The New York University women's basketball team dropped a 69-64 decision to University Athletic Association (UAA) rival Emory University on Friday, January 19, at the Sportsplex in Manhattan.

The Violets (8-7, 1-3 UAA) suffered their third consecutive loss despite a game-high 21 points from Kaitlyn Read.

Neither team led by more than four points in a tight first quarter which ended with Emory (9-6, 3-1 UAA) ahead 18-17.

The Eagles began the second quarter by scoring the first 10 points and opening up the largest lead of the game. However, the Violets came roaring back by scoring the next nine points and going on a 15-5 run to again pull within one, 33-32, at halftime.

The third quarter began similarly to the second, with Emory going on a run and scoring the first nine points. NYU did not score until Cassidy Fontana made a free throw at the 7:32 mark. The Violets cut their deficit to two points on a pair of occasions before the Eagles ended the quarter ahead 56-49.

NYU scored the first seven points of the final quarter, knotting the score at 56-56 on Shaye McGoey's three-pointer with 6:48 remaining.

Emory scored the next four points, and though the Violets were able to pull within two points several times, they were never able to catch up. 

The last of Read's points, scored on a pair of free throws with 14 seconds remaining, brought the Violets to within 66-64.

One second later, the Eagles' Lindsey Tse connected on a free throw. She missed her second attempt, but Ashley Oldshue collected the offensive rebound and was fouled. She made both freebies for the final margin of victory.

FAST FACTS:

- Read scored her 1,500th career point in the first half and currently sits fifth on the Violets' all-time scoring list with 1,517. She also contributed four rebounds, and team-highs of six assists and four steals.

- Kayla Patterson finished with 11 points, all in the first half, as well as a team-high seven rebounds. McGoey also scored in double digits with a season-best 10 points.

- Last season, the Eagles and Violets split their annual two-game season-series with each team recording a win on their home court. 

- Oldshue led Emory with 16 points and 16 rebounds.

NYU plays the second of its current four-game UAA homestand on Sunday, January 21, when it hosts seventh-ranked University of Rochester (14-1, 4-0) at 3pm at the Sportsplex.