Hoosiers drop road contest 67-59 to Flyers for third straight loss

The IU women’s basketball team lost its third straight game in a 67-59 defeat to the Dayton Flyers Wednesday night at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. \nThe Hoosiers (4-4) controlled the game in the first half, holding Dayton (7-2) to just 21 points, and went into halftime with a 24-21 lead.. The Flyers responded with a second half surge and built a 49-40 edge with 10 minutes remaining in the game. After Dayton extended the lead to as many as 14 points, IU cut the deficit to seven with 6:07 remaining. But Dayton’s Karah Cloxton responded with a three-pointer, extending the lead to 10 points.\nJunior forward Whitney Thomas recorded her first double-double of the year and the 10th of her career, with 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Hoosiers. Junior forward Amber Jackson and sophomore guard Jamie Braun joined Thomas in double figures with 15 and 12 points respectively. Braun fell just short of her second straight double-double, finishing with nine rebounds. \nDayton held off the Hoosiers thanks to its accuracy from beyond the arc. IU went cold from three-point range, shooting 0-9, while Dayton shot close to 50 percent from three-point range, \nfinishing 7-15. \nOverall, the Hoosiers shot an abysmal 30.8 percent from the field. The Flyers did not fare much better, shooting 36.9 percent, but their seven three-pointers were enough to put the Hoosiers away.\nIn their last game, an 85-78 loss to No. 21 Florida State, the Hoosiers struggled from the free-throw line, shooting 10-18. After the loss to the Seminoles, IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack stressed the importance of making shots from the charity stripe. Her words resonated with the Hoosiers, as IU shot 19-20 from the line against Dayton.\nThe Hoosiers will be back on the road Sunday when they travel to Lawrence, Kan., to face the Kansas Jayhawks.