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In the women's basketball edition of I Spy We Have:
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FINAL SCORE HOOSIERS: 63 BULLDOGS: 41
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There are about three hours before the Hoosiers take on Butler at 7p.m. at Assembly Hall. This will be the Hoosiers first home game since they lost to then No.22 ranked Xavier 62-59 on Nov. 16 in the Preseason WNIT.
Coach Jack discussed a variety of topics including their four game winning streak, the most recent victory over Miami in the ACC Big Ten Challenge, and their game Tonight (Tuesday) against Butler. Winning games on the road has been a problem in the past Legette-Jack said but with four in a row all on the road it appears they are getting better.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>In junior Alex Martin’s first year at IU, the men’s golf team held a ranking outside the top 50 and didn’t qualify for the Regional Tournament.A lot has changed.Last year, the team went to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 1996 and recorded the second-best finish in program history.After a successful fall season in which the team placed in the top five in each of its five tournaments, the Hoosiers are now ranked as high as seventh by Golfstat, a Web site devoted to collegiate golf.Martin said with talented players joining the program, he envisioned future success upon joining the Hoosiers.“I thought with guys like Jorge (Campillo) and Seth (Brandon), Drew (Allenspach) and me and some of the other guys coming in, we had a chance to make the program grow,” Martin said.IU coach Mike Mayer, who said this is one of the best rankings in program history, said he feels it is well deserved after a very competitive fall season when his team played many of the nation’s elite programs.“I think it’s reflective of where we stand,” Mayer said. “I think it’s a true indication of where this golf team is right now and obviously we take a lot of pride in that.”In the only other year Mayer could think of that compared to the current season, the Hoosiers had a player named Jeff Overton, a two-time All-American and PGA Tour member since graduating in 2005.Currently the Hoosiers have another special player.Campillo, a senior and native of Caceres, Spain, has captured eight individual tournament titles, and in his first NCAA Tournament last year he finished runner-up, earning All-American honors.After two tournament victories and a second-place finish at the Isleworth UCF Collegiate Invitational, considered one of the most prestigious tournaments on the collegiate calendar, Campillo earned Mid-Year Player of the Year honors from GolfWorld magazine.When asked about the honor, Campillo, the No. 2 amateur in the world, said it meant very little to him because he has bigger goals. “It doesn’t really mean anything,” Campillo said. “It is good that people know and recognize that I am playing good, but it really doesn’t mean anything. I need to keep going and get the Player of the Year at the end of the year, and then it will mean something.”Mayer said that attitude is what makes his star player so special.“He is a very competitive young man and a very driven young man,” Mayer said. “I think there is still a lot for him to accomplish and he realizes that.”In addition to his individual success, Campillo has helped motivate his teammates, including his current roommate, Martin, who earned Most Improved Recognition in GolfWorld’s Mid-Season College Awards.Mayer said having one of the top players in the world to play with on a daily basis has helped his team grow.Martin agrees.“You get to see day in, day out what it takes to be at the top,” Martin said. “You learn little things here and there and improve to try to catch up with him. I think it’s obviously been a huge help to have Jorge around.”Mayer added with Martin’s nearly three-stroke drop in average from last year and finishes this fall including a tie for first at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational, the future of the team is in good hands.“Alex is a great player, and he’s really developed into an outstanding player and he is part of our future,” Mayer said. “We have challenged him to push Jorge this year and he is doing that. We’ve also challenged him to develop and prepare for what he will need to do for us next year and lead this program when Jorge is gone.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>When IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack walked onto the floor at Assembly Hall to observe men’s basketball practice last week, she could not even get to her seat before a whistle blew.IU coach Tom Crean stopped practice, blew his whistle and said, “Give it up for the champions,” referring to the women’s title in the Hilton Concord Classic during Thanksgiving week. Legette-Jack later described the moment in a statement as “bringing tears to her eyes.”Today, the champions have another test in front of them.After four straight wins on the road, including the latest against Miami in the Big Ten- ACC Women’s Basketball Challenge, the IU women’s basketball team returns to Assembly Hall at 7 p.m. today to defend its home court against in-state foe Butler.The matchup between the Hoosiers (5-2) and the Bulldogs (3-4) will feature two teams that appear very similar, starting with both programs having a clear inside presence.IU senior forwards Amber Jackson and Whitney Thomas have been nearly unstoppable so far this season. Jackson is averaging a little more than 22 points in the Hoosiers’ last three games and earned tournament MVP and co-Big Ten Player of the Week honors after leading the team to victory in the Classic.Legette-Jack said Jackson’s play has not surprised her because Jackson has been a starter from the day she arrived.“She has been such a go-to player for us,” Legette-Jack said. “She is a consistent scorer, and for her to go out last weekend and play the way she did, that shows you what she is capable of doing. I don’t think we have seen the best of Amber Jackson yet.”Thomas, a Bloomington native, is averaging just less than a double-double with 10.9 points and 9.7 rebounds per game and is also closing in on the 1,000-milestone in both points and rebounds for her career. Despite the Hoosiers’ balanced attack, with four players averaging double figures, Legette-Jack said Thomas is IU’s leader.“This is Whitney Thomas’ team, and it has been for a very long time,” Legette-Jack said in a statement. “She is a kid that brings her lunch box, sets it down, plays the game, goes to school, keeps over a 3.0 GPA every single semester, and she doesn’t really care about the credit. She just wants to bring success to our program.”For the Bulldogs, senior center Lade Akande earned Horizon League Player of the Week honors this week after leading her team to two victories with an average of 15.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. For her career, Akande has recorded 1,452 points, which is fourth on Butler’s all-time scoring list. The Hoosiers are largely a defensive-minded team, and statistics suggest the Bulldogs are as well. For the season, IU is holding opponents to 59 points per game, while Butler is holding their opponents right at 60 points. Both teams have lost to ranked teams this season, in similar ways, playing the first half much better than the second.The Hoosiers came up short against then-No. 22 ranked Xavier 62-59 after leading at the end of the first half 33-27. In the Bulldogs’ first game of the season against then-No. 18 Ohio State, they held the Buckeyes to 31 percent shooting and nine first-half field goals. After trailing by four points at halftime, Ohio State stormed back in the second half to take a 75-56 victory.
The second edition of Inside IU Women's Basketball with IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack will be Monday at 6:30p.m. ET. You can also follow it on the IU radio network at 105.1 FM.
As the snow pours down outside my window this morning the IU women's basketball team didn't have to deal with any snow on their road trip as they captured a 69-54 victory over the Miami Hurricanes in Coral Gables, Florida, Friday night.
Don't forget to catch the game tonight as the IU women's basketball team goes up against Miami in the ACC/Big Ten Women's Basketball Challenge.
Senior forward Amber Jackson was born on a U.S. Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan, where her father was stationed at the time. Jackson then grew up and went to high school in Oxnard, California and college at San Jose State. After two years at San Jose State Jackson transfered to IU, and is now part of one of the most talented teams' the Hoosiers have had in recent history.
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Senior forward Amber Jackson was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week after leading the Hoosiers to the tournament championship in the Hilton Concord Classic last week in Moraga, California.
Tonight was the first Inside IU Women's Basketball radio show with IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack. If you missed it you can catch it every Monday (expect game days and holidays) at 6:30p.m. ET live from Coaches Bar & Grill downtown or on the IU radio network.
IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack will be at Coaches Bar & Grill downtown for the first episode of Inside Indiana Women's Basketball. The show, which is also being broadcast on the IU Radio Network will take place every Monday with the exception of game days and holidays.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Senior forward Amber Jackson’s mother had never seen her daughter play basketball in college prior to last week.During the Hilton Concord Classic she got that chance, and Jackson didn’t disappoint. Jackson scored 25 points in each of the Hoosiers’ (4-2) two games in Moraga, Calif., and earned tournament Most Valuable Player honors after propelling the team to a 80-63 win against host Saint Mary’s in the tournament’s championship game. Jackson described the experience as a special one and a homecoming, adding she was glad her mother could see her play for the first and maybe last time, due to the distance between Bloomington and her home in California.The play of Jackson did not surprise IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack, who said she thinks her senior is fully capable of playing this way on a consistent basis. “Amber is a force to be reckoned with,” Legette-Jack said. “It was great to see her play so well in front of her family.”Senior forward and All-American candidate Whitney Thomas and sophomore guard Jori Davis also earned spots on the all-tournament team. In the first game of the tournament, a 74-47 victory against Radford, Thomas recorded her 25th double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, moving her to fifth on the all-time list at IU. Davis also recorded a double-double, the first of her career, with 19 points and 14 rebounds against Saint Mary’s.Even though Jackson, Thomas and Davis scored big numbers, the victories represented great team efforts, as the game against Radford saw all 13 players get playing time, with 11 scoring. After the game, Legette-Jack said her team’s positive emotions and bonding made her proud. “In that locker room it was cool to see their excitement that they all contributed to this win,” she said. This season has not been without adversity, but with three consecutive wins, the team might have some positive momentum to build on. After losing a tough game and one it let slip away after leading much of the way to then-No. 22 Xavier 60-57 in the preseason WNIT, things didn’t get much better.The team went on the road and lost 65-59 against Middle Tennessee State in its WNIT consolation game. Then things took a turn for the better. The Hoosiers continued their five-game road trip against Missouri and beat the Tigers 63-54 Tuesday night, behind 23 points and 16 rebounds from Thomas. Thomas said the game was important to get the team back on the right track. “We definitely had to come back and make a statement,” she said. The team then traveled to California, where they spent Thanksgiving sightseeing in San Francisco. Among the activities were seeing the Golden Gate Bridge, Pier 39, a team picture on Lombard Street and a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at its hotel. The next test for IU will come on Friday as the team travels to Coral Gables, Fla., to take on Miami in the ACC/Big Ten Women’s Basketball Challenge. For the Hoosiers’ success this season, team defense has been an emphasis, and they set goals each game on how many points they want to hold their opponent under. “We need to hold teams under 59 points,” Thomas said. “If we can do that, we can do great things.”
Senior forward Amber Jackson, playing in front of her mother for the first time in college played two of the best games of her career, including her 25 point effort Saturday night propelling the Hoosiers to a 80-63 win over the Saint Mary's Gaels in the Championship game of the Hilton Concord Classic.
The IU women's basketball team scored its fourth victory of the season and won the Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic with a 80-63 win over tournament host Saint Mary's Saturday night in Moraga, Calif.
IU will play Saint Mary's tonight in the final game of the Hilton Concord Classic after the host Gaels put away La Salle 61-55 last night.
The Hoosiers (3-2) won their first game of the Hilton Concord Classic Friday 74-47 over the Radford Highlanders (0-4) in Moraga, California. In case you have not heard of the Highlanders they hail from Radford, Virginia.