Hoosiers Fall in Big Ten Home Opener

Monday, December 29

Bloomington, Ind.

6 P.M. ET

Indiana University

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Minnesota

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Minnesota

Indiana

12/29/2025 8:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana women's basketball team (11-3, 0-2 B1G) dropped a 71-48 contest to Minnesota as Big Ten play resumed on Monday (Dec. 29) evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont led the way with 17 points.

KEY MOMENTS
Lenee Beaumont got it started for IU with a shot from downtown in the first quarter. The Gophers matched the offensive effort in a back-and-forth opening frame. A late scoring run for the home team helped it claim a five-point lead at the end of the opening 10 minutes.

Minnesota had a run of its own at the start of the second to reclaim the lead. The battle from the field continued when Beaumont hit a long shot to tie it up. However, the Gophers responded and pushed the lead out to six points.

Scoring halted in the second quarter as both teams went through a scoring drought of over three minutes. Despite senior guard Shay Ciezki taking advantage of the and-one opportunity, the visitors took a 34-28 lead into the halftime break.

The home team struggled to get it going from the floor in the third quarter. An eight-minute scoring drought to begin the second half was finally broken by a triple from Ciezki. Junior forward Edessa Noyan found momentum in the play from Ciezki to land a layup at the end of the third, scoring her first points of the night.

Despite 3-point field goals from Beaumont and freshman guard Naveah Caffey, IU dropped a 71-48 contest on its home court to close out the 2025 calendar year.

NOTABLES
Caffey provided a career-high 13 points on Monday. It's the second time in her young career that she's scored in double figures.

Beaumont led the way with a team-high 17 points. She grabbed two rebounds and a steal in 36 minutes of action. Beaumont has scored at least 10 points in 12-straight games.

She knocked down four 3-point field goals in the defeat. It's the fifth-straight game that she's hit multiple 3-point field goals. It's the seventh time this season that she's connected on at least three baskets from beyond the arc.

Ciezki added 16 points and a career-high nine assists. She played all 40 minutes for the fourth time this year.

Ciezki has scored in double figures in every game this season. Dating back to last year, she's recorded 10+ points in 23-straight contests.

As a team, the Hoosiers knocked down nine 3-point field goals. It's the fifth time this season that IU has put up at least nine 3-point baskets. Caffey, Beaumont and Ciezki each had at least two makes from beyond the arc.

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers continue a short stay in Bloomington as they welcome Michigan State to Assembly Hall. The two teams will tip at Noon in front of a national audience on the Big Ten Network.