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#5 Women's Basketball Thwarts Stevens Tech; McEntee Sets Career Free-Throw Mark

12/30/07

Freshman guard Chelsea Blake tallied a career-high 21 points, while junior forward Jessica McEntee had 19 points, 16 rebounds and set the career women's basketball free throw record, as New York University staved off Stevens Institute of Technology 76-65 in non-conference action Sunday at the Jerome S. Coles Sports Center in Manhattan.

McEntee hit the front end of a two-shot penalty with :31 remaining to give her 356 career free throws and surpass the previous career standard set by Marcia Harris (355, 1994-98). The junior forward, a 2007 All-American, went 8-for-11 at the line and now has 357 conversions at the charity stripe.

"It's awesome," said McEntee, who also added five assists and two steals in 38 minutes. "Getting fouled is definitely a big part of my game, but I'm just glad that we won."

Ranked #5 in the D3hoops.com and USA Today/ESPN Division III Coaches' polls, NYU (8-0) continued its perfect start by relying on more than McEntee's excellence inside to stave off a quality Stevens Tech (7-3) team.

After the Ducks scored the first seven points of the game, the Violets used a steady surge to pull ahead 38-35 at the break.

In the second half, Blake and fellow rookie Bianca Storts powered a 17-4 spurt that gave the Violets a 61-46 advantage with 9:07 remaining. Blake scored six points during the spurt, while Storts netted four of her career-best 15 points as NYU pulled away.

"I think Stevens is the type of team that would do very well in the University Athletic Association, and there aren't many teams in Division III you could stay that about," NYU head coach Janice Quinn said. "In addition to Jess, I think that Blake and 'B' did a good job of forcing the tempo."

In addition to Blake's game-high 21 points, she also established career highs in assists (7) and rebounds (5) in 28 minutes.

For Stevens Tech, senior forward Dora Enright had 19 points and five rebounds, while junior guard Dani Dudek contributed 14 points, six rebounds and five assists. Both played all 40 minutes for the Ducks, who shot 36.2% (25-for-69), including 29.2% (7-for-24) from three-point range.

Junior center Megan Fox snared 11 rebounds for NYU, which owned a 43-35 edge on the glass. The Violets shot 43.9% (25-for-57) overall, but just 21.1% (4-for-19) from long range. However, they did hit 88.0% (22-for-25) of their free throws.

NYU returns to action Friday, Jan. 4, when it hosts Johns Hopkins University at 6 p.m.