DAYTON, Ohio – Keslyn Secrist led a quartet of Indiana State players in double-figures with 18 points Tuesday night, as the Sycamores topped Wright State 68-51 inside the Nutter Center for their first win of the 2024-25 season.
 
Chloe Williams and Saige Stahl added career-highs of 16 and 14, respectively, with Stahl also adding a career-high 12 rebounds for her first career double-double. Deja Jones matched her career high of 12 points and also dished out a career-high eight assists for the Sycamores, who trailed for less than 90 seconds in the game and led by as many as 24.
 
Indiana State's four double-digit scorers contributed to an early 9-0 run to put the Sycamores ahead for good midway through the first, and the Trees' pressure held Wright State in check for the opening 20 minutes. Jones, Secrist and Williams combined for 21 points in the first half, outscoring Wright State in the process as Indiana State took a double-digit lead into the intermission. Wright State cut the Sycamores' lead down to seven early in the third, but the Trees responded with a 19-6 run to take full control of the game, with Williams scoring eight during the run. Stahl kept the pressure up with eight points and six rebounds in the fourth, with Secrist adding six in the last 10 minutes as Indiana State picked up its first win of the season.
  
First Half
Wright State connected on a three-ball for the first points of the game early in the first, but a 9-0 Sycamore run gave Indiana State a lead it never relinquished. The Sycamores went to work inside with baskets down low from Williams and Stahl, along with a midrange jumper from Jones, and Secrist knocked down a trey to put the Trees ahead 9-3 late in the quarter. The home side pulled back within three late, but a layup from Stahl gave Indiana State an 11-6 lead after the opening 10 minutes.
 
Secrist kept her early 3-point success going in the second, with Williams, Jones and Savannah White all adding baskets to push the Sycamores' lead out to 20-8. Williams added another basket down low, with Jones and Semie Brar knocking down 3-pointers to extend Indiana State's advantage up to 15. The Sycamores' defense limited Wright State to another single-digit scoring quarter on their way to a 30-15 lead at the half.
 
Second Half
Wright State came out of the locker room strong, as the Raiders opened the third on an 8-0 run to pull within seven at 30-23. Despite the pressure, Indiana State didn't fold, with a layup from Williams and a pair of free throws from Secrist pushing the lead back up to double-digits. Baskets from Queen Ruffin, Jones and Secrist extended the Sycamore advantage to 41-27. Williams went on a personal 7-0 run, which included a three-point play, to further Indiana State's lead to 47-29, and Stahl knocked down a pair of free throws to give the Trees a 49-31 lead heading to the fourth. 
 
Another 3-pointer from Secrist, along with a basket from Stahl and a three-point play from Jones, saw Indiana State's lead grow to 57-33, with Stahl and Secrist adding baskets to keep the lead above 20 for the first half of the final frame. Williams and Stahl kept the offensive pressure up with baskets down low midway through as Indiana State maintained hold of its double-digit lead. Wright State converted on a pair of three-point plays to pull slightly closer, before Stahl added another basket inside the final minute to cap off the scoring. Indiana State's balanced effort throughout allowed the Sycamores to close out a 68-51 win on the road, their first of the season.
 
News and Notes

• Head coach Marc Mitchell earned his first win at the helm of the Indiana State women's basketball program with Tuesday's road triumph.
• Chloe Williams (16) and Saige Stahl (14) both recorded career-high scoring outputs, with Stahl also grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds for her first career double-double. The 12 rebounds are the most for a Sycamore in a game this season.
• Keslyn Secrist is shooting 50 percent from 3-point range (7-for-14) through the first three games.
• Deja Jones has already surpassed her 2023-24 assist totals in just three games this season, with the senior guard dishing out 16 assists in three games. Jones had a career-high eight assists against Wright State Tuesday night.
• Indiana State continues to limit its opponents from 3-point range, as Wright State shot just 5-for-28 (17.9 percent) from behind the arc. The Sycamores limited the Raiders to a 32.2 percent clip (20-for-62) from the field in Tuesday's game.
• Indiana State was plus-nine in rebound margin (44-35), despite being outrebounded in the first half.
• Indiana State had the advantage in points in the paint (36-30), points off turnovers (21-11) and second chance points (14-12) in Tuesday's game.
• Wright State's 15 points in the first half were the fewest points in a half for an Indiana State opponent since allowing just 12 to Detroit Mercy on Dec. 21, 2022, a game in which the Sycamores pitched a shutout in the second quarter.
• Indiana State had four players in double-figures for the first time since its Feb. 25, 2024 win at Bradley.

 
Up Next
Indiana State returns home to face Austin Peay Friday at 7 p.m. inside Hulman Center.
 
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