INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women's basketball team cruised to victory at the team's Pack The House event on Saturday afternoon against Lincoln, 71-41.
The Greyhounds allowed its fewest points in a game since Dec. 12, 2009 when the team blew out IU Northwest, and only allowed 32 points on the afternoon. And with today's 41 point defensive effort it also marks the sixth fewest points allowed in a game in program history.
Autumn Rucker and Patricia Chikamba both had 14 points apiece, which was a game-high in today's contest. Halie Gilbert also posted one of her best outings of the 2025-26 season with a 12 point and seven board effort, while adding two assists.
INS & OUTS
The Hounds had a season-high in made field goals today, and got out to a hot start in the first quarter knocking down eight on 15 attempts. UIndy had six players with at least one point in the first quarter, including 14 combined from Chikamba and Rucker, with Gilbert and Ruby Garner adding four and three points, respectively, to give UIndy a 12-point lead after one.
UIndy began to pull away in the second quarter, in large part due to the team's effort on the glass, corralling 13 boards, four from Garner and three from Taylor Van Meter. Along with strong rebounding, the defensive effort from the Greyhounds was stellar, holding the Blue Tigers to only three made field goals in those 10 minutes to give UIndy a 38-21 lead headed to the break.
The offense continued to click for UIndy in the second half with 11 assists on 14 made buckets, adding to the team's season-high 21 assists in a game. Graycie Poe, Kylah Lawson and Sanaa Thomas all recorded at least two assists in the second half, with Lawson leading the charge with five, while Poe and Thomas accrued four each.
The Hounds' elite offensive and defensive production led to its first 30-point win since UIndy's 30 point domination of Missouri S&T in the 2023 GLVC Tournament.
INSIDE THE BOX
- The Greyhounds dominated not only on the boards, but also with points in the paint, racking up 38 points as a team.
- Along with 38 points in the paint, UIndy also found 38 points off the bench today.
- The Greyhounds led wire-to-wire in today's contest, leading for over 38 minutes.
- Queen Baker scored six points in today's game.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds hit the road for two GLVC games, the first one against No. 25 ranked UMSL at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday Feb. 5.
