BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Another crucial Big Ten matchup awaits Indiana Women's Basketball on Thursday night when it welcomes No. 20/20 Michigan to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. ET live on the Big Ten Network.
Indiana (17-8, 7-5 B1G) vs. No. 20/20 Michigan (21-5, 10-2 B1G)
Thursday, February 16, 2017 • 6 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
TV Broadcast: BTN (Lisa Byington, Shelley Till)
Radio:IU Radio Network (Greg Murray)
Live Stats:Sidearm
Social Media:Facebook | Twitter
Promotions:Indiana LED Flashlight Keychains for the first 500 fans (available at the south lobby marketing table)
ABOUT THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 252-166 (14th year)
Indiana Record: 53-36 (3rd year)
Michigan
Kim Barnes Arico
Career Record: 374-265 (20th Season)
Michigan Record: 104-59 (5th Season)
ABOUT THE WOLVERINES
The Wolverines rides a six-game win streak into Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Thursday night. They are most recently coming off a 75-66 win over Wisconsin on Sunday at home. Michigan is led by junior guard Katelynn Flaherty who averages 20.2 points per game and shoots 45.1 percent. Sophomore center Hallie Thome adds 15.0 points down low on a 64.4 percent clip from the floor while grabbing 7.2 boards per game. Freshman guard Kysre Gondrezick contributes 14.3 points per contest. As a team, Michigan averages 79.2 points per game and shoots 47.7 percent from the floor.
SERIES HISTORY
Indiana leads the series, 43-27
Last Meeting: 1/10/17 - L, 78-74 (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
PREVIOUSLY WITH THE WOLVERINES
Indiana will get another shot at the Michigan Wolverines on Thursday night as the two teams have already met once this season. IU fell in the first meeting at Crisler Center on January 10, 78-74. Indiana leads the all-time series between the two programs, 43-27, and are 23-9 at home versus the Wolverines. Indiana has split or swept its two other series this season, beating Penn State twice and splitting the pair with Northwestern on Saturday.
DEFENSIVE EFFORT
Indiana's 66-38 rout of Northwestern on Saturday had not only season implications but historic ones as well. It marked the fewest points allowed by an IU team to its opponent since it gave up 37 points to Wisconsin in 1986. It also marked the largest margin of win in a Big Ten game under third year head coach Teri Moren and the most since it beat Northwestern on Dec. 31, 2007 (+31).
WINNING AT HOME
With a 10-2 record on its home court this season, Indiana has secured 10 wins or more for the fourth-consecutive season. It also marks the fifth-consecutive season Indiana has posted a winning record at home including all three seasons under third year head coach Teri Moren .
VICTORY IN PISCATAWAY
Indiana won for the first time ever at Rutgers in a 63-52 victory on February 8. It marked just the second win over the Scarlet Knights in the all-time series that featured just one game before their entrance into the Big Ten in 2013-14. A trio of double figure scorers led IU with 20 points from junior forward Amanda Cahill .
CAHILL NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
Amanda Cahill earned her second straight CoSIDA Academic All-District honor, announced by the organization on February 9. The Clyde, Ohio native holds a 3.90 GPA in elementary education and will now be featured on the ballot for Academic All-American honors to be announced in March. She was also named to the District 5 team as a sophomore in 2015-16. IU has not had a player named an Academic All-American since 1989 (Ann Mooney, Amy Vanderkolk).
BUSS ADDED TO WADE WATCH
Junior guard Tyra Buss was one of 10 players added to the Wade Trophy Watch List on Monday afternoon. The Wade Trophy — now in its 40th year — is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women's basketball. It marks just the second time IU has featured a player on the list, as the program's all-time leading scorer Denise Jackson was a finalist for the award in 1983 and 1984.
FULL FEBRUARY
Indiana continues on in its full slate for the month of February, which features eight games in 23 days to close out the regular season. They are just one of two teams in the Big Ten with the eight game slate in the month, as Iowa will also play eight games.
HOOSIERS IN THE RPI
Coming into Thursday's game, Indiana sits at No. 41 in the NCAA RPI while Michigan comes in at No. 31. Overall, the Big Ten features five teams in the top 50 of the latest RPI.
BLOWOUT WINS
Nine of IU's 17 wins have been by blowout fashion, by at least 24 points or more, including Saturday's 28-point win over Northwestern. In the other four games IU has won, it has posted at least a 14 point margin of victory in three of them. Indiana posted its largest win of 51 (100-49) over Northern Kentucky on Dec. 8.
SPREAD THE LOVE
The Hoosiers don't mind spreading the wealth as it passed out 18 assists for the 11th time this season in Saturday's win over the Wildcats. The have hit a season-high 22 assists on three different occasions and have 11 or more assists in every game this season.
BUSS STOPS AT THE LINE
Tyra Buss continues her excellence from the free throw line in her career as she leads Indiana with a 81.1 free throw percentage. She ranks fifth in the Big Ten, but has gotten to the line 164 times, the second most times of anyone in the league. She ranks 12th in the nation in made free throws (133) and 19th in attempts. For her career, Buss has registered the fourth in both makes (431) and attempts (567).
JENN CONTINUES TO SCORE
Senior center Jenn Anderson continues to provide a solid scoring threat for the Hoosiers. She added another double-digit game on Feb. 8 when she scored 10 points on 5-for-8 shooting at Rutgers. The Sheridan, Ind. native has now scored in double figures in 11 games this season, which matches a career-high. Anderson has also recorded three double figure rebounding games in her final season, including grabbing 11 rebounds in the win over Northwestern. She is now averaging 10.2 points in Big Ten play on a 63.6 field goal percentage and grabbing 5.8 rebounds through ten league games.
LEX DOES A LOT TOO
Senior guard Alexis Gassion is also one of the Hoosier's most powerful pieces on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. The Fairborn, Ohio native is IU's third leading scorer with 13.2 points per game and the team's second leading rebounder grabbing 6.0 boards per contest. She is also second in assists (4.4 per game) and holds a 48.3 field goal percentage. Her 2.7 assist to turnover ratio is fourth in the Big Ten and ranks 14th in the nation. Gassion has also posted 20 games in double figures this season.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers hit the road as they travel to Nebraska on Sunday. Tipoff at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 3 p.m. ET on BTN Plus.
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Indiana (17-8, 7-5 B1G) vs. No. 20/20 Michigan (21-5, 10-2 B1G)
Thursday, February 16, 2017 • 6 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
TV Broadcast: BTN (Lisa Byington, Shelley Till)
Radio:IU Radio Network (Greg Murray)
Live Stats:Sidearm
Social Media:Facebook | Twitter
Promotions:Indiana LED Flashlight Keychains for the first 500 fans (available at the south lobby marketing table)
ABOUT THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 252-166 (14th year)
Indiana Record: 53-36 (3rd year)
Michigan
Kim Barnes Arico
Career Record: 374-265 (20th Season)
Michigan Record: 104-59 (5th Season)
ABOUT THE WOLVERINES
The Wolverines rides a six-game win streak into Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Thursday night. They are most recently coming off a 75-66 win over Wisconsin on Sunday at home. Michigan is led by junior guard Katelynn Flaherty who averages 20.2 points per game and shoots 45.1 percent. Sophomore center Hallie Thome adds 15.0 points down low on a 64.4 percent clip from the floor while grabbing 7.2 boards per game. Freshman guard Kysre Gondrezick contributes 14.3 points per contest. As a team, Michigan averages 79.2 points per game and shoots 47.7 percent from the floor.
SERIES HISTORY
Indiana leads the series, 43-27
Last Meeting: 1/10/17 - L, 78-74 (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
PREVIOUSLY WITH THE WOLVERINES
Indiana will get another shot at the Michigan Wolverines on Thursday night as the two teams have already met once this season. IU fell in the first meeting at Crisler Center on January 10, 78-74. Indiana leads the all-time series between the two programs, 43-27, and are 23-9 at home versus the Wolverines. Indiana has split or swept its two other series this season, beating Penn State twice and splitting the pair with Northwestern on Saturday.
DEFENSIVE EFFORT
Indiana's 66-38 rout of Northwestern on Saturday had not only season implications but historic ones as well. It marked the fewest points allowed by an IU team to its opponent since it gave up 37 points to Wisconsin in 1986. It also marked the largest margin of win in a Big Ten game under third year head coach Teri Moren and the most since it beat Northwestern on Dec. 31, 2007 (+31).
WINNING AT HOME
With a 10-2 record on its home court this season, Indiana has secured 10 wins or more for the fourth-consecutive season. It also marks the fifth-consecutive season Indiana has posted a winning record at home including all three seasons under third year head coach Teri Moren .
VICTORY IN PISCATAWAY
Indiana won for the first time ever at Rutgers in a 63-52 victory on February 8. It marked just the second win over the Scarlet Knights in the all-time series that featured just one game before their entrance into the Big Ten in 2013-14. A trio of double figure scorers led IU with 20 points from junior forward Amanda Cahill .
CAHILL NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
Amanda Cahill earned her second straight CoSIDA Academic All-District honor, announced by the organization on February 9. The Clyde, Ohio native holds a 3.90 GPA in elementary education and will now be featured on the ballot for Academic All-American honors to be announced in March. She was also named to the District 5 team as a sophomore in 2015-16. IU has not had a player named an Academic All-American since 1989 (Ann Mooney, Amy Vanderkolk).
BUSS ADDED TO WADE WATCH
Junior guard Tyra Buss was one of 10 players added to the Wade Trophy Watch List on Monday afternoon. The Wade Trophy — now in its 40th year — is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women's basketball. It marks just the second time IU has featured a player on the list, as the program's all-time leading scorer Denise Jackson was a finalist for the award in 1983 and 1984.
FULL FEBRUARY
Indiana continues on in its full slate for the month of February, which features eight games in 23 days to close out the regular season. They are just one of two teams in the Big Ten with the eight game slate in the month, as Iowa will also play eight games.
HOOSIERS IN THE RPI
Coming into Thursday's game, Indiana sits at No. 41 in the NCAA RPI while Michigan comes in at No. 31. Overall, the Big Ten features five teams in the top 50 of the latest RPI.
BLOWOUT WINS
Nine of IU's 17 wins have been by blowout fashion, by at least 24 points or more, including Saturday's 28-point win over Northwestern. In the other four games IU has won, it has posted at least a 14 point margin of victory in three of them. Indiana posted its largest win of 51 (100-49) over Northern Kentucky on Dec. 8.
SPREAD THE LOVE
The Hoosiers don't mind spreading the wealth as it passed out 18 assists for the 11th time this season in Saturday's win over the Wildcats. The have hit a season-high 22 assists on three different occasions and have 11 or more assists in every game this season.
BUSS STOPS AT THE LINE
Tyra Buss continues her excellence from the free throw line in her career as she leads Indiana with a 81.1 free throw percentage. She ranks fifth in the Big Ten, but has gotten to the line 164 times, the second most times of anyone in the league. She ranks 12th in the nation in made free throws (133) and 19th in attempts. For her career, Buss has registered the fourth in both makes (431) and attempts (567).
JENN CONTINUES TO SCORE
Senior center Jenn Anderson continues to provide a solid scoring threat for the Hoosiers. She added another double-digit game on Feb. 8 when she scored 10 points on 5-for-8 shooting at Rutgers. The Sheridan, Ind. native has now scored in double figures in 11 games this season, which matches a career-high. Anderson has also recorded three double figure rebounding games in her final season, including grabbing 11 rebounds in the win over Northwestern. She is now averaging 10.2 points in Big Ten play on a 63.6 field goal percentage and grabbing 5.8 rebounds through ten league games.
LEX DOES A LOT TOO
Senior guard Alexis Gassion is also one of the Hoosier's most powerful pieces on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. The Fairborn, Ohio native is IU's third leading scorer with 13.2 points per game and the team's second leading rebounder grabbing 6.0 boards per contest. She is also second in assists (4.4 per game) and holds a 48.3 field goal percentage. Her 2.7 assist to turnover ratio is fourth in the Big Ten and ranks 14th in the nation. Gassion has also posted 20 games in double figures this season.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers hit the road as they travel to Nebraska on Sunday. Tipoff at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 3 p.m. ET on BTN Plus.
Follow #IUWBB
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Go Hoosiers!