“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA BOYS SEMI-STATE
CLASS 4A
G1: FISHERS 82, SOUTH BEND RILEY 45
G2: CROWN POINT 41, HOMESTEAD 29
CHAMPIONSHIP: FISHERS 73 CROWN POINT 48
G1: LAWRENCE NORTH 75, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO 56
G2: JEFFERSONVILLE 63, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE) 59
CHAMPIONSHIP: JEFFERSONVILLE 56 LAWRENCE NORTH 49
CLASS 3A
G1: SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH 115, MACONAQUAH 81
G2: EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 62, DELTA 46
CHAMPIONSHIP: SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 84 E. CHICAGO CENTRAL 72
G1: NEW PALESTINE 47, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 43
G2: INDIANAPOLIS CRISPUS ATTUCKS 61, PRINCETON COMMUNITY 55
CHAMPIONSHIP: CRISPUS ATTUCKS 67 NEW PALESTINE 49
CLASS 2A
G1: GARY 21ST CENTURY 61, WAPAHANI 59
G2: MANCHESTER 56, JIMTOWN 55
CHAMPIONSHIP: MANCHESTER 53 GARY 21ST CENTURY 50
G1: PARKE HERITAGE 48, FOREST PARK 46
G2: UNIVERSITY 59, LINTON-STOCKTON 56 OT
CHAMPIONSHIP: UNIVERSITY 53 PARKE HERITAGE 47
CLASS A
G1: KOUTS 50, MONROE CENTRAL 44
G2: CLINTON PRAIRIE 62 TRITON 47
CHAMPIONSHIP: CLINTON PRAIRIE 73 KOUTS 59
G1: ORLEANS 69, HAUSER 67
G2: CLAY CITY 63, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 55
CHAMPIONSHIP: ORLEANS 50 CLAY CITY 47
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE/RESULTS
SATURDAY
PURDUE 76 MCNEESE STATE 62
ARKANSAS 75 ST. JOHN’S 66
MICHIGAN 91 TEXAS A&M 79
TEXAS TECH 77 DRAKE 64
AUBURN 82 CREIGHTON 70
BYU 91 WISCONSIN 89
HOUSTON 81 GONZAGA 76
TENNESSEE 67 UCLA 58
SUNDAY, MARCH 23 (SECOND ROUND/ROUND OF 32)
(1) FLORIDA VS. (8) UCONN, 12:10 P.M. | CBS
(1) DUKE VS. (9) BAYLOR, 2:40 P.M. | CBS
(3) KENTUCKY VS. (6) ILLINOIS, 5:15 P.M. | CBS
(2) ALABAMA VS. (7) SAINT MARY’S, 6:10 P.M. | TNT
(4) MARYLAND VS. (12) COLORADO STATE, 7:10 P.M. | TBS
(3) IOWA STATE VS. (6) OLE MISS, 7:45 P.M. | TRUTV
(2) MICHIGAN STATE VS. (10) NEW MEXICO, 8:40 P.M. | TNT
(4) ARIZONA VS. (5) OREGON, 9:40 P.M. | TBS
NIT SCORES
CHATTANOOGA 87 DAYTON 72
BRADLEY 75 GEORGE MASON 67
WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT TV SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
IOWA 92 MURRAY STATE 57
UCONN 103 ARKANSAS STATE 34
ALABAMA 81 GREEN BAY 67
NC STATE 75 VERMONT 55
WEST VIRGINIA 78 COLUMBIA 59
OKLAHOMA 81 FLORIDA GULF COAST 58
USC 71 UNC GREENSBORO 25
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 74 OKLAHOMA STATE 68
USC 71 UNC GREENSBORO 25
MARYLAND 82 NORFOLK STATE 69
MICHIGAN STATE 64 HARVARD 50
NORTH CAROLINA 70 OREGON STATE 49
MISSISSIPPI STATE 59 CALIFORNIA 46
ILLINOIS 66 CREIGHTON 57
FLORIDA STATE 94 GEORGE MASON 59
TEXAS 105 WILLIAM & MARY 61
LSU 103 SAN DIEGO STATE 48
SUNDAY, MARCH 23 (SECOND ROUND/ROUND OF 32)
(2) DUKE VS. (10) OREGON, NOON | ESPN
(3) NOTRE DAME VS. (6) MICHIGAN, 1 P.M. | ABC
(4) KENTUCKY VS. (5) KANSAS STATE, 2 P.M. | ESPN
(1) SOUTH CAROLINA VS (9) INDIANA, 3 P.M. | ABC
(4) BAYLOR VS. (5) OLE MISS, 4 P.M. | ESPN
(2) TCU VS. (7) LOUISVILLE, 6 P.M. | ESPN
(4) OHIO STATE VS. (5) TENNESSEE, 8 P.M. | ESPN
(1) UCLA VS. (8) RICHMOND, 10 P.M. | ESPN
INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
UCLA 7 INDIANA 4
GEORGIA TECH 9 NOTRE DAME 5
XAVIER 9 BALL STATE 2 (GAME 1)
XAVIER 7 BALL STATE 1 (GAME 2)
PURDUE 9 MICHIGAN 6 (GAME 1)
MICHIGAN 12 PURDUE 9 (GAME 2)
EVANSVILLE 15 MURRAY STATE 10
SOUTHERN INDIANA 8 WESTERN ILLINOIS 5
INDIANA COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD
ST. JOHN’S 5 BUTLER 4
INDIANA 7 PENN STATE 5 (GAME 1)
INDIANA 17 PENN STATE 4 (GAME 2)
MARYLAND 8 PURDUE 1
TOLEDO 17 BALL STATE 14 (GAME 1)
BALL STATE 9 TOLEDO 8 (GAME 2)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 18 VALPO 3 (GAME 1)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 6 VALPO 3 (GAME 2)
INDIANA STATE 9 MURRAY STATE 5 (GAME 1)
INDIANA STATE 16 MURRAY STATE 3 (GAME 2)
MISSOURI STATE 9 EVANSVILLE 0 (GAME 1)
MISSOURI STATE 4 EVANSVILLE 3 (GAME 2)
SOUTHERN INDIANA 14 MOREHEAD STATE 4 (GAME 1)
MOREHEAD STATE 5 SOUTHERN INDIANA 1 (GAME 2)
INDIANA COLLEGE MEN’S LAX
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
INDIANA COLLEGE WOMEN’S LAX
MARQUETTE 16 BUTLER 5
NBA SCOREBOARD
INDIANA 108 BROOKLYN 103
ATLANTA 124 GOLDEN STATE 115
NEW YORK 122 WASHINGTON 103
MILWAUKEE 114 SACRAMENTO 108
CHICAGO 146 LA LAKERS 115
NHL SCOREBOARD
NY RANGERS 5 VANCOUVER 3
DALLAS 3 PHILADELPHIA 2 OT
MINNESOTA 4 BUFFALO 1
ST. LOUIS 4 CHICAGO 1
LOS ANGELES 7 CAROLINA 2
CALGARY 4 NY ISLANDERS 3 OT
UTAH 6 TAMPA BAY 4
WASHINGTON 6 FLORIDA 3
NASHVILLE 5 TORONTO 2
COLORADO 5 MONTRÉAL 4
OTTAWA 3 NEW JERSEY 2
VEGAS 6 DETROIT 3
EDMONTON 5 SEATTLE 4
SAN JOSE 3 BOSTON 1
MLB SCOREBOARD
REGULAR SEASON
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
SPRING TRAINING
TAMPA BAY 14 BOSTON 2
PHILADELPHIA 8 NY YANKEES 7
TORONTO 2 MINNESOTA 1
DETROIT 0 ATLANTA 0
BALTIMORE 4 PITTSBURGH 0
ST. LOUIS 8 MIAMI 2
WASHINGTON 5 NY METS 5
ARIZONA 7 SAN FRANCISCO 7
KANSAS CITY 9 TEXAS 5
SEATTLE 14 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 1
COLORADO 7 CHICAGO CUBS 3
CLEVELAND 12 SAN DIEGO 8
LAS VEGAS 4 MILWAUKEE 3
SAN DIEGO 1 CINCINNATI 0
COLORADO 10 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 4
MIAMI 6 HOUSTON 5
MLS SCOREBOARD
CINCINNATI 2 ATLANTA 2
LA GALAXY 2 MINNESOTA 2
PHILADELPHIA 1 ST. LOUIS 0
ORLANDO 4 DC UNITED 1
NY RED BULLS 2 TORONTO 1
COLUMBUS 0 NEW YORK CITY 0
CHARLOTTE 4 SAN JOSE 1
NASHVILLE 3 MONTRÉAL 0
LOS ANGELES 2 KANSAS CITY 0
DALLAS 1 SALT LAKE 0
PORTLAND 3 COLORADO 0
CHICAGO 3 VANCOUVER 1
SEATTLE 0 HOUSTON 0
TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT
NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: ARKANSAS KNOCKS OFF SECOND-SEEDED ST. JOHN’S
Billy Richmond III scored nine of his 16 points in the second half, allowing 10th-seeded Arkansas to withstand a comeback from second-seeded St. John’s and earn a 75-66 victory in Saturday afternoon’s West Region second-round action in Providence, R.I.
The Razorbacks (22-13), who are 5-1 in their last six games, advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in five years despite shooting just 2-of-19 from 3-point range and four players getting into foul trouble.
In a legendary coaching matchup with Rick Pitino of St. John’s (31-5), John Calipari earned his 59th all-time NCAA Tournament win — the most among active coaches.
Karter Knox (15 points) and Johnell Davis (13 points) were also double-figure scorers for Arkansas, which had a 13-point lead whittled down to two with 4:11 left in regulation.
The Razorbacks will face No. 3 Texas Tech, which defeated No. 11 Drake on Saturday, in the Sweet 16.
No. 3 Texas Tech 77, No. 11 Drake 64
Darrion Williams scored a season-high 28 points and JT Toppin added 25 points and 12 rebounds to help the Red Raiders down the Bulldogs in West Region second-round play at Wichita, Kan.
Elijah Hawkins had 16 points and seven assists for Texas Tech (27-8), which advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in the past seven NCAA Tournaments. Toppin made 11 of 13 field-goal attempts and Williams hit 11 of 18 shots. Texas Tech will face 10th-seeded Arkansas in the Sweet 16.
Bennett Stirtz recorded 21 points and eight assists and Daniel Abreu scored 15 points on five 3-pointers for Drake (31-4). Kael Combs added 13 points and Tavion Banks had 11 for the Bulldogs, who set a school record for victories.
South Region
No. 1 Auburn 82, No. 9 Creighton 70
Tahaad Pettiford scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half while Johni Broome scored eight and grabbed 12 rebounds to help the Tigers hold off the Bluejays in Lexington, Ky.
Auburn (30-5), the top overall seed in the tournament, advances to the Sweet 16 and will face No. 5 Michigan, a 91-79 winner over Texas A&M, in the regional semifinal next Friday in Atlanta.
Ryan Kalkbrenner had 18 points and seven boards while Steven Ashworth and Jamiya Neal had 13 points apiece for Creighton (25-11). The Bluejays’ bench was outscored 31-10 by Auburn reserves.
No. 5 Michigan 91, No. 4 Texas A&M 79
Reserve Roddy Gayle Jr. scored five of his season-high 26 points in a momentum-turning run in the second half, and the Wolverines rallied from down 10 to beat the Aggies in Denver.
Vladislav Goldin finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds, Danny Wolf added 14 points, nine rebounds and three blocks, and L.J. Cason scored 11 points for Michigan (27-9)/
Reserve Pharrel Payne had a career-high 26 points, Wade Taylor IV contributed 14 before fouling out and Andersson Garcia scored 11 for Texas A&M (23-11).
Midwest Region
No. 1 Houston 81, No. 8 Gonzaga 76
L.J. Cryer made six 3-pointers and matched his career high of 30 points as the Cougars earned their sixth straight Sweet 16 berth with a victory over the Bulldogs in Wichita, Kan.
Houston’s Ja’Vier Francis blocked the 3-point shot of the Bulldogs’ Khalif Battle with under three seconds left and Houston leading by three. Milos Uzan then sank two free throws with 2.1 seconds left to seal the victory for the Cougars (32-4), who will face No. 4 Purdue in the Sweet 16.
Graham Ike scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half for Gonzaga (26-9), which came up short in its bid for a 10th straight Sweet 16 appearance.
No. 2 Tennessee 67, No. 7 UCLA 58
Chaz Lanier scored a game-high 20 points and Zakai Zeigler added 15 points and six assists to lead the Volunteers past the Bruins in Lexington, Ky.
Jordan Gainey added 13 points for Tennessee (29-7), which advances to its third straight Sweet 16 appearance next Friday in Indianapolis, where the Volunteers will face the winner of Sunday’s Kentucky-Illinois contest in Milwaukee.
Skyy Clark scored 18 points and Tyler Bilodeau added 15 to lead UCLA (23-11), which failed to reach the Sweet 16 for a fourth time in five seasons.
No. 4 Purdue 76, No. 12 McNeese 62
Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded 22 points and 15 rebounds to help the Boilermakers punch their sixth Sweet 16 ticket in the last eight NCAA Tournaments with a win over the Cowboys in Providence, R.I.
Fletcher Loyer (15 points, five assists), C.J. Cox (11 points) and Braden Smith (10 points) also scored in double digits for Purdue (24-11). The 15 rebounds were a career-high for Kaufman-Renn, a unanimous All-Big Ten selection.
Sincere Parker had 17 points and Javohn Garcia had 12 on four 3-pointers for McNeese (28-7), which entered Saturday on a 12-game win streak.
East Region
No. 6 BYU 91, No. 3 Wisconsin 89
Richie Saunders scored 25 points, Keba Keita had 10 points and three blocked shots and the Cougars held off the Badgers in Denver.
Trevin Knell added 14 points and Egor Demin added 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for BYU (26-9). The Cougars advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2011 and will face the winner of Sunday’s Alabama-Saint Mary’s matchup.
John Tonje scored 37 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the field but missed a shot to send it into overtime with one second left. John Blackwell finished with 21 points, Max Klesmit had 12 and Steven Crowl contributed 10 for Wisconsin (27-10).
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT
WOMEN’S NCAA SPOKANE 1 ROUNDUP: NO. 2 NC STATE SUBDUES NO. 15 VERMONT
Zoe Brooks scored 19 points Saturday and second-seeded North Carolina State pulled away in the fourth quarter to eliminate 15th-seeded Vermont 75-55 in the first round of the Spokane 1 region of the NCAA Women’s Tournament in Raleigh, N.C.
Aziaha James and Saniya Rivers added 15 points each, with Rivers grabbing 12 rebounds. Madison Hayes also collected 12 rebounds, helping the Wolfpack (27-6) to a 45-34 advantage on the boards. They turned 18 offensive boards into 21 points.
Keira Hanson came off the bench to hit 5 of 8 from 3-point range and score a game-high 21 points for the Catamounts (21-13), while Catherine Gilwee added 13. Nikola Priede chipped in 11 points for Vermont, which made 8 of 19 3-pointers.
NC State led 52-46 after three quarters but dominated the fourth period 23-9. The Wolfpack made 17 of 21 foul shots on the day, while the Catamounts were 3 for 3.
NC State next takes on No. 7 Michigan State.
No. 7 Michigan State 64, No. 10 Harvard 50
Grace VanSlooten scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Saturday as the Spartans survived a turnover-ridden performance to knock off the Crimson in Raleigh, N.C.
Jocelyn Tate added 13 points and Theryn Hallock hit for 10 for the Spartans (22-9). Michigan State won despite committing 23 turnovers, offsetting that with 22 of 27 foul shooting and a good defensive performance.
Harmoni Turner scored a game-high 24 points for Harvard (24-5), which was one of three Ivy League teams in the field. But she made just 7 of 22 shots from the field and had six of the Crimson’s 20 turnovers. Harvard shot just 27.7 percent from the field, including 4 of 26 on 3-pointers.
The Spartans led for all but 49 seconds but never really put the game away until the final couple of minutes.
WOMEN’S NCAA BIRMINGHAM 2 ROUNDUP: ALABAMA THWART GREEN BAY’S COMEBACK ATTEMPT
Aaliyah Nye hit three fourth-quarters 3-pointers en route to a game-high 23 points, and Birmingham Region 2 No. 5 seed Alabama used a late-game run to hold off 12th-seeded Green Bay, 81-67, Saturday in College Park, Maryland.
The Crimson Tide (24-8) led throughout the second half, but Green Bay chipped away at an 11-point deficit to pull within five at 59-54.
Alabama responded with a 19-7 run, with Nye going for 11. She finished 4-of-9 from outside for the day, while Zaay Green connected on 3-of-7 from beyond the arc. Green finished with 22 points.
Karly Weathers added a double-double for the Tide with 10 points and 10 rebounds, contributing to a 43-27 advantage on the glass. Alabama outscored Green Bay in the paint, 40-22.
The Phoenix (29-6) got a team-high 14 points off the bench from Maddy Schreiber, pacing four Green Bay scorers on double-figures. Cassie Schiltz finished with 13 points, Natalie McNeal had 12 and Callie Genke added 10.
No. 6 West Virginia 78, No. 11 Columbia 59
JJ Quinerly and Jordan Harrison each scored 16 first-half points, and sixth-seeded West Virginia cruised past No. 11 seed Columbia, 78-59, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The Mountaineers (25-7) built on a nine-point lead through the first quarter with a quick, 12-4 run, building a lead of as many as 21 points before intermission. Harrison and Quinerly paced West Virginia on the day with 23 and 27 points. The duo also led the Mountaineers aggressive defense, coming away with three and seven of 17 team steals, part of the 25 total turnovers West Virginia forced.
Cecelia Collins and Riley Weiss led the Lions (24-7) with 16 and 14 points.
WOMEN’S NCAA SPOKANE 4 ROUNDUP: NO. 2 UCONN DESTROYS NO. 15 ARKANSAS STATE
Azzi Fudd scored 27 points on 10-for-13 shooting, and No. 2 seed Connecticut sprinted to a 103-34 win over No. 15 seed Arkansas State in the first round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon in Storrs, Conn.
Sarah Strong and Ashlynn Shade added 20 points apiece for Connecticut (32-3). Paige Bueckers finished with 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting.
Crislyn Rose had seven points to lead Arkansas State (21-11). Wynter Rogers scored six.
Connecticut burst to a 34-5 lead at the end of the first quarter. By halftime, the Huskies increased their advantage to 66-16.
The Huskies shot 58.8 percent (40 of 68) overall and 46.4 percent (13 of 28) from beyond the arc. Arkansas State shot 17.1 percent (12 of 70) from the field and 15 percent (6 of 40) from 3-point range.
No. 6 Iowa 92, No. 11 Murray State 57
Ava Heiden scored 15 points off the bench to lead the Hawkeyes to a first-round victory over the Racers in Norman, Okla.
Lucy Olsen notched a double-double with 12 points and 12 assists for Iowa (23-10). Sydney Affolter had 11 points and eight rebounds, and Hannah Stuelke finished with 11 points to go along with six boards.
Halli Poock scored 15 points for Murray State (25-8). Ava Learn had a team-high 10 rebounds to go along with eight points.
Iowa finished with 28 assists on 41 baskets. Murray State had seven assists on 19 baskets.
NBA NEWS
NBA ROUNDUP: BULLS ROUT LAKERS IN LEBRON JAMES’ RETURN
Coby White, Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey led the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls to a 146-115 win over the host Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, spoiling the returns of LeBron James and Rui Hachimura.
White finished with 36 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the field, making 6-of-9 attempts from 3-point range for Chicago. Buzelis, a rookie, added 31 points on 12-of-18 shooting. Giddey perhaps one-upped them both, notching his 15th career triple-double by tallying 15 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds. Giddey was also a decisive factor on defense with eight steals.
Luka Doncic led the way for the Lakers (43-27), scoring 34 points on 10-of-18 shooting, including 8 threes. Doncic scored 29 in the first half to keep it close briefly. Austin Reaves added 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting, while James chipped in 17 points on 7-of-16 shooting. He added six rebounds and four assists.
James played in his first game since leaving the Lakers’ 111-101 loss in Boston on March 8 with a groin injury. The Lakers went 3-4 in James’ absence, and they have lost six of their last nine overall.
Pacers 108, Nets 103
Tyrese Haliburton returned to the Indiana lineup from a three-game absence to put up 16 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds, and the Pacers rallied after nearly coughing up a 20-point lead to hold off Brooklyn in Indianapolis.
Pascal Siakam scored a game-high 26 points while Obi Toppin scored 10 points off the bench as one of five Indiana scorers in double figures. Myles Turner finished with 22 points and eight rebounds, while Bennedict Mathurin went for 13 points off the bench.
Trendon Watford, who was ejected from Thursday’s matchup between these teams after a scuffle with Turner, returned to score 26 points. Cameron Johnson had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Nets, while Nic Claxton recorded nine points and 10 rebounds.
Hawks 124, Warriors 115
Trae Young scored 25 points and posted his 41st double-double of the season to help Atlanta defeat visiting Golden State.
The Warriors played without leading scorer Stephen Curry (24.2 points per game), who sustained a left pelvic contusion Thursday. The Hawks’ Onyeka Okongwu notched 22 points and 12 rebounds for his 22nd double-double. Atlanta has won six of its last eight and holds a 1 1/2-game lead over Orlando in the race for the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Warriors were led by Jimmy Butler III’s 25 points and eight assists. Moses Moody scored 20 and Brandin Podziemski added 19 points and eight rebounds.
Bucks 114, Kings 108
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 17 rebounds as visiting Milwaukee rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Sacramento.
Brook Lopez scored 21 points, Kevin Porter Jr. added 18 off the bench, and Taurean Prince had 15 for Milwaukee, which outscored the Kings 28-19 in the fourth quarter. Kyle Kuzma had 14 points and 14 rebounds and Gary Trent Jr. added 11 points. Damian Lillard missed his second straight game with a right calf injury for Milwaukee.
DeMar DeRozan led Sacramento with 22 points, while Keon Ellis had 20 points, six assists and a career-high nine rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas scored 18 points, Zach LaVine added 16, Keegan Murray had 13 and Jake LaRavia contributed 11.
Knicks 122, Wizards 103
Karl-Anthony Towns collected 31 points and 11 rebounds Saturday night, helping New York post a win over visiting Washington.
Mikal Bridges added 27 points while OG Anunoby had 23 for the Knicks, which snapped a two-game losing streak. Cameron Payne tallied 13 points, while Josh Hart had nine points and 12 rebounds.
Jordan Poole had 25 points for the Wizards, who dropped their fourth in a row. Marcus Smart scored 17 and Kyshawn George finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: KINGS ROLL 7-2, HALT HURRICANES’ WIN STREAK
Andrei Kuzmenko, Anze Kopitar, Tanner Jeannot, Quinton Byfield and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist to help the Los Angeles Kings snap the visiting Carolina Hurricanes’ eight-game win streak in a 7-2 victory on Saturday afternoon.
Adrian Kempe and Trevor Moore also scored, Drew Doughty had two assists and David Rittich made 34 saves for the Kings, who have won seven of eight.
For the second time in franchise history, all 12 forwards had at least one point for Los Angeles. It happened previously on April 6, 1974, against the Vancouver Canucks.
Dmitry Orlov and Mark Jankowski scored, and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped just five of the first 11 shots before finishing with 18 saves for the Hurricanes, who surrendered three goals in each of the first two periods.
Avalanche 5, Canadiens 4 (SO)
After giving up a three-goal lead in the third period, the Avalanche ultimately escaped with a win over host Montreal as Brock Nelson netted a wrist shot in the fourth round of a shootout.
Montreal, which trailed 4-1 after Nelson’s goal 3:58 into the third period, rallied with scores from Joshua Roy, Juraj Slafkovsky (two goals) and Christian Dvorak to even things up.
In the shootout, Charlie Coyle gave Colorado the advantage with a backhand goal in the first round. Patrik Laine provided the equalizer for the Canadiens two rounds later, but Nelson ended things with his wrister. Sam Malinski, Ryan Lindgren and Martin Necas also scored for Colorado.
Stars 3, Flyers 2 (OT)
Thomas Harley scored twice, including the game-winner just nine seconds into overtime to lift Dallas to a home win over Philadelphia.
Esa Lindell also scored for the Stars, who played beyond regulation for the fourth straight game. Dallas chased the Flyers’ starting goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov after scoring twice on three shots in the first period.
Travis Konecny and Ryan Poehling both scored for Philadelphia, which has dropped four straight.
Flames 4, Islanders 3 (OT)
Nazem Kadri netted the game-winner with 1:07 to play in overtime to complete Calgary’s comeback victory over New York in Elmont, N.Y.
The Flames trailed 3-2 after Kyle MacLean scored for the Islanders with 2:51 left in regulation, but Jonathan Huberdeau, who also had two assists, scored just 29 seconds later to even things up again.
Matt Coronato had two goals for Calgary, while Bo Horvat, Marc Gatcomb and Kyle MacLean each scored for New York.
Rangers 5, Canucks 3
Jonny Brodzinski had two goals, including the game-winner late in the third period, as New York ended a five-game home losing streak with the win over Vancouver.
The two sides combined for six goals in the final period after playing to a 1-1 draw through the first 40 minutes. J.T. Miller snapped a nine-game goalless drought with a score to go along with an assist for the Rangers, while K’Andre Miller and Adam Fox also scored.
Dakota Joshua and Drew O’Connor both tallied for the Canucks and Nils Aman had two assists. Vancouver played the third period without Elias Pettersson and Nils Hoglander due to injuries.
Golden Knights 6, Red Wings 3
Tomas Hertl posted his second hat trick in seven games to lead Vegas to the win over Detroit in Las Vegas.
Jack Eichel had a goal and three assists for the Golden Knights, while Mark Stone added a score and two helpers. Ivan Barbashev chipped in with two assists and Nicolas Roy also scored.
Patrick Kane paced the Red Wings with a goal and two assists, Dylan Larks dished out two helpers and Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat both scored. The Red Wings lost for the ninth time in 11 games.
Oilers 5, Kraken 4
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins posted his fourth career hat trick to lead host Edmonton to a victory over Seattle.
Adam Henrique and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers, who were without their top two scorers, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, due to injuries. Mattias Ekholm and Darnell Nurse each collected two assists for Edmonton, which sits second in the Pacific Division standings and is on a 4-0-1 run. Goaltender Stuart Skinner made 27 saves.
Kaapo Kaako scored twice, while Andre Burakovsky and Jaden Schwartz each scored once for the Kraken, who have lost two straight and are 14 points outside a playoff spot. Goalie Joey Daccord stopped 24 shots and Jari Nyman, Seattle’s 2022 second-round draft pick, collected a pair of assists for his first career multi-point game. Jared McCann also had two assists.
Capitals 6, Panthers 3
Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome and Andrew Mangiapane all scored in a second-period surge that helped Washington break a 3-3 tie and race away to a home win over Florida.
Wilson also had an assist for the Capitals, who have won four straight, while Connor McMichael finished with a score and an assist. Anthony Beauvillier and John Carlson both scored for Washington, while Alex Ovechkin — who remains on 888 career goals, seven shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record — dished out two helpers.
Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, while both Seth Jones and Jonah Gadjovic added scores.
Blues 4, Blackhawks 1
Both Alexey Torophchenko and Nathan Walker recorded a goal and an assist to lead St. Louis to the win over visiting Chicago, earning the Blues their fifth straight victory.
Robert Thomas and Zack Bolduc each scored and Joel Hofer had 26 saves for St. Louis, which picked up its 11th win in 14 games.
Ilya Mekheyeve scored the lone goal for Chicago, which ran its winless streak to seven games, while Arvid Soderblom was credited with 21 saves.
Wild 4, Sabres 1
Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist for Minnesota in a win against visiting Buffalo.
Marco Rossi, Justin Brazeau and Frederick Gaudreau also scored for the Wild, who have won three in a row. Matt Boldy had two assists and Filip Gustavsson made 20 saves.
JJ Peterka scored and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 17 saves for the Sabres, who have dropped two straight after winning three of four.
Utah 6, Lightning 4
Logan Cooley scored twice and added an assist, Alex Kerfoot contributed two goals, and the Utah Hockey Club picked up the win over Tampa Bay in Salt Lake City.
Nick Schmaltz finished with a goal and two assists for Utah, who won for the seventh time in nine home games. John Marino dished out two assists and Josh Doan added a goal.
Brayden Point scored twice for the Lightning, Jake Guentzel had a goal and two helpers and Anthony Cirelli finished with a goal as Tampa had its three-game winning streak snapped.
Senators 3, Devils 2
David Perron scored the eventual game-winner on the power play as Ottawa edged New Jersey in Newark.
Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherson also scored for Ottawa), which avoided a third straight loss and sits atop the Eastern Conference wild-card standings. Linus Ullmark made 25 saves in a bounce-back performance after being pulled from a loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.
Nico Hischier and Erik Haula responded for the Devils, who have lost back-to-back games and three of four. Luke Hughes added two assists and Jake Allen stopped 16 shots.
Predators 5, Maple Leafs 2
Nashville ended a four-game losing streak, erasing a 2-0 deficit en route to a home win over Toronto.
Filip Forsberg tallied two goals and an assist, Luke Evangelista piled up a goal and two assists, and Fedor Svechkov picked up a pair of assists for Nashville. Juuse Saros stopped 24 shots.
Mitch Marner picked up a goal and an assist, John Tavares scored the game’s opening goal, while Auston Matthews had two assists for the Maple Leafs. Joseph Woll turned aside 27 of the 31 shots he faced.
Sharks 3, Bruins 1
Lucas Carlsson scored the game-winning goal with 3:23 left in regulation and added an assist as San Jose topped visiting Boston.
In his San Jose debut, Carlsson broke a late 1-1 tie when he slotted a backhander past Boston goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. The Sharks had lost 14 consecutive games in the head-to-head series. William Eklund matched Carlsson with a goal and an assist, Barclay Goodrow also scored and Macklin Celebrini assisted on each of San Jose’s first two goals.
Casey Mittlestadt scored the lone goal for Boston, which is 0-4-1 in its last five games. Korpisalo made 18 stops.
BASEBALL NEWS
SPRING TRAINING ROUNDUP: ORIOLES NO-HIT PIRATES BEHIND ZACH EFLIN, SIX RELIEVERS
Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes was the marquee pitcher entering Saturday’s spring game between the host Pirates and Baltimore Orioles in Bradenton, Fla., but Zach Eflin wound up in the bigger spotlight.
Eflin and six relievers combined on a no-hitter as Baltimore beat Pittsburgh 4-0 with the teams’ regular-season opener less than a week away.
Eflin pitched the first three innings, striking out four and walking one. Riley Cooper ended the no-hitter by striking out Matt Gorski. Cooper threw one inning, fanning two and walking none. Relievers Gregory Soto, Yennier Cano, Cionel Perez, Bryan Baker and Roansy Contreras also worked a hitless inning for Baltimore. Soto gave up the Orioles’ other two walks, and Perez (1-0) was the winning pitcher, striking out two.
Livan Soto led the Orioles’ offense, going 2-for-4. He had one RBI in Baltimore’s three-run seventh.
Skenes, the National League Rookie of the Year last season, gave up no runs and one hit over 3 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked one. Skenes has been named the starter for the Pirates’ opener on Thursday at Miami, while Eflin is scheduled to start on the same day for the Orioles at the Toronto Blue Jays.
Blue Jays 2, Twins 1
Max Scherzer won his first game of the spring, pitching four shutout innings to help visiting Toronto edge Minnesota in Fort Myers, Fla.
Scherzer (1-0), signed by the Blue Jays as a free agent in February, gave up two hits, walked one and struck out four. The 40-year-old, who is entering his 18th major league season, lowered his spring ERA to 1.38.
Alan Roden had two hits and an RBI for Toronto, while Byron Buxton homered for Minnesota.
Phillies 8, Yankees 7
Aaron Judge hit his first home run of the spring, but host New York fell to Philadelphia in Tampa, Fla.
Judge, the 2024 American League MVP with 58 homers, 144 RBIs and a .322 batting average, launched a two-run homer in the third inning off the Phillies’ Jesus Luzardo. Judge is hitting only .138 with five RBIs in 29 at-bats this spring,
Robert Moore hit a three-run homer to highlight the Phillies’ eight-run ninth inning. The blast came off loser Leonardo Pestana (0-1), the sixth Yankees reliever.
Braves 0, Tigers 0
Behind a combined six pitchers, Atlanta and host Detroit played to a scoreless tie in Lakeland, Fla.
Reynaldo Lopez started for the Braves, surrendering five hits over six innings as his spring ERA dropped to 2.08. He struck out two and walked none. Bryce Elder threw the final three innings (one hit, three strikeouts, no walks).
Jack Flaherty pitched the first six innings for the Tigers. He gave up three hits, struck out five and walked none. Three relievers finished.
Rays 14, Red Sox 2
Kenny Piper and Taylor Walls drove in four runs apiece to lead host Tampa Bay past Boston in Port Charlotte, Fla.
Walls had a three-run homer in the fifth as the Rays built an 11-0 lead, and Piper hit a three-run triple in the second.
Wilyer Abreu and Kristian Campbell hit solo home runs for the Red Sox.
Nationals 5, Mets 5
Each team had eight hits as Washington and host New York tied in the matchup in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Jacob Young had two hits and two RBIs for the Nationals, and Francisco Lindor and four others drove in a run apiece for the Mets. New York’s Hayden Senger hit a solo home run.
Left-hander MacKenzie Gore gave up three runs on four hits and two walks in three innings for the Nationals. He struck out four. Mets starter Tylor Megill lasted 5 1/3 innings, surrendering three runs on six hits and two walks. He fanned five.
Cardinals 8, Marlins (ss) 2
Willson Contreras’ two-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning that carried visiting St. Louis past a Miami split squad in Jupiter, Fla.
Jordan Walker drove in three runs for the Cardinals, and starter Matthew Liberatore (1-0) got the win after giving up one run and two hits over four innings.
Valente Bellozo (0-2) was the losing pitcher. He surrendered four runs and five hits over five innings to raise his spring ERA to 9.45.
GUARDIANS REACQUIRE NOLAN JONES, SHIP TYLER FREEMAN TO ROCKIES
The Guardians are bringing outfielder Nolan Jones back to Cleveland, acquiring him from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for infielder/outfielder Tyler Freeman on Saturday.
Jones, 26, was a second-round draft pick by Cleveland in 2016 and debuted in 2022, but played in only 28 major league games before he was dealt to Colorado for infielder Juan Brito in November 2022.
In 2023 with the Rockies, Jones finished fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting, batting .297 with 20 home runs, 22 doubles, four triples, 20 stolen bases and 62 RBIs in 106 games.
Over parts of three seasons with Cleveland and Colorado, Jones has hit .265 with 25 home runs and 103 RBIs in 213 games, with 40 doubles, five triples and 25 stolen bases.
Freeman, 25, was a second-round selection by Cleveland in 2017 who can play multiple positions, including outfield, second base, shortstop and third base.
GOLF NEWS
MIGUEL JIMENEZ, FRED COUPLES LEAD AT HOAG CLASSIC
Fred Couples and Spain’s Miguel Jimenez hit matching 7-under-par 64s Saturday to forge a two-way tie atop the leaderboard through two rounds at the Hoag Classic in Newport Beach, Calif.
The pair finished 11 under through two rounds and took a one-stroke lead over Sweden’s Freddie Jacobson, who for the second straight round finished the day one shot off the lead.
“I got off to a red-hot start, and then got a little bit scruffy, but then I finished strong with a few birdies at the end to get myself up there and a battle tomorrow with Miguel and whoever finishes up there with us,” Couples said.
Jimenez got off to a great start at Newport Beach Country Club with three birdies over four holes, then repeated that feat with birdies on Nos. 15, 16 and 18 to close his round.
In between, he avoided any poor holes and notched an additional birdie on No. 9.
Couples managed five birdies over his first eight holes to get to 5 under for the round, and he also finished strong with three straight birdies from 15-17, but a bogey on the par-4 No. 14 prevented him from taking sole possession of first.
“I thought the putt on 14 was so fast, and I kind of mis-hit it out of the first cut, and it just hit 15 feet short,” Couples said. “Other than that, I putted well. I got it around well, and I hit a few good drives at the end, so at least I’ve got confidence for tomorrow.”
Jacobson shot a 4-under 67 to get to 10 under for the tournament. He paired six birdies with a double bogey on the par-3 No. 13.
Michael Allen is alone in fourth place after shooting a 3-under 68, putting him at 9-under for the tourney.
“Everything is within striking distance,” Allen said. “I have to play very well. (Couples and Jimenez) are not going to come back very much, I can tell you that. I have to go out and play awfully well.”
Allen is sitting a stroke ahead of five golfers deadlocked in a tie for fifth at 8 under: Jason Caron (65), Stewart Cink (66), New Zealand’s Steven Alker (67), South Korea’s Y.E. Yang (67) and South Africa’s Ernie Els (68).
Australia’s Brendan Jones, the first-day leader, fell into a tie for 10th place with five other golfers at 7 under after shooting a second-day 71.
THREE-WAY TIE ATOP VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD AFTER THREE ROUNDS
Colombia’s Nico Echavarria shot a bogey-free 5-under-par 66 in the third round of the Valspar Championship on Saturday and joins second-round leader Jacob Bridgeman and Norway’s Viktor Hovland atop the leaderboard at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Fla.
The trio is at 7 under going into Sunday’s final round.
Ricky Castillo (68) is in fourth place at 6 under.
Among the top four in the standings, only Echavarria recorded his best round of the tournament Saturday.
Justin Thomas (65) moved into a tie for fifth place at 5 under. Davis Riley (69), Ireland’s Shane Lowry (70), Germany’s Jeremy Paul (70), Taiwan’s Kevin Yu (68) and Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune (71) also are at 5 under.
Thomas posted his score before Bridgeman began his third round. Bridgeman played the frontside in 2 over before four birdies and a bogey across his first five holes on the backside.
Sam Ryder posted a hole-in-one on the 17th hole. He also had four bogeys in his round of 70, leaving him at 2 under for the tournament.
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INDIANA PACERS
GAME REWIND: PACERS 108, NETS 103
The Indiana Pacers just keep on winning as the 2024-2025 regular season winds down.
In their second matchup in three days, the Pacers (41-29) beat the Brooklyn Nets (23-48), 108-103, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Pacers, holding tight to fourth place in the Eastern Conference, have won four games in a row and seven straight at home with 12 games remaining on their regular season schedule.
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The Blue & Gold led by nine at halftime and 20 at the end of the third quarter before holding off a late Brooklyn rally. The Nets stormed back to make it a one-point game with 4:30 remaining, but the Blue & Gold managed to generate just enough on both sides of the court down the final stretch to hold on to the lead.
Tyrese Haliburton returned to the Pacers’ lineup on Saturday after missing three straight games with a sore lower back, posting his 10th straight double-double by logging 16 points and 12 assists. He also pulled down eight rebounds in his 32 minutes of action. Pascal Siakam led Indiana in scoring with 26 points, Myles Turner made five 3-pointers for 22 points, and Bennedict Mathurin supplied 13 off the bench.
Trendon Watford topped the Nets with a career-high 26 points, Cameron Johnson added 20, and Keon Johnson chipped in 17.
The Pacers outshot the Nets 47.6 to 43.3 percent in the game, winning the points in the paint margin 54-48. Brooklyn made 15 3-pointers to Indiana’s 11 and won the rebounding margin 48-44.
Thanks to 13 points by Haliburton, and 11 each by Turner and Siakam, the Pacers led 61-52 at halftime.
Haliburton took over the game early, as the Pacers led 28-25 at the end of the first quarter. He scored 10 points on 3-for-4 shooting in the frame while dishing out three assists, helping account for 18 of the Pacers’ first 20 points.
Both teams went on small runs following the tip until the Blue & Gold mustered a 16-5 scoring stretch from 7:15 to 1:42 to build a 28-17 lead. During that span, Haliburton completed an and-one, nailed two free throws, and hit a mid-range jumper while Siakam and T.J. McConnell scored four points.
In the final 1:02 of the opening frame, the Nets made six free throw attempts to make it a three-point game.
The score stayed close in the second quarter until Haliburton and the starters re-entered the game with 8:26 left in the half.. The Blue & Gold hit five 3-pointers, with Turner draining two and Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, and Siakam each making one, to go on a 15-4 run and lead 50-38 with 4:38 left in the half.
Indiana stayed in front from there, as an and-one from Obi Toppin with nine seconds left capped off the solid start.
Turner scored 10 points in the third quarter, and the Pacers bested the Nets 29-18 in the period, as the Blue & Gold led 90-70 going into the final frame.
The Pacers went on a 10-2 run in the first two minutes of the third quarter, led by threes from Turner and Aaron Nesmith, to extend the Blue & Gold lead to 71-54.
Brooklyn never cut its deficit to single digits for the remainder of the frame.
In the last 3:22 of the third, the Blue & Gold finished on an 11-0 spree thanks to a pair of close-range buckets by McConnell and a layup by Siakam with three seconds left on the clock. Brooklyn didn’t record points in the final four minutes of the period.
The Nets opened the fourth quarter with a 21-2 scoring blitz, making four 3-pointers, to cut it to 92-91 with 4:30 left before the Pacers got back on track. During the poor stretch, the Pacers were 1-for-10 shooting and had four turnovers.
Out of a timeout, a Mathurin bucket and five points by Siakam stopped the Blue & Gold bleeding as the Pacers led 99-94 with 2:17 on the clock.
The Nets then missed on their next five shot attempts, and both teams split free throws before Siakam dropped in a 14-footer to make it 102-95 with 28 seconds left. Watford stole a pass and hit a 3-pointer to narrow it to 104-101 with eight seconds left, but the Pacers made 4-of-5 free throws in the final seconds to hang on.
Indiana will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday before hitting the road to take on the Washington Wizards on Thursday and Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.
Inside the Numbers
The Pacers had 14 turnovers on Saturday after recording 25 in their first matchup with the Nets.
At the free throw line, the Pacers made 17-of-21 and the Nets finished 10-for-17.
Brooklyn scored 18 points in the third quarter while Indiana scored 18 points in the fourth quarter.
Indiana’s largest lead was 20 and Brooklyn’s was one.
There were four lead changes and one tie in the game.
Pascal Siakam scored eight of Indiana’s 18 points in the fourth quarter.
INDY ELEVEN
RECAP-LEX 1:1 IND
Midfielder Bruno Rendon scored his first career USL Championship goal in the 60th minute to lead the visiting Indy Eleven in a 1-1 draw at Lexington SC on Saturday night.
The 2024 USL League One “Defender of the Year” brought down a headed clearance attempt with his right foot, taking it to his left foot, where he delivered a blast to the top left corner to give the Boys in Blue a 1-0 lead. The 24-year-old Rendon scored 15 total goals last season for the Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC under coach Eamon Zayed, the Indy Eleven franchise scoring leader with 26 goals and 61 points. Rendon scored nine goals in the inaugural USL Jägermeister Cup to lead his team to the championship.
Boys in Blue goalkeeper Hunter Sulte made three saves in the match, including a left-handed stop just in front of the line in the 78th minute.
Indy Eleven started quickly with forward Edward Kizza and midfielders Maalique Foster combining with Rendon to earn a corner in the 2nd minute, setting up a shot on target by midfielder James Murphy.
Boys in Blue center backs Pat Hogan and James Musa recorded important clearances in a five-minute stretch from the eighth to the 13th minute to keep the match scoreless.
Kizza started a scoring opportunity in the 28th minute with a steal, touching the ball quickly to midfielder Jack Blake, who was fouled for a free kick. Blake’s set piece from outside the area just missed wide left.
Rendon earned a scoring chance in the 36th, but his shot missed to the left.
In the second half, Rendon and Kizza combined for a threat in the 51st minute, prior to Rendon’s goal in the 60th that made it 1-0. The Boys in Blue had two opportunities to add to their lead, with Foster making a steal and setting up Blake for a shot on target in the 69th and Rendon having a chance inside the right corner of the box.
After Lexington tied it in the 79th minute, midfielder Oliver Brynéus earned a chance in the 85th minute. In the 87th, defender Aedan Stanley played a cross to Rendon for another threat.
Indy Eleven finished its season-opening two-match road trip with a 1-0-1 mark, good for a three-way tie for fourth with four points in the Eastern Conference, despite having a bye the first week of the campaign.
The Boys in Blue host 2024 USL Champion Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in the home opener next Saturday at 7 pm at Carroll Stadium. Single-game tickets for all matches are available via Ticketmaster. Season, Flex Plan, Group, and Hospitality tickets are available here. For questions, call (317) 685-1100 during business hours or email tickets@indyeleven.com.
- 2025 USL Championship
Indy Eleven 1:1 Lexington SC - Sat., Mar. 22, 2025 – 7:00 p.m.
- Lexington SC Stadium | Lexington, Ky.
- Attendance: 4,299
- Weather: Sunny, 57 degrees
| Score | 1 | 2 | F |
| Indy Eleven | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lexington SC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Scoring Summary
- IND – Bruno Rendon 60’
- LEX – Marcus Epps (Braudílio Rodrigues) 79’
- Discipline Summary
- IND – Edward Kizza (caution) 24’
- LEX – Jack Beer (caution) 28’
- LEX – Sofiane Djeffal (caution) 36’
- IND – James Musa (caution) 45’+1
- LEX – Kendall Burks (caution) 62’
- LEX – Kieran Sargeant (caution) 90’+5
Indy Eleven line-up: Hunter Sulte, Aedan Stanley, James Musa, Pat Hogan, Hayden White (Ben Ofeimu 64’), Aodhan Quinn (captain), James Murphy, Maalique Foster (Oliver Brynéus 70’), Jack Blake (Cam Lindley 82’), Bruno Rendon, Edward Kizza (Elvis Amoh 82’).
Indy Eleven Subs not used: Josh O’Brien, Finn McRobb, Reice Charles-Cook.
Lexington SC line-up: Logan Ketterer, Kieran Sargeant, Danny Barbir, Kendall Burks, Joe Hafferty (Gaël Gibert 26’), Sofiane Djeffal, Speedy Williams, Nick Firmino, Jack Beer (Eliot Goldthorp 61’), Marcus Epps, Cory Burke (Braudílio Rodrigues 61’).
Lexington SC subs not used: Christian Volesky, Edrey Cáceres, Jacob Greene, Brooks Thompson.
| Stat | IND | LEX |
| Shots | 8 | 14 |
| Shots on Target | 3 | 4 |
| Corner Kicks | 1 | 5 |
| Offsides | 0 | 1 |
| Fouls | 4 | 10 |
| Saves | 3 | 2 |
INDY IGNITE
IGNITE SWEEP LEAGUE-LEADING OMAHA FOR BIGGEST WIN OF SEASON
OMAHA, Neb. (March 22, 2025) – The Indy Ignite secured undoubtedly their biggest victory thus far in their inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation season when they swept the league-leading Omaha Supernovas tonight at CHI Health Center.
In yet another hard-fought match between two of the league’s top teams, the Ignite won by scores of 25-23, 25-23 and 25-21 to collect their first victory over the defending PVF champions in four tries this year. It lifts Indy’s record to 12-8 overall and back into a third-place tie with Atlanta. Omaha dropped to 12-5 but remains atop the eight-team standings.
Omaha prevailed in the previous three matches that were just as tight, including pulling off a reverse sweep triumph just nine days ago. This time, the Ignite remained confident and aggressive throughout, making key runs to close out each set.
“I’m so proud of our team, this was a big win for us on the road,” Ignite setter Sydney Hilley said after dishing out 40 assists. “We were just trying to stay aggressive the whole match and try to have fun. We know that this team is really good and they’re going to get their kills and their blocks, but we’ve got to be able to move onto the next point quickly and not let one point impact further down the game.”
The Ignite did just that in all three sets that were each tied late. The first set was knotted at 19-19 until Indy went on a 4-2 run to build some breathing room. Back-to-back kills by outside hitter Carly Skjodt and opposite hitter Azhani Tealer (on a ruled block touch) gave Indy the clinching points. Skjodt had five kills in the set. Middle blocker Lydia Martyn added four kills, a block and a service ace.
The Ignite jumped to a 9-3 lead in the second set, only to see the Supernovas run off five in a row to tie things at 20 and again at 21. Tealer then nailed three of her nine kills in the set to forge Indy’s win by the same 25-23 score as the first set.
The third set seesawed and was tied at 19 again, until Indy closed it out with a 6-2 run that included kills from outside hitters Anna DeBeer and Skjodt, blocks by Martyn and Hilley, then a powerful match-ending kill from Martyn.
The reigning PVF Player of the Week for her record-setting kills (31) and points (35) effort in the March 13 loss to Omaha, Tealer led the way once more for the Ignite tonight. She totaled 21 points on 19 kills, a block and an ace, with a sensational kill percentage (57.6%) and kill efficiency (51.5%).
“She’s unreal and it’s so fun to play with her,” Hilley said of Tealer. “She’s such a good teammate, so I’m so proud of her and so happy for her.”
Even Omaha outside hitter Brooke Nuneviller was impressed.
“She just got 31 kills off of us in a five-set match,” Nuneviller said of fellow PVF All-Star Tealer. “It’s like maybe we should key on her a little more or be a little more attentive, but she’s fantastic. Really impressed with her game this year, it’s elevated so high.”
Skjodt had a team-high 12 digs to go with her eight kills. Martyn finished with six kills, three blocks and a franchise-record three aces. The Ignite attack impressed as a whole, with a 41.2% kill percentage and a 30.4% efficiency.
“Keeping that same aggression no matter which way the set flips is really important,” Skjodt said. “I thought we did a really good job of that and the balls kind of fell our way tonight. It was great.”
Indy continues a three-match road trip with a visit to second-place Orlando (12-7) on Sunday, March 30. The match will stream live on the PVF YouTube Channel.
INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANA TAKES ON SOUTH CAROLINA
9-seed Indiana will make its seventh-straight appearance in the round of 32 on Sunday when it meets 1-seed South Carolina at colonial life arena at 3 p.m. et on ABC.
IN THE BIG DANCE Indiana is making its sixth-straight NCAA Tournament and 11th appearance overall in 2025.Overall,they hold a record of12-10 and have advanced in all seven first round games under head coach Teri Moren. The Hoosiers have appeared in the regional semifinal in three of the last four seasons and made an Elite Eight run in 2021.
LAST TIME OUT Five players scored in double figures as Indiana picked up the first round victory over Utah, 74-68. Indiana was led by 17 points from junior guard Yarden Garzon and 16 points from junior guard Shay Ciezki. The Hoosiers shot58percentfromthefloorinthe effort including a staggering 83.3 percent in the 27-point third quarter. It was the first win over the Utes in program history and the first meeting between the two schools.
PREVIOUSLY WITH THE GAMECOCKS These two teams have met each other twice in the last decade, most recently in a 79- 75 loss of the Hoosiers in the 2024 NCAA regional semifinal in Albany, N.Y. In the meeting in 2019 at the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands, Indiana was the victor in a 71- 57 triumph. 20 X 10 Indiana’s win on Friday secured the program’s 10th-straight 20 win season. The program has completed 16 total 20-win seasons with 10 of those coming under 11th year head coach Teri Moren.
UP BIG WHEN THEY HIT THREES One consistent mark of a Hoosier win has been the team’s ability to connect from the 3-point line. They are a perfect 10-0 when hitting 11 or more triples and their 36.3 percent clip ranks third in the Big Ten (trailing Washington and Nebraska who shoot 37.3 percent)Indiana hit a season-high 15 3-pointers and second most in a single game in school history against Rutgers on Feb. 6. It connected on 10 of those 3-pointers in the third quarter alone, going 10-for-13 from the arc.
YARDEN LEADS THE WAY Garzon paces IU as its leading scorer, averaging 14.6 points per game and has scored in double digits 26 times. In her junior season, the Ra’anana, Israel native has made a team-high 86 3-pointers and shoots 41.1 percent from long range. The 2025 Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 honoree is shooting an overall 43.5 percent from the field and is one of IU’s best free throw shooters at 90.1 percent.
INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS
MEN’S TENNIS FALLS TO NO. 29 MICHIGAN STATE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –– Indiana Men’s Tennis suffered a setback to No. 29 Michigan State, 4-0, in its first match of the weekend at the IU Tennis Center on Saturday (March 22) afternoon.
MSU (9-6, 4-1 B1G) opened play by earning the doubles point, securing an early advantage on courts 1 & 2, as both matches ended 1-6.
In singles play, Indiana (9-7, 0-5 B1G) was unable to keep pace with the Spartans. MSU’s Max Sheldon took No. 2 singles (1-6, 1-6) and earned the first singles point. Soon after, wins at No. 3 (4-6, 0-6) and No.4 (3-6, 4-6) singles claimed the match victory.
The Hoosiers continue their homestand on Sunday, March 23 as they face No. 22 Michigan at the IU Tennis Center. The match will begin at 12 p.m.
No. 29 MICHIGAN STATE 4, INDIANA 0
Singles competition
Jip Van Assendelft (IND) vs.Ozan Baris (MSU) (2-6, 5-4, unfinished)
Max Sheldon (MSU) def. Deacon Thomas (IND) (1-6, 1-6)
Matthew Forbes (MSU) def. Ben Pomeranets (IND) (4-6, 0-6)
Vuk Radienovic (MSU) def. Braeden Gelltich (IND) (3-6, 4-6)
Sam Scherer (IND) vs Mitchell Sheldon (MSU) (4-6, 4-2, unfinished)
Karan Raghavendra (IND) vs David Saye (MSU) (4-6, 0-2, unfinished)
Doubles competition
Aristotelis Thanos/Ozan Baris(MSU) def. Jip Van Assendelft/Sam Scherer (IND) (1-6)
Max Sheldon/Mitchell Sheldon (MSU) def. Braeden Gelletich/Ben Pomeranets (IND) (1-6)
Matteo Antonescu/Karan Raghavendra (IND) vs Matthew Forbes/Taym Alazmeh (MSU) (1-5, unfinished)
Order of finish:
Singles: 2, 3, 4, 1 (unfinished), 5 (unfinished), 6 (unfinished)
Doubles: 1, 2, 3 (unfinished)
INDIANA SWMMING
INDIANA EARNS PROGRAM RECORD FOURTH PLACE NATIONAL FINISH
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Under the shadow of Mt. Rainier, Indiana women’s swimming and diving reached its peak this week at the 2025 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving, capturing a program record fourth place national finish.
The Hoosiers scored a program record 312 points, smashing their previous best mark of 219 set in 2023. Indiana outscored Tennessee by 14 points to reach the four-team trophy table.
The two teams were tied at 264 points following the 200-yard butterfly, the final individual swimming event, but diving made the difference. Senior Skyler Liu’s national title and Ella Roselli’s 12th-place finish on platform added 25 points to IU’s total, while the Lady Vols went scoreless in diving. Tennessee finished second in the 400-yard freestyle relay, ahead of IU’s tied-for-seventh placement, but the 11-point deficit did not make up for IU’s platform prowess.
Indiana also set program records for total medals (seven) and All-America honors (38), and for the first time in school history all five relays recorded top five finishes. Indiana athletes set program records in eight events.
PROGRAM RECORDS (Team)
NEW Previous
Team Finish 4th 7th (2016, 2023, 2024)
Points 312 219 (2023)
Medals 7 5 (2016)
All-America Honors (Top 16) 38 31 (2002, 2023, 2024)
PROGRAM RECORDS (Event)
Event Time Athlete(s)
50 Freestyle 21.56 Kristina Paegle
200 Freestyle 1:40.50 Anna Peplowski
1,650 Freestyle 15:42.40 Ching Hwee Gan
100 Backstroke 49.62 Miranda Grana
200 Backstroke 1:48.73 Miranda Grana
100 Butterfly 50.01 Miranda Grana
400 Freestyle Relay 3:10.47 Peplowski, DeWitt, Grana, Paegle
400 Medley Relay 3:25.83 DeWitt, Crawford, Grana, Paegle
Indiana’s seniors “left it all out there” in their final night of collegiate competition.
Ching Hwee Gan earned her third-straight NCAA medal in the 1,650-yard freestyle while finally overtaking an 11-year-old program record. Gan’s 15:42.40 was almost four seconds faster that her previous personal best (15:46.22) and two seconds better than Lindsay Vrooman’s 15:44.45 that placed fifth at NCAAs in 2014.
Classmate Brearna Crawford entered her first-career championship final in the 200-yard breaststroke with a prelim time of 2:07.16 and career-best 2:06.86 and came out of the pool the NCAA bronze medalist after going sub-2:06 for the first time in her career. Crawford’s 2:05.66 makes her the third-fastest Hoosier ever, behind Lilly King and former teammate and now-assistant coach Noelle Peplowski.
Liu capped her career with her national title on platform. The four-time Big Ten Champion picked up her first two NCAA medals this week, also earning bronze on the 3-meter springboard on Friday. Indiana has won three of the last five women’s NCAA platform diving titles – Tarrin Gilliland repeated as tower champion from 2021-22. Between the men and women’s programs, Indiana has captured an NCAA platform championship each of the last five seasons.
Anna Peplowski scored maximum points out of the 100-yard freestyle consolation final, wrapping up a legendary meet performance and collegiate for the swimmer who is perhaps Indiana’s greatest-ever women’s freestyle swimmer. Peplowski won Indiana’s first freestyle championship Friday in the 200 free and took bronze in the 500 free for a second-straight year, bringing her career NCAA medal total to four. The senior finishes her collegiate career an Olympian, 21-time All-American and eight-time Big Ten Champion.
INDIANA MEDALISTS
Brearna Crawford – 200 breaststroke (bronze)
Ching Hwee Gan – 1,650 freestyle (bronze)
Miranda Grana – 100 backstroke (bronze)
Skyler Liu – Platform (champion), 3-meter (bronze)
Anna Peplowski – 200 freestyle (champion), 500 freestyle (bronze)
RESULTS (SATURDAY)
1,650 FREESTYLE
3. Ching Hwee Gan – 15:42.40 (NCAA Bronze, All-America, Program Record, Career Best)
18. Mariah Denigan – 15:58.58
200 BACKSTROKE
9. Miranda Grana – 1:48.73 (Second-team All-America, Program Record, Career Best)
100 FREESTYLE
9. Anna Peplowski – 47.33 (Second-team All-America)
12. Kristina Paegle – 47.69 (Second-team All-America)
200 BREASTSTROKE
5. Brearna Crawford – 2:05.66 (NCAA Bronze, All-America, Career Best)
PLATFORM DIVING
1. Skyler Liu – 382.15 (NCAA Champion, All-America)
12. Ella Roselli – 302.95 (Second-team All-America)
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
T7. Anna Peplowski, Mya DeWitt, Miranda Grana, Kristina Paegle – 3:10.47 (All-America, Program Record)
HOOSIER ALL-AMERICANS
Brearna Crawford – 200 medley relay*, 400 medley relay, 200 breaststroke
Mya DeWitt – 200 freestyle relay, 100 backstroke*, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
Ching Hwee Gan – 500 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle
Miranda Grana – 200 medley relay*, 800 freestyle relay, 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 400 medley relay, 200 backstroke*, 400 freestyle relay
Skyler Liu – 3-meter, Platform
Kacey McKenna – 200 medley relay*, 200 freestyle relay, 100 backstroke*
Kristina Paegle – 200 medley relay*, 800 freestyle relay, 50 freestyle*, 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 100 freestyle*, 400 freestyle relay
Anna Peplowski – 800 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle*, 400 freestyle relay
Ella Roselli – 1-meter*, Platform*
Reese Tiltmann – 800 freestyle relay
Lily Witte – 3-meter*
* – Denotes second-team honoree
INDIANA SOFTBALL
INDIANA TAKES WEEKEND SERIES FROM PENN STATE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana bounced back in a demonstrative way on Saturday, winning both games against Penn State in the doubleheader to take the series.
The Hoosiers won the first game, 7-5, and 17-4 in the second game in a five-inning run rule.
With the two wins, Indiana is 22-8 and 2-3 in conference play.
GAME 1 SCORE INDIANA 7, PENN STATE 5
GAME 2 SCORE: INDIANA 17, PENN STATE 4 (F/5)
KEY MOMENTS
• In the first game, Indiana built a commanding 4-1 advantage through the first four innings. Penn State singled through the left side to bring one runner home in the first inning but after that Indiana got RBI from Taylor Minnick, Sydni Burko, Aly VanBrandt and Avery Parker to make it 5-1 by the bottom of the fourth.
• Penn State would cut into the lead on an RBI double from Haylie Brunson and Brunson later scoring on an error to make it 5-4.
• Later in the fifth, Indiana would score on a wild pitch to bring VanBrandt home and then Kinsey Mitchell hit an RBI single up the middle.
• Penn State’s Brooke Kloscowicz hit a home run to left field to make the score 7-5, but the Hoosiers would hold on to end the first game of the day with a win.
• The Indiana bats were on fire in game two as Melina Wilkison set the tone with a double to right center to score Avery Parker and tie the game at 1-1.
• Home runs from VanBrandt and Brianna Copeland in the second inning along with home runs from Minnick and Alex Cooper in the third to bring the Indiana lead to 9-4.
• The Hoosiers built on the strong advantage even more with an 8-run fourth inning that culminated with a bases-clearing triple from Melina Wilkison.
NOTABLES
• The two wins give Indiana its first Big Ten series win of the conference season.
• Aly VanBrandt’s home run in the second game was her first of her career.
• Indiana had four home runs in the second game of the day with two doubles that were off the top part of the fence.
• Indiana outhit Penn State in the second game, 14-7.
• Copeland and Wilkison each had four RBI in the second game.
UP NEXT
Indiana will head to Columbus next weekend for a three-game series at Ohio State from Saturday to Monday (March 29-March 31).
INDIANA BASEBALL
MISTAKES FORCE RUBBER MATCH OUT WEST
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – It was a game of missed opportunities for the Indiana Baseball team (13-10, 5-3 B1G) on Saturday (March 22) afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Hoosiers finished 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position and made two outs at home plate in a 7-4 loss to UCLA. The two teams will play a rubber match on Sunday (March 23) afternoon.
Freshman third baseman Cooper Malamazian handed IU a brief lead in the fifth inning with an infield single through the right side. The hit scored redshirt sophomore Joey Brenczewski but a UCLA throwing error allowed junior shortstop Tyler Cerny to score from second to take a 2-1 lead.
Graduate student right-handed pitcher Ben Grable (L, 3-1) nearly made it through six full innings but allowed a go-ahead, two-run blast in the sixth inning. The next two batters in the inning reached base and redshirt junior southpaw Grant Holderfield came on to record the final out of the frame. Grable went a career high 5.2 innings of work and threw a career best 98 pitches. He allowed just two earned runs.
IU had multiple chances to scratch runs across but couldn’t get it done. Freshman first baseman Jake Hanley made outs at home plate in the fifth and seventh innings on baserunning errors. Redshirt sophomore outfielder Korbyn Dickerson had a chance with the bases loaded in the ninth but hit a weak ground ball to the second baseman for the game’s final out.
The Hoosiers will take their second crack at winning the series in tomorrow’s rubber match. High-leverage arms in senior Deron Swanson, redshirt junior Pete Haas and redshirt senior Gavin Seebold are all still available on the mound for head coach Jeff Mercer’s team.
Scoring Recap
Bottom Third
After an error allowed the inning to continue, Mulivai Levu hit a ball off the end of the bat that trickled down the third base line for an infield single and the game’s first run. It was an unearned run charged to IU starter Ben Grable.
UCLA 1, Indiana 0
Top Fifth
IU finally broke into the hit column with a pair of infield singles in the fifth. Cooper Malamazian singled just past the diving second baseman to score Joey Brenczewski. Tyler Cerny was allowed to score the go-ahead run on a throwing error from the second baseman.
Indiana 2, UCLA 1
Bottom Sixth
One of the few bad pitches that Grable threw all day was tagged for a two-run blast from AJ Salgado to dead center.
UCLA 3, Indiana 2
Bottom Seventh
Payton Brennan mustered a RBI single through the right side to extend UCLA’s lead in the seventh.
UCLA 4, Indiana 2
Bottom Eighth
After getting the first two outs, IU’s bullpen allowed three two-out runs to give the home team some insurance. Dean West doubled through the left side before a Roch Cholowsky singled opened up a big gap. The Bruins got one more on a double from Levu.
UCLA 7, Indiana 2
Top Ninth
The Hoosiers finally put some good at-bats together in the ninth inning but it wasn’t enough. Jake Hanley led off the inning with a solo home run. Cerny recorded a base hit and scored on a double down the line from Malamazian. Wiggins was hit by a pitch before Taylor walked to load the bases. Korbyn Dickerson hit a weak ground ball to second base to end the game.
UCLA 7, Indiana 4
Top Hoosier Performers
#17 Grable, Ben
5.2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 K
#34 Hanley, Jake
3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
#15 Malamazian, Cooper
2-4, 2 RBI, 1 2B
Inside the Box Score
• IU struck out 10 times on the afternoon – all coming against UCLA starter Michael Barnett.
• The Hoosiers’ only allowed three walks on the mound.
• Three players had multi-hit games for IU.
• Jake Hanley hit the lone home run for the Hoosiers.
Notes to Know
• Junior outfielder Devin Taylor recorded two base hits, extending his career-long hitting streak to 13 games. It’s the longest hitting streak by any IU player since Jasen Oliver in 2024 (13; 3/16 – 4/5). Taylor also recorded the 10th multi-hit game of his season and the 57th of his career.
• Taylor continues to close in on another milestone. He now has 185 career hits. He just needs 15 to become the 25th member of the 200-hit club at IU. His classmate, junior shortstop Tyler Cerny, isn’t far behind with 164 base knocks.
• Much like Taylor, freshman first baseman Jake Hanley tallied his 10th multi-hit game of the season. Five of those – including today’s defeat to UCLA – have been three-hit affairs. Hanley hit his third home run of the year with a solo blast in the ninth inning.
• Since a tumultuous outing at Penn State in the first game of a doubleheader on March 7th, IU’s pitching staff has steadied the ship. Despite giving up some late runs, the Hoosiers have allowed seven-or-fewer earned runs in nine-straight games. IU has also gone seven-straight games without allowing more than five walks.
• IU has actually outscored opponents 19-4 in the ninth inning of games this season. That includes a pair of runs in an attempted comeback against UCLA on Saturday. Despite that heavy advantage in runs, IU 0-9 when trailing heading into the ninth inning.
Up Next
A big, early-season rubber match will take place in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 23) afternoon. IU would love a big series victory against UCLA and can do so with a win tomorrow. The game will be streamed on B1G+ while Ben Haller will have the call on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
PURDUE ENDS MCNEESE’S MARCH MADNESS RUN 76-62 TO GET BACK TO SWEET 16
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Trey Kaufman-Renn had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Purdue used a fast start to roll to a 76-62 win over McNeese in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Fletcher Loyer added 15 points. C.J. Cox finished with 11 points for the Boilermakers (24-11), who advanced through the Midwest Region to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season.
Purdue will meet the winner of top-seeded Houston and eighth-seeded Gonzaga in the regional semifinal. In his 16 NCAA Tournament appearances with the Boilermakers, coach Matt Painter is now headed to his eighth Sweet 16.
Painter said the challenge is to sustain the offensive output they’ve had over the first two rounds.
“We can’t go further without playing great offensively,” Painter said. “We have to execute well, we have to shoot the ball well. That’s not really pressure, that’s just a fact.”
Sincere Parker had 17 points to lead McNeese (28-7). Javohn Garcia added 12 points as the Cowboys came up short in their bid to give the Southland Conference its first Sweet 16 team since Louisiana Tech in 1985.
McNeese came out in the 2-3 zone that was so successful during its first-round win over Clemson.
But Purdue hit 7 of its first 9 field goals and 3 of its first 4 3-point attempts to build an early double-digit advantage. A pair of three-plus minute scoring droughts by the Cowboys and runs of 10-0 and 9-0 by the Boilermakers helped Purdue grow its lead as high as 36-14 in the first half.
“From the start of the game they kind of imposed their will on us,” Parker said. “To their credit they made shots and we missed shots.”
The Boilermakers led for all but 19 seconds.
Purdue shot 11 of 26 from the 3-point line for the game and held a 41-24 rebounding edge.
“I thought we played really well these last two games,” Kaufman-Renn said. “We executed well and we stuck to our game plan and then we outrebounded both teams. So we do that, it’s a winning game plan.”
Takeaways
McNeese: Poor shooting prevented the Cowboys from duplicating their first-round magic.
Purdue: A year after making it to the national title game, the Boilermakers are getting some of their best production from Braden Smith and Kaufman-Renn, who both started in that game.
Coach Wade on the move?
McNeese coach Will Wade declined to confirm whether he had accepted the coaching job at N.C. State, but a source told The Associated Press a deal had been reached. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the school hasn’t publicly discussed its coaching search.
Wade said he’d spend Saturday celebrating what McNeese accomplished this season.
“I’ll worry about that tomorrow,” Wade said. “Look, I’m an honest guy but today I want to put a bow on everything with McNeese if we can. That’ll be up to whatever else happens.”
Up next
As good as Purdue was offensively against the Cowboys, the Boilermakers will likely have to lean on their defense in the next round. Gonzaga entered the tournament with Division I’s second-ranked scoring offense. Houston was the nation’s fifth-ranked 3-point shooting team.
PURDUE SOFTBALL
BOILERS FALL TO MARYLAND 8-1
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Boilers (16-14, 1-5 Big Ten) took a loss to the Terrapins of Maryland (14-14, 3-3 Big Ten) Saturday afternoon at Devon Park.
The Boilers earned just four hits in the game, while plating one run on a sacrifice fly.
BOILER BITS (vs Maryland)
Offensive Highlights:
Ashlynn Campbell: 1-for-2
Sage Scarmardo: 2-for-3
Moriah Polar: 1-for-3
Jordyn Ramos: SF, RBI
Delaney Reefe: 1-for-3, R
Pitching Breakdown:
Kendall Klochack (L, 6-4): 2.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 14 BF
Emma Bailey: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 21 BF
Kadyn Camper: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BF
HOW IT HAPPENED
Maryland struck early and often against the Boilermakers, plating 6 runs in the first three innings. Kendall Klochack started on the mound for Purdue, but was replaced by Emma Bailey in the third inning, who worked out without further damage.
In the bottom of the third, Ashlynn Campbell picked up the first hit of the day for the Boilermakers with a single to right field, but was stranded.
The Terrapins plated two more runs in the top of the seventh to bring the lead out to 8-0.
In the bottom of the seventh, Delaney Reefe reached base on a hit to center, and Julia Gossett reached on the third error of the day. The Boilers plated their first run of the day on a sacrifice fly from Jordyn Ramos, to break up the shutout.
In the end, the seven-run deficit was too much for Purdue to overcome.
UP NEXT
Purdue will close out the weekend in Devon Park with a final game against Maryland on Sunday, Mar. 23 at 11:00 a.m. ET. The Boilers will then head on the road to take on No. 21 Nebraska for a three-game series.
PURDUE TRACK
PURDUE FINISHES OPENING OUTDOOR WEEKEND IN TAMPA
TAMPA, Fla. – Purdue Outdoor Track & Field finished its opening weekend of the 2025 season at the USF Alumni Invitational with 13 top eight finishes on Saturday.
Men’s Notes
• Antoine Spencer ran a wind-aided 10.13 (+2.8) to finish second in the 100m. Connor Czajkowski took eighth in 10.35 (+2.8).
• Joel Gomez (3:45.76) paced the Boilermakers in the 1500m with his fourth-place finish. It was a personal best by over six seconds and fell just 0.15 seconds shy of tying the Purdue record. Gomez moved into the Purdue rankings at No. 3.
• Douglas Buckeridge followed closely behind in fifth (3:45.88) to move up to No. 5 in Purdue history. Caleb Williams (3:47.78) and Kiefer Bell (3:48.60) finished seventh and eighth, respectively. Both times were a personal best.
• Jasiah Rogers, Nolan Macklin, Connor Czajkowski and Jahn Riley made up the first 4x100m relay of the season and finished fifth (39.76).
Women’s Notes
• Payne Turney tied the highest finish by a Boilermaker at the USF Alumni Invitational with her runner-up placement in the 1500m (4:21.66). The time moved her up to No. 4 in Purdue history after she entered the season at No. 8.
• Blessing Ogundiran ran 11.39 (+2.6) to finish second in the 100m in her Purdue outdoor debut. Nia Wilson followed in fifth with a wind-legal 11.53. Her time enters the Purdue records at No. 7.
• Britannia Johnson (51.79m / 169-11.00) and Britannie Johnson (51-12m / 167-08.00) finished third and fourth in the discuss. Both entered the Purdue rankings at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.
• Angeline Amefia won her heat and finished eighth overall in the 100mH (13.81).
• Emma Squires (4:27.99) also had a personal best in the 1500m and finished ninth. Lauren Pegher ran 4:31.28 to finish 12th in her outdoor collegiate debut.
Head Coach Tony Miller on the Outdoor Opener
“We had some of them put out some good marks and we have to keep them focused and continue to build towards Big Tens. The meet was perfect with great weather and the kids really came out and competed.”
Next Up
Purdue’s distance program returns to action March 28-29 at the Raleigh Relays.
PURDUE WRESTLING
BLAZE FINISHES 2ND, RAMOS ENDS HISTORIC CAREER AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
PHILADELPHIA — Purdue Wrestling closed its breakthrough season with a 13th-place finish at the 2025 NCAA Championships and two All-Americans on the national podium inside Wells Fargo Center.
With five NCAA qualifiers, the Boilermakers’ mark in the field of 66 universities is their highest team finish at the national tournament of head coach Tony Ersland’s tenure (2014-present) and Purdue’s highest placement since 1992 (12th).
With a total of 34.5 team points, it’s the Boilers’ largest tally since 2003 (38).
Sophomore Joey Blaze (157 pounds) and redshirt-senior Matt Ramos (125) became Purdue’s 62nd and 63rd All-Americans, respectively, with two remarkable tournament runs.
Blaze became Purdue’s youngest national finalist in at least 75 years. Ramos tied the program record of 14 career NCAA tournament wins, held by the school’s only two-time national champion Arnold Plaza (1947-1950).
Blaze, the lowest-seeded wrestler (No. 8) to make it to the 2025 Finals, competed for the 157-pound NCAA title in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,826 on Saturday night, live on ESPN.
He faced Nebraska’s No. 3-seeded Antrell Taylor for the fourth time in the span of a month.
Same as the previous three showdowns, it was a defensive slugfest in which neither wrestler scored more than four points. Taylor landed the only takedown in the last three seconds of the first period.
Blaze then tried to battle back, chasing Taylor around the mat as the aggressor for almost the entirety of the second and third frames.
Multiple stall warnings were called on Taylor, but the Husker survived and escaped with a 4-2 win.
Blaze’s incredible second venture at the NCAA tournament closed with a runner-up finish.
He is Purdue’s first true-sophomore national finalist since Charles Moreno in 1950. Additionally, Blaze is the 10th NCAA runner-up in school history.
Blaze blitzed his way through the first four rounds, highlighted by a stunning upset over Penn State’s No. 1-seeded Tyler Kasak in the quarterfinal. Read more about his day two dominance here.
In other big news, one of the most decorated careers in recent program history came to an end with a fourth-place All-American finish for Ramos.
He lost for just the second time all season in Friday afternoon’s quarterfinal to send him to the consolation ladder. But the four-time NCAA qualifier responded well with three straight wins and clawed all the way back to the bronze medal match.
He earned ranked victories over No. 22 Trever Anderson (UNI, D 8-2), No. 9 Caleb Smith (NEB, D 5-4) and No. 8 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh, D 9-2) to earn a spot in the bout for third place, the best possible outcome for those who lose once in the double-elimination bracket.
In his final college match, Ramos scrapped in a Big Ten Championships rematch with Penn State’s No. 1 Luke Lilledahl, taking the Nittany Lion down first before getting caught and pinned in the third period.
The loss sent him to fourth place on the national podium.
Ramos is Purdue’s first two-time All-American since Ben Wissel (2005-06) and just the 12th multiple-time All-American in school history.
He came up one win short of setting Purdue’s all-time record for national tournament victories, but he is in elite company with Plaza, owner of two of Purdue’s four NCAA crowns.
Once Ramos graduates in May, the Lockport, Illinois, grappler plans to remain in West Lafayette and continue training. His next goal is to compete on the world stage at the 2028 Summer Olympics.
The Boilermakers carry all kinds of momentum into the 2025-26 season with every starting wrestler aside from Ramos expected to return and compete.
RESULTS
125 | #2 Matt Ramos (R-Sr.) – 5-2 – 4TH PLACE
Round 1: vs. #31 Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSUB) – W, MD 11-3
Round 2: vs. #18 Jacob Moran (IU) – W, MD 8-0
Quarterfinal: vs. #7 Troy Spratley (OKST) – L, D 5-2
Blood Round: vs. #22 Trever Anderson (UNI) – W, D 8-2
3rd Place Quarterfinal: vs. #9 Caleb Smith (NEB) – W, D 5-4
3rd Place Semifinal: vs. #8 Sheldon Seymour (LEH) – W, D 9-2
3rd Place Final: vs. #1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) – L, Fall (6:18)
141 | #27 Greyson Clark (So.) – 1-2
Round 1: vs. #6 Vance VomBaur (MINN) – L, D 2-0
Cons. Round 1: vs. #22 Jordan Soriano (DREXEL) – W, MD 13-3
Cons. Round 2: vs. #21 Dylan Chappell (BUCKNELL) – L, D 8-5
157 | #8 Joey Blaze (So.) – 4-1 – 2ND PLACE
Round 1: vs. #25 Sonny Santiago (UNC) – W, D 7-0
Round 2: vs. #9 Tommy Askey (MINN) – W, D 3-2 (OT)
Quarterfinal: vs. #1 Tyler Kasak (PSU) – W, D 5-4
Semifinal: vs. #20 Trevor Chumbley (NU) – W, D 4-2
Final: vs. #3 Antrell Taylor (NEB) – L, D 4-2
174 | #26 Brody Baumann (R-So.) – 1-2
Round 1: vs. #7 Danny Wask (NAVY) – L, TF 15-0 (6:41)
Cons. Round 1: vs. #10 Alex Cramer (CMU) – W, D 3-2
Cons. Round 2: vs. #25 Dalton Harkins (ARMY) – L, D 6-5
285 | #33 Hayden Filipovich (R-Jr.) – 1-2
Pigtail: vs. #32 Stephan Monchery (APP ST) – W, MD 9-0
Round 1: vs. #1 Gable Steveson (MINN) – L, Fall (1:25)
Cons. Round 1: vs. #17 Jake Andrews (CSUB) – L, D 4-2
PURDUE SWIMMING
PURDUE PRODUCES A TRIO OF ALL-AMERICANS ON THE TOWER AT NCAAS
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Having three of the top 15 finishers among a preliminary field of 47 gave Purdue a trio of All-Americans in platform diving on the final day of the NCAA Championships.
Daryn Wright (4th) and Sophie McAfee (7th) returned to the championship final and improved on their finishes at the national championship from a year ago. Jenna Sonnenberg (16th) was an honorable mention All-American as a consolation final qualifier, capping a week in which she posted a new career-best finish each of the three days she competed.
McAfee and Sonnenberg closed out their collegiate careers as All-Americans on Saturday.
The Boilermakers finished in 18th place in the team scoring at NCAAs for the second year in a row. Purdue’s four diving qualifiers produced a scoring finish in all three events for the first time since 2014, teaming up for 53 points. The Boilers have finished top 20 at the national championship meet in consecutive years for the first time ever.
Saturday night’s platform diving championship final was delayed for about 20 minutes between rounds 3 and 4 due to a fire alarm going off in the Weyerhaesuer King County Aquatic Center.
Complete recap to follow…
PLATFORM DIVING AT NCAAs
• Daryn Wright, 361.65 (Prelim Score) – Finished 4th in Championship Final; All-America
• Sophie McAfee, 317.10 – Finished 7th in Championship Final; All-America
• Jenna Sonnenberg, 270.65 (Prelim Score) – Finished 8th in Consolation Final, 16th Overall; Honorable Mention All-America
DIVERS TO BE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALISTS ON A SPRINGBOARD & THE TOWER AT 2025 NCAAs
• Daryn Wright, Purdue – 3M & Platform
• Bayleigh Cranford, Teas – 3M & Platform
• Montserrat Lavenant, LSU – 1M & Platform
PURDUE’S TOP 8 ALL-AMERICANS ON A SPRINGBOARD & PLATFORM DURING A CAREER
• Daryn Wright – 2024 on Platform, 2025 on 3-Meter & Platform
• Sophie McAfee – 2024 on 3-Meter & Platform; 2025 on Platform
• Emily Bretscher – 2021 on 3-Meter & Platform
• Amanda Miller – 2006 on Platform; 2007 on 1-Meter, 3-Meter & Platform
• Carrie McCambridge – 2005 on 1-Meter, 3-Meter & Platform; 2006 on 1-Meter
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S LAX
PREVIEW: IRISH HIT THE ROAD FOR #9 SYRACUSE
ON THE ROAD AT #9 SYRACUSE
The No. 20 Fighting Irish (6-4, 1-3) are on a three game winning streak as they gear up to travel to New York to take on #9 Syracuse (6-4, 2-2) on Sunday, March 23.
The last matchup between the two squads was Feb. 24, 2024 as the Irish fell in a close 16-14 battle at home. They are on the hunt for their third program win at Syracuse as the Orange is 12-2 on their home turf and 23-8 overall against the Irish.
HOME AGAINST #23 HARVARD
The No. 20 Fighting Irish were back on their home turf for the first time since hosting No. 1 Boston College nearly two weeks prior as they hosted the No. 23 Harvard Crimson on Wednesday, March 19.
The Irish secured their first ranked win of the season with an 8-6 victory.
Madison Rassas did it again, recording four goals for her third straight hat trick and sixth hat trick of the season. She leads the Irish with 28 goals and 32 points this season.
A LOOK AHEAD
The 2025 season features 15 regular season games with eight at home and seven on the road. Nine conference games are set for this upcoming spring season after the additions of Cal and Stanford to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024.
“This year’s schedule has us entering a new era of ACC lacrosse with an expanded conference and new scheduling model,” said Notre Dame Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach Christine Halfpenny.
“The ACC will again be one of the strongest conferences in the country. We’re excited to attack the games in front of us this year both in and out of conference beginning with a great season opening regional rivalry with Northwestern.”
IRISH WELCOME 11 FRESHMEN
With a large class of 17 graduating last season, the Irish have welcomed 11 freshmen to the roster.
Five of which were included in the ILWomen’s Class of 2024 Power 100 Incoming Freshmen Rankings:
– Madison Rassas (#2)
– Katie Mallaber (#32)
– Carson Didden (#42)
– Kiki Liebezeit (Watchlist)
– Ellie McClelland (Watchlist)
THE RASSAS FAMILY IS NO STRANGER TO NOTRE DAME
Rassas isn’t just listed as one of the top players in the 2024 class in the country, but she has a chance to continue her family’s legacy at Notre Dame.
She comes from a long line of Notre Dame graduates, including both parents (Todd and Angela Rassas) as well as her grandfather and great-grandfather.
Her father, Todd, was an All-American lacrosse player at Notre Dame (‘98), while her grandfather and great-grandfather were both All-American football players for the Irish.
WATCH OUT FOR WEIGAND
Senior defender Weigand was recently named to 2025 Tewaaraton Watch list and also received USA Lacrosse Magazine Women’s Preseason All-American Honorable Mention honors.
She finished the 2024 season playing in 20 games and recorded 24 ground balls and forced 17 turnovers.
TWO NEW ADDITIONS TO THE COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Christ Halfpenny introduced two new additions to the staff in August 2024 as she welcomed Caroline Curnal and Ellie Masera to the Irish.
Curnal, a 2023 Villanova graduate, started 47 of the 54 games she played in and totaled 94 points and 17 assists for 111 points. In addition to her record 382 draws, she had 34 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers.
She helped guide the program to a 15-5 season, where they advanced all the way to the NCAA quarterfinal round in 2024. Penn ranked as high as fifth during the course of the regular season, boasted one of the strongest defensive units in the country, and saw Niki Miles break program records for draw controls in a game and a season.
Miles was one of four first-team All-Ivy and three All-Americans on the roster, and another of those All-America picks (Izzy Rohr) was the Ivy League Defender of the Year for the second straight season.
She capped off her Wildcat career as the team captain and draw specialist, breaking the program’s career draw record with 382 and the single-single season mark with 155.
She finished with 41 goals and eight assists, scoring in 14 of the 17 games, and earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST first team. That was her second appearance on the first team, as she also garnered the honor in 2022 when she also was first-team IWLCA All-Region.
Masera, a recent 2024 graduate from Stony Brook, joins the Notre Dame program as an assistant coach after an outstanding four-year career with the Seawolves and a rookie season in the professional league with Athletes Unlimited.
Masera was a decorated midfielder in her four year career at Stony Brook.
She was a 2024 Tewaaraton finalist, the second player in program history, alongside former Notre Dame attacker and all-time Irish points leader, Jackie Wolak (2020-2024).
The two-time IWLCA, USA Lacrosse Magazine, and ILWomen All-American was the third pick in the AU Pro Lax Draft in April. Masera was also named the 2023 and 2024 CAA Midfielder of the Year and the 2022 America East Midfielder of the Year.
She finished her senior season as the fifth-best goal scorer in Division I (77) and finished second in points (117), also leading the nation as a senior in shots on goal and shots on goal per game. Masera finished her college career with 232 goals, 317 points, and a program record of 388 draw controls.
THE BIG THREE
The Irish graduated 17 seniors and graduate students a season ago, including three individuals in Madison Ahern, Kasey Choma and Jackie Wolak, who spent five years with the program, shattering numerous records during their tenure.
The trio combined for 964 career points over their five years together, the most of any teammates in program history.
Since their arrival to campus in 2020, Choma, Ahern and Wolak sat atop the team leaderboard in nearly every offensive category. Ahern’s 60 goals in 2024 led the team while Choma had posted the team’s top mark the four years prior.
During her career, Wolak never surrendered her title of assists leader and posted a team-best 100+ points in both 2023 and 2024. Ahern led the team in points during 2020 and 2022 while Wolak took the top spot in 2021.
All three rank among the program’s single season goal leaders with Choma holding two spots at three and eight, Ahern holds the sixth and seventh all time spots and Wolak’s 2024 total holds the 10th place.
Wolak also holds three of the top-10 spots for single season assists while the trio combine for four of the top-10 spots in total points for a given year.
Career leaders include Choma holding the top spot for games played (85) while Ahern and Wolak sit tied for second with 84.
Choma and Ahern sit second and third respectively in all-time goals while Wolak holds the top-spot for assists (153). Ahern’s 89 career assists ranks her fourth all-time.
All three rank in the top-10 for career points: Wolak (1st; 341), Ahern (3rd; 317), Choma (5th; 306). The trio was also the first set of teammates to surpass 300 career points and are three of only five individuals in program history to hit 300+ points.
The three combine for 10 Inside Lacrosse/ILWomen All-American honors, 10 IWLCA All-Region/All-American honors, eight USA Lacrosse Magazine honors, and eight Tewaraaton watchlist candidiasis.
A 2024 Tewaaraton finalist, Wolak set the program record for career points (341) and assists (153). Her 110 points last season was also third-best in program history and set her apart from the rest as the only individual to record multiple 100+ point seasons at Notre Dame.
Her 110 points finished atop the ACC last season and ranked fourth in the country.
In two NCAA Tournament games a season ago, Wolak’s 18 points ranked among the best in the nation.
With six points in the first quarter of the team’s NCAA First Round game vs. Coastal Carolina was a program best while her nine assists through three quarters played that day also set a program best.
The trio of Ahern, Wolak, and Choma scored in nearly every contest during their five years with Wolak’s 78-game streak to end her career being a program record.
Wolak became the program’s first-ever ACC Attacker of the Year honoree when she was named the conference’s top attacker in 2024
As a freshman, Ahern earned National Rookie of the Year honors from Inside Lacrosse.
Ahern was the 2023 ACC Postgraduate scholarship award recipient.
IRISH IN THE PROS
With the start of the WLL in 2025, it didn’t take long for the Irish to get picked up.
Five Notre Dame Women’s Lacrosse alums were all selected to the Boston Guard: Madison Ahern (‘24), Kasey Choma (‘24), Jackie Wolak (‘24), Hannah Dorney (‘23), and Andie Aldave (‘21).
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
IRISH HOST WOLVERINES FOR 3/6 SECOND ROUND SHOWDOWN
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame and Michigan will take their gridiron rivalry to the court on Sunday, as the third-seeded Irish (27-5) host the sixth-seeded Wolverines (23-10) in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Notre Dame is seeking its fourth consecutive trip to the Sweet 16.
The Irish posted a historic victory on Friday in the first round, dominating 14th-seeded Stephen F. Austin, 106-54. It was the largest margin of victory in program history and just the second time Notre Dame has eclipsed in the century mark in the Big Dance. Hannah Hidalgo and Sonia Citron paced Notre Dame with 24 points each, but it was an impressive team effort from an offense that has struggled in the last few games. Five Notre Dame players finished with 10+ points, and all Irish who dressed for the game had at least one bucket.
In total, Notre Dame made an NCAA Tournament program record 45 field goals.
While the offense was humming, the defense also stole the show for Notre Dame. The Irish forced 28 turnovers and had a season-high 18 steals. Hidalgo had 5 swipes, while Citron had 4 and 3 blocks. Freshman Kate Koval had 4 blocks as well, becoming the first Irish freshman in at least 25 years to record a 4-block NCAA Tournament showing.
Michigan topped 11th-seeded Iowa State 80-74 on Friday to advance to this point. After trailing to start the final frame, the Wolverines outscored the Cyclones 27-18 in the fourth quarter. Jordan Hobbs knocked down five triples and finished with a career-high 28 points.
The Wolverines often go with a five-guard lineup, one which includes three freshmen. Big Ten Freshman of the Year Olivia Olson leads Michigan with 16.2 points per game, and fellow rookie Syla Swords sits at 15.9. Swords was a Canadian Olympian last summer with Irish guard Cassandre Prosper, and she played high school basketball at Long Island Lutheran with Koval.
Notre Dame is 13-8 all-time against Michigan and 8-2 at home. The teams last faced off in December 2020, and the Wolverines earned the 76-66 victory in South Bend.
Sunday’s game will air on ABC at 1 p.m. Pam Ward and Stephanie White will be on the call from Purcell Pavilion.
NOTRE DAME SOFTBALL
NOTRE DAME’S COMEBACK BID COMES UP SHORT AGAINST #17 STANFORD
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame Softball team fell to 17th-ranked Stanford on Saturday 2-6 at Melissa Cook Stadium. The Irish are now 13-18 on the year and 2-6 in conference play.
The Notre Dame pitching staff only allowed one earned run on the day. In relief, Kami Kamzik was great, throwing three scoreless innings and striking out four to keep the Irish in the game late. Weiss lowered her team-best ERA to 3.31 after going four innings pitched with the single earned run.
Notre Dame put two on the board in the bottom of the fifth courtesy of an RBI double from Anna Holloway, her third double of the season, and an RBI single from Emily Tran to score Holloway from second. Tran now has hits in back-to-back games and four of her last five.
The Irish will look to salvage the series tomorrow at noon in the finale. The game was moved up from a 6 p.m. start due to weather conditions tomorrow evening. With the women’s basketball game beginning at 1 p.m., please be advised that there will be traffic around campus tomorrow.
NOTRE DAME BASEBALL
LATE-INNING PUSH NOT ENOUGH FOR IRISH
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team shouldered a 9-5 setback against Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon.
The Irish defense forced Georgia Tech into stranding a pair of runners in the top of the first. The Yellow Jackets used six hits to plate five runs in the top of the second inning, but Notre Dame sat down Georgia Tech in order in the top of the third to keep the score at 5-0.
The bottom half of the third saw the Irish get on the scoreboard. Brady Gumpf reached on an error, and Jared Zimbardo flared a single into right field to get a pair on base with one out. Bino Watters drew a walk to load the bases, and Parker Brzustewicz drove in Gumpf and Zimbardo with a shot just inside first base to make it a 5-2 score. With Brzustewicz on first and Watters on third, Estevan Moreno had an infield single to drive in Watters for a 5-3 game through three.
Georgia Tech plated two runs in the top of the fifth and added two in the top of the sixth to push the score to 9-3. The Irish continued to push for a comeback in the back half of the game. Estevan Moreno blasted a lead-off home run in the bottom of the eighth.
Down to their final at-bats, the Irish put the pressure on the Yellow Jackets. Brady Gumpf hit a one-out single through the left side of the infield, and Jared Zimbardo was hit by a pitch to put a pair of runners on base. Gumpf came in to score on a throwing error, but Georgia Tech closed out the game with a pair of outs late for the 9-5 final.
Jackson Dennies went 4.2 and had a strikeout on the mound for the Irish. Ricky Reeth added a strikeout over 3.1 innings of work, and Dylan Heine struck out a pair in a shutout inning of work on the bump.
Estevan Moreno went 2-for-4 with a home run – the 25th of his career – while adding two RBI and a run. Jared Zimbardo added a 2-for-4 effort at the dish with a run, and Parker Brzustewicz drove in a pair on a hit. Brady Gumpf posted a hit and scored twice, and Bino Watters tallied a hit and scored a run. Davis Johnson also collected a hit for the Irish.
Notre Dame (12-8, 1-7 ACC) take on Georgia Tech for the series finale on Sunday. The game time has been moved up to 11:00 a.m. The postgame Run the Bases opportunity will depend on weather. Admission is free for all home regular season Notre Dame baseball contests.
BUTLER WOMEN’S LAX
ALEXANDER DISHES THREE ASSISTS BUT BUTLER DROPS BIG EAST OPENER TO MARQUETTE
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—The Butler women’s lacrosse team played their first conference game of the season at home against Marquette falling 16-5. Paris Alexander led the team in points dishing out three assists in the game.
The match began with Marquette taking an early two goal lead before Emma Palmer got the Bulldogs on the board to make the score 2-1. Elise Latham followed by netting her 14th goal of the season to tie the game at two a piece. The Golden Eagles would score with one second remaining to regain the lead at the end of the first period.
Marquette would take control of the game extending their lead to 15-2 until Annika Bennett and Maggie Lewis each tacked on goals in the second half. The Golden Eagles would then eventually take the match 16-5.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Paris Alexander earned a new career-high three assists
Elise Latham scored her 14th goal, eighth from the free position, this season
Patricia Lynn added three draw controls to jump to third all-time on Butler’s career draw control list
Olivia DiCarlo was padding the stats with three ground balls, a pair of caused turnovers and a draw control
Maggie Lewis extended her scoring streak to four games in a row after scoring her eighth goal of the season
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will head east for their first Big East road game at Villanova on Saturday, Mar. 29 beginning at 1 PM EST.
BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BUTLER TO HOST UIC IN ROUND 2 OF WNIT
GameDay
Date: Sunday, March 23, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. – Hinkle Fieldhouse
Live Stats: ButlerSports.com (Statbroadcast)
Watch: YouTube.com
Bulldog Bits
– Butler is playing in the WNIT as an at-large selection for the second-straight year.
– Lily Carmody needs just one more point to reach 200 in her career and one more steal will push her career total to 50.
– Sydney Jaynes has made 100+ field goals in three-straight seasons for BU to push her career scoring total to 941.
– 16 of Jocelyn Land’s 29 made field goals this year have been made from 3-point range.
– Ari Wiggins has made more 3-pointers this year than her previous three seasons combined.
– Lily Zeinstra is shooting 46 percent from the field and 42 percent from 3-point range.
– UIC’s Kristian Young is from Indianapolis and attended Lawrence North High School.
– BU averages 62 points per game, but has not scored 60+ points since Feb. 12.
– Butler makes seven 3-pointers per game on average to rank fourth in the BIG EAST.
– BU is shooting 33.5 percent from behind the arc, the third-best percentage in the league.
– The Bulldogs rank third among all BIG EAST teams in rebound margin (+2.8).
– Butler ranks second in the league in free throw makes (12) and free throw attempts (16.7) per game.
– BU ranks second in the BIG EAST in bench points per game (20.5).
– Sydney Jaynes scored a team-high 14 points in Butler’s BIG EAST Tournament game vs. St. John’s.
– Lily Zeinstra also scored in double figures in her first tournament game, ending the contest with 11.
– Kilyn McGuff went for seven points and seven rebounds vs. the Red Storm.
– McGuff was named Second Team All-BIG EAST at the conclusion of the regular season.
Scouting UIC
The Flames advanced to the second round of the WNIT by defeating UAB on Friday night 63-48. That victory moved their overall record to 15-17, identical to Butler’s. 10 of those 15 wins came against Missouri Valley opponents. UIC defeated Evansville in the conference tournament before being eliminated the next day by Missouri State. Head Coach Ashleen Bracey went with an experienced starting five in UIC’s last game. Every starter was a senior or graduate student. Four players scored in double figures and the team was led by a 22-point performance from Keimari Rimmer. Rimmer was efficient, making eight of her 12 field goal attempts while adding 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals in 28 minutes. Danyel Middleton led the defense with six steals, helping UIC post 15 as a team.
All-Time Series
The Bulldogs are 29-21 all-time against UIC. The first-ever meeting came back during the 1984-85 season and the most recent matchup was played in 2013-14 with the Flames coming out on top at Hinkle Fieldhouse 62-57. UIC and Butler would battle two times a year as members of the Horizon League from 1994 to 2012. Butler’s last win against UIC was recorded in Chicago in 2013 when Butler played in the Atlantic 10. Their last win against UIC at Hinkle came the year prior with BU edging the Flames 51-48.
Round 1 Recap
UIC scored 15-straight points to start the fourth quarter, fueling the rally needed to move past UAB in Round 1. UAB used a 16-0 run in the second quarter to take an early lead, but UIC had the finishing touch, capping its run in the final quarter on a layup from Ky Toney-Dempsey. Keimari Rimmer tied her career-high with 22 points for the Flames. Krystyna Ellew scored 11 points while Toney-Dempsey and Danyel Middleton closed with 10 points.
McGuff Logging Serious Minutes
Kilyn McGuff has played 1,078 minutes for Butler this year, that’s 256 more than any other Bulldog. The only player to start in all 32 games, McGuff will place her name in the Butler record book on Sunday. She is just two minutes shy of earning 10th place at Butler for most minutes played during a single season. If she hits her season average (33), she will move all the way up to sixth. McGuff has played 30+ minutes in 19-straight games and played a season-high 47 minutes in a double overtime game against Wisconsin.
WNIT Wins
Butler has played 13 games in the WNIT, collecting five wins along the way. They recorded a 95-90 victory in their first appearance back in 1998 but would not make it back until 2009 when they defeated Duquesne (59-58). Butler accepted bids to the tournament in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014 but did not win a game during that stretch. All of that changed in 2019 when they defeated Northeastern (89-72) and Kent State (70-52) at home before falling at Cincinnati. Just one year ago, BU returned to the WNIT postseason tournament and posted a 75-63 win over Bowling Green before being eliminated by Purdue.
WNIT History at Hinkle Fieldhouse
Butler has only hosted five WNIT games with four of those five coming from their last two appearances. The first WNIT home game for BU was played in 2010 against Illinois State.
WNIT Opponents
Butler faced Bowling Green in their first WNIT back in 1998 and then saw the Falcons on the bracket again in 2024. BGSU is the only program to face BU multiple times in the WNIT. The Bulldogs have also faced off against LSU, Marquette, Duquesne, Illinois State, Wisconsin, Toledo, South Dakota State, Cincinnati, Kent State, Northeastern, and Purdue.
Key To The Game
The Bulldogs will be limited to just seven players on Sunday when they face a UIC team that ranks second in the NCAA in bench points per game (32.4). South Carolina is the only other team in the nation with better depth than UIC.
McGuff Named Second Team All-BIG EAST
Kilyn McGuff was selected to the 2024-25 All-BIG EAST Second Team after a vote from the conference head coaches. McGuff averages 12.6 points and 8.0 rebounds per game to lead the team in each category. She ranks second in the BIG EAST in double-doubles (11), ranks fifth in rebounds per game (8.0), sixth in minutes per game (33.6) and ninth in free throw percentage (77.1). She led BU in scoring 12 times and in rebounding 23 times!
Signature Wins
Butler’s two best wins of the season came against Indiana and Marquette. The Hoosiers lost to the Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Nov. 13 by the final score of 56-46. IU moved forward to win 19 games this year and are playing as a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Golden Eagles lost to Butler by two at Hinkle on Feb. 9. Marquette reached 20 wins this year and accepted a bid to the WBIT.
Kilyn Reached 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 402 points as a Bulldog and had 723 over her previous three years at Belmont.
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 averaged 8.1 points per game last year and made 61 3-pointers, shooting 42 percent from behind the arc.
Up Next
There is no clear opponent up next for the Bulldogs if Butler were to defeat UIC on Sunday afternoon. Old Dominion (17-15) will play Navy (19-11) today at 2 p.m. with the winner set to face Purdue Fort Wayne (25-8) on March 25. Butler could face any one of those three teams and will not know if they are hosting or not until each game is complete. Updated information on the WNIT bracket will be posted to ButlerSports.com once it becomes available.
BUTLER SOFTBALL
ST. JOHN’S TAKES TWO FROM BUTLER, SECURES SERIES
INDIANAPOLIS – St. John’s won both games of a Saturday doubleheader to take the BIG EAST series over Butler, two games to one. Butler took the opening game on Friday afternoon, and the Dawgs were up after five innings in the second game of the series. The Red Storm (23-9-1, 5-1 BIG EAST) then rallied with a big sixth inning, winning 5-4 and tying the series at one game apiece. In the rubber match, the second game of the day on Saturday, St. John’s set the tone with a two-run home run in the first inning. The Bulldogs (17-10, 6-3 BIG EAST) scored single runs in the third and fourth innings but were never able to lead in the game.
Game 2: St. John’s 5, Butler 4 (7 innings)
St. John’s led off the game with a triple and a single to take an early, 1-0, lead.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Butler rallied with two outs and took a three-run lead. With Olivia Roberts on third, Kieli Ryan knocked her in with a double. Sydney Carter and Leigh Vande Hei reached safely to load the bases. Cate Lehner then singled up the middle, and a bobble by the center fielder allowed two runs to cross. The fourth run of the inning came with Hailey Conger singled to right-center field. The Red Storm scored one in the fifth, but the Dawgs still led, 4-2, after five complete.
In the top of the sixth, St. John’s used a double, three singles and a walk to retake the lead, 5-4.
Butler got two on base in the bottom of the sixth and one in the seventh but could not tie the game.
Katie Petran (4.1-IP, 2R, 7H, 1BB, 3K) started in the circle for Butler and lasted into the fifth. Rylyn Dyer (5-3) provided relief and ultimately took the loss. In 2.2 innings, she allowed three runs on four hits and a walk while striking out one.
Game 3: St. John’s 8, Butler 2 (7 innings)
St. John’s used a two-run home run to take a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
In the bottom of the third, Butler got one back. Leigh Vande Hei doubled, advanced to third on a fielder’s choice, and scored on a wild pitch.
In the fourth, the Red Storm used three hits and an error to score two more and take a three-run lead. In the bottom half, Ella White hit a solo shot over the wall. The Dawgs trailed, 4-2.
St. John’s added three runs in the fifth inning and one more in the seventh for the final margin.
Gwen Baker (8-3) started in the circle for Butler and took the loss. In 4.0 innings she allowed six runs on six hits and five walks with three strikeouts. Rylyn Dyer (3.0-IP, 2R, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 4K) provided relief in the top of the fifth and finished the game.
Bulldog Bits
Ella White’s home run in game three was her fifth this season and the 27th of her career.
Olivia Moxley’s double in game two was her fourth of the season and the eighth of her career.
Kieli Ryan’s double in game two was her first this season and the 11th of her career.
Leigh Vande Hei’s double in game three was her second this season and the third of her career.
Hailey Conger’s stolen base in game two was her sixth this season and the 12th of her career.
Paige Dorsett notched a career-first stolen base in game two.
Up Next
Butler travels to Dayton for a midweek contest on Wednesday, March 26, and then returns to Indianapolis to host Georgetown for a three-game BIG EAST series from Friday through Sunday, March 28-30.
BALL STATE BASEBALL
BASEBALL SUFFERS TWINBILL SETBACK AT XAVIER
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Ball State baseball team fell in both games of a doubleheader Saturday at Hayden Field to wrap up its series with Xavier.
The Cardinals (16-9) scored early in both contests before the Musketeers (11-13) pulled away during the middle innings.
“Once they erupted in the ninth inning of game one they carried the momentum for the rest of the series and won in every facet: pitching, hitting, and fielding,” Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said.
Game 1: Xavier 9, Ball State 2
Clay Jacobs hit a home run for the second time in as many days for the Cardinals, but Xavier scored the final six runs of the game to clinch the series win.
Down 2-0 in the second inning, Jacobs drilled a solo shot to right field to get the visitors within one. Korbin Griffin followed that up with an RBI single that scored Houston King in the third frame to bring the score to 3-2 in favor of Xavier, but Ball State wouldn’t cross the plate the rest of the game.
Jacob Hartlaub (3-2) suffered the loss after allowing five runs in 3.1 innings. Xavier’s Luke Hoskins (2-0) earned the win with 5.2 innings of two-run ball.
Jacobs, Griffin and Nick Husovsky each had a pair of hits for the Cardinals in the opener of the doubleheader, while Ty Davis added a late triple.
Game 2: Xavier 7, Ball State 1
Davis’ solo home run in the third inning started the scoring for both teams in the nightcap, but the Musketeers scored seven unanswered runs to clinch the weekend sweep.
Xavier responded to the Davis home run to left field, which was his fourth homer of the week, by scoring twice in the bottom half of the third, four times in the fifth and once in the eighth inning.
Ball State starter Connor Hutchinson (1-1) worked 4.2 innings of four-run ball to be hit with the loss while Xavier’s Ben Weber bettered his record to 2-2 with 7.0 innings of one-run ball.
Dylan Grego had a double in the ninth inning for Ball State’s other extra base hit in the contest, and Jacobs and King each added singles for the visiting offense.
Up Next
Ball State returns home to host USI at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
INDIANA STATE SOFTBALL
SYCAMORES SWEEP MURRAY STATE WITH DOMINANT 16-3 AND 9-5 WINS
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. –Indiana State secured a series sweep over Murray State, winning 9-5 in Game 2 and 16-3 in Game 3, highlighted by solid pitching from Hailey Griffin, Cassi Newbanks, and Lauren Sackett, along with explosive offense.
Game Two: Indiana State 9, Murray State 5
The Sycamores powered past Murray State 9-5 in game two of the series, with key hits and strong pitching leading to the victory.
Hailey Griffin threw 3.1 innings for the Sycamores, allowing only three hits and three runs (one earned) while striking out five.
Cassi Newbanks earned her third win of the season in the circle for Indiana State with 3.2 innings of relief, giving up five hits, two earned runs and striking out one. Solid outings from both pitchers helped secure the victory.
The Sycamores jumped out to an early lead, loading the bases in the first inning with walks to Morgan Goodrich and Hannah Welch, and Livi Colip getting hit by a pitch.
Brailey Mills delivered a clutch bases-clearing double down the left field line, bringing in three runs to take a 3-0 lead. Goodrich, Colip, and Welch all scored, with Mills earning three RBIs.
Peyton Simmons followed with an RBI single to shortstop to bring Mills home, extending the lead to 4-0.
Hailey Griffin dominated the second inning, striking out all three batters she faced. Murray State responded in the top of the third with two runs, as Huels doubled to drive in Minor and Lackey to make it 4-2. Griffin shut the door with a strikeout to end the inning, leaving one Racer on base.
Livi Colip added a double in the third, keeping the pressure on the Racers.
In the top of the fourth, Murray State cut the lead to 4-3 with a bunt single by Holcombe that brought in a run. However, the Sycamores held strong, getting the final out to prevent further scoring.
In the bottom of the fourth, Goodrich walked and later scored on a wild pitch, making it 5-3.
The Sycamores extended their lead in the fifth. Madison Poulson and Morgan Goodrich led off with singles, and Sophie Esposito came through with a 2-RBI double to bring both runners home.
Hannah Welch added an RBI single, and Peyton Simmons drove in another run with a fielder’s choice, making it 9-3.
Murray State battled back in the top of the seventh with two runs. Lackey singled, and Minor doubled to set up RBIs from Huels and Ozment.
However, the Sycamores secured the final out with a strikeout to end the threat and hold on for the 9-5 victory, taking game two of the series.
Game Three: Indiana State 16, Murray State 3 (5 innings)
Indiana State came out swinging, scoring six runs in the first inning. Madison Poulson reached on an error, and Livi Colip and Hannah Welch added singles to load the bases.
Brailey Mills capitalized with a two-run error, followed by Peyton Simmons’ RBI single.
Luci Kapelka capped the first-inning scoring with a 3-run home run, giving the Sycamores a 6-0 lead, which was the first of the season for Kapelka, second of her career.
The Sycamores weren’t done, adding six more runs in the 3rd. Welch walked and scored on Mills’ RBI single. Simmons walked, and Marsicek kept up the momentum as she recorded an RBI single.
Kenzie Cornwell then knocked a pinch-hit, two-RBI double, followed by Sophie Esposito’s RBI single to keep the scoring going.
Livi Colip capped the rally with an RBI single, making it 12-0 after three innings.
Murray State responded in the 4th with a three-run rally, but the Sycamores held strong.
In the 4th, Poulson hit a 3-RBI triple, scoring Marsicek, Kapelka, and Simmons. Poulson crossed the plate on a wild pitch, and Goodrich singled before a double play ended the inning.
The Sycamores closed it out with a 16-3 victory in five innings, to win the series 3-0 over Murray State.
Lauren Sackett earned her first win of the season in game three, after a solid 5-inning performance. She allowed six hits and three runs, while walking three batters and striking out four. Her strong outing helped lead the Sycamores to a 16-3 victory, securing the win in the series finale.
Up Next:
The Sycamores will host Ball State for a midweek matchup at Price Field on Tuesday, March 25, at 3 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
SYCAMORES SECURE 20TH CONSECUTIVE MVC SERIES WIN WITH DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP OF VALPARAISO
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State secured its 20th consecutive Missouri Valley series win on Saturday afternoon as the Sycamores topped Valparaiso in both ends of the doubleheader by scores of 2-1 and 10-5 against the Beacons.
The Sycamores’ (11-13, 2-1) conference series winning streak dates back to May 19-21, 2022, when Indiana State went 2-0-1 in the final weekend regular season series against Dallas Baptist. Since then, the Sycamores have posted a 48-9 mark in conference play on their way to winning back-to-back regular season MVC titles.
Valparaiso (5-14, 1-2) snapped a 25-game losing streak to the Sycamores after taking Friday night’s 8-3 win at Bob Warn Field, but the Beacons were stymied at the plate by strong relief outings from Gavin Morris (3-2) and Breyllin Suriel (S, 1) in falling in both ends of the doubleheader.
Game One: Indiana State 2, Valparaiso 1
Indiana State evened the weekend series in Saturday’s opening game as the Sycamores utilized strong pitching from Ty Brooks and Gavin Morris, as well as clutch hitting from Keegan Garis and Jorge Cartagena in the 2-1 win.
Valparaiso took the early 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning as Kade Reinertson’s infield single between the pitcher and first baseman led to Kevin Denty scoring the first run of the contest and giving the Beacons the lead.
Garis evened the score with his sixth home run of the season in the bottom of the fourth as the redshirt senior outfielder turned on the pitch from Harry Deliyannis (2-2) and deposited it into the trees beyond the right field wall to even the score up at 1-1.
Brooks was solid through the first 5.0+ innings on the mound for the Sycamores before turning the ball over to Morris with two on, none out in the top of the sixth inning. Morris (3-2) promptly pitched Denty into a double play ball for the first two outs, while Spencer Warfield hit a soft line drive to Nomar Garcia at short to end the Beacons’ threat.
Eli Gipson sparked the Sycamores’ offense in the sixth inning as the junior third baseman dropped a bunt down the third baseline and beat out the throw to put the go-ahead runner on base. Three batters later, Cartagena turned on the first pitch from Deliyannis and drilled a line drive down the left field line that short-hopped the wall. Valparaiso’s relay to the plate was nearly on-time, but Gipson swam his way past the tag and touched the plate to give Indiana State the 2-1 lead.
Morris surrendered a one-out single to Aidan Thaxton in the top of the seventh inning before retiring the final eight Valparaiso hitters to close out his third win of the 2024 season.
Carter Beck, Cartagena, and Jackson Taylor all doubled, while Garis homered to highlight Indiana State’s six hits in the contest.
Brooks went the first 5.0 innings on the mound allowing six hits and one run while striking out five. Morris went the final 4.0 innings utilizing just 34 pitches in facing 12 batters and added a pair of strikeouts in the win.
Thaxton had two of Valparaiso’s seven singles in the contest to highlight the Beacons’ offense.
Deliyannis took the loss allowing five hits and two runs while striking out five over 6.0 innings. Josh Cottrill went the final 2.0 innings on the mound allowing one hit while striking out two.
How They Scored
Valparaiso took the early 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning as Kade Reinertson singled home Kevin Denty to put the Beacons ahead in the first game of the doubleheader.
Keegan Garis tied the game up at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth as the senior outfielder turned on the 2-2 offering from Valpo pitcher Harry Deliyannis and put it into the treeline beyond the right field wall for his sixth home run of the season.
The Sycamores took the 2-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth as Jorge Cartagena’s double short-hopped the left field wall down the line and Eli Gipson slid home ahead of the relay to the plate to provide the final scoring margin in the Indiana State win.
Highlights
Game Two: Indiana State 10, Valparaiso 5
Carter Beck and Mason Roell both homered and Nomar Garcia stole three bases and scored three runs as Indiana State secured the series win over Valparaiso to open Missouri Valley Conference play on Saturday evening with the 10-5 victory.
Beck connected on the go-ahead three-run home run in the bottom of the second inning, while Roell went deep in a three-run sixth inning that provided key insurance runs late against reliever Lucas Foley (0-3) as the Sycamores bounced back from Friday’s opening defeat to claim their 20th consecutive MVC series win.
Keegan Garis provided the early offense with a run-scoring single in the first inning to answer an early Valparaiso rally and keep the game knotted up early. Beck provided the offense in the bottom of the second inning driving a three-run home run, his seventh homer of the 2025 season, over the left field wall to give the Sycamores the 5-2 advantage.
After Valparaiso rallied back with three runs in the fourth inning to tie the game back up, Jorge Cartagena brought home Carlos Pena with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth to swing the lead back to the Sycamores.
Breyllin Suriel (S, 1) took over from there as the senior right-hander turned in a 4.0-inning save allowing just two hits while striking out seven in shutting down the Beacons’ offense.
The Sycamores added insurance runs in the sixth and eighth innings highlighted by Roell’s two-run home run, while Garcia scored on an errant Valparaiso throw in the eighth to provide all the run support Suriel would need to close out the game.
Carlos Pena and Jackson Taylor both turned in multi-hit games on Saturday evening as the Sycamore duo combined for four of Indiana State’s 10 hits in the win. Miguel Cantu, Taylor, Pena, and Jeremy Martinez all doubled to go with Beck and Roell’s home runs as the Sycamore bats displayed their power at the plate.
Colby Morse worked the first 3.0 innings on the mound allowing five hits and three runs in his second start of the 2025 season. Jack Armstrong (1-0) worked the fourth and fifth innings, allowing two hits and two runs while striking out two, before Suriel took over with the 6-5 lead in the top of the sixth.
The Bonao, Dominican Republic native struck out the first three batters he faced and allowed just leadoff singles in both seventh and eighth innings in shutting down the Beacons’ offense for his first save of the 2025 season.
Patton, Kevin Denty, and Patrick Ilitch all recorded multi-hit games for Valparaiso in the loss.
Foley took the loss on the mound going 4.0 innings in relief, allowing four hits and four runs (one earned), while striking out one. Spencer Boynton went 2.0 innings in the start, while Adam Guazzo worked the final two frames to close out the contest.
How They Scored
Valparaiso took the early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning following Kevin Denty’s RBI double to right field scoring Ryan Maka, while Thomas Cooper’s RBI grounder scored Liam Patton.
The Sycamores responded in the bottom of the first inning as Keegan Garis connected on an RBI single to left field bringing home Carter Beck, while Carlos Pena scored on the play as the Valpo left fielder misplayed the ball to even the score at 2-2.
Beck added to the Indiana State lead in the bottom of the second inning as the sophomore centerfielder connected on a three-run home run into the wind and over the left field wall scoring Jackson Taylor and Nomar Garcia to make it a 5-2 ballgame.
Valparaiso evened the score in the top of the fourth as Patton’s two-run single plated Patrick Ilitch and Case Sullivan, while Denty’s RBI single scored Maka to tie the game up at 5-5.
Indiana State retook the lead in the bottom of the fifth as Carlos Pena tagged up and scored on Jorge Cartagena’s sacrifice fly to the warning track in right field to make it a 6-5 contest.
The Sycamores added to the lead in the bottom of the sixth. Jeremy Martinez scored on Beck’s RBI grounder, before Mason Roell drilled a two-run home run to left center scoring Garcia to give Indiana State the 9-5 lead.
Garcia swiped third and then came around to score on an errant throw in the bottom of the eighth inning to provide the final 10-5 scoring margin.
News & Notes
Carlos Pena ran his on-base streak to 18 consecutive games after reaching base safely in both contests
Keegan Garis’ on-base streak reached 14 consecutive games after reaching base safely in both contests.
Beck’s three-run home run in the series finale marked his fifth home run in the last eight games dating back to March 11 against Indiana. He’s overtaken Keegan Garis (6) for the team’s home run lead through the middle of March.
Indiana State continued their Missouri Valley Conference series winning streak to 20 consecutive series dating back to the end of the 2022 season when the Sycamores went 2-0-1 in the series against Dallas Baptist.
Included in the 20-series winning streak is the Sycamores improving their mark to 20-0 in game two of the conference weekend series dating back to the DBU series.
The Sycamores have posted a 48-9 record in Missouri Valley play dating back to the start of the 2023 conference season. Eight of the nine losses have come in the opening game of the series with the other loss coming in the series finale against Evansville last season on Sunday.
Jackson Taylor continued his torrid hitting over the week finishing with a .429 batting average with four doubles over the games against Illinois and Valparaiso.
Up Next
Indiana State continues MVC play next weekend with a three-game series over March 28-30 in Chicago, Ill. against UIC. All three games will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
MASTODONS FACE SETBACK AT LINDENWOOD
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s volleyball team fell in four sets (25-20, 24-26, 25-20, 25-14) at Lindenwood on Saturday (March 22).
Lindenwood opened the match with two service aces during the Lions’ opening 4-0 stretch. Lindenwood controlled the lead through the media break, up 15-9. The Mastodons managed to close the gap with a 4-0 run to force a Lions timeout at 20-18. Lindenwood finished the set on a 5-2 run to take a one set lead. The Lions hit a match-high .478 hitting percentage in the opening frame.
The ‘Dons opened the second set with a 4-0 run, but Lindenwood regained control before the media timeout at 15-13. Purdue Fort Wayne followed the break with a 4-0 surge to take the lead. After a tightly-contested remainder of the set, Raul Papaleo Jr. subbed in to serve during a 4-0 stretch to take the second set 26-24.
Lindenwood’s Carter Stenmark tallied of four aces and a kill during his own 5-0 run in the early portion of the third set. The Lions managed to hold onto the lead, fending off the Mastodons’ highest hitting percentage of the match (.429) to win the third 25-20.
The final set was all Lindenwood, completing a 8-3 run to claim an early 12-8 lead. Stenmark contributed another three aces during the Lion’s 10-1 scoring spree that finished the match, taking set four 25-14.
Logan Muir was the lone Mastodon with double-digit kills (12). Andrej Polomac posted 30 assists and seven digs in the match.
Lindenwood tallied 14 aces in the match, half coming from Stenmark. The Lions finished with 31 team digs, compared to the Mastodons’ 19.
Purdue Fort Wayne drops to 9-11, 2-9 in MIVA play. Lindenwood climbs to 7-11, 4-6 in the MIVA. The ‘Dons will host Quincy in a rematch on Saturday (March 29), this time on the Arnie Ball Court.
SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL
USI RALLIES TO WIN 8-5 AT WIU
MACOMB, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball scored six times in the top of the eighth and posted an 8-5 win over Western Illinois University Saturday afternoon in Macomb, Illinois. USI is 9-13 overall and 1-1 in the OVC after today’s game, while WIU goes 6-13, 1-1 OVC this year.
After a scoreless draw through the first three frames, the Screaming Eagles scored twice to take a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth. Junior third baseman Patrick McLellan started the frame by being hit by a pitch, stole second, moved to third on a hit by junior first baseman Kannon Coakley, and scored on an error for the first run of the game.
Coakley, who had moved to third on the error, crossed the plate with USI’s second run on a sacrifice fly by junior shortstop Clayton Slack. The Leathernecks fought back in the bottom half of the frame with a pair of tallies and knotted the game 2-2.
WIU stayed hot in the fifth, scoring three more times to take a 5-2 lead. The score would remain 5-2 until USI broke through with six runs in the eighth.
McLellan started the scoring in the eighth, crossing the plate on an RBI single by sophomore rightfielder Cameron Boyd. Slack continued USI’s parade around the diamond with a two-run double down the right-field line, scoring Coakley to cut the deficit to 5-4.
USI sophomore third baseman Anthony Umbach doubled in Boyd with the tying run before Slack scored the eventual game-winning run on a fielder’s choice and a WIU error for a 6-5 score. USI finished out the scoring on a sacrifice fly by senior centerfielder Khi Holiday and an RBI double by junior designated hitter Cole Kitchens to take an 8-5 lead into the bottom of the eighth.
Kitchens and Coakley finished the game tied with a team-high three hits each.
Eagles’ sophomore right-hander Brady Watts took over on the mound and set down six-straight Leathernecks in the eighth and ninth for his first save of the season and career at USI.
USI junior left-hander Jake Porter picked up his second win of the season in relief. Porter (2-0) threw 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and a walk and striking out four.
USI junior right-hander Blake Kimball started and picked up a no-decision on the mound. Kimball struck out a season-high five batters while allowing five runs, two earned, on six hits and a walk.
Up Next for the Eagles:
The Eagles and the Leathernecks conclude Sunday. Both games are scheduled for 1 p.m.
SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SCREAMING EAGLES HOST FIGHTING CAMELS SUNDAY IN SECOND ROUND OF WNIT
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball tips off its second consecutive appearance in the Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) Sunday at 6 p.m. when the Screaming Eagles welcome Campbell University to Liberty Arena for a second-round matchup.
Tickets to Sunday’s game are on sale at usiscreamingeagles.com and through the USI Ticket Office. Tickets are only $10 for Sunday’s second-round game. Fans should wear their USI spirit gear to support the Screaming Eagles.
Sunday’s game can be seen live with a subscription to ESPN+. 95.7 FM The Spin and 97.7 FM WREF will have radio coverage.
The 2025 Postseason WNIT features a 48-team field. This marks the 27th edition of the Postseason WNIT, powered by Triple Crown Sports and first held in 1998. The tournament field is made up of automatic qualifiers and at-large programs, flexing a mix of Power 4 conferences as well as ascending mid-major programs. All games are played at individual schools.
Southern Indiana (22-12, 12-8 OVC) made its WNIT debut last season in 2023-24 following an Ohio Valley Conference regular season and tournament championship campaign. Southern Indiana won its first-round game last year against the University of Illinois Chicago, 69-64, at home before coming up short in the second round against the University of Wisconsin at home, 67-62.
USI will play for the first time in over two weeks since its semifinal game against Tennessee Tech University in the Ohio Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament. The Screaming Eagles reached at least the semifinal round of the OVC tournament for the second consecutive year.
As the no. 5 seed in the OVC tournament, USI defeated no. 8 Tennessee State University in the first round, 90-66, and no. 4 University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the quarterfinals, 73-52. However, USI’s strong run ended in the semifinals against OVC regular season and tournament champion Tennessee Tech, 88-78.
For the second straight year, graduate forward Meredith Raley was named to the OVC All-Tournament Team. Raley posted a team-best 22.3 points per game while shooting 78.1 percent (25-32) – an OVC tournament record. Raley also averaged 6.7 rebounds per contest in USI’s three games in the OVC tournament. The forward matched a career-best 29 points in the semifinals against Tennessee Tech.
On the season, Raley leads the team at 14.4 points per contest. Senior guard Vanessa Shafford is second in scoring with 12.3 points per outing. Junior guard Ali Saunders is third on the team at 10.7 points per game. Saunders, an OVC leader in assists, had a least seven assists in each OVC tournament game for the Eagles.
Collectively, USI had a top-three scoring offense (71.8) and scoring defense (63.4) in the OVC. The Eagles topped the OVC in field-goal percentage (44.5) and field-goal percentage defense (38.8).
At the end of the regular season, the Ohio Valley Conference announced Raley was named All-OVC First Team and Shafford was named All-OVC Second Team.
Southern Indiana recorded its 36th winning season in program history. USI also secured its 15th season with at least 20 wins. USI has won 20-plus games for the second consecutive season.
Campbell (22-12, 12-6 CAA) had a strong finish to the season, reaching the championship game in the Coastal Athletic Association tournament. Campbell came up short, 66-63, to William and Mary University in the conference championship game.
The Fighting Camels have won seven of their last 10 games, including a narrow 57-55 road win on Thursday against Coastal Carolina University in the first round of the WNIT to advance to face USI. Campbell trailed 44-36 entering the fourth quarter Thursday before outscoring the Chanticleers 21-11 in the period to come back and win. Campbell’s last WNIT appearance was in 2021-22.
The Camels are led in scoring by junior guard Gianni Boone with 11 points per game. Senior forward Courtney Dahlquist averages just under 10 points per game and led the Camels with 12 points in the win against Coastal Carolina. Dahlquist is a three-point shooting threat sinking 37 percent this season from beyond the arc.
As a team, Campbell was top three in the CAA in scoring offense (65.3) and scoring defense (58.5). The Camels shoot over 40 percent overall, and their opposition has shot 39 percent from the floor this season.
Sunday will be the first-ever meeting between Southern Indiana and Campbell.
The winner of Sunday’s game between USI and Campbell will face the winner of the University of Buffalo and the University of Massachusetts in the Super 16 at a location and time to be announced. Buffalo and UMass play at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday.
Here’s the 2025 schedule for each round:
Round 1 – March 20-22, 2025
Round 2 – March 23-25, 2025
Super 16 – March 26-28, 2025
Great 8 – March 29-31, 2025
Fab 4 – April 1-2, 2025
Championship – Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 3 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)
Fans can follow the 2025 Postseason WNIT through X/Twitter (@WomensNIT), Facebook (womensNIT), and the hashtag #WNIT.
SOUTHERN INDIANA SOFTBALL
MACKEY’S TWO-HOME RUN GAME LEADS USI TO SERIES FINALE WIN AND DOUBLEHEADER SPLIT
MOREHEAD, Ky. – University of Southern Indiana Softball split its road doubleheader against Morehead State University on Saturday, capturing a big 14-4 win in the series finale after a 5-1 setback to start the day that gave Morehead State the Ohio Valley Conference series win.
In game one, Southern Indiana quickly got on the scoreboard after a bunt single from junior outfielder Caroline Stapleton and a throwing error by Morehead State that allowed Stapleton to come all the way around to lead off the game and give USI a 1-0 lead.
Just like Friday’s game, Morehead State recorded another crooked number on the scoreboard in the third inning. Morehead State struck for five runs, including three on a bases-clearing double, to surge ahead 5-1 through the bottom of the third.
The Screaming Eagles got runners to second and third in the fifth and sixth innings, but Morehead State kept those runners on base and went on to close out the game.
Stapleton finished with two hits to lead USI, which totaled six hits in the game. Freshman pitcher Kylie Witthaus (2-6) took the loss after a complete game with three strikeouts and allowing five runs – only two earned.
Morehead State tallied five hits. Junior pitcher Rylie Burney (2-12), who recorded Friday’s win in the series opener, went the distance and surrendered only one run.
In the series finale and second game of the day, Southern Indiana wasted no time getting on the scoreboard again. Following a leadoff hit by Stapleton, freshman third baseman Jordan Mackey crushed a pitch to straightaway center for a two-run home run to give USI a 2-0 advantage.
Mackey was not done there, as the Evansville, Indiana native belted another two-run shot in the top of the third inning for her first career multi-home run game and the second such game by a USI player this season. Ahead 4-0, the Screaming Eagles were the ones who got their big third inning by totaling six runs in the frame to carry an 8-0 lead to the fourth.
USI put up another six-spot in the fourth inning to skyrocket ahead 14-0. The fourth inning was highlighted by a two-run double from senior pitcher Josie Newman and a pinch-hit two-RBI single by junior Julianna Hibbs.
Morehead State scored four unanswered in the last two home innings, but Southern Indiana sealed the game in five innings to secure a win in the series finale and avoid the series sweep.
USI registered 10 total hits with multi-hit games from Mackey and Newman. Mackey paced the Screaming Eagles with four RBIs off the two home runs. Mackey’s performance propelled the freshman into the team lead with four home runs and 15 RBIs on the season. Newman accounted for three RBIs in the game. Newman (4-10) also got the winning decision after pitching the five-inning complete with a pair of strikeouts.
Morehead State posted four runs on seven hits. Burney (2-13) suffered the loss after bookending the game for Morehead State. Burney hurled two total innings with two runs allowed. Morehead State used four pitchers in the contest.
The Screaming Eagles will return home next weekend for the start of a six-game homestand. USI will host Tennessee Tech University next weekend. The series opener next Saturday is at 3 p.m. Sunday’s doubleheader to conclude the series begins at Noon. Coverage information can be found online at usiscreamingeagles.com.
EVANSVILLE BASEBALL
ACES BASEBALL WINS FIRST VALLEY SERIES AGAINST MURRAY STATE
MURRAY, Ky. – The University of Evansville baseball team took the series win over the Murray State Racers on Saturday by splitting the doubleheader with a first-game victory.
The Purple Aces offense exploded in its first of two games on Saturday afternoon as all nine batters recorded at least one hit in the 15-10 win. UE continued to outhit the Murray State in the second game of the day but stranded 11 runners in the 9-5 loss to close out the weekend.
Evansville was led at the plate by left fielder Charlie Longmeier (Seymour, Ind. / Seymour HS) who had five hits and three doubles in two games for the Aces. Center fielder Ty Rumsey (Evansville, Ind. / North HS) was right behind him with UE’s first multiple-home run performance in 2025 with four hits and two long balls. Rumsey also led Evansville in RBIs with five, all of which came in the first game of the doubleheader.
“This weekend was a great start to Valley play with a series win!” said Head Coach Wes Carroll. “We also finished a challenging road trip on a positive note taking two of three games. I look forward to the team playing back at the Braun on Tuesday.”
Game 1 – UE 15, MSU 10
Both offenses got going early on Saturday afternoon as the Aces struck first in the top of the first. A lead off walk to Rumsey came back to bite Murray State as he stole second on the next at-bat. Infielder Cal McGinnis (Kimberly, Wis. / Bradley) put a single into the outfield to bring Rumsey home for a 1-0 UE lead at the half inning.
The Racers answered back in the first with a solo home run to tie the game after two outs. Murray’s two-out rally continued with back-to-back hit-by-pitches to put two on. Racer left fielder Dan Tauken singled to left field and gave Murray State a 2-1 lead after only an inning despite starter Kevin Reed (Martinsville, Ind. / Martinsville HS) striking out the side.
Evansville got two batters on in the top of the second as catcher Matt Flaherty (Lake Zurich, Ill. / Bellarmine) singled to center and designated hitter Aaron Nehls (Evansville, Ind. / North HS) walked. But neither runner came home as the final out to the Aces came on a strikeout. UE’s defense had a similar result in the bottom of the second giving up a lead off walk but then getting three straight outs to keep it a 2-1 ballgame.
Rumsey jump-started the Evansville offense in the top of the third with his first long ball of the season to tie the game up. McGinnis then reached second two at-bats later thanks to an error out in left field for the go-ahead run. Longmeier got the hit that put the Aces back in front with a double off the right field wall. Longmeier’s fourth double of the season scored McGinnis to make it 3-2 for UE.
Evansville’s defense returned the offense’s favor taking down the Racers in order. It was a quiet fourth inning as neither team recorded a hit. Murray State took the lead back in the bottom of the fifth inning with a grand slam to make it 6-3. The Racers got two more runners on in the fifth, but both were stranded with reliever Drew Fieger’s (Fort Mitchell, Ky. / Lincoln Trail CC) first strikeout.
It was a quiet sixth inning as the Aces went down in order and UE’s defense had its 12th double play to end the frame. Evansville began the seventh with an out, but the Aces put together a big offensive inning. UE got back-to-back singles from Nehls and infielder Drew Howard (Ferdinand, Ind. / Forest Park HS) to begin the rally.
It was again Rumsey who came through for Evansville at the plate for his first career game with multiple home runs. The three-run bomb tied the game at six runs each, but the game didn’t stay tied for long. After the homer outfielder Harrison Taubert (Casper, Wyo. / Northeast CC) put a double into left center with some help from the wind and was quickly at third on a flyout.
A walk to shortstop Brodie Peart (Markham, Ontario) put runners at the corner for the Aces. Longmeier was next up at the plate and connected on his first pitch with a double to right scoring Taubert to take the 7-6 lead. UE’s final out of the seventh came in the next at-bat as Evansville scored four runs on five hits.
The Aces’ defense quickly worked through the Murray State batters allowing one hit that didn’t score. UE’s offense continued its dominance in the top of the eighth as the entire order made it on base without an out. Infielder Drew McConnell (Blue Springs, Mo. / Blue Springs HS) led off the eighth with his first hit in a week. Also connecting on hits in the eighth were Howard, McGinnis, Peart, and Longmeier as Evansville scored seven runs and loaded the bases twice.
The Racers had their own long offensive half-inning in the eighth. Murray State had its entire lineup come to the plate with three singles, three walks, and a hit-by-pitch. The Racers scored four runs as the Aces used three pitchers to get out of the inning. Thanks to runners’ interference in the ninth at-bat of the eighth UE had another double play to go to the final inning.
Evansville loaded the bases again in the top of the ninth as the team’s first runner got on base with a hit by pitch. Another single for Pert and a walk to Longmeier had three on for Flaherty. The graduate catcher put a single into center field getting a run back for the Aces. UE only scored the one run as they needed three outs to keep the 15-10 final score.
Closer right-hander Owen Byberg (Barrie, Ontario) faced the minimum number of batters in the bottom of the ninth beginning with a strikeout looking. Evansville’s defense turned another double play to end the game securing the series victory by a score of 15-10. Fieger earned his first win of the season in 2.2 innings of work while Longmeier led the team at the plate going 3-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, and three RBIs.
Game 2 – UE 5, MSU 9
After an offensive explosion in the first game of the day the second game was a little quieter. But both teams scored early as Murray State scored on back-to-back hits in the bottom of the first with a triple. The Aces tied the game in the top of the second as their first two batters walked. A sacrifice fly from Peart to right center scored Longmeier to make it 1-1.
It remained a tied game until the bottom of the third when the Racers retook the lead on a three-run blast in the bottom of the third. UE started the frame with two outs, but Murray had two batters reach base after. Racer designated hitter Tauken brought both home with a homer out to right field for a 4-1 game after a third.
Evansville got a run back in the top of the fourth as Longmeier had a lead off single to center. For the second time in the game, Peart hit a sacrifice fly to right center to score a run. The Aces only brought the one run home for a two-run game in the middle of the fourth.
Murray State extended its lead in the bottom of the fifth after UE wasn’t able to score with the bases loaded in the top of the inning. The Racers loaded the bases quickly with one out on the board and then added two runs with a single and a ground out. Murray returned to its four-run lead halfway through the second game.
The Racers added three more runs in the bottom of the sixth as Evansville was deep in its bullpen. A lead off triple for Murray turned into its first run of the inning in the next at-bat on a single. The Aces got a strikeout from reliever Jack Clevidence (Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny HS) and a flyout for two with two on. The Racers loaded the bases and scored two more runs without connecting on a hit for a 9-2 advantage.
But UE wasn’t going to go down without a fight as the offense returned with a vengeance in the top of the seventh. Evansville loaded the bases quickly with two hits and a walk in its first three at-bats. A sacrifice fly to right scored Rumsey for the fifth time in two games. Back-to-back singles from Peart and catcher Evan Waggoner (Bedford, Ind. / Bedford North Lawrence HS) brought in two more runners to make it a 9-5 game. A strikeout ended the Aces offensive surge in the seventh.
Murray State was kept scoreless over the next two innings as UE’s fifth reliever left-hander Jacob Jarvis (Farmington, Mo. / Jefferson College) pitched two full innings. Jarvis had one strikeout and only allowed one hit in his time on the mound for Evansville to be the only pitcher to not allow a run. The Aces started the top of the ninth with Longmeier’s third double of the day. But three straight outs after the double ended the potential comeback for UE to drop the final game of the weekend.
Four batters had two hits in the second game of the doubleheader for Evansville as eight of the team’s 11 players recorded a hit. Byberg was credited with the loss as he pitched 2.2 innings in the second game while allowing two runs and throwing one strikeout.
The Aces return home to German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium for the first time in over a month next week. UE welcomes Western Kentucky to Evansville for the first game in a home-and-home series on Tuesday. First pitch from GAB Field is set for 6 p.m. on March 25.
VALPO SOFTBALL
BEACONS DROP DOUBLEHEADER TO SIU
The Valpo softball team led into the fifth inning of its series finale with MVC-leading Southern Illinois at the Valpo Softball Complex on Saturday, but the Salukis scored four in the fifth inning to earn a 6-3 win. SIU claimed Saturday’s doubleheader opener by a 18-3 final.
How It Happened – Game One
Much like Friday’s series opener, SIU had a big top of the first inning, as the Salukis pushed five runs across the plate.
The Beacons got one of those runs back in their first turn at the plate, as Mack Gallagher (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East [MSU Moorhead) launched a solo homer to left.
SIU came right back with five more runs in the top of the second and added a single tally in the fourth to make it 11-1.
RBI doubles from Lauren Sena (McHenry, Ill./McHenry) and Kaia Garnica (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield Central) in the bottom of the fourth made it an 11-3 game.
SIU closed the scoring on its run-rule win with seven runs in the fifth.
How It Happened – Game Two
Single runs in the first and third innings gave SIU a 2-0 lead.
Valpo took its first lead of the series in the bottom of the third. Sophia Leitzen (Orfordville, Wis./Brodhead) reached on an SIU error to lead off the inning, and Kayden Krug (Milford, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) immediately made the Salukis pay with a first-pitch homer off the scoreboard in left-center.
Madison Vrastil (Oak Forest, Ill./Andrew) kept the line moving with a double to the gap in right-center, and eventually scored on another SIU error to give the Beacons a 3-2 lead.
Azalya Lopez (Corona, Calif./Eleanor Roosevelt [MSU Moorhead]) held the lead through the fourth as she faced the minimum, aided by a pickoff of a runner at first by Vrastil.
Back-to-back leadoff walks hurt the Beacons in the fifth, as an RBI double was followed by a three-run homer to put the Salukis in front, 6-3.
Valpo got the potential tying run to the plate in the bottom of the fifth, but was unable to take advantage, and then went down in order in the sixth before the game was called due to darkness.
Inside the Games
The weekend series came against a Southern Illinois squad which not only tops the MVC standings, but is the defending MVC regular season and tournament champions.
The second game was called due to darkness at 7:01 p.m., the first time Valpo has played into the 7:00 hour at home since April 9, 2013 — that day saw game two of a doubleheader against Bowling Green halted mid-7th inning due to darkness at 7:18 p.m.
The teams played Saturday up until two minutes before the 7:03 p.m. sunset.
Gallagher went 2-for-3 with her fourth homer of the year in the opener and also picked up a hit in the nightcap, finishing the weekend reaching base in five of her 10 plate appearances.
Krug’s home run in the nightcap was her first homer at the collegiate level. She has recorded a hit in five of Valpo’s last six games.
Sydney McDermott (Stout, Ohio/Portsmouth West) started in the circle and took the loss in the opener, falling to 4-4 this year. Lopez took the loss with a complete-game effort — just Valpo’s second complete game of the season — in the nightcap, falling to 6-7.
Next Up
Valpo (12-13, 1-4 MVC) steps out of conference play briefly this Wednesday, as the Beacons make the trip to the Windy City for their second matchup of the season with DePaul. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m., and the game can be seen live on the Marquee Sports Network.
VALPO BASEBALL
VALPO DROPS DOUBLEHEADER AT INDIANA STATE
The Valparaiso University baseball team dropped both games of Saturday’s doubleheader, as host Indiana State prevailed in a 2-1 pitchers’ duel in the opener and took a higher-scoring nightcap 10-5 at Bob Warn Field in Terre Haute, Ind. The Sycamores battled back to win the series after Valpo opened the weekend in victorious fashion on Friday night.
How It Happened – Game 1
Valpo took the lead in the top of the second as Kevin Denty (Tinley Park, Ill. / Marian Catholic) led off with a single and eventually crossed the dish on a dribbler to the right side of the infield by Kade Reinertson (Huxley, Iowa / Ballard Community) that went as an infield single.
Valpo starter Harry Deliyannis (Bloomington, Ind. / Bloomington North) posted zeros in each of the first three innings including a 1-2-3 third with a pair of strikeouts. Indiana State’s Keegan Garis hit a solo homer in the fourth to tie the game at 1. Valpo evaded further damage in that inning as Deliyannis and batterymate Reinertson teamed up for a strike-him-out, throw-him-out double play.
Indiana State started the bottom of the sixth with a bunt single, and that runner eventually crossed the plate on a two-out double to give the Sycamores a 2-1 lead.
Cottrill worked a scoreless eighth as Indiana State stranded a runner at third base. Center fielder Spencer Warfield (Fullerton, Calif. / Servite) made a shoe-string catch on a line drive to center that was reviewed and stood as a catch rather than a trap to end the inning, keeping the deficit at 2-1. However, the Beacons could not muster up the tying run in the top of the ninth.
Inside the Game – Game 1
Deliyannis struck out five and walked just one while allowing two runs on five hits over six strong innings.
Cottrill went two shutout innings, allowing just one run and one walk while striking out two.
The Beacons held a 7-6 edge in the hit column, but were on the wrong end of the column that counts. All seven Valpo hits were singles, while four of Indiana State’s six went for extra bases.
Redshirt freshman Aidan Thaxton (Chicago, Ill. / St. Ignatius College Prep) had a pair of hits, his second multi-hit game of the season.
This marked Valpo’s second one-run loss of the season and first since a 5-4 defeat at Memphis in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Feb. 22.
This was Valpo’s first 2-1 loss since May 22, 2021 at Missouri State and first loss when allowing two runs or fewer since falling 2-0 at Bradley on May 15, 2022.
The two runs were the fewest allowed by the Beacons in any game this season. The Beacons had allowed double-figure runs in five straight prior to this weekend’s series.
How It Happened – Game 2
Valpo scored twice in the opening inning to start Game 2 in front. Denty spanked a double to right to drive in a run, then redshirt freshman Thomas Cooper (Brentwood, Tenn. / Ravenwood) did his job, hitting a ground ball to the right side that plated the second run of the frame.
Indiana State responded with two runs in the bottom of the first to tie the game at two.
Valpo had runners at the corners with one out in the top of the second and did not score. Indiana State’s Carter Beck hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the second to make it 5-2 Sycamores.
The Beacons tied the game with three runs in the fourth including a two-run single by Liam Patton (Barrington, Ill. / Warsaw) and a run-scoring infield knock by Denty that leveled the score at five.
Lefty Lucas Foley (Deer Park, Ill. / Lake Zurich) entered the game in the third and put zeros on the board in each of his first two frames before Indiana State manufactured a fifth-inning run on a hit batter, stolen base, sac bunt and sac fly to regain the lead at 6-5.
Indiana State added three unearned runs in the sixth innings including a two-run homer. The runs were unearned as the inning should have been over if it weren’t for a passed ball on a dropped third strike.
Valpo threatened with runners at first and second in the eighth, but did not score as a strikeout and then a double play ended the inning. Indiana State got one more in the bottom of the eighth to account for the game’s final.
Inside the Game – Game 2
Patton, Denty and Patrick Ilitch (Detroit, Mich. / University Liggett) had two hits apiece.
Valpo had nine hits, but Denty doubled for the team’s lone extra-base hit of either game.
Five of the 10 Indiana State runs were unearned.
Up Next
The Beacons (5-14, 1-2 MVC) will visit Purdue on Tuesday at 3 p.m. CT / 4 p.m. ET in West Lafayette, Ind. The game will air on B1G+ with links to live video and stats available on ValpoAthletics.com.
INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEB SITES
UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/
MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
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 BASEBALL HISTORY
1934 Babe Didrikson, a recent House of David baseball team member, throws the opening frame for the Cardinals, giving up three runs in a spring exhibition contest against the Red Sox in Bradenton (FL). Redbirds’ ace Dizzy Dean teaches the 32-year-old female Olympian, a winner of two gold medals in track and field at the 1932 summer games, how to wind up on the mound and throw a curveball.
1938 Commissioner Landis releases seventy-four Cardinal minor leaguers from six teams, with their owners fined $2,176 for their non-compliance to the rules. The Redbirds controlled the players in two clubs in the three Class D leagues in 1936 and four Class D leagues in 1937.
1951 Brooklyn signs a 21-year lease with the City of Vero Beach to use an abandoned naval base as their spring training facility, which will become known as Dodgertown. The site will be the team’s Grapefruit League home through the 2008 season, with exhibition games played at the 6,000-seat Holiman Stadium.
1959 The Cardinals trade Sam Jones to the Giants for first baseman/outfielder Bill White and third baseman Ray Jablonski. The right-hander, called Toothpick Sam by his teammates, will be the runner-up for the Cy Young Award this season, posting a 21-15 record and an ERA of 2.83 for San Francisco.
1962 The Phillies trade third baseman Andy Carey and second baseman Lou Vassie to the White Sox for right-hander Cal McLish, a 36-year-old Oklahoman who will post an 11-5 record for the seventh-place club. Chicago then trades Carey, who will retire at the end of the season after appearing in 53 games, to the Dodgers for infielders Ramon Conde and Jim Koranda, who play in 14 major league games. (Ed. Note: The Philadelphia new hurler’s father named his newborn Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish, but his teammates call him Buster. -LP)
1963 On the day he is fitted for his big-league Orioles uniform, 23-year-old Steve Dalkowski, pitching in an exhibition against the Yankees, feels something pop in his left elbow, losing feeling in his hand while facing Bobby Richardson. The fireballer from New Britain (CT), who once struck out 24 batters in a minor league game, will never appear in the major leagues.
1973 The Cardinals play three Cruz brothers, Cirilo, Hector, and Jose, all nine innings in the outfield during the team’s 9-2 spring training victory over New York at Al Lang Field. The trio of Puerto Rican siblings personally outscore the Mets, batting first, second, and third in the Redbird’s lineup, making all three outs in the first and eighth frames.
1978 The Mets deal an unhappy 33-year-old Bud Harrelson, who lost his starting job when the team obtained Tim Foli from the Giants to Philadelphia for approximately $50,000, and minor-league call-up Freddie Andrews, an infielder who will never play another game in the major leagues. As an 11-year veteran, the fan-favorite shortstop could have vetoed the trade but chose to go to Philadelphia to play for a contending team, where he will back up Larry Bowa.
1990 The FBI arrest Howard Spira, once an unpaid publicist with the Winfield Foundation who approached George Steinbrenner and received $40,000 to dig up dirt on the outfielder, is arrested after trying to extort money from the Yankees owner. In July, Commissioner Fay Vincent will ban the Boss from playing any role in the team’s day-to-day operations for thirty months upon learning about the arrangement with the Bronx professional gambler.
2009 Ichiro Suzuki’s two-out, two-run single in the top of the 10th, Japan defeats South Korea, 5-3, winning its second consecutive World Baseball Classic title. South Korea, the reigning Olympic champs, tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth on Lee Bum-ho’s two-out RBI single off Japanese closer Yu Darvish in front of a Dodger Stadium enthusiastic crowd.
2009 The Miami-Dade County commissioners approve the final documents necessary to move forward on the Marlins’ new 37,000-seat home, located on the present grounds of Miami’s Orange Bowl. The long-anticipated retractable-roof ballpark will become a reality in 2012, with the team breaking ground this July.
2015 Deciding to have lunch in the air-conditioned clubhouse, Noah Syndergaard, not scheduled to pitch in the Mets’ intrasquad scrimmage, is quietly but firmly reprimanded by team captain David Wright who demands he join his teammates in the dugout immediately. When the stunned 22-year-old rookie right-hander hesitates, fellow moundsman Bobby Parnell tosses the former first-rounder’s nearly full plate of food into a nearby trash can.
2019 After acquiring Paul Goldschmidt in an offseason trade with the Diamondbacks, the Cardinals sign him to a five-year (2020-24) contract extension. The National League All-Star first baseman’s contract, reportedly worth $130 million, is the largest in club history, surpassing the seven-year, $120 million deal for left fielder Matt Holliday before the 2010 season.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
March 23
1939 — Long Island University finishes the season undefeated after a 44-32 victory over Loyola of Chicago in the NIT championship.
1944 — Maurice Richard, playing in his second Stanley Cup Playoff game, scores five goals in a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup semifinals. Toe Blake has five assists.
1948 — Kentucky, behind Alex Groza and Ralph Beard, defeats Baylor 58-42 for the NCAA basketball championship.
1956 — Bill Russell leads San Francisco to an 83-71 victory over Iowa in the NCAA basketball championship.
1957 — North Carolina defeats Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas in triple-overtime to win the NCAA men’s championship. The Tar Heels win 54-53 to finish the season with a 32-0 record.
1968 — Lew Alcindor scores 34 points to carry UCLA to a 78-55 win over North Carolina in the NCAA basketball championship.
1974 — N.C. State ends UCLA’s streak of seven national championships with an 80-77 victory in double overtime of the NCAA tournament semifinals. David Thompson leads the Wolfpack with 28 points and 10 rebounds while teammate Tom Burleson scores 20 and pulls down 14 rebounds.
1991 — London beats Frankfurt 24-11 in the first World League of American Football game.
1994 — Wayne Gretzky scores his 802nd goal, passing Gordie Howe as the top goal scorer in NHL history. The Los Angeles Kings center scores in the second period for his 62nd NHL record.
1996 — Michelle Kwan caps a nearly perfect season by winning the women’s title at figure skating’s world championships for the United States’ first singles sweep since 1986.
2002 — Brendan Shanahan of the Red Wings scores his 500th career goal, breaking a scoreless tie at 7:48 of the third period. Detroit beats Colorado 2-0.
2002 — Iowa State’s Cael Sanderson becomes the first undefeated four-time NCAA wrestling champion at the NCAA championships. Sanderson beats Lehigh’s Jon Trenge 12-4 to win at 197 pounds and finish his career with a 159-0 record.
2007 — Kobe Bryant becomes the second NBA player to score at least 50 points in four straight games when he has 50 in the Lakers’ 111-105 win at New Orleans. Only Wilt Chamberlain has more, scoring at least 50 points in seven consecutive games during the 1961-62 season.
2010 — The NFL changes its overtime rules for playoff games to give both teams an opportunity to get the ball.
2014 — Quardell Young drives the length of the court for a go-ahead layup with 0.9 seconds left and Wisconsin-Whitewater holds off Williams to win the NCAA Division III men’s championship 75-73. The Warhawks (29-4), whose football team took the national championship in December, win the basketball championship for the second time in three years and fourth time in four trips to the final.
2016 — Guard Russ Smith of the Delaware 87ers scores an NBA D-League-record 65 points in a 140-129 loss to the Canton Charge.
2022 — After 114 consecutive weeks as world #1 female tennis player, 25 year old Australian Ash Barty makes unexpected retirement announcement.
2023 — Harry Kane overtakes Wayne Rooney’s record to become England’s all-time greatest goalscorer in 2-1 victory over Italy with his 54th goal.
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March 24
1936 — Detroit’s Mud Bruneteau ends the longest game in NHL history with a goal after 116 minutes and 30 seconds (six overtimes) to edge the Montreal Maroons 1-0 in the semifinals of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
1941 — Long Island University wins the NIT championship with a 56-42 victory over Ohio.
1945 — NYU battles back from a ten-point deficit with two minutes to go to send the NCAA Tournament national semifinal game into overtime. NYU wins 70-65. At the time, a team got one free throw when fouled near end of game, but could elect instead to inbound the ball. Ohio State is fouled three times, opts to shoot the foul shot and misses each time.
1956 — San Francisco’s Bill Russell has 26 points and 27 rebounds to lead the Dons to an 83-71 win over Iowa and their second-straight national title and 55th consecutive victory, then an NCAA record.
1962 — Paul Hogue scores 22 points and grabs 19 rebounds and Tom Thacker adds 21 to lead Cincinnati to a 71-59 victory over Ohio State for its second NCAA basketball championship.
1970 — Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers wins his only NBA scoring title, accumulating 2,309 points in 74 games for a 31.2 ppg. average.
1973 — Kansas City-Omaha’s Nate “Tiny” Archibald becomes the first player in NBA history to lead the NBA in both scoring (34.0 ppg.) and assists (11.4 apg.) in the same season.
1975 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Chuck Wepner in the 15th round to retain the world heavyweight title in Cleveland.
1975 — Princeton becomes the first Ivy League school to win the NIT title with an 80-69 win over Providence.
1979 — Indiana State, led by Larry Bird, advances to the NCAA Championship game by squeezing past DePaul 76-74. Bird has 35 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists.
1980 — Louisville beats UCLA 59-54 to win the NCAA basketball title.
1992 — Pittsburgh’s Mario Lemieux becomes the 36th player in NHL history with 1,000 points, getting an assist in the second period of the Penguins’ 4-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
1994 — Kansas State’s Askia Jones scores 62 points in 28 minutes in a 115-77 victory over Fresno State in the NIT quarterfinals. Jones shoots 18-for-25 from the floor, including 14-of-18 on three-pointers, and 12-for-16 from the line.
2013 — Florida Gulf Coast goes from shocking the men’s college basketball world to downright impressing it. The Eagles beat San Diego State 81-71 to become the first No. 15 seed to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.
2017 — Devin Booker scores 70 points, becoming the sixth different player in NBA history to reach that total, but the Boston Celtics get 34 points from Isaiah Thomas and outlast the Phoenix Suns 130-120.
2018 — Nathan Chen completes six quadruple jumps in the free program to become the first U.S. winner of the men’s world figure skating title since 2009.
2018 — Loyola Chicago romps to a 78-62 victory over Kansas State to cap off a stunning run through the bracket-busting South Regional. The Ramblers (32-5) match the lowest-seeded team ever to reach the Final Four, joining LSU (1986), George Mason (2006) and VCU (2011). The South is the first regional in tournament history to have the top four seeds — including overall No. 1 Virginia — knocked out on the opening weekend.
March 25
1934 — Horton Smith wins the first Masters golf tournament by one stroke over Craig Wood.
1947 — Holy Cross, led by George Kaftan, beats Oklahoma 58-47 in the NCAA basketball championship.
1958 — Sugar Ray Robinson regains the middleweight title for a record fifth time with a 15-round decision over Carmen Basilio.
1961 — Cincinnati ends Ohio State’s 32-game winning streak with a 70-65 win in the NCAA basketball championship. In the third-place game, St. Joseph’s beats Utah 127-120 in quadruple-overtime.
1967 — UCLA, led by sophomore Lew Alcindor’s 20 points, beats Dayton 79-64 for the NCAA basketball championship.
1972 — Bill Walton scores 24 points to lead UCLA to an 81-76 victory over Florida State and the NCAA basketball title.
1972 — Maryland beats Niagara 100-69 in the NIT championship, becoming the first team to score 100 points in the finals of the tournament.
1973 — The Philadelphia 76ers post the worst mark in NBA history at 9-73 under coaches Roy Rubin (4-47) and Kevin Loughery (5-26).
1982 — Wayne Gretzky becomes 1st NHL to score 200 points in a season.
1995 — Scotty Bowman gets his 900th regular-season coaching victory as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Canucks 2-1 in Vancouver.
2006 — Following the tradition of teenage American women pulling off big upsets, 16-year-old Kimmie Meissner uses the performance of her life to soar to the World Figure Skating Championships title.
2008 — Tennessee gives coach Pat Summitt her 100th NCAA tournament win, a 78-52 rout of host Purdue. The win sends the Lady Vols to the NCAA regional semifinals.
2011 — The Southwest regional is the first in NCAA men’s basketball history with three double-digit seeded teams in the semifinals. Virginia Commonwealth, an 11th seed beats 10th seed Florida State 72-71 in overtime and the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks beat No. 12 seed Richmond 77-57 in the region’s other semifinal.
2012 — In the NBA’s first quadruple-overtime game since 1997, Joe Johnson scores 37 points and Josh Smith adds 22 as the Atlanta Hawks beat Utah 139-133. The four overtimes tie for the third-longest game in NBA history.
2016 — Klay Thompson scores 40 points and Stephen Curry adds 33 to help the Golden State Warriors become the second team to post back-to-back 65-win seasons with a 128-120 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. The Warriors improve their record to 65-7 following a 67-win season a year ago. The only other team to win at least 65 games in consecutive seasons was Chicago in 1995-96 and 1996-97.
2017 — Arrogate shows his class again in the $10 million Dubai World Cup as he comes from last place to win by an impressive 2 1/4 lengths.
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March 26
1944 — St. John’s, coached by Joe Lapchick, cruises by DePaul 47-39 to become the first back-to-back winner of the National Invitation Tournament.
1946 — Hank Iba’s Oklahoma A&M Aggies beat North Carolina 43-40 for their second straight NCAA men’s basketball title. Bob Kurland scores 23 points, including the first two dunks in NCAA tournament history.
1949 — Alex Groza leads Kentucky to a 46-36 victory over Oklahoma State for the NCAA championship.
1952 — Kansas’ Clyde Lovelette scores 33 points to lead the Jayhawks to a 80-63 win over St. John’s for the NCAA basketball title.
1972 — The Los Angeles Lakers beat Seattle 124-98 to finish the season at 69-13, the best record in NBA history, until the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls finish at 72-10.
1973 — Bill Walton scores 44 points to help UCLA win its record seventh NCAA basketball championship with an 87-66 triumph over Memphis State.
1974 — George Foreman knocks out Ken Norton in the second round in Caracas, Venezuela, to retain the world heavyweight title.
1994 — Utah’s John Stockton becomes the second player in NBA history to collect 2,000 career steals. Stockton gets a pair of steals during a 98-83 loss at Houston to join Maurice Cheeks, who finished his career with 2,310 steals.
2005 — In the NCAA men’s basketball regional finals, Louisville and Illinois make tremendous comebacks to force overtime and advance. Louisville, trailing by 20 to a West Virginia, complete an amazing come-from-behind 93-85 win. Illinois, trailing by 15 with just four minutes to play, went on a dazzling 20-5 run to send Arizona to a crushing 90-89 defeat.
2006 — George Mason stuns No. 1 seed Connecticut 86-84 in overtime to become the first No. 11 seed to reach the men’s Final Four since LSU in 1986.
2011 — Shelvin Mack scores 27 points, including five in overtime, as Butler returns to the Final Four with a 74-71 victory over Florida in the Southeast regional.
2012 — Jaime Alas scores in stoppage time and El Salvador forges a 3-3 tie that ousts the United States from Olympic qualifying. The Americans miss the Olympics for the second time since 1976.
2016 — Breanna Stewart has 22 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks to lead No. 1 UConn to a 98-38 record rout of fifth-seeded Mississippi State in the Bridgeport regional semifinals. The victory supplants the record 51-point win the Huskies had over Texas in the regional semifinals last year that set the NCAA record for margin of victory in the regional rounds and beyond.
2017 — Luke Maye hits a jumper with 0.3 seconds left, and top-seeded North Carolina holds off Kentucky 75-73 in the South Regional to earn a second straight trip to the Final Four and 20th all-time.
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March 27
1939 — Oregon beats Ohio State 46-33 in the NCAA’s first national basketball tournament.
1942 — Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon in the sixth round at Madison Square Garden to retain his world heavyweight title.
1945 — Oklahoma A&M beats New York University 49-45 for the NCAA basketball championship.
1951 — Bill Spivey scores 22 points to lead Kentucky to a 68-58 win over Kansas State for the NCAA basketball title.
1960 — The Boston Celtics score a then NBA Finals record 76 points in the first half a 140-122 win over the St. Louis Hawks. Tom Heinsohn (24), Bill Sharman (23), Frank Ramsey (22) and Bob Cousy (20) each score 20-or-more points to win the series opener.
1971 — UCLA beats Villanova 68-62 for its fifth NCAA basketball title.
1978 — Jack Givens scores 41 points to lead Kentucky to a 94-88 victory over Duke for the NCAA basketball title.
1983 — Larry Holmes wins a unanimous 12-round decision over Lucien Rodriguez to retain his world heavyweight title in his hometown of Scranton, Pa.
2005 — Annika Sorenstam shoots a final-round 68 to finish at 15-under to win the Nabisco Championship by eight shots over Rosie Jones. It’s he 59th victory of the Swedish star’s LPGA Tour career — and her eighth major championship win.
2010 — Long shot Al Shemali wins the $5 million Dubai Duty Free, pulling away from a crowded field to pull off a surprisingly easy win in the Dubai World Cup. Al Shemali, at 40-1, starts slow then duels it out with Bankable before taking the lead for good.
2011 — Jamie Skeen scores 26 points as Virginia Commonwealth delivers the biggest upset of the NCAA tournament, a 71-61 win over No. 1 seed Kansas in the Southwest Regional final.
2014 — The Philadelphia 76ers tie the NBA record for futility with their 26th straight loss, falling 120-98 to the Houston Rockets. Philadelphia matches the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers for the NBA’s worst skid.
2017 — UConn’s women’s basketball team advance to its 10th consecutive Final Four with a 90-52 victory against Oregon. The victory moves coach Geno Auriemma past Pat Summitt for the most NCAA Tournament victories at 113.
TV SPORTS SUNDAY
| MLB SPRING TRAINING | TIME ET | TV |
| Baltimore vs Atlanta | 1:05pm | MLBN |
| Milwaukee vs Seattle | 4:10pm | MLBN |
| LA Angels vs LA Dodgers | 8:10pm | MLBN |
| NBA | TIME ET | TV |
| New Orleans Pelicans vs Detroit Pistons | 3:00pm | GCSN FanDuel Sports DET |
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| Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets | 7:00pm | ALT SCHN |
| Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Clippers | 9:00pm | FanDuel Sports OKC KTLA |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Buffalo Sabres vs Winnipeg Jets | 3:00pm | ESPN+ MSG-BUF Sportsnet |
| Philadelphia Flyers vs Chicago Blackhawks | 3:00pm | NHLN NBCS-PHI CHSN |
| Nashville Predators vs St. Louis Blues | 6:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports South FanDuel Sports MW |
| Pittsburgh Penguins vs Florida Panthers | 6:00pm | ESPN+ Scripps ATTSN-PIT |
| Carolina Hurricanes vs Anaheim Ducks | 8:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports South Victory+ |
| Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights | 8:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports Sun Scripps |
| Boston Bruins vs Los Angeles Kings | 9:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports West NESN |
| MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| NCAA Second Round: (8) UConn vs (1) Florida | 12:10pm | CBS Paramount+ |
| NCAA Second Round: (9) Baylor vs (1) Duke | 2:40pm | CBS Paramount+ |
| NIT Second Round: (4) Oklahoma State vs (1) SMU | 3:00pm | ESPN2 |
| NCAA Second Round: (6) Illinois vs (3) Kentucky | 5:15pm | CBS Paramount+ |
| NCAA Second Round: (7) Saint Mary’s vs (2) Alabama | 6:10pm | TNT truTV MAX |
| NIT Second Round: (3) Arkansas State vs (2) North Texas | 7:00pm | ESPNU |
| NCAA Second Round: (12) Colorado State vs (4) Maryland | 7:10pm | TBS truTV MAX |
| NCAA Second Round: (6) Ole Miss vs (3) Iowa State | 7:45pm | truTV MAX |
| NCAA Second Round: (10) New Mexico vs (2) Michigan State | 8:40pm | TNT truTV MAX |
| NIT Second Round:Kent State vs (2) Stanford | 9:00pm | ESPN2 |
| NIT Second Round: UAB vs (2) Santa Clara | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| NIT Second Round: Jacksonville State vs (1) UC Irvine | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| NCAA Second Round: (5) Oregon vs (4) Arizona | 9:40pm | TBS MAX |
| MOTORSPORTS | TIME ET | TV |
| Formula One: Chinese Grand Prix | 3:00am | ESPN |
| NASCAR Cup: Straight Talk Wireless 400 | 3:00pm | FS1 |
| IndyCar: The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix | 3:00pm | FOX |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| PGA Tour: Valspar Championship | 1:00pm | GOLF |
| PGA Tour: Valspar Championship | 3:00pm | NBC |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Nations League: Georgia vs Armenia | 10:00am | FS2 VIX fuboTV |
| UEFA Nations League: Scotland vs Greece | 1:00pm | FS2 VIX fuboTV |
| UEFA Nations League: Hungary vs Turkey | 1:00pm | VIX fuboTV |
| UEFA Nations League: Serbia vs Austria | 1:00pm | VIX fuboTV |
| UEFA Nations League: Slovenia vs Slovakia | 1:00pm | VIX fuboTV |
| UEFA Nations League: Iceland vs Kosovo | 1:00pm | VIX fuboTV |
| UEFA Nations League: Germany vs Italy | 3:45pm | FS2 VIX fuboTV |
| UEFA Nations League: Portugal vs Denmark | 3:45pm | VIX fuboTV |
| UEFA Nations League: Belgium vs Ukraine | 3:45pm | VIX fuboTV |
| UEFA Nations League: Ireland Republic vs Bulgaria | 3:45pm | VIX fuboTV |
| UEFA Nations League: Spain vs Netherlands | 3:45pm | VIX fuboTV |
| UEFA Nations League: France vs Croatia | 3:45pm | VIX fuboTV |
| MLS: Austin vs San Diego | 4:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| NWSL: NJ/NY Gotham FC vs Orlando Pride | 5:00pm | ESPN2 ESPN+ fuboTV |
| NWSL: Chicago Red Stars vs Houston Dash | 5:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Nations League Third Place Match | 6:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Club Friendly: Guadalajara vs Tijuana | 6:00pm | fuboTV |
| CONCACAF Nations League Final | 9:30pm | Paramount+ |