Indiana Women’s Basketball Beats Penn State in First Conference Road Contest of Season

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — On Thursday evening, the Hoosiers defeated Penn State 67-58 for its first convention highway win of the season enhancing their document to a 10-0 tying Indiana head coach Teri Moren’s finest begin.

Indiana was led by senior ahead Mackenzie Holmes who posted her third double-double of the season off an 18-point, 10-rebound night adopted by junior guard Sydney Parrish who matched Holmes at 18.

Because the crew’s main scorer and drive within the paint, Holmes was a goal for the Nittany Lions’ protection all evening lengthy.

“I believe numerous groups are going to hone in on Mack, double crew on her once they can, however as a guard meaning we must be extra aggressive,” junior guard Chloe Moore-McNeil stated. 

“We will nonetheless get it into her. That simply means we acquired to maneuver with out the ball, reduce with out the ball.”

Moore-McNeil stated the crew ready for the press in follow however weren’t doing properly at sticking to the scouting report within the first half. The Hoosiers made too many performs they did not must make, she stated. This led Indiana to show the ball over 17 instances.

“Too many turnovers,” Moren stated. “I assumed that is what made us sluggish, stagnant.”

Within the first quarter, the Hoosiers led by eight factors however went numb because it scored two extra factors with a small 16-15 lead within the body.

The lackluster offense rolled into the second quarter till Parrish and Holmes made back-to-back baskets notching up the sport at 20. The Nittany Lions responded and led by 5 factors on two events.

Senior guard Sara Scalia drove to the rim for the ultimate Hoosier possession of the half, nevertheless it would not be sufficient to beat Penn State within the first half as Indiana fell behind 29-26.

“Properly, they are not at all times fairly,” Moren stated. “We have had a couple of of these. I give Penn State credit score. They got here out and I assumed gained the primary half, however I assumed our guys circled within the second half and responded in the proper of method.”

The Hoosiers acquired cooking within the third body outscoring Penn State 22-11. Parrish and Moore-McNeil each totaled seven factors within the interval whereas Holmes found out the Nittany Lions’ scrappy defensive pressures.

“Mack remains to be studying methods to play via the doubles and the triples and typically there being 4 individuals round her, and he or she’s doing a significantly better job,” Moren stated.

Indiana additionally stayed constant on the boards all through the sport out-rebounding Penn State 37-31.

“It is one thing we have emphasised the final couple of days,” Moren stated. “That is an space the place we have got to essentially enhance.”

Within the ultimate body, Indiana at one level took maintain of a 15-point lead whereas Penn State reduce the deficit again right down to seven. Parrish quickly completed off the scoring with a pair of free throws to safe the win.

Moren stated tonight was an evening the place the crew wanted senior guard Grace Berger, who’s out indefinitely with a proper knee damage. Indiana wanted Berger’s calm composure when the Hoosiers’ offense was sped up. Though Moren believes lots of Indiana’s errors have been self-inflicted, the brilliant spot was Moore-McNeil.

“I assumed tonight she did one other actually nice job, and it may not be on the offensive aspect because it was she had the duty of guarding (Makenna) Marisa for nearly your entire sport,” Moren stated. 

Marisa, the Nittany Lions’ main scorer, was restricted to 12 factors as her crew shot 35.9 p.c from the ground in comparison with Indiana’s 52.9 p.c in its seventh sport of taking pictures 50 p.c or higher.

“Now we will get again to Bloomington and type of catch our breathe,” Moren stated. “We’re just a little bit dinged up .”

The Hoosiers will resume non-conference play on Dec. 18 versus Morehead State at 2 p.m. ET inside Simon Skjodt Meeting Corridor.

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