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NYU Women Set Division III Record With 82nd Straight Win Over Carnegie Mellon

The Violets pivot to a fifth straight UAA crown next, with a third consecutive national title in sight.

Overview

  • Caroline Peper led NYU with 27 points, hitting a late three-pointer, as Brooke Batchelor and Zahra Alexander delivered pivotal second-half plays in the 69-58 victory.
  • The win pushed the streak to 82 games, surpassing Washington University in St. Louis’ 81-game run from 1998 to 2001, and improved NYU to 20-0 this season.
  • NYU took a 32-29 halftime edge on a Batchelor three-pointer, then opened the third quarter with a 17-6 surge sparked by Peper and Batchelor to build a double-digit lead.
  • Carnegie Mellon had pulled within 56-51 in the fourth quarter before Alexander scored seven in the period to help close it out, one week after NYU edged the Tartans by a single point.
  • Only three other opponents have stayed within single digits during the streak—UChicago by six, Whittier by eight, and Case Western Reserve by eight—while UConn’s 111- and 90-game runs remain the overall NCAA benchmarks.