Sports briefs for Thursday, Dec. 12

Cold shooting sinks IUK women in loss Madonna University beat IU Kokomo 66-59 in a women’s basketball game Wednesday at IUK’s Student Activities and Events Center. IUK led 12-11 after the first quarter, but Madonna outscored the Cougars by 11 over the next two quarters to build a 49-39 lead. The Cougars finished 19 of 53 (35.8%) from the field. Kelsi Langley led IUK (4-5) with 14 points. …