Canes Fall to Indiana in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
CORAL GABLES, Fla. ā The No. 21/22 Miami Hurricanes fell to the No. 14/16 Indiana Hoosiers, 58-45, in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Wednesday night.
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“Credit to Indiana, I thought they played with incredible discipline,” head coach Katie Meier said. “We have a lot of work to do and I need to see some inspiration from my upperclassmen. Somebody has to want to be a spark on this team.”
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Junior Endia Banks and redshirt senior Beatrice Mompremier led the Canes with 13 and 11 points, respectively. Indiana’s Jaelynn Penn paced all scorers with 17 points in the contest.
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The teams traded the lead throughout the first half with the Canes going up by five with 3:57 to go in the second quarter. However, Indiana went on an 11-0 run to close out the first 20 minutes of action taking a 31-25 lead into halftime.
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The Canes cut the scoring margin to six points with 4:18 to go in the game but the Hoosiers never relinquished the lead, coming out on top 58-45.
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Miami takes a break for finals and returns to the Watsco Center on Dec. 17 when the Canes host Binghamton at 7 p.m. The game will air on ACC Network Extra.
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Season and single-game tickets for the 2019-20 women’s basketball home schedule are on sale now and start a $75 and $5, respectively. Tickets can be purchased onlineĀ HEREĀ or by calling the ticket office at 1-800-GO-CANES.
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