This year, the Hoosiers have seven new players. But Moren has blended stars like Holmes and Berger, who missed eight games with a knee injury, with the returners and transfers to form a team that ranks sixth nationally at 81.5 points per game. The transfers Sydney Parrish (Oregon) and Sara Scalia (Minnesota), along with Yarden Garzon, a freshman from Israel, combine to average 33 points per game.
Moren tries to inspire her players with phrases like “If you’re juiceless, you’re useless,” meaning they need to bring energy and effort to everything they do.
“One that she reiterates the most is, ‘How you do anything is how you do everything,’ because that can translate on and off the court, from taking everything seriously and knowing that every detail matters,” Holmes said.
The winner of Indiana’s first game will advance to face either No. 8 Oklahoma State or No. 9 Miami in the second round in Bloomington. If the Hoosiers advance out of the weekend, they will travel to Greenville, S.C., for the round of 16 rather than Seattle, the site of the other two regionals.
“Nothing against Seattle, but that’s a long trip,” Moren said. “We’re thrilled with where we’re being sent. I don’t know how these guys feel, but I think a great dose of sunshine is in our…
