Thursday, December 31
Bloomington, Ind.
1 PM ET
Indiana University
vs
Illinois
No. 20 Indiana Faces Illinois On New Year’s Eve
12/30/2020 9:30:00 AM | Women's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 20 Indiana closes out the 2020 calendar year with a conference matchup with Illinois on Thursday. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network Plus.
#20/18 INDIANA (4-2, 2-0 B1G) VS. ILLINOIS (2-2, 0-1 B1G)
Thursday, December 30, 2020 • 1 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
Broadcast: Big Ten Network Plus
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Greg Murray)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
ABOUT THE COACHES
ABOUT THE FIGHTING ILLINI
The Illini are coming off an unexpected three week break after back-to-back contests, Dec. 19 vs. No. 19 Michigan and Dec. 22 vs. Southern Illinois, postponed due to COVID-19-related concerns within the Wolverines and Salukis programs, respectively. Sophomore guard Jada Peebles leads the way for Illinois with 11.8 points per game and a team-high 3.0 assists per game while sophomore guard Jeanae Terry also adds double figures with 11.3 points per game and ties a team-high 8.8 rebounds per game.
SERIES HISTORY
Indiana leads 43-30
LAST MEETING
2/13/20 – W, 59-54 (Champaign, Ill.)
NOTES
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers begin a two-game road trip when it travels to Maryland (Jan. 4) and Penn State (Jan. 7).
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#20/18 INDIANA (4-2, 2-0 B1G) VS. ILLINOIS (2-2, 0-1 B1G)
Thursday, December 30, 2020 • 1 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
Broadcast: Big Ten Network Plus
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Greg Murray)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
ABOUT THE COACHES
| Indiana | Illinois |
| Teri Moren | Nancy Fahey |
| Career Record: 330-206 (18th Season) | Career Record: 769-196 (35th Season) |
| Indiana Record: 131-76 (7th Season) | Illinois Record: 32-63 (4th Season) |
ABOUT THE FIGHTING ILLINI
The Illini are coming off an unexpected three week break after back-to-back contests, Dec. 19 vs. No. 19 Michigan and Dec. 22 vs. Southern Illinois, postponed due to COVID-19-related concerns within the Wolverines and Salukis programs, respectively. Sophomore guard Jada Peebles leads the way for Illinois with 11.8 points per game and a team-high 3.0 assists per game while sophomore guard Jeanae Terry also adds double figures with 11.3 points per game and ties a team-high 8.8 rebounds per game.
SERIES HISTORY
Indiana leads 43-30
LAST MEETING
2/13/20 – W, 59-54 (Champaign, Ill.)
NOTES
- Indiana opened up Big Ten play at 2-0 for the third-straight season after a 75-54 win over Minnesota on Dec. 23.
- Senior guard Jaelynn Penn and sophomore forward Mackenzie Holmes led the way against the Golden Gophers, each scoring 19 points.
- Penn's performance of 4-for-8 from the 3-point line, five rebounds, four steals and three assists led her to a place on the Big Ten Player of the Week honor roll.
- The Hoosiers hold its longest active win streak over another Big Ten foe against Illinois, having won 10-straight games in the series dating back to 2014.
- Holmes remains IU's leading scorer with 16.0 and 6.2 rebounds per game. Junior guard Grace Berger adds 13.2 points per game join three others in senior guard Ali Patberg (11.5 ppg.), junior forward Aleksa Gulbe (10.5 ppg.) and Penn (10.0 ppg.) averaging double figures through six games.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers begin a two-game road trip when it travels to Maryland (Jan. 4) and Penn State (Jan. 7).
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