Hoosier duo sets free throw shooting records

While Monday's game against No. 15 Minnesota will go down in the books as a loss, two IU players will go into the record books for personal achievements.\nWith 2:11 remaining in the second half, senior forward Jenny DeMuth stepped to the free throw line. With the Hoosiers down by six, DeMuth sunk both shots, breaking IU all-time career free throw record of 443.\nThe record was previously held by Denise Jackson, IU's all-time leading scorer with 1,917 points.\nDeMuth entered Monday's action needing to hit seven free throws to tie the record and eight to break it. On the night, the senior sunk all ten of her free throw attempts in leading the Hoosiers with 18 points.\nFellow senior Cyndi Valentin joined DeMuth in the record books in a similar fashion Monday night -- at the free throw line.\nEntering the game against Minnesota, Valentin had made 56 consecutive free throws dating back to a Nov. 26 game against Bowling Green. The senior needed four more to tie the Division I mark set by Richmond University's Ginny Doyle during the 1991-92 season.\nAt the 5:38 mark in the second half, Valentin drove the lane and was fouled, sending her to the line for two shots. She calmly nailed both of them, tying Doyle's record. Valentin received an ovation from the crowd as the game continued.\nThis is not the first time Valentin has reeled off a streak of consecutive free throws. As a freshman, she made 25 straight in a span of 13 games. During the span of two seasons, Valentin sunk 48 consecutive free throws between Jan. 2 and Nov. 27, 2004.\nThe senior captain totaled 13 points and three steals before fouling out in the game's final moments.\n"It's a great statistic for both of those young ladies," IU coach Sharon Versyp said. "I was really proud of them individually. Jenny really recovered from the Purdue game with her free throw shooting. I take my hats off to them, but they're more worried about winning than their records."\nIn last week's loss to Purdue, DeMuth -- a 75 percent free throw shooter -- hit only three of nine attempts from the charity stripe.\nBoth players will have a chance to extend their records this Thursday when the Hoosiers visit the Ohio State Buckeyes.\nPlayers were unavailable to speak to the media after the game Monday.