Indiana Makes It Nine-Straight Barn Burner Trophy Wins In Rout Of Purdue
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana notched its ninth-straight win in the Barn Burner Trophy series and 12th straight in the all-time series in a 78-58 on Saturday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
KEY MOMENTS
- The Hoosiers (16-9, 8-6 B1G) built a 20-2 lead, forcing Purdue (9-16, 2-12 B1G) to take two timeouts in the first half with 5:10 remaining. The spark was part of a 30-point effort, the most points scored by Indiana in the first quarter all season.
- Junior guard Yarden Garzon led the way for Indiana as she opened the game with seven points to go a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor with two rebounds and two assists as it held a 30-10 lead after one. Graduate guard Sydney Parrish continued the energy into the second frame as she opened scoring on an early triple from the left of the arc, as part of her 10 points scored in the second frame to lead Indiana to a 48-22 advantage at the half, its largest of the season.
- The offense was clicking in the first half, shooting 57.6% overall as Parrish knocked down six of IU’s 3-pointers in the half.
- Late in the third quarter, Chloe Moore-McNeil sparked the Hoosier offence again with 1:32 to go as junior forward Lily Meister beat the buzzer putting Indiana up 67, 45 at the end of the third.
- The lead was never fewer than 18 in the final 10 minutes of play, as Indiana’s bench saw quality minutes including a 3-point play from freshman guard Valentyna Kadlecova
NOTABLE
- Indiana wins its ninth-straight Barn Burner Trophy game in its rivalry series with Purdue. The streak continues the longest one for the Hoosiers in the series which dates back to the 2016-17 season.
- The win streak in the series also stretches to 12 games for Indiana against the Boilermakers.
- Three players scored in double figures led by Parrish’s 19 points and a season-high four steals.
- Garzon scored 18 points and had a team-high eight rebounds in the win. She went 7-for-12 from the floor and notched her 196th and 197th career triple.
- Junior guard Shay Ciezki also chipped in 13 points as she hit a pair of 3-pointers while also having three assists.
- Senior forward Karoline Striplin distributed a team-high five assists, her fifth game of the year with multiple assists.
- The Hoosiers went both 50 percent from he floor and 50 percent from the 3-point line on the afternoon.
UP NEXT
Indiana will host No. 9 Ohio State on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.