WALTHAM, Mass. – The Brandeis University women's basketball team got all Sydney Sodine's team-high 12 points in the first half as the Judges never trailed in a 60-52 non-conference victory over Husson University today in Red Auerbach Arena. With the win, the Judges improve to 5-4, while the Eagles see a five-game winning streak snapped as they fall to 5-2.

Sodine was a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor in the first 20 minutes while also hitting two free throws. The Judges also got double scoring from two bench players, as senior Heather Cain and junior Frankie Pinto each scored 11 as they combined to shoot 7-for-14 overall and 5-for-9 from 3-point range. Fifteen of their 22 points came in the first half as the Judge reserves outscored the Eagles, 24-6, for the game.

Brandeis also enjoyed a 47-32 rebounding advantage, with junior Maria Jackson  grabbing a game-high 12 caroms. It was her sixth career game with double-digit rebounds. Sodine added seven rebounds. Junior Paris Hodges led all players with four assists.

Husson got a game-high scoring performance from senior Victoria McIntyre, who notched 17 points on 5-of-18 from the field, 3-of-11 from downtown and 4-of-5 from the line. Most of her points came in the fourth quarter as she outscored the Judges by herself, 12-9. Rookie Kenzie Worcester added 12 points. McIntyre also led the visitors with six rebounds, while junior Chandler Guerrette had two assists.

Brandeis never trailed in the game, scoring the first six points. They led by as many as 12 points after back-to-back 3-pointers by Pinto and Cain and took a 20-9 lead into the first break. Pinto's second and third trifectas of the game came midway through the second period, giving the Judges a 32-16 lead. After the Eagles cut into the margin Cain and senior Niki Laskaris dialed long distance late in the stanza to put the Judges ahead, 40-23 at the break, their largest lead of the game.

Worcester scored the first five points of the second half for Husson to close the gap, but the Judges still owned a 16-point lead after three quarters. McIntyre's big fourth quarter helped Husson get within single digits in the final two minutes, but it wasn't enough as the Judges improved to 6-0 all-time against the Eagles.

Brandeis is back in action in 2016 on Saturday, January 2 for a 1 p.m. tip against Endicott College, while Husson meets in-state rival Colby on Monday, January 4 at 6 p.m.