The Case Western Reserve University women's basketball team closed out a four-game road trip with a 77-69 loss to Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts on Sunday.

The loss dropped the Spartans to 8-10 overall and to 1-6 in the University Athletic Association. Brandeis raised its record to 12-6 with the win, including a 2-5 record in conference play.

Stats and Standouts

• Junior guard Mya Hartjes led all CWRU players with 16 points, making seven-of-15 shots overall and one-of-four from behind the three-point line, while leading the team with five assists and adding two rebounds and two steals.

• Junior guard Jordyn Call scored 10 of her 13 points on Sunday in the first half, shooting five-of-12 overall and three-of-eight from long range.

• Junior forward Maura Schorr added 12 points and seven rebounds in the game.

• Senior guard/ forward Emily Plachta narrowly missed out on a double-double, finishing with nine points and 10 rebounds.

• CWRU finished the contest shooting 38.7% (24-62) overall, 36.0% (9-25) on three-point attempts, and 66.7% (12-18) from the free throw line.

First Period

• Brandeis jumped out to an early five-point advantage, going ahead 10-5 at the 6:21 mark.

• CWRU answered with an 8-2 run, taking a 13-12 lead on a three-pointer by sophomore guard Taylor Angielski with 3:56 to play in the first.

• The Judges responded with six-straight points and 14 of the next 19 to go up eight, 26-18, with 47 seconds left in the frame, but Angielski's second three-pointer of the period helped the Spartans cut the lead to 28-21 by the end of the first.

Second Period

• CWRU scored the first five points of the second quarter, including a three-pointer from Hartjes that cut it to a two-point game, 28-26, with 8:22 left in the half.

• The Judges were able to expand their lead to nine points, 36-27, with 5:33 to go in the second, and after four straight points from Hartjes, Brandeis rallied off five-consecutive points to take a 41-31 lead with 4:14 to play.

• CWRU trailed by as many as 12 points during the period, but a jumper by first-year forward Christen Banks with 34 seconds left trimmed the Judges' lead to 47-39 heading into halftime.

• The Spartans finished the first half shooting 50.0% (15-30) overall and 38.5% (5-13) from three-point range.

Third Period

• A free throw from Plachta to open the second half cut the Brandeis lead to seven points, but that would be as close as the Spartans would get for the rest of the period.

• CWRU trimmed the lead to eight points on several occasions throughout the period, including after a three-pointer from Call with 18 seconds to play in the frame, but a late basket by the Judges increased their lead to 10, 61-51, heading into the final stanza.

Fourth Period

• CWRU outscored Brandeis 18-16 in the final period, but it was too little too late for the Spartans.

• Schorr converted a three-pointer with 6:32 left on the clock, cutting the Brandeis lead to seven points, 68-61, and getting CWRU back into the game.

• However, the Judges increased their lead back to double digits with 3:42 left, and led by as many as 13 points down the stretch.

• A traditional three-point play from Hartjes and a layup from Plachta allowed CWRU to cut the deficit to eight points in the closing seconds of the game.

Spartan Notes

• Hartjes scored in double figures for the 15th time through 18 games this season and leads the team with 15.7 points per game this year.

• Call's 13 points matched her second-highest single-game output of the season and marked the sixth double-figure scoring effort she has put forth this year. She is averaging 6.8 points per game this season.

• Plachta's 10 rebounds marked her fifth showing of 10 or more rebounds in a contest this year, and she leads all Spartans with 7.8 rebounds per contest.

• Schorr's seven rebounds on Sunday pushed her past 300 for her career. She has scored in double figures in three of the team's last four games and eight times overall this year.

• Angielski finished with nine points to match her career-best total.

• CWRU has now dropped three straight games to Brandeis and stands at 28-37 all-time against the Judges.

Up Next

The Spartans will return home next weekend to host top-ranked New York University on Friday, February 6, at 7:30 p.m., and Brandeis at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 8. Next weekend will also mark Throwback Weekend for the Spartans, as the team will wear Mather College uniforms for both games to honor the history of the University.

CWRU will also be kicking off its bicentennial celebration on Friday, prior to the start of the game. More information on the festivities will be shared on athletics.case.edu next week.