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Hoosiers compete in South Bend 'Last Chance' meet

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 5,2004 12:22 a.m.

The Hoosiers men's swimming and diving team will try to add four members of its squad to those already qualified to swim in the NCAA Championships this Sunday at the Indiana Open in Bloomington. The meet, which is known as a "Last Chance Meet," gives swimmers and divers who haven't already qualified for the NCAA Championships by meeting qualifying times during their conference meets one last chance to do so.

Hoosiers set for this weekend at Big Ten Tournament

By Colin Burns · Friday, March 5,2004 12:21 a.m.

With the regular season in the rear view mirror and future goals in sight, members of the IU wrestling team look to book their flights to St. Louis in two weeks for the NCAA Championships. First, a little business will have to be tended to, as the team will compete this weekend at the annual Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio. The tournament begins at 11 a.m. Saturday and concludes Sunday when the final in each weight class will be determined. Only the top seven finishers in each weight division will move on to nationals, meaning some quality grapplers will be left watching at home.

Team ready to tee off in paradise

By Charlie Cunningham and Charlie Gillingham · Friday, March 5,2004 12:20 a.m.

This weekend, the IU men's golf team will be on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, home to numerous beaches, perpetual sunshine and 80 degree weather, making it a virtual paradise. But the last thing the Hoosiers have on their minds is an early start to spring break as they prepare for the St. Croix Collegiate Classic, which begins today and runs through Sunday.

IU advances in conference tourney

By Dan Patrick · Friday, March 5,2004 12:19 a.m.

After having IU's hard-fought lead whittled down to only one point with five seconds left in the first half, Hoosier sophomore Cyndi Valentin quickly dribbled up the court and sent a blind shot into the air from behind the arc with no time left on the clock. The shot bounced off of the glass, went around the rim and dropped through the ring, giving the Hoosiers the four point advantage at the half. From then on, the Hoosiers never looked back.

Hoosiers have clean-slate for Big Tens

By Dan Patrick · Thursday, March 4,2004 12:21 a.m.

New game, "new" season, same old opponents. The Hoosiers will have a chance to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years if they are able to defeat four Big Ten conference opponents, starting with the Wisconsin Badgers. IU will face Wisconsin in the opening game of the Big Ten Tournament at 3 p.m. today. The Hoosiers come into the game with an 11-16 overall record and 4-12 record in Big Ten contests. While the Hoosiers' anemic .250 winning percentage leaves a lot to be desired, their opponents have had an extremely similar run in the regular season, finishing with a 10-16 overall record and a identical 4-12 conference record. During the regular season, the Hoosiers traded victories with the Badgers, with Wisconsin taking the most recent contest 66-62.

Tenured coach earns associate coaching rank

By Jeff Fuldauer · Thursday, March 4,2004 12:10 a.m.

Winning four Big Ten titles in 12 years as an IU tennis coach would be a highlight to any head coach's resume. Add to it, a two-time conference coach of the year honos for both men and women's programs, in addition to decades of collegiate tennis experience, and you've got a resume fit to send off for any head tennis coaching position in the country. But IU's newly named associate head coach, Ramiro Azcui, is proud to be just that -- and in doing so has been an integral part of continuing IU's lineage of successful squads.

Strickland, Moye, Leach lead team with career-high nights

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Thursday, March 4,2004 12:08 a.m.

Three IU players had career nights in three different categories as the Hoosiers pulled out their first home win in over a month Wednesday as they defeated Michigan, 61-56. Sophomore guard Marshall Strickland scored a career-high 21 points on 7-17 shooting, 5-10 behind the arc, to lead the Hoosiers (13-13, 7-8 Big Ten). Senior forward A.J. Moye had 15 rebounds, and senior center George Leach was a presence on the defensive end with seven blocks. "I thought Marshall Strickland was tremendous for their team," Michigan coach Tommy Amaker said. "They made eight threes, and one of our points of emphasis was trying to defend the three-point line, and it doesn't look like we did a good job looking at the percentage they shot."

Hoosier hiatus ends with 61-56 victory

By Natalie A. Trout · Thursday, March 4,2004 12:04 a.m.

It has been since the Purdue game Jan. 27. One month and five days is how long Hoosier fans had to wait for a win in Assembly Hall. Wednesday night they got it when IU (13-13, 7-8 Big Ten) beat Michigan (16-10, 7-8) 61-56. "We just wanted to get that winning feeling back," sophomore guard Marshall Strickland said. "After you lose a couple of games, everybody gets down. The mood kind of gets down. We just want to get the fans excited again, and get everybody excited about basketball, and we're not done yet."

Rec Sports reinstates intramural swim meet

By John Fischer · Wednesday, March 3,2004 1:02 a.m.

Thirty-three swimmers turned out for the first intramural swim meet since 1997 Saturday at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in the Student Recreational Sports Center. This event used to take place annually, but because of lack of participation, RecSports cut the event. But this year, the intramural swim meet is back by popular demand, said Assistant Director for Intramurals Josh Downing. "We used to have this event all the time," Downing said. "'97 was the last time we had it as an intramural event. We stopped it due to lack of participation, but last year, a group of students came to our intramural sports council and recommended we do this. Then the intramural sports council came to us and said, 'Hey, we should do this,' so that is how this event came about today."

Super-sized recruits

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Wednesday, March 3,2004 12:44 a.m.

When the 2004 McDonald's All-Americans take to the floor in Oklahoma City, IU's nationally-ranked recruiting class will be well represented. Power forwards Josh Smith and D.J. White will participate for the East team in the March 31 contest.

Hoosiers need a win against Michigan

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Wednesday, March 3,2004 12:31 a.m.

The Hoosiers are reeling, and so are their chances of making any post-season tournament. Tonight, they get a chance to get back on the winning track and stop their four-game losing streak when they take on Michigan at 6 p.m. in Assembly Hall.

On the sidelines

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 3,2004 12:31 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts agreed Tuesday to a $99.2 million, seven-year contract that includes an NFL-record $34.5 million signing bonus. The deal will drop the NFL co-MVP's salary cap number to $8.3 million, saving the team more than $10 million and giving the Colts more flexibility to sign players when the free-agency period opens Wednesday.

Guard has seen it all

By Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, March 3,2004 12:31 a.m.

Donald Perry, IU's 6-foot-2 guard from Tallulah, La., is a junior juggling basketball practice, games, being a recreational sports marketing and management major and the pressure of the IU fans at home games.

Sixth place finish for IU

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 3,2004 12:28 a.m.

Entering the final round of the Texas A&M "Mo"morial Invitational Tuesday, the IU women's golf team was only two strokes off the lead. Eighteen holes later, the women in crimson and cream finished their second tournament of the spring in sixth place, just six shots off the winner -- Kansas State.

Familiarity factor to help Hoosiers hoosiers

By Colin Burns · Wednesday, March 3,2004 12:26 a.m.

Being familiar with an opponent has many advantages. Their strengths along with their weaknesses are out in the open. What the foe likes to do in certain situations can come in handy when a close match is winding down. This weekend, the IU wrestling team will look to use this to its advantage as it competes in the Big Ten Tournament in Columbus, Ohio.

Those are the 'Brakes'

By Matt Glenesk · Wednesday, March 3,2004 12:24 a.m.

It's March. I've got my cooler loaded with Zima, some Mike's Hard Lemonade and a Bartles & James or two. Spring Break is only a week-and-a-half away, and I've got all sorts of fun lined up. Well, sort of.

Second home win of season comes at hands of Marion

By Alex Witteveld · Wednesday, March 3,2004 12:19 a.m.

The Hoosiers defeated their in-state opponent the Marion Knights 9-4 Tuesday to improve to 3-5 on the season. The team had been struggling early on, but they got the bats swinging in the victory and picked up some key hits.

Tae Kwon Do club to hold friendly tournament

By Ryan Corazza · Tuesday, March 2,2004 11:23 p.m.

For the fourth straight year, the IU Tae Kwon Do club is gearing up for its own tournament. The competition starts at 12 p.m. Saturday. Club teams from DePauw, IU-Purdue University Indianapolis, University of Wisconsin-Madison and two club teams from Purdue are all scheduled to compete.

Hoosiers face Marion at home

By Alex Witteveld · Monday, March 1,2004 11:19 p.m.

The IU baseball team did not play it's scheduled game yesterday against Taylor University due to the weather. The cancellation was due to the wet field, which was ruled incapable of hosting play.

Runners shine as IU places 6th at Big Tens

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Monday, March 1,2004 11:14 p.m.

This past weekend, the men's track team took on its conference rivals in the Big Ten Indoor Championships at the University of Michigan, finishing sixth as a team with 58 points, four points out of fourth place.

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