Box Score | Highlights | Austin Parkinson Postgame Interview

INDIANAPOLIS – Four players scored in double figures and all 12 players that saw action scored leading the IUPUI women’s basketball team to a 87-31 win over Goshen College Sunday afternoon at The Jungle.

In just 12 minutes of action, Akilah Sims registered the first double-double of her career with a career-high tying 11 points and career-best 10 rebounds. Additionally, Alyssa Holder came off the bench and scored a career-high 15 points, Claire Holba put in a season-high 10 points, and Nicole Rogers buried four three’s en route to a season-high tying 14 points.

“I was really pleased with our bench. I thought Alyssa Holder and Claire Holba did a good job and Alyssa was really aggressive and physical. She does that in practice and it was nice to see her do that throughout the game,” head coach Austin Parkinson said. “Akilah did a really nice job of rebounding and being physical. She’s an athletic player and when she plays that way, she’s really effective.”

IUPUI outscored Goshen 56-to-12 in points in the paint for the game, but it did not start out that way as the Jags struggled from the floor hitting on just one of their first nine attempts, while Goshen hit on three of its first six field goal attempts to take a 7-2 lead just 3:32 into the contest.

However, IUPUI quickly clamped down on defense and held Goshen to just one field goal for the remainder of the first half. During that span, IUPUI went on a 43-3 run to take a 45-10 advantage into the half.

After the slow shooting start, IUPUI closed the opening 20 minutes shooting 18-of-34 from the field and it was led in scoring by Jordan Barton and Holder, who had eight points apiece at the break.

Out of the half, the Jaguars made a concerted effort to get the ball inside, and Sims and Shawnece Teague combined to score the Jags first eight points of the second half to move IUPUI’s advantage to 53-11, with 15:56 to play.

Leading 58-16, IUPUI went on another run, this time a 15-0 spurt, thanks in part to six points from Holba on three straight trips down the floor.

The run upped the Jags lead to 73-16 with 7:50 to go, and from that point, IUPUI cruised to an 87-31 victory.

Rogers and Dee-Dee Bellamy each set career highs in assists with six apiece as the Jags collectively dished out 22 assists on 37 made buckets. On the other side, Goshen managed just four assists while committing 31 turnovers.

The Jags will have eight days off before welcoming local rival Butler to The Jungle on Tuesday, Dec. 18, for a 7 p.m. contest.