Box Score INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI women's basketball team fell behind early and couldn't recover as Bowling Green defeated the Jags on Thursday night, 84-70.
Jazmyn Turner led the offense with 17 points followed by
Destiny Perkins with 15.
Bowling Green took the early lead in the first quarter, 22-15 but the Jags fought back in the second quarter pulling the game within five at 40-35.
The Falcons came out shooting in the second half going on an 8-4 run to open the third quarter. They jumped out to a ten-point lead to end the third quarter. The Jaguars were outscored in the fourth and final quarter 21-17 to end with a final score of, 84-70.
Turner scored 17 points shooting 7-for-7 from the floor to lead the Jaguar offense while Perkins followed closely behind with 15 points and three assists.
Rachel Kent and
Natalie Andersen each added 10 points with Kent adding a season-high tying seven assists.
Ali Berg chipped in nine points with a team-high six rebounds.
Overall, the Jags shot 54.2 percent from the floor and 36.4 percent from behind the arc. The Falcons outrebounded IUPUI 35 to 28.
The Jaguars will next host the Northern Illinois Huskies on December 21st inside the Jungle with a 1:00 PM tipoff.