Wrestlers lose twice as Powless hits milestone
The IU wrestling team suffered two losses this weekend against Michigan and Michigan State. The Hoosiers ended Friday night with a score of 33-6 against the Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The IU wrestling team suffered two losses this weekend against Michigan and Michigan State. The Hoosiers ended Friday night with a score of 33-6 against the Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Mich.
After beating No. 13 Michigan at home Jan. 5 to advance to 14-1, the date was all but set to wed IU to a top-10 ranking — an estranged relationship reunited after four years of separation.
The Hoosiers (15-3, 3-3) are ranked No. 11 in the AP poll and No. 13 in the Coaches poll.
Ohio State had four starters that were ranked in the top 100 in CBSSports.com’s Preseason Top 100 College Players. Lenzelle Smith, Jr. was not one of them. The sophomore guard — who came in averaging 5.2 points per game — scored a career-high 28 points to lead the Buckeyes past IU, 80-63 Sunday night at Value City Arena.
With revenge on its minds and playing in front of a sold-out Value City Arena, No. 5 Ohio State (16-3, 4-2) used stifling defense and a career effort from an unsung hero to defeat No. 7/8 Indiana on Sunday, 80-63.
After beating No.13 Michigan at home Jan. 5 to advance to 14-1, the date was all but set to wed IU to a top-10 ranking. An estranged relationship reunited after four years of separation.
The IU men’s basketball team was routed by Ohio State on Sunday, falling 80-63 to the Buckeyes at Value City Arena.
A combination of a sold-out Value City Arena and a team looking for revenge has No. 5 Ohio State up 35-14 at halftime.
The Hoosiers take on the Ohio State Buckeyes this afternoon in the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
The IU men’s basketball team suffered its first loss at Assembly Hall this season, as they fell to unranked Minnesota 77-74 Thursday.
Nothing about this loss makes sense. IU doesn’t lose at home. It didn’t when then-No.1 Kentucky or then-No.2 Ohio State came to Bloomington en route to a perfect 11-0 record in Assembly Hall.
After coming off of a loss against Iowa last Friday, the team is looking to improve its team record to 8-2 while gaining more experience with highly ranked competitors.
After upsetting the Buckeyes 74-70 on Dec. 31 in Bloomington, IU will face a much tougher task facing Ohio State on the road.
Missed layups and 23 turnovers would make it hard for any team to win a basketball game. And for an IU women’s basketball team (5-13, 0-5) that traveled to Michigan State (12-5, 4-0) Thursday night searching for its first Big Ten Conference win of the season, it proved too much.
While the men’s and women’s track squads may not find much excitement during the indoor season, they will Saturday when the Purdue Boilermakers roll into Bloomington for a dual-meet showdown.
The IU women’s tennis team will take the court for the first time in five weeks to participate in the adidas Winter Invitational from Saturday to Monday in Bloomington.
A pair of former IU men’s soccer defenders, Tommy Meyer and Chris Estridge, will both continue their soccer careers at the professional level after learning Thursday afternoon that they were selected in the first and second rounds, respectively, of the 2012 MLS Super Draft.
It’s no secret that the matchup of IU freshman forward Cody Zeller and Ohio State sophomore forward Jared Sullinger has garnered some headlines. Sullinger was named the 2011 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, while Zeller has already won the Big Ten Freshman of the Week award five times this season.
In the Hoosiers’ first test as a top ten team, they failed. The IU men’s basketball team suffered its first loss at Assembly Hall this season, as they fell to unranked Minnesota 77-74 Thursday night.
He has brought instant offense all season long off the bench and after missing five straight games with an ankle injury, sophomore guard Will Sheehey looked like his old self on Thursday evening.