THE BASICS 

Score: Brandeis 75, Emerson 53

Records: Emerson Lions (1-4) ; Bradeis Judges (4-0)

Location: Boston, Mass. (Brown & Plofker Gym)

Date: November 16, 2021

The Lead: Junior Chelsea Gibbons led the way with 13 points for the Emerson women's basketball team as the Lions were upended by the Brandeis Judges, 75-53, on Tuesday night down at Brown & Plofker Gym in non-conference women's basketball action. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Gibbons: 13 points

Devin Hill: seven rebounds

Chloe Allen: three blocks

Olivia Deslauriers: two steals

BRANDEIS

Kerry Tanke: 15 points

Emma Reavis: six rebounds

Camila Casanueva: four assists & two steals

Macy Arsenault: two steals 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Gibbons tallied a three at the 8:42 mark of the first to give Emerson the 3-2 edge, which would be the last time the Lions would hold a lead over Brandeis. 
• Brandeis quickly jumped ahead with a 13-2 spark to give them the double-figure lead at 15-5 with 4:35 left to play in the opening frame.
• The Lions hit a snag on both side of the ball through the remaining four minutes of the quarter as the hosts got back-to-back shots from Hill and junior Carla Pelino to push them within nine at 22-13. 
• Emerson stayed within nine through the beginning of the second before Brandeis took off and gained a lengthy lead over the Lions at the 2:30 mark of the second. As the half closed, Emerson found themselves still playing from behind at 44-27. 
• The Lions went 3-of-7 from beyond the perimeter in the third and were 4-of-16 from the field with sophomore Ava Salti leading the way with six points as the Purple & Gold were down 59-38 to close the third. 
• Emerson was narrowly outshot by Brandeis, 16-15, going 75% on the charity stripe and led by four points from both freshman Mackenzie Bruno and Hill with the final coming to 75-53.

UP NEXT 

• Emerson heads out on the road on Friday, November 19th for the start of the LaFrance Hospitality Tournament where they will take on Westfield State at 7:00 p.m.