Gallery: Indiana women’s basketball beats Wisconsin 93-56

by Skip Daley

#6 Indiana University devasted the Wisconsin Badgers 93-56 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday afternoon, in front of a record-breaking regular season crowd of 10,422. This was the largest crowd in the history of Indiana University Women’s Basketball regular season play.

With the win, the Hoosiers move to 16-1 (6-1 in the Big Ten Conference). This victory also marks the 188th win for Head Coach Teri Moren with the Hoosiers, tying the all-time program record, set by former Coach Jim Izard.

All-American Senior Forward Mackenzie Holmes led the Hoosiers with 29 points, shooting 11-15 from the field, and 7-9 from free throw line. Holmes maintains her second nationally rated field goal average of 68.5%. Freshman Guard Yarden Garzon added 19 points (including 4-5 from beyond the arc), 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. All-American Graduate Guard Grace Berger added 11 points, and Sydney Parrish scored 10 points. The Hoosiers collectively average 80.4 points per game

Wisconsin, who falls to 6-12 overall and 2-5 in the Big Ten, were led by Brooke Schramek, who put up 13 points, and Serah Williams, who scored 10 points. As a team, the Badgers were held to 35% shooting and made only 4 of 20 attempts from the 3-point line. Wisconsin, who averages 70 points of offense this season, were stifled by the Hoosiers defense, which caused 21 Badger turnovers.

Moving forward, IU plays three ranked teams in the next 10 days. The Hoosiers hit the road to challenge #24 Illinois (15-3 / 6-2) on January 18th, and then #17 Michigan (15-3 / 5-2) on January 23rd. On January 26th, Indiana returns home to host #3 Ohio State (17-0 / 7-0).