INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women's basketball team used a huge fourth quarter performance to earn a victory over Maryville on Monday evening at Nicoson Hall on Martin Luther King Jr. day. With the win, the Hounds improve to 9-8 (5-4 GLVC) on the year while the Saints fall to 10-6 (5-4 GLVC).
 
In the final quarter of play, the Greyhounds outscored Maryville by 16 and limited the Saints to scoring just eight points on a rough 2-of-14 shooting effort. In return, UIndy went 7-of-12 from the field (58.3 percent) and scored 24 points. Notably, the Hounds trailed by nine with 7:20 left in the game.
 
Eight different players scored one or more point tonight for UIndy and four ended in double figures. The duo of Ilani Williams-Harris and Sadie Hill each finished with 16 points while Jodi Mullins and Liv Becker each notched 13.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hounds had just four buckets in the opening quarter, which were a pair of 3-pointers from Williams-Harris and a pair of layups from Hill. Despite this low-scoring start, Maryville also struggled putting the ball in the net and shot just 35.3 percent in return to keep the contest close after the opening frame. The proceeding 10 minutes of action saw much improvement from both teams as the Saints carried a lead of six into the intermission.
 
Maryville maintained a firm lead through the third and into the fourth and looked to have gained control of the contest. However, a massive 9-0 scoring run by the Hounds midway through the final quarter completely shifted the momentum of the game and locked the score up at 65 each. Then, a layup by Idalis Ortiz with a little over two minutes left gave UIndy a 68-67 lead. From there, the Hounds held strong and cruised to the conference victory.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-Nine different players for UIndy recorded two or more rebounds.
-The Hounds went 17-of-24 from the charity stripe.
-UIndy forced Maryville into 19 turnovers.
-The Hounds collected 30 bench points while the Saints had only five.
-High emotion on the court saw each team being awarded a technical foul.
 
UP NEXT
The Hounds will return to action on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET for a battle against McKendree for "Pack the House" night.