TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The visiting University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Lady Mocs closed out Friday's Preseason WNIT matchup on a 23-2 run over the game's final six minutes of play en route to a 75-54 victory over the Indiana State Sycamores in front of 771 inside Hulman Center.

The loss drops the Sycamores to 1-2 on the season, while the Lady Mocs improve to 2-1.

It was a back-and-forth first half, as the lead changed hands five times and sat level on four other occasions. ISU took their largest lead with 5:11 remaining in the first half, as a layup by senior Shannon Thomas closed out a 15-5 run and put ISU in front 25-17.

ISU took a four-point lead into the break, at 32-28. Senior Brittany Schoen led the way with nine points, coming on a perfect 3-for-3 effort from long range.

Chattanooga came out of the halftime locker room with hot shooting, using an 8-0 run to take a 36-32 lead with 16:07 to play. The game swung back-and-forth over the next 10 minutes before sitting tied at 52-52 on a jumper by senior Deja Mattox with 6:54 left.

That was when the Indiana State scoring drought began, as ISU scored just two points for the remainder of the night as UTC pulled away. The Sycamores combined to go 1-for-13 down the stretch while the Lady Mocs went 8-for-9 from the field.

Schoen led the way on Friday, scoring 16 points on 6-for-16 shooting with four 3-pointers. Thomas recorded her 19 ^th career double-double in an Indiana State uniform, adding 12 points and pulling down 11 rebounds.

Indiana State returns to the court inside Hulman Center on Tuesday night, playing host to in-state rival IUPUI at 7:05 p.m.