Men begin indoor against Michigan
The No. 16 men's track and field team travels to Michigan Saturday to open their indoor season. There they will face No. 24 Michigan, Kent State and Michigan State in a four-way competition.
The No. 16 men's track and field team travels to Michigan Saturday to open their indoor season. There they will face No. 24 Michigan, Kent State and Michigan State in a four-way competition.
The Hoosiers saw their No. 23 ranking vanish during the week thanks to a loss last Sunday to Cleveland State. But the IU wrestling team isn't putting much stock into those rankings as they prepare for a big weekend that has them competing in four dual meets in two days.
The IU men's basketball team enjoyed a resurgence in team motivation against Northwestern last Wednesday night while the Illinois men's basketball team was suffering its first loss. At 4 p.m. Saturday in Assembly Hall, these two ranked teams meet; one desperate to keep the win streak going, the other anxious to halt a downward spiral.
The Trackwire Preseason Top 25 poll includes both the men's and women's track teams. The women's squad is ranked No. 8, while the men's team came in at No. 16. The women's team is the highest ranking squad in the Big Ten and no other conference school has both teams in the top 25.
The IU women's basketball team duels with Michigan State at 7 p.m. tonight in East Lansing, Mich., at the Breslin Center. The Hoosiers (9-4, 2-1 Big Ten) have won four of their last five games with their lone loss coming against Illinois in Champaign.
Since the No.18 Hoosiers (12-3, 2-1 Big Ten) lost to Ohio State on Saturday, coach Mike Davis spent much of the week challenging his team to show the intensity that it seemed to have misplaced over the winter break. He questioned the team's passion and stated that they were faltering due to a lack of leadership.
Mike Davis may hate Kentucky, but he should appreciate when Northwestern comes to town. Because in each of the five times the IU men's basketball coach faced the Wildcats, he has walked away with a victory. Wednesday night was no exception, as the No. 18 Hoosiers routed Northwestern, 71-57. The team extended its winning streak against the Wildcats to 29 in Assembly Hall, and improved its record to 12-3, 2-1 in the Big Ten. Northwestern's record falls to 8-6, 0-3.
After the No.18 Hoosiers (11-3, 1-1 Big Ten) dropped their third loss in six games against Ohio State Saturday night, the frustration of the team was obvious. IU got off to one of its best starts in recent memory this season with an 8-0 record and No. 6 ranking headed into winter break. But since then the offense has sputtered and coach Mike Davis, as well as other members of the team, have questioned the squad's passion. "You think about this game (and) you look at the mistakes we made in this game and they're mistakes we've been making all year long," senior guard Kyle Hornsby said after losing to OSU. "I don't know what's different about this game that's going to make us learn from them but hopefully we will and we'll come out and do better in the next few games."
Off-season improvement and consistency from experienced swimmers has brought the swimming and diving team a long way this season. But it has been the influx of freshmen recruits which has given the Hoosiers their winning edge.
After defeating Ohio State for the first time in two years this past weekend, the IU men's swimming and diving team is heading in the right direction as they enter the toughest part of the season.
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After upsetting ninth ranked Missouri and finishing 4-0 at the Buckeye Duals, the IU wrestling team looked to continue its momentum Sunday at the Wendy's Duals in Ashland, Ohio. The Hoosiers faced three different schools defeating University of Tennessee-Chattanooga and Ashland by respective scores of 30-14 and 37-3. But, the Cleveland State Vikings spoiled the Hoosiers bid for a 3-0 trip by winning 21-15.