IU Holds On To Defeat UIC
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Senior guard Shay Ciezki went off for an IU career high of 35-points to anchor the Hoosiers to their second victory of the season over UIC, 72-56, in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Friday night.
KEY MOMENTS
- It was a back-and-forth ball game as the contest began, with sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen highlighting scoring for Indiana (2-0) in the first period going 3-for-4 from the floor to lead the home team to a 17-16 lead.
- Scoring was tight as the score was 24-all for over four minutes of play in the second. UIC (0-2) used a late surge before the break to secure the 34-27 lead at the break.
- Freshman guard Naveah Caffey ignited the offense to kick off the third, to score her first points of the nigh on a 3-pointer that sparked a 10-0 run
- Ciezki scored 25 of her 35 points in the second half, including three triples in a row to pull Indiana ahead 46-43 at the end of the third. .
- A Ciezki and-1 at the beginning of the final period would lead her into a near perfect (6-of-7) fourth quarter for scoring, hitting 18 straight points at one point to cap off the victory.
NOTABLE
- Ciezki had an IU career-high 35 points connecting on seven 3-pointers. It bested her previous Indiana career-high of 34 points against Baylor last season.
- Socka-Nguemen recorded IU’s first double-double of the season, scoring 19 points with 13 rebounds.
- Indiana goes 5-1 in the series with UIC, playing them for the first time since 2012.
- Freshman forward Maya Makalusky scored her first career points early on in the second quarter.
- The Hoosiers finished the night off with 14 assists with sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont and freshman guard Nevaeh Caffey tying with a team-high five assists each.
- Beaumont also added nine rebounds.
- In the second half, IU erased a seven-point deficit and held the Flames to just 22 combined points.
UP NEXT
Indiana’s three-game homestand ends on Tuesday when it welcomes Marshall at 7 p.m. ET.