Ace Hunt
GoSycamores.com
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. ? The Indiana State women's basketball program, under
the direction of ninth-year head coach Jim Wiedie, announced today (Aug. 25)
the completion of the 2008-09 schedule, which includes 15 home dates.
The schedule features games
against three postseason teams from one year ago in non-conference play. By
adding games to be played inside the Missouri Valley Conference, ISU will face
off versus seven different postseason teams from last year.
The non-conference slate begins with a pair of
exhibition contests against Indianapolis on November 1 and then
Missouri-St. Louis on Nov. 8. ISU opens the regular season at Central Michigan on Nov. 15 before
hosting the defending WNIT Champion Marquette on Nov. 19.
The Sycamores travel to Detroit on November 25 before
also taking on SEMO Nov. 28.
ISU will take part in the Big Easy Classic
versus New Orleans and Tulane on December
5-6 before traveling to Ball State on Dec. 13. The
non-conference schedule is rounded out by back-to-back home games on Dec. 19
& 20 versus Eastern Illinois and Kansas State as well as a road
contest at Butler on Dec. 22.
Indiana State will open the New Year
in style on January 1 when they host Drake at Hulman Center and then come right
back against Creighton on Jan. 3. The Sycamores conclude the first of three
consecutive home games to open MVC play Jan. 10 by hosting Illinois State.
The Sycamores' journey through the league
schedule continues on Jan. 15 at Wichita State and then to Missouri State on Jan. 17 for the
program's first-ever trip to the brand-new John Q. Hammons Arena in Springfield, Mo.
ISU returns home to face off against Southern Illinois on Jan. 22 and then Evansville on Jan. 24 before
embarking on a key three-game Valley road swing as the calendar flips to
February. The Sycamores open the road excursion at UNI on Jan. 30 and then
head over to Bradley on Feb. 1. The road trip ends Feb. 7 at Illinois State.
Coach Wiedie and the team will get
re-acquainted with the Hulman Center floor on Feb. 12
versus Wichita State and then Missouri State on Feb. 14. After the
brief stop home, the Sycamores head to Evansville on Feb. 19 and Southern Illinois on Feb. 21.
The final homestand of the season consists of a
date with UNI on Feb. 27 and then the annual Senior Day
contest on March 1 versus Bradley. The regular season concludes March 5 at
Creighton and then March 7 at Drake.
For the second consecutive season, the
Sycamores will take part in the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Women's
Basketball Tournament at a neutral site. This year's tournament will be held on
March 12-15 at The Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo.
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Date
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Opponent
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Location
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Time
|
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Sat.,
November 1
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Indianapolis (EX)
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HULMAN CENTER
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2:05 p.m.
|
|
Sat.,
November 8
|
Missouri-St.
Louis (EX)
|
HULMAN CENTER
|
3:05 p.m.
|
|
Sat.,
November 15
|
at Central Michigan
|
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
|
TBA
|
|
Wed.,
November 19
|
Marquette
|
HULMAN CENTER
|
7:05 p.m.
|
|
Tues.,
November 25
|
at Detroit
|
Detroit, Mich.
|
7:00 p.m.
|
|
Fri.,
November 28
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at Southeast Mo. St.
|
Cape Giradeau, Mo.
|
8:00 p.m.
|
|
Tues.,
December 2
|
Arkansas State
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HULMAN CENTER
|
7:05 p.m.
|
|
Fri.,
December 5
|
at New Orleans (1)
|
New Orleans, La.
|
TBA
|
|
Sat.,
December 6
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vs.
Tulane (1)
|
New Orleans, La.
|
TBA
|
|
Sat.,
December 13
|
at Ball State
|
Muncie, Ind.
|
TBA
|
|
Fri.,
December 19
|
Eastern Illinois
|
HULMAN CENTER
|
5:45 p.m.
|
|
Sat.,
December 20
|
Kansas State
|
HULMAN CENTER
|
5:35 p.m.
|
|
Mon.,
December 22
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at Butler
|
Indianapolis, Ind.
|
Noon
|
|
Thurs., January 1
|
Drake *
|
HULMAN CENTER
|
TBA
|
|
Sat., January 3
|
Creighton *
|
HULMAN CENTER
|
TBA
|
|
Sat., January 10
|
Illinois State *
|
HULMAN CENTER
|
TBA
|
|
Thurs.,
January 15
|
at Wichita State *
|
Wichita, Kan.
|
TBA
|
|
Sat.,
January 17
|
at Missouri State *
|
Springfield, Mo.
|
2:05 p.m.
|
|
Thurs., January 22
|
Southern Illinois *
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HULMAN CENTER
|
TBA
|
|
Sat., January 24
|
Evansville *
|
HULMAN CENTER
|
TBA
|
|
Fri.,
January 30
|
at Northern Iowa *
|
Cedar Falls, Iowa
|
TBA
|
|
Sun.,
February 1
|
at
Bradley *
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Peoria, Ill.
|
TBA
|
|
Sat.,
February 7
|
at Illinois State *
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Normal, Ill.
|
TBA
|
|
Thurs., February 12
|
Wichita State *
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HULMAN CENTER
|
TBA
|
|
Sat., February 14
|
Missouri State *
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HULMAN CENTER
|
TBA
|
|
Thurs.,
February 19
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at Evansville *
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Evansville, Ind.
|
TBA
|
|
Sat.,
February 21
|
at Southern Illinois *
|
Carbondale, Ill.
|
TBA
|
|
Fri., February 27
|
Northern Iowa *
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HULMAN CENTER
|
TBA
|
|
Sun., March 1
|
Bradley *
|
HULMAN CENTER
|
TBA
|
|
Thurs.,
March 5
|
at
Creighton *
|
Omaha, Neb.
|
TBA
|
|
Sat.,
March 7
|
at Drake
*
|
Des Moines, Iowa
|
TBA
|
|
March
12-15
|
State
Farm MVC Tourney
|
St. Charles, Mo.
|
TBD
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