Posted: Nov 15, 2019

Tartans Fall to Otterbein at Washington and Jefferson Springhill Suites Tournament

Carnegie Mellon

(0-2,0-0 UAA)

Otterbein

(1-0,0-0 OAC)

Final

Carnegie Mellon (0-2,0-0 UAA)

Otterbein (1-0,0-0 OAC)

Game Leaders

Carnegie Mellon

Pts: Katie Higgins - 10

Reb: Leah Weslock - 7

Ast: Caitlyn Clendenin - 2

Otterbein

Pts: Abbie Scholz - 15

Reb: Abbie Scholz - 6

Ast: Delaney Cutteridge - 5

Team Stats

Carnegie Mellon

Otterbein

Field Goals

(16-47)

(28-60)

Field Goal %

34.0%

46.7%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

(WASHINGTON, Pa.) - The Carnegie Mellon University women's basketball team fell to Otterbein University in the opening game of the Washington & Jefferson College Springhill Suites Tournament on Friday, November 15. The Tartans are now 0-2 after falling 70-41.

Senior Katie Higgins (Montclair, N.J. / Montclair) led the Tartans with 10 points and six rebounds while sophomore Leah Weslock (Howell, Mich. / Howell) collected a team-best seven rebounds.

Otterbein took care of the basketball with only eight turnovers for the game. The Cardinals also shot 46.7% from the floor while the Tartans shot 34.0% with no baskets from behind the arc.

The Tartans will next face host Washington and Jefferson on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.