Indiana University Athletics
Friday, November 27
Nashville, Tenn.
3:30 pm ET
Indiana University
vs
Ohio
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THE OPENING TIP
Indiana will head to Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 27-28 to play in the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament at the Memorial Gymnasium. The Hoosiers will take on Ohio at 3:30 p.m. ET on Friday. If IU wins, it will play on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. against the winner of the Vanderbilt vs. Ohio game on Friday. A loss, the Hoosiers will play at 1 p.m. on Saturday against the Vandy-APSU loser. Friday's game can be heard on WHCC 105.1 FM with Greg Murray on the call. Saturday's tilt can be listened to online at IUHoosiers.com.
DID YOU KNOW?
• With Friday's matchup against Ohio, Indiana will have played four teams that participated in last year's NCAA Tournament in its first five games. IU is the only team in the Big Ten to start the season that way.
• Through four games, Indiana is shooting 50.7 percent from the field as a team and have shot 50 percent or better in three games, including a season-high 56.8 percent in the win at IPFW.
• Indiana is in the midst of playing a consecutive four-game stretch away from Bloomington, marking the first time a Hoosier team has played four or more consecutive games away from Assembly Hall since 2008.
• IU and Ohio are meeting for just the third time ever on Friday and for the first time since Dec. 1995.
• Indiana shot 54.9 percent from the field as a team at No. 19 DePaul on Nov. 19, the program's best shooting percentage against a nationally-ranked opponent since Jan. 10, 1997 when IU shot 62.7 percent vs. Penn State.
• Sophomore Tyra Buss scored a career-high 29 points at IPFW on Nov. 24, shooting 7-of-14 from the field and 14-of-18 from the free throw line. Her 14 makes from the line tied for the sixth-most free throws made in a single game in program history.
• Junior Alexis Gassion was also instrumental in the win at IPFW as she tallied a season-high 20 points with eight rebounds while shooting 7-of-11 from the field. She has scored in double figures three times this season.
• Sophomore Amanda Cahill was one of six players to be named to the Preseason WNIT All-Tournament Team as she averaged 15.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game in IU's three contests to go along with shooting 60.7 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from 3-point range.
• Indiana's win over No. 24 Chattanooga on Nov. 17 gave IU its first victory over a ranked non-conference opponent since the Hoosiers downed No. 24/19 Nebraska (prior to joining Big Ten) on Dec. 5, 2010.
THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 217-147 (13th year)
Indiana Record: 18-17 (2nd year)
Ohio
Bob Bolden
Career Record: 136-115 (9th year)
Ohio Record: 38-27 (3rd year)
Austin Peay
Gregg Todd
Career Record: 47-20 (3rd year)
Austin Peay Record: 2-4 (1st year)
Vanderbilt
Melanie Balcomb
Career Record: 457-241 (23rd year)
Vanderbilt Record: 294-137 (14th year)
OHIO AT A GLANCE
Ohio enters the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament coming off a pair of home wins over Florida Gulf Coast and Winthrop. The Bobcats will look to light it up from the outside as over 58 percent of their field goal attempts have come from beyond the arc, including 45 attempts in their win over Winthrop. OU hit 16 3-point field goals in that game. Individually, Kiyanna Black leads Ohio with 18.0 points per game and has nailed 11 treys so far on the year to go along with 5.3 rebounds per game. Lexie Baldwin averages 10.7 points per contest with 5.7 rebounds per game. Jasmine Weatherspoon leads the Bobcats with 9.0 rebounds per contest to go along with 6.7 points per game.
HOOSIERS BATTLING STIFF COMPETITION FROM THE START
With Friday's matchup against Ohio, it will mark the fourth time in the first five games that Indiana has taken on an opponent who played in last year's NCAA Tournament. IU is the only team in the Big Ten to have played at least four NCAA teams from last year in the first five games played and the Hoosiers are the only team in the conference to open the year with three-straight NCAA Tourney foes.
VANDERBILT THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT
The Hoosiers enter their second non-conference tournament of the year on Friday with the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament in Nashville. IU will battle Ohio after host Vanderbilt takes on Austin Peay. The winners of both games will meet in the championship game on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Losers of the first round game will meet at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday.
HOOSIER EFFICIENCY
Through four games, Indiana is shooting 50.7 percent from the field as a team and have shot 50 percent or better in three of the first four games of 2015-16. Last time out at IPFW, IU shot a season-high 56.8 percent from the field. In the season-opening victory over Tennessee State, Indiana hit 53.2 percent of its shots.
At then-No. 19 DePaul, the Hoosiers shot its best percentage against a ranked opponent in over 18 years, hitting 54.9 percent from the field. The last time Indiana shot at least that percentage from the field against a ranked foe was Jan. 10, 1997 against Penn State, hitting 62.7 percent from the field in that game.
ROAD WARRIORS
For the first time since 2008, the Indiana women's basketball team will play four-consecutive games away from Bloomington. The Hoosiers were sent to DePaul in Chicago for the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT on Nov. 19 and played at IPFW on Nov. 24. This week IU will play a pair of games in the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. opening up against Ohio on Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET.
The Hoosiers are in the middle of a stretch where they will play seven out of nine games away from Assembly Hall and looking farther ahead, 10 out of 14 away from Bloomington.
THE BUSS IS ROLLING
Indiana's returning leader in scoring, steals and assists has started where she left off last year. Through four games, sophomore Tyra Buss leads IU with 19.0 points, 5.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game. She has scored in double figures in every contest.
At IPFW on Nov. 24, Buss scored a career-high 29 points in the win, hitting 7-of-14 from the field and 14-of-18 from the free throw line to go along with four rebounds and three assists. Her 14 made free throws tied for the sixth-most ever hit in a single game in IU history. Buss has scored 20 or more points twice, dished for five or more assists three times and has hit 72.1 percent (31-of-43) of her free throw attempts so far in 2015-16.
HIT THE GASSION PEDAL
Alexis Gassion scored a season-high 20 points in the win at IPFW on Nov. 24, going 7-of-11 from the field with eight rebounds and a block. The junior is averaging 12.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game so far on the young season. She has scored in double figures in three games this year and 26 times in her career.
Last season, Gassion played in all 31 games, starting in the final 16. She averaged 8.0 points per game and was second on the team with 6.1 rebounds per contest. Gassion tallied 10 or more points 10 times and double-digit rebounds four times with a pair of double-doubles. The Fairborn, Ohio, native shot 44.9 percent from the field, 77.0 percent from the free throw line and 34.8 percent from 3-point range.
CLIMBING TO THE CA-HILL TOP
Sophomore Amanda Cahill was one of six players named to the All-Preseason WNIT Team at the conclusion of the tournament on Nov. 22. Cahill scored in double figures in all three games for the Hoosiers and led IU in rebounding in every contest. She averaged 15.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game during the tournament while shooting 60.7 percent (17-of-28) from the field overall and 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from 3-point range.
In the season opening win over Tennessee State on Nov. 13, Cahill tallied 17 points with eight rebounds, a career-high tying four assists and two steals while shooting 7-of-9 from the field and 2-of-3 from beyond the arc. She followed that performance with 13 points and seven boards in Indiana's defeat of No. 24 Chattanooga on Nov. 17. In the semifinals at No. 19 DePaul on Nov. 19, the Clyde, Ohio, native led IU with 15 points, eight rebounds and two blocks to go along with a pair of steals. She went 6-of-9 from the field against the Blue Demons and 2-of-3 from beyond the arc.
In Indiana's win over IPFW, Cahill had a great all around game with nine points, nine rebounds, a career-high five assists, three steals and a block. For the year through four games, Cahill is shooting 61.8 percent from the field and 60 percent from beyond the arc, averaging 13.5 points and 8.0 rebounds (leads team) per game.
HITTING THE FREE ONES AT IPFW
At IPFW on Nov. 24, Indiana nailed 27-of-38 free throws to help seal the road victory. The 38 attempts are the fifth-most attempts ever in a single game in program history. The free throws made and attempted totals coincidentally are the most by an IU team since Nov. 12, 2013 when the Hoosiers last played at IPFW where they hit 29-of-40 from the charity stripe.
PLAYING THE RANKED ONES
With the 54-43 win over No. 24 Chattanooga on Nov. 17, it marked Indiana's first win over a ranked non-conference opponent since downing No. 24/19 Nebraska (prior to joining Big Ten) on Dec. 5, 2010. The victory over UTC also gave Teri Moren her second win over a ranked foe as head coach at Indiana as the Hoosiers defeated No. 24 Michigan State, 70-51, on Dec. 31, 2014 in Assembly Hall.
After the win over Chattanooga, IU took on No. 19 DePaul in Chicago, marking the first time since 2009 that the Hoosiers faced ranked opponents in non-Big Ten play in consecutive games.
Indiana will head to Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 27-28 to play in the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament at the Memorial Gymnasium. The Hoosiers will take on Ohio at 3:30 p.m. ET on Friday. If IU wins, it will play on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. against the winner of the Vanderbilt vs. Ohio game on Friday. A loss, the Hoosiers will play at 1 p.m. on Saturday against the Vandy-APSU loser. Friday's game can be heard on WHCC 105.1 FM with Greg Murray on the call. Saturday's tilt can be listened to online at IUHoosiers.com.
| Indiana (3-1) vs. Ohio (2-1) Friday, Nov. 27 • 3:30 p.m. ET Indiana vs. Austin Peay or Vanderbilt Saturday, Nov. 28 • 1 p.m. ET or 3:30 p.m. ET Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn. Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Greg Murray) Live Stats: VUCommodores.com |
DID YOU KNOW?
• With Friday's matchup against Ohio, Indiana will have played four teams that participated in last year's NCAA Tournament in its first five games. IU is the only team in the Big Ten to start the season that way.
• Through four games, Indiana is shooting 50.7 percent from the field as a team and have shot 50 percent or better in three games, including a season-high 56.8 percent in the win at IPFW.
• Indiana is in the midst of playing a consecutive four-game stretch away from Bloomington, marking the first time a Hoosier team has played four or more consecutive games away from Assembly Hall since 2008.
• IU and Ohio are meeting for just the third time ever on Friday and for the first time since Dec. 1995.
• Indiana shot 54.9 percent from the field as a team at No. 19 DePaul on Nov. 19, the program's best shooting percentage against a nationally-ranked opponent since Jan. 10, 1997 when IU shot 62.7 percent vs. Penn State.
• Sophomore Tyra Buss scored a career-high 29 points at IPFW on Nov. 24, shooting 7-of-14 from the field and 14-of-18 from the free throw line. Her 14 makes from the line tied for the sixth-most free throws made in a single game in program history.
• Junior Alexis Gassion was also instrumental in the win at IPFW as she tallied a season-high 20 points with eight rebounds while shooting 7-of-11 from the field. She has scored in double figures three times this season.
• Sophomore Amanda Cahill was one of six players to be named to the Preseason WNIT All-Tournament Team as she averaged 15.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game in IU's three contests to go along with shooting 60.7 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from 3-point range.
• Indiana's win over No. 24 Chattanooga on Nov. 17 gave IU its first victory over a ranked non-conference opponent since the Hoosiers downed No. 24/19 Nebraska (prior to joining Big Ten) on Dec. 5, 2010.
THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 217-147 (13th year)
Indiana Record: 18-17 (2nd year)
Ohio
Bob Bolden
Career Record: 136-115 (9th year)
Ohio Record: 38-27 (3rd year)
Austin Peay
Gregg Todd
Career Record: 47-20 (3rd year)
Austin Peay Record: 2-4 (1st year)
Vanderbilt
Melanie Balcomb
Career Record: 457-241 (23rd year)
Vanderbilt Record: 294-137 (14th year)
OHIO AT A GLANCE
Ohio enters the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament coming off a pair of home wins over Florida Gulf Coast and Winthrop. The Bobcats will look to light it up from the outside as over 58 percent of their field goal attempts have come from beyond the arc, including 45 attempts in their win over Winthrop. OU hit 16 3-point field goals in that game. Individually, Kiyanna Black leads Ohio with 18.0 points per game and has nailed 11 treys so far on the year to go along with 5.3 rebounds per game. Lexie Baldwin averages 10.7 points per contest with 5.7 rebounds per game. Jasmine Weatherspoon leads the Bobcats with 9.0 rebounds per contest to go along with 6.7 points per game.
HOOSIERS BATTLING STIFF COMPETITION FROM THE START
With Friday's matchup against Ohio, it will mark the fourth time in the first five games that Indiana has taken on an opponent who played in last year's NCAA Tournament. IU is the only team in the Big Ten to have played at least four NCAA teams from last year in the first five games played and the Hoosiers are the only team in the conference to open the year with three-straight NCAA Tourney foes.
VANDERBILT THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT
The Hoosiers enter their second non-conference tournament of the year on Friday with the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament in Nashville. IU will battle Ohio after host Vanderbilt takes on Austin Peay. The winners of both games will meet in the championship game on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Losers of the first round game will meet at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday.
HOOSIER EFFICIENCY
Through four games, Indiana is shooting 50.7 percent from the field as a team and have shot 50 percent or better in three of the first four games of 2015-16. Last time out at IPFW, IU shot a season-high 56.8 percent from the field. In the season-opening victory over Tennessee State, Indiana hit 53.2 percent of its shots.
At then-No. 19 DePaul, the Hoosiers shot its best percentage against a ranked opponent in over 18 years, hitting 54.9 percent from the field. The last time Indiana shot at least that percentage from the field against a ranked foe was Jan. 10, 1997 against Penn State, hitting 62.7 percent from the field in that game.
ROAD WARRIORS
For the first time since 2008, the Indiana women's basketball team will play four-consecutive games away from Bloomington. The Hoosiers were sent to DePaul in Chicago for the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT on Nov. 19 and played at IPFW on Nov. 24. This week IU will play a pair of games in the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. opening up against Ohio on Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET.
The Hoosiers are in the middle of a stretch where they will play seven out of nine games away from Assembly Hall and looking farther ahead, 10 out of 14 away from Bloomington.
THE BUSS IS ROLLING
Indiana's returning leader in scoring, steals and assists has started where she left off last year. Through four games, sophomore Tyra Buss leads IU with 19.0 points, 5.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game. She has scored in double figures in every contest.
At IPFW on Nov. 24, Buss scored a career-high 29 points in the win, hitting 7-of-14 from the field and 14-of-18 from the free throw line to go along with four rebounds and three assists. Her 14 made free throws tied for the sixth-most ever hit in a single game in IU history. Buss has scored 20 or more points twice, dished for five or more assists three times and has hit 72.1 percent (31-of-43) of her free throw attempts so far in 2015-16.
HIT THE GASSION PEDAL
Alexis Gassion scored a season-high 20 points in the win at IPFW on Nov. 24, going 7-of-11 from the field with eight rebounds and a block. The junior is averaging 12.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game so far on the young season. She has scored in double figures in three games this year and 26 times in her career.
Last season, Gassion played in all 31 games, starting in the final 16. She averaged 8.0 points per game and was second on the team with 6.1 rebounds per contest. Gassion tallied 10 or more points 10 times and double-digit rebounds four times with a pair of double-doubles. The Fairborn, Ohio, native shot 44.9 percent from the field, 77.0 percent from the free throw line and 34.8 percent from 3-point range.
CLIMBING TO THE CA-HILL TOP
Sophomore Amanda Cahill was one of six players named to the All-Preseason WNIT Team at the conclusion of the tournament on Nov. 22. Cahill scored in double figures in all three games for the Hoosiers and led IU in rebounding in every contest. She averaged 15.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game during the tournament while shooting 60.7 percent (17-of-28) from the field overall and 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from 3-point range.
In the season opening win over Tennessee State on Nov. 13, Cahill tallied 17 points with eight rebounds, a career-high tying four assists and two steals while shooting 7-of-9 from the field and 2-of-3 from beyond the arc. She followed that performance with 13 points and seven boards in Indiana's defeat of No. 24 Chattanooga on Nov. 17. In the semifinals at No. 19 DePaul on Nov. 19, the Clyde, Ohio, native led IU with 15 points, eight rebounds and two blocks to go along with a pair of steals. She went 6-of-9 from the field against the Blue Demons and 2-of-3 from beyond the arc.
In Indiana's win over IPFW, Cahill had a great all around game with nine points, nine rebounds, a career-high five assists, three steals and a block. For the year through four games, Cahill is shooting 61.8 percent from the field and 60 percent from beyond the arc, averaging 13.5 points and 8.0 rebounds (leads team) per game.
HITTING THE FREE ONES AT IPFW
At IPFW on Nov. 24, Indiana nailed 27-of-38 free throws to help seal the road victory. The 38 attempts are the fifth-most attempts ever in a single game in program history. The free throws made and attempted totals coincidentally are the most by an IU team since Nov. 12, 2013 when the Hoosiers last played at IPFW where they hit 29-of-40 from the charity stripe.
PLAYING THE RANKED ONES
With the 54-43 win over No. 24 Chattanooga on Nov. 17, it marked Indiana's first win over a ranked non-conference opponent since downing No. 24/19 Nebraska (prior to joining Big Ten) on Dec. 5, 2010. The victory over UTC also gave Teri Moren her second win over a ranked foe as head coach at Indiana as the Hoosiers defeated No. 24 Michigan State, 70-51, on Dec. 31, 2014 in Assembly Hall.
After the win over Chattanooga, IU took on No. 19 DePaul in Chicago, marking the first time since 2009 that the Hoosiers faced ranked opponents in non-Big Ten play in consecutive games.
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