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Hoosiers Fall to No. 10 Iowa State in Coconut Hoops Championship

Sammy Jacobs
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I hate being a copy and paste IU release guy, but we were unable to see the games on FloSports. 

FORT MYERS, Fla.  –  Senior guard Shay Ciezki scored another IU career-high 38 points as Indiana fell to No. 10/12 Iowa State, 106-95, in the Geico Coconut Hoops Blue Heron Division championship game on Sunday at Alico Arena. 

 

KEY MOMENTS

  • In an action packed first quarter, Ciezki had eight of IU’s 10 points at the media timeout with 4:05 but trailed 16-10. Freshman forward Maya Makaluksy connected on a right side 3-pointer and a dish from freshman guard Nevaeh Caffey to junior forward Edessa Noyan down low put IU (7-1) within one, 21-20. 
  • With less than a minute left in the first, redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont’s jumper just inside the paint tied the game up at 22-all. The frame would end in a 24-all tie as Noyan’s putback gave IU its first lead with 9:38 to go in the second. But the Cyclones (9-0) lead would grow to as many as five with 2:50 remaining. 
  • Ciekzi would score the next five points including an and-1 to tie the game back at 39-39 as the two teams would exchange buckets down to the wire with Iowa State’s Hare was the separator at the half, 46-45. 
  • The game was within one possession for the first half of the third quarter, as a 7-0 run by Iowa State helped them gain separation with 4:20 remaining. Their lead grew to as many as nine as Ciezki score back-to-back and pulled IU within six, 71-65, with 1:02 in the period. 
  • Iowa State’s lead grew to as many as 19 in the fourth, as the Hoosiers couldn’t find an answer late in the game.
NOTABLE
  • Ciezki’s 38 points are the most for an Indiana player since Amanda Cahill scored 38 points in a four-overtime win against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament. The Buffalo, N.Y native went 12-for-21 from the floor and 13-for-14 from the free throw line. 
  • Beaumont finished the game with 19 points, scoring 11 of her points in the second half. She also had four rebounds and four assists. 
  • Makalusky set a new season-high with three triples for nine points. 
  • Indiana made a season-high 23 free throws and went 23-for-25 from the line (92 percent). 
  • Noyan made her first career start on Sunday, scoring eight points and a team-high eight rebounds. 
  • Indiana finished the day by shooting 50 percent from the field.
UP NEXT

IU opens play in December at home against Western Michigan on Wednesday. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. ET. 


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Topic starter Posted : 11/30/2025 9:46 pm
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Arthur Dent's avatar
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I wish Flo Hoops had a decent price structure. 

Crooks was always going to be a problem, but with Z out we weren't going to be able to contain her at all. The B10 is absolutely loaded this year. We might be a mid pack team.


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Posted : 12/01/2025 8:22 am
Irregulars
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Why was Z out ???


BEAT PURDUE

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Posted : 12/01/2025 8:45 am
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Posted by: @irregulars

Why was Z out ???

I haven't heard the injury, she had one of those little leg scooters and a boot tonight. She is listed as week to week

 


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Posted : 12/03/2025 8:23 pm
Irregulars
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@arthur-dent thx


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Posted : 12/04/2025 7:49 am
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