NCAA Regional Semifinal Set For 4-Seed IU Versus 1-Seed South Carolina

NCAA Regional Semifinal Set For 4-Seed IU Versus 1-Seed South Carolina

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – 4-seed Indiana will make its third NCAA Tournament regional semifinal appearance in four years when it faces top seeded South Carolina at MVP Arena on Friday at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN.

ABOUT THE COACHES

ABOUT THE GAMECOCKS

The top-seeded Gamecocks come in with the nation’s only perfect record at 34-0 and are the regular season and tournament champs from the Southeastern Conference. Seven players average 8.0 points or more per game led by senior center Kamilla Cardoso’s 13.9 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Freshman guard MiLaysia Fulwiley adds 12.2 points while senior guard Te-Hina Paopao averages 11.2 points while shooting 47.6 percent from 3-point range. South Carolina defeated 16-seed Presbyterian and 8-seed North Carolina to advance to Friday’s regional semifinal.

SERIES HISTORY

South Carolina leads 3-2

LAST MEETING

11/28/19 – W, 71-57 (St. Thomas, USVI)

NOTES

• Graduate student forward Mackenzie Holmes scored 12 of her game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter as Indiana gritted out a win over Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament second round, 75-68, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Senior guard Sydney Parrish added 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists while senior guard Sara Scalia had 12 points.
• For the 10th time in school history and for the fifth-consecutive year, the Hoosiers will appear in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. IU advances to the regional semifinal for the third time in four years (2021, 2022, 2024). It also has one appearance in the Sweet Sixteen in the previous 36-team format in 1983. All-time, IU holds an 11-9 record in the Big Dance. Indiana head coach Teri Moren holds a 10-5 record in her six appearances as IU’s head coach.
• The Hoosiers last met South Carolina in the 2019 Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Indiana shot 50 percent from the field and had four players in double figures in the Thanksgiving night victory. Holmes is the only player left from that squad, as she scored eight points and had six rebounds.
• Not only did the Hoosiers punch their ticket to the Sweet Sixteen in Monday’s win over Oklahoma, it also capped off a perfect 17-0 record at home in 2023-24. They are tied for the 10th longest home winning streak in the country and the longest in the Big Ten. Additionally, they are just one of 10 teams in NCAA Division I women’s basketball to go undefeated at home this season. It was the second undefeated season at home for Indiana, who went 14-0 in 2015-16.

UP NEXT

Friday’s winner advances to the NCAA Elite Eight against either 3-seed Oregon State or 2-seed Notre Dame on Sunday at MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y.