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(11/14/08 1:28pm)
The IU women's basketball team will open up their season tonight against the Ball State Cardinals in the 1st round of the preseason WNIT. Game time is set for 7p.m. at Assembly Hall. Tickets are $6 for Adults and $4 for Youth.
(11/14/08 5:57am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Last year’s 86-81 overtime loss to James Madison ended the IU women’s basketball season in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. On Friday night, the Hoosiers open the regular season almost the way they ended the last – on their home court playing in the preseason WNIT – against Ball State with high expectations for this season.Even though Big Ten coaches predict IU will finish eighth in the conference this year, senior forward Amber Jackson isn’t convinced. “Our expectations are high,” Jackson said. “We expect nothing less than the NCAA Tournament.”Sophomore guard Whitney Lindsay also said the team is looking to do much better than eighth – perhaps as high as third – and added she is excited about their first game. “I think it’s especially exciting because it’s one of our in-state rivals and Ball State is one of our biggest rivals all year, so I think that makes it even more exciting,” she said. Last year, the Hoosiers traveled to Muncie, where they stumbled early and dug themselves a 33-17 hole before prevailing by a final score of 76-71. IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said last year’s game doesn’t really matter, and without much film to study on the Cardinals, the Hoosiers are focused on playing their own game. “Our goal is to play our game,” she said. “Push when we can, set up when we have to and play the matchups the best we know how, box out and run.”Legette-Jack said the Cardinals, who are predicted to finish first in the Mid-American Conference West, have a seasoned team with both an inside and outside presence. The Hoosiers have been victorious in their last 18 meetings against Ball State and hold the overall series advantage 26-3. The Cardinals’ last win against IU came on March 3, 1978. IU senior forward Whitney Thomas will start her final season for the Hoosiers. Thomas is an All-America candidate but was left off the preseason Big Ten list, something her coach is not happy about. Thomas and fellow senior guard Lydia Serfling will be reunited with a former teammate of theirs who now plays for Ball State. Thomas, Serfling and Cardinal guard senior Kiley Jarrett all attended Bloomington High School North and will now reunite at 7 p.m. Friday. If the Hoosiers beat Ball State, they will advance to the next round and take on the winner of the Xavier-Robert Morris game at 2 p.m. Sunday in Assembly Hall. Should the Hoosiers lose, they will host consolation games Nov. 21 and 22 with game times to be announced. As the Hoosiers embark on what could be a special season, they start in the preseason WNIT but expect to finish among the nation’s elite teams. “Yes, we are in the preseason WNIT,” Jackson said. “But we expect to be in the big dance by the end of the year.”
(11/13/08 6:40pm)
IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack announced today the signing of two athletes to National Letters of Intent for the upcoming 2009-2010 season.
(11/12/08 6:26pm)
At last night's Chalk Talk, IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack outlined what her day consisted of. Its pretty unbelievable.
(11/12/08 3:21am)
IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack took time out of her busy schedule to drop by the Foster Hoosier Den for Chalk Talk Tuesday Night. The program features several coaches and players throughout the year.
(11/11/08 7:09pm)
As the women's team prepares to start their season with Ball State on Friday, IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack sat down with Jeremy Gray to discuss the upcoming seaon.
(11/08/08 9:02pm)
It seems like IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack has been all over the place in the last few weeks, and she will be making another stop on Tuesday at 7p.m. at the Foster Residence Hall's Hoosier Den.
(11/07/08 4:54am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Senior Jorge Campillo has racked up some serious frequent flyer miles. Among the stamps on his passport are Australia, Japan, Iceland, Scotland, England, Wales, Belgium, Finland, Sweden, Spain, France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Denmark and Mexico. Although the surroundings for Campillo, a native of Caceres, Spain, have changed, the activity stays mostly constant – playing against the best golfers in the world, free of charge. Campillo, a star on the IU men’s golf team said he appreciates the opportunities he has had. “It’s really nice,” he said. “You get to go to some countries for free, and I always like to go to new places.”Campillo, who started playing golf at the age of 3 under the direction of his father, has learned the game quickly and is currently the No. 2-ranked amateur golfer in the world. Most recently, Campillo had the chance to travel to Australia to represent Spain in the World Amateur Team Championship, where he finished 14th overall and helped Spain to a seventh-place finish among 65 teams. The senior said he has a lot of pride in his country and enjoys playing with the other Spanish golfers, some of whom he has known for more than 10 years. “I’m really happy to represent Spain and go all over the world with that team,” he said. Among his teammates at IU, Campillo and senior Seth Brandon are great friends. Brandon said he thinks traveling so much is beneficial for Campillo and something that he wishes he could do more of himself. “It’s kind of a neat thing that I’ve always been a little envious of, but I think it’s a great opportunity for him,” Brandon said. For the Spanish-born golfer that has traveled all over the world, Campillo first came to the U.S. to play golf eight years ago. Shortly after his arrival, he drew the attention of IU coach Mike Mayer, who traveled to Miami for the Orange Bowl International tournament, an event for the top international players at the time. Mayer primarily came to Miami to watch Santiago Quirarte, a 2008 graduate of the Hoosier golf team, but saw Campillo play while watching another Spanish player. In the short time Mayer watched Campillo, the golfer’s putting and conduct on the course impressed him, and he eventually convinced the Spaniard to sign a national letter of intent to come to IU. When Campillo first arrived at IU, he didn’t know much English, but said the seniors on the team helped him greatly. “The seniors were nice to me the first time I was here,” he said. “I didn’t know what was going on; I didn’t know the language; I didn’t know the culture, so they really helped me a lot. I’m really thankful for all they did for me.”At IU, Campillo has captured eight individual tournament titles, and in his first NCAA Tournament last year, he finished runner-up individually, earning All-American honors. In giving back to IU, he has also helped inspire new IU golfers. Freshman golfer David Erdy said working alongside Campillo has had a profound effect on his play. “It gives you that confidence, you’re accepted onto the team and playing with these guys,” Erdy said. “It gives you the confidence to go out and do it yourself.”Campillo has won the Spanish Amateur Championship and played in many elite tournaments overseas, yet his most memorable moment he said came the European Under-21 Team Championship, where he helped Spain beat Italy in the finals. “When we won, we jumped into the lake on (hole) 18,” he said. “I will always remember that moment.”Mayer – who said he thinks Campillo is unique in that his talent is unbelievable and his moral standards are so high – added that he thinks Campillo has a bright future ahead in professional golf and would like to stay involved with him. “I look forward to being involved with Jorge in any possible way I can be involved with Jorge,” Mayer said. “He is a delightful human being and a great guy to be around.”
(11/07/08 4:53am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Senior Amber Lindgren had an important decision to make following her fourth birthday. She could learn golf from her father Randy, or spend the summer with her grandparents.She chose golf.Although Lindgren couldn’t play much golf at the age of 4, she would tag along with her father who coached the boys’ and girls’ programs at Northwestern High School in Kokomo, Ind. “At first, I was not allowed to play with his high school team, so I would just watch in amazement and pick up their balls for them,” Lindgren said.Becoming a Hoosier Lindgren, a lifelong Hoosier fan, who came into the world on the day of an IU-Purdue basketball game in 1987, unexpectedly found her way onto the IU golf team and has made a significant impact. Lindgren played in her first tournament at age 6 and received national exposure growing up playing in tournaments all over the country. In 2004 she was named Indiana Golf Tour Player of the Year. Although many acknowledged her as the best player in the state of Indiana, the Hoosier women’s golf team, going through a coaching change at the time had not called her and almost let her go to Iowa. Newly hired coach Clint Wallman came to IU one month after the initial start date for recruiting, and called Lindgren as soon as he could.“Amber was at that time the best player in the state of Indiana,” he said, “and we have a commitment to try to get the best players in Indiana to come to IU.” The day after the call Lindgren visited IU and knew she wanted to be a Hoosier. “IU has been a dream for me growing up in this state,” she said. “I’ve always looked up to all the teams that have played here and the great players that have come from here. To get an opportunity to play here was my dream.”Reunited with an old rivalRandy Lindgren, who now is a sixth-grade teacher at Northwestern High school and has spent 34 years in the school system, decided he wanted his daughter to have some independence, so he sent her to cross-town rival Western High School. Randy has coached the boys’ golf team at Northwestern for 25 years and the girls’ program for nine, but stopped coaching the girls when his daughter started playing for Western. One of Lindgren’s IU teammates, sophomore Lauren Giesecke, played golf for Northwestern and described their rivalry as similar to the IU-Purdue clash. “Everyone that goes to Western were not our friends,” Giesecke said. Lindgren’s and Giesecke’s parents were friends and the two attended Christmas parties together, but battled it out on the links. Now there is no longer the same tension and the two are great friends, something Lindgren didn’t expect. “Now we are friends,” Lindgren said. “I never would have guessed she would be that person that I’m really good friends with today.”During this past summer Giesecke said they saw each other almost every day and played golf and went to movies together. Giesecke added that although they were once rivals, Lindgren hasn’t hesitated to offer a helping hand. “She has helped me with golf, school and everything,” Giesecke said. IU legacy and future plans Wallman said Lindgren has been a key component to building the program and a culture since the coach arrived at IU. “Amber has been very much an IU person, she has represented women’s golf and what we are trying to do as a program exceptionally well,” he said. “She is the epitome of the IU women’s golfer who works hard, who cares about the program and she has helped set that culture.”Lindgren, who plans to graduate in the spring with a degree in sports marketing and management, already has a job lined up at the newly formed Woodwinds Golf Academy in Indianapolis. She will work as a teaching professional, conduct kids clinics and give individual lessons before hopefully getting her LPGA Tour card in the teaching and coaching division, something she said she is excited about. “I’ve been taking lessons ever since I was 12,” Lindgren said. “I’ve always known that’s what I wanted to do – to help people – and I feel like I have a lot of knowledge about golf sine I started so early.”Wallman, who said Lindgren will be significantly missed upon graduation, feels she will have great success in her future plans. “As she gets out into the real world and is exposed to different teachers and ideas, she will make a really remarkable teacher,” he said. “I expect her to have great success as golf professional when she graduates from IU.”Randy Lindgren, an avid golfer himself, fully supports his daughter’s decision to continue in the golf industry and is happy to have something in common with his daughter.Although he taught her the game of golf 17 years ago, Amber has for now surpassed him in the game he calls the world’s toughest to master.“I don’t think I could beat her right now,” he said. “I would have to practice a lot to get to her level.”
(11/07/08 12:37am)
At halftime of the Hoosiers first game against Ball State next Friday in the first round of the Preseason WNIT 30 cadets will be honored.
(11/05/08 6:41am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Tuesday morning started at 3:30 for senior Anna Strand.Strand, the President of IU College Democrats, woke up, took a shower and went to the local Obama headquarters office, where she directed more than 100 volunteers throughout the day. Strand started working on the Obama campaign about two years ago, when the new president-elect first announced his candidacy, and she said the experience has been indescribable. “It’s been the better part of two years of my life,” she said. “It’s the most amazing thing I’ve been a part of.” Volunteers in the College Democrats made countless phone calls to assure people had the information they needed to get out and vote, Strand said. In addition, the group had people at all the local polling places to make sure the voters were helped in any way needed. As lines of students and members of the Bloomington community got longer, volunteers handed out water and magazines and kept people company before they cast their votes. Volunteers were so absorbed in doing their best to get people to vote that they didn’t even make plans for a celebration until a few hours before the polls closed. Senior Rose Byrne, president of the IU Students for Barack Obama, said the group didn’t do this intentionally, but she said she wanted to make sure the organization was doing everything it could to ensure they would hear a victory speech Tuesday night. Both Strand and Byrne – along with about 100 of their closest friends who have contributed long hours to the campaign – gathered at Opie Taylor’s restaurant in downtown Bloomington to watch the results. Strand said she has become emotional during the last few days and has cried repeatedly about an experience she said she will never forget. “The amount of joy and stress with the campaign is unbelievable,” she said. “I’ve formed a special bond with the people I have worked with.” A large group of Obama supporters gathered in the Indiana Memorial Union to celebrate the end of the campaign and the success of their candidate. Junior Adam Mendelevitz said he would be very excited if Obama won the election.“Maybe I’ll get excited enough to do a little break dancing,” he said. When the election was called for Obama, supporters erupted after a long time waiting for the results. “We’ve been waiting for this for a really long time,” said junior Abby Wickens. “The fact that is has happened, and it’s a reality is really exciting.” Wickens, a member of Delta Gamma, said her sorority has been working hard to get people to register to vote. One of Wickens’ close friends, junior Becca Murrow, said she, too, believes the future is exciting with an Obama presidency. “It goes beyond the election and who the candidates are and all the drama that goes on with the election,” she said. “Now it’s really about that state of our country and the future of it.”
(11/04/08 10:53pm)
Halftime Stats
(11/04/08 5:07am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After the IU women’s basketball team’s 93-49 blowout of Southern Indiana on Saturday, it might seem there is not much left to work on. But IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said there are improvements to be made.On Saturday, the team shot just 47.8 percent from the free-throw line and grabbed 40 rebounds when Legette-Jack said they should have had at least 50.Legette-Jack said two key areas needing to be addressed are free-throw shooting and tenacity and purpose when it comes to rebounding.“If we can get our free throws together and be hungrier for those offensive rebounds and we keep doing what we’ve already done, I think we have a good shot at being a pretty good team,” she said.The Hoosiers will have another opportunity to show improvement as they take on Indianapolis in their final exhibition game at 7 p.m. today in Assembly Hall.Part of the design of having only two days separating their exhibition games serves the purpose of simulating postseason play when games are played closer together.“We got a couple minutes to figure out the mistakes we made, and then we get out there and get tested again,” Legette-Jack said. “I’m hopeful that this is the test that will get us ready for March.”Although the Hoosiers’ early exhibition games might not seem to mean much against non-Division I teams, Legette-Jack has implored her team to stay focused for all 40 minutes of the game, whether in the game or on the bench.Senior guard Lydia Serfling has taken that to heart and said she feels the passion her coach brings to practice and in games helps the team.“That’s exactly what she likes to do every single day at practice – get us fired up,” Serfling said. “Then we are ready for the game because we have practiced that every day.”The last time the Hoosiers took the court against the Greyhounds was Nov. 3, 2006, in Bloomington. Now-senior forward Whitney Thomas had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds and propelled IU to a 66-35 victory.In the victory, IU held Indianapolis to 22 percent shooting, including 1-16 from behind the 3-point arc.Despite the past success, the Hoosiers are not overlooking the Greyhounds and will try to stay focused and improve on previous miscues.“There were good things and things to work on,” said senior guard/forward Kim Roberson about the team’s first exhibition game. “We worked on the kinks, now we have to prepare for Indianapolis and hopefully take care of business.”
(11/03/08 8:45pm)
Brandon and I just got back from talking to Coach Jack and players about the teams match up against the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds tomorrow night at 7p.m. in Assembly Hall. Here are some highlights
(11/03/08 3:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Shooting less than 48 percent from the free-throw line usually doesn’t bode well for winning basketball games – unless a team converts nearly 55 percent of its field goals and 63 percent of its 3-point shots.The IU women’s basketball team followed this model in its 93-49 victory against Southern Indiana in its first exhibition game of the season Saturday.IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said the game wasn’t about the margin of victory, but rather staying focused for 40 minutes, something she said her team did well.“It’s never about the other team,” Legette-Jack said. “This is not a personal vendetta against anyone we play. This is about us and what we come to do, and if we stay focused on what we come to do, I think the score will take care of itself.”The Hoosiers controlled the opening tip and scored first on a 3-pointer by senior guard/forward Kim Roberson. The team never looked back, as hot shooting from sophomore guard Haylie Linn lifted IU to a 44-22 halftime lead.Linn, who led the Hoosiers with 16 points, connected on her first three shots from behind the arc and finished the half with 11 points in just nine minutes of play.Linn said she felt excited to play her first game of the season and rode that energy to a quick start.“We were all really excited to get out there and play,” she said. “My teammates did a great job getting me open.”In the second half, the Hoosier shot a dismal 28.6 percent from the free-throw line, but put through over 60 percent of their field goals.In addition to the production from Linn, sophomore guard Jori Davis and Roberson each scored in double figures with 15 and 11 points, respectively.Although the offense clicked well for IU, the team’s defense created problems for Southern Indiana as well. The Hoosiers forced 36 turnovers and scored 44 points off those turnovers, as opposed to the Screaming Eagles’ eight points off turnovers.Junior guard Jamie Braun said defense is going to be a key for her team as the season progresses.“I think my defense has gotten a lot better, and I figure if we’re flying around, it puts the other team under pressure,” she said.In addition to scorching the net with 3-pointers, Linn played well overall, with three rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block.Linn said her all-around game is something she has been working on, and with good reason.“I’ve definitely been trying to focus on that, because I’m afraid that if I don’t, I’m not going to play,” she said.With 11 players scoring for the Hoosiers, the team showed great depth, even if the opponent wasn’t a Big Ten foe. At the end of the game, Legette-Jack said the unity and depth made her happy with the effort.“It’s great to see the unity of the team,” she said. “I think this is the team we’ve always envisioned. It’s a team that, any given day, somebody else can step up, so we are excited about the possibilities of our future.”
(11/02/08 4:49pm)
IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack is set to appear on B97's Alex's Playhouse with co-hosts Alex and Josh. If you remember Alex and Josh took part in a three point shootout against junior Jamie Braun and sophomore Haylie Linn at Hoosier Hysteria, but did not fare so well.
(11/01/08 6:39pm)
HOOSIERS WIN 93-49
We are now off to the press conference
2:55: senior Lydia Serfling has entered the game. Serfling walked onto the team last year after starting her IU athletic career on the track team. Players and coaches alike say she provides great leadership and spirit for the team.
5:47: Ashlee Mells dives for the ball, much to the excitement of coach Felisha Legette-Jack and the small crowd here at Assembly Hall. Hoosiers lead by 45, but are still staying aggressive.
6:26: USI fan shouts: "Get Physical Red." Amber jackson is fouled shortly after, IU on top 77-34.
8:46: Davis posts up and banks home another field goal to give the Hoosiers a 69-29 lead. Next possession freshman Ashlee Mells sinks a three. IU leads 72-29. Bloomington Herald Times writer comments that the Hoosiers should shoot their free throws from the three point line.
3 point field goals:11-16
Free Throws: 10-20
10:16: Jori Davis puts through a three to give the Hoosiers a 64-29 lead.
12:01: Andujar makes one of two free throws to give the Hoosiers a 59-29 lead. The team is shooting a dismal 10-20 from the line so far.
15:33: Amber Jackson backs it down and shoots up over the top of her defender to give IU a 54-25 lead.
16:53: Abby Williams of USI banks in a three, Screaming Eagles still trail 25-50.
19:42 to go in second half:Roberson starts the second half with a steal and a breakaway layup to give the Hoosiers a 46-22 lead.
Stat leaders from the 1st half
Points: Haylie Linn with 11
Rebounds:Whitney Thomas with 5
Steals: 2 with 2
Other Stats:
-IU has a 20-15 rebounding edge
-Hoosiers have 8 steals and have forced 19 USI turnovers
It's HALFTIME at Assembly Hall with IU leading USI 44-22.
1:05: Haylie Linn crosses over a Screaming Eagle defender on the fast break and puts it in to give the Hoosiers a 40-22 lead. Linn leads the team with 11 points on 4-7 shooting.
2:51:Southern Indiana fans have a favorite chant: "Get Her, Get Her, Stay With Her," as Davis scores on a layup to give the Hoosiers a 37-22 lead.
4:21:Jori Davis sets a pretty screen to open up teammate Andrea McGuirt for a 15- foot jumper from the free throw line. The shot gives IU a 35-22 lead.
5:42: Whitney Thomas almost jumps out of her shoes to close out on a shooter, IU leads 33-19.
7:05: Sophomore Andrea McGuit makes one of two free throws and the Hoosiers lead 29-19. The team is shooting just under 50% from the field and are still a perfect 7-7 from beyond the arc.
11:05: freshman Danilsa Andujar grabs a rebound and puts it in to give the Hoosiers a 18-9 lead. Seconds later Roberson sinks a 3.
Southern Indiana calls a timeout after yet another trey by Linn, who has 9 points on 3-3 shooting from beyond the arc and IU leads 15-7.
14:42: Linn sinks another 3 and the Hoosiers go on top 12-7.
16:14: Sophomore Haylie Linn scores on a three point basket. Linn, a native of Madison, Wis., is one of the best three point shooters on the team, and should see increased minutes this year. Hoosiers lead 9-5.
17:20 to go in first half: Roberson makes one of two free throws to give the Hoosiers a 6-2 lead.
3:58p.m. Starting lineups are announced for the Hoosiers. Freshman Lindsay Enterline and Sasha Chaplin are not in uniform. Both have boots are their feet (Lindsay left, Sasha right). We will try to find out what happened, they seem to be walking ok.
3:52p.m. Hoosiers take the floor. IU coaches give out hugs and hand pounds -the hugs to the scorers table representatives.
Starting lineup for the Hoosiers will feature seniors Whitney Thomas, Kim Roberson, Amber Jackson, junior Jamie Braun, and sophomore Jori Davis.
3:37p.m. We are here in Assembly Hall with about 19 minutes to go before the IU women's basketball team takes on the Screaming Eagles of Southern Indiana in their first exhibition game of the season.
The Hoosiers return an experienced squad lead by All-American candidate Whitney Thomas and look to make it to the NCAA tournament after loosing to James Madison in the WNIT last year.
Feel Free to add any comments or questions as the game goes on. I'm here with my partner in crime Brandon Smith bringing you live coverage of IU women's basketball.
(11/01/08 12:01pm)
The IU Athletic Department recently named sophomore point guard Whitney Lindsay as one of two IU Scholar Athletes for the month of October.
(10/30/08 4:29am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>All season long, the IU women’s golf team has tried to put a tournament together where everyone fires on all cylinders at the same time.This week in Las Vegas, they managed to do that for one of their three rounds.The Hoosiers used a school-record, 11-under 277 third-round total to slide up the leaderboard and finish in 10th place on Wednesday in the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown at the Boulder Creek Golf Club. The three-round total of 860 also betters the school record by four shots. “We talked about having positive momentum, and they did that today,” said IU coach Clint Wallman. Junior Kellye Belcher led the team from the start, notching a total of 14 birdies over three rounds, something she said helped her a lot through the tournament. “It gave me confidence in my swing, which I’ve struggled with a little,” she said. Belcher continued to play well throughout the tournament and finished with a 3-under final round for a 6-under 210 total score, good for ninth place overall. Wallman said he thought Belcher played very well. “She has been on the verge this whole semester of having a breakthrough tournament,” Wallman said. “She really showed she can compete on an elite level.”Fellow junior Anita Gahir struggled early but rebounded with five birdies in the last round. She never shot above par and finished 5-under. Gahir said she remained focused through her early problems.“I was pretty upset with myself, but I came back and hit the ball really well and built confidence on each shot,” she said. Gahir shot the best final-round score (5-under par) for the Hoosiers and finished in a tie for 22nd. Following Gahir, junior Laura Nochta finished in 29th place, with senior Amber Lindgren rounding out the team score with her 7-over 223 effort to finish 63rd overall. Sophomore Cecilia Orevik competed for the team as well and finished 68th with an 8-over 224. The Hoosiers have a long break coming up, which allows them to rest from their fall season. They resume action Feb. 1 in a dual match against Wisconsin in Phoenix. After what Wallman called a successful fall season, he feels the team is set up to have a great spring. “We had a solid Lady Northern and a good Vegas tournament,” Wallman said. “I think this gives us good positive energy.”
(10/29/08 4:16am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Last season, the IU men’s golf team made progress when it qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1996.The Hoosiers placed 21st as a team, the second-best finish in program history, and senior Jorge Campillo earned All-American honors with his second-place finish individually. The Hoosiers placed third this week in the Isleworth UCF Collegiate in Orlando, Fla., which featured eight of the top 10 teams in the country.“The field was outstanding, an NCAA Finals caliber field,” IU coach Mike Mayer said. “To finish third in this field was an outstanding accomplishment.”Individually, Campillo and junior Alex Martin both shared second place, with 2-under 214 totals over the three-round event. Although he finished second Campillo said he was not pleased with how the tournament finished. “If you would have told me before I go down there that I would finish second in the tournament I would probably be happy about it,” he said. “But leading by five with nine holes to go I’m not really happy about it, I’m kinda sad and disappointed about it.”
The tournament is regarded by many as one of the nation’s premier tournaments and takes place at the Isleworth Golf and Country Club, where members include PGA greats such as Tiger Woods, Mark O’Meara and Lee Janzen. Campillo, who has won two tournaments already this year and eight overall in his IU career, battled down the stretch with Georgia’s Russell Henley for the individual title at Isleworth. Campillo, who came into the final round Tuesday with a one-stroke deficit, used four birdies over the first nine holes to build a five-stroke advantage. The back nine did not go well, however, as he started off with a double bogey on hole 10.By the time Campillo and Henley finished hole 16, they were deadlocked at 4-under par, and stayed that way going into the final hole. On the par 4, 477-yard 18th hole, Campillo got into trouble and double bogeyed. Henley put in his par putt and claimed a two-stroke victory. The Hoosiers also were reunited with former assistant coach Josh Brewer for the first time since Brewer left IU for Southern California at the beginning of the season. The Hoosiers out-shot USC by eight strokes.
After the tournament Brewer had to apologize to him team.
“I told them I’m sorry I did such a great job recruiting at IU,” he said. Many teams struggled during the final day, including the Hoosiers, who shot a team score of 24-over par for a total score of 886 (22-over). The Georgia Bulldogs shot 8-over par final round (3-over total) to claim the team championship, their fourth in the five-year history of the tournament. Senior Seth Brandon carded a 12-over 228 to finish in 41st place. Fellow senior Drew Allenspach rounded out the team score with a 16-over 232 to finish in 57th place. The Isleworth tournament, formed by UCF men’s golf coach Nick Clinard was set up to give the players a taste of what it is like to be a professional, and the players were treated very well. This tournament concludes the Hoosiers’ fall season. The team will practice as best they can through the winter and resume play at the inaugural Big Ten Match Play Championship on Feb. 13-14 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.From the success of the fall season Mayer said he feels they are an improved team. “There is no question now we feel like we belong, we really feel like we belong, and we believe we can play with any team in the country.”