Chloe Moore-McNeil, a 5-11 sophomore, added 11 points. Mackenzie Holmes, a 6-3 forward, scored 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting. “The fact that my teammates are all boxing out and I can run in and grab that rebound,” said Cardano-Hillary, a 5-foot-6 guard, “that’s what really helps me.”Īli Patberg, the 5-foot-11 guard whose arrival in 2017 was an important part of Indiana’s rise, scored 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including 3-for-7 shooting from 3-point range. Cardano-Hillary matched her career high for rebounds set against Ohio State University on February 27, 2021. Graduate student Nicole Cardaño-Hillary scored 16 points with 11 rebounds and five assists, her first double-double of the year and sixth of her collegiate career. The Hoosiers advanced with the depth that has marked their season. In the semifinal, Indiana held the lead for 38:43. But for a second straight day, the Hoosiers took control of the game against a higher-seeded team with a recent history of success in the tournament. 1 seed to reach a Big Ten final in eight years.

The Buckeyes (23-6) were attempting to become the seventh No. Indiana (22-7) will face second-seeded Iowa at 4 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS – The fifth-seeded Indiana Hoosiers reached the championship game of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament for the first time in 20 years, defeating top-seeded Ohio State, 70-62, in a semifinal at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday. By Laura Vázquez David | Capital Journalism Program

Big 10 championship game time 2018