Last week was big and this week will be even bigger for the No. 1 team in the country. Rochester hosts NYU on Friday to get back into the UAA schedule before No. 2 Brandeis comes to town on Sunday afternoon. Gordon Mann’s trip to the Chase Tournament gave D3hoops.com a chance to find out, up close and personal.

Remember, success isn’t new to the Rochester seniors, who played in the national championship game as freshmen. How is this year’s team different and, with No. 2 Brandeis coming to town on Sunday, are they ready for UAA play? Jon Onyiriuka has the answers in an interview below.

Despite the geographic dispersion of Rochester’s conference rivals, women’s coach Jim Scheible was concerned the Yellowjackets were too “scoutable” last year. Listen to how they’ve addressed that this season.

And picture traveling to Chicago and St. Louis. Cleveland and Atlanta. New York and Boston. That could be the weekend schedule for an NBA team’s charter jet but instead it’s just another weekend in the UAA. Yellowjacket junior Julie Marriott explains what life is like in Division III’s frequent-flyer miles conference.

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