From Carnegie Mellon University Athletics

The 13th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's basketball team defeated 23rd-ranked University of Rochester, 71-62, on Friday, January 20 at home in Skibo Gymnasium. The Tartans improve to 14-1 on the year and 3-1 in the University Athletic Association (UAA) while the Yellowjackets drop to 11-4 and 2-2.

Senior Lisa Murphy (McLean, Va./McLean) led all scorers with 26 points, 16 of which came from the free throw line, and grabbed 13 rebounds for her ninth straight double-double. She also collected five blocks. Senior Jackie Hudepohl (Saratoga, Calif./Lynbrook (Colgate)) filled the stat sheet with 13 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists while freshman Makayla Filiere (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton) scored 16 points for her sixth straight game in double figures.

Carnegie Mellon jumped out to a 9-2 lead behind two fastbreak layups by freshman Dominique Petach (Pittsburgh, Pa./Norwin) following her own steals. Rochester answered with an 8-0 run to take its first lead of the game, 10-9, with four minutes to play in the quarter.

A three-pointer by freshman Laurel Pereira (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) gave the Tartans a 19-11 advantage before the quarter ended with the Tartans ahead 19-13.

Murphy's first bucket of the game put the Tartans ahead 23-13 less than two minutes into the second quarter. A three-pointer by Brenna James a minute later started a 14-5 run that pulled the Yellowjackets to within one point with 3:52 to go before halftime.

The Tartans continued to hold the lead going up by five on Murphy's 11th free throw of the game before the Yellowjackets closed the final minute on a 7-0 run to take a 35-33 lead at the half. James scored the last five points for Rochester including a three-pointer at the second-quarter buzzer.