IU ranked No. 18 by AP, 20 in USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll.
The Hoosiers (19-6, 7-6) have improved in the college basketball rankings today.
The Hoosiers (19-6, 7-6) have improved in the college basketball rankings today.
Home runs were not a rare sight in this weekend’s opening tournament for the Hoosiers. Sophomore Jenna Abraham’s two home runs Friday and junior Amanda Wagner’s two home runs Saturday helped lead the Hoosier softball team to split its four opening weekend games.
The Hoosiers increased their winning streak to seven Saturday with wins against Miami University (Ohio) and Ball State University.
The Indiana women’s basketball team fell 61-60 to Illinois (10-16, 4-9) on a last-second lay-in by the Fighting Illini’s Lydia McCully Sunday. But on “THINK PINK” day at Assembly Hall, IU Coach Felisha Legette-Jack said she had the bigger picture in mind.
The goal of match play is to defeat your opponent, which junior Corey Ziedonis said is essentially down to a strategy of bringing the pressure.
Since being ranked in the top 10 in the preseason poll, the Hoosiers have continued to earn their ranking, entering the weekend as No. 9.
The IU men’s and women’s track squads took another step in preparation for the Big Ten Indoor Championships by splitting up for two meets during the weekend. Sprinters and field event athletes traveled to the SPIRE NCAA DI Invitational in Geneva, Ohio, while the distance runners remained in Bloomington for the Hoosier Hills Invitational.
For the Hoosiers, the third road match in a month against a top-20 opponent proved almost as insurmountable as the first two.
The noon softball game in El Paso, Texas, between the Indiana Hoosiers and the University of Texas at El Paso was cancelled today due to high winds and cold temperatures.
I’m hesitant to write a column on the Ben Stein of college basketball plays, but consistency at the charity stripe has been one of the keys to IU victories all season. Thursday was no exception.
The matchup of Illinois sophomore center Meyers Leonard and Indiana freshman forward Cody Zeller lived up to the billing as the two ran the floor, finished at the rim and led their teams in scoring.
The Hoosiers, who came in as the favorite against the Illini this year, did more than hold up their end of the bargain.
Despite being competitive in its first two road matches, IU returned home empty-handed in both cases, failing to register a single point at Kentucky or Ohio State. This weekend, the team will travel to the Sooner State in search of its first away victory in a Sunday showdown with No. 19 Oklahoma.
After a week of rest, IU will look to keep the momentum of its recent wins going. The IU water polo team will compete in the Triton Invitational in La Jolla, Calif.
When the Hoosiers go for their first win in the conference this season Sunday, they’ll have a chance to play the only team they’ve beaten in their past 25 Big Ten games: Illinois.
The IU men’s and women’s track teams will be sending athletes to two meets this weekend, with the Hoosier Hills taking place on the Bloomington campus and the SPIRE NCAA DI meet happening in Geneva, Ohio.
The Hoosiers will face three teams Sunday in North Carolina. The team will first travel to Raleigh, N.C., to compete against North Carolina State at 9 a.m. The team will then wrestle Virginia Military Institute at 11 a.m.
During the winter and early spring stints of practice, the team utilized the Mellencamp Pavillion for its warmer practice environment. However, the playing surface of the Pavillion is turf, not dirt.
As Tiger Woods and Tony Romo pair as the dream team for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the IU men’s golf team will await its first opponent at the Big Ten Match Play Championship on Feb. 10 and 11.
For the first time in more than a month, the IU basketball team is back on a winning streak.