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"It was great for women's basket- ball, period. The atmosphere was at another level: The excitement, players watched from the stands. "It was fantastic, Versyp, her coaching staff and " Versyp said. Date Nov. 4 Game 2012-13 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Nov. 10 USC UPSTATE LINDSEY WILSON C. (exh.) 2 p.m. Time Nov. 17 at SIU-Edwardsville Nov. 19 BOWLING GREEN Nov. 22 vs. Marist^ Nov. 23 vs. Wake Forest^ Nov. 24 vs. Connecticut^ Nov. 28 GEORGIA TECH* Dec. 2 Dec. 6 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 at Oakland Dec. 21 at Illinois Jan. 24 NORTHWESTERN Jan. 27 Jan. 31 Feb. 4 Jan. 14 OHIO STATE Jan. 17 MINNESOTA Jan. 20 at Nebraska at Iowa at Michigan State INDIANA Feb. 10 MICHIGAN Feb. 14 Feb. 17 IOWA Feb. 20 Feb. 24 at Penn State at Wisconsin at Indiana Feb. 28 MICHIGAN STATE March 3 ILLINOIS at Minnesota Dec. 29 at Notre Dame Jan. 2 Jan. 5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN at IPFW at Tennessee-Martin IUPUI TV 7 p.m. — 8 p.m. — 7:30 8:15 p.m. — 6 p.m. — 8:15 p.m. — 7 p.m. BTN 1:30/4 p.m. BTN 7 p.m. — 3 p.m. — 3 p.m. — Noon 2 p.m. — 8 p.m. 2 p.m. 6:30/7:30 p.m. BTN 7 p.m. 4 p.m. CBS 8:30 p.m. BTN 4 p.m. March 7-10 Big Ten Tournament (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) ^ Paradise Jam (University of Virgin Islands) * ACC/Big Ten Challenge 6:30 p.m. BTN 7 p.m. Noon 8 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. TBA TBA BTN ESPN2 ESPN2 BTN Digital ESPN2 BTN Digital ESPN2 BTN/BTN.com BTN/BTN.com BTN Digital the energy, the style of play. It was really fantastic for Indianap- olis and we had Boilermaker ties there. For our student-athletes to be present for a world cham- pionship, to witness that, it was very exciting. The Boil- BTN Digital the recipient of the Giant Steps Courageous Student-Athlete Award at a banquet in Orlando. The honor, given by the Na- " er makers could remi- nisce a bit, too, while watch- ing the con- fetti rain down on the Fever after its win. "It gave BTN Digital BTN Digital BTN Digital BTN me flash- backs of our Big Ten (Tournament) champion- ship, antel Poston, who helped the Boilers win the title in Bankers Life in March. " said Ch- was honored Thursday as COURAGE AWARD M ingo MINGO GIVEN tional Consortium for Academ- ics and Sports, is awarded to an athlete who has thrived through adversity. Mingo battled back from life- threatening bacterial meningitis in 2010 and had a knee injury that forced her to the sideline during the 2011-12 season. Others were in attendance, "I met some incredible peo- ple," Mingo said. "I was just over- whelmed to be in a room with all those amazing people there. So much love. Cayden and Conner Long, who received the Heroes Among Us award. Conner, a triathlete, has a brother, Cayden, with cerebral palsy, and the two do triathlons together. "The running part, he Also in attendance were " pushes him in a stroller, the swimming he has him on a raft hooked to his arm and the bik- ing he bikes with him behind, " Mingo said. "It's just incredible. I couldn't imagine that. " has recently been released to full contact. She had surgery follow- ing last season to repair a bad right shoulder. "That' S Sophomore Liza Clemons HEALTH UPDATES low, including NCAS Hall of Fame in- ductees Robert Beamon and Val Ackerman. better. Toward the end of last season, the forward was play- ing through a great deal of pain but still managed to become an integral part of the Boilermaker frontcourt. "On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 " Versyp said of Clemons' return. Clemons is feeling much s really helped us down ing to catch up with condition- ing after falling behind during the summer when she wasn't al- lowed to do much. "I saw everybody trying to The key now, she says, is try- " get in court shape, doing morn- ing workouts and I couldn't run yet because I couldn't move my arm," she said. "… And when we would come to shoot in the gym, I wouldn't be able to do that. The doctor wouldn't even let me shoot with my left hand. S Freshman Taylor Manuel is also good to go now, follow- ing offseason injury. She's trying to regain lost time from missing " being the worst, it would be a 10," she said. "It was horrible. I can't even explain how it felt. Liza Clemons is fully cleared now after having shoulder surgery following the season. Tom Campbell some conditioning. S Sophomore Torrie Thorn- ton, meanwhile, might be the furthest from regularly contrib- uting. The forward had tendon- itis in both knees and had sur- gery during the offseason. "Hopefully by Nov. 1, she can "We're taking our time." j get into a lot more drills than she does right now, " Versyp said. GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 8 • 39