Sycamore women win second straight, beat Bradley on road

Feb. 25—Indiana State's women's basketball team has some momentum in the homestretch of the Missouri Valley Conference regular season.

Interim head coach Deidra Johnson's Sycamores won their second straight game, winning 74-67 on Sunday at Bradley.

ISU shot a season-high 50 percent inside Renaissance Coliseum.

Mya Glanton led the Blue and White in scoring with 20 points, while Kiley Bess had 18 points and nine rebounds. Chelsea Cain finished with 17 points, five assists and four rebounds, while Ella Sawyer registered her second career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

ISU (10-16 overall, 6-10 in the MVC) also beat Evansville 69-66 on Thursday in Hulman Center.

Indiana State attacked the paint early and often, taking a 17-9 lead after the opening quarter thanks to 12 points between Glanton and Cain in the first 10 minutes, according to the ISU sports information report.

Glanton had 14 by halftime, which allowed the Sycamores to weather Bradley's second-quarter run to take a one-point lead into the locker room.

The Sycamores and Braves were neck-and-neck until the fourth quarter, when Indiana State went on a 12-3 run to begin the final frame to take a double-digit lead. Indiana State's defense kept Bradley's 3-point shooting without a basket from behind the arc in the final 10 minutes to seal its second straight win.

Indiana State heads south for its next two games, starting Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Belmont.