TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Overcoming a slow start in the first half, the Indiana State Women's Basketball team came away with a 72-39 exhibition win over Southern Indiana on Friday at Hulman Center in front of 2,215 fans.

Senior forward Jasmine Grier led the Sycamores with 22 points as she scored 15 of those points in the second half. As a team, Indiana State shot 56.0 percent in the final frame to finish 42.6 percent from the floor (23-for-54) on the night.

The Sycamores shined on the defensive end, posting 19 steals and forced 28 turnovers while holding the Screaming Eagles to a 7.1 percent mark from behind the three point line.

Senior guard Stephanie Wittman added 11 points for ISU while senior forward Rachael Mahan put in 10 points. Wittman led the team with eight rebounds as the Sycamores out-rebounded USI, 41-35.

Grier and Wittman each chipped in four steals on the night, while senior guard Travecia Franklin dished out a team-high five assists.

ISU hit a lull in the first half, as it didn't score for an eight minute stretch near the end of the period. A feed from Franklin to Mahan broke up the scoreless streak with 1:33 to play as Indiana State took a 23-15 lead at the break.

A 9-0 run helped the Sycamores open up the second half a separate itself from USI with help from a three pointer by Greir and bucket by Wittman.

All available players saw action for ISU in exhibition play, as it got seven points from senior forward Chelsea Small and six from junior college transfer Alexis Newbolt.

Indiana State also went 73.1 percent from the free throw line including a 7-for-8 performance from Wittman.

The Sycamores open the 2014-15 regular season next Friday (Nov. 14) against Saint Louis. Tip is set for 7:05 p.m. ET in Hulman Center.

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