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IU Women’s Basketball Faces No. 16 Missouri and Virginia at West Palm Invite
12/15/2017 10:29:00 AM | Women's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Women's Basketball heads to the Sunshine State for the West Palm Invitational on Sunday and Monday. The Hoosiers will face No. 16 Missouri and Virginia in neutral site action at Keiser University
Indiana (6-4) vs. No. 16 Missouri (9-1)
Sunday, December 17, 2017 • 1:15 p.m. ET
Keiser University • West Palm Beach, Fla.
Video Broadcast: Live Stream
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Greg Murray)
Live Stats: Available Here
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Indiana (6-4) vs. Virginia (4-6)
Monday, December 18, 2017 • 12 p.m. ET
Keiser University • West Palm Beach, Fla.
Video Broadcast: Live Stream
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Greg Murray)
Live Stats: Available Here
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ABOUT THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 264-173 (15th Season)
Indiana Record: 65-43(4th Season)
Missouri
Robin Pingeton
Career Record: 465-258 (23rd Season)
Missouri Record: 132-101 (8th Season)
Virginia
Joanne Boyle
Career Record: 318-184 (16th Season)
Virginia Record: 114-90 (7th Season)
SERIES HISTORIES
Missouri series tied, 2-2
Virginia leads series, 3-0
LAST MEETINGS
Mizzou: 11/22/10 -L, 71-76 (Bloomington, IN)
Virginia: 12/1/11 -L, 49-65 (Charlottesville, VA)
ABOUT THE TIGERS
Missouri comes in winning its last nine after it dropped the season opener to WKU They are led by junior guard Sophie Cunningham (17. 6 ppg, 4.8 rpg.), redshirt senior Jordan Frericks (12.7 ppg) and junior forward Cierra Porter (10.3 rpg., 11.9 ppg.).
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS
The Hoos will face Ohio on Sunday before meeting the Hoosiers on Monday. They are coming off a loss to Rutgers on Dec. 4. UVA is led by sophomore guard Dominique Touissant (12.0 ppg., 2.9 apg.) and sophomore guard Jocelyn Willoughby (11.7 ppg., 4.6 rpg.
Indiana is in the midst of a four-game road streak when it wraps up non-conference play in the upcoming week. Last non-conference tests include the West Palm Invitational on Dec. 17-18 against Virginia and Missouri and a trip to Yale on Dec. 21. It will mark the longest stretch the Hoosiers are away from home this season. The Hoosiers picked up a 67-56 road win at Northern Kentucky to begin the stretch on Saturday.
ON PACE TO BREAK RECORDS
Senior guard Tyra Buss continues to be on pace to break school records in a variety of categories. She recently moved up to the top six in all-time scoring and needs 17 points to move into the top 5 and is five free throws away from tying the school record mark in free throws made.
Category (Number To Tie Record)
Free throws attempted - 6
Free throws made - 11
Steals -24
Assists - 83
Points scored - 107
CAHILL MAKES HER MARK
Senior Amanda Cahill will also move her way up in the IU record books this season, already making her mark in points scored and rebounds. She's just the fifth-ever player to record over 1,400 points and 900 rebounds as she ranks sixth all-time with 916 rebounds and 14th in scoring with 1,445 points. She's elapsed the 900-career rebound mark on Tuesday against North Texas.
KYM'S IMPROVEMENT
Junior forward Kym Royster has made her presence known on the boards in the first three games this season. She has picked up nearly as many offensive boards (29) as defensive (35) while averaging 7.1 rebounds per game. The Newark, Ohio native is also averaging 12.2 points per contest and has scored in double figures in seven games this season. Her +8.2 points per game this season is one of the best improvements in the Big Ten, ranking fourth among all returning players.
PENN PUTS UP POINTS
Freshman guard Jaelynn Penn continues to put points on the board for Indiana, as she averages 10.2 points and 6.2 rebounds through ten games of her rookie season. She has scored in double figures four times and ranks sixth in scoring amongst all Big Ten freshman this season. She also ranks in the top 10 amongst all freshmen in including third in rebounds per game (6.0) and third in free throw percentage (.786).
WARTHEN'S HOME
The West Palm Invitational will serve as a homecoming of sorts for freshman guard Keyanna Warthen, who hails from nearby Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. She graduated from Ft. Lauderdale High School where she scored 1,820 points and the 2017 Miami Herald Girls' 9A-8A-7A Player of the Year.
MOREN TO BE INDUCTED TO SEYMOUR HOF
Indiana Women's Basketball head coach Teri Moren has been selected as one of the inaugural members of the Seymour High School Athletic Hall of Fame class to be inducted on Saturday. Moren, who graduated from Seymour High School in 1987, is among 15 members who was selected as part of the first-ever hall of fame class. At Seymour, Moren helped her teams to four sectional titles, two regional championships, a semi-state win and a 1987 state finals appearance. She was selected as an Indiana All-Star in her senior season and also inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame on April 26, 2014.
UP NEXT
Non-conference play wraps up at Yale on Thursday afternoon. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. ET and will be streamed on the Ivy League Network.
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