| The Violets celebrated a win for the 81st consecutive time. NYU athletics photo |
NYU is on the cusp of knocking WashU out of the top spot in the record books. The Violets won their 81st consecutive game on Friday night, winning at Case Western Reserve, and will go for the record Sunday afternoon at Carnegie Mellon.
Caroline Peper was held scoreless for the first half, but had 10 of NYU’s 19 points in the third quarter, helping the No. 1-ranked Violets (19-0, 8-0 UAA) take a 59-49 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Spartans threatened in the fourth, cutting the advantage to three points, 68-65, with 2:28 left on a free throw from Emily Plachta. However, Olivia Lagao followed with a jumper and the Violets defense did not allow another point the rest of the way as NYU earned its place in the history books.
Lagao led a balanced NYU attack with 17 points. Aila Kaibara had 15, Peper finished with 13 and Zahra Alexander added 11. Full story.