“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 6 SCHEDULE
ADAMS CENTRAL (4-1) AT SOUTH ADAMS (2-3)
ALEXANDRIA (3-2) AT OAK HILL (3-2)
ATTICA (0-5) AT NORTH VERMILLION (4-1)
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (0-5) AT JENNINGS COUNTY (0-5)
BENTON CENTRAL (0-5) AT TWIN LAKES (2-3)
BLACKFORD (2-3) AT MISSISSINEWA (5-0)
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (3-2) AT SOUTHPORT (0-5)
BLUFFTON (5-0) AT SOUTHERN WELLS (0-5)
BOONE GROVE (2-3) AT RIVER FOREST (3-2)
BOONVILLE (2-3) AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (3-2)
BOWMAN ACADEMY (0-5) AT NORTH WHITE (1-4)
BREMEN (2-3) AT JOHN GLENN (1-3)
CALUMET (3-2) AT WHITING (2-3)
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (1-4) AT KNIGHTSTOWN (4-1)
CARMEL (2-3) AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (0-5)
CARROLL (FLORA) (5-0) AT TRI-CENTRAL (1-4)
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (3-2) AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE (2-2)
CASTLE (4-1) AT EVANSVILLE REITZ (5-0)
CASTON (1-4) AT CULVER (1-4)
CENTERVILLE (5-0) AT NORTHEASTERN (5-0)
CHARLESTOWN (1-4) AT SCOTTSBURG (3-2)
CHURUBUSCO (2-3) AT FREMONT (2-3)
CLINTON CENTRAL (3-2) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (1-4)
CLINTON PRAIRIE (3-2) AT DELPHI (3-2)
COLUMBUS EAST (3-2) AT FLOYD CENTRAL (3-1)
CONCORD (5-0) AT NORTHWOOD (3-2)
CONNERSVILLE (2-3) AT NORTH DECATUR (4-1)
COVENANT CHRISTIAN (0-5) AT BEECH GROVE (2-3)
COVINGTON (2-3) AT PARKE HERITAGE (1-4)
CRAWFORDSVILLE (2-3) AT NORTH MONTGOMERY (1-4)
CROWN POINT (5-0) AT VALPARAISO (4-1)
DANVILLE (4-1) AT SOUTHMONT (3-2)
DECATUR CENTRAL (2-2) AT PLAINFIELD (5-0)
DELTA (3-2) AT NEW CASTLE (3-2)
EAST CENTRAL (3-2) AT SOUTH DEARBORN (4-1)
EASTERN (PEKIN) (1-4) AT NORTH HARRISON (3-2)
EDINBURGH (0-5) AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (3-2)
ELKHART (4-1) AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (3-2)
ELWOOD (1-4) AT EASTBROOK (3-2)
EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-5) AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (5-0)
EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-5) AT VINCENNES LINCOLN (2-3)
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (4-1) AT EVANSVILLE NORTH (2-3)
FAIRFIELD (2-3) AT ANGOLA (1-4)
FAITH CHRISTIAN (2-2) AT TRI-COUNTY (3-2)
FISHERS (3-2) AT AVON (1-4)
FOREST PARK (4-1) AT SOUTH SPENCER (2-3)
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (0-4) AT PARK TUDOR (3-2)
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (2-3) AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH (0-5)
FORT WAYNE NORTH (3-2) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (4-1)
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (1-4) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (1-4)
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (2-3) AT SEEGER (3-2)
FRANKLIN (2-3) AT MOORESVILLE (1-4)
FRANKLIN CENTRAL (2-2) AT NOBLESVILLE (2-3)
FRANKLIN COUNTY (2-3) AT GREENSBURG (0-5)
FRONTIER (4-0) AT NORTH NEWTON (1-4)
GARRETT (5-0) AT WEST NOBLE (5-0)
GARY WEST (4-1) AT WHEELER (3-2)
GIBSON SOUTHERN (4-1) AT HERITAGE HILLS (4-1)
GOSHEN (0-5) AT WAWASEE (0-5)
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (5-0) AT NEW PALESTINE (4-0)
GREENWOOD (2-3) AT PERRY MERIDIAN (2-3)
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (3-2) AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (1-4)
GRIFFITH (5-0) AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (1-4)
GUERIN CATHOLIC (3-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (4-1)
HAMILTON HEIGHTS (1-4) AT LOGANSPORT (4-1)
HAMMOND CENTRAL (2-3) AT ANDREW (ILL.)
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (3-2) AT MARION (3-2)
HERITAGE (4-1) AT TIPTON (4-1)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (4-1) AT MADISON (3-2)
HIGHLAND (1-4) AT ANDREAN (2-3)
HOBART (3-2) AT LOWELL (2-3)
HOMESTEAD (3-2) AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER (3-2)
HUNTINGTON NORTH (3-2) AT DEKALB (2-3)
INDIAN CREEK (1-4) AT EDGEWOOD (2-3)
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (2-1) AT PHALEN ACADEMY
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (4-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (2-3)
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (2-2) AT BREBEUF JESUIT (4-1)
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (1-3) AT CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-3)
INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (3-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS TECH (2-2)
JASPER (2-3) AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-4)
LAKE CENTRAL (3-2) AT MICHIGAN CITY (1-4)
LAKE STATION (1-4) AT HAMMOND NOLL (2-3)
LAKELAND (4-1) AT CENTRAL NOBLE (0-5)
LAVILLE (2-3) AT KNOX (3-2)
LAWRENCE CENTRAL (2-3) AT CENTER GROVE (4-1)
LAWRENCE NORTH (5-0) AT BEN DAVIS (1-4)
LAWRENCEBURG (4-1) AT BATESVILLE (4-1)
LEO (4-1) AT BELLMONT (0-5)
LEWIS CASS (2-3) AT WHITKO (0-5)
LINTON (3-2) AT GREENCASTLE (2-3)
MADISON-GRANT (5-0) AT FRANKTON (0-5)
MCCUTCHEON (2-3) AT ANDERSON (0-5)
MERRILLVILLE (4-1) AT LAPORTE (0-5)
MILAN (3-2) AT EASTERN HANCOCK (3-2)
MITCHELL (1-4) AT BROWN COUNTY (3-2)
MONROE CENTRAL (4-1) AT WES-DEL (2-3)
MONROVIA (4-1) AT SPEEDWAY (3-2)
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (1-4) AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS (2-3)
MUNCIE CENTRAL (1-4) AT KOKOMO (1-3)
MUNSTER (1-4) AT HANOVER CENTRAL (4-1)
NEW ALBANY (3-2) AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH (4-1)
NEW HAVEN (0-5) AT COLUMBIA CITY (5-0)
NORTH JUDSON (5-0) AT TRITON (4-1)
NORTH KNOX (2-3) AT PRINCETON (0-5)
NORTH PUTNAM (5-0) AT CASCADE (5-0)
NORTHFIELD (1-4) AT WABASH (1-4)
NORTHRIDGE (1-4) AT MISHAWAKA (4-1)
NORTHWESTERN (5-0) AT MACONAQUAH (4-0)
NORWELL (2-3) AT EAST NOBLE (4-1)
OWEN VALLEY (0-5) AT SULLIVAN (1-4)
PAOLI (5-0) AT EASTERN GREENE (2-3)
PENN (4-1) AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS (0-5)
PERRY CENTRAL (2-3) AT CLARKSVILLE (0-5)
PERU (2-3) AT ROCHESTER (4-1)
PHALEN ACADEMY AT IRVINGTON PREP (0-3)
PIONEER (4-1) AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (1-4)
PLYMOUTH (3-2) AT WARSAW (3-2)
PORTAGE (2-3) AT CHESTERTON (3-2)
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (3-2) AT EASTSIDE (1-4)
PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD (1-4) AT INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (1-4)
RENSSELAER CENTRAL (1-4) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (4-0)
RICHMOND (0-5) AT LAFAYETTE JEFF (5-0)
RIVERTON PARKE (3-2) AT SOUTH VERMILLION (5-0)
RUSHVILLE (3-2) AT LAPEL (4-1)
SALEM (1-4) AT CORYDON CENTRAL (1-4)
SEYMOUR (2-3) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (5-0)
SHELBYVILLE (1-4) AT YORKTOWN (3-2)
SHENANDOAH (3-2) AT HAGERSTOWN (3-2)
SILVER CREEK (3-2) AT JEFFERSONVILLE (3-2)
SOUTH BEND RILEY (2-2) AT NEW PRAIRIE (3-2)
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (0-5) AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN (2-3)
SOUTH DECATUR (3-2) AT CLOVERDALE (3-2)
SOUTH PUTNAM (3-2) AT WEST VIGO (2-3)
SOUTHRIDGE (3-2) AT TELL CITY (3-2)
SOUTHWOOD (0-5) AT MANCHESTER (2-3)
SPRINGS VALLEY (4-1) AT CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-5)
TAYLOR (2-3) AT SHERIDAN (3-2)
TECUMSEH (0-5) AT NORTH POSEY (4-1)
TERRE HAUTE NORTH (1-4) AT COLUMBUS NORTH (4-1)
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (1-3) AT NORTHVIEW (5-0)
TIPPECANOE VALLEY (4-1) AT JIMTOWN (3-2)
TRI (2-3) AT WINCHESTER (1-4)
TRITON CENTRAL (3-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (1-3)
TRI-WEST (2-3) AT LEBANON (3-2)
UNION CITY (0-5) AT UNION COUNTY (0-5)
WARREN CENTRAL (5-0) AT PIKE (3-2)
WASHINGTON (4-1) AT PIKE CENTRAL (2-3)
WEST CENTRAL (3-2) AT SOUTH NEWTON (3-2)
WEST LAFAYETTE (3-2) AT WESTERN (0-5)
WEST WASHINGTON (2-3) AT NORTH DAVIESS (4-1)
WESTERN BOONE (5-0) AT FRANKFORT (0-5)
WESTFIELD (5-0) AT BROWNSBURG (5-0)
WHITELAND (3-1) AT MARTINSVILLE (5-0)
WINAMAC (2-2) AT NORTH MIAMI (3-2)
WOODLAN (2-3) AT JAY COUNTY (2-3)
ZIONSVILLE (3-2) AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (3-2)
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=9/26/2024
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER SCORES
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=9/26/2024
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER SCORES
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=9/26/2024
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 5 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 26
ARMY 42 TEMPLE 14
FRIDAY, SEPT. 27
VIRGINIA TECH AT NO. 7 MIAMI (FLA.) | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
WASHINGTON AT RUTGERS | 8 P.M. | FOX
SATURDAY, SEPT. 28
KENTUCKY AT NO. 6 OLE MISS | 12 P.M. | ABC OR ESPN
MINNESOTA AT NO. 12 MICHIGAN | 12 P.M. | FOX
NEBRASKA AT PURDUE | 12 P.M. | PEACOCK
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT NC STATE | 12 P.M. | THE CW
MARYLAND AT INDIANA | 12 P.M. | BTN
BUFFALO AT UCONN | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT BOSTON COLLEGE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
HOLY CROSS AT SYRACUSE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+/ACC EXTRA
NAVY AT UAB | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
SOUTH FLORIDA AT TULANE | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
DAYTON AT MARIST | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
HARVARD AT BROWN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
BUCKNELL AT LEHIGH | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
COLUMBIA AT GEORGETOWN | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN+
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT INDIANA STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
VALPARAISO AT MOREHEAD STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
SAN DIEGO AT DRAKE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
COLGATE AT PENN | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
FORDHAM AT MONMOUTH | 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
VIRGINIA LYNCHBURG AT BUTLER | 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
BALL STATE AT JAMES MADISON | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCER AT WOFFORD | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
RICHMOND AT ELON | 2 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
DELAWARE STATE AT CAMPBELL | 2 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
NORTH ALABAMA AT WEST GEORGIA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHERN UTAH AT AUSTIN PEAY | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
ROBERT MORRIS AT EASTERN KENTUCKY | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT THE CITADEL | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT SOUTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
MURRAY STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
SAMFORD AT FURMAN | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
YALE AT CORNELL | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
TEXAS STATE AT SAM HOUSTON | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
LINDENWOOD AT EASTERN ILLINOIS | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AT NORFOLK STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT ILLINOIS STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT MISSOURI STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
HOWARD AT PRINCETON | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
CAL POLY AT NORTHERN COLORADO | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
WISCONSIN AT NO. 13 USC | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
NO. 15 LOUISVILLE AT NO. 16 NOTRE DAME | 3:30 P.M. | PEACOCK
NO. 21 OKLAHOMA AT AUBURN | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
ARKANSAS AT NO. 24 TEXAS A&M | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
UMASS AT MIAMI (OH) | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
LOUISIANA AT WAKE FOREST | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
LIBERTY AT APPALACHIAN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FRESNO STATE AT UNLV | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
SAN DIEGO STATE AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT GEORGIA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPNU
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT MARSHALL | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
AKRON AT OHIO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN MICHIGAN AT KENT STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
MAINE AT UALBANY | 3:30 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
SACRED HEART AT DELAWARE | 3:30 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
MORGAN STATE AT STONY BROOK | 3:30 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
NORTH CAROLINA AT DUKE | 4 P.M. | ESPN2
UTSA AT EAST CAROLINA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
TENNESSEE TECH AT GARDNER-WEBB | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
SACRAMENTO STATE AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHWESTERN STATE AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSISSIPPI STATE AT NO. 1 TEXAS | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
OLD DOMINION AT BOWLING GREEN | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
LOUISIANA TECH AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
UT MARTIN AT KENNESAW STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
WAGNER AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
HAMPTON AT WILLIAM & MARY | 6 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
LIU AT VILLANOVA | 6 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
PORTLAND STATE AT CHATTANOOGA | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT TENNESSEE STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MONTANA STATE AT IDAHO STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
ALABAMA A&M AT FLORIDA A&M | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
NO. 3 OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN STATE | 7 P.M. | PEACOCK
STANFORD AT NO. 17 CLEMSON | 7 P.M. | ESPN
UL MONROE AT TROY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CHARLOTTE AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
TULSA AT NORTH TEXAS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
LAMAR AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT GRAMBLING | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MCKENDREE AT WESTERN ILLINOIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
JACKSON STATE AT TEXAS SOUTHERN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
DAVIDSON AT PRESBYTERIAN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AT TARLETON STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NO. 2 GEORGIA AT NO. 4 ALABAMA | 7:30 P.M. | ABC/ESPN+
NO. 19 ILLINOIS AT NO. 9 PENN STATE | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT MEMPHIS | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
SOUTH ALABAMA AT NO. 14 LSU | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
FLORIDA STATE AT SMU | 8 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NEW MEXICO AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
AIR FORCE AT WYOMING | 8 P.M. | CBSSN
MONTANA AT EASTERN WASHINGTON | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
MCNEESE AT WEBER STATE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT UTAH TECH | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
WASHINGTON STATE AT NO. 25 BOISE STATE | 10 P.M. | FS1
IDAHO AT UC DAVIS | 10 P.M. | ESPN+
ARIZONA AT NO. 10 UTAH | 10:15 P.M. | ESPN
NO. 8 OREGON AT UCLA | 11 P.M. | FOX
NO. 20 OKLAHOMA STATE AT NO. 23 KANSAS STATE | TBD
NO. 18 IOWA STATE AT HOUSTON | TBD
NO. 22 BYU AT BAYLOR | TBD
TCU AT KANSAS | TBD
CINCINNATI AT TEXAS TECH | TBD
COLORADO AT UCF | TBD
INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
INDIANA 31 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 7
INDIANA 77 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3
INDIANA 42 UCLA 13
INDIANA 52 CHARLOTTE 14
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. MARYLAND TBA
OCTOBER 5 AT NORTHWESTERN TBA
OCTOBER 19 VS. NEBRASKA TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. WASHINGTON TBA
NOVEMBER 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 9 VS. MICHIGAN TBA
NOVEMBER 23 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 30 VS. PURDUE TBA
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7
OREGON STATE 38 PURDUE 21
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. NEBRASKA 12:00
OCTOBER 5 AT WISCONSIN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT ILLINOIS TBA
OCTOBER 18 VS. OREGON 8:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTHWESTERN TBA
NOVEMBER 9 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 16 VS. PENN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 22 AT MICHIGAN STATE 8:00
NOVEMBER 30 AT INDIANA TBA
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
NOTRE DAME 23 TEXAS A&M 13
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 16 NOTRE DAME 14
NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7
NOTRE DAME 28 MIAMI OH 3
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. LOUISVILLE 3:30
OCTOBER 12 VS. STANFORD 3:30
OCTOBER 19 AT GEORGIA TECH TBA
OCTOBER 26 AT NAVY 12:00
NOVEMBER 9 VS. FLORIDA STATE 7:30
NOVEMBER 16 VS. VIRGINIA 3:30
NOVEMBER 23 AT ARMY 7:00 (YANKEE STADIUM)
NOVEMBER 30 AT USC TBA
BUTLER BULLDOGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BUTLER 40 UPPER IOWA 7
BUTLER 19 MURRAY STATE 17
BUTLER 53 HANOVER 0
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 1:00
OCTOBER 5 VS. MOREHEAD STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 12 AT DRAKE 1:00 CT
OCTOBER 19 VS. DAYTON 1:00
OCTOBER 26 AT DAVIDSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. STETSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT VALPO 1:00 CT
NOVEMBER 16 VS. ST. THOMAS 1:00
NOVEMBER 23 AT PRESBYTERIAN 1:00
BALL STATE CARDINALS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BALL STATE 42 MISSOURI STATE 34
MIAMI FL 62 BALL STATE 0
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 37 BALL STATE 34
SEPTEMBER 28 AT JAMES MADISON TBA
OCTOBER 5 VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT KENT STATE TBA
OCTOBER 19 AT VANDERBILT TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS TBA
NOVEMBER 5 VS. MIAMI OH TBA
NOVEMBER 12 AT BUFFALO 7:00
NOVEMBER 23 VS. BOWLING GREEN TBA
NOVEMBER 29 AT OHIO TBA
INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
EASTERN ILLINOIS 27 INDIANA STATE 20
INDIANA STATE 24 DAYTON 13
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 1:00
OCTOBER 5 AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2:00
OCTOBER 12 VS. MURRAY STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 19 AT MISSOURI STATE 3:00
OCTOBER 26 VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTH DAKOTA 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 2:00
COLTS SCHEDULE
HOUSTON 29 INDIANAPOLIS 27
GREEN BAY 16 INDIANAPOLIS 10
INDIANAPOLIS 21 CHICAGO 16
SEPT. 29: VS. PITTSBURGH, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 6: AT JACKSONVILLE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 13: AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 20: VS. MIAMI, 1 P.M., FOX
OCT. 27: AT HOUSTON, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 3: AT MINNESOTA, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 10: VS. BUFFALO, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 17: AT N.Y. JETS, 8:20 P.M., NBC PEACOCK
NOV. 24: VS. DETROIT, 1 P.M., FOX
DEC. 1: AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 15: AT DENVER, 4:25 P.M., CBS
DEC. 22: VS. TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 29: AT N.Y. GIANTS, TBD
JAN. 5: VS. JACKSONVILLE, TBD
WEEK 4 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 26
DALLAS 20 NY GIANTS 15
SUNDAY, SEPT. 29
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P FOX)
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P FOX)
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1:00P CBS)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P CBS)
DENVER BRONCOS AT NEW YORK JETS (1:00P CBS)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P FOX)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4:25P CBS)
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:25P CBS)
BUFFALO BILLS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 30
TENNESSEE TITANS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (7:30P ESPN)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT DETROIT LIONS (8:15P ABC)
WEEK 5 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 3
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, OCT. 6
NEW YORK JETS VS MINNESOTA VIKINGS (9:30A NFL NETWORK, TOTTENHAM)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P CBS)
BUFFALO BILLS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P CBS)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P FOX)
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LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:05P FOX)
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4:25P CBS)
NEW YORK GIANTS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:25P CBS)
DALLAS COWBOYS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, OCT. 7
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8:15P ESPN)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
MILWAUKEE 5 PITTSBURGH 2
KANSAS CITY 7 WASHINGTON 4
DETROIT 4 TAMPA BAY 3
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 7 LA ANGELS 0
COLORADO 10 ST. LOUIS 8
OAKLAND 3 TEXAS 2
NY YANKEES 10 BALTIMORE 1
MIAMI 8 MINNESOTA 6
LA DODGERS 7 SAN DIEGO 2
NY METS AT ATLANTA POSTPONED
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MLB PLAYOFF RACE UPDATE
A look at where the baseball playoff races stand entering play Friday:
American League teams that clinched first-round playoff byes:
No. 1 New York Yankees (93-66, AL East champion)
No. 2 Cleveland Guardians (92-67, AL Central champion)
American League wild-card matchups, at the moment:
No. 6 Detroit Tigers (85-74, third AL wild card) at No. 3 Houston Astros (86-73, AL West champ)
No. 5 Kansas City Royals (85-74, second AL wild card) at No. 4 Baltimore Orioles (88-71, first AL wild card)
National League teams that clinched first-round playoff byes:
No. 1 Los Angeles Dodgers (95-64, NL West champion)
No. 2 Philadelphia Phillies (94-65, NL East champion)
National League wild-card matchups, at the moment:
No. 6 Arizona Diamondbacks (88-71, third NL wild card) at No. 3 Milwaukee Brewers (91-68, NL Central champion)
No. 5 New York Mets (87-70, second NL wild card) at No. 4 San Diego Padres (91-68, first NL wild card)
DIVISION-BY-DIVISION BREAKDOWN
AL EAST
New York Yankees (93-66). Clinched the division title and a wild-card-round bye with a 10-1 win over the visiting Orioles on Thursday. One game ahead of the Guardians for the AL’s best record entering a three-game series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates that starts Friday.
Baltimore Orioles (88-71). Clinched a wild-card spot. Three games up on the Royals and Tigers with a magic number of one to seal the top wild card. Open a three-game series against the Twins on Friday in Minneapolis.
AL CENTRAL
Cleveland Guardians (92-67). Clinched division title. Trail the Yankees by one game for the best record in the AL. Open a three-game series against the visiting Astros on Friday.
Kansas City Royals (85-74). Tied with the Tigers for the second and third wild-card spots (Kansas City owns the tiebreaker) after beating the host Washington Nationals 7-4 on Thursday. Both Kansas City and Detroit are three games ahead of the Twins, and both own the tiebreaker over Minnesota. Open a three-game series at Atlanta on Friday.
Detroit Tigers (85-74). Tied with the Royals for the second and third wild-card spots (Kansas City owns the tiebreaker) after beating the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Thursday. Both Kansas City and Detroit are three games ahead of the Twins, and both own the tiebreaker over Minnesota. Open a three-game series against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Friday.
Minnesota Twins (82-77). Three games behind the Royals and Tigers, who hold the final two AL playoff spots, after losing to the visiting Miami Marlins 8-6 in 13 innings on Thursday. Can only make the postseason by sweeping a three-game series against the visiting Orioles, beginning Friday, and having either Kansas City or Detroit lose the final three games.
AL WEST
Houston Astros (86-73). Clinched division title and locked into the No. 3 seed in the AL playoffs. Close the regular season with three games at Cleveland, beginning Friday.
NL EAST
Philadelphia Phillies (94-65). Clinched the division title and a first-round bye. Trail the Dodgers one game for the NL’s best record entering a three-game series at Washington that begins Friday.
New York Mets (87-70). Tied with the Diamondbacks for the second and third wild cards, with both teams one game up on the Braves. Start a three-game series at Milwaukee on Friday before heading to Atlanta for a makeup doubleheader on Monday.
Atlanta Braves (86-71). One game behind the Mets and Diamondbacks, who hold the second and third wild-card positions. Open a three-game home series against Kansas City on Friday ahead of a makeup doubleheader vs. the Mets on Monday.
NL CENTRAL
Milwaukee Brewers (91-68). Clinched division title and locked into the No. 3 NL seed. Close the regular season with a three-game home series against the Mets beginning on Friday.
NL WEST
Los Angeles Dodgers (95-64). Clinched the division by defeating the visiting Padres 7-2 on Thursday. Lead the Phillies by one game for the best record in the majors entering a three-game set against the Colorado Rockies beginning Friday in Denver.
San Diego Padres (91-68). Clinched a wild-card berth but eliminated from contention for the division title after losing 7-2 to the host Dodgers on Thursday. Lead the Mets and Diamondbacks by three games for the top wild card entering a three-game series at Arizona in Phoenix.
Arizona Diamondbacks (88-71). In a virtual tie with the Mets for the second and third wild cards, with the Braves one game behind. Both New York and Atlanta hold tiebreaker advantages over Arizona. Finish the regular season with three games against the visiting Padres, starting Friday.
–Field Level Media
MLB ROUNDUP: A’S BID FAREWELL TO OAKLAND WITH WIN
J.T. Ginn recorded his first major league win, Mason Miller threw the Athletics’ final pitch in their Oakland Coliseum history, and the A’s completed their home schedule with a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon.
On a celebrity-filled day in which Rickey Henderson and Dave Stewart threw out ceremonial first pitches and Barry Zito sang the national anthem, A’s fans marked the historic event by recording the largest attendance — 46,889 — in major league history for a team playing its final game in its home city. The Montreal Expos held the previous mark of 31,395 in 2004.
The baseball gods shined on the hometown heroes, with Oakland’s three runs coming on an infield out, a sacrifice fly and a flyball lost in the sun. JJ Bleday was credited with two RBIs for the Athletics.
Adolis Garcia and Nathaniel Lowe had RBIs for the Rangers, who were out-hit 9-5.
Tigers 4, Rays 3
Colt Keith drove in two runs, Justyn-Henry Malloy knocked in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly and streaking Detroit rallied past visiting Tampa Bay.
Matt Vierling reached base three times and scored twice for the Tigers, who overcame a three-run deficit. The Tigers moved closer to an American League wild-card playoff berth with their fifth straight win.
Brandon Lowe drove in two runs for the Rays. Starter Tyler Alexander held the Tigers scoreless over the first five innings, striking out six without a walk.
Brewers 5, Pirates 2
Aaron Civale logged six scoreless innings as Milwaukee downed host Pittsburgh in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Civale (8-9) yielded three hits while walking one and striking out five. Joey Ortiz went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run and Brice Turang finished with two RBIs for the Brewers (91-68), who are one victory away from matching their win total from a season ago.
Bryan De La Cruz clubbed a two-run homer as the Pirates fell for the ninth time in their past 13 games. Mitch Keller (11-12) gave up three runs on six hits in five innings.
Royals 7, Nationals 4
Pinch hitter Adam Frazier delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the top of the ninth as visiting Kansas City inched closer to a wild-card berth by completing a three-game sweep of Washington.
Hunter Renfroe hit a home run and Salvador Perez had two hits and an RBI for the Royals, whose magic number to clinch a playoff spot is two. Kris Bubic (1-1) pitched a scoreless eighth and Lucas Erceg tossed a perfect ninth to notch his 14th save.
Luis Garcia Jr. homered for Washington, which has lost four straight games and nine of its last 10. Kyle Finnegan (3-8) entered in the ninth and was tagged for three runs on two hits and three walks before being pulled with two outs.
White Sox 7, Angels 0
Andrew Vaughn and Lenyn Sosa both delivered two RBIs during a seven-run fifth inning and Chris Flexen pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings as host Chicago topped Los Angeles to earn a series sweep.
Chicago (39-120) again avoided surpassing the expansion 1962 New York Mets for the most single-season losses in Major League Baseball since 1901. A mark for futility fell upon the Angels, however, as Los Angeles (63-96) set a club record for losses in a season, breaking a tie with the 1968 and 1980 teams.
Chicago rolled behind its largest rally of the year. The White Sox sent 12 batters to the plate in the fifth, which featured a pair of hits from Dominic Fletcher.
Rockies 10, Cardinals 8
Ryan McMahon hit a tiebreaking double in a five-run eighth inning, and Colorado used a two-out rally to beat St. Louis in Denver.
Charlie Blackmon homered and drove in three runs for the Rockies. Angel Chivilli (2-3) got the win, and Seth Halvorsen picked up his second save.
Lars Nootbaar and Paul Goldschmidt hit back-to-back home runs and Ivan Herrera and Pedro Pages also went deep for the Cardinals. Ryan Fernandez (1-6) took the loss.
SHORTER GAMES, MORE RUNNING, MORE ACTION. TWO YEARS IN, MLB’S RULE CHANGES HAVE PROVIDED A JOLT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two years ago, it looked as if Major League Baseball was having an existential crisis. To many inside the game, it certainly felt like one as a sport built on its timelessness careened toward a future hellbent on speeding things up.
Pitch clocks. Defensive shift bans. Bigger bases. Fewer throwovers. Ghost runners. Expanded playoffs designed to keep more teams in contention. All with the expressed purpose of getting the fans in the stands to put down their phones and the ones sitting at home from flipping to a channel where something — anything really — was actually happening.
Though the changes were working, there was trepidation. And with good reason.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts could feel baseball retreating into the mainstream background, and the metrics — from attendance to TV ratings on down — backed it up.
“I think that in the last 10 or 20 years, you know, football and basketball have taken market share,” he said.
The issue wasn’t the players, who are throwing it harder, hitting the ball farther and running faster than any previous generation. It was the game itself.
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy was in the midst of a three-year sabbatical in the early 2020s and would often find himself engaged in the same conversation over and over.
“‘Man, your game slowed down,’” Bochy would be told before adding that he agreed with the assessment “because I was watching them, too.”
Baseball rule changes having tangible impact
Nearly two seasons into MLB’s great experiment, the tide has turned.
The average game time has dropped to 2 hours, 36 minutes, the lowest since 1984. Attendance is up 11% since 2022. Viewership — particularly among fans 18-34 — has risen 10.5% since the changes were adopted. Youth participation is spiking. Baseball’s social media ecosystem is thriving.
The angst that accompanied MLB’s modernization has been replaced with something far different as the 2024 playoffs loom: legit buzz.
The best player on Roberts’ team, Shohei Ohtani — who also happens to be the best hitter on the planet — offered proof in Miami last week.
Six swings. Three home runs. Two stolen bases. A club-record 10 RBIs. The inaugural member of the 50/50 club. One iconic performance by Ohtani that broke barriers and social media along with it.
Yet maybe the most impressive number on the most remarkable night of Ohtani’s career — so far anyway — was Time of Game: 3 hours, 6 minutes. During that span the Dodgers and the Marlins managed to combine for 24 runs, 25 hits and 54 outs and sparked countless “did you see what Shohei did?” conversations.
“I don’t love all the rule changes, but they seem to be making the game more exciting for fans, which is why we play — for our fans,” Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said.
Fans enjoying watching more action, rising baseball stars
A fanbase that is growing younger seemingly in lockstep with the game’s bid to get faster.
According to MLB, the median age of ticket buyers has dropped five years (from 51 to 46) since 2019. The number of tickets sold to fans ages 18-34 has jumped 8.5% over that span. It helps that the games are getting shorter. Attendance at weeknight games is up 12% over 2022 per MLB, in part because fans aren’t as concerned they’re going to be out all night.
“To sit down and watch a game used to be just too much of a time commitment, right?” said Tate Conrad of Des Moines, Iowa, while taking in a game at between the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees in early September.
Now, not so much. And it’s not just that the games are shorter. There’s more happening, most notably on the base paths.
The decision to limit pickoffs has allowed base runners to go wild. There have been nearly 1,000 more stolen bases in 2024 than there were in 2022 heading into the final days of the regular season. Check your phone for a second and that runner on first might be standing on third by the time you look up.
“I just feel like the attention span of people is getting shorter and shorter,” Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Jake McCarthy said. “So I just think when you turn on a baseball game, the odds of a play like that happening — (the changes have) increased the chances of it.”
Hardly the picture of a sport that Pittsburgh Pirates rookie ace Paul Skenes allows only tongue-somewhat-in-cheek could seem monotonous to those on the outside looking in.
“You know, especially nights like tonight,” the 22-year-old said after limiting Miami to one run in six innings while racking up nine strikeouts in a 3-2 victory on Sept. 9. “Not very many runs scored, that kind of thing. It is a boring sport in some ways.”
Not when Skenes is on the hill. The former No. 1 overall pick turned All-Star starter has been a sensation in his first year with the Pirates. His starts are simply known as “Skenes Day” in Pittsburgh and fans will show up to PNC Park wearing faux Skenes-inspired mustaches to go with their No. 30 jerseys.
The flame-throwing right-hander is among a wave of young stars, including San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill, Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and Cincinnati shortstop Elly De La Cruz.
The rising stars could eventually be where Ohtani and teammate Mookie Betts, New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper are now: the faces of the game.
Nontraditional outlets bringing more eyeballs to baseball
Yet there’s more at play here. It’s not just baseball that’s changing, but the way the game is being consumed. It’s not just that more fans are watching games on their phones than ever — MLB.TV’s 28 highest-rated telecasts have all come over the course of the last two seasons — but that they’re looking toward nontraditional outlets for analysis, perspective and more than a few laughs.
Outlets like Jomboy Media. Co-founded seven years ago by Jimmy O’Brien when he was in his late 20s along with Jake Storiale, Jomboy Media offers sports-related content across various platforms, including a YouTube channel that has nearly 2 million subscribers.
The Jomboy offerings run the gamut, from comically tinged breakdowns to in-depth analysis to trivia contests among the company’s on-air talent, most of whom are in their 20s.
“My brother is 10 years younger than I am, and baseball abandoned him,” O’Brien said. “They didn’t put highlights where people could find them.”
It’s not just young males getting involved either.
Skenes’ girlfriend is LSU gymnast/influencer Livvy Dunne, who has spent a chunk of her summer exposing her 5.3 million Instagram followers to Skenes’ rapid rise from college star to rookie MLB phenom.
While Skenes himself generally shies away from social media, he also gave a tutorial on his “splinker” grip on the “Pitching Ninja” YouTube channel. Those kinds of appearances can create a connection that was simply unavailable a generation ago. Skenes sees the increasingly symbiotic relationship between players and content creators as a driver of interest in the game.
“They are growing the game and I think that’s a byproduct of what we’re doing on the field,” he said.
Loosening swag restrictions in baseball widens the game’s appeal
The aim isn’t just to create fans, but players. There’s evidence that it’s working.
Over 16 million children participated casually in baseball in 2023, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, more than double what it was in 2014, the last year before MLB launched it’s “Play Ball” Initiative. Little League International counts more than 2 million kids playing youth baseball or softball under its umbrella across the world, a slight increase over 2019.
The hope is the changes create a trickle-down effect. Make the games move along faster to appeal to a wider audience. Maybe kids watching — on their TVs, their tablets, their phones or in the stands — will find baseball a more appealing alternative to other sports or video games.
It helps MLB has loosened up its staid rules on uniforms and celebrations, allowing players to express themselves in ways that used to be forbidden. Bat-flips, hand-gestures and highly specific home run celebrations are now an accepted part of the game, along with more freedom for players to use whatever colors they prefer on their cleats or their gloves.
Swag is important. Pirates manager Derek Shelton points to New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor as proof.
“I think it’s been a very concerted effort by Major League Baseball to try to make it a little bit more, I don’t know if ‘cooler’ is the right word but appealing to younger kids because that’s what they gravitate towards,” Shelton said.
Ten years ago, Andrew McCutchen was a perennial MVP candidate who had swag to spare, from his dreadlocks (long since shorn) to the way he’d drop his bat after a walk.
When the Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter looks out across the MLB landscape, he sees players his 6-year-old son Steel might one day emulate. Players from Atlanta outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. to San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis, all unafraid to draw attention to themselves or their sport.
“People are showing their personalities a little more, especially at a very young age that they are in their careers and that’s good,” McCutchen said. “That’s good for the game.”
The numbers across the board offer proof. The skepticism that greeted the rule changes and all that came with it has morphed into something bordering on optimism.
While things are hardly perfect — not in a season that will end with the historically bad Chicago White Sox crossing the 120-loss barrier, the Athletics bailing on Oakland and a rash of elbow injuries to high-profile pitchers that have left some wondering if the clock is to blame — there is an energy about the game that it lacked in recent years. Yes, it took seismic changes to get here. Yet all sides seem to have bought in as a potentially electric October looms.
Roberts sees it on the field, in the stands, and in the culture.
“The talent’s never been higher,” the Dodgers manager said. “More eyeballs (are on the game). And I think attendance is speaking volumes to that. I think the parity in the game speaks to that. So we’re in a good spot.”
NFL NEWS
COWBOYS HOLD GIANTS TO 5 FGS, EDGE PAST NEW YORK
Dak Prescott tossed two touchdown passes and the Dallas Cowboys held New York out of the end zone en route to a 20-15 victory over the Giants on Monday night at East Rutherford, N.J.
CeeDee Lamb caught seven passes for 98 yards and a touchdown and Rico Dowdle also had a scoring reception for the Cowboys (2-2). Prescott completed 22 of 27 passes for 221 yards while helping Dallas defeat New York for the seventh straight time and 14th time in their last 15 meetings.
Amani Oruwariye picked off New York’s Daniel Jones with five seconds left to seal the victory.
Greg Joseph matched his career high of five field goals for the Giants (1-3). Jones was 29-of-40 passing for 281 yards and the interception.
Star rookie Malik Nabers has 12 receptions for 115 yards before leaving the game late with a reported concussion. Wan’Dale Robinson caught 11 passes for 71 yards for New York. Both players set career highs for catches in a game.
The Giants trailed by five when they opened the third quarter by moving 77 yards on 11 plays. But the drive stalled at the 3-yard line and the Giants had to settle for Joseph’s 22-yard field goal to move within 14-12.
Brandon Aubrey answered with a 60-yard field goal with 5:06 left in the period for Dallas. It was the second straight week that Aubrey was good from 60 or more. Last week, he booted a 65-yarder, the second-longest in NFL history, during a loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Joseph booted his fifth field goal, a 42-yarder, with 11:11 left in the contest to bring New York within 17-15.
Aubrey responded with a 40-yarder with 6:54 remaining.
New York came up empty on the next drive when Jones’ fourth-and-6 throw from his own 45-yard line for Nabers was incomplete with 3:21 remaining. Nabers dove for the ball but could not hold on, landing on the ball with his body and his head appearing to hit the ground. Nabers was on the field for a few minutes before getting up. He left for the locker room a short time later.
Dallas star linebacker Micah Parsons exited with an apparent lower-leg injury with 3:30 left. Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence (foot) was injured in the third quarter and didn’t return.
The Cowboys limited New York to 26 rushing yards.
Prescott threw two touchdown passes to help Dallas to a 14-9 lead at halftime. Joseph booted three first-half field goals, including a 52-yarder to start the scoring. He also hit from 41 and 38 yards.
The Cowboys led 7-3 after Prescott’s 15-yard scoring pass to Dowdle with 2:06 left in the opening quarter.
Prescott later hit Lamb inside the Giants’ 40-yard line and the receiver turned it into a 55-yard scoring play to give Dallas a 14-6 lead with 9:16 left in the half.
EAGLES WR BRITAIN COVEY OUT 6 WEEKS WITH BROKEN SCAPULA
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Britain Covey told reporters Thursday that he will be sidelined for six weeks with a broken scapula.
Covey, 27, said he will not require surgery for the shoulder injury sustained during Sunday’s victory at New Orleans.
Covey has seven catches for 34 yards and one punt return for 9 yards in three games this season.
Undrafted in 2022, he led the NFL with 417 punt-return yards in 2023 and has 11 receptions for 76 yards and zero touchdowns in 36 games (no starts).
Fellow receivers A.J. Brown (hamstring) and DeVonta Smith (concussion) did not practice Wednesday as the Eagles (2-1) get ready for Sunday’s road game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1). Brown has missed the last two games and Smith was injured in the win over the Saints.
REPORT: ATLANTA TO BE AWARDED SUPER BOWL LXII
With an owners’ vote on the horizon, the NFL plans to award Super Bowl LXII in February 2028 to Atlanta, Sports Business Journal reported Thursday.
Team owners are scheduled to meet in Atlanta in October to hold a vote on the matter.
It would mark the second Super Bowl held in the Falcons’ Mercedes-Benz Stadium, following the 2019 game that saw the New England Patriots edge the Los Angeles Rams 13-3. The city also hosted two Super Bowls at the Falcons’ previous home, the Georgia Dome.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium was recently awarded the 2031 Final Four, its first chance to hold that event after its turn in 2020 was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic. The stadium will be home to the 2025 College Football Playoff national championship game and eight matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including one semifinal.
The Super Bowl for the current season is slated for New Orleans. California has the next two: The San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara hosts in February 2026 and the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers’ SoFi Stadium in Inglewood gets its second turn in five years in February 2027.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
NO. 1 TEXAS WON’T NAME STARTING QB UNTIL FRIDAY
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said he won’t decide until Friday whether Quinn Ewers or Arch Manning will quarterback the nation’s No. 1 team on Saturday against Mississippi State.
Ewers left the Longhorns’ Week 3 win over UTSA with an abdominal strain and was replaced by Manning. The redshirt freshman started in Ewers’ place last weekend in a 51-3 drubbing of Louisiana-Monroe as Texas moved to 4-0.
Sarkisian told reporters Thursday that he wants Ewers, in his third season as the Longhorns starter, to have the maximum time to recover before naming his QB.
“We’re going to decide on the quarterback thing (Friday),” Sarkisian said. “It won’t be a secret. We’re not trying to pull the wool over anybody’s eyes. Just want to give Quinn every opportunity to see if he’s ready to play and what he looks like. I’d say he’s improved every day. I think Arch has had a very good week.”
In his first college start, Manning was 15-of-29 passing for 258 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions against ULM. In relief of Ewers in the UTSA game, Manning completed 9 of 12 passes for 223 yards with four TD passes and 67-yard touchdown run.
Ewers is 19-6 as a starter at Texas. He has 6,347 career passing yards, good for seventh place in program history. His 45 passing touchdowns rank sixth.
Mississippi State will be the first-ever Southeastern Conference opponent for the Longhorns. The Bulldogs (1-3, 0-1 SEC) lost their conference opener to Florida 45-28 last Saturday and lost quarterback Blake Shapen for the season to a shoulder injury.
Freshman Michael Van Buren will get his first college start for the Bulldogs on Saturday in Austin.
REPORTS: AIR FORCE, UNLV STAYING IN MOUNTAIN WEST
UNLV and Air Force have opted to remain in the Mountain West Conference, according to multiple reports late Wednesday.
UNLV rejected overtures from the rebuilding Pac-12 Conference. Air Force turned down heavy interest from the American Athletic Conference.
The decisions by the Runnin’ Rebels and the Falcons to stay put follows the previously announced departures of five Mountain West members to the Pac-12: Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State.
Air Force and UNLV made the choice to stay put after receiving “significant financial incentives,” Yahoo Sports reported. A specific dollar figure was not provided.
The Mountain West has six full members and seven football-playing schools, including Hawaii. It still must meet the minimum requirement of eight member schools set by the NCAA and College Football Playoff.
All of the remaining Mountain West schools — including New Mexico, Nevada, San Jose State and Wyoming — are expected to sign a binding agreement with the league on Thursday, according to ESPN and Yahoo Sports.
With seven members, the Pac-12 is still one short of the minimum requirements. On Monday, Memphis, Tulane, South Florida and UTSA all passed on Pac-12 offers to remain in the AAC.
BLUE-CHIP OL DOUGLAS UTU FLIPS FROM TENNESSEE TO OREGON
Douglas Utu, a blue-chip offensive lineman in the 2025 class, switched his commitment from Tennessee to Oregon on Thursday.
ESPN ranks Utu as a five-star recruit and the No. 13 overall prospect in the 2025 cycle. The 247Sports composite, which rates him as a four-star, lists him as the No. 2 interior offensive lineman in the class.
Utu is 6-foot-4 and 317 pounds and plays at powerhouse Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas. The school won the Nevada 5A Division I state title after an undefeated season in 2023.
He made official visits to Washington, Michigan, Nebraska and Alabama before visiting Tennessee, where he committed on June 24.
Utu adds to an already impressive class at Oregon, which features commitments from two players ranked as No. 1 at their positions on the composite: wide receiver Dakorien Moore of Duncanville, Texas, and Trey McNutt, a safety from Cleveland.
WNBA NEWS
REPORT: SKY FIRE COACH TERESA WEATHERSPOON
After missing the WNBA playoffs with a 13-27 record, the Chicago Sky fired Teresa Weatherspoon, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Thursday.
Weatherspoon was on the job just one season. The team, featuring rookies Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso, was in playoff position when Reese got hurt on Sept. 6 against the Los Angeles Sparks. Chicago won its next game, then lost its last five to fail to grab a postseason berth for the first time in six years.
Reese decried the reported move with a post on X (formerly Twitter).
“I’m heartbroken,” Reese wrote. “I’m literally lost for words knowing what this woman meant to me in such a pivotal point in my life. … You didn’t deserve this but I can’t thank you enough. I love you Tspoon.”
The Sky won the 2021 WNBA championship under coach/general manager James Wade, who resigned midseason in 2023 to take a job as an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors.
Under interim coach Emre Vatansever, the Sky wound up 18-22 last year, then got swept in the first round of the playoffs by the eventual champion Las Vegas Aces.
Weatherspoon got the job in October, and Chicago began this season 11-15. A seven-game losing streak followed. Then came two victories before the season-ending skid.
Reese, selected seventh overall in this year’s draft, broke the WNBA’s single-season rebounding record on Sept. 1. However, when she missed the last six games, A’ja Wilson overtook her for that mark.
Marina Mabrey led the Sky with averages of 14 points and 4.5 assists per game. Reese contributed 13.6 points and 13.1 points per contest. Elizabeth Williams averaged 10 points, and Cardoso put up 9.8 points and 7.9 boards per game.
Weatherspoon, 58, is a Basketball Hall of Famer after a career that included an NCAA championship at Louisiana Tech, five WNBA All-Star appearances with the New York Liberty and an Olympic gold medal with Team USA at the 1988 Seoul Games.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
USC, JUJU WATKINS HEADLINE BIG TEN PRESEASON HONORS
ROSEMONT, Ill. – In its inaugural year as a member of the Big Ten Conference, USC has been voted as the preseason Big Ten women’s basketball favorite by both the league’s 18 head coaches and a select media panel, the conference office announced Thursday. The coaches and media also chose Trojan sophomore guard JuJu Watkins as the 2024-25 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year.
The coaches and media preseason polls mirrored one another, with UCLA ranked second and Ohio State slated third. Maryland claimed the fourth spot and Indiana rounded out the top five.
Watkins was a unanimous selection for the media’s Preseason All-Big Ten Team. She was joined by her USC teammate Kiki Iriafen, Iowa’s Hannah Stuelke and Lucy Olsen, Maryland’s Shyanne Sellers, Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski, Ohio State’s Cotie McMahon, UCLA’s Lauren Betts and Kiki Rice and Wisconsin’s Serah Williams.
The 10 honorees also earned spots on the coaches Preseason All-Big Ten Team, with the addition of Illinois’ Makira Cook due to a tie in voting. Watkins and Betts were unanimously chosen by the coaches.
Six of the 11 players recognized were all-conference selections a season ago, including four who earned first team honors in Williams, McMahon, Markowski and Sellers. Williams is the lone returner from last season to win an individual award, having been named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year by the media.
The Big Ten Conference is coming off another successful season that saw a record-tying seven programs selected for the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Iowa advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the third time in program history and became the first Big Ten program to compete in consecutive National Championship games. The 2024 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament saw a total attendance of 129,512 fans, a new tournament record, surpassing the previous mark of 47,923 fans set in 2023. All-session tickets were sold out prior to the start of the event, marking the first sellout in the history of the 31-year tournament. In addition, Big Ten women’s basketball programs set ratings records on seven different networks – BTN, FOX, FS1, NBC, Peacock, ESPN and CBS.
Preseason practices are underway for all 18 Big Ten member institutions, with all Big Ten head coaches and selected student-athletes from each school preparing to make their way to Rosemont, Ill. for the 2024 Big Ten Basketball Media Day on Oct. 2 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. The 2024-25 campaign tips off Nov. 4, while the 32nd Big Ten Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament will take place March 5-9 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The 2024-25 Preseason All-Big Ten Teams and rankings are as follows:
2024-25 Coaches Big Ten Preseason Rankings
- USC
- UCLA
- Ohio State
- Maryland
- Indiana
2024-25 Coaches Preseason All-Big Ten Team*
Makira Cook, 5th-Yr., G, Illinois
Hannah Stuelke, Jr., F, Iowa
Lucy Olsen, Gr., G, Iowa
Shyanne Sellers, Sr., G, Maryland
Alexis Markowski, Sr., C/F, Nebraska
Cotie McMahon, Jr., F, Ohio State
LAUREN BETTS, JR., C, UCLA
Kiki Rice, Jr., G, UCLA
JUJU WATKINS, SO., G, USC
Kiki Iriafen, Gr., F, USC
Serah Williams, Jr., F, Wisconsin
*Additional player due to tie in voting
2024-25 Coaches Preseason Player of the Year
JUJU WATKINS, SO., G, USC
2024-25 Media Big Ten Preseason Rankings
- USC
- UCLA
- Ohio State
- Maryland
- Indiana
2024-25 Media Preseason All-Big Ten Team
Hannah Stuelke, Jr., F, Iowa
Lucy Olsen, Gr., G, Iowa
Shyanne Sellers, Sr., G, Maryland
Alexis Markowski, Sr., C/F, Nebraska
Cotie McMahon, Jr., F, Ohio State
Lauren Betts, Jr., C, UCLA
Kiki Rice, Jr., G, UCLA
JUJU WATKINS, SO., G, USC
Kiki Iriafen, Gr., F, USC
Serah Williams, Jr., F, Wisconsin
2024-25 Media Preseason Player of the Year
JuJu Watkins, So., G, USC
Unanimous selections listed in ALL CAPS
TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
INDIANA FOOTBALL
INDIANA CHASES ANOTHER MILESTONE MOMENT WHEN MARYLAND VISITS IN BIG TEN HOME OPENER
Maryland (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten) at Indiana (4-0, 1-0), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (BTN)
BetMGM College Football Odds: Indiana by 7.
Series record: Indiana leads 7-5.
WHAT’S AT STAKE?
This has already been a milestone season for the Hoosiers — starting 4-0 for the eighth time, breaking single-game school records for scoring and total offense and positioning themselves to become the third team to go 5-0 in the program’s 140-year history — the first since 1967. Maryland is coming off a blowout win over Villanova and needs a victory to even its conference record after a deflating Week 2 loss at home against Michigan State.
KEY MATCHUP
Maryland’s secondary vs. Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke. The Terrapins’ pass defense held up last week and it will be essential to replicate that performance this week against Rourke and the high-scoring Hoosiers. Rourke has been completed 75.5% of his throws for 1,013 yards. He’s tied for second in the Big Ten with eight TD passes and has two TD runs.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Maryland: Tai Felton. The fourth-year receiver has at least seven receptions and one TD catch in every game this season while topping the 100-yard mark in all four, too. After recording 14 catches, 157 yards and one TD last week, everyone — including the Hoosiers secondary — will be focusing on Felton this week.
Indiana: Offensive line. It has done an incredible job helping to keep coach Curt Cignetti’s offense balanced with a stronger than anticipated ground game while keeping Rourke upright. The Hoosiers have allowed just two sacks through four games, a stark contrast from recent seasons, though Maryland will be this unit’s second major test.
FACTS & FIGURES
Maryland has won six of its last eight overall with the only losses coming late last season to Michigan and earlier this year against the Spartans. … The Hoosiers finished 19 points short of returning to The Associated Press Top 25 since 2021. … Felton’s 41 receptions broke Frank Wycheck’s previous school record (38) through four games, set in 1991. … There was a 57-year gap between Indiana’s first two 5-0 starts, in 1910 and 1967. If they win Saturday, it would be 57 years between their second and third such starts … QB Billy Edwards Jr. is coming off his best game at Maryland, completing a school single-game record 88% (28 of 32) with a career high 328 yards and two TDs. … Indiana has scored 202 points, the most through any four-game stretch in school history.
INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
HOOSIERS PICKED TO FINISH FIFTH IN PRESEASON BIG TEN POLL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball was picked to finish fifth in the annual preseason Big Ten polls, announced by the league on Thursday.
The Hoosiers were selected to finish fifth by the media and coaches, the sixth-consecutive season it has been picked to finish in the upper half of the Big Ten.
Indiana finished 26-6 overall and 15-3 in the Big Ten, advancing to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the third time in four years. Highlighting the returners will be fifth-year guards Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sydney Parrish along with junior guard Yarden Garzon. Four new faces also join the roster this season in freshmen Sydney Fenn and Faith Wiseman along with a pair of transfers in Shay Ciezki and Karoline Striplin.
Head coach Teri Moren enters her 11th season at the helm of the program with six NCAA Tournament appearances under her belt including three trips to the Sweet Sixteen. She is the program’s all-time winningest coach with a 226-99 overall record at Indiana.
Season tickets for the 2024-25 campaign are still on sale, with reserved and general admission seating available.
INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
HOOSIERS DOMINATE OREGON FOR FIRST BIG TEN WIN
EUGENE, Ore. – Indiana (6-3-1, 1-3 B1G) picked up their first conference win against Oregon (5-6-0, 1-3-0) Thursday evening at Pape Field, in a historic first-time meeting between the two schools.
KEY MOMENTS
The Hoosiers led a balanced and calm offense to start off against Oregon, defending the goal against two shots on goal from the Ducks. In the 22nd minute off a free kick from freshman forward Layla Sirdah, arching in front of the net giving the header opportunity to graduate defender Avery Snead to knock in the first goal of the night and put IU up, 1-0.
In the 40th minute senior midfielder Sydney Masur gave a strategic assist inside the box to Sophomore midfielder Elle Britt who was able to find the back of the net, giving Indiana the 2-0 lead to end the first half.
Oregon’s lone goal came quickly in the second half off a penalty kick in the 49th minute.
Sirdah broke away from Oregon defenders in the 67th minute, charging down the field to score one-on-one against Oregon goalie Maddy Goldberg pushing the lead to 3-1.
Indiana’s defense remained a wall for the final part of the game, holding Oregon’s offense to just one shot on goal following Sirdah’s goal.
NOTABLES
IU takes the first win in the all-time series against Oregon and its first win in Big Ten play in 2024.
The Hoosiers dominated on offense, taking 22 shots, led by Britt with seven.
All three Indiana goals were assisted, with Masur, Sirdah and Maggie Ledwith all credited with assists in the effort.
The IU defense allowed just one shot on goal for the evening and five shots total in the win. They finished the night with 22 shots, six shots on goal and six corners.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will head to Washington on Sunday (9/29) to face the Huskies at 4 p.m. ET on BIG+.
INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
HOOSIERS SET SIGHTS ON OPPORTUNITY AT NO. 4 OHIO STATE
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Eight out of 10 games remain in Big Ten Conference play as Indiana men’s soccer (2-3-3, 1-1-0 B1G) pays a visit to No. 4-ranked and undefeated Ohio State (7-0-1, 2-0-0 B1G) Friday (Sept. 26) night at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Fans unable to attend the match can watch on the Big Ten Plus digital platform.
Coming off a 1-0 defeat to No. 21 Maryland last week, a match in which the Hoosiers outshot their opponent 16-14, head coach Todd Yeagley expressed positivity in the buildup to Friday’s match:
“I’m pleased with how they’re responding, and you’ve just got to say if the performance continues that good things will happen,” Yeagley said. “I’ve always said that, and typically it’s how it’s turned out.”
KICKING OFF
• Indiana and Ohio State are led by former IU teammates Todd Yeagley and Brian Maisonneuve, respectively, who would also go on to coach together in Bloomington. Yeagley and Maisonneuve both won national player of the year awards as seniors in 1994, and Maisonneuve served on Yeagley’s IU staff from 2010-17 before taking the reins at Ohio State in 2018.
• IU has played 172 consecutive matches without back-to-back regular season losses. The streak spans 3,980 days (10 years, 10 months, 23 days) in total dating back to November 1, 2013.
ABOUT THE BUCKEYES
• Following a 1-1 draw with Cleveland State in its season opener, Ohio State has won seven straight to boast a 7-0-1 unbeaten start. The Buckeyes are coming off consecutive conference victories in which they outscored Penn State and Rutgers by a combined scored of 8-0.
• The Buckeyes are led by seventh-year head coach Brian Maisonneuve, who has compiled a 41-50-18 record in Columbus. Maisonneuve was a two-time All-American at IU between 1991-94.
• Ohio State leads the Big Ten with 22 goals in eight matches, an average of 2.8 goals per game. Nine different Buckeyes have opened their season accounts, led by freshman forward David Ajagbe and junior midfielder Luciano Pechota (four each).
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana has historically dominated the all-time series with Ohio State, winning 48 of 58 meetings. The Hoosiers won the first 26 matchups to open the series and have earned victories in eight of the last nine.
• Former IU teammates, IU head coach Todd Yeagley and OSU’s Brian Maisonneuve have faced each other seven times, with Yeagley coming out victorious in six meetings.
• In 2023, IU kept its late-season momentum with an 82nd-minute winner in a 2-1 result over the Buckeyes. Current Hoosier Samuel Sarver contributed the assist to Karsen Henderlong’s winning goal.
PURDUE WOMEN’S SOCCER
BOILERS FALL IN ROAD BOUT AT WASHINGTON
SEATTLE – In Purdue Soccer’s first road trip to the Pacific Northwest since 2008, the Boilermakers fell in a 2-0 decision to the Washington Huskies on Thursday night.
Goalkeeper Emily Edwards recorded a career-high eight saves, smashing her previous best of six that she had set in the game at Butler earlier this season. The sophomore from Holly Springs, N.C., kept Purdue (5-5-1) within striking distance as the team persevered through brisk conditions and 13 mph winds. Her effort marked five consecutive games with at least five saves.
Gracie Dunaway and Chiara Singarella paced the Boilermakers with two shots apiece. Dunaway’s first chance came in the fourth minute, which led to the game’s first corner kick. The Husky defense held strong, though, and remained stout against the Purdue attack for much of the contest.
As Cloey Uddenberg stepped forward to make a play on the defensive end in the 36th minute, Washington midfielder Tatum Thomason just beat her to the ball and forced a collision that set up a Huskies penalty kick. The mistake proved costly as Washington’s Ioanna Papatheodorou ripped the ball to the left side of the net to score the game’s first goal.
Down by one near the end of the first half, Kayla Budish had one of the Boilermakers’ best chances of the night as she stormed in from the right side and fired on goal. The Washington goalkeeper made a diving stop to her right and snuffed out the junior’s opportunity.
After the break, the Washington offense found some momentum and started peppering shots, but Edwards and the Purdue defense turned away a string of them. At the 66th minute, Washington finally broke through and scored its only run-of-play goal of the evening.
Singarella had another solid opportunity for the Boilermakers in the 77th minute but her shot missed just high after a nice effort from the outside edge of the 18. Sydney Boudreau booted one last shot with eight seconds remaining, but Purdue was ultimately held scoreless.
The Boilers will head south to Eugene, Ore., to conclude their West Coast trip with another Big Ten matchup. Purdue faces Oregon on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET with the broadcast on B1G+.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER
#13 IRISH DOMINATE POSSESSION BUT SETTLE FOR 1-1 TIE AGAINST NC STATE
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 13 Notre Dame women’s soccer squad was back at full strength post U20 World Cup and back at home for the first time in a couple of weeks, yet did not find the result they hoped for on Thursday night against NC State.
The Fighting Irish (7-1-2, 1-0-2) dominated the possession, over 60 percent to be exact, and outshot the Wolfpack (3-6-2, 0-2-1), 20-4, including a 9-1 shots on goal advantage.
However, that one SOG attempt from NC State found the back of the net and the Irish had to rally in the 2nd half to earn the 1-1 tie. Notre Dame had several chances in the second half for the game-winner, the closest being Laney Matriano’s shot off the left post in the 80th minute.
Senior Sophia Fisher scored Notre Dame’s lone goal of the match, marking her first of the season and seventh of her career. Matriano delivered a perfect corner kick right to Fisher’s head on the far post.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Notre Dame owned 61 percent of the possession in the first half and outshot NC State 11-2. However, at halftime, the scoreboard said 1-0 in favor of the Wolfpack.
In the 27th minute, NC State earned a corner kick and scored directly off of it. The Wolfpack’s Taylor Chism was positioned on the far post and hit a direct header in. It marked the first goal scored on goalkeeper Atlee Olofson this season.
The second half featured a similar script. The Irish dominated possession and kept the ball in NC State’s half of the field, but just couldn’t connect in the attacking third.
Leah Klenke had the first good look in the 62nd minute. The junior stepped up in the middle of the field (about 25 yards out) and ripped a shot that sailed just over the crossbar near the upper-right 90.
In the 72nd minute the Irish answer finally arrived and it was their first corner kick goal of the season. It was Laney Matriano directly to the head of the Sophia Fisher. It marked Matriano’s first assist of the season.
A flurry of chances occurred around the 80th minute. Engle blew by her defender and hit a shot that richoeted off a defender and almost in. Moments later, Matriano hit a missile that bounced off the left post and Hodsden’s rebound shot went high.
UP NEXT
If you weren’t at Alumni tonight to see your Irish then you’ll have to wait a couple of more weeks to see them again at home. Next week, Notre Dame has just one match – at Syracuse, on Saturday, Oct 5, at 1 p.m. ET on ACCNX.
NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER
MATCH 8 PREVIEW: #12 CLEMSON
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Clemson Tigers will meet for the first time since the 2023 College Cup Final at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 27 at Alumni Stadium. The match will be broadcast on ESPNU.
No. 17 NOTRE DAME vs. No. 12 CLEMSON
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
TV: ESPNU
THE CLEMSON SERIES
• The Irish and Tigers will meet on the pitch for the 16th time on Friday and for the third time in the last two seasons.
• Notre Dame holds a lead in the all-time series with a record of 7-6-2.
• The Irish and Tigers played twice last season, once in the regular season and once in the College Cup Final.
• After the Irish won the regular season matchup by a score of 3-2 at Alumni Stadium, the Tigers got the upper hand in the title game to come away with the 2-1 decision.
• In the regular season matchup, Eno Nto, Bryce Boneau and Daniel Russo each scored for the Irish in the win, with Russo providing the winner off an excellent free kick in the 50th minute.
• The Irish outshot the Tigers 15-9 in the title game, including a 5-3 edge for shots on target but Clemson came away with the 2-1 win.
ROOU LEADS THE LINE
• Senior forward Matthew Roou leads the Fighting Irish in scoring this season with seven goals on the year.
• Roou is in the best form of his career, scoring hat tricks in each of his last two outings, becoming the first Notre Dame men’s soccer player since Kevin Lovejoy in 1979 to record multiple hat tricks in a season.
• The senior is one of two players at the men’s DI level to register two hat tricks during the 2024 season, joining Massachusetts’ Alec Hughes.
• Roou scored a goal from the spot in the season opener against Akron.
• The talisman now has 66 career points off 28 goals and 10 assists.
• Last season Roou was elite in attack, scoring 10 goals and registering three assists, marking his best year in an Irish jersey.
REGULAR SEASON DOMINANCE
• Dating back to a match on Oct. 18, 2022, Notre Dame has lost just twice in regular season matches entering Friday’s matchup.
• The Irish have a record of 17-2-8 over the 27-match span.
• During the impressive run, Notre Dame has recorded 10 clean sheets.
• Notre Dame is unbeaten in road games over the stretch with a record of 5-0-5.
2024 CAPTAIN
• Bryce Boneau is the captain for this year’s Fighting Irish team.
• Boneau is a senior midfielder from Texas and was selected to the 2024 ACC Preseason Watch List.
• The skipper is off to a fast start this season, recording a goal and and a team-high four assists from the midfield through seven matches.
• The senior has recorded a goal or assist in five of the last six games.
• Boneau scored four goals and added seven assists last season as a center midfielder and has four goals and 14 assists in his Notre Dame career.
• Boneau was selected by Nashville SC in the third round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft with the 75th overall pick.
BALANCED ATTACK
• Six different players scored the first six goals for the Irish this season (Roou, Flanagan, Genenbacher, Boneau, J. Bartlett, Spicer).
• Fourteen returning Irish players registered at least one point in their Notre Dame career, as the team returns 85 points from last year.
• Ten players that scored a goal during the 2023 campaign are back on this year’s team.
• Senior Matthew Roou is the top returning goal scorer on the 2024 squad after firing in a career-high 10 goals during his junior campaign.
HERE TO ASSIST
• Notre Dame ranks fourth in the ACC in assists per game, averaging 2.14 through seven matches.
• Bryce Boneau paces the Irish with four assists and KK Baffour and Sebastian Green have added three each.
• All three of Green’s assists came in the win over Chicago State, tying the junior for the national lead for most assists in a game at the men’s DI level.
• The Irish dished out 48 assists last season, ranking sixth in the country for total assists.
STRONG STARTS
• Notre Dame has made a habit of jumping out to an early lead this season, as the Irish have scored the opening goal in six of seven matches in 2024.
• Three of the six opening goals came within the first 20 minutes of play.
•The quickest goal to start a match came from Bryce Boneau in the seventh minute in the win over Louisville.
BK THE GK
• Blake Kelly has already made an impact in his freshman season as the goalkeeper of the Fighting Irish.
• Kelly made eight saves in the draw at Indiana, the most of any ACC keeper this season.
• The freshman followed it up with his first career win in the ACC opener against Louisville, making four saves while allowing just one goal.
• The goalie started the season opener, marking the first time a true freshman goalie has started an opener for the Irish in over 30 seasons.
2023 SEASON REWIND
• Notre Dame had one of its most successful seasons in program history last year, finishing with an appearance in the College Cup Final.
• The Irish were dominant in the ACC, claiming the Coastal Division crown and earning the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament after going undefeated in regular season conference play with a record of 6-0-2.
• Notre Dame finished the season with a record of 13-3-6 but two of the draws resulted in the Irish advancing in the NCAA Tournament in shootouts.
• The Fighting Irish defeated Kentucky (2-0) in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament before moving past Western Michigan (0-0) and Indiana (1-1) to make the College Cup.
• Notre Dame then defeated Oregon State (1-0) in the semifinal before falling to Clemson (1-2) in the final.
BUTLER FOOTBALL
BUTLER TO FACE VIRGINIA-LYNCHBURG FOR THE FIRST TIME OVER FAMILY WEEKEND
The Bulldogs are back in action after their bye week to host Virginia-Lynchburg Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. The contest will be played over Butler’s Family Weekend and will signal the end of the non-conference slate.
Game Day
Date: Saturday, September 28
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl
Live Stats: ButlerSports.com (Statbroadcast)
Watch: FloSports.com
Bulldog Bits
– The Bulldogs are 3-0 for the first time since 2009.
– Butler’s 53-point performance vs. Hanover is the highest scoring output by any PFL team this season.
– Butler’s 53-0 win over Hanover was the program’s third shutout victory over the last 25 years.
– BU scored a touchdown on five-straight drives vs. Hanover. They scored seven total and added a field goal in the second half.
– Butler averaged 7.9 yards per rush vs. Hanover.
– BU rushed for 341 yards vs. Hanover, their highest total of the year, and most since Sept. 11, 2021.
– Ershod Jasey’s 7-yard TD vs. Hanover was his first of the season and the third of his BU career.
– Luke Wooten’s catch vs. Hanover pushed his career total to 100 (25 games).
– Nick Bafia needs one solo tackle on Saturday to reach 100 in his career.
– Brayton Spetter led Butler’s defense against Hanover with a career-high six tackles.
– Steven Stephany made his season debut on Sept. 14 and matched his career-high tackle total (3).
– Butler recorded 11 tackles for loss vs. Hanover.
– Andrew Lieske came up with the first interception of his collegiate career vs the Panthers.
– The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 24-0 in the first quarter this season and 23-3 in the fourth.
– The Bulldogs limited the Panthers to just 12 yards of offense over their first four drives of the opening quarter.
– Butler didn’t allow a first down to Hanover in the first quarter.
– Ryan Short’s 25-yard field goal vs. Hanover was the longest made attempt of his career. Short is now 3-for-3 on field goals this year.
PFL Schedule – Week 5
Dayton at Marist 12:00 P.M.
San Diego at Drake 12:00 P.M.
Virginia-Lynchburg at Butler 1:00 P.M.
Valparaiso at Morehead State 1:00 P.M.
Davidson at Presbyterian 7:00 P.M.
PFL Standings
Butler 3-0
Davidson 2-1
Dayton 2-1
San Diego 2-1
Morehead State 2-2
Presbyterian 2-2
Stetson 2-2
Valparaiso 2-2
Drake 1-1
St. Thomas 1-3
Marist 0-3
SCOUTING VIRGINIA-LYNCHBURG: The Dragons are 0-4 this year after taking a 56-7 loss at Morgan State. They are allowing 47 points per game and have not scored more than nine points in a game this season.
Butler will be the second PFL program to appear on VUL’s schedule. Presbyterian defeated the Dragons 52-0 on Sept. 14.
ALL-TIME SERIES: This is the first meeting between Butler and Virginia Lynchburg.
UNDEFEATED: The Bulldogs are one of nine undefeated teams in the Football Championship Subdivision.
Five of the nine teams are 1-0 and represent the Ivy League which just got started. Montana State and Mercer are 4-0, Delaware and BU are both 3-0.
TOP DAWGS: Butler leads the nation in red zone offense.
The Bulldogs are 11-for-11 on red zone scoring chances this season.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: Butler’s offense is averaging 37.3 points per game this year and the defense is only allowing eight points per game over the first three contests.
Butler leads the nation in passing yards allowed (80.3) and are second in scoring defense.
EASY AS 1-2-3: Ethan Loss caught three touchdown passes in Butler’s win over Hanover. He now leads the league in receiving TD’s.
The last Bulldog to catch three touchdown passes in the same game was Brendan Shannon. His three TD performance came against Valpo on Nov. 9, 2013.
SUCHY SEARCHING FOR 1,000: Joey Suchy is just 39 rushing yards away from 1,000. He had a career-long 46-yard rushing TD in his last game.
Suchy is averaging 6.4 yards per rush this season.
HOWARD’S HAVING AN IMPACT: Nick Howard has scored at least one rushing touchdown in every game this season. He has also passed for 90 or more yards in all three games.
Howard ranks second in the PFL in yards per rush (6.8), third in rushing TD’s (4), and third in rushing yards per game (75.3).
YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR FIRST: Griffin Caldwell scored the first touchdown of his collegiate career against Hanover on a 21-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Caldwell set career-high totals vs. the Panthers with 82 rushing yards on 10 carries.
MOVE THE CHAINS: Butler went 11-for-14 on third down against Hanover (78.5%).
Butler leads the nation (FCS) in 3rd down conversion percentage (59.1).
SPECIAL TEAMER: Joey Audia leads the PFL in punt return yards (85).
Audia had a career-long 33-yard punt return in his last game.
STRETCH THE FIELD: William Enneking and Ethan Loss rank fifth and sixth in the PFL in yards per reception.
Enneking is averaging 16.5 yards per receptions and Loss is right behind him, gaining 16.3 yards per catch.
DAWGS PLAYING D: Adam Sturtz is the team leader in tackles for loss (4) and sacks (2). His 15 total tackles rank him third on the team.
Will Mason leads Butler with 18 total tackles. Nick Bafia is close behind with 16.
COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE: Butler leads the PFL in fewest penalties and fewest penalty yards.
The Bulldogs have only committed nine penalties this season. They rank ninth in the nation in fewest penalties and first in fewest penalty yards (80).
SNAP THE STREAK: The Bulldogs are 0-2 after their bye week under the leadership of Coach Uremovich.
Butler lost to Drake late in the 2023 season after their bye week and fell at Davidson in 2022.
UP NEXT: The PFL opener will be played over Homecoming Weekend as Butler plays host to Morehead State on Oct. 5.
Butler opened the 2018 PFL slate at home against Morehead State over Homecoming Weekend. The only other Bulldog home game to start league action was during the Spring 2021 COVID season.
BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER
BUTLER AND DEPAUL BATTLE TO SCORELESS DRAW
CHICAGO, Ill. – The Butler women’s soccer team traveled north to face DePaul, but neither side could find the back of the net through full time. The Bulldogs (6-2-2, 1-0-1 BIG EAST) created more chances in the first half but then had to hold off the surging Blue Demons (2-5-3, 0-1-1 BIG EAST) after the break. Each team had a free kick opportunity from close range in the final minutes, but neither was able to put a shot on goal.
Key Moments
23′ | Leila Lister steals the ball on the right side and carries toward the near post. Her shot is blocked, resulting in a Butler corner kick.
HALFTIME
56′ | A DePaul attacker breaks through the defensive line, forcing Anna Pierce to come off her line. Pierce knocks the shot off target with her left foot.
84′ | The Blue Demons earn a free kick on a foul just outside the area. The shot sails just over the crossbar.
88′ | Butler draws a foul just outside of the area. Talia Sommer’s shot hits the wall and deflects away.
Butler Points Summary
GOALS: (none)
ASSISTS: (none)
Bulldog Bits
· Anna Pierce made two saves to preserve her fifth shutout of the season. She now has twelve for her career.
· Pierce has not allowed a goal in three-consecutive matches.
Up Next
Butler remains on the road, traveling to Providence for a match on Sunday, Sept. 29.
BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
BUTLERVB PREPS FOR BIG EAST OPENING WEEKEND AGAINST DEPAUL AND XAVIER
INDIANAPOLIS — The Bulldogs get set for the BIG EAST opening weekend kicking off the competition with a pair of matches at home and on the road. Butler will begin the conference play in Hinkle Fieldhouse hosting DePaul on Sep. 27 at 7 PM before heading to Ohio for a road match against Xavier on Sep. 28 at 4 PM.
Bulldog Bits
Butler concluded the non-conference schedule last weekend falling in all three matches against Ball State, Bellarmine and Wright State.
Laiya Ebo set a new career-high 17 kills while only making one hitting error on Friday
Ebo hit for .615 against Bellarmine, which is the highest mark with 17 or more kills in a single match in the conference this season.
Alaleh Tolliver earned her first double-double of the season with 14 kills and 14 digs against Bellarmine
Cora Taylor collected her team-high fourth double-double of the season against Bellarmine after reaching 52 assists and a season-high 14 digs against Bellarmine.
The Bulldogs lead DePaul all-time at 16-6 with their last matchup being a reverse sweep victory over the Blue Demons last season.
Butler has only lost one out of 10 matches against DePaul in Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Xavier holds a 18-8 all-time record against the Bulldogs but Butler won 3-1 the last time the two teams faced off.
Butler’s average of 2.27 blocks per set currently ranks third in the BIG EAST
Grace Boggess leads the team with an average of 1.12 blocks per set, which is sixth in the conference.
Jersey Loyer is four digs away from reaching 100 career digs.
Elise Ward is 15 kills away from reaching 400 career kills.
SCOUTING DEPAUL
The Blue Demons enter the BIG EAST opening weeking with a 9-4 record, and have yet to be swept in a match this season. DePaul began the season undefeated at 3-0 before dropping their first game in four sets to San Diego State They would bounce back, winning the next two matches to go 5-1. The Blue Demons would close out the non-conference schedule with a 3-3 record with quality four set losses to Colorado State and Loyola Chicago. DePaul already kicked off their conference play Wednesday night with a 3-1 victory over Xavier.
Outside hitter Jill Pressly returns as a unanimous Preseason All-BIG EAST after leading the conference in kills reaching 519 (4.45 per set) in 2023. She joins teammate Rachel Krasowksi on the Preseason All-BIG EAST list, after Krasowski also led the conference in digs.
SCOUTING XAVIER
The Musketeers have struggled out of the gates sitting with a 2-8 non-conference record that ranks 10th in the BIG EAST. They began the season 0-4 before winning their first match against Saint Louis in four sets. After a 3-1 loss to Cincinnati, Xavier got their first sweep of the season after defeating Kent State. Since Sept. 13, Xavier has yet to win a match losing their next three matches including one to DePaul in Chicago at 3-1.
Xavier has faced issues stopping the attack letting up the second-most kills per set (13.38) in the BIG EAST. Despite the difficulty stopping the attack, middle blocker Margo Kemp has been able to return the favor hitting for .359 this season, which is the fifth best in the conference. Kemp also is tied with Sarah Stevens for the team-high 39 blocks (0.91 per set) this season.
EBO’S EXCEPTIONAL NIGHT
Ebo had a historic night in Friday’s match against Bellarmine. Throughout the four sets, she hit for an incredible .615 with 17 kills while only making one hitting error to set all new career-highs. She would total a .418 hitting percentage with 28 kills and five blocks.
Ebo’s mark of .615 in the match is the highest hitting percentage by a hitter in the BIG EAST with 17 or more kills in a single match this season.
TOLLIVER ON THE RISE
Tolliver received a larger role as the outside hitter this weekend and didn’t disappoint. She earned starts in the two matches against Bellarmine and Wright State where she hit for a combined .268 with 25 kills and 22 digs.
Tolliver also earned her first double-double of her career with 14 kills and 14 digs in Friday’s match against Bellarmine.
BLOCKS GALORE
While the Bulldogs have struggled on offense, the defensive efforts especially at the front of the net have been keeping them in the match. Butler currently ranks third in the BIG EAST with an average of 2.27 blocks per set.
Grace Boggess has totaled a team-high of 47 blocks with an average of 1.12 blocks per set that is sixth in the conference. Destiny Cherry is not far behind totaling 33 total blocks (0.87 per set) this season.
THE GOOD AND THE BAD: Serving has been a double-edged sword for the Bulldog roster this season. Butler has recorded 61 serving aces as a team this season, which is sixth in the BIG EAST. However, they have nearly doubled this number in serving errors reaching a conference-high 113 errors. The Bulldogs will look to keep their serves under control with the against the BIG EAST foes.
Lauren Evans’ streak of consecutive matches with at least one serving ace came to end on Friday after she reached nine matches in a row. She totaled 17 serving aces over this span for an average of 0.43 per set, which ranks fifth in the BIG EAST.
UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES: Butler has a few Bulldogs who are close to reaching new milestones this weekend. Jersey Loyer is just four digs away from reaching 100 career digs while Elise Ward is 15 kills away from 400 career kills. Destiny Cherry is also close to setting a new mark as she is just seven total blocks away from 200 career blocks.
WATCH: Bulldog fans can purchase tickets to Friday’s match on the Butler Athletics website or tune into the live streams on FloSports on Friday and Saturday.
UP NEXT: Butler will face off against the top programs in the conference beginning with a home match against No. 6 Creighton before heading north to Milwaukee to play Marquette (RV).
The Bulldogs will host the Blue Jays on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7 PM ET and will close out the weekend with a match at Marquette on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2 PM ET.
IU-INDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
JAGUARS BLANK YOUNGSTOWN STATE IN KEY ROAD VICTORY
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The IU Indianapolis women’s soccer team authored just its second shutout of the season and senior Hannah Roberson tallied her first career goal as the Jaguars escaped Youngstown State with a 1-0 road victory. Senior Ashton Kudlo registered five saves and faced nine corner kicks in keeping the Penguins off the scoresheet. Conversely, the Jags were opportunistic in the attack, capitalizing on one of just six shot attempts and putting just two on frame in the win.
However, it was Roberson’s strike on the counterattack the ultimately decided the outcome.
“It was exciting to finally put one away, but the build-up from everyone made it a team goal,” Roberson said. “We all carried the same energy and drive to earn it. My teammates have been the most supportive of both myself and each other and tonight was a prime example of that.”
After a balanced, scoreless first half, the Penguins had the better run of play to start the second, testing Kudlo and the Jaguars defense with a bevy of attempts. It wasn’t until the 68th minute that the Jags got free for the winner as Maia Ransom got in behind the YSU defense after a long pass from Emma Frey over the top of the Penguins. Ransom maneuvered past a pair of defenders and angled a pass back to a sprinting Roberson, who slotted a right-footed shot past YSU goalkeeper Maya Naimoli for the score.
Both Ransom and Frey collected their team-high fourth assists of the year on the play.
YSU seemingly had an answer less than a minute later, but an offsides call negated an apparent goal in the 70th minute.
From there, the IU Indy (3-6-1, 2-0 HL) defense continued to hunker down and keep the Penguins at bay with Katie Hoog and Kailyn Smith anchoring the center back spots. The attack found some footing in the final 10 minutes off the match and was aided by some antsy YSU defense that resulted in four fouls in the final seven minutes of the contest.
YSU closed with a 13-6 shot margin and 9-0 margin in corner kicks. Ransom, who played exclusively at forward on Thursday, had a team-high three shot attempts and had the Jags’ lone shot on goal in the opening half. Sara Felder paced the YSU attack with three shots. The shutout was the 14th of Kudlo’s collegiate career, which puts her No. 3 on the program’s all-time list.
“It was so important to get these points on the road,” Roberson said. “Coming into it, we all bought into the gameplan and executed it extremely well. I’m very proud of the commitment our team put forth. Tonight’s win also gives us momentum that I know will be carried into our away game Sunday.”
The Jaguars will close the two-game road trip on Sunday (Sept. 29) at Robert Morris at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
BALL STATE FOOTBALL
CARDINALS VISIT VIRGINIA TO BATTLE SUN BELT FOE JAMES MADISON
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State steps away from the MAC this week while traveling to Harrisonburg, Virginia, to face James Madison out of the Sun Belt Conference. It is just the second time the schools have ever met on the gridiron, and the first as FBS opponents.
** Ball State enters the contest at 1-2 following a heartbreaking, gut-wrenching road defeat at Central Michigan last week, in which a five-play, 97-yard two-minute drill touchdown and near victory was snatched from the Cardinals’ hands in the final seconds. JMU, meanwhile, welcomes Ball State to Bridgeforth Stadium following the Dukes’ rousing 70-50 win at North Carolina.
** The Cardinals got career-high performances in the passing game last weekend, with redshirt freshman Kadin Semonza finishing a lateral-play shy of the first 300-yard pass game of his career; and tight end Tanner Koziol finishing with nine catches for 112 yards and the first 100-yard receiving game of his career.
** At Central Michigan, Ball State proved adept at managing clock and sustaining long drives, but fell victim to big plays on defense. Ball State won the turnover battle for the second time in three games and even blocked two kicks — a punt and an extra point.
** The 100th anniversary of Ball State’s first season in 1924 coincides with the 100th season on the field, given that the Cardinals didn’t field a team in 1943 due to World War II. Season-long celebrations of the 100th season will be displayed at Scheumann Stadium this season. Similarly, it is the program’s 50th season in the MAC — formally joining the league in 1973 and playing its first football games in 1975.
WHAT A WIN MEANS:
** The Cardinals will capture their first road win this season, and their first since beating Northern Illinois last season.
** Ball State will snap a two-game skid against Sun Belt Conference opponents and get their first win against the SBC since beating Georgia State in 2016.
** The fifth winningest coach in Ball State football history, Mike Neu will capture his 39th victory as head coach of his alma mater to move within one victory of tying Dwight Wallace (40) with the fourth-most wins in Cardinals history.
BY THE NUMBERS
2 – The Cardinals blocked a punt and a PAT last week at CMU to mark the first time blocking two kicks since 2009 vs. New Hampshire.
112 – Tanner Koziol had career highs of nine catches and 112 receiving yards at CMU. His 16-yard TD staked Ball State to a 34-30 lead.
34:04 – The Cardinals rank eighth nationally while possessing the ball over 34 minutes per game.
304 – Kadin Semonza’s pass yards last week prior to a final-play lateral which lost 19 yards and cost him the first 300-yard game of his career.
BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
SOCCER TOPS AKRON ON EARLY GOAL AND LATE SAVE
AKRON, Ohio – The Ball State soccer team used an early goal from Addie Chester and a late save by Abby Jenkins to beat Akron 1-0 on Thursday night at FirstEnergy Stadium.
The Cardinals (6-4, 1-2 Mid-American Conference) got on the board when Avery Fenchel assisted on Chester’s shot that went over the Akron goalkeeper’s head into the back of the net in the sixth minute. Ball State was the aggressor in the first half leading 10-2 in shots and 4-0 in shots on goal.
The Zips (5-3-2, 0-3 MAC) had more looks in the second period and got two on goal including one with about seven minutes to go when Emma King had a breakaway shot, but Jenkins slid to block it away and preserve Ball State’s second shutout win of the year.
Fenchel and Kaelyn Valleau put two shots on goal each for the Cardinals, while Acadia Murphy, LG Moncrief and Chester had one each for the visitors. The goal for Chester was her sixth of the year to move her to a tie with Delaney Caldwell for the team lead.
Grace Konopatzki and Jenkins combined for the shutout as Konopatzki patrolled the goal in the first half. Jenkins made a pair of saves in her first action since Aug. 20 against Indiana.
Ball State led 13-8 on total shots and 7-2 on shots on goal for the match. Akron had one more corner kick (4-3), and both teams were whistled for 11 fouls.
The Cardinals return home to play Eastern Michigan at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
TREES HOST UIC, VALPO AT HULMAN CENTER TO OPEN CONFERENCE PLAY
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State opens its Missouri Valley Conference slate Friday and Saturday when it welcomes UIC and Valparaiso for matches inside Hulman Center.
Both matches are slated for a 6 p.m. first serve, with Friday’s match also slated to be broadcast on ESPN+.
Fan Information
Fans attending either match this weekend should utilize the West entrance (8th Street). Parking in the university lots around Hulman Center is free after 5 p.m. and on the weekends.
Matchday Promotions
Friday’s match is Indiana State’s Kids Club match and Volleyball Camper night at Hulman Center, while Saturday’s match is the Sycamores’ Salute to Service match.
Friday’s match will feature in-game promotions between sets, along with a poster signing following the match. At Saturday’s match, Indiana State will be recognizing military and first responders.
Last Time Out
Indiana State had five different players notch seven or more kills Wednesday night, but Indiana State fell two points short against IU-Indianapolis in an agonizing five-set match (20-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-18, 15-13).
Jadyn Smith led the Sycamores with 11 kills, while Ella Scott added nine kills, five blocks and two aces. Hannah Baudin had eight kills, while Emma Kaelin and Curry Kendall tallied seven kills apiece. Emily Weber finished with 34 assists and a season-high five blocks, while Anna Ptacin led all players with six blocks. Macy Lengacher recorded a match-high 19 digs.
Home Sweet Hulman
Indiana State Volleyball returns to Hulman Center for the first time in nearly 20 years when the Sycamores open conference play against UIC and Valparaiso.
Hulman Center’s last volleyball matches prior to this weekend were in 2007, when Indiana State went 1-1 in a pair of regular season contests. The venue was also the host of the 2000 MVC Tournament, in which the Sycamores reached the quarterfinals.
Indiana State will also play its November 8-9 home matches against Belmont and Murray State at Hulman Center.
Growing The Game
As the sport of volleyball continues to grow in popularity, so do the crowds who come to witness the sport. Indiana State is no different in that matter, having had one of its best-attended seasons of all time in 2023.
Indiana State’s crowds in 2023 were among the best in program history, with the Sycamores filling ISU Arena to 93 percent capacity during the season. Indiana State played in front of over-capacity crowds for four of its nine home matches in 2023.
The announced attendance of 651 in Indiana State’s 2023 home opener against IUPUI was the largest crowd to witness an Indiana State volleyball match in the facility it its current configuration.
Indiana State’s 2024 attendance numbers are already off to a strong start, as the Sycamores drew an over-capacity crowd in their home opener against Butler.
Milestone Moments
Indiana State has already had multiple athletes reach career milestones this season, with additional career marks also in reach in the opening weeks of conference play
Emily Weber surpassed 1500 assists for her collegiate career during the Sycamores’ opening weekend of play, while both Weber and Cadence Gilley went over the 50-ace mark for their careers during non-conference play.
Five more career milestone marks are within reach heading into conference play. Ella Scott is five aces away from reaching 50 for her career, while both Gilley (446) and Macy Lengacher (415) are nearing 500 digs for their collegiate careers. Weber also sits just 16 kills away from reaching 200 for her career and 175 assists away from 2000 in her career.
Top-Tier Trees
Indiana State has relied on its veterans from an attacking standpoint, with two of the Sycamores’ four upperclassmen earning all-tournament honors during non-conference play.
Setter Emily Weber was named to the All-Tournament Team at both the GSU Invitational and Bluff City Showdown, while outside hitter Emma Kaelin was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Bluff City Showdown and Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational.
Aced It
Indiana State has been lethal from the service line to start the 2024 season, as the Sycamores rank in the top 40 nationally with 1.95 aces per set. The Trees have 89 aces as a team entering conference play, an increase by nearly 30 from their 2023 non-conference total of 60.
Indiana State’s success from the service line has been a balanced effort, as five different Sycamores have already registered double-digit aces this season. Ella Scott, Cadence Gilley and Emma Kaelin all rank in the top 12 in the MVC in aces per set, while Emmy Sher is just outside the top 15.
As a team, Indiana State already has a trio of matches with double-digit aces this season after having just four such matches in all of 2023. The Sycamores had 12 aces against Georgia State and 10 against both South Dakota State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
This Weekend’s Opponents At A Glance
UIC enters the weekend at 8-4 and is coming off a 1-3 week in Chicago. The Flames lead the MVC in hitting percentage (.232) and blocks (2.29 per set). Kayanna Jones (.444) and Zahria Woodard (.443) are the top two in the MVC in hitting percentage, while Woodard also leads the conference with 1.20 blocks per set. UIC’s attack has been a balanced effort, as eight different Flames are averaging at least 1.50 kills per set.
Valparaiso comes into conference play with an 8-4 record following a 2-1 weekend in Spartanburg, S.C. The Beacons lead the MVC in points per set (17.70) and are tied with Indiana State for the most aces per set (1.95), while opponents are hitting just .161 against them. Elise Swistek leads a balanced attack with 140 kills, while seven different Beacons have more than 60 kills this season.
Series History vs. This Weekend’s Opponents
Indiana State is 3-6 all-time against UIC, though the Sycamores won last season’s lone meeting in four sets in Terre Haute. UIC had won the previous five in the series prior to last year’s match. This will be the third meeting between the programs since UIC joined the MVC.
Indiana State and Valparaiso are deadlocked 17-17 in the all-time series, with Valpo winning each of the last two matches. The Beacons won last season’s only meeting between the programs in three sets in Terre Haute. Indiana State’s last win in the series was in 2021.
Up Next
Indiana State begins a four-match MVC road trip October 4-5 at Murray State and Belmont.
INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
WRIGHT CONNECTS ON A GOAL TO GUIDE SYCAMORES TO A 1-1 DRAW AGAINST SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.- Wimberley Wright scored her second goal of the 2024 season to highlight the Indiana State offense on Thursday evening as the Sycamores battled SIU to a 1-1 draw at Memorial Stadium.
How it happened:
The Sycamores (6-2-3) picked up its third draw of the season on Thursday evening as Southern Illinois picked up a late goal in the 87th minute to tie up the contest.
Indiana State doubled the Salukis shot attempts (12-6) as the Sycamores held the 5-4 edge on corner kicks in the contest.
Wimberley Wright broke open a scoreless tie in the 73rd minute when she collected a pass from Alex Lehnert and sent the ball past SIU keeper. Wright’s shot from 12 yards out went upper right and into the net to give the Sycamores the one-goal advantage in the second half.
Indiana State recorded three shot attempts in the first half which came from Mackey, Lehnert, and Quinn before tripling their attempts in the second 45 minutes of play.
The ISU offense was paced by Mackey and Lehnert who each attempted a trio of shots, as Woods, Wright, and Mackey each had two attempts on target. Mackenzie Kent also recorded a shot for the Sycamores in the 1-1 draw in the 65th minute.
The Sycamores defense put up a battle in Thursday evening’s matchup as they recorded a team save in the 59th minute to prevent the Salukis from taking the lead.
The Salukis tied up the contest 1-1 in the 87th minute with a goal by Dory Latenser. Solano totaled seven saves for the Salukis between the pipes as they posted their second MVC draw of the season.
Maddie Alexander’s two saves in Thursday night’s contest marks 300 career saves for the Battle Creek, Mich. native. Alexander has 54 saves in the 2024 season as she has been the primary keeper for the Sycamores, picking up 945 minutes in goal where she has allowed only five goals in 11 games of play.
Up Next:
The Sycamores are back on the road this weekend as they travel to Springfield, Missouri for an MVC matchup against Missouri State on Sunday, September 29 at 2 p.m ET.
INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MVC SLATE UNVEILED FOR SYCAMORE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State’s full 2024-25 women’s basketball schedule has officially been released, with the Missouri Valley Conference announcing the Sycamores’ 20-game league slate Thursday afternoon.
Indiana State opens MVC play at home, welcoming Northern Iowa to Hulman Center for a December 29 tilt in the only meeting between the schools this season. The Trees start January with road games at Illinois State (Jan. 2) and Bradley (Jan. 5) before returning to Hulman Center for at three-game homestand.
The Sycamores begin their three-game homestand January 12 against in-state foe Evansville, and will also Southern Illinois (Jan. 16) and Missouri State (Jan. 19) during the home stretch. Indiana State has a quick two-game road trip to Murray State (Jan. 24) and Belmont (Jan. 26) before closing the month at home against Valparaiso January 30.
Indiana State opens the month of February with a home contest against UIC (Feb. 1), before hitting the road for games at Missouri State (Feb. 7) and Southern Illinois (Feb. 9). The Sycamores return home to face Illinois State (Feb. 13) and Bradley (Feb. 16) before embarking on a four-game road trip, the longest of conference play for the Blue and White.
The Sycamores’ lengthy road trip begins February 21 at UIC and also features trips to Valparaiso (Feb. 23), Drake (Feb. 27) and Evansville (March 1). Indiana State’s game at Drake is the only meeting between the Sycamores and the defending conference champions this season.
Indiana State closes the regular season at Hulman Center with games against Belmont (March 6) and Murray State (March 8). The 2025 MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament will take place March 13-16 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
Indiana State’s 2024-25 non-conference schedule was previously announced in August, and features four games against teams from the Big East, Big Ten or Big XII, and five against 2023-24 postseason teams. The Sycamores begin their season at home November 4 against Western Kentucky.
The 2024-25 season ushers in a new era for Indiana State Women’s Basketball, as Marc Mitchell enters his first season as the Sycamores’ head coach. In addition to an entirely new coaching staff, six newcomers enter the fold for the Trees for the 2024-25 campaign. Nine players return from last year’s team for Indiana State, all of which played in at least 14 games during the 2023-24 season.
Season tickets for the 2024-25 Indiana State women’s basketball team are officially on sale to the public. The pricing list for the 2024-25 women’s basketball season tickets with court diagram can be found here. Prices for the 2024-25 season remain the same as the 2023-24 season, with season tickets starting as low as $40. For more information on season tickets, fans can contact Assistant Manager of Athletic Ticketing Grant Manning by phone at 812-237-8972 or via email at Grant.Manning@indstate.edu. Fans can also call 877-ISU-TIXS or email ISU-Tickets@indstate.edu.
Tip times for the 2024-25 season will be announced at a later date.
2024-25 INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Nov. 4 – WESTERN KENTUCKY
Nov. 7 – at Iowa State
Nov. 12 – at Wright State
Nov. 15 – AUSTIN PEAY
Nov. 20 – at Butler
Nov. 30 – at Southeast Missouri State
Dec. 3 – at Marquette
Dec. 6 – at Eastern Illinois
Dec. 15 – vs. Northern Illinois (at Richmond, Ky.)
Dec. 16 – at Eastern Kentucky
Dec. 21 – at Purdue
Dec. 29 – NORTHERN IOWA*
Jan. 2 – at Illinois State*
Jan. 5 – at Bradley*
Jan. 12 – EVANSVILLE*
Jan. 16 – SOUTHERN ILLINOIS*
Jan. 19 – MISSOURI STATE*
Jan. 24 – at Murray State*
Jan. 26 – at Belmont*
Jan. 30 – VALPARAISO*
Feb. 1 – UIC*
Feb. 7 – at Missouri State*
Feb. 9 – at Southern Illinois*
Feb. 13 – ILLINOIS STATE*
Feb. 16 – BRADLEY*
Feb. 21 – at UIC*
Feb. 23 – at Valparaiso*
Feb. 27 – at Drake*
Mar. 1 – at Evansville*
Mar. 6 – BELMONT*
Mar. 8 – MURRAY STATE*
Mar. 13-16 – MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament (at Evansville, Ind.)
INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
TREES HOST UIC, VALPO AT HULMAN CENTER TO OPEN CONFERENCE PLAY
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State opens its Missouri Valley Conference slate Friday and Saturday when it welcomes UIC and Valparaiso for matches inside Hulman Center.
Both matches are slated for a 6 p.m. first serve, with Friday’s match also slated to be broadcast on ESPN+.
Fan Information
Fans attending either match this weekend should utilize the West entrance (8th Street). Parking in the university lots around Hulman Center is free after 5 p.m. and on the weekends.
Matchday Promotions
Friday’s match is Indiana State’s Kids Club match and Volleyball Camper night at Hulman Center, while Saturday’s match is the Sycamores’ Salute to Service match.
Friday’s match will feature in-game promotions between sets, along with a poster signing following the match. At Saturday’s match, Indiana State will be recognizing military and first responders.
Last Time Out
Indiana State had five different players notch seven or more kills Wednesday night, but Indiana State fell two points short against IU-Indianapolis in an agonizing five-set match (20-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-18, 15-13).
Jadyn Smith led the Sycamores with 11 kills, while Ella Scott added nine kills, five blocks and two aces. Hannah Baudin had eight kills, while Emma Kaelin and Curry Kendall tallied seven kills apiece. Emily Weber finished with 34 assists and a season-high five blocks, while Anna Ptacin led all players with six blocks. Macy Lengacher recorded a match-high 19 digs.
Home Sweet Hulman
Indiana State Volleyball returns to Hulman Center for the first time in nearly 20 years when the Sycamores open conference play against UIC and Valparaiso.
Hulman Center’s last volleyball matches prior to this weekend were in 2007, when Indiana State went 1-1 in a pair of regular season contests. The venue was also the host of the 2000 MVC Tournament, in which the Sycamores reached the quarterfinals.
Indiana State will also play its November 8-9 home matches against Belmont and Murray State at Hulman Center.
Growing The Game
As the sport of volleyball continues to grow in popularity, so do the crowds who come to witness the sport. Indiana State is no different in that matter, having had one of its best-attended seasons of all time in 2023.
Indiana State’s crowds in 2023 were among the best in program history, with the Sycamores filling ISU Arena to 93 percent capacity during the season. Indiana State played in front of over-capacity crowds for four of its nine home matches in 2023.
The announced attendance of 651 in Indiana State’s 2023 home opener against IUPUI was the largest crowd to witness an Indiana State volleyball match in the facility it its current configuration.
Indiana State’s 2024 attendance numbers are already off to a strong start, as the Sycamores drew an over-capacity crowd in their home opener against Butler.
Milestone Moments
Indiana State has already had multiple athletes reach career milestones this season, with additional career marks also in reach in the opening weeks of conference play
Emily Weber surpassed 1500 assists for her collegiate career during the Sycamores’ opening weekend of play, while both Weber and Cadence Gilley went over the 50-ace mark for their careers during non-conference play.
Five more career milestone marks are within reach heading into conference play. Ella Scott is five aces away from reaching 50 for her career, while both Gilley (446) and Macy Lengacher (415) are nearing 500 digs for their collegiate careers. Weber also sits just 16 kills away from reaching 200 for her career and 175 assists away from 2000 in her career.
Top-Tier Trees
Indiana State has relied on its veterans from an attacking standpoint, with two of the Sycamores’ four upperclassmen earning all-tournament honors during non-conference play.
Setter Emily Weber was named to the All-Tournament Team at both the GSU Invitational and Bluff City Showdown, while outside hitter Emma Kaelin was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Bluff City Showdown and Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational.
Aced It
Indiana State has been lethal from the service line to start the 2024 season, as the Sycamores rank in the top 40 nationally with 1.95 aces per set. The Trees have 89 aces as a team entering conference play, an increase by nearly 30 from their 2023 non-conference total of 60.
Indiana State’s success from the service line has been a balanced effort, as five different Sycamores have already registered double-digit aces this season. Ella Scott, Cadence Gilley and Emma Kaelin all rank in the top 12 in the MVC in aces per set, while Emmy Sher is just outside the top 15.
As a team, Indiana State already has a trio of matches with double-digit aces this season after having just four such matches in all of 2023. The Sycamores had 12 aces against Georgia State and 10 against both South Dakota State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
This Weekend’s Opponents At A Glance
UIC enters the weekend at 8-4 and is coming off a 1-3 week in Chicago. The Flames lead the MVC in hitting percentage (.232) and blocks (2.29 per set). Kayanna Jones (.444) and Zahria Woodard (.443) are the top two in the MVC in hitting percentage, while Woodard also leads the conference with 1.20 blocks per set. UIC’s attack has been a balanced effort, as eight different Flames are averaging at least 1.50 kills per set.
Valparaiso comes into conference play with an 8-4 record following a 2-1 weekend in Spartanburg, S.C. The Beacons lead the MVC in points per set (17.70) and are tied with Indiana State for the most aces per set (1.95), while opponents are hitting just .161 against them. Elise Swistek leads a balanced attack with 140 kills, while seven different Beacons have more than 60 kills this season.
Series History vs. This Weekend’s Opponents
Indiana State is 3-6 all-time against UIC, though the Sycamores won last season’s lone meeting in four sets in Terre Haute. UIC had won the previous five in the series prior to last year’s match. This will be the third meeting between the programs since UIC joined the MVC.
Indiana State and Valparaiso are deadlocked 17-17 in the all-time series, with Valpo winning each of the last two matches. The Beacons won last season’s only meeting between the programs in three sets in Terre Haute. Indiana State’s last win in the series was in 2021.
Up Next
Indiana State begins a four-match MVC road trip October 4-5 at Murray State and Belmont.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S SOCCER
UNDEFEATED LEAGUE RECORD ON THE LINE AT WRIGHT STATE
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodon men’s soccer team (5-2-1, 2-0-0 Horizon League) hits the road for the first time in league play with a contest at Wright State on Saturday. The ‘Dons then head to Louisville, Ky. to play Bellarmine in non-league play on Tuesday.
Game Day Information
Who: Wright State (4-3-2, 1-0-1 Horizon League)
When: Saturday, September 28 | 7 p.m. ET
Where: Dayton, Ohio | Alumni Field at Rinzler Student Sports Complex
Live Stats:link
Watch: ESPN+
All-Time Record: Wright State leads 15-2-1. The ‘Dons defeated Wright State 3-1 in Fort Wayne last season. It was their first win over the Raiders since 2005.
Know Your Foe
Wright State is 1-0-1 in league play with a win vs. IU Indy and a tie at Milwaukee. The Raiders were down 3-0 before a late rally in the final 15 minutes saw the Raiders score three straight goals at Milwaukee. Cole Werthmuller has a team-best five goals with two assists.
Game Day Information
Who: Bellarmine (2-3-3)
When: Tuesday, October 1 | 2 p.m. ET
Where: Louisville, Ky. | Owsley B. Frazier Stadium
Live Stats:link
Watch: ESPN+
All-Time Record: The ‘Dons lead 11-9-1. The series dates back to 1982 when both clubs were NCAA Division II members. The two teams tied 2-2 last season in Fort Wayne.
Know Your Foe
Bellarmine has 13 goals on the season, scored by 10 Knights. Peter Van Euwen owns a 2-2-2 record as starting goalkeeper this year.
Defense, Defense
After allowing four goals to now No. 5 West Virginia to open the season, the ‘Dons have given up just one goal in the last seven games. Mastodon opponents have taken only 20 combined shots on goal in those games.
Shut The Door
The ‘Dons have recorded a shutout in five straight games. This is a stretch of 450 minutes without giving up a goal. The ‘Dons have six shutouts on the season, the most in the nation. The NCAA Division I era program record for shutouts in a season is seven in 2014. The program record is 14 in 1999 when the ‘Dons were in NCAA Division II.
About The Win 10-0 Over IU East
– The Mastodons scored an NCAA Division I era school-record 10 goals.
– Shane Anderson and James Maxwell both had a hat trick in the game to tie the single game record for goals in a match. The last time a Mastodon recorded a hat trick was Matthew Lieshout on Aug. 24, 2018 against Marian (Ind.).
– The last time the ‘Dons had two players with a hat trick in the same game was at Bowling Green on Oct. 28, 2004 when Adam Beckett and Chas Parry both found the back of the net three times. The seven goals the Mastodons scored against Bowling Green in 2004 was the previous program high for goals in a game during the Division I era.
– The Mastodons took 31 shots in the game, the most since taking 33 vs. Adrian Sept. 27, 2023.
– The ‘Dons played reserve players for the entire second half.
RPI Time
The Mastodons are No. 90 in the latest RPI released by the NCAA this week. It is the highest ranking of any team in the Horizon League.
Regionally Speaking
The ‘Dons are No. 8 in the United Soccer Coaches North Region Poll. It is the highest ranking on the poll in program history.
#HLMSOC DPOTW X3
The Mastodon have won three Defensive Player of the Week honors this season
– Andrew Hollenbach – Played all 180 minutes vs. Eastern Illinois and Bradley, giving up just two shots on goal in the two games.
– Nic Diana – Four saves against Marquette It was the second consecutive week a Mastodon earned the honor.
– Juan Romero – Helped the ‘Dons to shutouts of Southern Indiana and Green Bay, playing all 90 minutes against the Phoenix.
Life Goals
James Maxwell, Shane Anderson, Abe Arellano, Dakota Hart, Marcos Soria, Seth Mahlmeister, Brandon Nunez, Marco Valencia and Aidan Antcliff have all scored goals for the ‘Dons.
For Starters
Abe Arellano, Marco Valencia, Christian Leon, Felipe Medina, Aidan Antcliff, Andrew Hollenbach, Adrian Renteria, Juan Romero and Daniel Tareke have started every game for the ‘Dons.
Super 6
Shane Anderson had the Mastodons’ only goal in a 1-0 win over Southern Indiana. He now has six goals on the season, 11th in the nation.
No. 1
The ‘Dons opened the season with a 4-2 loss at West Virginia. The Mountaineers were ranked No. 3 when the ‘Dons played them, West Virginia moved up to No. 1 for two weeks before falling to No. 5 in the most recent poll.
Nic the Quick
Nic Diana’s 0.286 goals against average is best in the nation. His .909 save percentage is also best in the country.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S SOCCER
MASTODONS DROP LEAGUE GAME 2-0 AT ROBERT MORRIS
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s soccer took their first Horizon League loss on Thursday (Sept. 26) in a 2-0 contest at Robert Morris.
The squads took the first 20 minutes of action to feel out the other, as both sides traded possession with no serious scoring threats.The Colonials earned the first shot of the game in the 22nd minute. The Mastodons responded with a pair of shots in the 30th minute, both within the box from Marisa Metzger and Audriana Rhyner.
The first half ended with only three shots on goal combined, the Mastodons accounting for two.
Robert Morris opened the second half with a goal in the 54th minute. Ava Trethewey scored the goal, assisted by Paloma Swankler. Just over 10 minutes later the Colonials took advantage of a Haleigh Finale penalty kick following a Purdue Fort Wayne handball in the box.
Mastodons finished the game with eight shots, two on goal, compared to 10 shots from Robert Morris, three on goal.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 6-4-1 (1-1-0 Horizon League). Robert Morris advances to 3-4-3 (2-1-0 Horizon League). The Mastodons will remain on the road as they travel to Youngstown State to play on Sunday (Sept. 29).
PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S GOLF
‘DONS VISIT PORT CLINTON FOR ROCKET CLASSIC
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s golf team is back in action on Monday-Tuesday (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) when they visit Port Clinton, Ohio to play in Toledo’s Rocket Classic.
Event: Rocket Classic
Host: Toledo
When: September 30-October 1
Where: Port Clinton, Ohio
Course: Catawba Island Club
Format: Play 5, take 4, 54 holes
Live Results: Link
About the Course
Golf traditions at Catawba Island Club go back to the 1920s, when there was a nine-hole golf course associated with the Catawba Cliffs Community and the Catawba Cliffs Beach Club. Today, CIC offers an Arthur Hills designed golf course that is kept in pristine condition. Being one of the only golf courses along the shores of Lake Erie, CIC has been a popular destination for families and golfers for generations. The design provides an interesting and varied test that has delighted members and challenged us open hopefuls.
Meet the Field
Central Michigan, Akron, Purdue Fort Wayne, Detroit Mercy, Tennessee Tech, Green Bay, Toledo, Bethune-Cookman, Ohio, Le Moyne.
Mastodon Lineup
Hunar Mittal, Natalie Papa, Olivia Jang, Louise Ekesall and Lillian Gottman will compete for the team score. Lara Dommach will play as an individual.
Chasing History
Olivia Jang met the minimum number of rounds to qualify for career marks at Youngstown State’s event. She owns the best career scoring average in program history with 76.88. Hunar Mittal is fifth on the career list with a 78.61 average and is sixth with five top-10 finishes in her career.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne finished second at Youngstown State’s Roseann Schwartz Invitational, matching the program’s 36-hole record in the process.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will visit Johnstown, Pennsylvania to play in the Red Flash Invitational on October 7-8.
EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL OPENS MVC SLATE ON FRIDAY
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With four weekends of non-conference play in the books, the University of Evansville volleyball team is set to open the Missouri Valley Conference schedule this weekend with home matches against Valparaiso and UIC. UE welcomes the Beacons for a 6 p.m. match on Friday before facing UIC at 5 p.m. Saturday; both matches inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse will be carried by ESPN+.
Last Time Out
– The non-conference portion of the schedule wrapped up last weekend with a trip across town to the USI Invitational
– Evansville dropped 5-set contests against USI and IU Indianapolis
– Giulia Cardona averaged an unbelievable 5.60 kills over the weekend while Ainoah Cruz chipped in an average of 3.90 digs
Aces Record
– Giulia Cardona’s record-breaking career continued with a big milestone last weekend
– With five service aces against IU Indy, Cardona has a total of 207 in her career and broke Kim Seib’s record of 205, which has stood since 1984
– Cardona recorded 56 kills in the last two matches and has a total of 1,867 in her career; she is quickly approaching Alondra Vazquez’ UE mark of 1,911
– The senior has assumed the NCAA lead in total kills (233), total points (273.0), total attacks (684) and attacks per set (14.55)
– Her season average of 5.81 kills per frame paces the MVC and ranks 3rd nationally
She’s Back
– Ainoah Cruz missed the first ten matches of the 2024 season but returned at the USI Invitational
– In two contests, she quickly regained her form, accumulating 3.90 digs per set
– Her top mark of 23 came in her season debut against USI; she added 16 vs. IU Indy
– As a freshman, Cruz paced the defense with her average of 4.49 digs per set and was 8th in the MVC with her average
Solid Weekend
– With 8 kills in both matches at the USI Invitational, Angelica Gonzalez put together her top performances since the season opener
– After opening the year with career highs in kills (13) and attempts (27) versus Akron, Gonzalez posted five or fewer kills over her next six contests
Scouting the Opposition
– MVC play opens on Friday against Valparaiso, who is 8-4 on the season and has won three of its last four contests
– Elise Swistek leads the Beacon offense with an average of 3.18 kills per set
– UIC starts the weekend with a record of 8-4 and have dropped three of their last four matches before defeating Milwaukee last weekend
– With 2.51 kills per game, Zahria Woodard leads the Flames offense.
EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S SOCCER
ACES WOMEN’S SOCCER TIES AT MISSOURI STATE
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The University of Evansville women’s soccer team picked up its second straight point in a 1-1 draw at Missouri State.
The Purple Aces scored their first goal in Springfield since 2014 on Thursday night in their final conference visit to Missouri State. Freshman defender Emmy Brenner (Arlington, Tenn. / St. Benedict at Auburndale HS) scored her second goal of the season to tie the match in the 73rd minute. Thursday’s result was the first for Evansville against Missouri State since 2021.
UE got the jump on Missouri State to start the match with an early corner kick and shot attempt from sophomore midfielder Ella Hamner (Evansville, Ind. / Memorial HS). But the Bears took control of the game’s pace for the rest of the first half. The Aces defense fended off 10 shots from Missouri State over 40 minutes, including two team saves along with goalkeeper Myia Danek.
The pace of the match evened out in the second half as neither team put up more than a shot over the first 15 minutes. But the Bears had the slight advantage with three shots over 10 minutes midway through the half. The pace in Evansville’s defensive end resulted in a Missouri State goal in the 71st minute. The Bears wouldn’t hold the lead for long as UE responded almost immediately.
In the 74th minute the Aces took a corner kick on right side of the pitch. Junior forward Amy Velazquez (Avon, Ind. / Avon HS) took the kick for the set piece and found Brenner just outside the six. Brenner was able to rise up and head the ball into the back of the net for her second goal to equalize the match. The goal was Brenner’s second of the season and Velazquez was credited with her first assist of the year.
Evansville continued to attack Missouri State’s net in the final 15 minutes of play. UE recorded four corner kicks in the final five minutes of the match trying for a second set piece goal to leave Springfield with a win. The Aces put two shots on net during those four corner kicks but weren’t able to get the game-winning goal. But Evansville earned its first result against the Bears since the 2019 season.
UE has a week off before returning to action at home in Evansville. The Aces will welcome the UNI Panthers to Arad McCutchan Stadium on Thursday, October 3rd. Kick-off against the Panthers is set for 6 p.m. from Evansville.
EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MVC RELEASES 2024-25 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Conference has released its full conference slate for women’s basketball, including the Evansville Purple Aces schedule.
Since the 2022-23 season, the MVC has utilized a 20-game schedule as the conference expanded to 12 teams. With the 20-game schedule, UE will host all but one team in Evansville while traveling on the road to 10 other locations starting at the end of December.
The Aces women’s basketball team will get to begin conference action at home on Saturday, December 28th by hosting the MVC Tournament Champion Drake Bulldogs. UE will hit the road for the first time in the new year with stops at Bradley and Illinois State on Thursday, January 2nd and Saturday, January 4th.
Evansville wraps up its three-game road trip over a week later at in-state rival Indiana State on Sunday, January 12th. The Aces return to Meeks Family Fieldhouse on Friday, January 17th to host the Missouri State Lady Bears for the final time in conference play. UE will then play a game against Southern Illinois later in the weekend don Sunday, January 19th.
The Aces hit the road again for their southern swing the following week to Belmont and Murray State on Friday, January 24th and Sunday, January 26th. UE is back in Evansville for a game on Thursday, January 30th for an evening match with the UIC Flames. The Aces will then host their annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day game on Saturday, February 1st against Valparaiso.
UE travels to Carbondale to play Southern Illinois at the Banterra Center on Friday, February 7th. Evansville then plays its last game at Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield on Sunday, February 9th. The Aces return home on Thursday, February 13th for a rematch with the Bradley Braves. UE follows up with another home game on Saturday, February 15th against Illinois State.
Evansville then has another three-game road swing to end the month of February with stops at Valparaiso, UIC, and UNI. The Aces make their only trip to Iowa this year on Thursday, February 27th while playing the Beacons on Friday, February 21st and UIC on Sunday, February 23rd.
UE then ends the regular season with its only three game homestand of the year. Evansville begins the homestand by hosting the Sycamores on the first day of March. A week later, the Aces close out the season with a match against Murray State on Thursday, March 6th, and their final game of the regular season against the Belmont Bruins on Saturday, March 8th.
UE will then get to stay in town for the MVC Tournament. The postseason tournament hosted at the Ford Center downtown will run from March 13th through the 16th.
SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
USI OPENS OVC PLAY, HOSTING THE PRESEASON FAVORITE SEMO
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana opens Ohio Valley Conference play at Screaming Eagles Arena against the preseason conference favorite Southeast Missouri State on Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m.
USI invites all professors and teachers to come out for teachers’ appreciation weekend. Fans, we ask if you could bring school supplies to donate to Dawn Bunner’s fourth grade classroom of Corpus Christi grade school. Corpus Christi’s wish list is attached above.
Coverage
Both matches were broadcasted on ESPN+ at the links above, along with in game updates @USIAthletics on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Live Stats are also available at the links above. Tickets are free courtesy of ProRehab.
USI Headlines
Three-Game Win Streak Notes. USI three wins last week marked the first time in the DI era, the program has earned three wins in one week. The Eagles outscored their opponents in kills (171-132), assists (160-126), digs (222-178), and attacking percentage (.268-.163).
UE Round 1 Win Recap. Last week, marked a special stretch as USI won three games in one week for the first time as a NCAA Division I program. The Eagles also beat University of Evansville and IU Indy for the first times as DI programs. USI started the week winning round one of two against the Aces on Tuesday night, 3-1. The win marked the first over UE as NCAA Division I programs. USI rattled off three straight set victories after falling behind. The Eagles outscored the Aces 75-58 after the first frame loss dominating in all facets.
Friday vs. UE Recap. The Eagles earned a gritty five-set win on Friday night against UE (23-25, 25-14, 21-25, 25-11, 15-9). USI attacked the Purple Aces as a team similar to Tuesday night’s match, with five different Eagles notching double-digit kills from sophomore Ashby Willis (14), sophomore Leah Coleman (12), junior Bianca Anderson (15), senior Paris Downing (10), and senior Jasmine Green (15). Senior setter Carly Sobieralski shinned on the big stage once again with a season-high 57 assists and a new career high of 25 digs. Despite the close match, USI dominated the stat sheet winning in kills (72-47), assists (67-46), digs (94-78), blocks (8-5) and hitting percentage (.274-.114).
Attendance Record Notes. Friday marked a record setting Screaming Eagles Arena crowd for Volleyball at 824 raucous fans as the previous stadium record was 375 against EIU last year. The 200 free t shirts upon arrival were gone within five minutes and the poster signing post-game was a success distributing over 100 posters to the Evansville community.
Saturday’s Sweep. The Eagles frustrated IU Indianapolis in a three-set sweep to win the USI Invitational (25-21, 25-21, 25-17). The match did not reveal any significant statistical differences. However, time and time again USI seemed to grab the clutch points, denying the Jaguars of amounting any significant runs. Coleman led the Eagles with 11 kills, while Sobieralski tallied 34 assists, finishing the weekend with 142.
Four-Time OVC Setter of the Week. Sobieralski was phenomenal all week with 142 assists and 49 digs. She set her offense up with an impressive hitting percentage of .268 in the three matches. The honor marks her fourth Ohio Valley Conference Setter of the Week in her career.
OVC Preseason Poll. The Eagles were predicted to finish sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference in the 2024 preseason poll, which was voted by OVC head coaches’ and their respective communicator. The league has the potential to be even from top to bottom after six different teams received first-place votes in the poll. Southeast Missouri State was projected to finished first.
About SEMO. The Redhawks challenged themselves as well in the non-conference slate with multiple high-powered programs such as St. Louis University, Ole Miss, Missouri State University, Eastern Kentucky University, Arkansas State University, etc. SEMO finished the slate 3-8 with wins against Austin Peay State University, Lehigh University, and University of Wisconsin Green Bay. However, the Redhawks have fallen in three tight fifth-set losses against Middle Tennessee State University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and Missouri State University. Lucy Arndt was selected to the 2024 Preseason All-OVC Team after her strong 2023 campaign. The sophomore ranks third all-time in SEMO volleyball history in single season kills after registering 346 a season ago. She’s first in kills in 2024 at 125. Transfer right side hitter Abby Johnson from Bradley University has added to the offense with 123 kills giving the Redhawks a two-headed monster.
2024 OVC Preseason Poll
1. Southeast Missouri (6) – 167
2. Eastern Illinois (5) – 164
3. Morehead State (5) – 163
4. Tennessee Tech (4) – 153
5. Lindenwood (1) – 145
6. Southern Indiana – 97
7. UT Martin – 84
8. SIUE (1) – 83
9. Western Illinois – 74
10. Little Rock – 51
11. Tennessee State – 29
SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
EAGLES POUR IN FOUR GOALS IN WIN AGAINST SKYHAWKS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer poured on the offense Thursday night at Strassweg Field in a 4-1 conference victory against the University of Tennessee at Martin.
In its second Ohio Valley Conference match this season, Southern Indiana (2-6-3, 1-0-1 OVC) had to battle less-than-ideal weather for the second time in as many weeks on Thursday with heavy rain falling off and on throughout the evening. The Screaming Eagles showed once again they were not fazed.
USI came out buzzing on the field and aggressive toward goal. Sophomore midfielder Pilar Torres set the tone with a pair of shots on goal within the first two minutes of the match. Recording several more shots in the opening minutes, Southern Indiana claimed a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute when Torres slotted a pass from the wing that was tapped inside the near post by junior midfielder Peyton Murphy, her first goal of the season.
Nearly seven minutes later, USI doubled its advantage to 2-0. Torres dished out her second assist of the night after dribbling down the field and finding junior midfielder Emerson Grafton to her left, who finished the play with her second goal of the season.
With under 10 minutes left in the first half, UT Martin (2-5-3, 1-1-0 OVC) looked to respond by putting a couple of shots on goal, including one that forced USI redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Anna Markland to make a highlight jumping punch-save over the crossbar. A few minutes later right before halftime, senior midfielder Adriana Berruti gave the Eagles a 3-0 lead with her first career goal after a throw-in by junior defender Brynn Quick and a connecting pass across the face of goal from Murphy.
Southern Indiana stayed strong defensively and remained on the offensive to start the second half of play. Following a pair of blocked shot attempts inside the box, the ball deflected out to the top of the 18 where junior defender Charli Grafton rifled a one-timer into the top-right corner of the goal to push USI’s lead to four. It marked the first time the Grafton sisters scored in the same game.
The visiting Skyhawks got one goal back in the 73rd minute, but the Screaming Eagles did not relinquish their lead any further and secured the 4-1 victory.
Southern Indiana took 20 shot attempts Thursday evening, the most since USI had 21 in last season’s 1-1 tie against UT Martin. USI placed eight of its 20 shots on goal on Thursday. The Skyhawks had five of its nine shots go on target. Plus, entering Thursday’s action, USI and UT Martin were one and two, respectively, in the OVC for most fouls committed this season. The two sides combined for only 15 fouls Thursday.
Individually, Murphy led USI with four shots with Torres and Charli Grafton posting a team-high two shots on goal. Torres had three total shot attempts in addition to two assists. The last time a Screaming Eagles had a pair of assists in a game was in August 2022 when Morgan Beyer and Jill DiTusa each had two helpers against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Between the posts, Markland totaled four saves for USI.
After Thursday’s action and claiming three points, Southern Indiana moved into a tie for second in the OVC standings with four points alongside Lindenwood University and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Next, the Screaming Eagles will host Eastern Illinois University Sunday afternoon at Strassweg Field in Ohio Valley Conference play. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Links for match coverage can be found at usiscreamingeagles.com.
VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL UNVEILS 2024-25 SCHEDULE
The Valpo women’s basketball program announced its schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 season today, featuring 11 nonconference games before the 20-game Missouri Valley Conference slate.
The home opener for the Beacons is set for the evening of Nov. 9, when Purdue Fort Wayne comes to town — the Mastodons won 23 games last season and advanced to the Super 16 of the WNIT. In all, Valpo has five home nonconference games, also welcoming Trinity Christian, Goshen, Western Michigan and Detroit Mercy to the ARC.
Valpo tips off the season Nov. 4, taking on Liberty in Xenia, Ohio at the Athletes in Action Total Athlete Tip-Off. Another highlight of the nonconference road slate is a Dec. 18 visit to Saint Louis, which won the WNIT a season ago. Other nonconference road games include visits to old conference foes Milwaukee and Loyola, as well as a trip to Bethlehem, Pa. for the Christmas City Classic, where the Beacons will meet North Dakota and either Lehigh or Marist.
MVC action begins Dec. 29 at the ARC, as Valpo faces off with Southern Illinois. The 20-game Valley slate includes nine home-and-home series, and two single-play opponents — Valpo will meet Southern Illinois and Missouri State once apiece this season.
The regular season wraps up at home against UNI on March 8, leading into the MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament March 13-16. This year’s tournament will take place at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. The tournament champion will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
UINDY FOOTBALL
HOUNDS TO HOST SAGINAW VALLEY FOR HOMECOMING THIS WEEKEND
WEEK 4
vs. Saginaw Valley Cardinals (2-1, 0-0 GLIAC)
Saturday // September 28
6 p.m. ET // Key Stadium
It’s Homecoming Week! As part of the University’s week-long festivities, the Greyhound football team will welcome former-GLIAC rival Saginaw Valley to Key Stadium on Saturday night. UIndy fans have become accustomed to success at the annual event. The Greyhounds have won 12 consecutive Homecoming games and 16 of the last 17, with the lone loss in that span coming back in 2010. The last time the Cardinals were UIndy’s Homecoming opponent? October 1, 2005—a 27-7 victory for SVSU.
UIndy is coming off a 30-6 region win at Wayne State last weekend. The UIndy defense limited the host Warriors to just a pair of field goals on the night, holding a DII non-conference opponent without a touchdown for the first time since the 2019 opener at Ashland—a 24-9 UIndy victory.
Quarterback Gavin Sukup distributed the ball to nine different Greyhound receivers, racking up 325 passing yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. He later picked up his second consecutive and fifth career GLVC Offensive Player of the Week honor.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS
Coming in the weekend with a 2-1 record, Saginaw Valley has allowed just 12.7 points per game so far, good for the 16th-best scoring defense in Division II. The Cardinals’ pass rush has been a key factor, ranking eighth in the nation with nearly four sacks a game. Individually, senior defensive lineman Leonard Henry currently paces all DII players with 1.8 sacks per contest.
The Cardinal D will be going head-to-head with UIndy’s top-ranked offense. The Hounds have racked up 487 total yards per game (5th in DII) on the way to a 37.7 points-per-game average (12th). UIndy has scored 30-plus points in each of its first three games for the first time since 2011*—its final year in the GLIAC. The balanced attacked has also moved the ball effectively on the ground, ranking in the top 30 in DII in rushing offense at 184 yards per.
FULL GAME NOTES: https://athletics.uindy.edu/documents/2024/9/26/WEEK_4_vs_SVSU.pdf
MARIAN MEN’S TENNIS
KNIGHTS FINISH CROSSROADS LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN OVER BETHEL
Mishawaka, Ind. – The Marian men’s tennis team takes home a 4-3 win over Bethel Thursday afternoon to finish off regular season CL play. The Knights are now 6-2 overall on the season a finish with a 6-2 record in the Crossroads League.
James Ashworth and Tjark Kunkel were the first to finish in doubles action at No. 1 falling to the pilots in a final count of 3-6. Jan Bartolome and Jones McNamar were the next to finish at No. 3 claiming a victory over Bethel in a final count of 6-3. Juan Garcia-Tunon and Marcos Ramos Cabrera fell at No. 2 allowing the pilots to claim the doubles point with a final count of 4-6.
In Singles action Bartolome was quick to tie up the match with a consecutive 6-2 win at No. 4. Garcia-Tunon was fast to put the Knights in the lead with a win at No. 5 singles with scores of 6-2 and 6-3. The Pilots tied up the match with a win at No.1 singles against Ashworth with final counts of 1-6, 7-5, and 4-6. Kunkel fired back to claim the lead once again with a win at No. 2 with final counts of 6-2, 3-6, and 6-4. The Pilots continued to push with another win to tie the match at No. 3 singles over Marc Soriano with final counts of 6-4, 3-6, and 3-6. Ramos Cabrera claimed the final points claiming not only the win at No. 6 singles but a win for the Knights with final counts of 6-1, 7-6 (14-12 in tiebreaker).
Marian will await their opponent for the Crossroads League Tournament Quarterfinals, which will be played at the Marian Tennis Courts on Tuesday, October 1. An announcement on the Knights’ match-up will be made when the rest of the league concludes their schedule.
MARIAN WOMEN’S TENNIS
NO. 19 MARIAN FALLS TO BETHEL IN CROSSROADS LEAGUE FINALE
Mishawaka, Ind. – The Marian women’s tennis team ended their Crossroads League regular season on a sour note Thursday afternoon, falling to Bethel University by a 4-3 score. Bethel’s win gives the Pilots the CL Regular Season Championship, as Marian ends the regular season as the runner-up with a 7-1 record.
Bethel landed the first point of the match, winning the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 3. Yasmin Imamniyazova and Ana Barbosa Fernandez earned Marian’s lone win in doubles as they finished their match first, defeating Ariaden Kokoula and Farida El Sayed at No. 2 doubles by a 6-1 score. Liliane Alinquant and Paloma Caceres were not as fortunate at No. 3 doubles, as they fell 6-2 against Sandy Sharaf and Kenzie Abdelaal. Needing a win at No. 1 to claim the first point of the day, Michelle Iriogyen and Joelle Leihbacher came up short, falling 6-4 against Kaavya Palani and Szilvi Ferenczy.
Trailing 1-0, Marian fell into a further hole as Fernandez fell 6-2, 6-0 against Abdelaal at No. 3 singles, while Alinquant lost against Ferenczy by a 6-3, 6-0 score on the No. 4 singles court. Marian landed their first point of the match at No. 2 singles, as Michelle Irigoyen scored a 6-2, 6-1 victory against Palani to make the match score 3-1. Despite the win, Marian was unable to stay in the match, as Leihbacher fell 6-2, 6-4 against Sharaf at No. 5, clinching the match for the Pilots.
Despite seeing the match go to Bethel, the Knights finished strong, getting wins at No. 1 and No. 6 singles. Imamniyazova won 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (4) at No. 1 singles against Kokoula, while Caceres won 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) at No. 6 against El Sayed.
Marian will await their opponent for the Crossroads League Tournament Quarterfinals, which will be played at the Marian Tennis Courts on Tuesday, October 1. An announcement on the Knights’ matchup will be made when the rest of the league concludes their schedule.
MARIAN FOOTBALL
GAMEDAY GUIDE: NO. 7 MARIAN CLOSES SEPTEMBER AT TAYLOR SATURDAY NIGHT
INDIANAPOLIS – Coming off a nail-biting 24-23 victory last Saturday at Lawrence Tech, the Marian football team travels north once again to close the month of September, heading to Upland on Saturday night to take on Taylor University. Saturday’s game has the potential to be a battle to determine the last undefeated team in the entire MSFA, with kickoff coming at 7:00 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
Marian earned a win last Saturday at Lawrence Tech, taking home a 24-23 win. Despite their defensive struggles against the Blue Devils, the Knights put together a two-minute drive, marching 78 yards in 2:19 for the game-winning score, as Tristan Polk found Tirae Spence for the final touchdown. Kenny Curry converted the game-winning extra point, and JT Downey sealed the win with an interception.
TAKING ON THE TROJANS
Marian has historically owned their series with Taylor, owning a 14-game winning streak entering this weekend while holding a 16-1 all-time record against the Trojans. The lone loss in the series came in 2009, when the Knights fell at home. Marian is 9-0 all-time in games at Taylor, and are meeting under the lights for the second time in three matchups in Upland.
Last year, the Knights won 34-20 at Taylor, putting up big scoring plays in the first half. This season, the Knights and Trojans will do battle as undefeated teams, marking just the second matchup in series history that both teams were undefeated. The only other contest that the teams were undefeated came in the 2021 spring season, which the Knights were 1-0 and the Trojans were 0-0.
Taylor is off to their best start, as their 4-0 mark is their longest undefeated start since their 1999 season. The winner Saturday night could determine the last undefeated team in the Mid-States Football Association, as the Knights and Trojans are both unblemished, as is St. Francis (Illinois). The Fighting Saints kickoff at 2:00 p.m. against Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon.
WEATHER ALERT
With Hurricane Helene hitting the southern coast on Thursday, rain and wind could reach as far north on Taylor by Saturday night. Make sure to grab rain gear, and prepare for all elements.
WATCH AND FOLLOW ALONG
Those fans unable to attend Saturday’s game can watch live through the Taylor Trojan YouTube Channel, listed above. The Knights broadcast duo of Scott McCauley and Zach Graves will be in Upland with the team, calling an audio-only broadcast of the game, streamed live through the ISC Sports Network channels. Fans can also find live statistics at marianstats.com. Live updates of the game will be posted on the official Marian Athletics Twitter/X page, @MUKnights, along with the team page of @MarianUFootball.
TICKETS
Fans can purchase tickets at the gate and online Saturday’s game. Gates open 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Ticket prices start at $10 for general admission.
Marian will kickoff on Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. against the Trojans in Upland, Ind from Turner Field.
INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEBSITES
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
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| Miami at Toronto | 3:07pm | Bally Sports Florida Sportsnet |
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| Philadelphia at Washington | 4:05pm | MLBN NBCS-PHI MASN |
| Houston at Cleveland | 6:10pm | SCHN Bally Sports Great Lakes |
| Tampa Bay at Boston | 4:10pm | MLBN Bally Sports South Sun NESN |
| NY Mets at Milwaukee | 7:10pm | WPIX Bally Sports Wisconsin |
| Kansas City at Atlanta | 7:20pm | Bally Sports KC Bally Sports South |
| LA Dodgers at Colorado | 8:10pm | SNLA Rockies.TV |
| San Diego at Arizona | 8:10pm | YurView Padres.TV |
| Texas at LA Angels | 9:38pm | Bally Sports West Bally Sports Southwest |
| Oakland at Seattle | 9:40pm | NBCS-CA ROOT |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
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| MLS: St. Louis City vs Sporting KC | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Liga MX: Pachuca vs Cruz Azul | 9:05pm | Vix |
| NWSL: San Diego Wave vs Portland Thorns | 10:00pm | ION Tubi |
| MLS: Seattle Sounders FC vs Houston Dynamo | 10:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers | 10:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Liga MX: Guadalajara vs Monterrey | 11:05pm | Peacock Fubo |
| Liga MX: Atlético San Luis vs Santos Laguna | 11:10pm | VIX |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Tokyo: ATP & Beijing: ATP/WTA Early Rounds | 6:00am | TENNIS |