GARY, Ind. – Next on the schedule for the Indiana University Northwest men's and women's basketball teams is a conference double header at Judson and then a home CCAC contest against Trinity Christian Saturday afternoon.
Tuesday, Jan. 9
5 p.m. – JV Men's Basketball at Trinity Christian
Wednesday, Jan. 10
5:30 p.m. – Women's Basketball at Judson
7:30 p.m. – Men's Basketball at Judson
Thursday, Jan. 11
7 p.m. – Olivet Nazarene at JV Men's Basketball
Saturday, Jan. 13
POSTPONED – Trinity Christian at Women's Basketball
POSTPONED – Trinity Christian at Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball
The RedHawks sit at 3-3 in CCAC play and have five who average double figure points led by
Dannie Smith's nearly 16 a game. Smith and
Demarius Splunge also lead the team in rebounds as the duo has pulled down a combined 79 boards.
Anthony Taylor, meanwhile, has a team-high seven blocks and 11 steals.
Judson started the season 2-8 but has won four straight games with two of those wins coming over CCAC foes St. Ambrose and Trinity Christian. TCC is 2-5 since the calendar flipped to December with the wins coming over Welch (86-68) and Grace Christian (84-70)
IUN and Judson have 17 times since 2007, and the RedHawks have nine straight in the series. A season ago, IUN won a three-overtime thriller in the Savannah Center and was victorious 83-70 in Elgin.
Women's Basketball
Going into this week's games, the RedHawks have won three out of the last four that includes wins over CCAC rivals Holy Cross and Olivet Nazarene. Over that stretch,
Jessica Carrothers has scored 27 a game and has dished 15 assists to go along with nine steals.
Tiara Jackson has averaged a double-double at 20 points and 14.5 rebounds, while
Katelyn Halfacre is scoring 14.5 a contest.
Judson and Trinity Christian are a combined 2-23 this season. TCC's win was over Judson last Saturday, while JU defeated Calumet early in the year.
If Carrothers qualified this season she would lead the league in scoring at 26 per game, while Jackson would top the CCAC in rebounds with 11.7 a contest.
