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Indiana University Women’s Basketball travels to Illinois
Indiana Women’s Basketball will play Illinois at 8pm this evening at the State Farm Center in Champaign. The Hoosiers are looking for their 13 straight win against the Illini which is the longest current streak over any Big Ten foe, and dates back to 2013-14. Indiana leads the all-time series 45-30.
Indiana is 16-3 and 8-1 in the Big Ten after a 64-57 win over Purdue Sunday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. In her last three games, Graduate Guard Nicole Cardaño-Hillary averaged 16.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.3 steals and shot 45% from the floor, and 50% at the 3-point line. Sophomore Guard Chloe Moore-McNeil is coming off her first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Purdue. She set new personal career-highs in both categories in the win as she went for 4-for-7 from the floor and hit a pair of triples. The Hoosiers are ranked 7th in the Associated Press and 6th in the Coach’s Polls this week. IUWBB Head Coach Teri Moren is 164-83 in her 8th season at Indiana and 363-213 in 19 years overall.
Illinois is 6-12 overall and 1-6 in the Big Ten. Illinois came off a three-game COVID-19 pause on Sunday as it fell at Wisconsin, 70-62. They have lost four-straight heading into tonight’s matchup, winning its only Big Ten game against the Badgers at home on January 9th. Sophomore Guard Aaliyah Nye leads the way with 11.2 points per game while Sophomore Forward Kendall Bostic who is from Kokomo, Indiana is one of the league’s best rebounders with 11.9 boards per game. The Illini average 65.3 points per game and shoot 40.1% from the floor. Illinois is coached by Nancy Fahey who is in her 5th season with a 41-91 record. She coached at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri from 1986-2017 winning 737 games and 5 Division II National Championships from 1998-2001, and 2010. Fahey played at Wisconsin from 1977-1981.
Indiana Junior Forward Mackenzie Holmes was named one of 20 to the 2022 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Player of the Year midseason team. Holmes is averaging a team-high 17.9 points, 8.2 rebounds and shooting 61.5% from the floor in 14 games. She has scored in double figures in 13 of 14 games, recorded three double-doubles, and averages 1.9 blocks per game. Holmes currently ranks sixth in school history with 134 career blocks and became the 30th member of IU’s 1,000-point club earlier this season. She has been sidelined with a knee injury since January 5. The Gorham, Maine native is making her first appearance on the Naismith Trophy watch list this season as she has also appeared on the 2022 Lisa Leslie Award watch list and Wooden Award Midseason Top 25. She was also a 2021-22 preseason All-Big Ten Honoree, The Athletic preseason All-American Honorable Mention, and two-time Big Ten Player of the Week.
Edgewood Girls Basketball Falls in Sectional Semifinals
Edgewood Girls Basketball fell to Northview 46-44 in the Class 3A Sectional Semifinals at Northview Tuesday Night. Zoe Powell drove the lane with a lot of contact and no foul called. Edgewood had to foul with 6.8 seconds left and down by 1. Tara Pierce hit 1 of 2 to make it 46-44 and Edgewood’s Jaylen Robinson missed the shot as Northview advances to the Championship Game against Brownstown Central tomorrow night at 7 PM. Brownstown Central 15-11 beat West Vigo 48-35. Northview who beat Brown County 51-36 Monday Night improves to 21-4. Edgewood who beat South Vermillion 51-19 Monday Night ends the season at 19-5.
In Sectional Championship Games Tuesday Night. Class 4A at Bloomington North East Central beat Columbus East 72-67. Class 4A at Jeffersonville Bedford North Lawrence beat Jennings County 38-36. In Class 2A at North Knox, Host North Knox beat South Knox 36-32 and in Class 1A at Clay City Bloomfield beat North Central (Farmersburg) 40-38. The Regionals are this Saturday with the semifinals in the morning/early afternoon and championship games Saturday Night.
In Boys High School Basketball Bloomington South Beat Scottsburg 70-50 and Shoals beat Lighthouse Christian 48-31.
Indiana Pacers Trade Domantas Sabonis to Sacramento Kings
The Indiana Pacers have traded two-time All-Star center Domantas Sabonis to the Sacramento Kings for a package that includes guard Tyrese Haliburton. The Pacers are including Jeremy Lamb, Justin Holiday and a 2027 second-round pick in exchange for Haliburton, guard Buddy Hield and center Tristian Thompson. The NBA trade deadline is 3pm Thursday and this is the 2nd trade in 2 days the Pacers have made before the deadline with this blockbuster deal done Tuesday Afternoon.
The Kings paid a steep price, parting with Haliburton, the 12th overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft who had been believed to be a cornerstone player for the franchise’s future. The Kings’ backcourt now revolves around point guard De’Aaron Fox and rookie Davion Mitchell. Haliburton has averaged 14.3 points, 7.4 assists, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.7 steals this season. He is tied for sixth in the league in steals per game and is 11th in assists.
The Pacers are reshaping their roster with trades of Sabonis and Caris LeVert this week, and Indiana now adds Haliburton to a revamped backcourt that includes Malcolm Brogdon and rookie Chris Duarte. The Pacers create a $6 million trade exception in the deal. The trade will likely have a significant impact on Myles Turner’s future with the Pacers. Now he gets to play center and appears thrilled with the idea of playing with Haliburton.
Domantas Sabonis, 25, is averaging 18.9 points, 12.1 rebounds, and 5.0 assists this season. He’s had 34 double-doubles this season, trailing only Nikola Jokic (41) and Rudy Gobert (35). Buddy Hield is third in the NBA in 3-pointers this season, trailing only Steph Curry and Fred Van Vleet. Hield is owed $63 million through 2023-24 on his contract. Since entering the NBA in 2016-17, Hield has connected on 1,337 3-pointers. Only Curry (1,472) and James Harden (1,427) have made more during that span.
Bloomington North Wins Girls Swimming Sectional
Bloomington North won the Columbus North Girls Swimming Sectional Monday Night with a score 457 points to take home the first sectional for the Cougars since 2006. Bloomington South was 2nd with 453 points and Edgewood finished tied for 7th with 81 points. The Bloomington Schools won 10 of 12 events including all three relays and 7 of the 9 individual events. Columbus East won the other two events with Elizabeth Proffitt winning the 50-yard freestyle and Gabriel Meier winning the 1-meter diving.
Bloomington North won the 200 Medley Relay, Hope Westfall won the 200-yard individual medley, Ashley Freel won the 100-yard butterfly and the 100-yard backstroke, and Lindsey Mitchell won the 100-yard breaststroke. The Cougars will send the 400-freestyle relay team to state as their time made the state standard along with Hope Westfall in the 500-yard freestyle
Bloomington South won the 200 and 400 freestyle relay, Kristina Paegle won 100 and 200-yard freestyle and Alexandria Eakin won the 500-yard freestyle.
The State finals are Friday and Saturday at Indiana University Natatorium. The Prelims are Friday Night at 6pm, Diving Prelims and Semifinals are 9am Saturday followed by Consolation, Championship Finals and Diving Finals at 1pm.
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