IU volleyball drops 2 Big Ten matches over weekend
The IU volleyball team suffered its first winless weekend in conference play this weekend, losing to No. 8 Wisconsin and Illinois.
The IU volleyball team suffered its first winless weekend in conference play this weekend, losing to No. 8 Wisconsin and Illinois.
Amid a sea of red at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, the IU football team took the field with the hope of upsetting Wisconsin for a sixth win. Only half of the team showed up to play.
Backup Lance Smith ran for two touchdowns after P.J. Hill left with an injury, helping Wisconsin to a 33-3 victory Saturday over Indiana and extending the Badgers' home winning streak to 13 games.
Now it’s for real. After regular season meets with little meaning, the stakes are high this time for more than one reason at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.
Seeking their sixth win of the season – one that would grant them bowl eligibility – the Hoosiers (5-3, 2-3) will go back on the road Saturday to face Wisconsin (6-2, 2-2), a team that handed them a demoralizing home defeat last season.
The IU women’s soccer team is in the middle of a pivotal moment in its season. Their mettle will be tested as they finish their regular season play on the road against three top Big Ten teams.
The IU volleyball team (14-8, 5-5) comes into the second half of the Big Ten conference schedule on pace to get their first NCAA tournament berth since 2002.
Elusive and a curse. Following last Saturday’s 36-31 loss to Penn State, those were the only words sophomore quarterback Kellen Lewis and junior wide receiver James Hardy could muster to describe the Hoosiers’ second failed attempt to get their sixth win this season.
The IU men’s golf team looks to close out the fall season on a high note Monday and Tuesday at the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate in Greensboro, N.C. The team will hit the links at the Forest Oaks Country Club (par 72; 7,197 yards), a course recently redesigned by PGA Tour legend Davis Love III.
Winter is approaching, and it is starting to get too cold to play golf. Before golf courses freeze altogether, however, the Hoosiers have one last tournament to close out the fall season.
The IU field hockey team lost a heartbreaker to Louisville 3-2 in overtime Thursday night.
With 16 games down and three remaining in the regular season, the IU men’s soccer team knows there is no time for mistakes.
Business is about to pick up for the IU swimming teams. Tonight’s trip to Evanston, Ill., to face off with a strong Northwestern squad should go a long way in setting the tone for the rest of the season.
The Tour de France will have revamped rules and a slightly less mountainous but hopefully more exciting course in 2008, organizers announced Thursday, looking to inject fresh enthusiasm into cycling’s doping-battered showcase race.
Defensive tackle Corey Simon retired from the NFL on Thursday after trying to resume his career with the Tennessee Titans, saying practice and games started wearing on his body again.
It was a brisk and windy evening at Bill Armstrong Stadium, but the Hoosiers were hot. Coming off a frustrating 0-0 tie versus Ohio State on Sunday, IU came out with a vengeance against the Evansville Purple Aces, defeating them in a close 2-1 game. The Hoosiers totaled a whopping 21 shots to the Purple Aces’ 13.
The IU field hockey team will have a rare chance to play under the lights when it heads to Louisville to face the No. 13 Cardinals at 7 p.m. today at Trager Stadium. The Hoosiers (7-8, 0-5) are fresh off a 2-1 overtime win against Stanford on Monday and will try to carry that momentum with them to Louisville.
The IU club baseball team’s fall exhibition season will conclude this weekend with home games against Michigan on Saturday and Sunday. In the program’s third year of existence, the Hoosiers have been dominant in the fall, posting a record of 13-1, and look forward to continued dominance in the spring.
When the IU men’s soccer team – who won last year’s Big Ten tournament – faces Evansville – a team that went 9-8 last year – fans expect a win. However, despite the teams’ stark differences and game expectations, IU will be approaching the match against the Purple Aces, at 7 p.m.
The last two times the IU defense took on the challenge of defending a rushing team, it struggled mightily, losing both contests. After giving up a combined 656 yards on the ground to Illinois on Sept. 22 and Michigan State on Oct. 13, IU coach Bill Lynch is hoping that the third time will be the charm.