Late comeback falls short for IU
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 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.
Three seems to be Wisconsin’s magic number. The Badgers are ranked third in a competitive Big Ten race, and they beat IU at Assembly Hall for only the third time ever. But it was not the 3-point game that led the Badgers to victory, rather their staunch defense.
Following her team’s 55-47 loss to Wisconsin on Thursday, IU women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack said there is still much to learn.
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Striving for more defensive consistency has been a recurring theme for the IU women’s basketball team this season.
Jumping to quick, early leads and playing impressive in the first half is a good way to start a basketball game. Letting the opposition start the second half with a 17-4 scoring run, however, is a good way to lose a basketball game.
When Northwestern rallied to within two points of the lead to begin the second half, the IU women’s basketball team leaders did not flinch.
The Hoosiers plan to accomplish two things when they head to Ann Arbor, Mich., this Sunday: win back-to-back conference games for the first time this season and complete a season sweep of the Wolverines.
Following Sunday’s 81-64 loss at No. 5 Ohio State, IU women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack said her team wasn’t where it needed to be defensively.
A team boasting a 15-0 home record is typically hard to beat. Add in a 21-game win streak at home and figure that it has lost only five times at home since 2004-2005, and beating this team seems downright impossible.
Junior guard Jori Davis only hit two shots the entire second half against Michigan, but she hit the one shot that mattered.
Following its nail-biter win against Michigan at Assembly Hall on Thursday, the IU women’s basketball team passed a test of its character, head coach Felisha Legette-Jack said.
IU women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack has described defense as her team’s game. The Hoosiers (9-7, 2-3) look to prove that identity even further, as they play host to a heavy-shooting Michigan team at 7 p.m. today in Assembly Hall.