Tartans Top Eagles; Celebrate Seniors

(PTTTSBURGH, Pa.) - The Carnegie Mellon University women's basketball team rebounded from a Friday evening loss to defeat visiting Emory University, 69-57, on Sunday, February 22 to move to 14-9 for the season and 6-6 in the University Athletic Association (UAA). The Eagles move to 14-9 and 4-8.

How it Happened

• The Eagles ran out to a 10-point lead in the first quarter and led 22-17 at the first break thanks to 60% shooting from the floor.
• The Tartans, who shot 31.6% in the first quarter, turned the tables and made 11-of-15 from the floor including 3-of-3 from long range to 44-32 lead at half.
• The Tartans first lead of the game came on a second-chance bucket by freshman Shelby Lewis three minutes into the second quarter that made the score 25-24.
• Junior Allie Heyer's third trey of the quarter put the Tartans up 12, 40-28, with 3:17 to go in the frame. Heyer led the Tartans with 16 points in the half.
• The Tartans kept the double-digit lead in the third for all but 41 seconds, building their lead to 19 points three different times with the first coming on a jumper by freshman Niyati Bangalore with three minutes on the clock.
• Tight defense by the Tartans held the Eagles to 20% shooting from the floor in the third as they withstood five turnovers and shot 42.9% on their way to a 16-point lead going into the final quarter.
• The Eagles got as close as seven points but it was with less than a minute to play and the Tartans closed the final minute with three free throws by Heyer and a last second shot in the paint by senior Liv LaFond for the 69-57 win.

Tartan Stats

• Heyer finished with a career-high 21 points.
• Sophomore Payton Baney scored 11 points while freshman Aleena Dinker had 10 points.
• Senior Nicole Timko led with six rebounds and three assists while Bangalore had a season-high tying four assists.

Eagle Stats

• Tatum Olson finished with 27 points after scoring 17 points in the first quarter. She also had eight rebounds.
• Alexandra Loucopoulos collected 14 points and seven rebounds.

Up Next

The Tartans and Eagles play each other on Wednesday, February 25 in Atlanta due to the earlier season game getting rescheduled due to weather preventing travel.