Indiana Women Excel in Xfinity Center

By Nick Jenkinson/Excel H Sports

For the first time the #8 (Excel H Sports Ranked) Indiana Hoosiers walk out of the Xfinity Center in College Park Maryland Wednesday Night beating the Maryland Terrapins 87-73. Indiana was 0-6 at Maryland coming to the game but the Hoosiers have won 3 in a row and four of the last five meetings against Maryland as the Terps lead the all-time series 12-4. Indiana is 18-2 on the 9-1 in the Big Ten and faces #6 Excel H Sports Ranked Ohio State Sunday at Noon in Columbus. Maryland drops to 12-9 and 4-6 in the Big Ten and faces Iowa at Home on Saturday Night.

The Hoosiers got 23 points and 10 rebounds from Mackenize Holmes for her 26th career double-double and fifth of the season. Sara Scalia added 22 points, Yarden Garzon 11 points, Chloe Moore McNeil 10 points, Lexus Bargesser 9 points and 6 points apiece from Lilly Meister and Lenee Beaumont. Henna Sandvik and Juliana LaMendola played but did not score. Indiana finished the game 28-57 from the field for 49%, 9-26 from three-point range for 34% and 22-28 from the free throw line for 78%. Indiana pulled down 33 rebounds, 19 assists, 6 steals, 1 block and committed 13 turnovers.

Maryland was without leading scorer Shyanne Sellers due to a knee injury. Jakia Brown-Turner scored 22 points, Bri McDaniel added 15, Faith Masonius added 11 points off the bench, Lavander Briggs and Brinae Alexander scored 10 apiece. Emily Fisher added three points and Summer Bostock added 2 points. Maryland was 26-56 from the field for 46%, 3-8 from three-point range for 37% and 18-22 from the free throw line for 81%. Maryland pulled down 24 rebounds, dished out 11 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks and committed 12 turnovers.

The Hoosiers never trailed in the game. Indiana led 24-14 at the end of the first quarter and outscored Maryland 28-16 in the second quarter to lead at halftime 52-30. Maryland outscored the Hoosiers 29-16 in the third quarter as Indiana led 68-56 going into the final ten minutes. Indiana outscored Maryland 19-14 in the fourth quarter as Faith Masonuis was called for a technical foul with 7:46 left in the game. The Hoosiers were without Sydney Parrish for the third straight game but the next women up mentality has paid off for the Hoosiers so far going 3-0 without Parrish and the big test comes Sunday at Noon against Ohio State on the road.