Column: Scouting the Cornhuskers
After scraping by the Big Ten’s worst team, Penn State, on the road, IU now has the chance to capture a more convincing victory against the conference’s second-weakest team in Lincoln.
After scraping by the Big Ten’s worst team, Penn State, on the road, IU now has the chance to capture a more convincing victory against the conference’s second-weakest team in Lincoln.
Ohio State had four starters that were ranked in the top 100 in CBSSports.com’s Preseason Top 100 College Players. Lenzelle Smith, Jr. was not one of them.
The women’s tennis team spent the three-day weekend at the IU tennis complex playing host to the IU adidas Winter Invitational. The Hoosiers squared off against Louisville, Marquette and Missouri during the invitational. This event was an chance for the team to shake off the rust for the first time this semester after long winter break.
If there were any doubts as to how significant a victory against Purdue would be for the men’s and women’s track teams, they were erased following Saturday’s dual-meet at Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse.
The IU wrestling team suffered two losses this weekend against Michigan and Michigan State. The Hoosiers ended Friday night with a score of 33-6 against the Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Mich.
After beating No. 13 Michigan at home Jan. 5 to advance to 14-1, the date was all but set to wed IU to a top-10 ranking — an estranged relationship reunited after four years of separation.
The Hoosiers (15-3, 3-3) are ranked No. 11 in the AP poll and No. 13 in the Coaches poll.
Ohio State had four starters that were ranked in the top 100 in CBSSports.com’s Preseason Top 100 College Players. Lenzelle Smith, Jr. was not one of them. The sophomore guard — who came in averaging 5.2 points per game — scored a career-high 28 points to lead the Buckeyes past IU, 80-63 Sunday night at Value City Arena.
With revenge on its minds and playing in front of a sold-out Value City Arena, No. 5 Ohio State (16-3, 4-2) used stifling defense and a career effort from an unsung hero to defeat No. 7/8 Indiana on Sunday, 80-63.
After beating No.13 Michigan at home Jan. 5 to advance to 14-1, the date was all but set to wed IU to a top-10 ranking. An estranged relationship reunited after four years of separation.
The IU men’s basketball team was routed by Ohio State on Sunday, falling 80-63 to the Buckeyes at Value City Arena.
A combination of a sold-out Value City Arena and a team looking for revenge has No. 5 Ohio State up 35-14 at halftime.
The Hoosiers take on the Ohio State Buckeyes this afternoon in the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
The IU men’s basketball team suffered its first loss at Assembly Hall this season, as they fell to unranked Minnesota 77-74 Thursday.
Nothing about this loss makes sense. IU doesn’t lose at home. It didn’t when then-No.1 Kentucky or then-No.2 Ohio State came to Bloomington en route to a perfect 11-0 record in Assembly Hall.
After coming off of a loss against Iowa last Friday, the team is looking to improve its team record to 8-2 while gaining more experience with highly ranked competitors.
After upsetting the Buckeyes 74-70 on Dec. 31 in Bloomington, IU will face a much tougher task facing Ohio State on the road.
Missed layups and 23 turnovers would make it hard for any team to win a basketball game. And for an IU women’s basketball team (5-13, 0-5) that traveled to Michigan State (12-5, 4-0) Thursday night searching for its first Big Ten Conference win of the season, it proved too much.
While the men’s and women’s track squads may not find much excitement during the indoor season, they will Saturday when the Purdue Boilermakers roll into Bloomington for a dual-meet showdown.
The IU women’s tennis team will take the court for the first time in five weeks to participate in the adidas Winter Invitational from Saturday to Monday in Bloomington.