Indiana University Athletics
#IUWBB Game 5 Preview: East Tennessee State
11/25/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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GAME 5
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THE OPENING TIP
Indiana plays its fifth-straight home game on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 2 p.m. ET against East Tennessee State in Assembly Hall. The game will be broadcast on the radio on WHCC 105.1 FM with Greg Murray calling the action. The contest can also be watched as a live web broadcast on BTN Plus.
DID YOU KNOW?
• Indiana has scored 379 points in its first four games, which is an IU record for most points scored over a four-game span.
• The Hoosiers are averaging 94.8 points per game, tying Indiana for third in the country in scoring offense.
• In three out of four games this year, IU has had 22 or more assists as a team, marking the first time an Indiana team has had 20 or more assists in three games in the same season since 2007-08. The Hoosiers are averaging 20.5 assists per game, ranking them 11th nationally in that category.
• IU has had 11 or more steals in three games this year and nabbed 18 steals in back-to-back games to begin the season, marking the first time in program history an Indiana team had 18 steals in consecutive games. The last time an IU team had 10 or more steals in at least three games during the same season was in 2011-12.
• Three times this year, five or more Hoosiers have scored in double-figures in a game, including two games where six players tallied double-digit points. Prior to this year, the last time IU had six players score 10 or more points in the same game came in December 2008.
• Tyra Buss was named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week on Nov. 24. She has earned the honor in back-to-back weeks. Buss leads Indiana in scoring (18.3 ppg) and steals (4.8 spg) while shooting 56.0 percent from the field with 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
• Amanda Cahill has registered a double-double in each of the last two games. She leads IU with 10.5 rebounds per game and is scoring 11.0 points per contest.
• Jenn Anderson scored a career-high 21 points last time out vs. Incarnate Word. The sophomore is averaging 13.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game and is shooting 57.9 percent from the field.
• Taylor Agler has 15 assists and just one turnover through four games so far this season for an assist-turnover ratio of 15.0. That ranks her third nationally in assist-turnover ratio.
THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 203-130 (12th year)
Indiana Record: 4-0 (1st year)
East Tennessee State
Brittney Ezell
Career Record: 75-108 (7th year)
ETSU Record: 12-23 (2nd year)
EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT A GLANCE
East Tennessee State arrives in Bloomington coming off a tough road loss at Indiana State on Monday night, falling 76-69. Shamauria Bridges scored 23 points in that game for ETSU and nailed five 3-point field goals in the process. Bridges leads the Bucs in scoring with 18.4 points per game and is shooting 42.2 percent from beyond the arc. Three other ETSU players also average double-figure points including Tianna Tarter (13.2 ppg), Maria Bond (11.6 ppg) and Destiny Mitchell (10.0 ppg). Mitchell averages a double-double as she also brings in 10.6 rpg. As a team, ETSU is shooting 40.8 percent from long distance.
GETTING OFFENSIVE
Through the first four games, Indiana has scored 379 total points in those contests to share the Big Ten lead of 94.8 points per game. The 379 points in four games is a program record for scoring over a four-game stretch. IU's 94.8 points per contest ties for the third best total nationally.
As a team, the Hoosiers are shooting 49.8 percent from the field and 37.8 percent from long distance. IU is outscoring opponents by a +42.5 margin and have scored 170 more points than opponents have so far.
In three games this year, IU has had five or more players score in double-figures, including two contests where six players tallied double digits. Prior to this season, the last time Indiana had six players score in double-figures in the same game was Nov. 14, 2008 vs. Ball State.
Through four games, five Indiana players are averaging double-figure points in Tyra Buss (18.3 ppg), Jenn Anderson (13.8 ppg), Larryn Brooks (12.0 ppg), Amanda Cahill (11.0 ppg) and Karlee McBride (10.5 ppg).
NATIONAL STATS RANKINGS
As a team through four games, Indiana ranks in the top 25 nationally in 12 statistic categories, including ranking in the top 10 in five of those categories and 11th in two others.
• Indiana is tied for third nationally in scoring offense (94.8 ppg).
• The Hoosiers rank fifth in the country in scoring margin outscoring opponents by 42.5 points per game.
• IU ranks ninth nationally in assist-turnover ratio (1.67), defensive rebounds per game (35.0) and 3-point field goal defense (17.4 percent).
• Indiana ranks 11th nationally in assists per game (20.5) and turnover margin (+10.0).
Individually, three Hoosiers rank in the top 25 nationally in different stat categories.
• Sophomore Taylor Agler has 15 assists through four games and only one turnover, good for a assist-turnover ratio of 15.0, which ranks her third nationally in that category.
• Freshman Tyra Buss is averaging 4.8 steals per game so far this year. That total ranks her fourth nationally in that category.
• Amanda Cahill's two double-doubles so far this season ranks her 22nd in the country for most double-doubles.
PASSING THE PUMPKIN
In three of Indiana's four games, IU has had 22 or more assists as a team and are currently averaging 20.5 assists per game. The Hoosiers have not had three games of 20 or more assists in the same season since 2007-08 when IU had four games for 20 or more dimes that year. The Hoosiers had 25 assists in the season opener vs. Gardner-Webb on Nov. 25, which ranks in the top eight for most assists ever in a single game by an IU team. Indiana dished for 23 assists vs. Morehead State on Nov. 21 and 22 assists against Incarnate Word on Nov. 23.
BEWARE OF STEALERS
IU has had 11 or more steals in three games this season, including 18 steals in each of the first two games of the year, marking the first time in program history an IU team had 18 or more steals in back-to-back games. The 18 steals ties for the fourth-most steals in a single game in program history. Prior to this season, the last time an Indiana team had 18 steals in a game was Dec. 5, 2007 vs. Dayton (18). The last time an IU team had three games of 10 or more steals in the same year came during the 2011-12 season.
LIMITING FOES
The Indiana defense has limited opponents to shoot just 32.2 percent from the field and 17.4 percent (12-of-69) from 3-point range through four games. No team has shot better than 34.9 percent from the field in any game and no opponent has hit more than 25.0 percent of their 3-point field goal attempts in any contest. By comparison, for the entire 2013-14 season, IU had seven opponents shoot 34.9 percent or less and this year the defense has already achieved that feat four times.
BUSS NAMED BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK TWICE
On Nov. 24, Indiana's Tyra Buss was named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week. She also earned the honor the week prior by herself on Nov. 17. She becomes the first IU player to ever receive Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors on consecutive occasions and the second Hoosier to earn the award twice in the same season (Larryn Brooks, 2013-14). Buss becomes the first Indiana player to earn conference weekly laurels in back-to-back weeks since Cyndi Valentin was named Big Ten Player of the Week two straight times in 2005-06.
During IU's three games last week, Buss averaged 18.3 points, 4.0 steals, 4.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game while shooting 55.6 percent (20-of-36) from the field.
JENN BECOMING A GEM
Sophomore Jenn Anderson has started in each of IU's first four games and has made her presence known so far in 2014-15. Anderson is averaging 13.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 57.9 percent from the field to lead the team in that category. Against Incarnate Word on Nov. 23, Anderson scored a career-high 21 points, shooting 8-of-11 from the field with four boards and a block. She has tallied double-figure points and achieved a block three times this year.
CLIMBING TO THE CA-HILL TOP
In each of IU's last two games, freshman Amanda Cahill has recorded back-to-back double-doubles for the Hoosiers. Against Morehead State on Nov. 21, Cahill skied for 14 rebounds to go along with her 11 points and added two steals, two assists and two blocks. She followed that with 12 points and 10 boards vs. Incarnate Word on Nov. 23 with four assists and two steals. The Clyde, Ohio, native has scored in double-figures in three of IU's four games so far this year.
Media Contact: Ryan Sheets, rmsheets@indiana.edu
