Illinois State Defeats Indianapolis in Exhibition – Illinois State University Athletics

NORMAL, Ailing. – Because the 2022-23 season looms forward for Illinois State ladies’s basketball, Tuesday gave followers their first alternative to see the reigning MVC Match champions in motion. Kristen Gillespie and the Redbirds picked up a 77-58 exhibition win over the College of Indianapolis Tuesday night.

Graduate pupil, Paige Robinson, lived as much as the preseason hype – in her ISU debut – scoring a game-high 27 factors whereas three different Redbirds ended the evening in double figures. Senior DeAnna Wilson compiled a double-double, ending with 12 factors and 10 rebounds. Redshirt junior Maya Wong and freshman Abbie Aalsma each completed their nights with 10 factors to their names.

The Redbirds noticed all 9 gamers get on the rating sheet, as Robinson would additionally prepared the ground as considered one of three ‘Birds with at the very least one three-point basket.

On the defensive aspect of the ball, ISU would see Ta’Shonna Wright-Gaskins – in her ISU debut – replenish the stat sheet on that aspect of the ball, ending with six rebounds, 4 blocks, and 6 steals. Wright-Gaskins’ 4 blocks had been a part of a mixed 10 for the house workforce on Tuesday, as ISU would garner 10 steals as properly towards the Greyhounds.

The groups battled by way of the primary 5 and a half minutes, going into the primary quarter media timeout solely separated by three factors. From there, the Redbirds offense would outscore UIndy 32-20 within the first half, going into the halftime break up 44-to-29.

Within the second half, the Redbird protection got here out sturdy, solely permitting 5 factors by way of the primary 4:31 of play. The third quarter would finish with ISU outscoring UIndy 10-8 to enter the ultimate body up 23. Within the fourth, back-to-back triples from Robinson and Aalsma widened the margin to 27 with 7:51 on the clock. UIndy would try to mount a comeback, nevertheless it was not sufficient as ISU got here away with the 19-point victory.

Illinois State made 39.7 % of its pictures within the sport (25-63) and went 6-18 (33.3 %) from the arc. Defensively, ISU held the Greyhounds to 17-of-53 capturing (32.1 %) and 3-of-20 from behind the arc (15.0 %).

The rebounding battle was shut, as ISU outrebounded the Greyhounds 41-to-39, because the workforce additionally had been neck-and-neck in assists with 12 to ISU and 11 to UIndy. Nonetheless, it will be 22 turnovers which informed the story for UIndy, because the ‘Birds would convert for 27 factors off turnovers on the evening.

ISU formally opens its 2022-23 season on Thursday, November 10, as they head to Dayton, Ohio for a 6:00 p.m. tip towards the Flyers.

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