No. 25/24 IU Wins 12th-Straight Season Opener

Monday, November 4

Bloomington, Ind.

7 P.M. ET

Indiana University

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Indiana

11/4/2024 8:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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KEY MOMENTS

After an early 3-point lead by the Bears to begin the first quarter, the Hoosiers went on a 9-0 run, led by a pair of threes from Parrish and junior guard Yarden Garzon.
Indiana (1-0) defense held the Bears to seven points to end the first quarter 18-7, highlighted by a forced turnover from Junior guard Shay Ciezki that led to a fast break layup.
Defensive efforts by IU held the Bears to 0-for-5 shooting to finish the half 39-21, led by Parrish who had nine points and seven rebounds.
Garzon tipped off the Hoosiers from the field in the second half with a second-chance three-point jumper assisted by Ciezki.
The home team finished the third frame 50% from the field (6-for-12). Striplin led the Hoosiers scoring 10 of the 21 points.
Parrish, Garzon and Graduate guard Chloe Moore-McNeil helped the Hoosiers start off the fourth quarter strong, coming together to score the first 12 points.
Indiana rounded out the game with perfect shooting from the free throw line in the second half (11-for-11) and 15-for-29 shooting from the field (51.7%).

NOTABLE

Indiana won its 12^th-straight season opener including all 11 under head coach Teri Moren.
Moore-McNeil recorded her 100^th career victory as a player in the season opening win. She now stands with a 100-25 overall record at IU. The Greenfield, Tenn. native also scored for her consecutive 64th game in a row.
The Hoosiers finished the night with 20 assists on 30 made field goals with a game-high of five by Moore-McNeil.
Striplin goes in for a total of 17 points for her first official game as an Indiana Hoosier. Freshman guard Valentyna Kadlecova and Ciezki also scored their first buckets in an IU uniform.
Four players for the Hoosiers reached double digits - Parrish (20), Striplin (17), Garzon (16) and Meister (13).
Parrish recorded a 20-10 (20 points and 10 rebounds) in the game. Her first 20-10 game of her career and eighth double-double of her career.

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers play another Ivy League opponent in Harvard on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET in Bloomington.

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