ATLANTA, Ga. -
Tanya Ghai had 29 points on a career-high seven three-pointers, but the Texas Lutheran women's basketball team opened up the fourth quarter on a 13-0 run to take control and earn a 72-64 win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday on the second day of the Emory Tip-Off Classic.
With the loss, CMS slips to 1-3 on the season, while Texas Lutheran levels its record at 1-1 on the year.
Ghai was one shy of the single-game program record for three-pointers in a game, and hit her sixth around two lay-ups from
Sofia-Lynn Teresi to help the Athenas get a 62-51 deficit with 2:33 to go down to just 62-58 with 1:07 left. However, Texas Lutheran scored the next four points, and Ghai's seventh three-pointer could only close the gap to 68-63 with 19 seconds left.
Haylie Wang added 20 points for CMS on 9-15 shooting, helping the Athenas to a 50-48 lead after three quarters, but the Athenas were held scoreless for the first seven minutes of the fourth, as Texas Lutheran was able to surge in front.
CMS will be back in action in two weeks when it co-hosts the David Wells Classic, plating at Roberts on Nov. 27 against UC Santa Cruz and on Nov. 28 against SUNY Canton at Pomona-Pitzer.
