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November 4, 2004
Women's Basketball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SYCAMORES TAKE CONVINCING 106-54 EXHIBITION VICTORY

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. –  Indiana State showed a renewed inside presence scoring 62 points in the paint and grabbing 44 rebounds as the Sycamores easily defeated St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 106-54 in exhibition action at Hulman Center.

Freshman center Laura Rudolphi put on quite a show in her ISU debut, scoring a game-high 25 points and pulling down nine rebounds. She hit 8-of-14 from the field and was 9-of-10 on free throws. Also topping the 20 point mark was sophomore Stephanie Lisch who poured in 20 points while senior Nikki Hall was in double figures with 14; junior Melanie Boeglin also scored 14; and junior Kristen Weddle had 10.

Indiana State raced out to a 13-2 lead just four minutes into the contest, pressing the entire floor and hitting layup-after-layup on the offensive end. After St. Joe’s inched closer to the Sycamores at 26-15 with 10:20 left in the first half, the ISU defense clamped down , going on a 13-0 run over the next four minutes to take a 39-15 lead, putting any hopes off a Puma victory away. ISU would lead 52-29 at the half.

After St. Joe’s Allison Hughes hit a triple with 7:36 left in the game to make the score 83-47, the Sycamore defense was challenged and responded – allowing just five points the rest of the game. Rudolphi brought the crowd of 2,220 to its feet with 2:08 left in the game as she put ISU over the century mark with 101 points.

In a game in which the Sycamores showed its offensive power, Indiana State hit only two three-point field goals, but rather was a force inside; grabbing 22 offensive rebounds and scoring 26 second chance points. The Indiana State depth showed itself as the Sycamore bench scored 47 points on the evening.

“I think we did a lot of positive things tonight,” head coach Jim Wiedie said. “Our press was not where it needs to be, but we got better as the game went along. Our kids were very active and they played real hard. We got contributions from everybody. Tonight’s game was a pretty good way to kick off the year.”

ISU gets another tune up in less than a week when they host Lewis University on November 10. Tipoff at Hulman Center is set for 7:00 p.m. The Sycamores open the regular season at Miami (Ohio) on November 19.

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