Local Sports Headlines: January 28, 2021

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Ranked Matchup In Women’s Basketball 
14th Ranked Ohio State comes to Bloomington to Face 16th Ranked Indiana tonight at 8 PM on the Big Ten Network. The Hoosiers are 9-3 overall and 7-1 in the Big 10 while Ohio State is 9-1 Overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers come into the game on a 4 game winning streak while Ohio State has won 2 in a row. Indiana’s Last win this series came January 31st, 2010 when the Hoosiers won 67-62 in Bloomington. Ohio State has won 14 straight against the Hoosiers and is 57-19 all time against IU. 

Indiana Divers Sweep Weekly Big 10 Awards 
Indiana University Redshirt Junior Andrew Capobianco and Freshman Anne Fowler were honored as Big Ten Divers Of the Week. Capobianco won the 1 Meter and 3 Meter events against Ohio State and has secured NCAA  “A” Standard marks for both events. He is the Reigning NCAA 3 Meter Champion and 4th time he has been named Big Ten Diver of the week in his Career. Fowler who was named Freshman diver of the week the week Prior, Won the 1 meter and 3 meter events against Ohio State. Her one meter score broke the the programs dual meet record. She is the first IU female diver to win this weekly award since Jessica Parratto on January 30th 2019. 

Indiana’s Cooper Williams Named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week 
Indiana University Senior Cooper Williams was named Big Ten Track Athlete of the week. The First weekly honor for the Hoosiers this season coming off a good weekend at the Illinois Multi Team Event in Urbana-Champaign. Williams won the 800 meters  with a time 1:48:09 which was good for the fastest time in the Big Ten and 3rd fastest in the NCAA this season.  Williams was the 2nd leg of the 4X400 relay squad won the event with a time 3:16:63