Hoosiers close road schedule against Hawkeyes
The last time IU was preparing to face Iowa, it had started Feb. undefeated. Now that the team is getting ready to face the Hawkeyes again, it’s quite a different story.
The last time IU was preparing to face Iowa, it had started Feb. undefeated. Now that the team is getting ready to face the Hawkeyes again, it’s quite a different story.
Plagued by injuries and other issues, the IU women’s basketball team had to endure a stretch of two weeks with just seven active players.
The IU women’s basketball team tried to win two battles Sunday: one against breast cancer and one against Minnesota.
The IU women’s basketball team entered Thursday’s game at Northwestern focusing not on stopping center Amy Jaeschke, but instead stopping her teammates. In a high-scoring, overtime-spanning thriller, the team could not accomplish that goal.
Saturday will mark the first time IU has had nine healthy players since a Dec. 22 matchup with Toledo. The Hoosiers have gone 5-8 in that time span.
The return of freshman forward Sasha Chaplin was not enough for the IU women’s basketball team. Foul trouble plagued Chaplin and the Hoosiers (13-12, 6-8) in a 66-58 road loss to Wisconsin on Sunday.
The Hoosiers’ unblemished record in February and 21 offensive rebounds fell into Iowa’s hands. The Hawkeyes pulled down 53 total boards to the Hoosiers’ 29, downing IU 71-67 Thursday at Assembly Hall.
The Badgers beat the Hoosiers by eight points when they played at Assembly Hall in January.
The Hoosiers (13-10, 6-6) will try to do something only three other Big Ten teams have managed to do against the Hawkeyes (12-11, 5-7) today: stay undefeated in February.
The Hoosiers have heard every reason why they shouldn’t succeed this season: They are too young, too inexperienced and there are just too few of them suited up.
Last Sunday’s stunning victory over then-No. 4 Ohio State has the IU women’s basketball team believing in itself.
IU secured its first win against a top-10 team since 2002 on Sunday at home.
Seven IU women’s basketball players dressed to defend Assembly Hall against one of the best teams in the nation.
Three seems to be Wisconsin’s magic number. The Badgers are ranked third in a competitive Big Ten race, and they beat IU at Assembly Hall for only the third time ever. But it was not the 3-point game that led the Badgers to victory, rather their staunch defense.
Following her team’s 55-47 loss to Wisconsin on Thursday, IU women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack said there is still much to learn.
The IU women's basketball team tries to rebound tonight against the Big Ten's best defensive team in the Badgers. Follow live by clicking here.
Striving for more defensive consistency has been a recurring theme for the IU women’s basketball team this season.
Jumping to quick, early leads and playing impressive in the first half is a good way to start a basketball game. Letting the opposition start the second half with a 17-4 scoring run, however, is a good way to lose a basketball game.
When Northwestern rallied to within two points of the lead to begin the second half, the IU women’s basketball team leaders did not flinch.
The Hoosiers plan to accomplish two things when they head to Ann Arbor, Mich., this Sunday: win back-to-back conference games for the first time this season and complete a season sweep of the Wolverines.