Indiana Women’s Basketball hosts Princeton in Second Round of NCAA Tournament
The 3rd seeded Indiana Women’s Basketball team host the 14th seed Princeton Tigers this evening at 8pm in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Second Round of the Bridgeport Region of the 2022 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The winner advances to the Sweet Sixteen, to be held Saturday and Monday in Bridgeport, Connecticut and face the winner of the UConn-UCF Game.
Indiana took care of 14th seed Charlotte 85-51 and Princeton knocked off 6thseed Kentucky 69-62 before a crowd of 6,389 fans. This is the first time Indiana University Women’s Basketball History that the Hoosiers are hosting the NCAA Tournament, and Saturday’s win over Charlotte was 10th highest attended game in program history. This is Indiana’s highest seed in program history at three seed and the Hoosiers made their first ever Sweet 16 and Elite eight appearances in program history as 4 seed as the entire 2021 tournament was played in San Antonio Texas.
Charlotte ends the season at (22-10) and sees a four-game winning streak come to end after winning their final regular season game against Southern Miss on March 5th, and a three-game run to win the Conference USA tournament championship. The Hoosiers (23-8) controlled the game after Molina Williams hit a three pointer to open the game for Charlotte 42 seconds in. Ali Patberg got the Hoosiers on the board with a jumper at the 8:54 mark and Aleska Gulbe drained a three at the 8:22 mark to make 5-3 before the 49ers tied the game 7-7 with 6:21 left in the first quarter. Charlotte tied the game at 11-11 on a jumper by Octavia Jett-Wilson with 2:47 left in the first quarter when Chloe Moore-McNeil hit a three for the Hoosiers to make it 14-11 with 2:34 left and The Hoosiers led the rest of the game and extend the lead to as many as 36 points.
Indiana led 22-12 after the first quarter and outscored the 49ers 20-12 in the 2nd quarter to take 42-24 lead into the locker room. The Hoosiers led 64-35 at the end of the third quarter and controlled the fourth quarter outscoring the 49ers 31-16. Indiana was 35-64 from the field for 54 %, 4-14 from the three-point line for 28 % and 11-15 from the free throw line for 73%. The Hoosiers shared the basketball dishing out 23 assists and committing just six turnovers
Indiana had three players in double-figures led by Mackenize Holmes with 19 Points, Grace Berger with 18 and Aleska Gulbe with 15. Nicole Cardano-Hillary had nine points, Ali Patberg and Chloe Moore-McNeil had seven points each. Kaitlin Peterson, Mona Zaric and Grace Waggoner all scored 2 points each. Arielle Wisne was the only Hoosier not to score. Indiana pulled down 37 rebounds, eight steals and a block.
Charlotte was led in scoring by Octavia Jett-Wilson 5-8 senior from Greenbelt Maryland with 19 points and was the only 49er in double figures. Charlotte was 20-54 from the field for 37%, 1-9 from the three-point range for 12 % and 10-17 from the free throw line for 58 %. Charlotte pulled down 25 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and a block. The Hoosiers defense made the 49ers commit 14 turnovers.
Princeton wanted to make sure when it comes March the Ivy League is always one of toughest leagues to put out of an NCAA Tournament and showed the nation why. The Ivy League canceled the 2020-21 season due to COVID-19 pandemic and there was no NCAA tournament in 2020 so it’s been since 2019 since a team from the Ivy League has been involved in March Madness and the Tigers wanted to make sure they extended their stay in Bloomington for more than one game and they accomplished that by getting ready for tonight’s game with the Hoosiers.
Princeton is 18-0 since December 22 when they Lost 70-53 to Texas and have an overall record of 25-4. Coached by former University of Connecticut Star Carla Berube, The Tigers love to play a slow down game and used the backdoor cuts to perfection like the Princeton Men’s team did back in day under hall of fame coach Pete Carrill. The Tigers had to hold off the full court pressure that Kentucky threw at them especially in the 2nd half. Princeton had 19 turnovers in the game.
Abby Meyers led the way with 28 points for Princeton, Kaitlyn Chen added 17 points while being pressured by the Kentucky defense all game long. The Tigers shot 26-53 from the field for 49%, 3-10 from three-point range for 30% and 14-20 from the free throw line for 70%. The Tigers pulled down 37 rebounds, nine assists, six steals, and two blocks.
Dre’Una Edwards led Kentucky with 15 points and 10 rebounds for a double/double. All American Rhyne Howard was held to 14 points, Howard did not score her first points of the game until she hit a three-pointer right before the halftime buzzer, and had 3 rebounds along with an assist in the first half. Howard received a technical foul with 1:03 left in the third quarter. Jada Walker added 11 points for the Wildcats had just eight available players and only used seven with two unavailable due to injury. The loss snaps a 10-game winning streak and they end the season at 19-12 under former Tennessee star Kyra Elzy. Kentucky had 15 turnovers, 10 assists, 8 steals, and a block. The Wildcats were 20-56 from the field for 56%, 4-15 from three-point range for 26% and 18-24 from the free throw line for 75%.
The game stayed closed throughout the game Princeton’s largest lead was nine points and Kentucky led by four. Princeton led 12-11 end of 1st quarter and 32-26 at half. The Tigers led 48-44 at the end of the 3rd quarter and outscored Kentucky 21-18 in the 4thquarter
Indiana Softball Head Coach Shonda Stanton gets 700th career win
Indiana University Softball Head Coach Shonda Stanton got her 700th career win on Saturday as the Hoosiers beat Sam Houston State 2-0 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. The Hoosiers beat Iowa 8-4 in the second game Saturday and beat San Diego 5-0 on Sunday to give Stanton 702 Career victories and her 115th at Indiana.
Stanton served as the Head Coach at IUPUI in 1998-99 where she led the Jaguars to a 27-25 mark in their first season as a Division I team. Stanton was named IU’s ninth head coach on June 10, 2017. Stanton came to the Hoosiers after 18 seasons at Marshall, where she was the winningest Coach in program history with 560 victories. Stanton guided the Thundering Herd to two NCAA Tournament appearances, five conference championship games and led the team to two Mid-American Conference championships (2003 and 2005), a Conference USA regular season championship (2017), and Conference USA Tournament title (2013). In addition, the Thundering Herd posted 12 seasons with 30 or more wins during Stanton’s time in Huntington and recorded her 500th career win on March 23, 2016, in an 8-3 victory against UTEP.
After graduating college from UNC-Greensboro, Stanton served as a Graduate Assistant for Ashland University, where she received her Master’s of Education in Sports Science. During her time, the softball program set a school record for victories in a season (53), won a second consecutive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) title and earned a second straight NCAA Division II playoff berth. In the 1997-98 season, the Eagles finished 53-6, won the conference championship, and hosted its regional tournament. That season, the entire coaching staff was selected as the coaching staff of the year in the GLIAC. All in all, Ashland compiled a 94-23 record enroute to successive bids to the NCAA National Tournament.
Indiana University Football adds Adam Henry to coaching staff
Indiana head football coach Tom Allen announced the hiring of Adam Henry as the program’s co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach on Friday afternoon. Henry owns 25 overall seasons of experience with 13 in college and 12 in the NFL. Henry has coached Pro Bowlers Odell Beckham Jr., Anquan Boldin, Amari Cooper, CeeDee Lamb, Jarvis Landry, and Zach Miller. Lamb secured his Pro Bowl honor in 2021 with 1,102 yards, 79 receptions, and six touchdowns for Dallas. Cooper added 68 catches for 865 yards and eight TDs.
In 2020, Cowboys receivers finished first in the NFC in receptions (413) and third in yardage (4,511). Lamb set a franchise rookie record with 74 catches, and his 935 yards ranked second. Cooper became the fourth Cowboy to reach 90 receptions with a career-high 92 to go along with 1,114 yards, while Michael Gallup posted 843 yards on 59 catches with five scores.
Prior to his stint in Dallas, Henry spent two seasons (2018-19) with the Cleveland Browns. Landry and Beckham became the first wideouts in Browns history to each record over 1,000 receiving yards in the same campaign. Landry earned his fifth-straight Pro Bowl nod after he collected a career-high 1,174 yards (4th in team history) with 83 grabs and six touchdowns. Beckham added 1,035 yards (10th), 74 receptions, and four TDs in 2019. The previous year, Landry hauled in 81 passes and rookie Antonio Callaway led the team and finished third among all NFL rookies with five receiving scores. Cleveland had three receivers with four touchdowns, marking just the second time the franchise accomplished the feat since 1955.
Henry arrived in Cleveland after a pair of seasons with the New York Giants. Beckham made a career-high 101 catches for 1,367 yards and 10 TDs in 2016. His reception total ranked second in Giants lore, and his yardage was third. Sterling Shepard closed 2016 second among NFL rookies with 65 catches. Boldin led the receivers in Henry’s lone campaign in San Francisco (2015). He totaled 69 grabs for 789 yards and four scores. In his previous stint at the collegiate level, Henry developed Beckham and Landry at LSU from 2012-14. The duo became the first pair of receivers in program history to finish with over 1,000 yards in the same year (2013). Along with James Wright, Beckham and Landry all were selected in the 2014 NFL Draft to make LSU the only school with three wideouts picked that year.
Henry’s first run in the NFL came over five seasons with the Oakland Raiders as offensive quality control coach (2007-08) and tight ends coach (2009-11). Under his tutelage, Miller became the first tight end in Raiders history to pace the team in receiving three-consecutive campaigns, and he earned a Pro Bowl berth in 2010.
Henry kicked off his coaching career at his alma mater, McNeese State University. He oversaw the wide receivers from 1997-2005 before he was promoted to assistant head coach/offensive coordinator for 2006. As a receiver at McNeese State, Henry garnered all-conference honors and finished his career with 93 receptions for 1,690 yards and 16 touchdowns enroute to being enshrined in the McNeese Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
Henry signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 1994. A native of Beaumont, Texas, Henry earned an undergraduate degree and a master’s degree from McNeese State. Henry is married to Zita and has three children, Darian, Kynidee, and Ava.
Bloomington North Boys Basketball falls in Semi State to Cathedral
Bloomington North lost to Cathedral 61-55 in the Class 4A Semi State Game at Washington Saturday Afternoon. The Cougars finish the season at 24-4 and see a 17-game winning streak come to an end. Bloomington North was in the Semi State for the first time since 2014, and the Cougars were looking for a trip to the state finals for the first time since they lost to Marion in 2000.
Cathedral is 25-6 and has won eight in a row and will to its fourth state finals next Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Irish won Class 3A in 1998 and their other appearances came in 1982 and 1998. Chesterton (29-0) will be the opponent at 8:15pm as the Trojans beat Kokomo 42-40 in the Lafayette Jeff Semi State.
In Class 1A at 10:30 am it will be North Daviess 26-3 vs Lafayette Central Catholic 20-9. In Class 2A at 12:45 in will be Central Noble 28-2 and Providence 20-6 and at 6 PM in Class 3A it will be Beech Grove 21-6 vs Mishawaka Marian 24-3.
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