BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A 13-0 run to close the first half sent Indiana into the half with a double-digit lead and the IUPUI women's basketball team couldn't recover as it fell to the Hoosiers, 68-55, Sunday afternoon at Assembly Hall.
 
Indiana came into the game ranked ninth in the country in scoring averaging just under 90 points per game, but the Jags were able to outrebound IU, 41-30, and kept Indiana to their second-lowest scoring output of the season.
 
Kelsi Byrd and Mikale Rogers led the way with 11 points apiece, while Jenna Gunn scored seven points and grabbed  a team-high eight rebounds.
 
The win upped Indiana's record to 7-1, while IUPUI fell to 2-6.
 
Akilah Sims converted an old-fashioned three-point play to get the game started, but a 10-0 Hoosiers run placed them in front three minutes in. 
 
A three from Byrd and baskets from Gunn and Nevena Markovic knotted the score at 10, but Indiana responded with a quick 5-0 spurt to stay in front.
 
Indiana's lead fluctuated between four and seven until a three from Byrd and six straight points from Mikale Rogers put the Jags in front, 26-25, with 5:15 to play.
 
Three Hoosiers free throws and a Mikale Rogers free throw made the score 28-27 in Indiana's favor, but the Jags went scoreless the remainder of the half allowing the Hoosiers to go on a 13-0 run the final 4:21 to open a 41-27 lead at the half.
 
A minute into the second half, a three from Byrd and a lay-up from Sims brought the Jags within single digits at 41-32, and they remained within 10 following a Martha Burse lay-up with 12:42 to go.
 
However, deep three's on back-to-back possessions with the shot clock winding down from Tyra Buss and Larryn Brooks opened a 55-39 Hoosiers lead with 11:45 remaining.
 
The Jags continued to play hard, but they could not string together a run to make things interesting.
 
Down the stretch, Indiana was able to take time off the clock and convert on some opportunities with the shot clock winding down to keep their lead at a comfortable margin before eventually finishing off the 68-55 victory.
 
Up next for the Jags is a return to The Jungle on Thursday, Dec. 11, when it takes on IU-Kokomo. Tip is set for 7 p.m.