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Hoosiers Steal Win From Falcons in B-town
December 16, 2007 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 16, 2007
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana University Hoosiers tarnished the Bowling Green State University Falcons perfect 4-0 road record with a 75-67 win Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, Bowling Green is now 6-2 on the season while the Hoosiers used the victory to end a four game losing skid to move to .500 (5-5) to date.
Guards Lauren Prochaska and Lindsey Goldsberry paced the Falcons with 17 points each. Post Jennifer Uhl also contributed 11 points off the bench. Prochaska has led the Falcons in scoring in three road games including the past two, Cornell (18 pts.) and Indiana.
Amber Jackson, Jamie Braum, Nikki Smith and Jori Davis each posted double-digits for the Hoosiers. Jackson, like Prochaska and Goldsberry, finished the non-conference contest with 17 points. She also had a game-high 11 rebounds for the double-double.
Bowling Green scored on the opening possession as Goldsberry not only picked up a rebound, but also a tip in the process. Bowling Green would go on to hold a lead over IU for the entire first-half and the opening minutes of the second. In all, the Mid-American Conference squad would hold a 10-or-11 point lead over their Big Ten host on five occasions throughout that time span.
Before the first media time-out at 15:48 the Falcons were enjoying a 13-3 lead and were shooting .500 from the field (5-10) while holding the Hoosiers at 1-5 (.200). IU's three points were the result of Whitney Thomas' lay-up at 18:42 and her free throw two-minutes later.
Out of the timeout, the Hoosiers assembled an early improvement in their game and capitalized on several consecutive misplayed Falcon possessions. As a result, the Hoosiers were back in the match two-minutes later, 13-8, down just five points.
By the next media time-out at 11:19 the Hoosiers were within six of the visiting Falcons, 19-13, but a trio of guards comprised of Prochaska, Kate Achter, and Tracy Pontius helped the Orange and Brown remain ahead of the Crimson and Cream.
In Pontius' second defensive play off the bench, she not only picked up a steal but also converted her effort into fast-break points with her pull-up jumper atop the key in traffic.
Though the scoring battle for superiority was cut to just a field goal by back-to-back lay-ups by the hosts, Uhl and Prochaska combined for five points on a respective three-pointer and a jumper which pushed the Falcons ahead, 26-19, with a little over eight minutes yet to be played in the first half.
From that point on, the Hoosiers cut the Falcon lead to five or less on six occasions, but were unable to get within the needed twin field-goals.
By the final media time-out of the half (2:23) BG had survived multiple IU scoring surges and thanks to a Goldsberry three the Falcons were ahead 37-26. The junior was perfect on the day going 6-of-6 from the field. The 11-point difference was the largest lead of the half, and game, for BG.
IU's Thomas went on to chip in another lay-up after the two-minute warning, but sophomores Sarah Clapper and Laura Bugher helped keep the Hooisers silent with hustle plays in a respective block and a forced jump ball which both resulted in Falcon possessions.
Like so many times before, the Falcons had the security of a lead to end the first half, 37-28.
The pace of the game, which saw very few set offensive plays in the opening ticks of the second half, was reflected on the scoreboard with the Falcons continuous eight and 10 point leads. With nearly four minutes extinguished, BG had attacked their way to a 43-33 advantage.
But Indiana came roaring back with a 7-0 run capped by Kim Roberson's three-pointer and the double-digit lead BG had built was cut to just three at 13:37. Jackson's jumper in the paint and successful `and-one' brought the Hoosiers back to life with a tied 43-43 reading on the scoreboard which was suspended above the court in Assembly Hall.
Prochaska's quick three out of a made free-throw pushed the Falcons ahead once again. Smith, a Sylvania, Ohio native, answered with a three of her own nearly from the 419 area code in which she grew-up.
An ensuing track meet saw both squads trade and match four consecutive field goals, but the running style of play also saw that trade end as IU got a hand on Prochaska's attempt from the wing whereas the host missed a lefty lay-up in transition.
Two made IU free throws by Roberson gave the Hoosiers their first lead of the night, 52-50, and was later extended to four points on another duo of charity connections. IU would make 18-25 FT's on the night.
Prochaska, who finished the afternoon going 8-9 from the line, cut the IU lead to two hitting two-of-three free throws at 9:03.
Later Goldsberry's second three-pointer of the afternoon cut lead to four but it was once again the Hooisers effort from the free throw line which helped Indiana extend their growing lead.
IU's eventual 11-point lead over the Falcons around the 2:00 mark was depleted to a plus-six margin a minute later on Goldsberry's final three and a Uhl field goal, but Braun's four final free throws kept that lead at eight in the closing seconds of the contest thus giving the hosts the win.
The win was the first for Indiana head coach Felisha Legette-Jack over BGSU's Curt Miller in three tries. The "friendly-rivalry" extends back to the days when Miller and Legette-Jack were both assistants at Syracuse in the mid-1990's.
The Falcons will now transition from the Midwest to the East Coast to play a pair at Mount Saint Mary's in Emmitsburgh, Md. and the University of Delaware in Newark, Del. on December 19 and 21, respectively.
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