Or Records Fifth Straight Double-Double in Loss to #25 Rochester

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University women's basketball team hosted 25th-ranked University of Rochester on Sunday, February 12 in a University Athletic Association (UAA) contest. The Tartans dropped the game by a 68-60 score and move to 11-11 on the season and 2-9 in the UAA. The Yellowjackets are now 15-7 and 5-6.

How it Happened

• Rochester took an 8-0 lead forcing a Tartan timeout in the first two minutes of the game.
• The Yellowjackets would go on to lead by 10 twice in the first period before sophomore Anisha Chintala converted a driving layup to make it 19-11 at the break.
• Freshman Ava Black scored four of the Tartans' first six points of the second period and pulled the home squad to within six points with 4:21 to play in the half.
• A 12-6 run by the Yellowjackets to finish the half gave the visitors a 12-point lead at 35-23.
• Both teams shot in the low 30s for the half but the Yellowjackets visited the free throw line 11 times and converted seven while the Tartans were 1-of-1.
• Rochester's Katie Titus, who had 14 points in the first half, scored 13 in the third quarter on 6-of-9 shooting to keep the spread in double digits and increase it by one despite the Tartans shooting 50.0% from the floor.
• The Tartans trailed by 16 points after a layup by Titus with 2:17 to go but pulled to within eight following an 8-0 run that ended with 48 seconds to go.
• Rochester was able to run out the clock and maintained the lead despite missing four free throws to close the game.

For the Tartans

• Sophomore Catherine Or recorded her fifth straight double-double and eighth in UAA play with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
• Junior Megan Matsko finished with 12 points after scoring eight in the final period.
• Or also led the team with four steals and three assists.
• Freshman Savannah Gibbs finished with eight points and nine rebounds.

For the Yellowjackets

• Titus led with 31 points and nine rebounds.
• Callie McCulley collected 10 points and 13 rebounds with four assists.
• Alexis Sestric finished with 15 points.

Up Next

The Tartans will hit the road for the last time this season to face the University of Chicago on Friday, February 17 at 5:30 p.m. and Washington University in St. Louis on Sunday, February 19 at 2:00 p.m.