer 4-10 2-2 13; Devon Ciliberto 5-11 2-4 13; Krystal Hammond 4-7 1-4 9; Rachel Ormsby 2-6 1-1 5; Michelle Rogers 2-6 0-1 4; Selin Whitham 1-3 2-2 4; Sarah Krammen 1-1 0-0 3; Maria Tobin 1-6 0-0 3; Lucia Reed 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-51 8-14 56. ROCHESTER (8-0) Marriott, Julie 10-15 5-5 26; Muller, Danielle 6-14 3-4 15; McNelis, Johanna 3-7 1-1 10; Bango, Emily 2-8 1-1 5; Porter, Alex 0-2 4-5 4; Waddell, Jessica 2-6 0-0 4; Lyons, Emily 2-4 0-2 4; Krebbeks, Megan 1-6 0-0 2; Sinkin, Ashley 0-0 0-0 0; Stern, Rachel 0-1 0-0 0; Mastronardi, Jessica 0-0 0-0 0; Baroody, Helen 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 26-66 14-18 70. Union College................. 32 24 - 56 Rochester..................... 31 39 - 70 3-point goals-Union College 6-16 (Marissa Dwyer 3-4; Sarah Krammen 1-1; Devon Ciliberto 1-4; Maria Tobin 1-5; Selin Whitham 0-1; Rachel Ormsby 0-1), Rochester 4-11 (McNelis, Johanna 3-5; Marriott, Julie 1-1; Bango, Emily 0-3; Muller, Danielle 0-1; Baroody, Helen 0-1). Fouled out--Union College-None, Rochester-None. Rebounds-Union College 30 (Devon Ciliberto 7), Rochester 40 (Marriott, Julie 8). Assists-Union College 12 (Selin Whitham 6), Rochester 19 (Bango, Emily 7). Total fouls-Union College 18, Rochester 17. A-175