Overall, Indiana women’s basketball’s non-conference schedule has few majorly challenging matchups. Coming into the season ranked No. 11, the expectation was that Indiana would be able to find success relatively easily in the early part of the season.
The most anticipated non-conference game for the Hoosiers would come against Tennessee. The Lady Vols entered the season ranked No. 4, coming off a Sweet Sixteen run, and were on the radar of everyone in women’s college basketball.
Monday night, Indiana became not just a blip on that radar. With a dominant 79-67 win wherein they led for all but one and a half minutes, the Hoosiers proved on a national level why they are a top 15 team.