Women’s bracketologists have Indiana in their fields, but without a favorable seed. Is there a chance for the Hoosiers to improve their lot?

The Indiana women’s basketball team beat Northwestern 68-64 at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Wednesday night thanks to a go-ahead 3-pointer from Shay Ciezki with 1:05 to go. It was the Hoosiers (11-4; 3-1 Big Ten) sixth straight win over their Big Ten rival.

EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern outplayed Indiana women’s basketball in many areas of play. The Wildcats outrebounded the Hoosiers, had fewer turnovers and a higher shooting percentage. But even though Northwestern put together a strong performance against Indiana, it wasn’t enough to upset an experienced Hoosier team Wednesday.

The Indiana women's basketball team plays at Northwestern Wednesday night. Here's how to watch, game time and TV information, the point spread and over/under, leading scorers and more.

BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana women’s basketball team simply had no answer for UCLA's Lauren Betts in a 73-62 loss at Assembly Hall on Saturday afternoon.

The two squads began the contest a combined 0 for 7 until the Wildcats drained a 3-pointer. Despite their somewhat slow start, the Hoosiers regained the lead via graduate student guard Sydney Parrish’s 3-pointer to cap a 5-0 run.

Besides Indiana’s shortcomings, UCLA’s Lauren Betts had a lot to say about Indiana’s fate. The 6-foot-7 National Player of the Year candidate was as good as advertised. She scored 25 points on 12 of 16 shooting and had 12 rebounds. Her influence was inescapable on both ends of the floor.

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Now just one of four teams left in the B1G without a conference victory, the ‘Cats will look for their first against IU at the WRA.