---A steal and assist by forward Shannon Hassan '12 set guard Jessica Chapin '10 to knock down her seventh 3-pointer of Sunday afternoon's game at Carnegie Mellon University as the Judges defeated the Tartans 59-50. The win locked Brandeis into third in the University Athletic Association standings with a 6-3 record. Overall the Judges are 13-6.Chapin had yet another career day as she established school records with 36 points and seven 3-pointers in one game. The Brandeis co-captain notched 17 points in the first half and 19 more in the second to secure the Judges' victory and her place in the record books. Chapin shot 67 percent on the day and added four steals.

Co-captain and center Kasey Gieschen '10 commented on her teammate's vital role in the pair of wins.

"Chapin really had a great weekend where everything was going for her," she said. "That was great for her, and it was great for us as a team. She had the hot hand so we gave her the ball, and a couple threes by Chapin at the end of the game put us up by 12."

Chapin remanined humble when asked about her performance.

"We were just running the plays through and taking the open shots that were given to us," Chapin observed.

Hassan led the team with six rebounds and guard Diana Cincotta '11 added 6 points of her own.

Chapin referenced Cincotta's impressive defense play Sunday afternoon.

"Diana was playing really great defense and just running around everywhere," she remarked. "She is a really tough person to play against."

Guard Carmela Breslin '10 found that the post players were crucial to the second-half start.

"I think when we started the second half we started with a lot more energy," she said. "That had a lot to do with our first few possessions. Amber [Strodthoff] '11 and Shannon crashed the boards and got a couple key rebounds in a row, . and that set the tempo for the rest of the half."

The rematch from last week appeared to be a fairly equal bout with the teams entering the locker rooms looking to throw a dagger early in the second half. The deadlock continued from Brandeis' narrow 28-26 lead at the half. Brandeis jumped ahead with a 3-pointer by Chapin just under four minutes into the second half to put the Judges ahead by one.

It wasn't until 12 minutes, 18 seconds remained in the game that a set of free-throws by Hassan would give the Judges a 2-point edge and a lead they would carry to the end of the game.

Gieschen noted that teamwork really allowed the Judges to succeed last weekend.

"We knew these were two tough teams, and we couldn't go in with a chip on our shoulders," she divulged. "We especially couldn't let up when [Case Western Reserve University and Carnegie Mellon] had home court advantage."

Friday night the Judges put Gieschen's advice into action as they claimed a decisive 65-56 win over Case.

It was an odd defensive day for Brandeis as they stole the ball nine times but eked out only 27 of the game's 69 rebounds. Defensively, the Judges only grabbed 10 defensive boards while the Spartans grabbed 18 offensive rebounds.

"Pretty much, we weren't being disciplined, and we weren't doing what we needed to do while rebounding," Chapin stated.

Chapin continued her path of domination with 18 points, five rebounds and five assists. Cincotta and Morgan Kendrew '12 notched 13 and 12 points, respectively, while Strodthoff held down the boards for Brandeis with seven rebounds.

A 3-pointer by Cincotta only seconds into the beginning of the game started the Judges off strong. With 8:52 remaining in the first half, Brandies scored 13 unanswered points and ended the half with a 38-22 lead. Cincotta had 11 of her points in the first half.

The lead increased to 19 in the second half and was vast enough that the Judges shook off an 8-point run by Case to cruise to victory.

Gieschen thought that points off of turnovers (26 for Brandeis compared with 12 from Case), which, combined with bench points, assisted the Judges immensely.

"We really turned it up on defense in the second half against Case," she said. "We really didn't ever feel threatened by Case even when the score was close. We were just playing our game."

The Judges next play Washington University in St. Louis at home Friday at 6 p.m.