TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – They held a halftime lead and got another outstanding performance from senior forward Jasmine Grier but the Indiana State women's basketball team couldn't fend off the Missouri Valley Conference regular season champion Wichita State Shockers on Saturday afternoon, 62-54. Indiana State finishes the regular season 17-12 overall and 7-11 in Valley play.

The Sycamores will be the No. 6 seed in the upcoming MVC Tournament held March 12-15 in St. Charles, Mo. and face the No. 3 seed Missouri State Bears at 9:35 p.m. on Friday.

Senior forward Jasmine Grier led with a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds in her final appearance in Hulman Center. Redshirt sophomore Joyea Marshall also came off the bench for 11 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal.

On the afternoon, Indiana State shot 36.8 percent from the floor but struggled beyond the arc (24.4%) and from the free throw line (47.1%).

Redshirt junior Cierra Ceazer came off the bench for eight points and senior forward Racheal Mahan also grabbed six boards in her final home game in a Sycamore uniform.

Four different Shockers posted double-digits on the afternoon, led by senior guard Alex Harden's 17 point and six rebound performance.

Emotions ran high on Senior Day, as neither team led by more than four for much of the first half. Redshirt junior Cierra Ceazer got the Sycamore going as she moved around her defender for the left handed layup forcing the Shockers to use their first timeout with 13:32 to play.

Marshall kept the Sycamores on top as she completed the three point play on her drive into the lane and a Grier triple over a defender capped a 6-2 run midway through the first.

The Shockers, who won their first ever outright regular season championship this season, went on a run of their own tying it up at 22-22 at the 4:26 mark.

Ceazer grabbed one of her three offensive rebounds and got the putback to go through as Indiana State trailed by two.

The Sycamores' offense ignited, going on a 10-2 run to close the half completed by a Grier half court buzzer beater to send the home team up 32-28 at the break.

Continuing its strong offensive presence, Indiana State led by as many as eight after senior guard Stephanie Wittman found Alexis Newbolt open for a three.

That's when the Shockers posted their own run, a 12-0 run, over a four minute span midway through the second. They never relinquished the lead as Indiana State would climb within two with 9:08 to play.

Marshall found her way into the paint with 1:32 remaining with the Sycamores deficit standing at four, but that's all the ISU offense mustered in the loss.

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