In a crucial home University Athletic Association contest against Case Western Reserve University last Sunday, center Youri Dascy '14 hit a free throw for what turned out to be the winning point in a come-from-behind victory for the men's basketball team. Dascy led the team in points on the game with 11 and also chipped in seven rebounds. The team had lost to Case in their previous meeting, but Dascy said that because it was the last home game for the team's only senior, Christian Yemga '11, the team "went out with more fire than usual."Dascy also led the team in points in its victory over Carnegie Mellon University last Friday, when he scored 16. He added 9 more points in a loss to Amherst College last Tuesday.

With only three games left in the season, all of which are critical if the Judges are to make the National College Athletic Association Tournament, Dascy said that he is confident that the team can win all three games and that it is important to him for the team to qualify because it's Yemga's last season and he has been able to go to the tournament in each season he has played at Brandeis.

Although Dascy is only a first-year, he has been in the starting lineup for much of the season and is one of the team's leading scorers. He said he has had the chance to play because there are not a lot of upperclassmen on the team.

"I'm grateful that I get a chance to play right now," he said. "In the coming games and seasons, everyone will get a chance to play." The game against Case serves as proof of this sentiment, as 11 different Judges hit field goals, more than half of whom are rookies.

The team is extremely young right now, and Dascy will clearly be a central part of the youth movement over the next few years.