After analyzing Maryland (7-3, 1-0), Michigan State (7-2, 0-1) and No. 12 Ohio State (8-1, 1-0) a couple of weeks ago, let’s see how three other Big Ten teams—No. 15 Indiana (8-1, 1-0), Nebraska (8-2, 1-0) and Minnesota (9-1, 1-0)—have navigated the early season.
Does No. 15 Indiana have enough depth?
In Saturday’s 66-56 home win over Rutgers, Indiana grad big Mackenzie Holmes put together a performance requisite of her pre-season All-American honor, going a spectacularly-efficient 12-for-15 from the floor as she scored season-high 25 points. Holmes’ previous season-high came in her homecoming game, when the Gorham, Maine native tallied 22 points to push her Hoosiers past the Maine Black Bears, 67-59.
However, that the Hoosiers did not exactly dominate Maine nor Rutgers is a bit concerning for a team with ambitions of winning the conference and advancing far in the NCAA Tournament. Indiana’s lack of depth is problem that potentially could cap the Hoosiers’ ceiling.
Against the spunky Scarlet Knights, no reserve scored for the Hoosiers. The trio of senior guard Chloe Moore-McNeill, senior guard Sydney Parrish and grad guard Sara Scalia also all played 37 minutes. It’s a pattern that’s emerged in all of Indiana’s close contests. The bench contributed…
