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Indiana Women’s Basketball Celebrates 2016-17 Season On Tuesday Night
4/25/2017 9:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Women's Basketball team along with friends, family and fans joined together to celebrate the 2016-17 season at Henke Hall of Champions on Tuesday night.
Senior Associate Athletic Director and former women's basketball broadcaster Jeremy Gray acted as emcee of the event, that recognized the accomplishments of the program in one of its most historic seasons in school history.
Senior Alexis Gassion (honorable mention, all-defensive) and juniors Tyra Buss (first team) and Amanda Cahill (second team, sportsmanship award) accepted their All-Big Ten honors at the banquet – the first trio of all-conference selections since 2009. Five seniors – Jenn Anderson, Amber Deane, Alexis Gassion, Karlee McBride and Tyshee Towner - were also presented with framed jerseys.
The team will now turn its focus on academics for the remainder of the semester before resuming summer workouts in June.
A Year to Celebrate
It was another historical year for the 2016-17 Indiana Women's Basketball program, who won a single season record 23 games en route to an appearance in the WNIT quarterfinals. They also tied the most games played in a single season (34) and set a new school record for points scored in a single season (2,547). They also finished the season averaging the most points in a single season (74.9) and dished out the most assists (564). The Hoosiers' 934 field goals rank second in a season and finished with 216 3-pointers made (third) and a 33.9 3-point field goal percentage (fourth).
Indiana recorded non-conference record of 11-4 and finished fourth in the Big Ten with a 10-6 record in 2016-17. Highlights included non-conference wins over Vanderbilt, at Chattanooga and against Florida while conference including a sweep of Penn State, a win at Wisconsin for the first time since 2009, and an upset of No. 20 Michigan at home. The four-year senior class of Jenn Anderson, Alexis Gassion and Karlee McBride also finished its career as the all-time winningest class in program history, recording 80 wins.
There were also an abundant amount of individual player accolades as well including three All-Big Ten selections for the first time since 2010-11 with repeat first team selection Tyra Buss leading the way. Buss was also recognized on the national level on the Naismith Top 50 Preseason Watch List, Wade Trophy Watch List and WBCA All-Region 4 honoree. Junior Amanda Cahill was an All-Big Ten second team selection while senior Alexis Gassion was All-Big Ten honorable mention and the first IU player since 2009 to earn a place on the league's All-Defensive team. The trio also each scored their 1,000th points this season, becoming the 24th, 25th and 26th members of IU's 1,000-point club.
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Senior Associate Athletic Director and former women's basketball broadcaster Jeremy Gray acted as emcee of the event, that recognized the accomplishments of the program in one of its most historic seasons in school history.
Senior Alexis Gassion (honorable mention, all-defensive) and juniors Tyra Buss (first team) and Amanda Cahill (second team, sportsmanship award) accepted their All-Big Ten honors at the banquet – the first trio of all-conference selections since 2009. Five seniors – Jenn Anderson, Amber Deane, Alexis Gassion, Karlee McBride and Tyshee Towner - were also presented with framed jerseys.
The team will now turn its focus on academics for the remainder of the semester before resuming summer workouts in June.
A Year to Celebrate
It was another historical year for the 2016-17 Indiana Women's Basketball program, who won a single season record 23 games en route to an appearance in the WNIT quarterfinals. They also tied the most games played in a single season (34) and set a new school record for points scored in a single season (2,547). They also finished the season averaging the most points in a single season (74.9) and dished out the most assists (564). The Hoosiers' 934 field goals rank second in a season and finished with 216 3-pointers made (third) and a 33.9 3-point field goal percentage (fourth).
Indiana recorded non-conference record of 11-4 and finished fourth in the Big Ten with a 10-6 record in 2016-17. Highlights included non-conference wins over Vanderbilt, at Chattanooga and against Florida while conference including a sweep of Penn State, a win at Wisconsin for the first time since 2009, and an upset of No. 20 Michigan at home. The four-year senior class of Jenn Anderson, Alexis Gassion and Karlee McBride also finished its career as the all-time winningest class in program history, recording 80 wins.
There were also an abundant amount of individual player accolades as well including three All-Big Ten selections for the first time since 2010-11 with repeat first team selection Tyra Buss leading the way. Buss was also recognized on the national level on the Naismith Top 50 Preseason Watch List, Wade Trophy Watch List and WBCA All-Region 4 honoree. Junior Amanda Cahill was an All-Big Ten second team selection while senior Alexis Gassion was All-Big Ten honorable mention and the first IU player since 2009 to earn a place on the league's All-Defensive team. The trio also each scored their 1,000th points this season, becoming the 24th, 25th and 26th members of IU's 1,000-point club.
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