GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Indiana 67, Penn State 58
(AP Photo/Gary M. Baranec)
By TRAVIS JOHNSON
Associated Press
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Mackenzie Holmes had 18 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 5 Indiana beat Penn State 67-58.
Sydney Parrish added 18 points and Chloe Moore-McNeil had 11 for Indiana (10-0, 2-0 Big Ten). The Hoosiers put together a dominant third quarter to pull away after trailing 29-26 at halftime.
Leilani Kapinus led Penn State (7-3, 0-2) with 15 points. Makenna Marisa had 12 and Alexa Williamson added 10.
Penn State turned 11 turnovers into 12 points over the first 12:43. The Lady Lions couldn't keep pace with Indiana's opportunistic offense in the second half, however.
They were outscored 22-11 in the third quarter as the Hoosiers went 8 for 16 fromt he field, working the ball inside where Holmes did most of her scoring.
The Hoosiers led by 15 with 7:47 to play. Penn State cut the deficit to seven with 1:34 left but got no closer.
THE BIG PICTURE
Indiana: Until its last game against Illinois, Indiana hadn't trailed in the second half of any game this season. The Hoosiers didn't waste any time in reclaiming their lead with a third quarter that featured crisp, quick passing and solid defense.
Penn State: The Lady Lions fell to 1-22 against AP Top 25 teams under coach Carolyn Kieger since 2019.
December 8, 2022
| Indiana | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| M. Holmes | F | 35 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| C. Moore-McNeil | G | 39 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| S. Scalia | G | 39 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Y. Garzon | G | 34 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| S. Parrish | G | 34 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 2-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| H. Sandvik | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| L. Meister | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| L. Bargesser | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 27-51 (.529) |
8-9 (.889) |
5-15 (.333) |
6-37 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 67 | |
| Penn State | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| A. Williamson | F | 25 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| M. Marisa | G | 40 | 5-18 | 1-2 | 1-5 | 2-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| S. Ciezki | G | 34 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| L. Kapinus | G | 34 | 5-13 | 4-4 | 1-5 | 3-8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| A. Campbell | G | 31 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| C. Pinto | 18 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| A. Brigham | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Camden | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Cash | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| T. Thompson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 23-64 (.359) |
8-12 (.667) |
4-22 (.182) |
12-31 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 58 | |
Officials: Gina Cross, Ify Seales, Brad Maxey
Attendance: 1,621
