MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The IUPUI women's basketball team fell to Robert Morris on the road on Saturday afternoon, 69-63. Senior transfer
Jazmyn Turner led the offense with a career-high 25 points followed by
Destiny Perkins with 17.
IUPUI and Robert Morris were tied after the first quarter 18-18 but the Colonials outscored the Jags 13-7 in the second quarter to take the lead heading into halftime, 31-25. RMU came out after the half still shooting well from beyond the arc, giving IUPUI trouble and helping Robert Morris to the win with the Colonials shooting 66.7 percent from the arc in just the fourth quarter.
The Jags made a run for it in the final minutes sending Robert Morris to the free throw line, but the Colonials held on for a 69-63 win.
Turner led the Jaguars with 25 points, besting her previous career-high of 22 points. She also added four rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal. Perkins followed with 17 points and a team-high eight assists and six rebounds.
Ali Berg scored seven points with five rebounds while
Rachel Kent chipped in five points, four rebounds and four assists. Freshman
Brianna Wooldridge added a career-high six rebounds while
Natalie Andersen also added five boards.
IUPUI shot only 19.2 percent from three while shooting 39.7 percent from the floor. Robert Morris outrebounding the Jags 40-36.
The Jags are now 8-8 overall and 4-2 in the Horizon League and will continue the road trip when they face Youngstown State on Monday, January 16 at 7:00 PM at Youngstown.