Sunday, Head Coach Carol Simon's Brandeis women's basketball squad fell to UAA rival Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) by seven (76-69) in Cleveland. The first half was promising for the Judges, as they broke an early 13-13 tie with a 12-2 run over the next four minutes of play.

Brandeis, however, was held to just two field goals for the remainder of the half, and the host Spartans reclaimed the lead with two minues to go before halftime.

The second half progressed poorly for the Judges, as CWRU's precise shooting proved unstoppable and their defense equally suffocating.

After Judges' guard Lisa Pritzlaff '05, who finished with a team-high 16 points in 30 minutes of play, connected on a jumper to start the stanza, Case responded by hitting six of their next seven field goals.

Guard Jasmine Rowan led the Spartans with a game-high 28 points (including five three-pointers). CWRU improved to 13-11 overall and 5-8 in the UAA.

The Western loss only exacerbated a particularly painful weekend that started on Friday night in Atlanta, as the Judges looked to sweep the season series from the struggling Eagles.

Emory's leading scorer, forward Stephanie Seibert, continued to haunt the Judges with a game-high 21 points, including the 1,000th of her illustrious career.

The Eagles also benefited from a season-low 11 turnovers compared with 18 assists.

Not surprisingly, Brandeis point guard Amanda DeMartino '06 wasn't happy with the outcome of both contests, as the two losses dashed the Judges' post-season hopes.

"It was very disappointing," she said, "We talked about how we had to go out and take care of business in order to prolong our season, but unfortunately we didn't do that. So the outcome wasn't what we were hoping for."

"We talked about certain things that we had to do to win the games and we simply didn't go out and do them," she added, "We needed to take care of the ball better, committ fewer turnovers and box out better. We just didn't have it. Emory and Case just got the best of us."

The Judges will conlude their season at NYU on Mar. 1, looking to capture their second victory of the season over the Violets and 14th overall.