THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2025

“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL AP POLLS

CLASS 4A

RANK	SCHOOL	TOTAL POINTS	PREVIOUS
1.	FISHERS (11) (21-0)	220	1
2.	AVON (18-2)	194	5
3.	WESTFIELD (15-3)	160	6
4.	GREENFIELD (18-3)	126	2
5.	CROWN POINT (16-2)	115	9
6.	ANDERSON (18-2)	109	3
7.	JEFFERSONVILLE (14-5)	103	10
8.	NORTHRIDGE (16-3)	65	NR
9.	WARSAW (18-4)	53	4
10.	NEW ALBANY (15-3)	44	7

CLASS 3A

RANK	SCHOOL	TOTAL POINTS	PREVIOUS
1.	BROWNSTOWN (10) (18-0)	218	1
2.	NEW PALESTINE (20-2)	176	5
3.	INDPLS CATHEDRAL (16-4)	174	2
4.	S. BEND ST. JOSEPH’S (1) (17-3)	166	4
5.	GUERIN CATHOLIC (18-4)	99	3
6.	NORTHWOOD (17-3)	98	6
(TIE)	SILVER CREEK (18-3)	98	7
8.	PRINCETON (19-2)	90	8
9.	INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (13-6)	58	9
10.	NORTHVIEW (19-1)	56	10

CLASS 2A

RANK	SCHOOL	TOTAL POINTS	PREVIOUS
1.	S. RIPLEY (8) (19-0)	214	1
2.	WAPAHANI (2) (19-1)	196	2
3.	MANCHESTER (1) (18-1)	172	3
4.	LINTON-STOCKTON (17-3)	138	5
5.	NORTHEASTERN (20-1)	110	7
6.	PARKE HERITAGE (17-4)	107	6
7.	GARY 21ST CENTURY (14-6)	83	9
8.	FT. WAYNE LUERS (14-5)	77	4
9.	PROVIDENCE (14-3)	61	8
10.	LAPEL (15-5)	55	NR

CLASS A

RANK	SCHOOL	TOTAL POINTS	PREVIOUS
1.	CLAY CITY (10) (17-1)	218	1
2.	KOUTS (17-2)	178	3
3.	HAUSER (18-3)	168	4
4.	CLINTON PRAIRIE (1) (17-2)	148	5
5.	ORLEANS (15-3)	144	2
6.	BARR-REEVE (15-4)	104	9
7.	TRITON (16-3)	98	8
8.	INDPLS METRO (17-7)	84	7
9.	WASHINGTON TWP. (16-3)	65	NR
10.	BLOOMFIELD (13-7)	48	6

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL USA POLLS

CLASS 4A

1. FISHERS (21-0) (14) 140

2. AVON (18-2) 120

3. WESTFIELD (15-3) 107

4. GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (18-3) 94

5. CROWN POINT (16-2) 69

5. ANDERSON (18-2) 69

7. JEFFERSONVILLE (14-5) 54

8. WARSAW (18-4) 25

9. LAWRENCE NORTH (14-5) 20

10. NOBLESVILLE (15-5) 17

11. BEN DAVIS (15-6) 15

12. NEW ALBANY (15-3) 12

13. NORTHRIDGE (16-3) 10

13. SOUTH BEND RILEY (16-3) 10

15. EVANSVILLE REITZ (14-3) 2

CLASS 3A

1. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (18-0) (9) 134

2. INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (16-4) (3) 116

3. SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (17-3) (2) 112

4. NEW PALESTINE (20-2) 109

5. GUERIN CATHOLIC (18-4) 61

6. SILVER CREEK (18-3) 52

6. INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (13-6) 52

8. FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (17-3) 35

9. NORTHWOOD (17-3) 32

10. PRINCETON (19-2) 31

11. NORTHVIEW (19-1) 14

12. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (16-3) 9

13. SOUTHRIDGE (17-2) 6

14. SHELBYVILLE (16-5) 1

CLASS 2A

1. SOUTH RIPLEY (19-0) (12) 138

2. WAPAHANI (19-1) (1) 123

3. MANCHESTER (18-1) (1) 103

4. LINTON (17-3) 82

5. PARKE HERITAGE (17-4) 73

6. NORTHEASTERN (20-1) 57

7. FORT WAYNE LUERS (14-5) 55

8. PROVIDENCE (14-3) 44

8. GARY 21ST CENTURY (14-6) 44

10. LAPEL (15-5) 24

11. SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) (15-4) 10

12. PAOLI (16-2) 9

13. WESTVIEW (13-5) 5

14. FOREST PARK (14-5) 3

CLASS 1A

1. CLAY CITY (17-1) (14) 140

2. KOUTS (17-2) 109

3. HAUSER (18-3) 106

4. ORLEANS (15-3) 95

5. CLINTON PRAIRIE (17-2) 90

6. BARR-REEVE (15-4) 68

7. INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN (17-7) 51

8. BLOOMFIELD (13-7) 32

9. WASHINGTON TWP. (16-3) 30

10. TRITON (16-3) 25

11. WOOD MEMORIAL (15-5) 8

12. CARROLL (FLORA) (14-4) 7

13. CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (14-7)

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

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ADAMS CENTRAL	75	SOUTHWOOD	58
ANDERSON PREP	82	SOUTHERN WELLS	44
ANDERSON	86	INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE	52
ANDREAN	82	GARY WEST	77
BELLMONT	60	SOUTH ADAMS	40
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN	53	HERITAGE CHRISTIAN	51
BLUFFTON	77	HAMILTON	20
BOONE GROVE	61	CALUMET	55	OT
BROWNSBURG	63	NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS)	52
CASCADE	63	GREENCASTLE	48
CASTON	45	LEWIS CASS	31
CENTERVILLE	72	UNION CITY	52
CENTRAL NOBLE	53	CONCORD	49
CLAY CITY	63	LINTON	54
COLUMBIA CITY	70	WEST NOBLE	49
CULVER ACADEMY	51	SOUTH BEND RILEY	48
DELTA	53	RUSHVILLE	29
EASTBROOK	51	WABASH	48
EASTERN (GREENTOWN)	51	ELWOOD	42
EASTERN HANCOCK	76	BLUE RIVER	42
ELKHART CHRISTIAN	42	TRINITY GREENLAWN	38	OT
EMINENCE	45	MTI KNOWLEDGE	35
FAIRFIELD	47	BREMEN	43
FISHERS	75	LAWRENCE NORTH	59
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA	56	DEKALB	51
FORT WAYNE LUERS	81	HUNTINGTON NORTH	70
FRANKTON	69	DALEVILLE	68
GARRETT	61	CHURUBUSCO	48
GOSHEN	59	FREMONT	36
GRIFFITH	73	BOWMAN ACADEMY	44
HAGERSTOWN	69	RANDOLPH SOUTHERN	52
HAMILTON HEIGHTS	72	JAY COUNTY	64
HAMMOND NOLL	73	HIGHLAND	67
HANOVER CENTRAL	73	KOUTS	70
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)	78	TWIN LAKES	46
HERITAGE	58	FORT WAYNE NORTH	54
HOMESTEAD	67	EAST NOBLE	43
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS	91	INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY	48
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD	41	GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN	35
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI	48	INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA	32
IRVINGTON PREP	67	TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN	66
JIMTOWN	46	BETHANY CHRISTIAN	25
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC	56	CRAWFORDSVILLE	40
LAFAYETTE JEFF	74	INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON	44
LAKE CENTRAL	55	HAMMOND CENTRAL	53
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN	56	NORTH MIAMI	54
LAPEL	73	WINCHESTER	62
LEO	57	FORT WAYNE DWENGER	48
MACONAQUAH	61	NORTHFIELD	54
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC	56	ILLIANA CHRISTIAN	46
MCCUTCHEON	72	BENTON CENTRAL	41
MOORESVILLE	73	CENTER GROVE	69
NEW HAVEN	82	FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY	59
NEW PRAIRIE	54	WHEELER	34
NORTH JUDSON	49	CULVER	20
NORTH MONTGOMERY	46	CLINTON CENTRAL	33
NORTH PUTNAM	57	RIVERTON PARKE	55
NORTHRIDGE	67	LAKELAND	27
NORTHVIEW	70	EDGEWOOD	46
NORTHWESTERN	46	BLACKFORD	41
OLDENBURG ACADEMY	63	SOUTH DECATUR	52
PENDLETON HEIGHTS	63	NEW CASTLE	59
PENN	61	PLYMOUTH	48
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS	62	LAKEWOOD PARK	36
PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY	55	INDIANA DEAF	19
RYLE (KY.)	64	EAST CENTRAL	48
SCOTTSBURG	49	TRINITY LUTHERAN	40
SEYMOUR	55	GREENSBURG	42
SHENANDOAH	91	UNION (MODOC)	26
SHERIDAN	67	WESTERN BOONE	56
SOUTH BEND ADAMS	78	MISHAWAKA	41
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON	74	LALUMIERE REGIONAL	62
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS)	65	ARGOS	42
SOUTH NEWTON	59	NORTH NEWTON	48
SOUTHMONT	78	SOUTH PUTNAM	58
SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)	72	KNIGHTSTOWN	52
TAYLOR	66	ROSSVILLE	60	OT
TELL CITY	77	CANNELTON	21
TIPTON	56	OAK HILL	47
TRI-WEST	86	SPEEDWAY	43
TRITON CENTRAL	39	MONROVIA	34
TRITON	60	ROCHESTER	52
WARSAW	47	FORT WAYNE NORTHROP	39
WASHINGTON TWP.	80	OREGON-DAVIS	50
WEST CENTRAL	53	DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN	37
WESTFIELD	60	UNIVERSITY	31
WESTVIEW	58	WAWASEE	44
WHITKO	67	LAVILLE	60
WINAMAC	64	NORTH WHITE	34
WOODLAN	59	EASTSIDE	37
YORKTOWN	63	MUNCIE CENTRAL	50
ZIONSVILLE	60	BREBEUF JESUIT	49

INDIANA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SEMI-STATE PAIRINGS

NORTH

CLASS 4A AT FRANKFORT
10 AM ET | G1: HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (26-0) VS. VALPARAISO (19-7)
12 PM ET | G2: WARSAW COMMUNITY (24-1) VS. MCCUTCHEON (24-3)
7:30 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER

CLASS 3A AT HUNTINGTON NORTH
10 AM ET | G1: NORWELL (20-6) VS. DELTA (18-7)
12 PM ET | G2: COLUMBIA CITY (23-4) VS. HIGHLAND (15-10)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER

CLASS 2A AT LOGANSPORT
10 AM ET | G1: WHITKO (21-4) VS. EASTSIDE (26-1)
12 PM ET | G2: SHERIDAN (25-1) VS. RENSSELAER CENTRAL (24-2)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER

CLASS 1A AT LAPORTE
10 AM CT | G1: ELKHART CHISTIAN (21-5) VS. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (23-4)
12 PM CT | G2: NORTH MIAMI (16-10) VS. MARQUETTE CATHOLIC (22-4)
7:30 PM CT | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER

SOUTH

CLASS 4A AT SOUTHPORT
10 AM ET | G1: PIKE (19-6) VS. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (23-2)
12 PM ET | G2: GIBSON SOUTHERN (21-6) VS. LAWRENCE NORTH (16-8)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER

CLASS 3A AT NEW ALBANY
10 AM ET | G1: INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (18-9) VS. RONCALLI (17-8)
12 PM ET | G2: GREENSBURG (25-0) VS. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (23-4)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER

CLASS 2A AT JASPER
10 AM ET | G1: PARKE HERITAGE (23-4) VS. SOUTH KNOX (25-2)
12 PM ET | G2: BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (22-5) VS. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (14-12)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER

CLASS 1A AT SHELBYVILLE
10 AM ET | G1: SOUTH DECATUR (16-11) VS. BORDEN (20-5)
12 PM ET | G2: ANDERSON PREPARATORY (18-9) VS. NORTHEAST DUBOIS (19-6)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER

INDIANA WRESTLING STATE FINALS

FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 2025
SESSION 1
1:30 PM ET – GATES OPEN
2:30 PM ET – PARADE OF CHAMPIONS
2:45 PM ET – PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
3 PM ET – FIRST ROUND WEIGHT CLASSES 106 – 144
6 PM ET – FIRST ROUND WEIGHT CLASSES 150 – 285

SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 2025
SESSION 2
8 AM ET – GATES OPEN
9 AM ET – QUARTERFINALS BEGIN WITH SEMIFINALS TO FOLLOW
FIELDHOUSE CLEARED OF ALL SPECTATORS FOLLOWING SEMIFINALS
SESSION 3
3:30 PM ET – GATES OPEN
4:30 PM ET – CONSOLATION MATCHES
7 PM ET – INTRODUCTIONS OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPANTS
APPROX. 7:24 PM ET – PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
7:30 PM ET – STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES BEGIN

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INDIANA BOYS SWIMMING SECTIONALS

DATES
THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 2025 (SWIMMING PRELIMINARIES).
SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 2025 (DIVING, CONSOLATIONS & FINALS IN SWIMMING EVENTS).

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#14 MICHIGAN STATE 75 #13 PURDUE 66

#21 MISSISSIPPI STATE 70 #7 TEXAS A&M 54

#2 FLORIDA 85 OKLAHOMA 63

TCU 69 #9 TEXAS TECH 66

#8 IOWA STATE 79 COLORADO 65

#11 WISCONSIN 95 ILLINOIS 74

BYU 91 #23 KANSAS 57

#5 HOUSTON 80 ARIZONA STATE 65

#16 MARQUETTE 80 SETON HALL 56

CONNECTICUT 66 VILLANOVA 59

EASTERN MICHIGAN 76 MIAMI OHIO 66

KENT STATE 91 BOWLING GREEN 84

AKRON 73 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 63

OHIO 84 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 82

WESTERN MICHIGAN 97 BUFFALO 64

TOLEDO 67 BALL STATE 66

PITTSBURGH 80 SYRACUSE 69

XAVIER 76 BUTLER 63

WYOMING 69 AIR FORCE 62

COLORADO STATE 79 NEVADA 71

LSU 81 SOUTH CAROLINA 67

BOSTON COLLEGE 54 VIRGINIA TECH 36

MINNESOTA 64 UCLA 61

SAN DIEGO STATE 83 FRESNO STATE 60

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#24 OKLAHOMA STATE 68 UTAH 64

SOUTH FLORIDA 70 CHARLOTTE 52

TENNESSEE MARTIN 73 TENNESSEE STATE 52

KANSAS 63 CENTRAL FLORIDA 58

RICE 72 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 39

BOISE STATE 78 WYOMING 73

WOMEN’S USA TODAY BASKETBALL POLL

THE USA TODAY SPORTS TOP 25 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POLL, WITH TEAM’S RECORDS THROUGH MONDAY IN PARENTHESES, TOTAL POINTS BASED ON 25 FOR FIRST PLACE THROUGH ONE POINT FOR 25TH, RANKING IN LAST WEEK’S POLL AND FIRST-PLACE VOTES RECEIVED.

RANK	SCHOOL (RECORD)	POINTS	LAST WEEK’S RANKING	FIRST-PLACE VOTES
1	NOTRE DAME (23-2)	767	2	23
2	TEXAS (26-2)	741	3	5
3	UCLA (24-1)	705	1	3
4	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (23-2)	674	6	0
5	CONNECTICUT (24-3)	657	7	0
6	SOUTH CAROLINA (23-3)	622	4	0
7	LSU (25-2)	595	5	0
8	OHIO STATE (22-3)	551	8	0
9	TCU (24-3)	522	9	0
10	NORTH CAROLINA (23-4)	496	12	0
11	DUKE (20-6)	435	10	0
12	NORTH CAROLINA STATE (20-5)	422	11	0
13	TENNESSEE (19-6)	378	16	0
14	KENTUCKY (20-4)	371	13	0
15	KANSAS STATE (24-4)	370	13	0
16	OKLAHOMA (19-6)	303	17	0
17	WEST VIRGINIA (21-5)	253	18	0
18	MARYLAND (20-6)	237	15	0
19	ALABAMA (21-5)	224	20	0
20	GEORGIA TECH (21-5)	161	19	0
21	MICHIGAN STATE (19-6)	116	22	0
22	BAYLOR (22-5)	100	NR	0
23	CREIGHTON (21-4)	96	25	0
24	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (23-3)	83	24	0
25	FLORIDA STATE (20-6)	59	21	0

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: OKLAHOMA STATE (20-5) 37; UTAH (20-5) 27; LOUISVILLE (18-7) 17; CALIFORNIA (21-6) 14; ILLINOIS (21-5) 12; MISSISSIPPI (17-8) 11; RICHMOND (22-5) 7; FLORIDA GULF COAST (23-3) 7; VANDERBILT (19-7) 3; GEORGE MASON (23-3) 2.

NBA SCOREBOARD

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NHL SCOREBOARD

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COLLEGE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

RIO GRANDE VALLEY 15 #20 DALLAS BAPTIST 5

#15 VANDERBILT 5 AIR FORCE 2

LIBERTY 9 #12 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 8

#3 LSU 13 SOUTHERN 1

#6 NORTH CAROLINA 12 KANSAS STATE 9

#17 DUKE 8 NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON 4

#4 TENNESSEE 29 UNC ASHEVILLE 4

UNC GREENSBORO 4 #13 WAKE FOREST 0

#9 FLORIDA STATE 6 S. FLORIDA 2

#8 GEORGIA 6 KENNESAW STATE 4

#10 FLORIDA 10 JACKSONVILLE 4

SOUTHERN MISS 3 #18 MISSISSIPPI STATE 0

AUBURN 7 #24 TROY 6

ST. MARY’S 5 #21 SANTA BARBARA 1

TEXAS STATE 4 #19 OKLAHOMA STATE 2

MCNEESE AT #1 TEXAS A&M POSTPONED

HOUSTON AT #16 TEXAS CANCELED

BOWLING GREEN AT #25 CINCINNATI CANCELED

LIPSCOMB 11 EVANSVILLE 10 (13)

INDIANA STATE 8 FLORIDA GULF COAST 5

WESTERN KENTUCKY AT SOUTHERN INDIANA POSTPONED

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 9 MIAMI OHIO 5

COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD

#17 MISSISSIPPI STATE 6 SAMFORD 1

#24 SOUTH CAROLINA 11 NORTH CAROLINA 3

#14 TEXAS TECH AT NORTH TEXAS POSTPONED

COLLEGE MEN’S LACROSSE

COLGATE 19 #15 HARVARD 15

#17 PENN 14 ALBANY 8

#14 VIRGINIA 17 HIGH POINT 8

COLLEGE WOMEN’S LACROSSE

#15 NAVY 21 #19 RICHMOND 11

#3 NORTHWESTERN 22 NIAGARA 5

#5 YALE 16 QUINNIPIAC 6

#4 SYRACUSE 18 CORNELL 10

#9 MARYLAND 9 GEORGETOWN 7

#6 FLORIDA 18 S. FLORIDA 11

#16 LOYOLA 11 JOHNS HOPKINS 7

TOP NATIONAL RELEASES/HEADLINES

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25 ROUNDUP: BYU THRASHES NO. 23 KANSAS BY 34

Richie Saunders scored a game-high 22 points and BYU led for all but 26 seconds of a 91-57 blowout of No. 23 Kansas on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.

The margin of defeat matched the largest for Kansas in 22 years under coach Bill Self, who said, “I thought we were awful, and I thought (the Cougars) were great. They made everything they looked at and then any mistake that we made they made us pay.”

Trevin Knell added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars (18-8, 9-6 Big 12), who sank 14 of 36 3-point attempts and shot 51.5 percent from the field.

Hunter Dickinson scored 12 points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds for the Jayhawks (17-9, 8-7), who have lost four of their past six games.

No. 2 Florida 85, Oklahoma 63

Walter Clayton Jr. scored 18 points and Will Richard contributed 14 points and eight rebounds as the Gators overwhelmed the Sooners in Gainesville, Fla.

Alijah Martin tallied 14 points and Urban Klavzar added 10 points as the Gators (23-3, 10-3 Southeastern Conference) won their fifth straight game. Led by Martin and Klavzar, Florida’s bench outscored Oklahoma’s 28-14.

Jeremiah Fears produced 22 points and five rebounds to lead the Sooners (16-10, 3-10), who have lost five straight games and 10 of their past 13 after a 13-0 start.

No. 5 Houston 80, Arizona State 65

L.J. Cryer recorded 18 points and six assists and Emanuel Sharp added 17 points to help the Cougars cruise to a victory over the Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz., setting the Big 12 record for consecutive road wins.

Mylik Wilson had 12 points and seven rebounds and J’Wan Roberts had 10 points as the Cougars (22-4, 14-1 Big 12) won their fifth straight game and 12th straight on the road in Big 12 play.

Alston Mason scored a season-high 26 points on 8-of-9 shooting and B.J. Freeman added 17 points for the Sun Devils (12-14, 3-12), who lost their sixth consecutive game. Arizona State’s Jayden Quaintance (ankle) returned from a two-game absence but played just 13 minutes and didn’t score.

No. 21 Mississippi State 70, No. 7 Texas A&M 54

Josh Hubbard scored 25 points and Claudell Harris Jr. added 15, hitting three second-half 3-pointers, as the Bulldogs held off the Aggies in Starkville, Miss.

A Hubbard 3-pointer with 2:32 to play stoked Mississippi State’s lead to 15 points. Shawn Jones Jr. canned another trey on the Bulldogs’ ensuing possession, and Mississippi State (19-7, 7-6 SEC) strolled to the finish line for its second straight win against a Top 25 team.

Zhuric Phelps led Texas A&M with 13 points while CJ Wilcher and Wade Taylor IV added 11 points apiece for the Aggies (20-6, 9-4), who had a five-game winning streak snapped.

No. 8 Iowa State 79, Colorado 65

Dishon Jackson and Milan Momcilovic scored 13 points apiece and the Cyclones relied on a balanced attack to post a win over the Buffaloes in Ames, Iowa.

Joshua Jefferson and Tamin Lipsey added 12 points apiece for Iowa State (21-5, 11-4 Big 12), which won its fourth game in a row.

Bangot Dak scored 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting to lead Colorado (10-16, 1-14). Harrison Carrington finished with 11 points off the bench, and Andrej Jakimovski scored 10 points.

TCU 69, No. 9 Texas Tech 66

Noah Reynolds and reserve Trazarien White each scored 16 points and the Horned Frogs held the Red Raiders to one field goal in the final 4:56, pulling off an upset in Fort Worth, Texas.

Reynolds scored the last seven points for TCU (15-11, 8-7 Big 12). He hit a foul shot with four seconds remaining, and TCU’s David Punch blocked JT Toppin’s 3-point attempt with one second on the clock to seal the victory.

Ernest Udeh Jr. added 11 points and 10 rebounds for TCU. Darrion Williams scored a game-high 21 points for Texas Tech (20-6, 11-4), while Chance McMillian added 19 points and Toppin chipped in 14 points and 11 rebounds.

No. 11 Wisconsin 95, Illinois 74

John Tonje had 31 points and Steven Crowl added 20 in Madison, Wis., as the Badgers won their fifth straight overall and ended a nine-game losing streak against the Fighting Illini.

John Blackwell added 16 points for Wisconsin (21-5, 11-4 Big Ten), which had not beaten the Illini in exactly six years, a 64-58 win at home on Feb. 18, 2019.

Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn had 17 points and Ben Humrichous added 13 for Illinois (17-10, 9-8). Kasparas Jakucionis, who entered averaging a team-high 16.0 points per game, was held to just six points.

No. 14 Michigan State 75, No. 13 Purdue 66

Jase Richardson led a balanced attack with 12 points as the Spartans defeated the Boilermakers in a pivotal Big Ten matchup in East Lansing, Mich.

Frankie Fidler had 11 points, while Jaden Akins and Coen Carr supplied 10 apiece for the Spartans (21-5, 12-3 Big Ten).

Trey Kaufman-Renn led the Boilermakers (19-8, 11-5) with 24 points and Braden Smith tossed in 17 and had eight assists. Purdue has lost three straight.

No. 16 Marquette 80, Seton Hall 56

Kam Jones scored 14 points and Chase Ross added 11, fueling the Golden Eagles to a convincing win over the Pirates in Milwaukee.

Ben Gold scored all 10 of his points in the second half for Marquette (20-6, 11-4 Big East), which shot a robust 53.6 percent from the floor and 40.7 percent from 3-point range to improve to 13-2 at home this season. The Golden Eagles recorded their second win in a row following a three-game skid.

Isaiah Coleman made just 5 of 19 shots to finish with a team-high 13 points for Seton Hall (7-19, 2-13).

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BASEBALL NEWS

GUERRERO PLANS TO BECOME FREE AGENT AFTER SEASON, FAILS TO REACH LONG-TERM DEAL WITH BLUE JAYS

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. plans to become a free agent after the season following the passing of his deadline Tuesday to reach a long-term agreement with the Toronto Blue Jays.

“The last couple days, the front office, my lawyers, my agents, they met, both (sides) tried but obviously we couldn’t get an agreement,” Guerrero said through interpreter Hector Lebron at Blue Jays camp. “We never got to the point where I felt like I wanted to do the deal.”

A four-time All-Star at age 25, Guerrero said during the offseason he would cut off negotiations when he reported for spring training.

“I don’t want, especially my teammates, to go through any distractions about that,” Guerrero said. “I’m here today and I’m ready. I want to win a lot of games and I want to make it to the playoffs. That’s all that’s in my head right now.”

Guerrero has a $28.5 million, one-year contract and will be perhaps the top free agent on the market one year year after Juan Soto signed a record $765 million, 15-year contract with the New York Mets.

Guerrero hit .323 last season with a .940 OPS, 30 homers and 103 RBIs.

“We worked very hard and the motivation is still there,” Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said. “I’m confident that every thought, idea we had — every dollar that we had — was communicated. But we’re obviously disappointed to not have gotten that done. … It doesn’t change our desire. We will certainly be motivated and remain motivated.”

Guerrero came up through the Toronto system, made his big league debut in 2019 and has a .288 average, .863 OPS, 160 homers and 507 RBs.

Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro, team chairman Edward Rogers and Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Tony Staffieri were involved in the negotiations,

“There really aren’t degrees of getting it done or not getting it done,” Shapiro said. “It’s either a done deal or not a done deal. The bottom line result is we’re disappointed we couldn’t get a deal done.”

Guerrero’s father, Vladimir Guerrero, is a Hall of Famer and nine-time All-Star who was voted the 2004 AL MVP.

JUSTIN TURNER AGREES TO $6 MILLION, 1-YEAR DEAL WITH THE CHICAGO CUBS, AP SOURCE SAYS

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Turner has agreed to a $6 million, one-year deal with the Chicago Cubs, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation, giving the team additional infield depth.

Turner can earn an additional $2.5 million in bonuses, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the contract was pending a physical.

The addition of Turner would give the team some security at third base should Matt Shaw need more seasoning in the minors. The 23-year-old Shaw has been slowed by a left oblique issue in spring training.

The 40-year-old Turner also could back up Michael Busch at first base and go into the lineup at designated hitter. Turner played for Toronto and Seattle last year, batting .259 with 11 homers, 55 RBIs and a .354 on-base percentage in 139 games.

“He’s been a really good player for a long time, and I think that he’s someone that we can really learn a lot from,” Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson said. “Just his experience, and he’s just such a pro at what he does. … He’s somebody that you definitely want to have on your team.”

The Cubs pivoted to Turner after pursuing Alex Bregman in free agency. They were in the mix for the two-time All-Star before he agreed to a $120 million, three-year deal with the Red Sox last week.

Chicago is looking to make a playoff push after it went 83-79 last year and finished second in the NL Central for the second straight season. It hasn’t made the playoffs since it was swept by Miami in the wild-card round in 2020.

Turner fits an offseason pattern for the Cubs after they added outfielder Kyle Tucker and relievers Ryan Pressly and Ryan Brasier — all World Series winners. Turner is a .270 hitter with 13 homers and 42 RBIs in 86 career playoff games, all with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“I’ve been a fan of his for a long time,” Cubs outfielder Ian Happ said. “The way he plays the game, I think he’s a natural hitter. His ability not only to drive the baseball, but, situationally hit. The swing, the way he thinks about hitting and all that stuff I think will be an asset for us.”

Turner made his major league debut with Baltimore in 2009. He is a .285 hitter with 198 homers, 814 RBIs and an .821 OPS in 1,678 games, also playing for the Mets and Red Sox.

Also Tuesday, the Cubs announced they had agreed to a minor league contract with right-hander Chris Flexen that includes an invitation to big league camp for spring training. The 30-year-old Flexen went 3-15 with a 4.95 ERA in 30 starts and three relief appearances for the White Sox last year.

OHTANI THROWS A 2ND BULLPEN SESSION AS HE MAKES HIS WAY BACK TO THE MOUND FOR THE DODGERS

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani threw his second bullpen session of spring training on Tuesday, continuing the process of his return to the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Ohtani had his first bullpen session on Saturday.

He hopes to pitch this season for the first time since Aug. 23, 2023, with the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani underwent elbow surgery that limited the 30-year-old right-hander to hitting only last season with the Dodgers. Even so, Ohtani won his third MVP award while becoming the first player to join the 50/50 club with 54 home runs and 59 stolen bases as the Dodgers won the World Series.

In addition to the elbow, Ohtani is recovering from a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder that occurred while sliding into second base during the World Series.

As a pitcher, Ohtani is 38-19 with a 3.01 ERA in his five-year major-league career that includes 608 strikeouts in 481 2/3 innings. In 2023 before the injury, he was 10-5 with 3.14 ERA and 167 strikeouts in 132 innings.

FOOTBALL NEWS

BALTIMORE RAVENS’ BEN CLEVELAND IS ARRESTED ON A CHARGE OF DRUNKEN DRIVING IN GEORGIA

ATLANTA (AP) — National Football League player Ben Cleveland of the Baltimore Ravens has been charged with drunken driving in Georgia, according to a sheriff’s report obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Cleveland, who previously played for the University of Georgia, was pulled over by a sheriff’s deputy near Milledgeville, Georgia, last Wednesday, the incident report shows.

A deputy noticed that Cleveland’s black pickup truck was weaving outside of its lane and left the roadway at one point, the incident report states. The truck then turned “and entered the opposite lane of travel, nearly going into the ditch,” a Baldwin County sheriff’s deputy wrote.

After Cleveland was stopped, he told the deputy he had been at a local country club and had consumed about three to four beers, but none in the previous two hours.

He agreed to a blood alcohol test and registered 0.178, which is over the legal limit in Georgia, the report states.

Cleveland was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, and failing to stay in his lane.

Jail booking records do not list an attorney who could speak on Cleveland’s behalf. The Associated Press sent emails seeking comment to multiple representatives of the Ravens organization.

AUTO RACING: NASCAR MOVES TO ATLANTA AFTER WILLIAM BYRON’S SECOND DAYTONA 500 WIN

NASCAR CUP SERIES

Ambetter Health 400

Site: Hampton, Georgia.

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 11:30 a.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (FOX).

Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Race distance: 260 laps, 400.4 miles.

Last year: Daniel Suarez edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in a three-wide finish. There were 10 cautions and an Atlanta-record 47 lead changes, alongside a pileup of at least 16 cars, the biggest in the history of Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Last race: William Byron captured his second Daytona 500 win while narrowly avoiding a final-lap crash.

Next race: March 2, Austin, Texas.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES

Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250

Site: Hampton, Georgia.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 5:05 p.m.; Saturday, race, 5 p.m. (CW).

Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Race distance: 163 laps, 251.02 miles.

Last year: Austin Hill won his second straight series race to open the season on an overtime restart.

Last race: Jesse Love earned his second career win, taking the white flag as multiple cars collided in overtime.

Next race: March 1, Austin Texas.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

NASCAR TRUCK SERIES

Fr8 208

Site: Hampton, Georgia.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 3:05 p.m.; Saturday, race, 2 p.m. (FS1).

Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Race distance: 135 laps, 207.9 miles.

Last year: Kyle Busch walked away with his 65th career win, after quashing a late surge by Ty Majeski and Corey Heim.

Last race: Heim was declared the winner after a post-race inspection disqualified Parker Kligerman.

Next race: March 14, Las Vegas.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

FORMULA ONE

Last race: Lando Norris claimed his first world championship in Abu Dhabi, ending Max Verstappen’s four-year winning streak.

Next race: March 16, Melbourne, Australia.

Online: http://www.formula1.com

INDYCAR

Last race: Colton Herta won at Nashville Superspeedway while Alex Palou wrapped up his third series championship in four years.

Next race: March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Online: http://www.indycar.com

NHRA DRAG RACING

Next event: March 6-9, Gainesville, Florida.

Online: http://www.nhra.com

WORLD OF OUTLAWS

Next event: March 2-3, Barberville, Florida.

Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars

GOLF NEWS

THREE TOP-25 PLAYERS, NO. 1 AMATEUR COMMIT TO COGNIZANT CLASSIC

The Cognizant Classic added a quartet of strong names to the field for next week’s tournament with commitments by a trio of top-25 players along with top-ranked amateur Luke Clanton on Monday.

The event begins Feb. 27 at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Clanton, a junior at Florida State who is from nearby Hialeah, Fla., will be in the field on a sponsor exemption as he attempts to secure his PGA Tour card. He needs one point to reach the 20 necessary in the PGA Tour University Accelerated system. Clanton narrowly missed in his first opportunity when he missed the cut by one stroke at the WM Phoenix Open earlier this month.

The Cognizant will mark Clanton’s fourth PGA Tour start this season. While he has missed two of three cuts in 2025, he did tie for 15th at the Farmers Insurance Open.

Clanton, ranked 93rd in the Official World Golf Ranking, recorded a pair of runner-up finishes at the RSM Classic and the John Deer Classic last year, as well as two other top-10 finishes on tour.

He will be joined at PGA National by 17th-ranked Russell Henley, No. 21 Billy Horschel and No. 22 Sungjae Im, who also committed to the event Monday.

Henley, who won at PGA National in a playoff in 2014, will make his 11th start in the event. Im is also a former champion, claiming his maiden PGA Tour victory in 2020.

Horschel has been a regular at PGA National since starring at the University of Florida. He has five top-20 finishes in 12 previous starts in the tournament, with his best result a tie for fourth in 2017.

GOLF GLANCE: JAKE KNAPP DEFENDS MAIDEN PGA TOUR TITLE IN MEXICO

PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: The Genesis Invitational (Ludvig Aberg)
THIS WEEK: Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, Vallarta, Mexico
Course: Vidanta Vallarta Golf Course (Par 71, 7,436 Yards)
Purse: $7M (Winner: $1.26M)
Defending Champion: Jake Knapp
FedEx Cup leader: Ludvig Aberg
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 4-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (NBC)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @MexicoOpenGolf
NOTES: The first seven weeks of the 2025 PGA Tour season have produced winners from seven different countries. … This is the first event in which players can earn FedEx Cup points toward the Aon Swing 5 for the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The top five players following this week and the Cognizant Classic who are not otherwise exempt will earn spots into the fourth signature event of the year. This week’s winner will also earn spots in the five remaining signature events of 2025. … Vidanta Vallarta was designed by former LIV Golf CEO and current board member Greg Norman. Tony Finau holds the tournament scoring record of 260 set in 2023, while Jon Rahm set the 18-hole record of 61 in the third round the same year. … Blades Brown, 17, will make his second start of the season. … Knapp beat Sami Valimaki by two strokes first his first PGA Tour victory last year. No one has successfully defended a title at the event. … San Diego State senior Justin Hastings, a native of the Cayman Islands, will make his second career PGA Tour start. He previously missed the cut at the 2024 Puerto Rico Open. … There are five players from Mexico in the field: Alvaro Ortiz, Santiago de la Fuente, Jose Cristobal Islas, Gerardo Gomez, Jose Antonio Safa.
BEST BETS: Akshay Bhatia (+1400 at DraftKings) is coming off a T9 at the Genesis and has not missed a cut in four events this year. … Rasmus Hojgaard (+1800) is coming off his first missed cut since October following four consecutive finishes of T22 or better worldwide. … Kurt Kitayama (+2000) is a four-time winner who has fared well recently against softer fields, including a fifth at the Zozo and a T9 at the Shriners over the fall. … Patrick Rodgers (+2200), who held the 54-hole lead at the Genesis, is the only player to finish in the top 10 in each of the first three editions of the Mexico Open. … Knapp (+4000) is already making his seventh start of the season and is playing for the sixth consecutive week. He finished T17 at the Genesis. … Patrick Fishburn (+5500) appeared primed for a breakthrough PGA Tour win but enters this week having missed three consecutive cuts. Still, he has shown the talent over the past six months that could make him a dark horse threat in this field.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Cognizant Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Feb. 27-March 2

LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Founders Cup (Yealimi Noh)
THIS WEEK: Honda LPGA Thailand, Pattaya, Chonburi, Feb. 20-23
Course: Siam Country Club, Old Course (Par 72, 6,632 Yards)
Purse: $1.7M (Winner: $225,000)
Defending Champion: Patty Tavatanakit
Race to the CME Globe leaders: Noh, A Lim Kim
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV/Streaming: Wednesday-Thursday: 10 p.m.-3 a.m. ET; Friday: 10:30 p.m.-3:30 a.m.; Saturday: 10 p.m.-3 a.m. (Golf Channel, NBCSports.com)
X: @HondaLPGAThailand
NOTES: This is the 18th playing of the tournament, which features no cut for the 72-player field. … Tavatanakit, who is one of 12 players from Thailand in the field, won last year following a victory the week before at the LET’s PIF Saudi Ladies International. World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul won in Saudi Arabia last week. … Brittany Altomare returns from maternity leave to make her first start since the 2023 Ascendant LPGA.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: HSBC Women’s World Championship, Singapore, Feb. 27-March 2

LIV GOLF LEAGUE
LAST TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Adelaide (Individual: Joaquin Niemann; Team: Fireballs GC)
THIS WEEK: OFF
Leaders: Individual: Adrian Meronk; Team: Legion XIII
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Hong Kong, March 7-9

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: Chubb Classic (Justin Leonard)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Ernie Els
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Cologuard Classic, Tucson, Ariz., March 7-9

TOP INDIANA RELEASES/HEADLINES

INDY FUEL

INDY FUEL PIT STOP: WEEK 18

INDY FUEL WEEK SEVENTEEN RESULTS 1-2-0-1
INDY FUEL OVERALL RECORD 20-20-3-3 (t-4th in Central Division)

GAME 44 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 VS. FLORIDA – 6-3 L

The Fuel hosted the Florida Everblades on Wednesday night for the first of three games against them this week. After taking an early lead, the first-place Everblades claimed the 6-3 win.

GAME 45 – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 VS. FLORIDA – 7-3 L

The Fuel hosted the Florida Everblades on Friday night for the second of three games against the first-place team this weekend. Despite a late-game comeback, Indy fell to Florida, 7-3.

GAME 46 – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 VS. FLORIDA – 3-1 SO L

The Fuel hosted the Florida Everblades on Saturday night to finish a three-game series with the Southern division team. In front of a sold-out crowd of 6,647 fans, the Fuel earned a point taking the Everblades to a shootout before falling 3-2.

GAME 47 – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT CINCINNATI – 2-0 W

The Fuel traveled to Cincinnati for their fourth game in five days. Ryan Kenny would get his first start in a Fuel uniform and make it count with a crucial 2-0 divisional shutout.

ROSTER MOVES

Goaltender Cam Gray signed SPC – 02/14
Goaltender Ryan Kenny signed SPC – 02/16
William Provost released – 02/16

OIL DROPS

Bryan Lemos is on a seven-game assist streak, tallying 10 assists since February 2.
Darby Llewellyn leads the league in shorthanded points with five, as he has three shorthanded goals and two assists.
Goaltender Ryan Kenny, in his first game in a Fuel uniform, shutout Cincinnati 2-0, stopping all 21 shots on Sunday.

TEAM NOTES

The Fuel’s penalty kill remains strong with them being No. 1 in the league for road penalty killing and second overall.
With Darby’s shorthanded goal Friday, the team moved to second in the league for home shorthanded goals with six.
The third period proves to still be the biggest for the Fuel, with a goal differential of +7.

INDY FUEL WEEK 19.5 SCHEDULE

GAME 48 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 VS. FORT WAYNE
GAME 49 – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 AT BLOOMINGTON
GAME 50 – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 AT BLOOMINGTON
GAME 51 – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AT BLOOMINGTON (WAS POSTPONED)
GAME 52 – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 VS. BLOOMINGTON

FUEL LOOK FOR KEY DIVISIONAL POINTS AGAINST FORT WAYNE

INDIANAPOLIS– After a long week against Florida and Cincinnati on Sunday, the Fuel looks to gain more points in the central division. The Fort Wayne Komets are also coming off of a divisional shutout win, with tensions high as the fight for the playoffs continues.

LAST TIME OUT

The Fuel traveled to the Jungle for a Sunday game earlier this month. The night was a success, with the Fuel outscoring and outshooting the Komets in a 3-1 win. When it came to penalties, however, a total of 168 penalty minutes were tallied. In the third period (and post-buzzer) alone, 148 minutes were racked up, and three Fuel players were suspended.

DISCIPLINE, DISCIPLINE, DISCIPLINE

With both teams scoring on the power play the last time they met, staying disciplined will be essential, even when it’s a rival team. The Fuel took after-whistle penalties in recent games, costing the team a goal. Discipline matters when taking penalties, when puck protection is needed, and when thwarting odd-man rushes.

PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL

#13 PURDUE DROPS ROAD TEST AGAINST #14 MICHIGAN STATE

[14] Michigan State 75, [13] Purdue 66 (Postgame Notes)

No. 14 Michigan State handed No. 13 Purdue a 75-66 setback to drop Purdue’s record to 19-8 overall and 11-5 in the Big Ten standings.

The loss was Purdue’s third straight – its longest losing streak since the 2019-20 season.

Purdue fell to 9-2 in the last 11 games against the Spartans, seeing a five-game winning streak end against Michigan State.

Purdue is now 4-6 against nationally-ranked teams this season. Purdue has played the fourth most-difficult schedule in the country.

Purdue fell to 8-8 when opponents score 70 or more points this season. When holding foes to 69 or fewer points, Purdue is 11-0.

Purdue has shot over 50.0 percent from the field in six of the last seven games, but is just 4-3 in that span.

Over the last two games, teams have shot 35-of-50 (.700) from the field in the second half (Wisconsin, 18-25; Michigan State, 17-25). The two opponents have shot 44-of-57 (.772) from inside the 3-point line in that span.

Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 24 points with three rebounds and two assists. He has scored at least 20 points in six straight games and in eight of the last nine contests. He is averaging 24.7 points per game over the last six contests.

Braden Smith scored 17 points with eight assists and five rebounds, Smith now has 683 career assists, just seven shy of the career record at Purdue.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Jase Richardson had 12 points and Frankie Fidler scored 11, leading No. 14 Michigan State to a 75-66 win over No. 13 Purdue on Tuesday night.

The Spartans (21-5, 12-3 Big Ten) have won three of four to pull within a half-game of conference-leading and 12th-ranked Michigan, heading into the rivals’ matchup on Friday night at Crisler Center.

Trey Kaufmann-Renn scored 24 and Braden Smith added 17 for the two-time defending Big Ten-champion Boilermakers (19-8, 11-5), who have lost three straight for the first time in five years.

Michigan State’s Coen Carr and Jaden Akins each scored 10 points.

The Boilermakers led by seven midway through the first half and the Spartans went on a surge to take a 33-31 lead at halftime.

Michigan State stayed in control in the second half and sealed the win by finishing 4 for 4 from the field.

Takeaways

Purdue: Without 7-foot-4 Zach Edey, now a rookie with the Memphis Grizzlies, the Boilermakers can’t protect the rim and the Spartans took advantage with lobs and dunks.

Michigan State: No one picked coach Tom Izzo’s team to win the Big Ten title before the season started, but the balanced and streaky squad has a shot with two games left against Michigan and a home game against No. 11 Wisconsin.

NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL

PARTY LIKE IT’S 1990

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Six regular-season games left. Six games to flip the switch and get hot. Six games to play spoiler. Six games to cement your spot in the ACC Tournament. On Wednesday night, the Fighting Irish (11-14, 5-9) will throw back the clock and give fans a matchup they haven’t seen since 1990, when the SMU Mustangs roll into Purcell Pavilion. That matchup will tip off at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network.

The Irish lead the overall series 4-1 and are 2-0 in South Bend. That last South Bend matchup occurred on Jan. 17, 1989. It was a 67-45 victory in which Irish great LaPhonso Ellis played in.

The final six games present a challenge and unique opportunity at the same time. No doubt the Irish have the hardest remaining ACC schedule left having just played Louisville while SMU, Pitt, Clemson, Wake, Stanford and Cal await. According to ESPN, Clemson and Wake are projected NCAA Tourney teams while SMU sits in First Four out.

BURTON – A WALKING BUCKET

Grab your popcorn because Markus Burton is a certified walking bucket. After 39 days away rehabbing his knee injury, Burton returned on Jan. 4 and has 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 10 of his 12 games since his return.

Last week, Burton dropped a career-best 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 22.9 ppg in ACC play which leads all league players. The next highest is Duke’s Cooper Flagg at 21.8.

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.

Lastly, Burton’s scoring average leads all sophomores in the nation.

CHASING ACHIEVEMENTS

Burton is quickly approaching 1,000 career points. He enters Wednesday’s SMU matchup with 961. 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 – 44
Tom Hawkins – 44
Bob Arnzen- 47
John Shumate – 47
Troy Murphy – 48
Markus Burton – ??? — currently at 51
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 3.0 apg. If those averages hold, 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, third in steals (1.9), ninth in threes per game (2.2) and eighth in free-throw percentage (.855).

Offensively speaking, Burton worked really hard in the offseason on his three-point shot and it shows. He went from a 30.0 percent shooter from three last year to 38.9 percent this season. He’s tied his career high of four made triples three times since returning Jan. 4 In fact, he’s converting 40.6% from deep in ACC play.

Burton is also the team’s best free-throw shooter, converting 85.2 percent from the stripe.

FINDING A 2ND HALF GEAR

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.

All but two of the nine ACC losses Notre Dame has ocurred was by a single-digit margin. Case in point, their average margin of defeat has been just 6.6. Three losses by one possession. Over the whole 2024-25 season, the Irish are 3-6 in games decided by six or fewer points.

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.

BEST TWO GUARDS / BEST BIG THREE

With Burton averaging 21.3 ppg and Shrewsberry checking in at 13.7, we were curious where that stacked up amongst guard combos in the ACC. The answer – first. Their combined 35.0 tops Duke’s Flagg/Knueppel (32.9).

So then that got us thinking, where do ND’s big three of Burton, Shrewsberry and Davis (15.7 ppg) stack up amongst other ACC big threes – regardless of position. The answer was yet again number one.

The Irish trio are a combined 50.7 ppg, which tops Stanford’s trio of Raynaud/Blakes/Sellers and their 47.7.

NOTRE NOTABLES.

The 14-point comeback at BC was the largest come from behind victory 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 third in the ACC in steals/game at 1.9.
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 2.8 offensive rebounds/game in ACC play, which ranks seventh.
Braeden bounced back from a 0-point showing vs. Virginia Tech with a combined 28 points over the next two games.
Sir Mohammed is shooting 53.8 percent from two-point range.

BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BUTLER TO HOST XAVIER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT HINKLE FIELDHOUSE

Butler and Xavier will go head-to-head on Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The 7 p.m. tip is the last home midweek game of the regular season for the Bulldogs.

GameDay

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Time: 7:00 PM ET

Location: Indianapolis, Ind. – Hinkle Fieldhouse

Live Stats: ButlerSports.com (Statbroadcast)

Watch: FloHoops.com

Bulldog Bits

– The first-ever meeting between Butler and Xavier was played inside Hinkle Fieldhouse on Feb. 12, 1983.

– The Bulldogs won that game 71-64.

– Wednesday night’s game will be the 56th meeting between the two programs.

– The only other BIG EAST program to play BU more than 30 times is Marquette (33 meetings).

– Lily Carmody was inactive at St. John’s. There is no timetable for her return.

– Karsyn Norman started in Carmody’s absence.

– Norman started the first 25 games of the year, but was a reserve vs. Marquette and Georgetown.

– Kilyn McGuff led Butler in the St. John’s game with 12 points, six rebounds, and three steals.

– Sydney Jaynes joined her in double figures with 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting.

– Lily Zeinstra was the top rebounder on the team at Madison Square Garden, grabbing seven.

– A different Bulldog has led the team in rebounding over the last three games.

– McGuff has made 19 3-pointers over her last five games, shooting 54 percent during that stretch.

– Three more 3-pointers vs. Xavier will push Butler’s season total to 200.

– No Bulldog scored in double figures against Xavier in the first meeting.

– Xavier outscored Butler 18-9 in the first quarter during their January matchup.

– Butler only scored 18 points in the paint at the Cintas Center.

– Lily Carmody set career-high totals at Xavier with five steals and seven rebounds.

– Lily Zeinstra came up with a career-high three steals against the Musketeers.

BIG EAST Standings

UConn 14-0, 24-3

Creighton 13-1, 21-4

Seton Hall 10-4, 18-7

Marquette 9-5, 17-8

Villanova 9-5, 15-11

DePaul 7-8, 12-16

St. John’s 4-10, 14-11

Georgetown 4-10, 11-14

Butler 4-11, 14-14

Providence 4-11, 11-17

Xavier 1-14, 6-20

Scouting Xavier

The Musketeers have lost eight-straight and are now 6-20 on the year. Their only conference win this season came at home against Butler. They held the Bulldogs to 49 points on a Saturday in January to notch a one-point win. Xavier most recently took a 57-42 loss to Villanova at the Cintas Center. Meri Kanerva and Tae’lor Purvis each scored 15 points to supply Xavier with 30 of their 42 total. That duo shot 4-for-4 from 3-point range while the rest of the team was just 1-for-11. Purvis is also known for her defense. She ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in steals per game (2.1). On the inside, Christie Loren ranks third in the league in blocked shots per game (1.4).

All-Time Series

Butler leads the all-time series against Xavier 33-22. The Bulldogs had won four-straight before taking a tough one-point loss at the Cintas Center earlier this season. They swept the Musketeers last year with a 90-57 win in Cincinnati followed by an 84-46 victory at Hinkle Fieldhouse. BU also swept Xavier in 2022-23, winning by 14 on the road and by 17 at home.

Last Game vs. The Musketeers

Butler held a 49-48 lead in the final 59 seconds of the game until a layup from Loren Christie gave Xavier a one-point advantage with six seconds left. Butler had two scoring opportunities in the final seconds, but the Musketeers held on for the 50-49 win. The victory snapped Xavier’s 47-game losing streak in BIG EAST regular-season play. Meri Kanerva scored a game-high 16 points, 12 of which came in the first quarter. Kanerva added four assists, three rebounds and two steals. Christie finished with 10 points, four rebounds, one block and one steal. Butler’s Kilyn McGuff had seven points and a team-best nine rebounds while Lily Carmody scored six points and pulled down seven boards.

Race to 60

Points will be at a premium on Wednesday night when Butler hosts Xavier. The Bulldogs average 63.5 points per game, but that number drops to just 56 points in conference action. The Musketeers are similar scoring 50 per game over the season, but just 45 against conference foes. BU is 8-2 this year when holding their opponent to 60 points or less. They are 3-11 when they are held under 60.

Total Team Effort

Butler and Xavier rank second and third in the conference in bench points per game. Butler’s bench averages 22 points per game and the Musketeers get 19.2 from their reserves.

BIG EAST Leaders

Butler leads the BIG EAST in free throw attempts per game (17.0). Kilyn McGuff attacks the rim more than any other Bulldogs. She is the ninth-best free throw shooter in the conference, making 76.8 percent of her attempts. McGuff has attempted 99 free throws this year, that’s 25 more than Lily Carmody who ranks second on the team in attempts with 74.

Tournament Talk

The upcoming BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament will be played at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Tournament coverage begins with a first-round tripleheader on Friday, March 7. The title game will be played on Monday, March 10. If the season ended today, Butler would play as the No. 9 seed against No. 8 seed Georgetown, a team that they swept during the regular season.

McGuff Makes an Impact

Kilyn McGuff leads the BIG EAST and ranks 36th in the NCAA in double-doubles with 10. Half of those have been recorded against conference foes with the most recent coming Feb. 5 vs. Villanova. McGuff is averaging 17 points per game during the month of February, reaching double figures in five-straight games. She also ranks third in the league in rebounds per game (8.1), fifth in made 3-pointers (51), and fifth in minutes played (33.5).

Kilyn Reaches 1,000 Career Points

Kilyn McGuff reached 1,000 career points in the second half of Butler’s game at #6 UConn. She scored a team-high 17 against the Huskies to move her career total to 1,006. She has scored 351 points as a Bulldog and had 723 over her previous three years at Belmont. McGuff is now 26 points shy of 1,100.

600 Club

Kilyn McGuff grabbed 10 rebounds on Jan. 26 to push her career total over 600. McGuff leads the team with 227 rebounds this season and will need 39 more this season to break into the single-season top ten list in the Butler record book.

What’s Missing?

Caroline Strande and Jordan Meulemans are both out for the season. Meulemans was sidelined just days before Butler’s first game and Strande suffered a season-ending injury on Dec. 29 vs. Seton Hall. Strande was a Second Team All-BIG EAST selection last year and became the first Bulldog in program history to lead the team in points, rebounds and assists during the same season. Meulemans made 61 3-pointers last year, shooting 42 percent from behind the arc.

18 3-Pointers

Butler set a single-game program record against Saint Francis by hitting 18 3-pointers. Eight different players made at least one 3-pointer and no Bulldog made more than four. As a team, BU shot 56.3 percent from behind the arc, making 18 of their 32 attempts.

10 Wins

BU recorded 10 non-conference wins for just the second time since joining the BIG EAST. Butler went 6-2 in November, highlighting the month with a 56-46 home win over Indiana. The victory came in front of a record-setting crowd of 4,135 fans.

Up Next

Butler’s final home game of the 2024-25 regular season will be played on Saturday, Feb. 22 against #5 UConn. The Bulldogs will honor Sydney Jaynes, Caroline Strande, Kilyn McGuff and Ari Wiggins on Senior Day in front of a sold-out crowd!

BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL

BUTLER CAN’T OVERCOME TURNOVERS IN ROAD LOSS AT XAVIER

A decisive first-half Xavier run and 20 turnovers by Butler led the host Musketeers to a 76-63 win Tuesday night at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati.

With the win, Xavier improves to 17-10 (9-7 BIG EAST). The Bulldogs are now 12-14 on the season.

KEY STRETCH: A 22-2 run turned a 19-19 tie with 12:23 remaining in the first half into a 41-21 Xavier advantage at the 6:25 mark.

OF NOTE:

Xavier held a 48-31 halftime lead; Butler never was able to trim the advantage to less than 13 points in the second half.

Ryan Conwell and Zach Freemantle led a balanced Musketeer scoring effort with 14 points apiece; Dailyn Swain and Dayvion McKnight each scored 13.

Butler’s 20 turnovers included 14 Xavier steals, including a game-high six from Swain.

Jahmyl Telfort led Butler with a game-high 20 points; he made eight of his 11 attempts from the field. It marked his tenth 20-point game of the season.

Butler held a 38-33 rebounding edge, led by a career-high 13 boards from Boden Kapke.

Pierre Brooks II and Finley Bizjack each scored 14 points for Butler.

Butler actually shot a higher percentage from the field than Xavier (43.6 to 42.6), but the Musketeers were able to attempt 13 more shots due to the Butler turnovers.

Xavier held a 19-8 advantage in fast break points. Xavier entered the game averaging 15.7 fast break points per game, which ranked tenth in the nation.

The loss snaps the Bulldogs’ three-game winning streak. Butler and Xavier (now winners of three straight) were the only two BIG EAST teams with multiple-game winning streaks entering the game.

Butler and Xavier are scheduled to conclude the home-and-home regular season series March 5 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs continue their Midwest tour of BIG EAST rivals, traveling to Chicago for a Saturday night tip against DePaul. The 8 p.m. (Eastern, 7 p.m. Central) game at Wintrust Arena will air on FS1, while fans can also listen in to Butler Basketball Live as Mark Minner and Nick Gardner call the action.

IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL HEADS TO MOTOR CITY TO FACE TITANS

DETROIT – Coming off the bye week, the IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team will hit the road to face Detroit Mercy (8-19, 4-12 HL) in Horizon League play on Wednesday night (Feb. 19) at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+. The two teams come in tied for the No. 10 spot in the Horizon League standings with the Jaguars having won the earlier meeting between the two, 95-61 on Jan. 9 in Indianapolis. Both teams are looking to snap a three-game skid.

The Jaguars have continued to rely heavily on the three-point line, ranking No. 22 in the country in threes made per game at 10.2. Graduate transfer Paul Zilinskas leads the Horizon League in threes made (78), threes per game (3.0/game) and three-point percentage (41.3%) to pace the attack. Behind him, fellow transfer Jarvis Walker is coming off a season-high 26-point effort against Oakland, including hitting five of the team’s 12 treys in the defeat. Zilinskas pumped in four triples as part of his 14-point night and Alec Millender made a pair. The Jaguars’ starting five accounted for all 67 of the team’s points.

Walker had a team-high 20 points when the Jaguars first met Detroit Mercy this season and Sean Craig chipped in 19 points and seven assists. Freshman DeSean Goode finished with a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds (11 offensive) and leads the team at 7.4 rebounds per game in Horizon League play.

QUOTABLE

“We did leave a lot of points on the (scoreboard). We were one of the top-40 best shooting free throw teams in the country up until the last three weeks and we’ve kind of gone through a slump. We need to get back to being who we are from the line. That was a big problem tonight. If we would’ve shot better from the line, especially in the first half, that eight-point deficit at half would’ve been a two, three or four-point deficit. We missed a lot of wide open looks. Granted, we are tired – we have a lot of guys who are banged up and we’ve had a lot of injuries this season. This bye week couldn’t come at a better time for us. Our kids are playing hard, but we didn’t secure rebounds when we needed to and that’s where I really thought the game got us. Oakland is a mature, physical team that you need to capitalize when they give you those opportunities and tonight, we didn’t capitalize in those key moments,” Corsaro said following last Wednesday’s home loss to Oakland.

#HLMBB STANDINGS

School Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Streak

Cleveland State 12-4 .750 18-9 .667 L2

Robert Morris 12-5 .706 20-8 .714 W4

Youngstown State 12-5 .706 18-10 .643 W4

Milwaukee 11-5 .688 18-9 .667 W2

Purdue Fort Wayne 11-6 .647 18-10 .643 L2

Oakland 9-7 .562 12-15 .444 W2

Northern Kentucky 7-9 .438 12-15 .444 L1

Wright State 7-10 .412 13-15 .464 L2

Detroit Mercy 4-12 .250 8-19 .296 L3

IU Indy 4-12 .250 8-19 .296 L3

Green Bay 1-15 .062 3-24 .111 W1

SCOUTING DETROIT MERCY

The Titans are 8-19 on the season and 4-12 in Horizon League games. The Titans are 6-5 at home this year, including recent wins over Green Bay and Northern Kentucky. Orlando Lovejoy (16.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg) and Mak Manciel (12.9 ppg) lead the Titans offensively while 11 different players average more than 11 minutes per game. As a team, Detroit shoots just 40.7 percent from the floor and 33.3 percent from three, but holds opponents to 43 percent overall and 32 percent from beyond the arc. The Titans also win the glass by 1.7 rebounds per game with 11 different players grabbing more than three boards per contest.

SERIES HISTORY

IU Indy is 4-8 all-time against Detroit Mercy and 0-5 in five trips to Calihan Hall.

UP NEXT

The Jaguars will close out the regular season road slate at Northern Kentucky on Sunday (Feb. 23) at 1:00 p.m. inside Truist Arena.

BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TRAVELS TO MAC RIVAL TOLEDO IN MIDWEEK #MACTION WEDNESDAY

Opening Tip:

– Wednesday’s contest marks the 95th time in program history the two schools have met with Toledo leading the all-time series record, 62-32. Ball State split the home-and-away series with the Rockets last season defeating them on the CBS Sports Network on Jan. 21, 2024 by a 65-51 ledger. The Cardinals then fell to the Rockets in Toledo on Feb. 24, 2024 in Savage Arena by a 70-48 decision. Ball State won its first meeting this year versus Toledo on CBS Sports Network by a score of 77-63 in Muncie on Jan. 20.

– With the win at Eastern Michigan Saturday, the Cardinals secured their spot in the 2025 MAC Tournament in Cleveland (March 12-15). This marks the 35th appearance in the MAC Tournament in program history. Ball State has advanced to Cleveland 23 out of the past 25 seasons. The Cardinals are 24-33 all-time in MAC Tournament play and have advanced to the MAC Tournament finals on six occasions. Ball State defeated Bowling Green in 2009 in the MAC Tournament Championship game. This is the 10th time in current head coach Brady Sallee’s tenure the Cardinals have punched their ticket straight to the MAC Tournament in Cleveland.

– Ball State set a program record for best MAC start improving to 12-0 in league play after beating EMU 74-69 in Ypsilanti on Feb. 15.

– The Cardinals are one of 12 teams remaining in the country with an undefeated conference ledger. If Ball State defeats Toledo on Wednesday they will improve to 13-0 for the first time in program history. The last time a MAC school went 13-0 in league action was when Bowling Green went 14-0 in 2006-07 and 2008-09. Only two schools in the MAC have finished conference action undefeated and that was Bowling Green (16-0) in 2005-06 and Kent State (18-0) in 1997-98. Brady Sallee was an assistant coach with the Golden Flashes when Kent State went 18-0.

– The Cardinals have been road warriors the past four years during Mid-American Conference action. Ball State owns a 34-10 (.767) ledger when playing league games on the road dating back to 2021 which was their best showing as the Cardinals went 9-1 that year.

– Ball State has won 16-straight MAC regular season games. The Cardinals haven’t lost a regular season league contest since Feb. 24, 2024, which was at Toledo.

BSU on ESPNU:

The Ball State women’s basketball team will play in a nationally televised regular season game on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 12 p.m. ET when it hosts Kent State in Worthen Arena. The Cardinals are the only league school to have been chosen to play on ESPNU three years in row. The contest will be a rematch of a game played on Jan. 15, with the Cardinals defeating the Golden Flashes, 66-57, at the M.A.C Center. With eight games remaining in the MAC regular season, the Cardinals (18-4, 10-0 MAC) remain atop of the league standings two games ahead of their counterparts. Ball State is the only team in conference play that is undefeated, and the Cardinals currently have won 12 in a row. This is the second time this season that the Cardinals will have played on a national stage. Ball State played on the CBS Sports Network on Jan. 20 and will now be on ESPNU.

Scouting Toledo:

– The Rockets enter the matchup on a season-long six-game winning streak after defeating Akron, 75-54, at home on Saturday. Toledo out-scored the Zips, 48-27, in the second half to complete the regular-season sweep. Khera Goss and Sammi Mikonowicz each scored 16 points, with Goss shooting 3-of-6 from three-point range and Mikonowicz going 8-of-8 at the free-throw line. The Rockets are 10-1 at home this season.

– Toledo is 10-1 in Savage Arena, the fourth-consecutive season UT has reached double-digit home wins.

– Four of Toledo’s conference home victories have been by double digits, with the Rockets securing double-digit wins over Kent State, Ohio and Bowling Green and Akron. The Akron victory was Toledo’s largest home margin of MAC play.

– Toledo is out-shooting its opponents 49.2%-33.1% in its last four games.

The Possibility is Near:

With only six Mid-American Conference games left, Ball State remains atop of the league standings with a perfect 12-0 MAC mark. The Cardinals are on pace to be crowned the MAC Regular Season Champions which hasn’t been done since the 2002-03 season. It will mark only the third time in program history that the Ball State women’s basketball team will have been crowned the regular season title the other year was in 2001-02.

BALL STATE MEN’S BASETBALL

HILL’S APPARENT BUZZER BEATER WAIVED OFF; CARDINALS FALL 67-66 AT TOLEDO

TOLEDO, Ohio – Jermahri Hill appeared to make a game-winning layup at the buzzer, but the basket was waived off allowing Toledo to escape with a 67-66 win over the Ball State men’s basketball team on Tuesday night at Savage Arena.

The Cardinals (13-13, 6-7 Mid-American Conference) got the ball with 12 seconds to play after Toledo (16-10, 9-4 MAC) made a pair of free throws to take the lead. Hill maneuvered the ball near the paint before laying it up with his right hand, and the ball bounced in right after the buzzer sounded. The officials deemed the ball didn’t leave his hand until after the clock hit zeros, giving the win to the hosts.

Ball State led by as many as 11 points (33-22 at the 3:15 mark of the first half), taking a 35-28 lead into halftime. The Rockets scored the first nine points of the second half to take a lead and held a 54-46 advantage with 10 minutes to play, but the visitors responded by scoring 18 of the next 25 points to secure a 64-61 edge after a pair of Payton Sparks free throws at the 2:20 mark.

After Toledo’s Bryce Ford made a layup, Ball State’s Ethan Brittain-Watts hit two free throws for a 66-63 lead for the Cardinals with 1:13 on the clock. Ford hit a bucket with a minute to play to set up the events at the end of the game.

Hill (16 points, six assists, four rebounds) and Sparks (16 points, nine rebounds) led the Cardinals in scoring while Juanse Gorosito added 13 points. Brittain-Watts chipped in nine points, three rebounds and three assists for a Ball State team that entered Tuesday on a three-game winning streak.

Isaiah Adams had 18 points to pace the Rockets, who shot 45.2 percent (28-62) from the field, 21.4 percent (3-14) on 3-pointers and 66.7 percent (8-12) at the foul line. Toledo held an advantage in rebounding (32-30) and committed fewer turnovers (13-8).

Ball State went 48.9 percent (23-47) on field goals including 33.3 percent (5-15) from distance and made 88.2 percent (15-17) of its free throw attempts.

The Cardinals return home to host Buffalo at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

SYCAMORES HOST PURPLE ACES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR SECOND-TO-LAST REGULAR-SEASON HOME CONTEST

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball looks to complete the regular-season sweep against the University of Evansville on Wednesday night inside Hulman Center. The game is an MVC TV Network production and will air on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.

The Sycamores got back in the win column in the last time on the court, defeating Illinois State in Terre Haute, 85-76. Samage Teel scored 36 points in the afternoon, the most points scored by a Sycamore since 2006. Those 36 points, along with making six three-pointers, set career highs.

Also in the game, 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.

The Series

On January 4, Indiana State traveled to Evansville and came home with a 66-62 victory. Jaden Daughtry scored 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the floor. The next leading scorers – Samage Teel, Aaron Gray, and Jahni Summers – all scored eight points each.

Overall, the Sycamores lead the series 103-83. When playing in Terre Haute, Indiana State holds a 64-27 advantage. Indiana State has won the last five-straight contests and are 9-1 over the last 10 games.

The Last Five

The same five Sycamores are averaging 10.0+ points per game for Indiana State: Samage Teel (22.6), Camp Wagner (13.8), Jaden Daughtry (11.4), Aaron Gray (10.4), and K’mani Doughty (10.0).

About Evansville

Evansville snapped a three-game losing streak in the last outing, beating Valparaiso in Evansville, 79-69, to complete the regular-season sweep over the Beacons. UE sits with Indiana State in a five-way tie for sixth place in the league standings. Three players average 10.0+ PPG: Tayshawn Comer (15.7), Gabriel Pozzato (15.1), and Cameron Haffner (12.7). Tanner Cuff is leading in RPG with 6.8, and Comer leads in APG with 4.1.

INDIANA STATE BASEBALL

BECK, GARIS HOMER AS SYCAMORES TOP FLORIDA GULF COAST ON TUESDAY NIGHT

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Indiana State utilized a six-run second inning aided by a trio of Florida Gulf Coast errors, and the Sycamore bullpen shut down the late Florida Gulf Coast rally in the seventh and ninth innings in the 8-5 win at Swanson Stadium on Tuesday night.

Carter Beck and Keegan Garis both homered for the Sycamores (3-1) as the Indiana State offense picked up where they left off from the weekend in taking control of Tuesday’s game against FGCU (1-3) early. Max McEwen (1-0) went 3.2 innings in solid relief, while Zac Laird and Gavin Morris kept the Eagles off the board by escaping runners on base situations late to secure Indiana State’s third consecutive win.

The Sycamores scored six runs in the second inning highlighted by Garis’ RBI double down the left field line, before Beck connected on his second home run of the 2025 season scoring Thomas Emerich to cap the frame and give Indiana State the 6-0 lead.

Florida Gulf Coast rallied back with four runs in the bottom of the second inning before Indiana State starting pitcher Jacob Spencer quelled the rally with a pair of outs to keep the Sycamores’ ahead 6-4.

Garis added a solo home run, his first at Indiana State, in the third inning to swing the momentum back to the Sycamores.

Spencer posted a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the third inning before handing the ball off to McEwen to start the fourth. The redshirt sophomore right-hander surrendered just one run off a wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth on his way to posting 3.2 innings in relief on his way to picking up his first win of the 2025 season.

The Sycamore offense added late insurance in the top of the seventh inning with a two-out rally against FGCU reliever Ryland Bozenhard. Pena connected on a one-out single and advanced to second after Beck was hit by a pitch. Two batters later, Nick Sutherlin lined a 1-1 offering down the right field line allowing Pena to score and give Indiana State the 8-5 lead.

Florida Gulf Coast mounted a rally in the bottom of the seventh as the Eagles loaded the bases as Mac Moise drew a two-out walk. Laird entered the game and was able to retire Nathan Gagnon on a swinging strike three to keep the Indiana State lead intact.

The Sycamores turned to Gavin Morris to close out the ninth and the senior right-hander pitched his way out of trouble, relying on the Indiana State defense on his way to getting his first save of the 2025 season. Indiana State’s defense turned an early double play, before FGCU mounted one final rally. With the tying run at the plate, Morris was able to force Gagnon into a groundout to Jackson Taylor at second for the final out of the game.

Beck and Garis had two hits and two RBIs apiece on their way to leading Indiana State’s hitting efforts in the game. Garis scored twice in the game, while Pena, Sutherlin, Martinez, and Emerich all had RBIs in the win.

Spencer went the first 3.0 innings on the mound allowing five hits and four runs in his first start with the Sycamores. McEwen went 3.2 innings allowing just one unearned run, while Breyllin Suriel, Laird, and Morris combined to go the final 2.1 innings in closing out the win.

Gagnon had three of FGCU’s nine hits in the contest, while Javier Gorostola added a pair of RBIs in the loss.

Jordan Vera (0-1) took the loss allowing seven hits and seven runs (three earned), while striking out four over 5.0 innings. Bozenhard went the final 4.0 innings allowing two hits and a run while striking out five.

How They Scored

Keegan Garis connected on an RBI double down the left field line just past the glove of the diving FGCU outfielder scoring Jorge Cartagena to give Indiana State the 1-0 lead in the top of the second.

The Sycamores added two more runs on a pair of FGCU errors in the inning with Garis and Jeremy Martinez coming around to make it 3-0 in the frame.

Carlos Pena connected on a sacrifice fly to center field scoring Eli Gipson, before Carter Beck capped the six-run second inning with a two-run home run to right field giving Indiana State the 6-0 lead.

Florida Gulf Coast responded with four runs in the bottom of the second inning as Nathan Gagnon (RBI single), Javier Gorostola (two-run single), and Evan Dempsey (RBI sacrifice fly) drove in runs to cut the Indiana State lead down to 6-4.

Keegan Garis put the Sycamores back in the scoring column with a solo home run to right center in the top of the third inning to give Indiana State the 7-4 lead.

Robert Moya scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning to cut the Sycamores’ lead down to 7-5.

The Sycamores added late insurance in the top of the seventh as Nick Sutherlin connected on a two-out RBI single down the right field line scoring Carlos Pena to provide the final 8-5 scoring margin.

News & Notes

Carter Beck connected on his second home run of the 2025 season, while Keegan Garis added his first home run in the Indiana State Blue & White as the Sycamores ran their season home run total to nine through the first four games.

Beck has hit safely in all four games in the 2025 season with multi-hit contests in each of the last three after going 2-for-4 with a double and home run on Tuesday evening.

Max McEwen went a career-best 3.2 innings in relief on Tuesday evening allowing three hits while striking out a pair.

Zac Laird has posted two appearances out of the bullpen in the 2025 season and has yet to allow a hit over 2.1 innings of action. He added a season-best three strikeouts.

The Sycamores improve to 4-0 all-time against FGCU with Tuesday’s win.

Jacob Spencer made his first start on the mound during his time at Indiana State going 3.0 innings and allowing five hits and four runs while striking out one.

Gavin Morris picked up his first save in the Indiana State Blue & White after throwing a scoreless ninth inning.

Seven of the nine starters in the Indiana State lineup recorded hits on Tuesday night led by Beck and Garis’ two-hit games.

Up Next

Indiana State continues the season-opening road trip on Wednesday night as the Sycamores take on Florida Gulf Coast in Fort Myers, Fla. First pitch at Swanson Stadium is set for 6:30 p.m. ET with the game set to be streamed live on ESPN+, while live stats will be available at FGCUAthletics.com.

EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL

UE TRAVELS TO TERRE HAUTE FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING CONTEST

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Three of the final four regular season games will take place on the road as the University of Evansville men’s basketball team opens the stretch on Wednesday with 6 p.m. game at Indiana State. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.

Last Time Out

– Outscoring Valparaiso by a 39-25 tally in the second half, the Purple Aces rallied for a 79-69 win on Sunday at the Ford Center

– Connor Turnbull put together the top game of his career, connecting on 12 of his 15 attempts on his way to 27 points

– Tayshawn Comer recorded a double-double with 17 points and 11 assists

Another Career Game

– Connor Turnbull connected on 12 of his 15 shot attempts on his way to a new career mark of 27 points against Valpo on Feb. 16

– It was the second 20-point game of his career and surpassed his previous mark of 20, which came on Feb. 8 versus Bradley

– Turnbull has recorded multiple blocks in eight of the last nine games and paces the MVC with his average of 1.93/game

– His total of 52 blocks ranks 22nd in the country while his average of 1.93 is 30th

– Over the last 14 games, Turnbull has posted 11.4 points, 6.1 boards, and 2.5 blocks

– He matched his career high with six blocks at Valpo and has a block in 19 of the last 21 contests

Double-Double

– Tayshawn Comer recorded his first double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 assists against Valparaiso

– His 11 assists tied his career mark

– Over the last 14 games, Comer is averaging 19.8 points, 4.6 assists, and 4.0 rebounds per game over that time and leads UE with his season scoring average of 15.7 PPG

– Included in that tally is a career-high 27 points in the win over Murray State, besting his mark of 26 in the road win at SIU

– Against league competition, Comer is averaging 18.6 PPG, which is second

Scouting the Opponent

– Indiana State ended a 2-game slide on Saturday with an 85-76 home win over Illinois State

– With the victory, the Sycamores improved to 13-14 on the season and are 7-9 in the MVC

– Samage Teel paces ISU with his average of 17.6 points per game along with his season tally of 129 assists

– Jaden Daughtry holds an average 12.7 PPG while Aaron Gray and Camp Wagner hold scoring marks of 9.8 and 9.5 PPG, respectively

– Gray is the leading rebounder for the Sycamores with 5.8 per contest.

EVANSVILLE BASEBALL

ACES BASEBALL DOESN’T OVERCOME LIPSCOMB COMEBACK IN EXTRA INNINGS

NASHVILLE – The University of Evansville baseball team held the lead twice on Tuesday afternoon but was unable to stop a furious comeback by the Lipscomb Bison in an 11-10 loss in 13 innings.

The Purple Aces bats came alive on Tuesday after a quiet weekend in Little Rock. But struggles on defense and on the mound didn’t get UE across the finish line to its first win of 2025. Starters Ty Rumsey (Evansville, Ind. / North HS), Kevin McCormick (Orland Park, Ill. / St. Lawrence HS), and Drew Howard (Ferdinand, Ind. / Ferdinand HS) all had three hits each for Evansville. While McCormick led the Aces in extra-base hits with a double and his first career home run.

“We clearly need to learn how to win,” said Head Coach Wes Carroll following the game. “Not playing complimentary baseball is all facets of the game.”

UE’s bats got started early on Tuesday loading the bases in the top of the first with two hits and a walk. But a ground out into a double play ended Evansville’s early threat. Lipscomb took the early lead in the bottom of the first scoring two unearned runs on a sacrifice fly and a throwing error from third to first base.

In the second inning, Ace’s lead-off hitter Charlie Longmeier (Seymore, Ind. / Seymore HS) reached first on an error and soon found himself at third after back-to-back singles. UE’s next two at-bats resulted in two outs with the bases loaded. Senior right fielder Harrison Taubert (Casper, Wyo. / Northeast CC) took advantage of the situation with a single to third that scored Evansville’s first run of the game.

The Bison answered back in the bottom of the second with another run of their own to regain a two-run lead. Both teams’ bats were quieter over the next two innings as the Aces went down in order and Lipscomb added a hit in the fourth. UE’s offense returned in the fifth as the Bison put a new pitcher on the mound.

A lead-off walk for Rumsey and a long groundout put the speedy center fielder at second base. Senior second baseman Cal McGinnis (Kimberly, Wis. / Bradley) then placed a long single into center field between all three Lipscomb outfielders giving Rumsey enough time to cross home plate. McGinnis hit would be Evansville’s last of the inning, but the defense took down the Bison in order to keep it a one-run game going into the sixth inning.

The Aces put together their first multi-run inning in the top of the sixth as sophomore Aaron Nehls (Evansville, Ind. / North HS) pinch-hit for Longmeier. Nehls began with a lead-off single to left. He would come home on the next at-bat as McCormick smacked a home run over the right field wall for UE’s first lead of the afternoon. Howard followed up McCormick’s homer with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice hit. Taubert hit his second RBI single of the game shortly after as Howard made it a two-run game.

Lipscomb wasn’t able to respond as Evansville had another big offensive inning in the top of the eighth. The Aces scored three more runs in the eighth as two runners scored on errors, and one came in on a sacrifice fly from Taubert. UE added another insurance run in the top of the ninth as Nehls put together a single and a stolen base early. McCormick would then send him home again with his first double of the season.

Heading into the bottom of the ninth with a sixth-run lead, things began to fall apart for Evansville on defense. The Bison loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth through walks with only one out on the board and capitalized by scoring three runs on a single, a walk, and a sacrifice fly. Lipscomb pushed the game to extra innings with a three-run homer over the scoreboard in right field before the Aces got the third out of the inning.

Neither team found the tying or the winning run over the next three innings. Both teams put at least one runner at third from the 10th through the 12th but neither brought those runner’s home. UE had a strong start to the top of the 13th as Rumsey took first after being hit by a pitch. He then stole his second base of the day to move into scoring position.

Evansville’s next at bat was a strikeout but was followed by a walk to McGinnis. With runners on shortstop Brodie Pert (Markham, Ontario, Canada) connected on his first hit of the season, a single to right center. The throw-in by the Bison was off, allowing Rumsey to score and break the tie. While the Aces two runners got into scoring position with one out on the miscalculated throw. But UE’s next two batters went down in order, heading into the bottom of the 13th leading by only one run.

Errors at short and on a passed ball to start the bottom of the 13th had Evansville facing a runner in scoring position early. Lipscomb’s next batter walked and both runners advanced as the Aces went for the out at first. With two runners in scoring position, UE intentionally walked the next Bison batter to set up a potential double play to end the game.

Lipscomb’s final batter hit a ground ball to third, putting Evansville in a position to get the double play. While the Aces got the second out at second base, an overthrow to first for the final out allowed the Bison to score both the tying run and the winning walk-off run. UE falls to 0-4 after the extra innings loss while Lipscomb improved to 2-1.

Evansville used six pitchers on Tuesday with sophomore right-hander Kellen Roberts (Monroe, Mich. / Monroe HS) getting the longest appearance at four innings with two hits, no runs, and five strikeouts. Freshman right-hander Jack Clevidence (Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny HS) would be credited with the loss as he pitched all 3.2 extra innings in his first collegiate appearance. Clevidence ended his first outing with two hits, one earned run, two walks, and one putout.

The Aces are scheduled to play their first home game of 2025 this weekend. UE will open at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium on Friday night against Southern Indiana, weather permitting. First pitch on Friday against the Screaming Eagles is set for 6 p.m.

SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

USI BACK AT LIBERTY FOR FINAL HOMESTAND

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball returns to Liberty Arena this week for the final homestand of 2024-25. The Screaming Eagles are slated to host Eastern Illinois University Thursday and Southern Illinois University Edwarsville for Senior Night Saturday.

On Senior Night, USI will recognize its four seniors – guards Ryan Hall and Sam Mervis, forwards Jack Mielke and Nick Hittle – before Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. contest.

Saturday also is USI Fan Appreciation Night at Liberty Arena. The first 500 fans will receive a fan appreciation t-shirt.

USI (9-17, 4-12 OVC) hopes to get back on track during the final two games at home and snap a six-game losing streak. The Screaming Eagles had a rough road trip last week, losing at Western Illinois University, 87-62, and Lindenwood University in overtime, 81-78.

Junior guard Jayland Randall led USI on the latest road swing with 18 points per outing. Sophomore forward Stephen Olowoniyi and junior guard Damoni Harrison followed with 16 points per game each.

For the season, Randall leads the team with 15.1 points per outing, while Harrison was second with 15.0 per game. Olowoniyi rounds out the double-figure scorers with 14.0 points per game and a team-best 6.8 rebounds per contest.

Olowoniyi, who had 22 points and 13 rebounds in the loss to Lindenwood, leads the team with five double-doubles this season.

The EIU Panthers (8-19 overall, 4-12 OVC) have lost four-straight games and 11 of the last 14.

USI took the lead in the all-time series, 4-3, with a 64-60 win in the first meeting in Charleston, Illinois. Sophomore forward Stephen Olowoniyi was the only Eagle to reach double digits with 13 points. The series also is tied in OVC play, 2-2.

The Cougars of SIUE (18-9, 11-5 OVC) are on a roll in the second half of 2024-25. SIUE, which won at Tennessee State University, 84-72, Saturday, has won four of its last five and seven of 10.

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

Both games are slated for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff and tickets for both games are on sale now at USIScreamingEagles.com.

All of the USI Basketball action can be seen live on ESPN+. The game can also be heard on ESPN 97.7FM (http://listentotheref.com) and 95.7FM The Spin (http://957thespin.com).

SOUTHERN INDIANA SWIMMING

SWIM AND DIVE SET FOR THIRD YEAR AT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving has arrived at the highly anticipated Summit League Championships in Iowa City. The Championships crown a conference title on both sides in the four-day event, running from Wednesday through Saturday at the Iowa Campus Recreation Center.

In 2024, USI made an improvement jumping one slot into seventh on both sides. The women totaled 157 points, while the men recorded 174 points. However, the Eagles look to make some more noise in year three. Both teams carry a chip on their shoulder after the women were selected to finish sixth in the conference preseason poll in October, while the men were predicted to finish last.

After the departure of Lindenwood University’s program, the Summit League features University of Denver, University of Nebraska-Omaha, University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University, University of St. Thomas, Eastern Illinois University, and USI.

Meet Info/Scoring

The Summit Championships schedule is attached above with prelims starting at 10 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Wednesday’s prelims start at 12:30 p.m. with finals at 6 p.m. The prelims determine qualification for a final’s heats in the evening. After prelims, the top eight swimmers in each individual heat move into A finals, while the next eight qualify for B finals with points on the line for each final’s swimmer. The diving format features the same structure competing in one-meter and three-meter diving contests.

Each school can race up two prelim relay teams for each event. However, each squad’s best relay team qualifies for the finals as the first-place team receives the highest point total, while the seventh-place finals team receives the lowest.

Tickets can be purchased at the Summit League website above at $60 for all four sessions. Live stats will be available at MeetMobile, along with live video attached above for a subscription price of $9.99. Stay tuned to @USIAthletics on X for extensive updates following each day, along with the primary updates on Facebook and Instagram with full day results and records.

USI Men

The USI men ended the regular season 3-6 in head-to-head meets. The season was highlighted by wins over Northern Kentucky University, Valparaiso University, and University of Evansville in the programs first victory over the Aces.

Individually, USI shattered seven school records in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 1000 Free, 200 Fly, 200 Breast, 1M Dive, and 3M Dive events. Freshman Jude Winnington and sophomore Sam Smith lead the Eagles swimming squad with two records each. Winnington has captured records in the 200 IM (1:53.41) and 400 IM (4:00.82) events. Smith owns the three total records to his name, but two this season in the 1000 freestyle (9:43.55) and the 200 butterfly (1:49.76). Freshman Luke Rich also owns a record in the 200 breaststroke (2:07.89).

The diving squad has seen drastic improvements this season. Junior Lane Pollock broke through last weekend, recording a new one-meter record of 287.50 pts. The Boonville native also garnered two Summit League Diver of the Week honors. Sophomore Nathan Deputy has dominated the three-meter events this season making a 33-point improvement from his 2023-24 best. The sophomore scored a humungous record score of 304.20 pts three weeks ago. Deputy currently ranks third among Summit League divers.

USI Women

The women squad has made significant strides this season with multiple key freshman additions. The Eagles went an impressive 5-4 in head-to-head battles, beating Northern Kentucky, Valparaiso, Eastern Illinois, and Evansville (twice). USI also improved by 133.5 points at the annual A3 Performance Invitational.

USI snatched eight individual records and three relay school bests. Sophomore Hayden Shurtz remains in the lead with three individual records. Freshmen Elizabeth Ketcham has been impressive with records in the 50 freestyle (24.28) and 100 butterfly (56.72). Sophomore Caiya Cooper specializes in freestyle events with new records in the 200 (1:53.64) and 500 (5:04.58) events. Freshman Ailyn Zurliene has shown immense versatility this year with school bests in the 1650 freestyle (17:36.80) and 400 IM (4:30.99). Sophomore Reagan Holmes delivers consistent freestyle performances with the 100 freestyle (52.26) record.

The diving squad added two new divers, giving the Eagles a deeper squad. Freshman Anna Bunnell has stacked up achievements in her first season at USI, setting new school records week by week. The Evansville native earned a Summit League Diver of the Week accolade following a third-place podium finish at the A3 Performance Invite. Bunnell made history in her last meet becoming the first Screaming Eagle to surpass the NCAA Zone Cut line of 265 pts, recording a one-meter score of 266.30 pts in the University of Illinois-Chicago diving meet. Freshman Gabbie Meier and sophomore Maranda Uttke have stepped up recently recording three-meter highs last weekend.

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The past decade has been dominated by University of Denver on both sides. The women have won the past 11 championships, while the men have captured the past ten of 11. University of South Dakota won the last non Denver championship in 2021.

VALPO BASEBALL

BASEBALL BACK ON THE ROAD TO MEET MEMPHIS

Valparaiso (0-3, 0-0 MVC)

at Memphis (2-1*, 0-0 American)

*Entering Tuesday vs. Little Rock

FedEx Park Avron Fogelman Field (2,000) | Memphis, Tenn.

Friday, Feb. 21, 4 p.m. CT – Connor Lockwood (R)

Saturday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m. CT – Lucas Foley (L)

Sunday, Feb. 23, 1 p.m. CT – Spencer Boynton (R)

Next Up in Valpo Baseball: The Valparaiso University baseball team will hit the road to find warmer weather for the second straight weekend as the Beacons visit Memphis for a three-game set beginning on Friday. This will mark the final road weekend before Valpo attempts to open the home portion of the season next weekend by hosting Niagara.

Last Time Out: Valpo dropped both games of a season-opening doubleheader at Samford, falling 4-2 in the opener and 14-4 in seven innings in the nightcap. However, there were plenty of Beacon bright spots, including an eight-inning opening day complete game from Connor Lockwood, who took a tough-luck loss despite allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits and no walks. Case Sullivan had four hits between the two games including three in the nightcap, while Ryan Maka homered in both games of the double dip. Valpo dropped the series finale 15-5 in seven innings despite Maka reaching base three times with two hits and a walk.

Following the Beacons: All three games this weekend will air on ESPN+ with Jeff Brightwell (Friday/Saturday) and Greg Gaston (Sunday) on the call. Live stats can be accessed for all three games. For in-game updates, follow @ValpoBaseball on X.

Head Coach Brian Schmack: Brian Schmack (202-335) is in his 11th season in charge of the program. He ranks third in program history in seasons coached and games coached as he coached his 500th game on March 17, 2024 at Campbell. On April 19 vs. Missouri State, he became the third head coach in program history to secure his 200th win. Schmack, a member of the 2003 Detroit Tigers, served as pitching coach/associate head coach at Valpo for seven seasons prior to his promotion.

A Look Back at 2024: Valpo finished 14-38 overall and 6-21 in Missouri Valley Conference play last season and hopes to return to the MVC Tournament field in 2025. Kaleb Hannahs earned Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors last season, while Kyle Schmack finished one home run shy of tying the program’s career and single-season records. The team launched 71 home runs, the second most in program history and most since 2001. Alex Ryan made an incredible leaping catch that was featured at No. 4 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays, robbing a grand slam as part of a 20-0 victory at UIC on April 28. The 2024 campaign also saw Valpo post a fielding percentage of .970 that ranked fourth in program history. The season also saw head coach Brian Schmack reach the 200-win threshold.

Series Notes: Valpo is 3-11 all-time against Memphis in a series that goes all the way back to 1948. The Beacons dropped two of three at Memphis to start the 2022 campaign, but did achieve a 10-8 win in the series finale after falling 13-0 and 4-3 in the first two games.

In the Other Dugout – Memphis

Under the direction of second-year head coach Matt Riser.

Slugged 68 home runs last season, the fifth most in program history.

Picked ninth of 10 in the American Conference preseason poll.

Won two out of three over SEMO in a season-opening series before playing a midweek game vs. Little Rock on Tuesday.

Maka Pushing the Home Run List

Ryan Maka slugged a home run in both games of the Feb. 14 season-opening doubleheader at Samford.

Maka moved his career home-run total to 18, moving to within three of cracking the program’s all-time top 10.

On the first day of the season, Maka already had half as many home runs as he had all of last season, when he slugged four.

Three more home runs would put Maka in a tie for 10th in career program history, joining Dan Schrum (1999-2002), Jamie Sykes (1994-1997), Dale Polonus (1986-1988), Marc Boggio (1999-2003) and Sam Shaikin (2016-2019).

Notes Wrapping Up Samford (Feb. 14-16)

In Friday’s opener, Connor Lockwood delivered Valpo’s first complete game since Bryce Konitzer had one of the seven-inning variety on April 28, 2024 at UIC.

That was Lockwood’s second career complete game after he went all nine on March 30 of last season vs. Bradley.

In game two of the doubleheader, the hit column was closer than the run column as the Bulldogs held a slim 11-9 advantage over the Beacons.

Liam Patton doubled in Game 2 of Friday’s doubleheader as part of a two-hit game, while Case Sullivan had four hits on his first day in a Valpo uniform after going 3-for-3 with a walk in Game 2 out of the leadoff spot.

In Sunday’s series finale, Ryan Maka accounted for two of the team’s five hits, going 2-for-3 plus a walk.

Thomas Cooper doubled in Sunday’s game, Valpo’s lone extra-base knock of the contest and the first of his collegiate career.

The sweep came at the hands of a 36-win team from 2024 that was picked second in the Southern Conference Preseason Poll. The Bulldogs have reached NCAA Regional play as recently as 2023.

Inside the Schedule

Valpo will once again face a competitive schedule, which started against a Samford program that won 36 games last season.

Valpo is slated to host the earliest home games in program history from Feb. 28 – March 2 against a Niagara team that went 38-17 overall and 20-4 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference en route to a league title and NCAA Regional appearance last year.

After the early-season home weekend, Valpo will be back on the road for 15 straight, starting with a set at Ohio State (March 7-9), a 29-win Big Ten Conference club in 2024. That trip will continue with a visit to national baseball powerhouse Vanderbilt (March 11) of the Southeastern Conference, a 38-win NCAA Regional team last year against whom Valpo played a competitive, one-run game.

The Beacons head to Illinois (March 14-16) for the final nonconference weekend series. The Illini went 35-21 overall and 18-6 in Big Ten Conference play last season on their way to the NCAA Regional.

Valpo begins MVC play against instate foe Indiana State (March 21-23), the defending Valley regular-season champions and a team that won two NCAA Regional games as part of a 44-win season in 2024.

The league docket features a visit to Evansville, the defending MVC Tournament champion and a team that won 39 games including a regional title and made an NCAA Super Regional appearance last season.

Valpo will play 10 of its first 24 games against NCAA Regional teams from a year ago.

Beacon Blasts

Valpo launched 71 home runs last season, surpassing the 1985 season (64) to climb into second in program history.

Valpo held its highest single-season home run total during the BBCOR bat era that began in 2011.

The 71 bombs marked the program’s most since 2001, a year where the team launched a program-record 81 long balls.

This marked the first time ever that Valpo has hit at least 50 home runs in back-to-back years, as the Beacons hit 50 long balls in 2023, the fifth most in program history.

Valpo Single-Season Top 5 – Team Home Runs

Rank Year HR

1 2001 81

2 2024 71

3 1985 64

4 1999 55

5 2023 50

Other Record Book Updates from 2024

The team had a .970 fielding percentage that ranks fourth in program history, the squad’s second straight season at .970 or better.

Kyle Schmack finished his career with 794 at-bats, third in program history behind Chris Manning (2011-2014, 896) and Michael Arensdorff (2003-2007, 833). He scored 146 runs (sixth in program history), had 223 hits (sixth), 45 doubles (t-sixth), 35 home runs (second), 131 RBIs (fifth) and 98 walks (t-sixth).

Schmack finished 2024 with 17 home runs, one shy of tying the single-season record as well.

Brady Renfro finished eighth in program history in career fielding percentage (.989), eighth in putouts (845) and fourth in walks (103).

Alex Thurston finished fourth in program history in career assists (431).

Kaleb Hannahs finished tied for sixth in program history in career doubles (45).

In the Other Dugout – Samford

Coming off a 36-win season, a 24-10 home record and a 14-7 Southern Conference mark in 2024.

Won the SoCon Tournament and qualified for NCAA Regionals in 2023, winning a game over Southern Miss in the Regional.

Picked second in the SoCon Preseason Poll, two points behind preseason favorite UNC-Greensboro in the polling.

Starting pitcher Miller Riggins, relief pitcher Evan Steckmesser and second baseman Jeffrey Ince were named to the All-SoCon Second Team.

Under the direction of head coach Tony David, who has been at the helm since 2021 and on staff since 2005.

Pitching Profiles – Probable Starters

#11 RHP Connor Lockwood, (R-Jr.), (Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville): Named conference co-player of the year as a high school senior in 2021 and received all-state accolades… Interested in a career in elementary education… Favorite food is deep dish pizza… Finished his freshman season with an 0-5 record and 7.30 ERA in 2022, but did his best work late in the year, posting a 1.80 ERA over his last three regular-season starts… Started his 2023 season with a gem, earning the win thanks to a career-long seven innings and a career-high six strikeouts while allowing no runs on two hits and walking none in an 11-3 victory over Big 12 foe Kansas in Corpus Christi, Texas on Feb. 18, 2023… Made his first appearance since April 2, 2023 vs. Murray State on March 1, 2024 at Elon as after that game he underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery. In his return to the rubber, he started and went three innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits and one walk while striking out four… Tossed five shutout innings and earned the win in a 3-2 victory in Game 1 of a doubleheader at The Citadel on March 8, 2024… Threw a complete game to earn the win while scattering eight hits, striking out nine and walking none on March 30, 2024 vs. Bradley. He became the first Valpo hurler to toss a nine-inning complete game in five years and was named MVC Pitcher of the Week on April 1, becoming the second Valpo pitcher since the team joined the MVC to become a multi-time winner of that award… Started the 2025 season opener on Feb. 14 and tossed an eight-inning complete game, striking out seven and walking none while taking the tough-luck loss after allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits at Samford.

#42 LHP Lucas Foley, Fr. (Deer Park, Ill. / Lake Zurich) – 2023 IHSBCA 4A First Team All-State and PBR Third Team All-State… Conference Pitcher of the Year as a senior in high school in 2023… Enjoys water and snow skiing… Has broken his collarbone four times… Favorite musical group is Cold Play… Went seven innings and allowed just one run on five hits while walking none and striking out 11 on Feb. 17, 2024 at Alabama State, getting the start in the second game of a doubleheader and making his collegiate debut. He was one of two freshmen in the country with 11 or more strikeouts in a game over the opening weekend of the season… Allowed one run on five hits and one walk in four innings of a start on March 3, 2024 vs. Binghamton, receiving no decision… Moved to the bullpen and tossed two scoreless innings on March 22, 2024 at Southern Illinois… Struck out the side in his first inning of work and racked up six strikeouts in just 2 2/3 frames of relief on March 26, 2024 at No. 7 Vanderbilt. He was charged with one unearned run on three hits and one walk… Worked three shutout innings while striking out four, issuing no walks and permitting two hits to help Valpo beat Bradley on March 31, 2024… Made his first 2025 start on Feb. 14 at Samford and took the loss after allowing eight runs (seven earned) on six hits and three walks in two innings.

#29 RHP Spencer Boynton, R-Jr. (Tampa, Fla. / Seffner Christian) – Was an all-conference honoree at Eastern Nazarene College, where he spent two seasons before joining the Beacons prior to the 2024 campaign, which he missed due to an injury… Hobbies include golf, tennis, ping pong and video games… Favorite movie is The Usual Suspects, food is pizza, pro baseball team is the San Francisco Giants and MLB players are Buster Posey and Kevin Gausman… Made his first Valpo start on Feb. 16, 2025 at Samford and took the defeat after allowing eight runs in 1 1/3 innings.

Pitching Profiles – Bullpen Bits

#6 LHP Kaden Kiser, So. (Columbus, Ohio / Hamilton Township) – Played at Bryant & Stratton College in 2024, where he made nine appearances including five starts in his lone JUCO season… Is ambidextrous, writing with his right hand and playing sports with his left (except golf, which he does with his right)… Favorite MLB players are Chris Sale and Elly De La Cruz… Favorite MLB team is the Cincinnati Reds.

#20 RHP Hunter Frost, Jr. (Farmington, Minn. / Farmington) – Went 4-2 with a 4.50 ERA while appearing in 14 games and making 11 starts for Iowa Central Community College in 2024… 2021 4A Minnesota state champion and 2022 4A Minnesota state runner-up…. Also competed in wrestling in high school… Majoring in elementary education… Favorite pro baseball team is the Minnesota Twins… Favorite food is steak stir fry.

#26 RHP Ryan Kruse, R-So. (Detroit, Mich. / U of D Jesuit) – In his second season in the program after redshirting at Northern Kentucky in 2023… Made two appearances – both against nationally-ranked competition – and was not charged with any earned runs in 2024… Enjoys golfing, swimming, snowboarding, working out and tennis… Favorite movie is The Dark Knight… Worked a scoreless inning in the series finale at Samford on Feb. 16, 2025, his first action of the season.

#27 RHP Kolt Davis, Gr. (Johnson, Neb. / Johnson-Brock) – Played at Wayne State from 2021-2024, where he was a three-time all-conference honoree… Made 31 career appearances and had a 4-2 record while starting twice and nailing down two saves… Favorite MLB team is the New York Yankees and player is Derek Jeter… Hopes to become a human trafficking investigator.

#31 RHP Joe Seiber, R-Jr. (Homer Glen, Ill. / Lockport) – Third team junior college All-American at Collee of DuPage… Favorite MLB team is the Chicago White Sox… Favorite movie is Billy Madison… Joined the program prior to the 2024 season as a junior college transfer… Earned his first Valpo save with two shutout innings of one-hit ball while allowing no walks to close out a 3-2 win at The Citadel in Game 1 of a doubleheader on March 8, 2024… Tossed three shutout innings while allowing one hit and walking none on March 29, 2024 vs. Bradley… Tossed two scoreless innings of relief on April 9, 2024 at Milwaukee… Earned the victory in relief on April 19, 2024 vs. Missouri State… Flipped two shutout innings on April 30, 2024 at Western Michigan… Pitched two shutout innings on May 14, 2024 at Northwestern… Is the primary returning reliever from 2024 back in 2025.

#35 RHP Bryce Richter, Gr. (Minneapolis, Minn. / Holy Family Catholic) – Has joined Valpo’s program after playing four years at North Alabama, where he graduated magna cum laude and was on the dean’s list all four years… Appeared in 20 games out of the bullpen during his four-year career at North Alabama… Threw a no-hitter as a sophomore in high school… Also played four years of soccer and holds the school record for shutouts by a goalkeeper with 19… Pursuing an MBA at Valpo… Favorite food is ground bison and rice with a little Chick-Fil-A sauce.

#36 RHP Harry Deliyannis, Gr. (Bloomington, Ind. / Bloomington North) – Joined the program after pitching 218 2/3 innings in 43 games during his career at Division-III Pomona-Pitzer that spanned 2020-2024… Had a career ERA of 4.36 with 206 strikeouts against 71 walks… Hobbies include chess, PC, gaming and cello… Favorite musical group is My Chemical Romance.

#37 Alexander Morrison, Jr. (Pasadena, Calif. / Canyon) – Spent two years at Los Angeles Mission College before arriving at Valpo… Hobbies include fishing and going to the beach… Grew up in Bonney Lake, Wash. riding BMX and snowboarding… Allowed one run and no earned runs while logging an inning of relief in his Valpo debut on Feb. 16, 2025 at Samford.

Position Player Profiles – Projected Lineup (based on last weekend)

#34 Case Sullivan, SS, R-Fr. (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) – Joined the program after redshirting at Marshall in 2024, where he was a member of the president’s list with a perfect 4.0 GPA… Is a triplet with his two siblings, Colin and Lily… Lily plays softball at the University of Akron and Colin is an engineering student at Purdue… Favorite pro baseball team is the Boston Red Sox and player is Mookie Betts… Had four hits on his first day in a Valpo uniform on Feb. 14 at Samford, going 3-for-3 with a walk in Game 2 of the season-opening doubleheader.

#22 Ryan Maka, RF, Sr. (Oak Forest, Ill. / Oak Forest) – Also competed in golf in high school… Other hobbies include investing and going to the gym… Favorite TV Show is Stranger Things… Became the first Valpo player since 2018 and second since 2008 to notch a three-homer game on May 13, 2022 vs. Bradley. Had four home runs in that series and five extra-base hits en route to earning Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the Week recognition… Ranked third on the team in MVC-only batting average at .286 and tied for the team lead with four home runs in Valley play in 2022… 2023 All-MVC First Team and 2024 Preseason All-MVC honors… Posted a .345 batting average in 2023, jumping his average nearly 100 points from the previous season… Hit two grand slams in 2023, becoming the first Valpo player since at least 2006 with two career grand slams… Played in 36 games (all starts) in 2024, hitting .277 with nine doubles, four homers, 20 RBIs and 17 runs scored including a .301 average in 23 league games… Homered in both games of the season-opening doubleheader at Samford on Feb. 14, 2025… Closed out the Samford series by reaching base three times via two hits and a walk on Feb. 16 in Birmingham.

#12 Thomas Cooper, 3B, R-So. (Brentwood, Tenn. / Ravenwood) – Appeared in 15 games and made eight starts in 2023 before redshirting in 2024… Was a state runner-up in football in high school… Has a Lego collection… Favorite food is ice cream… Favorite MLB team is the Atlanta Braves… Had his first collegiate extra-base hit with a double on Feb. 16, 2025 at Samford, the team’s lone extra-base knock in that game.

#5 Kevin Denty, LF, So. (Tinley Park, Ill. / Marian Catholic) – Played in 29 games and made 27 starts as a freshman in 2024, ranking fourth on the team in batting average at .278… Hit .300 in 10 league games including eight starts in 2024… Had a season-high four hits including two home runs on March 1, 2024 at Elon… Eats Chipotle three times per week… Favorite MLB team is the Chicago White Sox.

#33 Liam Patton, 1B, Gr. (Barrington, Ill. / Warsaw) – Spent his first three seasons at Wabash College, where he hit .384 with six home runs, 50 RBIs and a .582 slugging percentage in 2023… Had a go-ahead, two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning on March 5, 2024 vs. Jacksonville, a game Valpo eventually dropped 6-5 on a walk-off in the bottom of the ninth… Came up clutch again in the second game of a doubleheader on March 8, 2024 at The Citadel, when his bases-clearing double in the top of the 10th spurred a 10-5 victory… Hit his first Valpo home run on April 19, 2024 vs. Missouri State… Totaled 28 appearances and 26 starts in 2024… Doubled in Game 2 of a season-opening doubleheader on Feb. 14, 2025 at Samford, part of a two-hit output.

#21 Austin Amburgey, 1B, Jr. (Miamisburg, Ohio / Miamisburg) – Posted a .391 batting average at Marietta College in 2024, ranking third in the league in hitting… Posted a .311 batting average as a freshman in 2023… Has been to three of the top four golf majors and to 14 Major League Baseball stadiums… Favorite TV show is Survivor.

#9 Connor Giusti, 2B, Gr. (Hoffman Estates, Ill. / Fremd) – Played in 117 games over four seasons at Wisconsin Oshkosh before transferring to Valpo for the 2024 campaign… Named to the all-defensive team and all-conference honorable mention at Oshkosh… Big Chicago Bears fan and loves football… Hit his 11th collegiate home run and first at Valpo on Opening Night on Feb. 16, 2024 at Alabama State… Homered in consecutive games – April 28, 2024 at UIC and April 30, 2024 at Western Michigan… Had a dramatic, game-tying, three-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth on May 10, 2024 at Murray State, completing a six-run rally to force extras… Hit his fifth home run in a nine-game span on May 14, 2024 at Northwestern…. Finished the 2024 season with a .252 average and seven dingers while appearing in 46 games and making 44 starts.

#19 Kade Reinertson, C, R-Sr. (Huxley, Iowa / Ballard Community) – Played in 18 games before suffering a season-ending injury in 2023 after playing in 22 games and making 17 starts in 2022… Did not see game action as a rookie in 2021… Named second team all-state in high school in 2019… Also played football and basketball in high school… Kicks with his left foot but does everything else right-handed… Enjoys golfing and disc golfing… Played in 30 games and made 25 starts in 2024.

#4 Spencer Warfield, CF, R-Jr. (Fullerton, Calif. / Servite) – Played in five games in 2024 before being shut down for the season with an injury… Appeared in 21 games and made 15 starts in 2023 after seeing action in 18 games and making 13 starts as a rookie in 2022… Favorite pro baseball team is the Los Angeles Angels and MLB Player is Mike Trout… Favorite food is cheeseburgers.

#28 Patrick Ilitch, DH, R-Jr. (Detroit, Mich. / University Liggett) – Did not see game action in 2022… On April 28, 2023 at Missouri State, was inserted into the starting lineup less than an hour before game time due to an injury-related scratch and had just two career at-bats prior to the game. He delivered by smacking his first career home run, leveling the score at three in the bottom of the ninth after his team trailed 3-0 with two outs and nobody on base earlier in the inning… Appeared in four games and made one start in 2024… Part of the Ilitch family that owns the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings and Little Caesars Pizza.

Inside the Assistants: Adam Brian is back for a second season on staff, while Brady Nowicki and Kyle Schmack have joined the coaching staff after playing for the Beacons last season.

Adam Brian is in his second season on Valpo’s staff after graduating from Bradley. He works with the team’s catchers, assists with pitching and leads recruiting efforts. Brian’s father Braden Brian played college baseball at Eastern Kentucky and was selected in the 30th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Montreal Expos.

Brady Nowicki has joined the coaching staff after playing for the team each of the last three seasons. He will coach the squad’s hitters and infielders.

Kyle Schmack played for Valpo each of the last five seasons. The son of head coach Brian Schmack, Kyle will coach first base and assist Nowicki in coaching the team’s hitters.

UINDY SOFTBALL

SOFTBALL RETURNS TO TOP 15 IN NATIONAL POLL

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The UIndy softball team climbed a single spot to No. 15 in this week’s NFCA/GoRout Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, released Tuesday. The Greyhounds are coming off a 4-0 road trip, one that featured 33 runs from the offense as well as a no-hitter from freshman Cheyenne Eads.

Tuesday’s release extends the Hounds’ school record for consecutive top-25 poll appearances to 63 weeks, dating back to the 2021 preseason edition.

NFCA DII COACHES POLL

RK TEAM (1st-place votes) PTS REC PREV

1. UT Tyler (16) 400 13-0 1

2. AUM 382 8-2 2

3. Tampa 361 10-1 5

4. Wilmington 345 0-0 4

5. Angelo State 342 13-1 7

6. Augustana 323 5-3 6

7. Rogers State 294 7-3 8

8. West Texas A&M 274 14-0 11

9. Francis Marion 267 8-2 12

10. Western Washington 259 7-4 10

11. North Georgia 242 8-4 3

12. Trevecca Nazarene 230 9-3 9

13. Central Oklahoma 197 8-2 13

14. Cal State San Marcos 196 10-1 14

15. UIndy 175 5-3 16

16. East Stroudsburg 149 6-2 18

17. Harding 125 12-2 21

18. Cal State Dominguez Hills 107 9-4 19

19. Lenoir-Rhyne 105 3-5 17

20. Oklahoma Christian 102 8-4 20

21. McKendree 79 8-3 23

22. Nova Southeastern 67 9-5 22

23. Lubbock Christian 58 12-2 RV

24. Kutztown 55 9-0 25

25. Cal State East Bay 23 9-0 RV

Others receiving votes: West Alabama (18), Lincoln Memorial (11), Concordia Irvine (4), Mississippi College (4), San Francisco State (3), Emory & Henry (2), Pittsburg State (1).

UINDY WOMEN’S GOLF

GREYHOUNDS PLACE EIGHTH IN FIRST TOURNAMENT OF 2025

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – The UIndy women’s golf team started the spring season at the Battle of Hilton Head hosted by Lincoln Memorial. The 36-hole tournament took place at Palmetto Dunes Golf Club on the Robert Trent Jones Course.

INS & OUTS

The Greyhounds placed eighth out of 14 teams after finishing +91 (328-307-320). Their best performance came in the second round, finishing +19 with seven birdies and one eagle. No. 2 Wingate won the tournament at +42.

Sophomore Caroline Whallon had the highest finish for UIndy, placing t-21st out of 77 competitors. Whallon was +19 (78-79-78), totaling four birdies and 30 pars.

Junior Ava Ray was next up for the Hounds, grabbing a share of 30th place. Ray, who finished +21 (83-74-80), shot a team-best 74 during the second round.

Junior Macey Brown was the sole Greyhound to have an eagle during the tournament. It came in the second round on the 15th hole after completing the par five in three strokes. Brown finished t-34th after shooting +24 (83-77-80).

Rounding out the UIndy lineup were freshman Abby Stone and senior Ellen Caton. Stone placed t-41 after finishing +27 (84-77-82). Caton was tied for 73rd with +64 (95, 87, 98).

UP NEXT

The Greyhounds will return to South Carolina with the men’s team to compete in the Pawley’s Island Beach Bash for Spring Break on Mar. 12 and 13. Hosted by Gannon, the tournament will take place at the Founders Club at Pawley’s Island.

INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEB SITES

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OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx

ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index

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PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/

INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx

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ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/

GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/

HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php

TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/

VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index

“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

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

1912 Cracker Jacks, a sugar-coated popcorn with a mixture of peanuts confection immortalized in the song, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, introduces ‘A Prize in Every Box.’ In 1914, the manufacturer will begin inserting the first of two company-produced baseball card issues featuring major league players, including those from the short-lived Federal League.

1935 Lou Gehrig signs a one-year deal with the Yankees for a reported $30,000, a seven thousand raise, but less than the $35,000 he had requested. Last season, the All-Star first baseman hit .363 with 49 homers and led the American League with 165 RBIs.

1942 Indian first baseman Hal Trosky tells the Des Moines Register he is leaving the team, citing his recurring migraine headaches, first experienced in 1938, as the reason for his early retirement. The 29-year-old good-hitting infielder will finish his 11-year career with a .302 batting average and attempt a comeback with the White Sox in 1944.

1946 Danny Gardella becomes the first major league player to join the Mexican League. The outfielder goes south of the border, lured by a salary of $10,000, more than double the amount offered by the Giants.

1953 After being hit by enemy fire during a combat mission, Ted Williams safely crash-lands his Panther jet at the Suwon’s K-13 Airbase in Korea, skidding along the airstrip for nearly a mile before coming to a stop. The midnight-blue F9F is a total wreck, but the Marine reservist, who quickly evacuates the burning aircraft, suffers only minor injuries.

1970 “….I have decided on the basis of facts developed at these conferences that Mr. McLain’s involvement in 1967 bookmaking activities and his associations at that time leave me no alternative but to suspend him from all organized baseball activities pending the completion of my review of his situation.” – BOWIE KUHN, commissioner of baseball announcing Denny McLain’s suspension. After a five-and-a-half-hour meeting with Denny McLain, the pitcher’s lawyer, William Aiken, and baseball’s security chief, Henry Fitzgibbon, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends the Tigers right-hander indefinitely for bookmaking and his associations at that time. Yesterday, the 1968 Cy Young Award recipient appeared voluntarily before a Federal grand jury in Detroit.

1977 Unlike his previous decisions concerning the A’s, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn does not void a deal as not being in the best interest of baseball when he allows the Rangers to purchase southpaw Paul Lindblad from Oakland for $400,000. The left-handed reliever will appear in 42 games for Texas this season, posting a 4-5 record with an ERA of 4.20 for the second-place club.

1981 When the player-management panel cannot reach a compromise position, baseball implements a compensation plan that allows a team to sign a ranking free agent, giving up a roster player and an amateur draft choice in return. The owners’ move, seen by the players as undermining the value of free agency, will lead to a midseason strike, forcing the cancellation of 713 games.

1983 Fernando Valenzuela becomes the first player awarded $1,000,000 via arbitration. The 22-year-old Mexican southpaw has compiled a career record of 34-20 during his three years with the Dodgers.

1987 After signing a contract as a free agent with the A’s less than a month ago, 37-year-old Vida Blue unexpectedly retires from baseball. The veteran southpaw, who played a significant role in the A’s consecutive world championships in 1972, 1973, and 1974, compiled a 209-161 record during his 17-year major league career, including stints with the Giants and Royals.

2002 The 37-year-old Jose Canseco (.258, 16, 49) signs a minor league contract with the lame-duck Expos. The 17-year veteran, the American League Rookie of the Year in 1985 and its MVP a season later, is 38 homers shy of the coveted 500 mark.

2008 In a deal that includes a $10 million club option, sophomore Ian Kinsler (.286, 14, 55) inks a five-year, $22 million contract with the Rangers. With the signing of the 24-year-old second baseman and last season’s contract extension for All-Star shortstop Michael Young, Texas has locked up the middle of its infield through 2013.

2009 Despite his poor performance last season, the Braves give Jeff Francoeur (.239, 11, 71) a significant raise over his previous salary of $460,000, agreeing to a one-year contract worth $3,375,000 with the outfielder. The deal, a compromise between their two offers, comes just hours before Arizona’s scheduled salary arbitration hearing.

2010 The Nationals finalize a $2 million, one-year deal that includes the opportunity to earn up to $3 million in performance-based bonuses with former Yankee pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (1-6, 9.64 ERA). The 29-year-old right-hander, who hasn’t been the same since injuring his foot running the bases in a 2008 interleague game against Houston, underwent shoulder surgery last July and is not expected to pitch in the first few months of the season.

2012 Before a 3-1 loss to the Devils at the Bell Centre, the NHL’s Canadiens pay an emotional tribute to the late Gary Carter with a five-minute video set to The Eagles’ song New Kid in Town. During warmups, the team dons No. 8 Carter jerseys with the team’s mascot Youppi!, who once represented the Expos, wearing the former NL club’s colors instead of his usual bleu-blanc-rouge, honoring the memory of the only Montreal player enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

2014 Avoiding arbitration, Homer Bailey (11-12, 3.49) and the Reds agree to a $105 million, six-year deal, including a $25 million mutual option for 2020. The 27-year-old starter from Texas, the author of two major league no-hitters, will continue to be part of Cincinnati’s young rotation, including Johnny Cueto, Mat Latos, Mike Leake, and southpaw Tony Cingrani, all under the age of 30.

2019 The Dodgers announce the death of 92-year-old Don Newcombe, baseball’s first standout black pitcher who played a pivotal role during the 1950s when the team played in Brooklyn. The right-handed hurler, who posted a career mark of 149-90 along with an ERA of 3.56 earned run average in ten seasons that included brief stints with the Reds and the Indians, won the Cy Young (1956), the MVP (1956), and the Rookie of the Year (1949) awards, a feat matched only by Justin Verlander.

NUMBERS IN SPORTS

33 – 25 – 7 – 15 – 34 – 48 – 13

February 19, 1946 – New York Giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the rogue Mexican League. Gardella wore Number 33 during the Giants 1945 season and returned to the National League in 1950 to wear Number 50 with the St Louis Cardinals.

February 19, 1977 – The Oakland Athletics sold the rights to pitcher Paul Lindblad to the Texas Rangers for $400,000. The Southpaw wore Number 25 with his new team in 1977.

February 19, 1977 – Right wing Rod Gilbert, Number 7 scored a goal and added an assist to boot as the New York Rangers fell at the hands of their cross town rivals the New York Islanders 5-2. Gilbert became the first player in Rangers history and the 11th overall in the NHL’s all-time record books to score 1,000 career points.

February 19, 1978 – At the kick off NASCAR race of the season a the 20th Daytona 500, Bobby Allison in the Norris Number 15 Ford takes lead with 11 laps remaining. Allison did so starting from the 33rd qualifying start position which was by far the furthest back for any winner of the Great American Race until 2007.

February 19, 1983 – LA Dodgers lefthanded pitching phenom Fernando Valenzuela won his salary arbitration of $1 million. Fernando wore Number 34 on his Dodgers uniform.

February 19, 2006 – The results of the 48th Daytona 500 had driver Jimmie Johnson driving from Hendrick Motorsports in the Number 48 Lowes Chevy won the 203 lap race. This victory started the NASCAR year off right for Johnson and propelled him on to win his first championship.

February 19, 2019 – The great four-time baseball All-Star Manny Machado agrees to the biggest free-agent contract ever in American sports history. Machado inked a 10 year deal worth $300 million with the San Diego Padres where he ended up displaying the Number 13 proudly on his uniform. Who says 13 is unlucky?

FOOTBALL HISTORY

February 19, 1942 – Flint, Michigan – The great Safety out of Iowa, Paul Krause was born. Click his name for more information on his legendary career.

1946 – Hubbard, Ohio – The famed head coach of the Florida A&M Rattlers, Rudy Hubbard was born but we are unsure of the day, so in order to pay proper honor to him we placed his bio on our February 19 post. If someone out there has Coach Hubbard’s date of birth please contact us at pigskindispatch@gmail.com and we will make sure we celebrate him on his actual birthday going forward. Per the National Football Foundation’s website bio, Coach Hubbard was the only HBCU head coach to win the Division I-AA (now FCS) national title, Rudy Hubbard posted 83 wins in his 12 seasons at Florida A&M. During his tenure at Florida A&M from 1974-85, Hubbard compiled an 83-48-3 overall record, the third most wins in school history behind fellow College Football Hall of Fame Coaches Jake Gaither (203) and Billy Joe (86). In 1978, Hubbard guided Florida A&M to a 12-1 record and wrapped up the season winning the inaugural NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship as the Rattlers defeated UMass, 35-28. Although a member of NCAA Division II’s Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, FAMU successfully petitioned the NCAA for Division I-AA classification, which took effect right before the 1978 season began. Coach Roy Hubbard was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta in 2021.

TV SPORTS WEDNESDAY

NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Charlotte Hornets vs Los Angeles Lakers	10:00pm	Spectrum FanDuel Sports CHA
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
American at Army West Point	6:00pm	ESPN+
Wofford at VMI	6:00pm	ESPN+
UMass at VCU	6:00pm	CBS SN
Lafayette at Holy Cross	6:00pm	NESN
Nebraska at Penn State	6:30pm	BTN
Richmond at La Salle	6:30pm	ESPN+
NC State at North Carolina	7:00pm	ESPN2
Cincinnati at West Virginia	7:00pm	ESPN2
St. John’s at DePaul	7:00pm	FS1
UNCG at ETSU	7:00pm	ESPNU
Vanderbilt at Kentucky	7:00pm	SECN
SMU at Notre Dame	7:00pm	ACCN
Saint Joseph’s at George Washington	7:00pm	MNMT
Fordham at Duquesne	7:00pm	ATTSN-PIT
Southern Illinois at Murray State	7:00pm	MVC TV
Evansville at Indiana State	7:00pm	ESPN+
IU Indianapolis at Detroit Mercy	7:00pm	ESPN+
Western Carolina at Chattanooga	7:00pm	ESPN+
Mercer at The Citadel	7:00pm	ESPN+
Loyola Maryland at Boston University	7:00pm	ESPN+
Navy at Colgate	7:00pm	ESPN+
Temple at Charlotte	7:00pm	ESPN+
East Carolina at Tulane	7:30pm	ESPN+
Furman at Samford	7:30pm	ESPN+
UIC at Drake	7:30pm	ESPN+
UNI at Belmont	7:30pm	ESPN+
Bradley at Illinois State	8:00pm	CBSSN
North Dakota State at South Dakota State	8:00pm	MidCo Sports
St. Thomas at South Dakota	8:00pm	MidCo Sports 2
South Alabama at Arkansas State	8:00pm	ESPN+
Missouri State at Valparaiso	8:00pm	ESPN+
Tulsa at North Texas	8:00pm	ESPN+
UAB at Rice	8:00pm	ESPN+
South Florida at UTSA	8:00pm	ESPN+
Omaha at Kansas City	8:00pm	Summit
Oregon at Iowa	8:30pm	BTN
ULM at Texas State	8:30pm	ESPN+
Arkansas at Auburn	9:00pm	ESPN/2
Gonzaga at Washington State	9:00pm	ESPN2
UCF at Oklahoma State	9:00pm	ESPN2/U
Providence at Georgetown	9:00pm	FS1
Alabama at Missouri	9:00pm	SECN
Miami (FL) at Florida State	9:00pm	ACCN
Oral Roberts at Denver	9:00pm	ALT
San Jose State at Utah State	9:00pm	KMYU
New Mexico at Boise State	10:00pm	CBSSN
Portland at Saint Mary’s	10:00pm	ESPN+
Rutgers at Washington	10:30pm	BTN
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
UEFA Champions League: Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting CP	12:45pm	Paramount+ fuboTV
EPL: Aston Villa vs Liverpool	2:30pm	Peacock
UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid vs Manchester City	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: PSV vs Juventus	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: PSG vs Brest	3:00pm	Paramount+ fuboTV
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Herediano vs Real Salt Lake	6:30pm	FS2 fuboTV
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Antigua GFC vs Seattle Sounders FC	8:00pm	FS2 fuboTV
Liga MX: América vs León	8:00pm	VIX
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Motagua vs Cincinnati	10:00pm	FS2 fuboTV
Liga MX: Santos Laguna vs Cruz Azul	10:05pm	VIX