The IU volleyball team returns to action at No. 12 Illinois at 8 p.m. today. A few noteworthy facts concerning the Hoosiers (13-5, 2-2) and the Fighting Illini (11-3, 3-2): Illinois leads the all-time series 51-16-1 with a 19-7 advantage at home. The Illini won both meetings between the schools in 2008, taking the Sept.
The Hoosiers go to 8-5 on the season from the win today, and the lost yesturday to Michigan State 6-2. IU got off to an early lead with a goal from senior forward Haley Funk off an assist from redshirt- freshman forward Morgan Fleetwood. The Hoosiers scored again before halftime with a goal from junior forward Katie Griswold from an assist by senior back Lucy Ireland. Six minutes after the start of halftime, the Hoosiers scored off a goal by Fleetwood because of a pass from Griswold. The Chippewas finally got on the board off a goal from senior forward Kelly Jordan by a pass from senior back Kim Erasmus. IU dropped another Big Ten game this weekend, which puts them at 1-2 in the conference. Their next game is against Northwestern at 1 p.m in Bloomington.
Virginia recovered a fumble by IU wide receiver Terrance Turner in the first drive of the game, and the Cavaliers have not looked back, leading 30-0 at halftime. Cavalier safety Rodney McLeod returned Turner's fumble for 32 yards.
Dearly beloved fantasy nation, The first quarter of this year's season hasn't depraved us of excitement and wonder, thrills and animosity, worry and triumph; all the necessary makings to inspire confidence, or to rip it all away.
The men's ice hockey team fell short against #2 Illinois yesterday with a final score of 1-2. The teams get back on the ice today at 2:30 p.m.
Jorge Campillo, a member of IU's men's golf team from 2004-2008, is in sixth place after two rounds at the Madrid Masters on the European Tour.
IU field hockey falls to No. 8 Michigan State 6-2 in a hard fought battle in Bloomington. The Hoosiers record moves to 7-5 because of the loss, with a 1-2 conference record. Senior midfielder Jeamie Deacon scored the first two goals for the Spartans in the first 18 minutes. At the 26th minute, junior forward Jantine Steinmetz scored off a fastbreak. Before the half ended, the Spartans scored another goal just three minutes late by freshman forward Manouk Vernij off a corner. By halftime the Spartans were up 4-0. Hoosiers scored the next two goals from senior forward Haley Funk and junior forward Katie Griswold at the 45th and 48th minutes. The Spartans didn't let the Hoosiers score another goal, but they scored two more goals from Floor Rijpma and Deacon at the 59th and 65th minutes. IU plays tomorrow against the Central Michigan Chippewas (3-7) at 1 p.m.
Hockey fans looking for tough competition in Bloomington should be ready for this weekend. IU's club men's hockey team takes the ice in its Bloomington home opener at 9:15 p.m.
Here are a couple links from our sports section today that might interest you. We ran a lot of stuff online-only, so check them out! Football Tyler and Adam Replogle have shared time on the field for as long as they can remember, Greg Rosenstein reports. The Hoosiers have never faced Virginia before, Nathan Hart tells us. Ryan Winn, our football columnist, says IU will win this contest 31-14, and that it is critical for their bowl hopes that they do so. Men's Soccer The team is looking to stop their two-game skid against Michigan, Kevin Loughery says. Cross Country The men's and women's cross country teams have been earning Big Ten accolades and entered the top-25 polls, Kyle Abrell writes. Field Hockey Aaron Siegal-Eisman covers the Michigan matchups this weekend and talks about two B97 radio hosts heading out to play with the team on Wednesday. Volleyball Drew Allen analyzes IU's upcoming games in Illinois against U of I and Northwestern. Tennis As the women's team prepares for a tournament in Florida, the remaining doubles team in the All-American qualifier for the men was knocked off, Justin Albers reports. Clubs & Intramurals Club volleyball has a tournament Saturday at the HPER and club ice hockey has games this weekend against the No.
IU starting running back Darius Willis was downgraded from probable to questionable in IU's final injury report.
Here are some quick links to get caught up on IU's match up against Virginia this Saturday. The other side Virginia respects what the Hoosiers offer, writes Meryam Kerdad of The Cavalier Daily, Virginia's student newspaper. Charlottesville's Daily Progress Jerry Ratcliffe says the Cavaliers most recent win against North Carolina can be a turning point for the team. Jay Jenkins of the Daily Progress adds that the Hoosiers are calm, despite their two-game losing streak. Trent Thurston of the Charlottesville News and Arts HooYa Blog predicts Virginia to win 38-30, adding "Go Hoos!" at the end of his story. During the homecoming activities, Virginia will retire the number of ex-Cavalier and ex-Baltimore Raven Anthony Poindexter, as detailed in this Baltimore Sun story. Game Predictions Virginia 38, IU 30 - Trent Thurston, Charlottesville News and Arts HooYa blogger IU 20, Virginia 17 - Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Big Ten blogger Virginia 28, IU 16 - Patrick Stevens, The Washington Times Virginia wins - Bill Reilly of Boston College's rivals.com page What do you think will happen this Saturday?
IU field hockey hosts two teams from Michigan after being away for the past four games. The Hoosiers come off two winsover the weekend, which imporved their record to 7-4. IU's wins were against Iowa 2-1 on Oct.
Just past noon today, Tom Crean met with the media for his first press conference of the year. After, we got to watch the team work out on the court for 45 minutes, something Crean didn't do last year. Some tidbits from the presser: Will have some different scrimmage opportunities again this year "Everybody's gotten better, but some have gotten better than others." Following Hoosier Hysteria, team will start two-a-days before the Illinois football game Jeremiah Rivers recovering from thigh bruise, Verdell Jones has had some shoulder pain Encouraged by ticket sales... "much better than a year ago, especially on the student side" The significant improvement among returners: Jones and Roth Devan Dumes shooting the ball "extremely well," though he has been set back a bit from offseason surgery "Tom Pritchard is better in some areas, but not where he needs to be yet.
Due to the severe weather and field conditions, the game between Purdue and Indiana that was scheduled tonight at 7:00 p.m.
Several Stories on the women's basketball team team have come out ahead of today's media day at 3pm. I will give you a full run down on everything after said media day but here are a few things that we at the IDS are tracking: 1.
When the IU football team entered their Week Three matchup at Akron, few people believed the oddsmakers were correct putting the Hoosiers as underdogs to the Zips. Once again, IU can't get respect. The Hoosiers enter Week Six at 3-2, but they are listed as seven-point underdogs to the 1-3 Virginia Cavaliers. The Hoosiers' two losses have come to Michigan on the road and Ohio State, while Virginia has suffered defeat at the hands of William and Mary, Southern Mississippi, and TCU. Do the Hoosiers deserve to be underdogs, and, if so, is seven points a reasonable spread?
The IU doubles team of sophomores Jeremy Langer and Maxime Armengaud fell in the first round of the All-American Invitational main event Thursday morning. Langer and Armengaud dropped a tight 9-8 match to the 11th-ranked team of Adam Baker and Alex Zotov (Vanderbilt). The Hoosiers are scheduled to play a consolation match later today. For more information, pick up Friday's edition of the Indiana Daily Student.
Hi all, Per basketball availability, IU coach Tom Crean will have a press conference today at noon. He will be in Assembly Hall as will the basketball reporting crew of myself, Zina Kumok and columnist Jordan Cohen.
