ISU vs IUPUI

The Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team defeated IUPUI Jaguars 65-40 Tuesday night at the Hulman Center.

The Sycamores maintain a record  for the season of 2-2, while the Jaguars drop to 1-2.

Senior guard and foward Deja Mattox heightened her career highs Tuesday night by both points and rebounds. Overall, she scored 22 points and had 9 rebounds.

The Sycamores lead the scoreboard 10-0 within the first four minutes of opening the game.

With only 19 seconds remaining prior to the break, Sycamores acquired their greatest lead when Mattax scored a free throw, making the score 37-15.

During the second half of the game, 9 of the 10 ISU players that took to the court scored. This clinched the scoreboard to a victory of 65-40.

Jaguars struggled on the court Tuesday as they only shot 26.7 percent and were 5-for-16 on the free-throw line.

 

ISU vs Belmont

The lady Sycamores basketball team was defeated 69-59 Sunday by the Belmont Bruins.

ISU turned over the ball 19 times and relinquished 21 points due to turnovers.

Senior center Shannon Thomas and sophomore foward Andrea Rademacher started the game off by leading 4-0. However, the bruins quickly retaliated and matched the scoreboard.

The Sycamores lingered behind the Bruins at halftime with the scoreboard reading 30-29.

Beginning the second half, Thomas scored a layup, giving the Sycamores a slight lead of 31-30. Despite the Sycamore's best efforts, the Bruins quickly gained back a lead in a 39-33 run with 15 minutes left in regulation. The sycamores were unable to take the lead back.

With a little over 5 minutes remaining, Mattox hit a 3-pointer, cutting the Bruins lead to 54-52. The Bruins reacted and extended their lead further defeating the Sycamores 69-59.