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Second-Half Run Guides Sycamores To Moren?s First Win At Indiana State

Danny Pfrank
GoSycamores.com

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Indiana State Sycamores used a 21-2 run to start the second-half of action on Friday night, leading the team to a 59-36 win over Furman inside Hulman Center in head coach Teri Moren's debut at ISU. The Sycamores have now won on opening night for two consecutive years and eight of the last nine seasons.

Junior forward Deja Mattox led all scorers on Friday, putting 16 points on the board. Junior center Shannon Thomas came off the bench to add 12 points, six rebounds and a pair of blocks, while senior forward Kelsie Cooley began her final season at ISU with a near double-double performance, totaling 10 points and eight rebounds.

Indiana State (1-0) never trailed in front of 3,351 fans on Friday, beginning the game on an 8-0 run over the first five minutes of the game, on a pair of baskets by Cooley and shots from Mattox and sophomore forward Moriah Hodge.

The Sycamores could not pull away from the Paladins (0-1) during the first 20 minutes of action, however, as the Sycamore lead stayed between four and 11 points until the halftime break, eventually settling at 30-21 at the half. Cooley led ISU at intermission, totaling eight points and four rebounds. Thomas recorded six points and four rebounds in nine minutes on court in the first half, while junior guard Brittany Schoen played the entire half, tallying five points.

ISU stormed out of the halftime break, though, securing the victory with their 21-2 run over the second-half's first nine minutes and 3 seconds. Mattox scored eight of ISU's 21 points during the run, on a pair of 3-pointers and two free-throws, while the Sycamores forced seven Furman turnovers during the span.

The Sycamores cruised to victory after their second-half run, as the ISU lead dropped below 20 points for just 14 seconds near the end of the game, before a pair of free-throws from Mattox put Indiana State back in front by 21.

All five Sycamore newcomers made their collegiate debuts on Friday, with redshirt freshman forward Andrea Rademacher leading the group with four points. Freshman guard Illyssa Vivo hit a 3-pointer and grabbed three rebounds and freshman guard Anna Munn totaled two points and one assist. Both freshman center Sadie Oyer and freshman guard Nikki Gunning contributed in ways other than scoring on Friday, as Oyer grabbed three rebounds (two offensive) and blocked one shot while Gunning dished out an assist on a layup by Mattox.

For the game, the Sycamores shot 40.8% (20-49) compared to just 23.9% (11-46) for the Paladins. In the second-half alone, ISU forced Furman to go 4-for-23 from the field (17.4%). ISU also won the rebounding battle 38-29 and forced 21 Paladin turnovers.

The Sycamores will return to the court on Sunday afternoon, as they take on the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks (1-0) at 2:05 p.m. inside Hulman Center. The game can be heard live on ESPN Radio AM 1300, with an online broadcast available through WISU 89.7 FM at http://indstate.edu/wisu.

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Players Mentioned

Kelsie Cooley

#31 Kelsie Cooley

F
6' 1"
Freshman
Deja Mattox

#13 Deja Mattox

G/F
6' 0"
Freshman
Brittany Schoen

#1 Brittany Schoen

G
5' 6"
Freshman
Shannon Thomas

#5 Shannon Thomas

C
6' 4"
Freshman
Moriah Hodge

#20 Moriah Hodge

F
6' 3"
Freshman
Andrea Rademacher

#32 Andrea Rademacher

F
6' 3"
Freshman
Nikki Gunning

#11 Nikki Gunning

G
5' 8"
Freshman
Anna Munn

#33 Anna Munn

G
5' 10"
Freshman
Sadie Oyer

#15 Sadie Oyer

C
6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kelsie Cooley

#31 Kelsie Cooley

6' 1"
Freshman
F
Deja Mattox

#13 Deja Mattox

6' 0"
Freshman
G/F
Brittany Schoen

#1 Brittany Schoen

5' 6"
Freshman
G
Shannon Thomas

#5 Shannon Thomas

6' 4"
Freshman
C
Moriah Hodge

#20 Moriah Hodge

6' 3"
Freshman
F
Andrea Rademacher

#32 Andrea Rademacher

6' 3"
Freshman
F
Nikki Gunning

#11 Nikki Gunning

5' 8"
Freshman
G
Anna Munn

#33 Anna Munn

5' 10"
Freshman
G
Sadie Oyer

#15 Sadie Oyer

6' 3"
Freshman
C