Or Records Fifth Double-Double of Season as Tartans Fall at #1 NYU

(NEW YORK, N.Y..) - The Carnegie Mellon University women's basketball team visited the top-ranked New York University Violets on Sunday, February 11 for a University Athletic Association (UAA) game. The Violets held court and topped the Tartans, 76-54. The Tartans are now 10-12 overall and 2-9 in the UAA while the Violets move to 22-0 and 11-0.

How It Happened

• The Tartans hit their first two shot attempts and led 5-0 two minutes into the game.
• The Tartans were held scoreless as the Violets finished the quarter on a 21-0 run, and the Tartans missed their next 10 shots.
• Junior Catherine Or ended the first half with a three-pointer to score 10 points to lead the Tartans who shot 7-of-33 during the first 20 minutes of play.
• The Violets shot 50.0% from the floor, hit six three-pointers, and grabbed 26 rebounds to 18 for the Tartans in the first half to lead 42-21.
• Each team scored 15 points in the third frame for NYU to maintain the 21-point advantage.
• The Tartans shot 44.4% in the final quarter and dished out four assists on eight made baskets to score 18 points in the frame.
• NYU shot 38.5% during the last 10 minutes and picked up four assists on five made baskets while hitting 9-of-10 from the foul line.

For the Tartans

• Or finished with a game-high 25 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the field. She hit three from behind the arc for the first time this season.
• Freshman Allie Heyer scored 12 points off the bench.
• Or grabbed 10 rebounds to record her fifth double-double of the season.
• Or and junior Anisha Chintala both led with three assists.

For the Violets

• Morgan Morrison and Natalie Bruns each scored 15 points.
• Bruns grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.
• Megan Bauman and Belle Pellecchia each had four assists.

Notes

• After scoring just two points at NYU last year, Or scored 20 or more points for the fourth time this year.

Up Next

The Tartans will host the University of Rochester on Friday, February 16 at 5:30 p.m.