Schedule benefits IU
With the Hoosiers' next three games at Iowa, at Ohio State and at Penn State, coach Mike Davis pointed to Tuesday night's game against No. 25 Michigan State as a big one for the Hoosiers.
With the Hoosiers' next three games at Iowa, at Ohio State and at Penn State, coach Mike Davis pointed to Tuesday night's game against No. 25 Michigan State as a big one for the Hoosiers.
Senior Gibran Hamdan's grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning instigated a 13-run inning that lifted IU over Wright St. 14-6 at Sembower Field last evening. The opposite field shot over the right field wall came one pitch after coach Bob Morgan was ejected from the game arguing balls and strikes.
Rodney Bosnich, an IU grad, is one of the men IU grad Chad Millman profiled for his book The Odds, a story surrounding sports gambling during the college basketball season 1999-2000. Excerpts of Millman's book, which went on sale March 20, appear at IDSnews.com.
Leading up to last night's game, Coach Mike Davis praised Tom Izzo as the best coach in the country, mainly because of the way Izzo can get his No.25 Spartans to be more aggressive than anybody on the boards and defensively. But by the time there were a few minutes left in the game Tuesday night, Izzo could only run his hands through his hair, lean back in his chair and look up to the top of Assembly Hall. Another Michigan State turnover had led to another three-pointer, this one by Dane Fife to give the Hoosiers an 81-58 lead with just 2:33 left.
After two 1-0 wins last, the women's soccer team faces rival Notre Dame in South Bend tonight. "Notre Dame is obviously one of the best teams in the country," coach Joe Kelley said. "They are talented and deep. A lot of their players have international experience. "It is a great environment to play in, and I think we are ready. As a program, we have grown, and I think our players have gained confidence in their ability.
The wind whips through her hair as the cold droplets of water hit her face and the FJ's slice through the waves. Yet this "Flying Junior Scotts" boat is not all alone in the ocean -- it's in the middle of seven other boats each vying for victory within the Sailboat Regatta.
IU (32-16, 13-12 in the Big Ten) is now tied with Illinois for third place in the conference after winning three of four against Purdue (22-29, 12-16 in the Big Ten).
Home, sweet home. After the IU water polo team started its first 20 matches on the road, the No. 15 Hoosiers (11-9, 3-0 Collegiate Water Polo Association) play host to the Indiana Invite today and tomorrow at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center at the Student Recreational Sport Center.
First Pete Sampras, then Andre Agassi. The two biggest Americans in men's tennis lost in the second round at Wimbledon in stunning upsets Wednesday. On an upset day at the All England Club, second-seeded Marat Safin was also eliminated.
Last week, junior centerfielder Kennard Jones and senior infielder Eric Blakeley were among 13 Big Ten players to be drafted on the first day of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft.
The season has been long and tough for the IU wrestling team. Battling constant injuries and other adverse factors, the Hoosiers struggled to obtain the team record and goals they had hoped for. This weekend will give them one last chance. Friday night marks the final home match for IU as it takes on Eastern Illinois (2-10). Not only is Friday night Senior Night, it is the last time the Hoosiers (8-11, 0-7) can give the home crowd a home victory.
With a 3-0 win against Butler last night at Bill Armstrong Stadium, Jerry Yeagley became the second coach in NCAA Division I history to record 500 wins. IU came out of the gates controlling the ball and overpowering Butler. After a couple of diving saves by Butler goalie Barrie Grant, IU finally broke through. At the 18:41 mark, senior Tyler Hawley threw the ball into the box, skimming off the head of junior Pat Noonan, and ricocheted off the foot of freshman Mike Ambersley for his second goal of the season.
A mess of tricycles, costumes and loud music converged in Assembly Hall Thursday night as the Mini 500 kicked off Little 500 weekend. "Tonight came together well," said senior Jayme Jones, IU Student Foundation Steering Committee member. "Everyone worked really hard. I'm excited with how it came out."
IU's loss to Minnesota's volleyball team Friday didn't stop them from beating Iowa Saturday night. The Hoosiers now stand at 4-9 in the season and 1-5 in the Big Ten. IU fell to Minnesota Friday in three games. With 15 kills, freshman Karla Crose led the Hoosiers, and sophomore Melissa Brewer helped out with 13 kills. Junior Laurie Gardner returned after recovering from a shoulder injury earlier in the week. Even with the help of Gardner being back and the skills of Crose and Brewer, IU managed to have 29 hitting errors on their side.
SACRAMENTO - IU coach Mike Davis admitted it after the game Thursday night. Truth be told, he didn't have to wait that long to divulge his secret. It was obvious to his players that Davis was nervous before the Hoosiers took on Utah Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Arco Arena in Sacramento. "I was so tight it was unbelievable," Davis said with a laugh. "(junior Tom) Coverdale walked over to me today during the shoot around and said, 'Coach, just relax, we're going to win.' I was wound up so, so tight because this game, this game was so important for Indiana basketball, for me, for ourselves and for our team." With so much on the line, Davis was justifiably nervous. But after the Hoosiers whipped Utah, 75-56, Coverdale appeared to know what he was talking about heading into the game.
Mike Brey has gone seven games and hasn't needed to call a 30-second timeout yet. No momentum swings for the opponents. No scoring runs that have put Notre Dame in danger of losing. No games closer than 13 points. Brey, the second-year Fighting Irish coach, is confident but fears that all might change tonight when Notre Dame meets IU at 7 p.m. tonight in Assembly Hall. It will be the home opener for IU (4-2) and the first true road test for the Irish (7-0). In its only other road game, Notre Dame wiped out DePaul 82-55. "I'm counting on our experience to help us in that atmosphere and set the tone," Brey said. "Our experience can keep us pretty steady."
STATE COLLEGE, PA -- Mike Davis had one wish. Before IU set out on its three-game road swing that ended Wednesday in Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center, IU's coach wanted two road wins. He got his wish, and the Hoosiers return Saturday to Assembly Hall, where they will play five of their next six, including four of their next five Big Ten games. IU (12-6, 5-1 Big Ten) pounded Penn State (5-12, 1-5) 85-51, marking the first time since the 1992-1993 season the Hoosiers have recorded three Big Ten road victories before February. "Ideally, we wanted to come out of this road trip (winning) one of three, and we get two of three," Davis said. "Now we have three road wins in the Big Ten, which is good."
IU men's tennis team (2-0) used a team effort to defeat Toledo and Bowling Green last Saturday to win its first two matches of the spring season. The Hoosiers look to use that same formula today as they travel to Louisville to play the Cardinals (2-0) at 3:30 p.m. IU holds an 11-2 all-time mark against Louisville. The Cardinals defeated Illinois State and Northern Iowa last Saturday.
The women's tennis team looks to finish what they tried to do last year: make it through the Regionals and advance to the Championships.
With the most difficult stretches behind it, the women's tennis team hopes to get back on the winning track this weekend as it plays host to two Big Ten opponents.