Tartans Beat Muskingum 91-61 to Run Record to 4-0

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University women's basketball team hosted Muskingum University on Saturday, November 16. The Tartans won 91-61, putting them at 4-0 for the season while the Muskies are 1-2.

Inside the Box Score

• Freshman Payton Baney started off the scoring for the Tartans with a layup, assisted by senior Anisha Chintala.
• Free throw shots by senior Catherine Or and Chintala brought the Tartans to an early 8-2 lead with eight minutes remaining in the first quarter.
• The Tartans kept their lead for the rest of the first quarter with a three-point jump shot and layup by Chintala, free throws by Or, and layup and free throws by junior Nicole Timko, bringing the score to 21-13.
• Three-point jump shots by senior Isha Nambisan, Or and Timko helped the Tartans keep their lead, finishing up the second quarter 43-32.
• The Tartans had a run of 14 points at the beginning of the third quarter, including another triple by Nambisan.
• Ending the third quarter with two made free throws, junior Liv LaFond brought the Tartans lead to 73-36.
• Freshman Anya Peper and sophomore Allie Heyer both made three-pointers in the fourth quarter.
• The Muskies tightened things up slightly in the fourth quarter, reducing the Tartans' lead to 17 points.
• Freshman Justine Katz made a layup with 24 seconds remaining to score the final points of the game.

Tartan Stats

• The Tartans ended the game shooting 44.3% (27-61) from the field and 7-25 (28%) from behind the arc.
• The Tartans had 49 rebounds and 12 turnovers.
• The Tartans kept the lead the entire game; their largest lead was 37 points.
• Chintala led the team with 22 points. Baney had 15, and Timko had 13.
• Or had six assists and six rebounds to go with 12 points for her fourth game in double figures.
• Nambisan had a career-best 13 rebounds, of which nine were defensive and four were offensive. She also had eight points.

Muskie stats

• The Muskies ended the game shooting 32.4% (22-68) from the field and 6-23 (26.1%) from behind the arc.
• The Muskies had 26 rebounds and 14 turnovers.
• Tori Jones led the team with 15 points.
• Lizzy Allen had nine points and four assists.

Up Next

The Tartans will host Oberlin on Wednesday, November 20 at 5:30 p.m.