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JAGS PLAY FINAL ROAD GAME OF THE SEASON AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY

IUPUI will look to keep its win-streak alive and capture the Horizon League regular season title against the Norse.

2/14/2020 1:40:00 PM

By: Taylor Alward, IUPUI Sports Information
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – IUPUI women's basketball will play its final road contest of the season, taking on Northern Kentucky on Saturday (Feb. 15). Tip time against the Norse is set for 2 p.m. and the game will be streamed on ESPN3.

After beating Wright State 62-58 in their last game, IUPUI earned at least a share of the Horizon League regular season title. Against Northern Kentucky, the Jaguars have a chance to clinch their first regular season title in school history and a No. 1 seed and bye to the semifinals of the Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament.

The Jags overcame an early deficit against the Raiders to earn their 13th-straight win. IUPUI was down by nine after the first quarter to Wright State. It was the largest deficit faced and the first time IUPUI had trailed after the first quarter since IUPUI's game against Northern Iowa on Dec. 15.

Macee Williams led the team with 19 points, going 11-for-13 from the free throw line as IUPUI held a big advantage at the free throw line. It was the 18th-straight game that Williams has scored in double-figures, the second-longest streak in her career. The junior scored 10+ points in 21-straight games spanning her freshman and sophomore seasons.

FIRST MEETING AGAINST NORTHERN KENTUCKY (89-61 WIN)
  • Rachel McLimore scored a career-high 26 points, including 18 in the third quarter, as IUPUI beat Northern Kentucky, 89-61.
  • Macee Williams finished the game with 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting and pulled down nine rebounds.
  • IUPUI shot a season-high 60% from the field against the Norse. It was the highest shooting percentage in a game since 2013, when they shot 64.2% against Northern Kentucky.
MACEE WILLIAMS HONORED AGAIN
  • Macee Williams was named the Horizon League Player of the Week for the fifth time this season after averaging 27 points and 9.5 rebounds as IUPUI beat Detroit Mercy and Oakland.
  • Williams' five Horizon League Player of the Week awards is the most of any player this season and the most of any player in a season in school history.
  • Williams has won eight Player of the Week awards, tied with Jernisha Cann for the most by any player in IUPUI history.
NUMBERS DURING THE STREAK
  • IUPUI won its 13th-straight game with a 62-58 win over Wright State on Thursday (Feb. 13). The win gave IUPUI at least a share of the regular season title for the first time in school history
  • The Jags are outscoring opponents 77.2 to 53.5 during the win streak.
  • Offense has not been a problem for the Jags as IUPUI has scored at least 75 points in all but three of the wins. IUPUI has also shot over 50% from the field in eight of the 13 games, including five of the last seven.
  • Over the last 13 games, IUPUI has hit 105 threes, including at least six in all but two and double-figure threes in four of them. IUPUI's opponents have only hit 45 and the Jags hold a 38.9% to 24.2% advantage from behind the arc.
  • The Jags are taking care of the ball and distributing it well during the streak, averaging 18.6 assists per game to just 12.4 turnovers per game. The Jags have 242 assists during the streak, including 20+ assists in seven of the 13 games and three of the last four. IUPUI's eight assists against Wright State was a low for the Jags in the streak.
MACEE CLIMBING THE CHARTS
  • Macee Williams became the 26th player in IUPUI history to score 1,000-career points in a Jaguar uniform with her first basket against St. John's on Nov. 30. Williams is now climbing that charts for IUPUI.
5. Jernisha Cann (2005-09) - 1,489
6. Muffy Murphy (1989-93) - 1,469
7. Kristin Pritchett (1988-92) - 1,382
8. Macee Williams (2017-pres.) - 1,370
9. Katie Murphy (1992-96) - 1,367
10. Paulette Martin (1986-90) - 1,325
11. Kia Hayes (2002-06) - 1,299
 
  • Williams has also now broken in to the top-three in school history in total rebounds.
1. Jernisha Cann (2005-09) - 1,172
2. Tiffany Kyser (1999-03) - 874
3. Macee Williams (2017-pres.) - 757
4. Kristin Pritchett (1988-92) - 746
5. Mikale Rogers (2013-17) - 720
 
HOOPINGARNER HEADING TOWARD 1,000
  • Holly Hoopingarner sits 27 points away from joining the 1,000-career point club at IUPUI. The senior would be the second player to score her 1,000 point this season as Macee Williams accomplished the feat earlier in the season.
 
 
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