OAKLAND CITY, Ind. – The IU Southeast women's basketball team fell to Oakland City 82-63 in an RSC contest on Wednesday.
 
Oakland City took a 4-0 lead to begin the game, but IU Southeast answered with a three by Karly Sweeney and a layup by Makenna Wilson to take a 5-4 edge. Oakland City responded with a 7-0 run to take an 11-5 lead.
 
Threes by Taylor Treat, Jesse Ledgerwood, and Grace Stapleton put IU Southeast in front 14-11. A layup by Grace Stapleton gave the Grenadiers a 16-11 edge, but back-to-back buckets by Oakland City cut the deficit to one at 16-15 to close the first quarter.
 
Oakland City opened the second quarter with a three to take an 18-16 lead, but IU Southeast responded with a Taylor Treat three to give the Grenadiers a 19-18 advantage. A 4-0 run put Oakland City ahead 22-19, but another three by Taylor Treat tied the game at 22-22.
 
The Mighty Oaks used a layup to take a 24-22 lead, but Makenna Wilson connected on a three to put the Grenadiers back ahead 25-24. Back-to-back threes by Lexi Starr gave IU Southeast a 31-24 lead. Oakland City hit a three right before the half, but it was IU Southeast that led 31-27 at halftime.
 
Oakland City tied the game at 35-35 early in the third quarter, but another Taylor Treat three put the Grenadiers in front 38-35. The Mighty Oaks used a three-point play to tie the game at 38-38, and then connected on a three to take a 41-38 lead.
 
Taylor Treat responded with yet another three to tie the game at 41-41, but Oakland City used two free throws and a layup to take a 45-41 lead. Two Ella Brown free throws made it 45-43, but an Oakland City layup gave the Mighty Oaks a 47-43 lead.
 
Jesse Ledgerwood connected on a three to trim the Grenadier deficit to one at 47-46, but a layup and a three extended the Oakland City lead to 52-46. IU Southeast used four straight free throws, two apiece by Grace Stapleton and Ella Brown, to cut the Mighty Oak lead to 52-50, which was the score after three quarters.
 
With the Mighty Oaks ahead 54-52, Oakland City used a 7-0 run to extend their lead to 61-52. Oakland City extended their lead to double digits at 64-53 after a three. An offensive barrage by Oakland City in the fourth quarter saw the Mighty Oaks lead by as many as 20. Oakland City would go on to win 82-63.
 
"I thought we played hard given the circumstances," IU Southeast interim head coach Derek Sims said. "They came out with a chip on their shoulder. I haven't seen that all season. We ran out of gas. Easy to do when you haven't touched a basketball or practiced since Saturday. We also turned the ball over too much. If we can just clean up our unforced errors, we'll start moving in the right direction. I'm excited to be able to practice tomorrow. We're going to get better!"
 
Taylor Treat led IU Southeast with 15 points (5-7 from three) and four assists. Karly Sweeney had 10 points and a team-high three steals. Grace Stapleton had nine points and three rebounds. Ella Brown added eight points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and a steal. Makenna Wilson had eight points and three rebounds. Lexi Starr had six points, a team-high seven rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Jesse Ledgerwood added six points as well.
 
IU Southeast (5-7, 0-3 RSC) returns to action on Saturday for a conference game at home against Brescia.