INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women's basketball fell on Thursday night to McKendree, 57-49, at Basketball Night in Indy at Nicoson Hall. Patricia Chikamba led the game with 14 points, and her driving layup with one minute to go in the fourth quarter eclipsed her over the 1,000 career point mark as a Greyhound on Thursday night.

Along with Chikamba's 1,000 career point night, Halie Gilbert and Graycie Poe also found themselves in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively, with both players combining 8-for-9 from the charity stripe.
 

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Congrats to UIndy women's basketball's Patricia Chikamba on eclipsing 1,000 career points as a Greyhound!! ?????? pic.twitter.com/gTl2HjXx1t

— UIndy Athletics (@UIndyAthletics) February 13, 2026

HOW IT HAPPENED
After one quarter of play the Greyhounds held a two point advantage, 17-15, with stifling defense from the field, only allowing four made buckets for the Bearcats in the first 10 minutes. UIndy turned defense into offense as well, racking up four steals and turning those into eight points of their own.

McKendree was able to flip the script in the second quarter, holding the Greyhounds this time to only two made baskets from the field, while knocking down seven of their own to grow the lead with an 11-4 run to hold on to a five point lead headed to the break.

Gilbert and Chikamba continued to be a scoring factor for UIndy in the second half, combining for 14 of the team's 23 second half points. But their efforts weren't enough as Kyra Taylor and Kylie Moeller grabbed 13 of their own, along with four other Bearcat scorers to extend McKendree's lead to 14 midway through the fourth quarter.

A late 10-4 run, that included Chikamba's 1,000th career point, wasn't enough as the Greyhounds were only able to manage to get the game within eight, and eventually fell to McKendree for the second time this season.

INSIDE THE BOX
- The Greyhounds' stifling defense held the 2024-25 GLVC scoring leader, Baylie Parks, to only her fourth single digit scoring effort this season.
- Both teams got to the free throw 20 plus times tonight, with a total of 43 attempts combined between both sides.
- Autumn Rucker, Chikamba and Poe all went perfect from the line tonight, combining to shoot 10-for-10 from the charity stripe tonight.

UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will remain at home for its next contest on Saturday Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. for Love Your Hounds Day against Illinois Springfield at The Nic.