No. 6 Hoosiers Pick Up 20th Win In Victory Over Rutgers

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No. 6 Hoosiers Pick Up 20th Win In Victory Over Rutgers

1/29/2023 4:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Graduate student guard Grace Berger and senior forward Mackenzie Holmes each had 21 points as No. 6 Indiana picked up its 20th win in a 91-68 victory over Rutgers inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday.

KEY MOMENTS

The Hoosiers went back and forth with Rutgers to start the game before junior guard Sydney Parrish recorded an and-one opportunity to give Indiana momentum. Freshman guard Yarden Garzon and Senior forward Holmes combined for the Hoosiers first 10 points of the game.
The Scarlet Knights were able to finish the quarter on a 6-0 run to lead 22-17 after the first quarter.
In the second junior guard Chloe Moore-McNeil started an 11-0 run off a fast break and-one opportunity off the Berger assists. Indiana went 10-for-12 from the floor to go 83.3 percent in the frame while going 4-for-4 from behind the arc. It would be part of a 50-42 lead at halftime.
Berger got the Hoosiers started with five points as she scored 10 of her 21 in the quarter. Indiana led by as many as 13 points with 4:09 to go before Rutgers cut their deficit down to single digits holding on to a 10-point lead going into the fourth.
Indiana limited Rutgers to just seven points in the final 10 minutes to secure the largest win over Rutgers in the series.

NOTABLE

With their 15th win in a row at home, Indiana secures their 8th straight 20 win season.
With today's win at home, Indiana secures their 8th straight 20 win season under 9th year head coach Teri Moren.
This win puts the Hoosiers at 15 consecutive wins at home. The streak dates back to IU's first and second round wins in the NCAA Tournament from March 2022.
Indiana's 15 consecutive home wins currently ranks 5th longest in the nation.
As a team, Indiana shot 62.7 percent, which ranks 5th all time in a single game for the Hoosiers and the best since 2016.
Grace Berger had a season high 21 points on 9-for-11 and tied her career high three 3-pointers. She also finished the game with seven assists and two steals.
Mackenzie Holmes also added 21 points and tied Parrish with a team high six rebounds. Her three assists tied her season-high as she also added two blocks and two steals.
Yarden Garzon went 4-for-6 from the three point line and had 14 points. This was her 15th game with multiple 3-pointers and her seventh game scoring four or more.
Sydney Parrish was the fourth Hoosiers to reach double digits with 17 points and six rebounds. Her six rebounds tied with Holmes for the team high.
IU scored 25 points off of fast breaks on the afternoon.
With an attendance of 8,598, today's game was the seventh most attended in school history.
Indiana now owns the all-time advantage in the series history with Rutgers, 7 to 6.
Indiana dished out 21 assists during the game. This makes the ninth time this season the Hoosiers have had 20 or more assists.

QUOTABLE
Indiana head coach Teri Moren
"For us this afternoon coming off of such an emotional night the other night with our win against Ohio State, you know, the flow, the rhythm felt a little bit like we were, for me, felt like we were playing a little uphill this afternoon. I don't know if it's because they were hitting shots, we weren't getting the stops that we needed. Certainly, I thought we were good offensively. When you look at the end of the game, you shoot 63 percent from the two's and 61 percent from the three. Our free throws continue to hover around 70 (percent) and over which is good. I felt offensively I thought Grace Berger was terrific today. It was good to see her have a breakout game. We've seen her do that before but today was I thought Grace Berger Day where she looked for her shot. I thought she was aggressive and that was great to see and we needed it because she had to carry us there for a little bit there I thought offensively when we weren't getting stops and we were trying to extend the lead. And she seemed like she was the one that was willing to make some plays for us, so. Give Rutgers credit, they played hard, they hit shots. Coquese (Washington) is going to do an outstanding job at Rutgers. I have so much respect for her as a coach and I know that it's just a matter of time before that program is back to where Coach (C.) Vivian (Stringer) had it at one point. This is another, like I said another right step in the direction for us today I'm happy with the outcome certainly, but I'd like to have felt like we were really great lockdown defenders today and I didn't think that was the case. But we'll have to sure some things up and then turn around quickly and get to Minnesota Wednesday and hopefully be better on that side of the ball."

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers travel to Minnesota on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET.

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