INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Wendi Bibbins scored 16 points and Alexis Delgado tallied 11 on the back of a trio of threes but Indiana State could not overcome an early deficit and a hot-shooting host in an 86-57 loss at IUPUI Friday night.
 
The Jaguars (3-0) hosted their first game of the young season at The Jungle Friday night and unveiled their 2017 WNIT banner before the opening tipoff. They kept the celebrations on the court going as play began, shooting over 61 percent from the field in the first quarter and taking a 38-point lead into halftime.
 
Indiana State (0-2) did them no favors, shooting only 29.4 percent in the first frame and tallying only four points in the second quarter. While the Sycamores struggled to score IUPUI kept pushing forward, hitting eight shots from three-point land before halftime.
 
For ISU, most of the production came off the bench with 42 of the team's 57 coming from the non-starters. As the Sycamores searched for assistance to work their way back in the game, the hits kept coming. Ashley Taia logged only nine minutes of action while Tierra Webb logged her fourth foul only a minute into the second half, limiting her action.
 
To their credit, ISU never let up and even pressured IUPUI even harder in the second half. Ashli O'Neal swiped four steals and added nine points while Kierra Isaiah added three steals. The Sycamores shot nearly 50 percent (15-for-32) from the field in the second half with nine of the teams 13 steals coming in the final 20 minutes.
 
IUPUI's Holly Hoopingarner led all scorers with 23 points, 15 of which came from beyond the arc.
 
Indiana State returns home Monday evening to host Florida Atlantic at the Hulman Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcasted live on The Valley on ESPN3 as well as on 1230AM WIBQ.
 
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