IU dominates UT-Martin, 80-46

The Hoosiers faced a Tennessee-Martin team that showed little resemblance to those of one of UT-Martin’s most famous alums, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt.

The UT-Martin Skyhawks team IU faced Wednesday night came in with a 1-5 record and very few scholarship players.

Those factors showed in the game as the Hoosiers were dominant in every aspect.

IU scored a regular-season high  of 80 points, allowing a regular-season low of 46 points, and pulled out their most lopsided win of the campaign so far.

Despite the impressive numbers, IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said she will not get caught up in the one-sided statistics of the game.

“That is all great stuff there,” Legette-Jack said, “but it is how we play as a team and stick together.”

Leading the team in scoring was junior captain and guard Jori Davis with 19 points.
Davis said, as the team leader, she has to bring vigor to the court.

“I am the head of the body for this team,” Davis said. “I have to step up and rally everybody to get the energy right.”

The Hoosiers shot almost 50 percent from the floor and four players hit double figures in the game.

One of the strongest aspects for the Hoosiers’ game yesterday was their bench play, as the reserves scored 33 points in the contest.

The leading bench scorer was junior guard Whitney Lindsay with 14 points. It was her second straight double-figure effort.

Lindsay credited her recent scoring outburst as a result of playing within the team game.

“Mainly, I am feeding off the energy of my teammates,” she said. “When I see myself with an open opportunity, I take it, and so far I have done a good job of hitting my open shot.” 

Legette-Jack said that she appreciates Lindsay’s effort and likes the fact that someone different excels every game.

“Every day somebody steps up,” she said. “There are people who are stepping up and we are excited about that, and the best is yet to come.”