The IU women's basketball team didn't get a win at Wisconsin Sunday, but they did get solid contribution from two players who had been absent for a while.
Freshman forward Sasha Chaplin, who had been sidelined with a foot injury since early January, returned to the court for the Hoosiers' 66-58 loss to the Badgers.
In 23 minutes of playing time, Chaplin scored 13 points and pulled down four rebounds but was limited with her four fouls.
The redshirt freshman was the team's leading rebounder with 7.1 boards per game before injuring her foot in a Jan. 3 home game against Illinois.
Also back in the fold for IU was sophomore guard Ashlee Mells, who returned this week from a suspension spawning from an apparent dispute with coaches in practice.
Mells gave the Hoosiers their first lead of the game with her only points during the second half.
While the return of the two players couldn't help IU grab a much-needed road victory, it does mean that the Hoosiers won't need to rely on just seven players the rest of the way, and that could be huge for their postseason hopes.
