IU Holds On To Defeat UIC

Friday, November 7

Bloomington, Ind.

7 P.M. ET

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11/7/2025 10:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Senior guard Shay Ciezki went off for an IU career high of 35-points to anchor the Hoosiers to their second victory of the season over UIC, 72-56, in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Friday night.

KEY MOMENTS

It was a back-and-forth ball game as the contest began, with sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen highlighting scoring for Indiana (2-0) in the first period going 3-for-4 from the floor to lead the home team to a 17-16 lead.
Scoring was tight as the score was 24-all for over four minutes of play in the second. UIC (0-2) used a late surge before the break to secure the 34-27 lead at the break.
Freshman guard Naveah Caffey ignited the offense to kick off the third, to score her first points of the nigh on a 3-pointer that sparked a 10-0 run
Ciezki scored 25 of her 35 points in the second half, including three triples in a row to pull Indiana ahead 46-43 at the end of the third. .
A Ciezki and-1 at the beginning of the final period would lead her into a near perfect (6-of-7) fourth quarter for scoring, hitting 18 straight points at one point to cap off the victory.

NOTABLE

Ciezki had an IU career-high 35 points connecting on seven 3-pointers. It bested her previous Indiana career-high of 34 points against Baylor last season.
Socka-Nguemen recorded IU's first double-double of the season, scoring 19 points with 13 rebounds.
Indiana goes 5-1 in the series with UIC, playing them for the first time since 2012.
Freshman forward Maya Makalusky scored her first career points early on in the second quarter.
The Hoosiers finished the night off with 14 assists with sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont and freshman guard Nevaeh Caffey tying with a team-high five assists each.
Beaumont also added nine rebounds.
In the second half, IU erased a seven-point deficit and held the Flames to just 22 combined points.

UP NEXT
Indiana's three-game homestand ends on Tuesday when it welcomes Marshall at 7 p.m. ET.

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