What we have learned thus far in 2011
Classes are back in full swing, and five of IU’s 24 varsity sports have begun their 2011-12 campaigns. From dominance to question marks, IU has seen it all in the early part of the semester.
Classes are back in full swing, and five of IU’s 24 varsity sports have begun their 2011-12 campaigns. From dominance to question marks, IU has seen it all in the early part of the semester.
The last few years have been pretty tough, considering the brand of Hoosier basketball with which you were raised.
With the least rushing yards and the most sacks allowed in the Big Ten in week one, the IU offensive line was already ailing. Then IU Coach Kevin Wilson delivered news that injuries have exacerbated the situation on the line.
True freshman wide receiver Shane Wynn stands at listed measurements of 5-foot-7 and 153 pounds. Despite that, Wynn has quickly found a niche in the IU football team in the wide receiver rotation and as part of special teams.
Though his team lost its season opener 27-20, Wilson wasn’t disappointed. He said he was “concerned” with problems — the offensive and defensive line play, time of possession and his own play calling.
While the disappointing 27-20 defeat Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium doesn’t mean doom for the season, it does raise some serious issues for IU going forward. And even though these Hoosiers ran a faster, more aggressive offense, there are many reasons why this is the same old team.
Despite leading at the half, the favored Hoosiers opened the Kevin Wilson era Saturday with a 27-20 loss to the Cardinals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The IU field hockey team cruised past Ball State 4-0 on Saturday and Missouri State 4-1 on Sunday, giving IU Coach Amy Robertson her 100th and 101st career wins and giving the team a 4-0 record this season.
IU converted an opportunity early, taking a 1-0 lead against defending national champion Notre Dame in the 12th minute Sunday, but the Irish responded with four unanswered goals to earn a 4-1 win. Three came in the first half.
The Hoosiers (2-0-1) outscored St. Louis and Dayton by a combined 9-1. The Hoosiers won the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic for the first time since 2005 and the 12th time overall in 29 years.
All-IU Classic selection, junior middle blocker Samantha Thrower, made history Saturday against Buffalo by breaking the Big Ten record and tying the national record for hitting percentage.
Despite leading at the half, IU opened the Kevin Wilson era Saturday with a27-20 loss to Ball State at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Kevin Wilson’s offenses at Oklahoma were known for a frenetic tempo and through one half of play, it appears Wilson has brought that pace to IU. The Hoosiers hold a 17-14 lead over Ball State after one half of play at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Sources: Wright-Baker to start on Saturday
Sophomore quarterback Edward Wright-Baker took all the snaps with the first team in practice Thursday and will start IU’s season opener Saturday against Ball State.
The IU women’s volleyball team begins its home schedule with the IU Classic Friday and Saturday at the University Gymnasium.
IU Coach Kevin Wilson will be in good company as he coaches his first game for the school. He needs only to look across the field.
With a 2-0 start and two games on the docket this weekend, the IU field hockey team’s mentality is focused on every match and taking the season day by day, Coach Amy Robertson said.
Notre Dame and Indiana last faced one another in a women’s soccer match in September 2001. That will change Sunday when IU will take on the Fighting Irish, the defending national champions, at their home base.
The IU women’s volleyball team begins its home schedule with the IU Classic Friday and Saturday at the University Gymnasium.