#IUWBB GAME PREVIEW: Women’s Basketball Faces Penn State on Monday Night at Home

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – IU Women's Basketball will look to make it four-straight wins in the series over Penn State when it returns to the hardwood at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Monday night. Tipoff between the Hoosiers and Lady Lions is set for 7 p.m. ET live on the Big Ten Network and heard on the IU Radio Network.

Indiana (13-6, 3-3 B1G) vs. Penn State (13-6, 3-4 B1G)
Monday, January 23, 2017 • 7 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV Broadcast: BTN (Lisa Byington, Shelley Till)
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Greg Murray)
Live Stats: Sidearm
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Promotions: Amanda Cahill Commemorative Poster to the first 500 fans (available at the South Lobby Marketing Table)

ABOUT THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 248-164 (14th year)
Indiana Record: 49-34 (3rd year)

Penn State
Coquese Washington
Career Record: 173-130 (10^th Season)
Penn State Record: Same

ABOUT THE LADY LIONS
Penn State is coming off a pair of wins over Wisconsin (76-46) on Jan. 16 and Nebraska (86-69) on Thursday night coming into Monday night's game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. They are led by sophomore guard Teniya Page (18.7 ppg., 3.1 rpg. 3.6 apg.) and senior guard Lindsey Spann (11.5 ppg.) who lead a team who averages 73.3 points per game on a 43.7 field goal percentage.

SERIES HISTORY
Penn State leads the series, 32-12
Last Meeting: 12/28/16 - W, 89-70 (State College, Pa.)

LET'S MAKE IT FOUR
IU will look to win its fourth-straight game in the series with Penn State on Monday as the two square off for the second time this season. The Hoosiers have not won more than three-straight games in the series between the two, which dates back to 1982. They have strung together three-straight wins two times in the series including the active streak and from 2008-09. The 2016-17 league schedule began with the Lady Lions on Dec. 28 where IU earned the 89-70 win at the Bryce Jordan Center. Junior guard Tyra Buss paced Indiana with 26 points in that win to go along with 20 from junior forward Amanda Cahill. The Lady Lions are just one of three Big Ten opponents Indiana will face this season which also includes Michigan and Northwestern.

BARN BURNER TROPHY BACK WITH IU
For the third-straight time playing in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Indiana regained possession of the Barn Burner Trophy in the annual rivalry game with a 74-60 win over Purdue. Juniors Amanda Cahill and Tyra Buss led IU with 19 and 18 points, respectively, as Cahill also led on the glass with eight rebounds.

KYM PROVIDES A SPARK
Sophomore guard Kym Royster provided a much-needed spark off the IU bench on Thursday night against Purdue, The Newark, Ohio native scored a new career-high 14 points on 7-for-10 shooting as she scored in double figures for the third time this season.

GOOD FROM THE FIELD
Shooting 50 percent or better in nine games this season, Indiana continues to be one of the leaders in field goal percentage. Their overall mark of 47.9 percent ranks eighth in the NCAA and second in the Big Ten. IU returned back to the 50 percent or better field goal percentage on Thursday night as it shot 50 percent in the win over Purdue.

JENN'S BIG WEEK
Senior center Jenn Anderson continues to provide a solid scoring threat for the Hoosiers. She recorded her third-straight double-figure scoring game on Thursday night against Purdue as she put in 10 points. Anderson recorded a career night on inside the Crisler Center on Jan. 10 as she tied a team-high and career-high 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting and added a career-high 12 rebounds. The Sheridan, Ind. native also recorded just the second double-double of her career. She also tied a team-high 17 points and tied a career-high three blocks against the Wildcats.

MOVING UP THE CAREER BLOCK LIST
In addition to three active players on the all-time scoring list, IU also has three active players on the all-time career blocks list. Senior guard Alexis Gassion leads the trio of players with 77 career swats, which ranks eighth all time. Junior forward Amanda Cahill also registers on the list with 72 blocks in her career which ranks tied for ninth while senior center Jenn Anderson has tallied 53 blocks in her career which is 11th all-time.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE
Cahill has turned in her seventh double-double of the season on Jan. 14 against Northwestern where she scored 17 points and tied a season-high 13 points. She has recorded seven of IU's 11 double-doubles of the season and now has a total of 24 in her career - which ranks tied for sixth all-time.

56 AND COUNTING
Junior guard Tyra Buss secured her 56th-straight game in double figures as she tied a team-high 17 points against Northwestern on Saturday. She officially broke the all-time school record with her 50th double figure scoring game on Dec. 21 against Stony Brook. She takes over the record from IU great Karna Abram, who did it 49 consecutive times between 1984-85 and 1985-86.

CLEAN THE GLASS
Indiana continues to post positive margins on the glass this season, as it has outrebounded its opponent in 14 of 19 games this season, including against Purdue on Thursday. The Hoosiers posted its largest margin on the glass this season against North Texas (+30), which is the largest margin since the record has been kept in 2008-09.

HOOSIERS IN THE RPI
Coming into Monday's game, Indiana sits at No. 59 in the NCAA RPI while Purdue comes in at No. 97.

TRIO OF 1,000 POINT SCORERS
With the addition of Amanda Cahill as the 26th member of the 1,000 point club on Dec. 21, IU's roster now features three active players on the all-time scoring list at the same time.
                  • Tyra Buss – 1,344 (13th)
                  • Alexis Gassion – 1,184 (16th)
                  • Amanda Cahill – 1,109 (20th)

BUSS CLIMBS THE BOOKS
Buss has now made her way into the top 10 of both assists (9th, 335) and steals (7th, 184). She sits at No. 13 all-time on the career scoring list with 1,344 career points and has the potential to become just the second player ever to be on the IU top 10 list in points, steals and assists joining Jamie Braun (2007-10). She needs 159 points to reach Shirley Bryant's 1,503 career points to move into the top 10 of all time scoring.

SCORING AS A JUNIOR
Buss - who set the scoring record for most points as a freshman and sophomore - continues to climb the scoring chart for most points through a junior season:
1. Denise Jackson (1,505)
2. Rachelle Bostic (1,389)
3. Jill Chapman (1,346)
4. Tyra Buss (1,344)
5. Cindy Bumgarner (1,311)
6.       Karna Abram (1,284)

LEX DOES A LOT TOO
Senior guard Alexis Gassion is also one of the Hoosier's most powerful pieces on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. The Fairborn, Ohio native is IU's third leading scorer with 13.7 points per game and the team's second leading rebounder grabbing 6.2 boards per contest. She is also second in assists (4.4 per game) and holds a 50.0 field goal percentage. Her 3.0 assist to turnover ratio is second in the Big Ten and ranks eighth in the nation. Gassion has also posted 16 games in double figures this season including the last 12 of 13 games.

UP NEXT
IU will travel to Wisconsin on Sunday, January 29. Tipoff at the Kohl Center slated for 3 p.m. ET live on BTN Plus and WHCC 105.1 FM.

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