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Players continue life in sports after graduation

By Candice Rohrman · Monday, Aug. 24,2009 8:32 p.m.

Former Hoosier forward Amber Jackson is now set to take on Spain. She recently signed a one-year contract to play professional basketball for Club Baloncesto Arxil. Many of her teammates have also continued on in sports. 

The IU womens basketball team poses for a photo in the Colosseum May 16 in Rome, Italy. The team finished their ten day tour of Italy with a 4-0 record.

Hoosiers get a taste of Italian culture

By Mickey Woods · Wednesday, June 3,2009 7:34 p.m.

The IU women’s basketball team members are still a bit jet-lagged from their 10-day excursion in Italy, where they managed to win four games while touring the country’s landmarks.

IU senior guard Kim Roberson, right, puts her head in her hands after fouling out of a Women's NIT game against Illinois State on Sunday in Normal, Ill. Roberson ended her IU career with 14 points and three rebounds after IU lost 66-55.

Loss ends WNIT run

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Monday, March 30,2009 12:17 a.m.

The IU women's basketball team lost in the quarterfinals of the WNIT, ending its 21-win season.

IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack watches the action from the sidelines during a 66-55 loss to Illinois State on Sunday in Normal, Ill.

One bright hope

By Dave Leno · Sunday, March 29,2009 10:56 p.m.

NORMAL, Ill. – Coaching sometimes is so black and white, everyone seems to think they can to do a better job.


IU ends season with 66-55 loss to Illinois State

Sunday, March 29,2009 2:14 a.m.

The Hoosiers finished their season Sunday afternoon with a 66-55 loss to Illinois State in the round of eight of the Women's National Invitation Tournament. See the Above the Rim blog for full coverage of the game from within Redbird Arena and check back with idsnews.com for more updates.


IU moves to WNIT quarters

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Friday, March 27,2009 12:27 a.m.

The Hoosiers captured a 75-67 victory against Bowling Green on Thursday night in the third round of the WNIT.  

IU seniors Kim Roberson, left, Whitney Thomas and Amber Jackson share a laugh during the closing minutes of IU's 68-50 win against Michigan in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Hoosiers beat Bowling Green 75-67, stay alive in women's NIT tournament

Thursday, March 26,2009 12:11 a.m.

The Hoosiers extended their season Thursday night with a 75-67 victory against Bowling Green in the third round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament. They will play in the round of 8 against the winner of tonight's Marquette-Illinois State game. For more information about the game, go to the IDS Above the Rim blog.

Sophomore guard Andrea McGuirt attempts a layup under the outstretched arms of a Ball State defender during the Hooisers 84-68 win over the Cardinals Nov. 14th at Assembly Hall.

Ball State stuns Tennessee 71-55

Sunday, March 22,2009 11:42 p.m.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Ball State stunned the two-time defending national champions Tennessee 71-55 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday night, snapping one of the more remarkable streaks in college basketball history.

IU players rush to senior Whitney Thomas, left, after she hit a game winning shot with 0.2 seconds left during IU's 59-57 win against Dayton on Sunday at Assembly Hall.

No pity here

By Dave Leno · Sunday, March 22,2009 11:12 p.m.

Seniors Kim Roberson and Whitney Thomas deserved better. Last Monday, the NCAA selection committee turned its back on IU and offered Minnesota – the other Big Ten bubble team – an at-large bid to the Big Dance instead.

IU women to play in WNIT on Sunday

Wednesday, March 18,2009 3:52 p.m.

IU’s NCAA Tournament hopes ended on Monday, when the team did not receive an at-large bid. Now the Hoosiers (19-10) will prepare for a run in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. The team will face either Dayton or Oakland at 2 p.m. Sunday at Assembly Hall.

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IU women will play in WNIT tournament

Monday, March 16,2009 7:56 p.m.

IU's winning season wasn't enough for an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, but on Monday night the Hoosiers received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament.

Members of the IU basketball team huddle up before taking the court for a game against Purdue during the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on March 6 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

IU women learn their fate tonight

Monday, March 16,2009 12:15 p.m.

The IU women's basketball team will learn their post-season fate at 6 p.m. today when the NCAA selection show airs on ESPN. The Hoosiers will gather in a room at Coaches Bar and Grill for a NCAA Selection Show Party to see if they will receive an at-large bid to the big dance.

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Have the Hoosiers done enough to dance?

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Friday, March 13,2009 12:32 a.m.

IU must wait to see if the NCAA selection committee will accept the team for a position in the tournament. While the Hoosiers’ resume has some strong points, the question remains: Will it be enough to make the big dance?

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IU has reasons to be mad in March

By Dave Leno · Monday, March 9,2009 12:39 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Twenty minutes after the final whistle blew, the Hoosiers’ locker room was silent, as if jerseys and equipment were the only things inside.

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