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(12/11/09 5:07am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The famous Gateway Arch will soon be in view for the IU women’s basketball team.The Hoosiers will take their two-game win streak to St. Louis at 3 p.m. Sunday against the Billikens. As a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, St. Louis boasts a 3-5 record this season.Meanwhile, the Hoosiers are coming off their most dominant performance of the campaign so far. In Wednesday’s contest against the UT-Martin Skyhawks, IU earned an 80-46 win at Assembly Hall.IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said despite recent success, the team has to make sure not to get complacent moving forward.“We really enjoy wins,” Legette-Jack said, “but we are not going to get over ourselves and we are humbling in our approach.”Junior guard Whitney Lindsay, who is coming off two straight double figure scoring performances, said she is using the team’s vigor to produce these statistics.“Double figure numbers just mean it was my time to score,” Lindsay said. “Mainly though I am feeding off the energy of my teammates.”Sunday’s game marks the third time this season St. Louis is facing an opponent from the Hoosier state. In its first two contests, the squads from Indiana have been superior. The Billikens fell to Butler on Dec. 21 and Evansville last Sunday by a combined 19 points.The Hoosiers sit at 6-3 on the season, largely because captain Jori Davis’ play. The junior guard is averaging more than 18 points a game.Davis said she takes her role as the team leader seriously and is working to help IU improve on both ends of the floor.“I have to pick the team up to continue to play better defense and offense,” she said.
(12/10/09 5:11am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Hoosiers faced a Tennessee-Martin team that showed little resemblance to those of one of UT-Martin’s most famous alums, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt.The UT-Martin Skyhawks team IU faced Wednesday night came in with a 1-5 record and very few scholarship players.Those factors showed in the game as the Hoosiers were dominant in every aspect.IU scored a regular-season high of 80 points, allowing a regular-season low of 46 points, and pulled out their most lopsided win of the campaign so far.Despite the impressive numbers, IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said she will not get caught up in the one-sided statistics of the game.“That is all great stuff there,” Legette-Jack said, “but it is how we play as a team and stick together.”Leading the team in scoring was junior captain and guard Jori Davis with 19 points.Davis said, as the team leader, she has to bring vigor to the court.“I am the head of the body for this team,” Davis said. “I have to step up and rally everybody to get the energy right.”The Hoosiers shot almost 50 percent from the floor and four players hit double figures in the game.One of the strongest aspects for the Hoosiers’ game yesterday was their bench play, as the reserves scored 33 points in the contest.The leading bench scorer was junior guard Whitney Lindsay with 14 points. It was her second straight double-figure effort.Lindsay credited her recent scoring outburst as a result of playing within the team game.“Mainly, I am feeding off the energy of my teammates,” she said. “When I see myself with an open opportunity, I take it, and so far I have done a good job of hitting my open shot.” Legette-Jack said that she appreciates Lindsay’s effort and likes the fact that someone different excels every game.“Every day somebody steps up,” she said. “There are people who are stepping up and we are excited about that, and the best is yet to come.”
(12/07/09 2:48am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>While many teams find Michigan State’s Breslin Center a tough place to play, the IU women’s basketball team has found a lot of good fortune there lately.For the third-straight year, IU went to Michigan State and knocked off the No. 22 Spartans 68-63.However, unlike in their previous two trips, where wins came by a relatively easy 14 points each time, this triumph was anything but simple.Playing in their Big Ten opener, the Hoosiers fell behind by 12 points early in the game and were down 39-29 at the half.The Hoosiers continued to trail until the 4:53 mark of the second half, when junior guard Whitney Lindsay tied the contest with a 3-pointer. It was her only 3-point shot of the afternoon en route to 13 points off the bench.The game went back and forth until freshman forward Aulani Sinclair put the Hoosiers ahead for good with a 3-pointer at the 3:19 mark to make it 62-60. Sinclair’s clutch shot came in her first career start, where she scored 12 points.Lindsay finally put the game out of reach by hitting two free throws with 10 seconds left to close out the game at 68-63.Leading the Hoosiers in scoring was junior guard Jori Davis, who notched a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.IU as a whole had its best game on the boards in a while. After being out-rebounded by at least 10 boards in their last four games, the Hoosiers went to work on the glass. They led the Spartans 30-23 in the second half on their way to a season-high 49 rebounds.Michigan State coach Suzy Merchant said the reason her team lost to IU was because they were simply outplayed in the last 20 minutes. “Give Indiana a lot of credit,” Merchant said. “In the second half, I thought they just outworked and out-hustled us.”IU returns to action in a non-conference game Wednesday when the Hoosiers play Tennessee-Martin at 7 p.m. in Assembly Hall.IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said the team needs not to look too far into the future.“We are taking (games) one step at a time,” she said. “We will keep pressing our way and keep fighting away and spiriting it out.”
(12/04/09 5:29am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Being a small, athletic team can be a disadvantage in certain categories in a given night – rebounding, in particular.In its past three games, IU has been out-rebounded 145-102.This theme continued as IU got beat on the boards 39-29 by a much taller Florida State team in their 82-74 loss Thursday.In their last four contests, IU has a 1-3 record and has been out-rebounded in every game by at least 10 boards. Including Thursday’s contest, the Hoosiers have been beaten 184-131 on the glass in that stretch.Part of IU’s disadvantage on the boards is the fact that their tallest player is only 6-foot-3 in sophomore forward Sasha Chaplin.As IU’s sole presence on the board Thursday night, Chaplin had 10 of the Hoosiers season-low 29 rebounds.She said afterward she takes it upon herself to get as many boards as she can.“I know being the post down there I have to step up and get rebounds,” Chaplin said.On the flip side, Florida State’s 39 rebounds help propel them to their victory in the Big Ten/Atlantic Coast Conference Challenge.Florida State coach Sue Semrau said having 6-foot-4 center Cierra Bravard created room for others to rebound the ball effectively.“Even though she doesn’t get a lot of boards Sierra creates space for our guards to go in and get the basketball off the boards,” she said.Rebounding will not get any easier in IU’s next game when they must take on Michigan State’s 6-foot-9-inch center Allyssa DeHaan when they open Big Ten play Sunday.IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said, moving forward, the Hoosiers will try to leap higher than opponents given their size disadvantage this year.“Our young ladies really feel we can out-jump (teams),” Legette-Jack said. “This is something we have hope to do, but the height is not here yet.”
(11/23/09 2:42am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Perfect no more.For the first time this season, the Hoosiers found out what it felt like to lose a game by falling 76-71 to the Missouri Tigers on Sunday.IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said despite the loss, she saw both positives and negatives from her team.“I am encouraged by our effort,” Legette-Jack said. “I thought the desire was miraculous, but we have to get smarter.”The game started ominously for the Hoosiers as they fell into a 30-16 deficit midway through the first half before rallying and taking a 38-36 lead into the locker room.The Hoosiers continued their strong play in the beginning of the second half and built a 52-43 lead with 13:01 to play in the game.However, for the remaining 14 minutes, the Tigers were the stronger team and rallied to take a 61-60 lead with a little more than six minutes left.The game went back and forth from that point before Missouri went ahead for good on a Shakara Jones jumper with 53 seconds to play. Missouri coach Cindy Stein said she was proud of her team for staying focused until the end since they are gaining knowledge on the fly.“We have had good starts,” Stein said. “This is a team that is learning how to play hard all the time and fight through adversity.”One bright spot for the Hoosiers was senior guard Jamie Braun, who had a season-high 20 points.Braun, however, said she takes little pride in her personal performance when the team doesn’t come out on top.“It doesn’t really matter because we lost,” Braun said. “I don’t care if I only score two points if we win.”Other areas that hurt the Hoosiers throughout the game were rebounds and assists. IU was outrebounded 47-34 on the boards and had just seven assists on 25 baskets.Legette-Jack said IU needs to improve in both categories but particularly on the glass.“We didn’t do a great job on the boards,” she said. “We need to get better in the rebounding category.”IU returns to action when it heads to Freeport, Bahamas for the Junkanoo Jam. Its first game in the tournament will be a Thanksgiving contest against No. 12 Virginia.Legette-Jack said the Hoosiers have to improve moving forward.“We know that we have to work on some things and we are a young team,” she said. “That is getting better and better every game.”
(11/20/09 4:49am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>For the third time in four years, IU is off to a perfect 3-0 record.Now comes Game 4, and the Hoosiers will put their unblemished record on the line against the Missouri Tigers at 2 p.m. Sunday in Assembly Hall. IU senior guard Jamie Braun said one of the reasons for the perfect start has been the closeness of the team.“It started out with the summer,” Braun said. “We were all here bonding and working hard, and we really liked each other and it clicked.”The Hoosiers faced the Tigers last year in Columbia, Mo., and won 63-54.Missouri enters Sunday’s contest with a 1-1 record after losing 75-74 against Memphis on Wednesday. The Hoosiers have also faced Memphis this year and had a different result in the form of a 78-74 win Nov. 13.For the Hoosiers, Sunday’s game marks the second of three straight BCS schools the team has faced.IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said whether the Hoosiers play a high-major opponent or a mid-major school, they must go in with the same mindset. “We’re humble, but we’re hungry,” Legette-Jack said. “We have a lot respect for all the coaches out there, and everyone is working hard.”IU passed the first test against a high-major opponent when it downed the Cincinnati Bearcats 64-57 on Wednesday in Assembly Hall.Along with playing high-end competition, the Hoosiers also continue to be at a disadvantage in terms of battling nagging injuries.Legette-Jack said scrapes are part of the game, and she is thankful for a special individual who helps the team get through it.“I think our go-to player is Mister Robb,” she said, referring to the team’s athletic trainer, Robert Black. “Our guys are hurt, and he tapes us back together and gets us out there and ready to play.”
(11/18/09 6:11am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Two tests taken and two tests passed.IU got through these exams by pulling out a nail-biting victory in Memphis on Nov. 13 before turning around two days later and dominating IU-Purdue University Indianapolis by 23 points in its home-opener.Now for their third challenge of the season, the Hoosiers will face the Cincinnati Bearcats at 7 p.m. today.A positive for the Hoosiers going into today’s game is the fact that they should have team captain and second leading scorer Jori Davis back after she missed the second half of the IUPUI game with a minor injury.IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said she could have even returned to the contest against the Jaguars if needed.“She just kind of strained her leg a little bit,” Legette-Jack said. “She could have played if we needed her to play and it is nothing serious at all.”The Hoosiers didn’t need their leader because they jumped out to a 36-18 halftime lead against IUPUI and never looked back.The Bearcats present a tougher challenge, however.They come into Assembly Hall with a 1-0 record after an 85-46 win against Furman in their regular season opener.If the Hoosiers hope to beat Cincinnati, they will need to continue to be strong on the boards. After being out-rebounded 45-34 in their final exhibition game against Grand Valley State, IU has gone to work on the glass and had an 81-70 rebounding advantage against its opponents in its last two games.Legette-Jack said she knew the Hoosiers could improve on the boards and that rebounding has been one of the keys to IU’s two victories.“This is kind of who we are,” she said. “You have to want it more and pay attention to that box-out, and I like the fact that they understood that. We had to get better, and they got better.”Another key for the Hoosiers’ successful start has been their depth. Currently, they have six players averaging at least 8.5 points per game in their first two contests.IU junior forward Hope Elam said the team’s balanced scoring has been expected and will continue to be of importance as the Hoosiers move forward.“We are 10 deep,” Elam said. “What is good about us is that everybody can score on our team and we are offensively good.”
(11/14/09 3:30pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A team with three new starters was down by five points with two minutes left in their season opener on the road.Rather than panicking or folding the Hoosiers finished the game on a 10-1 run and pulled out a 78-74 win against Memphis at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn. The key play came with 40 seconds left and the score tied at 74. At this point IU guard Whitney Lindsay drove the lane and hit a lay-up while being fouled. She made the free throw and the Hoosiers took a 77-74 lead. After a Memphis missed shot, senior guard Jamie Braun hit a game clinching free throw with 10 seconds left.IU Coach Felisha Legette-Jack was proud of her team for grinding out a victory away from home. "It's never easy on the road and we’re both two young teams," Jack said.The Hoosiers were in gear early and jumped out to a 35-21 lead with just over five minutes left in the first half. Memphis rallied and got within 43-37 at the break.The second half went back and forth before the games final scenario was set-up.IU had five double figure scorers on the night and was led in points by junior guard and team captain Jori Davis who had 21 points. Jack said she was happy the team stayed alert until the moment the buzzer sounded.“One thing I loved about our team is that we stayed focused until the end,” she said. “We were able to get to that next pass and that next play and keep our focus on what we can control."
(11/13/09 4:31pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU women’s basketball team will travel to Memphis on Friday before returning to the friendly confines of Assembly Hall two days later for a matchup against IU-Purdue University Indianapolis – a 900-mile round-trip.The Hoosiers will face the Memphis Tigers at 6 p.m. Friday, and junior guard Andrea McGuirt said she thinks the first game of the season is very important to the whole year.“Really, we are focusing on Memphis,” McGuirt said. “It will be a key to our success for the whole season.”Last year, the Tigers finished with a record of 12-18 and ended the season with a loss in the first round of the Conference USA tournament to Marshall. IU opens the home portion of their season facing in-state rival IU-Purdue University Indianapolis at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Jaguars finished the 2008-09 season with a 16-15 record and a season-ending loss against South Dakota State in the second round of the Summit League tournament. IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said she thinks the game Sunday is very important for state bragging rights.“Every time we represent Indiana, it is important,” Legette-Jack said. “The in-state rival thing, though, adds a little more to the equation, and we want to be the best in the state.”Looking back to last year, the Hoosiers finished the 2008-09 season with a 21-11 record and their fourth straight trip to the WNIT. IU lost the services of four seniors from last season, three of whom averaged double figures in scoring.The Hoosiers, however, return with two double-figure scorers from last year in senior guard Jamie Braun and junior guard Jori Davis. They also add NJCAA First Team All-American Hope Elam as well as three freshmen.Davis, who is now the captain of the team, said she needs to take it upon herself to motivate the team to improve on defense if it wants to take the next step and get even better. “Going into the games, my goal is to get the defensive intensity high,” Davis said. “We have a lot of players who can score, and it is up to me to bring the defensive intensity.”
(11/13/09 4:35am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU women’s basketball team will travel to Memphis on Friday before returning to the friendly confines of Assembly Hall two days later for a matchup against IU-Purdue University Indianapolis – a 900-mile round-trip.The Hoosiers will face the Memphis Tigers at 6 p.m. Friday, and junior guard Andrea McGuirt said she thinks the first game of the season is very important to the whole year.“Really, we are focusing on Memphis,” McGuirt said. “It will be a key to our success for the whole season.”Last year, the Tigers finished with a record of 12-18 and ended the season with a loss in the first round of the Conference USA tournament to Marshall. IU opens the home portion of their season facing in-state rival IU-Purdue University Indianapolis at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Jaguars finished the 2008-09 season with a 16-15 record and a season-ending loss against South Dakota State in the second round of the Summit League tournament. IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said she thinks the game Sunday is very important for state bragging rights.“Every time we represent Indiana, it is important,” Legette-Jack said. “The in-state rival thing, though, adds a little more to the equation, and we want to be the best in the state.”Looking back to last year, the Hoosiers finished the 2008-09 season with a 21-11 record and their fourth straight trip to the WNIT. IU lost the services of four seniors from last season, three of whom averaged double figures in scoring.The Hoosiers, however, return with two double-figure scorers from last year in senior guard Jamie Braun and junior guard Jori Davis. They also add NJCAA First Team All-American Hope Elam as well as three freshmen.Davis, who is now the captain of the team, said she needs to take it upon herself to motivate the team to improve on defense if it wants to take the next step and get even better. “Going into the games, my goal is to get the defensive intensity high,” Davis said. “We have a lot of players who can score, and it is up to me to bring the defensive intensity.”
(11/12/09 7:39pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>IU sophomore forward Lindsay Enterline and former IU player Leah Enterline both faced their share of drama while at IU.For Leah Enterline, it was the fact that she had to endure playing for three different coaches in her final three years at IU. These events were set into motion in March 2005 when former Athletics Director Rick Greenspan fired then-women’s basketball coach Kathi Bennet after a 10-18 season. IU proceeded to hire Sharon Versyp, a Purdue graduate who instantly turned the IU program around as they finished 19-13 during Leah Enterline’s junior season.Just when the IU program appeared to be in good hands, however, a series of unforeseen events occurred after the season. Longtime Purdue coach Kristi Curry left to go to Texas Tech, creating an opening in West Lafayette. Versyp decided to move north and fill the vacancy for the Boilermakers after just one season with the Hoosiers.IU then had its second vacancy in two seasons, which was eventually filled by current IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack, who was Leah Enterline’s coach during her senior season.Leah Enterline said she was able to take the turnover in stride and turn it into a positive.“Every player dreams of playing four years under the same coach with the same philosophy,” she said. “I look at my experience, though, as one that not too many people have the opportunity to go through, and I liked different things about each staff I played for.”Now, fast forward to this season.The younger Enterline, Lindsay, has faced a different kind of obstacle. During practice, a freak play occurred that led to a season-ending ACL injury.“I just drove the baseline and landed wrong,” Lindsay Enterline said.However, like her sister, Lindsay Enterline sees this season as an opportunity rather than a loss.“I can learn from a coach’s perspective while not physically on the court,” she said.Beyond their play on the court and times at IU, the two sisters have said they are very close. Born in the small town of Monroeville, Ind., the sisters are lifelong Hoosier fans who have enjoyed their experiences in Bloomington.Overall, Legette-Jack had nothing but good things to say about the siblings.“(Lindsay Enterline) is a great young lady who has gotten the short end of the stick but is an amazing, resilient kid,” Legette-Jack said. “Leah was a great point guard, but they both are the toughest, most giving and compassionate people I have coached.“I am grateful to have had them.”
(11/12/09 7:10pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU women’s basketball team will have to overcome losing four players to graduation and a strong non-conference schedule to match its 21 wins from last season.Despite the tough task, IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack is confident the team can do as well as last year if it doesn’t think too far into the future.“We are going to take it one game at a time,” Legette-Jack said. “We are going to stay present in our progression, and we are not going to look beyond who we are, and I think we are ready to go.” The season begins Friday against the Tigers in Memphis, Tenn.IU junior guard Whitney Lindsay said she thinks this game could be the key to the Hoosiers’ season.“I am looking forward to playing there,” Lindsay said. “I think if we can get that game on the road, that will really put an emphasis on winning away games.”After that, IU opens up a three-game home stand against in-state rival IU-Purdue University Indianapolis on Sunday.The Hoosiers will then go on an exotic trip for the holidays as they head to the Bahamas for the Junkanoo Jam to face No. 14 Virginia on Thanksgiving Day. The second match of the two-day tournament will feature a game against either the Charlotte 49ers or the South Dakota State Jackrabbits the following day.The team will then return to Bloomington on Dec. 3 to face the defending regular-season ACC Co-Champions and preseason No. 15 Florida State Seminoles in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at Assembly Hall.IU closes out December with four more games before heading into consistent Big Ten play.IU sophomore forward Sasha Chaplin said the preseason schedule in general should be a good test for the Hoosiers.“Non-conference is tough,” Chaplin said. “We are working hard to get everything right and going hard every day, though.”IU will dive head-first into the fire as it faces No. 10 Michigan State in the first Big Ten game on Dec. 6 in a match that will be sandwiched between several non-conference games.The Hoosiers return to Big Ten play on New Year’s Eve with their one and only matchup of the regular season against rival Purdue in West Lafayette.Four days later, on Jan. 3, IU will face the Spartans once again at home. Michigan State returns their top six scorers from last year’s 13-5 in-conference team, which finished as the No. 2 team during the Big Ten regular season.Other notable conference matchups include Jan. 17 and 31 games against defending champion No. 3 Ohio State as well as a Feb. 28 senior day matchup against the Penn State Nittany Lions.Legette-Jack said the Big Ten is always challenging, with many great teams at the top of the conference.“We have two teams in the top-11,” she said. “Also, Minnesota is really good, and Purdue is always great, and Iowa is never a team you can take for granted.”
(11/06/09 5:09am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After an easy 54-point win Sunday, the Hoosiers had to survive against a pesky Grand Valley State squad Thursday. The game was played within single digits for most of the night, before IU finally pulled away in the final two minutes and won 80-70.IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said she wasn’t surprised by the close result.“This was a test,” she said. “We played someone who is recognized throughout the country as one of the top-13 teams in the nation in Division II, and they weren’t going to turn around and allow us to go to the basket on a red carpet.”The Hoosiers placed five players in double figures. They were led by 20 points from junior guard Jori Davis. Junior forward Hope Elam had 18, while sophomore Ashlee Mells added 11 and Jamie Braun and Sasha Chaplin each scored 10.Elam, who went a perfect 6-for-6 from the line, said shooting was an area the Hoosiers worked on this week, and that she had to step up and drill them.“Free throws were a focus in practice and I made them for the team,” Elam said.Mells had a steal and hustled to cause several jump-balls. She said she just wanted to play hard while serving as a reserve.“When I came off the bench, I was ready to go,” Mells said. “Getting deflections, getting steals and just being alert on the floor is the one thing I needed to do.”One glaring area on the state sheet for the Hoosiers came in the rebounding department, where Grand Valley State dominated them 45-34, including a 21-9 difference on the offensive end.Legette-Jack said the only difference on the glass was the passion with which Grand Valley State sought out the ball. “Rebounding is all effort, all heart, all desire,” she said. “For a team that small to out-heart us for the rebounds, we take that personally.”
(11/06/09 2:50am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After an easy 54 point win Sunday, the Hoosiers survived a pesky Grand Valley State squad Thursday night.
The game was played within single digits for most of the night, before
IU finally pulled away in the final two minutes, and eventually won 80-70.
The Hoosiers placed five players in double figures. They were led by 20 points
from Jori Davis. Hope Elam added 18, while Ashlee Mells scored 11 and
Jamie Braun and Sasha Chaplin each had 10 points.Check www.idsnews.com for a full story later.
(10/30/09 4:57am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Hoosiers are ready to come out of their summer hibernation and open up the 2009-10 season this weekend.The year begins with an exhibition game against the Lambuth Eagles at 2 p.m. Sunday at Assembly Hall.Lambuth, which is located in Jackson, Tenn., is coming off a 29-6 season and NAIA National Championship appearance.IU junior captain and guard Jori Davis said because of the Eagles’ success, IU cannot take the competition lightly.“We don’t take a team for granted,” Davis said. “They have the talent to come out to our home court and beat us.”IU women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack said the Hoosiers will use this competition as a measuring stick. “We look at it as a game against someone else,” Legette-Jack said. “It will tell us a little more about ourselves as a team.” IU lost four seniors from last year in Amber Jackson, Kim Roberson, Lydia Serfling and Whitney Thomas.IU senior guard Jamie Braun, said she thinks the Hoosiers can weather the graduation of the seniors and be a good team if it thinks optimistically and works hard enough.“We are always going to be positive,” Braun said. “We are going to work our butts off and be one of the best teams in the conference.” Davis said she knows her role as a team leader will be very important to the Hoosiers’ success.“I have to let the goals be known about the team and make sure our teammates are there and playing well,” she said.IU gains the services of junior college transfer Hope Elam, who was an NJCAA First Team All-American after averaging 21.2 points and 11 rebounds per game at Vincennes University. Other additions to the roster include freshmen Sasha Bernard, Jasmine Davis and Aulani Sinclair.Legette-Jack said all in all, if the team gels and doesn’t get too caught up in wins and losses, it will be successful. “If we stay a family and stay connected, we will be winning a lot without being too concerned with it,” she said.
(10/08/09 3:19am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Students now have an extra incentive to attend IU athletics events.Because of a new promotion by the IU Athletics Department, students can earn points to win prizes by attending regular-season games throughout the 2009-10 academic year. Students will not receive rewards at any postseason events. Pat Kraft, IU senior assistant athletics director for marketing, said the club was started to encourage attendance at all sports.“Indiana athletics will be better off with student support,” Kraft said.Students are automatically entered into the club when they have their student ID scanned at their first event attended. To obtain points at every athletic event this year students must take their ID to a table by the main entrance of each facility. Most events will earn each student one point, but big games and matches against Purdue will be worth more. Also students earn 10 points each by buying football and basketball season tickets.When a student has earned a prize from the incentive they will be notified how to claim it via e-mail. Kraft said if any student has trouble getting their ID scanned at a given event they should tell a staff member, so their names can be reloaded into the system.Students around campus, however, were not sure this campaign will get them to games.Junior Michelle Kennedy said while she likes the idea of the club, she is not sure it will get her to attend IU contests.“It is an added benefit,” Kennedy said. “But it will not make me go to more athletic events, necessarily.” Points will be reset at the end of each academic year, but not after a prize is won. Students can also track their points online at the IU athletics Web site.Senior Sammy Jacobs said this might not lure him into events but something else would.“It will not really make me want to go to athletic events,” Jacobs said. “What would make me go to games more often, though, was if going to other events got me better basketball seats.”Kraft said he understands the Crimson Club is only one promotional idea and that more work needs to be done to get students in games.“We want to create excitement at all events,” he said. “We only are successful as an athletics department when all students are at all events.”
(06/21/09 11:08pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After a long track and field season, the Hoosiers are down to their final meet.The last competition takes place this week when the Hoosiers head to Eugene, Ore., for the USA Track and Field Sr. & Jr. Championships.The meet takes place Wednesday through Saturday.The meet will feature some of the Hoosiers’ top athletes, including sophomore Sarah Pease, an All-American in the steeplechase, and junior Vera Neuenswander, the national runner-up in pole vault. Other IU athletes in the field include national championship competitors Molly Beckwith, Tiffany Howard and Wendi Robinson.
(06/14/09 10:18pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The second-best women’s pole vaulter in the country is none other than the Hoosiers’ Vera Neuenswander.Neuenswander finished as the runner-up to Indiana State’s Kylie Huston at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.By virtue of being the only competitor to clear 4.00, 4.10, 4.20 and 4.30 meters on her first attempts, Neuenswander headed into the 4.40-meter height with the lead. However, Huston cleared the 4.40-meter jump to become national champion, and Neuenswander could not clear that height and placed second.Neuenswander said she was happy to do as well as she did, despite barely missing the national championship.“I did as much as I could have hoped for,” she said. “It was a great day, and I feel blessed to do as well as I did.”Also competing for the Hoosiers and earning All-American awards were sophomore Sarah Pease and senior Tiffany Howard. Pease finished seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and Howard placed ninth in the shot put.Pease, who ran by three competitors on the last lap and a half, said she was very proud of herself. “I was really, really pleased with my time,” she said. “Going into the last lap, I knew I could pass the people I did.”IU coach Ron Helmer praised the performance of his All-Americans.“Vera was excellent in the finals, and Sara was patient with a great competitive effort,” he said. “Tiffany also did well for her first trip to nationals.”Also competing at the national championships was freshman Derek Drouin and juniors Molly Beckwith, Ashley Rhoades and Wendi Robinson. Rhoades placed 13th in high jump, and Robinson was 15th in the 10,000-meter run.Beckwith and Drouin both were among the country’s top athletes in their respective events but were unable to place out of the preliminary rounds of the 800-meter run and high jump, respectively.By virtue of Neuenswander’s and Pease’s top-eight finishes, the Hoosiers scored 10 points as a team. The overall national champion for both the men and women was Texas A&M. Helmer said the national championship and this year as a whole represent significant progress for the Hoosiers.“We are a top-30 team and headed in the right direction,” he said. “None of our athletes could make nationals last year, and now they can.” IU returns to action June 24 when its athletes will compete at the U.S. Track and Field Senior and Junior Championships in Eugene, Ore.
(06/12/09 12:38pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Senior Tiffany Howard earned her first All-American award by placing
ninth in the shot put at the NCAA Championship in Fayetteville, Ark.Also competing for the Hoosiers on Thursday were juniors Molly Beckwith and Wendi Robinson. Beckwith was eliminated in the semi finals of the 800 meter run despite having the third fastest time in the NCAA this year while Robinson finished 15th in the 10,000 meter run.The Hoosiers return to competition on Friday. Junior Ashley Rhoades competes in the high jump at 5 p.m., sophomore Sara Pease runs in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at 7:25 p.m. and junior Vera Neuenswander leaps in the pole vault at 8 p.m.Pease’s event as well as all other running events Friday will be televised beginning at 7 p.m. on CBS College Sports.
(06/11/09 5:17pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Five of the six Hoosiers competing at the national championship Wednesday in
Fayetteville, Ark., qualified for the next round of the
NCAA Championship.Despite rainy conditions that forced a long weather delay, junior Molly Beckwith, senior Tiffany Howard, sophomore Sara Pease, junior Ashley Rhoades and junior Vera Neuenswander all advanced. The only Hoosier not to advance out of the qualifying round was freshman Derek Drouin in the high jump. Drouin was previously the Big Ten and Regional Champion as well as second nationally during the indoor season. He also set an all-time Hoosier record this year when he became the first IU athlete to clear 2.22 meters.The Hoosiers return to competition on Thursday when Beckwith and Howard compete in the next round of their respective events. Also competing for the first time and only time Thursday will be junior Wendi Robinson in the 10,000 meter run.