NEW ALBANY, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University women's basketball team held Indiana University Southeast to 27.1 percent shooting in a 79-43 road victory Wednesday night at the IUS Activities Building.
The No. 25 ranked Cougars improved to 2-0, while the Grenadiers fell to 0-2.
Megan Zeitz led Spring Arbor with 16 points and four steals, surpassing 800 career points in the process. She finished 4-for-6 from the field and 7-for-8 at the free throw line, bringing her career scoring total to 813.
Spring Arbor established control early, limiting IU Southeast to six first-quarter points while building a 20-6 lead. The Cougars added 24 points in the second quarter to take a 44-18 advantage into halftime.
Rielyn Goodwin contributed 10 points and four assists, while
Ashley Weller and
Molly Walker scored nine points apiece with Walker knocking down all three of her 3-point attempts.
Aubrey Crockett grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and blocked two shots, helping SAU finish with a 49-31 rebounding advantage.
Chloe Bullinger added six points, four assists and three steals off the bench.
The Cougars shot 43.4 percent from the field and went 7-for-14 from beyond the arc. SAU also collected 14 steals and scored 23 points off 19 IU Southeast turnovers.
Spring Arbor returns home Saturday, Oct. 31, to host Indiana University Northwest at noon at American 1 Credit Union Arena.
