CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Indiana State women's basketball dropped its opening exhibition contest to Eastern Illinois, 77-70 inside Lantz Arena Friday night as part of a Hurricane Relief Charity event.
The Sycamores could not overcome a 17-2 fourth quarter run by the hot-shooting Panthers. During the run, EIU's Grace Lennox hit a pair shots from downtown as she lit up the scoreboard for the home squad.
EIU drained 13 3-pointers in the game while ISU was held to just five.
Heading into the fourth quarter, Indiana State led 58-56. ISU scored the first points of the fourth on a triple from Ashley Taia, but would be held to just nine points the remainder of the period.