The women's basketball team makes its third appearance on the New York University Top-50 Highlight List of 2019-20 at #5 with its NCAA Division III Championship Tournament first-round win over Emmanuel College. The Violets defeated the Saints 81-62 on March 6 in Brunswick, ME.
After leading by as many as 11 points in the first half, the Violets fell behind by one, 51-50, late in the third quarter.
But, a short jumper by
Jenny Walker (Sausalito, CA/Redwood) put NYU back in the lead and
Annie Barrett (Cambridge, MA/Buckingham Browne & Nichols) made all three free throws after being fouled with two seconds left in the quarter to give NYU a lead in would never relinquish.
NYU outscored Emmanuel 26-11 in a dominant fourth quarter as the Violets went on to the 19-point victory.
"Our league, the UAA, has taught us how to fight for four quarters," said Head Coach
Meg Barber. "It's been our theme all year that if we're in it in the fourth, we can win it. We just did a great job of executing down the stretch."
Janean Cuffee (New York, NY/The Lawrenceville School) led all scorers with 24 points, while Walker finished with 20. Both players had a team-high seven rebounds.
Katie Foos (Rumson, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven Regional) contributed 19 points, including five three-pointers, while Barrett amassed a game-high eight assists.
The women's basketball team had previously appeared on the Top-50 List at #28 and #18 (see below).
A full recap of NYU's NCAA Tournament victory can be found
here.
Previous Season Highlights
#50 - Softball Wins Season Opener
#49 - Men's Tennis Opens Season Successfully at TCNJ Lions Kickoff
#48 - Baseball is Back – Violets Win Season Opener
#47 - Men's Basketball Secures First UAA Win, 80-79. vs. CMU; Macarchuk's Three-Pointer Snaps 75-75 Tie with 1:40 left
#46 - Softball Wins Season Finale; Swan Tosses Three-Hit Shutout
#45 - Men's Tennis Wins on Senior Day
#44 - Baseball Ends Season with a One-Hit Victory
#43 - Women's Fencing Dominant at FDU Invitational
#42 - Women's Volleyball Begins Season on Six-Match Winning Streak
#41 - Women's Soccer Dominates in Home Opener
#40 - Men's Volleyball Wins Season-Opening Invitational
#39 - Men's Golf Wins Duke Nelson Invitational
#38 - Wrestling Team Competes at NWCA National Dual Championships
#37 - Women's Cross Country Captures Ramapo Season Opener; Moran Wins Collegiate Debut
#36 - Men's Golf Team Wins Season Opener
#35 - Men's Soccer Defeats Hood in ECAC Championship
#34 - Women's Tennis Completes Undefeated Dual Match Campaign; Finish Ranked #17
#33 - Women's Golf Finishes Second at Tartan Invitational; Lung Wins Individual Title
#32 - Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams Capture NYU Fall Invitational
#31 - Men's Cross Country Wins Ron Stonitsch Invitational
#30 - Men's Fencing Wins All Six Matches at Eric Sollee Invitational
#29 - Men's Track & Field Individuals and DMR Earn Bronze at UAA Championships
#28 - Women's Basketball Defeats Brandeis in UAA Opener for Season-High Seventh Straight Win
#27 - Men's Soccer Defeats Wash. U for Sixth-Straight Win
#26 - Women's Cross Country Finishes Second at Paul Short Invitational
#25 - Women's Soccer Defeats #10 Case Western Reserve in Overtime
#24 - Women's Volleyball Wins Kean Invitational
#23 - Women's Track & Field Runners Take Gold at UAA Indoor Championships
#22 - Women's Golf Team Wins Season-Opening St. Lawrence Invitational
#21 - Women's Fencing Finishes Second at NIWFA Championships
#20 - Haberli Earns 300th Win as NYU Wrestling Coach
#19 - Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams Win Ithaca Bomber Invitational
#18 - Women's Basketball Season Sweep of Washington University in St. Louis
#17 - Men's Soccer Defeats Carnegie Mellon University for the First Time Since 2007
#16 - Men's Basketball Wins NYU-Tip Off Tournament
#15 - Men's Golf Wins Skidmore Invitational in Season Finale
#14 - Men's Cross Country Finishes Second at ECAC Championship
#13 - Women's Swimming Places Second at UAA Championships
#12 - Women's Cross Country Qualifies Two Runners for NCAA Championship
#11 - Men's Golf Wins Liberty League Fall Preview
#10 - Men's Volleyball Defeats #1-Ranked Springfield for 11th-Straight Victory
#9 - Men's Fencing Defeats Defending National Champion Columbia
#8 - Wrestling Wins UAA Championship
#7 - Women's Tennis Trio Competes at ITA Oracle Cup
#6 - Women's Volleyball Wins ECAC Championship
