"NYU won its 82nd straight game to set the Division III record for consecutive victories by a women's basketball team, beating Carnegie Mellon 69-58 victory on Sunday. The Violets (20-0) broke a tie with rival Washington University of St. Louis, which won 81 games in a row from 1998-2001. UConn holds the overall NCAA record for consecutive wins with a 111-game streak. The Huskies also have the second-longest streak, a 90-game run."
"Caroline Peper scored 27 points to lead the way for two-time defending national champion NYU, which had to work hard for the record-breaking win. The two teams went back and forth in the first half and NYU led 32-29 at the break on a 3-pointer by Brooke Batchelor a few seconds before the end of the second quarter. Peper and Batchelor hit consecutive 3-pointers early in the third quarter to start a 17-6 run to go up by double digits."
"The Tartans closed to within 56-51 midway through the fourth quarter, but Zahra Alexander, who scored all seven of her points in the final quarter, answered with consecutive layups to extend the cushion and make it 60-53 with 3:19 left. Peper then hit a 3-pointer just before the shot-clock buzzer with just over two minutes left to seal the win."
NYU extended its unbeaten streak to 82 games with a 69-58 win over Carnegie Mellon, establishing the Division III record for consecutive victories by a women's basketball team. Caroline Peper scored 27 points while Brooke Batchelor and Zahra Alexander provided timely shooting and late-game plays. NYU led 32-29 at halftime and opened the third quarter with a 17-6 run after back-and-forth first half exchanges. Carnegie Mellon closed within five in the fourth, but Alexander's consecutive layups and Peper's late 3-pointer secured the victory. The Violets aim for a fifth straight UAA title and a possible third consecutive national championship.
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