
No. 15 IU Faces Penn State on Wednesday Afternoon
2/9/2021 11:21:00 AM | Women's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 15 Indiana will try for a series sweep of Penn State on Wednesday afternoon when the two teams meet at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
#15/17 INDIANA (11-4, 9-2 B1G) VS. PENN STATE (8-7, 5-6 B1G)
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 • 3 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
Broadcast: BTN (Lisa Byington, Christy Winters Scott)
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Greg Murray)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
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ABOUT THE COACHES
ABOUT THE LADY LIONS
Indiana will face a Penn State team on a four-game win streak, most recently coming off a win over Wisconsin on Sunday. Senior forward Johnasia Cash is coming off a Big Ten Player of the Week performance as she leads the team with 15.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Makenna Marisa adds 15.0 points and 4.6 assists per game. The Lady Lions average 76.9 points per game through 15 games of the 2020-21 season.
SERIES HISTORY
Penn State leads 33-16
LAST MEETING
1/7/21 – W, 85-64 (University Park, Pa.)
NOTES
UP NEXT
Indiana travels to Illinois on Sunday. Tip is set for 3 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network Plus.
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#15/17 INDIANA (11-4, 9-2 B1G) VS. PENN STATE (8-7, 5-6 B1G)
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 • 3 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
Broadcast: BTN (Lisa Byington, Christy Winters Scott)
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Greg Murray)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
ABOUT THE COACHES
Indiana | Penn State |
Teri Moren | Carolyn Kieger |
Career Record: 337-208 (18th Season) | Career Record: 114-94 (7th Season) |
Indiana Record: 138-78 (7th Season) | Penn State Record: 15-30 (2nd Season) |
ABOUT THE LADY LIONS
Indiana will face a Penn State team on a four-game win streak, most recently coming off a win over Wisconsin on Sunday. Senior forward Johnasia Cash is coming off a Big Ten Player of the Week performance as she leads the team with 15.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Makenna Marisa adds 15.0 points and 4.6 assists per game. The Lady Lions average 76.9 points per game through 15 games of the 2020-21 season.
SERIES HISTORY
Penn State leads 33-16
LAST MEETING
1/7/21 – W, 85-64 (University Park, Pa.)
NOTES
- Indiana returns home on Wednesday night and will go for the series sweep of the Lady Lions for the first time since the 2016-17 season. IU took the first meeting in University Park on Jan. 7, 85-64.
- Behind a combined 48 points from senior guard Ali Patberg and sophomore forward Mackenzie Holmes, the Hoosiers picked up its first win in Carver Hawkeye Arena since 1994 in an 85-72 win on Sunday. Holmes led the way with 25 points and 13 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season which earned her a spot on the Big Ten Player of the Week honor roll.
- Three players are averaging double figures for the Hoosiers this season behind Holmes' 18.3 points per game. Junior guard Grace Berger adds 15.5 points per game while Patberg is averaging 12.8 points per contest.
- Patberg was named on of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award on Monday. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
- IU moved up two spots in the Associated Press top 25 this week to No. 15. It matches its second-highest rating in the media poll this season, coming in at No. 15 in the preseason and weeks 2-4 of the 2020-21 season. It also moved up three spots in the WBCA/USA Today coaches poll to its highest spot in the poll since week 10 of the 2019-20 season when it climbed to No. 13.
UP NEXT
Indiana travels to Illinois on Sunday. Tip is set for 3 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network Plus.
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