INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women's basketball team endured a close 66-63 home loss to GLVC-foe Missouri-St. Louis Saturday afternoon in Nicoson Hall. The visiting Tritons held off a late rally from the Greyhounds, who had a chance to tie the game on the final possession.
 
UIndy honored seniors Amyrah Sapenter and Elana Wells before tip. Sapenter is a first-year transfer, starting all 23 games this season, while Wells played in her 83rd career game for the Crimson & Grey and is approaching 1,000 career points.
 
Both seniors finished in double figures, led by a game-high 23 from Wells.
 
INS & OUTS
UIndy had a remarkable first half to say the least. The Hounds came out of the gates in a dead sprint, scoring the game's first 11 points and finished the first quarter shooting a blistering 72 percent from the field. The visiting Tritons completely flipped the script in the second period, however, holding UIndy scoreless for all 10 minutes to earn a slight 31-29 edge at the half.
 
Things normalized a bit with a back-and-forth second half that featured 12 lead changes and four tie before UIndy found itself in a five-point hole late in the game, trailing 65-61 with just 90 seconds to go.
 
Nonetheless, the Hounds positioned themselves for a chance to tie it. Wells' driving layup cut it three with about a minute left. They later forced an UMSL shot-clock violation with 6.6 ticks remaining, but Wells' 3-point attempt was blocked as the Tritons escaped with the victory.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
- Patricia Chikamba joined her senior teammates in double digits, scoring 14 and adding a team-best seven rebounds.
- Sapenter finished an efficient 5-for-7 from the floor and 2-for-2 from three.
- UIndy's first half featured both a season high (29 in the first) and a season low (0 in the second) in points scored in a quarter.
- Kylah Lawson's third-quarter free throw represented the Hounds' lone bench point. She added four boards, three assists and two blocks.
- As a team, UMSL sank 17-of-19 free throw attempts.
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy is now 25-17 all-time versus UMSL … the Tritons came into the week ranked fourth in the GLVC PRS standings while the Hounds were 10th.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds close the regular season with four of the final five games on the road, starting with a trip to Illinois Springfield on Thursday, Feb. 13.