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JAGUARS PREP FOR MID-WEEK ROAD TEST AT INDIANA STATE

IUPUI takes on its second in-state opponent in three games Tuesday evening in Terre Haute

11/21/2011 4:10:00 PM

By: John Berry, IUPUI Sports Information
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INDIANAPOLIS - On the heels of a 19-point win in its home opener, the IUPUI women’s basketball team returns to the road on Tuesday, Nov. 22, when it travels to Terre Haute, Ind., to take on Indiana State beginning at 7 p.m.
 
Tuesday’s match-up will be the second road game for the Jags against an in-state opponent after falling to No. 21 Purdue in its season-opener on Nov. 13.
 
SCOUTING THE SYCAMORES
  • Indiana State owns a 1-2 record on the season following a 75-54 loss to Tennessee-Chattanooga in its last outing on Nov. 18.
  • Taylor Whitley is the team’s leading scorer thus far averaging 16.0 ppg, but she has not played since the season-opening 64-62 win over Detroit.
  • Three other ISU players average in double figures in Shannon Thomas (11.3 ppg), Anna Munn (10.5 ppg), and Brittany Schoen (10.3 ppg).
  • ISU has struggled from the floor as a team shooting 36.4 percent (47-of-129) from the field, including just 26.7 percent from three (12-0f-45).
  • Turnovers also have plagued the Sycamores as they average 24.0 per game compared to just 15.3 for their opponents.
ALL-TIME SERIES WITH INDIANA STATE
  • The Sycamores lead the all-time series against IUPUI, 7-1.
  • The last meeting between the two schools was on Dec. 17, 2002, in which Indiana State defeated IUPUI, 70-52, in Terre Haute.
  • The Jags are 0-5 against ISU when playing on the road.
20-20
  • In IUPUI’s win over St. Francis (NY) on Saturday, Nov. 19, Katie Comello and Kerah Nelson scored 25 points and 23 points, respectively, leading the Jaguars to a 75-56 win over the Terriers.
  • In scoring 25 points, Comello hit a career-high six three’s helping her bounce back from a 0-of-10 shooting performance against Purdue in the season opener.
  • Nelson connected on 10-of-15 shot attempts, including 2-of-2 from long range, en route to her 23 points, marking her 12th 20-plus point effort of her career.
  • With Comello and Nelson both surpassing 20 points, it marked the first time since Feb. 16, 2008, that the Jags had multiple players score over 20 points in a game.
  • That night, Julia Whitted and Jernisha Cann scored 26 points and 21 points, respectively, in a 69-66 win over Oral Roberts.
  • Outside of their scoring, Comello dished out a career-high five assists, and Nelson grabbed a season-best eight boards.
DEE DEE DEFENSE
  • During her freshman campaign, #Del’Niqua Bellamy#, who goes by Dee Dee, was known for her tenacious on-the-ball defense.
  • While her defensive intensity remains the same, Bellamy did a little bit of everything in IUPUI’s win over St. Francis (NY) on Nov. 19.
  • Bellamy scored five points, had a career-high nine rebounds, a career-high tying four steals, and three assists in the win.
  • On the season, Bellamy is averaging 3.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, and 3.5 spg.
  • As a 5-6 guard, Bellamy’s rebounding and steals averages are tops on the team.
FRESHMAN DEBUT
  • Nevena Markovic came off the bench and provided a spark for the Jaguars in its 75-45 loss to No. 21 Purdue.
  • The Boilermakers didn’t have an answer for Markovic, who hit 4-of-9 shots from the field, including 3-of-4 from downtown.
  • The Wheaton, Ill.-native scored 11 of her team-high 14 points in the first half, accounting for half of the Jags first-half point total. IUPUI trailed nationally-ranked Purdue 28-22 at the half.
  • Markovic’s 14 points are the most points scored by a freshman in her debut since Janna Eichelberger scored 15 points in her first game against Northern Illinois on Nov. 14, 2008.
  • Markovic followed that performance with a 10-point, four block effort against St. Francis (NY). Markovic leads the squad with seven rejections.
ROAD WOES
  • When the Jaguars head to Terre Haute, Ind., to take on Indiana State, IUPUI will be looking to erase its road losing skid.
  • The Jags are 0-1 on the road this season, losing at then- No. 21 Purdue on Nov. 13.
  • IUPUI’s last road win came on Feb. 28, 2009, when the Jaguars closed out the 2008-09 regular season with a win over Western Illinois.
  • After going winless on the road during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons and losing its road opener this season, the Jaguars will look to end their 28-game road losing streak.
 
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