Two Man Press- IU vs. Murray State
Here is the first episode of the "Two Man Press" with IDS Womens Basketball beat writers Aaron Siegal-Eisman and Trent Stutzman.
Here is the first episode of the "Two Man Press" with IDS Womens Basketball beat writers Aaron Siegal-Eisman and Trent Stutzman.
After watching the tape from IU's 78-53 win over the Chattanooga Mocs on Sunday evening, a couple particular things jumped out to me: the importance of IU to continue to feed the post even if it doesn't lead to points directly and the versatility of sophomore guard Victor Oladipo. Post Touches: Along with the emphasis on defense, much of the talk this off-season has been about creating more post touches.
IU Women's Basketball (1-1) against Murray State (1-1) End of the game: IU 70 - Murray State 60 2nd Half 2nd half 14 min to go: IU 38- MSU 46 Jones gets a two pointer and one with the free throw. 2nd half 11 min to go: IU 49- MSU 51 Junior forward Aulani Sinclair hits a three to bring the lead to two points. 2nd half 8 min to go: IU 53 - MSU 56 Sinclair hits two for two on the charity stripe. 2nd half 4 min to go: IU 59 - MSU 60 Hoosiers coming back off the Racers missing shots. 2nd half 2 min to go: IU 61 - MSU 65 Jones hits one of two free throws from the line. End of the game: IU 70 - Murray State 60
Former IU wide receiver Damarlo Belcher, who hasn't been heard from since he was dismissed from the football team, broke his silence today by issuing a statement to the IDS. "I'm sorry," Belcher wrote in a text message.
IU sophomore guard Victor Oladipo earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors while freshman Cody Zeller earned co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. For Oladipo, the award comes a day after posting a career-high 21 points to lead IU to a 78-53 win against Chattanooga last night.
Thursday night, the Big Ten announced its All-Big Ten honors at its annual awards banquet in Ann Arbor, Mich., coinciding with the Big Ten tournament there that weekend. Five Hoosiers were named to the All-Big Ten first team, including freshman Eriq Zavaleta, sophomore Nikita Kotlov, and seniors Chris Estridge, Alec Purdie, and Tommy Meyer. Zavaleta was also named a unanimous selection for Big Ten Freshman of the year as well as the Big Ten All-Freshman team.
Defense. Defense. Defense. That was the theme at Assembly Hall on Sunday evening as the Hoosiers held the Mocs to 27 percent shooting on the night while forcing 25 turnovers. Sophomore guard Victor Oladipo had a career high 21 points while going 8-11 from the free throw line. Junior guard Jordan Hulls hit some timely three-pointers and finished the game with 18 points. After dishing out seven assists in Friday night's season opening win over Stony Brook, senior guard Verdell Jones III took more of a scoring role Sunday as he chipped in 16 points on 5-7 shooting. IU had 15 steals and 7 blocks. Next up for the 2-0 Hoosiers is a trip to southern Indiana to take on Evansville, who beat Butler on Saturday in overtime.
With a 96-55 win over Presbyterian Saturday, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski ties Bob Knight for most wins in Division I men's basketball history with 902.
Let's take a quick look at Saturday's match between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Indiana Hoosiers. What Happened: On senior night, the IU women's volleyball team battled back from an early two sets to none deficit to end their 17-game losing streak in a dramatic 5-set victory (21-25, 18-25, 25-18, 25-20, 15-9). How it Happened: In a wild first set that saw multiple long points highlighted by diving saves on both sides, the final point was decided on what looked to be a floated set by Whitney Granado into a vacated area of the Hawkeye defense.
The IDS basketball guys break down IU's 30-point victory against Stony Brook Three-Man Weave: Stony Brook
Let's take a quick look at Friday's match between the No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers and the IU women's volleyball team. What Happened: The No.
A couple takeaway points from IU's 96-66 victory over Stony Brook: -After a slow start for Cody Zeller, in which the freshman center scored 4 points and had 2 rebounds after the first half, Zeller exploded in the second half.
The IU men's basketball team kicked off its' season with a 96-66 win on Friday night at Assembly Hall.
After not allowing a single goal by the Northwestern offense, the men's soccer team fell out of the Big Ten conference tournament in the semi-finals after a ball which hit off senior defenseman Tommy Meyer and junior goalkeeper Luis Soffner trickled into the Hoosiers' own goal.
Similar to last week's exhibition game against the University of Indianapolis, I decided to do a little research outside of the always helpful game notes provided by IU Athletics to better prepare you for IU vs.
Not only did the IU Men's basketball team sign five future Hoosiers in Wednesday's National signing day, but Women's Basketball also added two of their own. IU Coach Felisha Legtte-Jack brings in Haley Videckis of Bartlett, Ill.
Spoke with Hamilton Southeastern boys basketball coach Brian Satterfield on Gary Harris the player, person and the recruiting process in general. Follow the jump for the questions and answers. On the development of Harris over the past four years: "He's always been a great team player.