Balanced Attack Leads No. 12/9 IU Past Bowling Green, 96-61

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Balanced Attack Leads No. 12/9 IU Past Bowling Green, 96-61

11/17/2022 9:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Six players scored in double figures as No. 12/9 Indiana defeated Bowling Green, 96-61, on Thursday night inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

KEY MOMENTS

The Hoosiers (4-0) went on a 9-0 run midway through the first, junior guard Sydney Parrish had a strong putback off a missed Hoosier free throw which was followed quickly by another fast break layup for senior guard Sara Scalia. The Hoosiers' played their game in transition, scoring seven of 13 points off fast break buckets. Senior forward Alyssa Geary made an immediate impact coming off the bench, scoring a quick transition triple followed by a successful trip at the free throw line the next possession. Scalia finished up the quarter by sinking three free throws at the line to give IU a 28-10 lead over the Falcons (2-1).
The first points of the second quarter went to freshman guard Yarden Garzon at the 7:40 mark as she drained a 3-pointer. Senior guard Grace Berger along with Scalia got things rolling on offense, combining for eight quick points midway through the frame. Indiana ended the quarter on an 11-2 run. With a 49-21 lead at the break, IU combined to shoot 58 percent from the field, 45 percent from 3-point range, also adding six steals and four blocks.
The third frame consisted of back-and-forth scoring, but the Hoosiers maintained their lead throughout the quarter. Senior forward Mackenzie Holmes joined Berger with six points in the quarter, as it pushed its lead to 70-41. Indiana finished off the win by going a blistering 70.6 percent from the floor as freshman forward Lilly Meister led the way with six points to close things out.

NOTABLE

Indiana had six players in double figures for the first time since Dec. 8, 2016 at Northern Kentucky.
Junior guard Sydney Parrish recorded the first double-double of her IU career and second overall as she finished with a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds in 19 minutes of action off the bench.
Senior forward Mackenzie Holmes passes Sue Hodges to move in to the top 20 in Indiana school history with 1,270 points. She tallied 16 points and eight rebounds.
Joining Holmes and Parrish in double figures were senior guard Sara Scalia's team-high 17 points, 14 points from graduate student guard Grace Berger, 11 points from freshman guard Yarden Garzon and 10 points from junior guard Chloe Moore-McNeil.
IU shot a season-high 58.8 percent from the floor and hit seven 3-pointers.
Sophomore guard Kaitlin Peterson broke her career record with four steals and added four points. Sophomore forward Mona Zaric recorded her first career block
Indiana recorded 25 assists as a team, led by six from Berger and five from Garzon.
Indiana outrebounded Bowling Green 47-28, led by Parrish's 10 boards.

QUOTABLE
Indiana head coach Teri Moren
"Another really good win. When you look at shooting almost 58 percent from the field and 36 from the free-throw line, the free throw percentage still needs to be so much better. Most coaches would probably be okay with that, not the free throws, I was talking about the statistics. But I am disappointed with the 18 turnovers. That is far too many. Again, a lot of those were not forced turnovers, they were unforced turnovers. Mac (Mackenzie Holmes) had a tough night even though she scored 16. She wasn't her normal self. I thought we had some great play of the bench. AG, Alyssa Geary, gave us great minutes in the first half. Kaitlin Peterson came in and did some really good things as well. Lilly (Meister) did a nice job towards the end. Lexi (Bargesser) did a nice job at running our offense and so forth. It was great to see Syd (Sydney Parrish) get her first double-double here at IU. Syd has proven since we started what a great shot in the arm she gives us off the bench with just her hustle, her ability to score the ball and make others around her better. I am pleased. This is a really good Bowling Green team. We were watching them in our prep, even though they only played the two games, they have a veteran group out there with a bunch of different pieces. Their scoring is spread throughout to pieces that come off their bench as well. Our game goal tonight was 65 points, almost let that slip away. We really wanted to hold them to under 65. This is a team that averages around 89.5 in their first two games that they played. I'm happy but there is always room for improvement in certain areas. I thought the other night against Tennessee we shot 83 percent from the free throw line. Tonight, it's disappointing that we dipped back down into lower 70's. We still have to keep working and get that straightened out as we move forward because we are going to need every last one of those as we move forward and certainly in Big Ten play."

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