Hoosiers open season at home
Wednesday, coach Kathi Bennett ended practice early. She'd been stressing the importance of the transition game throughout the scrimmage but wasn't getting what she wanted.
Wednesday, coach Kathi Bennett ended practice early. She'd been stressing the importance of the transition game throughout the scrimmage but wasn't getting what she wanted.
The women's basketball team can breathe a sigh of relief. But just a small one.
The war of words is at a season-high this week as the football team prepares for Saturday's "Old Oaken Bucket" game at Purdue.
In more ways than one, Saturday's game between the Hoosiers and No. 17 Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium will be a matchup between two teams that are polar opposites.
It's been 12 years since the men's basketball team lost a game in the National Invitation Tournament, and the Hoosiers are looking to extend a nine-game NIT winning streak at 8 p.m. against South Alabama at Assembly Hall.
Senior forward Matt Fundenberger and his teammates went to practice half an hour early Tuesday and Wednesday so they could work on the minor technicalities of soccer.
Part four of a five part series profiling IU women's basketball coach Kathi Bennett.
IU's victory against Pepperdine Tuesday advances the Hoosiers to the second round of the National Invitational Tournament where they will face South Alabama at 8 p.m. Friday in Assembly Hall.
There are only two tournament teams in Division I women's basketball that ended their season the way they wanted - with a win. First is Connecticut and its legendary march to the NCAA championship. The second team is Wisconsin.
Women's soccer assistant coach and former IU standout, Wendy Dillinger, is about to receive a rebirth in the sport she loves. Dillinger was one of 200 nationwide invitees to try out for the Women's United Soccer Association in December.
How does a defense go about stopping Drew Brees? For that matter, can a defense stop Drew Brees? Purdue's senior quarterback, who is winding down his campaign for the Heisman Trophy, has shown that might not be possible. A defense can only hope to slow him down.
An IU volleyball fan stood just feet from the court opposite the Hoosier bench Wednesday night, dropping to push-up position after each Hoosier point. His-push-up-after-every-point approach did help a crowd of 397 hop to its feet, but had Amanda Welter's wish been granted, the fan might have left University Gym strong enough to bench press a couple of cars in the parking lot.
Coach Kathi Bennett was on a different career path in the mid-1980s. Believe it or not, Bennett had no plans of being a coach. In fact, she did not want to roam the sidelines piling up the headaches and heartaches that came with the job. Through her dad, she'd already had enough of that.
IU's 80-68 victory was a historic game for IU basketball for two reasons: The Hoosiers advance to the second round of the National Invitational Tournament in their first win since coach Bob Knight was fired, and Mike Davis won his first game as IU's head coach.
Interim head coach Mike Davis said he couldn't feel his legs when he walked on the court Tuesday before IU's game against Pepperdine in the first round of the NIT tournament in Assembly Hall. He said he was nervous and was afraid that he would trip over one of the television cables.
Once again, new women's basketball coach Kathi Bennett was talking defense. The coach, who prides herself on her team's defensive skills, discussed her philosophy with a packed audience in the Hoosier Room underneath Memorial Stadium Tuesday afternoon.
Michigan's women's basketball coach Sue Guevara puts her teams expectations of the season like this: "We don't hope we'll win, we know we'll win."
The volleyball team is due for a win. They face off tonight against No. 9 Penn State, but the odds don't seem to be on their side. The odds, in fact, sit with the defending national champion and two-time Big Ten defending champion Nittany Lions.
Freshman Sarah Fiden is everything the women's swimming team could want in a squad member. Her coach and teammates agree Fiden's warm heart and hard work combine to make a competitive swimmer. Coach Dorsey Tierney said she believes that if Fiden continues to train extensively, she will have a bright future.
Senior fullback De'Wayne Hogan got a big kick in the rear end last year by one of his teammates.