Indiana Drops New Year’s Day Game To No. 24/19 Michigan State
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball dropped the first game of the 2026 ccalendar in an 80-60 loss to No. 24/19 Michigan State on Thursday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
KEY MOMENTS
• The two teams went toe-to-toe in the first quarter, as Ciezki gave IU a lead with a jumper, 13-11, with 4:46 to play. She had another opportunity to swing the lead back in Indiana’s favor on a triple off the offensive board from junior forward Edessa Noyan.
• Michigan State (13-1, 2-1 B1G) took the 19-18 lead after one as freshman forward Maya Makalusky tied the game at 21-all early in the second on her first three of the day. The Spartans went on a 5-0 run to take a five-point lead with 2:40 remaining before the half. Indiana trimmed the deficit to as few as one but back-to-back buckets by the visitors put them up 40-35 at the half.
• Momentum swung in MSU’s favor in the third, as the Hoosiers put up just 12 points to their 21. The Hoosiers (11-4, 0-3 B 1G) cut the margin down to single digits early in the fourth quarter with some momentum from a 3-pointer from redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont.
• It was short lived as the Spartans used a 10-0 run to regain a double figure lead they would keep through the remainder of the game.
NOTABLE
• Ciezki led the way with 16 points while Beaumont added 14 points. Ciezki scores in double figures for the 22nd-straight game while Beaumont extended her streak to 13 games.
• Freshman guard Nevaeh Caffey had her second double-figure scoring game of the season with 10 points.
• Junior forward Edessa Noyan recorded eight points and a team-high eight rebounds.
• Ciezki, Beaumont and senior guard Jerni Kiaku had three steals each.
• The game featured six lead changes and seven ties.
UP NEXT
Indiana is on the road for the next two games starting at No. 7/6 Maryland on Sunday in a 6 p.m. ET tip on Big Ten Network.