Before a Record Crowd of 13,406 #2 Indiana Women’s Basketball wins over #5 Iowa Indiana University Women’s Basketball set an all-time attendance record of 13,046 fans Thursday night as the #2 Hoosiers took down the #5 Iowa Hawkeyes 87-78 in Simon Skojdt Assembly Hall. The new record beat the old mark of 13,007 fans set on March 31, 2018, when the Hoosiers beat Virginia Tech for the WNIT Championship. The Hoosiers are 23-1 overall and 13-1 in the Big Ten and have sole possession of first place in the Big Ten Conference, with a trip to Ohio State to challenge the #13 Buckeyes, Monday night. Iowa falls to 19-5 on the season and 11-2 in the Big Ten.
“What a great crowd tonight in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, we needed every one of them helping us get to the finish line,” Indiana Head Coach Teri Moren said after the game.
Iowa knew the challenge coming into this big game after the Hawkeyes beat the Hoosiers three times last season including the Big Ten Championship Game. “Congrats to Indiana on a well-played game, we turned the ball over too much and we will bounce back,” Iowa Head Coach Lisa Bluder said during the post-game press conference.
Grace Berger led the Hoosiers with 26 Points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Mackenzie Holmes added 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. Chloe Moore McNeil added 11 points and was 8-8 from the free throw line. Sydney Parrish scored 9 points as she fouled out with 52.1 seconds. Yarden Garzon added 8 points and hit two big three pointers and 4 rebounds. Garzon fouled out with 3:12 left as the Hoosiers used 10 players tonight, including a brief appearance by Center Arielle Wisne in the final seconds of the first quarter. Indiana was 29-62 from field for 46%, 7-14 from three-point range for 50%, and 22-34 from the free throw line for 64%. The Hoosiers pulled down 37 rebounds, dished 15 assists, 9 steals, 3 blocks and committed 12 turnovers.
Catlin Clark led Iowa with 35 Points and 10 assists, but also provided Indiana with 8 turnovers. McKenna Warnock added 14 points and 11 Rebounds. Freshman Hannah Stuelke scored 10 points. The Hoosiers limited Center Monika Czinano with 6 points, taking just six shots in game making three of those and 7 rebounds. Czinano fouled out with 2:51 left in the game and the inside game for Hawkeyes struggled. Iowa finished 30-62 from the field for 48%, 6-23 from three-point range for 26%, and 12-23 from the field for 52%. Iowa pulled down 38 rebounds, dished 17 assists, 4 blocks, 4 steals, and committed 18 turnovers.
This battle of top five teams featured 11 ties and 14 lead changes. Indiana jumped out to 5-0 lead and Iowa responded with 8-0 run as Caitlin Clark drilled two three pointers from deep. Iowa led by as many six points, but the Hoosiers and Hawkeyes were tied 19-19 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter was back and forth with the Hoosiers leading by 4 points as the teams went into the locker room, tied 39-39.
The second half Clark hit a jumper to take a 41-39 lead and Grace Berger scored 6 straight points as the Hoosiers led 45-41 with 6:36 left in the third quarter. Iowa went on a 6-0 run to go up 47-45 with 5:07 left in the quarter. Iowa led 58-57 after Caitlin Clark hit three free throws, but the Hoosiers scored the last four points of the quarter with Berger and Holmes scoring to go up 62-57 at the end of the quarter as the Hoosiers outscored the Hawkeyes 23-18 in the quarter. In the fourth quarter as Indiana never trailed with the Hawkeyes tying the game at 62-62 with 8:25 left after McKenna Warnock drained a three pointer. The Hoosiers led by 11 points with 48 seconds left and led by 10 points twice. The Hoosiers did not hit a field goal for the last 3 minutes and 24 seconds, but the Hoosiers hit 8 free throws down the stretch as the broke a three-game losing streak to Iowa.
The Hoosiers and the Hawkeyes will meet in the final regular season game February 26th in Iowa City and will be in front of a crowd of 15 thousand. The Hawkeyes are used these big draws that are great for the Women’s Basketball game.
“The crowd was tremendous and great for women’s basketball, and makes me happy, but we are used to playing in front of big crowds and we will have a sold-out Carver Hawkeye Arena when Indiana comes to town at the end of the season” Caitlin Clark said after the game.
#18 Indiana University Men’s Basketball travels to Michigan Saturday night Indiana University enter the final stretch of the regular season in its 123rd season of competition in men’s basketball with a road game in Ann Arbor against the Michigan Wolverines at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday Night at the Crisler Center The game will be broadcast on ESPN. Indiana defeated No. 24/RV Rutgers by a score of 66-60 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Tuesday night. The victory marked the first since March 10, 2019, against the Scarlet Knights. Both teams were ranked heading into the matchup for the first time in series history.
Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis recorded a 20-point, 18-rebound double-double to go along with six assists and one blocked shot in the victory. In the win, he became the sixth Hoosier men’s basketball player to eclipse 2,000 career points and the first to achieve 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. The Hoosiers are 17-7 and 8-5 in the Big Ten and have won two straight and won seven of the last eight games.
Indiana snapped a nine-game losing streak against Michigan with a 74-69 triumph in the second round of the 2022 Big Ten Tournament on March 10, 2022. Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis compiled 24 points, eight rebounds, and four blocked shots in IU’s come-from-behind victory to keep Indiana’s season alive. The Hoosiers have lost eight-straight regular season games against the Wolverines and have not won in Ann Arbor since an 80-67 result on Feb. 2, 2016. Indiana held Michigan scored the final 25 points of the first half to blow the game wide open. Indiana head coach Mike Woodson and Michigan head coach Juwan Howard are two of the eight current head coaches in college basketball to have played in the NBA and returned to lead their respective alma maters. Indiana leads the all-time series 108-65. In seven career games against the Wolverines, Woodson averaged 26.4 points. He scored 32 points in his first career game against Michigan. TJD is one of five players this season to post a 20-point, 15-rebound, 5-assist, 1-block game. Kevin Cross (Tulane) also posted that line on Feb. 7. Fifth-year senior forward Miller Kopp scored 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor and 4-of-6 shooting from the 3-point line. in the two games against Rutgers this season, Kopp averaged 19.5 points and hit 60.0% (9-of-15) of his shots from behind the arc.
Michigan, led by fourth-year head coach Juwan Howard, enter the matchup with a 14-10 record and an 8-5 mark in B1G play. Michigan will come into Saturday Night’s Matchup with Indiana on a three-game winning streak. For the first time since Dec. 6, 2019, six Wolverines scored in double figures as the University of Michigan men’s basketball team defeated Nebraska 93-72 on Wednesday night. Jett Howard who is Coach Howard’s son led the way for the Wolverines with a team-high 22 points, while Hunter Dickinson notched his 25th career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Kobe Bufkin continued to fill the stat sheet with 13 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Michigan ended a stretch of several early lead changes with a 14-0 run behind five straight made field goals. The Wolverines then outscored Nebraska 16-5 over the next five minutes to establish control of the game.
Indiana University Softball kicks off 2023 season in Florida Indiana Softball begins its 50th season at the NFCA’s Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla., from tomorrow through Sunday at the Eddie C. Moore Complex. The Hoosiers face Pittsburgh at 11am and 1:30pm today, Auburn and Howard at 1:30 and 4pm tomorrow and South Alabama on Sunday at 12:30pm. Indiana finished the 2022 season with a 27-22 record, going 10-13 in conference play. The Hoosiers fell, 2-1, against the No. 7 seeded Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament. IU faced five ranked opponents last season, in No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 3 Florida State, No. 10 Northwestern, No. 22 Notre Dame and No. 23 Ohio State where they went 1-2 in the series against the Buckeyes.
Indiana Softball begins its 50th year of softball at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. Indiana head coach Shonda Stanton enters her sixth season as head coach with 126 victories. The Hoosiers return 11 student-athletes who have started 50 percent of the season. IU will face 21 opponents who were ranked in the 100 RPI last season and 13 teams who made it to the NCAA Regionals. Indiana’s Team 50 will begin the season against Pitt for the fourth time in program history. IU is 2-1 in the series against Pitt. They last saw the Panthers on March 17, 2001, where the Hoosiers won 2-0 in Columbia, Mo. Indiana will face Auburn on day two of the tournament. The Hoosiers are 0-4 in the series against the War Eagles. The last matchup between the two squads took place in 2016 in Auburn, Ala. after IU dropped the contest 8-7 in eight innings. Howard The Hoosiers are 2-1 against the series against Howard after a 2-0 won in Columbia, Mo. IU will see three new opponents during Opening weekend in Prairie View A&M, Howard and South Alabama.
The Hoosiers return six starters from the 2022 season led by senior utility Cora Bassett (.400, 62 hits, 57 runs, 16 SB in 2022), Infielders Brooke Benson (.341, 43 hits, 25 runs, 9 SB in 2022) and Briana Copeland (.278, 20 runs, and 32 hits in 2022).
Pitchers Heather Johnson (3.89 ERA, 88 K, 147.2 IP in 2022) and Macy Montgomery 4.13 ERA, 79 K, 95.0 IP in 2022) lead the way in the circle. Catcher Lindsey Warick returns to her role behind the plate (.227, 22 hits, 16 RBI in 2022). IU brings back their top seven hitters from last season in terms of average, led by Tatum Hayes and Cora Bassett (.400). Indiana has six newcomers to the team including right-handed pitcher Sophie Kleiman, infielders Taryn Kern, Chloe Geijer, outfielder Elle Smith, utility player Cassidy Kettleman and catcher, utility player in Avery Parker.
Indiana Field Hockey lands 10 student athletes on the NFHCA National Academic Squad Ten Indiana Field Hockey student-athletes were named to the 2022 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I National Academic Squad on Thursday afternoon. To qualify for the distinction, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA through the first semester of the 2022-23 academic year. The ten honorees mark back-to-back years where the Hoosiers placed ten or more student-athletes on the list.
Indiana’s ten honorees are listed below in alphabetical order by last name.
Sofia Arrebola Garcia | Midfielder | Santander, Spain, Gabriella Cicuto | Back/Midfield | Raleigh, N.C., Meghan Dillon | Forward | Phoenixville, Pa., Taylor Etling | Midfielder | Saint Louis, Mo., Nina Faupel | Goalkeeper | Chelsea, Mich., Kayla Kiwak | Forward | Harding, Pa., Arabella Loveridge | Goalkeeper | Auckland, New Zealand, Ceci Maixner | Back | Ann Arbor, Mich., Anna Mozeleski | Midfielder | Kingston, Pa. and Kennedy Reardon | Midfielder | Lafayette Hill, Pa. For Reardon, this was her fourth time making the national academic squad.
Trayce Jackson-Davis among ten players named to the Karl Malone Watch List The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the Top 10 candidates for the 2023 Karl Malone Award, including Indiana senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, the publication announced on Thursday. Jackson-Davis was also included on the 2023 Naismith Men’s Player of the Year Midseason Team, per the publication’s social media accounts. Named after Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor in its ninth year recognizes the top power forwards in Division I men’s college basketball.
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, February 10, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process. In March, five finalists will be presented to Malone and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Karl Malone Award is composed of top men’s college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers.
Jackson-Davis ranks third in the Big Ten Conference in scoring (19.8), second in rebounds (11.3), 11th in assists (3.5), first in blocks (3.0), second in made field goals (164), and fourth in made free throws (88). The Greenwood native has posted statlines rarely seen in men’s college basketball over the last 30 seasons. He joins NBA Hall of Famer Tim Duncan as the only players in the last 25 years to average at least 19.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game in a single season.
Over the last 25 years of basketball only Jackson-Davis, Duncan, and Shaquille O’Neal have averaged at least 23.0 points, 14.0 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game in a calendar month (min. 5 games) in Division I basketball or the NBA. He became the first player since Marcus Camby (Nov. 28, 1995) to produce at least 25 points, seven rebounds, and five blocked shots in a victory over the AP No. 1-ranked team after Indiana defeated No. 1/1 Purdue, 79-74, on Feb. 4. TJD recorded Indiana’s first 20-point, 20-rebound game since D.J. White (Jan. 8, 2008) when he tallied 25 points, 21 rebounds, and six blocked shots at Minnesota on Jan. 25. His stats marked the first time a high-major player posted a 25-20-5 game since UConn’s Hasheem Thabeet (Feb. 14, 2009).
Jackson-Davis pulled down a career-best 24 rebounds against Northwestern on Jan. 8. The tally marked the most by a Hoosier in a single game since Steve Downing (Dec. 11, 1971) had 25 against Kentucky and the most rebounds by a Big Ten player since Aaron Johnson (Nov. 15, 2004) had 24 for Penn State. He set an Xfinity Center record with 20 rebounds against Maryland on Jan. 31. Jackson-Davis went off for 31 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, and five blocked shots against Michigan State on Jan. 22. He is the second player (Jake Stephens, Chattanooga) to post a line with at least 30 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, and five blocks in a game this season. Michael Sweetney (Georgetown, 2003) is the last player to accomplish that statistical line in a men’s college basketball game.
The All-American candidate joined former No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons (LSU, 2015) as the only players in the last 25 seasons to record at least 35 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and three blocks on 75.0% shooting from the floor in a single game after the Center Grove product went for 35-9-5-3 on 15-of-19 shooting from the floor at Illinois on Jan. 19. He recorded the third triple-double in Indiana basketball history with 12 points, 11 rebounds, and a career-high 10 assists against Nebraska on Dec. 7. He added three blocks and three steals in the win. He is the first player in men’s college basketball to post a triple-double and at least three blocks and three steals since Luke Walton (Arizona, 2002).
The Center Grove product blocked a career-high nine shots at No. 8/6 Kansas on Dec. 17, the second most by an IU player. Steve Downing (Feb. 23, 1971) blocked a school-record 10 shots against Michigan. The nine blocks against Kansas marked the most ever by a Jayhawk opponent. The previous record of eight blocks was held by Isaiah Jackson (Kentucky), Mo Bamba (Texas), Jordan Bell (Oregon), and Shane Battier (Duke). Jackson-Davis became the only Division I player in the last 25 years to have 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, 4+ assists, 4+ blocks, and no turnovers against an AP Top 25 opponent in the win over No. 18/15 North Carolina on Nov. 30 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
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