INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women's basketball team suffered another setback on Sunday, falling to Illinois Springfield by a score of 67-58.
 
Patricia Chikamba scored a game-high 23 points, while Halie Gilbert recorded her first-career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Following a tight first half where both teams led for at least six-and-a-half minutes, the Prairie Stars opened the third quarter on an 11-0 run to lead by double digits. Ruby Garner scored the team's first points after the break with 3:55 on the clock.
 
Chikamba put the Hounds back within striking distance with six minutes left in the game, setting up 3-pointers from Elana Wells and Amyrah Sapenter to cut the deficit to five with 2:31 left. Chikamba followed with a layup moments later, but it was too late for a comeback as the visitors iced their win at the charity stripe.
 
Chikamba started the game on a perfect 6-of-6 shooting, including her lone triple of the afternoon. The Carmel product scored her first five buckets at the rim and finished with 20 points in the paint herself.
 

It took Patty *checks watch* less than six minutes to reach double figures ?????

— UIndy Women's Basketball (@UIndyWBB) January 5, 2025

INSIDE THE BOX
- Sunday marked the first time this season two Greyhounds recorded five-plus assists, as Jaelynne Murray dishing out a game-high six and Sanaa Thomas finishing with five.
- The Prairie Stars outscored the Hounds off turnovers by a 28-18 margin.
- Chikamba made a career-high 11 field goals, shooting 73.3 percent from the floor.
- Murray logged a team-high 35-plus minutes, adding seven rebounds to her six assists.
- Four Greyhounds blocked a shot, including Autumn Rucker with her second of the season.
 
ON ANOTHER NOTE
UIS's Kayla Rice swiped a program-record seven steals, becoming the first Prairie Star since 2007 to do so.
 
UP NEXT
UIndy returns home for two more GLVC matchups next weekend, first with Quincy on Thursday for a 5 p.m. battle.