EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Indiana State's season came to a conclusion Thursday night, as the Sycamores fell to Northern Iowa 87-73 in the opening round of the 2025 Credit Union 1 MVC Women's Basketball Championship inside the Ford Center.
Deja Jones led the Blue and White with 17 points, and also had seven rebounds and three assists. Queen Ruffin added a season-high 15 points off the bench, while Keslyn Secrist also finished in double-figures with 14.
Indiana State started strong, hitting five of its first eight shots, but a 15-0 run Northern Iowa spanning parts of the first and second quarters proved costly for the Sycamores.