IU sets its sight on state’s top recruit
One look at Tyler Zeller’s Facebook profile and you can get a good sense of what drives him.
One look at Tyler Zeller’s Facebook profile and you can get a good sense of what drives him.
The IU women’s soccer team had to come from behind for the fourth time this season to overcome the Butler Bulldogs 2-1. Butler scored first as midfielder Courtney Lord soared a shot from 30 yards out that went over a mis-timed jump of Hoosier freshman goalkeeper Lauren Hollandsworth in the 19th minute. That goal would be Butler’s only score. Indiana’s first goal came on the board in the 63rd minute as sophomore midfielder Christie Kotynski headed in a shot to the back post, off of a cross from sophomore defender Kelly Lawrence. “We were ready to play again,” Kotynski said. “At halftime we came out ready to play, and (we) stepped up and won the game.”
C.C. Sabathia upgraded his Cy Young resume and Cleveland finished declawing the Detroit Tigers with a 4-2 win Wednesday that completed a three-game sweep and reduced the Indians’ magic number for clinching the AL Central to three.
Much to the chagrin of senior Hunter Marks, he will have to pay more to get season tickets for the IU men’s basketball team this year. The Los Angeles native has become a Hoosier basketball fan during his first three years in Bloomington, so he will pay the extra $53 for the ticket package.
The IU men’s golf team stroked its way to a fourth place tie in the 12-team Gopher Invitational last weekend in Wayzata, Minn. The tournament was hosted by the University of Minnesota and held at the par 72, 7,020-yard Spring Hill Golf Club.
When IU’s defense takes the field against Illinois on Saturday, they’ll get an idea of what it’s like trying to stop Hoosiers’ quarterback Kellen Lewis.
If the IU women’s soccer team is going to extend its five game unbeaten streak, it will have to do it on the road tonight in Indianapolis against in-state foe Butler.
The Chicago Cubs are locked in a pennant race. So naturally, Tom Eukovich is terrified.
Suspended defensive tackle Tank Johnson signed a two-year contract Tuesday with the Dallas Cowboys.
Much to the chagrin of senior Hunter Marks, he will have to pay more to get season tickets for the IU men’s basketball team this year.
High school senior Tom Pritchard verbally committed to become the fourth member of the IU men’s basketball team’s recruiting class of 2008. Pritchard called IU coach Kelvin Sampson to confirm his spot on the team, according to recruiting services www.rivals.com and www.scout.com.
Demetrius Jones, the Notre Dame quarterback who lost his starting position after a poor performance in the season opener, expects to play next season at Northern Illinois following his quick decision to transfer.
The United States needs only a tie against Nigeria to reach the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup.
After torching Akron last weekend in a 41-24 win in Bloomington, sophomore quarterback Kellen Lewis was named Big Ten offensive player of the week Monday. Lewis is now a three-time recipient of the award in his 13 career starts at quarterback.
With the defensive formations it used Saturday, it seemed as if Akron thought IU was a pass-happy offense. It thought wrong.
Sophomore quarterback Kellen Lewis said he simply took what Akron gave him. The Zips were generous. In the first quarter, Lewis took off for a career-best 64-yard run on a quarterback option – and he was just getting started. The run was a microcosm of the game, as Lewis ran 18 times for 199 yards and two touchdowns in the Hoosiers’ 41-24 victory over Akron.
This weekend, the IU men’s soccer team hit a speed bump in it’s journey toward another national championship. The team traveled to St. Louis to compete in the Saint Louis/Nike Soccer Classic, where it was dealt two tough, 2-1 losses. These were the first losses of the season for IU.
Sophomore Jordan Kyle said before Friday’s Indiana Intercollegiates in West Lafayette that he needed to run his own race to do well in the meet. Mission accomplished for Kyle, who won his second straight race to open the season with a time of 24 minutes and 39 seconds.
The IU field hockey team had a tough weekend, dropping two hard-fought contests to No. 12 Ohio and No. 5 Wake Forest at the IU Field Hockey Field. The Hoosiers raised their level of play to the competition, but fell just short in both games, losing to Ohio 1-0 and Wake Forest 2-1. “We didn’t get the results we wanted, but I think we had two good performances,” IU coach Amy Robertson said. “The job of the coaches is to always be working on the next thing and always trying to be taking steps forward. I think we took some big steps forward.” IU (4-3) lost a heartbreaker to Ohio on Friday. The Hoosiers and Bobcats played evenly throughout the game, with Ohio outshooting IU 10-8 and earning a 5-3 advantage in penalty corners.
With two hard-fought victories this weekend, the IU women’s soccer team extended its winning streak to five games. The Hoosiers defeated an aggressive Ball State squad 2-1 on Sunday and the Samford Bulldogs Friday by the same score.