Poor shooting leads to loss
The women's basketball team played an even first half with No. 23 Minnesota Sunday in Minneapolis, before the Gophers outscored the Hoosiers 49-34 in the second half.
The women's basketball team played an even first half with No. 23 Minnesota Sunday in Minneapolis, before the Gophers outscored the Hoosiers 49-34 in the second half.
Hoosiers undefeated Water polo team loses season starter Patriots, Rams head to Super Bowl
Mike Davis tries to stay calm when his team is doing well, but it was a little harder than usual Saturday with a raucous crowd at Assembly Hall.
The IU men's tennis team (2-1) lost its first road match of the spring season to Louisville (3-0) 5-2 Thursday. The Hoosiers accomplished what they wanted to but didn't get the results they expected. They won the doubles point, yet failed to claim the singles points. Senior Rahman Smiley (9-5) claimed the only IU singles victory out of six opportunities. He defeated the Cardinals' Alex Sivertsen 6-2, 7-5.
No matter what their size, every wrestler has at least one thing in common. All have to make their respective weight for each meet. Making their weight is sometimes a process that can take a couple of days.
The IU women's tennis team looks to continue its perfect season against two non-conference opponents this weekend. The Hoosiers will face Western Michigan University at 9:30 a.m. and the Miami University of Ohio at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Indiana Tennis Center.
The men\'s swimming and diving squads travel to Iowa City, Iowa, tomorrow to take on Big Ten foes Iowa (1-2) and Minnesota (2-0). The Golden Gophers, ranked sixth in the nation and the reigning Big Ten champions, could be the Hoosiers' toughest competition. "I think we really need to get up to swim Minnesota because we'll swim them in Big Tens and they're the powerhouse," sophomore Matt Leach said. "They're the ones that won it last year and we're looking to take as many races as we can from them."
Coming off an emotional victory over rival Purdue, the No. 19 women's swimming and diving team look to remain unbeaten when they square off against No. 18 Penn State and Michigan State tonight.
Coach Kathi Bennett had to wear forward Jamie Gathing's leather, knee-high boots to the post-game news conference, but at least she doesn't have to run sprints.
Steve Alford isn't big on Christmas break. At least not after Iowa stumbled to four losses in five Big Ten games after returning to Iowa City. The Hawkeyes escaped with a 75-71 victory against Michigan State Tuesday and might have found some breathing room. They head to Purdue at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in search of their first back-to-back wins since early this month.
The women's basketball team proved Thursday night that defense truly wins games. By halftime, the Hoosiers had smothered the Wisconsin Badgers enough to earn a 36-29 lead, while forcing 10 turnovers.
Before this week, Bill Self had a problem. The second-year Illinois coach didn't have enough healthy players to play five-on-five. The Fighting Illini were the walking wounded. Some of them could barely walk. Now, three weeks into the Big Ten season, Self has a full cast of characters -- "enough to play four-on-four on both ends of the court," he joked earlier this week.
The Hoosiers have been looking forward to this one. And the anticipation began long before today. Their eagerness showed when Mike Davis spoke earlier this week about not looking past Penn State. To win a third conference road game before coming home for five of it's next six games would be big for IU. At the same time, Davis admitted his team was looking forward to Saturday's 1 p.m. showdown with No. 9 Illinois at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers look at this as their chance to prove themselves.
One big reason for the IU men's track and field team's early success is the talented team members. Senior Wasyl Fedoriw is one of these talented athletes, not only in the shot put and the weight throw, but in the classroom, as well. This year, Fedoriw came back to the track and field team for his final year of eligibility. He got accepted to medical school last year but decided to wait until next year to enter.
There's a reason why Penn State is hovering near the bottom of the men's basketball Big Ten conference standings. The Nittany Lions just can't shoot. That same reason has led to losses to teams like Yale, James Madison and California.
Her teammates call her "Grandma" because she sleeps more than the average college student. And at 22, she's one of the older IU women's basketball players.
After a successful weekend at Purdue, the men's club volleyball team is preparing to carry its confidence into the upcoming Michigan Classic at the University of Michigan Jan. 26 and 27. The Hoosiers began their Big Ten season Sunday, competing in the first of two Big Ten qualifiers. The next qualifier will be played at Iowa Feb. 16. The results of overall play through the two qualifiers determine the seeds for the Big Ten tournament March 22 and 23 at Northwestern. Facing Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue and Iowa didn't seem to faze the Hoosiers as they returned to Bloomington undefeated (4-0) and looking forward to the next series of matches.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Usually a promising start to the second half is a good boost for a team and can lead to a victory. So after IU forward Jenny DeMuth hit two three pointers in the first 2:18 of the second session, it looked as though the Hoosiers might break out of their four-game losing streak. But a Michigan run erased that momentum and carried the Wolverines to a 68-55 victory.
Coach Rich Holdeman recalls exactly what went through his mind with 45 seconds left in overtime against the University of Illinois Saturday,the score knotted up at four. "I said to the guys, we don't need four players down low. We were playing like we were down by a goal and not tied," he said. "We were throwing everything and the kitchen sink at them and not thinking defense."
Women's track victorious The IU women's track team emerged victorious from its home dual meet this past weekend, besting both Ohio State and Southern Illinois at the Henry Gladstone Fieldhouse. The Hoosiers posted a total of 130 points during the meet compared to 120 for Ohio State and 54 for Southern Illinois. Two Hoosiers posted NCAA provisional marks during the meet. Junior Kelley McKinney went for 18.31m in the 20-pound weight throw, and junior Danielle Carruthers matched her nation-best time of 8.28 seconds in the 60m hurdles. Next up for the team is the Indiana Relays Feb. 1 and 2 in Bloomington.