THE OPENING TIP
Indiana will hit the road for the 10th time over a 14-game span to take on Purdue in West Lafayette inside Mackey Arena on Sunday, Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. ET. The game can be heard online at IUhoosiers.com with Greg Murray on the call and watched on BTN Plus.
Indiana (9-6, 1-2) at Purdue (12-2, 3-0)
Sunday, Jan. 10 • 2 p.m. ET
Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Ind.
Live Video: BTN Plus
Radio: IUHoosiers.com (Greg Murray)
DID YOU KNOW?
• Sunday's matchup at Purdue will be the only time that the Hoosiers and Boilermakers will meet during the 2015-16 regular season.
• The Barn Burner Trophy, the annual rivalry trophy awarded to the winner of an Indiana and Purdue matchup, will be on the line on Sunday. The trophy is played for as it alters between venues (Assembly Hall and Mackey Arena) each season.
• Indiana currently holds the trophy after a 72-55 win over the Boilermakers on Feb. 2, 2015 in Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers have earned the Barn Burner Trophy in two of the last three seasons.
• Indiana has made more free throws (238) than opponents have attempted (186) this season and has outscored the opposition 238-122 (+116) from the charity stripe while shooting 72.1 percent from the line.
• IU leads the Big Ten in free throw makes (9th nationally) and attempts (15th).
• In the win over Michigan on Jan. 3, the Hoosiers hit 32-of-42 free throws, marking the most free throws made and attempted ever in a single Big Ten game in program history.
• The Michigan free throw totals rank as the second-most free throws ever made and attempted in school history as they were the most makes and attempts since the Hoosiers shot 34-of-50 from the charity stripe against UAB on March 21, 1991.
• Sophomore Tyra Buss has scored in double figures in every game this year while leading the team in scoring (19.2 ppg), assists (4.1 apg) and steals (1.8 spg). She ranks 37th nationally in points per game.
• Buss ranks fifth in the nation in free throws made (97) and third in attempts (125) while shooting 77.6 percent from the charity stripe.
• Amanda Cahill achieved three double-doubles in the last four games, now totalling four on the year and 10 in her career. At Ohio State last time out, the sophomore finished with 17 points and added 10 rebounds.
THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 223-152 (13th year)
Indiana Record: 24-22 (2nd year)
Purdue
Sharon Versyp
Career Record: 323-175 (16th year)
Purdue Record: 206-110 (10th year)
PURDUE AT A GLANCE
Purdue comes into Sunday's game riding a seven game winning streak, including a 3-0 start in Big Ten play. The Boilermakers knocked off No. 16/17 Northwestern on the road in their last game. Purdue limits opponents to average just 54.8 points per contest, ranking third in the conference in scoring defense. April Wilson leads the Boiler attack as she leads the team in scoring (14.9 ppg), assists (6.2 apg) and steals (2.3 spg) while taking care of the basketball as she owns a 3.3 assist/turnover ratio (2nd in B1G). Ashley Morrissette leads the team in 3-pointers made while averaging 12.1 points per game. Bridget Perry adds 11.8 points per contest and paces Purdue with 6.4 rebounds per contest.
CASHING IN ON THE FREE ONES
Indiana leads the Big Ten in free throws made (238) and attempted (330) and ranks 10th nationally in free throw makes and 15th in attempts. IU is outscoring opponents 238-122 (+116) from the charity stripe so far this season. The Hoosiers have made more free throws than opponents have attempted (186) while shooting 72.1 percent as a team from the line.
In the overtime win against Michigan on Jan. 3, Indiana nailed 32-of-42 free throws, marking the most free throws made and attempted ever in a Big Ten game in program history. Those free throws were the most makes and attempts from the line for an IU team since the Hoosiers shot 34-of-50 from the charity stripe against UAB on March 21, 1991.
GET ON THE BUSS
Tyra Buss ranks 23rd in the country and fourth in the Big Ten in points scored (288) and sits 37th nationally in scoring average (19.2 ppg), and is tied for fifth in the conference in that category. Buss has scored in double figures in every game this season and in 19-straight games dating back to last season. She currently leads Indiana in scoring, assists (4.1 apg) and steals (1.8 spg) while playing 36.5 minutes per game (T-2nd in B1G) and a Big Ten best 548 minutes total.
Buss currently ranks fifth in the country and leads the Big Ten in free throws made (97). She also paces the conference in free throws attempted (125) to rank third nationally in that category while shooting 77.6 percent from the line.
Buss has scored 20 or more points in seven games this year. Buss was named to the All-Tournament Team of the Florida Sunshine Classic after tallying 28 points against then-No. 23/21 Miami and 23 points vs. West Virginia. During IU's two games in Orlando, Buss shot 15-of-19 from the field (51.7 percent), 5-of-9 from 3-point range (55.6 percent) and 16-of-19 from the charity stripe (84.2 percent).
CLIMBING TO THE CA-HILL TOP
Amanda Cahill recorded double-doubles in three of the last four games. Cahill has four double-doubles on the season and 10 in her career. Last time out at Ohio State, she scored 17 points with 10 rebounds while shooting 7-of-13 from the field. Her other recent double-double outings came in a win over Yale on Dec. 28 (12 points, 10 rebounds) and at Wisconsin (13 points, 11 rebounds).
Cahill has been efficient this season for the Hoosiers, shooting 51.4 percent (14th in B1G) from the field and 38.6 percent (15th) from 3-point range while averaging 13.8 points (25th) and a team-leading 7.7 rebounds per game (9th) with 1.4 steals per contest. Cahill has had six games this year where she has shot 66.7 percent or better, three contests where she hit 71.4 percent or better from the field.
Cahill has scored in double figures in 13 games this year, including the last eight consecutively, and has had seven or more rebounds in every game but three. She 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 in the tournament and led IU in rebounding in every contest.
ROAD WARRIORS
Indiana's two road games this week will end a stretch where the Hoosiers will have played 10 out of 14 contests away from Bloomington. Indiana begins Big Ten play with three of the first four contests on the road and four of the first six.
For the first time since 2008, Indiana played four-consecutive games away from Bloomington early this year. 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. IU then played a pair of games in the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 27-28.
COMEBACK KIDS
Four times this season, Indiana has faced late second-half deficits before overcoming them to earn a victory.
• Jan. 3 vs. Michigan: IU trailed by nine with 5:48 remaining in the fourth quarter, five Hoosiers scored as part of a 12-0 Indiana run to take a 61-58 lead late in regulation. Michigan's Katelynn Flaherty hit a 3-point field goal to force OT before IU outscored the Wolverines 16-8 in the extra period. Indiana scored 12 of its OT points from the free throw line, including the last 10. The Hoosiers outscored Michigan 28-11 in the game's final 10:48.
• Dec. 11 vs. Samford: The Hoosiers trailed by 11 with 4:00 left in the third quarter. IU went on a 17-2 run over a span of 3:56, scoring 13-straight during the stretch to take a four-point lead. In overtime, Indiana outscored Samford 13-4, thanks in part to an 8-0 run by Amanda Cahill by herself to start the OT period.
• Dec. 2 vs. Georgia Tech: Indiana trailed by five with 8:36 to play in the game. IU outscored GT 20-6 in the final 6:37 and held the Yellow Jackets scoreless for the final 4:05 of the game.
• Nov. 17 vs. then-No. 24 Chattanooga: IU trailed by four with 1:44 left in the third quarter and was behind heading into the fourth quarter. Indiana outscored the Mocs 19-6 in fourth quarter to take the win.
REBOUNDS = Ws
Indiana outrebounded Michigan 43-35 in the thrilling OT victory in Assembly Hall on Jan. 3. It marked the seventh time this season that the Hoosiers had outrebounded an opponent. IU is currently 6-1 in games in which it outrebounds its foe as Indiana picked up other wins winning that category against Tennessee State, Chattanooga, at IPFW, Samford and Yale.
HIT THE GASSION PEDAL
Junior Alexis Gassion has scored in double figures in six of the last seven games and led the Hoosiers with 19 points vs. Yale on Dec. 28. For the year, Gassion is averaging 11.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game as she has scored in double figures 11 times.
Against No. 23/21 Miami on Dec. 20, Gassion tallied 19 points with a season-high three steals while nailing a career-high tying eight field goals. She also accomplished a double-double against Samford on Dec. 11 with 13 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.
IU ONE OF 11 PROGRAMS IN POWER 5 TO PLAY 5 OR MORE 2015 NCAA TEAMS IN NON-CON
After playing Miami (FL) and West Virginia in the Florida Sunshine Classic, Indiana played seven postseason teams from a year ago during the non-conference slate (12 games), including five teams that played in the NCAA Tournament last season (Tennessee State, Chattanooga, DePaul, Ohio, Miami). IU is one of just 11 programs in the power five conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC) to have played five or more NCAA tournament teams from 2015 in non-conference play this season.
JENN FROM THE BLOCK
Jenn Anderson is starting to come around after missing some time in preseason due to injury as she has started in each of the last nine games and is shooting 62.1 percent from the field so far this year.
Anderson tallied a season-high 14 points at Ohio State and added seven rebounds while shooting 7-of-10 from the field. In the win over Michigan on Jan. 3, Anderson skied for a career-high 11 boards. She has now scored in double figures in three games this year.
As a sophomore, Anderson ranked fourth in the Big Ten in field goal percentage in 2014-15, shooting 56.0 percent. Her field goal percentage was the highest percentage by an IU player for a single year since 1997-98. She appeared in 30 games and made 28 starts last year while averaging 7.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Anderson also nailed 72.1 percent of her free throw attempts. From her freshman to sophomore year, Anderson saw major improvement in scoring (+4.5 ppg), field goal percentage (+10.2 percent), free throw percentage (+25 percent) as well as rebounds, steals and blocks.
WALTER IS GOING ON
Sophomore Jess Walter has started for the Hoosiers in each of the last four games after a tough start as she missed over three weeks of preseason practice due to a concussion prior to the season opener. In her four starts, Walter has shot 71.4 percent from 3-point range and 50 percent overall from the field. At Ohio State on Jan. 7, she scored a season-best 11 points while shooting 4-of-6 from the field and 3-of-4 3-point field goals.
Last year, Walter led all Big Ten freshmen and was fourth overall in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage at 41.7 percent in 2014-15. She appeared in all 31 games last year with four starts, averaging 7.4 points per game and shot 73.8 percent from the free throw line. Walter scored in double figures in 10 games and connected on three or more 3-pointers in six contests, hitting five two times.
Go Hoosiers!
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Indiana will hit the road for the 10th time over a 14-game span to take on Purdue in West Lafayette inside Mackey Arena on Sunday, Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. ET. The game can be heard online at IUhoosiers.com with Greg Murray on the call and watched on BTN Plus.
Indiana (9-6, 1-2) at Purdue (12-2, 3-0)
Sunday, Jan. 10 • 2 p.m. ET
Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Ind.
Live Video: BTN Plus
Radio: IUHoosiers.com (Greg Murray)
DID YOU KNOW?
• Sunday's matchup at Purdue will be the only time that the Hoosiers and Boilermakers will meet during the 2015-16 regular season.
• The Barn Burner Trophy, the annual rivalry trophy awarded to the winner of an Indiana and Purdue matchup, will be on the line on Sunday. The trophy is played for as it alters between venues (Assembly Hall and Mackey Arena) each season.
• Indiana currently holds the trophy after a 72-55 win over the Boilermakers on Feb. 2, 2015 in Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers have earned the Barn Burner Trophy in two of the last three seasons.
• Indiana has made more free throws (238) than opponents have attempted (186) this season and has outscored the opposition 238-122 (+116) from the charity stripe while shooting 72.1 percent from the line.
• IU leads the Big Ten in free throw makes (9th nationally) and attempts (15th).
• In the win over Michigan on Jan. 3, the Hoosiers hit 32-of-42 free throws, marking the most free throws made and attempted ever in a single Big Ten game in program history.
• The Michigan free throw totals rank as the second-most free throws ever made and attempted in school history as they were the most makes and attempts since the Hoosiers shot 34-of-50 from the charity stripe against UAB on March 21, 1991.
• Sophomore Tyra Buss has scored in double figures in every game this year while leading the team in scoring (19.2 ppg), assists (4.1 apg) and steals (1.8 spg). She ranks 37th nationally in points per game.
• Buss ranks fifth in the nation in free throws made (97) and third in attempts (125) while shooting 77.6 percent from the charity stripe.
• Amanda Cahill achieved three double-doubles in the last four games, now totalling four on the year and 10 in her career. At Ohio State last time out, the sophomore finished with 17 points and added 10 rebounds.
THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 223-152 (13th year)
Indiana Record: 24-22 (2nd year)
Purdue
Sharon Versyp
Career Record: 323-175 (16th year)
Purdue Record: 206-110 (10th year)
PURDUE AT A GLANCE
Purdue comes into Sunday's game riding a seven game winning streak, including a 3-0 start in Big Ten play. The Boilermakers knocked off No. 16/17 Northwestern on the road in their last game. Purdue limits opponents to average just 54.8 points per contest, ranking third in the conference in scoring defense. April Wilson leads the Boiler attack as she leads the team in scoring (14.9 ppg), assists (6.2 apg) and steals (2.3 spg) while taking care of the basketball as she owns a 3.3 assist/turnover ratio (2nd in B1G). Ashley Morrissette leads the team in 3-pointers made while averaging 12.1 points per game. Bridget Perry adds 11.8 points per contest and paces Purdue with 6.4 rebounds per contest.
CASHING IN ON THE FREE ONES
Indiana leads the Big Ten in free throws made (238) and attempted (330) and ranks 10th nationally in free throw makes and 15th in attempts. IU is outscoring opponents 238-122 (+116) from the charity stripe so far this season. The Hoosiers have made more free throws than opponents have attempted (186) while shooting 72.1 percent as a team from the line.
In the overtime win against Michigan on Jan. 3, Indiana nailed 32-of-42 free throws, marking the most free throws made and attempted ever in a Big Ten game in program history. Those free throws were the most makes and attempts from the line for an IU team since the Hoosiers shot 34-of-50 from the charity stripe against UAB on March 21, 1991.
GET ON THE BUSS
Tyra Buss ranks 23rd in the country and fourth in the Big Ten in points scored (288) and sits 37th nationally in scoring average (19.2 ppg), and is tied for fifth in the conference in that category. Buss has scored in double figures in every game this season and in 19-straight games dating back to last season. She currently leads Indiana in scoring, assists (4.1 apg) and steals (1.8 spg) while playing 36.5 minutes per game (T-2nd in B1G) and a Big Ten best 548 minutes total.
Buss currently ranks fifth in the country and leads the Big Ten in free throws made (97). She also paces the conference in free throws attempted (125) to rank third nationally in that category while shooting 77.6 percent from the line.
Buss has scored 20 or more points in seven games this year. Buss was named to the All-Tournament Team of the Florida Sunshine Classic after tallying 28 points against then-No. 23/21 Miami and 23 points vs. West Virginia. During IU's two games in Orlando, Buss shot 15-of-19 from the field (51.7 percent), 5-of-9 from 3-point range (55.6 percent) and 16-of-19 from the charity stripe (84.2 percent).
CLIMBING TO THE CA-HILL TOP
Amanda Cahill recorded double-doubles in three of the last four games. Cahill has four double-doubles on the season and 10 in her career. Last time out at Ohio State, she scored 17 points with 10 rebounds while shooting 7-of-13 from the field. Her other recent double-double outings came in a win over Yale on Dec. 28 (12 points, 10 rebounds) and at Wisconsin (13 points, 11 rebounds).
Cahill has been efficient this season for the Hoosiers, shooting 51.4 percent (14th in B1G) from the field and 38.6 percent (15th) from 3-point range while averaging 13.8 points (25th) and a team-leading 7.7 rebounds per game (9th) with 1.4 steals per contest. Cahill has had six games this year where she has shot 66.7 percent or better, three contests where she hit 71.4 percent or better from the field.
Cahill has scored in double figures in 13 games this year, including the last eight consecutively, and has had seven or more rebounds in every game but three. She 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 in the tournament and led IU in rebounding in every contest.
ROAD WARRIORS
Indiana's two road games this week will end a stretch where the Hoosiers will have played 10 out of 14 contests away from Bloomington. Indiana begins Big Ten play with three of the first four contests on the road and four of the first six.
For the first time since 2008, Indiana played four-consecutive games away from Bloomington early this year. 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. IU then played a pair of games in the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 27-28.
COMEBACK KIDS
Four times this season, Indiana has faced late second-half deficits before overcoming them to earn a victory.
• Jan. 3 vs. Michigan: IU trailed by nine with 5:48 remaining in the fourth quarter, five Hoosiers scored as part of a 12-0 Indiana run to take a 61-58 lead late in regulation. Michigan's Katelynn Flaherty hit a 3-point field goal to force OT before IU outscored the Wolverines 16-8 in the extra period. Indiana scored 12 of its OT points from the free throw line, including the last 10. The Hoosiers outscored Michigan 28-11 in the game's final 10:48.
• Dec. 11 vs. Samford: The Hoosiers trailed by 11 with 4:00 left in the third quarter. IU went on a 17-2 run over a span of 3:56, scoring 13-straight during the stretch to take a four-point lead. In overtime, Indiana outscored Samford 13-4, thanks in part to an 8-0 run by Amanda Cahill by herself to start the OT period.
• Dec. 2 vs. Georgia Tech: Indiana trailed by five with 8:36 to play in the game. IU outscored GT 20-6 in the final 6:37 and held the Yellow Jackets scoreless for the final 4:05 of the game.
• Nov. 17 vs. then-No. 24 Chattanooga: IU trailed by four with 1:44 left in the third quarter and was behind heading into the fourth quarter. Indiana outscored the Mocs 19-6 in fourth quarter to take the win.
REBOUNDS = Ws
Indiana outrebounded Michigan 43-35 in the thrilling OT victory in Assembly Hall on Jan. 3. It marked the seventh time this season that the Hoosiers had outrebounded an opponent. IU is currently 6-1 in games in which it outrebounds its foe as Indiana picked up other wins winning that category against Tennessee State, Chattanooga, at IPFW, Samford and Yale.
HIT THE GASSION PEDAL
Junior Alexis Gassion has scored in double figures in six of the last seven games and led the Hoosiers with 19 points vs. Yale on Dec. 28. For the year, Gassion is averaging 11.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game as she has scored in double figures 11 times.
Against No. 23/21 Miami on Dec. 20, Gassion tallied 19 points with a season-high three steals while nailing a career-high tying eight field goals. She also accomplished a double-double against Samford on Dec. 11 with 13 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.
IU ONE OF 11 PROGRAMS IN POWER 5 TO PLAY 5 OR MORE 2015 NCAA TEAMS IN NON-CON
After playing Miami (FL) and West Virginia in the Florida Sunshine Classic, Indiana played seven postseason teams from a year ago during the non-conference slate (12 games), including five teams that played in the NCAA Tournament last season (Tennessee State, Chattanooga, DePaul, Ohio, Miami). IU is one of just 11 programs in the power five conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC) to have played five or more NCAA tournament teams from 2015 in non-conference play this season.
JENN FROM THE BLOCK
Jenn Anderson is starting to come around after missing some time in preseason due to injury as she has started in each of the last nine games and is shooting 62.1 percent from the field so far this year.
Anderson tallied a season-high 14 points at Ohio State and added seven rebounds while shooting 7-of-10 from the field. In the win over Michigan on Jan. 3, Anderson skied for a career-high 11 boards. She has now scored in double figures in three games this year.
As a sophomore, Anderson ranked fourth in the Big Ten in field goal percentage in 2014-15, shooting 56.0 percent. Her field goal percentage was the highest percentage by an IU player for a single year since 1997-98. She appeared in 30 games and made 28 starts last year while averaging 7.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Anderson also nailed 72.1 percent of her free throw attempts. From her freshman to sophomore year, Anderson saw major improvement in scoring (+4.5 ppg), field goal percentage (+10.2 percent), free throw percentage (+25 percent) as well as rebounds, steals and blocks.
WALTER IS GOING ON
Sophomore Jess Walter has started for the Hoosiers in each of the last four games after a tough start as she missed over three weeks of preseason practice due to a concussion prior to the season opener. In her four starts, Walter has shot 71.4 percent from 3-point range and 50 percent overall from the field. At Ohio State on Jan. 7, she scored a season-best 11 points while shooting 4-of-6 from the field and 3-of-4 3-point field goals.
Last year, Walter led all Big Ten freshmen and was fourth overall in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage at 41.7 percent in 2014-15. She appeared in all 31 games last year with four starts, averaging 7.4 points per game and shot 73.8 percent from the free throw line. Walter scored in double figures in 10 games and connected on three or more 3-pointers in six contests, hitting five two times.
Go Hoosiers!
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