COLUMBUS, Ind. – The IU Southeast women's basketball team cruised to an 84-52 win over IU Columbus on Saturday.
The game was tied 7-7 four minutes into the game. IU Southeast then used an 8-0 run to take a 15-7 lead. IU Southeast led 17-11 after one quarter.
IU Columbus scored the first six points of the second quarter to tie the game at 17-17. The Grenadiers then exploded with an 18-2 run to take a 35-19 lead. IU Southeast led 38-23 at halftime.
IU Southeast extended their lead to 20 at 46-26 three minutes into the third quarter. IU Columbus cut the lead to 14 on several occasions, but a 9-0 run put the Grenadiers ahead 59-36. IU Southeast led 66-38 at the end of three quarters.
IU Southeast led by as many as 36 in the fourth quarter and would cruise to an 84-52 victory.
"Happy to end the regular season with a win and injury free," IU Southeast interim head coach Derek Sims said. "I thought we played well as a team today. We played together and unselfish. Karly really stepped up on both ends today. I'm proud of how she's responding. She had a rough stretch a few weeks ago. Going into postseason on a positive note is the momentum we need. I'm proud of our ladies from growing and accepting our new culture this season. I'm extremely proud of how they've handled adversity. We've been through it all and they've handled it with class. Time to take what we've learned and stay locked in. Throw the records out the door and believe that anything can happen! We're excited for the challenge ahead!"
IU Southeast was led by
Karly Sweeney, who had one of the best games of her career with 22 points, eight rebounds, and four steals.
Lexi Starr had 13 points, six rebounds, six assists, and four steals.
Makenna Wilson added 11 points, and both
Ella Brown and
Jesse Ledgerwood had nine points.
Linzie Wernert added two points, eight rebounds, and five assists.
IU Southeast finishes the regular season 14-12 overall and 8-8 in RSC play. The Grenadiers travel to Rio Grande for the opening round of the RSC Conference Tournament.
