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A dream season for the Indiana ladies’s basketball crew simply retains getting higher because the No. 2 Hoosiers clinched a share of the Huge Ten regular-season title after an 83-60 win over Purdue on Sunday.
It is the primary time because the 1982-83 season that Indiana took dwelling a regular-season title, and the crew did so in entrance of a sellout crowd at Meeting Corridor. It was the primary dwelling sellout crowd in program historical past as Hoosier nation has develop into enamored with the crew all through the season.
Whereas they’re unlikely to unseat South Carolina for the No. 1 spot within the polls, the Hoosiers (26-1, 16-1 Huge Ten) are constructing momentum towards a deep postseason run, each within the convention and nationwide event.
Indiana may have the chance to clinch the Huge Ten title outright with a win over No. 7 Iowa on the highway Feb. 26 in its regular-season finale. The Hoosiers beforehand beat the Hawkeyes 87-78 on Feb. 9
It has been a record-breaking 12 months for Hoosiers on and off the court docket. Along with their historic accomplishments, Teri Moren’s crew has been appointment viewing.
Crowd traces had been reportedly out the door for hours forward of Sunday’s matchup as this system has damaged its single-game attendance document 4 occasions this season, together with in the present day’s sellout of 17,222.
It was Indiana’s 14th straight win and their 18th consecutive win at Meeting Corridor. Its lone lack of the season got here in opposition to Michigan State on Dec. 29
The crew has been led this season by a red-hot offense that is averaging 81 factors per sport, good for tenth in all of Division I. Additionally they rank fourth in scoring margin (21.1) and third in field-goal share (50.1 %).
Senior Mackenzie Holmes leads the Hoosiers with 22.7 factors on 68.6 % taking pictures from the sphere, prime 10 in Division I in each classes. She’s joined by Grace Berger, (12.1) Sydney Parrish (12.1) and Yarden Garzon (11.4) in double-digit scoring.
All 5 of Indiana’s starters scored double-digit factors within the win over Purdue.
