IU Gets Past Western Michigan
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Senior guard Shay Ciezki poured in her fourth-straight 20-point plus scoring effort with 26 points as Indiana defeated Western Michigan, 71-53, on Wednesday at home.
KEY MOMENTS
- Indiana (8-1) faced a four-point deficit at the media timeout and with senior guard Shay Ciezki scoring six points in less than three minutes, the Hoosiers were down 20-15 after the first.
- Thanks to a 10-0 run in the second quarter highlighted by back-to-back buckets by redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont, IU went on a 10-0 run, putting them ahead for the first time of the night. Ciezki went 7-11 in the first half for 15 points with Beaumont adding 10, putting them up 35-31 at the half.
- The Hoosiers went on a 7-0 run in the third quarter as they held the Broncos (1-5) to just 26.7 percent from the floor and pushed its lead to 51-42.
- In the fourth, Indiana outscored WMU, 20-11, as it went on to secure a 71-53 victory.
NOTABLE
- Ciezki’s 26 points marked her sixth game where she’s scored 20 points or more. She also added four assists and went 12-for-17 from the floor.
- Beaumont also finished the night in double figures with 13 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal.
- Indiana improves to 11-4 in all-time series with Western Michigan.
- Junior forward Edessa Noyan added seven points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the win.
- IU pulled down 12 offensive boards, its second-highest effort on the o-board this season.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers open Big Ten play on the road at Illinois on Saturday. Tipoff is at 12 p.m. ET on BTN.