Cardaño-Hillary Leads No. 8/7 Indiana Past Butler

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Cardaño-Hillary Leads No. 8/7 Indiana Past Butler

11/10/2021 9:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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INDIANAPOLIS – Graduate student guard Nicole Cardaño-Hillary led all scorers with 29 points as she went 7-for-8 from the 3-point line to lead No. 8/7 Indiana over Butler, 86-63, in the season opener at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

KEY MOMENTS

Five points from junior forward Mackenzie Holmes paced the Hoosiers in the opening quarter as it took a 17-13 lead. Butler took a brief lead in the early minutes of the second quarter but Cardaño-Hillary countered with a 3-pointer that swung the game back in favor of IU.
It stretched its lead to six with a wide-open layup from Cardaño-Hillary with 6:32 to play. The Bulldogs, however, cut the deficit back down to two-points just a minute later but a 12-0 run gave IU a 36-24 lead.
They would take a 43-32 lead into the break behind double figures from Cardaño-Hillary (10) and Berger (12).
Cardaño-Hillary's third triple of the day pushed the Indiana lead to 48-35 with 7:56 on the clock in the third quarter as Butler fought back to cut the deficit to single digits. Answering the bell, Gulbe hit a pair at the line while Cardaño-Hillary added another 3-pointer while graduate student guard Ali Patberg pulled up to put her team up 15.
The Hoosiers would cap off the win by outscoring Butler, 26-17, in the fourth quarter.

NOTABLE

Cardaño-Hillary led all scorers with 29 points as she set a new personal IU record. She went 10-for-11 from the floor and 7-for-8 from the 3-point line. Her 7 triples ties for third place in a single game in program history.
She paced four players in double figures as Berger added 18, junior forward Mackenzie Holmes adding 11 and sophomore forward Kiandra Browne adding 10 points off the bench.
Berger became the 29^th player in school history to record 1,000 career points on Wednesday night.
The Hoosiers now have two active 1,000 point scorers on their roster as Berger joins Patberg (1,374).
Indiana improved to 8-1 all-time in the series and increased its win streak to four games over the Bulldogs.
Patberg recorded her 34^th game with five assist or more as she recorded 10 assists. It marked fourth career-game with 10 or more assists.
Holmes led the way with eight rebounds as the Hoosiers won on the boards, 32-24.
Holmes hit her first career 3-pointer to open up scoring for the 2021-22 season.
Indiana shot 52.2 percent from the floor on the evening (35-for-67) and dished out 24 assists.
As a team, it also went 8-for-8 from the free throw line and had just nine turnovers while forcing Butler into 18 miscues on the evening.
In season openers, IU improved to 38-12 all-time and win its regular season opener for the 10-straight season.

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers return home to face No. 13/13 Kentucky on Sunday. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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