Indiana Women’s Basketball Faces UIndy in Exhibition on Sunday / 87-58 win

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Women's Basketball team will play its only exhibition game of the year when it hosts the University of Indianapolis on Sunday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Tipoff will be at 2 p.m. ET and be shown live on BTN Plus.

Admission for the exhibition game is free and it will be a Red Out as IU promotes ALS Awareness Day. Fans will also receive 2016-17 schedule posters and schedule magnets.

23/RV Indiana (0-0) vs. UIndy (0-0)
Sunday, November 6 • 2 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
Live Web Broadcast:BTN Plus (Dan Black, Jacob Vinson, Sarah Kinsley)
Radio:WHCC105.com (Greg Murray)
Live Stats: Sidearm
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ABOUT THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 235-158 (14th year)
Indiana Record: 36-28 (3rd year)

UIndy
Kristin Drabyn
Career Record: First Year
UIndy Record: First Year

ABOUT UINDY
The Greyhounds enter a new era with head coach Kristin Drabyn at the helm for her first season. UIndy returns two of their top three scorers in senior forward Nicole Anderson (13.7 ppg., 7.4 rpg.) and junior guard Sarah Costello (10.4 ppg., 4.8 rpg., 2.7 apg.). In 2015-16, they posted a 10-20 overall record and 7-11 mark in GLVC play. They've got one exhibition game under their belts on Thursday when they fell to Valparaiso on the road, 60-51.

TOP FIVE RETURN
Indiana will have a familiar look when it steps on to the court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday afternoon. The Hoosiers return all five starters and 10 letterwinners from the 2015-16 campaign, one of its most successful in program history. Juniors Tyra Buss and Amanda Cahill return off All-Big Ten campaigns a season ago and join starters seniors Karlee McBride , Alexis Gassion and Jenn Anderson who all return this season.

ITS (ALMOST) ALL COMING BACK
With the return of 10 letterwinners from a season ago, Indiana returns 93 percent of its scoring and 91 percent of its rebounding in 2016-17. All five top scorers also return including all three -- Tyra Buss , Amanda Cahill and Alexis Gassion -- who averaged double figures last season.

HOOSIERS PICKED TO FINISH THIRD; BUSS NAMED PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN
For the first time in program history, Indiana has been selected to finish third in the Big Ten by a vote of the league's coaches and media, released on Monday, Oct. 24. IU was selected to finish third outright by the media while the coaches elected a tie between Michigan State and Indiana. Junior guard Tyra Buss was selected as a preseason All-Big Ten pick as she earned a unanimous selection by the coaches and a spot on the media team as well.

JOINING THE PRESEASON RANKS
For the first time in program history, IU has garnered a preseason top 25 ranking as it came in at No. 23 in the AP Preseason Top 25 on Nov. 1. The Hoosiers have appeared in the national polls just three times in program history (1992-93, 1993-94, 2013-14) and this marks the first time the program has been ranked entering the regular season. IU also received votes in the USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll where it collected 51 points, coming in at 27th overall.

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE GETS BETTER
Fans will notice a new look - and a new name - to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall when the Hoosiers host UIndy on Sunday afternoon. It's in thanks to a $40 million dollar gift from IU alumna Cindy Simon Skjodt, which updates the historic venue with new fan amenities and modern technology. Just a few of the most notable changes are the South Lobby entrance, Ken Nunn Champions Plaza, new scoreboard with HD quality video screens, updated and improved rest rooms.

FRESH FACES
While the Hoosiers return their top five starters from the 2015-16 NCAA Tournament campaign, they welcome some fresh faces to the bench for the 2016-17 season. Redshirt sophomore Tia Elbert will finally make her cream and crimson debut after transferring from Marquette a season ago while also welcoming fifth-year graduate senior Amber Deane (Dayton) to the mix. Three new freshmen also work into the fold with Texas natives Ria Gulley and Bre Wickware along with Indianapolis native Darby Foresman joining the squad. On the coaching side, third year and Big Ten Coach of the Year Teri Moren added Janese Banks and Glenn Box to her staff in the offseason. Banks arrives in Bloomington after spending the last two seasons at nearby IUPUI while Box joins the Hoosiers after two seasons at Saint Louis.

THE UINDY CONNECTION
The Hoosiers and Greyhounds share more than just proximity to each other. IU head coach Teri Moren got her head coaching start at UIndy from 2000-07 where she led them to four GLVC titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances. In addition, UIndy head coach Kristin Drabyn, who is in her first season at the helm, previously worked alongside IU first year assistant coach Janese Banks at IUPUI last season.

MAJOR TV TIME
IU will be featured a total of nine times on national television broadcasts including games on CBS and ESPN2. The Hoosiers will meet Ohio State on New Year's Eve on CBS Sports while ESPN2 will be inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall when reigning Big Ten champ Maryland visits on February 5.

A GLANCE AT THE SCHEDULE
The Hoosiers will yet again face another challenging schedule in the 2016-17 season, including nine teams that made postseason appearances last year. NCAA Tournament foes include Chattanooga (Nov. 17), at Auburn (Nov. 27), Florida (Dec. 20) and Big Ten rivals Ohio State (Dec. 31), Purdue (Jan. 19), Michigan State (Feb. 2), and Maryland (Feb. 5). IU will hit the road for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge this season, heading to North Carolina State on Dec. 1 while also facing the likes of Vanderbilt (Nov. 13) and travel to Western Kentucky (Nov. 19) before league play begins.

CAHILL VISITS VIETNAM
During the offseason, junior forward Amanda Cahill spent three weeks abroad in Vietnam with Coach for College program through the IU Excellence Academy. Coach for College is a service learning program founded in 2007 by former Duke women's tennis player Parker Goyer. It pairs student-athletes from the US with Vietnamese university students to teach academics, sports and life skills at summer camps to disadvantaged children in rural Vietnam.

RECAPPING 2015-16
INDIANA MAKES THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Indiana made its fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament in the 2015-16 season with an at-large bid into the 64-field tournament. It was the first tournament appearance for the Hoosiers since 2002 and first at-large bid into the Big Dance since 1995. IU again made history when it won its first tournament game since 1983 in a 62-58 defeat of Georgia in the first round. The Hoosiers went dancing previously in 1983, 1994, 1995 and 2002. IU's last at-large bid prior was in 1995. The 2002 Hoosiers earned their way into the Big Dance by winning the Big Ten Tournament title. The 1983 tournament featured 36 teams and the field has been 64 teams in all of IU's NCAA Tournament appearances since then.

HOOSIERS WITH BEST BIG TEN FINISH IN 18 YEARS
Indiana finished in fourth place in the Big Ten standings in 2015-16 regular season, the program's best conference finish since tying for third in 1997-98. IU's No. 4 seed in this year's Big Ten Tournament tied for the program's best conference tourney seed with that 1997-98 team. Indiana's top four Big Ten finish this year marked the eighth time in school history that IU had finished in fourth place or better in the final standings.

TERI MOREN NAMED BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR
Indiana head coach Teri Moren was named Big Ten Coach of the Year by the conference coaches and media on Feb. 29. Moren became the second Indiana head coach to be named Big Ten Coach of the Year, the first being Maryalyce Jeremiah in 1983. Moren led the 2015-16 Hoosiers to 20 wins, the most regular season victories in program history, and a fourth place finish in the Big Ten standings with a 12-6 record in conference play. IU's fourth place finish was the school's best since tying for third overall in 1997-98, which was also the only other time in program history that the Hoosiers earned a No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.

The Seymour, Ind., native earns her first career conference Coach of the Year award at the Division I level. Moren was named Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach of the Year in 2003. Moren has won 20 games in a season in two of the last three years (20 wins at Indiana State in 2013-14).

BUSS, CAHILL GET ALL-BIG TEN NODS
Sophomores Tyra Buss and Amanda Cahill earned All-Big Ten accolades as announced by the conference office on Feb. 29. Buss was named First Team All-Big Ten by the conference coaches and the media. Cahill earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors as voted on by the media and was an honorable mention in the coaches ballot. Buss became the first Indiana player to earn First Team recognition since 2006 (Cyndi Valentin) as it is the first time a pair of Indiana players earned All-Big Ten recognition in the same season since 2010.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
From 2014-15 to 2015-16, Indiana improved its overall win total by six games, its Big Ten win total by eight games and improved on a 12th-place finish in the conference standings last year to fourth place this season. The improvement of eight wins in conference play and the jump from 12th to fourth place are the biggest leaps between two seasons in program history in each of those categories.

UP NEXT
The regular season begins on Friday when IU hosts Presbyterian at 7 p.m. ET inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

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Win 87-58!



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Hoosiers Down UIndy in Exhibition Play, 87-58

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Paced by junior guard Tyra Buss and sophomore forward Kym Royster, the Indiana Women's Basketball team handled UIndy, 87-58, in its only exhibition game of the season on Sunday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

Five players scored in double figures with Royster's 18 points and eight boards, six of which were offensive, led IU. She went 7-for-12 from the field on the day including 4-for-4 from behind the line. Buss chipped in 16 points, three steals and an assist.

It was a solid effort all around as 12 players scored for Indiana, including 10 points from junior forward Amanda Cahill. Off the bench, IU used double figure games from redshirt sophomore Tia Elbert (11 points) and senior guard Tyshee Towner (10 points) to score 37 points from its bench in its only exhibition tune-up.

Senior guard Amber Deane led the way with four assists, as IU dished out a combined 14 in the win. Indiana's defense also forced 25 UIndy turnovers, which they converted to 29 points. IU also collected 12 steals including a team-high three from Buss.

As a team, they shot 46.6 percent from the floor on the afternoon including a 54.1 percent clip in the first half. On the glass, IU outrebounded the Greyhounds, 43-34, led by Royster's eight and six each from Cahill and senior guard Alexis Gassion.

The Hoosiers raced out to a 17-0 start before UIndy scored a pair of free throws with 5:44 to play in the first quarter. UIndy made a run to close out the first quarter, as IU led 26-18. But the second quarter was Indiana's most dominate, outscoring the Greyhounds, 27-10, on its way to a 53-28 lead at the break.

IU would maintain a steady lead into the second half of the game, as it was able to use a variety of different lineups throughout the third and fourth quarters. All14 players on the roster saw minutes during the exhibition win.

Indiana opens the 2016-17 regular season when it welcomes Presbyterian on Friday. Tipoff at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is slated for 7 p.m. ET.

GAME NOTES
• The Hoosiers hit their first six shots and started the game on a 17-0 run.
• Indiana held the Greyhounds scoreless for the first four minutes and 16 seconds of the game.
• The Hoosiers closed the first half with a 14-0 run and held the Greyhounds scoreless for the final 4:35 of the half.
• The Hoosiers had five players score in double-figures.
• The Hoosiers held a 46-18 advantage in points in the paint and 37-18 edge in bench points. Indiana outscored the University of Indianapolis 29-12 on points off turnovers.
• The Hoosiers shot 78.1 percent (25-of-32) from the free-throw line. Tyra Buss connected on 6-of-7 from the free-throw line.
• Sophomore forward Kym Royster led the Hoosiers with 18 points, 16 coming in the first half. She added a team-high eight rebounds.
• Junior forward Amanda Cahill tallied 10 points and grabbed six rebounds.
• Junior guard Tyra Buss posted 16 points and recorded three steals.
• Senior guard Karlee McBride scored 11 points and added two steals.
• Senior guard Tyshee Towner added 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal.

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IU races past UIndy in opening exhibition game
by Jake Thomer

From the opening tip, the Hoosiers pushed the tempo in the season-opening exhibition Sunday against Division II University of Indianapolis. Sophomore forward Kym Royster batted the tip to junior forward Amanda Cahill, and IU was off to the races. Cahill dished the ball to junior guard Tyra Buss, who found senior guard Alexis Gassion for an alley-oop layup attempt.

Gassion missed the layup but was fouled and sunk a free throw. The ball never even touched the floor, but the tone of the game had been set. From there, IU opened the game on a 17-0 run before Indianapolis could get on the scoreboard. IU went on to win 87-58.

“We wanted to really try to push tempo, and obviously that got us playing a little bit faster,” IU Coach Teri Moren said of the hot start. “I thought it got UIndy on their heels, and the result of that was we got some easy buckets.”

In the middle of the second quarter, IU led just 39-28, but a 14-0 run to end the half gave the Hoosiers a 25-point halftime lead. Royster had 16 of her game-high 18 points in the first two quarters. It was a breakout game for the Ohio native, who also tallied eight rebounds in her first career start.

Royster was able to keep up with IU’s run-and-gun offense, which Buss said after the game makes it much easier on the guards to feed the low-post players. Throughout the first half, Buss was able to look up and see Royster running alongside or ahead of her on nearly every fast break play.

Moren said Royster earning a spot in the starting lineup was a result of consistent production in practice. For her part, Royster said she thought the hard work she’d been putting in throughout the preseason is finally paying off. Moren said the starting lineup will remain fluid in the early part of IU’s season.

Buss finished the game with 16 points and three steals, while Cahill added 10 points and eight boards. For Indianapolis, junior guard Martha Burse led the way with 17 points, despite having 10 turnovers. Junior guard Sarah Costello also added 10 points for the Greyhounds.

The second half was a mostly sloppy affair, with IU shooting 50 percent but turning the ball over nine times. Moren said after the game Indianapolis’ shift to a zone defense had IU on its heels a bit because her team had just implemented its zone offense earlier in the week.

Shot selection, ball movement and running speed were all lacking in the second half, Moren said. Because Sunday’s game was just an exhibition, Moren said she wasn’t concerned too much with the negatives, and she said she knows what the team needs to work on this coming week as they prepare to play the first regular season game against Presbyterian on Friday.

“We’ll be better because of it,” Moren said. “Great coaches make adjustments. We’ll go back and have great film footage to show our kids and share with our kids, and I think we’ll continue to get better without question.”

http://www.idsnews.com/article/2016/11/iu-races-past-uindy-in-opening-exhibition-game

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