TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – On the strength of 26 forced turnovers, the Indiana State women’s basketball team notched a 66-59 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers Monday night at Hulman Center. The win over the Hoosiers is the first for Indiana State since a 75-73 victory in 1989, snapping IU’s six game winning streak over the Sycamores. Indiana State improves its record to 4-1, while Indiana drops to 3-3.

Stephanie Lisch led the way for the Sycamores with 15 points, a season-high. The Belleville, Ill. native shot 7-11 from the field and finished with four rebounds in 33 minutes of play. Ashley Clark and Melanie Boeglin each pitched in 14 points.

Cyndi Valentin led all Hoosiers players with a career-high 30 points on 10-15 shooting from the floor. Sarah McKay came off the bench to add 12 points and eight rebounds. LeeAnn Stephenson pitched in a season-high 10 points in the losing effort for the Hoosiers.

A relentless ISU defense was the key to the game, as it scored 25 points off of IU’s 26 turnovers. The Sycamores turned the ball over 12 times, leading to 15 points for the Hoosiers. Both teams shot an identical 42.9 percent from the floor. Indiana out-rebounded the Sycamores 38-29.

The crowd of 3,051 was the fourth-largest in school history and the biggest home crowd since the Hoosiers last trip to Terre Haute on December 6, 1998.

The Sycamores will return to the court on Thursday night, December 8, when they host Eastern Kentucky. Tip-off is set for 5:30 pm with the ISU men’s basketball game against Valparaiso to follow.

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