Hoosiers Face No. 11/10 Maryland On Sunday

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Women's Basketball is set to take on No. 11/10 Maryland in a Noon ET tip on Sunday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will be live on Big Ten Network as the Hoosiers celebrate National Girls and Women In Sports Day and Alumni Day.

INDIANA (16-4, 5-3 B1G) VS. 11/10 MARYLAND (17-2, 6-2 B1G)
Sunday, January 27, 2019 • 12 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
Broadcast: BTN (Mike Monaco, Vera Jones)
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Greg Murray)
Live Stats: HoosierStats.com
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2wpEcVD
Promotion: National Girls and Women in Sports Day Family Festival – face painting, poster making and much more in the south lobby starting at 10:30 a.m.

ABOUT THE COACHES

Indiana	Maryland
Teri Moren	Brenda Frese
Career Record: 297-187 (16^th Season)	Career Record: 503-151 (20^th Season)
Indiana Record: 98-57 (5^th Season)	Maryland Record: 446-121 (17^th Season)

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Preseason Big Ten favorite Maryland is coming off a 70-57 win at Ohio State on Thursday night. They are led by sophomore guard Kaila Charles (15.6 ppg., 5.9 rpg.) and freshman forward Taylor Mikesell (15.2 ppg., 3.3 apg.). The Terps are using a league high scoring margin of 18.1 points per game and holding opponents to just 58.3 points per game.

SERIES HISTORY
Maryland leads 6-0

LAST MEETING
3/2/18 – L, 54-67 (Indianapolis)

NOTES

The Hoosiers are fresh off a 70-60 win over Michigan on Thursday night at home. They were led by sophomore guard Jaelynn Penn who set a new career-high 28 points by going 6-for-7 from the 3-point line. Redshirt junior forward Brenna Wise added 12 points in the win.
Penn has scored in double figures in the last eight games, upping her season average to 13.7 points per game this season. Her career-high on Thursday night was the seventh 20-plus point scoring game of her career.
With the conference in a tight race to start the season, IU sits just a game behind Maryland, Iowa and Purdue who are all tied for second. IU also begins a two-game stretch facing ranked opponents against No. 11/10 Maryland and at No. 14/18 Rutgers on Thursday.
Indiana celebrates both National Girls and Women in Sports Day along with Alumni Day on Sunday. A family festival will take place in the south lobby beginning at 10:30 a.m. when doors open. A group of 15 Indiana Women's Basketball alumni are set to return as well.
Maryland leads the all-time series, 6-0. All meetings in the series have come since the Terps joined the league in 2014-15. They are led by sophomore guard Kaila Charles (15.6 ppg., 5.9 rpg.) and freshman forward Taylor Mikesell (15.2 ppg., 3.3 apg.).
The Terps are coming off a 70-57 win at Ohio State on Thursday night. They sit in a tie for second in the league standings coming in to Sunday's matchup.

UP NEXT
Indiana plays the next two on the road, up first at Rutgers on Thursday night. Tipoff at the RAC is set for 7 p.m. ET.

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UP NEXT
Indiana plays the next two on the road, up first at Rutgers on Thursday night. Tipoff at the RAC is set for 7 p.m. ET.

Follow Indiana Women's Basketball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

#GoIU

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Players Mentioned

Jaelynn Penn

Brenna Wise