Indiana women’s basketball blowout in-state rival Purdue

Indiana women's basketball cruised to 12th straight victory over the Purdue Boilermakers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington on Saturday afternoon.

Indiana (16-9; 8-6 Big Ten) dominated Purdue (9-16; 2-12), 78-56 retain the Barn Burner Trophy in the in-state rivarly.

Junior sharp shooting guard Yarden Garzon scored the first seven points of the game leading Indiana to a early 7-0 run. Indiana lead by 20 points after the first quarter of the ball game and never really let up.

Indiana's defense and their fast start were the main reasons for the easy win for IU. They were able to control the pace and keep great tempo through every minute. On offense they had 20 fastbreak points with 27 points off turnovers.

Graduate senior guard Chloe Moore-McNeil had a well balanced game with 7 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and Shay Ciezki had 16 points and 3 assists. Senior guard Sydney Parrish led the way with 19 points and Yarden Garzon had 18 points making her the third Indiana scorer in double figures.

The Hoosiers were coming off two tough road losses to Michigan and Minnesota so this win over Purdue was much needed to get back on track.

Indiana has some time off, five days to be exact until they take on No. 9 Ohio State (21-3, 10-3 Big Ten) at home on Thursday night at 7pm E.T inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.