Tartans Play at Duquesne in Exhibition Game

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) - The Carnegie Mellon University women's basketball team played Division I Duquesne University on Sunday, December 8 in an exhibition contest for the Tartans. The Dukes won the game, 98-58.

Inside the Box Score

• A slow start for the Tartans and a hot shooting performance by the Dukes led to the home team taking a 32-10 lead after the first quarter.
• The Dukes hit 14-of-19 (73.7%) shots from the field while the Tartans connected on 4-of-13.
• The teams were even in the second period with the Dukes maintaining the 22-point lead at the break.
• Senior Catherine Or made her first field goal of the game to open the third quarter but Duquesne was able to extend its lead to 35 points by the end of the frame, as the Tartans shot 42.9% from the field but turned the ball over six times.

Tartan Stats

• Or finished with 13 points, scoring 11 in the second half. She also had six assists.
• Freshman Payton Baney dropped 11 points while senior Isha Nambisan connected on three three-pointers to score nine points.

Duke Stats

• Megan McConnell led five players in double figures with 19 ooints. She also led the team with seven rebounds, five assists, and six steals.
• Jerni Kiaku had 17 points and Kiandra Browne had 14 points.

Up Next

The Tartans will host La Roche University on Tuesday, December 17 at 2:00 p.m. after a week break for finals.