Hoosiers Win Season Opener Over Lipscomb, 80-46

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Hoosiers Win Season Opener Over Lipscomb, 80-46

11/4/2025 9:55:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana used 22 points from senior guard Shay Ciezki and 19 points by sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen to win its 13^th-straight season opener in victory over Lipscomb, 80-46.

KEY MOMENTS

The Hoosiers opened the game up by going 7-for-7 from the field, with sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen leading the way with six points which also paved way to a 15-0 run in the frame. The lead grew to 25-12 after the first quarter.
Socka-Nguemen has the hot hand as she has 12 points midway through the second quarter, going 6-of-7 from the field to lead Indiana into the locker room with a 43-20 halftime edge.
Lipscomb had its best quarter of the night in the third, scoring 19 points before Indiana shut the door on the contest in the fourth.
IU went on to hold the Bison to just 12.5 percent shooting in the final period.

NOTABLE

Indiana won its 13th-straight season opener including all 12 under head coach Teri Moren.
The Hoosiers finished the night with 11 assists and 33 made field goals with a game high of nine by Socka-Nguemen.
Socka-Nguemen goes in for a total of 19 points for her first official game as an Indiana Hoosiers, also setting a career-high.
A 50 percent field goal clip led IU to victory in the season opener, with Socka-Nguemen leading the charge with a 9-for-10 effort from the floor.
Ciezki's 22 points were the most in a season opener by an IU player since Nicole Cardaño-Hillary had 29 points against Vermont (2022-23 season).
Redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont finished with 10 points and tied a team-high three assists (Ciezki).
Junior forward Edessa Noyan came in off the bench to tie Socka-Nguemen for a team-high six boards on the night.
56 of Indiana's 80 points were scored in the paint.

UP NEXT
Indiana hosts UIC in Friday night action in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET.

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