#IUWBB GAME PREVIEW: Valparaiso Up Next for Indiana Women’s Basketball on Sunday

Sunday, December 11

Bloomington, Ind.

2 pm

Indiana University

Valparaiso

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#IUWBB GAME PREVIEW: Valparaiso Up Next for Indiana Women’s Basketball on Sunday

12/10/2016 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The three-game homestand continues on Sunday afternoon when in-state foe Valparaiso visits the Indiana Hoosiers. The non-conference contest tips at 2 p.m. ET and will be live on BTN Plus and heard live on WHCC105.com with Greg Murray.

Indiana (6-3) vs. Valparaiso (4-4)
Sunday, December 11, 2016 • 7 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
TV Broadcast: BTN Plus
Radio: WHCC105.com (Greg Murray)
Live Stats: Sidearm
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ABOUT THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 241-161 (14th year)
Indiana Record: 42-31 (3rd year)

Valparaiso
Tracey Dorow
Career Record: 259-257 (19^th Season)
Valparaiso Record: 37-94 (5^th Season)

ABOUT THE CRUSADERS
It will be a quick turnaround for Valparaiso who hosts Grace College on Saturday afternoon before heading to Bloomington on Sunday. The Crusaders are also coming off a 114-54 loss at No. 1 Notre Dame on Dec. 4 and prior to that a victory over Eastern Illinois (73-68) at home. VU boasts a young starting lineup that features three sophomores and a freshman. They are led by junior forward Dani Franklin who averages 22.1 points on a 54.5 field goal percentage to go along with a team-high 7.9 rebounds. Sophomore center Amber Lindfors follows Franklin with 7.3 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per contest. As a team, Valparaiso is averaging 68.5 points per game while shooting 43.9 percent from the floor.

Series History vs. Valparaiso
Indiana leads, 7-2
Last Meeting: 111/18/14 - W, 81-49 (Bloomington, Ind.)

18 IN A ROW
With a 4-0 mark inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall this season, IU continued the program's longest home win streak with the 100-49 victory over Northern Kentucky on Thursday. The 18-straight wins are also tied for the seventh-best active streak in the NCAA.

REACHING THE CENTURY MARK
IU scored 100 points in Thursday's 100-49 win over Northern Kentucky, the first time it reached the century mark since the 2014-15 season. It was just the second time under third year head coach Teri Moren, whose team scored 115 points in her IU debut against Gardner Webb in 2014-15. Six players also scored in double figures led by 16 points from senior guard Karlee McBride. Junior forward Amanda Cahill (14), junior guard Tyra Buss (14), sophomore forward Kym Royster (13) and senior forward Jenn Anderson (12) all recorded double-digits, also the first time since 2014-15 that IU has had six players score in double figures.

GOOD FROM THE FIELD
Posting back-to-back 60 percent field goal scoring games, Indiana currently ranks third in the nation in that category with an overall shooting percentage of 50.3 percent. It ranks third behind the national leader Maryland (51.9) and California (51.0). It also marked the fifth time this season Indiana has shot 50 percent or better.

CLEAN THE GLASS
The Hoosiers have dominated on the glass in both games this week, outrebounding North Texas and Northern Kentucky, 93-36. Against the Mean Green, Indiana posted a +31 margin (44-14) which is the largest since the record has been kept track of beginning in 2008-09. It bested a previous high of 28 against St. Louis in the 2008-09 season. IU was also able to easily outrebound Northern Kentucky on Thursday night, recording a 49-22 mark on the glass.

POINTS IN THE PAINT
Indiana continues to produce a majority of its points inside the paint this season as it scored a season-high 64 points against Northern Kentucky. It marked the sixth time this season IU has scored at least 44 points in the lane and reached 50 or more for the second time (50, vs. Presbyterian).

HORIZON LEAGUE SWING
The Hoosiers will continue to entertain Horizon League opponents on Sunday when it welcomes Valparaiso. IU is fresh off a win over another league foe Northern Kentucky and will host Oakland on Sunday. All-time, IU is 28-12 against current members of the Horizon League.

GASSION'S CONTRIBUTIONS
Senior guard Alexis Gassion continues to provide a steady offensive threat for Indiana as she has scored in double-figures in seven games this season and is the team's second leading scorer averaging 13.6 points per game. The Fairborn, Ohio native is coming off her fifth career double-double (10 points, 15 rebounds) in Thursday's win over Northern Kentucky. Her team-high 38 assists (4.2 per game) ranks ninth in the Big Ten while her assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2) ranks 55th in the nation and tied for eighth in the Big Ten.

BUSS CAN CLIMB THE BOOKS
Buss can continue to put her mark on the IU record books as she sits in reaching distance of a few categories. She continues to stand at No. 18 on the all-time scoring list with 1,165 points, just four points shy of moving into 17th (Linda Cunningham, 1,169) and eight points from 16th (Zan Jefferies, 1,173). She is also just nine steals and 10 assists away from reaching the top 10 on both respective career lists.

46 AND COUNTING
Buss continues to reach new scoring heights as she extended her double-figure scoring streak to 46 games, with a double-double (14 points, 10 assists) on Thursday night against Northern Kentucky. She extended her streak - which dates back to her freshman season - and marks the 64th overall game she's reached double figures - out of the 73 games played in her career. The current IU record stands at 49 consecutive double figure scoring games and is held by Karna Abram who did it between 1985-86 and 1986-87.

BUSS NAMED TO NAISMITH PRESEASON WATCH LIST
Junior guard Tyra Buss has been named to the Naismith Trophy Women's Preseason Watch List, announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Wednesday morning. Buss is one of 50 players from around the country and one of nine players from the Big Ten on the list for women's college basketball's player of the year honor. Each year the club's board publishes the "Naismith Watch" list that is made up of the top 50 players to watch in men's and women's college basketball. The organization also releases a list of 30 mid-season Naismith candidates.

CAHILL'S CONSISTENCY
Junior forward Amanda Cahill has been a constant presence for the Hoosiers not only this season but in her career. Through nine games this season, the Clyde, Ohio native has grabbed at least six rebounds in every game and scored in double figures in eight of those contests. She recorded her 19th career double-double in Tuesday's win at North Texas (15 points, 10 rebounds) and is shooting 51.3 percent from the field on the season. In addition, Cahill is the team's leading rebounder (7.9) and the third-leading scorer (12.6).

JENN FROM ANYWHERE
Senior forward Jenn Anderson continues to provide productive minutes for Indiana this season either in the starting lineup or off the bench. The Sheridan, Ind. native tied her season-high 12 points in Thursday's win over Northern Kentucky and tied a career-high 11 rebounds against Western Kentucky. She made her way into the starting lineup for the first time against North Carolina State and started the last three games. Anderson is also shooting a team-high 63.3 percent from the floor, which is the third-best average in the Big Ten. In addition, she averages 8.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per outing and saw a season-high 27 minutes of play against the Hilltoppers.

UP NEXT
Non-conference home action wraps up on Saturday, December 17 when Indiana hosts Oakland. Tipoff inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is set for 5 p.m. ET and will air live on BTN Plus and WHCC105.com.

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