Moore-McNeil Guides Hoosiers To Win Over Maine
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball had its best shooting outing of the season as it got 22 points from graduate student guard Chloe Moore-McNeil in a 78-53 win over Maine on Sunday.
KEY MOMENTS
- Indiana (5-3) led from the jump, as Moore-McNeil’s back-to-back buckets forced the Black Bears to take a timeout 50 seconds into the matchup. It would build up an as many as 11-point lead, as LaMendola scored on the inbound from Garzon with 3:32 to play.
- IU would wind up going 9-for-13 from the floor in the opening 10 minutes to take a 24-17 lead after one. Offense stalled a bit for both teams in the second quarter, but Maine (3-5) was able to take advantage and cut the lead to as few as two with 4:10 remaining. The lead stretched back to six on a Moore-McNeil got downhill and Garzon followed up with one of her three 3-pointers on the afternoon.
- The game would open up for the Hoosiers in the third, as they limited Maine to just 38.5 percent from the floor and in turn went 72.7 percent from the field on its own. The inside play of junior forward Lilly Meister gave IU a boost, as she scored 14 points in the quarter alone. It was part of a blistering 72.7 clip from the floor.
- All available players saw the floor in the matchup as it finished the day shooting a season-high 52.8 percent from the floor and 50 percent from three.
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NOTABLE
- Moore-McNeil tied a career-high with 22 points on Sunday including a 4-for-5 effort behind the arc. She went 8-for-10 from the floor while also dishing out four assists, four rebounds and two assists.
- Meister added 18 points and finished with nine boards while tying a career-high three blocks.
- The Hoosiers racked up nine swats in the win, led by Meister and two each from junior guard Yarden Garzon and sophomore guard Julianna LaMendola.
- Garzon and junior guard Shay Ciezki each distributed seven assists each as Indiana collected 25 assists on 30 made field goals.
- Junior guard Henna Sandvik came off the bench for four points and added four assists.
- IU improves to 4-0 series with the Maine Black Bears all-time.
UP NEXT
IU’s homestand continues with Southern Indiana on Wednesday. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.