Berger’s Career Night Helps Indiana To Win Over Loyola Marymount At Puerto Rico Classic

Wednesday, December 19

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

4 p.m. ET

Indiana University

10-0

Loyola Marymount

7-3

Indiana

Loyola Marymount

Berger’s Career Night Helps Indiana To Win Over Loyola Marymount At Puerto Rico Classic

12/19/2018 7:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – Three Hoosiers scored in double figures as Indiana Women's Basketball opened up the Puerto Rico Classic with a win over Loyola Marymount, 67-43. The Hoosiers improved to 10-0 with the win.

KEY MOMENTS

The game was knotted at 12-all after the first quarter as Indiana lit up in the second quarter.
Behind eight points from sophomore guard Bendu Yeaney, the Hoosiers would go on a 16-2 run in the frame and take its largest lead of the half, up 28-14. IU held the Lions (7-3) to just nine points in the second and as it would lead 29-21 at halftime. Yeaney led the way at the break with her eight points along with seven each from Berger and redshirt junior Brenna Wise.
After trading buckets to open the third quarter, Loyola Marymount would attempt to stage its own comeback as it came within two, 35-33, with 3:47 remaining. But back-to-back buckets from redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg and Berger pushed the lead back up to six.
With help at the line and a triple by Berger, the Hoosiers would regain their double-digit lead and take a 49-36 advantage at the end of the third quarter.
Indiana would close out the game by shooting 57.1 percent from the floor (8-for-14) in the fourth quarter while holding LMU to just two field goals in the final 10 minutes of play.

NOTABLE

Freshman guard Grace Berger led the way as she scored a career and game-high 15 points. The Louisville, Ky. Native went 6-for-8 from the field adding two assists and three rebounds.
She was one three players in double figures as sophomore guard Bendu Yeaney (12 points) and redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg (10 points).
Patberg also dished out four assists and had three steals along with three rebounds in the effort.
IU shot 48 percent in the win, (24-for-50).
The Hoosiers shot 76.2 percent from the free throw line (16-for-21), as got to the line 21 times, the seventh time it has taken 20 trips or more to the line this season.
With the win, Indiana improves to 10-0 for the sixth time in program history and continues on its best start since it opened up the 2013-14 season 14-0.
They also extend the nation's longest active win streak at 16 games.
Wednesday's game marked the first time the Hoosiers have played in nine days, last facing Missouri State in Bloomington on Dec. 9.
Indiana improves to 2-0 in the series with the Lions, who met for the first time since 1996.

UP NEXT
Indiana is back in action tomorrow afternoon as they face Grambling State in game two of the Puerto Rico Classic at 1:30 p.m. ET.

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