OWENSBORO, Ky. - The IU Kokomo women's basketball team fell in their regular season finale on the road Saturday afternoon in Kentucky, but their 2025-2026 season is far from over. For the first time since 2019-2020, the Cougars will play in the postseason, having secured the #3 seed in the West Division and a spot in the RSC Championship Quarterfinals.
FAST FACTS - 63-52 Loss at Brescia
- LOCATION: The Moore Center | Owensboro, Kentucky
- UPDATED RECORDS: IU Kokomo 11-12 (7-7); Brescia 15-13 (11-5)
- NAIA TOP-25 RANKING: IU Kokomo - N/A; Brescia - N/A
THE RUNDOWN
- IU Kokomo's offense struggled in a low-scoring game, opening with a 5-0 lead before being outscored 13-3 over the final 6:10 of the first quarter.
- The second quarter made all the difference Saturday afternoon, with the Bearcats outscoring the Cougars 20-4 to take a 33-12 lead into halftime.
- The second half told a different story, as IU Kokomo stayed competitive in the third quarter despite trailing by double digits, with Moriah Crawford and Anya Friend combining for 11 of the Cougars' 17 points.
- Building on a strong third quarter, second-year head coach Lisa Pflueger's team scored a game high 23 points in the fourth, outscoring the Bearcats by 12 yet still coming up short in a 63-52 loss to finish the regular season.
LEADING THE CHARGE
- Graduate student Anya Friend led IU Kokomo offensively with 15 points in 22 minutes off the bench, hitting three triples, shooting 6-of-11 from the field, and grabbing five rebounds.
- Graduating teammates Moriah Crawford and Mia Catey also reached double figures, with Crawford posting 11 points and six rebounds and Catey adding 10 points along with nine boards.
THE ROAD AHEAD
- Next Game: 2/25 at Shawnee State | 5:30 PM EST (River States Conference Championship Quarterfinal)
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