New York University's top-ranked women's basketball team fell to #15 University of Chicago, 71-57, in a University Athletic Association (UAA) contest on Friday evening in Chicago, IL.

Natalie Bruns scored a team-high 17 points in the loss while Belle Pellecchia added 15 points of her own.

The Violets shot a season-low 32.8 percent from the field while Chicago's Grace Hynes dropped a game-high 22 points as the Maroons secured the upset on their home floor.

Chicago scored the first seven points of the night to set the tone, but the first quarter ended with the scored knotted at 12-12.

The Maroons opened the second on a 10-4 run which gave them a 22-16 edge with 5:08 remaining in the opening half. Hynes later connected on a jumper with 17 seconds left in the second to give Chicago a 37-27 halftime lead.

NYU came within five, 37-32, after Pellecchia nailed a triple early in the third. However, the Maroons' advantage eventually ballooned to 17 (51-34) on Marissa Powe's free throws with 1:34 left in the stanza.

Chicago led 53-37 entering the fourth and, despite NYU winning the final frame 20-18, held on for a lopsided victory over the Violets.

Bruns corralled 12 rebounds in addition to her 17 points for a double-double, adding four assists, three blocks and a steal.

Pellecchia had six assists, five boards and five steals to supplement her 15 points.

Jenny Walker finished with eight points, five rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals in defeat.

The Violets will look to bounce back when they take on Washington University in St. Lous on Sunday, January 15, at 3:00 p.m. (eastern).