INDIANAPOLIS – Tahlia Walton and Abby Wolterman each tally 14 points to lead the offense in the IUPUI Jaguars' loss to Wright State on Thursday, January 11, 74-64.
 
After scoring on the opening possession, it took the Jags almost four minutes to again get on the scoreboard, when Jaela Johnson splashed a three. The next time down the court Thalia Walton connected from in close for her first points of the game. 
 
Both sides turned it up offensively following the first media timeout, combining for 11 points (six by IUPUI and five by Wright State) in the next two minutes of play, giving the hosts a 13-12 advantage heading into the final two minutes of play in the opening quarter. 
 
The Raiders went on a 5-0 run to end the quarter, taking a 4-point lead into the break. Makiya Turner led all scorers with five points in the first ten minutes.
 
Both offenses cooled down in the second quarter, playing over four minutes before the first score, coming off a Layne Ferrell layup. On the other side, the Jags finally got on the board with a layup through contact from Walton, who also knocked down the free throw to cut the Raider advantage to three. 
 
The lead was doubled on the next possession when Alexis Hutchison knocked down a three-pointer, but Walton would again score inside the paint to keep the offense rolling. Faith Stinson scored her first points of the contest after a her three-point attempt bounced off the rim and in. IUPUI took its first lead since early in the first quarter, 23-22, after the 7-0 run. 
 
Back-to-back triples from Cara VanKempen again gave Wright State the lead but consecutive points in the paint by Stinson and Jaci Jones made it a one-point game before a buzzer-beating layup by Lauren Scott again pushed the advantage to three at the half. 
 
The second half began with Ferrell grabbing a defensive rebound and taking the ball all the way to the hoop for an open layup. Wolterman, however, scored on back-to-back trips for IUPUI. After only making one free throw on the offensive end, Wright State gave up a jumper to Davidson that tied the game at 33. 
 
A 5-0 Raider run was ended by a Wolterman layup—her twelfth point of the game, leading all players. Following a Jaguar steal, Walton knocked down a transition three to again tie the score. However, the Raiders would score the next five points before a quick timeout by head coach Kari Hoffman. 
 
The run continued out of the break, with Wright State scoring 10 straight and 14 of 16 points to claim a 12-point advantage—its largest of the contest. The visitors stretched the lead at the start of the fourth, scoring the quarters first six points to take control of the contest. 
 
Head coach Kate Bruce was forced to call a timeout after giving up 13 of the first 15 fourth-quarter points, creating a 21-point deficit with just over five minutes remaining. Her team executed out of the break, with Johnson connecting from beyond the arc. However, the Raiders answered quickly, knocking down a triple of their own. Johnson would again hit from deep—her third of the game—before making a layup for eight straight points for her team and cutting the deficit to 15. 
 
Despite scoring nine points in the final minute and a half, the deficit proved too much for the Jags, who fell 74-64.
 
The IUPUI women's basketball falls to 3-12 on the season and 1-5 in #HLWBB play. The Jags next host the Northern Kentucky Norse on Sunday, January 14 with tipoff set for 2:00 PM.