IU wins 1st home game of 2011-12 season against Murray State
In a close game that came down to free throws, IU earned its first season victory, 70-67.
In a close game that came down to free throws, IU earned its first season victory, 70-67.
IU fell to the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears, 58-46, Friday in Conway, Ark. The Hoosiers kept a 30-21 lead with 14:20 remaining in the game and won the rebounding battle 40-31, but it wasn’t enough in a match that featured four ties and nine lead changes.
IU will travel to Conway, Ark., to face Central Arkansas at 8 p.m. Friday to officially begin the 2011-12 season. The matchup will be the first ever meeting between the two schools.
The Hoosiers brought in the No. 23 recruiting class to recuperate the loss of nearly 70 percent of scoring from last year.
The IU women’s basketball team won Tuesday night in Assembly Hall versus the University of Indianapolis by a score of 50-47 for IU’s second victory in as many exhibition matches.
High expectations and sub-par results should be a thing of the past for the Indiana women’s basketball team. However, it must first buy into IU Coach Felisha Legette-Jack’s message of playing “fun, physical basketball.”
Host Max McCombs is joined by women's bsketball beat writers Aaron Siegal-Eisman and Trent Stutzman to discuss the team's preseason, season opener, influx of new players and what to expect from the Hoosiers this season.
Before the regular season begins Friday, the Hoosiers face the University of Indianapolis in an exhibition game today at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers defeated St. Ambrose 92-39 in their first exhibition game Thursday.
Defense helped create offense as the IU women’s basketball defeated St. Ambrose 92-39 in the first exhibition game of the season.
The IU women’s basketball team will have to overcome the loss of four seniors as it begins its season with an exhibition game at 7 p.m. today in Assembly Hall.
The first two games are exhibition games against St. Ambrose today and Indianapolis on Nov. 8. This year’s woman’s basketball team has nine returners from last year and five new faces, including three freshmen and two junior-college transfers.
That rebuilding process for the women’s basketball team this year included the signing of five players: three freshman and two junior-college transfers.
IU junior Sasha Chaplin of the women’s basketball team is looking to come back for a strong 2011-12 season after missing a total of 61 games the past three years.
On Tuesday, IU women’s basketball had its annual media day to discuss the upcoming season. The Bloomington media had the opportunity to talk with any player or coach a part of the team.
Growing up in the small town of Eminence, Ind., allowed Aulani Sinclair to grow into not only a successful basketball player, but also one of the captains for this year’s Hoosiers.
IU Coach Felisha Legette-Jack did her best to hype up the women’s basketball team before the men’s team took over at Hoosier Hysteria. The first 30 minutes of the event were dedicated to the introductions, drills, and scrimmage for the women’s team.
IU Athletics Director Fred Glass announced in July that the women’s basketball head coach agreed to a contract extension for an additional two seasons.
Summer and the true off-season for IU women’s basketball are approaching their final hours as the team prepares for a new year. The past few months provided the Hoosiers time to rest and recover before the hard work of a new season begins.
IU women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack agreed to a two year contract extension that will keep her patrolling the sidelines of Assembly Hall through the 2014-15 season, Athletic Director Fred Glass announced Tuesday.
Even though it’s the off-season, the women’s basketball program is making big moves. On June 27, IU acquired former University of Tulsa head coach Charlene Thomas-Swinson. She will serve under IU women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack as assistant coach. She will take office on July 1.