By: Wichita State
Sun., March 3, 2013
Wichita State (19-9, 13-3 MVC) at Indiana St. (17-9, 9-6 MVC)12:30 p.m.
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Date: Feb. 28, 2013
Tipoff: 12:30 p.m. CST
Location: Terre Haute, Ind.
Arena: Hulman Center (10,200)
Radio: AM 1330 KNSS
Talent: Brian Petrotta
TV: FOX Sports Kansas City (MVC-TV)
Talent: Scott Warmann (play-by-play), Laura Leonard (color)
The Wichita State women's basketball team (19-9, 13-3 MVC) travels to Terre Haute, Ind. to face the fourth-place Indiana State Sycamores (17-9, 9-6 MVC) at 12:30 p.m. CST Sunday afternoon inside the Hulman Center. The Shockers have not won in Terre Haute since a 93-86 barn-burner on Jan. 16, 2003.
- The Shockers can tie the school record for victories (20) with a win today. The mark was set in 1980-81 and matched in 1999-00 and 2011-12. A victory would also tie the school record for MVC wins (14) set and acheived only by the 1999-00 squad.
- WSU defeated Indiana State 53-46 on Feb. 3 at Koch Arena. The Shockers held the Sycamores to 31.1% shooting and forcing 19 turnovers. Michaela Dapprich came off the bench to reach career highs in scoring (16) and rebounding (8). Indiana State whittled a 12-point second-half deficit to three (45-42) with four minutes remaining but Alex Harden scored six of her 12 points down the stretch to help WSU pull out the home victory.
- Wichita State and Indiana State have split the regular season series each of the last three years, with each team winning on its home court. The Shockers have not swept a regular season series from the Sycamores since 2003.
- Since Feb. 17, 2011, Wichita State has the best regular season MVC record at 30-9 (.769). Illinois State is next at 27-11 (.711) and Creighton is 25-13 (.658).
- Wichita State is one of seven schools nationally with both its men's and women's basketball teams in first place. Montana (Big Sky), Akron (MAAC-East Div.), Texas Southern (SWAC), South Dakota St. (Summit), Middle Tennessee St. (Sun Belt-East), and Gonzaga (WCC) are the other six.
- Entering Sunday's game, the Shockers rank 26th in the NCAA in scoring defense (53.4 ppg), 49th in blocked shots per game (4.5), 133rd in field goal percentage defense (.379) and 38th in turnover margin (+3.82). The school record for scoring defense is 58.1 ppg, set last season, and the record for field goal percentage defense is .388, set in 2010-11. This year's team already has the 4th-best single season shot-blocking total (125) and need seven more blocks to rank 3rd.
- Wichita State's bench out-scored Evansville's 31-1 last Thursday. For the year, WSU's bench is out-scoring the opponent, 636-370 (22.7 - 13.2).
- Jessica Diamond became the fourth Shocker in history to reach 1,000 career points with 300 rebounds and 300 assists after dishing out three dimes on Nov. 24 vs. James Madison. Tonya Lane (1987-91), Kim Evans (1992-96), and Lateesha Hill (1996-00) are the others. Diamond is currently 7th on WSU's all-time scoring list with 1,397 points. She needs 29 points to crack the Top 5.
- Jazimen Gordon became the 11th WSU player with 600 rebounds for her career after snagging a season-high 10 Thursday night. She scored her 900th career point last Saturday vs. SIU.
LAST TIME OUT
Illinois State's Alexis Jenkins hit a desperation jumper with 0.7 seconds left to knock off the Shockers, 57-56, Thursday night at Redbird Arena. Seconds earlier, Chynna Turner's tip-in put WSU up by one. The Shockers held a 12-point lead with 12 minutes left but could not hold it. Alex Harden topped the Shocks with 17 points on 8-of-16 shooting. Jazimen Gordon added a season-high 10 rebounds. WSU turned it over just nine times but shot only six free throws and connected on two three-pointers.
SCOUTING INDIANA STATE
The Sycamores are battling with WSU for the conference scoring defense title. They enter the weekend at 56.3, 1.1 more points per game than the Shockers. Picked 7th in the preseason poll, Indiana State is nearly safe of the play-in round of the MVC Tournament at 8-6 and lead UNI by one game for fourth place. Sophomore Anna Munn tops the team and ranks second in the conference in scoring (15.2) thanks in part to a league-leading 2.6 three-point baskets per game. Rachael Mahan anchors the front court with a league-best .506 shooting percentage. She ranks fourth in the league with 8.1 rebounds per game. Senior Taylor Whitley in fourth in the MVC in steals per game (2.4).
NOTES ON JODY ADAMS
- WSU is 58-21 (.734) overall and 12-3 this year at home under Adams
- On Dec. 7, passed Kathryn Bunnell (1978-83) for 2nd on the WSU all-time wins list. Linda Hargrove (1989-98) is 1st with 133 wins over 9 seasons.
- 87-70 in 5+ seasons at WSU and 111-78 overall (24-8 @ Murray St in 2007-08)
- WSU is 49-17 (12-1 this year) under Adams when out-rebounding the opponent.
- WSU is 48-6 (6-3 this year) under Adams when attempting more FTs than the opponent.
- Only WSU coach with a .500-or-better record in the MVC Tournament.
BLOCK PARTY
WSU has blocked nearly three times (83-32) as many shots as the opponent in MVC games. Five players have registered between 10 and 16 blocked shots in league contests.
SCOREBOARD
Jessica Diamond is the Shockers' leading scorer overall at 12.0 ppg though Alex Harden tops the team in Valley games at 13.3 ppg. As a team, the Shockers are scoring 60.0 ppg and shooting .429 from the field. Defensively, WSU has held 16 opponents to 55 points or less and is keeping the other to side .379 shooting from the floor and .297 from 3-point range.
--In 18 of WSU's 19 wins, the Shockers posted a higher shooting percentage than the opponent.
THE FIFTIES
This season the Shockers have held 16 opponents to 55 points or less and are 13-3 in those contests. The Shockers are 2-4 when the opponent scores 63 or more. Wichita St. held 19 opponents below 60 points last year and went 15-4 in those games.
KNOCKING 'EM DOWN
WSU leads the Valley in field goal percentage at .429 overall (38th in the NCAA) in 28 games this year and .452 (1st MVC) in 16 MVC games. Last season, Wichita State was 1st in the MVC and 13th in the NCAA at .443.
THE DISH
Jessica Diamond returns as WSU's top assist-maker from a year ago. In 4 seasons she has 371 dimes to rank 5th in Shocker history. Diamond has 82 assists this year though Alex Harden leads the team with 104. Harden has nine games this year with 5+ assists, including a career-high 9 vs. SIU on Feb. 23. Diamond has six games with 5+ assists this year and 24 for her career. Harden (4.4) and Diamond (3.6) are ranked 1st and 3rd, respectively, in MVC games in assists. Diamond is first in the Valley in league games in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2).
FREE THINKING
WSU is 48-6 (6-3 this year) under Jody Adams when attempting more free throws than the opponent. The Shockers have been out-shot at the line in 17 of 28 games this year and 487-455 in overall attempts for the season. WSU is shooting .697 (317-455) from the line. Jessica Diamond leads the team at .870 (67-77), which was 15th in the NCAA til falling short of the minimum attempts this week. She connected on a WSU-record 36 straight (8th longest streak in MVC history) before missing twice vs. Indiana State on Feb. 3. The Shockers are 9-3 when attempting as many or more free throws than the opponent.
TAKING CARE OF THE ROCK
In 28 games this year, the Shockers have forced 517 turnovers while committing just 410 (18.5-14.6). WSU is 16-5 when committing fewer turnovers and ranks 38th in the NCAA in turnover margin (+3.82). The margin jumps to +4.4 in MVC games (17.6-13.1). On average, the Shockers out-score the opponent 18.5-13.3 in points off turnovers.
DOING IT WITH "D"
Entering Sunday's game, the Shockers rank 26th in the NCAA in scoring defense (53.4 ppg), 49th in blocked shots per game (4.5), 133rd in field goal percentage defense (.379) and 38th in turnover margin (+3.82). The school record for scoring defense is 58.1 ppg, set last season, and the record for field goal percentage defense is .388, set in 2010-11. This year's team already has the 4th-best single season shot-blocking total (125) and need seven more blocks to rank 3rd.
