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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CLOSES OUT 2013 MONDAY AGAINST IU-SOUTHEAST

Jags and Grenadiers tip at 7 p.m. at The Jungle

12/28/2013 12:00:00 PM

By: John Berry, IUPUI Sports Information
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INDIANAPOLIS - IUPUI plays its final game of the calendar year on Monday, Dec. 30, when it welcomes IU-Southeast to The Jungle for a 7 p.m. tip.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
  • The Jaguars and Grenadiers will tip at 7:00 p.m. at The Jungle Monday evening.
  • Admission will be free for all fans on Monday night.
  • Live stats will be available through IUPUIJags.com, and the game can be heard for free via IUPUIJags.com.
  • Morgan Adcock will have the call on IUPUIJags.com beginning just prior to tip.

ABOUT IU-SOUTHEAST
  • The Grenadiers are coming off a seven-point win over Taylor University in their last outing that upped their record to 6-4 on the season.
  • IU-Southeast is led offensively by Heather Wheat, who averages 16.6 ppg. Wheat has either scored or assisted on 37.2 percent (96-of-258) of the Grenadiers baskets this season.
  • Bridgette Jones is the team's top 3-point threat hitting at a 50.0-percent clip from behind-the-arc, and the Grenadiers collectively are hitting 31.3 percent from three.

THE SERIES WITH THE GRENADIERS
  • IUPUI owns a 20-1 lead in the all-time series over IU-Southeast.
  • The Jags have won 17 in a row, including a five-point win in the last meeting between the schools on Nov. 23, 2010.
  • When playing in Indianapolis, the Jaguars are 10-0 all-time vs. IU-Southeast.

LAST TIME OUT ...
  • A 15-5 run from the midway point of the second half to the four-minute mark sent Northwestern to a 72-61 win over IUPUI Saturday afternoon at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
  • The Jaguars battled with the Wildcats from the opening tip and were within two possessions as the 10:00 minute mark of the second half neared, but five different Northwestern players scored during the second-half run leading the Wildcats to their ninth win of the season. The loss for IUPUI dipped its overall record to 8-5.
  • Despite the loss, the Jaguars had four players score in double-figures led by Nevena Markovic's 15 points. Markovic also controlled the glass grabbing a career-high 17 boards, helping the Jaguars outrebound the Wildcats 51-32.
  • In addition to Markovic, Nicole Rogers added 12 points off of four made three's, while DeAirra Goss and Dawn Luster scored 10 points apiece.
  • Saturday's game against Northwestern was IUPUI's third game this year against a Big Ten team, and in its first two games against the Boilermakers and the Hoosiers, the Jags forced both of those teams into 19 turnovers. However, on Saturday, the Wildcats only committed seven turnovers while forcing the Jags into 21. That resulted into an 18-5 advantage in points off turnovers.
  • Offensively, the Jaguars aggressiveness created foul trouble for the Wildcats, including leading scorer and rebounder Nia Coffey. Coffey came into the game averaging 16.4 ppg and 8.5 rpg, but finished with 14 points and six rebounds against the Jags before fouling out. Ashley Deary, however, picked up the slack offensively scoring 21 points and dishing out nine assists for Northwestern.
  • The Wildcats connected on four of their first seven shots from the field as they sprinted out to an 8-2 lead almost three minutes in forcing Parkinson to use an early timeout. The timeout proved to be a good one for IUPUI as it came out and held Northwestern to just five points over the next six minutes. On the offensive end of the floor, Katie Comello and Luster combined to score eight of the Jaguars next nine points during that stretch to bring the Jags within two points, 13-11.
  • A three-pointer from Kelsi Byrd followed by a Markovic lay-up kept IUPUI within a point, 20-19, with 5:39 remaining, before the Wildcats used a 7-0 run over the next 1:44 to push their lead to eight. But a 9-3 Jags response over the final 3:17 brought IUPUI within a bucket, 30-28, entering halftime. During that final run, Nicole Rogers hit two three's while Markovic added the final three points on a jumper and a free throw.
  • A 6-2 run to start the second half gave the Jaguars their first lead of the day at 34-32 with 17:40 to play, but an 11-1 Wildcats run over the next 2:21 put Northwestern back in front, 43-35, with 15:19 on the clock.
  • The Jags deficit remained at six, 50-44, following a Nicole Rogers three, but over the next seven minutes a 15-5 Wildcats run pushed their lead into double digits, 65-49, with 4:20 to go.
  • The Jags battled to the end and reduced their double-digit deficit to eight, 68-60, on a Luster lay-up with just under a minute to go, but the Wildcats held on for the 72-61 victory.

DOUBLE UP
  • In IUPUI's 11-point loss at Northwestern on Dec. 21, Nevena Markovic controlled the action on both ends of the floor.
  • The Wheaton, Ill.-native, who was playing close to home, scored 15 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds against the Wildcats.
  • That marked her second double-double this season, following up a 14-point, 10-rebound effort at Indiana State on Dec. 9.
  • The 17 rebounds by Markovic marked the most rebounds by a Jaguar player in over five years and it was the first time since Feb. 16, 2008, that an IUPUI player had 17 rebounds in a game.
  • That night, Jernisha Cann, IUPUI's all-time leading rebounder, had 17 against Oral Roberts.
  • Markovic ranks second on the team in scoring with 10.5 ppg, and is first in rebounding at 5.8 rpg.


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