INDIANAPOLIS- Despite leading by 10 points heading into the fourth quarter, the UIndy women's basketball team (7-8, 3-4 GLVC) fell victim to a conference loss on Thursday evening at Nicoson Hall after Missouri S&T (9-6, 5-2 GLVC) managed a strong fourth quarter.

The Miners scored 24 points in the final 10 minutes on 11-of-17 shooting from the field (64.7 percent) while holding the Hounds to just nine points on a 3-of-14 effort in return.
 
Sadie Hill managed a team-high 15 points while Jodi Mullins was close behind with 14 points of her own. In total, nine different players for UIndy scored three or more points.
 
This loss by five points to Missouri S&T marks the fifth game this season the Hounds have fallen to an opponent by single-digits.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The defensive pressure from the Hounds headlined action to open up as the team forced the Miners into seven turnovers through the first quarter alone. Along with this, the 21 points scored in the opening 10 minutes by UIndy was the second-most the team has had in the opening frame of a game so far this season. This solid start, which also saw the Greyhounds shoot 50 percent from the field in the opening half, guided the hometown Hounds into a lead of seven at the intermission.
 
Both teams were active down low in the paint in the first half with 18 points each. UIndy, who entered the game as one of the best free throw shooting teams in the conference, had just one attempt at the charity stripe in the first 20 minutes due to S&T having only committed one personal foul in that span of play.
 
A big 14-3 scoring run out of the locker room for the Hounds midway through the third helped the team gain some breathing room over the Miners. However, despite trailing by double-digits on the road, Missouri S&T came storming back with its massive fourth quarter that ultimately guided the team into the win.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-UIndy went a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line, but this is the lowest amount of free throws attempted by the team this year.
-The Hounds were out-rebounded by 20 in the game.
-Missouri S&T had 13 second chance points while the Greyhounds had none.
-The Miners finished with just five personal fouls which is the team's season-low so far.
 
UP NEXT
The Hounds will return to Nicoson Hall on Saturday for a battle against Missouri-St. Louis. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. ET.