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Elliott helps Purdue retain Old Oaken Bucket

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:48:00 +0000

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Joey Elliott threw a career-high four touchdown passes to help Purdue beat Indiana 38-21 on Saturday and retain the Old Oaken Bucket. Both teams were eliminated from bowl contention last week, leaving them to play for pride and the trophy that goes to the winner of the annual in-state rivalry game. Purdue won last year's game 62-10, and Indiana planned to use the blowout as motivation. Indiana outgained Purdue 462 yards to 330, but the Hoosiers lost the turnover battle 4-0. Jaycen Taylor ran for a season-best 110 yards on 20 carries and caught seven passes for 59 yards and a score for Purdue (5-7, 4-4 Big Ten). Darius Willis ran for 142 yards and Mitchell Evans caught 10 passes for 112 yards for Indiana. Ben Chappell threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns, but he threw two interceptions for the Hoosiers (4-8, 1-7). Indiana made it a game in the fourth quarter. Chappell found Damarlo Belcher down the middle for a 28-yard touchdown pass to trim Purdue's lead to 31-21 with 8:04 to play. Indiana's defense held Purdue to a three-and-out, and the Hoosiers took over in Purdue territory. Purdue's Kawann Short intercepted a short pass by Chappell and returned it 15 yards to the Indiana 39. Indiana had one more shot but turned the ball over on downs in its own territory. Elliott then threw his fourth TD pass of the day, a 31-yarder to Keith Smith, which gave the Boilermakers a 38-21 lead with 2:14 to play. Things started poorly for Indiana. Purdue's Mike Neal forced Chappell to fumble on the Hoosiers' opening possession, and Short recovered to give Purdue the ball at the IU 19-yard line. Purdue's Taylor converted on a fourth-and-1 at the Indiana 10, then scored on a 6-yard screen pass from Elliott to give the Boilermakers led 7-0 three minutes into the game. Indiana tried to answer, but David Pender blocked Nick Freeland's field-goal try. The Boilermakers moved down the field quickly, and this time Elliott found Dan Dierking in the flat for a 4-yard touchdown. Indiana's second threat came early in the second quarter. Willis broke loose for 64 yards, but the Hoosiers missed a field goal at the end of that possession. Torri Williams' interception of a Chappell pass set up another scoring pass from Elliott to a running back, this time a 13-yarder to Jared Crank, which gave Purdue a 21-0 lead. Indiana drove again late in the first half and finally appeared to get a 9-yard touchdown pass from Chappell to Mitchell Evans. The play was reviewed and overturned, but Chappell scored on a 1-yard sneak on the next play to cut Purdue's lead to 21-7 right before halftime. Willis ran for 108 yards in the first half as Indiana outgained Purdue 192 yards to 167. Al-Terek McBurse returned the second-half kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown to put Purdue up 28-7. Chappell threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Evans to cut Purdue's lead to 28-14 with just under four minutes left in the third quarter. Carson Wiggs made a 38-yard field goal with 1:30 left in the third quarter to increase Purdue's lead to 31-14.

No. 1 PSU sweeps IU, wins 7th straight outright crown

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:33:00 +0000

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The No. 1 Penn State women's volleyball team clinched their 13th overall and seventh consecutive outright Big Ten title with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 26-24) sweep of Indiana. The Nittany Lions have extended their winning streak to 94 straight matches. Junior Arielle Wilson (Broadview, Ill.) led all players with 13 kills attacking at a .667 clip. She tied with classmate Fatima Balza (Merida, Venezuela) with six total blocks. Junior Blair Brown (Purcellville, Va.) also posted double-digit kills with 10. Senior setter Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) paced the Nittany Lions offense with 39 assists and tallied four kills on five errorless swings. Junior libero Alyssa D'Errico (Byron, N.Y.) led the team in digs with 13. The Hoosiers were on the board first in set one, but Wilson answered immediately for the Nittany Lions with a kill. Penn State took its first lead, 4-3, after back-to-back kills from Glass. The lead was short-lived after two Indiana kills and two PSU errors but the Hoosiers up by two, 8-6. The Nittany Lions continued to trail until a solo stuff by Glass and an ace from junior Jessica Ullrich (Winfield, Ill.) gave the Lions an 11-10 edge. The Hoosiers tied it at 11-11, but a Balza kill and an Indiana error put the Nittany Lions up by two, 13-11. PSU grabbed its largest lead of the set, 16-13, at midpoint of the frame thanks to two-straight Dorton kills and another IU error. Penn State maintained the lead until the Hoosiers moved ahead for a 21-19 advantage forcing a PSU timeout. Hodge nailed a kill following the break and two straight Penn State stuffs gave the Lions a 22-21 advantage. After an Indiana timeout, two Hoosier errors and a solo block by Hodge gave PSU a 25-22 first set win. Wilson opened set two for the Nittany Lions tipping the ball for a kill. The two teams remained close until Penn State went on a 9-3 run for a 15-9 lead. Wilson had two kills and three stuffs in the run, including two joint blocks with Dorton. Indiana's Mary Chaudoin tried to slow Penn State's momentum with a kill, but two Hodge kills, an IU error and a Balza block increased PSU's lead to eight, 19-11. Two straight kills by the Lions had the Lions leading 21-12 and Indiana taking a timeout. After the break, Glass tallied a kill and Wilson registered three to close out the second set 25-16. The third set was similar to the second with the squads staying neck-and-neck until Penn State took an 11-8 lead after a block with Wilson and Dorton, a Brown kill and an ace from junior Cathy Quilico (Thousand Oaks, Calif.). Soon after however, Indiana was ahead, 12-11, after tallying four straight points. The score tied four times before a PSU error and an Indiana kill gave the Hoosiers an 18-16 advantage. Soon after, Penn State was back in the lead, 20-19, courtesy of a Glass kill and a joint stuff from Glass and Wilson. After an Indiana timeout, the Hoosiers tied it up, 20-20, with a kill from Ashley Benson. The Hoosiers managed to take the lead, 23-22, forcing a Penn State timeout. After IU tallied an additional point for a 24-22 lead, head coach Russ Rose called a second timeout. The Nittany Lions managed to tie the set, 24-24, thanks to an IU service error and a Dorton kill. A block by Brown and Balza and a kill from Brown secured a third set victory for the Nittany Lions, 26-24. Penn State is back in action on Friday, Nov. 27 versus Michigan State at 7 p.m. in Rec Hal. The Nittany Lions will celebrate senior night on Saturday, Nov. 28 when they host Michigan at 7 p.m. Live stats and live audio will be available for both matches via a link at GoPSUsports.com. Penn State's match with Michigan will be taped and will air on the Big Ten Network on Sunday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. For more information on the Penn State women's volleyball team, please visit www.GoPSUsports.com. The Penn State women's volleyball 2009 season is presented by Rockvale Outlets and The Outlets At Hershey.

Buckeyes score 3-1 win over Hoosiers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:48:00 +0000

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State (22-8 overall, 10-7 Big Ten) women's volleyball team had four players record double-figure kills in the 3-1 (25-16, 25-20, 20-25, 25-22) victory at Indiana (15-16, 4-13) Friday night. OSU's Kristen Dozier had a match-high 15 kills against the Hoosiers with Katie Dull and Anna Szerszen posting 13 each and Emily Danks adding 10. Indiana's Kelsey Hall posted a team-high 13 kills with Ashley Benson adding 11 and Jordan Haverly 10. Ohio State held an early 9-6 lead before kills from Taylor Wittmer and Hall and an OSU error tied set one at nine. The Buckeyes responded with two kills from Dull and one from Dozier to take a 12-9 lead. At 14-11, a Jordan Haverly kill and an OSU error cut the lead to one at 14-13. Two Indiana errors and an ace serve from Dull gave Ohio State a 16-13 lead. After an Indiana timeout, a Hoosier error and a solo block from Danks opened a five-point lead for Ohio State at 18-13. At 20-15, two kills from Dozier and two Indiana errors gave the Buckeyes set point at 24-15. An OSU error stopped the set point at 24-16. Ohio State won the set, 25-16, with a Szerszen kill to take a 1-0 lead in the match. The Buckeyes hit .333 for the set to .188 for Indiana. A Sarah Mignin ace serve and an IU error opened set two for Ohio State with a 2-0 lead. A Hall kill cut the Buckeye lead to one at 7-6. Ohio State scored the next seven points starting with kills from Szerszen and Dozier and two Hoosier errors to make it 11-6. The run continued with two ace serves from Danks and a Szerszen kill to make the lead, 14-6. Ohio State held the lead reaching set point at 24-19 with a kill from Dozier. A kill from Hall stopped the set point at 24-20. OSU won the set, 25-20, on an Ashley Hughes kill to take a 2-0 lead in the match. The Buckeyes hit .353 for the set to .303 for Indiana. Set three saw 10 ties and three lead changes before a final tie at 13-all. Indiana scored the next three points with an OSU error, a Haverly kill and an ace serve from Benson to take a 16-13 lead. A Kelli Barhorst-Danks block and an Indiana error cut the lead to one at 16-15. Hoosier kills from Wittmer and Hall and an OSU error opened a 19-15 Indiana lead. At 23-19, a Laura Matula ace serve made it set point for Indiana. An IU error stopped the set point at 24-20. Indiana won the set, 25-20, with a kill from Benson to cut the Ohio State lead in the match to 2-1. The Hoosiers hit .158 for the set to .152 for the Buckeyes. Tied at two in set four, kills from Szerszen and Danks gave Ohio State a 4-2 lead. A Benson kill cut the margin to 4-3. The Buckeyes, with two kills from Szerszen, an ace serve from Danks and an Indiana error gave Ohio State an 8-3 lead. Ohio State held a 14-10 lead when a Haverly kill, a Wittmer-Kelci Marschall block and an OSU error cut the margin to one at 14-13. At 15-14, an IU error, a Barhorst block and a kill from Dull gave Ohio State an 18-14 lead. Trailing, 21-16, two OSU errors and a Mary Chaudoin-Benson block cut the lead to two at 21-19. At 22-20, kills from Danks and Dozier gave Ohio State match point at 24-20. Indiana stopped two match points with a Haverly kill and a Wittmer-Haverly block to cut the lead to 24-22. The Buckeyes, with a kill from Szerszen, won the set, 25-22, to win the match, 3-1. Ohio State hit .282 for the set to .275 for Indiana. Ohio State hit .278 for the match to .231 for Indiana. OSU had a 55-51 advantage in kills and an eight-to-four margin in ace serves. OSU's Danks collected a match-high three ace serves. Indiana gave up 12 service errors to seven for Ohio State. At setter, OSU's Hughes recorded 44 assists in the match. IU's Whitney Granado had 22 and Chaudoin, 21 assists. Defensively, Ohio State had a 63-53 advantage in digs. OSU's Chelsea Noble recorded a match-high 20 digs against the Hoosiers. At the net, Indiana had a nine-to-five advantage in team blocks. Wittmer (one solo, three assists) and Benson (two solos, two assists) shared match-high honors with four blocks each.

Holland scores 21 as Boston U. beats Indiana 71-67

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:00 +0000

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP)—John Holland scored 21 points, Jake O'Brien had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Boston University rallied to beat Indiana 71-67 on Friday night in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Tyler Morris added 13 points and five assists for the Terriers, who rebounded from a narrow loss to Kansas State in the opening round. Boston U. (1-3) did most of its damage inside, outrebounding the Hoosiers 52-32 and scoring 19 second-chance points. Maurice Creek scored 17 to lead Indiana (2-2). Verdell Jones III added 14 points and six assists, and Jeremiah Rivers finished with 13 points. Indiana led 34-29 on a 3-pointer by Devan Dumes at the end of the first half and pushed the lead to 40-31 a few minutes after the break. But the Terriers rallied to tie it 65-65 on a pair of free throws by Corey Lowe with 2:53 to go. Carlos Strong and Lowe each made a free throw in the closing seconds to help the Terriers hang on.

Hoosiers beat Louisville to advance

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:00 +0000

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Playing against his hometown team, Indiana senior and Louisville native Darren Yeagle recorded his first career multiple goal game with two scores as the Hoosiers defeated Louisville, 2-0, in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Thursday night on Jerry Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium. Indiana (11-9-1) will play host to No. 12 seed Butler on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Armstrong Stadium. Louisville ends its season at 13-3-4. The win marked Indiana's 75th NCAA Tournament victory (75-24-4) and it is now 27-4-1 in NCAA Tournament openers. "This is the way it is supposed to feel," said head coach Mike Freitag. "We played as a team, we followed the game plan and everybody did their job. We fought, and that is a very good team we beat. It is a team I admired this year. "I thought we defended very well today. They had possession, but they didn't get a whole lot of shots on goal." Yeagle's game-winner came at exactly 57:00 when he poked a header into the lower left past U of L goalkeeper Andre Boudreaux. The play began with a run up the right side from Lee Hagedorn, who then dished off to Ofori Sarkodie who has made a run forward from his backline position. Sarkodie lofted a perfect serve to Yeagle, who was all alone on the back post. "I love it,"" Yeagle said. "I am glad it was Louisville. I haven't been able to play them since my freshman year. I scored on them, but then I was hurt and didn't play much in the last game. It felt good getting that goal."" "We've played each other so many times, and Ken Lolla and Brian Maisonneuve are talented coaches and they had their team prepared,"" Sarkodie said. Yeagle's second goal of the match and fifth score of the season came with under three minutes left in the match off a feed from Eric Alexander. Alexander played the ball up to Yeagle on the left side, and he slotted it under the keeper for the decisive score. ""I looked up and there was no one close to me so I took it to goal,"" Yeagle said. ""I saw Will (Bruin) making a back post run and the guy committed to him, so I just slotted it to the far post and it went under the goalie. It wasn't a great shot, but it went in."" Coming in off the bench in the first half, Yeagle finished with two shots. The game marked a decisive turnaround from the meeting between the schools during the regular season as the Hoosiers fell 4-0 to the Cardinals in Louisville on Oct. 21. Indiana now leads the all-time series with Louisville 16-2. "We just didn't come to play that night," Yeagle said. "We knew tonight the first 15 minutes were going to be a deciding factor." The first half was relatively uneventful for both squads as IU held a slight 5-4 advantage in shot attempts. With 22 minutes to go, Andy Adlard made a run before laying off the ball to Will Bruin, who sent his attempt wide right. Just two minutes later, Louisville had a dangerous attempt when Mark Knight took on IU goalkeeper Luis Soffner 1v1, but Soffner came up with the save, one of two on the night for the freshman. Soffner picked up his eighth shutout of the season. "Our defense was playing well enough but with all (Louisville's) crosses I knew tonight was a night I had to be aggressive in the back,"" Soffner said. ""I didn't want anything to fall in between the penalty spot and the six-yard box. My mindset going into it was to be more aggressive and I know I had a lot of balls in the air." With six minutes to go in the first half, Bruin nailed a header off an Adlard corner kick that just went high to deny the Hoosiers the score. Bruin finished with a team-best seven shots, two of which were on frame. With Indiana clinging to a 1-0 lead and 31:50 left to play in regulation, sophomore defender made a goal-saving sliding block on a shot from Louisville's Colin Rolfe that kept the Cardinals off the board. Indiana has now posted nine shutouts this season.

Holloway scores 26 as Ole Miss beats Indiana 89-71

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:37:00 +0000

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP)—Murphy Holloway had 26 points and nine rebounds, leading Mississippi to a 89-71 victory over Indiana on Thursday in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Chris Warren scored 16 points and Eniel Polynice had 10 and seven assists for the Rebels, who shot 50 percent (35 for 70). Ole Miss (3-0) blocked 12 shots to Indiana's two. Maurice Creek scored 18 points, Verdell Jones had 17 and Jeremiah Rivers scored 14 but committed six of Indiana's 21 turnovers. The Hoosiers (2-1) had 13 assists. Indiana went ahead 20-11 with 14:14 to go in the first half. Ole Miss responded with a 14-0 run—Trevor Gaskins scored six of the points—to go up 25-20 about 5 minutes later. The Rebels, who held a 43-32 rebounding edge, never relinquished the lead.

Penn St., Bowman rally past Indiana, 31-20

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:24:00 +0000

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State nearly made Senior Day one to forget for its seniors. Linebacker Navorro Bowman had a momentum-turning 73-yard interception return for a touchdown, Evan Royster scored twice and the sloppy Nittany Lions overcame four first-half turnovers -- including two fumbles on special teams -- to defeat Indiana 31-20 on Saturday. Senior quarterback Daryll Clark added a 13-yard touchdown pass to Royster but threw two picks and didn't look sharp in his final game at Beaver Stadium. A pair of standout juniors -- Bowman and Royster -- made sure their older teammates went out on top. After Collin Wagner's field goal bounced off the right upright in the third quarter, Indiana quarterback Ben Chappell engineered a nice drive into Penn State territory -- until his screen pass was tipped in the air by running back Trea Burgess. Bowman snatched the ball at his own 27, then rumbled down the field with an escort of blockers for a touchdown to give Penn State its first lead, 17-10 with 6:54 left in the third quarter. Bowman ended the Hoosiers' next drive by tipping away a third-down pass over the middle, the linebacker pumping his arms as he trotted back to the sideline. Bowman has been mentioned as a potential early entry into next spring's NFL draft, and he made plays Saturday sure to be added to his already-impressive highlight reel. Penn State turned to the run on the ensuing drive, with Royster and backup tailback Stephfon Green softening up Indiana's Big Ten-worst defense before Royster rushed in from two yards out for a touchdown and 24-10 lead with 14:57 left. Royster finished with 95 yards on 17 carries and 39 yards receiving on four catches. Indiana responded with a nice drive to the Penn State 21, but the Nittany Lions' defense came up big again on third down when safety Nick Sukay leveled receiver Mitchell Evans at the goal line, causing the Hoosiers to settle for a field goal. The Hoosiers have made a habit this season of hanging tough early in road games before letting leads slip away. They have led at Michigan, Northwestern and Iowa before findings ways to lose. It happened again Saturday. Penn State (9-2, 5-2 Big Ten) tried to help Indiana (4-7, 1-6) by fumbling away two punt returns in the first half. Coach Joe Paterno's D also had trouble early with Indiana's no-huddle attack, falling behind 10-0 on Ben Chappell's 26-yard touchdown pass to Damarlo Belcher midway through the first quarter. Chappell finished 32 for 51 passing for 298 yards, plus one interception and two TDs, while Belcher had nine catches for 95 yards. Clark's TD pass to Royster near the end of the first half tied the game at 10. Clark was 17 for 28 for 194 yards, along with 29 yards rushing and a score on seven carries. Then defensive end Jerome Hayes, back deep as a blocker, had a nice run on a short kickoff to start the second half before fumbling at midfield. The ball was recovered by Penn State, but the 100,000-plus in attendance let out a collective groan over more special teams mistakes by the Nittany Lions, a season-long theme. But momentum finally turned Penn State's way about eight minutes later thanks to Bowman's big play. He finished with 12 tackles.

Braun nets double-double in Indiana win

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:03:00 +0000

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Senior Jamie Braun collected 12 points and 10 rebounds and junior Hope Elam netted a team-high 15 points as Indiana beat Cincinnati, 64-57, in Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers (3-0) jumped out to an 11-3 lead in the first four and half minutes of the first half only to see the Bearcats (1-1) use an 8-2 run to cut IU's lead to two, 13-11. The Hoosiers closed out the half outscoring Cincinnati 23-12 to take a 36-23 lead into the break. Indiana opened the second half on a 9-6 run to take a 16-point lead, it's largest of the game, 45-29, with 14:23 on the clock. However, Cincinnati built up a 26-11 run to take a 57-56 lead with 2:14 left to play. Sophomore Sasha Chaplin sank one of two free throws with 1:57 on the clock to knot the score for a second time in the game. With 1:16 to go, sophomore Andrea McGuirt nailed what would be the game winning 3-pointer, which was followed by a jumper from Elam with just 31 seconds left to add a little cushion for IU. Elam then hit two more free throws with six seconds on the clock as the Hoosiers came away with the 64-57 win. Elam made 5-of-11 from the field, including a 3-pointer, and added five rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot. Braun sank 5-of-12 from the field, with two 3's, and tallied five assists and five steals. McGuirt scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field and sank 2-of-2 from the 3-point line to go along with two steals in 12 minutes in her first career start. Junior Jori Davis came off the bench and recorded seven points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals. "We work hard in practice and go out there and focus on what we need to do," said Indiana head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. "If you do what you need to do I think the score takes care of itself." "Everyone steps up and we don't know who is going to be called upon," said McGuirt. "We are just always ready and which ever number is called we just have to come through." The Hoosiers shot 46.4 percent (26-of-56) from the field and 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from the 3-point line. IU just won the battle on the boards, 38-35. "There is always going to be growing, but I think it started out with the summer when we were all here bonding and working hard," said Braun. "We hang out (as a team) off the court, not only just on the court, and I think that just helps us out knowing what each other likes to do on the court and it brings us closer together." Indiana returns to action on Sunday, Nov. 22, when it hosts Missouri at 2 p.m. ET in Assembly Hall on the Big Ten Network.

Indiana, Purdue try to salvage seasons with Bucket

MICHAEL MAROT — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:13:00 +0000

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.(AP) Indiana's goal was to finish this season in a bowl game. In the Hoosiers' minds, they still can. On Saturday, Indiana and Purdue will square off for the 85th Old Oaken Bucket - or in this ever-changing world, what some would dub the first Old Oaken Bucket Bowl. "This is our bowl game, right here,'' senior defensive end Jammie Kirlew said Tuesday. "This is our last game, the last time the senior class will play together.'' The Hoosiers and Boilermakers have no choice but to accept the fact that they will not be making the postseason. Indiana (4-7, 1-6 Big Ten) watched those hopes vanish with Saturday's loss at Penn State. The Hoosiers have lost four straight and seven of eight since starting 3-0, leaving them two wins short of becoming bowl-eligible with only one game left. Purdue (4-7, 3-4) also came up short, despite improving in the second half of the season. The Boilermakers rallied from a 1-5 start to win three of four, including a rare sweep of Ohio State and Michigan, before Saturday's home loss to Michigan State ended their bowl hopes. Though Purdue's players want to keep the Bucket every bit as much as the Hoosiers want it back in Bloomington, they see this game a little different. "It's been a great season. A lot of good memories, a lot of ups and downs. I think our football team has made a lot of strides in a good way,'' Purdue quarterback Joey Elliott said. "The Indiana game is always a big one on our schedule.'' The disparity in emotions may have more to do with how this series has gone over the past 12 years. Purdue holds a 10-2 advantage since 1997. Indiana's only wins during the stretch came in Antwaan Randle El's next-to-last college game in 2001 and in 2007 when Austin Starr made a 49-yard field goal with 30 seconds left to end the Hoosiers' 13-year bowl drought. The Boilermakers, meanwhile, have scored at least two dozen points in each of the series' past seven games, topping 60 twice since 2004. But this season's matchup won't come close to matching the emotions of the last two years. Starr's long kick in 2007 set off a jubilant celebration at midfield, fulfilling Terry Hoeppner's promise to play in a bowl game five months after the Hoosiers coach died of complications from a brain tumor. Last year, the Boilermakers said farewell to coach Joe Tiller with a 62-10 win, the largest victory margin in the series since 1892. Tiller celebrated by leading the band. Indiana wants to make amends after that bleak day in West Lafayette. "Yesterday, I heard it (the 62-10 score) maybe seven times,'' senior running back Bryan Payton said. "I know some of the guys have it on their lockers or pasted in their apartment rooms, so, yes, I know what those numbers mean.'' With the game moving back to Bloomington, the Hoosiers want to turn this one into a bowl-like environment. Fans will likely be clad in crimson-and-cream or old gold-and-black, much like the split seen throughout the bowl season. "The IU game this year is like a bowl game in a lot of ways,'' Boilermakers coach Danny Hope said. `"It is our last game of the season, and both teams want to finish the season strong with a win over their archrival and feel good about themselves and the bragging rights and all that stuff is a part of it.'' IU athletic director Fred Glass said more than 40,000 tickets have already been sold for Saturday's game and he is expanding the Hoosiers student section from 8,100 to 12,500. Glass said more than 10,000 student tickets have been purchased and he expects the remainder to be sold. If the crowd tops 49,000, it would be larger than the one Indiana played in front of in the 2007 Insight Bowl. At Indiana, that will have to suffice for now. "I don't want to call it the biggest game of my life, but it is our bowl game, it is my bowl game,'' Payton said. "We want to go out on a good note and regardless of how it turns out, I'm going to play my heart out and we want to win this one.''

Indiana shuts out Wabash for second straight year

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:39:00 +0000

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. - For the third consecutive season, IU Wrestling opened their dual match schedule with a shutout on the road at Wabash College. The Hoosiers blanked Wabash, 45-0, Tuesday night. Seven of 10 IU grapplers recorded bonus points in the contest as Indiana tallied two major decisions, a pair of tech falls and pinned three Little Giants. Three-time All-American Angel Escobedo began the night by sticking Josh Boyer in under a minute (0:53) in the 125 lbs. bout. Matt Ortega followed suit at 133 pounds, recording his fall at the 1:03 mark. Competing in his first collegiate dual match, redshirt freshman Danny Monaco posted an 8-1 victory over Jake Strausbaugh at 141 pounds. Alex Warren kept it going in the 149-lbs. match by tech falling his opponent, 17-0, in just four minutes and 23 seconds. Next up was the Bloomington High School South duo of Kurt Kinser (157 lbs.) and Paul Young (165 lbs.), each making quick work of their foe. Kinser ran his career pins total to 26, placing him eighth all-time in school history while Young garnered an 18-2 tech fall in 3:56. Trevor Perry (174 lbs.) wrestled the first match of his senior season, putting up a 12-1 major decision over Robert Beeler. Subsequent decisions by Eric Cameron and Matt Powless followed to put the Cream and Crimson ahead 41-0. Heavyweight Nate Everhart handed Rob Arnett his first defeated of the year, remaining undefeated himself after a 11-0 major decision. Redshirt freshman Ryan Konz also wrestled Tuesday night, winning his exhibition match with Jake Moore, 13-0. Indiana's next competition is the Hoosier Duals on Nov. 28, held this season at University Gym. COMPLETE RESULTS Final Score: Indiana 45- Wabash 0 125 - Angel Escobedo (Indiana) pins Josh Boyer (Wabash) 0:53 133 - Matt Ortega (Indiana) pins Willy Costakis (Wabash) 1:03 141 - Dan Monaco (Indiana) decision over Jake Strausbaugh (Wabash) 8-1 149 - Alex Warren (Indiana) tech falls Garrett Payne (Wabash) 17-0 4:23 157 - Kurt Kinser (Indiana) pins Tony Conway (Wabash) 3:41 165 - Paul Young (Indiana) tech falls Bryon Hugo (Wabash) 18-2 3:56 174 - Trevor Perry (Indiana) maj. dec. over Robert Beeler (Wabash) 12-1 184 - Eric Cameron (Indiana) decsion over Greg Rhoads (Wabash) 7-4 197 - Matt Powless (Indiana) decision over Michael Burke (Wabash) 9-5 285 - Nate Everhart (Indiana) maj. dec. over Rob Arnett (Wabash) 11-0 Exhibition Matches 157 - Ryan Konz (Indiana) maj. dec. over Jake Moore (Wabash) 13-0

Freshmen help Indiana hold off USC Upstate

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:46:00 +0000

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Christian Watford finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Maurice Creek added 14 points and Verdell Jones scored 13 to lead Indiana past South Carolina-Upstate 69-61 on Monday night. The Hoosiers are 2-0 for the third straight season, and it is the first time they've won back-to-back since late November last year. The Spartans (0-2) were led by Mezie Uzochukwu with 14 points. Indiana overcame a sluggish start with a 10-0 run midway through the first half to take a 16-9 lead. It closed the half on an 8-2 run to make it 32-25, then scored eight of the first 10 points in the second half to take a 40-27 lead. Upstate never got closer than eight the rest of the way.

Indiana receives at-large berth, hosts Louisville

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:14:00 +0000

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana men's soccer team was awarded an at-large berth into the 2009 NCAA Tournament and will face the Louisville Cardinals in the first round on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. on Jerry Yeagley Field at Armstrong Stadium. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for youths and IU students. The winner of this match will play host to No. 12 seed Butler on Sunday. "I think everyone is pretty excited," said senior captain Lee Hagedorn. "We knew it would be close getting in and we are all happy that we did. Louisville got the better of us the first time, but I think things will turn around and to have it at home will be good for us. I think everyone is confident going into the game." "Getting (Louisville) at home will be good," said redshirt freshman goalkeeper Luis Soffner. "It is a redemption game for us against a very good team. I am excited to play them at home and I think it will be a fun one." The Hoosiers finished the regular season with a 10-9-1 record, 3-3 in Big Ten Conference action. Indiana faced one of the toughest schedules in the nation as 12 of Indiana's 18 regular-season opponents made the tournament field, including eight teams that earned a top 16 seed. "I am relieved that the system works," said head coach Mike Freitag. "One of the things we want to do with college soccer is to make it better all of the time and to play a competitive schedule is something that we did. We didn't come out on top against some of the teams, but if we are not one of the top 48 teams in the country there is something wrong. "We are excited to play the University of Louisville at home and hopefully we can get some revenge from our regular season loss. I am proud of the guys. I have challenged them this year with probably the hardest schedule in the country and hopefully it is going to pay dividends here in the NCAA Tournament." Indiana defeated Wisconsin, 2-0, in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament before falling to eventual champion Ohio State, 4-2. Louisville comes to Bloomington with a 13-2-4 record and was 8-2-1 in Big East action. The teams met during the regular season on Oct. 21, with the Cardinals coming away with a 4-0 victory in Louisville. Indiana leads the all-time series with Louisville, 15-2. This is the first time the teams have met in postseason play. Five of the seven Big Ten teams made the tournament field, led by No. 4 seed Ohio State. Penn State is the No. 7 seed, with Northwestern the No. 9 seed and Michigan State the No. 14 seed. The Hoosiers are making their 23rd-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament and 34th overall. The Hoosiers have an NCAA-best .745 (74-24-4) winning percentage in the tournament, while the 74 victories is also tops in the NCAA. Indiana has appeared in 17 College Cups, which leads all Division I teams, and won seven national titles, most recently in 2004.

Indiana drills IUPUI in home opener, 75-52

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:34:00 +0000

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Junior Hope Elam led three Hoosiers in double-digit points as the Indiana women's basketball team opened the home slate with a 75-52 win over IUPUI. Freshman Aulani Sinclair scored 15 points and grabbed six boards off the bench and senior Jamie Braun tallied 13 points in the win. "It was a good game for our team today," said Indiana head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. "IUPUI came out and really popped us in the mouth early and we bounced back a little bit, but we decided that we weren't dead, and continued to push forward. I just like the resiliency of this team. We are not going to use any excuses for anything. I think our youth is going to be our strength." The Hoosiers (2-0) were down early as the Jaguars (0-2) opened the game outscoring IU 9-2. However, Indiana used a 10-0 run to take a 12-11 lead as junior Jori Davis netted two free throws with 11:22 on the clock. IUPUI answered with a layup from Jessica Huffman at the 10:41 mark, but the Hoosiers responded with a 24-5 run in the final 10 minutes to take a 36-18 lead into the break. It was all Indiana from that point on as the Hoosiers led by as many as 25 en route to the 75-52 win. Elam sank 6-of-12 from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers, and added five rebounds. Sinclair made 5-of-9 from the floor and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc for her 15 points. She also tallied one blocked shot, one assist and one steal in 22 minutes. Braun sank 5-of-11 and added five rebounds and two assists. Junior Andrea McGuirt and sophomore Sasha Chaplin each recorded six rebounds, with Chaplin rejecting two shots and tallying two steals. The Hoosiers won the battle on the boards, 43-31, and outscored the Jaguars in the paint, 34-22. IU converted 23 points off of 24 IUPUI turnovers. The Hoosiers shot 44.1 percent (26-of-59) from the field, and IUPUI shot 35.3 percent (18-of-51). IU had every player score in the game, including 33 points off the bench. "We are 10 deep and all of us can score at anytime," Elam said. "I think this is what is good about us is that everyone can score on our team." Indiana returns to action on Wednesday, Nov. 18, when it hosts Cincinnati in Assembly Hall at 7 p.m. ET.

No. 14 Michigan outlasts Indiana

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:34:00 +0000

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - For a second straight night, the No. 14-ranked University of Michigan volleyball team went five sets, coming out victorious again, 3-2 (25-23, 25-14, 23-25, 16-25, 15-11) over Indiana Saturday night at Cliff Keen Arena.The Wolverines had to hold on after winning the first two sets in a mirror-image contest from the previous night. Junior setter Lexi Zimmerman (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) finished just one kill shy of a triple-double, racking up 48 assists, 12 digs and nine kills.Sophomore Alex Hunt (Granger, Ind./South Bend St. Joseph) led the attack with 18 kills while seniors Juliana Paz (Porto Allegre, Brazil/Iowa Western CC) and Veronica Rood (Temperance, Mich./Bedford) added 15 and 13 kills, respectively.Sloane Donhoff (Louisville, Ky./Assumption) and Megan Bower (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral) led the Michigan defense with 19 and 18 digs, respectively. In the deciding fifth set, the two teams traded points to a 10-10 tie. A back-row kill by Hunt put the Wolverines on top, giving the team a lead it would not relinquish as Paz and Bower finished off the Hoosiers down the stretch in the 15-11 win. Set one proved to be a close affair as the teams found themselves tied at 20-all. Indiana reeled of the next two points to grab its largest lead of the frame before U-M fired back with three straight, including a service ace by junior Maggie Busch (Toledo, Ohio/Toledo Christian) for a 23-22 lead to send Indiana to the bench with a timeout.The Hoosiers tied it up out of the break before back-to-back kills by Paz sealed a 25-23 Michigan win. In set two, the Wolverines scored the first four points and never looked back en route to a 25-14 win.Offensively, the Wolverines were red-hot, attacking at a .483 clip without a single attack error while posting an 86-percent side-out ratio. Hunt and Paz posted four kills apiece in the set while Zimmerman added three. Locked at 14-all in set three, the Wolverines strung together three straight points, including a kill by Hunt, to grab a 17-14 lead. The lead quickly evaporated as the Hoosiers fired back with a 5-1 run for just their second lead of the set.Trailing 24-22, a kill by Rood brought U-M within one, but Indiana held on down the stretch for a 25-23 win. Still leading two sets to one, Michigan kept the fourth set close before the Hoosiers pushed a 16-14 advantage to a 25-16 win on the strength of 9-2 run. The Wolverines offense sputtered in the frame, producing seven attack errors and three service errors as they hit just .027. The Wolverines are back in action Wednesday night (Nov. 18) when they face intrastate rival Michigan State at 6 p.m. in Cliff Keen Arena. The match that will decide the State Pride series winner can be seen live via the Big Ten Network with MGoBlue.com providing live game audio and live stats.

No. 7 Wake ousts No. 13 Indiana in first round

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:50:00 +0000

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The No. 13 Indiana field hockey team fell to No. 7 Wake Forest, 2-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Kentner Stadium. The Hoosiers (14-7) ended the season winning nine of their last 12 games and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005. IU finished in a tie for second in the Big Ten regular season standings and advanced to the Big Ten Tournament championship game, falling to Michigan State, 3-2. The Demon Deacons (13-6) scored at the 11:48 mark in the first half as Kim Romansky netted a goal on a penalty corner. WFU scored its second goal at the 58:58 mark in the second half as Aileen Davis tapped in the goal just in front of the cage. Wake Forest outshot Indiana, 10-6, however the Hoosiers held an 8-7 edge on penalty corners. Junior Alex Mann was amazing in goal tallying five saves in 70 minutes. Redshirt freshman Morgan Fleetwood and senior Meg O'Connell each tallied two shots, with one on goal apiece. Senior Haley Funk tallied one shot, on goal, on a penalty stroke in the first half. Redshirt sophomore Brenna Moeljadi also recorded one shot on the game.

Five Hoosiers score double digits in win over Memphis

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:55:00 +0000

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Five Hoosiers scored in double-digits as the Indiana women's basketball team defeated Memphis, 78-74, on the road, recording the program's 600th win all-time. Junior Jori Davis led all players with 21 points and sophomore Sasha Chaplin collected her first double-double of the season with 13 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Junior Hope Elam scored 13 points and senior Jamie Braun and sophomore Ashlee Mells each netted 11 points in the Hoosiers' (1-0) win. "It's never easy on the road," said Indiana head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. "We're both two young teams. One thing I loved about our team is that we stayed focused until the end and were able to get to that next pass and that next play, and keep our focus on what we can control." With the Tigers (0-1) leading 15-14 at the 12:34 mark, Davis put in a layup to spark a 21-9 IU run and put the Hoosiers up, 37-26, with 4:05 left in the first half. However, the Tigers fought back and outscored Indiana, 12-6, in the final four minutes of the half to come within six, 43-37, at the break. Chaplin got the Hoosiers on the board first in the second half as she put in a layup at 19:34 to increase Indiana's lead to eight, 37-45. The Tigers used a 9-4 run to cut IU's lead to three, 49-46, with 15:36 on the clock. The Hoosiers regained a nine-point edge, but Memphis kept fighting back as it put together a 26-8 run to take a 73-68 lead with 2:41 left to go in the game. A three-point play, followed by a jumper by Braun gave Indiana a one-point lead, 74-73, with 1:04 to play. A free throw by UM's Brittany Carter knotted the score for the seventh time in the game, 74-74, but a three-point play from junior Whitney Lindsay kept the Hoosiers with the lead as they came away with the 78-74 triumph. Davis sank 8-of-19 from the field, including a pair of free throws, and added nine boards and one steal on the night. Chaplin shot 6-of-7 from the field and added a free throw to go along with three blocked shots and two assists. Elam sank 5-of-9 with a 3-pointer and tallied four rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots. Braun shot 4-of-7 from the field and registered a team-high six assists to go with three boards and two steals. Mells hit 5-of-11 from the field and recorded one rebound, one assist and one steal off the bench. The Hoosiers outscored the Tigers in the paint, 40-38, but Memphis edged IU on the boards, 39-38. Indiana sank 50.8 percent (31-of-610) from the field. Memphis shot 35.2 percent (25-of-71) from the floor.

Illinois suffers overtime loss at Temple

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:53:00 +0000

Philadelphia, Pa. - Jolette Law's Fighting Illini opened the season with a heart-breaking 82-78 loss to Temple Friday night at McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia. Senior Jenna Smith led the Illini with 24 points and 10 rebounds, her 33rd career double-double, but it wasn't enough as the Owls came back from a 17-point halftime deficit for the victory. Illinois led 74-58 after sophomore Fabiola Josil hit a three-pointer with 5:51 to play, but Temple turned up the heat on defense the rest of the way and closed the game on a 17-1 run to send the game into overtime. Illinois was in a position to win late, leading 75-72 with less than 30 seconds left when freshman Adrienne Godbold fouled Temple's Kristen McCarthy on a three-point attempt with 15.3 seconds to play. McCarthy knocked down all three shots to tie the score and Illinois struggled to get off a shot in the final seconds as freshman Amber Moore's 25-foot three was off the mark at the buzzer. In overtime, Smith hit a bucket on Illinois' first possession to give the Illini a 77-76 lead, but they could only muster one free throw the rest of the way. Temple's LeKeisha Eaddy put the game away with a free throw with 17 second left, giving the Owls a four-point cushion. A key point in the game came when senior Lacey Simpson fouled out with three minutes left in regulation and Illinois up nine. Simpson had 15 points, five rebounds, five steals and two blocks on a perfect 6-of-6 shooting, including a career-best 3-of-3 from downtown, before leaving the game for good. Freshman Karisma Penn also had a big game with 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks in her collegiate debut, but she also fouled out with 2:13 left in overtime. Illinois looked very sharp early in the game, closing the first half on a 16-2 run to open up a 17-point halftime lead, 43-26. The Illini pushed the lead to as high as 18 early in the second half but had trouble taking care of the ball down the stretch. The Orange and Blue turned the ball over 28 times for the game, including eight during the final 5:51 of regulation when Temple made its run. For the game Illinois shot 50 percent from the field (30-of-60) and hit 42 percent from behind the arc (7-of-17), but the ball-handling mistakes led to a 29-11 edge in points of turnovers for the Owls. Tonight marked the debut of six Illini freshmen - Godbold, Penn, Moore, Destiny Williams, Kersten Magrum and Briana Jones - as all played in the first half of the game. In fact, all 14 Illini players played in the first half when the team was clicking on all cylinders. Smith hit 9-of-17 from the field for her 24 points, her 40th straight game in double-figures. Shaqwedia Wallace led Temple with a career-high 27 points.

Freshmen lead Indiana to 83-60 rout of Howard

MICHAEL MAROT — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:42:00 +0000

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP)—Indiana freshmen Maurice Creek, Christian Watford and Derek Elston all scored in double figures Friday night, leading the Hoosiers to an 83-60 rout of Howard. The Hoosiers (1-0), who lost their final 10 games last season, posted their 25th consecutive victory in a home opener. Howard (0-1) was led by Calvin Thompson with 13 points. Indiana's highly-touted freshman class wasted no time in making an impression. Creek scored 17 points, Elston and Watford each had 14, and Watford finished with 11 rebounds. The freshmen also were the catalysts in the decisive charge late in the first half. Creek and Elston combined for nine straight points to extend Indiana's lead to 29-18. The Hoosiers finished the half on an 11-4 run to make it 40-23, then scored the first six points in the second half to seal it.

Hoosiers record first victory in East Lansing since 1991

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:38:00 +0000

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Three different Hoosiers recorded double-doubles en route to an exhilarating five-set triumph for IU Volleyball. Indiana defeated the Spartans of Michigan State by scores of 23-25, 25-21, 21-25, 29-27 and 15-12. It marks the Hoosiers' first win in East Lansing since 1991. "I'm really proud of how hard our team fought tonight, and put it all out on the floor," said Head Coach Sherry Dunbar. "That was our focus all week long at practice, and it showed in the match tonight." The Hoosiers sweep the season series with Michigan State, also the first time since '91. A trio of Hoosiers in Jordan Haverly, Ashley Benson and Kelsey Hall led the way offensively, racking up a combined 49 kills. Benson hit .333 with 18 kills while Haverly accumulated 14 put-aways with her .324 attack percentage. Defensively, Indiana constructed a wall in the frontcourt. Benson's 11 block assists paced IU in a 15-team-block performance. Mary Chaudoin wasn't far behind, teaming with Benson for eight block assists of her own. In the backcourt, Caitlin Cox dug 17 balls; joined by Haverly and Hall with double-digit digs. For the first time this season, Indiana had three players record double-doubles. Haverly (14 kills/13 digs), Benson (18 kills/11 blocks) and Hall (17 kills/10 digs) pulled off the feat. "Tonight was not so much about the win, but more about turning the corner and playing as a team and playing for Indiana," said Coach Dunbar. "Every time we step on the floor we need to set a standard of competing at a high level."

Buckeyes down Hoosiers to advance

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:13:00 +0000

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Ohio State Buckeyes advanced to the finals of the Big Ten Tournament with a 4-2 victory over the host Indiana Hoosiers. The Buckeyes got a goal and an assist out of Konrad Warzycha, and they are just the second team on the season to post four goals against the Hoosiers. Ohio State moves to 11-4-4 on the season and Indiana falls to 10-9-1. In the fifth minute, Andy Adlard notched his fifth goal of the season on a Daniel Kelly assist giving the Hoosiers the early lead. Kelly's pass into the box was met by Adlard all alone with just the keeper to beat. Adlard sent a shot to the lower right for Indiana's fourth first-half goal on the year and the second-fastest score for the Hoosiers in 2009, as Darren Yeagle scored at the 3:19 mark against Butler. In the 14th minute, Andrew Magill of the Buckeyes made a sliding kick on a Chris Hegngi cross to knot things up. Magill's second goal of the season is his first since a September matchup with Hofstra. At the 30:48 mark, Ohio State grabbed the lead on a Sam Scales tally. Scales' second score of the season came when Konrad Warzycha sent a cross in front of the net, where Scales was waiting to put it home. In the 39th minute, Warzycha sent a laser from 25 yards out. Warzycha scored unassisted as he sent the shot in after picking up a loose ball. In the 48th minute, Will Bruin notched his eighth goal of the season and his second of the tournament to pull the Hoosiers to within one. Lee Hagedorn gets the assist on the goal, as it came on a rebound of his shot. Bruin sent the ball into the lower left. The tally marked the third straight game that the Hoosiers have scored within the first five minutes of the second half. The game is the first of the season where the Hoosiers posted two scores in a loss. In the 50th minute, Joe Moore scored his first goal of the season to restore the Buckeye lead to two. A Buckeye corner kick bounced around before Moore gained control and sent it home. The fourth Buckeye score marked the second time a team had four tallies against the Hoosiers this season, as Louisville completed the feat earlier this season.