SEATTLE - Indiana women's basketball coach Teri Moren was happy that the Hoosiers were able to get a split of its Pacific Northwest road trip after Indiana held off host Washington 73-70 to win a Big Ten Conference game on Monday.
Here's the full transcript of coach Teri Moren's postgame press conference after the Hoosiers' third straight loss.
Indiana women's basketball junior forward Yarden Garzon put on a shooting clinic against Washington to break out of a slump:
Indiana entered the matchup on a three-game losing streak. In their losses to Illinois, No. 4 USC and Oregon, the Hoosiers averaged just 55.7 points per game. Over that stretch, Garzon averaged just 7 points, shot 26.4% from the field and 22.7% from long range per game.
Here's the full transcript of Teri Moren's press conference after the Indiana women's basketball team lost 73-66 to No. 4 USC Sunday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Indiana women’s basketball finds itself 5-4 at the midway point of the Big Ten season after a close 73-70 victory at Washington late Monday.
The Hoosiers improved to 3-4 against Quad 1 opponents by shutting down a late rally from Washington (13-8; 4-5). The Huskies trailed by 14 points before going on an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter while holding IU without any field goals for more than four minutes.
Despite leading by 10 points in the third quarter, IU women's basketball had careless mistakes, a familiar trend, leading to a 54-47 loss to Oregon.
Two of Indiana women’s basketball’s last three defeats have occurred because of late fourth quarter collapses. On Jan. 19 against No. 4 USC, Indiana held a 4-point lead in the final quarter, but its inefficient offense and defense allowed the Trojans to put together a 12-0 run. The Cream and Crimson lost by 7.
The IU women ended a three-game skid with a win at Washington, putting the Hoosiers 'back on track' and adding to their March Madness resume.
Sydney Parrish led Indiana with 16 points, and JuJu Watkins led the Trojans with 22 points. Moren: "Great crowd. Really grateful that our fans came out and supported not just us, women's ...
Well, that’s over. The Hoosiers out-lasted the host University of Washington in Seattle – one of the Big Ten Conference’s new teams this season – 73-70, to raise their record to 13-7 and 5-4 in league. Thank you goes to the 6-foot-3 player from Israel, who scored 35 points, a career high.