GARY, Ind. -- The Indiana University Northwest Women's Basketball team bounced back today from their previous game as the RedHawks defeated Emmaus Bible 85-55.

The RedHawks (1-1) defeated the Eagles (0-1), 85-55, at the Savannah Center, Friday.

IU NORTHWEST STATS LEADERS
Points:  Breanna Boles (18)
Rebounds: Breanna Boles (11)
Assists: Meghan Long (7)
Blocks: Lauren Smolen (2)
Steals: Meghan Long (2)

QUARTER BREAKDOWN
FIRST QUARTER  (IUN 17; Emmaus Bible 10)

•  IUN led 10-2 in the first three minutes of the game after Lauren Smolen made a basket.
• Emmaus Bible went on a 6-1 run to make it a three-point game with 4:38 left in the opening quarter. 
• Desa Geisler hit a huge three-pointer to end the spurt to make it 13-8. 
• Sarah Martin looked to give the RedHawks some momentum going into the second period after making a shot which made it 17-10 with 10 seconds left.

SECOND QUARTER (IUN 17; Emmaus Bible 17)

• Emmaus stopped any chance for momentum as the Eagles scored the first seven points of the second period to tie the game at 17-all. 
• Taylor Jaksich nailed her first college trifecta to end the Emmaus run then it sparked a 10-0 spurt for IU Northwest and ended with a three by Jaksich which made the score 27-17. 
• The Eagles responded with back-to-back buckets to cut it back to five points (27-22) with 2:59 left in the half. 
• Martin converted a huge and-one and made a jumper to pull back ahead by 10 (32-22).
• IU Northwest went into the half ahead 34-27.

THIRD QUARTER (IUN 26; Emmaus Bible 14)

• Martin made the first three baskets for both teams to start the second half to give IU Northwest a 41-27 lead. 
• After Emmaus responded with a bucket, the RedHawks scored seven in a row to go up by 19.
• Moments later, Ally McConnell hit her first three-pointer at IUN to make it a 19-point lead again for IU Northwest. 
• Breanna Boles gave the RedHawks a 22-point lead (58-36) after making back-to-back baskets towards the end of the third. 
• Michaela Schmidt ended the scoring in the third period after making a bucket in the paint which made it 60-41 IUN.

FOURTH QUARTER (IUN 25; Emmaus Bible 14)

• Emmaus tried to cut into the lead after making a short run to make it a 17-point game.
• IUN would rattle off 10 straight points again for a 73-46 lead after Smolen made three buckets during that run. 
• Boles gave IU Northwest their biggest lead of the game (82-50) after making a basket with under two minutes to play. 
• Haley Rokosz hit her first college three-pointer as well late in the game for the RedHawks.
• IU Northwest held on to win 85-55.

FINAL SCORE (IUN 17-17-26-25-85; Emmaus Bible 10-17-14-14-55)

UP NEXT
IU Northwest Women's Basketball returns to action Saturday, November 7 as the RedHawks host Huntington starting at 12:30 p.m. CT.