The Yellowjackets (2-2 University Athletic Association, 11-4 overall) shot 59.3% from the floor overall. Juron his 6 of 7 field goals, Goia 7 of 10. Jon Onyiriuka had 8 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, a block, and two steals. Eric Snider scored 6 points, have five rebounds, three assists, and one block in his first varsity start.
Alex Ford-Carther led Emory (1-3, 8-7) with 19 points. Spiros Ferderigos scored 13, but hit just 4 of 15 from the floor.
The Yellowjackets got it done at the defensive end of the floor as well. Emory hit 26% from the floor, 23 percent in the first 20 minutes. Rochester out-rebounded the Eagles, 39-31 overall, 30-16 off Emory's glass.
Rochester went on a 14-2 surge midway through the first half to take a 20-9 lead. Juron scored five of the 14. It was 35-19 at halftime.
The Eagles chipped it down to 12 on a layup and free throw by Ford-Carther with 10:29 left (50-38). Juron fed Snider for a layup, then hit a jumpshot to restore the lead to 16, 54-38. When Emory charged again, Michael Chmielowiec hit a driving layup and a free throw. Goia followed with two layups and the lead was 19 with just over five minutes to play.
Rochester hosts Case Sunday at 1 pm. Case defeated UAA leader Carnegie Mellon, 72-69, in Pittsburgh tonight.
This was Rochester’s 2000th game in school history. This is the 105th season of Rochester basketball.
Newspaper Box Score Emory University vs Rochester 01/20/06 8 pm at Palestra, Rochester, NY At Palestra, Rochester, NY ROCHESTER 69, EMORY UNIVERSITY 46 EMORY UNIVERSITY (8-7, 1-3 UAA) Ford-Carther, Alex 7-10 3-4 19; Ferderigos, Spiros 4-15 3-4 13; Bailey, Shawn 1-8 3-5 5; Pinto, Johnny 2-14 0-0 4; Sosa, Adrian 1-4 0-0 3; McKemie, Gordon 1-3 0-0 2; Swearingen, Steven 0-0 0-0 0; Barvin, Eric 0-4 0-2 0; Rowlett, Brandon 0-2 0-0 0; Kresse, Ryan 0-1 0-0 0; Pardue, Claude 0-0 0-0 0; Wizenberg, Robbie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-61 9-15 46. ROCHESTER (11-4, 2-2 UAA) Goia, Mike 7-10 0-0 14; Juron, Jeff 6-7 0-0 13; Onyiriuka, Jon 4-11 0-2 8; Milbrand, Dan 4-5 0-0 8; Canty, Joe 3-8 0-0 8; Snider, Eric 3-3 0-0 6; Chmielowiec, Michael 2-4 2-2 6; Brackney, Tim 2-4 0-0 4; Razin, Dmitry 1-1 0-2 2; Thorne, William 0-0 0-0 0; Kaplan, Max 0-0 0-0 0; Dominiak, Robert 0-0 0-0 0; Baudinet, Brian 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-54 2-6 69. Emory University.............. 19 27 - 46 Rochester..................... 35 34 - 69 3-point goals-Emory University 5-16 (Ferderigos, Spiros 2-7; Ford-Carther, Alex 2-2; Sosa, Adrian 1-4; Pinto, Johnny 0-3), Rochester 3-9 (Canty, Joe 2-4; Juron, Jeff 1-1; Chmielowiec, Michael 0-1; Brackney, Tim 0-2; Goia, Mike 0-1). Fouled out--Emory University-Barvin, Eric, Rochester-None. Rebounds-Emory University 31 (Pinto, Johnny 8), Rochester 39 (Onyiriuka, Jon 10). Assists-Emory University 9 (Ford-Carther, Alex 3), Rochester 21 (Canty, Joe 4). Total fouls-Emory University 13, Rochester 12. A-775