PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The University of Chicago women's basketball team rallied back from a 13-point deficit in the second half, but Carnegie Mellon University pulled away late 76-68 on Sunday.

The Maroons fell to 6-12 overall, including 2-5 in conference action. The Tartans improved to 11-7, 3-4 in the UAA.

After grabbing an early 7-2 advantage, UChicago struggled with its shooting throughout the first half. The Maroons shot 19 percent in the period, as Carnegie Mellon went into halftime with a 35-26 lead.

CMU's largest lead of the game came at 43-30 in the second half. However, UChicago kept pounding the offensive glass and cutting the deficit. The visitors eventually tied the score at 55-55, and a pair of free throws by Paige Womack gave the Maroons a 58-57 lead with four minutes to go.

The score was tied again at 61-61 with 2:45 left. The Tartans then scored eight-straight points to put the game out of reach.

UChicago set a season-high for rebounds with 59, including a season-best 26 offensive boards. Those rebounds helped the Maroons to a 26-9 edge in second-chance points.

UChicago Team Stats & Leaders
Field-goal percentage - 26.4 percent (19-72)
Three-point percentage - 25.0 percent (6-24)
Free-throw percentage - 60.0 percent (24-40)
Claire Devaney - 14 points, 14 rebounds
Caitlin Moore - 13 points, 10 rebounds
Julie Muguira - 13 points, 8 rebounds

Carnegie Mellon Team Stats & Leaders
Field-goal percentage - 35.0 percent (21-60)
Three-point percentage - 29.2 percent (7-24)
Free-throw percentage - 75.0 percent (27-36)
Emily Peel - 12 points, 13 rebounds
Gabrielle West - 17 points, 5 rebounds
Amanda McHenry - 15 points
Liza Otto - 11 points, 11 rebounds

NEXT GAME: Friday, Feb. 1 - Case Western Reserve University at UChicago, 6 PM.