IU Falls To Michigan
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 9 Michigan used a 51.5 percent clip from the floor as it got past Indiana women’s basketball, 95-67, on Thursday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
KEY MOMENTS
- Despite a slow start, Indiana (11-11, 0-10 B1G) climbed back into the first quarter with a 3-pointer from freshman forward Maya Makalusky to make it 17-12. Michigan (18-3, 9-1 B1G) would close the quarter out on an 8-3 run and extended its lead to 24-15.
- The second was highlighted by two triples from senior guard Shay Ciezki, with redshirt sophomore guard Lenee Beaumont adding one from long range as well. The Hoosiers offense, however, fell stagnant with no field goals in the final 3:58 of action as it faced a 49-31 halftime deficit.
- Indiana couldn’t make up ground in the second half despite shooting 57.1 percent from the floor in the third and fourth. They went on to be outscored 46-36 in the second half.
NOTABLE
- Three players scored in double digits with Makalusky led the way for the Hoosiers going 5-for-10 from the field and scoring 17 points.
- Beaumont and Ciezki each added 13 of their own with Beaumont adding seven rebounds and four assists.
- Ciezki’s 13 points pushed her season total to 509 and enters the top 20 in single season scoring at Indiana. She now sits 19thall-time in a single season.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers entertain Northwestern on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. ET on B1G+.