INDIANAPOLIS - The UIndy women's basketball team fell to Maryville, 78-75, on Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds are now 7-6 and 4-3 in GLVC play.
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Elana Wells had her seventh 20-point game of the season, the third in a row. Wells finished with 26 points and eight assists, another team high.
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INS & OUTS
UIndy cut a 19-point deficit in the fourth quarter to take the game into overtime. An 11-3 run from 8:29 to 4:27 cut the lead down to one. A layup by
Patricia Chikamba gave the Greyhounds their first lead of the game with 2:50 left in the contest.
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The score was 66-66 going into overtime. Maryville went on a 5-0 run in the first 41 seconds which was too much for the Hounds to overcome.
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INSIDE THE BOX
- Three other Greyhounds finished in double digits:
Liv Becker (14),
Idalis Ortiz (11), and Chikamba (10)
- Both teams finished the game with 47 rebounds.
- The Hounds finished with six blocks, three came from
Caroline Jakaitis
- UIndy struggled with turnovers, having 16 on the night that led to 22 points.
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MORE NOTES
The all-time record is now 9-7, with Saints leading the Hounds.
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UP NEXT
UIndy will visit Rockhurst and William Jewell next weekend. The Greyhounds will first visit the Hawks in Kansas City, Mo., on Jan. 11. Tipoff is slated for 6:15 p.m. ET. On Jan. 13, the Hounds will face the Cardinals at 2 p.m. ET a short drive away in Liberty, Mo.
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