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Ohio State Falls in Doubleheader at Northwestern
Junior Danielle LeBeau goes 3-for-4 with two RBI, double in game two
EVANSTON,
Ill. – The Ohio State softball team fell in a doubleheader at
Northwestern Sunday at Sharon J. Drysdale Field in Evanston, Ill. The
Buckeyes (28-20, 7-10 Big Ten) lost game one, 3-1, before dropping game
two, 8-5, against the Wildcats (21-26, 8-10 Big Ten).
Hoosiers Fall to Brown in Eastern Quarterfinals
PROVIDENCE,
R.I. – The No. 3 seed Indiana Hoosiers women’s water polo team (26-9)
fell in the quarterfinals of the Collegiate Water Polo Association
(CWPA) Eastern Championship to No. 6 seed Brown, 5-4, after giving up
the lone fourth period goal to the Bears with 3:22 remaining.
Wilken Claims Discus Title at Drake Relays
Des
Moines, Iowa- The Nebraska track and field team returned to Drake
Stadium on Friday for the second day of competition at the Drake
Relays. Morgan Wilken led the Huskers as she notched the team’s first
event title of the weekend in the women’s discus.
SERRATO’S GRAND SLAM & ANOTHER QUALITY START LIFTS #13 PURDUE TO VICTORY
WEST
LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Barrett Serrato connected for a fourth-inning grand
slam and Joe Haase worked seven innings of one-run ball, leading No. 13
Purdue baseball to a 6-2 win against Michigan State in the opener of a
series at Lambert Field that features the top two teams in the Big Ten
standings.
No. 11-Seed Nittany Lions Fall to No. 6-Seed Northwestern, 4-2
Cohen and Welnetz earn singles victories in the loss
UNIVERSITY
PARK, Pa.— The Penn State men’s tennis team (11-14, 1-11) closed out
its season Thursday afternoon at Northwestern’s Vandy Christie Tennis
Center with a 4-2 loss to the No. 6 seed host Northwestern Wild Cats.
Senior Taylor Cohen (Philadelphia, Pa.) and junior Bryan Welnetz
(Laredo, Texas) each earned singles wins in a match that was much
closer than the final score would indicate.
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| Illinois
Fighting Illini |
Illinois
Earns Top Billing in Big Ten Men’s Gymnastics Preseason Coaches’ Poll
Defending Big
Ten Champion Fighting Illini voted preseason favorite by conference’s
coaches
PARK
RIDGE, Ill. – Illinois has earned the top spot in the Big Ten Men’s
Gymnastics Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Fighting Illini stand atop the
poll after winning their third consecutive Big Ten Championship a
season ago and placing third at the NCAA Championships.
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| Indiana Hoosiers |
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Joe
LeBlanc Hired as Assistant Wrestling Coach
BLOOMINGTON,
Ind. - Four-time All-American Joe LeBlanc has been hired as an
assistant coach for the Indiana University wrestling program, announced
head coach Duane Goldman on Thursday.
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| Ohio
State Buckeyes |
Buckeyes
Sweep Ohio in Doubleheader
Ohio
State posts 22 runs in two games vs. Bobcats
COLUMBUS,
Ohio – The Ohio State softball team swept a doubleheader against Ohio
Wednesday at Buckeye Field. The Buckeyes (26-16, 5-6 Big Ten) won game
one, 9-5, before claiming a 13-3 run-rule victory in five innings in
game two.
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| Penn
State Nittany Lions |
Nittany
Lions Neutralized by Illini, 6-1
Welnetz earns
singles victory for Penn State
UNIVERSITY
PARK, Pa.— The Penn State men’s tennis team (11-11, 1-8) hit a speed
bump in the form of the No. 23 Illinois Fighting Illini (13-6, 7-2)
Sunday afternoon. Junior Bryan Welnetz (Laredo, Texas) rebounded in
fourth singles to earn an impressive victory on an otherwise tough day
that saw the Nittany Lions fall, 6-1.
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| Purdue Boilermakers |
#16
PURDUE BASEBALL POSTS ANOTHER ONE-SIDE WIN VERSUS ILLINOIS-CHICAGO
CHICAGO
– No. 16 Purdue baseball scored in each of the first four innings,
including consecutive four-run frames to begin the game, rolling to its
ninth straight win, 12-2, at Illinois-Chicago Tuesday evening.
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| Wisconsin
Badgers |
Wisconsin
holds off Vanderbilt 60-57
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Badgers are riding the nation's
stingiest defense back to the round of 16.
The
Badgers held the Southeastern Conference's two leading scorers in check
Saturday night and Ryan Evans grabbed a crucial rebound with 2.1
seconds left to help Wisconsin fend off Vanderbilt 60-57 in the NCAA
tournament.
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| Iowa Hawkeyes |
Big
1st Half Propels Iowa Past Indiana
Hawkeyes rack
up 456 yards of total offense in 45-24 victory
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa football team piled up 339
yards of total offense and scored 35 points... in the first half. The
offensive output was more than enough, as the Hawkeyes rolled to a
45-24 victory over Indiana on a Homecoming Saturday inside Kinnick
Stadium.
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| Michigan Wolverines |
First
Varsity Eight Earns Big Ten Boat of the Week
ANN
ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's rowing (No. 2
CRCA/USRowing Coaches) first varsity eight boat was named the Big Ten
Boat of the Week, the conference office announced...
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| Michigan
State Spartans |
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No.
11 Michigan State 58 (20-5, 9-3), No. 3 Ohio State 48 (21-4, 9-3)
POSTGAME QUOTES
Tom Izzo, Michigan State head coach
On the game
“It
was a hell of a game. We couldn’t do anything in the first half because
their defense was better than ours. [Aaron] Craft was great with the
pressure he put on us. He’s the best pressure guard in the country, if
you ask me.”
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| Minnesota Golden Gophers |
Minnesota
Women’s Basketball Wins WBI Championship
Behind
a strong second-half performance, the second-seeded University of
Minnesota women’s basketball team won the 2012 Women’s Basketball
Invitational (WBI) Championship Sunday afternoon with a 88-74 comeback
victory over Northern Iowa (19-15) in front of the home crowd at
Williams Arena
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| Nebraska Huskers |
Huskers
Record Eight Event Titles at K.T. Woodman Classic
Wichita,
Kan.- The Nebraska track and field team wrapped up competition at the
K.T. Woodman Classic on Saturday on the campus of Wichita State
University. The Huskers came away with eight event titles on the day,
including sweeps in the pole vault and shot put.
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| Northwestern Wildcats |
Precin,
Herbert Ready for U.S. Olympic Team Trials
EVANSTON,
Ill. – Former Northwestern wrestlers Brandon Precin and Jake Herbert
will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials this weekend in Iowa City,
Iowa, with the hopes of achieving their Olympic
dreams.
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