INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis women's basketball team was picked to finished tenth in the Horizon League this season in the league's preseason poll, released by the league office on Wednesday (October 16). Star returner for the Jags, Katie Davidson was named to the Preseason All-League Second Team. Cleveland State took the top spot in the vote with seven first-place votes while the Vikings' Colbi Maples was named the league's Preseason Player of the Year.
 
Maples was joined on the #HLWBB Preseason All-League First Team by Destiny Leo (Cleveland State), Mickayla Perdue (Cleveland State), Natalie McNeal (Green Bay) and Amellia Bromenschenkel (Purdue Fort Wayne). Joining Davidson on the Preseason All-League Second Team is Bailey Butler (Green Bay), Maddy Schreiber (Green Bay), Kamy Peppler (Milwaukee) and Macey Blevins (Northern Kentucky).
 
IU Indy head coach Kate Bruce enters her third season with some key returners and some fresh faces. The Jags return Second Team All-Horizon League, Davidson. Davidson led the team in scoring this past season, averaging 16.4 points per game and was named Horizon League Player of the Week on January 18.
 
Other Jaguars that saw time on the court last season returning are Faith Stinson, Alexa Hocevar, Logan Lewis and Camron Blank. Ready to make their marks after sitting out a year due to injury are guards Azyah Newson-Cole and Kaylin Moorehead.
 
Coach Bruce also brought in six transfers. Kendal Wingler, a 5-10 grad student joins IU Indy after spending three seasons at Butler. Bruce added two junior transfers in Tamori Plantin (Western Carolina) and Jada Patton (UIndy). Three sophomore transfers join the Jaguars with Neveah Foster (Western Kentucky), Denali Craig-Edwards (Western Michigan) and Shania Nichols-Vannett (North Dakota State College of Science) all ready to take the court for IU Indy.
 
Freshman Destini Craig rounds out the roster for the Jags. The 5-10 forward from Fort Wayne, Indiana was ranked No. 14 in all of Indiana Basketball prior to her senior season at Northrop.
 
The Jaguars will open the regular season against Evansville at home in the Jungle on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 PM. Fans can purchase single-game or season tickets by contacting Evan Cavanaugh at 317-278-6308 or evcavana@iu.edu.
 
 
2024-25 Under Armour  #HLWBB Preseason Poll
Pl.        Team – Pts. (First-place votes)
1.         Cleveland State (7) – 117
2.         Green Bay (4) – 114
3.         Purdue Fort Wayne – 98
4.         Milwaukee – 85
5.         Youngstown State – 63
6.         Wright State – 58
7.         Northern Kentucky – 53
8.         Detroit Mercy – 39
9.         Oakland – 38
10.       IU Indianapolis – 36
11.       RMU – 25