BOSTON, Mass. -- The University of Chicago women's basketball team fell behind early and Brandeis University led wire-to-wire to top the Maroons 68-50 on Friday.

The Maroons (7-16 overall) dropped its third-straight game and are now 3-9 in the UAA. The Judges improved to 9-14 overall, 3-9 in conference play.

Brandeis scored the first seven points of the game and continually expanded the lead to 25-10. Rebounding was key as the Judges dominated the boards 25-13 in the half, including 10-0 on the offensive glass. The hosts took 12 more shots in the opening stanza and led 33-21 at the half. UChicago was held to 9 of 25 shooting (36 percent) from the field. Paige Womack and Ali Shaw tallied five points each.

In the second half, the Judges opened with a 9-2 run in the first four minutes and increased its lead to 21 points. A trio of UChicago threes closed the gap to 51-40 with nine minutes remaining on the clock. But Brandeis kept its double-digit advantage the rest of the way.

The Maroons were outrebounded by a 44-25 total and 16-4 on the offensive end. The Judges scored 30 points in the paint compared to 16 by UChicago.

UChicago Team Stats & Leaders
Field-goal percentage - 39.6 percent (21-53)
Three-point percentage - 35.0 percent (7-20)
Free-throw percentage - 50.0 percent (1-2)
Julie Muguira - 10 points, 3 rebounds
Morgan Donovan - 8 points
Paige Womack - 8 points

Brandeis Team Stats & Leaders
Field-goal percentage - 43.1 percent (28-65)
Three-point percentage - 62.5 percent (5-8)
Free-throw percentage - 77.8 percent (7-9)
Janelle Rodriguez - 22 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds
Erika Higginbottom - 10 points
Courtney Ness - 8 points, 10 rebounds

NEXT GAME: Sunday, Feb. 17 - UChicago at New York University, 2 PM (ET).