Hoosiers WBB Win Season Opener Over Lipscomb, 80-46
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana used 22 points from senior guard Shay Ciezki and 19 points by sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen to win its 13th-straight season opener in victory over Lipscomb, 80-46.
KEY MOMENTS
• The Hoosiers opened the game up by going 7-for-7 from the field, with sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen leading the way with six points which also paved way to a 15-0 run in the frame. The lead grew to 25-12 after the first quarter.
• Socka-Nguemen has the hot hand as she has 12 points midway through the second quarter, going 6-of-7 from the field to lead Indiana into the locker room with a 43-20 halftime edge.
• Lipscomb had its best quarter of the night in the third, scoring 19 points before Indiana shut the door on the contest in the fourth.
• IU went on to hold the Bison to just 12.5 percent shooting in the final period.
NOTABLE
• Indiana won its 13th-straight season opener including all 12 under head coach Teri Moren.
• The Hoosiers finished the night with 11 assists and 33 made field goals with a game high of nine by Socka-Nguemen.
• Socka-Nguemen goes in for a total of 19 points for her first official game as an Indiana Hoosiers, also setting a career-high.
• A 50 percent field goal clip led IU to victory in the season opener, with Socka-Nguemen leading the charge with a 9-for-10 effort from the floor.
• Ciezki’s 22 points were the most in a season opener by an IU player since Nicole Cardaño-Hillary had 29 points against Vermont (2022-23 season).
• Redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont finished with 10 points and tied a team-high three assists (Ciezki).
• Junior forward Edessa Noyan came in off the bench to tie Socka-Nguemen for a team-high six boards on the night.
• 56 of Indiana’s 80 points were scored in the paint.
UP NEXT
Indiana hosts UIC in Friday night action in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET.