#21 IU East wins #RSCgotw WBB over IU Kokomo, stays unbeaten in conference
RICHMOND, Ind. – The Indiana University East women's basketball team remained perfect in conference play and at home on Lingle Court with a victory against in-state rival Indiana University Kokomo, 79-66 on Jan. 17 in the River States Conference Women's Basketball Game of the Week on Tuesday night.
The No. 21 Red Wolves improved to 17-4 overall and 8-0 in the conference. The Cougars drop to 14-7 and 7-2 in the league. Both IU East and IU Kokomo maintain their top spots in the East and West divisions, respectively, in the River States Conference.
KEY MOMENTS
* The Red Wolves used a 13-2 run late in the second quarter to break open a back-and-forth first half. Bailey Dreiman and Kristen Miller combined for all of the points scored during the run.
* IU East took command and never looked back after opening up the third quarter on another 10-1 run that spanned the first three minutes of the second half. Tia King contributed with six points during the run.
SIGNIFICANT STATS
* IU East scored 20 points off of Cougar turnovers.
* IU East shot 42 percent from behind the arc and held IU Kokomo to just 18 percent.
* Miller scored a team-high 22 points. Dreiman collected a double double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
* The Cougars were led by Deja Felder with a game-high 29 points. Whitney Williamson contributed 14 points.
* IU East outscored the IU Kokomo bench 18-7.
NOTABLE QUOTABLE
"It's always a tough game when we play IU-based schools. We pride ourselves on being one of the best. We put a lot of heart out there tonight and matched their intensity to get this victory." – IU East's Bailey Dreiman
"It was definitely a big game for us. They are our rivals, so we knew coming in we would get their best effort. Deja Felder is a great player, and I just had to do my job, and my teammates had my back. I came in confident, and it's always nice when your shots are falling, and my teammates found me." – IU East's Kristen Miller
UP NEXT
IU East will continue its homestand with another conference game, this one against Cincinnati Christian University on Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. on Lingle Court. IU Kokomo has its next game at Ohio Christian on Saturday.
- Photos and article by Josh Mann