Womens Basketball

Not only are there several impact players in this year's draft class, but they bring with them a following that has increased the popularity of the women's basketball.

The basketball world can’t get enough of Caitlin Clark and now that the college season is over, next up is the WNBA draft.

The fourth-seeded Hoosiers (24-5) will have a home-court advantage again when face 13th-seeded Fairfield (31-1) in Saturday’s first round. Fifth-seeded Oklahoma (22-9) will face No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast (29-4) in the second game.

Sara Scali scored 19 points, Yarden Garzon added 17 and No. 14 Indiana closed the regular season with a 71-54 win over Maryland to improve to 15-0 at home.

Sara Scalia scored 25 points, All-America center Mackenzie Holmes had 24 points and nine rebounds, and No. 14 Indiana frustrated Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark in an 86-69 win over the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes.

Makira Cook scored 22 points, Kendall Bostic had 12 points and 11 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season and Illinois closed on a 15-3 run to beat No. 14 Indiana 86-66.

The Hoosiers beat the Cornhuskers for the seventh time in the last eight matchups and lead the all-time series 12-6.

Indiana didn’t miss a field goal in the first quarter, shooting 13 of 13 that included six 3-pointers, and were 4 of 6 from the free-throw line while building a 36-17 advantage.

No. 16 Indiana ran its winning streak to 10 with a 77-71 win over Illinois on Sunday.

Mackenzie Holmes scored 25 points, Sydney Parrish had a double-double and No. 16 Indiana ran its winning streak to seven games with a 66-56 win over Rutgers Saturday.