From Carnegie Mellon University Athletics
Junior Gabrielle West tied her own single-game record of seven three-pointers made in an 84-77 Tartan victory over host University of Chicago.
The first half saw six lead changes with the last coming by way
of West. She connected on back-to-back three-pointers with
four minutes left in the half to give Carnegie Mellon a 29-28
lead.
Two minutes later, West once again connected back-to-back long
balls surrounding between a Chicago layup which made the score
38-32. West then closed the half draining her fifth
three-pointer with two seconds remaining to give the Tartans a
41-37 edge at the break. The junior led all scorers after
twenty minutes of action with 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting from
behind the arc.
Carnegie Mellon opened the second half on a 15-6 run over the first
6:42 to grab a 56-43 lead. Once again it was West connecting
on a pair of treys to give the Tartans their largest lead of the
game.
The Maroons did not go away, using an 11-2 run to climb back into
the game. Carnegie Mellon then scored nine straight points to
push its lead back to double digits at 67-54 with nine minutes
remaining. Chicago answered with three straight from behind
the arc to cut the lead to 67-63 with 7:51 showing on the
clock.
With the Tartans leading 73-65 with 4:17 to play, Chicago went on a
10-2 run to knot the score at 75-75 with 2:11 to go. The
Maroons Britt Nordstrom ended the run with a traditional
three-point play.
Freshman Lisa Murphy (McLean, Va./McLean) gave the
Tartans a 79-77 advantage on a layup with 37 seconds left.
Following a turnover, sophomore Liza Otto (Glastonbury,
Conn.) was fouled and sent to the charity stripe where she
converted both shots to extend the Tartans lead to 81-77 with 25
seconds on the clock. Senior Jacquie
Shaw (Portland, Ore./Grant) added a free throw and Otto two
more for a final score of 84-77.
Carnegie Mellon ended the game shooting 56.9% from the floor, the
highest of the season, while Chicago shot 45.9%.
West led the Tartans with 23 points and finished shooting 7-of-12
from behind the arc. Shaw, Murphy and Otto all finished with
double figures. Shaw had 19 points, Murphy 18 and Otto
13. Murphy recorded a career-best six blocks in the win while
Otto dished out a game-high six assists.
West moved into second place on the school's all-time
three-pointers made list. She now has 153 for her career and
needs 23 to move into first.
Chicago was led by Paige Womack with 21 points. Nordstrom
finished with 13 while Julie Muguira had 10.