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Panther Women Hold Off Indiana State 71-63

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The UNI women's basketball team outscored Indiana State 22-6 in the second quarter and held off a comeback to earn a 71-63 win Friday evening at the McLeod Center.

While the offense struggled to get going in the first quarter, the Panther D was stout. The Panthers held the Sycamores to just 10 points in the first quarter and followed that up by giving up just six in the second with just one made field goal. Indiana State shot just 5-27 (18.5 percent) from the field in the second half.

The Panthers shot 4-14 in the first quarter but made 7-10 in the second frame to take a 35-16 lead into the break.