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.

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

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.

On Sunday against No. 24 Stanford, the Hoosiers showed 10,351 fans at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall what the possibilities can be when Indiana is at its best. Indiana got productive games from veterans Yarden Garzon and Chloe Moore-McNeil and newcomer Shay Ciezki.