
No. 14 Indiana Travels To Northwestern
2/26/2024 1:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 14 Indiana goes for the season sweep as it travels to Northwestern on Tuesday night. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
ABOUT THE COACHES
ABOUT THE WILDCATS
Northwestern enters Tuesday night's contest on a five-game skid, most recently falling to Michigan, 74-60, at home on Saturday. Junior forward Caileigh Walsh leads with a team-high 12.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while junior guard Melannie Daley comes off the bench for 12.3 points per outing. The Wildcats are averaging 65.8 points per game and shooting 40.9 percent from the floor.
SERIES HISTORY
Indiana leads 44-39
LAST MEETING
1/26/24 – W, 100-59 (Bloomington, Ind.)
NOTES
UP NEXT
Senior Day is on deck for the Hoosiers on Sunday, March 3 against Maryland. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. ET on Peacock.
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GAME DAY INFO |
#14 /16 Indiana (22-4, 13-3 B1G) at Northwestern (8-19, 3-13 B1G) |
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 • 7 p.m. ET |
Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Ill. |
Broadcast: BTN (Mike Hall, Shimmy Gray-Miller) |
Radio: B97 (Austin Render) |
Live Stats: NUSports.com |
Social Media: Facebook | X | Instagram |
ABOUT THE COACHES
Indiana | Northwestern |
Teri Moren | Joe McKeown |
Career Record: 421-227 (21st Season) | Career Record: 258-238 (16th Season) |
Indiana Record: 222-97 (10th Season) | Northwestern Record: 767-412 (38th Season) |
ABOUT THE WILDCATS
Northwestern enters Tuesday night's contest on a five-game skid, most recently falling to Michigan, 74-60, at home on Saturday. Junior forward Caileigh Walsh leads with a team-high 12.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while junior guard Melannie Daley comes off the bench for 12.3 points per outing. The Wildcats are averaging 65.8 points per game and shooting 40.9 percent from the floor.
SERIES HISTORY
Indiana leads 44-39
LAST MEETING
1/26/24 – W, 100-59 (Bloomington, Ind.)
NOTES
- Indiana will go for the season sweep of the Wildcats on Tuesday night and win its fourth in a row in the series. In the first meeting in Bloomington on Jan. 26, six players scored in double figures highlighted by graduate student forward Mackenzie Holmes's double-double of 27 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore guard Yarden Garzon added 15 points while freshman guard Lenée Beaumont added 11 points off the bench.
- The Hoosiers improved to a perfect 14-0 at home as it posted an 86-69 win over No. 4 Iowa on Thursday night. Holmes and senior guard Sara Scalia combined for 49 points as the Hoosiers host 51.6 percent from the floor. They limited the Hawkeyes to just 38.8 percent shooting on the night and just 17.8 percent from 3-point range.
- Graduate student forward Mackenzie Holmes has the chance to become the second all-time leading scorer amongst the men's and women's programs on Tuesday night. She needs two points to surpass Steve Alford (2,348) to move into second place all-time. The Gorham, Maine native ranks first amongst the women's record book with her 2,347 career points.
- IU currently owns the nation's best shooting percentages, from the floor (51.8 percent) and 3-point line (41.1 percent). They have shot 50 percent or better from the floor on 14 occasions, shooting 60 percent or better four times this season. From the arc, IU has hit 10 or more 3-pointers in 11 times this season and has knocked down 218 3-pointers, which is fifth in a single season. The current record stands at 259 (2013-14).
UP NEXT
Senior Day is on deck for the Hoosiers on Sunday, March 3 against Maryland. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. ET on Peacock.
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