Young team ready to take on Michigan
The No. 23 men's tennis team heads into this weekend with an 11-4 overall record and a 3-1 record in the Big Ten.
The No. 23 men's tennis team heads into this weekend with an 11-4 overall record and a 3-1 record in the Big Ten.
Strong winds and weak pitching proved to cause IU's demise as Indiana State University's five home runs outslugged the Hoosiers 11-9 Wednesday at Sembower Field. Sycamore seniors John Purdom and Ben Vannatter both homered twice to pace ISU's (18-5) offensive onslaught.
Junior Heather Stillians pitched two starring games while senior Stormy Hanson homered in both games as the Hoosiers swept Wright State in the doubleheader Wednesday to even their record at 14-14.
The Hoosiers return to Sembower Field today to take on in-state rival Indiana State. IU will host the Sycamores on the heels of a four-game series split in its Big Ten opening weekend against Illinois. Senior hurler Jacob Cary led the Hoosiers to victory in the series opener, tossing his third straight complete game. Cary is 5-0 with a 2.25 earned-run average on the season and has notched 13 straight scoreless innings.
The pressure of qualifying for the 2003 Little 500 is gone, and now it's time for riders to have some fun. Today marks the first event of a three-part Little 500 series open to all qualified Little 500 riders. The event, Individual Time Trials, is a chance for riders to show their individual talent and speed at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Matt Doherty, who failed to make the NCAA tournament two of his three seasons as coach at North Carolina, resigned Tuesday. He had three years left on a six-year contract that paid him $855,000 a season.
After a 3-9 season last year, the IU football team is more concerned with improvement than maintenance. In most areas, that is. Coach Gerry DiNardo said he was pleased with the team's 250 yards-a-game passing average but wants to see fewer interceptions.
Amongst a season-long flirt with the .500 level, the streaking Hoosiers will once again try to level their record as they head to Dayton, Ohio. The team takes a break from the Big Ten schedule to face the Wright State Raiders for two games beginning at 2 p.m. today.
Knoxville, Tenn. -- Tennessee can finally pack its bags. The Lady Vols are headed to the Final Four again. Gwen Jackson scored 20 points and Kara Lawson had 15 as the top-seeded Lady Vols advanced to their 14th Final Four by beating No. 2 Villanova 73-49 in the Mideast Regional final Monday night. Shyra Ely added 14 points and nine rebounds for Tennessee (32-4), which hosted both the subregional and regional and improved its home record in NCAA tournament games to 44-0.
Coach Marshall Goss said he hates to watch sophomore distance runner Eric Redman run. He runs with an awkward stride that looks like he is catching himself with each step rather than a typical runner's smooth stride. But Goss said that when Redman runs, he can't take his eyes off him.
Rose Richmond isn't satisfied with second place. The senior finished as the national runner-up in the long jump, but remains reluctant to accept anything other than first place. "If she doesn't win she knows there's something she needs to do to win," assistant coach Wayne Pate said.
The Hoosiers wrapped up their Collegiate Water Polo Association weekend Sunday with a 12-1 victory over Grove City College. Playing in its last game before postseason play starts, IU dominated the whole way. Against Grove City the Hoosiers took command early, leading 9-0 at halftime. Sophomore Krista Peterson and senior Ginger Wang led IU with three goals each.
SAN ANTONIO -- As the final seconds ticked off, T.J. Ford dribbled to halfcourt, flashed the "Hook 'em Horns" sign to a sea of burnt orange in the crowd and hugged his grinning coach.
All season long the men's golf team has been aiming for a victory, either as a team or individually. And that win came this past weekend at the hands of sophomore Heath Peters.
Amid sun, rain, snow and wind, the field was determined on Saturday for the 2003 Little 500 with the pole positions from both the men's and women's having a new look from last year. The men's position was claimed by Fiji, and Phi Mu was first in the women's race. History repeats, almost The curve balls Mother Nature sent down to Bloomington Saturday didn't seem to have any effect on the 41 men's teams that came out in attempt to qualify for the 2003 race.
After finishing its indoor season tied for eighth place in the country, the IU women's track and field team solidly kicked off its outdoor season over the weekend at three invitationals across the country.
After being on the road for the last seven weeks, the IU men's tennis team was glad to finally be playing a match at home.
Two members of the IU men's swimming and diving team traveled to Austin, Texas, this weekend to compete in the 2003 NCAA Championships.
Coming into the weekend with its best start since 1997, the Hoosier softball team seemed poised to make a splash in the Big Ten standings.
It's a good thing the chain-link fence surrounding the IU football team's practice field isn't quite finished.