INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women's basketball team (1-7, 0-2 GLVC) came up on the short end of a 73-66 final against visiting Southern Indiana Saturday afternoon. Senior Martha Burse led the team with 28 points on 10 of 19 shooting. The home matinee marked the end of a season-long five-game road swing for the Greyhounds.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Facing an undefeated Eagles' team (8-0, 2-0) that is receiving votes in the latest Division II coaches poll, the Greyhounds got off to their best start of the season. They outscored USI 13-5 in the first five minutes and went on to lead 41-37 at the break, marking the highest first-half point total by a USI opponent this year.
 
Three Greyhounds hit double figures in the first 20 minutes; both Burse and Taylor Drury had 12 points to lead the way, followed by Ashley Montanez with 10.
 
The Eagles asserted themselves in the third quarter, however, out-pacing their hosts 21-5 to take control. USI senior Morgan Dahlstrom, who finished with a game-high 35 points, went 4 for 5 from the field in the pivotal period, while UIndy shot just 1-for-12 as a team.
 
The Eagles' lead reached a high of 17 points with 4:19 to go, but the Hounds clawed back with a furious 12-2 run. Burse hit a pair of 3-pointers to fuel the spurt, but the Hounds would not get closer than the seven-point final.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Two days after knocking down a career-high six 3-pointers at UW-Parkisde, Burse drained five triples Saturday. She is averaging 29.5 points in two GLVC games to date.
- Monatez finished with 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
- Taylor's 12-point effort was good for a season high for the freshman. She also chipped in seven rebounds for the second straight game.
- Junior-transfer Alexa Bailey dished out six assists, most in her eight games as a Greyhoud.
- The Hounds finished 12 for 16 (.750) from the line, with no one player missing more than one free throw.
- USI was picked to win the GLVC East Division according to the league's preseason coaches poll.
- The Eagles came into the game leading the GLVC in scoring defense. (50.3 ppg)
 
HOUND BYTES
Head Coach Kristin Wodrich…
"Our kids battled. I was really proud of them today. They played really hard, and we're playing a team that was picked to win our side of the league and they're ranked in the country right now, and our kids came out and they fought and they played hard. They're getting better every day and that's all we can ask right now from them."
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds play the final conference game of the calendar year when they travel to Romeoville, Ill., to face the Lewis Flyers Thursday, Dec. 7. Tip is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET.