Penn’s Career-High And 3-Pointers Help Indiana Sink Michigan

Thursday, January 24

Bloomington, IN

6 P.M. ET

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Penn’s Career-High And 3-Pointers Help Indiana Sink Michigan

1/24/2019 9:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Sophomore guard Jaelynn Penn scored a career-high 28 points and Indiana hit a season-high 10 3-pointers to defeat Michigan, 70-60, on Thursday night.

KEY MOMENTS

The Hoosiers (16-4, 5-3 B1G) jumped out to a 13-6 lead five minutes into the game behind seven early points from redshirt junior forward Brenna Wise.
IU would lead by as many as nine in the opening frame as Wise would score 11 of her 12 points in the first 10 minutes to go up 20-14 connecting on 50 percent of its shots from the field and 3-for-3 from 3-point range.
In the second, the Hoosiers lead was as large as seven after freshman guard Grace Berger found redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg on the baseline for the floater with 2:21 to go. The Wolverines (12-8, 3-5 B1G) would get two unanswered buckets to end the half, as Indiana would lead 39-36.
Penn would score 13 of her 28 points in the first two quarters as the Hoosiers kept their lead throughout the third despite Michigan's ability to come within one with three minutes remaining.
Berger and a big 3-pointer from sophomore guard Keyanna Warthen sparked a 7-2 run to end the frame, up 57-50, with ten minutes to play.

Michigan would threaten again in the fourth, coming within two, 60-58, with 3:17 to play. But the Hoosiers used a 7-0 run to extend the lead to nine at 67-58 and finished off the game at the line in the bonus.

NOTABLE

Sophomore guard Jaelynn Penn scored a career-high 28 points and made a career-high 6 3-point field goals. Penn shot 6-of-7 from beyond the 3-point arc and 4-for-4 from the free throw line.
The Hoosiers assisted on 19 of their 25 field goals and had a season-high 10 3-pointers shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc.
Indiana outrebounded Michigan 44-34 and had 13 offensive rebounds. Senior forward Kym Royster had 11 rebounds for the Hoosiers. Freshman forward Aleksa Gulbe added 8 boards while sophomore guard Bendu Yeaney also grabbed seven.
Redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg recorded her second game this season with double-digit assists as she had 11. It is her fifth game this season with seven or more assists.
Redshirt junior forward Brenna Wise added 12 points for Indiana, her 13^th career game scoring in double-figures.
Indiana held Michigan to 2-of-14 shooting from the field in the fourth quarter, including 0-of-6 from 3-point range.

QUOTABLE
Indiana head coach Teri Moren
"I am really proud of our kids and the way they bounced back tonight. I thought our energy level was much better than the last time we were in the Hall. That was really good to see. We got really great minutes from our entire team. The fact that we outrebounded them, which I think was probably the concern for everybody including the commentators who were curious how we would be able to keep them off the boards. I give our kids credit for showing up in a big way. That's toughness. They just did a terrific job. I am really proud of our team tonight and like I said, I am extremely proud and happy for that group in just the way they bounced back."

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers host Maryland for National Girls and Women In Sports Day on Sunday. Tipoff is set for Noon ET on Big Ten Network.

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