Shelby Lewis' Double-Double Leads Tartans Past Dickinson, 62-59

Shelby Lewis' Double-Double Leads Tartans Past Dickinson, 62-59

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Freshman Shelby Lewis recorded her first career double-double to help lead the Carnegie Mellon University women's basketball team to its fourth-straight win on Saturday against visiting Dickinson College. The Tartans defeated the Red Devils, who are receiving votes in the D3hoops.com Top 25, by a 62-59 score. The Tartans are now 7-3 while the Red Devils fall to 7-5.

How it Happened

  • The Tartans forced five first-quarter turnovers and held the Red Devils to seven made baskets to lead 20-15 at the first break.
  • Senior Nicole Timko led the Tartans with eight points while freshman Aleena Dinker had three assists in the first frame.
  • The Tartans pushed their five-point lead to double digits by the end of the second quarter, when senior Savannah Gibbs hit a jump shot in the paint as time expired to push the Tartans to a 34-21 lead.
  • The Red Devils dropped from 50.0% shooting in the first quarter to just 20.0% in the second while the Tartans hit 42.9% in both quarters.
  • The Tartans scored eight points in the paint in the second quarter and Lewis had eight points and nine rebounds at the break.
  • Dickinson made 4-of-8 from long range in the third quarter to climb back to within four points before Timko closed the period with a jumper in the paint to keep the Tartans ahead by six, 46-40.
  • Lizzie McGrath led the Red Devils with 14 points, hitting all four three-pointers for the team.
  • Two minutes into the fourth quarter the Red Devils tied the game at 48-all with a three-pointer by Addison Caldwell, prompting a Carnegie Mellon timeout.
  • Three possessions later Timko drained a triple and the Tartans led the remainder of the game despite the Red Devils having an opportunity to tie the game at the end.
  • Tough perimeter defense by the Tartans prevented a three-point attempt by the visitors resulting in the Tartan victory.

Tartan Stats

  • Lewis finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds.
  • Timko tallied 20 points for her ninth game in double figures and second with 20 or more points.
  • Gibbs recorded 13 points and nine rebounds while Dinker finished with five assists and four steals.