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Athletics changes approved

By Trevor brown · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:47 a.m.

RICHMOND, Ind. -- Despite concerns by the IU Student Association, the board of trustees passed the athletics department's budget plan unanimously Friday. The budget plan sets out to eliminate the athletics department's $6 million budget deficit by 2008 and allows the department to operate without the $30 student athletics fee. The plan also cuts 500 student basketball seats in Assembly Hall, which will be given to donors, and raises the price of student basketball tickets by $4 per game.

Hoosiers set back by Ohio State, Penn State

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:43 a.m.

Home court did not have its advantage for the IU women's volleyball team this weekend as the Hoosiers fell to Penn State, 3-0, and Ohio State, 3-1. Although the Hoosiers fell to the two Big Ten foes, coach Katie Weismiller said there were positives her team could take away from the losses.

IU slips past Louisville but falls to No. 12 Wisconsin

By Steve Harris · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:41 a.m.

The No. 15 IU women's swimming and diving team went 3-1 during its action-packed weekend after facing Louisville, Southern Illinois and No. 12 Wisconsin Friday and Illinois Saturday at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. The Hoosiers now boast a 4-2 record after being tested with two dual meets and one quadrangular meet, which completes the first phase of the season.

IU topples 3 teams for 1st victories

By Joel Sanders and Joel Sansers · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:40 a.m.

The men's swimming and diving team broke into the win column in a big way Friday at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center as the Hoosiers recorded three wins against Louisville, Southern Illinois and No. 25 Wisconsin. Senior Sergiy Fesenko and sophomore Todd Patrick led the Hoosiers with three titles each. Overall, the Hoosiers claimed 12 titles on the day. Men's swimming coach Ray Looze was very satisfied with his team's overall performance.

IU advances to final, falls to Wolverines

By Jordan Majewski · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:39 a.m.

For the second time in two weeks, the IU field hockey came up just short in its attempt to capture the first Big Ten title in program history. Last weekend, the Hoosiers missed out on a share of a Big Ten regular season title after an overtime loss to Penn State. Sunday, IU lost to Michigan 3-0 in the Big Ten tournament championship game held in Iowa City, Iowa.

Hoosiers win opener, lose White

By Brian Janosch · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:37 a.m.

Six-foot-nine forward D.J. White cast a larger than normal shadow Friday night, shrouding a 28-point win with a shadow of doubt after he left the halftime locker room on crutches and sat out the second half.

Baby steps

By Eamonn Brennan · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:35 a.m.

Given its early season performance, it might be difficult for IU fans to remember how young IU's wide receiving corps really is. The Hoosier offense delivered a reminder to that effect Saturday as the IU passing game continued its recent streak of inefficiency marked by key drops and injuries among its receivers in a 42-21 loss to Minnesota. "We made some good catches and some good plays out there," IU coach Terry Hoeppner said. "Unfortunately, we also had a lot of drops. It's something we need to clean up."

and the BAD

By Matt Mattucci · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:32 a.m.

The Hoosiers hung their heads because the game was over. Entering the second half with a 14-7 lead and possession of the ball, the offense started a drive to open the third quarter hoping to increase the Gophers' deficit. But by the end of the quarter, many of the 30,656 fans in Memorial Stadium had already gone home. The Golden Gophers had a near perfect third quarter, scoring a touchdown in each of their four possessions to build an insurmountable 34-14 lead by the fourth. "We did not come out as fired up as we were (in the first half)," sophomore quarterback Blake Powers said. "It just shows you cannot have spells like that in this game if you want to compete in this conference."

The GOOD

By Matt Mattucci · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:31 a.m.

The Hoosiers celebrated as if the game was over. They raced off the field, led by an energetic coach Terry Hoeppner who pushed and shoved his defensive players in congratulations of their efforts. Hoeppner described the locker room atmosphere as "electric." Heading into halftime of Saturday's game, IU led Minnesota 14-7 and had just stopped the Gophers on a goal line stand.

AKRON UNZIPPED

By Steve Slivka · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 1:30 a.m.

Brian Plotkin described it as a dream. In his final regular season home game, IU's co-captain scored the decisive overtime goal versus No. 1 Akron and ended the evening in a sea of cream and crimson as the fans stormed the field. On senior night, in front of 4,884 fans at Bill Armstrong Stadium, Plotkin and Jordan Chirico etched their names in the box score versus the Zips in the game's lone goal. Freshman striker Lee Nguyen played a cross from the right side of the six to Chirico who one-touched the ball to Plotkin. The Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy candidate said he had to get his right foot -- the weaker of the two -- on the ball but struck it hard enough to notch the game winner in overtime. "I was almost in a state of euphoria (when I dove on the field to celebrate the goal)," Plotkin said. "I was just happy. Everybody was going nuts and I just wanted to get off my feet so I just kinda dove. I've seen it on TV a few times, so I thought it might be fun to try." The goal was Plotkin's eighth of the season, keeping him on top of the Big Ten with 25 points. Nguyen now has 11 assists, while Chirico is third on the team with five.

Pacers burn Heat in early season battle

By Alyson Brodsy and Tim Reynolds · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:21 a.m.

MIAMI -- Jermaine O'Neal scored 27 points, six of them in the final three minutes to help the Indiana Pacers recover from wasting a 14-point second-half lead and beat the Miami Heat 105-102 Thursday night. Ron Artest, in his first post-suspension game in Miami, added 22 for the Pacers -- who've won 13 of their last 14 regular-season meetings with Miami.

Big Ten tourney begins with IU No. 2 seed

By Jordan Majewski · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:20 a.m.

The 14-3 IU field hockey team opens play in the Big Ten field hockey tournament today at Iowa as the Hoosiers look to extend their dream year into the postseason. IU enters the tournament with its highest seeding ever, No. 2, earned by a 4-2 conference record. The Hoosiers will play the first game of the tournament at 10 a.m. against No. 7 seed Northwestern. The Hoosiers defeated the Wildcats 3-1 Oct. 8 in their only matchup of the season.

IU falls to Spartans to end season

By Chris Sauer · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:19 a.m.

The final game of the IU women's soccer season symbolized the entire year for the Hoosiers. IU head coach Mick Lyon described the year as "a season that almost was." The Hoosiers ended their 2005 campaign with a 3-0 loss to Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament Thursday. The Spartans, who also beat IU earlier in the season, will move on to play either Purdue or Wisconsin in the second round. The teams played evenly throughout the first half, as the score remained tied at zero heading into halftime.

Hoosiers defeat Lady Stars 70-63 in exhibition opener

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:17 a.m.

The Sharon Versyp era started on a positive note Thursday night as the Hoosiers won their exhibition opener against the Hoosier Lady Stars, 70-63. "For the team, tonight was a whole new experience," Versyp said. "We did some good things, but other things not so well." IU got off to a slow start against the Lady Stars, falling behind 5-0. The Hoosiers scored their first points of the game on a free throw by senior Jenny DeMuth, who redshirted last season with a knee injury.

IU adjusting defense after injuries

By Matt Mattucci · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:15 a.m.

With four regular season wins and three games left, IU head coach Terry Hoeppner and the Hoosiers have only one number on their minds and their wrists -- 12. The Hoosiers will look to fulfill their motto embedded on bracelets the team has worn all season. But they will need at least two more victories in their next three games to ensure a possible bowl game berth, which would be a 12th game for the season.

Ready to run

By Andy Romey · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:12 a.m.

IU coach Mike Davis has long said he wants to construct a transition game, but he just hasn't had the tools to build it. In years past, preseason plans to pick up the pace have generally been foiled as the season unraveled.

Plotkin to miss first game of Big Tens

By Chris Engel · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:11 a.m.

A dream game for senior Brian Plotkin ended on a sour note as the midfielder will miss the first game of the Big Ten tournament Thursday. When center referee Abiodun Okulaja gave Plotkin a yellow card in the 68th minute it meant more than getting Plotkin's name in the ref's book. For his fifth yellow card of the season, Plotkin must serve a one-game suspension.

Hoosiers welcome Akron tonight for Senior Night

By Steve Slivka · Thursday, Nov. 3,2005 12:34 a.m.

IU coach Mike Freitag and his three seniors are so focused on tonight's match with No. 1 University of Akron, they said they pretty much forgot about another important event -- Senior Night. Not only will fans be treated to the team ranked No. 1 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, but this could be the last time Hoosier fans see seniors Mike Ambersley, Jordan Chirico and Brian Plotkin put on their uniforms and play on Yeagley Field.

Big Ten volleyball all in the family for Holm

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2005 11:23 p.m.

The Penn State volleyball team will bring a few things to Bloomington when it leaves State College, Pa., for its matchup with IU on Friday. The Nittany Lions will bring a No. 3 national ranking, a 21-2 overall record, a 12-0 conference record, a three-game lead over the second place team in the Big Ten and a junior middle hitter by the name of Kim Holm.

IU holds home ice advantage

By Josh Sacks · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2005 11:23 p.m.

Walking into the Frank Southern Ice Arena, the smell of dirty socks fills the air. Commonly called "The Frank," the arena is dark, drab and features a relatively small skating area. Many opponents come into this arena thinking the shanty-like appearance will correlate to a washed-up IU hockey team. But what they soon find out is this ice arena serves as one of the toughest places for opposing teams to play in.

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