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(04/09/08 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After the Phi Kappa Tau riders completed a successful qualification run, they couldn’t hide the excitement on their faces. Not only had they not qualified for the Little 500 since 1992, but their time of 2:28.92 left them in 10th place. As three of the riders gathered together on the infield of the track, they struggled to remember the last time they had qualified for the race. One rider said it was the first time this millennium, which is somewhat true. Another rider said it was 20 years, which is not true. The real answer lies somewhere in between. Phi Kappa Tau will wear its letters in the Little 500 for the first time in 15 years.“It’s huge for us,” sophomore rider Nick Schatko said. “There are so many other fraternities that we have to compete against, and to know that we can compete at the same level as the other fraternities is really big for us.”With a declining membership and growing debt, Phi Kappa Tau lost its charter several times during the last 40 years. In 2003, the fraternity regained its charter and moved into its current location off-campus. “It’s a big positive step for us,” senior rider Adam Whitten said of qualifying for the race. “We’ve had a lot of setbacks – like not getting a house on campus – but to be in the race is a big step forward. It’s a big brotherhood event and that’s what we are based upon, is our brotherhood.”For Phi Kappa Tau, a fraternity looking to establish its name within the greek community at IU, fielding a Little 500 team is essential to the process.“It’s an accomplishment for us, not even just in the athletic sense for the riders,” senior Phi Kappa Tau member Barry Kaufman said. “It’s just a good thing for our house and it’s good for us to publicly show that we are committed to being a part of the greek community. It has always been a goal of ours as a fraternity to field a Little 500 team.”Last year, Phi Kappa Tau missed qualifying by two seconds, leaving the riders motivated to do the training necessary to make the race.“This year, we had a sense of urgency in trying to work together for a common cause,” Schatko said. “We know that there have been other guys in the past who wanted to get in the race and that has just made us work harder.”Even after all its training, the team was surprised it placed 10th in qualifications.“To go from not qualifying to qualifying top 10 puts us in a whole new level,” junior rider Jimmy Hodges said. “We never expected to qualify this well. We trained hard, but it surpassed our wildest dreams to qualify this high.”As anticipated with a team qualifying for the first time in 15 years, the race-day expectations were tempered before qualifications. But a top 10 qualifying time leaves Phi Kappa Tau with loftier goals for the race.“It definitely changes our goals,” Schatko said. “Instead of just getting in the race, we want to finish at the end. We want to make sure our efforts weren’t wasted. Everyone expects more of us after Quals and we want to place and get a trophy.”
(04/09/08 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Nancy Macklin has a black and white photo of the old Little 500 stadium on 10th Street, dated April 26, 1980. She can point to the spot near the first turn where she and her medical staff set up a tent during her first Little 500 in 1973. Macklin, now the director of nursing at the IU Health Center, has not missed a race in 35 years, but can still recall her first one like it was yesterday.“I’ll never forget, when the race started, we gathered near turn one,” she said. “Then the riders came around after their parade laps. When they come to the corners, they all just tilt at a 45-degree angle. I think my heart skipped a beat. I thought they all were going to die. I had never seen such a sight in my life.”This year will be Macklin’s 36th time providing race-day medical care for the riders. The IU Health Center now staffs four to eight nurses for the men’s and women’s races. They are joined by at least one orthopedic surgeon and four family practice physicians or nurse practitioners. “We are so grateful to have someone with so much experience,” said Little 500 Race Director Matt Ewing. “To have the IU Health Center, and more specifically Nancy Macklin, with us at the race has been phenomenal.”Macklin said she and her staff provide basic wound care for the riders, while the Bloomington Ambulance Service, which also staffs the race, treats more serious injuries, such as potential spinal or head injuries.Student Emergency Medical Technicians now monitor track practices, but Macklin said there used to be no medical presence during practices at the old stadium.“If they got hurt, the riders would come walking up the hill from where the business school is now,” she said. “We had the craziest protocol, because we had an infirmary upstairs. If they were OK to walk, the first thing we’d do is send them to take a shower upstairs, because they’d be covered in the black soot and cinders from the track.”The old 10th Street stadium stood where the current Arboretum is today, and was the site of the racing scenes from the film “Breaking Away.”Macklin said members of the Health Center staff were at the track for three days during the filming in case any of the actors got hurt. One of the days there was an accident scene with a nurse, but that day Macklin was called for jury duty.“If you blink you miss it, but way down there is a tiny nurse,” she said. “It could have been me.”The race has since moved from the 10th Street stadium to Bill Armstrong Stadium. Just as the venue has changed, the nature of the race has changed as well. Macklin said the quality of the riders’ training has made her job easier.“The riders were not as trained,” she said. “The equipment was a lot more poor, so there were so many more accidents and injuries. Races are so much safer now due to all the conditioning and training.”As the director of nursing for the IU Health Center, Macklin is the chief administrator for the nursing department. She is also a nurse practitioner and sees patients for a half a day each week and fills in for other nurses whenever necessary. But each year, she still looks forward to the unique opportunity to work the Little 500. “It still has that festival atmosphere,” she said. “It’s still a thrill to sing the national anthem and see the parachuters come down in the beginning. Then you just hold your breath and say a prayer and hope everything is going to go OK.”
(03/31/08 8:15pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Teter senior Sarah Rieke could not have dreamt of a better scenario for Saturday’s Miss-N-Out. Not only did she win her second consecutive Miss-N-Out title, but she did so with three teammates by her side in the final heat.“To have four girls in the final – I won’t lie, I got back and had some tears,” Rieke said after the race at Bill Armstrong Stadium. “I am just really living the dream right now, having four wonderful girls going into race day. There is absolutely nothing more I can ask for going into race day.”Rieke sprinted past senior teammate Erin Hetzel in the final lap to the finish. “Once we got to the point where I knew it was me and Erin – my favorite spot to sprint out of is turn two – I just let loose and got enough gap to finish it off,” Rieke said.Riders were paired into groups based on their Individual Time Trial performances. After each lap the groups finished, a rider was eliminated from competition. The top riders of each heat moved on to the next round until a champion was named. Hetzel finished in second place, while Delta Gamma senior Jessica Lander took third place. “Anything after getting to the finals was just icing on the cake,” Hetzel said of her second-place finish. “I’m a rookie and I just came out here and listened to Sarah.”Teter junior Jackie Moeller and senior Sydney Hatten joined Rieke and Hetzel in the final heat of six riders. Kappa Delta sophomore Jenna Cerone was the other finalist.On the men’s side, Black Key Bulls junior Isaac Neff won his second consecutive spring series event after winning the Individual Time Trials on Wednesday. Neff said he felt sick throughout most of the day, but he was still able to outlast the field. “I kind of rode like I felt strong, but I was really hurting,” he said. “I didn’t feel too bad on the bike, but between heats I was really hurting.”Neff led the final sprint the whole way and was able to hold off Cutters junior Clayton Feldman, who finished second, and Phi Delta Theta sophomore Nick Sovinski, who placed third.“There was a tailwind on the backside today, which is kind of unusual,” Neff said. “With that tailwind, it made it a lot easier to sprint. That helped me a lot because I’m not super good at acceleration, so I could just keep it real fast.”The event lasted most of the day and was a true test of endurance for the riders.“It makes for a long day because as soon as you’re off, you have to jump on another bike and keep spinning to get your legs warm all day,” Delta Sigma Pi senior Tyler George said. “At some point it kind of wears down on you and makes it a little tiring.” George joined the top three finishers in the final heat, along with Phi Delta Theta junior Matt Kain and Sigma Alpha Mu sophomore Stephen Quay. Sovinski turned in an impressive third-place performance after finishing second in the ITTs in the first spring series event. “It felt great,” Sovinski said. “Last year I was out real early and this year I just had a strategy the whole time and it worked for me until the end. It felt really good to be in that final three because those other guys are great riders.”
(03/31/08 6:28am)
Teter senior Sarah Rieke could not have dreamt of a better scenario for Saturday’s Miss-N-Out. Not only did she win her second consecutive Miss-N-Out title, but she did so with three teammates by her side in the final heat.\n“To have four girls in the final – I won’t lie, I got back and had some tears,” Rieke said after the race at Bill Armstrong Stadium. “I am just really living the dream right now, having four wonderful girls going into race day. There is absolutely nothing more I can ask for going into race day.”\nRieke sprinted past senior teammate Erin Hetzel in the final lap to the finish. \n“Once we got to the point where I knew it was me and Erin – my favorite spot to sprint out of is turn two – I just let loose and got enough gap to finish it off,” Rieke said.\nRiders were paired into groups based on their Individual Time Trial performances. After each lap the groups finished, a rider was eliminated from competition. The top riders of each heat moved on to the next round until a champion was named. \nHetzel finished in second place, while Delta Gamma senior Jessica Lander took \nthird place. \n“Anything after getting to the finals was just icing on the cake,” Hetzel said of her second-place finish. “I’m a rookie and I just came out here and listened to Sarah.”\nTeter junior Jackie Moeller and senior Sydney Hatten joined Rieke and Hetzel in the final heat of six riders. Kappa Delta sophomore Jenna Cerone was the other finalist.\nOn the men’s side, Black Key Bulls junior Isaac Neff won his second consecutive spring series event after winning the Individual Time Trials on Wednesday. Neff said he felt sick throughout most of the day, but he was still able to outlast the field. \n“I kind of rode like I felt strong, but I was really hurting,” he said. “I didn’t feel too bad on the bike, but between heats I was really hurting.”\nNeff led the final sprint the whole way and was able to hold off Cutters junior Clayton Feldman, who finished second, and Phi Delta Theta sophomore Nick Sovinski, who placed third.\n“There was a tailwind on the backside today, which is kind of unusual,” Neff said. “With that tailwind, it made it a lot easier to sprint. That helped me a lot because I’m not super good at acceleration, so I could just keep it real fast.”\nThe event lasted most of the day and was a true test of endurance for the riders.\n“It makes for a long day because as soon as you’re off, you have to jump on another bike and keep spinning to get your legs warm all day,” Delta Sigma Pi senior Tyler George said. “At some point it kind of wears down on you and makes it a little tiring.” \nGeorge joined the top three finishers in the final heat, along with Phi Delta Theta junior Matt Kain and Sigma Alpha Mu sophomore Stephen Quay. \nSovinski turned in an impressive third-place performance after finishing second in the ITTs in the first spring series event. \n“It felt great,” Sovinski said. “Last year I was out real early and this year I just had a strategy the whole time and it worked for me until the end. It felt really good to be in that final three because those other guys are great riders.”
(03/28/08 5:48pm)
With Little 500 Rookie Week underway, icy conditions delayed what would have been the first-year riders’ first time on the track at Bill Armstrong Stadium.\nOn Monday rookie riders watched a video on the history and tradition of the Little 500 and took a written test on the rules. Tuesday was supposed to be the first day on the track, but race officials decided to cancel the day’s events. \n“Speaking with the head maintenance guys at the track, we just determined that it wasn’t really possible to be out on the track in the freezing rain,” Little 500 Race Director Matt Ewing said. “We tried to roll the track but we couldn’t get it in enough shape to ride on.”\nRookie Week is an eight-day training period for first-year riders, designed to educate riders on race rules, racing technique and track safety. Rookie Week started on Monday Feb. 11 and runs through Feb. 20. \nWhile Ewing said the cancellation of Tuesday’s events was not ideal, he is still confident that the Little 500 schedule of events will remain the same and all Rookie Week events will be completed by Feb. 21, when the track opens to non-rookie riders. \n“The forecast is supposed to warm up in the next few days, so if we can get out on the track by Thursday the schedule should be alright,” he said. “If we’re on the track on Thursday and Friday of this week, and then Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, it will still be a full week for the rookie riders.”\nThe IU Student Foundation Riders Council, a group of experienced riders, coordinate Rookie Week by teaching rookie riders about the fundamentals of the race.\nRiders Council member and Phi Kappa Psi rider Mike Segal said one benefit of Rookie Week is the ability to mix indoor and outdoor activities. Segal said the Metz Lounge under the track is available to show past race videos to the rookies. However on Tuesday, the weather would not even allow for that.\n“The parking lot by the track all the way down the stairs to the Metz Lounge was just full of ice,” Segal said. \nWomen’s Riders Council president and Alpha Chi Omega rider Nattie Deinlein also said she is confident they will be able to complete the week’s activities, but she also stressed that the Riders Council will be able to help the rookies throughout the Little 500 season.\n“The Riders Council maintains our presence on the track throughout the season,” she said. “Our goal is to make sure that the rookies still feel comfortable as the season progresses. We still feel that the rookies will be more than competent.”
(03/28/08 5:45pm)
Junior Alpha Tau Omega member Steve Ziemba has been a Little 500 rider for only two years, but he has already experienced the highest of the race’s highs and the lowest of its lows. \nTwo years ago, as a rookie rider, Ziemba watched as his ATO teammate Hans Arnesen lapped the field on the way to ATO’s impressive 2006 Little 500 title. \nLast year, however, Ziemba and ATO missed the chance to defend their title when they failed to qualify for the race. It was the first time in the event’s 57-year history that the defending champion failed to qualify for the next year’s race. At Saturday’s qualifications for the 2008 race, ATO will try to learn from last year’s mistakes and earn a spot in this year’s field.\n“As a freshman, I just came into a really good situation,” Ziemba said. “We had really strong leadership and just a really great team. Last year was tough. We trained so hard all year and then having that happen, it was devastating watching everyone else and not being able to compete.”\nAfter dropping the bike during an exchange in its first two attempts, ATO was left with one more chance to complete its run and qualify for the race. But after a judge ruled it made an illegal full-bike exchange on the first exchange of their last attempt, ATO failed to solidify a spot in the race, leaving its competitors stunned.\n“I was actually there when they did their third attempt, and obviously everyone was yelling and screaming and then all of the sudden there was nothing – everything was hushed,” said junior Kirk Weesner, a Pi Kappa Alpha rider. “I was just as shocked as everyone else.”\nWhile some competitors were surprised, others viewed ATO’s mishap as a competitive advantage.\n“I think a lot of teams, to tell you the truth, were more excited than they were shocked because it was good to have a good team like that out,” said junior Chad \nTimmerman, a Phi Sigma \nKappa rider. \nJunior Robert Perez, who was on the front end of ATO’s last exchange, said the final failed run was a result of a misunderstanding of the rules. While initially Perez and ATO supporters were angry at the ruling, their emotions later shifted to regret.\n“It was more disappointing than anything,” he said. “We had worked hard all year leading up to that and we had a really competitive team.”\nOn Saturday, ATO hopes to recover from last year’s disappointment and race up to expectations.\n“Last year, we were coming off spring break and we were riding really fast,” Ziemba said. “We might have been a little cocky and tried to come out too fast.”\nWhile three of the ATO riders missed the chance for race experience last year, Ziemba still believes ATO has a team that can challenge for its second title in three years.\n“We still have a very good team,” Ziemba said. “Our rookies have trained hard, and even though they haven’t been in a race yet, we still consider them veterans. Everyone has improved and our team is a lot stronger.”\nThe first step, though, is to qualify Saturday – something the teammates now know they cannot overlook.\n“We just have to keep calm,” Ziemba said. “Qualifications are probably the most stressful part of the race. You have to do three exchanges in three laps and you only get three attempts. It’s about us being comfortable. It’s not so much about winning, it’s about getting in.”\nWith memories of last year fresh in its mind, ATO will have plenty of incentive Saturday.\n“We don’t want to dwell on it, but it’s obviously good motivation for us,” Perez said. “We want to come back strong after that.”
(03/28/08 4:48pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>With Little 500 race day quickly approaching, the second spring series event, Miss-N-Out, will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at at Bill Armstrong Stadium. While Individual Time Trials tested the sprinting ability of the riders, Miss-N-Out represents a much different challenge.“Miss-N-Out is definitely a lot different,” Alpha Phi senior Kate Laudermilk said. “It’s really strategy-based and it can be a little confusing for new riders and veterans alike.”Miss-N-Out consists of heats of five to eight riders based on their ITT times. Each rider starts at the same starting line and the last place rider is eliminated each lap until only three riders from the heat remain. The top three from each heat advance in a tournament-style format until the final heat. The top three finishers from the final heat compete in a one-lap sprint to the finish to determine the champion of the event.Miss-N-Out is not unique to Little 500, but the bracket setup is a twist, which separates it from other Miss-N-Out races.“It’s an event that’s been going on in Velodrome racing for a long time now,” Little 500 Race Director Matt Ewing said. “The bracket part of it is unique. We seed each rider and put them in a bracket, much like the NCAA Tournament. And like the NCAA Tournament, the top seeds don’t always make it to the final heat. That’s what makes it such a great event.”Because of its format, Miss-N-Out forces riders to use their complete set of riding skills.“It really combines everything,” Laudermilk said. “It tests a little bit of your endurance, your sprinting ability and your wit.”While riders look to move on throughout the day, many employ different strategies in order to advance.“Some people will try to lead the whole time and make it a sprint and some others will try to stay behind and draft,” Kappa Delta sophomore Jenna Cerone said. “It really just depends on the individual strategy of the rider.”Black Key Bulls junior Isaac Neff, fresh off his victory in the ITTs on Wednesday, will look to win his second spring series event. Neff made it to the final heat of last year’s Miss-N-Out but did not place in the top three.On the women’s side, Teter senior Sarah Rieke will look to defend her Miss-N-Out title from last year after finishing second in the ITTs. Teams will once again earn points toward the spring series based on their finish in Miss-N-Out. After the ITTs, Cutters and Teter raced to an early lead in the men’s and women’s spring series, respectively, after each team placed three riders in the top 10 finishers. Kappa Delta, the defending women’s champion, placed third in qualifications and had four riders in the top 20 at ITTs. The team will try to continue its success on Saturday. “Our goal is for everyone to win their heat,” Cerone said. “If we can do that, then we’ve done a pretty good job.”
(03/28/08 6:04am)
With Little 500 race day quickly approaching, the second spring series event, Miss-N-Out, will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at at Bill Armstrong Stadium. While Individual Time Trials tested the sprinting ability of the riders, Miss-N-Out represents a much different challenge.\n“Miss-N-Out is definitely a lot different,” Alpha Phi senior Kate Laudermilk said. “It’s really strategy-based and it can be a little confusing for new riders and veterans alike.”\nMiss-N-Out consists of heats of five to eight riders based on their ITT times. Each rider starts at the same starting line and the last place rider is eliminated each lap until only three riders from the heat remain. The top three from each heat advance in a tournament-style format until the final heat. The top three finishers from the final heat compete in a one-lap sprint to the finish to determine the champion of the event.\nMiss-N-Out is not unique to Little 500, but the bracket setup is a twist, which separates it from other Miss-N-\nOut races.\n“It’s an event that’s been going on in Velodrome racing for a long time now,” Little 500 Race Director Matt Ewing said. “The bracket part of it is unique. We seed each rider and put them in a bracket, much like the NCAA Tournament. And like the NCAA Tournament, the top seeds don’t always make it to the final heat. That’s what makes it such a great event.”\nBecause of its format, Miss-N-Out forces riders to use their complete set of riding skills.\n“It really combines everything,” Laudermilk said. “It tests a little bit of your endurance, your sprinting ability and your wit.”\nWhile riders look to move on throughout the day, many employ different strategies in order to advance.\n“Some people will try to lead the whole time and make it a sprint and some others will try to stay behind and draft,” Kappa Delta sophomore Jenna Cerone said. “It really just depends on the individual strategy of the rider.”\nBlack Key Bulls junior Isaac Neff, fresh off his victory in the ITTs on Wednesday, will look to win his second spring series event. Neff made it to the final heat of last year’s Miss-N-Out but did not place in the top three. \nOn the women’s side, Teter senior Sarah Rieke will look to defend her Miss-N-Out title from last year after finishing second in the ITTs. \nTeams will once again earn points toward the spring series based on their finish in Miss-N-Out. After the ITTs, Cutters and Teter raced to an early lead in the men’s and women’s spring series, respectively, after each team placed three riders in the top 10 finishers. \nKappa Delta, the defending women’s champion, placed third in qualifications and had four riders in the top 20 at ITTs. The team will try to continue its success on Saturday. \n“Our goal is for everyone to win their heat,” Cerone said. “If we can do that, then we’ve done a pretty good job.”
(03/27/08 2:12pm)
Last year, Teter senior Sarah Rieke set a track record time of 2:34.27 during Individual Time Trials. This year, she hopes she can come close to duplicating her record-setting performance.\n“I can only hope to be anywhere close to where I was last year,” Rieke said. “I had a really good week last year. I felt great in quals and ITTs right afterwards.”\nWith Individual Time Trials set to start today at 4 p.m. at Bill Armstrong Stadium, Rieke will look to defend her title from last year. On the men’s side, Cutters rider Sasha Land will look to do the same. \nRieke said her mind-set will not change this year when she comes in as the favorite to win.\n“I was completely surprised by the results last year,” she said. “I didn’t even know what the record was. My eyes were not set on that at all. I’m going in the same way (this year). I do best when I have a rookie heart trying to beat the big girls.”\nWhile Rieke is the clear-cut favorite on the women’s side, Land should have a tougher time repeating his 2007 title. Black Key Bulls junior Isaac Neff finished first in the Individual Time Trials during the fall series and finished fifth in last year’s ITTs. \nThe Individual Time Trials consists of a four-lap sprint around the track by each individual rider. Four riders are on the track at the same time, each starting at a different turn. Each rider begins at a dead stop. A race official holds the back of the bike until the start, and riders start with their feet on the pedals.\n“It gives you more of an individual gauge or measure of how you do,” Acacia senior Carl Eveleigh said of the event. “It individualizes it more in this one event, but in the scheme of everything else, it’s just another piece of trying to come together for the race.”\nBecause it is a sprint, getting off to a good start is a key factor in recording a good time.\n“The starts are where a lot of time can be made up or lost,” Phi Kappa Psi senior David Schweer said. \nIndividual Time Trials are the second event in the spring series events. Other events include Miss-N-Out and the Team Pursuit. Teams earn points based on their finish in each event. After all four events, a series winner is determined, with the winning team wearing white jerseys on race day. \n“It just gives you a lot of confidence heading into race day,” Schweer said of the series events. “It really measures all facets of your team like your individual performance, your sprinting ability and also your team ability. So it’s a really good indication of where you stand.”
(03/24/08 10:03am)
The IU women’s basketball team did not picture its season ending this way.\nA heartbreaking 86-81 overtime loss to James Madison in the second round of the WNIT brought an up-and-down season to a premature end. \n“What a year,” IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said. “We certainly had bigger plans for this in our second year here. We certainly believed that there was more basketball for us to play.”\nThe Hoosiers had plans of an NCAA Tournament appearance, and after wins against top-20 opponents West Virginia and Ohio State and a victory over Purdue on the road, there certainly was a possibility of getting there. \nBut IU sputtered down the stretch, losing four of its final seven games including a 30-point loss at Wisconsin and a 15-point loss at Minnesota, essentially eliminating the possibility of an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament.\nThrough everything, however, the Hoosiers stayed positive and rallied around the energy of their coach. They never hung their heads when they did not receive an NCAA Tournament bid, and they were ready to play against James Madison – their first WNIT game after a first-round bye.\n“It just didn’t come out our way tonight, but we certainly did everything we could to come out on top,” Legette-Jack said. \nOn Saturday night, IU simply could not find a way to slow down James Madison’s Tamera Young and Dawn Evans. Evans scored 38 points and Young added 30, giving the two players 68 of the team’s 86 points. \n“We know that we don’t give two players that kind of point production,” Legette-Jack said. “We knew that they were their go-to players, but we struggled with them.”\nAfter a 19-win season last year, the Hoosiers finished this season with an 18-15 record and a 10-8 Big Ten record in Legette-Jack’s second season. IU’s young team accomplished a lot this year, leaving Legette-Jack plenty to build upon.\n“Their effort,” Legette-Jack answered when asked what she was most proud of. “We never quit. We never blamed anyone for our losses. We just tried to compete.”\nShe also spoke highly of the Hoosiers’ effort to play for higher causes. IU hosted “Think Pink” to raise breast cancer awareness, they visited children’s hospitals and they welcomed a woman fighting heart disease into the locker room for a game.\n“These kids stand for so much more than the game,” Legette-Jack said. “For them to decide to play for cancer awareness, soldiers in Iraq, children in the hospital, heart disease – these kids are thinking outside the box.” \nEven after a disappointing end to this season, the teary eyes of the players and the coach could not hide the optimism for the future.\nIU will lose only one player in senior guard Nikki Smith and will return its top four scorers along with six freshmen from this year, leaving the team with a solid nucleus for next year.\n“Nikki was a great player for us, but we still have good players coming up and we’re returning everyone else, so I feel we have a bright future,” freshman guard Jori Davis said.
(03/24/08 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After a cold, windy day at Bill Armstrong Stadium for the Little 500 Qualifications, three familiar names sat atop the women’s leader board while the men’s board was shaken up. Teter had the fastest time for the women, winning the pole position – the best starting position on race day – with an unofficial time of 2:39.45, followed by Delta Gamma and defending champion Kappa Delta to round out the top three. Sigma Alpha Mu, a team who finished 11th in last year’s race, earned the first-place green jersey for the men with an unofficial time of 2:23.20.While recent powers Team Major Taylor and Phi Kappa Psi posted the other two top-three times, other traditionally strong teams, such as last year’s champions Cutters, Phi Gamma Delta, Dodds House and Black Key Bulls, fell outside the top 10.“It is definitely for the men’s side a very shaken-up and new-look Quals board,” Little 500 Race Director Matt Ewing said. “You have a lot of teams that aren’t usually up top that did very well today, and you have some teams that maybe some people expected to be up top in that eight through 13 range. I think it will make for a great race day.” Times for teams dropped significantly throughout the day as strong winds died down. The pole position repeatedly changed until Sigma Alpha Mu took the top spot for good after its afternoon run.“It is an honor to be in the pole position,” senior Sigma Alpha Mu rider Ben Gerber said. “This is four years of training. I am ecstatic right now, but at the same time we have a lot of big goals.”Team Major Taylor just missed the top spot by six-tenths of a second.“I thought we had a good run and did what we could do,” Team Major Taylor coach Courtney Bishop said. “It was a tough day for everybody, but we’re happy with it. We have been on the pole before ... it is a great thing for Sammys and the race, but I think (we have) a good starting position.”A scary moment occurred during the early afternoon when Kappa Kappa Gamma senior rider Colleen Groth collided with an IU Student Foundation member who walked onto the track to grab a fallen poster. Groth fell off of the bike and appeared to suffer a serious injury. At press time on Sunday, the Indiana Daily Student did not know the extent to the injury. The remaining three riders completed their attempt and earned the 10th-place position.Many riders said it was crucial to place well at qualifications and earn a top starting position for race day.“There is typically a crash at the beginning of the women’s race, so it is important to be up near the front and get out of the way and be safe,” said senior Cycledelics rider Pam Loebig.Senior Julianne Ellis of Delta Gamma said she believes a good performance in Qualifications can provide team momentum heading into the race. “It gives you a lot of confidence going into the series events and leading up to the race,” Ellis said. “All of the hard work has paid off and we are excited to put it out there on the track.”
(03/21/08 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Junior Alpha Tau Omega member Steve Ziemba has been a Little 500 rider for only two years, but he has already experienced the highest of the race’s highs and the lowest of its lows. Two years ago, as a rookie rider, Ziemba watched as his ATO teammate Hans Arnesen lapped the field on the way to ATO’s impressive 2006 Little 500 title. Last year, however, Ziemba and ATO missed the chance to defend their title when they failed to qualify for the race. It was the first time in the event’s 57-year history that the defending champion failed to qualify for the next year’s race. At Saturday’s qualifications for the 2008 race, ATO will try to learn from last year’s mistakes and earn a spot in this year’s field.“As a freshman, I just came into a really good situation,” Ziemba said. “We had really strong leadership and just a really great team. Last year was tough. We trained so hard all year and then having that happen, it was devastating watching everyone else and not being able to compete.”After dropping the bike during an exchange in its first two attempts, ATO was left with one more chance to complete its run and qualify for the race. But after a judge ruled it made an illegal full-bike exchange on the first exchange of their last attempt, ATO failed to solidify a spot in the race, leaving its competitors stunned.“I was actually there when they did their third attempt, and obviously everyone was yelling and screaming and then all of the sudden there was nothing – everything was hushed,” said junior Kirk Weesner, a Pi Kappa Alpha rider. “I was just as shocked as everyone else.”While some competitors were surprised, others viewed ATO’s mishap as a competitive advantage.“I think a lot of teams, to tell you the truth, were more excited than they were shocked because it was good to have a good team like that out,” said junior Chad Timmerman, a Phi Sigma Kappa rider. Junior Robert Perez, who was on the front end of ATO’s last exchange, said the final failed run was a result of a misunderstanding of the rules. While initially Perez and ATO supporters were angry at the ruling, their emotions later shifted to regret.“It was more disappointing than anything,” he said. “We had worked hard all year leading up to that and we had a really competitive team.”On Saturday, ATO hopes to recover from last year’s disappointment and race up to expectations.“Last year, we were coming off spring break and we were riding really fast,” Ziemba said. “We might have been a little cocky and tried to come out too fast.”While three of the ATO riders missed the chance for race experience last year, Ziemba still believes ATO has a team that can challenge for its second title in three years.“We still have a very good team,” Ziemba said. “Our rookies have trained hard, and even though they haven’t been in a race yet, we still consider them veterans. Everyone has improved and our team is a lot stronger.”The first step, though, is to qualify Saturday – something the teammates now know they cannot overlook.“We just have to keep calm,” Ziemba said. “Qualifications are probably the most stressful part of the race. You have to do three exchanges in three laps and you only get three attempts. It’s about us being comfortable. It’s not so much about winning, it’s about getting in.”With memories of last year fresh in its mind, ATO will have plenty of incentive Saturday.“We don’t want to dwell on it, but it’s obviously good motivation for us,” Perez said. “We want to come back strong after that.”
(03/09/08 10:30pm)
INDIANAPOLIS — With both teams likely needing a win to keep their NCAA tournament hopes alive, the IU women’s basketball team and Purdue battled back-and-forth for 35 minutes of the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. \nThe score was tied at 50 with 4:25 remaining, but after 15 lead changes and 10 ties, Purdue started scoring and IU stopped. The Boilermakers went on an 11-0 run, ensuring a 64-54 victory. \n“They just put the ball in the hole and we didn’t,” IU Felisha Legette-Jack of the late Purdue run. “We played a great game for 35 minutes, but after that Purdue just took it to another level. It wasn’t because of fatigue or anything like that; they just played better than us.” \nJunior forward Amber Jackson led the Hoosiers for the second game in a row, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. But guards Jamie Braun, Kim Roberson and Nikki Smith never got on track and the Hoosiers struggled from 3-point range shooting 3-18 for the game. \nFahkara Malone was the difference for the Boilermakers on the offensive and defensive end of the floor. Malone used her quickness to score in transition and pester the Hoosier guards on her way to a game-high 26 points and 8 steals. \n“I was just like, ‘Let’s get her the ball’,” Purdue’s Lakisha Freeman said. “She did it all for us offensively and defensively. That’s what she’s capable of doing for this team and we expect that from her.” \nMalone said she expected the IU guards to try to attack the basket and took advantage of that to record her eight steals. \n“They’re a great penetrating team,” she said. “They all can take the ball up the court and go to the basket. I’m just small enough that I can get the ball before it comes back up to their hands.” \nIU held a 27-26 halftime advantage and led by as many as five points in the second half, but 33% second half shooting ultimately cost the Hoosiers in the end. \n“I think we were running on the perimeter too long,” Legette-Jack said. “We never tried to attack the basket the way we normally do. Sometimes you just have to get an offensive foul and impose yourself and we certainly didn’t impose ourselves on their defense.” \nAfter a crucial victory, the Boilermakers will face Iowa in Saturday’s semifinals with another chance for a big win to boost their NCAA tournament resume. \n“The Big Ten Tournament is a huge thing for every team that comes in,” Purdue coach Sharon Versyp said. “We came in with a clean slate and finished when we needed to, so this game was key for us.” \nOn the other hand, the Hoosiers are 18-14 on the season and will likely have to wait on a WNIT bid. \nJackson said IU came into the Big Ten Tournament expecting to win a championship and will use the disappointment they feel now to fuel them for next year. \n“It leaves a very sour feeling,” she said. “We’re a good team and we’re going to get better. It was a long season, we’re young, but this definitely puts some fire in us to take everything more seriously and know that we never want to feel this way again.”
(03/07/08 5:18am)
INDIANAPOLIS – If IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack had any doubts whether her team came to play in Thursday’s Big Ten Tournament opener against Northwestern, junior forward Amber Jackson quickly erased them. \nJackson set the tone early in IU’s 74-52 win, scoring the first seven points of the game and the first 11 points for IU. \n“She’s been working hard to have a moment like this,” Legette-Jack said. “She’s been in the gym working hard. She’s done all she can do to be the best she can be. For her to have an outing like this is really a tribute to what she’s done in the past.”\nJackson finished the game with 15 points and seven rebounds in only 21 minutes of play. \n“My teammates found me when I was open,” she said. “It was all about them seeing me and then just me making the easy layups.”\nJackson, a transfer from San Jose State, said the quick start gave her confidence in her first Big Ten Tournament game. \n“I was a little bit nervous before the game,” she said. “It’s like a new season. Now we’re 1-0, but we came in 0-0. It feels good to be playing now, and hopefully we can do well and make some noise.”\nNorthwestern coach Beth Combs said the early run by Jackson and IU was one of the keys to the game. \n“We talked a lot about rebounding and our help-side rotation,” she said. “They had four-on-three breaks and three-on-two breaks, and they’re making four passes in the paint, and we’re not making any stops. Amber did a great job of finishing down low. ”\nLegette-Jack said earlier in the week she wanted to keep her team focused on Northwestern after beating the Wildcats two times in the regular season. \nAfter Jackson’s early run and a 38-24 halftime lead, IU extended the lead to 26 points early in the second half and Legette-Jack gave some of the team’s younger players extended minutes in the tournament atmosphere. \n“We have a lot of freshmen that have never been here or played here, and for that matter, we have an upperclassman who hasn’t been here,” junior forward Whitney Thomas said. “It’s good to know the court and know the atmosphere and that really helped us.”\nJackson, who averages 12 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, will get a taste of what Big Ten Tournament play is like when the Hoosiers face Purdue today. Jackson said she is ready for the Boilermakers after a strong performance in her first game.\n“Purdue is our in-state rival so I’m excited to get out there and play hard and do what we can to win,” she said.
(03/07/08 5:17am)
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU women’s basketball team has a lot to play for in the Big Ten Tournament, and it showed in its dominating 74-52 first-round win over Northwestern on Thursday at Conseco Fieldhouse. \nThe Hoosiers finished the regular season 17-13 overall and 10-8 in the Big Ten, and will likely need a strong showing in the Big Ten Tournament to earn an NCAA Tournament bid.\n“It feels good to see our team peaking at the right time,” IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said after the game. “We’ve finally gotten rid of some of our nagging injuries. We’re finally playing inside-out, and I’m really excited about what the future holds for our program.”\nIn the team’s tournament opener, the Hoosiers controlled the game from the outset, scoring the first seven points of the game and establishing a 38-24 advantage by halftime. \nJunior forward Amber Jackson scored a game-high 15 points after scoring the first 11 points for IU. Junior forward Whitney Thomas, who joined Jackson in the post, stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and two blocked shots. \n“It’s just my role for this team,” Thomas said of her performance. “I just step up when I need to and do what I’m supposed to do for the team.”\nNorthwestern struggled to control the Hoosiers’ inside combo of Jackson and Thomas, as IU scored 36 points in the paint and outrebounded the Wildcats 44-37. \n“All season long, we’ve struggled with boxing out,” Northwestern forward Amy Jaeschke said. “It’s a common theme for us. Once again, we didn’t step up and box out. That’s what has been killing us all year and it killed us again in this game.”\nSophomore guard Jamie Braun, IU’s leading scorer at 15.3 points per game, failed to score in the game but contributed with five assists and three steals in her 20 minutes of play. \n“Jamie was a major factor in our success today,” Legette-Jack said. “Her role just keeps stretching. We all know she can score, now we know she can distribute the ball and now we know she can push the ball a little bit. She probably had five or six deflections, so she’s doing some other things on the court that don’t get as recognized as scoring or rebounding.”\nThe Hoosiers harassed Northwestern on defense, forcing 19 turnovers in the game and limiting the Wildcats to 36.4 percent shooting from the field. \n“Their defense was really good,” Northwestern guard Jenny Eckhart said. “They were hedging the screens and got into the passing lanes.”\nLegette-Jack said IU will need to continue the good defense in order to make a run in the Big Ten Tournament. \n“I’m one of those old-time coaches,” she said. “I think defense creates your offense. I believe to win a championship you need great defense.”\nIU will play defending Big Ten tournament champion and No. 3 seed Purdue Friday afternoon. IU split its matchups against the Boilermakers this year, losing 55-49 at Assembly Hall on Jan. 3 and winning 66-54 at Mackey Arena on Jan. 14. \n“It’s a great in-state rivalry,” Legette-Jack said. “It’s just about us doing what we do. It’s not anything about Purdue. It’s about Indiana. We’re trying to accomplish something they’ve done already. We’re trying to get to where they are.”
(03/04/08 8:03am)
Fresh off a stellar freshman season, IU sophomore point guard Jamie Braun is having a breakout sophomore campaign. \nAfter earning Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, an honor given to a team’s best player off the bench, and averaging 10.6 points per game off the bench her freshman year, Braun improved in every major statistical category this year and was named to both the media and coach's All-Big Ten teams.\nLost in the numbers and awards, however, is Braun’s transition from a score-first shooting guard to a team-first point guard. \n“Jamie’s playing big-time basketball,” IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said. “She’s doing some things with her right hand as well as her left hand. She’s feeling out where her teammates want the ball. She’s being a team player, but she’s attacking when she needs to attack.”\nLegette-Jack said it wasn’t easy to convince Braun to make the switch to point guard.\n“We fought this position at the beginning of the season,” she said. “She didn’t want to be a point guard, but we knew that she could be a great point guard and she’s proving us right.”\nNow, after a season running the team, Braun is a point guard first and a shooting guard second. Freshman Whitney Lindsay has seen some play at point guard, allowing Braun to move back to shooting guard. But Braun said it is now the shooting guard position that needs some refreshing.\n“I played two-guard all last year, so it’s coming back to me,” she said. “At first it was a little shaky.”\nWhile Braun is fulfilling the traditional role of a point guard – making her teammates better by setting up the offense and leading the team – she has also demonstrated that she is comfortable shooting the big shots. \nJust ask Ohio State coach Jim Foster. Braun knocked down big shot after big shot in a 69-61 upset against the Buckeyes on Feb. 25, and she had a personal 7-0 scoring run to give IU the lead in the second half.\n“She has a sense of who she is and knows what her strengths are and doesn’t shy away from wanting the ball in her hands when the game is on the line,” Foster said after the game. “She made some big-time plays.”\nPurdue coach Sharon Versyp said she knows how Braun can make an impact. After struggling in the first half, Braun hit two key 3-pointers, including one from several feet beyond the 3-point line, on the way to a 66-54 road victory against the Boilermakers Jan. 14. \n“As soon as you relax on her, she’s going to find a three and hit a three six-to-seven feet behind the line,” Versyp said after the game. “That’s what happens when you have a go-to player that wants the ball in their hand to make plays and knows they can do it.”\nLike Foster and Versyp, Northwestern coach Beth Combs has had to deal with Braun’s explosiveness. Braun made Northwestern players look silly on her way to 16 points in a 74-58 win against the Wildcats on Feb. 7. \n“She’s a tough player to defend,” Combs said. “You can be right in her face and she’s going to hit it or she’s going to go around you. She’s got a great little up-and-under move that guards aren’t used to defending.”\nBut when Braun is asked about her scoring ability – at 15.3 points per game she ranks fifth in the Big Ten – she doesn’t give herself a whole lot of credit.\n“I’ve just been feeding off my players,” she said. “They’ve been getting me the ball and setting amazing screens to get me open for easy shots that I have to make.”
(03/03/08 6:01am)
After IU defeated Penn State 79-67 Sunday afternoon at Assembly Hall, all eyes were on senior guard Nikki Smith. \nSmith, who just completed the final home game of her career, was at the microphone for her post game ceremony. She ran through an extensive list of people to thank, everyone from family members to the fans to the team managers, making sure to credit everyone who made a difference in her career. \nOn the court, Smith turned in a performance to remember. \nAveraging 7.3 points per game coming into the game, Smith broke through with 17 points. She hit her first 3-point attempt 17 seconds into the game and never looked back on her way to five 3-pointers. \nBut after the game, Smith quickly deflected the praise to her teammates. \n“I didn’t really do that much,” she said. “Jamie (Braun) penetrated and hit me on the three, and then we had great ball movement today. I always say that I have the easiest part. I just get to stand there and shoot.”\nThe Hoosiers rallied around Smith in her final game, turning in an impressive overall team performance. \n“It was Nikki’s last game,” junior guard/forward Kim Roberson said after grabbing eight rebounds and scoring 17 points of her own. “I played for her and her energy, and I just wanted to make sure she went out on top.”\nIU played with passion all game long, diving for loose balls, fighting for rebounds and finding the open teammate. After the game, IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said it was all in an effort to send off Smith in style. \n“They really love Nikki, and it was their energy towards her and their appreciation for all she’s done in her four years here,” Legette-Jack said of the team’s effort.\nAs a part of the “Head to the Hall” promotion, 8,136 fans showed up to the game, the most to watch a women’s basketball game at Assembly Hall. It was a fitting crowd to see Smith’s final home game. \n“The last four years have been so amazing here,” Smith said after the game. “Even though we don’t pull the greatest numbers, I truly believe our fan base is one of a kind because they come day in and day out to all of our games.”\nWith less than a minute remaining in the game, Legette-Jack substituted Smith out of the game one last time in front of the home crowd. The crowd was on its feet as Smith hugged Legette-Jack and the rest of her coaches and teammates before finding a seat on the bench.\nWith 184 career 3-pointers, Smith is second on IU’s all-time list for 3-pointers, but it hasn’t come easy for Smith during her four years.\nAfter being recruited by former coach Kathi Bennett her freshman year and playing one year under current Purdue coach Sharon Versyp, Smith has played under three different coaches. Through everything, however, she has remained loyal to IU.\n“I really do love this university, and I’m so proud to be a Hoosier,” she said.
(02/29/08 5:35am)
The IU women’s basketball team (16-13, 9-8), in need of a win to boost its NCAA tournament chances, dropped a crucial road game at Minnesota (19-10, 10-7), 69-54, on Thursday night marking the team’s fifth straight road loss. \nThe Hoosiers were riding high after a 69-61 overtime upset over No. 20 Ohio State on Monday night, but was unable to earn its first win at Minnesota since 2001.\nThe Hoosiers defeated the Golden Gophers 80-77 in double- overtime on Jan. 17 at Assembly Hall, but this game wasn’t nearly as close. The Hoosiers trailed 39-23 at halftime and found themselves down by as many as 22 points in the second half. \nIU began the game cold from the field and continued its poor shooting throughout the game. The Hoosiers went 7-of-24 from the field in the first half and finished the game 15-of-51 overall, including a 4-of-20 from the 3-point line.\nSophomore guard Jamie Braun led the way for IU with 16 points and junior guard Kim Roberson added 13 points. Junior forward Amber Jackson chipped in with nine. \nEmily Fox led the Golden Gophers with 20 points. On senior night at Minnesota, the Golden Gophers’ lone senior, Leslie Knight, turned in an impressive performance, finishing with 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. After the game, IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack congratulated Knight on her career.\n“She played basketball well both times she played us,” she said. “I wish her all the best.”\nBoth teams struggled handling the ball. IU turned the ball over 21 times while forcing Minnesota into 23 turnovers. Minnesota won the battle on the boards, 39-30. \nIU has two wins over top 20 opponents on the season, but before the game, Legette-Jack said the Hoosiers would need to finish strong in their final two games if they wanted to solidify their case for an NCAA tournament bid.\nAfter missing an opportunity in Minnesota, IU will look to bounce back when they host Penn State on Sunday at Assembly Hall in the final regular season game of the year.
(02/29/08 5:34am)
When the IU women’s basketball team says goodbye to its lone \nsenior, Nikki Smith, the Hoosiers hope a record crowd will be at Assembly Hall to wish her farewell.\nIn an attempt to break an in-state, on-campus attendance record for a women’s basketball game, the Big Ten Network is aiding IU’s efforts by sponsoring “Head to the Hall” when the Hoosiers host Penn State at 4 p.m. Sunday.\n“IU women’s basketball is alive and well as we are creating a legacy here with tremendous student-athletes,” IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said in a statement. “We are looking to make history in Assembly Hall on March 2 by breaking the attendance record of 14,124 fans set by Purdue, and the Hoosiers need their sixth person in those seats.” \nPurdue set the attendance record at Mackey Arena during their 1999 national championship season. \nWith the help of the fans, Legette-Jack hopes the atmosphere at Assembly Hall will be a memorable one for everyone.\n“I think it’s going to be really fun,” she said. “I think it’s going to be something our kids haven’t ever experienced in their career. When the season is over, we’re going to look back and say, ‘Wow, we’re doing something here, and it really feels special.’”\nThe Hoosiers are 16-13 overall and 9-8 in the Big Ten. Stuck in the thick of the conference race, IU hopes some extra fan support will put them over the top in an important Big Ten game.\n“I’m hoping we can get a good fan base and I hope that we can show them a good show so they will come back,” sophomore guard Jamie Braun said. \nThe Big Ten Network has already purchased 5,000 tickets for the game, which they will donate to local charities. IU spokesperson Frank Cuervo said around 14,000 total tickets have been sold for Sunday’s game. \n“It’s a pretty daunting goal, but we are confident that we will have enough tickets sold and distributed,” Cuervo said. “The challenge will be to get everyone who bought a ticket to show up for the game.”\nDoors for the game will open at 1:30 p.m. in order to give IU fans a chance to watch the men’s team play at Michigan State on the JumboTron at 2 p.m. The first 3,000 fans in attendance will also receive a free t-shirt.\n“Overall, it should be a great event,” Cuervo said. “We’re really excited to help the growth of our women’s basketball program and bring more exposure to women’s basketball in the state of Indiana.”
(02/26/08 5:36am)
The IU women’s basketball team was all smiles after its 69-61 overtime win over No. 20 Ohio State on Monday night at Assembly Hall. \n“It’s a good day, because we can see our young women’s teeth,” IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack said after the game. “They’re smiling.”\nAfter a 30-point loss at Wisconsin on Wednesday, the Hoosiers needed something to smile about. \n“We just came off a real tough situation out at Wisconsin, and we jumped on them really hard, and they handled it,” Legette-Jack said. “They came in to practice and they went three days hard. They paid attention to the defense and they bonded together. It’s really great to see that.”\nAfter Ohio State led 26-25 at halftime, the Buckeyes scored the first five points of the second half, before Legette-Jack called a quick timeout with 18:37 left in the game.\n“I thought we were playing not to lose, and that’s not what we were going to be good at,” she said. “We need to play committed basketball and defend the way we normally defend and not look at the score. I just quietly reminded them that we have a chance to be great if we play Indiana basketball.”\nIt took awhile, but Legette-Jack’s message eventually got through to the players. \nOhio State led by as many as 12 points in the second half, but the Hoosiers responded. IU continued to chip away at the Buckeyes’ lead and eventually forced overtime. \n“Our goal was to not look at the score, just keep plugging away and continue to stay \nbattle-ready for the entire 40 minutes,” Legette-Jack said. “All we wanted to do was give ourselves a shot. If we would’ve started looking at the score and panicking over that, we would’ve took ourselves out of it.”\nIU made an adjustment and attacked the basket offensively to score easy baskets and get to the free-throw line. The Hoosiers shot 21-of-24 from the foul line. \n“I think they played very well and they really took it to our guards and beat us off the dribble,” Ohio State coach Jim Foster said. “I thought their guards played very well.”\nWith IU trailing 52-46 with 6:09 to play, sophomore guard Jamie Braun scored seven straight points to put the Hoosiers up 52-51. \n“She’s just a very good offensive player,” Foster said of Braun. “She doesn’t shy away from having the ball in her hands with the game on the line. I thought she just made some big-time plays.”\nAfter scoring only six points in the first half, Braun said she made an effort to play more aggressively.\n“Second half, I just started attacking more,” Braun said. “The first half, I wasn’t playing my game. The second half, I just came out and played my game. I had some penetration and I made some baskets.”\nAfter finishing regulation tied at 54, the Hoosiers outscored Ohio State 15-7 in the overtime period. After all the Hoosiers have been through lately, Legette-Jack said it was a fitting ending. \n“Our ladies have been practicing too hard to relinquish this game,” she said. “I’m just really proud of them.”