Second Half Lifts Indiana Over Southern Indiana

Wednesday, December 4

Bloomington, Ind.

7 P.M. ET

Indiana University

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Southern Indiana

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Southern Ind.

Indiana

Second Half Lifts Indiana Over Southern Indiana

12/4/2024 9:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Junior guard Shay Ciezki scored 17 points while three others added double figures as Indiana got past Southern Indiana, 67-63.

KEY MOMENTS

The Hoosiers (6-3) took the lead early, leading by as many as 10 with 5:59 to go, but the Screaming Eagles clawed back to tie it up 17-17 at the end of the first 10. Southern Indiana (7-2) took as many as a 15-point lead in the second, as Indiana trailed at the break, 42-29.
Battling back from the deficit, junior forward Lilly Meister pulled the Hoosiers back within sing digits with 6:22 to go in the third. Ciezki tied the game up at the five-minute mark on a 3-pointer, but Southern Indiana ended the quarter with the slight lead 51-48.
The Hoosiers came back fighting in the fourth quarter, tying the game up in the first minute of the frame on a triple by junior guard Yarden Garzon. Sandvik gave Indiana its first lead back since the 2^nd quarter as junior guard Henna Sandvik connected from the left wing to take a one-point edge.
USI continued to provide answers for Indiana's comeback, coming within one with 1:24 remaining. Ciezki's corner 3-pointer set up by Garzon gave the Hoosiers the three point edge with 26 seconds to go while adding a couple free throws in the bonus down the stretch.

NOTABLE

Four players for the Hoosiers reached double digits - Ciezki (17), Garzon (14), Moore-McNeil (13) and Meister (11).
Indiana assisted on 14 of its 21 made buckets on the night, led by six assists from Garzon.
Meister also scored in double figures with 11 points, her fifth game of the season in double digits.
The Hoosiers led on the glass with a 38-33 advantage over the Screaming Eagles. Moore-McNeil led the way with seven rebounds while Meister pulled down six.

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will start Big Ten play on Saturday when they travel to Penn State. Tipoff at Bryce Jordan Center is at 1 p.m. ET.

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