INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI women's basketball team shot a school-record 17 threes to seal the win over Northern Illinois on Wednesday afternoon, 85-72. Rachel Kent led the offense with 24 points followed by Jazmyn Turner with 22 and Destiny Perkins with 20.

"This was a great win against a good NIU team," said head coach Kate Bruce. "I thought we executed well, especially offensively. It was nice to see our players shoot the ball with confidence. This was a great win for us to build on going into Horizon League play."
 
IUPUI started the game off on a 13-2 run to take the early lead. The Jags shot 87.5 percent from behind the arc in just the first quarter with seven made threes, putting IUPUI in the lead, 29-18. NIU bounced back in the second quarter cutting the lead to 40-33. The Jags cooled off in the second quarter with just one three.
 
Coming out of the half, Perkins sunk a three to keep the momentum, leading the Jags to go 5-for-6 in the third quarter from long. IUPUI finished off strong sealing the lead with an 8-0 lead late in the fourth quarter finishing, 85-72.
 
The Jags scored a school-record 17 threes shooting 58.6 percent (17-for-29) from behind the arc with Rachel Kent leading the way going 7-for-10 from the three-point line. Kent totaled a career-high tying 24 points with six rebounds and six assists. Jazmyn Turner followed with a career-high 22 points with two rebounds and two assists while Perkins finished just shy of a double-double with 20 points and nine assists.
 
IUPUI will close out 2022 with a game on December 30 when they host Northern Kentucky for a 2 PM tipoff.