Welcome to a different version of 6-Banner Sunday, a joint manufacturing between The Meeting Name and Contained in the Corridor, and offered by our pals at Trueblood Actual Property, the place we spotlight the 5 most important IU basketball tales of the previous week, plus check out how the opposite IU sports activities applications are doing.
The most important recreation in Meeting Corridor this season occurred on Thursday evening. Caitlin Clark and Iowa got here right into a hostile and packed enviornment and left with a loss because the Hoosiers performed their finest recreation of the season so far.
Issues on the lads’s facet weren’t as rosy as Indiana misplaced thrice this week. Additionally, the Again House Community had new exhibits in the previous few days as per typical. Lastly, we are going to conclude with a take a look at different IU sports activities, led by baseball’s continued sturdy begin and one other Large Ten championship from swimming and diving.
Here’s what’s on this week’s version:
• Ladies’s basketball beats Iowa for signature win• Hoosiers fall to Northwestern• IU dominated by Nebraska• Indiana sinks additional with loss at Penn State• Podcast on the Brink and Again House Community exhibits• Hoosier Roundup
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Banner #1 – Ladies’s basketball beats Iowa for signature win
The No. 14/16 girls took to the courtroom twice final week. Nonetheless, Thursday was the largest evening athletically in Bloomington all season because the No. 4 Iowa Hawkeyes got here to city. Followers queued up a number of hours earlier than the sport began with strains stretching to the close by streets.
These supporters created a magical evening and environment in Meeting Corridor because the crew had their second sellout in program historical past. It was additionally the tenth crowd that reached at the least 10,000 individuals prior to now couple of seasons. This one was at a brand new degree as a white-out shined the stadium brightly from high to backside. Positive, Iowa star Caitlin Clark precipitated a few of the commotion. Nonetheless, not like most Hawkeye highway video games this season that noticed many opposing partisans, this one was virtually completely individuals rooting for the Cream and Crimson. The Hoosiers used this vitality to supply impressed play and routed the opposition 86-69.
It was the Hoosiers’ finest recreation of the season and obtained them a much-needed signature victory over an elite squad for the primary time in 2023-2024. Clark was held to simply 24 factors on an off-shooting evening. On Indiana’s facet, Sara Scalia and Mackenzie Holmes have been elite all evening with 25 and 24 factors, respectively. This duo additionally helped to steer a tenacious defensive effort, as Holmes made life depressing virtually singlehandedly for opposing middle Hannah Stuelke, who not too long ago put up 47 factors in opposition to Penn State. On Thursday, she had simply 10 as everybody else within the IU lineup made issues difficult for Clark and the opposite gamers on the perimeter.
This victory was vital after a stunning blowout defeat to middling Illinois on Monday. The win over the Hawkeyes primarily canceled this out, although, in keeping with the metrics. The Hoosiers are nonetheless projected to host NCAA event video games in Bloomington as a 4 seed, the place they have been when the week began.
They now sit at 22-4 general and return to competitors Tuesday at convention backside feeder Northwestern (7 p.m. ET on BTN). Whereas a regular-season championship is unlikely sitting two video games behind league-leading Ohio State, victories are of the utmost significance in opposition to lesser groups if Indiana needs to stay in that top-16 and host postseason video games on their campus.
A probable rematch with the Hawkeyes in Minneapolis within the league event semi-finals on Saturday, March 9 is sort of actually within the playing cards. That is the subsequent time Indiana can afford a loss in the event that they don’t need to journey in March Insanity earlier than the second weekend. This showdown in Minnesota is already bought out as nicely. Nonetheless, this time, it is going to be principally Iowa supporters in black somewhat than Hoosiers followers in white, because it was Thursday.
Banner #2 – Hoosiers fall to Northwestern
Turning to the lads, this week continued the struggles which have occurred all season. It began in opposition to postseason-bound Northwestern final Sunday in Bloomington. Regardless of foul bother for Wildcats star Boo Buie, it was nonetheless dominated by the guests many of the afternoon. IU made a late push however nonetheless misplaced 76-72.
Afterward, IU coach Woodson spoke, Contained in the Corridor had a picture gallery, Ryan Corazza wrote a Minute After and Movie Session, Alex Bozich penned 5 Takeaways, and William McDermott put collectively a column in regards to the continuous points on show. Additionally, Meeting Name had their postgame electronic mail and polls in addition to a Movie Room.
Banner #3 – IU dominated by Nebraska
Nothing was any higher in opposition to Nebraska on Wednesday because the Cornhuskers raced to an enormous early lead behind elite three-point taking pictures from Hoosier nemesis Keisei Tominaga. Indiana made one run early within the second half to trim the deficit to simply three. Nonetheless, Nebraska stretched it proper again out and gained simply 85-70.
Afterward, Woodson spoke, Contained in the Corridor had a Photograph Gallery, Corazza wrote a Minute After and Movie Session, Bozich penned 5 Takeaways, whereas McDermott and Amanda Foster had columns in regards to the bigger image and the early recreation struggles respectively. Additionally, Meeting Name had their postgame polls and electronic mail.
Banner #4 – Indiana sinks additional with loss at Penn State
It was extra of the identical in Comfortable Valley on Saturday. IU was barely extra aggressive with struggling Penn State than they have been with the Wildcats and Cornhuskers who’ve postseason aspirations. Finally, the Nittany Lions have been the higher crew many of the afternoon and got here out on high 83-74. It’s the first time in Indiana’s historical past that they have been swept by Northwestern, Nebraska, and Penn State in the identical season.
Afterward, IU coach Woodson spoke, Corazza wrote a Minute After, Bozich penned 5 Takeaways, and Foster and Bozich put collectively columns in regards to the recreation and what has led to the struggles this season respectively. Additionally, Meeting Name had a Movie Room.
Indiana sits at simply 14-13 general and 6-10 within the Large Ten and is prone to be enjoying on the Wednesday of the convention event for simply the second time. They’re removed from the dialog for any type of postseason event, together with March Insanity. Nonetheless, Contained in the Corridor’s Andy Bottoms launched his weekly bracketology for many who will participate within the NCAA event.
It doesn’t get simpler for the Hoosiers this week as postseason-bound Wisconsin visits Bloomington on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET on Peacock and see above commercial on easy methods to watch). This can be a matchup the place IU was victorious at Meeting Corridor final season. Nonetheless, Indiana has struggled with the Badgers in the previous few many years, with solely a handful of wins.
Banner #5 – Podcast on the Brink and Again House Community exhibits
Contained in the Corridor and the Again House Community had a number of new exhibits in the previous few days. ITH’s Podcast on the Brink had a listener mailbag with visitor Justin Albers.
Doing The Work had episodes following Illinois in addition to two on back-to-back nights after Iowa. In the meantime, Meeting Name had postgame exhibits after every contest this week together with Northwestern, Nebraska, and Penn State.
Banner #6 – Hoosier Roundup
• No. 23 baseball continued its sturdy begin by beating George Mason to shut final weekend. That continued in the previous few days with a victory over Miami (OH) and defeating Baylor twice to enhance to 5-1. Conor Foley gained Large Ten pitcher of the week for his first efficiency and was even higher Saturday in opposition to the Bears going six scoreless innings.
• No. 6 swimming and diving girls gained the convention championship late Saturday evening by simply .5 factors in a meet that got here all the way down to the ultimate occasion.
• No. 30 softball beat FAMU, Central Michigan, and Drake this week however misplaced twice to Arizona. Additionally, Bri Copeland was named league pitcher of the week.
• No. 7 males’s soccer defeated Evansville 1-0 in its first spring exhibition match. Additionally, 16 former Hoosiers are presently within the professionals on MLS rosters.
• No. 13 water polo beat Saint Francis and Salem final Sunday. Nonetheless, they suffered shut losses on Friday and Saturday to ranked USC and UC Santa Barbara earlier than bouncing again in opposition to Cal State Fullerton to enhance to 13-2 in 2024.
• No. 29 wrestling suffered its first dangerous defeat of the yr to struggling Northwestern earlier than knocking off Chattanooga to shut the common season.
• No. 32 males’s tennis misplaced to Louisville earlier than knocking off Southern Indiana.
• Monitor and area competed on the Large Ten Championships.
• Volleyball introduced their spring exhibition schedule in addition to that two of their gamers have been named to the US nationwide crew’s open program.
• Two area hockey athletes obtained educational awards.
Now go get pleasure from your self a 6-banner Sunday.
Aaron (Ari) ShifronAssembly Name Contributor
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