Indiana Women's Basketball Dominates Greek All-Stars 120-50 in Athens

The Indiana women's basketball team, led by coach Teri Moren, traveled to Athens, Greece, to take on the Greek All Stars team. On Thursday, the Hoosiers emerged victorious in a 120-50 rout, led by 22 points from Sydney Parrish.

Even on the other side of the world, Teri Moren and the Indiana women's basketball team can't stop winning.

The Hoosiers defeated the Greek All-Stars team 120-50 on Thursday to kick off the team's first foreign tour in six years. Indiana's trip to Greece started on Aug. 1 and will continue through Aug. 10.

Indiana freshman Lenee Beaumont drives to the basket during the Hoosiers' 120-50 win over the Greek All-Stars on Thursday in Athens / Indiana Athletics

The Hoosiers were led by Sydney Parrish, who finished with a game-high 22 points and six made threes. Additionally, Sara Scalia finished with 15 points and five made threes, while sophomore Lexus Bargesser finished with 17 points and eight made field goals. Freshman Jules LaMendola also made a strong first impression, finishing with 15 points and six made field goals, and UT Martin transfer Sharnecce Currie-Jelks put together a stellar debut performance, scoring 15 points on 7-for-9 shooting. 

Indiana came out with a starting lineup of Scalia, Parrish, Bargesser, Chole Moore-McNeil and Lilly Meister. First team All-American center Mackenzie Holmes did not play in the game, and sophomore Yarden Garzon came off the bench. 

As a whole, the team made a whopping 16 threes in their 70-point victory, with 11 coming from the veteran duo of Scalia and Parrish. 

The team posted full box score stats after the game, which can be seen here: 

Box score stats from Indiana's 120-50 win over the Greek All Stars team

Indiana won all four quarters of the game, outscoring the Greek team 32-16 in the first, 29-9 in the second, 37-20 in the third and 22-5 in the fourth. 

The game in its entirety can be watched in the YouTube link down below, and all upcoming games during the next week will likely available for livestream on the same channel. 

Indiana will play one more game on its foreign tour, traveling next to the Greek city of Patras. 

Highlights from the first half of today's game, including threes from Parrish, LaMendola and Scalia, can be seen here in the video below. Additionally, be on the lookout for film studies and further breakdowns on the Hoosiers' overseas performances later this week, particularly focused on newcomers LaMendola, Beaumont and Currie-Jelks. 

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