ST. LOUIS – Following the UIndy women's basketball team's 30-point win over Lincoln last Saturday, the Hounds dropped tonight's contest on the road against nationally recognized UMSL, 64-51. UMSL was ranked No. 23 in the country last week, before dropping out and received 15 votes this week.
The Tritons extended its win streak over UIndy to five, with the Greyhounds' last win coming in the 2023-24 season when UIndy prevailed 72-67.
Taylor Van Meter had her best game in a Greyhound uniform, eclipsing double-digit points for the first time in her freshman season. Autumn Rucker led UIndy in scoring tonight with 11 points, the 13th time this year she has amassed double figures.
INS & OUTS
After Amyrah Sapenter's early three-pointer to take a 3-2 lead with 7:25 to go in the first quarter, the Tritons outpaced the Hounds the rest of the first quarter with a 17-7 run. UMSL went 8-for-13 from the field during that stretch, while the Hounds only managed three, with Halie Gilbert, Rucker and Sapenter making those three buckets.
Things remained a nine point game at halftime, with Van Meter collecting four of her 10 points over those 10 minutes, while Ruby Garner and Rucker combined for the Hounds' other eight second quarter points.Â
But UMSL was able to take control of the game in the third quarter, outscoring UIndy 22-14 in the third, including a 12-5 run over the middle 5:22 of the quarter to extend the Tritons' lead to 16. The Tritons continued to extend its lead with another scoring run, this time an 11-5 run, led by four point scorers, to its largest lead of the game, 23.Â
The Hounds ended the game on a 10-0 run to cut the lead to 13, but was not enough as the Tritons took the season series against UIndy.
INSIDE THE BOX
- The Hounds continued to get a lot of production from its bench, outsourcing the Tritons' bench 22-3.
- Rucker paced the way on the boards for UIndy with six.
- Sapenter and Jaelynne Murray were the two lone Hounds with a three-pointer on the night.
UP NEXT
UIndy will remain in St. Louis for its second game of the weekend against Maryville at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday Feb. 7.Â
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