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WBB vs Florida 11/21 @ 2 pm

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Indiana Hosts Florida In Wednesday Matinee

  • Indiana takes on Florida in midweek action on Wednesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. ET on BTN Plus.
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INDIANA (3-0) vs. FLORIDA (0-4)
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 • 2 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.  
Broadcast: BTN Plus
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Greg Murray)
Live Stats: HoosierStats.com
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Tickets: http://bit.ly/2wpEcVD
Promotion: 2018-19 Team Photo for all fans | Freebie Wednesday: fans can enter to win an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker at the south lobby marketing table
 
ABOUT THE COACHES
Indiana Florida
Teri Moren Cam Newbauer
Career Record: 284-183 (16th Season) Career Record: 90-73
Indiana Record: 85-53 (5th Season) Florida Record:11-21
 
SERIES HISTORY
Indiana leads 2-1
 
LAST MEETING
12/20/16 - W, 102-88 (Winter Park, Fla.)
 
ABOUT THE GATORS
Still searching for their first win of the season, the Gators took Northwestern to overtime on Sunday but eventually fell 83-74 at home. They are led by redshirt senior guard Funda Nakkasoglu (23.0 ppg.) and junior guard Delicia Washington (18.5 ppg., 8.0 rpg.). They are averaging 67.5 points per game and shooting 41.7 percent from the floor including 28.3 percent from the 3-point line.  The Gators were picked to finish 12th in the preseason SEC poll.
 
NOTES
  • Indiana returns to the court following a 75-52 win over North Florida on Sunday. Redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg led the way with a double-double, 20 points and 13 rebounds.
  • Sophomore guards Bendu Yeaney and Jaelynn Penn also scored in double figures for IU against the Osprey, with 14 points from Yeaney and 12 points from Penn.
  • IU's defense is ranked 27th in scoring defense in the country, allowing just 50 points per game to its opponents. In addition, the Hoosiers are 21st in field goal percentage defense (.303).  
  • Through three games, Indiana is led by Patberg (16.3 ppg., 9.7 rpg. 4.0 apg.) and redshirt junior forward Brenna Wise (13.3 ppg., 6.7 rpg.).
  • Florida and Indiana meet for the second time in three seasons on Wednesday afternoon. It follows a 102-88 win for the Hoosiers on Dec. 20, 2016 in the Florida Sunshine Classic in Winter Park, Fla.
 
UP NEXT
A three-game homestand ends on Sunday when the Hoosiers host Northern Illinois. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. ET inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

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SPORTS   |   WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Three things to know as women's basketball readies for Florida

 


 
BY DYLAN WALLACE 
Published 19 hours ago
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Junior Ali Patberg dribbles the ball down the court during a game against Milwaukee on Nov. 7 in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Patberg scored 16 points, the second most of the night.  ALEXIS OSER Buy Photos

After beginning the season 2-0, Coach Teri Moren and her team had an had an unusual opportunity to have a break early in the season. 

Following a 27-point victory over Oakland University, the Hoosiers were able to take a week off before returning to action Sunday. It was a needed break that allowed sophomore guards Bendu Yeaney and Jaelynn Penn to recover from some nagging injuries. 

The Hoosiers came out fresh on Sunday, handling the University of North Florida with ease, 75-52. Yeaney scored 14 points and Penn had 12. 

Now, the long rests are over as IU prepares for its next opponent located just 84 miles south of North Florida

Here’s three things to know about IU’s next matchup. 

1. Rough start to the season

Florida is a prestigious university from the SEC, but its women’s basketball team will enter Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall with a winless record. 

The Gators have lost each game by 10 points or less, with the most recent loss against Northwestern in overtime. 

Despite the zero in the win column for Florida, Moren said it’s deceiving. 

“I tell our kids don’t sleep on that 0-4 start for them,” Moren said on her radio show Monday. “This is by far the most athletic team that we will have faced up until this point.”

2. High scoring guards

That athleticism Moren refers to is due, in large part, to the guard play for the Gators. 

Florida is led by its 5-foot-8-inch guard Funda Nakkasoglu. The Australia native is averaging 23 points per game, posting 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting against Northwestern. 

The Gators' second leading scorer is Delicia Washington, who is averaging 18.5 points and eight rebounds per game. 

With these point averages, Nakkasoglu and Washington are in the top five of the SEC for scoring.

“Two young ladies that can just fill up a stat sheet,” Moren said. “So, we’re going to have our hands full, we know that. We’re going to have to be sound defensively.” 

3. Patberg is starting to take control

Some call the point guard position the most important in basketball, like a quarterback for football. It’s the point guard’s job to find that perfect balance of pushing the tempo or running the half-court offense, and getting teammates involved or finding their own buckets. 

Through three games, junior Ali Patberg has exceeded expectations in that role. Patberg is currently averaging 16.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and four assists per game. In the team’s last victory over North Florida, Patberg had her first double-double of the season with 20 points and 13 rebounds. 

“I thought Ali Patberg was superb,” Moren said. “I just thought she did a great job of handling herself and running our team.”

Moren later said that’s how they need Patberg to play, and with a tough challenge in the backcourt coming her way Wednesday, expect Patberg to continue to take control on the court. 

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Updates and reports most appreciated.  Had to work today - bummer - and didn't get  home until the 4th Q was underway.

Figured you had something going on- you usually lead the charge with wbb! Happy to give updates- great team effort!


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