WashU 73 NYU 46

The New York University women's basketball team dropped a 73-46 decison to #6 (D3hoops.com) Washington University-St. Louis on Senior Day, Sunday, February 16, at the Coles Sports Center in Manhattan.

The #22-ranked Violets (18-4, 7-4 University Athletic Association) never led in the contest as they suffered their second straight loss.

The Bears (20-2, 10-1 UAA) scored the first four points of the game and never trailed. They increased their lead to as many as 31 points, 69-38, with 4:20 remaining in the game.

Riley Wurtz, who had not played for NYU since January 19 against Washington in St. Louis, did return for a cameo appearance (four minutes), but starting forward Megan Dawe missed her third straight game.

Prior to the start of the contest, Alexis Doherty and Sam Hickey were honored in a pre-game Senior Day ceremony.

HIGHLIGHTS:

-  Kaitlyn Read led all scorers with a game-high 20 points. She added three rebounds, three steals and two assists.

- Doherty and Lindsey Oldshue each chipped in seven points and grabbed four rebounds. Oldshue finished with three steals, while Doherty had two assists, a block and a steal.

- Melissa Peng scored five points along with a career-high-tying six rebounds and three assists.

"WashU is an incredible team," said NYU Head Coach Lauren Hall-Gregory. "We fought hard. We were undermanned, but we weren't lacking in effort."

NYU will be back in action when it meets Emory University for a 6:00 pm contest on Friday, February 21, in Atlanta, GA. The Violets then face the University of Rochester at 2:00 pm on Sunday, February 23, in Rochester, NY.