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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The IUPUI women’s basketball team trailed by eight at halftime against the No. 12/13 Purdue Boilermakers, but a 14-2 Purdue run to start the second half broke the game open and sent the Boilermakers to a 78-53 victory over IUPUI Friday afternoon at Mackey Arena.

DeAirra Goss led the Jags with a season-high tying 24 points, but 22 IUPUI turnovers resulted in 28 Boilermakers points proving to be the difference in the outcome.

Six Jaguars turnovers to start the game resulted in eight quick points for the Boilermakers, but Akilah Sims scored six points and grabbed four boards in the early going to keep the Jags within four, 12-8, a little more than eight minutes into the contest.

The Jaguars were able to use their quickness offensively to pick up a pair of driving lay-ups to cut their deficit to one, 14-13, with 10:40 to play, but an 11-0 Boilermakers response over the next 2:36 quickly moved the Purdue lead to double-figures, 25-13.

After another Sims bucket brought IUPUI within 13 points, 28-15, Goss heated up for the Jags scoring 11 of IUPUI’s final 13 points over the final 5:36 to cut the Jaguars deficit to single digits, 36-28, heading into halftime.

Out of the half, IUPUI hit just one of its first six shots from the field while on the other end, Purdue hit four of five field goal attempts to go on a 14-2 run that opened up a 50-30 advantage five minutes into the second half.

The Jaguars used baskets from Dawn Luster, Sims and Goss to close within 14 points with a little more than 13 minutes to play, but Purdue quickly pushed its lead to 22 points, 58-36, thanks to a Liza Clemons lay-up, a Courtney Moses three and a KK Houser triple.

Two Alyssa Holder buckets and a pair of baskets from Goss brought IUPUI back within 15 points, 62-47, with 7:30 to play, but the Jaguars could not trim the Purdue lead any further and eventually fell by a score of 78-53.

In addition to Goss, Sims reached double figures for the third straight game with 10 points on 5-of-10 shooting.

The Jaguars will have six days off before they open Summit League play on Friday, Dec. 28, at in-state rival Fort Wayne. Friday’s match-up against the Mastodons is set for 7 p.m.