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Intense practice results in sacrifice

By Ryan Lengerich · Friday, Oct. 20,2000 2:06 a.m.

It's 8 a.m. What have you done today? The crew team has been training in the water of Lake Lemon for two hours. To some it might seem crazy, but to the team it is routine. Whichever the case, it's the reason for the success of the women rowers.

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 20,2000 2:03 a.m.

Diver of the Year and three-meter national champion last season. Jeff Huber coached Reiling and the women's team to a national championship last season, and he did the same with the men. Huber was named Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year for the fourth straight season for his accomplishments.

Field hockey team hopes for first Big Ten victory

By Aarno Retherford and Aaron Retherford · Friday, Oct. 20,2000 2:01 a.m.

The field hockey team will have another tough challenge this weekend, traveling to Northwestern today to face the Wildcats (5-10, 2-3 in Big Ten play).

Subway Series a disappointment

By Benjy Ekhaus · Friday, Oct. 20,2000 2:01 a.m.

I guess it was inevitable. As eight teams entered the playoffs, everybody knew the two that would eventually be in the World Series. Sure, the San Francisco Giants had the best record in baseball. Sure, the Braves' pitching staff makes them the annual National League favorite. The White Sox were supposed to sneak in, and the Yankees lost seven in a row the week before the playoffs. But did anybody really think that it would end up differently?

Last Chance for Hoosiers

By Scott Powers · Friday, Oct. 20,2000 1:52 a.m.

Ran into a football player the other day. Not a kicker or a running back, but one of those really meaty guys who could be mistaken for an ox. When our eyes met, there was no doubt we knew each other.

Golden opportunity

By Dan Cortez · Friday, Oct. 20,2000 1:43 a.m.

To this point, Minnesota coach Glen Mason has succeeded where IU coach Cam Cameron has failed. Both hired in 1997, Mason has revitalized the once-dormant Gopher program to respectability and has taken his team to a bowl game. Cameron has yet to do either of the two.

Hoosiers outmuscle Wildcats

By Sarah Trotto · Thursday, Oct. 19,2000 1:51 a.m.

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Three IU soccer players sat on the bench after the Hoosiers' 2-0 win against Kentucky Wednesday night. Vapor rose from their moist jerseys as they took their time drinking from Gatorade cups and resting after a highly physical match that had eight yellow cards and a red card.

Freshman fills key role

By Nick Bowton · Thursday, Oct. 19,2000 1:49 a.m.

David Prall knew he wouldn't play last season. He knew, as a freshman soccer player from Bloomington High School South, he'd redshirt his first season for coach Jerry Yeagley and have to fight like mad for playing time the next. That's what he knew.

Tennis coach wins players' admiration

By Alyson Brodsy and Dan Burch · Thursday, Oct. 19,2000 1:47 a.m.

In the last 24 years, one name has been synonymous with IU's women's tennis program. Whereas other programs have seen much turnover, coach Lin Loring has brought stability and success to a tennis program regarded as the best in Big Ten history.

Hockey team opens season on road

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 19,2000 1:44 a.m.

The hockey team kicks off its season this weekend with a three-game road trip. The Hoosiers face Eastern Michigan University tonight, then travel to the University of Toledo for a two-night series against the Rockets Friday and Saturday.

Fall tennis season a time of improvement, fine tuning

By Benjy Ekhaus · Thursday, Oct. 19,2000 1:43 a.m.

As the fall tournament season has reached the midway point for the men's tennis team, players have been able to work on their games at several individual tournaments and have shown signs of improvement already, their coach said.

Around the game

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 19,2000 1:41 a.m.

Senior outside hitter Amanda Welter didn't get her wish to beat No.13 Penn State. The volleyball team fell to the Nittany Lions in three games last night at State College (7-15, 10-15, 9-15). The Hoosiers fell to 12-7, 3-6 in league play, while Penn State improved to 17-4, 6-3.

Soccer: Hoosiers beat Kentucky in physical match

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 19,2000 1:40 a.m.

Citizens' lawsuit shapes up

By David Uchiyama · Wednesday, Oct. 18,2000 2:45 a.m.

A lawsuit filed by Indiana citizens and IU alumni against the University for avoiding state laws is beginning to take shape. The plaintiffs now know who will defend the University, what judge is likely to hear the case and what is likely to happen next.

Hoosiers look to avenge Penn State victories

By Jason Recker · Wednesday, Oct. 18,2000 2:17 a.m.

Amanda Welter just wants to beat Penn State -- once. In Welter's four years in Bloomington, IU has knocked off the perennial power Nittany Lions in only one game. One game in 19 tries.

Golfers take team, individual titles at Legends

By Michael Sherman · Wednesday, Oct. 18,2000 1:54 a.m.

It could have been a long, depressing winter. As the last tournament of the Hoosiers' fall season, the Legends Intercollegiate would decide whether the next five months would be spent celebrating their success or dwelling on missed opportunities. As it turns out, they won't have much time for the latter.

Soccer team expects tough match

By Nick Bowton · Wednesday, Oct. 18,2000 1:53 a.m.

The men's soccer team earned itself a No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament Sunday when it beat Northwestern in its final home game. Next order of business: ensuring more home games come NCAA tournament time.

Football team tries to salvage season

By Guy Cipriano · Wednesday, Oct. 18,2000 1:50 a.m.

Ten minutes was all it took. After getting pounded 58-0 at Michigan on ABC regional television and before 110,909 fans, the seniors and leaders of the football team called a meeting Sunday afternoon to discuss the loss.

Momentum grows as crew team rows

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 18,2000 1:47 a.m.

The crew team added another strong performance to the list of fall accomplishments at the third annual Lemonhead Regatta Saturday afternoon at Lake Lemon in Bloomington.

Poll ranks team No. 1

By Sarah Trotto · Tuesday, Oct. 17,2000 1:37 a.m.

Internetsoccer.com picked the men's soccer team as No. 1 in its national poll Monday. The Hoosiers had been ranked fifth in last week's poll, before unranked Syracuse upset top-ranked Connecticut 1-0 Saturday. IU (11-3, 5-0 in Big Ten play) defeated unranked Wisconsin 3-1 Friday and Northwestern 4-1 Sunday to claim the regular-season Big Ten title. The defending national champion Hoosiers hadn't been ranked No. 1 since the preseason and fell from the spot after losing the first two games of the season. At that point, IU was unranked.

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