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Late game charge not enough for win

By Dan Patrick · Monday, Feb. 23,2004 12:39 a.m.

Facing a 59-49 deficit with only five minutes left in the game, junior Jenny DeMuth and sophomore Cyndi Valentin were able to put together a 13-5 rally, cutting the Badgers' lead to two points with two minutes left to play.

Hoosiers begin season in Florida

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 23,2004 12:38 a.m.

The IU women's golf team will open its spring season at the Central District Classic today. The River Wilderness Golf and Country Club will host the Monday and Tuesday tournament in Parrish, Fla. Michigan State will host the 54-hole event, and the Hoosiers will be among 15 teams in the field, 10 of which are in this week's Golfweek Top 50.

Split sends Ball State home with loss, WMU with win

By Dan Click · Monday, Feb. 23,2004 12:37 a.m.

The No. 53 Hoosiers went into the weekend matches looking to pick up important victories to improve their stock for the NCAA tournament. IU was able to blow past Ball State 7-0 but had a tough time and lost a close match to Western Michigan, 4-3, in the final set of the match, which dropped their record to 4-3 on the season.

IU prepares for Big Tens

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Monday, Feb. 23,2004 12:35 a.m.

The men's track team finished its final preparations for next weekend's Big Ten Indoor Championships Friday at the Hoosier Hills Invitational. With a number of slots on the Big Ten roster still up for grabs, the meet provided some athletes with a final chance to claim a spot.

Student wins car with half-court shot during IU game

By Alex Hickey · Monday, Feb. 23,2004 12:33 a.m.

With just one shot, junior David Paulen, an Indiana Daily Student staff reporter, became the talk of Assembly Hall Saturday night. By sinking a half-court bank shot during a halftime promotion sponsored by Indianapolis-area Volkswagen dealers, Paulen won a 2004 VW Beetle.

Two big men equal two big problems

By John Rodgers · Monday, Feb. 23,2004 12:31 a.m.

Like eighth graders bullying first graders at recess, Ohio State University's big men dominated undersized IU inside. The Buckeyes, led inside by sophomore Terence Dials and senior Velimir Radinovic, outscored the Hoosiers 40-16 in the paint and were the go-to guys down the stretch in OSU's 59-56 win Saturday night at Assembly Hall.

DeMuth breaks 1,000

By Dan Patrick · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 1:07 a.m.

In a stellar 23 point, 12 rebound performance, IU junior Jenny DeMuth became the 18th IU player to reach the 1,000 point plateau and only the eighth Hoosier to do so in her junior season. DeMuth led the Hoosiers to a 65-52 win over Michigan. IU also managed to snap an seven game losing streak and improve their record to 11-14 and 4-10 in conference action. DeMuth's record breaking night placed her at No. 16 overall in IU's career scoring list with 1,015 total points, just two points behind Dani Thrush who stands at No. 15. Despite the feat, DeMuth downplayed the 1,000 point plateau. "I didn't even know about it until a few days ago when someone told me about it," DeMuth said. "But it feels good to get a thousand points. But I just think it's a team game." DeMuth wasn't the only one celebrating as the Hoosiers captured their first win since Jan. 22. Early in the game, the Hoosiers were looking at a 17-7 deficit before fighting back with a 29-7 run to place the score at 36-24.

On the sidelines

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 1:04 a.m.

Colorado places Barnett on leave DENVER -- University of Colorado-Boulder football coach Gary Barnett was suspended for his comments about a female player who accused a teammate of rape, the latest blow to an already-troubled football program.

The 'Buck' stops here

By Natalie A. Trout · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:55 a.m.

With a loss to the worst team in the Big Ten still fresh in its mind, the IU men's basketball team has to brush off its loss and focus on the next challenge. At 8 p.m. Saturday night, the Hoosiers (12-11, 6-6 Big Ten) will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes (11-13, 3-8) at Assembly Hall.

MAC teams invade IU

By Dan Click · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:52 a.m.

After coming up inches short in a 4-3 loss to the University of Louisville Cardinals, the No. 53 Hoosiers welcome a pair of opponents to the IU Tennis Center this weekend in the Ball State Cardinals, at noon Saturday and finishing up Sunday at 2:30 pm against the Western Michigan Broncos.

Hoosiers gear up for last regular season match

By Colin Burns · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:51 a.m.

Looking to finish strong after four straight conference losses, the IU wrestling team will try to break its losing streak this weekend in their last regular season match of the year. The squad travels north to East Lansing, Mich., Sunday to face the 1-12 Michigan State Spartans in the last tune up before the Big Ten Tournament two weeks later.

IU takes on another top 20 team

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:48 a.m.

The No. 36 IU women's tennis team takes on its third consecutive top 20 foe this weekend when No. 12 Kentucky comes to Bloomington. The Hoosiers (4-2) are winless against the Wildcats in their last nine matches, with their last win coming during the 1992-93 season.

Hoosier Hills Invitational last tune-up prior to Big Ten meet

By Steve Slivka · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:48 a.m.

With one week to prepare for the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships, IU hosts the Hoosier Hills Invitational tonight at the Gladstein Fieldhouse. Last weekend, IU traveled to Fayetteville, Ark., and competed in the Tyson Foods Invitational. IU junior sprinter Ara Towns ran her best time of the season in Fayetteville with a time of 7.41 seconds in the 60-meter run. Towns' time provisionally qualifies her for the NCAA Indoor Championship.

Top runners to sit out meet for IU

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:46 a.m.

The IU men's track team returns home Friday for the Hoosier Hills Invitational at the Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse. The meet begins at 4 p.m. with the women's 5,000 meters and concludes after the men's 4x400 meter relay, set to start at 9:30 p.m.

Leach has career-high night, scores 26 points against Minnesota

By Natalie A. Trout · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 10:49 a.m.

Minnesota coach Dan Monson said that IU senior center George Leach made his team pay throughout the game. Leach did, after all, have a career- and game-high night for the Hoosiers, scoring 26 points and grabbing eight rebounds.

Gophers gouge Hoosiers

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12:45 a.m.

A foul with 3.6 seconds left and two free throws by Minnesota freshman forward Kris Humphries proved to be the difference as IU lost its third-straight home game, 73-71, to the Golden Gophers (10-14, 2-10 Big Ten). Senior center George Leach was whistled for the foul after a three-point attempt by junior guard Ryan Tapak clanked off the rim. Humphries pulled down the board, and sophomore guard Bracey Wright appeared to force a jump ball, but the referee called Leach for his fifth. "We wanted one shot, just one shot," IU coach Mike Davis said. "We wanted to work the ball around until there was four seconds. We wanted to make sure when we shot the basketball, the clock was going off because the worst that could happen was overtime." IU still had a chance with 3.6 seconds left, and a deep pass found its way to sophomore Marshall Strickland. He forced an off-balance shot, and time expired.

Burns primed to join elite in mile

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12:17 a.m.

In decades past, IU's strength in track rested with the distance program. But over the last half of the 1990s, the program's luster faded, with the team finishing no higher than fifth in the Big Ten from 1993 to 1998.

Fighters not down for the count

By Dan Patrick · Thursday, Feb. 19,2004 12:13 a.m.

Two weary boxers dance around the ring, waiting for the right moment to strike. Unfortunately, both the Michigan Wolverines and the Hoosiers have already been knocked out by their heavyweight conference opponents. While the championship belt may be out of reach, these two featherweights are trying to fight their way into the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers come into the bout on the wrong end of a seven-game streak and are currently 3-10 in conference action and 10-14 overall. Michigan also has its back against the ropes with a similar 4-9 Big Ten record and 11-15 overall record.

Homestretch starts with 'U'

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 12:51 a.m.

With a 12-10 overall record and a 6-5 in the Big Ten, many around Hoosier nation have begun to wonder if IU can make its 19th-straight NCAA appearance. But since the Big Ten went to a 16-game format in the 1997-98 season, every team with at least 10 conference wins has made the Tournament with the exception of ineligible Michigan last year. IU has five games remaining -- four of those at home. The first of those home games is at 8 p.m., tonight against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (9-14, 1-9 Big Ten).

Hoosiers primed for Big Ten Championship

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Feb. 18,2004 12:27 a.m.

IU Women's swimming and diving look to avenge their last split against Penn State and defend their 2003 Big Ten title this week at the Big Ten Championships -- the conference's final showdown for the Big Ten prize.

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