BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Interstat) — Zania Socka-Nguemen scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and Indiana never trailed in a 79-50 victory over Florida Gulf Coast in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Tuesday at Assembly Hall. Indiana improved to 1-0, and Florida Gulf Coast fell to 0-1. Attendance was 5,921.

Indiana set the tone from the opening tip. Maya Makalusky made a 3-pointer at the 8:13 mark of the first quarter, Kenzie Hare followed with a layup and Malia Samuels hit a 3-pointer off a turnover. Eve Alexander scored Florida Gulf Coast’s first basket, but Alisa Williams answered with a driving layup and a free throw, Jessica Petrie made a fast-break 3-pointer and Lenée Beaumont added two free throws. Jalei Pillow scored a layup for the Eagles before Socka-Nguemen made a hook shot, Denika Lightbourne hit two free throws and Petrie closed the first-quarter scoring with a layup. The Hoosiers led 33-18 at halftime.

Sinai Douglas tried to keep Florida Gulf Coast close in the second quarter. She made two floaters and a 3-pointer, while Ari Turla added a free throw. Indiana answered with a Makalusky 3-pointer, a Williams turnaround jumper and a fast-break 3-pointer from Addy Nyemchek. Lightbourne converted a driving layup and a free throw, and she later made two free throws. Hare made 3-pointers on either side of that stretch, helping Indiana maintain a double-digit cushion. The Eagles went into the break trailing by 15.

Indiana pulled away in the third quarter. Socka-Nguemen made two free throws, Pillow scored two layups for Florida Gulf Coast and Socka-Nguemen answered with a driving layup. Douglas made a layup, Socka-Nguemen hit two more free throws and Lightbourne made two free throws for the Eagles. Samuels made a 3-pointer, Beaumont made a 3-pointer off a turnover and Beaumont added a driving layup. Makalusky made two free throws, Williams made four free throws, Nyemchek scored a layup, Alexander made a layup and Beaumont hit a stepback jumper. Williams added two fast-break free throws, Douglas made a layup and Williams made two more free throws. Indiana led 58-32 after three quarters.

Socka-Nguemen, a 6-foot-3 forward from Manassas Park, Va., who previously attended Sidwell Friends, had 13 points, seven rebounds and one block in 23 minutes. Williams added 12 points, three rebounds and one assist in 13 minutes. Douglas paced Florida Gulf Coast with 13 points, three rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes. The 5-foot-4 guard previously attended Toledo Start High School.

Makalusky, a 6-foot-3 forward who previously attended Hamilton Southeastern High School, finished with seven points, six rebounds and three assists in 21 minutes. Samuels contributed eight points, two rebounds and five assists in 25 minutes. Nyemchek added seven points, five rebounds, two assists and one block in 18 minutes. Beaumont, a 6-foot-1 guard who previously attended Benet Academy, chipped in 10 points, six rebounds and one assist in 21 minutes.

Petrie had eight points, three rebounds and three assists in 17 minutes. Lightbourne, a 5-foot-9 guard who previously attended Tallulah Falls High School, scored 10 points and added three rebounds and one assist in 21 minutes for the Eagles. Alexander, a 6-foot forward who previously attended Lafayette Christian Academy, finished with seven points and three rebounds in 12 minutes.

Florida Gulf Coast shot 17 of 58 from the floor, 3 of 26 from three-point range and 13 of 18 from the free-throw line. Indiana shot 27 of 62 overall, 10 of 30 from beyond the arc and 15 of 25 at the line. Indiana scored 79 points on 78 possessions, an offensive rating of 101.4. Florida Gulf Coast scored 50 points on 78 possessions, an offensive rating of 64.5.

Indiana had 12 offensive rebounds to Florida Gulf Coast’s eight. The Eagles had nine assists to the Hoosiers’ eight, and Florida Gulf Coast blocked five shots to Indiana’s two. Florida Gulf Coast committed 19 turnovers, while Indiana had 16. In the fourth quarter, Beaumont made a layup, Socka-Nguemen made a turnaround jumper and a driving layup and later a hook shot. Nyemchek made a layup, Ashlinn James scored a layup, Turla made two free throws, Elle McCulloch made a 3-pointer, Petrie made a 3-pointer, Sydney Fenn scored a layup, McCulloch made two free throws and Ashlyn Anderson made two free throws. Airah Lavy made a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining to close the scoring.

Florida Gulf Coast is scheduled to host Arkansas State, Ave Maria, Florida Atlantic, Fresno State, Tennessee and George Mason in upcoming home games, and it will visit South Carolina, Georgia Southern, Florida A&M and Appalachian State. Indiana is set to host Southern Illinois, Bradley, Samford, Milwaukee, Coastal Carolina, Southern Indiana and Boston College, and it will face Mississippi State and Georgia Tech in Fort Myers, Fla., before visiting Northwestern. Interstat’s game simulator had projected Indiana 64, Florida Gulf Coast 61, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Indiana a 94.8 percent probability to win.