BLOOMINGTON — Nevaeh Caffey played with an impressive swagger for a true freshman on Tuesday night in the Indiana women’s basketball team’s season opener.

Caffey made her collegiate debut as part of IU’s starting lineup in an 80-46 win over Lipscomb . She became just the second true freshmen to start the season opener for IU coach Teri Moren since 2018-19.

She was one of only two players who played more than 30 minutes and didn’t look out of place for a single second.

“She will not back down from a big moment,” Moren said. “She's not afraid of much, she's young that she doesn't know any better? She doesn't know she's supposed to feel a little bit of anxiety or uneasiness that I'm a freshman starting at Indiana . She just goes out and she's a competitor, she's relentless, she wants

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