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(07/19/07 12:29am)
The Big Ten Network may be at a stalemate with major cable companies, but IU’s cable system, Campus Cable TV appears to be persuaded that the Network has value and plans to pick it up eventually.\n“We certainly plan to carry it on campus cable,” IU spokesperson for Campus Cable TV Mark Kuchefski said. “We feel it will interest the students, and it is also a network that this institution is part of.”\nCampus Cable TV is IU’s in-house cable system, supplying 43 cable channels to all of IU’s campus including students living in dorms. \nKuchefski could not confirm when the channel would be added to the cable line-up and said all the details have not been hammered out with the supplier who will be providing the channel.\nThe news is not as promising for Bloomington residents who subscribe to Insight Communications, but will be served by Comcast beginning in early 2008. \nMark Apple, the Regional Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs for Comcast, said the Big Ten is at fault if fans lose access to their favorite team because of the new network.\n“Fans are accustomed to watching (IU) on Comcast, and this was the Big Ten’s idea (to start this network),” Apple said.\nApple, an IU alumnus, said he feels most of IU’s basketball games will be on a major network and not the Big Ten Network. \nABC and ESPN get first choice of all games, and the Big Ten Network will get to choose their games third, except on three of the 12 weeks during football season, when they choose in front of ESPN. \nDuring basketball season, the Big Ten Network will get to pick after ESPN and CBS. All games previously airing on ESPN Plus – WTTV in Bloomington – will now air on the Big Ten Network. ESPN, ABC and CBS’s coverage will remain unchanged. \nThe problem remains that the Big Ten is asking for $1.10 per subscriber in the Big Ten region, which is the second highest of any network on cable behind ESPN. \nApple said if the price were lower, Comcast would not object and continues to negotiate regardless.\n“If the Big Ten lowers their demands, we will negotiate and we continue to negotiate,” Apple said. “If all conferences charged $1.10, then it would cost Comcast $1.5 billion annually for all conferences that started these networks.” \nApple said Comcast’s official statement remains the same as it has throughout the negotiation process.\n“We want to bring the Big Ten Network to our customers in the best and fairest way, which would be to offer it on our digital sports tier in the eight-state Big Ten region and as an out-of-market subscription service for customers in other markets,” Apple said in the statement from Comcast. “That way, Big Ten fans would be able to subscribe to it, while the majority of our customers would not be burdened with a $12 Big Ten Network tax. It’s very early in our discussions with The Big Ten Network, but we’re talking and will continue to do so.”\nInsight Communications, which will continue to serve Bloomington through the end of the year, also continues to negotiate which tier the Network should be placed in and has not reached an agreement. In the Bloomington area, only DirecTV has reached an agreement to carry the network. \nIn other news, the Big Ten Network has named their announcer team, which will consist of Thom Brennaman and Charles Davis. The studio crew will include former IU head football coach Gerry DiNardo. \nThose hoping to find out when the Network will be available to them may do so by typing in their zip code on www.bigtennetwork.com. This will show which providers plan to carry the fledgling network.
(06/14/07 6:55pm)
Although he is an accomplished NBA player, former IU and Bloomington High School North standout Jared Jeffries put his fame aside and came back home for a week.\nJeffries held a weeklong camp for about 100 children at the Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th St., and ended the week by giving a $4,000 contribution to the City of Bloomington Parks and \nRecreation Department.\n“I think a lot of times Parks and (Recreation) have a hard time focusing,” Jeffries said. “People take for granted that even though they are a profit company their money isn’t as sufficient as they’d like.”\nBesides the money, Jeffries had another reason for doing the camp all week.\n“There was one kid here that looked just like me when I was that age,” Jeffries said. “It was cool to see how these kids have grown up and matured (as well).” \nTo further enhance the funding benefitting the Parks and Recreation Department, Jeffries sold $10 T-shirts. He also participated in drills with the campers and dunked for them on the last day of the camp. \nAfterward, Jeffries received flowers and an award for his contribution, which he decided to share with camp director and Banneker facility coordinator Leslie Brinson. \n“He definitely deserves this award, because he gives a lot to his community when he doesn’t have to and understands the benefit of the Parks Department,” Brinson said.\nAlso on hand was Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan, who was grateful \nfor Jeffries’ contributions.\n“This is literally a local guy who still has Bloomington in his heart and has not forgotten his roots and has been awfully generous with us,” Kruzan said.\nJeffries’ mother Cecelia Jeffries was also at the camp. She said she was proud of her son for giving back to the community.\n“It is fantastic, and we know it will go to a good cause, and Bloomington is a fantastic community and this is home for him,” Cecelia Jeffries said.\nEven though the focus of the camp was the kids who were enrolled, Jeffries closed by talking about the IU basketball program and the positive strides it is taking.\n“I think (the basketball program’s direction) is positive, and I had a chance to sit down and talk to and have lunch with Kelvin Sampson,” Jeffries said. “I also think right now college basketball is so equal that you can always compete for \na championship.”
(05/31/07 5:08pm)
The Big Ten Network is taking a cue from the movie “Field of Dreams,” hoping that “If you build it, they will come.”\nHaving already signed deals with DirecTV, AT&T and Buckeye cable companies, the network is banking that larger cable companies will pick up the network before its launch in late August. \nDespite the confidence that the network will be distributed to cable providers by launch time, it may run into many of the same problems that the NFL Network and ESPNU ran into when trying to be put on basic cable. \nHowever, unlike ESPNU and the NFL Network, on which a given team usually only appears once per season, the Big Ten Network will televise more than 35 football games and 105 basketball games. This means that while ABC, ESPN and CBS will still pick up the biggest games, any games that were on ESPN Plus, which is WTTV in Bloomington previous seasons will now move to the Big Ten Network. Additionally, two IU football games are already slated to be televised on the network.\nIn terms of what this means for Bloomington, the network has not reached an agreement with Insight – soon to become Comcast – so it is unclear whether it will be available to students in IU dorms.\nBig Ten Network President Mark Silverman is confident that the network will be on cable and that fans should not worry.\n“All of our distribution deals to date have included the Big Ten Network being available on expanded basic,” Silverman said during an online chat last Thursday. “We expect this to continue as we negotiate and complete distribution deals with all cable operators.”\nUnlike ESPN Plus, the Big Ten Network will not be able to televise out-of-conference road games. \n“We will be interested in televising away games, but recognize those rights may not be available,” Silverman said in the chat.\nHoosier basketball fans will be glad to hear that the Hoosiers only have one non-conference road game, which will take place at Southern Illinois. ESPN picked up IU’s game against SIU last year. \nThe other good news is the network will also show many other sports outside of football and basketball that were not previously aired. \nSome students on campus were unaware of the network’s coming and the possible unavailability of many IU games.\n“I just haven’t heard of the network before, I didn’t know anything about it,” IU student Grant Huber said. \nIU graduate student Lauren Simek said although she hadn’t heard of the network she wouldn’t be interested anyway.\n“I haven’t heard about it because I am a grad student and am kind of removed from basketball,” Simek said. \nSilverman advised those interested in their local cable companies picking up the network to call and inquire. Although the company may not have plans to carry the Big Ten Network in the fall, Silverman said when customers call their cable companies inquiring about the network, it lets them know consumers are interested.
(05/31/07 4:25pm)
The clock struck midnight, and the glass slipper fell off the IU Women’s Golf team at the NCAA Championships.\nThe Hoosiers were dubbed the Cinderella team of the NCAA tournament after advancing past the regional round despite being ranked 52nd. However, the bottom fell out in Daytona Beach, Fla., when IU finished last, and its fairy tale run came to an end.\nIU Coach Clint Wallman said the Hoosiers still had a tremendous season and will come away better off after this tournament.\n“There is no doubt this season was a tremendous success,” Wallman said. “Even though we didn’t score as well as we’d like, we still took a lot away from this tournament.”\nThe Hoosiers, who were playing in their first NCAA tournament since 1998, finished with a final score of 1271. They were led individually by freshman Anita Gahir, who decreased her score each day of the tournament to finish with a total of 313.\nWallman said Gahir became more confident as the tournament progressed.\n“(Anita) is a tremendous talent,” Wallman said. “She felt more comfortable as (the) tournament went on and made her putts when she had to.”\nAlso competing for the Hoosiers were freshman Kellye Belcher and junior Lauren Harling, who finished with scores of 321 and 322, respectively, while junior Elaine Harris and freshman Laura Nochta both finished with a score of 326.\nDuke University won the national championship for the third straight year with a score of 1170. Archrival Purdue, UCLA and Southern California also took home trophies and rounded out the top four, with scores of 1185, 1186 and 1196, respectively. \nArkansas’ Stacy Lewis, who snuck past Purdue’s Christel Boeljon by scoring a six under par on the final day of the tournament, won the individual national title.\nLooking ahead to next season, IU will return all of its players except senior Jenny Kim, who only competed in one exhibition tournament against Notre Dame in February.\nWith all of IU’s core members back next season, Wallman is already looking ahead to September, when the golf season will begin again.\n“I am excited about our returning players and very excited for the year coming up,” Wallman said.
(05/31/07 4:00am)
Ozzy Osbourne kicked off his 2001 release Down to Earth singing "I'm not the anti-Christ or the Iron Man", a suprising proclamation from the Prince of Darkness himself. And although Down to Earth was an album many skeptical metalheads chose to ignore, it nonetheless was a solid effort from the aging heavy metal icon.\n Which is kind of what Ozzy's latest offering Black Rain is. Sort of. On the surface, Black Rain isn't a bad metal album. It's heavy, it's theatrical. It has killer guitar solos and that distinguishable voice of the Godfather of heavy metal. Once the vocals hit on the opener "Not Going Away", the listener is reminded of how timeless Ozzy's voice has become. He still sounds the same as he did on his 80s hits "Crazy Train" and "Bark at the Moon". And with a backing band consisting of guitar hero Zakk Wylde and former Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin, the formula for a good music project is set.\n And yet, somewhere within the murky guitar effects and the cheesy keyboard lines, Black Rain falls short. Short of even, dare I say it, Down to Earth.\n Which is not to say this latest offering from The Oz Man is all for naught. This is the work of a metal band about to go on the road, and they definitely have the proper material for the jaunt. Many times throughout the album, Ozzy's band makes its presence known with their skilled musicianship and knack for producing riffs that move as if they're on 18 wheels. Wylde delivers solid axe-work for Ozzy yet again with blistering lead licks and scale runs, as well as providing an album full of heavy riffs that kick start with full force. Songs like album opener "Not Going Away", "I Don't Wanna Stop", and "Countdown's Begun" clearly were written to be performed. The title track "Black Rain" begins with a harmonica line straight out of the ol' west, which oddly makes sense considering Wylde and his ever-growing depth as a songwriter. And of course, Ozzy gets in his soft ballads with the super-cheesy "Lay Your World On Me" and "Here For You", the latter featuring piano and string accompaniment.\n Which to the typical Ozzy fan is usually all well and good. The difference with this album is that none of the songs are stand-out tunes. At least Down to Earth offered songs like "Gets Me Through", "No Easy Way Out", and the cheesy-but-Beatles-y "Dreamer" that showed progression in Ozzy as a performing artist. Sure, he was an aging rock star in 2001, but he was an aging rock star emerging from his Behind-the-Music image and letting his fans know he still had a few aces up his sleeve. \n Now? Well, Ozzy proves he can still rock, but he leaves the listener with a kind-of-alright record, as well as to wonder if this is the best metal fans can expect from a 58 year-old Godfather of metal.
(05/21/07 12:21am)
The Hoosiers hold 25 national championships to their name, 18 of which have come in men’s basketball, soccer and swimming. Now the IU women’s golf team has the opportunity to clench number 26 and the first for a team in their sport. \nThe Hoosiers were ranked 52nd nationally coming into postseason play but came out of the NCAA Central Regionals in fourth. GolfWeek magazine has named IU its team of the week and have called them a “Cinderella” team. \nIU Coach Clint Wallman does not believe, however, that any glass slippers are involved.\n“I think that we are labeled a (Cinderella team), but that is not the case,” Wallman said. “I was confident in our abilities, and it is not a surprise to me we moved on.”\nAt the regional round in Ann Arbor, Mich., IU finished with its best score of 884 and will now compete in its first national championship since 1998. In that tournament, IU was led by junior Elaine Harris, who carded a 69, the lowest score in the final round, and as a result finished seventh. \nIn the national championship, the champion, along with the top three runners-up, will receive trophies. The nation’s top 24 teams, including Big Ten rival Michigan State and in-state rival Purdue, will \nbe competing.\nWith the challenge ahead, Wallman is content with an already successful season, despite the fact he wants to win and be in rarified air. \n“(It has) definitely been a successful (season) and we will do our best to play our best,” Wallman said. “Numbers don’t matter, as nationals are 4 rounds and will be treated as its own season, and we are very excited and looking forward to it”.\nComplicating matters for IU are the ongoing injury problems of freshmen Kellye Belcher and Anita Gahir, both of whom have played major roles in IU’s successful season. Belcher has a foot injury that has forced her to wear special shoes, and Gahir has a bad back that has flared up several times \nduring play. \nWallman knows the injuries will have to be played through and is okay with playing the hand he has been dealt. \n“We still have some things to work through (including) injuries and (we will) do our best with what we’ve got,” he said. \nThe tournament runs Tuesday through Friday in Daytona Beach, Fla. Fans wishing to track IU’s progress to see if they are crowned champions may do so on www.golfstat.com
(05/14/07 1:47am)
Golf is supposed to be an individual sport, but sometimes a team effort is needed to achieve victory. \nFreshman Anita Gahir started the final day of the NCAA Central Regional tournament in fourth place, but fell to 21st after shooting a disappointing 84 in the final round. Enter junior and team leader Elaine Harris, who took it upon herself to make sure the Hoosiers would still advance to the NCAA Championships. Harris came out of the final round with a score of 69, having made birdies on four of the final six holes.\nWith this result, her score was the top one in Saturday’s tournament play, and it improved her overall finish from 17th to seventh place.\n“I feel really good about how I played,” Harris said. “I could tell Anita wasn’t playing her best and I knew I had to end well (because of that).” \nIU played solid as a team, placing fourth, which marked its best showing ever in an NCAA regional tournament for women’s golf.\nIU Head Coach Clint Wallman said the Hoosiers used everything they had learned during the season to achieve the result they did. \n“The girls did a fantastic job and did what got them through the year,” Wallman said.\nAlso competing for the Hoosiers was junior Lauren Harling, who rebounded from early disappointments to improve 37 positions on the final day, finishing 21st. \n“Things weren’t going my way the first two days, and today I was really determined and did all the right things,” Harling said. \nRounding out the field for the Hoosiers were freshmen Kellye Belcher and Laura Nochta, who placed 24th and 46th, respectively. For Nochta, however, her performance was in stark contrast to the one she gave in the Wolverine Invitational earlier in the season. During this match, held on the same golf course, she led IU to a fourth-place finish by finishing a season-best seventh. \nThe top eight teams now advance to the NCAA Championship. Tournament winner Southern California will continue, as will Georgia, Texas Christian University, IU, Arizona, Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Big Ten rival Michigan State.\nWinning the tournament individually with a five-under-par was Vanderbilt’s Jacqui Concolino, who beat out Southern California’s Paola Moreno by four strokes. \nThe championships will begin on Tuesday, May 22, and run through Friday, May 25, with live stats available on golfstat.com. \nWallman thinks winning the national championship is a possibility. \n“We treated regionals as its own season and now the finals (will be treated) as its own season,” Wallman said. “Anything is possible, as we have as good a chance as any team and we wanted to compete for a national championship and now we can.”
(05/10/07 4:32pm)
Self-destruction was the name of the game for the Hoosiers over the weekend as they were dominated by archrival Purdue in a weekend doubleheader.\nThe Hoosiers were defeated 8-0 Saturday in West Lafayette, before falling 11-0 Sunday in Bloomington in front of a capacity crowd on Senior Day. Both games ended after six innings as the eight run mercy rule came into play. \nThe victories led the Boilermakers to a 9.5-8.5 lead in the Crimson and Gold Cup standings. The 9.5 points for Purdue also represent the most points the Boilers have scored since the Cup’s inception 3 years ago.\nIU Head Coach Stacey Phillips was disappointed afterward and blamed the Hoosiers’ poor defense and slow starts for the result. \n“Defensively, we didn’t play our defensive game we are used to playing,” Phillips said. “We really didn’t come out and swing the bat the way we wanted to. Early on, obviously when you get down, it is almost like a domino effect.” \nThe game started ugly for the Hoosiers on Saturday as the Boilers scored three runs in the second inning to pace the dominating victory. On Sunday, the Hoosiers spotted the Boilers a 3-0 lead without the benefit of a hit as senior pitcher Christy Wahl gave up three walks and allowed all three runners to score on wild pitches. \nPhillips said the uneven pitching early on was a contributing factor to the outcome.\n“The early parts of a game set the tone a little bit for the rest of the game, obviously if we were able to keep them off the base paths early on, we could have set a better tone,” she said. \nThe game also meant saying goodbye to four seniors: Heather Hohs, Kim Richards and Rachel Terry, along with Wahl.\nHohs, who plays right field, said after the game that a hit for her on Senior Day did not offset the bitterness of getting swept by their archrivals.\n“I think when we lose to Purdue in the first place and then a doubleheader to them (is disappointing),” Hohs said. “Everybody is really trying to work hard and work through it and (the team) is going to come out next year and be firing.”\nIU’s offense was shut down throughout the weekend, managing only five hits over two games. Two came from junior third baseman Jennilee Huddleston, who raised her team’s leading batting average to .335 to close the season.\n“It is always good to go out with a win on the season and you want the seniors to get to win in their last game, so it is definitely a little disappointing,” Huddleston said.\nThe Hoosiers close the season at 21-34 and 1-19 in the Big Ten, while Purdue improved to 32-31 and 10-9 in Big Ten play. \nWith the blues of this season behind them, Phillips is confident the Hoosiers can get their level of play back to where it was in 2006 when the Hoosiers swept Purdue and made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 10 years.\n“I feel this is a transition year for us and although we’re losing four great seniors, our returning kids will get better and we’ll have some incoming kids in our first recruiting class next fall,” Phillips said.
(05/10/07 12:07am)
The IU Women’s Golf Team is in unfamiliar territory in a familiar place.\nThe Hoosiers have advanced to the NCAA Central Regional in Ann Arbor, Mich., for the first time in IU head coach Clint Wallman’s tenure. \n“I am very excited (to make it here),” Wallman said. “This is a great reward for a successful season.” \nThis is not IU’s first time playing at the University of Michigan Golf Course this season. The Hoosiers competed in the Wolverine Invitational on September 30 and October 1 and tied for fourth place. In that tournament, three Hoosiers placed in the top 20, with freshman Laura Nochta placing seventh, her highest finish of the season. \nBut the stakes are even higher this time, as the Hoosiers must place in the top eight to advance to the NCAA Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla., on May 22. \nWallman thinks finishing that high is a possibility.\n“Postseason is a brand new season, so you have the opportunity to do anything here,” he said. \nThe Hoosiers are coming off a solid fifth-place finish in the Big Ten Tournament that gave them their fifth top five-finish in 11 tournaments this year. In that tournament, freshman Anita Gahir placed 15th to pace the Hoosiers for the second time this season. \nThis weekend, the NCAAs will begin at 8 a.m. each day, and live stats will be available on golfstat.com throughout the tournament’s duration.\nCompeting for the Hoosiers will be Gahir and Nochta, as well as freshman Kellye Belcher and juniors Lauren Harling and Elaine Harris. This lineup is similar to the one the Hoosiers used in the Wolverine Invitational, except that Harling will now fill the position previously occupied by sophomore Tara Boone. Harling entered the Hoosier lineup in January after she transferred from North Carolina State and has played in every tournament since donning the Cream and Crimson colors. \nThis tournament, the Hoosiers will compete in a field of 21 teams, the largest they have faced this season, including Big Ten rivals Northwestern Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State.\nConsidering the large scope of the field, Wallman said he will still be upbeat if the Hoosiers season ends on Saturday. \n“Anytime you’re selected for postseason play, you are successful,” Wallman said. “This is the best season here in my three years here at IU.”
(05/04/07 4:00am)
If the IU softball team can win two games against its rival Purdue this weekend, it stands a chance of being able to make everyone forget what has been a sour season to this point.\nThe series is a rare “home and home” with a game Saturday in West Lafayette and a game Sunday in Bloomington. \nBoth games start at 1 p.m. \nIU head coach Stacey Phillips is not worried about the rare travel plan for this weekend’s games. \n“I don’t think it will make a great difference,” Phillips said. “One game a day leaves for us being a little bit fresh. It’s only a two hour drive and most of our players live at least two \nhours away.”\nThe stakes for this series are high, as the winner will receive a point for the Crimson and Gold Cup. Currently the series is tied at 8.5, so a sweep by the Hoosiers would go a long way in making sure the cup goes to Bloomington, its home for all three years of its existence. \nThis weekend’s games present one of the last chances for IU to gain a point, as only next weekend’s Men’s and Women’s Big Ten Outdoor Track Championships will provide an opportunity for two more points total to the two schools. For the Hoosiers to win the cup, they must do one of two things. Either they must win both softball games and place higher than Purdue at one of the two track events, or if they lose or split the softball games, they must place higher in both track events to keep the cup in their possession. \nThe Hoosiers come into the game at 21-32 and 1-17 in the Big Ten and have already been eliminated from postseason consideration.\nTo add to the drama, Sunday is also Senior Day for the Hoosiers, and for IU’s four seniors, a win would be a special way to cap off a disappointing season. \n“It would be very nice to sweep Purdue as our last games as seniors,” senior first baseman Rachel Terry said. \nSenior centerfielder Kim Richards echoed Terry’s sentiments.\n“Obviously our softball career, we haven’t had the greatest season, so these two wins will jump-start the summer workout,” Richards said.\nAlso graduating are pitcher Christy Wahl and right fielder Heather Hohs.\nThe Boilermakers come into the series at 30-31-1 and 8-9 in the Big Ten. Despite the disparity in records, Phillips noted the Hoosiers are a similar team on paper. \n“We match up pretty well with hitting and pitching”, she said. “We’ll have to play solid defense, make sure we make our plays and score when we have somebody in scoring position and I think IU is coming out on top.”\nIU is coming off a 2006 sweep of the Boilermakers, where they won 7-0 and 5-2 to clinch a berth in the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 1996. \nWhile no such pressure is on the line this weekend, Phillips still knows that state pride is at stake whenever the two teams meet. \n“(In) any sporting event against Purdue, records are pretty much deleted and it’s such a great rivalry... the term ‘Glory of Old IU’ is something that plays a role, and we want to represent Indiana University in the best possible light,” she said.
(04/27/07 4:00am)
Forget the past and move on. \nThat is the theme for the Hoosiers after finishing a disappointing 9th at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational. \nThe Cream and Crimson will need to rebound from that performance as postseason play starts this weekend with the Big Ten Championships in East Lansing, Mich., Friday at 8:30 a.m. The tournament will then continue Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m. \nLive stats will be available on golfstat.com for those wishing to follow the tournament throughout the weekend.\nIU head coach Clint Wallman\n said last week’s tournament can be a lesson for heading into this week.\n“We took it on the chin (at Ohio State),” Wallman said. “We learned what we need for our mental game though, and hopefully that will help us.” \nThe Hoosiers played at this course previously this season when they competed in the Lady Northern Tournament in September and finished 7th. In that tournament, freshman Kellye Belcher finished 2nd in just her second career collegiate tournament. Belcher should be back in the line-up this weekend after missing the Lady Buckeye Invitational due to illness. \nJunior Elaine Harris, who fell to 30th after finishing 15th on the first day of the tournament, thinks the Hoosiers should play better at Michigan State. \n“We need to play well and be kind to ourselves since we like Michigan State’s course,” Harris said.\nThe other teams competing in the tournament will be IU’s 10 conference rivals, most of whom competed last weekend.\nFreshman Laura Nochta, who finished 33rd in Columbus, said the Hoosiers can take this year’s performances as a lesson.\n“If we learn from our previous tournaments, we can perform better this weekend,” Nochta said. \nCompeting this weekend for IU along with Belcher, Harris and Nochta will be Freshman Anita Gahir, Sophomore Amber Lindgren and Junior Lauren Harling. \nThe Hoosiers have done well in the Big Ten Championships winning seven previous titles, all of which occurred between 1986 and 1998. \nIf things go according to planned this weekend and the Hoosiers finish high enough, they will compete in the NCAA Central Regional Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich., on May 10.
(04/23/07 4:00am)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The sun was shining brightly throughout the weekend, but unfortunately for the Hoosiers it wasn’t shining on them. \nThe IU women’s golf team placed eighth in the 14-\nteam field at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational this weekend.\nIU coach Clint Wallman attributed the finish to bad ball placement.\n“(This course) had difficult greens and we were not in the right position to make putts,” Wallman said. \nLeading the way for the cream and crimson was junior Elaine Harris, who placed 30th. She said afterward that she figured out a lesson in golf strategy to improve her game in the future.\n“I learned that talking to myself in a positive way can help (my game),” Harris said. \nFinishing right behind Harris was freshman Laura Nochta, who placed two shot higher and scored a three-day total of 242.\n“We were all disappointed with our play,” Nochta said. “We all hit some good shots, however, and we hope to take that away (from this tournament).” \nAlso competing for the Hoosiers were freshman Anita Gahir, junior Lauren Harling, senior Kendal Hake and sophomore Amber Lindgren, who shot 243, 246, 252 and 257, respectively. \nHake said she was proud of the team for sticking it out throughout the tournament.\n“Our team can deal with anything, and the course was rough,” Hake said. “However, despite that, we didn’t give up and kept playing.” \nLindgren said the struggles were a natural part of the game that occur sometimes.\n“Murphy ’s Law got to us today, and everything that could go wrong did,” she said. “However, we hope to use all these mistakes and bad breaks as a learning experience”. \nRunning and hiding with this tournament was archrival Purdue, who won by 20 strokes over second-place Michigan State, and had the individual winner, sophomore Maria Hernandez, who finished one stroke under par. Finishing in third through fifth place were Kent State, host Ohio State and Iowa. \nThe Hoosiers will need to be back on top of their game next weekend as they travel to Michigan State for the start of postseason play in the Big Ten tournament. \nThe Hoosiers finished seventh on that golf course in the Lady Northern Invitational in October. In that tournament, freshman Kellye Belcher placed second in her second career college tournament. The good news for the Hoosiers is that they should have her back next weekend after she missed her first tournament of the year because of an illness.
(04/11/07 4:00am)
Despite being almost done with the season, the IU women’s golf team still has a few things to improve on after its finish at the Indiana Invitational at Crooked Stick Golf Course in Carmel, Ind.\nAfter two straight tournament finishes in the top four, the Hoosiers fell to finish ninth in the 17-team field.\n“We chalk (this tournament) up as a learning experience,” IU head coach Clint Wallman said.\nLeading the way for the Hoosiers for the second time this season was freshman Kellye Belcher, who placed tied for 22nd.\n“It feels good to (be the top finisher for IU),” Belcher said. “It gives me confidence, and it is a good feeling to lead your team.”\nWallman was complimentary of Belcher afterward. He also praised sophomore Amber Lindgren, who placed a season high, tied for 34th as an individual.\n“(Belcher) played well, and we also had good play from Amber, who finished strong,” he said. \nJunior Elaine Harris, coming off an individual win at the Mountain View Collegiate, said there were several reasons why she only finished tied for 46th.\n“Certain events are more difficult,” Harris said. “This was a more difficult course, and the weather was colder.”\nAlso competing for the Hoosiers was junior Lauren Harling, who finished tied for 34th. Freshmen Anita Gahir and Laura Nochta placed tied for 46th and 73rd, respectively. Competing as individuals, juniors Kendal Hake and Gennifer Marrs placed tied for 53rd and 87th, respectively.\nWinning the tournament was Big Ten rival Michigan. Seul Ki Park of Illinois captured the player title. \nAlso of note was the fact that the Hoosiers got their chance to host the tournament, which Wallman said is prestigious despite the work it takes. \n“It presents unique challenges,” he said. “However, it was fun to put on a nice event, and the staff at Crooked Stick was great.”\nThe Hoosiers are back in action April 21 for the final time during the regular season when they compete in the Lady Buckeye Tournament in Columbus, Ohio.\nHarris said the Hoosiers need to improve their results in the future by getting better at a particular aspect of their game.\n“We are working hard and need to improve our short game (for Columbus),” she said.\nWallman hoped this tournament would prepare the Hoosiers well for their next outing.\n“It helped that we played on a championship golf course,” he said, “and we can build on the things we did well here.”
(04/09/07 4:00am)
After watching other teams host tournaments, the IU women’s golf team finally has a chance to do the same. \nNot only will the Hoosiers be hosting the IU Invitational tournament, but it takes place at the world-class Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. \nThis course has national recognition and has hosted many well-known events, including the Solheim Cup, four USGA events and the 1991 PGA Championship.\nThe tournament kicks off at noon Monday. Live results will be available at www.golfstats.com.\nThe Hoosiers are coming off two successful tournaments that have seen the blossoming of junior Elaine Harris. Harris finished 10th at the UNLV Spring Invitational on March 14 and won her first Big Ten Women’s Golfer of the Week award. \nThis was only the beginning for her as Harris proceeded to win her first career individual tournament title at the Mountain View Collegiate Tournament two weeks later. She also captured two more awards, winning Golfweek’s National Women’s Golfer of the Week and her second straight Big Ten Player of the Week. Harris also led the Hoosiers to team finishes of third and fourth in these tournaments.\nThis week’s tournament will feature a familiar lineup for the Hoosiers. Harris will be joined by freshmen Kellye Belcher, Anita Gahir and Laura Nochta and junior transfer Lauren Harling. The cream and crimson will also have a season high of three players competing as individuals. Sophomore Amber Lindgren and juniors Gennifer Marrs and Kendal Hake.\nThe other teams competing against the Hoosiers in this tournament will be Michigan, Michigan State, Western Michigan, UNLV, Oregon, Penn State, Illinois, Illinois State, Iowa, Iowa State, Notre Dame, Minnesota, Ball State, Northwestern, Kentucky and Texas.\nAfter the IU Invitational, the Hoosiers will have one final regular-season match to polish their skills for the Big Ten tournament at the end of the month. This tournament will be the Lady Buckeye Tournament in Columbus, Ohio, on April 21 and 22.
(03/26/07 4:00am)
Many athletes dream about success at whatever they do. IU junior Elaine Harris said last week she was hoping to follow in former IU golfer Shannon Johnson’s footsteps.\nChalk that up as a success. \nSeven days after scoring her first Big Ten golfer of the week honor, Harris scored her first career individual tournament title at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz. \nIt was the first such title for any Hoosier since Johnson did it at last year’s UNLV Spring Invitational. Harris finished with an overall score of 7-under par for a three-day score of 209 (70-69-70). \nHarris reiterated her admiration for Johnson after the tournament.\n“I have some pretty big shoes to step into,” Harris said, referring to Johnson. “Shannon was here (at the tournament this weekend), so I have been able to share my experiences with her.”\nHarris also said she is not thinking about surpassing Johnson and was quick to credit the team for good play.\n“My legacy is intertwined with what the team is doing, and Coach and I agreed it is a team effort,” she said.\nIU coach Clint Wallman said Harris is making a name for herself.\n“I think she is establishing her own footsteps,” Wallman said. “Anytime you win a golf tournament, it’s a great record.”\nAs a team, IU finished with a three-day total score of 873, which was good for a third-place finish in the tournament.\nWallman was impressed with the team’s consistency.\n“The team played well, and we got balanced contributions from all, as well as three days of solid contributions (from everyone),” he said.\nAlso competing for IU was freshman Kellye Belcher, who tied for 19th.\n“I just was consistent and wasn’t frustrated whether I played a hole good or bad,” said Belcher, who finished with an overall score of 219.\nRounding out the field for the Hoosiers was junior transfer Lauren Harling, who tied for 23rd. Sophomore Amber Lindgren and freshman Laura Nochta tied for 69th and 77th, respectively.\nWinning the tournament was Nebraska with a score of 866, while Big Ten rival Northwestern finished second with a score of 870.\nThe Hoosiers return to action April 9 when they will compete in Carmel, Ind., in the IU Invitational. The cream and crimson will also get the honor of hosting this tournament at the world-class Crooked Stick Golf Club, which in the past has hosted events such as the Solheim Cup, where pro golfers Annika Sorenstam and Paula Creamer have competed. \nWallman said he is looking forward to the prestige of hosting a tournament despite the enormous effort.\n“It is exciting, and we have a great field and a great golf course,” he said. “It is a lot of work to host, but it’s a great honor.”
(03/23/07 4:00am)
What a difference one tournament can make. \nAfter a record-setting day at the UNLV Spring Invitational, the IU women’s golf team is brimming with confidence. \n“We have great momentum” after last week, IU coach Clint Wallman said.\nIU freshman Laura Nochta said IU is confident heading into this week’s Mountain View Collegiate Tournament in Tucson, Ariz.\n“We played well at Vegas and are looking to go into this tournament and keep that up,” she said. \nAt last week’s tournament, the cream and crimson shot a school-record 864 and finished fourth to tie IU’s second best finish this season. The tournament also saw a first for the Hoosiers this season as junior Elaine Harris became the first player since Shannon Johnson last spring to be named Big Ten golfer of the week. Harris placed 10th in Las Vegas.\n“I was really honored to follow in Shannon’s footsteps, and I look to pass it on to the next player as well,” Harris said.\nNow that the success of last week is behind her, Harris and the team look to continue their strong play in this week’s tournament hosted by Colorado.\n“We’ve been working hard and will try to carry the momentum into this week,” Harris said. “We are also feeling confident but at the same time know we can do better.” \nBut Wallman did not want to make a prediction for this week’s tournament.\n“While we have the same group of players, we are focused on the mental preparation and will play the course with respect,” Wallman said. \nNochta agreed with Wallman that this week’s tournament could be tougher, and IU can take nothing for granted.\n“While you always hope to do better than last week, this is a much tougher course, and I will be very happy with a top-10 and finishing around par,” she said. \nIU fans should note that, unlike most previous tournaments this season, live statistics will not be available on www.golfstat.com. \nThis weekend’s tournament Saturday and Sunday is the Hoosiers’ last long road trip of the season before they play closer to home in April with tournaments in Carmel, Ind., and Columbus, Ohio.\nBut the IU coach is not concerned that the cream and crimson will overlook their last major road trip of the season. \n“You have to take every tournament seriously and respect every course equally regardless of where you are playing,” Wallman said.
(02/23/07 5:00am)
Playing in their first tournament since Oct. 31, the Hoosiers head to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Lady Puerto Rico Classic this weekend. The tournament is hosted by rival Purdue and begins today and runs through Sunday. \nThe team is coming off a successful fall campaign that saw it score its first team win in a tournament since 2002, in the Lady Badger Invitational on Sept. 11. \nOther highlights from the fall season included a fourth-place finish in a very strong field, as well as strong individual performances with at least one player finishing in the top 15 in every tournament. \nIU coach Clint Wallman is hoping that the Hoosiers can open the spring season the same way they did in the fall.\n“Our goal is to win every tournament we play in and if we play smart we’ll have that opportunity,” Wallman said.\nThe Hoosiers have been bolstered by the addition of two new players to the team for the spring semester. One player is freshman Emily Johnson, who will get to remove her redshirt status this semester and become an active player. \nThe other is junior Lauren Harling, who transferred to IU from North Carolina State.\nHarling said she is looking forward to this opportunity and can’t wait to start.\n“I am really excited,” Harling said. “I am ready to start contributing and cannot wait to get out there.”\nWallman gave the new players high praise and thinks they can contribute a lot to the team.\n“(Harling and Johnson) are adding a lot to the team in terms of chemistry and depth and I am very excited about what they are bringing to IU,” he said. \nCompeting in this week’s tournament for the Hoosiers are freshmen Kellye Belcher, Anita Gahir and Laura Nochta, as well as sophomore Amber Lindgren and juniors Harling and Elaine Harris. \nGahir, who was the top-scoring Hoosier at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate Tournament at the close of the fall season, said she is enthusiastic about this weekend.\n“I am so excited to get started,” Gahir said. “It has been a while since we have played and we have worked hard in the off-season to prepare for this”. \n Wallman said even if they do not get the win he has a positive outlook for the season.\n“If we play hard and make good decisions that is all you can ask,” he said.
(02/12/07 2:25am)
While most IU students were stuck in the cold weather in Bloomington this weekend, the IU women's golf team felt warmer Florida temperatures. \nPlaying in their only dual match this season, the Hoosiers lost a Ryder Cup-style match to Notre Dame at the Legends Golf Club in Kissimmee, Fla. Despite strong play that saw individual victories by a couple of players, the cream and crimson fell to their intrastate rivals by a score of 3 1/2-2 1/2.\nIU coach Clint Wallman said that despite the loss he was proud of his team's effort and that they were able to use this tournament as good preparation for the future.\n"We had a big weekend and improved throughout the day," Wallman said. "We were able to use this tournament as practice and competition before going to Puerto Rico and that gives us a significant advantage."\nIndividually, freshman Kellye Belcher, whose fall season was highlighted by a second-place finish at Michigan State, scored a close one-up victory against Notre Dame sophomore Lisa Manau. Also victorious for the Hoosiers was sophomore Amber Lindgren, who defeated freshman Julie Kim 3 and 2, while senior Jenny Kim and Alejandra Diaz-Calderon finished tied. \nNot faring so well were freshman Laura Nochta and junior Kendal Hake who fell to Notre Dame's Noriko Nakazaki and Kristin Wetzel, respectively. \nIU is back in action in two weeks when they return to tournament-style play in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.
(11/02/06 5:10am)
The IU women's golf team had one last task to complete Tuesday before ending its season: Compete in the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate tournament in Kiawah Island, S.C. \nUnfortunately for the Hoosiers, the team placed a season-low 11th in the 19-team field.\nBut IU coach Clint Wallman said he was not disappointed with the Hoosiers' lower-than-expected finish.\n"We finished (the tournament) with a strong round," Wallman said. "I think we learned a lot about ourselves and defined where we are as a team."\nLeading the Hoosiers for the first time this season was freshman Anita Gahir, who placed 15th and became the fourth women's golfer, and third freshman, to lead IU in scoring this season.\n"I was really excited (about my finish)," Gahir said. "Everything came together, and I felt really comfortable out there." \nGahir said her performance Tuesday will help her game in the future.\n"This tournament really gave me confidence for the off-season," she said. "I now know what myself and my team needs to work on for the future, and as a result, we will be a stronger team in the spring."\nRounding out the field for the Hoosiers were freshmen Kellye Belcher and Laura Nochta, who placed 32nd and 41st, respectively. Juniors Elaine Harris and Kendal Hake took 44th and 90th.\nCampbell University won the tournament, while East Tennessee State University, the University of Louisville, Western Carolina University and University of Miami-Florida rounded out the top five.\nWallman said he has plans for improvement during the winter hiatus.\n"We need to (work on) our presence on the course and fix our short game, which needs attention," he said.
(10/20/06 3:55am)
The Hoosiers' luck ran out as the cream and crimson recorded a season worst, placing eighth at the Price's "Give 'Em Five Fund" New Mexico State Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M.\nIU coach Clint Wallman was disappointed with the finish but said he will not allow it to get his team down.\n"We have the talent to compete in any tournament," Wallman said. "Yet, despite a good week of practice, we did not play as well as we would have liked."\nIn terms of individual performances, Wallman said he was fairly happy despite the fact that no Hoosiers placed in the top 10.\n"I was pleased with a number of the (individual) performances our team had," he said. "Unfortunately, though, we could not get them on the same day, and no one was consistent." \nLeading the way for the Hoosiers for the second straight tournament was freshman Laura Nochta, who tied for 13th and lowered her score by one stroke in each of the three rounds. Freshman Kellye Belcher came in second for IU, finishing tied for 23rd, while junior Elaine Harris and freshman Anita Gahir placed 35th, and sophomore Tara Boone placed 64th.\nWinning the tournament was host New Mexico State University, while Baylor University, San Jose State University and University of Missouri rounded out the top four.\nWallman said the tournament finish might have taught the Hoosiers something.\n"You learn something no matter how well you play," he said. "However, in this tournament, we learned that we can hang in there even without our A-game."\nThe Hoosiers will take this weekend off to recuperate before closing out the fall season Oct. 30 in South Carolina, where they will compete in the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate Tournament.\nWallman said the Hoosiers' fall season overall has been one to remember.\n"We have had a very positive fall season in general, despite an average tournament this weekend," he said. "Between our win in Wisconsin, our top-five finish in Michigan and some great individual performances, I feel we have had a good run"