THE GAME: IND vs MERCY
One needs only to mention "The Game" to any IND alumnae or
student and the only thing that comes to mind is the annual
rivalry game versus Mercy. Started in 1967, the annual meeting
between the INDians of IND and the
Magic of Mercy has attracted
the largest crowd to view a high school girls basketball game in the
State of Maryland.
The inaugural meeting took place in the Baltimore Civic Center,
now the Baltimore Arena, a game IND won 31-23. Over the
years the venue has changed, usually to accommodate the growing number
of fans for both teams that show up to support their teams.
Currently the Towson Center on the campus of Towson University is
the venue of one of the premier high school events in the Baltimore
area.
The pageantry surrounding the event make it more than just one more
game on the schedule for both teams. The competition between the
cheerleaders, pep squads, and alumnae and students singing their
Alma Maters make it a homecoming for past classes of IND students.
| Game | Year |
Result | Score |
Location | Record |
| 42 | 2008 | L | 28-44 | Towson Center | 16 - 26 |
| 41 | 2007 | L | 34-47 | Towson Center | 16 - 25 |
| 40 | 2006 | W | 67-64, 2OT | Towson Center | 16 - 24 |
| 39 | 2005 | W | 57-42 | Towson Center | 15 - 24 |
| 38 | 2004 | W | 43-38 | Towson Center | 14 - 24 |
| 37 | 2003 | W | 49-35 | Towson Center | 13 - 24 |
| 36 | 2002 | L | 51-57 | Towson Center | 12 - 24 |
| 35 | 2001 | L | 46-60 | Towson Center | 12 - 23 |
| 34 | 2000 | L | 41-49 | Towson Center | 12 - 22 |
| 33 | 1999 | L | 25-63 | Towson Center | 12 - 21 |
| 32 | 1998 | L | 30-53 | Towson Center | 12 - 20 |
| 31 | 1997 | L | | Towson Center | 12 - 19 |
| 30 | 1996 | W | 56-55, OT | Loyola College | 12 - 18 |
| 29 | 1995 | W | 52-38 | Loyola College | 11 - 18 |
| 28 | 1994 | L | 46-52 | Loyola College | 10 - 18 |
| 27 | 1993 | W | 42-41 | Loyola College | 10 - 17 |
| 26 | 1992 | L | 35-48 | Loyola College | 9 - 17 |
| 25 | 1991 | L | 34-50 | Loyola College | 9 - 16 |
| 24 | 1990 | L | 42-48 | Loyola College | 9 - 15 |
| 23 | 1989 | L | 64-69 | Loyola College | 9 - 14 |
| 22 | 1988 | W | 64-55 | Loyola College | 9 - 13 |
| 21 | 1987 | L | 36-50 | Loyola College | 8 - 13 |
| 20 | 1986 | W | 44-33 | Loyola College | 8 - 12 |
| 19 | 1985 | W | 46-42 | Loyola College | 7 - 12 |
| 18 | 1984 | W | 51-30 | UMBC | 6 - 12 |
| 17 | 1983 | L | | UMBC | 5 - 12 |
| 16 | 1982 | W | 46-31 | UMBC | 5 - 11 |
| 15 | 1981 | W | | UMBC | 4 - 11 |
| 14 | 1980 | W | | UMBC | 3 - 11 |
| 13 | 1979 | W | | UMBC | 2 - 11 |
| 12 | 1978 | L | 28-32 | UMBC | 1 - 11 |
| 11 | 1977 | L | 31-44 | UMBC | 1 - 10 |
| 10 | 1976 | L | 27-31 | UMBC | 1 - 9 |
| 9 | 1975 | L | | UMBC | 1 - 8 |
| 8 | 1974 | L | 35-54 | Loyola HS | 1 - 7 |
| 7 | 1973 | L | 29-41 | Loyola HS | 1 - 6 |
| 6 | 1972 | L | 34-45 | Mt. St. Joseph HS | 1 - 5 |
| 5 | 1971 | L | 27-44 | Loyola HS | 1 - 4 |
| 4 | 1970 | L | | Civic Center | 1 - 3 |
| 3 | 1969 | L | | Civic Center | 1 - 2 |
| 2 | 1968 | L | | Civic Center | 1 - 1 |
| 1 | 1967 | W | 31-23 | Civic Center | 1 - 0 |
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