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CHICAGO — Nofi Mojidi scored 10 of her game-high 19 points in the second half as the 11th-ranked University of Chicago women's basketball team held on for a 67-60 win over second-ranked University of Rochester in University Athletic Association play Sunday at the Ratner Athletics Center.

Mojidi and Molly Hackney each scored nine points in the first half as the Maroons built a 35-20 advantage. Hackney finished the game with 14 points.

Chicago (16-0 overall, 5-0 UAA) outscored the Yellowjackets 12-5 during the first 6:36 of the second stanza to take a 47-25 lead.

Sparked by Megan Krebbeks, Rochester (14-2, 3-2) rallied to trim the Maroons' lead to five points, 63-58, at the 1:02 mark. Krebbeks scored 13 of her team-high 16 points as the Yellowjackets outscored Chicago 33-16 during the 12:22 stretch.

Alex Leach and Korry Schwanz each hit a pair of free throws in the final minute as the Maroons held on for the victory -- their second over a top-25 opponent this season.

Leach and Schwanz finished with 15 and 12 points, respectively.

Julie Marriott scored 12 points for the Yellowjackets, while Alex Porter collected 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

One of three undefeated teams in the NCAA Division III, Chicago outshot Rochester 52% to 30% and held a slim 37-33 edge on the boards.

CHICAGO 67, ROCHESTER 60
ROCHESTER (14-2, 3-2 UAA)
Krebbeks, Megan 5-13 2-2 16; Marriott, Julie 4-13 3-4 12; Porter, Alex 4-10
3-6 11; Mastronardi, Jessica 3-6 0-0 7; Bango, Emily 2-7 2-2 7; Muller,
Danielle 2-9 0-0 5; Lyons, Emily 0-2 2-2 2; McNelis, Johanna 0-0 0-0 0;
Waddell, Jessica 0-4 0-0 0; Baroody, Helen 0-2 0-0 0; Fisher, Marlena 0-0
0-0 0. Totals 20-66 12-16 60.
CHICAGO (16-0, 5-0 UAA)
Mojidi, Nofi 8-17 2-2 19; Leach, Alex 5-9 4-4 15; Hackney, Molly 6-8 2-3 14;
Schwanz, Korry 4-9 3-4 12; Rapier, Nicaya 2-3 0-0 4; Stinson, Jamie 1-1 1-2
3; Tanaka, Lori 0-2 0-0 0; Devaney, Kaitlin 0-0 0-0 0; DiNucci, Jill 0-0 0-0
0; Woods, Anna 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 26-50 12-17 67.
Rochester.....................   20   40  -   60
Chicago.......................   35   32  -   67
3-point goals-Rochester 8-16 (Krebbeks, Megan 4-7; Muller, Danielle 1-3;
Mastronardi, Jessica 1-1; Bango, Emily 1-3; Marriott, Julie 1-1; Baroody,
Helen 0-1), Chicago 3-13 (Schwanz, Korry 1-3; Leach, Alex 1-4; Mojidi, Nofi
1-4; Tanaka, Lori 0-2). Fouled out--Rochester-None, Chicago-None.
Rebounds-Rochester 33 (Porter, Alex 11), Chicago 37 (Hackney, Molly 7).
Assists-Rochester 14 (Bango, Emily 7), Chicago 12 (Woods, Anna 3; Hackney,
Molly 3). Total fouls-Rochester 17, Chicago 15.