INDIANA, Pa. (Interstat) — Indiana (Penn.) dominated from the opening tip and rolled past Pitt.-Greensburg 103-26 in a non-divisional women’s NCAA Division II game at Kovalchick Convention Center. The Crimson Hawks scored the first 11 points and never trailed, turning the contest into a runaway before the first quarter ended. Indiana (Penn.) led 32-6 after the opening period, 63-11 at halftime and 79-15 through three quarters. The fourth quarter changed little, as Indiana (Penn.) finished with 32 points in the period and improved to 1-0 on the season. Attendance was 1,253.

The decisive stretch came immediately. Belle Bosch opened the scoring with a layup, Teresa Maggio followed with a 3-pointer and Marin Miller hit another 3-pointer to make it 8-0. Maggio added another 3-pointer less than a minute later, pushing the lead to 11-0 before Pitt.-Greensburg got on the board on Violet Trump’s jumper at the 7:02 mark. Indiana (Penn.) answered with a 3-pointer by Malia Siriwardene and a jumper by Lily Jordan, then closed the first quarter on a 12-0 run over the final 1:17 to take a 26-point advantage. Siriwardene scored three straight baskets in the final 24 seconds of the quarter, including a layup just before the buzzer.

The Crimson Hawks kept pulling away in the second quarter, using an 11-0 burst midway through the period to extend the margin. Leah Skweres opened the second-quarter scoring with a layup, and Teresa Maggio hit two 3-pointers during the surge. Lihi Shacham’s layup and free throw made it 54-9, and Indiana (Penn.) carried a 52-point cushion into halftime after Shacham’s layup with 9.6 seconds remaining. Pitt.-Greensburg managed just five points in the first quarter, four in the second quarter and 11 in the third quarter. The visitors scored six in the fourth quarter and finished with 26 points.

Indiana (Penn.) kept the pressure on after halftime. Teresa Maggio opened the third quarter with a layup, and Malia Siriwardene scored on a jumper off a turnover and later added a 3-pointer. Madison Zavasky knocked down a jumper, Lihi Shacham hit a 3-pointer and Rhyan Mitchell closed the third-quarter scoring with a tip-in layup. In the fourth, Shacham and Leah Skweres connected from 3-point range, Skweres added another 3-pointer and Molly Keane converted a layup and a late 3-pointer. Siriwardene finished a layup with 51.5 seconds remaining to push Indiana (Penn.) past 100 points. Jocelyn Bielak hit two 3-pointers for Pitt.-Greensburg in the fourth, including one with 5.10 seconds left.

Malia Siriwardene led Indiana (Penn.) with 24 points and three assists. Molly Keane recorded 13 points, five rebounds and three assists. Lihi Shacham added 15 points, five assists and two blocks. Teresa Maggio scored 14 points, Leah Skweres had 11 points and Madison Zavasky pulled down eight rebounds. Rhyan Mitchell contributed six rebounds and seven assists, while Lily Jordan added six points, five rebounds and four assists. Belle Bosch scored nine points, and Marin Miller had three. Jocelyn Bielak scored 12 points for Pitt.-Greensburg, including two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, while Tiana Moracco added 12 points and Violet Trump had two.

Indiana (Penn.) scored 103 points from 68 possessions for an offensive rating of 151.9. The Crimson Hawks collected 12 offensive rebounds, handed out 23 assists, blocked three shots and committed nine turnovers. Pitt.-Greensburg could not slow the Crimson Hawks inside or from beyond the arc, and Indiana (Penn.) kept the pressure on through the final period.

The result was the first win of the season for Indiana (Penn.), which is now 1-0. No point spread, betting line or over-under information was available. Indiana (Penn.) is next scheduled to host Point Park.