Garzon’s Career Night Pushes Indiana Past Washington
SEATLLE – Junior guard Yarden Garzon scored a career-high 35 points as Indiana held on for a 73-70 win over Washington on Monday night at Alaska Airlines Arena.
KEY MOMENTS
- Indiana’s lead grew to 10-2 in the early goings on back-to-back 3-pointers from Garzon and graduate student guard Chloe Moore-McNeil. Both teams shot efficiently in the first, as the Hoosiers (14-7, 5-4 B1G) led by as many as nine on a 47.4 percent clip in the frame.
- They would keep the lead by multiple possessions early in the second quarter but a four-and-a-half minute scoring drought saw Indiana’s lead dwindle to just one with 3:18 remaining. Garzon’s third 3-pointer of the day was the final field goal for the Hoosiers in the first half as it fell behind 31-29 at the break.
- Layups by senior forward Karoline Striplin and graduate student guard Sydney Parrish pushed Indiana back on top early in the third quarter as it opened a plethora of scoring. It was part of a 30-piece effort by the Hoosiers, who got 12 points from Garzon who knocked down four 3-pointers.
- Parrish got one more layup in before the third quarter ended, giving IU a 13-point lead heading into the fourth, 59-46. But Washington (13-8, 4-5 B1G) pushed back at the Hoosiers lead, coming within three at the under-five minute media timeout. The Huskies tied the game at the line with 2:51 to go but Striplin gave Indiana the lead back by securing a pair of her own at the charity stripe.
- A right wing 3-pointer from Parrish gave IU the 71-68 lead with 1:25 remaining as UW hit two more in the bonus. Garzon’s pull-up jumper at the free throw line with 53 seconds remaining would be the difference maker for the Hoosiers in the end.
NOTABLE
- Garzon hit her 1,000th career point in an Indiana uniform, becoming the 33rd member of the program’s club.
- Her 35 points set a new career-high and most by an Indiana player this season. Her mark also is the most points by an Indiana player in a single game since Amanda Cahill scored 38 points in a four overtime win against Michigan State in 2018.
- The Ra’anana, Israel native hit a career-high eight 3-pointers, which ties the second most in a single game in school history. She also tied the fifth-best mark in hitting 13 field goals on the night.
- Parrish added 16 points including a 4-for-6 performance from the 3-point line and pulled down a team-high six rebounds.
- Striplin was the third player in double figures for IU, who added 11 points on
- The Hoosiers dished out 18 assists on 25 made shots, led by six from Moore-McNeil.
- Indiana’s 30 points in the third quarter tied a season-high for points in a quarter this season. They shot a blistering 83.3 percent in the quarter alone, ending the night with a 51.0 percent clip from the floor.
UP NEXT
IU returns to Bloomington to host Nebraska on Sunday afternoon in a Noon tip on FS1.