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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Mackenzie Holmes had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Sydney Parrish added 20 points, and Indiana extended its winning streak to 13 games with a 75-67 victory over Penn State on Wednesday night.
The Hoosiers (14-1, 5-0 Big Ten) trailed by five at halftime but outscored the Lady Lions 41-28 in the second half, setting up a first-place showdown with No. 3 Iowa on Saturday.
Leading 55-51 heading to the fourth quarter, Holmes scored seven points and Parrish added five as Indiana pushed its lead to 66-56 with 5 1/2 minutes left. After Holmes' three-point play gave the Hoosiers that 10-point lead, there were only four field goals the rest of the game.
A jumper by Chloe Moore-McNeil put the Hoosiers up by 11 near the 3-minute mark and after a series of free throws by Penn State, Holmes made a layup to put Indiana up 70-61 inside of 2 minutes. Makenna Marisa finally hit a jumper for Penn State with 45 seconds left and Leilani Kapinus made a layup with 21 seconds to go. Both buckets got the Lady Lions within six but both times Indiana followed with a pair of free throws to seal the win.
Moore-McNeil scored 16 points and Sara Scalia added 11 for Indiana.
Kapinus scored 15 points, Ali Brigham 14, Taylor Valliday 13 and Shay Ciezki 12 for Penn State (10-5, 1-3). The Lady Lions led 12-0 in bench points. Alli Campbell added three steals and two points.
The Lady Lions had a 30-18 advantage in points in the paint in the first half and outshot Indiana 53% to 39% in taking a 39-34 halftime lead. The Hoosiers regrouped in the third quarter and held Penn State to four field goals, outscoring the Lady Lions 21-12 in the period.
Indiana is 5-0 in Big Ten play for the first time in program history. Penn State is at Rutgers on Sunday.
PENN ST. (10-5): Pinto 0-0 1-4 1, Brigham 6-16 2-2 14, Ciezki 4-13 2-2 12, Kapinus 6-9 3-10 15, Valladay 5-10 2-3 13, Hall 2-4 0-0 4, Lavelle 0-0 0-0 0, Campbell 1-2 0-0 2, Marisa 2-5 2-2 6, Murray 0-0 0-0 0, Oden 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 26-61 12-23 67
INDIANA (14-1): Holmes 10-16 1-1 21, Garzon 3-8 0-0 7, Moore-McNeil 5-15 6-8 16, Parrish 5-9 8-10 20, Scalia 2-9 6-8 11, Meister 0-0 0-0 0, Bargesser 0-2 0-0 0, Beaumont 0-0 0-0 0, LaMendola 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 25-59 21-27 75
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Penn State 21 18 12 16 — 67
Indiana 17 17 21 20 — 75
3-Point Goals--Penn St. 3-10 (Ciezki 2-5, Kapinus 0-1, Valladay 1-2, Hall 0-1, Marisa 0-1), Indiana 4-14 (Garzon 1-2, Moore-McNeil 0-1, Parrish 2-6, Scalia 1-5). Assists--Penn St. 9 (Marisa 2, Valladay 2), Indiana 11 (Moore-McNeil 4). Fouled Out--Penn St. Kapinus, Indiana Bargesser. Rebounds--Penn St. 37 (Brigham 7), Indiana 37 (Holmes 13). Total Fouls--Penn St. 23, Indiana 17. Technical Fouls--None. A--8,516.