Indiana University Athletics
Saturday, March 23
Bloomington, Ind.
1:30 P.M. ET
Indiana University
vs
13-seed Fairfield
4-Seed Hoosiers Set For NCAA Tournament First Round On Saturday Versus Fairfield
3/22/2024 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – 4-seed Indiana will host NCAA Tournament first and second round action on Saturday when it faces 13-seed Fairfield in the opening round. Tipoff is set for 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
ABOUT THE COACHES
ABOUT THE STAGS
Fairfield enters the NCAA Tournament as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champions with an overall record of 31-1 and a 29-game win streak to date. MAAC Rookie of the Year forward Meghan Andersen leads a trio of double figure scorers with 15.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per outing while MAAC Player of the Year senior guard Janelle Brown adds 13.6 points and a team-high 3.6 assists per game. The Stags are averaging 73.0 points and shooting 46.8 percent from the floor.
SERIES HISTORY
Series tied 1-1
LAST MEETING
12/9/21 – W, 91-58 (Bloomington, Ind.)
NOTES
UP NEXT
The winner of Saturday's game advances to the NCAA Tournament second round where it faces either 5-seed Oklahoma or 12-seed FGCU on Monday with a time to be determined.
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| GAME DAY INFO |
| (#14/14) 4-seed Indiana (24-5) vs. (#25/RV) 13-seed Fairfield (31-1) |
| Saturday, March 23, 2024 • 1:30 p.m. ET |
| Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind. |
| Broadcast: ESPN2 (Angel Gray, Andrea Lloyd) |
| Radio: B97 (Austin Render) |
| Live Stats: NCAA.com |
| Social Media: Facebook | X | Instagram |
| Tickets: Buy Now | Tournament Central |
ABOUT THE COACHES
| Indiana | Fairfield |
| Teri Moren | Carly Thibault-DuDonis |
| Career Record: 423-228 (21st Season) | Career Record: 46-16 (2nd Season) |
| Indiana Record: 224-97 (10th Season) | Fairfield Record: Same |
ABOUT THE STAGS
Fairfield enters the NCAA Tournament as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champions with an overall record of 31-1 and a 29-game win streak to date. MAAC Rookie of the Year forward Meghan Andersen leads a trio of double figure scorers with 15.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per outing while MAAC Player of the Year senior guard Janelle Brown adds 13.6 points and a team-high 3.6 assists per game. The Stags are averaging 73.0 points and shooting 46.8 percent from the floor.
SERIES HISTORY
Series tied 1-1
LAST MEETING
12/9/21 – W, 91-58 (Bloomington, Ind.)
NOTES
- For the 10th time in school history and for the fifth-consecutive year, the Hoosiers will appear in the 2024 NCAA Tournament They are hosting NCAA Tournament first and second rounds for the third-straight year inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2022, 2023, 2024). All-time, IU holds a 9-9 record in the Big Dance. IU is 9-9 all-time in its 10 appearances with two Sweet Sixteens and an Elite Eight appearance.
- The Hoosiers are led by Associated Press and USBWA All-American Mackenzie Holmes' 20.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. All-Big Ten first teamer Sara Scalia adds 16.2 points per game and has connected on 95 made 3-pointers in her final season in Cream and Crimson.
- Three others average double figures with sophomore guard Yarden Garzon's 11.6 points per game and 10 points each from senior guards Sydney Parrish and Chloe Moore-McNeil.
- IU comes into the tournament shooting the nation's best field goal percentages from the floor (51.0 percent) and from the 3-point line (40.2 percent).
- Indiana and Fairfield have met twice before, the last in a 91-58 victory for Indiana at home on Dec. 9, 2021. The only other meeting between the two teams was in 1984.
UP NEXT
The winner of Saturday's game advances to the NCAA Tournament second round where it faces either 5-seed Oklahoma or 12-seed FGCU on Monday with a time to be determined.
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