Tartans Move to 3-0 with 68-64 Road Win

(ERIE, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University women's basketball team moved its record to 3-0 on Saturday with a four-point road win at Penn State Behrend. A solid fourth quarter gave the Tartans what they needed after leading by 11 points heading into the final frame to finish with a 68-64 victory.

How it Happened

• The Tartans trailed at the end of the first period for the first time this season with Behrend holding a 15-14 advantage.
• The Tartans won the second quarter behind nine points from sophomore Isha Nambisan, all coming off three-point shots, and led at the break for the third time this year.
• A 22-point third quarter gave the Tartans a 54-43 lead with sophomore Anisha Chintala scoring seven of her 13 points during the frame.
• The Lions cut the Tartans' lead to four points with 2:38 to play pushing the Tartans to call a timeout.
• Two minutes later, Brianna Dean made a layup for the Lions to cut the Tartans' lead to two points.
• Behrend had the last shot but Rachel Majewski's three-pointer was off the mark and sophomore Catherine Or grabbed the rebound and made two free throws in the last second to secure the win.

For the Tartans

• Or led the Tartans for the third straight game with a season-high 22 points and was named tournament MVP after recording her first double-double of the season with 14 rebounds.
• Chintala was named to the all-tournament team and scored 13 points in the game.
• Nambisan drained a season-best six three-pointers to score 18 points off the bench.

For the Lions

• Majewski scored a game-high 23 points.
• Madilyn Boyer contributed 12 points while Dean finished with 10 points and five rebounds.

Notes

• The Tartans shot better than 44.0% for the third straight game.
• The Tartans won the rebounding battle for the third straight game.
• Or now has seven career double-doubles
• Nambisan was one three-pointer off of tying her school record of seven three-pointers made in a game.

Up Next

The Tartans will play their fourth straight road game on Tuesday, November 15 when they visit Geneva College at 6:30 p.m.