Malcolm, who had struggled in her last few contests, reached double figures for the first time in four games. After going 1-for-8 in the first half today for just four points, she hit four-of-10 in the second to finish with 12 points for the day and 1,355 for her career, two ahead of Racheal Perry '92.
Brandeis (17-4, 7-4 UAA, No. 21 nationally) was paced by a career-high 31 points and season-high 12 rebounds from junior Jaime Capra (Old Bridge, N.J.). Capra hit nine-of-20 from the floor and 13-for-15 from the free-throw line, scoring 21 points after halftime. The double-double performance was the fifth of her career. Capra also led the hosts with four assists. In addition to her 12 points, Malcolm led all players and tied a career-high with six steals. The Judges were able to overcome 35 percent shooting (20-57) of their own by holding Rochester to just 32 percent (17-54) and converting 23 Yellowjacket turnovers into 24 points.
Rochester (18-4, 7-4 UAA, No. 6 nationally) dropped its second-straight conference road contest after failing to reach the 50-point mark for just the third time this season. The Yellowjackets were paced by 12 points from senior Danielle Muller (Melville, N.Y.), who hit four-of-seven from the field with a 3-pointer, and three-of-four from the line. Sophomore Julie Marriott (Fairport, N.Y.) added 11 points and tied for team-high honors with eight rebounds, including four on the offensive glass. Sophomore Alex Porter (Rockville, Md.) matched Marriott with eight boards.
Brandeis owned a 27-23 lead at halftime after a late 7-2 run that was capped by a Jessica Chapin (Mendon, N.Y.) trifecta. The Judges then opened the second half on a 13-4 streak over the first 5:21, with Capra and Malcolm scoring all the Brandeis points in the stretch to give Brandeis a 40-27 lead. UR scored the next two buckets to get back within nine at 40-31, and were within single digits at 42-33 with 11:34 remaining. At that point, Brandeis scored 12 unanswered points, including Malcolm's record-setting bucket, to go ahead 54-33 with 7:40 on the clock and the contest was never closer than 14 points after that.
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