INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women's basketball team dropped its second straight game after Thursday night's loss to Missouri S&T, 70-62.

Once again Patricia Chikamba led the Greyhounds in scoring, the second consecutive game she's done so, racking up 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting, with all five of her made baskets from downtown. Graycie Poe found her buckets from inside the arc, going 4-for-11 from the field, good enough for 11 points, and a team-high three steals.

Tonight's contest was back-and-forth most of the way with 10 ties and seven lead changes across the 40 minutes of action.

INS & OUTS
In the box score this game was all but even in the box score through the first half, but the Hounds clung to a seven point lead in thanks to an 11-for-25 effort from the field with four threes, and holding the Miners to only one three in the first 20 minutes. Chikamba connected on three of those four triples for the Hounds, while Murray hit one late to give the Hounds their seven point lead headed to the break.

The second half was a different story for the Hounds, with Missouri S&T starting the third on an 18-7 scoring run, and catching fire from the field with a .667 (8-12) effort from the field. The Miners early quarter run propelled them to a one point lead heading into the fourth.

Unlike the third where the Miners found themselves with efficient shooting from the field, Missouri S&T got to the line 20 times in the fourth quarter, hitting 16 of those. Chikamba hit a three pointer with 2:57 left to cut the Miners' lead to two, but an ensuing technical foul on Ruby Garner put the Miners back up four right away.

Four points is the closest the Greyhounds would get over the final two minutes as Missouri S&T hit 12 free throws down the stretch to close the game out, and secure the eight point win over UIndy.

INSIDE THE BOX
- Halie Gilbert grabbed seven boards tonight, the fourth time this season she's done so, and her most in a game since she had 11 against Rockhurst just three games ago.
- Chikamba's five three pointers are tied for the most made by a Greyhound in one game this season, tying Sapenter's five she made in the team's game against Walsh. 
- Poe tied her season-high in minutes played tonight with 38, matching the 38 minutes she played against Walsh earlier this season.

MORE NOTES
This is Missouri S&T's first win over the Greyhounds since Feb. 25, 2023 when the Miners won 73-57.

UP NEXT
The Greyhounds return to Nicoson Hall on Saturday Jan. 31 at 1 p.m. for the team's annual Pack The House game against Lincoln.