ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Camila Casanueva scored six points in a crucial 13-1 run in the second half to help Brandeis University take control in a 66-59 victory over the University of Rochester at the Louis Alexander Palestra on Sunday afternoon.
 
She led all scorers with 21 points. The Judges broke a six-game losing streak – all in the University Athletic Association. Brandeis is 6-10 overall, 1-6 in the UAA. Rochester slipped to 12-6 overall, 4-3 UAA. On Friday night, the Yellowjackets upended previously unbeaten NYU, 57-53. NYU was ranked fourth in the WBCA poll and seventh in the D3hoops.com poll heading into the game.
 
Casanueva added eight rebounds, three assists and one steal. She hit 7-15 from the floor, 2-4 outside the arc, and 5-5 at the line. Kerry Tanke scored 13 points for Brandeis, and Francesca Marchese scored 11, including three three-pointers.
 
Rochester's leader was Julianna Okoniewski. She scored 20 points, hitting  7-12 from the field, 6-8 at the line. She had eight rebounds and three blocks. Maura Leverone and Hannah Lindemuth scored 10 points apiece for Rochester.
 
There were eight lead changes and 11 ties. Rochester led, 30-28, at the break. Brandeis tied it on four straight trips down the court. The Judges led, 40-38, when Emma Revis made two free throws. Rochester answered with a conventional three-point play from Abby Gress and a hook shot from Haley Dumiak. It put UR ahead, 43-40.
 
Brandeis warmed up. Mollie Obar hit a trey from right wing with two minutes left in the half to tie the score. That ignited the 13-1 run. Marchese's three put the Judges ahead to stay. Casanueva hit a 16-footer from the left side, drove for a layup, then made two free throws – all in a span of 1:43. Tanke made one free throw to push the lead to nine, 53-44 with 6:24 left to play.
 
UR cut the deficit down to one with just over four minutes to go. Charlotte Adler made a reverse layup. Lindemuth was 2-2 at the line. Okoniewski scored on a putback, then made two free throws to get within 53-52.
 
Casanueva calmly sank a trey from the top of the key. Tathiana Pierre was 1-2 at the line (57-52). Adler's layup made it 57-54 BR with two minutes to go. Tanke's layup and two free throws from Casanueva gave the Judges a 61-54 lead with 38 seconds left. BR sank five of six from the line in the last 30 seconds.
 
Next week, Rochester plays at NYU on Friday night and goes to Brandeis on Sunday. That started the second half of the conference season.