(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) - 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 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 filled the stat sheet with 13 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists while freshman Makayla Filiere 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 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 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.

The game continued to be a back-and-forth affair with five lead changes in the third period. The Tartans held a three-point advantage going into the final 10 minutes after Filiere hit from behind the arc off a feed from Murphy.

A 12-5 run for the Tartans pushed the home team's advantage to 10 points with 4:54 to play.

With 2:22 to play and the Tartans holding a 60-50 lead, Murphy was fouled following an offensive rebound. She connected on both attempts from the free throw line and the Tartans went on to make the next 9-of-10 from the line the remainder of the game to seal the win.

The Tartans finished shooting 35.7% for the game after hitting 39.3% in the second half. The Yellowjackets, who were led by Alexandra Leslie's 25 points and 10 rebounds, shot 34.3% for the game but just 20.8% from behind the arc.

Carnegie Mellon will next play host to Emory University (11-4, 2-2), winners at Case Western Reserve Friday night, on Sunday, January 22 at 2:00 p.m.