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Ready for redemption

By Heater A. Dinich and Heather A. Dinich · Tuesday, Nov. 14,2000 12:37 a.m.

Last season ended with a thud for the men's basketball team. Former coach Bob Knight was accused of choking Neil Reed, just in time for the first-round NCAA tournament game against Pepperdine in Buffalo, N.Y. Junior Kirk Haston was forced to watch his team lose 77-57 from the bench because he tore the lateral meniscus in his right knee during a collision early in the game.

Men's soccer team makes tourney -- barely

By Nick Bowton · Tuesday, Nov. 14,2000 12:33 a.m.

The men's soccer team usually watches the NCAA tournament draw to see what seed it will get. Or who it will be host to in the first round. Monday, the Hoosiers, NCAA champions the past two seasons, tuned in to the draw to see if they made the tournament at all. They did.

Hockey team ekes out win, then loses second game

By Brett Wallace · Tuesday, Nov. 14,2000 12:32 a.m.

The hockey team split its series with Central Michigan University this weekend after two overtime battles. Even though its loss was to one of the top-ranked teams in the country, the Hoosiers (7-2, 6-0 Midwest Collegiate Hockey League) had hoped for a better performance.

Despite losing players, Penn State is upbeat

By Aaron Sharockman · Tuesday, Nov. 14,2000 12:29 a.m.

Penn State women's basketball coach Rene Portland already had a headache when trying to replace Helen Darling and Andrea Garner, two All-Americans who guided Penn State to the Final Four last season.

Buckeyes halt Hoosiers

By Sarah Trotto · Monday, Nov. 13,2000 12:20 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- They sprinted in their muddy long-sleeved jerseys and shorts, raising their arms to question referees and to excite their teammates.

Cross country teams place 4th at Regionals

By Mary Warren · Monday, Nov. 13,2000 12:08 a.m.

It took an entire season, but the women's cross country team finally ran the race they knew they were capable of running.

Volleyball team splits matches

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Monday, Nov. 13,2000 12:07 a.m.

The volleyball team made a strong showing this weekend, hoping to gain a bid for the NCAA tournament by beating Northwestern in three games and taking No. 4 Wisconsin to four games. The Hoosiers defeated the Wildcats 15-12, 15-6, 15-7 Saturday night after losing to the Badgers 11-15, 15-11, 1-15, 8-15 Friday.

Hoosiers' miscue leads to loss

By Dan Cortez · Monday, Nov. 13,2000 12:04 a.m.

It seemed like a harmless penalty -- something that wouldn't hurt the Hoosiers in the big picture. But it would start the downward spiral that would ultimately lead to the Hoosiers' 43-22 loss to Wisconsin Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Football team suffers 2nd half letdown in defeat

By Guy Cipriano · Monday, Nov. 13,2000 12:03 a.m.

For 29 minutes, the football team prevented Wisconsin from tearing apart its vulnerable defense. But during the last minute of the first half, the Badgers scored and the Hoosiers never recovered.

Boilermakers look for repeat

By Aaron Sharockman · Monday, Nov. 13,2000 12:02 a.m.

Two years ago, Purdue cut down the nets as the nation\'s top team. It's easy to forget that -- in part, because of all of the changes in West Lafayette.

Basketball all in the family

By Aaron Sharockman · Monday, Nov. 13,2000 12:01 a.m.

New women's basketball coach Kathi Bennett spent her early birthdays in musty, humid gymnasiums across scenic Wisconsin.

Hoosiers outmuscle Finnish team

By Aaron Sharockman · Sunday, Nov. 12,2000 11:59 p.m.

Coach Kathi Bennett's stingy defense showed some signs of arriving Friday as IU forced 32 turnovers in overpowering Finnish traveling team, Tapiolan Honka, 87-39.

Big Red roll over Marathon

By Heater A. Dinich and Heather A. Dinich · Sunday, Nov. 12,2000 11:58 p.m.

Junior forward Kirk Haston called it the "Noblesville bounce" that sealed the game. Freshman forward/center George Leach said he was praying as the ball hit the rim. And junior guard Dane Fife called it "the Big Red roll."

Men\'s soccer loses to Ohio State in second round of Big Ten tourney

By Sarah Trotto · Sunday, Nov. 12,2000 1:42 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Hoosiers shot the ball more, possessed the ball more and earned more corner kicks than Ohio State Friday in the second round of the Big Ten men\'s soccer tournament.

Men tune up with Marathon Oil

By David Uchiyama · Friday, Nov. 10,2000 1:04 a.m.

Coach Mike Davis is concentrating on Tuesday's game, even though IU plays Marathon Oil tonight. But that's understandable. Marathon Oil is simply a tuneup for Pepperdine, IU's first opponent of the regular season.

Senior pair primed to play last home football game

By Guy Cipriano · Friday, Nov. 10,2000 1:03 a.m.

Every college football player realizes one day he will step foot on his home turf for the final time.

Recovering Wisconsin sets sights on Hoosiers

By Dan Cortez · Friday, Nov. 10,2000 12:59 a.m.

Barry Alvarez isn't afraid to say it. He won't try to fool his team or the press by lying to them. The naked truth is, the Wisconsin coach is terrified of Hoosier junior quarterback Antwaan Randle El.

Defense still focus as women begin season

By Aaron Sharockman · Friday, Nov. 10,2000 12:58 a.m.

The groundwork has been laid. Now, the waiting begins. Coach Kathi Bennett's vision of an aggressive defense has been drilled into her new team.

Junior transfer adjusts to new role

By Sarah Trotto · Friday, Nov. 10,2000 12:55 a.m.

As Josh Rife played soccer at Bill Armstrong Stadium on a Friday night, his friends from Texas Christian University lined the stands with a banner that read "TCU is Pro-Rife." Rife, a junior, transferred from TCU to IU after his sophomore year, leaving behind a mediocre soccer program for a national powerhouse.

Big Ten soccer tourney begins

By Nick Bowton · Friday, Nov. 10,2000 12:53 a.m.

Two losses last weekend in California dropped the men's soccer team from contending for a top-four seed in the NCAA tournament to contending for a seed -- period.

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