INDIANAPOLIS – Nicole Rogers came off the bench and hit a new school record 11 three-pointers on her way to a career-high 34 points leading the IUPUI women's basketball team to a 102-44 win over IU-Kokomo Thursday evening at The Jungle.
 
Rogers, who attended Western High School in Kokomo, was one of four IUPUI players to score in double figures along with Danielle Lawrence, who added a career-high 17 points, Jenna Gunn (14 points) and Akilah Sims (10 points).
 
The Jags shot 59.0 percent from the floor in the first half, including 57.1 percent from three (8-of-14), as it seized a commanding 58-13 lead at the break.  Five of those eight first-half three's came from Rogers, before she added six more in the second half to finish off her 11-of-16 shooting performance from deep.
 
Rogers' 11 three's broke Muffy Murphy's school record of 10 triples set back on March 9, 1991, against Wingate. No other player in IUPUI history had hit more than eight in a game prior to Rogers' record-breaking performance. The 15 made three's also tied a school record for most triples made in a game.
 
IUPUI finished the game shooting 55.1 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from three.
 
Part of the reason IUPUI shot the ball so well was because of its ball movement. In total, the Jags dished out 25 assists on 38 made field goals led by Caitlyn Tolen's career-high nine assists.
 
The Jags were active defensively in the opening six minutes forcing IU-Kokomo into seven missed shots while corralling all of their misses helping them get out in transition.
 
During that span, IUPUI got out to a 12-0 lead before the Cougars made their first bucket, but seven seconds later a Rogers three from the left wing started another run. This run was of the 24-0 variety spanning from the 13:50 mark to the 6:43 mark, to open a 36-2 lead. During the run, nine of the points came off Rogers' triples.
 
The half finished on a positive note with Rogers hitting two more three's to send the Jags into the break with a 58-13 lead.
 
Thanks in part to three three-pointers in the first five minutes, IU-Kokomo was able to match its first-half scoring output to outscore the Jags by one.
 
The Jaguars continued to execute their offense at a high level and scored inside and out helping grow their lead to 81-33 as the midway point of the second-half approached.
 
Down the stretch Rogers would hit three more three's in the final minutes to send IUPUI to the 102-44 victory.

Defensively, Shawnece Teague rejected a career-high six shots in addition to scoring six points and grabbing eight rebounds.
 
Up next for IUPUI is a trip to Springfield, Mo., on Sunday, Dec. 14, when it takes on Missouri State. Tip is set for 3 p.m. ET.