Indiana women's basketball's Yarden Garzon scores career-high 35 points with 8 3-points in key win vs Washington

Two of Indiana women’s basketball’s last three defeats have occurred because of late fourth quarter collapses. On Jan. 19 against No. 4 USC, Indiana held a 4-point lead in the final quarter, but its inefficient offense and defense allowed the Trojans to put together a 12-0 run. The Cream and Crimson lost by 7.

Yarden Garzon scored 35 for Indiana as the Hoosiers earned a split on their West Coast trip with a win over Washington.

The Hoosiers improved to 3-4 against Quad 1 opponents by shutting down a late rally from Washington (13-8; 4-5). The Huskies trailed by 14 points before going on an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter while holding IU without any field goals for more than four minutes.

Indiana entered the matchup on a three-game losing streak. In their losses to Illinois, No. 4 USC and Oregon, the Hoosiers averaged just 55.7 points per game. Over that stretch, Garzon averaged just 7 points, shot 26.4% from the field and 22.7% from long range per game.

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Yarden Garzon surpassed her season average by halftime, and reached 1,000 career points in the third quarter en route to a career high in a win at Washington.