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Hoosiers face off against Big Ten foes

By Cory Steger · Friday, Oct. 10,2003 2:17 a.m.

The Hoosiers women's soccer team travels to Michigan this weekend to take on the Wolverines in Ann Arbor Friday night and then Michigan State Sunday in East Lansing. The team enters the weekend with a record of 5-6-0 (2-3-0 Big Ten), and has won three of its last four games.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 10,2003 2:14 a.m.

Snyder honored by NHL teammates ATLANTA -- On a night of tributes to Dan Snyder, his former teammates gave him the best one -- a season-opening victory. Chris Tamer scored with 2:24 left on a pass from Shawn McEachern as the Atlanta Thrashers capped an emotional night with a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets Thursday night.

DEFLATED

By John Rodgers · Friday, Oct. 10,2003 2:07 a.m.

In order to regroup his team after a 1-5 start, this past Sunday and Monday Coach Gerry DiNardo met individually with every player who has played this season. "We have a team that has not had recent success. I just wanted to make sure we are all on the same page, and I wanted to make sure it was my page," DiNardo said. "Our guys are great, and they all are on my page. Some of the meetings lasted one minute, some lasted 10 minutes."

Pettitte leads Yankees to 6-2 win

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronald Blum · Friday, Oct. 10,2003 1:27 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Andy Pettitte and Nick Johnson showed the Boston Red Sox the grit that makes the New York Yankees so tough in October. Pettitte fought off early struggles to hold down Boston's bashing batters, and the slumping Johnson hit a go-ahead, two-run homer that powered New York to a 6-2 victory Thursday night and tied the AL championship series.

Jefferson named Athlete of the Week

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 9,2003 1:52 a.m.

IU cross country runner sophomore Sean Jefferson was named Big Ten Athlete of the Week Wednesday for his effort in the Murray Keating Invitational. Jefferson was the first Hoosier to cross the finish line and fifth overall in an elite field which included No. 1 ranked Stanford.

Senior 'Brews' success on and off court

By Matt Glenesk · Thursday, Oct. 9,2003 1:51 a.m.

Since IU senior middle blocker Melissa Brewer has been dissecting opponents for four years on the court, it is only fitting that after her volleyball career concludes she'll be doing much of the same in medical school. But just because Brewer is hanging up her knee pads at the end of this season doesn't mean the Bloomington native's career has not been filled with consistently solid play.

Former players produce in MLS

By Zack Eldridge · Thursday, Oct. 9,2003 1:50 a.m.

Every player who has played men's soccer at IU for four years has competed in at least one College Cup, a statement that no other program can make.

Boston beans Yankees 5-2 in first game of ALCS

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronald Blum · Thursday, Oct. 9,2003 1:50 a.m.

NEW YORK -- The Boston Red Sox won their first skirmish with the Evil Empire, putting aside curses and fatigue to burst ahead in the AL championship series.

Cubs avenge Game 1 loss; Red Sox steal opener

By Alyson Brodsy and Ben Walker · Thursday, Oct. 9,2003 1:49 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Once the ball flew off Sammy Sosa's bat and soared toward the juniper bushes in dead center field, there was no telling how far it might go.

Dedication and hard work crucial for runners

By Alex Witteveld · Thursday, Oct. 9,2003 1:47 a.m.

The average college student starts his Sunday in the afternoon, waking up late in the day recovering from the previous night. For a member of the IU cross country team, this time is spent recovering from something different.

Trash-talking corner backs his words

By Gavin Lesnick · Thursday, Oct. 9,2003 1:47 a.m.

Line up across from Leonard Bryant on a Saturday game day and you'd better be prepared to get an earful. For the sophomore cornerback, trash-talking is as natural a part of football as tackling. "I always come up to 'em," Bryant said, "and first thing I say is 'Hey man, why aren't you looking at me. You scared? What are you, tired? You tired? I'm telling you, I'm going to make a play. It's going to be on ESPN -- Dee da dee, dee da dee (ESPN theme).' I'm from Florida. I'm from the same area as Deion (Sanders), Jevon (Kearse) and Edgerrin (James). That's just how we do it down South."

Freshmen lead IU against Butler

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Thursday, Oct. 9,2003 12:14 a.m.

With eight minutes remaining in IU's Big Ten opener against Michigan State, it appeared freshman Jed Zayner's defensive misplay would cost the Hoosiers the game and their 39-game Big Ten winning streak. But, as one freshman's miscue led to a goal, another freshman scored a goal. Jacob Peterson tied the game and salvaged the streak with a goal in the 82nd minute. At times this season, half of the 11 IU players on the field have been freshmen and not since his son's 1991 squad can Coach Jerry Yeagley recall an IU team so young and inexperienced. "When you have 10 field players and half of them are freshmen, that is just unheard of at IU," Yeagley said. "But these guys are no longer freshmen now that they have a half season under their belt." Five freshmen, including Zayner, Peterson, Julian Dieterle and red shirts John Hayden and Josh Tudela have started at least five of the eight games this season. In fact, Zayner and Dieterle have started all eight games for the Hoosiers, six of which were against ranked opponents.

Hoosiers record 5th tie of season against Butler rivals

By Zack Eldridge · Thursday, Oct. 9,2003 12:13 a.m.

A tumultuous season continued for the men's soccer team Thursday night. The Hoosiers (2-2-4, 0-0-1) tied in-state adversary Butler 1-1 Thursday night at Armstrong Stadium.

Peterson's OT goal lifts IU past UM

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Thursday, Oct. 9,2003 12:10 a.m.

Less than three minutes into the first overtime, freshman Jacob Peterson scored the game winner lifting IU over Michigan 2-1 and extending its regular season Big Ten unbeaten streak to 40 games.

Air attack grounds Hoosiers for fourth loss this season

By Gavin Lesnick · Wednesday, Oct. 8,2003 2:19 a.m.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Hoosiers may have been outplayed by the Spartans in the 31-3 loss Saturday, but the team wasn't helped by a slew of loose balls that rarely seemed to bounce in the Hoosiers' favor. MSU had four fumbles and lost none of them. The Spartans caught a pair of passes on balls knocked straight up in the air by Hoosier defenders.

Sosa's HR not enough

By Alyson Brodsy and Ben Walker · Wednesday, Oct. 8,2003 2:17 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Mike Lowell sure wrecked this Wrigley Field party in a hurry. With the old ballpark still shaking after Sammy Sosa's tremendous, tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning, Lowell led off the 11th with a pinch-hit home run that sent the Florida Marlins over the Chicago Cubs 9-8 Tuesday night in the NL championship series opener.

Dennisonwins, IU in second

By David Paulen · Wednesday, Oct. 8,2003 2:16 a.m.

Senior Karen Dennison fired a final-round 69 to claim her second consecutive Shootout at the Legends title Tuesday. Her three round score of 213 (72-72-69) was only one stroke shy of the school record she set at the Shootout in 2002. She finished three strokes ahead of TCU's Brooke Tull and Missouri's Denise Knaebel.

Hoosiers win Collegiate Classic

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 8,2003 1:35 a.m.

After completing the first two rounds of the 49ers Collegiate Classic on Monday, the fifth-ranked Hoosiers stood five strokes behind first place Xavier and tied for second with Furman. That deficit was erased during Tuesday's final round as the Hoosiers came back to take their second consecutive tournament victory. Junior Jeff Overton once again paced the Hoosiers by finishing in first place for the individuals. Overton, who is ranked No. 4 in the country, opened the tournament with a first round score of 64, a school record. He did not slow down in the second or third rounds as he shot scores of 67 and 68, respectively.

IU earns marks in the classroom

By Cory Steger · Tuesday, Oct. 7,2003 1:48 a.m.

The NCAA coined the term "student-athlete" for college students who participated in varsity athletics to emphasize the point that they should be students first and athletes second. While this may not always be the case in other sports or at other schools, several of the IU women's soccer team members have received recognition for their work in the classroom. Last year, senior defender Carly Everett was named to the Verizon Academic All-Region team. Everett and senior defender Erin Hesselbach also earned Academic All Big Ten honors, along with senior goalkeeper Shaunna Daugherty, junior midfielder Kim Grodek, senior forward Shelly Gruszka, and senior midfielder Emily Hotz. Gruszka, Daugherty, Hesselbach and Hotz also earned Academic All Big Ten in 2001. Everett said student-athletes need to make sacrifices in order to keep up their studies.

93rd-ranked Recht starts season

By Dan Click · Tuesday, Oct. 7,2003 1:30 a.m.

After a successful summer that included finishing second in the ITA National Summer Championships, junior Ryan Recht is set to compete in the Icy Hot/ITA Men's All-American Tennis Championships in Chattanooga, Tenn., at the Champions Club. Recht is ranked 93rd in the country.

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