Hoosiers Setback By No. 19/17 Maryland
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –  Four Hoosiers scored in double figures, but Indiana couldn’t keep pace with No. 19/17 Maryland as it fell in the home finale, 74-60, on Thursday night.
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KEY MOMENTS
- The Hoosiers (17-11, 9-8 B1G) came out strong, starting the game on a 6-0 run, Maryland (22-6, 12-4 B1G) answered with a scoring run of their own. Junior guard Shay Ciezki broke the Indiana drought with her first three-pointer of the night to tie the game at 14 after one.
- The Terrapins used a big quarter in the second, outscoring the Hoosiers 16-6 including a 14-0 run put Indiana down ten at the break, 30-20.
- Showing some life in the third quarter, Garzon started a 7-0 scaring urn for IU who came within as few as two, 39-37, with 2:43 to play. The Terps had the edge in the final portion of the frame, as it took 46-39 lead going to the fourth.
- Garzon’s and-1 opportunity early in the fourth quarter had kept IU within seven but Maryland responded with five points in 30 seconds and a double digit lead they would never relinquish.
NOTABLE
- Thursday night’s game would be the would be the 148th career game played for Moore-McNeil, tying Grace Berger’s record for all-time games played for the program.
- Moore-McNeil also had 10 assists on the night, her
- Garzon knocked down three 3-pointers, taking over second place all-time on the all-time career 3-pointers made list. She needs one more to tie (and two to break) Kris McGrade’s 31-year-old record of 206 triples made in an IU uniform.
- Indiana has its fourth game in a row with at least four players scoring in double figures, with Garzon (18), Ciezki (15), Parrish (13), and Striplin (10) all chipping in on the score sheet
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UP NEXT
The regular season closes at Purdue on Sunday afternoon in a 2 p.m. ET tip at Mackey Arena.