Ciezki’s 34 Points Send IU Past No. 18/17 Baylor, 73-65

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Ciezki’s 34 Points Send IU Past No. 18/17 Baylor, 73-65

11/24/2024 5:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Junior guard Shay Ciezki scored 34 points and hit four 3-pointers in a 73-65 win over No. 18/17 Baylor to advance to the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

KEY MOMENTS

Indiana (4-2) started off the first quarter hot, using a 17-0 run to lead by as many as 15 in the opening period. Junior guard Shay Ciezki led the way with nine points including two 3-pointers as Baylor (4-2) went scoreless for a nearly 6:30 stretch.
It also capitalized at the line in the first, going 8-for-10 but the Hoosier offense slowed in the second quarter. The two teams exchanged 3-pointers, but graduate student guard Sydney Parrish saved a broken play to get a bucket in transition to keep the lead at double digits, 32-21.
The Hoosiers had to weather the storm right before the break, as the Bears pulled within four at the break, 37-33. BU trimmed the lead down to as few as one possession early in the third quarter and evened the score with just under five minutes to play. In response, Ciezki drained a 3-pointer and senior forward Karoline Striplin finished at the rim to pull the Hoosiers back up five, 51-46.
Ciezki added nine more points in the fourth quarter as Baylor made a push late and come within as few as four with 11 seconds in the game. But Ciezki helped ice the game in the bonus where she hit four-straight at the line.

NOTABLE

Ciezki set a new IU high and the first player to score 34 points since Amanda Cahill scored 38 points versus Michigan State in 2018. The Buffalo, N.Y. native went 9-for-16 from the floor and 4-for-5 from the arc and 12-for-13 from the free throw line.
Moore-McNeil tied a career-high 10 rebounds while adding seven points and three assists.
Garzon continues her hot streak at the line, improving to 22-for-22 and extending her streak to 25-consecutive free throws made which dates back to last season.
Indiana has now won three games in a row which include a pair of victories over Top 25 opponents.
The Hoosiers narrowly won the glass, 42-41, led by Moore-McNeil's 10 and seven from Striplin.

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will face North Carolina in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

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