Garzon’s Career Night Pushes Indiana Past Washington

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Garzon’s Career Night Pushes Indiana Past Washington

1/27/2025 11:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SEATLLE – Junior guard Yarden Garzon scored a career-high 35 points as Indiana held on for a 73-70 win over Washington on Monday night at Alaska Airlines Arena.

KEY MOMENTS

Indiana's lead grew to 10-2 in the early goings on back-to-back 3-pointers from Garzon and graduate student guard Chloe Moore-McNeil. Both teams shot efficiently in the first, as the Hoosiers (14-7, 5-4 B1G) led by as many as nine on a 47.4 percent clip in the frame.
They would keep the lead by multiple possessions early in the second quarter but a four-and-a-half minute scoring drought saw Indiana's lead dwindle to just one with 3:18 remaining. Garzon's third 3-pointer of the day was the final field goal for the Hoosiers in the first half as it fell behind 31-29 at the break.
Layups by senior forward Karoline Striplin and graduate student guard Sydney Parrish pushed Indiana back on top early in the third quarter as it opened a plethora of scoring. It was part of a 30-piece effort by the Hoosiers, who got 12 points from Garzon who knocked down four 3-pointers.
Parrish got one more layup in before the third quarter ended, giving IU a 13-point lead heading into the fourth, 59-46. But Washington (13-8, 4-5 B1G) pushed back at the Hoosiers lead, coming within three at the under-five minute media timeout. The Huskies tied the game at the line with 2:51 to go but Striplin gave Indiana the lead back by securing a pair of her own at the charity stripe.
A right wing 3-pointer from Parrish gave IU the 71-68 lead with 1:25 remaining as UW hit two more in the bonus. Garzon's pull-up jumper at the free throw line with 53 seconds remaining would be the difference maker for the Hoosiers in the end.

NOTABLE

Garzon hit her 1,000^th career point in an Indiana uniform, becoming the 33^rd member of the program's club.
Her 35 points set a new career-high and most by an Indiana player this season. Her mark also is the most points by an Indiana player in a single game since Amanda Cahill scored 38 points in a four overtime win against Michigan State in 2018.
The Ra'anana, Israel native hit a career-high eight 3-pointers, which ties the second most in a single game in school history. She also tied the fifth-best mark in hitting 13 field goals on the night.
Parrish added 16 points including a 4-for-6 performance from the 3-point line and pulled down a team-high six rebounds.
Striplin was the third player in double figures for IU, who added 11 points on
The Hoosiers dished out 18 assists on 25 made shots, led by six from Moore-McNeil.
Indiana's 30 points in the third quarter tied a season-high for points in a quarter this season. They shot a blistering 83.3 percent in the quarter alone, ending the night with a 51.0 percent clip from the floor.

UP NEXT
IU returns to Bloomington to host Nebraska on Sunday afternoon in a Noon tip on FS1.

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