Indiana Edges Out Gonzaga In Coconut Hoops Opener

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Indiana Edges Out Gonzaga In Coconut Hoops Opener

11/28/2025 5:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Indiana had five players in double figures behind 24 points from senior guard Shay Ciezki as it got past Gonzaga, 76-72, on Friday at the Geico Coconut Hoops.

KEY MOMENTS

Ciezki had seven of IU's first nine points as it led 11-9 at the media timeout. Gonzaga would take a 15-14 lead on a triple with 2:31 remaining but a four-point swing from sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen put IU (7-0) up, 18-15.
The Bulldogs (3-4) would tie the game with a three at 18-all but sophomore guard Phoenix Stotijn was the difference maker in the first, splitting a pair after a drive to the rim to give the Hoosiers the 19-18 advantage.
In the second, Gonzaga would own its largest lead of the half at 29-23 with 5:24 to play on a 7-0 run. The Hoosiers would have to battle back to make it a one-possession game at the break as it started with sophomore guard Valentyna Kadlecova knocking down a baseline triple and a Beaumont and-1 pulling them within one.
Freshman guard Nevaeh Caffey completed her own 3-point play to bring Indiana within one at the break, 36-36. The lead grew to as many as 10 on an 11-0 run by Indiana midway through the third on a Beaumont take at the rim made it 51-41.
With a seven-point lead to open the fourth, the Bulldogs pushed back late, coming within one with 1:46 remaining as freshman forward Maya Makaluksy stepped up to knock down a left wing three. She also pulled down an offensive board for a putback with 27.1 seconds remaining to keep IU up four.

NOTABLE

Ciekzi posted her sixth game of 20-points or more with a team-high 24 points going 10-for-18 from the floor and adding three assists and two steals. The Buffalo, N.Y. native also went over 1,300 points for her career in the win, now holding 1,302 career points.
Makalusky had a season-high 10 points and six rebounds off the bench.
Beaumont chipped in 11 points and six rebounds with a team-high four assists.
Socka-Nguemen had 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds with three assists.
Caffey also added double figures with 10 points and five rebounds along with two assists and a block.

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will face No. 10/12 Iowa State in the Coconut Hoops Blue Heron Division championship game on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET.

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