The IU men's and women's cross country teams won in convincing fashion at the Indiana Intercollegiate on Friday.
AKRON, Ohio — With two close wins to start the season, the IU football team needed a big victory to make a statement to the rest of the Big Ten. And with their 38-21 win, the Hoosiers did just that.
A goal with less than 15 minutes to go from Akron midfielder Michael Nanchoff propelled the Zips past IU in a 1-0 contest Friday.
In a major shift from information given only a couple weeks ago, IU is out of the mix for the No. 4 point guard in the nation, Kyrie Irving, his uncle Sye Dean told Adam Zagoria of Zagsblog. Formerly, it was believed that Indiana and Duke were Irving’s top two schools, and that he would definitely take a visit to both.
Members of the Indiana men’s and women’s cross country teams hope to fare well this weekend at the Indiana Intercollegiate, set to take place Friday in Terre Haute.
Three of the four IU freshmen – Tommy Ailber, Isade Juneau and Josh MacTaggart – will get their first college tennis action at the Hoosier Invitational that begins Friday, which will be played on the IU Varsity Courts. The field includes No. 10 Tennessee and No. 22 Louisville, along with Western Michigan, Southern Illinois, Xavier and Cleveland State.
Ray Fisher, the Hoosiers’ senior wide receiver-turned-cornerback, is earning high praise from the coaching staff after leading IU in tackles in its first two games.
This Saturday, the No. 17 Hoosiers face the Ball State Cardinals at 1 p.m. in Bloomington.
The IU women’s golf team will pack its bags and head to the southwest this weekend to compete in the 30th annual Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M.
The field consists of seven of the top-10 teams in the nation and the Hoosiers will be taking a lineup consisting of two sophomores and two freshman to go along with senior Alex Martin.
The Hoosiers (9-2) enter this weekend’s T.I.S. College Bookstore IU Invitational on a six-match win streak, having swept two of three tournaments in which they have participated.
IU will face the Akron Zips at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the brand-new InfoCision Stadium.
Having officials at practice would be beneficial for reducing most penalties, but given the team’s play recently, it’s unnecessary.
Indiana vs. Akron is more than a game between top-ranked teams. It is a family-pride battle.
The No. 8 IU men’s soccer team heads north Friday to face No. 1 Akron at 7:30 p.m. for what many would argue is the biggest game of the team’s young season.
A late goal by freshman forward Orianica Velasquez-Herrera was all the No. 22 Hoosiers needed to ensure a 1-0 victory over Butler (3-5) on Wednesday night. The win pushed IU to 7-1 in non-conference play, the best start in the history of IU women’s soccer.
The No. 8 IU men’s soccer team heads north Friday to face No. 1 Akron at 7:30 p.m. for what many would argue is the biggest game of the team’s young season.
IU coach Bill Lynch brought in referees and piped crowd noise inside Mellencamp Pavilion during practice this week to prepare his team for its first road game at Akron this Saturday.
Going into the IU figure skating club’s sixth season, the team has made its mark in Midwest competitions.
For junior middle blocker Ashley Benson and graduate student right-side hitter Whitney Thomas, the choice of what college they would attend was never really a question.
