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(PITTSBURGH Pa.) – The 24th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's basketball team opened its University Athletic Association (UAA) home schedule with a game against top-ranked New York University. The Violets led from start to finish to move to 15-0 and 4-0 after the 91-62 win that puts the Tartans at 12-3 and 2-2.

Inside the Box Score

• The Violets took an early lead, scoring the first 11 points of the game. 
• Senior Anisha Chintala ended the Violets' streak and started off the scoring for the Tartans with two layups. 
• After reentering the game halfway through the first quarter following two early fouls, senior Catherine Or scored two layups in the remaining five minutes and the Tartans trailed 29-13 at the end of the frame. 
• Junior Ava Arias scored the first seven points of the second quarter for the Tartans but the home squad still trailed by 16 points less than three minutes into quarter.
• With four three-pointers in the second quarter, the Violets upped their lead to 54-27. 
• Sophomore Kayla Delmore scored a three-pointer with 5:46 remaining in the third quarter. This was followed by a nearly three-minute scoring drought by both teams.
• Chintala scored three layups in the remaining time, racking up six of the Tartans' total 11 points for the quarter. 
• The Tartans started off the fourth quarter strong making four of their first five shots including three-pointers by freshman Anya Peper and Or.
• With two more connections from behind the arc by junior Piper Ligotti and Delmore, the Tartans were 4-of-4 for the quarter.
• The Tartans won the fourth quarter 24-19, but it wasn't enough as the Violets led by more than 20 points for the full quarter.

Tartan Stats

• The Tartans shot 45.1% (23-51) from the floor and converted 6-of-13 from behind the arc for 46.2%.
• Chintala had 13 points, shooting 6-of-11 from the floor.
• Or also had 13 points, shooting 4-of-7 from the floor.
• Timko had a team high of 4 assists.

Violet Stats

• The Violets shot 58.5% (38-65) from the floor and converted 12-of-25 from behind the arc for 48%.
• Caroline Peper led the team with 27 points, nearly a third of the team's total points.  
• Natalie Bruns had a team high of six assists as well as 19 points. 

Up Next

The Tartans will continue UAA play against Brandeis University on Sunday, January 26. Tip off will be at 12:00 p.m.