ASHLAND, OH – UIndy used a second half comeback effort to push No. 6-ranked Ashland to the brink in a 68-61 loss on Friday afternoon. 

The Greyhounds had three players in double figures, led by Patricia Chikamba's 19 points. Autumn Rucker also added a career-high 16 points on 7 for 12 shooting, while newcomer Graycie Poe collected 10 points in her first game as a Greyhound.

HOW IT HAPPENED
After the Eagles jumped out to an 18-4 lead after the first quarter, the Greyhounds outscored Ashland the rest of the way 57-50.

UIndy used multiple scoring runs in the second half, including an 18-7 run spanning over the third and fourth quarters, capped by a Poe three pointer, her second of the game, to cut the Ashland lead to five, 57-52, with six minutes remaining. Rucker led the way for UIndy with eight points over that 6:25 minute run.

The team shot 9 for 17 (56.3%) from the field in the fourth quarter, which marks the highest fourth quarter field goal percentage since the Greyhounds' 80-78 comeback win last season against Illinois Springfield.

Both teams traded buckets over the final six minutes, with the Hounds trimming the Eagles lead to six, but four free throws and three made buckets were enough for Ashland to deny the potential upset bid from UIndy.

INSIDE THE BOX
- Amyrah Sapenter collected a career high 10 boards.
- Kylah Lawson notched the 12th game of her career with at least two blocks.
- UIndy snagged 10 steals in today's contest, besting the team's season average of 8.7 steals/game from last season.
- UIndy grabbed 40 rebounds as a team in today's game, Ashland didn't allow a single opponent in the 2024-25 to grab 40 rebounds. The last time the Eagles allowed 40 team rebounds was in March 2024 against Thomas More.

UP NEXT
The Hounds head east to Canton, OH for a match up against the No. 2 ranked team in the G-MAC, Malone, at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 15.