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RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University's women's basketball team opens its 2020-21 season on the road at No. 15/16 Indiana University on Wednesday in Bloomington.
 
Tip-off is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
 
You can follow along with the game on live stats or watch the action live on Big Ten Network Plus.
 
 INSIDE THE SERIES
- This will be the 10th all-time meeting between the two teams.
 
- Indiana leads the all-time series between the two teams, 6-3.
 
- This is the first meeting between the two teams since 2002.  
 
THE COLONELS
-  Eastern finished 11-18 last year, and comes into the season having had one of the biggest turnarounds in DI basketball a year ago.
 
-  The Colonels welcome seven newcomers to the team, including six freshmen.  
 
-  EKUs second leading scorer and rebounder Bria Bass returns for her senior year.
 
-  Kendall Wingler comes into her first year after being the state's leading scorer a year ago.
 
-  Kynnedy Azubike is now eligible after sitting out last year after transferring from Akron.  

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Indiana finished last year, 24-8, and comes into the season ranked No. 15 in the country.
 
-  Senior Ali Partberg was named to the 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Top 50 preseason watch list and the preseason Wade Watch list for the 2021 Wade Trophy.
 
-  Partberg averaged 15.6 points, 5.3 assists, and 4.6 rebounds per game as a junior.
 
-  Grace Berger returns for the Hoosiers. The junior guard averaged 13.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game during her sophomore campaign.   

UP NEXT
Eastern Kentucky continues its road swing when it travels to Louisville on Sunday to take on the No.5 Cardinals in the KFC Yum Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.