Carnegie Mellon 70 , Franciscan 31

Franciscan Starters 
Madison Doan, Sophie LaRose, Ilena Gonzales, Jazzlyn Melnyk, Felicia MacGillivray

Carnegie Mellon Starters 
Catherine Or, Catelyn Clendenin, Megan Matsko, Anisha Chintala, Leah Weslock

How It Happened 
Franciscan made the trip to Pittsburgh for a non-conference matchup with Carnegie Mellon. The Lady Barons would fall to the Tartans by a score of 70-31.

Both teams struggled to shoot in the early going of the first quarter, as neither team would score in the two and a half minutes. After Carnegie Mellon scored the first six points of the game, Sophie LaRose would cut the lead in half by making a three pointer. Kimberly McDaniels added a jumper later on to set the score at 9-5, but then the Tartans would go  on a 9-0 run to end the quarter. 

Felicia MacGillivray would get into the scoring colum, as she made a mid range jumper to start the second quarter. McDaniels would add another bucket, but then the Tartans would go on an 18-0 run to take a commanding 38-9 lead. Ilena Gonzales would snap the run by making a tough driving layup. Both teams would struggle to find the bottom of the net over the final two minutes, but the Tartans would take a 38-15 lead into the half.

The Lady Barons would be led by Natalie Conner in the third quarter, as she had four points. The Tartans would be able to add to their lead in this 10 minutes with the lead being stretched up to a 55-23 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Felicia MacGillivray would finish out the fourth quarter strong, as she scored seven of Franciscan's eight fourth quarter points. The Tartans would close this one out 70-31.

Inside the Numbers 
- Felicia MacGillivray led Franciscan with 12 points.
- Jazzlyn Melnyk pulled in a team high nine rebounds.
- Kimberly McDaniels had five points and eight rebounds while coming off the bench.
- The Lady Barons couldn't get the offense going, as they shot 22.0% from the field, worst field goal percentage in a game of the season.
- The Tartans won the rebounding battle 50-44.

Up Next 
Franciscan will take Thanksgiving break to reset and heal up some injuries, as they do not return to competition until December 1st. Bethany comes to Steubenville for the Lady Barons second PAC game of the season. The Lady Barons are in search of their first conference win against the Bison, but they did come out on top against them in 2019. It was Head Coach Sean Kirk's first game as head coach at Franciscan on November 11th, 2019. The Lady Barons traveled to Bethany and overcame a five point defect at half to win 52-49. Abby Baierl led the way with 21 points including five made three pointers. 

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