INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women's basketball team closed out its regular-season home slate on against Truman, falling by a score of 72-61 at Nicoson Hall.
 
Jaelynne Murray recorded a team-high 17 points and eight rebounds, while Amyrah Sapenter upped her season steal total to 55.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UIndy forged a 10-0 run midway through the third quarter to claw its way back into the game, with Patricia Chikamba joining Murray with buckets in a span of 87 seconds. Murray could not miss during the stretch, shooting a perfect 4-for-4 from the field, including two 3-pointers.
 
The Bulldogs quickly answered with five points in just 20 seconds to lead the rest of the way. Truman threatened a double-digit lead early in the final frame before Elana Wells drilled a triple from the left wing, but the Hounds would not get back within five over the final seven minutes.
 
Truman ballooned its lead to 13 late in the fourth, as Ruby Garner sunk a pair of free throws in the final seconds before the final horn.  
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- The Hounds turned the ball over a season-low 10 times.
- UIndy outscored Truman in the paint, 34-20; Halie Gilbert and Kylah Lawson combined for eight points, the former totaling five boards.
- Seven Greyhounds recorded an assist, led by Chikamba's four helpers. The team dished out 15 against Truman, its third-highest amount of the season.
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy now leads the all-time series, 12-11 … Chikamba sits two rebounds from 400 in her career … Truman's Molly Joyce and Bryar Duwe combined for 42 points, each scoring at least 20 ... prior to the game, Wells was recognized for scoring 1,000 career points on Feb. 13 at Illinois Springfield.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds wrap up their 2024-25 season on Saturday with a 2 p.m. ET tip at Quincy. The Hawks defeated the Hounds back in January in the teams' only other meeting of the winter.