Hoosiers surrender wide lead to Iowa with 4th-quarter defensive failure
For the second week in a row, the Hoosiers were up by a double-digit margin at halftime against a Big Ten opponent.
For the second week in a row, the Hoosiers were up by a double-digit margin at halftime against a Big Ten opponent.
Facing a Hawkeye team known for forcing turnovers, challenging quarterbacks and shutting down opponents to end games, IU’s offensive production all but vanished in the second half.
The IU women's basketball team kicked off their season with a 108-54 rout of Lambuth on Sunday in exhibition play.
For the third time this season, IU lost in overtime, this time at the hands of Ohio State 1-0 Sunday at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Heading into halftime, IU held a 21-7 lead against the undefeated No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hoosiers were poised to pull off the biggest win of their season. But then they played the second half.
The Renaissance Invitational will mark the sixth and final tournament for the IU men’s golf team this fall. The Invitational begins Sunday and will be played in Naples, Fla.
The No. 18 Hoosiers (11-5, 3-2) are fighting for a two seed in the Big Ten tournament and a spot in the 16-team NCAA tournament.
Few top players will participate – junior Lachlan Ferguson and sophomore Maxime Armengaud will not – but IU’s younger players will get their first look at conference players.
The Hoosiers (14-10, 3-7) start the final stretch with rematches at home against No. 6 Illinois (16-3, 8-2) at 7 p.m. Friday and Northwestern (11-11, 2-8) at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Indiana couldn't get a break this offseason. After missing the NCAA tournament, three starters graduated. This fall, sophomore forward Lindsay Enterline tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee. Now, coach Felisha Legette-Jack and the Hoosiers are back in Bloomington, plotting more fun.
The Hoosiers are ready to come out of their summer hibernation and open up the 2009-10 season this weekend.
The reigning national champions had to fight for their spot in the regional tournament, and now the team is looking to put together the perfect set of games. IU (7-3-2) has the benefit of hosting the regional tournament that gets underway Saturday at Karst Park near 10th and the Bypass.
It will be a battle of school colors this weekend at The Frank Southern Center as the men’s hockey team plays yet another top-25 team.
IU prepares for its last game against Michigan at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Evan Williams Club Sports Field near the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.
The Hawkeyes (8-0) are led by a veteran defense that is among the nation’s best. This season, Iowa is top-20 in the country for total defense, passing defense, scoring defense and turnovers gained. It also leads Bowl Championship Series teams in interceptions with 15 on the year.
Despite the four-game lead Iowa has on IU, the teams are almost statistical reflections of one another. Other than Iowa’s daunting defensive statistics, the teams would appear to be on equal footing.
Iowa has an 8-0 record, a No. 7 Associated Press ranking and a No. 4 Bowl Championship Series ranking, but the Hawkeyes have trailed in all but one of their games this season.
With both teams tied in the Big Ten at 2-2, every minute of play is crucial. The Hoosiers will end their season at home with two conference matchups.
IU coach Tom Crean was at the North End Zone facility Thursday for a tip-off pep rally. Six hundred and fifty Varsity Club donors, season ticket holders and other fans came to hear him speak and meet the 2009-2010 men’s basketball team. It was the fourth-annual pep rally, but the first in the North End Zone.
As the men’s cross country team looks ahead to a championship season, they can attribute their success not only to a strenuous workout regimen, but to strong team camaraderie and mutual leadership.