Six Players Score In Double Figures To Lead No. 16 IU To Win Over Northwestern

Sunday, January 28

Bloomington, Ind.

2:00 P.M.

Indiana University

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Northwestern

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Six Players Score In Double Figures To Lead No. 16 IU To Win Over Northwestern

1/28/2024 4:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Graduate student forward Mackenzie Holmes led the way with a 27-point, 11 rebound double-double as No. 16 Indiana routed Northwestern, 100-59, on Sunday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

KEY MOMENTS

The Hoosiers (17-2, 8-1 B1G) took the early lead against the Wildcats, with Holmes putting up 10 of the teams' 27 points in the opening quarter. Indiana's defense held the Wildcats to just eight points in the first quarter on 20 percent shooting to take a 27-8 lead.
In the second, senior guard Sara Scalia knocked down two of her three 3-pointers on the afternoon as IU's lead grew to as many as 32 with 1:50 left before the half. Holmes notched 16 points in the first half and Scalia added 11 to pace Indiana's 48.5 percent field goal percentage.
Senior guard Chloe Moore-McNeil got the second half started scoring two quick buckets in the first minute and outscored the Wildcats (7-13, 2-7 B1G), 25-6, in the third quarter. The Hoosiers went a combined 12-for-18 from the floor in the frame and held a 75-30 lead.
All available players for Indiana saw action this afternoon, as sophomore forward Lilly Meister added double figures off the bench with 11 points and freshman guard Lenée Beaumont set a new season-high 11 points as well.

NOTABLE

Holmes led the team with 27 points, making it her twelfth game this season scoring 20-points or more. She also recorded her fifth double-double of the season (25th of her career) pulling down eleven rebounds.
Indiana had six players put up double figures – Holmes (27), Garzon (15), Meister (13), Scalia (11), Beaumont (11), and Moore McNeil (10).
Beaumont and freshman guard Julianna LaMendola both recorded career highs with 11 points and seven points respectively. Meister and sophomore guard Henna Sandvik also recorded career-highs in scoring with 13 points and six points, respectively.
Bargesser led the team in assists with four for Indiana and also pulled down a career-high nine rebounds. She also made her second career start on the afternoon.
The Hoosiers put up 100 points, marking the third game this season that the team has scored 100 or more points and shot 53.6 percent from the floor.
This was the largest win over Northwestern in the all-time series (+41) and the fourth-straight win over the Wildcats.

QUOTABLE
Indiana head coach Teri Moren
"You always wonder a little bit after a five day break, how your team is going to come out and my challenge to them was that we needed to come out with a lot of energy. We needed to get out of gates fast and I thought from the tip – we didn't get – but the first defensive stand that we had when Chloe (Moore-McNeil) went down there and dug that thing out and from there, I thought that you could tell that we were focused. We were dialed into the game plan and then things just started happening offensively for us, sharing the ball, Mack was really good today, but I thought Yarden (Garzon) became very aggressive which was great to see. I thought Lilly (Meister) coming off the bench and giving us good minutes, posted hard. Our rebounding was where it needed to be and free shooting was exactly where it needs to be because I do believe in our kids and their great shooters. It was a good afternoon to be able to play a lot of kids. We knew going into it we weren't going to be able to play Sara (Scalia) and Chloe (Moore-McNeil) 40 minutes in spite of what the score was going to read, but it was great to be able to get the starters out in the fourth with the lead that we had because we have a big week coming up, going over to Maryland and then certainly going to Ohio State. It was a great win for us, great crowd. Always grateful for them. On a day where we could do it on our Pink Day and anytime we can bring light to any cancer, or anything like that, it's always a special day and you get to see those survivors. Those guys are the real winners of all of this and so I'm glad it happened on a day where we can celebrate those that we've lost, those that have survived, those that are battling and that we had the performance that we did, so that was really good."

UP NEXT
A two-game road streak begins on Wednesday at Maryland. The game is set for 7 p.m. ET on Peacock.

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