No. 22 Green Bay women top Horizon League co-leader IUPUI (Jan 28, 2018)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Allie Leclaire scored 22 points, Jessica Lindstrom had eight points, six rebounds and four steals, and No. 22 Green Bay rallied past IUPUI 52-45 on Sunday for sole possession of first place in the Horizon League.
Green Bay had a 4-2 lead but IUPUI closed the first quarter on a 17-2 run. The Phoenix hit just 2 of 10 shots in the quarter, but opened the second on a 14-3 run - with seven points by Leclaire - to pull to 22-20. Green Bay was 8-of-23 shooting in the first half and trailed by six points at the break.
Green Bay tied it at 41 on Lindstrom's back-door cut, assisted by Jen Wellnitz, and Lindstrom scored in the paint on the Phoenix' next possession for their first lead since the opening minutes.
Green Bay (19-2, 9-1), which allows a nation-low 45.7 points per game, made 5 of 6 free throws in the final 14.3 seconds to seal it, closing the game on a 19-4 run.
Sydney Roule scored 11 points and Holly Hoopingarner 10 for IUPUI (16-5, 8-2), which had 22 turnovers. The Jags had their seven-game road winning streak snapped.
