Indiana women's basketball team bounces back with impressive win over Stanford, observations from the key non-conference victory

Indiana's Chloe Moore-McNeil (22) scores over Stanford's Tess Heal (34) during the Indiana versus Stanford women's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. / Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Jzaniya Harriel hit two free throws to pull Stanford within two, 26-24 with eight minutes left in the half but Indiana responded with a 14-0 run to lead 40-26. Mary Ashley Stevenson’s jumper with :04 left in the half pulled Stanford within 11 at the break, 42-31.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- — Chloe Moore-McNeil scored 21 points and Yarden Garzon put up 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Indiana rebounded from back-to-back losses to Harvard and Butler to knock off No. 24 Stanford 79-66 on Sunday afternoon.

While sophomore guard Juliana LaMendola scored just 1 point for Indiana, Moren complimented her defensive efforts against a strong Stanford team. LaMendola played physically against sophomore forward Nunu Agara, who leads Stanford in scoring this season.

They looked off in a win over Brown, got stunned at home against Harvard and fell to a Butler program that’s usually a pretty safe double digit victory. So, how did Teri Moren’s program respond? Dismantling a blue blood.