Halftime: Minnesota leads IU 39-37
After 20 minutes of action, Minnesota leads IU 39-37.
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After 20 minutes of action, Minnesota leads IU 39-37.
IU women's basketball returns home Sunday to Assembly Hall for a 2 p.m. game against Minnesota in need of a win.
Earlier this week, IDS had a chance to talk with former IU women's basketball Bea Gorton.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Veteran experience conquered youthful energy on Friday in West Lafayette—and it wasn’t close.Purdue’s senior backcourt of KK Houser and Courtney Moses combined to score 46 points—only seven fewer than IU scored as a team—as Purdue handed IU its third consecutive Big Ten loss 86-53.The senior pair was dominant against IU’s freshman-heavy team.“I think you saw tonight what seniors playing against freshman look like in the Big Ten when there’s a group of seniors that are as talented as Courtney and KK going against freshman guards the whole time,” IU Coach Curt Miller said.IU (14-3, 1-3 conference) got hot from behind the arc with a pair of 3-pointers from freshman guards Taylor Agler and Karlee McBride near the end of the first half. Agler’s 3-pointer put IU ahead 25-24, forcing Purdue Coach Sharon Versyp to call a timeout.During the timeout, Versyp said she gave Houser a look in the huddle, implying that she needed to start scoring before IU took control of the game.“I just looked at coach and I knew she wasn’t very pleased with us at that time,” Houser said. “So I just knew that we had to get going, pick the momentum back up and get the energy back up.”Houser did just that, combining with Moses to help Purdue (12-5, 2-3 conference) go on a 13-3 run out of the timeout to take a 37-27 lead. At that point, the senior duo had combined for 27 points, tying IU’s team total which energized the Purdue bench and crowd.At halftime, Purdue led 41-28. Miller stressed to his team in the locker room that they would need to improve their defense on Houser if they wanted to have a chance to come back.“When we looked at the kids at halftime we said KK has the ability to shoot some of the shots we’re giving her and she didn’t take them,” Miller said. “Please do not be fooled that we are guarding her.”As the second half started, the floodgates opened. Houser began to make the shots Miller warned of.She hit a 3-pointer on Purdue’s first possession. She followed that up with another jump shot to extend the lead to 20 points.IU freshman guard Larryn Brooks responded with a 3-pointer of her own to stop the bleeding. That worked only momentarily as Houser followed Brooks’ 3-pointer with back-to-back threes of her own, taking over the court.The combination of Houser and Moses did most of the scoring in a 50-12 Purdue run that stretched the 5:36 mark in the first half to 11:36 remaining in the second half.“KK started making threes,” Miller said. “Moses and KK put them on their back in that stretch where it got ugly.”The two sat for most of the closing minutes of the game when the lead started to get out of hand. But by then, the damage had already been done. The veteran Boilermakers coasted to the 33 point victory against the young, inexperienced Hoosiers.When IU’s offense began to struggled, Miller said that carried over to the defensive end. Houser and Moses took advantage, making the difference in Friday’s game.“It’s tough because when you have a young team and on the floor tonight in the first half I looked out there and we had five freshman at times on the floor together,” Miller said. “Unfortunately with young teams sometimes your lack of offense affects the way you play defense.”
IU Coach Curt Miller addresses the media after IU lost 86-53 to Purdue.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>When IU women’s basketball was created in 1971, there was not much glamour for women’s college athletics.There were no scholarships. Coaches piled players into vans and drove to games. Recruiting, in the modern sense, did not exist. Instead, fliers were placed around campus announcing there would be open tryouts for the team.But despite teams’ trials, IU women’s basketball became one of the nation’s elite programs during its first years as a program.Shortly after legislature enacted Title IX in 1973, which required schools receiving federal funds to provide men and women with equal opportunity to compete in sports, IU went 16-3.IU qualified for the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Final Four before losing to Immaculata, the eventual champion, 49-46.The Hoosiers’ Final Four appearance came in a stretch that saw two other Elite Eight appearances in 1972 and 1974. But because those were not NCAA sanctioned events, those accomplishments were never properly recognized — until this weekend.Those teams will be honored both Saturday and Sunday as about 25 players and coaches from 1971-75 are expected to return to Bloomington.The team members will receive Final Four rings and watch as a 1973 AIAW Final Four banner is raised to the rafters of Assembly Hall.“I’m just thrilled for the team,” Bea Gorton, IU’s head coach from 1971-1976, said. “It’s a special recognition — very special. They deserve it.”Under Gorton, IU went 62-15 during the first four years of women’s basketball being a varsity sport at IU. The Hoosiers outscored opponents by more that 14 points per game during that stretch.Forty years later, what many throughout the program consider “the greatest era of women’s basketball” will finally earn public recognition during halftime of IU’s game against Minnesota.“They were pioneers,” IU Coach Curt Miller said. “They played for the love of the game, and truly that’s a cliché, but truly they played for the love of the game.”Miller explained on his weekly WHCC 105.1 FM radio interview from the Holiday Inn in Bloomington on Monday that Assistant Athletic Director for Broadcast Services Jeremy Gray brought up the idea of recognizing the team.Other programs like Tennessee women’s basketball have banners recognizing AIAW accomplishments, which led to the idea of recognizing IU’s 1973 Final Four appearance.Players and coaches were contacted and invited to come this weekend to be honored at halftime of the men’s basketball game against Northwestern. They will be present when the banner is unveiled during the women’s game Sunday.“That says a lot,” Gorton said of the team returning. “I think it says a lot about the kinds of friendships that were formed by the players. In sports, the kinds of friendships that are formed are long lasting.”Gorton said she was excited to be able to get back together with the team.She stressed the importance of remembering all that the team went through.When the program began, the team practiced and played in the women’s physical education building on courts that were used for teaching. The layout of the courts were not even regulation sized until the team began practicing on the second floor of the student recreation center.“We played on what we had,” Gorton said.Eventually, the team moved to play within the track and field facility on a court that had to be enclosed by curtains to protect it from dirt and dust kicked up by the track and field athletes. But after playing on those courts, the team would finally be allowed to play at Assembly Hall and use the visiting team’s locker room.Miller said it was important to remember the accomplishments of these early teams and remember what the players and coaches went through.“There’s a history that a lot of people don’t realize,” Miller said. “It’s something we should talk about. It’s really exciting to honor that group and well deserved.”As the current IU women’s basketball team (14-1, 1-1) is just beginning its Big Ten season in a year that saw the team begin a program best 14-0, Gorton said she thought it was only appropriate to reflect back on the teams that made it possible.“Our teams paved the way for our program,” Gorton said. “That was the beginning of an avenue for a college career and education for women, and I think that’s important to know. There’s a history there.” “Athletes today, I think ought to say thank you to those former athletes that paved the road for them,” she said. “I’m just so thrilled for this team and excited. It’s very, very special.”Follow reporter Sam Beishuizen on Twitter @SamBeishuizen.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The losing streak continues.Wisconsin came back after being down by eight points with 17 minutes and 23 seconds remaining in the second half Wednesday to hand IU its 19th consecutive Big Ten road loss 65-60.The Hoosiers and Badgers took turns exchanging blows throughout the 40 minutes of action. The lead switched hands often throughout the night as neither team was able to take decisive command of the game.The Hoosier offense struggled throughout the night, only shooting 23-of-68 — 33.8 percent — from the field. IU, a team that has relied on 3-point shooting often this season, only made 3-of-19 during the game.The lack of 3-point scoring hurt the team as it struggled to find other ways to score.“The three ball energizes us,” IU Coach Curt Miller said. “With not making threes, that makes it difficult. There were stretches tonight where we executed and tonight where we just didn’t make enough shots.”Despite the poor shooting, IU led 24-22 at halftime.The Hoosiers came out of the half on a 7-2 scoring run to extend the lead to 31-24 with 18 minutes and three seconds remaining.But they would not be able to continue hitting shots as consistently as they did coming out of the break.“The shooting percentage is going to haunt us that we didn’t make a few more shots tonight to come away with the victory,” Miller said.The teams were tied at 53 points each with three minutes and 20 seconds left in the second half, but Wisconsin closed the game out on a 12-7 scoring run. The Hoosiers missed four field goal attempts in the final 26 seconds as they were handed their second loss of the season.“We’ve got to make tough shots,” Miller said. “It’s not always easy to make shots in this league.”With only 10 seconds remaining, freshman guard Karlee McBride had a potential game-tying 3-point attempt from the corner blocked by Wisconsin junior forward Jackie Gulczynski. The ball deflected off of IU, giving the Badgers possession.On the ensuing inbound, Gulczynski fired a nearly full-court baseball pass to junior forward Michala Johnson on the run. She sent in a layup with eight seconds remaining to extend the Badger lead to the eventual final score 65-60.Gulcyznski was dominant throughout the game. The 6-foot-1 forward, who managed to stretch the floor, had season highs with 23 points and 13 rebounds. She also recorded six blocks and dished out a pair of assists.“She did a nice job not only rebounding but blocking shots and being a defensive presence,” Miller said. “We did a really good job on their two talented wings. Gulcyznski was the difference in the game.”Now, IU has a quick turnaround before playing No. 22 Purdue on Friday where the team will have another chance to end its nearly three-year-old losing streak against Big Ten teams on the road.The team will travel to West Lafayette and plans to arrive sometime late tonight before preparing to play for the Barn Burner Trophy on Friday.“We’ll do some film tomorrow morning and then we’ll do a practice,” Miller said. “We’ll put the gameplan together and fight against the Boilermakers.”Follow reporter Sam Beishuizen on Twitter @Sam_Beishuizen.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Another IU losing is on the verge of being broken.IU women’s basketball leads Wisconsin 24-22 at halftime.Both teams opened the game playing very sloppy early. Freshman guard Larryn Brooks had the first field goal of the game with 17:45 remaining in the first half with a 3-point play with a layup and a foul.From there, the game went back and forth for most of the first half without much scoring.Wisconsin went on a 5-0 scoring run to go up 14-9 in the middle of the first half, forcing IU Coach Curt Miller to call timeout with 9:56 remaining.IU responded out of the timeout with a 6-0 run of its own and would manage to maintain a two point lead at the break.Six Hoosiers have scored points in the opening 20 minutes. Brooks leads IU in scoring with 10 points. For Wisconsin, both Jacki Gulczynski and Dakota Whyte have 8 points.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After suffering its first loss of the season to Ohio State on Saturday, IU women’s basketball is looking to bounce back against Wisconsin at 8 p.m. in Madison, Wis.Like IU (14-1, 1-1), Wisconsin (8-7, 1-2) struggled in its last game. The Badgers lost to Iowa 81-65 in their Big Ten home opener on Sunday after being outscored by 13 points in the second half.Creating offense has been a challenge at times for Wisconsin this season. The Badgers are last in the Big Ten in assists per game (12.2), and they are ranked 11th in the conference in field goal-percentage (42 percent).Wisconsin poses a challenge for IU. The Badgers run a triangle offense that IU Coach Curt Miller said caused the Hoosiers to “play horrible” last season in a 65-53 loss. Miller has been stressing quickness on the defensive side in practice this week.“What really bothered us last year was their movement,” Miller said. “We have got to be ready to really move against their motion offense and against their quick hits. We didn’t last year. That’s one of the things we’ll hope to get corrected.”Physically, the Badgers stand tall throughout their lineup. They have 10 players on their roster listed at 6-feet tall or taller.In contrast, IU has seven such players.In IU’s 70-51 loss to Ohio State, the Hoosiers struggled to limit the Buckeyes’ points in the paint. Defensive presence in the post was another area that Miller said IU needed to improve tonight.Limiting Wisconsin in the paint will require IU to defend 6-foot-3 junior forward Michala Johnson. She leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.5 points per game, and shooting 52.9 percent from the field. Johnson has given teams problems in the paint all season, and she is coming off of a 16-point performance against Iowa.“We’ve got to do a better job defending early in the shot clock, not defending after they — as post players — get to where they want to be,” Miller said. “We let Ohio State’s post players get to where we wanted, and then we tried to defend. We’ve got to be a little more proactive instead of reactive in their movement.”In the backcourt, the Badgers are anchored by a pair of senior wings in Morgan Paige and Taylor Wurtz. Paige is second in scoring at 13.9 points per game, while the 6-foot Wurtz leads the team in rebounds per game (8.3). She is also averaging 13.7 points.“It’s a tough matchup for our wings,” Miller said. “They can both shoot threes, but they’re both really good athletes.”Tonight’s game against Wisconsin is the first of three Big Ten games for IU this week. The Hoosiers will travel to West Lafayette on Friday to play for the Barn Burner Trophy in a rescheduled game against Purdue before returning home to play Minnesota on Sunday.With three conference games after suffering their first loss of the year, Miller said he was pleased with the Hoosiers’ practice on Monday with a big week ahead.“You definitely have the players’ attention after a loss,” he said. “We had a lot of attention here in practice, I think. The good thing is our intensity was better. We competed more, and they’re hungry.”Follow reporter Sam Beishuizen on Twitter @Sam_Beishuizen.
IU women's basketball dropped out of the latest Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll on Monday after being ranked No. 22 last week.
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>IU Coach Curt Miller said that an undefeated start and a win against former No. 22 Iowa in the Hoosier’s Big Ten opener does not change the mindset of his team as they look toward Ohio State.He pointed out that IU was predicted to finish 12th in the Big Ten in the preseason Coaches’ Poll—dead last. With that much doubt surrounding a young team, it could have been easy for IU to struggle, especially in Big Ten play.Instead, Miller and his Hoosier team have embraced the roll as underdogs. With the Big Ten season just getting underway, IU is trying to use the roll of underdog to their advantage as they look to build upon what has been a historic start to the season.“We try to take the underdog role,” Miller said. “We try to exceed expectations. There’s not anyone that follows women’s basketball that has picked us anywhere but 12th out of 12 in this conference this year, so we wanted to play that way.”The results have been unprecedented and unexpected. Despite stretches where IU has struggled, the Hoosiers are 14-0 with a second Big Ten game against Ohio State (10-4) on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Assembly Hall.On paper, IU has become the favorite in the matchup against the Buckeyes. The undefeated, No. 22 ranked Hoosiers are no longer the mathematical underdog at home.Despite being favored in the rankings, Miller said he will not let ranking dictate the way his team plays.“Rankings aren’t going to define is. We are going to define ourselves on getting better ourselves and hard work,” Miller said.The Big Ten has been full of parody early on in the season. No. 16 Nebraska had to rally late to defeat an unranked Northwestern at home. Ohio State defeated nationally ranked Purdue in its Big Ten opener and followed that up with a 15 point loss to unranked Michigan on Monday.With all of the parody in the conference, being favored on paper does not necessarily mean much. Instead, IU players and coaches are trying to continue playing like the perennial underdog.“Inside the locker room, we just challenge ourselves to exceed expectations,” senior forward Simone Deloach said. “I don’t think it changes anything, it just makes us work harder. Honestly, whatever the opponent may feel about us coming into the game, we have a mindset of executing our plays, talking on defense and just playing Indiana basketball and that’s most important.”Moving forward with Saturday’s game against Ohio State and the other Big Ten matchups ahead, IU has caught the attention of the national spotlight after a historic start to the season. In the upcoming games, IU will not always be the mathematical underdog that they try to embrace being.But in the locker room, that is the mindset players and coaches are trying to maintain. They still remember being picked to finish last in the Big Ten at the beginning of the year and are still trying to use that to their advantage.“I think we’ve been underdogs all season,” senior forward Tabitha Gerardot said. “I think it’s played to our advantage for us. It’s just another thing to motivate us and push us forward.”Follow women's basketball reporter Sam Beishuizen on Twitter @Sam_Beishuizen
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Freshman guard Larryn Brooks was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week and senior forward Simone Deloach was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll, the Big Ten announced on Monday.
IU women's basketball jumped into the Associated Press Top 25 Poll to No. 22 in Monday's weekly NCAA women's basketball rankings. It marks just the second time in program history that IU has been ranked and the first time since the Jan. 19, 1993 rankings that the Hoosiers have been ranked.
IU opens Big Ten play against No. 22 Iowa in Assembly Hall in a clashing of the two highest scoring teams in the Big Ten on Thursday at 7 p.m.
IU women's basketball finished the non-conference schedule a perfect 13-0 in what has been the best start to a season in program history. IU will now turn its attention toward Big Ten play which starts on Thursday when No. 22 Iowa comes to Assembly Hall.
After defeating Xavier 62-55 on the road Sunday, IU women's basketball received 23 votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Monday. IU's 23 votes is the 29th most among those teams who earned votes.
A new banner honoring the 1973 Final Four women's basketball team will be hung in the rafters of Assembly Hall during halftime of the Jan. 19 game against Minnesota.
IU women's basketball earned votes in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll for the second consecutive week after defeating Cleveland State 107-73 Saturday in Cleveland.