Tartan Team Game Leads Carnegie Mellon Past Geneva 88-39

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) - The Carnegie Mellon University women's basketball team recorded 21 assists on 33 baskets on its way to an 88-39 victory over Geneva College on Friday, November 21 at home in Skibo Gymnasium. The Tartans improved to 3-0 on the year as the Golden Tornadoes fell to 1-2.

The Tartans opened the game with a 10-0 run behind five points from sophomore Lisa Murphy (McLean, Va./McLean) and five points from sophomore Jackie Hudepohl (Saratoga, Calif./Lynbrook (Colgate)). When Hudepohl didn't score she assisted on both of Murphy's baskets.

The 10-point advantage was extended to 20 (34-14) with 7:25 to play in the first half when freshman Kajae Jones (Fairfax, Va./Bishop O'Connell) came up with a steal and made an outlet pass to junior Lindsay Poss (Poolesville, Md./Poolesville), who seconds later found Jones in the lane for a layup.

The Tartans went on to lead 49-21 at the break, shooting 54.8% from the field with 14 assists to 17 made shot attempts. Murphy scored 16 of her game-high 20 points in the first half as she finished 6-of-6 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free throw line for the game.

Jones pulled down four offensive rebounds in the second half as she scored nine of her season-high 15 points during the period. She finished the game with her first career double-double, collecting 14 boards.

Freshman Njaire McKoy (Englewood Cliffs, N.J./Bergen County Tech./Peddie School) had a breakthrough evening off the bench for the Tartans, grabbing seven rebounds while scoring 18 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the floor. Senior MacKenzie Boyd (Plano, Texas/Plano West) also had an efficient night, scoring 11 points and grabbing five boards while freshman Zoe Zawisa (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr) scored a season-high 10 points, making two three pointers.

Poss contributed to the Tartans' 61-30 rebounding advantage, crashing the defensive glass for eight rebounds while totalling 12.

Geneva was led by Heidi Mann with 20 points and seven rebounds.

The Tartans return to action Saturday, November 22 in a home match against John Carroll University at 2:00 p.m.