INDIANAPOLIS – Sadie Hill scored a career-high 32 points this afternoon at Nicoson Hall to help the University of Indianapolis women's basketball team take down Southwest Baptist by a final of 76-65 on Senior Day. With the win, the Hounds improve to 15-11 (11-7 GLVC) while the Bearcats fall to 12-14 (6-12 GLVC).
 
Hill's 32 points this afternoon beats her old career high of 25 points, which she has scored twice over the span of her UIndy career. The senior went 11-of-21 from the field and 9-of-10 from the charity stripe while nearing a double-double with eight rebounds. Elana Wells was the next leading scorer in line for UIndy with nine points.
 
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
The Hounds honored both Hill and Mya Scheidt on Saturday afternoon. Scheidt came to UIndy from Crown Point, Ind., in 2018 and has played in 93 total games so far over her five years. A native of Indianapolis, Hill transferred from Murray State University and began her career at UIndy in 2020 where she has played in 58 games so far with 51 total starts.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
A layup by Patricia Chikamba at the 3:37 mark in the second quarter lifted the Hounds to a 34-25 advantage over the Bearcats early on. Despite facing this deficit, Southwest Baptist rattled off a 7-0 scoring run to stay right in the game. UIndy would end the half on a 6-0 scoring run of its own to take a 40-32 lead into the intermission.
 
The Bearcats came clawing out of the halftime locker room on a 9-0 scoring burst to take the lead over the Greyhounds at Nicoson Hall. This put the game into a back-and-forth battle as play progressed into the fourth. With the game at 64-62 in favor of UIndy with just 2:29 left, good defense and 10 straight made free throws down the stretch proved to be the difference-maker in the win for the Hounds.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-UIndy coughed up just six turnovers, which is a season low.
-The Hounds had an impressive 24-of-27 outing from the free throw line.
-Southwest Baptist out-rebounded the Hounds by 9.
-Wells dished out a team-leading five assists while also grabbing three steals.
 
UP NEXT
The Hounds are now set for their final stretch of regular season play next week. The team will travel to Missouri-St. Louis on Thursday for a game against the Tritons beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.