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Posted: Feb 09, 2025

Tartans Sweep Series with Rochester After 59-46 Win

Tartans Sweep Series with Rochester After 59-46 Win
Box Score
Game Leaders
Rochester
Pts: Abby Gress - 19
Reb: Raquel Williams - 8
Ast: 2 Players (#13, #34) - 3
Carnegie Mellon
Pts: Anisha Chintala - 21
Reb: TEAM - 8
Ast: Nicole Timko - 4
Team Stats
Full stats

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University women's basketball team swept the series with the University of Rochester after a 59-46 home win on Sunday, February 9. The Tartans ae now 16-4 and 6-3 in the University Athletic Association (UAA) while the Yellowjackets are 10-10 and 3-6.

How it Happened

  • Despite shooting just 3-of-8 from the field in the first period, the Tartans held and Yellowjackets were tied at 8-all, as the Yellowjackets shot 4-of-18.
  • The Tartans turned it around in the second period, outscoring the visitors  by 13 points and holding them to just four points.
  • Junior Nicole Timko was the leader for the Tartans, scoring 10 points while draining two three-pointers in the period.
  • The Yellowjackets climbed to within nine points by the end of the third quarter after rallying from a 20-point deficit with a 21-10 run over the final 7:23 of the frame.
  • Senior Anisha Chintala dropped eight points in the third quarter to lead the Tartans while Timko scored another five points.
  • The Tartans maintained the lead through the fourth, as Rochester could only get to within seven points before the Cardinal and Gray closed the last four minutes with an 8-2 run.

Tartan Stats

  • Chintala ended the game with 21 points, scoring 14 in the second half. She also had six steals.
  • Timko finished with 19 points and four assists and tied for the team-lead with six rebounds.
  • Junior Savannah Gibbs also reached double figures in scoring with 10 points. She also had six boards.
  • The team finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field after hitting 66.7% in the last quarter.

Yellowjacket Stats

  • Abby Gress led with 19 points and three assists.
  • Erin Lillis had 12 points and Raquel Williams led with eight rebounds.

Notes

  • The Tartans swept the series with Rochester for the first time since 2022 and eighth time in 36 years.
  • The Tartans swept the home UAA weekend for the first time since 2017, as the defeated Emory University Friday night.

Up Next

The Tartans will host the University of Chicago (13-7, 3-6) on Friday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m.