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INDIANA WOMEN’S BaSKETBALL vs. No. 13 West Virginia • 12/22/07 INDIANA HOOSIERS ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS • SHANA DANIELS • ASST. DIRECTOR/WBB CONTACT E-MAIL - SLDANIEL @INDIANA.EDu • CELL - (309) 255-8006 • IuHOOSIERS.COM 2007-08 INDIANA WOMEN’S GAME 12: NO. 13 WEST VIRGINIA (10-1) at INDIANA (6-5) BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007 | 3 p.m. ET Date Opponent Time TV/Result November Assembly Hall (17,357) | Bloomington, Ind. 9 ALBANY 7 p.m. W, 67-59 13 ARK.-PINE BLUFF 7 p.m. W, 74-56 WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS 17 Ball State 7 p.m. W, 76-71 at INDIANA HOOSIERS U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam 22 Wake Forest 1 p.m. L, 53-55 BROADCAST INFORMATION 23 Wichita State 1 p.m. W, 64-54 24 Texas A&M 3:30 p.m. L, 48-60 Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM - Scott McCauley (play-by-play) BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE 30 FLORIDA STATE 7:06 p.m. L, 78-85 December THE OPENING TIP 5 Dayton 5:15 p.m. L, 59-67 The Hoosiers close out the non-conference portion of the season with No. 13 West Virginia on Saturday, 9 Kansas 3 p.m. L, 61-69 Dec. 22 on Branch McCracken Court in Assembly Hall. Today’s game will be broadcast live on WHCC-FM 105.1 as Scott McCauley calls the action from Assembly Hall. 16 BOWLING GREEN 2 p.m. W, 75-67 20 Cincinnati 7 p.m. W, 66-59 22 WEST VIRGINIA 3 p.m. LAST TIME OUT 31 *at Northwestern 3 p.m. Big Ten Network The Indiana women’s basketball team downed the Cincinnati Bearcats, 66-59, Thursday night for their second straight win and the 25th win for the Hoosiers under head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. Junior Whit- January ney Thomas led the way with a career-high 19 rebounds in addition to her 13 points scored. 3 *PURDUE 8 p.m. Big Ten Network It marked her third double-double of the season and 13th of her career. Thomas hauled in nine offensive 6 *ILLINOIS 2 p.m. boards and cleaned the defensive glass with 10 more rebounds. Her 19-rebound performance is the 10th 10 *at Ohio State 7 p.m. best outing in school history. Senior Nikki Smith dropped in a team-high 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting from 14 *at Purdue 8 p.m. Big Ten Network long range to go along with two foul shots. The Hoosiers took an early 5-0 lead within the first minute and a half of the game on a Haylie Linn 3-pointer 17 *MINNESOTA 7 p.m. at 19:06 and a layup by Thomas at the 18:29 mark. However, the Bearcats answered in a big way moments 20 *at Michigan State 2 p.m. later, scoring 20 unanswered points for a 20-8 advantage with 10:06 remaining in the half. The Hoosiers then 24 *at Michigan 7 p.m. responded by outscoring Cincinnati, 19-4 in the final eight minutes of the half to take a 27-24 lead into the 31 *WISCONSIN 7 p.m. break. Indiana kept it coming in the second half, seizing the first five points off a Kim Roberson lay-up and Smith February 3-point bucket for a 32-24 lead. The Cream and Crimson later took a 12-point advantage at 43-31 with 14:17 left before Cincinnati was able to put together yet another surge. This time, the Bearcats responded to the 3 *at Iowa 2:05 p.m. large deficit by scoring 11 of the next 12 points to cut the deficit down to a lone point at 43-42 at the 10:36 7 *NORTHWESTERN 7 p.m. mark of the second stanza. 10 *at Illinois 2 p.m. Big Ten Network Aided by two Smith three-balls within a minute, the Hoosiers lengthened their lead from there and never 14 *MICHIGAN STATE 7 p.m. looked back in the victory. Indiana was able to force 21 UC turnovers with stout defense and 12 steals. One 17 *MICHIGAN Noon Big Ten Network key to the victory was the Hoosiers’ ability to capitalize on the miscues, tallying 29 points off turnovers. Team 20 *at Wisconsin 8 p.m. ball movement was another key to the game as 18 of IU’s 26 field goals were the result of an assist. Four different Hoosiers scored double figures as Amber Jackson added 10 points and Roberson knocked 25 *OHIO STATE 7 p.m. Big Ten Network in 13. 28 *at Minnesota 8 p.m. March THE COACHES 2 *PENN STATE 2/4 p.m. Big Ten Network (W) 6-9 Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) IU head coach Felisha Legette-Jack enters her second year at the helm of the Hoosier program with a career mark of 79-82 over six seasons. She led the Hoosiers to the third round of the 2007 WNIT and to a 19-14 overall mark last season. Home games in CAPS West Virginia head coach Mike Carey enters his seventh year with the Mountaineers. Carey owns a * - Indicates Big Ten game career coaching mark of 405-181 over 19 years and a record of 116-79 at West Virginia. (W) - Indicates Big Ten Network Wild Card game INDIANA WOMEN’S BaSKETBALL vs. No. 13 West Virginia • 12/22/07 2007-08 INDIANA ROSTERS NUMERIC ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School/Last School 1 Ebony Jackson F 5-10 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Arlington « 4 Nikki Smith G 5-9 Sr. Sylvania, Ohio/Northview 10 Andrea McGuirt G 5-9 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Marist « 11 Whitney Thomas F 6-0 Jr. Bloomington, Ind./North 14 Lydia Serfling G 5-3 Jr.* Bloomington, Ind./North 20 Whitney Lindsay G 5-7 Fr. Mansfield, Ohio/St. Peter’s « 23 Jamie Braun G 5-8 So. Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield 25 Haylie Linn G 5-11 Fr. Madison, Wis./Edgewood 32 Jori Davis G 5-9 Fr. Rochester, N.Y./Greece-Athena « 35 Kim Roberson G/F 5-10 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral 41 Georgia Follmer F/C 6-4 Fr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic « 42 Amber Jackson F 6-2 Jr. Yokosuka, Japan/Oxnard (Calif.)/San Jose State ALPHABETIC ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School « 23 Jamie Braun G 5-8 So. Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield 32 Jori Davis G 5-9 Fr. Rochester, N.Y./Greece-Athena 41 Georgia Follmer F/C 6-4 Fr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic « 42 Amber Jackson F 6-2 Jr. Yokosuka, Japan/Oxnard (Calif.)/San Jose State 1 Ebony Jackson F 5-10 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Arlington 20 Whitney Lindsay G 5-7 Fr. Mansfield, Ohio/St. Peter’s 25 Haylie Linn G 5-11 Fr. Madison, Wis./Edgewood 10 Andrea McGuirt G 5-9 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Marist « 35 Kim Roberson G/F 5-10 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral 14 Lydia Serfling G 5-3 Jr.* Bloomington, Ind./North « 4 Nikki Smith G 5-9 Sr. Sylvania, Ohio/Northview « 11 Whitney Thomas F 6-0 Jr. Bloomington, Ind./North Head coach: Felisha Legette-Jack (Syracuse, 1989) Second Year at Indiana (25-19, .568) Sixth Year Overall (79-82, .490) Assistant coaches: Cherie Hogg Jose Mori Marc Wilson *Holds eligibility of a freshman « Indicates probable starter Pronunciation Guide Felisha Legette-Jack lug-GET Cherie Hogg sha-REE Jamie Braun BROWN INDIANA WOMEN’S BaSKETBALL vs. No. 13 West Virginia • 12/22/07 2007-08 HOOSIER NOTABLES INSIDE THE GAME SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS The Hoosiers will also go up against ranked WEST VIRGINIA SERIES FACTS West Virginia enters Saturday’s meeting league foes in No. 19/18 Ohio State (1/10, 2/25) All-Time Series ..............................................Tied 1-1 with IU ranked 13th in both polls and on a six- No. 23/23 Michigan State (1/20, 2/14) this sea- N W 78-40 1978-79 game winning streak. Most recently, the 10-1 son. H L 77-81 1991-92 Mountaineers knocked off Presbyterian, 93-26, 2007-08 STATS on Dec. 15. HOOSIERS’ VS. 2007-08 TOP 25 WVU ............................Category ..............................IU The 26 points scored by Presbyterian was Opponent ......... Last Meeting ...... Series Record 76.6........................Points Per Game ....................65.5 a WVU school record for fewest points allowed Texas A&M ...11/24/07, L, 48-60 .......... TAMU, 0-1 47.3................Points Allowed Per Game.............63.8 in a game. The Mountaineers were led by a 19- WVU ...............12/7/92, L, 77-81 ............... Tied, 1-1 +29.3 ......................Scoring Margin .....................+1.7 point effort from Meg Bulger. Bulger was one OSU..................3/2/07, L, 60-72 ............OSU, 41-19 .478...................Field Goal Percentage.................403 of six to score in double-digits as Liz Repella MSU..............1/4/07, L, 56-64 OT ........MSU, 34-21 .320..........Opponent Field Goal Percentage .......411 followed her with 13 points. Ashley Powell re- .401..............3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage ............314 corded 11 assists, while team came away with WHAT BRAUN CAN DO FOR IU .259..........Opp. 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage .......331 24 steals as it forced Presbyterian into commit- In IU’s first nine games, sophomore Jamie .685................. Free Throw Percentage ...............651 41.5............................Rebounding .........................38.5 ting 33 turnovers in the contest. Braun has proven that she belongs in a starting +11.2 ..................Rebounding Margin ...................-0.7 West Virginia is led by Olayinka Sanni, who role. After earning Big Ten Sixth Player of the 19.0.......................Assists Per Game ....................12.8 is averaging 16.3 points per game and a team- Year in 2007, Braun has led the Hoosiers in scor- 15.1...................