TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana State women's basketball closed out its exhibition slate with a 72-46 victory over Illinois-Springfield Sunday afternoon inside the Hulman Center.
 
Senior forward Wendi Bibbins led the charge for the Sycamores with her second double-digit scoring game in-a-row after putting up a game high 18 points and 13 rebounds.
 
Tierra Webb finished with 11 points while newcomer Kierra Isaiah scored 10 in her Hulman Center debut. Sophomore Ashli O'Neal finished with six points and a team best four assists.
 
After getting over the home court jitters early, the Sycamores used its defensive prowess to force UIS into seven turnovers which the Trees turned into 10 first quarter points. Webb led ISU with two steals in the quarter and five points as the home squad went up 21-9.
 
Defense continued to be the storyline for the Sycamores in the second as the team forced the Prairie Stars into nine more turnovers to take a 31-17 lead into the locker room at the break.
 
Illinois Springfield shot themselves back into the game in the second half, cutting the ISU lead to 11 points early in the fourth after connecting on five three pointers in the final 20-minutes of action. That was when ISU went on a 10-0 run which included a pair of jumpers each from Webb and freshman Ty Battle as well as free throws from Bibbins. The rest was academic.
 
Illinois-Springfield was led by Shelbi Patterson with a team high 10 points. Destiny Ramsey added eight points for UIS.
 
The Sycamores finished the game 27-of-62 for 43.5 percent and just 1-of-13 from behind the arc. ISU was just 17-of-26 from the charity stripe. Isaiah knocked in six of her 10 points at the line for the Sycamores.
 
The ISU defense held UIS to just 31.3 percent (15-of-48) from the field in the game, forcing 30 turnovers.
 
Indiana State opens the regular season Friday (Nov. 10) inside the Hulman Center when they welcome Saint Louis University. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
 
Indiana State men's and women's basketball tickets are available for purchase at GoSycamores.com/tickets, by calling 812.237.3737 or by visiting the ISU Ticket Office daily between 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
 
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