Versyp seeking win No. 100

After suffering a tough loss in the Hampton Inn Classic championship game this weekend, the IU women's basketball team will play Belmont University at 7 p.m. tonight in Nashville, Tenn.\nIn the championship game of the Hampton Inn Classic, IU lost to Bowling Green, 68-50.\nSenior co-captains Cyndi Valentin and Jenny DeMuth led the way in the loss with 21 and 18 points, respectively. The other eight Hoosiers who saw the court scored only 11 points on 5-of-25 shooting.\n"We need other players to step up," said IU coach Sharon Versyp. "We need four to five players in double figures. You can't win with just one player shooting well."\nVersyp and the Hoosiers are confident that the supporting cast will provide more offensive support for Valentin and DeMuth tonight.\n"Every game Cyndi and Jenny always put forth good efforts," said junior forward Carrie Smith. "Sometimes it is Angie Hawkins (stepping up), sometimes it's Whitney (Thomas) or someone off the bench."\nOne change Versyp made this weekend involved her backcourt, with senior guard Kali Kullberg starting in place of sophomore guard Nikki Smith.\nSmith had started the first two games of the year against Baylor and Notre Dame but found herself sitting on the bench in the tourney opener versus Youngstown State -- a 74-38 IU win.\n"It doesn't matter whether I'm starting or coming off the bench as long as I can contribute and help my team out," Smith said.\nThe victory against Youngstown State gave Versyp her 99th career coaching victory heading into tonight's match, but she remains unfazed by personal accolades.\n"It's not about me," Versyp said. "If and when I get (the 100th win), it is more about the players that have made it successful for me as a coach. I didn't even know about it until the media brought it up."\nTo get her 100th career win, Versyp and the Hoosiers will have to take down a high-scoring Belmont squad.\nIn three games -- all wins -- the Bruins are averaging 82 points per game with three players scoring in double figures, led by freshman forward Alysha Clark. The 5-foot-10-inch forward is averaging 31 points per game and 13.3 rebounds per game.\nOne thing the Hoosiers must be careful of against Belmont is a second half letdown. In each of the team's three losses, IU was within four points at halftime, yet it lost all three by at least 12 points.\nThe Bruins are just the opposite. In their first three games, they have outscored their opponents 134-83 in the second half. To get the road victory, Versyp knows the Hoosiers have to come out strong after halftime.\n"We have to step up and make some shots," Versyp said. "Once you build confidence and have success doing things, it comes easier"