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The men’s basketball team opened its season this past weekend at the West Penn Classic, collecting victories over Washington & Jefferson College 77–66 late Friday night and Grove City College 70–52 on Saturday.

The Tartans traveled to W&J Friday. Neither team could gain a substantial lead throughout the game, with the Tartans up 36–34 at halftime.

A free throw by W&J tied the game at 64 with 3:59 left, but the Tartans controlled the game from that point on. Carnegie Mellon ended the game on a 13–2 run, holding the Presidents to zero field goals over the final four minutes.

Sophomore forward Ryan Einwag led the Tartans, shooting 7–11 with 22 points. Junior guard Geoff Kozak and senior guard Brad Matta each scored 17...

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