TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - In what has become a tradition every October in the Wabash Valley, the Indiana State women's basketball team will host their annual meet and greet with the community, as the Big Blue Block Party will take place on Friday, Oct. 12, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in Terre Haute.

The event begins in the Clabber Girl parking lot on the corner of 9th and Cherry in Terre Haute, with free food, music, kid zone and an autograph session taking place from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Members of the coaching staff and the entire 2012-13 Sycamores roster will be on hand to meet those planning on packing Hulman Center throughout the season.

At 6:45 p.m. the event will move inside Hulman Center, as third-year head coach Teri Moren will lead the Sycamores through an open practice and a short scrimmage, before a three-point contest will take place. The event will run until 7:30 p.m. inside Hulman Center

Admission is free throughout the entire evening. Contact assistant coach Sara Riedeman at Sara.Riedeman@indstate.edu for more information.

ISU opens the year with an exhibition contest on Friday, Nov. 2, against Bellarmine, before kicking off the 2012-13 season with homes contests against Eastern Illinois (Friday, Nov. 9) and Marshall (Monday, Nov. 12).