By Chloe Smith
NKU Athletics Communications
Northern Kentucky women’s basketball dropped a road contest on Thursday night to Indiana, falling to the Hoosiers by way of a 100-49 decision. With the loss, the Norse drop to 2-6 on the season, while Indiana advances to 6-3.
Stat Leaders
· Redshirt-senior forward Rebecca Lyttle led the team in scoring with 12 points and also snatched a team-best two steals.
· Freshman forward Hayley Combs recorded double-digit figures for the first time in her career, with 10 points.
· Junior guard Mikayla Terry led the team on the boards with seven rebounds and added a team-best four assists.
First Half Summary
· Indiana opened up the game with a 25-0 run before Terry scored on a putback at the 4:02 mark of the first quarter.
· The Hoosiers held a 35-5 advantage at the close of the first quarter, which are more points than an opponent has scored in a half, let alone a quarter.
· Indiana shot 68.2 percent from the field and 75.0 percent from 3-point range in the opening stanza.
· The Norse hung with the Hoosiers in the second quarter, outscored 19-17 with Lyttle pouring in nine points in the period.
· NKU had a drastic increase in production between the first quarter and the second, shooting 13.3 percent in the opening quarter before shooting 50.0 percent in the second.
· Indiana led at the half, 54-22. Entering the game, NKU was holding opponents to 55.3 points per game.
Second Half Summary
· The Hoosiers opened up the second half with another strong quarter, outscoring the Norse 30-15 shooting at a .750 clip from the field.
· Combs led the Norse in scoring in the third quarter with six points, surpassing her previous career high early on in the period.
· NKU shot 35.7 percent in both the third and fourth quarter.
· Like the first half, NKU stayed with Indiana in the latter quarter, trailing in the fourth 16-12.
