The Indiana State women’s basketball team faced an early double-digit deficit Wednesday morning and never fully recovered, as the Sycamores fell 81-71 to SIU Edwardsville inside First Community Arena.
Tierney Kelsey tied her career high of 22 points to lead the way for the Blue and White, while Kennedy Claybrooks added season highs of 15 points and eight rebounds. Clemisha Prackett tacked on 11 points and seven rebounds off the bench.
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The home side scored the first six points and never looked back, leading wire-to-wire. ISU went into the half down 35-21, but the Trees show resiliency in battling back.
The Sycamores went on a 13-2 run, sparked by Prackett and Samiyah Briggs, to cut SIUE’s lead down to two possessions by the end of the third quarter. Prackett and Claybrooks kept the momentum going early in the fourth for the Sycamores, but the Blue and White couldn’t find the late run it needed in a defeat to close their three-game road trip.
ISU (2-3) begins a three-game homestand Monday when it welcomes Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to Hulman Center for “Education Day Presented by RJL Solutions,” with more than 1,000 middle school students from Vigo and Clay County expected in attendance.
Tipoff between the Sycamores and Pomeroys is set for 11 a.m.
