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(01/29/09 5:44am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After Sunday’s loss to Illinois, 61-52, the IU women’s basketball team will look to get back on track today. The Hoosiers (14-4, 7-2), tied for second place in the Big Ten, welcome Penn State (8-10, 3-5) 7 p.m. Thursday at Assembly Hall. Though the game against Illinois frustrated IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack, she said she wasn’t disappointed in her team’s effort. “We just didn’t have any legs,” she said. “It wasn’t a lack of effort. We had 20 offensive rebounds. We took 63 shots. We stole the ball 12 times. The ball just wouldn’t go in the hole.” One thing the Hoosiers will need to correct if they are to achieve a different result from Sunday is to put the ball in the basket. The team shot 28.6 percent from the field, down from their 42.5 percent average. Junior point guard Jamie Braun said although the shots did not fall, the team is keeping a positive attitude. “It just happened to be one of those games,” Braun said. “Just nothing went right for us. They played really well. Our shots didn’t fall, but I don’t think any of us have hung our heads in yesterday’s practice. We all kept taking the normal shots we take, and they’ll fall sooner or later for us.” Senior forward Amber Jackson, the Hoosiers’ scoring leader at 14.4 points per game, and Braun shot a combined 7-24 against Illinois. Jackson said the loss disappointed the team, but said they need to focus on today’s game. “It definitely was a tough loss,” she said. “We have such high expectations for ourselves, but like any other game, once it’s over it’s over.”Another key for the Hoosiers will be to keep an eye on Penn State junior Tyra Grant. Grant had 17 points Jan. 11 in an 84-77 IU victory in Happy Valley. Grant is second in the conference in scoring at 19.3 points a game. Last Thursday she scorched Wisconsin for 32 points, including the game-winning jumper to complete a 17-point comeback in a 58-56 victory. Although Penn State leads the overall series 24-7, IU has won four of the last five matchups.With IU entering a difficult portion of its schedule, Braun said the team must focus on the current matchup.“We have three tough games coming up right in a row,” she said. “If we think about the past, it’s not going to bring us any luck or help us out at all. Like Coach Jack always preaches, stay in the present moment.”
(01/28/09 10:54pm)
With the IU women's basketball team tied for second place in the Big Ten the team would like to reward the students that have come out and supported them.
(01/28/09 10:47pm)
The Hoosiers travel to Ohio State on Sunday to take on Big Ten leader Ohio State. When the Buckeyes come to Bloomington on Feb. 22, so will ESPN.
(01/27/09 3:05am)
Well after a tough loss against Illinois on Sunday IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack tried to stay positive in her radio show with Jeremy Gray tonight at Coaches Bar and Grill. The loss surprisingly did not drop the Hoosiers much in the AP poll released today. Last week the team got 7 votes in the poll. This week 3 votes. AP poll
(01/25/09 7:41pm)
FINAL SCORE: HOOSIERS: 52 ILLINI: 61
(01/25/09 2:08pm)
If the Hoosiers are going to have a chance to contend for a Big Ten Title games like today against Illinois that they should win they must win. A look at the stats is probably enough.
(01/24/09 7:05pm)
Whitney Thomas, Whitney Lindsay, Lindsay Enterline ... confused yet? That is why Whitney Lindsay is referred to as Little Whit and Whitney Thomas is Big Whit. Lindsay Enterline is just Lindsay or Enterline. Anyways Little Whit might not always put up the big stats, but she gives great energy to the team. In the game against Purdue she stole the ball and went coast-to-coast in just over three second to hit a layup ... but it was later ruled just fractions of a second too late. The play have the Hoosiers great momentum though that carried them to victory over their in-state rival. In our latest edition of Meet the Hoosiers we talked to Little Whit and Coach Jack about her play and plans after college.
(01/24/09 2:12am)
With a name like that its hard to not be interested. It just so happens with the women's basketball team doing so well this year the Athletic Department is providing a way for fans to travel to the game in Columbus against Ohio State on Feb. 1. You can travel via the "Win Wagon" for $20 to see the Hoosiers play (ticket included). This will be a key game for the Hoosiers Big Ten Conference Title hopes as they are currently even in the loss column with OSU.
(01/23/09 6:58pm)
Senior and current men's basketball columnist Zach Osterman took the time to write up his thoughts on the current women's basketball season. Zach covered the team last year and is one of the best journalists we have at the IDS. Zach also competes in the Little 500 in the spring. Here are his thoughts:
(01/22/09 10:15pm)
FINAL SCORE: HOOSIERS:60 WOLVERINES:50
(01/22/09 9:08pm)
It is amazing to see how far this country has come over the last several decades. From the hardships that African Americans faced to now having our first African American president. I was at Nick's on Tuesday watching President Obama's Inaugural Address and i was surprised at how quite the whole place was, hanging on every word that came out of his mouth. Obama has been an inspiration to many people across the country.
(01/22/09 5:31pm)
The Hoosiers (13-3, 6-1) will battle the Wolverines (9-9, 2-5) at 7p.m. tonight in Ann Arbor, Michigan. To read a preview of the game from today's IDS click here
(01/22/09 4:35am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU women’s basketball team captured its first victory against Purdue in Assembly Hall in nearly a decade on Monday. With the win, the Hoosiers are now atop the Big Ten and off to their best start in 25 years, but they have much more they want to accomplish this season. The next step comes Thursday when IU (13-3, 6-1) travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., to take on the Wolverines (9-9, 2-5). IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack’s mantra is all about staying focused on the task at hand. “It is a good in-state rivalry and we are excited we won. But this is something you think about in July when you are out in the summer. You say, ‘Remember when?’” Legette-Jack said during a midweek practice. “Right now our focus has to be about the now and the present. Our present is about our practice today, and our practice today was geared towards Michigan.”Although Michigan is No. 8 in conference and has lost three games in a row, Legette-Jack said she refuses to allow her team any letdown. “We have 12 players that can really step up and do what they need to do,” she said. “You don’t worry about stuff, you don’t know – you just move on as it goes.”One Hoosier catalyst to the team when it appears to be losing energy is sophomore Whitney Lindsay. Lindsay said she likes to be vocal with her teammates. “I just happen to be the one that is kind of loud,” she said. “I want everyone to hear that I see when the energy is down, or I see when the energy is up; I just want to keep it going.”The working formula for IU is defense. The Hoosiers used a 17-1 run just after the five-minute mark in the second half to cap off Monday’s win against Purdue. And on the season, IU yields just 59.4 points per game. Senior Kim Roberson, a quick-handed specialist, needs only 25 steals to become the school’s all-time leader. Roberson said the fuel for the defense’s intensity comes from her coach and the team’s strong will. “Coach Jack preaches our defense every day,” Roberson said. “‘Our bottom line, you might not make every shot,’ she says, ‘but you got to stop somebody.’”Legette-Jack said she believes they will face a challenge up north, as Michigan is well-coached and beat a top-tier team in Notre Dame last month. IU’s next two opponents are Michigan and Illinois, who have a combined 2-13 conference record. They are easy opponents to overlook, especially with the Hoosiers coming off of an emotional win. “We did some celebrating the game that night, then make adjustments the next day in practice and we just focus on the next team,” said Roberson, echoing her coach’s mantra. “I think the atmosphere is geared toward taking each game one at a time and staying in the present.”
(01/21/09 7:07pm)
Although the Hoosiers did not make the top 25 in either the AP or ESPN/Coaches Poll their win against Purdue on Monday did draw some national attention. In the latest ESPN bracket the Hoosiers are an 8 seed. Good right? Only problem, they would play the top seed in their section in the second round which is predicted as North Carolina.
(01/21/09 12:09am)
Here are the press conferences from last night's game below. Coach Jack was pretty happy from the big win. Coach Versyp was a little rude, but i guess that is a little understandable since she was probably pretty frustrated with the end of the game. She essentially blamed the loss on 3 calls from the officials, but would not comment on exactly which ones they were. IU went on a 17-1 run after they went down by 2 with 4:51 to go in the game. Hoosiers are no number one in the Big Ten.
(01/20/09 5:56am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Purdue women’s basketball team (12-6, 5-2) came into Monday night’s game with a national championship and seven regular season Big Ten titles, but none of that mattered to the Hoosiers. Down by 2 points with 4:51 to play, IU (13-3, 6-1) used a 17-1 run to beat their rival 71-57 with more than 4,000 in attendance.IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said she will enjoy the win. “I know our young ladies; they go to Purdue to beat Indiana, and our kids come to Indiana to beat Purdue, so the value of this game is very important,” she said. Legette-Jack said her goal is holding every opponent under 59 points each game. With Purdue getting to 56 before the Hoosiers’ run, IU’s defense came through. So did the offense. Junior point guard Jamie Braun put the team on her back and hit two key 3-pointers with-in a stretch of 1:08 to give the Hoosiers an eight-point lead with just over two minutes to go. Legette-Jack said Braun found her stroke at the right time despite struggling in the beginning. “That’s a sign of a general of the team,” Legette-Jack said. “At the beginning of the game she wasn’t scoring as well as she liked. One thing about Jamie, she just keeps on playing. “She just kept on playing, and those open shots she just kept on taking them. One thing about shooters, and I consider her one of the great ones, they just keep on shooting until you find your rhythm, and she found her rhythm at the right time.” Braun, who had 16 points, might have scored her most significant points at the free throw line. With just over a minute to go, Braun hit two free throws to give the Hoosiers a nine-point lead and herself 1,000 career points. Braun joins Whitney Thomas as the 21st player in school history to reach the milestone. Braun said as special as it was for her to get to the 1,000-point milestone, she couldn’t have done it without her teammates. “I think they were wide open 3s, and I couldn’t have gotten those without my teammates driving like they were in the first half, and the second half creating openings for us outside shooters,” Braun said. Legette-Jack, who notched her 50th win as IU coach, said she has a special team and is glad to be able to share the experience with them. “I’m just along for the ride,” she said. “These young ladies have decided to take a stand, and I can’t be more proud of them as I am right now.” Senior Whitney Thomas, who scored 19 points for IU, said Monday’s win is just another victory in a long season. “We’re just getting started,” she said. “We still have a lot of the season left. I know we have some big games coming up in a long stretch here. It’s just what we have to do to get to the post season. We are all looking for NCAA, but we have to take it one game at a time.”
(01/20/09 4:13am)
-This is a little bit old but wanted to post it since its been in my inbox for a couple of days, but there has been a lot going on. 3 Former Hoosiers are being inducted into the 2009 Indiana Basketball Hall of fame. For the release click here
(01/19/09 8:49pm)
(01/19/09 5:13pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Purdue has a national championship; IU has never been to the sweet 16. Purdue has seven Big Ten championships, IU has one. This year, however, there is one statistic which both team are equal.Both the Purdue and IU women’s basketball teams are 5-1 in the Big Ten and tied for first with Ohio State.The Hoosiers (12-3, 5-1) will look to break that tie when they welcome Purdue (12-5, 5-1) to Assembly Hall at 7 p.m. today for the first and only game between their in-state rival in the regular season.IU Coach Felisha Legette-Jack said that with both teams doing so well this season it helps an already fierce rivalry.“It’s fantastic for the rivalry,” Legette-Jack said. “I think its good energy and great synergy for our community that they have something to look up to and look forward to.”Legette-Jack, who will be going for her 50th victory as a Hoosier, added that with Purdue having such a rich history and tradition of success it gives her team something to shoot for as the underdog in the match up.“Until we put the banners on the rafters as Purdue has done we still have a lot to learn and grow,” she said. “We have won 12 games. We haven’t done anything yet. We haven’t won a championship yet. Were going to keep fighting and keep believing and keep looking up there and seeing Purdue out there and we are going to reach.” Senior Whitney Thomas, an All-American candidate and Bloomington native could be playing her final game against Purdue and said she would like to go out on top.“There an in-state team and we just want to own the state,” Thomas said. “That’s what this game is going to be for. Everyone is going to play hard. I’m sure Purdue is going to come out and give us a great game and were going to give them a great game.”The contest against the Boilermakers will be the 67th meeting between the two teams, with Purdue leading 42-24. Last year the Hoosiers and Boilermakers split their two games with each team winning on the others home court.In addition to Legette-Jack chasing the 50 win total, junior point guard Jamie Braun is also just 16 points from becoming the 21st player in school history to record 1,000 points.Braun and the upperclassmen on the team have played Purdue many times, but the Hoosiers also have some new players this year that will experience the rivalry for the first time.One of those players, freshman Ashlee Mells, a native of Grand Prairie, Texas, who has studied the rivalry between the two schools, said she is both nervous and excited to play against the Boilermakers.“I’m being a part of the history because it’s still going on right now,” Mells said. “I feel really excited, somewhat a little nervous, but I’m more excited about it being able to play. We had rivalries in high school, but not as big as this rivalry.”For all the statistics and comparisons that can be made to the tradition of success of the two programs, Legette-Jack said that although this is a big rivalry game the team is focused on themselves and not the black and gold from a couple hours north.“If we think about them we could be afraid, but if we keep the focus on Indiana like we have always done then we have a shot,” she said. “That’s what we choose to do, remember that it’s just about Indiana; it has nothing to do with Purdue. No disrespect, were not giving them too much respect either. We are just simply saying that we are deciding that this season is only about us.”
(01/19/09 4:34pm)
Tonight the Hoosiers will battle the Boilermakers at 7p.m. at Assembly Hall. What will be on the line? Besides pride and the Barn Burner Trophy, first place in the Big Ten is also on the line. Here are some notes and links to get you ready for the game.