Indiana senior forward Amanda Cahill tries to guard Maryland’s Kaila Charles Friday night in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. No. 2 Maryland beat No. 7 Indiana 67-54 (Mark Timko/HN)
No. 7 Indiana women’s basketball lost 67-54 to No. 2 Maryland Friday night in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. After playing four overtimes the night before, Indiana hung around with Maryland for the first three quarters, but in the fourth quarter they ran out of gas. Indiana finished the season 17-14 (9-7 in Big Ten) and will have to wait to see if they did enough to make the NCAA Tournament. Hear from Connor Hines and Zain Pyarali after the game as well as Coach Teri Moren and senior guard Tyra Buss.
Video Recap: No. 2 Maryland 67, No. 7 Indiana 54
Indiana women's basketball lost 67-54 to No. 2 Maryland tonight in the #B1GTourney. @connorhines17 and @ZainPyarali break down the game and look at the potential postseason hopes for the Hoosiers. #iuwbb pic.twitter.com/2ap0ALqIhb
— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) March 3, 2018
Teri Moren on running out of energy at the end of the game:
"I would never say this in front of our kids, but it just looked like down the stretch we were running on low octane." -Teri Moren
After playing 4 OT's the night before, Indiana shot 4-15 in the 4th quarter in its #B1GTourney 67-54 quarterfinal loss vs No. 2 Maryland. #iuwbb pic.twitter.com/9GKrCSulfR
— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) March 3, 2018
Tyra Buss on not using fatigue as an excuse:
"We played a lot of minutes last night in going into four overtimes but we just wanted to keep telling ourselves that we weren't tired. That wasn't an excuse."
After four Hoosiers played 55+ minutes last night, Tyra Buss and Indiana wasn't thinking about that tonight. #iuwbb pic.twitter.com/yseQPvzG5v
— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) March 3, 2018
Teri Moren on case for an NCAA Tournament Berth:
Indiana finished the season 17-14 (9-7 B1G) and is ranked 8th in strength of schedule.
Head Coach Teri Moren believes the Hoosiers have an argument to make the NCAA Tournament. #iuwbb pic.twitter.com/wkNLsaw68J
— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) March 3, 2018
Teri Moren on Senior forward Amanda Cahill:
"My staff and I have been so blessed just to have a court side seat to watch her play for four years."
Indiana coach Teri Moren praised Senior Amanda Cahill (@acahi11) postgame for having an incredible Indiana career. #iuwbb pic.twitter.com/uY8ZFn7gpm
— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) March 3, 2018
Teri Moren on disappointing finish:
"Disappointed for your seniors especially and you want your young kids to gain that experience."
Indiana head coach Teri Moren was upset to see the season end tonight in the 67-54 loss to No. 2 Maryland in the #B1GTourney #iuwbb pic.twitter.com/wO7qAckKpk
— The Hoosier Network (@TheHoosierNet) March 3, 2018
