<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Carnegie Mellon Basketball</title><link>http://www.cmu.edu/athletics</link><description>Carnegie Mellon Men's and Women's Basketball News</description><item><category>Men's Basketball</category><title>Tartans Top Heidelberg 72-65 For First Win of Season - Nov. 21</title><link>http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/mbasketball/news/2010/heidelberg.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Carnegie Mellon University men's basketball team competed in the consolation game of the 2009 Al Van Wie / Rotary Tournament hosted by The College of Wooster, Saturday, November 21.&#160; Junior <strong>Matthew Pettit's</strong> (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) career-high 28 points lifted the Tartans to a 72-65 victory over Heidelberg College.&#160; The win moves the Tartans record to 1-2, while The Berg starts the season 0-2.]]></description></item><item><category>Women's Basketball</category><title>Women&#8217;s Basketball Improves to 3-0 With 75-69 Victory Over John Carroll - Nov. 21</title><link>http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/wbasketball/news/2009-10/jcu.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Carnegie Mellon University women&#8217;s basketball team improved to 3-0 with a 75-69 victory over John Carroll University in the final day of the 3rd Annual UAA/OAC Challenge, Saturday, November 21 held on the hardwood of Skibo Gymnasium.&#160; Tartan sophomore <strong>Jacki Cortese</strong> (Pittsburgh, Pa./Vincentian Academy) led the charge once again on her way to being named Most Valuable Player of the challenge.&#160; The loss dropped the Blue Streaks record to 1-2.]]></description></item><item><category>Men's Basketball</category><title>Tartans Lose at #9 Wooster 74-61 - Nov. 20</title><link>http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/mbasketball/news/2010/wooster.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Carnegie Mellon University men&#8217;s basketball team traveled to Wooster, Ohio Friday, November 20, as the Cardinal and Gray dropped a 74-61 decision to the 9th-ranked Fighting Scots of Wooster on the first day of the Al Van Wie / Rotary Tournament hosted by The College of Wooster.&#160; The Tartans are now 0-2 as the Fight Scots are now 1-1.]]></description></item><item><category>Women's Basketball</category><title>Women&#8217;s Basketball Defeats Marietta 69-61  - Nov. 20</title><link>http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/wbasketball/news/2009-10/marietta .html</link><description><![CDATA[The Carnegie Mellon University women's basketball team hosted the opening night of the 3rd Annual UAA/OAC Challenge, Friday, November 20. The Tartans faced the Pioneers of Marietta College and came away with a 69-61 victory.&#160; The win improves the Tartans record to 2-0 on the young season; while Marietta starts it season at 0-1.]]></description></item><item><category>Women's Basketball</category><title>Women&#8217;s Basketball Tops Bethany 60-55 in Season Opener - Nov. 16</title><link>http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/wbasketball/news/2009-10/bethany.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Carnegie Mellon University women&#8217;s basketball team opened its 2009-2010 campaign Monday, November 16, hosting the Bison of Bethany College at Skibo Gymnasium.&#160; The Tartans regained the lead with 14:02 left in the first half and never looked back, as they topped the Bison 60-55.]]></description></item><item><category>Men's Basketball</category><title>Men&#8217;s Basketball Drops Season Opener 70-65 to St. John Fisher - Nov. 15</title><link>http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/mbasketball/news/2010/stjohnfisher.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Carnegie Mellon University men&#8217;s basketball team opened its 2009-2010 season against St. John Fisher College on the hardwood of Skibo Gymnasium Sunday, November 15.&#160; The Tartans had four players score in double figures, but it wasn&#8217;t enough as the Cardinals handed the Tartans a 70-65 setback.]]></description></item><item><category>Men's Basketball</category><title>Tartans Tabbed Seventh in UAA Men&#8217;s Basketball Preseason Poll - Nov. 2</title><link>http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/mbasketball/news/2010/uaapreseason.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Carnegie Mellon University men&#8217;s basketball team has been picked seventh in the 2009-2010 University Athletic Association (UAA) preseason poll as announced Monday, November 2. The voting was conducted among the league&#8217;s head coaches.]]></description></item><item><category>Women's Basketball</category><title>Young Tartan Squad Looks to Prove Worth in UAA - Nov. 2</title><link>http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/wbasketball/news/2009-10/uaapoll.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Carnegie Mellon University women&#8217;s basketball team returns three starters from last year&#8217;s team including leading scorer and University Athletic Association Rookie of the Year <strong>Jacki Cortese</strong> (Pittsburgh, Pa./Vincentian Academy). The previous freshman came off the bench to score 11.9 points per game on 54.3% shooting in 2008-09 and will pair with fifth-year senior <strong>Rachelle Roll</strong> (Ostrander, Ohio/Buckeye Valley) to lead the post players. Roll finished her third season on the court averaging 7.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per contest, while leading the team in assists with 48.]]></description></item><item><category>Women's Basketball</category><title>Roll Honored For Artwork  - Apr. 22</title><link>http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/wbasketball/news/2008-09/rollscholarship.html</link><description><![CDATA[Senior Rachelle Roll of the Carnegie Mellon University women&#8217;s basketball team has been awarded the Lewis J. Altenhof Memorial Scholarship for the upcoming 2009-2010 academic year.]]></description></item><item><category>Men's Basketball</category><title>Einwag Receives More Honors - Apr. 6</title><link>http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/mbasketball/news/2009/allecac.html</link><description><![CDATA[Carnegie Mellon University senior <strong>Ryan Einwag</strong> (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) was named to the ECAC Division III Men's South Basketball All-Star Second Team.&#160; The postseason honor is the third for Einwag as he has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Great Lakes Region First Team and the University Athletic Association (UAA) First Team.]]></description></item></channel></rss>