Tartans Shoot Lights Out in Second Half to Complete Comeback at Denison

(GRANVILLE, Ohio) - The Carnegie Mellon University women's basketball team traveled to Denison University and finished with a 75-58 victory after scoring 50 points in the second half. The Tartans are now 6-0 while Denison is 4-2.

Inside the Box Score

• Denison held a 14-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and a 25-20 lead at halftime.
• The Tartans shot 40.7% in the first half to Denison's 36.7% with both teams turning the ball over 10 times.
• Carnegie Mellon outscored Denison, 28-17, in the third period to lead by six.
• The Tartans shot 73.3% for the quarter, making 11-of-15 from the field and 3-of-5 from behind the arc. Senior Isha Nambisan led the team with seven points in the quarter.
• An 8-0 run to start the fourth quarter put the Tartans up 14 points, as junior Savannah Gibbs and Nambisan sandwiched a jumper by senior Catherine Or with three-pointers.
• The Tartans led by as many as 17 points with 4:19 to go after a steal by junior Ava Arias led to an assist on a layup by Gibbs.
• The Tartans finished the final frame shooting 75% from the floor with Or leading by making 4-of-4 from the field and 1-of-1 from the free throw line to score nine.

Tartan Stats

• Or closed the game with 21 points, six assists, and four rebounds.
• Nambison scored a season-best 18 points and made 5-of-9 from long range.
• Senior Anisha Chintala finished with nine points, three assists, and three steals.
• The team finished shooting 57.4% from the field.

Big Red Stats

• Abby Cooch led the team with 11 points while Bryana Woodard scored 10 off the bench.
• Abigail Westmeyer led all players with seven rebounds.
• The team finished shooting 38.9% from the field.

Up Next

The Tartans will host Carlow University on Tuesday, November 26 at 5:30 p.m.