Radcliffe Cagers Rip Brandeis Judges; Guyton Cans 21 on Way to 73-33 Win

Radcliffe's hoopsters handed down a unanimous decision to the Judges of Brandeis last night, condemning the Waltharn women to a 73-33 sentence. Chief justice for the 'Cliffe was captain Jeanne Guyton who scored a career-high of 21 points.

The verdict of the contest was never in doubt as Radcliffe opened up with a press which left Brandeis crying for a change of venue. The press was called off by coach John McCarthy as soon as his squad had built up a quick but solid ten-point lead.

The Radcliffe defense forced the Judges to the outside and as their shots fell short. Radcliffe responded by employing the fast break. With Cathy Fullerton holding down the high post chores and Guyton handling responsibilities underneath. Radcliffe soon turned the contest into a question of not who, but by how much.

Sue Williams had the hot hand in the first half as she fired in 14 of her 16 points in the early going. Williams popped in most of her two-pointers on jump shots from downtown.

Radcliffe coach McCarthy said yesterday, "Our offense tried to work the ball from up top down low. Fullerton was able to keep on getting the ball to Jeanne and she was able to keep on scoring."

By the end of the first half the 'Cliffe cagers had charged to a commanding 40-20 lead. Williams, who has been hampered by an ankle injury all week, was able to retire to the bench and watch the court proceedings for most of the second half.

Unfortunately for the Judges there is no justice even in the confines of the home court. The 'Cliffe cagers, subjected the feeble defense of Brandeis to double jeopardy. Lisa Muscatine and fellow guard Denise Thai, on the other hand, flaunted the law in Brandeis's face, committing steal after steal and prosecuting the opposition with point after point. That wound up the game, also breaking into double figures, scoring 11 points.

Despite Radcliffe's significant height advantage the women still utilized a passing offense. "They were shorter but were still able to work the ball well. Overall we had a lot of team assists. People were really moving nicely," Guyton said.

Fling It

The Brandeis offense was not quite as cohesive, as it entered the second half with a "fling the ball toward the hoop" philosophy. The persistent 'Cliffe squad simply withstood Brandeis's target practice and converted the wild a shots into rebounds and easy fast-break baskets.

What points the Judges could muster were merely the result of an over-zealous, gambling 'Cliffe defense which allowed a one woman advantage to be gained by the Watch town women.

"We were going for the big win," said Andrey unbar yesterday, "and any scores of theirs are attributable to our over-anxiousness and cagerness for the steal."

Radcliffe simply never rested in the persecution of the Judges until the 20-point margin of the first half was equaled by its second-half efforts. "It was a team effort throughout," said Fullerton, "despite how contrived that may sound."