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After spending all but three games of her freshman year injured, sophomore Jasmine Davis will be leaving the IU basketball program.
After spending all but three games of her freshman year injured, sophomore Jasmine Davis will be leaving the IU basketball program.
Nathan Altenhofen wears the “defensive-minded coach” badge proudly. And given the emphasis IU women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack has placed on defense, the team’s new assistant coach feels that’s where he can help jump-start the program
Third time’s not the charm.The IU women’s basketball team won both games against Illinois in the regular season but lost when it mattered most.
As the IU women’s basketball team journeys to Conseco Fieldhouse for the 2010 Big Ten Tournament’s opening round, it will be facing a familiar and previously-defeated opponent.
They yell, berate officials, cheer for every player and sit in floor seats for every basketball game. And while they aren’t exactly Spike Lee, they still spark both the players and the Assembly Hall crowd. To the media, these fans are lovingly referred to as Superfan and Ponytail
Jamie Braun would not let the IU women’s basketball team lose on her senior day. The lone senior’s double-double ensured it didn’t happen.
IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack placed a premium on this final stretch of games before the Big Ten Tournament. Five straight losses weren’t exactly what she had in mind.
The last time IU was preparing to face Iowa, it had started Feb. undefeated. Now that the team is getting ready to face the Hawkeyes again, it’s quite a different story.
Plagued by injuries and other issues, the IU women’s basketball team had to endure a stretch of two weeks with just seven active players.
The IU women’s basketball team tried to win two battles Sunday: one against breast cancer and one against Minnesota.
The IU women’s basketball team entered Thursday’s game at Northwestern focusing not on stopping center Amy Jaeschke, but instead stopping her teammates. In a high-scoring, overtime-spanning thriller, the team could not accomplish that goal.
Saturday will mark the first time IU has had nine healthy players since a Dec. 22 matchup with Toledo. The Hoosiers have gone 5-8 in that time span.
The return of freshman forward Sasha Chaplin was not enough for the IU women’s basketball team. Foul trouble plagued Chaplin and the Hoosiers (13-12, 6-8) in a 66-58 road loss to Wisconsin on Sunday.
The Hoosiers’ unblemished record in February and 21 offensive rebounds fell into Iowa’s hands. The Hawkeyes pulled down 53 total boards to the Hoosiers’ 29, downing IU 71-67 Thursday at Assembly Hall.
The Badgers beat the Hoosiers by eight points when they played at Assembly Hall in January.
The Hoosiers (13-10, 6-6) will try to do something only three other Big Ten teams have managed to do against the Hawkeyes (12-11, 5-7) today: stay undefeated in February.
The Hoosiers have heard every reason why they shouldn’t succeed this season: They are too young, too inexperienced and there are just too few of them suited up.
Last Sunday’s stunning victory over then-No. 4 Ohio State has the IU women’s basketball team believing in itself.
IU secured its first win against a top-10 team since 2002 on Sunday at home.
Seven IU women’s basketball players dressed to defend Assembly Hall against one of the best teams in the nation.