Indiana starting point guard Chloe Moore-McNeil knew her team needed a strong effort with Parrish out. She scored 15 of her season-high 22 points in the first half while going 6 of 6 from the field with three made 3-pointers.

Indiana’s first-half summit would come later in the first quarter when the Hoosiers led 19-8, but Maine didn’t panic. The Black Bears (3-5) had a well-drilled, inside-out offense that began to break the Hoosiers down. The Black Bears made six shots in a row bridging the first to second quarter to slice Indiana’s lead to five.

Meister scored 18 points and corralled nine rebounds in the Hoosiers 78-53 win over the University of Maine inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. She was second in scoring for Indiana behind graduate student guard Chloe Moore-McNeil, who recorded 22 points and was 4 for 5 from beyond the arc.

Indiana women's basketball's roller coaster season continued at Assembly Hall with a 78-53 win over Maine on Sunday. The Hoosiers (5-3; 0-0 Big Ten) were coming off a 30-point defeat in the finals of the Battle 4 Atlantis that was one of the most lopsided-losses of coach Teri Moren's tenure.

Indiana women's basketball coach Teri Moren spoke to the media after the Hoosiers defeated Maine 78-53 to improve their record to 5-3. Here's everything Moren had to say after Indiana's victory: Opening statement