Indiana women’s basketball finds itself 5-4 at the midway point of the Big Ten season after a close 73-70 victory at Washington late Monday.

Indiana entered the matchup on a three-game losing streak. In their losses to Illinois, No. 4 USC and Oregon, the Hoosiers averaged just 55.7 points per game. Over that stretch, Garzon averaged just 7 points, shot 26.4% from the field and 22.7% from long range per game.

The IU women ended a three-game skid with a win at Washington, putting the Hoosiers 'back on track' and adding to their March Madness resume.

Yarden Garzon scored 35 for Indiana as the Hoosiers earned a split on their West Coast trip with a win over Washington.

Two of Indiana women’s basketball’s last three defeats have occurred because of late fourth quarter collapses. On Jan. 19 against No. 4 USC, Indiana held a 4-point lead in the final quarter, but its inefficient offense and defense allowed the Trojans to put together a 12-0 run. The Cream and Crimson lost by 7.

Indiana women's basketball junior forward Yarden Garzon put on a shooting clinic against Washington to break out of a slump:

Going into the 2024-25 season, Indiana women’s basketball hadn’t had a losing streak of any kind since the 2021-22 season, but that ended when the Hoosiers lost consecutive games against Harvard and Butler in the early stages of the season.

It might not have been a must win for Indiana women’s basketball at Alaska Airlines Arena on Monday night, but it was pretty close. The Hoosiers ended a three-game losing streak and avoided falling under .

Yarden Garzon surpassed her season average by halftime, and reached 1,000 career points in the third quarter en route to a career high in a win at Washington.

Oregon State's losing streak extends to four games, as a rough second quarter puts the Beavers in a deficit they can't dig themselves out of.