INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI women's basketball team was up by one with a minute left to go before graduate student
Jazmyn Turner sunk five free throws to seal the victory over Youngstown State on Wednesday afternoon, 69-63. Turner totaled 15 points while junior
Katie Davidson led all scorers with 20 points.
IUPUI (5-15, 3-8 HL) shot 82.1 percent (32-for-39) from the free throw line which proved the difference as the Penguins only found themselves at the line 20 times.
Youngstown State (8-14, 4-8 HL) made their first seven of eight shots and held the lead at 21-20 with just two minutes left in the quarter. The Jags ended the high-scoring first quarter on a 5-0 run to take the lead, three of those points were sunk at the free throw line. IUPUI impressively committed no fouls in the opening quarter taking the early 25-21 advantage.
The Jags held control throughout the next two quarters, outscoring the Penguins in each. Although both teams were pretty even at the free throw line, each scoring six in the second quarter, the Jags took the edge shooting 4-for-16 while the Penguins shot 3-for-16.
After leading 39-33 at half, the Jags extended their lead out to 10 points twice in the third quarter. Youngstown State started to inch their way back in with a 6-1 run at 52-46. With just 30 seconds left in the third quarter, Davidson was fouled and sent to the free throw line where she made both shots. After the Jags forced a Youngstown State turnover,
Abby Wolterman brought down an offensive rebound and put it back up at the buzzer to extend the Jags' lead back to 10, 56-46.
In the fourth quarter, IUPUI held a 64-58 lead with just a minute left before Youngstown State's Shay-Lee Kirby knocked down a three, to put the Penguins within scratching distance. After a Jaguar turnover, Emily Saunders added two free throws to bring Youngstown State within one. Turner then made five straight free throws to put the game out of the Penguins' reach, 69-63.
Davidson led all scorers with 20 points and three steals while Turner added 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Wolterman also added double-digit points with 10 points and six rebounds.
Faith Stinson played locked down defense with three steals and four blocks.
With the win, IUPUI improves to 3-8 in Horizon League play and will next go on a four-game road trip, starting at Purdue Fort Wayne on Saturday, February 3.
