Ohio State ends IU’s undefeated streak
Ohio State defeated IU 71-50 Saturday, the Hoosiers' first loss of the season.
Ohio State defeated IU 71-50 Saturday, the Hoosiers' first loss of the season.
The loss is IU’s first of the season and snapped the team’s 14-game win streak.
IU Coach Curt Miller said that an undefeated start and a win against former No. 22 Iowa in the Hoosier’s Big Ten opener does not change the mindset of his team as they look toward Ohio State.
On Jan. 4, the IU women’s basketball game against Purdue was cancelled. The inclement weather, which forced the matchup against the Boilermakers to be postponed, gave the team extended time to prepare for Ohio State. Despite concern for the additional time between games his team has, IU Coach Curt Miller said the team has remained focused.
To an outside observer, the IU women's basketball team’s post-game demeanor following its 62-55 victory against Xavier on Sunday wouldn’t appear out of the ordinary. However, the road win marked IU’s perfect run through the gauntlet of its non-conference schedule.
IU women’s basketball is off to the best start in program history after defeating Cleveland State 107-73 on Saturday in Cleveland.
INDIANAPOLIS --When nothing goes their way, Sasha Chaplin and her teammates keep the same message: stay positive.
IU Coach Curt Miller called Sunday’s game against IU-Purdue University Indianapolis a potential statement game for his young IU women’s basketball squad. The Hoosiers (10-0) will travel to Indianapolis for a 2 p.m. matchup against IUPUI (7-3) with the opportunity to win their 11th consecutive game to start the season. Doing so would equal IU’s win total from all of last season.
In the midst of a 17-5 Milwaukee run in the middle of the second half, which saw IU held without a field goal for almost seven minutes, Larryn Brooks stopped the bleeding.
The IU women’s basketball team’s most prolific players were at it again in Assembly Hall. Freshmen guards Taylor Agler and Larryn Brooks commanded offense and defense in IU’s home 87-68 victory over Milwaukee.
When they face the Panthers (2-6) tonight, the Hoosiers will be aiming for a 10-game winning streak to begin its season, something the program last accomplished at the start of the 1994-95 season.
After defeating Morehead State 77-54 Sunday, the IU women’s basketball team (9-0) is 3-for-3 in road games this season. The Hoosiers won a total of two road games last year.
The IU women’s basketball team looks to accomplish something it was unable to do last year when it faces Morehead State this Sunday: win more than two road games in a season.
Freshman guard Larryn Brooks scored a career-high 37 points as IU defeated Virginia Tech 71-65.
After seeing a 19-point lead wither down to four with just more than four minutes remaining, freshman guard Larryn Brooks connected on one of her four made 3-pointers on the night, stretching the Hoosiers’ lead to 61-54.
The Big Ten/ACC Challenge will have some distinct opponents for the IU women’s basketball team when it faces Virginia Tech tonight at Assembly Hall.
Both Taylor Agler and Larryn Brooks were equally impressive after the Hoosiers’ victory against USC Upstate.
The Hoosiers (7-0) never relented in their attack and won the contest by a score of 87-38.
The Hoosiers (4-0) face the Bulldogs (1-3), which has lost three games in a row. IU Coach Curt Miller said despite their record, the Bulldogs are a team not to be overlooked.
With IU’s 80-53 victory against Central Arkansas on Monday night at Assembly Hall, the IU women’s basketball team improved to 4-0, its first 4-0 start since the 2006 season.