Indiana Tech IT 27-6

Freed-Hardeman FHU 28-5

Indiana Tech IT

27-6

Final

Mar. 21, 2025

Freed-Hardeman FHU

28-5

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Indiana Tech IT	6	8	12	17	43
Freed-Hardeman FHU	14	13	10	17	54

Summary
Box Score

The Bramblett Group

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 3/21/2025 4:07:00 PM | Dustin Semore, FHU Sports Information Director

Women's basketball advances to quarterfinal

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — A big first half by the No. 2 seed Freed-Hardeman University Lady Lions helped them to a round of 16 victory in the 2025 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Presented by Ballogy over the No. 14 seed Indiana Tech Warriors 54-43.

It took over two and a half minutes for the teams to feel each other out before the Lady Lions (28-5) got on the board with jumpers from Brooklyn Crouch and Kaylee Odom before Rachel Satterly's 3-pointer make it a 7-0 lead for FHU. Jenna Satterly joined with a triple to give the Lady Lions an 11-point lead before a late push by the Warriors ended the first quarter with FHU leading 14-6.

Kaylee Odom made it a double digit lead with the first bucket of the second frame. For every basket the Lady Lions scored the Warriors (27-6) answered until Lilly Kee and Carissa Curtis went back-to-back from long distance to end the first half with a 27-14 lead.

The Warriors entered the second half on fire by scoring the first nine points to make it a two-possession game before R. Satterly's layup set up a 3-pointer from Curtis to expand the FHU lead. Curtis added another 3-pointer in the final minute of the quarter to enter the final quarter with a 37-26 FHU lead.

After R. Satterly and Curtis joined forces to give FHU their largest lead at 16, Indiana Tech tried to continue their season with a nine-point unanswered run to make it a seven-point game, but 3-pointers from R. Satterly and Alaina Stiles cemented the 54-43 victory for the Lady Lions.

The Lady Lions shot 42% from the floor while holding the opposition to a 29% mark. The Lady Lions attempted just one free throw in the game, connecting for it while Indiana Tech was 11-17 from the line. FHU's bench scored 25 points to the Warriors' 11.

Carissa Curtis and Rachel Satterly shared the team high of 12 points with Curtis going 4-5 from long range. Kelsey Bender grabbed 10 rebounds for the Lady Lions while joining Brooklyn Crouch with five assists.

Up Next

The Lady Lions return to the court against No. 1 seed Indiana Wesleyan on March 21 at 6:00 p.m.

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