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BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL DAILY UPDATE • NOVEMBER 28, 2020 Primary Contact: Chris Masters, Associate Director, Communications • Office: 847-696-1010, ext. 146 • Cell: 574-532-4166 • E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @B1GWBBall Secondary Contact: Leigh McGuirk, Bob Hammel Communications Intern • Office: 847-696-1010, ext. 142 • E-mail: [email protected] 2020-21 BIG TEN STANDINGS UPCOMING SCHEDULE Conference Games All Games Top Last Sunday, Nov. 29 W-LT PC H A Streak W-L PCT H A N 25* 10 Stk Western Illinois at WISCONSIN (BTN+) ............3 p.m. Michigan 0-0 — — — — 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 W2 (2) Duquesne at #20/22 OHIO STATE (BTN+) ...4 p.m. Illinois 0-0 — — — — 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1 (1) #12/11 MARYLAND vs. #14/14 Arkansas (FloHoops) ...5:30 p.m. Indiana 0-0 — — — — 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1 North Alabama at PURDUE (BTN+) ..................6 p.m. Iowa 0-0 — — — — 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1 Monday, Nov. 30 Michigan State 0-0 — — — — 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1 Saint Francis (Pa.) at PENN STATE (BTN+) ........6 p.m. Penn State 0-0 — — — — 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1 Rutgers 0-0 — — — — 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1 Wednesday, Dec. 2 Maryland 0-0 — — — — 1-1 .500 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 1-1 L1 Kent State at #20/22 OHIO STATE (BTN+) ......... Noon Minnesota 0-0 — — — — 0-0 — — — — — — L1 Eastern Illinois at MINNESOTA (BTN+) .............3 p.m. Nebraska 0-0 — — — — 0-0 — — — — — — L2 Valparaiso at ILLINOIS (BTN+) ..........................6 p.m. Northwestern 0-0 — — — — 0-0 — — — — — — L1 #NR/RV IOWA at Drake ....................................7 p.m. Detroit Mercy at MICHIGAN STATE (BTN+) ......7 p.m. Ohio State 0-0 — — — — 0-0 — — — — — — L1 Purdue 0-0 — — — — 0-0 — — — — — — L1 Thursday, Dec. 3 Wisconsin 0-0 — — — — 0-0 — — — — — — L1 Towson at #12/11 MARYLAND (BTN) ..............6 p.m. * - Associated Press or USA Today/WBCA polls #25/24 MICHIGAN at #22/23 Notre Dame (ACCN) .. 6 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at PURDUE (BTN+) .....................6 p.m. Samford at #16/15 INDIANA............................... TBD BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. Rhode Island at PENN STATE............................... TBD • Four Big Ten programs are in action Sunday, including three (Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin) who will be making their 2020-21 debuts. In addition, No. 12/11 Maryland closes out the #BeachBubble at All times Eastern (dates, times and TV subject to change) the Gulf Coast Showcase with its second consecutive Top 25 opponent, facing 14th-ranked Arkansas. (1) - #BeachBubble at the Gulf Coast Showcase (Fort Myers, Fla.) (2) - Game to be played at Covelli Center (Columbus, Ohio) • Offense has been the story in the Big Ten through the opening week of the 2020-21 season. Conference teams have scored at least 80 points in seven of 10 games thus far (and Michigan State scored 77 NOTES: BTN games also on the FOX Sports app, with Big Ten Net- points in its season-opening win over Saint Francis-Pa. on Friday), highlighted by five 90-point games. work+ games at btnplus.com … Games on ESPN networks also on the ESPN app. • Led by a career-high 35 points from Big Ten Preseason Co-Player of the Year Naz Hillmon, No. 25/24 Michigan rolled to its second straight 90-point performance, a 95-62 win at Oakland on Friday. It’s the Rankings from Associated Press/USA Today polls at tipoff (RV - first time the Wolverines have scored 90 points in back-to-back games since Nov. 11-18, 2016, when receiving votes/NR - not ranked; if only one rank is listed, it’s from they opened the season with three consecutive 100-point outings. the AP poll) • Several Big Ten freshmen made a splash in their collegiate debuts this week. Iowa’s Caitlin Clark led the way with a game-high 27 points in Wednesday’s win over Northern Iowa, believed to be the most by LATEST RESULTS a conference freshman in her first game since Dec. 1, 1992, when Illinois’ Robin Preacely scored 27 Saturday, Nov. 28 against Illinois State. Maryland’s Angel Reese scored 20 points Friday in the Terrapins’ season-opening (1) #24/25 Missouri State 81, #12/11 MARYLAND 72 win over Davidson, while Michigan State’s Kendall Bostic and Rutgers’ Diamond Johnson both scored 15 points Friday in victories over Saint Francis (Pa.) and Monmouth, respectively. Friday, Nov. 27 at #RV/RV RUTGERS 82, Monmouth 38 • Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes tied a Big Ten record Wednesday, going 13-for-13 from the field to help (1) #12/11 MARYLAND 94, Davidson 72 the No. 16/15 Hoosiers to a 100-51 win over visiting Eastern Kentucky. The only other Big Ten player at MICHIGAN STATE 77, Saint Francis (Pa.) 44 to go 13-for-13 from the field was Iowa All-America center Megan Gustafson, who pulled off the feat #25/24 MICHIGAN 95, at Oakland 62 on Nov. 13, 2018, at Western Kentucky. (1) - #BeachBubble at the Gulf Coast Showcase (Fort Myers, Fla.) • Holmes’ teammate, Grace Berger, tallied the first triple-double in Indiana women’s basketball history on Wednesday with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Berger also recorded the 29th triple-double in Big Ten history and first since Jan. 23, 2018 (Illinois’ Alex Wittinger at Penn State). FOLLOW THE BIG TEN • Iowa scored 38 points in the third quarter of its 96-81 win over UNI on Wednesday. It tied for the third- The Big Ten women’s basketball page on bigten.org fea- most points in a single quarter in Big Ten history (the quarter system was introduced in NCAA women’s tures daily notes, recaps, statistics, standings and more. basketball in 2015-16) and the most by a conference team since Nov. 13, 2016, when Penn State scored You can also keep track of Big Ten women’s basketball in a conference-record 39 points in the first quarter of its 106-50 win over Saint Peter’s. real time by following the conference on social media through Twitter @B1GWBBall or by becoming a fan of • With Wednesday’s win over UNI, Iowa also extended its home winning streak to 37 games, the second- the Big Ten Conference on Facebook and Instagram. longest active string in the nation behind Baylor (57). The Hawkeyes’ run began on Feb. 4, 2018, with a 92-84 win over Minnesota. /BigTenConference • The Big Ten shared top honors among all conferences with five Top 25 teams in both the Associated Press and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/USA Today preseason polls (plus two others receiving votes). Both polls can be found in full on page 2 of this update. • On Nov. 23, the Big Ten released its 2020-21 conference schedule, which will see schools play 20 Big @B1GWBBall Ten games, up two from the previous two seasons. Schools will play seven opponents twice (home and away) and the other six once (three at home and three on the road). To account for the additional games and preserve flexibility in the schedule, the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament has been moved to March 9-13 and will continue to be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. @bigten • For the 13th consecutive season, Big Ten women’s basketball honored more than 45 Academic All-Big Ten standouts as a record-setting 87 women’s basketball students were recognized in 2019-20. BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all 14 Big Ten universities, which is widely considered to be the model for effective and voluntary collaboration among top research universities. 2020-21 BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL DAILY UPDATE 2 ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL USA TODAY COACHES POLL BIG TEN Poll #1 (Preseason) — Nov. 10, 2020 Poll #1 (Preseason) — Nov. 19, 2020 Rk. Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Pts. Rk. Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Pts. MEDIA CONTACTS 1. South Carolina (29) 0-0 749 1. South Carolina (31) 0-0 799 ILLINOIS NEBRASKA 2. Stanford (1) 0-0 698 2. Stanford (1) 0-0 740 Contact: Danny Mattie Contact: Jeff Griesch 3. UConn 0-0 695 3. UConn 0-0 732 Phone: (970) 217-3140 Phone: (402) 472-7775 4. Baylor 0-0 663 4. Baylor 0-0 702 [email protected] [email protected] 5. Louisville 0-0 597 5. Louisville 0-0 663 INDIANA NORTHWESTERN 6. Mississippi State 0-0 589 6. NC State 0-0 601 Contact: Megan Kramper Contact: Amit Mallik 7. Arizona 0-0 575 7. Mississippi State 0-0 567 Phone: (812) 856-4053 Phone: (847) 467-3274 8. NC State 0-0 556 8. Arizona 0-0 548 [email protected] [email protected] 9. UCLA 0-0 499 9. Oregon 0-0 539 10. Oregon 0-0 472 10. UCLA 0-0 535 IOWA OHIO STATE 11. Kentucky 0-0 464 11. MARYLAND 0-0 456 Contact: Hannah Ossman Contact: Candace Johnson 12. MARYLAND 0-0 395 12. Kentucky 0-0 451 Phone: (319) 335-9411 Phone: (614) 247-0011 13. Texas A&M 0-0 383 13. Texas A&M 0-0 377 [email protected] [email protected] 14.