Saturday is known as "Moving Day" on the professional golf circuit. It's the day when golfers put themselves into a position to win on Sunday. The first two rounds, and obviously the final round, are important, but those who eventually win the tournament either stay at the top or make their way there on Moving Day.

The Penn State women's basketball team is in a comparable position. The early part of the season has been completed, and the stretch run is only weeks away.

This is the "Saturday" part of the season, and the No. 19 Lady Lions will try to make a move back to the top of the Big Ten standings when they battle Indiana at 7 tonight in Bloomington's Assembly Hall.

After weathering a grueling non-conference schedule and getting off to an impressive 8-3 start, the Lions have hit a rough patch recently, losing their last three road contests to fall to 4-3 in the Big Ten and 12-6 overall.

Tonight's game against the Hoosiers (13-5, 4-3) is a must-win for Penn State women's basketball coach Rene Portland and the Lions. Penn State is currently mired in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten, and it trails conference-leading Purdue by three games.

"I would love to win it and I'm sure the girls would love to win it, and it would certainly give us a breath of fresh air," Portland said.

The second meeting between the two teams this season comes on a quick turnaround. Penn State defeated the Hoosiers just 11 days ago in an 89-68 romp at The Bryce Jordan Center.

However, the Lions have shown they've had little trouble winning at home this season. Their only blemish on a 7-1 home record is a one-point loss back in November to then-No. 3 Duke.

The problem has been winning on the road, as Penn State is just 5-5 away from the friendly confines of the Jordan Center. The Lions had trouble with a large, hostile Carver-Hawkeye Arena crowd in Sunday's 79-64 loss at Iowa, and Indiana women's basketball coach Kathi Bennett is hoping for similar fan support this evening.

"Our crowds have been very good and they're very knowledgeable and into the game," the Hoosiers' first-year coach said. "We don't have as many fans as some schools, but they're good ones."

Portland admitted her team has struggled on the road, but added that the Lady Lions weren't alone.

"I don't think there's a press conference in the country that's not talking about how tough it is to win on the road," she said.

Penn State forward Courtney Upshaw admitted that it's tougher to win away from home, but she and her young teammates are learning.

"We're adjusting to traveling," Upshaw said, "and playing Indiana not too long ago, I think we'll come out strong."