Indiana women’s basketball is ranked No. 25 in The Associated Press’ preseason poll released Tuesday.
The Hoosiers are one of six ranked Big Ten squads behind No. 3 USC, No. 5 UCLA, No. 14 Ohio State, No. 18 Maryland and No. 23 Nebraska.
Indiana is coming off a 26-6 season in 2023-24, falling to the University of South Carolina in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. After Mackenzie Holmes and Sara Scalia graduated following the season, the Cream and Crimson are now tasked with replacing 45.3% of their scoring production from last season.
Indiana head coach Teri Moren added a pair of transfers in the offseason in guard Shay Ciezki and forward Karoline Striplin from Penn State and the University of Tennessee, respectively.
The Hoosiers also added three players in the 2024 high school recruiting class –– forwards Faith Wiseman and Sydney Fenn alongside guard Valentyna Kadlecova.
Hoosier Hysteria is slated for 7:30 p.m. Friday inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The event will consist of the team being introduced, Moren addressing the crowd, various skills competitions and an intrasquad scrimmage. It will stream live on Big Ten+
The Hoosiers will host Maryville University at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 before opening their regular season against Brown University at 7 p.m. Nov. 4. Both contests will stream on Big Ten+.
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