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JAGS WILL MEET NORTHWESTERN IN 2ND ROUND OF WNIT SUNDAY

IUPUI and Northwestern will tip at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena

3/21/2014 4:41:00 PM

By: John Berry, IUPUI Sports Information
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EVANSTON, Ill. - IUPUI claimed its first-ever Division-I postseason win on Thursday against Central Michigan, and now the Jaguars will turn their focus to the second round of the WNIT when they head to Evanston, Ill., to take on Northwestern at 3 p.m. ET.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
  • The Jaguars and Wildcats will tip at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
  • Live stats can be accessed through www.IUPUIJags.com and www.NUSports.com.
  • Morgan Adcock will have the radio call live from Evanston, Ill., beginning just prior to tip, and fans can listen in on IUPUIJags.com.

ABOUT NORTHWESTERN
  • The Wildcats advanced to the second round of the WNIT following a four-point victory over Ball State in the opening round to improve to 16-15 on the season.
  • Northwestern averages 69.1 ppg this season and has four players scoring in double-figures led by its freshman Nia Coffey.
  • Coffey is the team's leading scorer and rebounder at 15.3 ppg and 8.2 rpg.
  • The Wildcats are an efficient team from three hitting on 32.3 percent of their looks from deep. Maggie Lyon has hit a team best 63 triples, while Lauren Douglas has buried 40 at a 39.6 percent clip.
  • Ashley Deary runs the offense and averages 6.3 apg in addition to her 6.7 ppg and 3.5 rpg.

THE SERIES WITH THE WILDCATS
  • Northwestern and IUPUI met for the first time earlier this season, with Northwestern earning a 72-61 victory in Evanston on Dec. 21.

LAST TIME OUT ...
  • DeAirra Goss scored a game-high 19 points and Nevena Markovic and Akilah Sims both posted double-doubles leading IUPUI to its first post-season victory in its Division-I era as the Jags defeated Central Michigan, 72-66, in the first round of the WNIT.
  • With the victory, IUPUI handed CMU its first home loss of the season after entering 11-0 at McGuirk Arena on the season.
  • Goss scored 15 of her 19 points in the second half helping IUPUI hold on for the win after watching its 19-point lead trimmed to six in the second half. Markovic and Sims joined Goss in double-figures with 14 points and 11 points, respectively, and Markovic registered her fourth straight double-double with 11 boards while Sims claimed her first of the season by adding 10 rebounds.
  • IUPUI played to its strengths and scored in the paint and in transition, which proved to be the difference. For the game, IUPUI outscored the Chippewas 48-22 in the key and 10-2 in fast break points.
  • Both teams struggled from the floor in the opening 10 minutes, but IUPUI's ability to pound the offensive glass helped the Jags take a 16-15 advantage as the nine-minute mark neared.
  • Beginning with a Markovic lay-up with 8:53 on the clock, the Jags defense came through forcing missed shots early in the shot clock, and turnovers allowing them to get out in transition. IUPUI scored four points in transition during a 14-0 spurt - that also included six points from Markovic - allowing it to double up Central Michigan, 30-15, with 6:39 to play.
  • The Chippewas were able to get to get to the free throw line and capitalize to break the run, but baskets in the final few minutes from Sims and Markovic led the Jaguars into the half with a 39-28 advantage.
  • Out of the half, the Jaguars defense held Central Michigan to 2-for-15 shooting in the first seven minutes and managed to go on a 14-6 run to open up a 53-32 lead with just under 13 minutes to play.
  • Central Michigan began to pick up the pace and scored on some easy second-chance baskets and fast-break opportunities, but Goss and Dee-Dee Bellamy responded for the Jaguars on the offensive end keeping IUPUI in front, 62-48, as the clock dipped below eight minutes.
  • The lead remained in double figures until a Jas'Mine Bracey lay-up with 4:05 brought the Chippewas within eight, 67-59, but a Goss free throw on the returning possession halted the momentum and inched the advantage up to 68-59 with 3:42 on the clock.
  • The Chippewas continued to claw back and climbed within seven with 2:16 to play, but Katie Comello drew a charge and Markovic picked up a big block on ensuing possession to keep the margin at seven points, 68-61.
  • Comello was fouled with 58 seconds left and hit both free throws to boost the cushion to nine, 70-61, but a three on the other end from Kerby Tamm made the game a two-possession affair, 70-64, with 35 seconds left.
  • Down the stretch, Goss and Sims each went 1-of-2 from the line proving to be enough as IUPUI held on for a 72-66 victory.

DOUBLE UP
  • Over the past six games, IUPUI's 6-4 forward Nevena Markovic has elevated her game and been a force on both ends of the floor.
  • During the first 26 games of the season, Markovic averaged 10.4 ppg and 5.7 rpg while shooting 45.8 percent from the floor.
  • While her scoring average through that point of the season ranked second on the team and her rebounding average was tops on the squad, she has improved upon those numbers over the last six games.
  • Since IUPUI's Feb. 22 contest at IPFW, Markovic is averaging 13.8 ppg and 9.5 rpg, while shooting 58.9 percent from the floor and 54.5 percent from three.
  • Against IPFW on Feb. 22, Markovic scored 19 points and grabbed 10 boards for her first double-double since Dec. 21, and then followed that with 11 points and six boards in a win over Omaha.
  • In the regular-season finale, Markovic posted her second double-double in three games with 13 points and 10 boards in a victory over Western Illinois.
  • In the Summit League Tournament, Markovic extended her streak of double-double games to three with an 11-point, 10-rebound effort against North Dakota State, before adding 15 points and 10 boards in a loss to Denver.
  • The streak of double-double games moved to four when Markovic went for 14 points and 11 rebounds in a WNIT opening-round win over Central Michigan on March 20.

THE KEY LIES IN THE KEY
  • All season, one of the strengths of the Jags has been their ability to score in the paint.
  • On the season, IUPUI averages 36.3 ppg in the paint, compared to just 25.1 for its opponents, and the Jags are 23-4 on the season when scoring at least 30 points in the paint in a game.
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