UNIVERSITY PARK — The Lady Lions could not close on a first-half lead, as Penn State (7-3, 0-2) fell 67-58 to No. 4/5 Indiana (10-0, 2-0) in the Bryce Jordan Center Thursday.
Penn State put the pressure on from the first tip, forcing five turnovers in the first five minutes and nine in the first quarter alone. The Lady Lions overcame an eight-point deficit and used a 9-2 run off three-pointers from Makenna Marisa and Leilani Kapinus, jumper from Shay Ciezki and free throw by Alexa Williamson to make it a one-point game at the end of the quarter, 16-15.
With momentum on their side, the Lady Lions went on a 10-4 run across four minutes maintaining their largest lead of five (27-22) midway through the quarter. During that run, Alli Campbell drained two treys in her first career start. After trading buckets several times, Penn State went into the locker room with a 29-26 lead at the half.
Indiana seized the lead for good in the third quarter, outscoring Penn State 22-9. Trailing by 10 with five seconds left, Penn State received possession after an producing an Indiana airball. Kapinus inbounded the ball to Ciezki, who drove down the court and laid the ball in the net beating the buzzer to make it 48-40.
However, Indiana kept up the pace, scoring seven-straight points to open the final quarter, expanding…
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