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Penn State transfer Shay Ciezki commits to Indiana women’s basketball

Penn State transfer guard Shay Ciezki announced her commitment to Indiana women’s basketball today. A 5-foot-7 guard from Buffalo, New York, Ciezki averaged 11.5 points, 2.4 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 25.1 minutes per game for the Lady Lions. Ciezki, ...

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Tennessee transfer Karoline Striplin commits to Indiana women’s basketball

Tennessee transfer forward Karoline Striplin announced her commitment to Indiana women’s basketball on Thursday. Striplin played three seasons for the Lady Vols and averaged 7.2 points and 3.1 rebounds in 14.4 minutes per game last season. She shot 49.1 percent ...

Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes selected by Seattle Storm in 2024 NBA draft

On Monday, the Seattle Storm selected former Indiana forward Mackenzie Holmes with the 26th pick of the 2024 WNBA draft. Here’s the full release on Holmes being selected, via IU media relations: BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes was selected ...

Mackenzie Holmes declares for 2024 WNBA draft, will undergo knee surgery in May

Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana women’s basketball’s all-time leading scorer, announced Wednesday that she is declaring for the 2024 WNBA draft. Holmes, however, won’t be available to play professionally this year because she will undergo knee surgery next month. Here is the ...

Indiana’s Sara Scalia wins college 3-point championship in Phoenix

Indiana guard Sara Scalia won the college 3-point championship Thursday night in Phoenix, Arizona. Here are the details on Scalia’s victory, via IU Athletics: PHOENIX – Indiana senior guard Sara Scalia hit 19 3-pointers in the final round as she ...

Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes and Sara Scalia to participate in women’s college all-star game

Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes and Sara Scalia will participate in the women’s college all-star game this weekend in Cleveland, Ohio, it was announced on Thursday. Here’s the full release from IU Athletics: CLEVELAND – Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes and Sara Scalia will ...

Indiana’s Sara Scalia set to participate in college 3-point championship in Phoenix

Indiana senior guard Sara Scalia will participate in the State Farm College 3-Point championship at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix on Thursday, April 4. Here’s the full release issued this week on Scalia’s participation in the event: PHOENIX – Indiana ...

Indiana’s close loss to South Carolina in Sweet Sixteen highlights how bright the future is

ALBANY, NY – Nobody thought Indiana would even be close. The consensus was that Indiana would have to play a perfect game to even compete with No. 1-seed South Carolina and even then the Hoosiers would be lucky to keep ...

“Playing with house money”: Indiana has nothing to lose in Sweet Sixteen matchup against South Carolina

Indiana women’s basketball has nothing to lose right now. Even though they’re playing in the Sweet Sixteen? Yes. Even though they could lose that game and end their season? Yes. Even though they’re playing against No. 1-seed South Carolina, who ...

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Indiana faces its toughest challenge yet against South Carolina in tonight’s Sweet Sixteen

Indiana’s reward for reaching its third Sweet Sixteen in four seasons is a date with the nation’s top program: South Carolina. Indiana will face the No. 1 overall seed Gamecocks Friday night at MVP Arena in Albany, New York. The ...

Late-game heroics from Mackenzie Holmes lead Indiana to Sweet Sixteen

Moments before Indiana tipped off its round of 32 NCAA tournament game against Oklahoma Monday night, Mackenzie Holmes had one final message to her team: no regrets. It was her final game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, and she wanted ...

Fueled by mental toughness, Indiana pushes past Oklahoma for Sweet Sixteen berth

It looked like it was happening again. Two minutes and 41 seconds remained. Indiana’s time was running out and another disappointing loss in the second round of the NCAA tournament soon appeared to be the harsh reality. Oklahoma’s Aubrey Joens ...

“Entitled to nothing”: Indiana fully prepared to face Oklahoma in NCAA tournament second round

The last time Indiana and Oklahoma women’s basketball were in the same building, the two programs were in Fort Myers, Florida, for the Fort Myers Tip-Off in November. The Hoosiers and the Sooners were in the same four-team division but ...

Strong third quarter propels Indiana to win against Fairfield in NCAA tournament opener

Adapt, adjust and move on. That’s the NCAA tournament. In Saturday’s NCAA tournament opener at Assembly Hall, Indiana found itself in potential danger after the first two quarters. The Hoosiers held a four-point lead – 38-34 – against Fairfield after ...

Sara Scalia’s energy, 3-point shooting lift Indiana to first round NCAA tournament win

Before Sara Scalia came to Indiana, nobody knew who she was. Sure, they knew Scalia. She was the sharpshooter from Minnesota who would kill you if your perimeter defense was anything less than suffocating. She wore number 14 and sported ...

Connected and prepared, Indiana women’s basketball is ready for March Madness

In college basketball, March always offers a level of unknown. Teams across the country battle throughout the regular season to work their way up and see their name in the NCAA tournament bracket. Indiana is no different; a new year ...