Women's Basketball Falls to Carnegie Mellon in ECAC Championship Game

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The fourth-seeded Carnegie Mellon won the 2022 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's Basketball Championship, posting a 80-60 win over second-seeded Penn State Behrend on Saturday afternoon.

Final Score: Carngie Mellon 80, Penn State Behrend 60
Records: Penn State Behrend (21-6), Carnegie Mellon (14-11)

Key Moments:

* The Tartans won their third ECAC title and first since 2017
* Carnegie Mellon shot 55.6 percent from the floor to halt the Lions from claiming their third ECAC Championship
* In addition to shooting from the floor, the Tartans went 14-for-15 from the free-throw line
* Caitlyn Clendenin led all scorers with 19 points to earn MVP honors for Carnegie Mellon
* Clendenin was one of five players with double-digit scoring 
* Alanna Dibble (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern) and Kara Haslett (Baden, PA/Ambridge) were named to the ECAC All-Tournament Team
* Haslett and Rachel Majewski (Erie, PA/Villa Maria Academy) each led Behrend with 12 points apiece
* Brianna Dean (New Castle, PA/Neshannock) added eight points and five rebounds
* The Tartans had a nine-point lead after the first quarter and took the double-digit advantage headed into the locker rooms at 45-29
* Behrend concludes the season with a 21-6 overall record