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Verdell Jones III and the IU seniors have paid their dues. Now they’re seeing the results.
Behind 15 points at halftime to Michigan State (20-10, 11-5), the IU women’s basketball team (6-24, 1-15) faced an uphill battle heading into the second half Thursday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.
He might be the only non-scholarship senior on the roster, but for IU fans, the roar when Kory Barnett enters the game is that of a victorious cheer.
Even though IU is now securely in the NCAA Tournament, there is still a lot to play for Sunday. First and foremost, it is the chance to give these five seniors a win in their last game at Assembly Hall.
IU’s five seniors will throw on the candy stripes and play at Assembly Hall for the final time Sunday. This is the story of how five kids stuck out more downs than ups to bring IU basketball back from the dead. Click here for part 1.
After being swept by Tulane last weekend, the IU baseball team has one bright spot for this weekend’s series against Eastern Tennessee State University — the performance of freshman left fielder Chris Sujka.
The wrestling postseason has officially started, as the Hoosiers will soon be set to wrestle in the Big Ten Championships.
This Sunday, the Hoosiers look to improve upon their 9-3 record. The team will square off against Marquette at 11 a.m. and then take on Cleveland State to cap off the doubleheader at 4 p.m.
The two squads will be split, with selected athletes traveling to the Alex Wilson Invitational at Notre Dame while others participate in the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier at Wisconsin.
The DeMarini Invitational this weekend marks the first instance the Hoosiers (7-7) face a ranked opponent this season. IU Coach Michelle Gardner said she believes the Hoosiers have the potential to do great things if they stay consistent with their past wins.
The No. 13 IU women’s water polo team will travel to Thorton, Colo., for the Colorado State Invitational. After an exhibition with the Calgary Renegades at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Indiana will face one-win Colorado State at 2:30 p.m. The Hoosiers will finish the weekend with a contest against 5-6 California State East Bay at 9 a.m. Sunday.
Former IU left tackle Andrew McDonald and safety Chris Adkins, who both graduated in December, spent the time off at the facilities at St. Vincent, preparing for IU’s pro day Monday.
IU’s five seniors never went through a Knight practice. They haven’t cut down nets after Big Ten or National Championships. But what these five seniors experienced in IU’s worst four-year stretch in program history has granted them the right to the mic.
In Tom Crean’s early years as head coach, tickets weren’t moving as much. This year, however, Crean’s team is winning. This year, everyone wants to go to the games. And more scalpers want in on the profits.
The IU women’s basketball team enters the Big Ten Tournament, which will take place at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, with a chance for its second conference win in three games after losing 14 straight to start the conference schedule. The No. 12 Hoosiers will face off against the No. 5 Michigan State Spartans tonight 25 minutes after the end of the 6 p.m. Minnesota vs. Wisconsin game. Here’s a look at the Hoosiers and their history in the Big Ten Tournament.
Is the third time the charm for IU women’s basketball?
Tom Crean was shorter than expected. That is what surprised senior forward Tom Pritchard the most on his first day at IU. Not the scandal that rocked the foundations of Indiana basketball to spawn an unprecedented rebuilding project. Not that the squad he would be playing on was bringing back a combined average of just 12.8 minutes and 1.6 points per game from the prior season in Kyle Taber and Brett Finklemeier.
This past week in this space, I wrote about how welcome and refreshing the start of baseball season is this year, and I stand by that.
Its record ratio has stayed the same moving from 2-2 to 7-7, but the IU softball team has morphed into a different team since the beginning of the season.
