THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2025

“THE SCOREBOARD”

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ANDERSON	59	MUNCIE CENTRAL	57
ANGOLA	59	BELLMONT	55	OT
AUSTIN	63	SWITZERLAND COUNTY	39
AVON	65	CARMEL	52
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH	56	BLOOMFIELD	49
BREBEUF JESUIT	61	PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD	53
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN	78	EDINBURGH	73
CASTLE	62	BOONVILLE	40
CHESTERTON	64	HAMMOND CENTRAL	58
CLINTON PRAIRIE	84	COVINGTON	38
CONNER (KY.)	59	LAWRENCEBURG	52
CRAWFORD COUNTY	72	SPRINGS VALLEY	66
CROWN POINT	70	BROWNSBURG	63
DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN	56	WHITING	35
DELPHI	67	CLINTON CENTRAL	48
EAST CENTRAL	61	BATESVILLE	43
EASTBROOK	48	TRI-CENTRAL	33
EASTERN (GREENTOWN)	70	DALEVILLE	56
EASTERN HANCOCK	63	MORRISTOWN	36
ELWOOD	51	PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY	38
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL	47	WASHINGTON	46
EVANSVILLE HARRISON	78	OWENSBORO (KY.)	63
FORT WAYNE SOUTH	64	HUNTINGTON NORTH	62
GREENSBURG	74	MADISON	64
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN	63	SPEEDWAY	45
GREENWOOD	52	SEYMOUR	47
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)	59	TERRE HAUTE SOUTH	51
HAUSER	65	CROTHERSVILLE	27
HEBRON	73	WEST CENTRAL	55
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL	101	EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL	58
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA	64	MONROVIA	46
JAY COUNTY	42	YORKTOWN	36
JEFFERSONVILLE	72	JENNINGS COUNTY	69
LAWRENCE CENTRAL	55	BEN DAVIS	50
LEBANON	57	HAMILTON HEIGHTS	51
LINTON	56	MARSHALL (ILL.)	49
MADISON-GRANT	63	SOUTHWOOD	52
MCCUTCHEON	78	FRANKFORT	24
MEDORA	74	CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MADISON	30
MISSISSINAWA VALLEY (OHIO)	53	UNION CITY	44
MITCHELL	48	BROWN COUNTY	41
MOUNT CARMEL (ILL.)	39	EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN	33
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)	67	SOUTHPORT	43
MUNSTER	61	LOWELL	34
NORTH VERMILLION	63	BENTON CENTRAL	60
NORTHFIELD	57	NORTH WHITE	16
OAK HILL	62	LOGANSPORT	59
ORLEANS	59	EDGEWOOD	50
PIONEER	64	OREGON-DAVIS	26
RIVER FOREST	62	NORTH NEWTON	38
ROSSVILLE	57	NORTHWESTERN	55
SETON CATHOLIC	66	SOUTH DECATUR	52
SHELBYVILLE	67	BEECH GROVE	39
SHENANDOAH	73	RANDOLPH SOUTHERN	45
SILVER CREEK	67	EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL	56
SOUTH BEND ADAMS	64	BOWMAN ACADEMY	32
SOUTH DEARBORN	83	MILAN	52
SOUTH NEWTON	66	IROQUOIS WEST (ILL.)	53
SOUTH VERMILLION	66	RICHLAND COUNTY (ILL.)	49
SOUTHRIDGE	96	TELL CITY	36
SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)	51	FLOYD CENTRAL	47
TIPPECANOE VALLEY	46	GARRETT	43
TIPTON	43	TAYLOR	40
TRI-WEST	71	INDIANAPOLIS TECH	63
TRINITY GREENLAWN	68	TRI-TOWNSHIP	26
TWIN LAKES	54	CRAWFORDSVILLE	41
WAPAHANI	85	COWAN	42
WARREN CENTRAL	68	RICHMOND	41
WEST LAFAYETTE	75	TRI-COUNTY	59
WESTERN	56	PERU	37
WHITE RIVER VALLEY	69	WASHINGTON CATHOLIC	26
WHITELAND	67	PENDLETON HEIGHTS	53
WOOD MEMORIAL	71	VINCENNES LINCOLN	43
GIAC TOURNAMENT
INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN	64	INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE	28
INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE	70	MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN	44
INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN	59	INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE	43

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BEDFORD NL
NORTHEAST DUBOIS	44	NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)	34	1A
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH	49	EAST CENTRAL	23	4A
BELLMONT
ELKHART CHRISTIAN	41	FREMONT	36	1A
NORWELL	72	EAST NOBLE	48	3A
BOONVILLE
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL	65	CORYDON CENTRAL	58	OT | 3A
GIBSON SOUTHERN	50	FLOYD CENTRAL	39	4A
CASTON
WHITKO	53	BREMEN	44	2A
RENSSELAER CENTRAL	57	ALEXANDRIA	49	2A
CHARLESTOWN
SOUTH KNOX	67	LANESVILLE	56	2A
GREENSBURG	50	WASHINGTON	43	3A
DECATUR CENTRAL
LAWRENCE NORTH	60	PENDLETON HEIGHTS	54	4A
PIKE	61	FRANKLIN CENTRAL	50	4A
GREENCASTLE
PARKE HERITAGE	64	MONROVIA	44	2A
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL	38	NORTHVIEW	23	3A
JIMTOWN
EASTSIDE	39	ANDREAN	27	2A
COLUMBIA CITY	73	LOWELL	29	3A
LAPEL
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC	55	MONROE CENTRAL	37	1A
SHERIDAN	60	LEWIS CASS	23	2A
LAPORTE
VALPARAISO	55	HAMMOND CENTRAL	37	4A
WARSAW	53	SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON	43	4A
MARION
MCCUTCHEON	45	FORT WAYNE SNIDER	41	4A
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN	65	HOMESTEAD	48	4A
SOUTHMONT
ANDERSON PREP	44	GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN	37	1A
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI	68	DANVILLE	51	3A
SOUTHWESTERN
SOUTH DECATUR	40	OLDENBURG ACADEMY	39	1A
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN	50	NORTHEASTERN	41	2A
WES-DEL
NORTH MIAMI	54	CARROLL (FLORA)	41	1A
DELTA	57	MACONAQUAH	53	3A
WEST WASHINGTON
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL	46	NORTH POSEY	25	2A
BORDEN	41	VINCENNES RIVET	35	1A
WINAMAC
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC	51	TRI-COUNTY	27	1A
HIGHLAND	56	CULVER ACADEMY	53	3A

INDIANA WRESTLING SEMI-STATE

1. EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL  
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2. FORT WAYNE
RESULTS  
3. NEW CASTLE
RESULTS  
4. EVANSVILLE F. J. REITZ
RESULTS 

INDIANA GIRLS SWIMMING STATE FINALS

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25

#8 TEXAS A&M 69 ARKANSAS 61

#23 CLEMSON 72 FLORIDA STATE 46

#16 WISCONSIN 94 #7 PURDUE 84

#5 TENNESSEE 81 VANDERBILT 76

#6 HOUSTON 62 #13 ARIZONA 58

#12 TEXAS TECH 93 OKLAHOMA STATE 55

#21 MISSOURI 87 GEORGIA 74

#3 DUKE 106 STANFORD 70

#10 IOWA STATE 81 CINCINNATI 70

#1 AUBURN 94 #2 ALABAMA 85

UTAH 74 #17 KANSAS 67

#22 MISSISSIPPI STATE 81 #19 OLE MISS 71

ELSEWHERE:

INDIANA STATE 85 ILLINOIS STATE 76

BALL STATE 89 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 83 OT

WASHINGTON 75 PENN STATE 73

BUTLER 97 GEORGETOWN 86

WESTERN MICHIGAN 78 MIAMI OHIO 70

ROBERT MORRIS 76 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 69

EASTERN MICHIGAN 80 TOLEDO 73

MINNESOTA 69 USC 66

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25

#25 BAYLOR 66 TEXAS TECH 60

#18 WEST VIRGINIA 69 CINCINNATI 50

#24 CREIGHTON 70 GEORGETOWN 48

BYU 68 #20 OKLAHOMA STATE 64

#14 KANSAS STATE 97 CENTRAL FLORIDA 67

ELSEWHERE:

IU INDY 73 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 68 OT

ILLINOIS STATE 73 EVANSVILLE 53

COLLEGE BASEBALL

TOP 25

#8 GEORGIA 7 QUINNIPIAC 4

#3 LSU 10 PURDUE FT. WAYNE 1

#15 CLEMSON 16 #21 ARIZONA 5

#10 FLORIDA 10 AIR FORCE 4

#25 TROY 7 BELLARMINE 3

#6 NORTH CAROLINA 4 TEXAS TECH 2

#4 TENNESSEE 18 HOFSTRA 1

#7 OREGON STATE 16 UNLV 0

#13 NC STATE 19 FORDHAM 6

#5 ARKANSAS 5 WASHINGTON STATE 2

#9 FLORIDA STATE 9 JAMES MADISON 2

#8 GEORGIA 7 UNC WILMINGTON 3

TOLEDO 5 #12 OREGON 3

#1 TEXAS A&M 16 ELON 6

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE SCORES

TOP 25

#3 CORNELL 18 LEHIGH 10

#12 ARMY 9 RUTGERS 3

#18 DELEWARE 17 ST. JOHN’S 10

#8 DUKE 11 ST. JOSEPH’S 9

#15 GEORGETOWN 8 #13 PENN 6

#17 HARVARD 12 #20 PROVIDENCE 10

#19 MICHIGAN 15 HOBART 9

#4 JOHNS HOPKINS 9 LOYOLA 8

#1 NOTRE DAME 22 MARQUETTE 9

VILLANOVA 13 #9 YALE 11

#14 DENVER 10 UTAH 8

#5 PRINCETON 11 #10 OHIO STATE 10

#6 MARYLAND 11 #2 SYRACUSE 7

WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE SCORES

TOP 25

#24 OHIO STATE 9 LOUISVILLE 6

#24 JAMES MADISON 11 #22 UCONN

#6 SYRACUSE 15 #7 MARYLAND 9

#9 VIRGINIA 13 #17 PRINCETON 11

#3 NORTH CAROLINA 14 #5 FLORIDA 9

#8 YALE 12 #4 MICHIGAN 6

#1 BOSTON COLLEGE 13 #2 NORTHWESTERN 9

#10 JOHNS HOPKINS 12 #19 DUKE 11

#20 RICHMOND 15 QUEENS 8

#16 LOYOLA 17 AMERICAN 4

#11 NOTRE DAME 17 EASTERN MICHIGAN 7

#14 NAVY 17 VILLANOVA 16

#15 STANFORD 20 UC DAVIS 3

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

TOP 25

#9 OKLAHOMA STATE 6 #7 TEXAS A&M 5

#20 ALABAMA 9 OHIO STATE 5

#15 MISSOURI 5 #24 LIBERTY 3

EAST CAROLINA 4 #22 BOSTON 1

#3 UCLA 3 KENTUCKY 1

#16 VIRGINIA TECH 6 UT ARLINGTON 0

#11 TEXAS TECH 3 UMASS 0

#21 OREGON 7 UTAH VALLEY 1

#1 FLORIDA 3 BOSTON COLLEGE 0

#19 NEBRASKA 13 MONTANA 5

#4 OKLAHOMA 8 HOFSTRA 0

#7 TEXAS A&M 4 VIRGINIA 3

#22 BOSTON 7 RADFORD 1

#5 TENNESSEE 13 LAMAR 0

#17 MISSISSIPPI STATE 12 BRADLEY 3

SAN DIEGO STATE 5 #12 MISSOURI 2

#1 FLORIDA 10 BINGHAMTON 2

#8 LSU 8 NORTHWESTERN 0

WICHITA STATE 3 #24 LIBERTY 2

#4 OKLAHOMA 9 #25 BAYLOR 1

#5 TENNESSEE 8 TULSA 0

#18 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 4 NC STATE 3

#3 UCLA 6 #20 ALABAMA 3

NBA SCOREBOARD

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NHL SCOREBOARD

FINLAND 4 SWEDEN 3

USA 3 CANADA 1

TOP NATIONAL RELEASES/HEADLINES

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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 1 AUBURN TOPS NO. 2 ALABAMA, LEADS SEC

Johni Broome bundled 19 points with 14 rebounds and six assists as Auburn outdueled rival Alabama 94-85 on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in the first-ever Southeastern Conference matchup between the Associated Press’ top two teams.

Denver Jones added 16 points for the top-ranked Tigers (23-2, 11-1 SEC), who withstood a second-half rally by the No. 2 Crimson Tide (21-4, 10-2) to seize sole possession of first place in the conference.

Mark Sears netted 18 points and Grant Nelson paired 12 points with 12 boards to lead Alabama, which went from trailing 59-45 with 13:43 left in the game to tying it twice with less than eight minutes to play.

But after Chris Youngblood’s trey leveled the game at 68, the Tigers scored the next seven points and never looked back.

No. 3 Florida 88, South Carolina 67

Denzel Aberdeen scored 13 of his career-high 22 points after halftime in Gainesville, Fla., as the Gators pulled away for a victory over the Gamecocks, who remain winless in Southeastern Conference play.

After matching his career high of 20 at No. 22 Mississippi State on Tuesday, when he started in place of Alijah Martin, Aberdeen made 8 of 12 shots to help Florida (22-3, 9-3 SEC) earn its fourth straight win. Martin returned Saturday after missing two games due to a hip pointer and Aberdeen finished with his third career 20-point game.

South Carolina (10-15, 0-12) faded after a quick start. The Gamecocks made 12 of their first 17 shots and shot 44 percent (22 of 50) for the game. Jacobi Wright led South Carolina with 13 points, while Nick Pringle and Collin Murray-Boyles added 12 apiece.

No. 3 Duke 106, Stanford 70

Tyrese Proctor scored 23 points and the Blue Devils ran away from the visiting Cardinal in Durham, N.C., for their second straight win after their 16-game winning streak was snapped.

Cooper Flagg chipped in with 19 points and six assists and Khaman Maluach racked up 17 points on 8-for-9 shooting for Duke (22-3, 14-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), which matched the most points scored under third-year coach Jon Scheyer.

Maxime Raynaud poured in 18 of his 19 points in the first half for Stanford (16-10, 8-7). Oziyah Sellers had 11 points and Donavin Young notched 10.

No. 5 Tennessee 81, Vanderbilt 76

Zakai Zeigler scored 22 points, all in the second half, to help the Volunteers rally from 16 down and avoid a season sweep at the hands of the Commodores in Knoxville, Tenn.

Zeigler shot 7 of 9 overall in the second half after missing both of his attempts in the first half. He added eight assists for the Volunteers (21-5, 8-5 Southeastern Conference), who avenged a 76-75 loss to the Commodores on Jan. 18.

Jason Edwards paced Vanderbilt (17-8, 5-7) with 24 points and shot 6 of 10 from beyond the arc. Devin McGlockton (11.2 points per game) was held scoreless, playing just 18 minutes after getting into early foul trouble.

No. 6 Houston 62, No. 13 Arizona 58

Milos Uzan scored a season-high 19 points to help the Cougars rally for a win over the host Wildcats in Big 12 play. The victory gave first-place Houston (21-4, 13-1) a two-game lead over Arizona (17-8, 11-3) in the conference race.

The Cougars connected on 43.1 percent from the field and were 5-of-17 (29.4 percent) from behind the arc while winning for the 17th time in the past 18 games. L.J. Cryer added 15 points for Houston in the first meeting between the national powers since both programs joined the Big 12. Houston owns the nation’s longest active road winning streak at 11 games.

Caleb Love recorded 17 points and seven assists and KJ Lewis added 13 points for the Wildcats, who lost their second straight game after winning 13 of its previous 14 games. The Wildcats dropped to 11-2 at home this season.

No. 16 Wisconsin 94, No. 7 Purdue 84

John Tonje scored 21 of his 32 points in the second half to lift the Badgers over the Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Ind. Tonje made 10 of 15 shots from the floor — including 4 of 9 from 3-point range — to offset a 30-point performance by Purdue’s Trey Kaufman-Renn, who sank 12 of 16 shots and had five assists and four rebounds.

Max Klesmit scored 17 points and Nolan Winter added 12 for Wisconsin (20-5, 10-4 Big Ten), who erupted for 58 points in the second half en route to recording its fourth straight victory. The Badgers shot a robust 61.5 percent from the floor. Jack Janicki, who entered the game averaging 1.7 points, sank three of four shots from 3-point range and finished with 11 points off the bench. He received additional playing time following the ejection of Kamari McGee in the first half.

Fletcher Loyer scored 15 points and C.J. Cox had 13 for the Boilermakers (19-7, 11-4), who have lost two straight following an 11-1 stretch.

No. 8 Texas A&M 69, Arkansas 61

Wade Taylor IV scored 18 points and keyed a late surge as the eighth-ranked Aggies pulled away over the final eight minutes to win a Southeastern Conference clash in College Station, Texas.

Texas A&M never trailed after the 12:30 mark of the first half. The game was tied at 50 with just over eight minutes to play until the Aggies (20-5, 9-3 SEC) reeled off a 9-0 run culminated by a putback layup by Henry Coleman III with 5:08 remaining. Arkansas never got closer than seven points the rest of the way as the Aggies won their fifth straight game. Zhuric Phelps added 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds for A&M while Garcia had 11 points.

Karter Knox led the Razorbacks (15-10, 4-8 SEC) with 17 points while Zvonimir Ivisic added 13 and Adou Thiero had 10 points before he fouled out with 2:45 to play. Arkansas has dropped two of its past three games.

No. 10 Iowa State 81, Cincinnati 70

Curtis Jones scored 22 points and made all 12 of his free-throw attempts as the Cyclones topped the Bearcats in their Big 12 Conference matchup in Ames, Iowa.

Joshua Jefferson added 13 points and seven rebounds for Iowa State (20-5, 10-4 Big 12), which won its third straight game after losing the previous three in a row. Milan Momcilovic scored 12 and Tamin Lipsey finished with 11. Iowa State posted a 37-19 advantage on the glass, including a 12-5 edge in offensive rebounds. The Cyclones outscored Cincinnati 17-2 in second-chance points.

Jizzle James scored 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting to lead the Bearcats (15-10, 5-9), whose three-game winning streak ended. Day Day Thomas chipped in 13 points.

No. 11 Michigan State 79, Illinois 65

Jaxon Kohler scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Spartans gave coach Tom Izzo his record-setting 354th Big Ten win with a victory over the Fighting Illini in Champaign, Ill.

The Spartans (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten) trailed by 16 points in the first half but closed the game on a 15-0 run to enable Izzo, in his 30th season, to surpass Bob Knight as the league’s winningest coach. Tre Holloman posted 14 points, Jase Richardson contributed 11 and Coen Carr added 10.

Kasparas Jakucionis and Morez Johnson Jr. led Illinois (17-9, 9-7) with 17 points apiece while Will Riley added 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists off the bench. The Fighting Illini missed their last 19 shots of the contest and didn’t score for the final 8:28.

No. 12 Texas Tech 93, Oklahoma State 55

JT Toppin poured in 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Red Raiders rolled to an easy win over the reeling Cowboys in Stillwater, Okla.

The Red Raiders (20-5, 11-3 Big 12) led by 19 points after a dominating first half and never let up, opening the second half with an 8-0 run, eventually stretching the lead to 36.

Toppin has scored a combined 94 points in Tech’s past three games. Marchelus Avery’s 13 points led the Cowboys (12-13, 4-10) in the loss, their second straight and third in their past four games.

Texas 82, No. 15 Kentucky 78

Tre Johnson poured in a career-high 32 points, eight of them in the final 3 1/2 minutes, as the Longhorns roared back to upset the 15th-ranked Wildcats in a key Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas.

Texas (16-10, 5-8 SEC) trailed by five with 3:51 to play but leapfrogged to the front for good via a 14-1 run. Johnson, the Longhorns’ freshman phenon, also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and Tramon Mark scored 26 as the Longhorns snapped a three-game losing streak. Texas played without Arthur Kaluma, its second-leading scorer and top rebounder.

Otega Oweh led Kentucky with 20 points while Amari Williams added 18 and 12 rebounds and Ansley Almonor had 11 points. The Wildcats (17-8, 6-6), who were missing second-leading scorer Jaxson Robinson and Lamont Butler due to injuries, had a two-game winning streak snapped.

Utah 74, No. 17 Kansas State 67

Gabe Madsen scored 24 points to help the Utes defeat the Jayhawks in Salt Lake City, marking the team’s first victory over a ranked foe this season.

The Utes lost their first three games against teams in the top 25, but they never trailed against the Jayhawks (17-8, 8-6 Big 12). Kansas has alternated wins and losses over its past eight games overall.

Utah (14-11, 6-8) also got 12 points from Ezra Ausar and 10 points and 12 rebounds from Jake Wahlin. Kansas was led by Zeke Mayo, who finished with 15 points. Dajuan Harris Jr. added 14 and Hunter Dickinson chipped in 12 to go along with seven boards.

No. 22 Mississippi State 81, No. 19 Ole Miss 71

RJ Melendez scored 17 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and the Bulldogs defeated the Rebels in Oxford, Miss., to sweep the season series from their in-state rivals.

Josh Hubbard added 14 points and Riley Kugel scored 11 for the Bulldogs (18-7, 6-6 Southeastern Conference), who had lost three of their last four.

Jaylen Murray scored 14, Sean Pedulla had 13 and Jaemyn Brakefield added 10 for the Rebels (19-7, 8-5), who had won three in a row but got outscored 54-40 during the final 23 1/2 minutes.

No. 21 Missouri 87, Georgia 74

Anthony Robinson II collected 15 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals, helping the Tigers earn a win over the Bulldogs in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga.

Caleb Grill added 15 points and four steals, while Mark Mitchell had 14 for Missouri (19-6, 8-4 SEC), which won its second straight game. Tamar Bates chipped in 13 points for the Tigers, who outscored Georgia 49-33 in the second half.

Asa Newell led Georgia (16-10, 4-9) with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Silas Demary Jr. scored 16 and Blue Cain had 14 as the Bulldogs dropped their third in a row.

No. 23 Clemson 72, Florida State 46

Dillon Hunter netted a career-high 17 points as the surging Tigers breezed to a 72-46 Atlantic Coast Conference rout of the Seminoles in Tallahassee, Fla.

The sixth-leading scorer for Clemson (21-5, 13-2 ACC) at 5.6 points per game, Hunter made 7 of 11 shots, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range, for his fifth double-digit performance this season. Ian Schieffelin produced 14 points and 12 rebounds to notch his 10th double-double for the Tigers, who won for the ninth time in the past 10 contests and moved to 6-1 on the road in ACC play. Clemson’s top scorer, Chase Hunter (17.6 ppg), tallied just three points but had four of the team’s 10 steals.

Jamir Watkins had 14 points and matched Taylor Bol Bowen’s team-leading seven rebounds for Florida State (15-10, 6-8). DaQuan Davis added nine points and Malique Ewin paired six points with six boards.

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WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 24 BAYLOR HOLDS OFF TEXAS TECH

Darianna Littlepage-Bugg collected 19 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks as No. 25 Baylor survived a visit to Lubbock, Texas, by beating Big 12 Conference opponent Texas Tech 66-60 on Saturday afternoon.

Littlepage-Bugg, the reigning conference player of the week, played 38 minutes as the Bears (22-5, 12-2 Big 12) won their sixth game in a row and their 31st consecutive against and the Lady Raiders. Sarah Andrews added 16 points and Jada Walker chipped in 10 points and five assists.

Bailey Maupin paced Texas Tech (14-13, 3-11) with 15 points and Jasmine Shavers contributed 10, although Shavers went just 3 of 16 from the floor. Maupin, who was averaging 80.4 percent from the free-throw line coming into the game, missed two free throws that could have pulled the Lady Raiders within 63-62 with 51 seconds left in regulation. Baylor’s Aaronette Vonleh grabbed the rebound and, after a timeout, scored on a layup to make it a five-point game.

The Bears shot 46.6 percent from the floor to the Lady Raiders’ 40.7 percent and outscored the hosts in the paint 40-28.

No. 18 West Virginia 69, Cincinnati 50

JJ Quinerly scored a game-high 29 points and Sydney Shaw netted five of her nine points to cap a 14-0 burst as the Mountaineers coasted in the second half to rout the Bearcats in the Big 12 Conference matchup in Morgantown, W.Va.

Cincinnati took a 21-20 lead on two free throws by Jillian Hayes with just over a minute left in the first half, but West Virginia (20-5, 10-4 Big 12) took over. Destiny Agubata hit a 3-pointer to begin the decisive run overlapping the halves, and Quinerly added four points. Shaw’s layup and 3-pointer put the Mountaineers up 34-21 less than two minutes into the second half, and Cincinnati trailed by double digits the rest of the way.

Hayes finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Bearcats (14-10, 6-8), who have lost four of their last five games. They also had 24 turnovers, keeping alive West Virginia’s streak of forcing at least 15 in every game this season. The Mountaineers have won four of their last five games.

No. 24 Creighton 70, Georgetown 48

The duo of Morgan Maly and Lauren Jensen combined for half of the Bluejays’ points in their Big East Conference win over the Hoyas in Omaha, Neb.

Maly scored 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 2-for-2 on 3-point attempts, and Jensen contributed 17 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks for Creighton (21-4, 13-1 Big East). The Bluejays trail only UConn (14-0) in the conference. Maly also has made at least one 3-pointer in 45 straight games. Creighton has won five consecutive games and 12 of 13.

Kelsey Ransom led Georgetown (11-14, 4-10) with 20 points and added six rebounds and three steals. Khadee Hession notched 12 points and six boards, and Ariek Jenkins finished with 13 rebounds, six of them on the offensive glass. The Hoyas have lost three games in a row.

HEAT’S TYLER HERRO WINS 3-POINT CONTEST; CAVS DUO TAKES SKILLS CHALLENGE

The Miami Heat’s Tyler Herro made both of his three-point bonus balls in the final round and won the 3-point contest during All-Star Saturday at San Francisco.

Earlier in the evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ duo of Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell won the skills challenge.

Herro won the 3-point crown with a score of 24 in the final round to get the best of Darius Garland of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who posted a score of 19, and Buddy Hield of the host Golden State Warriors, with a score of 23.

Herro became the fifth Miami Heat player to win the long-distance shooting competition after James Jones (2011), Daequan Cook (2009), Jason Kapono (2007) and Glen Rice (1995).

Herro went first in the final round, with Garland eliminated when he followed with a 19. Hield could have forced an extra round against Herro if he made all five two-point shots on his final rack but he missed the fourth of the bunch.

“I got lucky,” Herro said on the TNT broadcast. “I thought Buddy was going to run off the last five there, so it was a great competition. Buddy’s a great shooter, a bunch of great shooters that competed, so just happy to be here.”

Hield had the highest score of the first round with a 31, matching the most ever in a round with the Warriors’ Stephen Curry (2021) and the Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton (2023).

Five competitors were eliminated in the 3-point first round: Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks), Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons), Cam Johnson (Brooklyn Nets), Norman Powell (Clippers) and Lillard.

In the skills challenge, the Cavaliers delivered a final-round time of an even one minute, while the Warriors’ Draymond Green and Moses Moody were unable to top the combined time of Mobley and Mitchell.

The four-team skills challenge consisted of an obstacle-style course that had two passing tests, three shooting stations, one more passing station followed by a half-court drive to the basket and layup.

Mobley also was a part of the Cavaliers’ three-player squad that won the skills challenge in 2022.

The San Antonio Spurs’ duo of Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama were disqualified from the opening round Saturday after not making a legitimate shot attempt at any of the three shooting stations, while simply concentrating on time.

The rookie squad of Zaccharie Risacher of the Atlanta Hawks and Alex Sarr of the Washington Wizards also was eliminated in the first round.

HOCKEY NEWS

UNITED STATES RALLIES PAST CANADA IN 4 NATIONS FACE-OFF

Dylan Larkin’s second-period goal held up as the game-winner as the United States beat Canada 3-1 on Saturday in an emotional 4 Nations Face-Off clash in Montreal.

Jake Guentzel scored twice and Larkin also recorded an assist for the Americans in a comeback victory that featured a textbook defensive effort. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves.

The U.S. has won its first two games in the round-robin portion of the tournament and punched its ticket to the final, which will be held on Thursday in Boston.

Connor McDavid scored for Canada, which opened the tournament with an overtime victory against Sweden. Goalie Jordan Binnington stopped 20 shots.

Canada, Finland and Sweden are all tied in the standings with two points apiece. Team USA has six points.

Any questions about what this game meant to both sides were answered with a trio of fights in the first nine seconds of action. Canada’s Brandon Hagel fought Matthew Tkachuk at the drop of the puck, American Brady Tkachuk dropped the gloves with Sam Bennett on the ensuing faceoff and J.T. Miller of the U.S. and Colton Parayko also squared off.

McDavid opened the scoring at the 5:31 mark of the frenetic affair, lifting a backhanded shot into the back of the net to complete a deke on a breakaway.

Guentzel evened the score just under five minutes later when he fired a shot through Binnington’s legs from the left wing, a goal that clearly frustrated the Canadian netminder.

Larkin put the Americans ahead at 13:33 of the second period. Taking advantage of a Team Canada turnover at the offensive blue line, Larkin was sprung on an odd-man rush. He wisely elected to shoot from his off wing and cashed in on the opportunity.

Guentzel added an empty-net goal with 79 seconds remaining in regulation to round out the scoring.

The victory may have come at a high price for Team USA. Matthew Tkachuk played only two shifts in the third period — and none in the final 12:36 of the frame due to an apparent injury. He took the ice testing the issue during television timeouts.

FINLAND EDGES SWEDEN IN OT FOR FIRST 4 NATIONS WIN

Mikael Granlund scored 1:49 into overtime to give Finland a 4-3 win over Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday in Montreal.

Anton Lundell, Mikko Rantanen and Aleksander Barkov also scored for Finland, which picked up its first win in its second game of the tournament.

Patrik Laine had two assists and Kevin Lankinen stopped 21 shots as Finland atoned for Wednesday’s 6-1 loss to Team USA.

Mika Zibanejad and defensemen Rasmus Dahlin and Erik Karlsson scored for Sweden, which also has two points via a pair of overtime losses.

Filip Gustavsson allowed two goals on only four shots in the first period before being replaced by Linus Ullmark to start the second. Ullmark finished with 15 saves.

Granlund scored the winner on a shot from the lower right circle on a 2-on-1 rush.

Barkov tied the game 3-3 with 2:05 remaining in the second period when he tipped in a pass with his stick in the crease.

Goals by Dahlin and Karlsson gave Sweden a 3-2 lead earlier in the period.

Dahlin put in a cross-crease pass from Joel Eriksson-Ek 5:06 into the middle period and Karlsson scored from the right circle off the rush with 9:28 left in the second.

Rantanen’s power-play goal with 14 seconds left in the first period gave Finland a 2-1 lead. Despite misfiring on the shot, his fluttering one-timer from the bottom of the right circle eluded Gustavsson on the short side. Laine made the cross-ice pass to Rantanen.

Zibanejad opened the scoring 8:35 into the game, giving Sweden the lead on a snap shot from the slot.

Lundell tied it at 10:58 of the first period on a one-timer from the right circle off a pass from Eetu Luostarinen on a 2-on-1 rush.

Both teams conclude round-robin play on Monday in Boston. Finland takes on Canada and Sweden battles Team USA.

JUSTIN LEONARD LEADS CHUBB CLASSIC, STEP CLOSER TO 1ST TOUR WIN

Justin Leonard matched the low round of the day on Saturday to take a one-shot lead through 36 holes of the Chubb Classic as he seeks his first win on the PGA Tour Champions.

Leonard, in his 45th start on the senior tour, shot a 7-under 65 at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla. He is at 11 under to lead South Africa’s Ernie Els, who shot 67, by one stroke heading into Sunday’s final round.

“It’s been a very long time,” Leonard said. “So to have the opportunity is something that I — that’s why we’re all out here playing.

“So to be able to have the opportunity tomorrow and be in a good position, you know, I’m going to sleep well tonight and wake up tomorrow and, you know, it’s not going to change how I feel about myself, whatever happens tomorrow.”

Leonard carded eight birdies, including three par-5 holes. A bogey on the par-4 No. 17 was his only blemish.

“You know, it was a fun day,” he said. “It was solid. I think the wind was up enough to where it had my full attention all day long, and that’s a good thing.”

Leonard, 52, is 0-for-1 when either leading or co-leading with 18 holes to play on this tour. He finished tied for sixth in 2023 and tied for 61st last year at the Chubb Classic.

Els, 55, is seeking his eighth win on tour in 107 starts. He captured the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai on Jan. 18 to open the season. A victory Sunday would make Els the first player since Miguel Angel Jimenez in 2022 to win two of the first three tournaments of the season on this tour.

“Keys to tomorrow is just go out and play, play solid golf,” Els said. “The wind picked up today. Just tough scoring. But Justin is a tough competitor. There is a bunch of guys behind us, so we just got to put the foot on the gas.”

Els opened with a birdie on No. 1 and did the same on Nos. 5, 8, 10, 12, 13 and 15. A double bogey on the par-3 No. 7 had set Els back to even par for the tournament, but he rallied with a 33 on the back nine.

First-round co-leader Paul Stankowski is in third place at 8 under after a 1-under 71. Stankowski, 55, who put up three birdies against two bogeys and 13 pars, is looking for his first win on tour in 80 starts.

Mario Tiziani, the other first-round co-leader, carded 73 and is tied for 10th at 6 under. He carded three birdies and four bogeys in an eventful round.

Chile’s Felipe Aguilar, 50, matched Leonard with a 65 and went bogey free. Aguilar, in his debut on PGA Tour Champions, moved up 28 spots to a tie for fourth at 7 under with Heath Slocum (67), Joe Durant (70), Tim Petrovic (69), Billy Andrade (69) and Sweden’s Freddie Jacobson (71).

TOP INDIANA RELEASES/HEADLINES

INDY FUEL

FUEL END THE WEEKEND IN THE QUEEN CITY

INDIANAPOLIS – After a three-game series against the Florida Everblades, the Fuel end the weekend with a quick day trip to Cincinnati to take on the Cyclones.

LAST TIME OUT

These two teams met a month ago in Indy for a back-and-forth contest that ended in extra hockey. Bryan Lemos scored two for the Fuel and Cam Hausinger ended the game with a tip-in to give Indy the 4-3 overtime win.

ASSIST KING

Bryan Lemos has been the assist leader all season for the Fuel and just eclipsed 30 assists last game against Florida. Lemos ranks inside the top 15 in the ECHL for assists on the season at 31 and has a total of 36 points on the season. His willingness to find the open man will be a crucial aspect to the Fuel taking a critical division win in Cincy.

INDIANA SOFTBALL

INDIANA WINS EIGHTH STRAIGHT TO FINISH UNDEFEATED IN MEXICO

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico ––– Indiana didn’t give up a run in its final outing of the weekend in Puerto Vallarta as the Hoosiers defeated BYU, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon at Nancy Almaraz Field.

The win put Indiana at 4-0 in the Puerto Vallarta Challenge and propelled the team to eight-straight wins for an 8-1 season record.

INDIANA 3, BYU 0

KEY MOMENTS

• Indiana got off to a fast start. With Brianna Copeland up to bat, Melina Wilkison stole second and then a few pitches later stole third and then came home on an error to put Indiana up 1-0.

• BYU threatened to score in the bottom of the first with two runners on, but Jenae Berry got Ilove’a Brittingham got swinging to strike out and end the inning.

• In the top of the fourth inning, the Hoosier offense broke the game open. Taylor Minnick singled through the right side and then Sarah Stone crushed a double off the left center wall to set up runners at second and third.

• Aly VanBrandt laid down a perfect bunt to load the bases and then Kinsey Mitchell hit a single to left field to score Minnick and Stone to put the Hoosiers up 3-0.

• Indiana’s defense held steady throughout the remainder of the game to protect the lead.

•  In the bottom of the seventh, Brianna Copeland came in to pitch and shut the door, throwing three strikeouts to end it.

NOTABLES

• Indiana has won eight straight games after dropping their season opener at FIU.

• Jenae Berry posted a 3-0 record and 0.50 ERA at the tournament while only allowing one run and no extra base hits.

• Mitchell led the team in hitting with a .545 batting average.

• Wilkison, Minnick and VanBrandt each had two hits.

• Wilkison and Cassidy Kettleman each recorded a stolen base.

UP NEXT

Indiana will return to play in the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic from Feb. 20-23 in Lubbock, Texas.

INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

INDIANA MAKES IT NINE-STRAIGHT BARN BURNER TROPHY WINS IN ROUT OF PURDUE

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.  –  Indiana notched its ninth-straight win in the Barn Burner Trophy series and 12th straight in the all-time series in a 78-58 on Saturday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

KEY MOMENTS

The Hoosiers (16-9, 8-6 B1G) built a 20-2 lead, forcing Purdue (9-16, 2-12 B1G) to take two timeouts in the first half with 5:10 remaining. The spark was part of a 30-point effort, the most points scored by Indiana in the first quarter all season.

Junior guard Yarden Garzon led the way for Indiana as she opened the game with seven points to go a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor with two rebounds and two assists as it held a 30-10 lead after one.  Graduate guard Sydney Parrish continued the energy into the second frame as she opened scoring on an early triple from the left of the arc, as part of her 10 points scored in the second frame to lead Indiana to a 48-22 advantage at the half, its largest of the season. 

The offense was clicking in the first half, shooting 57.6% overall as Parrish knocked down six of IU’s 3-pointers in the half. 

Late in the third quarter, Chloe Moore-McNeil sparked the Hoosier offence again with 1:32 to go as junior forward Lily Meister beat the buzzer putting Indiana up 67, 45 at the end of the third. 

The lead was never fewer than 18 in the final 10 minutes of play, as Indiana’s bench saw quality minutes including a 3-point play from freshman guard Valentyna Kadlecova

NOTABLE

Indiana wins its ninth-straight Barn Burner Trophy game in its rivalry series with Purdue. The streak continues the longest one for the Hoosiers in the series which dates back to the 2016-17 season.

The win streak in the series also stretches to 12 games for Indiana against the Boilermakers.

Three players scored in double figures led by Parrish’s 19 points and a season-high four steals.

Garzon scored 18 points and had a team-high eight rebounds in the win. She went 7-for-12 from the floor and notched her 196th and 197th career triple.

Junior guard Shay Ciezki also chipped in 13 points as she hit a pair of 3-pointers while also having three assists.

Senior forward Karoline Striplin distributed a team-high five assists, her fifth game of the year with multiple assists.

The Hoosiers went both 50 percent from the floor and 50 percent from the 3-point line on the afternoon.

UP NEXT

Indiana will host No. 9 Ohio State on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

INDIANA WRESTLING

NO. 21 INDIANA WRESTLING TO FACE NO. 5 NEBRASKA IN LINCOLN

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– No. 21 Indiana will close out its Big Ten dual season this Sunday with a 1:30 p.m. (ET) match at No. 5 Nebraska.

The Hoosiers enter the match with a 7-4 record and a 3-4 mark in the Big Ten.

NEBRASKA PREVIEW:

-The Cornhuskers enter the match with a 9-3 record with their only losses coming to No. 4 Northern Iowa, No. 1 Penn State and No. 3 Iowa.

-Nebraska has ten ranked wrestlers up and down the lineup which will produce potentially seven ranked matchups based on each team’s probable starters.

-The match at Lincoln will mark a return for Indiana assistant coach CJ Red. Red is a Nebraska alum, wrestling there from 2016-2022.

-At Nebraska, he was a three-time All-American and five-time NCAA qualifier. He also was on the podium at the Big Ten Championships, four times including a second-place finish in 2019.

-This will be Indiana’s first dual against Nebraska since 2021 and first in Lincoln since 2017. Nebraska leads the series 7-5.

-Indiana is seeking its first dual win over the Cornhuskers since 1985.

-The last time Indiana competed in Lincoln was for the 2022 Big Ten Championships.

OHIO STATE REWIND:

-Indiana went toe-to-toe in the team’s final home dual against No. 4 Ohio State last weekend (Feb. 9).

-While the Hoosiers fell short, 27-13, Indiana was in striking distance late as it was a 16-13 match after eight bouts.

-Indiana opened the dual with a 9-3 advantage, taking three of the four matches to start.

-No. 21 Gabe Sollars (197) came back from an immediate 3-0 deficit with a takedown of his own and some nearfall points and then held on for a 10-6 decision win over No. 18 Seth Shumate.

-After a close 4-2 win for Nick Feldman (285) over No. 18 Jacob Bullock it was 3-3.

-No. 18 Jacob Moran (125) used a late takedown to best No. 16 Brendan McCrone in a 3-2 win and put Indiana up 6-3 in the team score.

-Indiana kept it rolling as No. 31 Angelo Rini (133) knocked off top-10 Nic Bouzakis in a 6-3 decision to make it a 9-3 dual.

-Ohio State would go on to take five of the final six bouts to secure the win.

ON THE RISE:

-After beginning the season unranked, Indiana broke into the top-30 nationally on InterMat’s Dual Rankings and most recently got slated at No. 21 in the NWCA Dual Rankings, matching their highest mark as it also has been as high as No. 21 in Flo’s rankings.

-This is the third consecutive season that Indiana has been ranked in the top 25.

-The Hoosiers currently have eight ranked wrestlers, which ties the most they’ve had ranked at one time this season.

-Seven Indiana wrestlers were ranked in both the first and second set of NCAA Coaches Rankings.

-Indiana started the season 4-0 in duals and now owns a 7-3 record. The 4-0 start marks the third consecutive year where the team got off to a 3-0 or better start.

INDIANA WOMEN’S TENNIS

INDIANA FALLS IN CLOSE FIGHT AGAINST LOUISVILLE

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana women’s tennis drops match against Louisville after a close fight that came down to the last singles match and a third set tiebreaker.

KEY MOMENTS

Freshmen Nicole Sifuentes and Marina Fuduric get the first singles wins of the day giving the Hoosiers a 2-1 lead.

Lara Schneider took No. 3 singles to extend the lead to 3-1.

Elisabeth Dunac fought in the last singles match but ultimately fell in a tiebreaker in the third set after coming back and taking the second.

INDIANA 2, LOUISVILLE 1

Singles

1. Alice Otis (LOUI) def. Nicole Teodosescu (IUWT) 6-0, 2-6, 6-4

2. Marina Fuduric (IUWT) def. Lika Peresypkina (LOUI) 6-2, 6-4

3. Lara Schneider (IUWT) def. Elena Noguero (LOUI) 7-5, 6-2

4. Nicole Sifuentes (IUWT) def. Allie Gretkowski (LOUI) 6-1, 6-3

5. Elisabeth Lila (LOUI) def. Magdalena Swierczynska (IUWT) 7-6, 6-3

6. Germany Davis (LOUI) def. Elisabeth Dunac (IUWT) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6)

Doubles

1. Lara Schneider/Marina Fuduric (IUWT) def. Lika Peresypkina/Allie Gretkowski (LOUI) 6-2

2. Alice Otis/Elisabeth Lila (LOUI) def. Li Hsin Lin/Nicole Sifuentes (IUWT) 6-3

3. Berta Miret/Elena Noguero (LOUI) def. Elisabeth Dunac/Nicole Teodosescu (IUWT) 6-4

ORDER OF FINISH

Singles: 4, 2, 3, 5, 1, 6

Doubles: 1, 2, 3

UP NEXT

The Hoosiers will host another double header next Friday, February 21st. against Western Michigan and Chicago State.

PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL

PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

PURDUE DROPS BARN BURNER TROPHY GAME AT INDIANA

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team fell 78-56 in the Barn Burner Trophy Game on Saturday at Indiana.

The Boilermakers (9-16, 2-12) were led by Kendall Puryear’s 15-point, eight-rebound performance. Destini Lombard connected twice from the outside to finish with 10 points, her 16th double-figure outing of the year.

Purdue went 42% from the field and made six 3-pointers. Sophie Swanson knocked down a pair of outside shots for her ninth multi-triple game of the season.

McKenna Layden posted a career-high 10 rebounds, all on the defensive end, as Purdue won the battle on the boards 30-29.

Purdue could not overcome a 20-2 start by the Hoosiers (16-9, 8-6) in the first quarter and trailed 48-22 at the break.

The Boilermakers won the second half 34-30, shooting 48% from the field, while holding Indiana to a 39% clip. Eight of Purdue’s 12 second-half field goals were assisted.

The Boilermakers outscored the Hoosiers 23-19 in the third quarter, rolling off a 13-point run and keeping Indiana off the board for 3:12 midway through the frame. Rashunda Jones, Reagan Bass and Puryear each scored five points in the period.

The two clubs matched scoring output in the fourth quarter 11-11.

The Hoosiers were led by Sydney Parrish’s 19 points, as the hosts posted an even 50% shooting clip on the afternoon. Yarden Garzon went for 18 points and eight rebounds.

UP NEXT

The Boilermakers will return to Mackey Arena on Wednesday night for the Fight Like A Boilermaker Pinkout against Minnesota at 7 p.m. on B1G+.

PURDUE SOFTBALL

SOFTBALL SPLITS DAY ONE IN BOCA RATON

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Boilermakers (3-5) split a pair of games on the first day of the Joan Joyce Classic in Boca Raton. Purdue took a 13-3 victory over Dartmouth (0-1), while falling 7-3 to NC State (4-2).

Julia Gossett hit her first home run of the year against Dartmouth, while Moriah Polar tripled against NC State. Kyndall Bailey had four hits on the day with two RBI.

BOILER BITS (vs. Dartmouth)

Offensive Highlights:

Khloe Banks: 3-for-5, RBI, 2 R

Moriah Polar: 3-for-4, RBI, 2 R

Kyndall Bailey: 2-for-3, RBI, 2 R

Ashlynn Campbell: 2-for-3, 2 RBI

Jordyn Ramos: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, R

Pitching Breakdown:

Kendall Klochack (W, 2-2): 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 13 BF

Madi Elish: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 15 BF

HOW IT HAPPENED

Purdue began the scoring in the top of the first inning, and continued to put on run support throughout the game. In the first, the Boilers got aboard with a sac-fly from Kyndall Bailey which scored Khloe Banks who began the inning with a single. On an infield single to the pitcher from Jordyn Ramos, Moriah Polar scored to put the Boilers ahead 2-0.

In the top of the third, the Boilers struck again, adding three runs on two hits and an error. Bailey singled to right field, before a home run from Julia Gossett, her first of the year, brought them both around. After Sage Scarmardo reached on an error, Ramos brought her in with a sac-fly.

Dartmouth got on the board in the bottom of the fourth, after back-to-back doubles, but in the top of the fifth, Purdue earned one back due to a lead off walk from Ramos who was moved over by Reefe. A grounder from Campbell would then score Reefe from third, to put Purdue out front 6-1.

Dartmouth added two runs in the bottom of the sixth to bring the score within three, but in the top of the seventh, Purdue poured on seven runs to seal the victory. Reefe led off the inning with a double, before a walk from Meeks put two aboard. A single from Campbell scored Reefe, and a single from Banks scored Meeks. Polar and Bailey joined in on the hit parade with back-to-back singles, before a sequence of a hit by pitch, a single, and a walk led to the Boilers being ahead 12-3. Scarmardo put the cap on the inning, scoring the thirteenth run on a passed ball.

The Boilers earned a quick three outs in the bottom of the inning to take the commanding victory.

BOILER BITS (vs NC State)

Offensive Highlights:

Kyndall Bailey: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI

Moriah Polar: 1-for-4, 3B, 2 RBI, R

Ashlynn Campbell: 1-for-3, R

Jordyn Ramos: 1-for-3

Julia Gossett: 1-for-3

Pitching Breakdown:

Julia Gossett (0-3): 5. IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 5 K, 28 BF

Kadyn Camper: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 BF

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Wolfpack took the lead in the top of the first on a two-run single. In the top of the second, NC State struck again, scoring two more runs on a double to right field. In the bottom of the inning, the Boilers came back within one run, on three hits. Alivia Meeks got aboard first, after beating out a dropped-third strike. Meeks advanced to second on a single from Ashlynn Campbell, before a fielder’s choice traded runners. Moriah Polar came up in the clutch with a two-out triple scoring two runs, before Kyndall Bailey’s double plated the third of the inning to bring the score to 4-3.

After back-to-back scoreless innings in the third and the fourth for both sides, the Wolfpack tacked on another three runs in the fifth and the sixth, and Purdue was unable to recover from the deficit.

UP NEXT

The Boilers will play another slate of two games tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 15, beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET against NC State. After a game break, Purdue will face Dartmouth at 6:00 p.m. ET.

For updates on Purdue Softball, follow the Boilermakers on Twitter (@PurdueSoftball), Instagram (@purduesoftball), and Facebook (Purdue Softball).

NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S LAX

IRISH DEFEAT EASTERN MICHIGAN 17-7

SOUTH BEND, Ind. –  The No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish advanced to 2-1 after defeating Eastern Michigan (0-2) in a 17-7 win at home on Saturday afternoon.

The Irish offense was led by freshman Madison Rassas, who has now posted back-to-back 5 goal games. She was followed by Kristen Shanahan, Kate Timarky, and Angie Conley who each recorded hat tricks. Emma Murphy finished with two goals and Wynter Jock scored her first career goal for the Irish.

Fran Frieri dished out a team-best three assists and Meghan O’Hare picked up a team-high four ground balls. Isabel Pithie recorded three saves as she picked up her second win of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

While Murphy sent home the first goal of the day as the two squads went on to trade goals to make it an even 2-2 to start.

Notre Dame put away four straight goals to take a 6-2 advantage, but the Eagles broke up the scoring with a goal of their own. Jock sent home her first career goal to cap off the quarter as Frieri found her on a cut to the goal to make it a 7-3 ballgame heading into the second quarter.

The Irish outscored the Eagles 3-1 in the second quarter and led 10-4 at halftime.

Rassas opened up the third quarter with her third goal of the day, but the hat tricks wouldn’t stop there. Shanahan and Timarky followed suit as they each sent home goals to complete their hat tricks and extend the Irish lead 13-4.

Goal four came from Rassas shortly after to make it 14-4 before back-to-back goals from Eastern Michigan cut the deficit to eight at 14-6. Another Conley goal would make it 15-6 heading into the final quarter.

Rassas’s offensive spark continued as she scored her fifth goal of the day to open the fourth period. Frieri found Conley on a backside cut to complete Conley’s hat trick and give Frieri her third assist of the day.

The Eagles would send home one last goal, but the Irish would secure their second win of the season as they remain a perfect 2-0 at home.

UP NEXT

The No. 11 Irish will open up conference play against No. 20 Clemson on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 8:00 PM at Loftus Sports Center.

NOTRE DAME MEN’S LAX

#1 IRISH ATTACK OVERWHELMS MARQUETTE IN 22-9 WIN

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The top-ranked Fighting Irish won its second game of the week on Saturday, defeating Marquette by a final score of 22-9 in Loftus Sports Center to improve to 2-0 on the season.

Notre Dame flexed its depth in the win, as nine different players scored multiple goals over the course of the afternoon. Will Angrick recorded the first hat trick of his career, with three goals all coming in the first quarter. He was joined by Jake Taylor, who produced his second hat trick in as many games with three goals.

Chris Kavanagh, Brady Pokorny and Will Maheras each added two goals and two assists to finish with four points apiece.

For the second straight game, the Irish defense held the opposition to single digits scoring, allowing nine goals. Notre Dame posted 12 caused turnovers, as Nate Schwitzenberg, Will Donovan and Chris Reinhardt each forced two.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Notre Dame scored the opening goal less than three minutes into the contest off a jumper from Fisher Finley. The visitors responded with two unanswered goals to take a 2-1 advantage with 11 minutes left in the first frame.

The lead was short lived, as Notre Dame responded with five straight scores in a span of just five minutes, including two from Angrick, to open up a four-goal lead at 6-2.

After a Marquette goal cut the lead to 6-3, the Irish broke the game wide open as the attack started coming in waves and overwhelmed the Golden Eagles’ defense. Notre Dame ripped off seven straight goals to go on top 13-3. Marquette scored the final two goals of the opening 30 minutes to make the score 13-5 at the halftime break.

Notre Dame continued its attacking dominance in the third quarter, scoring seven of the eight goals to extend its lead to 20-6 at the end of the frame. Will Maheras and Taylor each scored twice in the period to lead the attack.

The Irish subbed liberally in the final 15 minutes of play and came away with the 22-9 victory.

STAT OF THE GAME

With 46 goals over the last two games, the Irish tied the program record for most goals scored in a two-game span. The other time Notre Dame scored 46 goals over two games was the first two games of the 2024 season.

NOTRE DAME NOTES

The Irish improved to 13-0 against Marquette in the all-time series.

The 13-goal victory is tied for the largest in series history, matching the margin from last season’s win (21-8).

Dating back to last season, Notre Dame extended its win streak to 16 games, which is the longest streak in program history.

Notre Dame has now won 38 times over the last 41 games dating back to April 2, 2022.

The Notre Dame offense has finished in double figures in 24 straight games, the longest active streak in the country.

With two goals on the day, Kavanagh now has 118 career goals, passing his brother Pat (117) on the Notre Dame career goals list. Chris Kavanagh is now in sixth place on the list.

Eleven different Irish players scored in the victory and 16 players have already scored on the season despite just playing two games.

Will Maheras (4), Will Angrick (4) and Fisher Finley (3) each set career highs for points in a game while Brady Pokorny (4) and Max Busenkell (3) tied their career highs.

UP NEXT

Notre Dame hits the road for the first time this season, traveling to the nation’s capital to take on No. 14/15 Georgetown in a top-20 matchup slated to start at noon ET on Saturday, Feb. 22. The game will be streamed on FLO Sports.

NOTRE DAME SOFTBALL

NOTRE DAME POSTS SHUTOUTS ON DAY 2 OF BATTLE AT THE BEACH

CONWAY, S.C. – The Notre Dame softball team didn’t allow a single run during Saturday’s matchups at the Battle of the Beach, winning 9-0 over Towson in five innings before beating Kent State 5-0 in the afternoon.

Kami Kamzik pitched a gem in the first game of the day, striking out a career-best eight batters over five innings. She only allowed two hits and three total baserunners on the day. The Irish scored a season-high nine runs and Kaia Cortes broke open the game with a bases clearing double in the second.

The Notre Dame bats came alive throughout the day. Addison Amaral and Paige Cowley both homered against Kent State, while Emily Tran logged three hits against the Golden Flashes. Micaela Kastor and Shannon Becker kept Kent State off the scoreboard and didn’t walk a single batter during the afternoon.

Notre Dame improves to 5-5 through the first 10 games of the year.

Towson Recap

Playing as the home team, Kamzik tossed a 1-2-3 opening inning, including a swinging strikeout to end the top half, in her second start of the season.

It wouldn’t take long for Notre Dame to strike after that. The Irish put up a five spot in the bottom of the second. Avery Houlihan, in her first career at-bat, came up with the bases loaded and lined a pitch into left field for her first career hit and RBI as the Irish struck first 1-0. After a hit by pitch that brought home another run, Cortes roped a ball into the right center field gap to score Houlihan, Tran and Caroline O’Brien to put Notre Dame up 5-0 after two.

The Irish kept piling on in the third. With two on, Sydny Poeck drove home Jane Kronenberger with a base hit to left. Two batters later, Tran drilled one back up the middle and two more scored. Notre Dame led 9-0 after three.

Kamzik continued to deal in the circle. The sophomore struck out three batters in the top of the fourth and had eight punchouts through four innings.

Brianne Weiss would come in and seal the deal in the fifth. The southpaw got her first three career strikeouts, finishing the game with a swinging strikeout to give Notre Dame the 9-0 victory.

Kent State Recap

Micaela Kastor took the ball in game two, making her fifth start of the season. The junior got three punchouts in the top of the first to start her day.

In the bottom half, Addison Amaral launched her first homer of the season, a two-run opposite field shot that hit off the Coastal Carolina scoreboard. Tran, who was on third, greeted her at home as the Irish took a 2-0 lead early.

Kastor would continue to deal, setting down seven Golden Flashes in a row. She finished with 7 strikeouts, spreading 3 hits over 5 innings.

The Irish would scratch two more runs across the plate in the following innings, one on a fielder’s choice from Amaral, her 12th RBI of the season, and another when Houlihan scored on a throwing error to make it 4-0.

Shannon Becker would take over to start the top half of the sixth. The senior struck out two in the inning and set down Kent State 1-2-3.

Paige Cowley went yard to start the bottom of the sixth after pinch hitting, her first career home run coming in opposite-field fashion to right to add an insurance run to the lead, 5-0.

Becker came in and shut the door after that, striking out the final batter looking for the Irish victory.

Notre Dame closes the Battle of the Beach tomorrow morning at 11:15 am in a rematch with Towson.

NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL

SUNDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN WITH THE CARDS

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Fighting Irish (11-13, 5-8) men’s basketball team will look to build on the confidence gained when they flipped the script at Boston College. Notre Dame can certainly send a message by knocking off a projected NCAA Tournament team on Sunday in Louisville.

Feb. 16 will mark the 46th rendition of Notre Dame vs. Louisville. The Irish trail in the overall series 19-26 but have won four straight. Furthermore, the Irish boast an 11-8 record against the Cardinals when playing at home. Sunday will mark the first rendition of Micah Shrewsberry vs. Pat Kelsey.

Before the BC game, Coach Shrews addressed the team and said, “Hunt adversity, love the challenge. That’s us right now. Love the challenge.”

Here’s the challenge — the Irish have the toughest remaining schedule of any ACC team. Louisville, Clemson and Wake Forest are all projected in the 2025 NCAA Tournament field, while Pitt and SMU are amongst the first eight out according to ESPN. With that said, what an absolutely great opportunity for this young Irish squad.

FLIP THE SCRIPT

Notre Dame men’s hoops developed a certain narrative over the ACC season of building double-digit first-half leads, only to falter down the stretch and lose close. Virginia Tech, Florida State, Miami, Syracuse and NC State all followed the same script.

Now, the Irish have been in every ACC game. Case in point, their average margin of defeat has been just 5.5. Overall on the year, the Irish are 3-6 in games decided by six or fewer points. But to Coach Shrews’ point it’s about putting 40 minutes all together.

What was great to see in the Boston College double-overtime win on Feb. 12 was the fact that Notre Dame flipped the script. They trailed the Eagles by 14 points with 14 minutes left in the game. However, this time around they were the team clawing back, they were the team giving the other fits. Even in double OT when a player was ejected and BC retook the lead, the Irish remained calm, dug deep and gutted out the 97-94 win.

BURTON AMONGST NATION’S TOP SCORERS

After 39 days away rehabbing his knee injury, Burton returned on Jan. 4 and he’s been playing his best ball since. The sophomore fired off five consecutive games with 20 or more points in January, which hadn’t been done by an Irish player since Ben Hansbrough in February of 2011.

In fact, Burton has produced 20+ points in nine of his 11 games since his return. He’s coming off a career high 32-point performance at BC on Feb. 12. It marked the fourth-highest point total by a Notre Dame player in an ACC game.

With that said, he’s now averaging 23.0 ppg in ACC play, surpassing Duke’s Cooper Flagg for tops in the league.

Overall on the year he’s averaging 21.3 ppg which places him fifth nationally. For perspective, the last Irish player to finish a season with a 20.0+ ppg average was Luke Harangody (21.8 ppg) in the 2009-10 season.

Now here’s the kicker. If you take out his two-point Rutgers injury game in which he departed four minutes in, Burton’s average would be 22.5 ppg which would rank him second nationally.

CHASING ACHIEVEMENTS

Burton is quickly approaching 1,000 career points. He enters Sunday’s Louisville matchup with 939. He is currently on pace to become the seventh fastest Irish player to reach 1,000 career points, putting his name alongside the all-time greats:

Austin Carr – 35 games

Adrian Dantley/Tom Hawkins – 44

Bob Arnzen/John Shumate – 47

Troy Murphy – 48

Markus Burton – ???

Gary Brokaw – 58

Chris Thomas – 60

He would become the program’s 68th 1,000-point scorer which would move Notre Dame into fourth place for most 1,000 point scorers behind UNC, Duke and Louisville.

There’s another rare list Burton can write his name on as well. He is currently averaging 21.3 ppg and a team best 2.9 apg. If Burton can get the assist average above three, he’ll join David Rivers as the only Irish players to average 20+ points and 3+ assists in a season.

However, Burton isn’t the only one who can cement his name in the Irish record books this season. Grad transfer Matt Allocco owns a 3.76 assist-to-turnover ratio – the highest in program history for a season was 3.16 by Martin Inglesby back in 2000-01.

Allocco is also converting a career high 47.3 percent from deep. That number currently ranks second all-time for a season. The top spot belongs to Joe Fredrick who shot 52.1 percent in 1988-89.

BURTON BALLIN’

With Burton, we’ve talked about his scoring prowess and what records await, but let’s dive a little deeper. In ACC play, the sophomore sensation currently ranks first in scoring, second in steals (2.0), eighth in threes per game (2.2) and 10th in free-throw percentage (.845).

Defensively speaking, Burton leads the Irish in 2.0 steals per game. He’s recorded three consecutive games with a minimum of three steals.   

Offensively speaking, Burton worked really hard in the offseason on his three-point shot and it shows. He went from a 30.0 percent from three shooter last year to 38.8 percent this season. He’s tied his career high of four made triples three times since returning Jan. 4 In fact, he’s converting 40.7% from deep in ACC play.

Burton is also the team’s best free-throw shooter, converting 84.5 percent from the stripe. In ACC play, Burton ranks seventh in free throws made per game (4.5).

THE TAE-KOVER

Tae Davis should be a candidate for Most Improved. He’s averaging a career best 15.8 ppg, up from last year’s 9.2 ppg. His scoring average ranks 12th amongst ACC players. The Indy native is also shooting a career best 49.1 percent, which ranks fifth in the league in overall games.

The junior has been highly proficient around the rim where he’s 86-of-128 (.672). He’s also improved from the free-throw line where he’s converted a career best 75.5 percent.

In ACC play, Tae is averaging 15.7 ppg on 47.1 percent shooting.

After recording just four points against Georgia Tech on Jan.28, Tae has responded with four consecutive games in double figures in which his points total has increased in each. The most recent being a 20-point performance at Boston College on Feb. 12.

EVOLVING

When Burton was recovering, other Irish had to step up and evolve. We’ve already mentioned Tae Davis’ emergence but we’ve also seen Braeden Shrewsberry’s evolution.

The sophomore guard is averaging 13.8 ppg, up from last year’s 10.2. He’s shooting 41.5 percent, which is up from last year’s 39.8.

He’s connecting on 2.6 threes per game this season, with a .356 clip from beyond the arc. Shrewsberry’s sweet spot has been the corner three where he’s 14-31 (.452).

Shrewsberry is connecting on 38.0 percent from deep in ACC play, which ranks sixth.

However, Braeden is more than just a three-point shot, take his floater for instance. He’s added to his arsenal and is shooting 50.9 percent from two-point range. Specifically, he is shooting 46.3 percent from the midrange.

BEST TWO GUARDS / BEST BIG THREE

With Burton averaging 21.3 ppg and Shrewsberry checking in at 13.8, we were curious where that stacked up amongst guard combos in the ACC. The answer – first. Their combined 35.1 tops Pitt’s Lowe/Leggett and Duke’s Flagg/Knueppel.

So then that got us thinking, where do ND’s big three of Burton, Shrewsberry and Davis (15.8 ppg) stack up amongst other ACC big threes – regardless of position. The answer was yet again number one.

The Irish trio are a combined 50.9 ppg, which tops Stanford’s trio of Raynaud/Blakes/Sellers and their 48.4.

NOTRE NOTABLES.

• The 14-point comeback was the largest come from behind win in the Coach Shrews era.
• The Irish completed a season sweep against Boston College for the first time since 2019.
• Burton’s 32-point performance at BC was not only a career high but the fourth highest point total for an Irish player in an ACC game.
• Burton has been ramping up his defensive pressure. He now ranks second in the ACC in steals/game at 2.0.
• Notre Dame was a perfect 16-16 from the free-throw line against Virginia Tech on Feb. 8. It marked the third best free-throw shooting percentage game in program history.
• Allocco boasts a true shooting percentage of 61.0 on the year.
• Kebba grabbed a career high 12 rebounds in win at BC and recorded the game-winning putback.
• Speaking of Kebba, the junior is averaging 2.9 offensive rebounds/game in ACC play, which ranks fifth.

BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL

BROOKS POWERS BUTLER TO 97-86 WIN OVER GEORGETOWN

A career-high 30 points by Pierre Brooks II led Butler to a convincing 97-86 win over Georgetown Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The 24th point of the day for Brooks also put him over 1,000 for his career.

With the win, the Bulldogs are now 12-13 (5-9 BIG EAST). Georgetown falls to 15-10 (6-8).

KEY STRETCH: Butler used a 19-4 run to erase a Georgetown lead and take a 40-29 lead with 2:42 remaining in the first half. That included a string of eight straight makes from the field by the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs carried an 11-point lead (46-35) into the halftime break and never trailed in the second half.

OF NOTE:

Brooks had an incredibly efficient afternoon, making 10 of his 13 attempts from the field and all eight of his free throws.

Brooks and Finley Bizjack combined for 28 of Butler’s first 31 points.

The 97 points by Butler were a season-high.

Butler shot 57.7 percent from the field Saturday, which was just a fraction off of the team’s season-best 57.9 percent performance in the win over Seton Hall Feb. 5. Butler is now 8-1 on the season when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.

Thirteen of Bizjack’s 15 points came in the first half.

Landon Moore came off the bench for 13 points and a team-best six rebounds; it was his second time in double figures this season and the 13 points tied his season-high.

Butler drew 29 Georgetown fouls and took advantage of those by going 28-for-35 from the free throw line. Both the makes and attempts are season-highs for Butler.

Thanks to 17 offensive rebounds, Georgetown held a 39-36 advantage on the boards.

Georgetown’s pressure did force 14 Butler turnovers that resulted in 19 points.

Five Bulldogs made it to double figures in the game. Jahmyl Telfort’s 12 points came alongside five assists and five rebounds.

Butler has now won three games in a row.

Micah Peavy led Georgetown with 21 points and 10 assists. He was one of five Hoyas in double figures.

Georgetown took 79 shots, including 38 attempts from behind the arc (making nine).

Saturday’s game served as Butler’s annual Project 44 game, which raises awareness for the bone marrow registry in honor of late Butler great Andrew Smith.

Georgetown won the first match-up between the two teams, 73-70, Jan. 31 in the nation’s capital.

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs make the drive over to Cincinnati for a Tuesday night tip against Xavier; it is the first meeting between the two teams this season. The 8 p.m. game will air on Peacock, while fans can also listen in to Butler Basketball Live as Mark Minner and Nick Gardner call the action.

IU INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

JAGS SECURE OVERTIME WIN OVER PENGUINS, 73-68

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The IU Indy women’s basketball team secured a thrilling 73-68 overtime victory over the Youngstown State Penguins on Saturday afternoon. The Jags made a dramatic late comeback, hitting back-to-back three-pointers to force overtime, and then Shania Nichols-Vannett scored 11 points in the extra period to help secure the overtime win. Katie Davidson led IU Indy in regulation, finishing with 29 points.

Youngstown State held a slim 15-13 lead after the first quarter, and the two teams were tied at 24-24 heading into halftime. Despite struggles from beyond the arc, where IU Indy shot just 1-for-13, the game remained close. After the break, IU Indy and Youngstown State went back and forth with the Jags holding a one-point advantage heading into the final quarter.

Youngstown State looked poised to win after building a five-point lead with 27 seconds left. However, Davidson knocked down a three to cut the deficit to two. After a Penguins free throw extended the lead to three, Nevaeh Foster stepped up with a game-tying three-pointer with just two seconds left to send the game into overtime.

In the extra period, Nichols-Vannett rose to the occasion, scoring 11 of the Jags’ 13 points. She hit a three-pointer and went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line, leading the Jags to the 73-68 win.

Davidson finished with 29 points and nine rebounds, while Foster added 19 points and Nichols-Vannett contributed 11. Faith Stinson also played a key role, scoring 10 points and grabbing five rebounds.

With the win, IU Indy improves to 6-11 in Horizon League play and moves up to eighth in the standings. The Jags will next travel to Milwaukee on Wednesday, February 19.

BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

CARDINALS TOPPLE NIU IN OVERTIME FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men’s basketball team won its second straight game in overtime and third overall when the Cardinals beat Northern Illinois 89-83 on Saturday afternoon at Worthen Arena.

The Cardinals improved their record to 13-12 (6-6 Mid-American Conference) with the decision over the Huskies (5-20, 1-11 MAC). Juanse Gorosito posted a season-best 24 points while making 5 of 8 3-pointers to help the hosts win their third in a row.

Ball State closed the first half on a 9-0 scoring run thanks to triples from Gorosito, Jeremiah Hernandez and Ethan Brittain-Watts to take a 38-20 lead into the break. The Cardinals led until the last seconds of regulation when Northern’s Quentin Jones hit two free throws to tie the score at 76-76 and send the game into an extra period.

Mickey Pearson Jr., scored five points in overtime and Jermahri Hill four to push Ball State over the top. Pearson Jr., went for 15 points and five rebounds overall, while Hill tallied 12 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Gorosito added a career-high seven rebounds along with two steals and an assist. Hernandez finished with 12 points, five rebounds and two assists, while Brittain-Watts went for 13 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Cardinals.

Ball State outrebounded NIU 40-36 and committed three fewer turnovers (12-9). The hosts shot 42.6 percent (23-54) from the field including 39.1 percent (9-23) from distance and 68 percent (34-50) on free throws. Both the makes and attempts were the most this season for the team that gets to the free throw line more than any other in the conference.

Jones put up 21 points and nine rebounds for the Huskies, but they were limited to 41.3 percent (26-63) shooting and 36.1 percent (13-36) on 3-pointers to be hit with the loss.

Ball State is set to travel to play at Toledo at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in its first road game in two weeks.

BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WBB REACHES 20-WIN MARK WHILE REMAINING UNDEFEATED IN #MACTION WITH WIN AT EMU

YPSILANTI, Mich. – For the eighth time under 13th-year head coach Brady Sallee and the third season in a row, the Cardinals have reached the 20-win plateau after Ball State’s 74-69 defeat at Eastern Michigan Saturday afternoon in the Gervin GameAbove Center.

Sallee’s 20-win seasons at Ball State were — 22-10 (2015-16), 21-11 (2016-17) 25-7 (2017-18), 21-10 (2019-20), 20-13 (2021-22), 26-9 (2022-23), 20-2 (2023-24) and 20-5 (2024-25).

With the win, the Cardinals improved to 20-5 on the season and 12-0 in Mid-American Conference play which continues to be a program record in league action for BSU. The 12-0 ledger also marks the best MAC start by a league member since the 2017-18 season when CMU did it. The Eagles fall to 1- 22 and 0-12 in the MAC.

Despite trailing the Eagles 19-12 after the first 10 minutes of play. The Cardinals were able to slowly but surely make their way back into the ball game. Ball State and Eastern Michigan traded baskets in the second stanza which ended in a tied contest 32-32 at intermission.

After the break, Ball State and Eastern Michigan went toe-to-toe in the third quarter with neither team trailing by too much. The Cardinals finished the third period atop of the Eagles, 49-47.

Ball State opened the fourth stanza with an 11-2 run which was capped off by a steal from Ally Becki and a fast break layup from Lachelle Austin that put BSU up by 11 (60-49) at the 7:56 mark. The Cardinals still led by 10 (62-52) at the media timeout. In the last five minutes, EMU stayed within reach, but Ball State was able to get to the free throw line which ultimately sealed BSU’s victory.

For the game, Becki led all players with a 20-point performance after shooting 6-of-8 from the field and going a perfect 7-of-7 from the charity stripe. Behind Becki was Alex Richard with 18 points and nine rebounds while Madelyn Bischoff ended the day with 16 points.

The Ball State women’s basketball team continues Mid-American Conference action Wednesday at Toledo. Tip-off is set for 7 pm ET in John F. Savage Arena.

BALL STATE TENNIS

MEN’S TENNIS DROPS 4-3 ROAD MATCH AGAINST XAVIER

CLEVELAND, Ohio – In a neutral sight match Saturday afternoon at the Medical Mutual Pavilion in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cardinals (4-3) were looking for their fifth-straight win but unfortunately fell in a 4-3 heartbreaker to the Musketeers (4-6).

The Cardinals came out of the gates strong in doubles play as Mason Tran and Jacks Lancaster were quick to exit the court after posting a 6-1 victory versus the No. 1 doubles tandem of Charlie Temming and Ryan Cahill. After that, Xavier came back to earn wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 slots to secure the doubles point and take a 1-0 edge over BSU.

In singles, Xavier went up 2-0 with a singles victory at the No. 6 slot. Nathaniel Webster cruised past Xavier’s No. 1 singles player Ryan Cahill, 6-2, 6-1 to give BSU its first point of the match. The Musketeers made it a 3-1 score after taking court No. 5 from Ball State.

Simultaneously, Tran beat Alexander Kotarski at court No. 3 in straight frames which was followed by a three-set thriller from Ball State’s No. 2 singles player, Lancaster to knot the match 3-3.

The point came down to court No. 4 which was won by the Musketeers Charlie Temming versus Sajin Smith in three sets to secure the match point for Xavier.

The Ball State men’s tennis team will take on Cleveland State Sunday at Medical Mutual Pavilion. First serve is at 11 am ET.

BALL STATE TRACK

TRACK AND FIELD CONCLUDED FINAL MEETS OF THE REGULAR INDOOR SEASON

ALLENDALE, Mich. — Track and field sent groups to the GVSU Big Meet in Allendale, Michigan and the Windy City Invite in Chicago, Illinois this weekend. These were the last meets of the regular indoor season. 

The GVSU group competed on Friday, starting on the track. There were a few big personal bests from the distance squad, including Kendyl Thrasher (18:52.90), Jessica Velez (18:05.23) and Carly Spletzer (17:02.78) in the 5,000-meter race. Spletzer’s time was good for a third-place finish. 

In the mile, Sarah Mahnensmith also ran a new best, finishing in a time of 4:51.54 and jumping into the third fastest time in Ball State history. 

There were also exceptional performances for the field athletes, including Brenna Lehrke’s personal best mark in the triple jump. Lehrke won the event with a jump of 11.74 meters. 

Up in Chicago on Friday, three Cardinals qualified for the 60-meter hurdle preliminaries, including Jenelle Rogers, Jennah Rogers and Sophie Daugard. Jennah Rogers went on to qualify for the final round where she finished seventh with a time of 8.56. 

Jenna Oriani ran an excellent 400-meter race, finishing first with a new best time of 54.60. With her new PR, Oriani continues climbing in the record book, now holding the second fastest indoor 400-meter time. 

Friday’s field events included the long jump invitational where Jenelle Rogers finished second, hitting a 6.10-meter mark.

Saturday at the Windy City Invite, Alana Springer had a strong race in the 200-meter dash, finishing fifth with a time of 24.23. This was her best finish in this event so far this season. 

The Cardinals will now shift their focus to the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships which will take place Feb. 28 and Mar. 1 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Last season, Ball State finished third in MAC. They will look for another successful finish to conclude their indoor season. 

Ball State Individual Results at GVSU Big Meet:

Friday

Running Events 

5k (Section 6) 

14th – Kendyl Thrasher – 18:52.90*

5k (Section 4)

6th – Jenna Schifferer – 17:59.42

7th – Jessica Velez – 18:05.23*

800m Open 

21st – Leila Williams-Molitor – 2:20.77

22nd – Mikayla Mimnaugh – 2:20.81*

800m 

32nd – Tori Jackson – 2:17.18

60m Prelims 

20th – Jiah Davenport – 7.81*

27th – Savannah Lake – 7.86

5k (Section 2) 

3rd – Carly Spletzer – 17:02.78*

6th – Shelby Christman – 17:16.52

Mile Invite

13th – Sarah Mahnensmith – 4:51.54*

Field Events 

Weight Throw 

12th – Melena Higgins – 15.99m*

20th – Brooklyn Taylor – 15.54m*

Shotput 

9th – Sydney Miller – 13.28m*

10th – Brooklyn Taylor – 13.16m

17th – Malena Higgins – 12.71m

Triple Jump

1st – Brenna Lehrke – 11.74m* 

7th – Taylor Hickman – 11.09m

10th – Emma Upp – 10.99m

Ball State Individual Entries at Windy City Invite:

Friday  

Field Events 

Long Jump 

12th – Sophie Daugard – 5.52m 

Long Jump Invite

2nd – Jenelle Rogers – 6.10m

Running Events  

60m Hurdles 

Prelims

7th – Jenelle Rogers – 8.49q

9th – Jennah Rogers – 8.51q*

23rd – Sophie Daugard – 8.80q

35th – Lauren Graham – 9.06

60m 

Prelims

13th – Alana Springer – 7.56

16th Moriah Johnson – 7.61

28th – Kylee Marshall – 7.67*

400m

1st – Jenna Oriani – 54.60*

7th – Emma Potter – 55.53

Saturday  

Field Events 

Shot Put 

8th – Sophie Daugard – 12.96m

High Jump 

6th – Malina Miller – 1.69m

9th – Kenli Nettles – 1.64m

12th – Lexi Hale – 1.64m*

Shot Put Invite

9th – Jenelle Rogers – 14.34m   

Running Events  

200m 

5th – Alana Springer – 24.23

12th Jenna Oriani – 24.47

37th – Moriah Johnson – 25.25

60m Hurdles

7th – Jennah Rogers – 8.56

Semis

6th – Jennah Rogers – 8.60Q

DNS – Jenelle Rogers

4x400m Relay

7th – Alana Springer, Jenna Oriani, Allison Valladay, Emma Potter – 3:47.57

BALL STATE BASEBALL

RIVER HAWKS BEAT CARDINALS IN NIGHTCAP

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A single inning proved disastrous for Ball State on Saturday afternoon as UMass-Lowell used a 10-run fourth inning to coast to a 12-3 win over the Cardinals in their third game of the Swig and Swine Classic.

Ball State led early, plating a pair of early runs in the bottom of the first, but saw four different pitchers face 14 batters and surrender 10 runs in the decisive fourth. Cardinals pitchers walked five River Hawks, hit another and allowed five hits in the 10-run inning that chased starter Drue Young (0-1).

The Cardinals answered in the bottom half of the inning with a solo homer to right by Korbin Griffin. UML added two more runs in the ninth, and Blake Bevis answered with a three-run shot in the home half of the ninth, for the final margin.

For the junior Bevis, who walked and scored in the first inning, the homer to left was his first hit of the young season. Griffin and Nick Husovsky were Ball State batting stars, each with a pair of hits. Griffin followed his fourth-inning homer with a double to lead off the seventh. Husovsky doubled in the first and singled in the sixth.

“One bad inning cost us,” said head coach Rich Maloney following the Cardinals’ first defeat of the season. “We had multiple freebies in the same inning and that will bite you every time. UMass played a solid game. Given our win over Maryland, we experienced the highs and lows of baseball today. Back at ’em tomorrow.”

INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

TEEL SCORES MOST POINTS IN A GAME SINCE 2006 IN SATURDAY VICTORY OVER ILLINOIS STATE

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon, defeating the visiting Redbirds of Illinois State, 85-76. The Sycamores improved to 13-14, 7-9 MVC while Illinois State fell to 15-12, 7-9 MVC.

The Sycamores and Redbirds were tied at seven points apiece about 3 1/2 minutes into the game, and in the following four minutes both teams made only two field goals each. Samage Teel scored seven of the first nine points for Indiana State, but it was Illinois State that held a 15-11 lead with 12:16 left in the half.

The Redbirds jumped out to a 19-13 lead, but two Bruno Alocen three-pointers started and ended a 10-2 Sycamore run that put the Trees ahead 23-21 with 7:22 left in the first half.

After Illinois state took a three-point, 29-26 advantage with just over four minutes left, Indiana State scored eight unanswered points, highlighted by a Derek Vorst poster that put the Trees ahead once again. Indiana State lead 34-29 at the end of the run with 1:27 on the clock.

With under a minute to play, Vorst drained a triple to extend the Sycamores’ lead, and Teel capped off his stellar first half by drilling a three-pointer at the buzzer. The Sycamores had to go the full length of the court in just about five seconds. Alocen drove the ball down the court and pitched the ball back to Teel who made the three-pointer, sending Indiana State into the locker room with a 40-33 lead.

Through the first 20 minutes, Teel scored 17 points on 7-for-10 shooting and 3-for-5 from deep. The Sycamores shot 55.6% from the field and 50.0% (7-for-14) from beyond the arc, assisting on 9-of-15 made field goals.

Opening the second half, Illinois State used a 13-4 run to pull ahead 46-44 in just under three minutes of action. The four points came from Camp Wagner knocking down a three-pointer, getting fouled, and completing the four-point play.

Both teams alternated buckets, but it was Jaden Daughtry that scored six-straight Sycamore points to keep his team within a possession at the 13:52 mark, 53-50.

After nine minutes had gone by in the second half, the Sycamores had scored 16 points all from Daughtry, Wagner, and Teel; Daughtry led the way with eight points in the span.

Illinois State grew to its largest lead of the game with 10:47 left on the clock, an eight-point, 64-56 lead from outscoring the Sycamores 11-6 in 3:18 of play.

Indiana State fought their way all the way back, finding themselves down 68-66 with 7:09 remaining. In that span from 10:47 to 7:09, Indiana State made all four free throw attempts (two from Alocen, two from Jayan Walker) and Vorst capped the offensive push by rattling the rim with a massive two-handed slam.

After one Redbird free throw, the Sycamore defense held Illinois State scoreless for the next 3:37 to take a 76-69 lead while Teel went on a personal 10-0 run. The senior made 4-of-5 in the run with two triples, a block, and a steal.

Illinois State cut the lead down to a 77-74 ballgame with 1:45 on the clock, but Teel drilled another three-pointer and Walker and Daughtry made three total free throws to extend the lead back to seven points, 83-74, with 24 seconds left in the game.

A Redbird layup was made before Wagner made a pair of free throws, giving the Sycamores the 85-76 Saturday afternoon victory.

Samage Teel led all scorers with 36 points on 14-for-23 shooting from the floor and 6-for-9 shooting from deep, also dishing out four assists, recording two steals and a block. Jaden Daughtry finished with 14 points on 5-for-8 shooting and 4-for-4 from the line, grabbing five rebounds in the afternoon. Derek Vorst and Camp Wagner each finished with 11 points. Vorst shot 4-for-6 and pulled in five rebounds, while Wagner made two threes and 5-of-5 free throw attempts, also recording five rebounds and two steals and a block. Bruno Alocen chipped in 10 points with two frees, three rebounds, and two assists.

News & Notes

Samage Teel broke his collegiate high in points with 36 on 14-for-23 shooting. He scored 26 points twice earlier this season, but his collegiate high was 28 points set on March 24, 2024. His six three-pointer set a new high after making five in this season’s opener. His one block marked only his fifth of the season.

The 36 points by Teel is the most dating back through the 2016-17 season, according to records on-hand. Unofficially, his 36 points are the most scored since December 30, 2006 when Marico Stinson scored 37 points against Drake.

In the last 10 seasons entering Saturday, February 15, 17 players in the MVC have scored 36+ points, and Teel is now the 18th player to accomplish the feat.

Derek Vorst set a new career high with 11 points and recorded the most minutes played in MVC action (17:08).

Bruno Alocen finished with double-digit points (10) since the last Illinois State game on January 21, when he also scored 10. In the last 17 games, these two contests were the only ones Alocen finished with 10+ points, but he’s made at least two three-pointers in six of those games.

The Sycamores made 28 field goals in the game (28-for-55), the fourth time in the last five games the Trees finished with exactly 28 made field goals.

Indiana State shot 50.9% from the field, tying their best shooting game since December 21 (50.9% at Drake on February 8).

Going 11-for-23 from downtown, the Sycamores shot 45.8% which is the best performance of the season.

The Trees made 18-of-21 attempts from the free throw line, marking the fourth-straight game shooting better than 80% from the line.

The Sycamores made 15-of-18 in the second half.

Assisting on 14-of-28 made field goals, it’s the third time in the last five games Indiana State assisted on 50% or more of made baskets.

Five Sycamores recorded 2+ assists.

The 38 points off the bench is the most since the Belmont game on January 11 (41). It’s the eighth time this season the bench has scored 38+ points.

The Sycamores won the turnover battle for the second time in three games (Indiana State 13, Illinois State 15). The Trees forced 15 Redbird turnovers, the most for them since January 5 versus Southern Illinois.

INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

SYCAMORES FACE BRADLEY FOR ANNUAL ALUMNI WEEKEND GAME

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State closes a two-game homestand Sunday afternoon when it faces Bradley for the Sycamores’ annual Alumni Weekend game.

Sunday’s game tips at 2 p.m. will be carried on ESPN+ with Brendan King (play-by-play) and Evan Moss (analyst) on the call. John Sherman will also have the radio call on WVIG-FM/105.5 The Legend.

Gameday Information

Sunday’s game is the Sycamores’ annual Alumni Weekend game, with Indiana State women’s basketball alumni being recognized during the game. The Sycamores will also participate in a pregame brunch with alumni following their Sunday morning shootaround time.

The Terre Haute Wabash Valley Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is also holding a canned food drive at Sunday’s game, with all donations going to the Sarah Scott School Food Pantry.

Last Time Out

Bella Finnegan led all players with 27 points Thursday night and Deja Jones added another double-double for the Trees, but visiting Illinois State scored 50 points in the second half to escape with an 85-77 win over the Sycamores inside Hulman Center.

Finnegan shot 50 percent from both the field and 3-point range. Jones had 14 points and 11 assists, her third straight game with 10-plus assists. Keslyn Secrist and Mia Simpson also finished in double-figures with 13 and 12, respectively.

Indiana State shot better than 50 percent from both the field and 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes, with a Finnegan 3-ball late in the second quarter helping the Sycamores take a two-point lead at the half. Back-to-back layups to start the second half gave the Trees a six-point lead, but Illinois State rallied back to go in front late in the third. Indiana State used the three-ball to stay within two possessions for most of the fourth, but couldn’t string together a late rally as the visitors eked out a win.

Dropping Dimes

Indiana State guard Deja Jones has dished out double-digit assists in each of the Sycamores’ last three games, setting career-best totals in assists in the process.

Jones opened up the weekend with 10 assists and nine rebounds at Missouri State, finishing just one rebound shy of her first career double-double. She bettered that by recording the only triple-double in the MVC this season at Southern Illinois, finishing with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists against the Salukis. Jones surpassed 100 assists from the season against Illinois State, dishing out 11 assists as part of her first double-double.

Jones became the first Sycamore with a 10-assist game since Ella Sawyer tallied 12 assists against Southern Illinois on Feb. 17, 2024. Indiana State has had a player record a 10-assist game in each of the last three seasons (Jones at Missouri State and Southern Illinois in 2024-25, Sawyer vs. Southern Illinois in 2023-24, Anna McKendree vs. Drake in 2022-23). Her 108 assists this season are the most for a Sycamore since Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir had 140 in the 2013-14 season.

Heating Up

Indiana State guard Bella Finnegan recorded her second straight game with 25-plus points, finishing with 27 against Illinois State. Finnegan hit five of her 10 3-point attempts against the Redbirds, just days after setting the program single-game record with eight three at Southern Illinois.

Finnegan became the first Sycamore to have back-to-back 20-point games since Del’Janae Williams accomplished the feat midway through the 2021-22 season. Finnegan and Williams are the only Sycamores to record a 30-point game in the regular season over the last decade.

Balancing Act

All five starters for Indiana State finished in double-figures in the Sycamores’ win over Southern Illinois, with Bella Finnegan (30) and Keslyn Secrist (22) both setting career highs in scoring in the process. Mia Simpson (12), Deja Jones (11) and Savannah White (10) added to the tally as Indiana State recorded its most balanced offensive game of the season.

Indiana State’s last game prior to Sunday where all five starters scored in double-figures came on Jan. 19, 2007 against Illinois State, with the Sycamores going 515 games between that contest against the Redbirds and Sunday’s game at Southern Illinois in which the entire starting lineup hit double-figures.

The Sycamores’ balanced effort carried into their most recent game against Illinois State, with four of the five starters for Indiana State scoring in double-figures against the Redbirds.

Consistency Is Key

Indiana State guard Keslyn Secrist has been a model of consistency for the Sycamores this season, having scored in double-figures in 21 of the 24 games played. Included in that figure is a trio of 20-point games, with a career-high 22 at Southern Illinois.

Secrist ranks second on the team this season in scoring at 13.3 points per game and is tied for the team lead in scoring during conference play at 13.6 points per contest. She also is second on the team in 3-point percentage this season, knocking down 35.7 percent of her attempts from behind the arc.

Double-Double Trouble

Indiana State has had five different Sycamores record a double-double, with Deja Jones joining the club following her 14-point, 11-assist performance against Illinois State.

All five Sycamores who have registered a double-double this season – Jones, Mia Simpson, Keslyn Secrist, Saige Stahl and Savannah White – had never recorded a double-double at the Division I level prior to the 2024-25 campaign, while Deja Jones one-upped that mark Sunday afternoon with the program’s first triple-double since the 1994-95 season.

Bradley At A Glance

Bradley enters Sunday’s game at 9-15 overall and 3-10 in conference play. The Braves have lost seven straight, including a 55-45 loss to Evansville in their most recent game.

Soleil Barnes leads the Braves in scoring at 15.4 points per game and is the only player averaging double-figures for Bradley. Tamia Perryman (8.4) and Kaylen Nelson (8.2) both average more than eight points per game, with Barnes and Amy O’Hara both pulling down 4.5 rebounds per game. Barnes and Ruba Abo Hasheh both average more than two assists per game.

Kate Popovec-Goss is in her third season as head coach at Bradley and owns a 15-63 record at the helm of the Braves. Popovec-Goss, a former Northwestern assistant, is 1-3 in her career against Indiana State.

Series History Against Bradley

Indiana State is 54-32 all-time against Bradley, including a 31-9 mark in Terre Haute. The Sycamores have won each of the last two games played in Hulman Center.

Bradley won the earlier matchup this season to snap the Sycamores’ five-game win streak against the Braves.

Last Meeting Against Bradley (Jan. 5, 2025)

Savannah White tallied a career-high 12 points as part of a balanced scoring effort for Indiana State, but the Sycamores were unable to overcome a slow start in a 65-52 defeat to Bradley inside Renaissance Coliseum.

White also led the Sycamores with six rebounds and a career-high four assists, while Keslyn Secrist added 12 points off the bench. Mia Simpson scored in double-figures for the second straight game with 10.

Indiana State struggled from the field early on, hitting just three of its first 14 shots as Bradley opened up a seven-point lead after a quarter. The Sycamores clawed their way back within three early in the second but a scoring run followed for the home side as Indiana State faced a double-digit deficit at the half. Indiana State pulled within two possessions on multiple occasions in the last two quarters, using an inside and midrange game to inch closer. The Sycamores never got closer than five, though, as Bradley pulled away late.

Up Next

Indiana State begins a four-game road swing Friday when it faces UIC at noon in Chicago.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE TRACK

MEN’S DMR SQUAD SMASHES SCHOOL RECORD AT GVSU

ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s DMR team capped off the GVSU trip by setting a new school record on day two at the Big Meet (Feb. 15).

The DMR squad of Harrison Niswander, Kobe Milledge, Boden Genovese and Nicholas Mills completed the distance medley relay in a record-breaking 9:52.97 to take seventh at the meet. This mark beat the previous school record (10:04.10) by 12 seconds.

9:52.97 is the 18th quickest university DMR this season. The time is the fastest in the Horizon League since Oakland ran 9:50.57 in the 2022 Big Meet.

Purdue Fort Wayne will host the 2025 Horizon League Indoor Championships (March 1-2). The league championships will be held in the Lutheran Health Fieldhouse.

LYDIA CARRELL AND DMR SQUAD ROUND OUT BIG MEET

ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s track and field team wrapped up competition on day two of the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 15).

Junior Lydia Carrell began the day with a personal record time in the 3000 meters, finishing in 10:29.61. This time placed 13th in the event.

The Mastodon DMR squad of Ava Genovese, Marissa Van De Weg, Bella Hodges and Riley Tate completed the relay in 11:53.75 to earn 10th. This mark would take first in the Horizon League, however the team’s time of 11:49.66 at the Meyo Invitational (Jan. 31) holds first.

Purdue Fort Wayne will host the 2025 Horizon League Indoor Championships (March 1-2). The league championships will be held in the Lutheran Health Fieldhouse.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MASTODON WBB’S LONGEST WIN STREAK IN PROGRAM HISTORY COMES TO AN END

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The longest winning streak in Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball history was snapped on Saturday (Feb. 15), when the Mastodons fell to Cleveland State 61-52 in the Gates Sports Center.

More important than the basketball on the floor was the Pink Out celebration prior to the game. It was the 18th annual event for the Mastodons to support breast cancer awareness and resources. The Mastodons raised over $6,500 for the Vera Bradley Foundation and Breastie Boxes and checks were presented to the organizations during the game.

The contest was as competitive as a matchup between two of the three best teams in the Horizon League should be.  There were 14 lead changes and four ties. Purdue Fort Wayne led for 20:39 and Cleveland State for 12:39.

It was a one-possession game late into the fourth quarter, but after Audra Emmerson hit a huge 3-pointer with 4:27 remaining to go up 52-50, the Vikings went on an 11-0 run to take the win. Jordan Reid came up big late in the contest, as she scored or assisted on the last 18 Mastodon points. She finished 7-of-9 for a total of 16 points and added four rebounds and two assists.

The difference in the game came on the glass, as the Vikings out-rebounded the Mastodons 44-29. CSU had three players with double-digit rebounds, including double-doubles from Jordana Reisma and Destiny Leo. Player of the Year candidate Mickayla Perdue had a game-high 22 points for the Vikings.

The Mastodons held the Vikings to 38.6 percent from the floor and 22.2 percent from 3-point range.

With their first loss since Thanksgiving Day, the Mastodons fell to 20-6, 15-1 in the Horizon League. Cleveland State improved to 21-6 and 12-4 in the Horizon League.

Purdue Fort Wayne has until Thursday (Feb. 20) to prepare for a trip to Northern Kentucky.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE BASEBALL

BASEBALL DROPS CONTEST AT NO. 2 LSU

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Purdue Fort Wayne baseball team fell to No. 2 LSU 10-1 on Saturday (Feb. 15) afternoon.

The Mastodons got on the board in the fourth when Jackson Micheels doubled and came around on a wild pitch. It made the score 2-1 in favor of the Tigers. LSU scored two runs in the first inning before a 4-6-3 double play ended the Tigers’ hopes in the second of adding to their lead.

It was still a 2-1 game in the fifth when a pair of home runs for LSU made it a 5-1 score. Derek Curiel, Jared Jones and Daniel Dickinson each had a home run for the Tigers in the game.

Zane Danielson started for the ‘Dons and allowed five runs in 4.2 innings. He took the loss. Cole Newell threw a scoreless 1.2 innings out of the pen.

Michaels and Justin Osterhouse each had two hits in the contest for the Mastodons.

Anthony Eyanson allowed one run in 5.0 innings for LSU to get the win.

LSU improves to 2-0. The Mastodons are now 0-2. The third and final game of the series is set for Sunday.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL

RASHEED BELLO FINISHES WITH 25 POINTS IN LOSS AT RMU

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Rasheed Bello recorded his fifth straight 20-point game on Saturday (Feb. 15) afternoon in a 76-69 loss at Robert Morris on Saturday (Feb. 15).

Bello totaled 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting with four assists, three rebounds and two steals.

Quinton Morton-Robertson had15 points on five 3-pointers. Jalen Jackson added 12 points with six rebounds.

RMU shot 54.7 percent (29-of-53) from the floor. The ‘Dons finished at 44.8 percent (26-of-58).

Trey Lewis converted on a layup with 12:43 left in the game to make it a 51-47 RMU lead. It came after a Morton-Robertson three. RMU responded with nine straight points to go up double-digits. The ‘Dons cut the deficit to four again at 70-66 with 3:19 when Eric Mulder made a pair of free throws. Bello had an old fashioned three-point play with 27 seconds remaining to get the ‘Dons within three, but RMU converted their free throws to ice the contest.

Alvaro Folgueiras led RMU with 21 points. He also had seven rebounds.

Robert Morris improves to 20-8 (12-5 Horizon League). Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 18-10 (11-6 Horizon League). The ‘Dons are home on Friday (Feb. 21) at the Gates Sports Center against Oakland.

EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

LOGAN LUEBBERS PALMER SETS NEW CAREER SCORING HIGH IN LOSS TO ILLINOIS STATE

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In their final home game in the month of February the University of Evansville women’s basketball team didn’t hang on in a 73-53 loss.

With only seven active players on Saturday afternoon the Purple Aces fell behind in the second half against Illinois State Redbirds. UE did keep things even when it came to steals, having six to Illinois State’s five while the Redbirds had one more turnover with 14. Freshman guard Logan Luebbers Palmer (Union, Ky. / Randall K. Cooper HS) led Evansville with a new career scoring high of 17 points.

It was a defensive battle early in Meeks Family Fieldhouse as the Aces forced a shot clock violation on Illinois State’s first possession. The scoring went back and forth until UE had the first run of the game with five points. The Redbirds responded with a 12-point run of their own to pull away by nine. Evansville was able to get back into the game with a long jumper from sophomore forward Claudia Clement (Barcelona, Spain) and back-to-back trips to the free throw line. After 10 minutes the Aces only trailed by three points.

The second quarter started with matching layups. Neither team had a run longer than five points throughout the second. UE’s defense kept Illinois State’s offense stifled in the back half of the second quarter. The Redbirds didn’t make a field goal in the final two and a half minutes while Evansville senior guard Júlia Palomo (La Seu d’Urgell, Spain) ended the first half with two. The Aces entered the locker room down only by eight with a 33-25 score.

Palmer scored the first point of the second half at the free throw line and followed it up with a three pointer to make it a six-point game. Illinois State responded with a four-point run that was broken by a second three for Palomo. The Redbirds cored a three of their own before breaking out on an eight-point run. Palmer again helped the UE offense with a jumper to end the scoreless drought. But Illinois State put together a seven-point run to end the third as Evansville trailed 57-36.

The Aces began the fourth quickly with two threes and a field goal in just over two minutes to get the deficit down to 14. That would be the closest UE would get to the Redbirds as they consistently pulled away on short runs. The Illinois State lead grew to 22 by the final two minutes on a six-point run. Freshman guard Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind. / Hamilton Heights HS) made two free throws for the last points of the game with 1:43 on the clock as Evansville fell to the Redbirds 73-53.

The Aces had three players in double figures between Palmer (17), Palomo (13), and Runner (11). Sophomore forward Maggie Hartwig (Sauk City, Wis. / Sauk Prairie HS) had another double digit rebounding game with 11 boards while Palomo lead the team in steals with four.

Evansville returns to the road for the next two weeks starting with a trip to Valparaiso. The Aces will square off with the Beacons on Friday, February 21. Tip-off from the ARC on Friday is set for 6 p.m.

SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

USI LOSES A HEARTBREAKER IN OVERTIME

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball could not hold a second-half lead and lost in overtime at Lindenwood University, 81-78, Saturday afternoon at Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Missouri. The Screaming Eagles are 9-17 overall and 4-12 in OVC action, while the Lions go to 13-14, 8-8 OVC.

USI and Lindenwood battled back and forth for the first 14 minutes of the opening half before the Eagles exploded on a 17-4 run to lead by 10 points at halftime, 33-23. Junior guard Jayland Randall led the USI offensive surge by scoring 11 of his 14 points in the final six minutes of the half.

In addition to Randall, sophomore forward Stephen Olowoniyi pounded out six points during the run and finished with 12 first-half points. USI, as a team, was a blistering seven-of-10 from the field during the run.

The Eagles attempted to take command in the first 10 minutes of the second half when they used an 8-0 run to lead by 16 points with 13:25 to play, 54-38. Junior guard Jack Campion and graduate forward Jack Mielke posted a three-pointer each, while junior guard Damoni Harrison closed out the run with a two-point bucket.

Lindenwood, however, fought back into the contest with a 24-4 sprint to take the lead back, 61-60, with 3:59 to play. Junior guard Jack Campion would give USI back the lead, 65-63, with back-to-back buckets and bring the USI offense back to life.

After the Lions took the lead back at 66-65, Harrion drove the lane and gave USI back the lead, 67-66, while Olowoniyi increased the lead to three, 69-66, with 1:15 to play. Lindenwood would bounce back once again, tying the score, 73-73, to send the game into overtime.

USI was never able to get the lead back in overtime as Lindenwood would outscore the Eagles, 8-5, for the 81-78 final. Trailing 79-78 with 2:18 left in overtime, USI missed five shots to retake the lead and one final shot to tie with seconds on the clock.

Individually in the game for the Eagles, Olowoniyi led the way with his fifth double-double of the year, 22 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out in overtime. The 13 rebounds tied a season high for the sophomore forward.

Randall and Campion followed with 19 and 17 points, respectively, while Harrison rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 points. Campion also had eight assists in the contest, one short of tying a career-best.

Next Up For USI:

The Eagles come home to Liberty Arena for the final homestand of the regular season next week when they host Eastern Illinois University Thursday and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Saturday. Both contests are slated for 7:30 p.m. tipoffs.

USI also will celebrate Senior Night Saturday prior to the game with SIUE. USI will recognize senior forward Nick Hittle, senior guard Sam Mervis, graduate guard Ryan Hall, and graduate forward Jack Mielke.

EIU enters today’s action later this afternoon versus the University of Tennessee at Martin with an 8-18 overall and 4-11 in the OVC. The Panthers have lost their last three and 10 of the last 13 going into today’s game.

USI took the first meeting of the year with 64-60 on the road and leads the all-time series, 4-3 overall. Olowoniyi led the Eagles during the first meeting with 13 points.

SIUE, which is 17-9 and 10-5 OVC, finishes its weekend by hosting Tennessee State University today. SIUE started the afternoon having won three of its last four and 10 of its previous 13 games.

The Eagles lead the all-time series, 46-24, despite falling to the Cougars in January, 82-76, in Edwardsvilles. USI, which trails SIUE, 4-2, since moving to Division I, was led in the loss by Harrison, who posted a team-high 15 points. Junior guard Sam Kodi and Olowoniyi followed with 12 points and 11 points, respectively, while Randall and junior guard Braxton Jones rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points each.

Tickets for the homestand and all USI home dates are on sale now at USIScreamingEagles.com.

SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

SCREAMING EAGLES DROP ROAD MATCHUP AT LINDENWOOD

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball finished the week with a road split after falling 75-56 at Lindenwood University on Saturday.

Southern Indiana (18-9, 10-6 OVC) remained in fifth place in the Ohio Valley Conference, while Lindenwood (18-7, 14-2 OVC) stayed at the top of the conference standings following its ninth consecutive win.

Southern Indiana jumped out onto the scoreboard in the first possession on a three-pointer from senior guard Vanessa Shafford, but Lindenwood answered with an 8-0 run over four minutes. A corner triple by sophomore guard Triniti Ralston snapped the drought just past the halfway point of the opening quarter. After Southern Indiana had some issues taking care of the ball in the first quarter, Lindenwood took a 16-10 lead into the second period.

Defenses continued to control the tone of the game, as each side had scoreless droughts of nearly three minutes between the first and second quarters. An inside make by graduate forward Madi Webb kept USI within six, 18-12, at the 8:04 mark. However, Southern Indiana went the next seven-plus minutes without a field goal, while Lindenwood went on a 13-0 run. The Eagles knocked down a pair of treys in back-to-back possessions in the last minute of the first half to get a little boost going into the halftime locker room, trailing 34-18.

Lindenwood started the second half with four three-pointers in the first three minutes to add to its lead. Meanwhile, Southern Indiana cashed in on a pair of buckets by Shafford and a triple from graduate forward Meredith Raley, as the Lions still led 48-27 at the 6:26 mark of the third. USI trimmed the deficit down to 16, 54-38, with under two minutes remaining in the third frame, but Lindenwood converted late free throws to carry a 57-38 advantage to the fourth quarter.

Southern Indiana made a push to start the fourth quarter. Sophomore guard Sophia Loden scored seven points in a minute to make it a 14-point game, 59-45, with eight minutes to go. However, USI went the next four and a half minutes without a field goal from the floor, while Lindenwood gradually increased its lead back up to over 20. Loden added to a strong fourth-quarter performance with a three-point play with two minutes on the clock, reaching double figures for the game. The Lions closed out the game with late baskets.

The Screaming Eagles’ tough offensive day led to a field-goal percentage of 31 percent (19-61). USI went for nearly 35 percent (9-26) from three-point range and 82 percent (9-11) at the foul line. Shafford paced USI with 16 points, connecting four times from outside the arc. Loden dropped 12 points after a 10-point fourth quarter. Ralston tallied nine points on three makes from the three-point line.

Lindenwood finished the game shooting above 46 percent (24-52) and 40.9 percent (9-22) from long distance. The Lions were also 75 percent (18-24) at the free-throw stripe. Lindenwood won the battle on the glass, 39-31. Sophomore guard Gracy Wernli led three Lions in double digits with 23 points, including five made triples.

The Screaming Eagles return home to Liberty Arena for their final regular-season homestand later this week, which starts Thursday at 5 p.m. when Southern Indiana hosts Eastern Illinois University. Thursday is USI’s Play4Kay Cancer Awareness pink game and the last 812 Night of the regular season. Tickets for all home games at Liberty Arena can be purchased online at usiscreamingeagles.com or the USI Ticket Office.

VALPO TRACK

MULLINGS WINS LONG JUMP AS NUMEROUS BEACONS SHINE AT GVSU BIG MEET – SATURDAY

The Valparaiso University track & field team had numerous student-athletes stand out as the team competed in the GVSU Big Meet – Saturday hosted by Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich. Junior Micah Mullings (Minesing, Ontario, Canada) won the long jump, while redshirt sophomore Silas Mathis (Gary, Ind. / Merrillville) was the runner-up in the high jump.

How It Happened

Mullings took the top spot in a 42-athlete field in the long jump, posting a mark of 7.01m (23-0). He also had a fourth-place finish of 19 in the triple jump with a season-best of 13.26m (43-6).

Elsewhere in the jumps, Mathis posted a personal-best of 1.93m in the high jump, finishing second of 17. On the women’s side, junior Katie Koryczan (Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point [Purdue Northwest]) had a long-jump PR of 5.13m (16-10), placing 13th of 45. In the high jump, freshman Katelyn Jaster (Centennial, Colo. / Smoky Hill) was ninth of 29 at 1.53m (5-0.25).

Sophomore Juliana Ferrara (Fox River Grove, Ill. / Cary-Grove) moved into fourth in program history in the 400 by stopping the clock in 58.82 seconds. She placed eighth in a 56-runner field while also notching Valpo’s top time in that event since 2020.

Ferrara also turned in a time of 8.02 seconds in the 60, placing 17th of 64. She also participated in the 200, another event in which she ranks among the program’s all-time top five, and finished 12th of 68 at 26.01.

The 200 on the men’s side also features a Beacon who ranks among the program’s all-time fastest in that event. Junior Anthony Vassolo (Tinley Park, Ill. / Andrew) stopped the clock in 22.88 seconds, placing 22nd of 58.

Koryczan finished the 60-meter hurdles in 9.47 seconds, placing 10th of 40. She already ranks third in program history in that event.

On the men’s side, junior Brian Sponaugle (Milton, De. / Cape Henlopen) posted a PR of 9.73 seconds in the 60 hurdles. In the 60, it was freshman Bruce Johnson III (Marion, Ind. / Marion) leading the way with a time of 7.27 seconds. Junior Anthony Vassolo (Tinley Park, Ill. / Andrew) paced the Valpo men at 51.44 seconds in the 400, placing 20th of 57.

Sixth-year senior Reilly Ritter (Tabernacle, N.J. / Seneca [FGCU]) and freshman Ben Crombie (Lincoln, Ill. / Lincoln) led Valpo in the women’s and men’s 800, respectively. Ritter’s time of 2:22.77 placed 17th of 61 and was a personal best, while Crombie’s season-best time of 2:01.78 ranked 35th out of 55.

In the women’s mile, fifth-year senior Chante Dixon (Benoni, South Africa / Kempton Park [UTSA]) ranked 13th of 67 with a time of 5:10.76. On the men’s side, a pair of Beacons finished the mile in the top 11 out of 93 entries, led by sophomore Karson Hollander (Crystal Lake, Ill. / Crystal Lake) at 4:18.57, who finished eighth.

The Beacon women had a season-best time of 4:11.05 in the 4×400 relay.

In the throws, junior Amelia Tandy (New Albany, Ind. / New Albany) was the women’s standout. She finished 14th of 50 in the weight at 15.32m (50-3.25) and seventh of 37 in the shot at 12.33m (40-5.5). The men were led by junior Nate Smith (Lake Station, Ind. / Lake Station), whose shot-put mark of 14.45m (47-5) ranked 15th of 57.

Up Next

Valpo will make its way back to Allendale, Mich. for the GVSU Tune-Up on Friday, Feb. 21 for the final competition prior to the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships. A link to live results will be available on ValpoAthletics.com. 

UINDY MEN’S TENNIS

MEN’S TENNIS STUMPED BY #3 FLAGLER

INDIANAPOLIS – In the consolation round of the ITA National Men’s Team Indoor Championship, the University of Indianapolis fell to No. 3 Flagler College 4-0. The Greyhounds move to 4-2 on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Flagler got a 1-0 lead after taking home the doubles point 2-0. Aniss Rafiq and Simon Malis took down David Simeonov and Matthieu Derache in #1 singles by a score of 6-3. in #2 singles, Baptise Mercier and Illian Borlee topped Asier Ayllon Prado and Tadeo Gaggiofatto 6-3 to conclude doubles play.

In singles competition, Flagler jumped to a 2-0 lead after Rafiq finished Simeonov 6-0 7-5 on the #1 singles court. Aly El Rafie cushioned Flagler’s lead to 3-0 after defeating Lorenzo Di Cursi 6-4 6-2 in #6 singles. The Lions clinched the match when Borlee bested Ayllon Prado in three sets, with the final score of 6-1 4-6 6-1.

UP NEXT

The Greyhounds will wrap up day three of the tournament tomorrow playing in the 7th place game against No. 5 Columbus State, begininng at 8 AM Sunday, Feb 16.

UINDY TRACK

DMR SQUAD PUNCHES TICKET TO NATIONALS TO COMPLETE GVSU BIG MEETS

ALLENDALE, Mich. – The UIndy men’s and women’s track and field team competed in the Two GVSU Big Meets on Friday and Saturday. The two separate meets featured schools from all over the country and schools from all three NCAA divisions, with NAIA and JUCO institutions competing as well.

The men’s distance medley relay team (DMR) was the weekend highlight for the Greyhounds. Josue Le Cadre, Josiah Adams, Tom Saint-Juvin, and Felix Rivet had a standout performance, breaking the program record for the event and securing a trip to the NCAA DII Championships with their second-place finish. They completed the 4000m relay in 9:41.19, now the nation’s fourth fastest time. The previous record was 10:00.01, which has stood since 2021.

Le Cadre had his own showstopping performance in the 800m on Friday. The sophomore broke his own school record that he set on Jan. 18 after clocking 1:48.29. The Frenchman now has the fastest time in all of Division II in the event.

SATURDAY

On Saturday, the Greyhound’s female throwers had four student-athletes finish inside the top eight in the weight throw. Zoe Pentecost led the way in second with a mark of 18.77. Audra Hogan (17.83m) and Macie Swinehart (17.07m) finished behind their teammate in third and fourth, respectively, after setting new PRs. MaKenna Maschino rounded out the throwing squad in seventh with a season-best mark of 16.24m.

On the track, Jorjia Ferguson set a new PR in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.29 and placed fourth. Jalen Larkey also set a new PR in the 400m. Larkey completed the race in 49.30 and finished sixth overall.

UINDY BASEBALL

OFFENSE POWERS HOUNDS TO SERIES SWEEP OF LAKE ERIE

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The No. 5-ranked UIndy baseball team wrapped up its three-game series against Lake Erie with two explosive offensive wins. The Greyhound combined for 23 runs in their two wins.

The starting pitchers in both games for the Hounds, Dawson Gabe (Game Two) and Nic Besecker (Game Three), both picked up wins in their first outings of the season.

Saturday’s doubleheader was moved to Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis, IN due to poor field conditions at Greyhound Park.

GAME 2 | UIndy 11, Lake Erie 9

In game one of the series on Friday, the Hounds struggled to get the bats going early, but this one was the complete opposite. UIndy racked up eight runs in the first three innings, including a four run first inning.

Chase Mason homered for the second game in a row against the Storm, blasting a two-run shot to left center to put the Hounds out in front 3-0 in the first inning.

Easton Good knocked in two more runs for the Hounds in the third inning to jump out in front 7-0, before Luke Smock brought Good home with a fielder’s choice in the bottom of the third to extend the lead to 8-0.

But the Storm would not go quietly, they mounted a comeback of their own behind Travis Yankovich and Israel Espinosa’s two RBI doubles to cap off the Storm’s five run fourth inning to make it 8-5 UIndy.

Austin Bode and Cole Hampton scored the game’s final two runs for the Hounds making it 11-6.

Payton Plym gave up three hits on one earned run and one unearned run on three hits as the Storm cut the Hounds lead to two, but Drake Downing, who earned the save in this contest, closed out the game for the Hounds to wrap up the 11-9 win.

GAME 3 | UIndy 12, Lake Erie 4

The Hounds started the game hot just like they did in the first game on Saturday. Bode got the scoring started for UIndy with a three-run moonshot to right field, and Good crushed a grand slam to right center field to end the Hounds eight run first inning.

This is Good’s third career grand slam for the Hounds, with his last one coming against Maryville in last year’s NCAA Division II Super Regional.

Good knocked in two more runs for the Hounds in the third and fourth innings, an RBI single in the third, and a solo home run in the fourth. While Nick Lukac and Armen Torosoian scored UIndy’s other two fourth inning runs to extend the lead to 12-2.

The Storm got two runs back in the top of the sixth inning, before the game was called due to darkness, closing out UIndy’s weekend with a 12-4 win in game three, and a series sweep of Lake Erie.

UP NEXT

The Hounds will head out to Mt. Dew Park in Marion, Ill. for their next four games against Hillsdale and Findlay on Feb. 21-23.

UINDY MEN’S LAX

FACEOFF DUO LEADS ALL-AROUND EFFORT AGAINST STORM

INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 9 UIndy men’s lacrosse team weathered the storm on Saturday, defeating Lake Erie by a score of 13-3 during a cold and rainy afternoon.

The faceoff duo of Jonah Koehler and TJ Reddington built the momentum all game, combining to go 17 for 19 at the dot while scooping up six ground balls apiece. Nathan Lam led the offense with five points, including four goals.

The Greyhounds expand their all-time series lead to 8-1 and have won six straight games.

INS & OUTS

It was an all-around effort on Saturday, with each phase contributing to the win. Keegan Laughlin tallied a point on each Greyhound goal during the opening frame, netting two goals and assisting on Lam’s first score.

With a blink of an eye, UIndy upped it advantage to 5-0 with Matt Pereira and Ryan Carver tacking on goals in the first 96 seconds of the second quarter. Jackson Foord added his first goal as a Greyhound later in the period before Lake Erie’s Zephaniah Scott put the Storm on the board.

UIndy held Lake Erie scoreless the final 16+ minutes, scoring three times in the last four-and-a-half minutes for the eventual double-digit victory. Lam recorded a hat trick in the final quarter alone, while Dalton Yates scored unassisted.

Both teams were solid on the clear, with the Storm turning it over just three times against the Greyhound ride. Alex Gilbertson and Kyle Rizzo were each credited with caused turnovers during the second quarter, resulting in a failed Lake Erie clear attempt.

INSIDE THE BOX

– Greyhound goalkeeper AJ Preachuk turned in another great performance between the pipes, finishing with six saves and two ground balls.

– With his four-goal performance, Lam – along with Triston Schaffer – sit atop the team leaderboard with 11 each this season.

– Mitchell Carik and Seamus Faulkner got their hands dirty in the midfield, combining for nine ground balls and five caused turnovers.

– UIndy has blanked an opponent in a quarter four times this season, all against G-MAC opponents.

ON ANOTHER NOTE

Lake Erie’s Gavin Conlan made 22 saves, including 12 during the second quarter.

UP NEXT

The Greyhounds head back down to the Carolinas next Saturday when they visit fourth-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne. The Bears won last season’s meeting, 14-7, in Hickory, N.C.

MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL

KNIGHTS COME UP SHORT IN LATE STAGES AGAINST SAINT FRANCIS

Fort Wayne, Ind. – The Marian men’s basketball team held a lead on multiple possessions in the second half Saturday, but a late surge from the University of St. Francis saw Marian fall on the losing end in the 80-72 contest. Marian’s loss drops them to 5-11 in the Crossroads League and 11-15 on the season.

Marian and St. Francis battled throughout Saturday’s game, as Marian never let the lead get outside of double figures until the closing moments. Dylan Moles started the game strong for the Knights as he scored the team’s first seven points, and helped the Knights punch first as they led through first four moments. The 7-6 lead slipped as Branden Northern put the host Cougars on top with 15:47 to play in the half, keeping the home team in the lead for the remainder of the first half.

A 6-0 run forced Marian to call timeout as they trailed 12-7, but slowly the Knights regained their footing as Ehladj Diallo and Reis Butcher knocked down a deep-shot to cut back within one. Butcher would tie the game at 16 each with 10:48 remaining in the first half as the Knights kept building momentum, however a foul on the ensuing possession slowed the spark, as the Cougars pushed back in front at the foul line. The game would jostle back to a draw twice over the next two minutes, but stayed in favor of St. Francis as Marian was unable to take a lead. Marian never let St. Francis lead by more than five points over the final eight minutes of the first half, and ended the period on a 5-2 run with Jackson Ames making the halftime score 36-33.

The Knights continued their fight and resiliency after halftime, going to Aidan Franks and Moles to tie the game within the first two minutes of the half. Noah Lovan gave Marian their first lead in just under 20 minutes of gameplay as he made a pair of shots at the free throw line to take a 42-41 edge, and a handful of minutes later Marian led 49-48 after Moles buried a three pointer. Jackson Ames and Gavin Foe kept Marian in the game as the Knights led once more following a Cougar score, while Foe helped bring the game back even by the 10:26 mark as the score showed a 54-54 stalemate.

Lovan scored the tying point at 54, but like the first half, another costly foul sent the Cougars to the line, this time for three chances where Zane Burke knocked down each shot. The three-point foul proved costly, as Marian was only able to come back within one point over the remainder of the game. Luke Almodovar put the game to a two-possession lead with 7:05 to play, and helped the Cougars stay in front for good, as they eventually took a 10 point lead in the final three minutes before closing the game as 80-72 victors.

Moles led Marian in scoring with 20 points, while Butcher and Ames each scored in double figures off the bench, scoring 11 and 10, respectively. Foe led the team in rebounds with six, adding a team-best three steals to his final statline.

MARIAN WOMEN’S LAX

MARIAN ENDS OPENING WEEKEND IN TOUGH ROAD DEFEAT AT NO. 5 BENEDICTINE

Atchison, Kan. – Coming off their first game of the season on Friday, the Marian women’s lacrosse team was out-matched by NAIA No. 5 Benedictine on Saturday, as the Knights fell by a 26-5 score to fall to 0-2 on the year.

The Ravens rattled off the first three goals of the game before Marian managed to get on the board, as Lizzie Piercy delivered the first score of the afternoon. Marian was unable to win the draw after Piercy’s goal, and within 25 seconds Benedictine struck again, increasing their lead. The quick goal by Lile Chekas sparked a 6-0 run, pushing the Ravens’ total to nine goals. Piercy would score again before the quater’s conclusion, but Benedictine managed three scores in the final minute of quarter one, activating the mercy clock.

Up against the clock, Ella Grace Giedd scored unassisted to begin second quarter scoring, but Chekas answered the goal moments after to regain a 10-score lead for the home team. Benedictine out-scored Marian, who began to show signs of fatigue having played less than 24 hours prior, 5-1 in the second quater, as they led 17-3 at the half.

Marian kept the third quarter close as they scored two goals while allowing just three, but the effort was not enough to spark a sustained rally. The Ravens scored six goals in the fourth quarter while the Knights were shutout in a quarter for the first time on the young season, ending the game in the lopsided 26-5 outcome.

Piercy and Giedd each scored two goals in the defeat, while Ruby Mason scored one. Giedd and Tori Farkas combined for the team’s three assists on the day. Despite the tough outcome, Katherine Hirsch made 10 saves on the afternoon in goal for the Knights. Marissa Bardo made her Marian debut in the fourth quarter, and recorded a save in the final 10 minutes of play.

Marian is scheduled to return to play on Friday, February 21 against Ave Maria University. The game is scheduled to be played at Georgetown College at 12:00 p.m.

WABASH MEN’S BASKETBALL

WABASH CLAIMS NCAC ROAD WIN AT KENYON

GAMBIER, Ohio – Wabash led from start to finish for the second consecutive game, this time in a 74-57 road win at Kenyon College in North Coast Athletic Conference men’s basketball action.

Wabash (15-8, 11-3 NCAC) shot 52.6 percent from deep on the way to a 74-57 win against the host Owls (7-17, 5-10 NCAC)

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The Little Giants (15-8, 11-3) had five players score in double figures, led by Rich Brooks, who had 15 points. The junior scored the first eight points of the game to provide a lead the Little Giants never surrendered. Robert Sorensen tacked on 12 points off the bench, and Noah Hupmann recorded his second double-double in the last three games with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Vinny Buccilla added 10 points and equaled his career-high with six assists. The Little Giants gave out 13 assists and committed only seven turnovers.

Wabash poured in 10 threes on 19 attempts. Sorensen was the most prolific shooter for the Little Giants, draining four treys in the contest.

Wabash maintains its hold on second place in the NCAC standings heading into the season’s final two games. The Little Giants travel to Wittenberg for a 7 p.m. contest on Wednesday.

How It Happened

Wabash started the scoring by going on an 8-0 run, culminating in a three from Brooks, to take an early lead with 17:49 left in the first half. The Little Giants maintained the lead throughout the half, taking a 31-22 to the locker room at the break.

Wabash kept its lead intact before going on a 9-0 run, finished off by Sorensen’s three, to grow the lead to 45-33 with 12:17 to go in the contest. The Little Giants kept expanding the margin, eventually leading by as many as 20 points midway through the final period, and coasted the rest of the way for the 74-57 win. Wabash shot well from three-point range in the half, hitting six shots from deep to score 18 of its 43 second-half points.

Game Notes

» Noah Hupmann notched a double-double for the Little Giants with 11 points and 13 rebounds.

» The Little Giants made over half of their attempts from three-point range, knocking down 10 of 19 shots.

» Wabash never trailed on the way to a 74-57 victory.

» The Wabash bench came alive by adding 27 points to its scoring output.

» Five Wabash players scored 10 or more points.

» Wabash had a 33-28 edge on the boards in the win.

» Rich Brooks led the Little Giants with 15 points.

» Wabash got a game-high 13 rebounds from Hupmann.

TAYLOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

KELLY’S DOUBLE-DOUBLE NOT ENOUGH IN LOSS TO MAPLE LEAFS

GOSHEN, Ind. – Quinn Kelly finished with 10 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three steals in Taylor’s 81-63 loss at Goshen (11-14, 5-11 CL) on Saturday afternoon.

Though TU struggled as a whole on the day, Kelly recorded her first double-double since Dec. 7, 2022, as she scored or assisted on nine of the Trojans’ first 12 points to help the visitors to an early 12-9 lead.

The Maple Leafs responded with a 15-0 run, however, before Kacey Ott stopped the bleeding and helped bring Taylor back to within 10, down 31-21. Goshen then scored five unanswered to end the half ahead, 36-21.

Kelly’s activity and three-pointers from Ava Henson and Kendall Wayne in the third quarter suddenly gave the Trojans a chance, trailing 38-31, with 15 minutes yet to play.

An 11-0 scoring run by the hosts over the next three minutes dashed TU’s hopes, and a frenetic Trojan defensive display combined with quick-hitting offense in the fourth quarter was not enough to overcome the large deficit.

Joining Kelly in double figures were Henson and Ott with 14 and 10 points, respectively.

Wayne’s 1-for-2 day from beyond the arc kept her Crossroads League-leading three-point accuracy at 50 percent on the season, which is also tops among all NAIA players who have attempted at least 60 three-pointers.

Katie Moyer played a key part in Taylor’s 25-point fourth period with a career-high nine points and two steals in just six minutes. Emma Fohl also helped the cause defensively, as the freshman tallied three steals.

Taylor (6-19, 1-15 CL) returns to Odle Arena for its final home game of the season when it hosts Huntington (15-11, 8-8) on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

TAYLOR BASEBALL

TROJANS CRUISE TO BIG SERIES WIN VERSUS RV BOBCATS

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Dubbed the NAIA Ball Big Series of the Week, the 19th-ranked Taylor baseball team (7-4) used early offense Saturday afternoon to cruise to a series win at RV St. Thomas (10-5) with a 9-6 victory.

The win has the Trojans returning to Upland, Indiana, with seven nonconference victories – a figure that already matches its 2024 nonconference output during the regular season.

TU posted a crooked number in the first inning with four runs following Mason David’s leadoff single. An error aided Taylor’s efforts, which later set up Rylee Singleton and Fletcher Roemmich for bases-loaded at-bats. Both hitters came through with two-run singles to hand the Purple and Grey a 4-0 advantage.

Ahead 4-1 in the fourth frame, David sparked another multi-run inning with a base hit. Kaleb Kolpien, Sam Gladd and Luke Picchiotti each singled as well in the frame, putting the Trojans up by five, 6-1.

Though the Bobcats got two runs back in the bottom of the fourth, Kolpien homered to the opposite field to lead off the sixth inning, and Taylor rallied with two outs in the frame to push across runs on Luke Sutter’s single and Ryan Sommer’s hit-by-pitch.

That sixth inning gave the Trojans a 9-3 edge, which was more than enough room for the pitching staff to work with and close out the series.

On the mound, Taylor used six different arms to piece together the last of its four-game set.

Alec Hershberger got the start and struck out four in two-plus innings, and Conner Miller (4-0) earned the win as he effectively put an end to STU’s threat in the third frame.

Nathan Frady worked in a bulk relief role through the middle innings, with the sophomore racking up three strikeouts in an efficient 3.1 innings of work.

Jake Boyer entered the game in the bottom of the eighth with the on-deck batter representing the tying run, and he collected three strikeouts in 1.1 innings for his first save of the season.

Four Trojans – David, Kolpien, Picchiotti and Roemmich – notched multi-hit performances Saturday, as the lineup outscored the Bobcats 29-19 in the series.

No. 19 Taylor is scheduled to host Madonna (5-1) on Friday for its home opener. Stay tuned to TaylorTrojans.com for all schedule-related updates.

VINCENNES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

LADY BLAZERS ROLL IN REGION 24 ROAD WIN OVER SHAWNEE C.C.

ULLIN, Ill. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers were back in action Saturday afternoon as the Blazers hit the road to take on Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Ill.

The Lady Blazers jumped out to an early lead over the Lady Saints and were able to pull away for the big 86-51 victory over Shawnee.

Vincennes opened the game with a strong defensive first quarter, scoring the first seven points of the game as part of a larger 11-1 scoring run to open the game.

VU would later add to their early lead with an 8-0 scoring run and end the first quarter of action with a 25-10 lead over the Lady Saints.

The Lady Blazers would get their lead to 18 early in the second quarter and keep the momentum going throughout the first half as Vincennes headed into the locker room holding a 42-25 lead at the break.

Vincennes kept the pressure on to begin the second half, opening the third quarter with six straight points and grow the lead to 58-32 midway through the period.

Shawnee would look to build some late momentum in the third quarter, trading baskets with the Lady Blazers to end the third quarter trailing VU 62-39.

The Lady Saints would keep battling early in the fourth quarter before the Lady Blazers put the game away with a 15-0 scoring run to take a commanding 84-47 lead.

The Lady Blazers would run the offense and take time off the clock late as Vincennes put the finishing touches on an 86-51 victory over Shawnee.

Freshman Ahmya Thomas (Phoenix, Ariz.) led the Lady Blazers offensively Saturday afternoon, finishing the game with 22 points, eight steals and seven rebounds.

Freshman Delora Pricop (Satu Mare, Romania) was on triple-double watch late as she recorded her 13th double-double of the season with 16 points, 17 rebounds and seven big blocks.

Freshman Jazmyn Robey (Sellersburg, Ind.) got going from long range, connecting on four threes to finish her day with 13 points and a pair of assists.

Freshman Emani Washington (Indianapolis, Ind.) came off the bench Saturday to add 12 points, four assists and three rebounds, while sophomore Marta Gutierrez (Alicante, Spain) was the fifth Lady Blazer double figure scorer Saturday afternoon, ending the game with 11 points, eight rebounds, five steals and four assists.

The Lady Trailblazers will look to keep this momentum going into next week as the Lady Blazers prepare to host Rend Lake College inside the P.E. Complex Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. eastern.

Vincennes defeated the Lady Warriors 77-52 earlier this season in Ina, Ill. behind 29 points by Emani Washington.

INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEB SITES

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Feb. 16

1961 — Elgin Baylor of Los Angeles scores 57 points to lead the Lakers over the Detroit Pistons 129-106.

1967 — Rick Barry of the San Francisco Warriors scores 52 points against Chicago at Fresno for his second consecutive 50-point game.

1969 — Alex Delvecchio of the Detroit Red Wings gets his 1,000th point with an assist in a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

1970 — Joe Frazier retains his world heavyweight title with a fifth-round knockout of Jimmy Ellis.

1972 — Wilt Chamberlain of the Los Angeles Lakers becomes the first player in NBA history to reach the 30,000 point mark during a 110-109 loss to the Phoenix Suns.

1989 — Chicago’s Michael Jordan scores 27 of his 50 points in the fourth quarter, to lead the Bulls to a 117-116 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

1992 — Martina Navratilova becomes the career singles titles leader by beating Jana Novotna in three sets in the final of the Virginia Slims of Chicago. Navratilova, with her 158th career singles championship, passes Chris Evert, who retired in 1989.

1992 — Chicago’s Michel Goulet becomes the 17th NHL player to score 500 goals, getting one in the first period of the Blackhawks’ 5-5 tie with Calgary.

1994 — John Stockton hands out 12 assists in Utah’s 103-99 road win over the Los Angeles Clippers to become the third guard in NBA history (joining Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson) to reach 9,000 career assists.

1997 — Jeff Gordon, 25, becomes the youngest winner of the Daytona 500 after Dale Earnhardt crashes 12 laps from the end to prolong his Daytona 500 jinx.

2001 — Philadelphia coach Larry Brown earns his 1,000th professional win, including his ABA record. Brown, 1,000-707 overall, ranks third on the career list behind Toronto’s Lenny Wilkens and Miami’s Pat Riley. Allen Iverson’s 42 points leads the 76ers to a 108-93 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

2009 — Harness driver Brian Sears drives seven winners on the Presidents Day afternoon card at the Meadowlands. The last driver to win seven races on a 10-race card at the Meadowlands was John Campbell on Feb. 3, 1983.

2013 — American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin becomes the youngest woman in 39 years to win the slalom title at the world alpine championships held in Schladming, Austria. At the age of 17 years, 340 days, Shiffrin edges local hope Michaela Kirchgasser. The only slalom world champions younger than Shiffrin were Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein in 1974 and Esme Mackinnon of Britain in 1931.

2014 – American Bode Miller (36) becomes the oldest medalist in Olympic alpine skiing history when he ties for bronze in the super-G in Sochi

2017 — Lowell Bailey upsets the pre-race favorites in the men’s individual competition to become the first American biathlete to win gold at the world championships. Bailey beats out Ondrej Moravec of the Czech Republic and three-time world champion Martin Fourcade of France.

2017 — Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby feeds Chris Kunitz for a first-period goal against Winnipeg to become the 86th player in NHL history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. He adds an assist on Phil Kessel’s game-tying goal in the third and then puts the winner past Connor Hellebuyck with 21 seconds left in overtime as the Penguins escaped with a 4-3 victory.

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Feb. 17

1923 — Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators becomes the NHL’s career scoring leader. He scores his 143rd goal to surpass Joe Malone in a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens.

1924 — Johnny Weissmuller sets a world record in the 100-yard freestyle swim with a time of 52.4 seconds.

1926 — Suzanne Lenglen beats Helen Wills 6-3, 8-6 in Cannes, France, in their only tennis match against each other.

1928 — Sweden’s Gillis Grafstrom successfully defends his 1920 and 1924 Olympic figure skating title, with Austrian Willy Bockl finishing in second place as he did four years earlier.

1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Gus Dorazio in the second round in Philadelphia to defend his world heavyweight title.

1955 — Mike Souchak establishes the PGA 72-hole scoring record with a 257 at the Texas Open. Souchak starts with a record-tying 60 at San Antonio’s Brackenridge Park course and ends with a 27-under-par, beating the previous low for a 72-hole event by two shots.

1968 — The Basketball Hall of Fame opens in Springfield, Mass.

1974 — Richard Petty wins his second straight Daytona 500. It’s the fifth Daytona 500 title for Petty, who also won in 1964, 1966, 1971 and 1973.

1992 — Raisa Smetanina wins a gold medal with the Unified Team in the 20-kilometer cross-country relay to set the career Winter Olympics medal record with 10. Smetanina, 39, also becomes the oldest champion and the first to win a medal in five straight Winter Games.

1994 — San Antonio’s David Robinson records the fourth quadruple-double in NBA history with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks in the Spurs’ 115-96 win over Detroit.

1998 — The U.S. women’s hockey team wins the sport’s first Olympic gold medal. Sandra Whyte scores on an empty-netter with 8 seconds left to give the United States a 3-1 victory over Canada.

2010 — Americans Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso finish 1-2 in the downhill at the Vancouver Olympics. It’s the first time since 1984 that the U.S won gold and silver in a women’s Alpine event.

2013 — Danica Patrick wins the Daytona 500 pole, becoming the first woman to secure the top spot for any Sprint Cup race.

2014 — Meryl Davis and Charlie White win the gold medal in ice dance, the first Olympic title in the event for the U.S..

2018 — Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu becomes the first man to successfully defend his Olympic figure skating title since Dick Button in 1952.

2020 – 62nd Daytona 500: Denny Hamlin wins second straight title by 0.014 seconds over Ryan Blaney on the second restart in overtime; his third Daytona victory

Feb. 18

1924 — Theresa Weld Blanchard wins her sixth and final U.S. figure skating championship. Sherwin Badger captures his fifth straight and final men’s title.

1928 — Sonja Henie, 15, becomes the youngest Olympic figure skating champion. She easily beats Fritzi Burger of Austria and Beatrix Loughran of the U.S.

1932 — Sonja Henie wins her sixth straight world title.

1951 — Manhattan District Attorney Frank Hogan orders the arrest of three City College basketball players on bribery charges and two professional gamblers and two intermediaries in a game-fixing scandal involving college teams across the country.

1961 — Bob Pettit of St. Louis scores a career-high 57 points in a 141-138 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

1964 — Wilt Chamberlain scores 52 points against Detroit, his second consecutive 50-point game.

1972 — Randy Smith of Buffalo plays the first of what would become 906 consecutive games, an NBA record which took more than 11 full seasons to accomplish.

1981 — Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky scores five goals and adds two assists to lead the Oilers over the St. Louis Blues 9-2.

1986 — San Antonio’s Alvin Robertson records the second quadruple-double in NBA history, with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in the Spurs’ 120-114 win over Phoenix.

1990 — Dale Earnhardt blows a tire with one mile remaining in the Daytona 500, giving Derrike Cope the biggest upset in stock car racing history.

1992 — Italy’s Alberto Tomba wins the giant slalom in Albertville, France, to become the first Alpine skier to win the same event at two Winter Olympics.

1995 — Utah guard John Stockton becomes the first NBA player with 10,000 assists in a 108-98 victory over the Boston Celtics.

2001 — Dale Earnhardt, the greatest stock car star of his era, is killed in a crash on the last turn of the last lap of the Daytona 500 as he tries to protect Michael Waltrip’s victory.

2006 — Shani Davis becomes the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal in the Winter Olympics, capturing the 1,000-meter speedskating race. Joey Cheek makes it a 1-2 American finish, adding a silver to his victory in the 500 at the Turin Games.

2010 — Evan Lysacek becomes the first U.S. man to win the Olympic gold medal since Brian Boitano in 1988, shocking everyone with an upset of defending champion Evgeni Plushenko.

2012 — Shenneika Smith’s 3-pointer from the wing with 8 seconds left lifts St. John’s to a 57-56 win over No. 2 Connecticut, ending the Huskies’ 99-game home court winning streak. It’s the Huskies’ first home loss to an unranked opponent in nearly 19 years.

2013 — Brittney Griner scores 25 points, including the 3,000th of her career, to help No. 1 Baylor rally past third-ranked Connecticut 76-70.

2017 — Mikaela Shiffrin wins a third straight slalom title at the world championships to retain her unbeaten record at major events.

2022 – Johannes Thingnes Bø of Norway wins his 4th biathlon gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics when he takes out the men’s mass start.

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Feb. 19

1928 — Canada wins the gold medal in ice hockey at the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canada, represented by the 1926 Toronto University team, receives a bye to the final round. The Canadians beat Sweden 11-0, Britain 14-0 and Switzerland 13-0.

1955 — Bernie Geoffrion of the Montreal Canadiens scores five goals in a 10-2 victory over the New York Rangers.

1977 — Rod Gilbert of the New York Rangers gets his 1,000th career point with a goal in a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders.

1982 — Atlanta’s 127-122 four-overtime win over Seattle equals the fourth-longest game in NBA history and the second-longest since the institution of the 24-second clock.

1984 — Phil and Steve Mahre of the United States become the first brothers to finish 1-2 in an Olympic event, the men’s slalom, at the Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The Soviet Union beats Czechoslovakia 2-0 to win the gold medal in hockey.

1984 — Cale Yarborough sweeps into the lead two turns before the finish to win the Daytona 500. He becomes the second driver to win consecutive Daytona 500s; Richard Petty was the other.

1993 — Wendel Suckow edges two-time world champion Georg Hackl of Germany by 0.106 seconds to capture the first world luge championship medal of any kind for the United States.

1994 — Speedskater Bonnie Blair wins the fourth gold of her Olympic career with her third consecutive 500-meter victory.

2002 — In Salt Lake City, bobsledders Jill Bakken and Vonetta Flowers give the United States 21 medals in the Winter Games. Flowers becomes the first black athlete in history to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics.

2005 — Lindsay Kennedy becomes the first woman to play in a Major Indoor Soccer League game. Kennedy, a St. Louis forward, participates in the final 76 seconds of Milwaukee’s 7-3 win over the Steamers at Savvis Center.

2005 — Schreiner ends its NCAA-record losing streak at 83 games, beating Sul Ross State 75-69 in a women’s basketball game. It’s the Division III Mountaineers first win since Jan. 17, 2002, when they also beat Sul Ross.

2012 — American star Hannah Kearney’s all-discipline record for consecutive FIS World Cup victories ends at 16 with a semifinal loss in a dual moguls event at Naeba, Japan. Kearney’s streak began in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Jan. 22, 2011.

2012 — Steven Holcomb and brakeman Steve Langton win the two-man bobsled in Lake Placid, N.Y., the first time the U.S. captures this event at the world championships.

2014 — Norway wins the first Olympic mixed relay in biathlon at the Sochi Games and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen becomes the most decorated Winter Olympian ever with 13 medals. Ted Ligety wins the giant slalom with a dominating performance, becoming the first American man to win two Olympic gold medals in Alpine skiing.

2017 — Laura Dahlmeier wins the world title in the women’s 12.5-kilometer mass start, becoming the first to win five gold medals at a single biathlon world championship.

2017 — Anthony Davis scores 52 points, 10 more than Wilt Chamberlain’s All-Star record that had stood for 55 years. The Western Conference beats the Eastern Conference 192-182 in the highest-scoring game in league history.

2021 – In a softening of 4-year WADA ban on Russia from all international sport, Russia to compete under acronym “ROC” after name of the Russian Olympic Committee.

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Feb. 20

1887 — The International Association, the first minor league baseball association, is organized in Pittsburgh.

1951 — The college point-shaving scandal prompts Long Island University to drop basketball and all other intercollegiate sports. LIU revives basketball in 1957.

1971 — En route to a record 76-goal season, Boston’s Phil Esposito becomes the first player to score his 50th goal in February, but the Bruins lose to the Los Angeles Kings 5-4.

1972 — Larry Brown of the Denver Rockets sets ABA records for assists in a game (23), half (18) and quarter (10) during a 146-123 home win over the Pittsburgh Condors.

1974 — Gordie Howe, the NHL’s career scoring leader, comes out of retirement and signs a $1 million, four-year contract to play with the Houston Aeros of the WHA and sons Mark and Marty.

1976 — Muhammad Ali beats Jean-Pierre Coopman with a fifth-round knockout at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Puerto Rico to defend his world heavyweight title.

1988 — In Calgary, Alberta, Brian Boitano of the U.S. wins the Olympic figure skating gold medal on a technical merit tiebreaker and nearly flawless free skate.

1993 — Julio Cesar Chavez records a fifth-round TKO over Greg Haugen in a WBC super lightweight title bout before a record crowd of 130,000 at Mexico City’s Aztec Stadium.

1998 — Tara Lipinski, 15, becomes the youngest Olympic figure skating champion, beating fellow teen and U.S. teammate Michelle Kwan to take the gold. Lipinski is two months younger than Sonja Henie was in her 1928 victory.

2006 — Tanith Belbin and partner Ben Agosto end the U.S. medals drought in Olympic ice dance competition with a silver. The last to do so were Colleen O’Connor and James Millns, who won bronze in 1976.

2009 — Lindsey Van of the U.S. becomes the first female ski jumping world champion. Women’s ski jumping makes its debut at this year’s Nordic world championships in the Czech Republic. Todd Lodwick wins the opening Nordic combined event to give the U.S. two golds in one day. Before Van’s victory, the U.S. had not won a gold at a Nordic worlds since 2003 when Johnny Spillane took a Nordic combined sprint.

2010 — Switzerland’s Simon Ammann wins the large hill at the Vancouver Games to become the first ski jumper with four individual Olympic titles.

2011 — Trevor Bayne, 20, wins the Daytona 500, NASCAR’s biggest race, in only his second Sprint Cup start.

2011 — Kobe Bryant wins his record-tying fourth All-Star game MVP award, scoring 37 points before his hometown fans and leading the West past the East 148-143.

2016 — Lindsey Vonn clinches a record 20th World Cup crystal globe title and surpasses Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark. It’s Vonn’s record eighth downhill title. Stenmark won 19 globes between 1975 and 1984.

2021 – Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Naomi Osaka of Japan wins her 4th major and second Australian title; beats American Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3.

2022 – Hannah Green of Australia becomes first woman to win a mix-gender golf tournament over 72 holes; closes with 5-under 66 for a 4-stroke win in TPS Murray River on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

1924    Boston Braves third baseman Tony Boeckel becomes the first major leaguer killed in an automobile accident, dying from injuries received as a passenger yesterday in San Diego. Yankee outfielder Bob Meusel, another passenger of the car driven by Los Angeles theaterman Bob Albright, escapes without severe injuries.

1950    The BBWAA does not select any players for the Hall of Fame this season, with former Giants Mel Ott (69%) and Bill Terry (63%) as the top vote-getters. ‘Master Mel’ gets the nod next season, and ‘Memphis Bill’ enters in 1954 after both get named 75% of the writers’ ballots required for induction.

1952    Hall of Fame shortstop Honus Wagner officially retires after 39 years in the major leagues, 21 as a player with the Louisville Colonels and Pirates, and another 18 years as a coach with Pittsburgh. The ‘Flying Dutchman,’ who led the league in stolen bases for five seasons, won eight batting titles, the most in National League history until Tony Gwynn tied the mark in 1997.

1953    Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia participate in a four-way trade that sends five players to new clubs. Joe Adcock (Reds) and Jim Pendleton (Dodgers) will now play for the Braves, Earl Torgeson (Braves) goes to the Phillies, Rocky Bridges (Dodgers) is now a Red, with Russ Meyer (Phillies) joining the Dodgers.

1967    Red Ruffing, the former Yankee pitcher who authored 273 major league wins, is selected to be in the Hall of Fame by getting the most votes on the second ballot necessary after the BBWAA fails to choose a player in January. Former Cardinal outfielder Joe Medwick also received 75% of the writer’s votes, usually enough to be selected; however, only the top vote-getter gets the nod in this special run-off election.

1989    Orel Hershiser, who will earn $3,166,167 in the final year of the deal, becomes baseball’s first three-million-dollar man when he signs a three-year $7.9 million contract with the Dodgers. The 1988 Cy Young Award recipient will post an 18-18 record and an ERA of 3.65 during the terms of the agreement.

1996    General Mills announces a special edition of a Wheaties cereal box honoring the 75th Commemorative Year of the Negro Leagues, featuring superstars Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and ‘Cool Papa’ Bell. In 1934, Yankee’s first baseman, Lou Gehrig, became the first athlete depicted on the Breakfast of Champions box.

2001    Yankee premier reliever Mariano Rivera (7-4, 2.85, 36 saves) signs a four-year, approximately $40 million contract with the Bronx Bombers. The 31-year-old Panama native surpassed Dennis Eckersley’s major league record with 16 saves in postseason games.

2003    Pete Rose becomes a member of the Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame along with the Splendid Splinters’ teammate Dom DiMaggio, each not in attendance. ‘Charlie Hustle,’ who collected a record of 4,256 major-league hits, joins 1998 inductee Shoeless Joe Jackson, another player prohibited from becoming a member of Baseball’s National Hall of Fame.

(Ed. Note: On February 18, 2017, Pete Rose was ‘officially’ inducted into TW’s Hall of Fame)

2004    After leaving the Phillies as a free agent following the 2002 season to play for the Rangers, Doug Glanville returns to Philadelphia, signing a one-year contract with the team. The 31-year-old outfielder retires at the end of the season after compiling a lifetime batting average of .277 during his nine-year tenure in the major leagues, including playing time with the Yankees and the Cubs, and leaves with a 293-game errorless streak intact.

2004    The Rangers trade Alex Rodriguez along with cash to the Yankees in exchange for Alfonso Soriano and a player to be named later, Joaquin Arias. The deal comes on the heels of the Red Sox’s inability to land the American League MVP in a swap with Texas for Manny Ramirez due to the players’ association’s objection because of the need to restructure A-Rod’s existing contract as a result of the tentative transaction.

2007    Altering the regulations for the first time since 1996, the rules committee approves several changes, including eliminating tie games halted after the fifth inning due to weather by resuming the contest at the same ballpark in the next scheduled start. The new standards also implement a ten-game suspension for scuffing a baseball, prohibit players from going into a dugout to make a catch and allow pitchers to wear multicolored gloves.

2008    Kyle Kendrick, who posted a 10-4 record and an ERA under 4.00 last season as a rookie, is stunned when he hears about his trade to Japan for Takeru Kobayashi, a champion hot dog eater. The bogus deal, an elaborate hoax that includes skipper Charlie Manuel, assistant GM Ruben Amaro Jr., fellow hurler Brett Myers, and media members, totally fools the Phillies sophomore pitcher.

2011    Rickie Weeks and the Brewers agree on a $38.5 million, four-year deal that includes a 2015 option based on plate appearances, which could increase the contract’s total value to $50 million. The 28-year-old second baseman broke a franchise record last season with 754 trips to the plate, mostly as the leadoff hitter.

2011    Speaking to reporters at the Phillies’ spring training complex, a tearful Dallas Green, former big-league manager and senior adviser to general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr., thanks everyone for their support after the shooting death of his granddaughter. Nine-year-old Christina Taylor Green was one of six victims killed five weeks ago in a shooting rampage during U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords’ ‘Congress on Your Corner’ gathering outside a Tucson supermarket.

2013    After an appearance at a local winter festival, Guido’s costume, worn by one of the Brewers’ racing sausages, goes missing. Later that night, a seven-foot Italian sausage impersonator is spotted at bars in Milwaukee, signing autographs.

NUMBERS IN SPORTS

9 – 32 – 15 –  10 – 13 – 72

February 16, 1953 – The legendary Ted Williams makes the headlines, not on the diamond but at the U. S. Advanced Airbase in Korea when he piloted his damaged aircraft, a jet safely to the runway. The Boston Redsox slugger was serving during his second tour of duty with the Marine Air Corp as a pilot. The baseball great that wore Number 9 was awarded with the Air Medal for the event.

February 16, 1963 – On the college hardwoods, North Carolina Tarheels player wearing Number 32, Billy Cunningham, Number in Carolina Blue, hauled in 27 rebounds against rival Clemson to set a new record. Cunningham would go on not only to play in the NBA but also coach at the next level as well.

February 16, 1967 – Red Ruffing, who once pitched for the New York Yankees and wore Number 15 for most of his career on his pinstripes was selected on this day to enter into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

February 16, 1969 – Detroit Red Wings’ captain and sweater Number 10, Alex Delvecchio became just the third player in NHL history to score 1,000 career points when in a 6-2 loss of the Red Wings at the Minnesota North Stars Delvecchio tallied an assist.

February 16, 1972  – NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain wearing his trademark Number 13 for the Los Angeles Lakers becomes first player in NBA history to reach the career 30,000 point mark during a 110-109 loss to the Phoenix Suns

February 16, 1975 – At the 17th running of the Daytona 500: Benny Parsons in car Number 72 wins after Cale Yarborough in his famed racer Number 11 Valvoline Chevrolet sends race leader David Pearson, Number 21 spinning on the backstretch; Parsons avoids the accident and takes the checkered flag.

FOOTBALL HISTORY

1999 – O.J. Simpson’s 1968 Heisman Trophy is sold for $230,000 to help settle a $33.5 million civil judgement against Simpson for the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend per the OnThisDay.com website.

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1931 – West Natrona, Pennsylvania – The University of Maryland’s great Tackle Dick “Lil Mo” Modzelewski was born. Dick was one of three brothers that had collegiate careers for the Terps. According to the NFF’s website bio on Lil Mo in his  three varsity years, Maryland had a 22-game unbeaten streak. In 1951 Maryland was ranked third in the nation and knocked off the top ranked team, Tennessee, in the Sugar Bowl, 28-13. Dick was honored with induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993 after the National Football Foundation tallied their votes.

1964 – London, Kentucky – Teel Bruner the outstanding safety from Centre College arrived into this life. Learn more about this Hall of Fame player from the college ranks by clicking his name.

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1972 – Detroit, Michigan – The powerful running back from the University of Notre Dame, Jerome Bettis celebrates his birthday. The St Louis Rams selected Jerome as their first round pick, and 10th overall in the 1993 NFL Draft. In just his first season as a Pro, Bettis received Rookie of the Year honors as was second in yardage in the League that year and third in total yards from scrimmage per the ProFootballHOF.com. A few years later he was famously traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers where he remained for the balance of his 13 year career. He led the Rams in rushing in three seasons and the Steelers in 8. When he retired he had amassed 13662 yards rushing which at the time listed him as the fifth highest total in NFL history.  He was an All-Pro in a couple of different seasons and played in 6 Pro Bowl games. Jerome Bettis was selected for enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015’s class of inductees.

TV SPORTS SUNDAY

NBA	TIME ET	TV
NBA All-Star Game	8:00pm	TNT truTV MAX
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
4 Nations Face-Off: Finland vs Canada	1:00pm	TNT truTV MAX
4 Nations Face-Off: Sweden vs USA	8:00pm	TNT truTV MAX
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Memphis at Wichita State	12:00pm	ESPN/2
Florida Atlantic at Temple	12:00pm	ESPN/2
Siena at Sacred Heart	12:00pm	ESPN+
Michigan at Ohio State	1:00pm	CBS
Mount St. Mary’s at Canisius	1:00pm	ESPN+
Wright State at Green Bay	2:00pm	ESPN2/U
Bradley at Drake	2:00pm	ESPN2/U
South Dakota State at South Dakota	2:00pm	CBSSN
Rider at Saint Peter’s	2:00pm	ESPN+
Iona at Quinnipiac	2:00pm	ESPN+
Manhattan at Fairfield	2:00pm	ESPN+
Marist at Merrimack	2:00pm	ESPN+
Creighton vs. St. John’s	3:00pm	FS1
Nebraska at Northwestern	3:00pm	BTN
Missouri State at UIC	3:00pm	ESPN+
South Florida at UAB	4:00pm	ESPN2
Utah State at New Mexico	4:00pm	CBSSN
Iowa at Maryland	5:00pm	FS1
UNI at Murray State	5:00pm	ESPN+
Rutgers at Oregon	7:00pm	FS1
Louisville at Notre Dame	8:00pm	ACCN
Valparaiso at Evansville	8:00pm	ESPN+
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
PGA Tour: Genesis Open	1:00pm	GOLF
PGA Tour: Genesis Open	3:00pm	CBS
Champions Tour: Chubb Classic	3:00pm	GOLF
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
Serie A: Fiorentina vs Como	6:30am	Paramount+ fuboTV
La Liga: Espanyol vs Athletic Club	8:00am	ESPN+ fuboTV
EPL: Liverpool vs Wolverhampton Wanderers	9:00am	USA Peacock fuboTV
Ligue 1: Olympique Lyonnais vs Reims	9:00am	Fanatiz beIN Sports
Serie A: Monza vs Lecce	9:00am	Paramount+ fuboTV
Serie A: Udinese vs Empoli	9:00am	Paramount+ fuboTV
Bundesliga: Werder Bremen vs Hoffenheim	9:30am	ESPN+
La Liga: Real Valladolid vs Sevilla	10:15am	ESPN+ fuboTV
Ligue 1: Le Havre vs Nice	11:15am	Fanatiz beIN Sports
Ligue 1: Lens vs Strasbourg	11:15am	Fanatiz beIN Sports
EPL: Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United	11:30am	Peacock fuboTV
Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Holstein Kiel	11:30am	ESPN+
Serie A: Parma vs Roma	12:00pm	Paramount+ fuboTV
La Liga: Mallorca vs Las Palmas	12:30pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Serie A: Juventus vs Internazionale	2:45pm	Paramount+ fuboTV
Ligue 1: Rennes vs Lille	2:45pm	Fanatiz beIN Sports
La Liga: Real Betis vs Real Sociedad	3:00pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Liga MX: Querétaro vs Monterrey	6:00pm	VIX
Liga MX: Atlético San Luis vs León	8:00pm	VIX
SKIING	TIME ET	TV
FIS: Alpine World Championships	3:00pm	NBC Peacock
NCAA SOFTBALL	TIME ET	TV
Shriners Children’s Invitational: Texas A&M vs. Charlotte	9:00am	ESPN2
Shriners Children’s Invitational: Ohio State vs. Clemson	10:00am	ESPNU
Shriners Children’s Invitational: Alabama vs. Oklahoma St.	6:00pm	ESPN
Shriners Children’s Invitational: Florida St. at Central Florida	8:00pm	ESPN