“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA STATE GIRLS GOLF- RESULTS
INDIVIDUAL SCORES: https://igf.bluegolf.com/bluegolfw/igf24/event/igf24121/contest/3/leaderboard.htm
TEAM SCORES: https://igf.bluegolf.com/bluegolfw/igf24/event/igf24121/contest/1/leaderboard.htm
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=10/5/2024
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER SCORES
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=10/5/2024
INDIANA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER SCORES
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=10/5/2024
INDIANA BOYS TENNIS SECTIONAL RESULTS
https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-25%20BTe%20Sectional%20Brackets.pdf
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 5 SCORES
NO. 7 PENN STATE 27, UCLA 11
NO. 25 TEXAS A&M 41, NO. 9 MISSOURI 10
SMU 34, NO. 22 LOUISVILLE 27
WISCONSIN 52, PURDUE 6
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 34, UMASS 20
VIRGINIA 24, BOSTON COLLEGE 14
PITT 34, NORTH CAROLINA 24
WAKE FOREST 34, NC STATE 30
NAVY 34, AIR FORCE 7
ARMY 49, TULSA 7
BRYANT 42, BROWN 35
COLUMBIA 34, PRINCETON 17
YALE 23, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 22
GRAND VALLEY STATE 24, DAVENPORT 7
MICHIGAN TECH 22, WAYNE STATE (MICH.) 7
SALVE REGINA 31, MERCHANT MARINE 28
SPRINGFIELD 51, WPI 7
COAST GUARD 21, MIT 19
BENTLEY 31, PACE 16
TULANE 71, UAB 20
DELAWARE 42, MONMOUTH 35
UALBANY 31, CORNELL 10
DRAKE 27, VALPARAISO 3
DAVIDSON 42, MARIST 19
BUTLER 40, MOREHEAD STATE 6
DARTMOUTH 20, PENN 17
ST. FRANCIS (PA) 28, DELAWARE STATE 17
MORGAN STATE 41, LINCOLN (PA) 0
SACRED HEART 10, NORFOLK STATE 3
DUQUESNE 47, LONG ISLAND 21
LAFAYETTE 28, FORDHAM 23
HOLY CROSS 38, COLGATE 7
WAGNER 28, STONE HILL 7
MERCYHURST 55, BUFFALO STATE 0
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE 63, NORTHERN MICHIGAN 14
CARSON-NEWMAN 28, BARTON COLLEGE 17
EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE 31, LENOIR-RHYNE 20
MORAVIAN 55, KEYSTONE 14
SUSQUEHANNA 48, CATHOLIC 14
FAYETTEVILLE STATE 27, BOWIE STATE 24
SUNY MARITIME 37, NORWICH 14
NEW HAVEN 56, AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 0
ST. ANSELM 56, POST UNIVERSITY 28
LIMESTONE 49, TUSCULUM 21
WESTERN MICHIGAN 45, BALL STATE 42
RHODE ISLAND 46, HAMPTON 44 (2OT)
RICHMOND 20, NORTH CAROLINA A&T 17
AUSTIN PEAY 20, WEST GEORGIA 16
UT MARTIN 35, GARDNER-WEBB 17
TENNESSEE STATE 24, LINDENWOOD 20
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 21, INDIANA STATE 14
FURMAN 17, THE CITADEL 16
FERRIS STATE 55, ROOSEVELT 13
TUSKEGEE 42, MOREHOUSE COLLEGE 0
ASSUMPTION 35, SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE 28
WESTERN CAROLINA 21, WOFFORD 17
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 22, TENNESSEE TECH 20
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 38, EASTERN ILLINOIS 27
WEBER STATE 55, MONTANA 48
SOUTH DAKOTA 59, MURRAY STATE 0
FLORIDA A&M 28, ALABAMA STATE 13
ALCORN STATE 38, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 28
SAMFORD 27, VMI 3
TEXAS SOUTHERN 28, VIRGINIA LYNCHBURG 10
NO. 5 GEORGIA 31, AUBURN 13
NO. 3 OHIO STATE 35, IOWA 7
NO. 12 OLE MISS 27, SOUTH CAROLINA 3
NO. 23 INDIANA 41, NORTHWESTERN 24
UCONN 29, TEMPLE 20
VIRGINIA TECH 31, STANFORD 7
MARSHALL 52, APPALACHIAN STATE 37
TOLEDO 30, MIAMI (OHIO) 20
BOWLING GREEN 27, AKRON 20
CHARLOTTE 55, EAST CAROLINA 24
VILLANOVA 42, STONY BROOK 24
CHATTANOOGA 17, EAST TENNESSEE STATE 10
NORTH DAKOTA STATE 41, NORTH DAKOTA 17
NEBRASKA 14, RUTGERS 7
WEST VIRGINIA 38, OKLAHOMA STATE 14
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 45, CAMPBELL 14
ABILENE CHRISTIAN 41, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 34
WESTERN ILLINOIS 31, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 20
MONTANA STATE 55, NORTHERN COLORADO 17
UC DAVIS 27, PORTLAND STATE 26
SAN DIEGO 27, PRESBYTERIAN 21 (OT)
FORT VALLEY STATE 48, EDWARD WATERS 14
VANDERBILT 40, NO. 1 ALABAMA 35
NORTH ALABAMA 60, UTAH TECH 14
IDAHO 23, NORTHERN ARIZONA 17
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 41, UNI 3
JACKSON STATE 45, ALABAMA A&M 38 (IN MOBILE, ALABAMA)
WEST FLORIDA 31, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 0
TOWSON 34, WILLIAM & MARY 27
NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN 19, METHODIST 17
OREGON STATE 39, COLORADO STATE 31 (2OT)
NO. 15 CLEMSON 29, FLORIDA STATE 13
NO. 21 BOISE STATE 62, UTAH STATE 30
COASTAL CAROLINA 45, OLD DOMINION 37
ARKANSAS STATE 18, SOUTH ALABAMA 16
UL MONROE 21, JAMES MADISON 19
LOUISIANA 23, SOUTHERN MISS 13
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 43, MCNEESE 22
SE LOUISIANA 21, TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 9
ILLINOIS STATE 45, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 10
UIW 56, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 28
NICHOLLS 51, SOUTHERN 7
DELTA STATE 54, CHOWAN 9
ANGELO STATE 36, UT PERMIAN BASIN 7
MARS HILL 34, NEWBERRY 9
ARKANSAS 19, NO. 4 TENNESSEE 14
WASHINGTON 27, NO. 10 MICHIGAN 17
MINNESOTA 24, NO. 11 USC 17
NO. 16 IOWA STATE 43, BAYLOR 21
SAN JOSE STATE 35, NEVADA 31
FLORIDA 24, UCF 13
GEORGIA TECH 24, DUKE 14
ARIZONA STATE 35, KANSAS 31
SAN DIEGO STATE 27, HAWAI’I 24
TARLETON STATE 38, SOUTHERN UTAH 37 (OT)
IDAHO STATE 41, CAL POLY 38
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 59, NORTHWESTERN STATE 17
CENTRAL WASHINGTON 44, EASTERN NEW MEXICO 28
TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE 40, MIDWESTERN STATE 13
NO.8 MIAMI FL 39 CALIFORNIA 38
TEXAS TECH 28 ARIZONA 22
INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
INDIANA 31 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 7
INDIANA 77 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3
INDIANA 42 UCLA 13
INDIANA 52 CHARLOTTE 14
INDIANA 42 MARYLAND 28
INDIANA 41 NORTHWESTERN 24
OCTOBER 19 VS. NEBRASKA TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. WASHINGTON TBA
NOVEMBER 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 9 VS. MICHIGAN TBA
NOVEMBER 23 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 30 VS. PURDUE TBA
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7
OREGON STATE 38 PURDUE 21
NEBRASKA 28 PURDUE 10
WISCONSIN 52 PURDUE 6
OCTOBER 12 AT ILLINOIS TBA
OCTOBER 18 VS. OREGON 8:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTHWESTERN TBA
NOVEMBER 9 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 16 VS. PENN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 22 AT MICHIGAN STATE 8:00
NOVEMBER 30 AT INDIANA TBA
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
NOTRE DAME 23 TEXAS A&M 13
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 16 NOTRE DAME 14
NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7
NOTRE DAME 28 MIAMI OH 3
NOTRE DAME 31 LOUISVILLE 24
OCTOBER 12 VS. STANFORD 3:30
OCTOBER 19 AT GEORGIA TECH TBA
OCTOBER 26 AT NAVY 12:00
NOVEMBER 9 VS. FLORIDA STATE 7:30
NOVEMBER 16 VS. VIRGINIA 3:30
NOVEMBER 23 AT ARMY 7:00 (YANKEE STADIUM)
NOVEMBER 30 AT USC TBA
BUTLER BULLDOGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BUTLER 40 UPPER IOWA 7
BUTLER 19 MURRAY STATE 17
BUTLER 53 HANOVER 0
BUTLER 63 VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 0
BUTLER 40 MOREHEAD STATE 6
OCTOBER 12 AT DRAKE 1:00 CT
OCTOBER 19 VS. DAYTON 1:00
OCTOBER 26 AT DAVIDSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. STETSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT VALPO 1:00 CT
NOVEMBER 16 VS. ST. THOMAS 1:00
NOVEMBER 23 AT PRESBYTERIAN 1:00
BALL STATE CARDINALS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BALL STATE 42 MISSOURI STATE 34
MIAMI FL 62 BALL STATE 0
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 37 BALL STATE 34
JAMES MADISON 63 BALL STATE 7
WESTERN MICHIGAN 45 BALL STATE 42
OCTOBER 12 AT KENT STATE TBA
OCTOBER 19 AT VANDERBILT TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS TBA
NOVEMBER 5 VS. MIAMI OH TBA
NOVEMBER 12 AT BUFFALO 7:00
NOVEMBER 23 VS. BOWLING GREEN TBA
NOVEMBER 29 AT OHIO TBA
INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
EASTERN ILLINOIS 27 INDIANA STATE 20
INDIANA STATE 24 DAYTON 13
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 27 INDIANA STATE 24
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 21 INDIANA STATE 14
OCTOBER 12 VS. MURRAY STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 19 AT MISSOURI STATE 3:00
OCTOBER 26 VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTH DAKOTA 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 2:00
COLTS SCHEDULE
HOUSTON 29 INDIANAPOLIS 27
GREEN BAY 16 INDIANAPOLIS 10
INDIANAPOLIS 21 CHICAGO 16
INDIANAPOLIS 27 PITTSBURGH 24
OCT. 6: AT JACKSONVILLE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 13: AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 20: VS. MIAMI, 1 P.M., FOX
OCT. 27: AT HOUSTON, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 3: AT MINNESOTA, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 10: VS. BUFFALO, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 17: AT N.Y. JETS, 8:20 P.M., NBC PEACOCK
NOV. 24: VS. DETROIT, 1 P.M., FOX
DEC. 1: AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 15: AT DENVER, 4:25 P.M., CBS
DEC. 22: VS. TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 29: AT N.Y. GIANTS, TBD
JAN. 5: VS. JACKSONVILLE, TBD
WEEK 5 SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, OCT. 6
NEW YORK JETS VS MINNESOTA VIKINGS (9:30A NFL NETWORK, TOTTENHAM)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P CBS)
BUFFALO BILLS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P CBS)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P FOX)
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P FOX)
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:05P FOX)
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4:25P CBS)
NEW YORK GIANTS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:25P CBS)
DALLAS COWBOYS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, OCT. 7
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8:15P ESPN)
WEEK 6 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 10
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, OCT. 13
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS VS CHICAGO BEARS (9:30A NFL NETWORK, TOTTENHAM)
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (1:00P CBS)
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1:00P FOX)
HOUSTON TEXANS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P CBS)
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1:00P FOX)
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (1:00P FOX)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1:00P CBS)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:05P CBS)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:05P CBS)
ATLANTA FALCONS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (4:25P FOX)
DETROIT LIONS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (4:25P FOX)
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, OCT. 14
BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW YORK JETS (8:15P ESPN)
WEEK 7 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 17
DENVER BRONCOS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, OCT. 20
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (9:30A NFLN, WEMBLEY)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P FOX)
TENNESSEE TITANS AT BUFFALO BILLS (1:00P CBS)
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1:00P CBS)
HOUSTON TEXANS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1:00P CBS)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P FOX)
DETROIT LIONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P FOX)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1:00P FOX)
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4:05P CBS)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (4:05P CBS)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:25P FOX)
NEW YORK JETS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, OCT. 21
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (8:15P ESPN)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (9:00P ESPN+)
WEEK 8 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 24
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, OCT. 27
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1:00P CBS)
TENNESSEE TITANS AT DETROIT LIONS (1:00P FOX)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P FOX)
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (1:00P FOX)
NEW YORK JETS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P CBS)
ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)
CHICAGO BEARS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P CBS)
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4:05P FOX)
BUFFALO BILLS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:05P FOX)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (4:25P CBS)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:25P CBS)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:25P CBS)
DALLAS COWBOYS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, OCT. 28
NEW YORK GIANTS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8:15P ESPN/ABC)
WEEK 9 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 31
HOUSTON TEXANS AT NEW YORK JETS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, NOV. 3
DALLAS COWBOYS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P FOX)
DENVER BRONCOS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (1:00P CBS)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS (1:00P CBS)
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P CBS)
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P FOX)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1:00P CBS)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P CBS)
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1:00P FOX)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1:00P FOX)
CHICAGO BEARS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P CBS)
DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (4:25P FOX)
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:25P FOX)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, NOV. 4
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8:15P ESPN)
MLB PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
WILD CARD SERIES
(ALL TIMES ET)
DIVISION SERIES
SATURDAY, OCT. 5
ALDS GAME 1, CLEVELAND 7 DETROIT 1
NLDS GAME 1, NYM 6 PHILADELPHIA 2
ALDS GAME 1, NY YANKEES 6 KANSAS CITY 5
NLDS GAME 1, LOS ANGELES 6 SAN DIEGO 5
SUNDAY, OCT. 6
NLDS GAME 2, NYM @ PHI, 4 P.M. ET (FS1)
NLDS GAME 2, SD @ LAD, 8 P.M. (FS1)
MONDAY, OCT. 7
ALDS GAME 2, DET @ CLE, 4 P.M. ET (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
ALDS GAME 2, KC @ NYY, 7:30 P.M. (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
TUESDAY, OCT. 8
LAD @ SD, GAME 3 (FOX/FS1)
PHI @ NYM, GAME 3 (FOX/FS1)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9
NYY @ KC, GAME 3 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
CLE @ DET, GAME 3 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
LAD @ SD, GAME 4^ (FOX/FS1)
PHI @ NYM, GAME 4^ (FOX/FS1)
THURSDAY, OCT. 10
NYY @ KC, GAME 4^ (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
CLE @ DET, GAME 4^ (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
FRIDAY, OCT. 11
SD @ LAD, GAME 5^ (FOX/FS1)
NYM @ PHI, GAME 5^ (FOX/FS1)
SATURDAY, OCT. 12
KC @ NYY, GAME 5^ (TBS, MAX)
DET @ CLE, GAME 5^ (TBS, MAX)
(^IF NECESSARY)
WNBA SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES
MIAMI 1 TORONTO 0
ORLANDO 3 CINCINNATI 1
CHARLOTTE 2 MONTRÉAL 0
ATLANTA 2 NY RED BULLS 1
MINNESOTA 1 VANCOUVER 0
DC 2 NEW ENGLAND 1
COLUMBUS 3 PHILADELPHIA 2
ST. LOUIS 3 HOUSTON 0
LOS ANGELES 3 KANSAS CITY 0
SEATTLE 1 COLORADO 0
SALT LAKE 1 SAN JOSE 0
LA GALAXY 2 AUSTIN 1
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
VANDERBILT TAKES DOWN NO. 1 ALABAMA 40-35 IN HISTORIC COLLEGE FOOTBALL VICTORY
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sedrick Alexander ran for two touchdowns, Randon Fontenette scored on a pick-six and Diego Pavia outplayed Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe as Vanderbilt stunned Alabama 40-35 on Saturday for the Commodores’ first win over the nation’s top-ranked team.
Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) had lost all 60 games against AP top-five teams, according to SportRadar. The Commodores hadn’t beaten Alabama on the field in 40 years, but they snapped a 23-game skid making big play after big play to give coach Clark Lea his alma mater’s biggest win ever.
The Commodores scored the first 13 points and took a 16-point lead that was their largest ever over the No. 1 team in the country. Only Jam Miller running for his second TD just before halftime trimmed that to 23-14.
Alabama had just moved to the top of the AP Top 25 after an emotional win over Georgia.
Alexander capped the game’s opening drive with a 7-yard TD to put Vandy ahead to stay. It marked the first time since 2007 that Vandy had opened a game against Alabama with a TD — Nick Saban’s second game as coach.
The Tide (4-1, 1-1) helped Vanderbilt pad that lead with too many mistakes, sloppy play and penalties.
Alabama got within 30-28 with Milroe’s 58-yard TD pass to Ryan Williams.
Vanderbilt answered with 10 points. Of their total, 13 came off Milroe’s two turnovers, the second a strip sack by Miles Capers recovered by Yilanan Ouattara at midfield for Vanderbilt.
Pavia capped the drive with a 6-yard TD pass to Alabama native Kamrean Johnson with 5:07 left for a 40-28 lead. Milroe tried to rally Alabama, with Williams scoring on an end around on fourth-and-1 from 2 yards out with 2:46 left.
Vanderbilt fans and players started celebrating as Pavia knelt down to run out the clock.
Milroe had his second pass of the game tipped into the air by De’Rickey Wright, who committed to Alabama and wound up at Vanderbilt. Fontenette grabbed the ball and ran 24 yards to the end zone for the pick-six and a 13-0 lead at 8:03 of the first quarter.
Vanderbilt jumped out to a 23-7 lead, just the second time in the last 10 seasons that a No. 1 team trailed an unranked opponent by 16 or more points. Clemson trailed by 18 to Boston College in 2020 and won 30-28.
Alabama didn’t come back in this game.
Vanderbilt never trailed as the Commodores played keep-away, holding the ball for just over 42 minutes. Alabama had a 312-252 yardage advantage on offense. It didn’t matter.
The Commodores got help from Alabama to keep a 17-play drive that used up 9:50 of the clock with a pair of penalties. The Tide, with 17-year-old phenom Williams back to field the punt, also had another player on the field with the same No. 2 to give Vandy a first down.
On third down, Alabama linebacker Que Robinson hit Pavia and drew a flag for roughing that Tide fans hated. Five plays later, Alexander scored from a yard out to put Vandy up 20-7. Brock Taylor put Vandy up 23-7 with a 51-yard field goal with 4:10 left in the first half.
Poll implications
Alabama will drop out of the top spot after this loss to the SEC’s perennial cellar dweller. Alabama now is 64-4 against unranked teams as the AP’s top-ranked team.
The takeaways
Alabama: The Tide played sloppy coming off an emotional win over then-No. 2 Georgia and hurt themselves with too many penalties. The Tide had six penalties for 57 yards. They also failed to sack Pavia even once.
Vanderbilt: Lea’s numerous offseason changes paid off, and those included bringing in Pavia as a graduate transfer along with his head coach and offensive coordinator from New Mexico State. … Kicker Brock Taylor also got a much-needed confidence boost after missing two field goals in the second overtime of a road loss at then-No. 7 Missouri. After having his second extra point attempt blocked, he came back to make a pair of field goals, including a 51-yarder.
Up next
Alabama returns home to host South Carolina.
Vanderbilt visits Kentucky.
DREW ALLAR THROWS TD, RUNS FOR ANOTHER AS NO. 7 PENN STATE BEATS UCLA 27-11
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Drew Allar threw for 237 yards with a touchdown and ran for another score to lead No. 7 Penn State to a 27-11 win over UCLA on Saturday.
Playing without star running back Nick Singleton, Tyler Warren caught a touchdown pass in the last minute of the first half and Kaytron Allen ran one in from 1-yard out in the third quarter. Allar opened the scoring with a 1-yard run of his own in the second quarter. Ryan Barker made two field goals and the Penn State (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) defense turned in another dominant second half to cap a four-game home stand.
“I think our third-quarter defense all year has been ridiculous,” coach James Franklin said — in a good way.
UCLA (1-4, 0-3) made it 7-3 on Mateen Bhaghani’s 25-yard field goal, and then Penn State burned nearly the rest of the first half with another long scoring drive that ended with Warren’s catch.
“When we get into heavy personnel, it’s hard to match up with us,” said Allar, who completed 17 of 24 passes. “We’re able to spread the formation wide into an open set, it causes a great deal of stress.”
The Bruins scored a touchdown in the last minute of the game on a 1-yard pass from Justyn Martin to Logan Loya and converted the 2-point try.
SMU DEFEATS NO. 22 LOUISVILLE ON THE ROAD 34-27
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kevin Jennings passed and rushed for career highs, Isaiah Nwokobia intercepted an end-zone pass with 2:23 left to seal it, and SMU overcame blowing a double-digit lead to beat No. 22 Louisville 34-27 on Saturday.
The Mustangs (5-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) rang up another significant win as an ACC newcomer, but only after its 24-13 halftime lead dissolved into a 27-all tie entering the fourth quarter. The Cardinals (3-2, 1-1) had clawed back behind Ja’Corey Brooks’ 86-yard catch-and-run touchdown and a 1-yard TD run by Donald Chaney Jr. in the third.
After missing a third-quarter field goal and punt on its first fourth-quarter drive, SMU took over at its 11 and drove for the winning score with the help of several Louisville penalties and a video review that overturned Brashard Smith’s fumble that Louisville had recovered at the 5. That gave the Mustangs possession at the 13, and Louisville penalties for pass interference and offsides put the ball at the 1.
LJ Johnson took it in for the TD with 6:39 remaining.
The Cardinals got into SMU territory, but Tyler Shough was sacked for a 9-yard loss before throwing a fourth-down pass into traffic that Nwokobia came down to seal the Mustangs’ third consecutive victory.
Jennings completed 21 of 27 passes for 281 yards and rushed for 113 yards. He ran for a 59-yard touchdown, Roderick Daniels Jr. scored on a 5-yard run and Preston Stone hit Key’Shawn Smith for a 10-yard TD.
Shough completed 22 of 35 passes for 329 yards and 2 TDs, but was sacked three times and threw a crippling interception.
Louisville figures to tumble out of the rankings with a second consecutive loss, while SMU could jump in after receiving four votes last week.
SMU took off from the start and appeared in control for more than two quarters, punting just once on its first six drives while the defense pressured Louisville throughout. The Mustangs’ momentum stalled after Rogers’ second field goal, but they recovered to get a late score.
Louisville played catch-up throughout but finally found its rhythm thanks to Isaac Brown’s big run. Shough’s ability to stretch a play and find Brooks was huge, but not kicking on a fourth down inside SMU territory came back to bite the Cardinals.
Up next for SMU, the Mustangs travel to Stanford on Oct. 19 after a bye.
NO. 25 AGGIES DOMINATE NO. 9 MISSOURI AT KYLE FIELD
The No. 25 Texas A&M football team dominated from start to finish Saturday afternoon in a 41-10 rout of No. 9 Missouri at Kyle Field.
The Aggies (5-1, 3-0 SEC) remained unbeaten in SEC play after outgaining the Tigers (4-1, 1-1 SEC) 512-254 on the day. Defensively, the Maroon & White wreaked havoc as they totaled a season-best 6.0 sacks and 8.0 tackles for loss. Nic Scourton led the charge with three tackles, 2.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks. Dalton Brooks totaled a team-best six tackles, five of which were solo takedowns.
Quarterback Conner Weigman returned as the starter for the first time since Week 2 and finished the day 18-of-22 passing for 276 yards. The sophomore also added five carries for 33 yards. Running back Le’Veon Moss rushed for a career-high 138 yards on 12 carries to go along with a career-best three touchdowns. The junior added two catches for a career-high 35 yards. The 100-yard performance marked the second straight for Moss and the fourth of his career.
Amari Daniels chipped in with 34 yards on nine carries and added a pair of scores, marking his second multi-touchdown performance of the season. Freshman Terry Bussey led the Aggie receiving corps with three receptions for 76 yards, while Noah Thomas followed with a trio of catches for 65 yards.
Texas A&M blitzed Missouri in the opening half, racing out to a 24-0 lead and outgaining the Tigers 305-79. Following a fourth down stop on the Tigers’ opening possession of the game, the Aggies found paydirt as Daniels capped off an eight play 60-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run as 9:17 remained in the first quarter. The Maroon & White later tacked on a 44-yard field goal courtesy of Randy Bond as they took a 10-0 lead into the second.
After the stoppage, Daniels found the end zone once again as the junior punched it in from 1-yard out to finish off an eight play 65-yard drive. Bond’s extra-point pushed the advantage to 17-0 as 14:27 remained in the half. Moss put the finishing touches on a dominant first half with a 1-yard rushing score to cap off an 11 play, 88-yard drive.
Ol’ Sarge’s charges continued to pour it on in the third as Moss broke through the gap for a 75-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage to extend the lead to 31-0. With 6:30 left in the quarter, Bond pushed the advantage to 34-0 behind a 38-yard field goal.
The Tigers finally broke through on the scoreboard at the 5:06 mark in the third behind a broken play that led to a 59-yard touchdown pass.
In the fourth, the Aggies tacked on another score as Moss found the end zone for the third time on the day with an 18-yard rush. Missouri later added a 23-yard field goal in the closing seconds to make the final 41-10.
NO. 3 OHIO STATE SPUTTERS IN THE FIRST HALF BEFORE BLOWING OUT IOWA 35-7
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Emeka Egbuka caught three touchdown passes and Jeremiah Smith made another one-handed grab for a score as No. 3 Ohio State sputtered early before burying Iowa 35-7 on Saturday.
Quarterback Will Howard was 21 of 25 for 209 yards passing and four touchdowns and ran for 28 yards and a score as Ohio State (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) cleaned up its first-half mistakes and put up 21 unanswered points in the third quarter.
The Buckeyes, hanging on to a 7-0 halftime lead, seized the momentum right away in the second half.
Ohio State had a third-and-6 on their own 43 when Howard threw a long ball to Smith who had outrun two defenders.
Smith was tackled at the Iowa 3-yard-line, but that gave him a chance to really show off. On the next play, he leaped in the end zone and brought in Howard’s floating pass with his right arm while keeping defensive back Deshaun Lee at bay with his left.
On Iowa’s next drive, quarterback Cade McNamara fumbled, and linebacker Cody Simon recovered at the Iowa 19. Three plays later, Howard scurried around the left end for a TD to push the Ohio State lead to 21-0.
Ohio State turned a McNamara interception into a touchdown, capped by a 15-yard TD catch by Egbuka. Then McNamara fumbled the ball away again, this time deep in Iowa territory, and that ultimately resulted in Egbuka’s third TD catch.
“We really wanted to come out and have a great drive to start the third quarter,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. “And then we started getting the short fields and the turnovers, and the game just flipped there. I think it ended up being 28 straight points.”
The Buckeyes piled up 203 rushing yards. Quinshon Judkins ran for 78, and TreVeyon Henderson had 61.
BULLDOGS GRIND OUT ANOTHER WIN OVER TIGERS
ATHENS, Ga. — Trevor Etienne rushed for two touchdowns Saturday, Carson Beck threw for two scores, and the No. 5-ranked Georgia football team earned its eighth straight win over Auburn. In a homecoming matchup at Sanford Stadium, the Bulldogs led from start to finish and ground out a 31-13 win.
The Bulldogs (4-1, 2-1 SEC) came into Saturday’s game on Dooley Field fresh off last week’s loss, 41-34, at now-No. 1 Alabama. It was Georgia’s first regular-season loss since November 2020 — so how would the Bulldogs respond? This wasn’t a light-up-the-scoreboard game, but Georgia made a lot of key plays when they were needed and improved to 14-3 after a loss under coach Kirby Smart.
A week after Georgia and Alabama combined for more than 1,000 yards of total offense, the Bulldogs and Tigers (2-4, 0-3) played a much less fast-paced game. Georgia finished with 381 yards, while the Tigers gained 337. Georgia now leads the all-time series with Auburn 65-56-8.
Beck completed 23 of 29 passes for 240 yards and the two touchdowns, while Etienne did it all, rushing 16 times for 88 yards and the two TDs and catching six passes for 36. Defensive end Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins had a pair of sacks to help pace the strong showing from the defense.
Georgia’s defense opened the game by forcing Auburn to punt on its opening possession. The Bulldog offense then went on an 11-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a Trevor Etienne two-yard rush up the middle for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead with 6:24 remaining in the first quarter. Etienne had three rushes and two receptions on the drive, including a nine-yarder on a screen pass down to the 1-yard line.
The Tigers drove deep into Georgia territory on their next possession and had a first down at the 12. On third-and-6 at the 8, defensive end Mykel Williams tackles Thorne for a 1-yard loss. Auburn’s Towns McGough kicked a 27-yard field goal with 56 seconds left in the quarter to cut the Georgia lead to 7-3.
The second quarter was mostly a collection of drives for both teams that resulted in punts — until the Bulldogs got the ball back with 1:02 on the clock. On first down at the Auburn 49, Beck hit Dominic Lovett for eight yards, followed by a one-yard completion to Etienne. On the next play, Etienne got loose on the right side for a 23-yard gain to the Tiger 17. Two plays later, Beck found Lovett on the left hash for an 11-yard touchdown, and a 14-3 lead, with 17 seconds to play in the half.
Auburn managed to complete a couple of passes to get into field-goal range, and McGough’s 54-yard attempt as time expired was blocked by safety Dan Jackson. The senior broke through the left side of the Tiger line and got a hand on the ball. At the half, Georgia had 193 yards of offense to Auburn’s 147.
The Tigers forced the Bulldogs into a three-and-out to start the third quarter and then drove for a touchdown. After Thorne made a couple of key plays with his legs on the drive, running back Jarquez Hunter got free around the right side, broke a tackle, and went 38 yards for the score, cutting the UGA lead to 14-10 with 9:45 left in the third.
Georgia relied heavily on its ground game on its next possession, running the ball on nine of 12 plays and scoring a touchdown on Etienne’s one-yard plunge. The back’s second TD of the game pushed the Bulldogs’ lead to 21-10 with 3:50 to play in the third. At that point, Etienne had touched the ball on 18 of Georgia’s 48 plays in the game.
Auburn got aggressive on its next possession and went for it on fourth-and-1 at its 44-yard line. A Thorne run play was blown up from the start, with linebacker Jalon Walker denying the edge and linebacker Raylen Wilson getting the tackle for a loss of four at the 40. Georgia took advantage of the great field position and later scored on a three-yard pass from Beck to Bell, making it a 28-10 game with 12:34 remaining.
The Tigers cut the lead to 28-13 with 7:38 remaining on McGough’s 26-yard field goal. Auburn had a first-and-goal at the 10 but the Bulldog defense kept them out of the end zone to help seal the victory. Kicker Peyton Woodring added a bit of insurance with a 47-yard field goal with 1:50 to play, pushing the lead to 31-13.
The Bulldogs are back at Sanford Stadium next Saturday when they host Mississippi State. Georgia has won 20 of 26 all-time games against the Bulldogs from Starkville, including the last four and 13 of the last 14.
DEFENSE DOMINATES IN 27-3 WIN AT SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The No. 11 Ole Miss football team passed its first SEC road test with flying colors on Saturday, turning in a dominant 27-3 victory at South Carolina for its first conference win of the 2024 season.
The Rebels (5-1, 1-1) were outstanding defensively, notching a pair of turnovers, six sacks and 10 tackles for loss, holding South Carolina to just 313 total yards and turning the Gamecocks (3-2, 1-2) away twice in the red zone.
Offensively, Ole Miss left some points on the field, including a fumble through the end zone, but racked up 425 total yards and mounted a 24-3 lead at halftime to take control early in a victory that was never in doubt.
Offensive Leaders
Jaxson Dart finished 14-for-27 with 329 total yards (285 passing, 44 rushing) on a solid day against one of the nation’s top pass-rushing defenses. Henry Parrish Jr. led the way rushing with 81 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Antwane Wells Jr. had a team-high 97 receiving yards, while Jordan Watkins led Ole Miss with five catches for 72 yards. Tre Harris had three catches for 81 yards but departed the game early due to injury.
Defensive Leaders
TJ Dottery had a team-high 13 tackles, including two for a loss, a sack and a pass breakup. Suntarine Perkins was second with 12 tackles, matching Dottery’s sack and two TFLs. Trey Amos had an INT and led all DBs with eight tackles. Walter Nolen had a spectacular day with a fumble recovery and a team-high three tackles for loss and tied Jared Ivey with a team-best two sacks.
ASHTON JEANTY, MADDUX MADSEN POWER NO. 21 BOISE STATE PAST UTAH STATE, 62-30
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ashton Jeanty ran for 186 yards and three touchdowns on 13 first-half carries, Maddux Madsen passed for 256 yards and three TDs and No. 21 Boise State beat Utah State 62-30 on Saturday night in the Mountain West opener for both team.
Jeanty became only the eighth FBS running back since 1996 to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing five games into a season, a list that includes Ricky Williams and Leonard Fournette.
Boise State (4-1) won its eighth straight against the Aggies (1-4), racing to a 49-17 halftime lead and showing no signs of a letdown after beating Washington State last week. Jeanty sat out the second half in the blowout.
With the Broncos averaging 50.6 points, Boise State coach Spencer Danielson believes the team’s success hinges on how unselfish it is.
“There are no egos in our offense or on our team,” Danielson said. “It’s, ‘What does the team need?’ That’s what we’ve got, especially when it’s led by a guy like Ashton Jeanty. He was waiting for me on Tuesday before practice to find out if he could get on special teams.”
Danielson remained coy on whether Jeanty might see the field as a special teams player.
KLUBNIK AND MAFAH LEAD CLEMSON’S ATTACK IN A 29-13 WIN OVER FLORIDA STATE
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Cade Klubnik had 235 passing yards and threw touchdown passes to Antonio Williams and T.J. Moore as No. 15 Clemson jumped to an early lead and cruised past Florida State 29-13 on Saturday night.
“I thought Cade played great,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “Gritty. Made some plays with his legs. He’s just been a difference maker for us in his recognition. He’s been much more opportunistic. Has really made some big plays.”
Klubnik completed 19 of 33 passes and ran for 62 yards on 11 carries. He threw a 57-yard touchdown to Williams and a 23-yard touchdown to Moore as Clemson built a 17-0 lead after one quarter.
“Really proud of the guys,” Klubnik said. “Obviously want to convert some of those field goals to touchdowns. I feel like we played an A-minus, B-plus game on offense in total and we still had 500 yards of offense.”
Klubnik now has 14 touchdown passes in five games.
Phil Mafah ran for 154 yards on 20 carries as Clemson (4-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) finished with 265 rushing yards, averaging 6.6 yards per carry. The Tigers owned the line of scrimmage and won their first road game of 2024.
WASHINGTON PULLS AWAY IN 4TH QUARTER TO BEAT NO. 10 MICHIGAN 27-17 IN TITLE GAME REMATCH
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington quarterback Will Rogers watched the final seconds tick away and wondered if the field at Husky Stadium was about to be flooded with purple.
The Huskies earning the slightest bit of redemption against the team that topped them in last season’s championship game felt worthy of celebration.
“I was curious if they were going to do it, but when they did it, it was just awesome,” Rogers said. “I’ve never been apart of that and it’s something I’ll remember the rest of my life for sure.”
Rogers threw for 271 yards and a pair of first-half touchdowns, Jonah Coleman’s 1-yard TD with 6:22 left gave Washington the lead, and the Huskies beat No. 10 Michigan 27-17 on Saturday night in a rematch of last season’s College Football Playoff championship game.
This time around was far more competitive than that night in Houston last January when Michigan romped to its first national title since 1997. It also had a different outcome as the Huskies (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) used an offensive outburst in the first half and two key turnovers in the fourth quarter to take down the Wolverines.
The celebration that followed the first big win of Jedd Fisch’s tenure at Washington won’t make up for the disappointment of the loss to Michigan last January.
NO. 16 CYCLONES MOVE TO 5-0 WITH 43-21 VICTORY OVER BAYLOR
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State is still unbeaten and stayed that way with an impressive victory.
The 16th-ranked Cyclones rallied from an early deficit and rolled past Baylor 43-21 on a warm, windy Saturday night at MidAmerican Energy Field at sold-out Jack Trice Stadium.
The Cyclones, 5-0 for the first time since 1980 and 2-0 in the Big 12, delighted the White-Out crowd of 61,500 with season highs in total offense (542), rushing yards (265) and passing yards (277). Rocco Becht threw two touchdown passes, Jaylon Jackson scored his first two TDs as a Cyclone and Kyle Konrardy kicked three field goals to send Baylor (2-4, 0-3) to its eighth straight conference loss.
The 43 points were the most ISU has scored in the 23-game series with the Bears. Baylor leads it 12-11, but the Cyclones have won the last two.
Becht completed 16 of 25 passes for 277 yards and touchdown throws of 10 yards to Ben Brahmer and 11 yards to Jayden Higgins. It’s the ninth straight game Becht has thrown a touchdown pass and the seventh straight game Higgins has caught a scoring pass, a school record and the nation’s longest active streak.
Jackson, who transferred in from Eastern Michigan, scored on second-half runs of 10 and 20 yards to help the Cyclones pull away after trailing 21-19 early in the final half. He finished with a career-high 107 yards in 15 carries, while Carson Hansen ran 15 times for a career-best 97 yards.
Becht also did some work with his legs, scrambling three times for 28 yards.
Higgins recorded the third 100-yard receiving game of his ISU career, catching eight balls for 116 yards. Jaylin Noel also had a solid game with five catches for 98 yards.
The Cyclones put up their big numbers after some unsettling moments in the first half, when they came up empty on two red-zone possessions and struggled to stop Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson.
Robertson finished 25-of-44 for 258 yards and three touchdowns against an ISU defense that had not allowed more than 125 yards passing in any of the first four games and came in leading the nation in pass efficiency defense. But he was just 9-for-19 in the second half and threw an interception, Jontez Williams making the pick with a leaping grab in the end zone. The Cyclones also limited the Bears to 79 yards rushing for the game.
Baylor grabbed a 21-19 lead on Robertson’s 25-yard TD pass to Ketron Jackson Jr. on the first series of the second half. But it was all Iowa State after that.
Becht’s 43-yard completion set up Jackson’s 10-yard touchdown run, the 5-foot-7, 180-pounder bouncing outside after taking a handoff and following Becht into the end zone to put ISU ahead to stay at 26-21.
Williams’ interception led to a 13-play, 80-yard drive that ended with Higgins’ back-shoulder catch from 11 yards out. The defense then forced a three-and-out and the Cyclones drove the field again, marching 76 yards in five running plays – including a 33-yard ramble by Hansen — to get another TD from Jackson, who juked his way into the end zone from 20 yards out.
Konrardy finished with scoring with a 22-yard field goal with 2:16 left.
Baylor seized the early momentum with a red zone stop of the Cyclones and two long scoring drives and held it for most of the opening half.
Then, with less than 7 minutes remaining in the half, the Cyclones turned things their way.
With Baylor leading 14-6, Iowa State forced a punt and scored quickly. Becht hit Higgins for 25 yards and Jackson bounced off two tacklers on a 51-yard dash that set up Becht’s 10-yard touchdown to Brahmer on a crossing route, trimming the lead to 14-12.
The defense forced another punt less than 2 minutes later and Myles Mendeszoon burst through to block it. Teammate Caden Matson picked up the ball on the bounce, ran 25 yards to the end zone and suddenly, the Cyclones led 19-14.
They had a great chance to extend that lead before halftime, getting a first-and-goal at the Baylor 4, only to give up the ball on Becht’s interception with 27 seconds left.
The Iowa State offense clicked on the game’s first series. Four different players carried the ball as the Cyclones marched to the Baylor 15. But the Bears dropped Abu Sama for a 1-yard loss on fourth down, then drove 84 yards in nine plays to get Robertson’s 4-yard TD pass to Josh Cameron.
Iowa State answered with Konrardy’s 45-yard field goal, but the Bears came right back with a 75-yard drive that Robertson capped with an 8-yard scoring toss to Michael Trigg. Another Konrardy field goal, this one from 38 yards, made it 14-6.
Iowa State goes back on the road next Saturday, playing at West Virginia in search of the second 6-0 start in school history and first since 1938.
NO. 11 USC FOOTBALL FALLS AT MINNESOTA ON LAST-MINUTE TOUCHDOWN, 24-17
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Brosmer powered into the end zone for Minnesota on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line with 56 seconds left, breaking a tie with his third rushing touchdown of the game to fuel a 24-17 upset of 11th-ranked USC Football on Saturday night.
Brosmer, who went 15 for 19 for 169 yards passing , buried himself in a crowd of blockers and found enough of a crease to cross the goal line. The ruling on the field had Brosmer short, but the replay review resulted in a reversal the entire stadium knew was coming.
With the Trojans (3-2, 1-2 Big Ten) out of timeouts, Miller Moss moved them into striking range before his heave from the 28 into double coverage was picked off by Koi Perich in the end zone for his second interception of the game.
Darius Taylor had 200 yards from scrimmage for the Gophers (3-3, 1-2), including 144 yards on 25 rushes to lead a two-touchdown rally in the fourth quarter.
With USC leading 17-10, Moss was pressured off the edge by Jah Joyner and grabbed by Devin Williams with 10:11 left when his follow-through was disrupted and the ball floated forward.
Minnesota went 65 yards in six plays for Brosmer’s second rushing touchdown, a keeper off tackle that tied the game with 7:08 to go. The defense forced a three-and-out, setting up the Gophers for the game-sealing drive.
Moss, who topped the 300-yard mark twice in the first four games, went 23 for 38 for 200 yards and one touchdown against a Minnesota team that entered the week leading the FBS in pass defense.
Woody Marks had 20 carries for 134 yards and a touchdown for USC.
SINGLETON SCORES LATE TD AS ARKANSAS BEATS NO. 4 TENNESSEE 19-14
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Malachi Singleton scored on an 11-yard run with 1:17 remaining to lift Arkansas to a 19-14 win over No. 4 Tennessee on Saturday night.
The Razorbacks (4-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) overcame a 14-3 third-quarter deficit to notch their first home win over a top-five opponent since beating the No. 3 Volunteers in 1999. Singleton, the backup to starting quarterback Taylen Green, led the game-winning drive after the Boise State transfer exited the game with an injury.
“Our kids, our coaches did a wonderful job of preparing our guys and making them believe that we can go win tonight,” Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said. “These guys are happy; they’re not surprised. If we have the same amount of turnovers, we can play with anybody.
“You get into coaching for moments like what just happened, and it’s to see the kids and the smiles on their face and the hard work that they do, because there’s a lot of teams that can’t get to that feeling. We did tonight.”
Along with No. 1 Alabama’s loss at Vanderbilt earlier in the day, it marked the first time two top-5 teams from same conference lost on same regular season weekend was Oct. 6, 2012 when No. 4 LSU and NO. 5 Georgia were beaten. It was also the first time two top-5 teams were defeated by unranked opponents since No. 4 Miami and No. 5 Florida State lost on Oct. 30, 2004.
CANES RALLY FOR EPIC COMEBACK WIN AT CAL
BERKELEY, Calif. — They flew across three time zones from South Florida all the way to the East Bay. The Miami Hurricanes weren’t about to let a 20-point, fourth-quarter deficit spoil their cross-country trek.
Eighth-ranked Miami rallied for a 39-38 win over California on Saturday night, stunning the Golden Bears and their raucous sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium with a comeback for the ages.
The Canes improved to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in ACC play. Cal fell to 3-2 and 0-2 in conference play, still seeking its first-ever ACC win.
In front of one of college football’s most picturesque backdrops, quarterback Cam Ward painted his latest Picasso, leading the Canes to touchdowns on their last four drives of the game and throwing for 249 yards in the fourth quarter alone. His five-yard scoring toss to tight end Elijah Arroyo with 26 seconds left tied the score and Andy Borregales’ extra point put Miami on top.
Ward completed 35 of 53 passes for 437 yards and two touchdowns and one interception. He also had a 24-yard scoring scamper.
Meanwhile, Miami’s defense, which had allowed four pass plays of 50-plus yards, forced two punts and a turnover in the fourth quarter, allowing the Canes to claw their way back.
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MLB ROUNDUP: SHOHEI OHTANI SPARKS DODGERS’ RALLY VS. PADRES
Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run home run in the first playoff game of his career and the host Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday in Game 1 of their National League Division Series.
Teoscar Hernandez delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the fourth as the Dodgers ended a six-game postseason losing streak that dated back to the 2022 NLDS, where they were eliminated by the Padres.
Five Los Angeles relievers combined for six scoreless innings, with Blake Treinen going 1 2/3 innings to earn the save, ending the game with a strikeout of Manny Machado with two runners on base. Ryan Brasier (1-0) earned the win by giving up one hit over 1 2/3 innings.
Machado hit a two-run home run in the first inning and Xander Bogaerts had a two-run double in the third, but the Padres lost their third consecutive game against the Dodgers going back to the regular season.
Yankees 6, Royals 5
Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the seventh inning to lead host New York past Kansas City in Game 1 of their American League Division Series.
Verdugo reached base three times, doing so six days after delivering a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth of the Yankees’ regular-season finale. Michael Lorenzen (0-1) gave up Verdugo’s game-winner on Saturday to take the loss, while Clay Holmes (1-0) killed a Royals rally in the sixth and eventually got the win.
Gleyber Torres homered for the Yankees in the third, and MJ Melendez went deep for the Royals the following inning. New York scored twice on bases-loaded walks in the fifth to take a 4-3 lead before Kansas City’s Garrett Hampson singled home two runs in the sixth.
Guardians 7, Tigers 0
Lane Thomas slammed a three-run homer to cap a five-run first inning as Cleveland jumped all over visiting Detroit in the opener of their ALDS.
David Fry added a two-run double in the sixth inning as Cleveland cooled down the sixth-seeded Tigers, who stunned the No. 3 Houston Astros in the wild-card round. The No. 2 Guardians had a first-round bye.
Detroit had just four hits, recording none against the Guardians’ bullpen in 4 1/3 innings. Cade Smith (1-0) struck out all four batters he faced to get the win. The Tigers used Tyler Holton (0-1) as an opener for the second straight game, and the strategy was quickly foiled when he didn’t retire any of the four batters he faced.
Mets 6, Phillies 2
Blanked for seven innings by Philadelphia starter Zack Wheeler, New York erupted for six runs against the host Phillies’ bullpen in the final two innings to take Game 1 of an NLDS.
Brandon Nimmo’s RBI single off Matt Strahm snapped a 1-1 tie in the eighth after Mark Vientos delivered the tying run with a run-scoring single of his own. Pete Alonso, J.D. Martinez and Starling Marte also drove in runs in the inning for the Mets, who came from behind in the late innings for the third time in six days.
Kyle Schwarber hit a leadoff homer in the bottom of the first for the Phillies. Wheeler allowed a single hit over seven innings before giving way to Jeff Hoffman (0-1) to start the eighth. Reed Garrett (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings of relief for the win.
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ANOTHER STELLAR ROUND PUTS KEITH MITCHELL IN LEAD AT SANDERSON FARMS
Keith Mitchell shined on the back nine to card a 7-under 65 on Saturday to move into the lead after three rounds of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Miss.
Mitchell, who recorded a 64 on Friday to share low-round honors with Beau Hossler, also managed to post the best score of the third round, collecting seven birdies while playing bogey-free golf. Five of those birdies came after the turn, and Mitchell now sits 20-under 196 for the tournament.
Hossler is in second, one shot off the lead. He fired a 68 on Saturday at the Country Club of Jackson.
Taiwan’s Kevin Yu (66 on Saturday) birdied two of his final three holes to grab sole possession of third and avoid a logjam at fourth, where Bud Cauley (67), Lucas Glover (68) and Jacob Bridgeman (69) sit in a three-way tie at 16-under.
A 71 dropped Daniel Berger into a tie for seventh with Michael Thorbjornsen (69) and Ryan Fox (68) of New Zealand.
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MICHAEL MCDOWELL CAPTURES FIFTH CONSECUTIVE SUPERSPEEDWAY POLE FOR TALLADEGA
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Front Row Motorsports and driver Michael McDowell continued a superspeedway qualifying mastery with McDowell claiming the pole position for Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at the Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
McDowell’s No. 34 FRM Ford turned a lap of 183.063 mph in Saturday’s final qualifying session around the 2.66-mile high banks, besting Austin Cindric’s lap in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford by less than two-tenths of a second.
It was McDowell’s sixth pole position of his career — all six coming this year — and five of them consecutively on superspeedways, also including a sweep at both Talladega and Atlanta Motor Speedway as well as the top starting position at Daytona International Speedway this summer.
“We knew coming here we’d have a shot at the pole and it’s a priority for us, so you feel that pressure of not making any mistakes and screwing it up,” McDowell said. “I’m really proud of the effort. We sort of had this in mind that today would be a day to come here and get the rest of the superspeedways locked down.”
Cindric, a Playoff contender and the 2022 Daytona 500 winner, smiled following qualifying and offered, “His right foot must be heavier than mine.”
Ford drivers claimed six of the top-10 starting positions Saturday. McDowell’s teammate Todd Gilliland was third fastest in the No. 38 FRM Ford Mustang. Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch, a two-time Talladega winner, was fourth fastest in the No. 8 RCR Chevrolet.
Penske teammates Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano were fifth and sixth fastest followed by RCR’s Austin Dillon in the No. 3 Chevy. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin was the only Toyota to make the 10-car final round and he’ll roll off sixth in the No. 11 JGR Supra. Wood Brothers Racing’s Harrison Burton and Kaulig Racng’s Daniel Hemric rounded out the fast-10.
The reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Blaney is the defending race winner and has three Talladega trophies to his credit. 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick — the regular season champion — will roll off 14th.
Cindric, Blaney, Logano and Hamlin are all current Playoff drivers, as are Blaney and Reddick. Hendrick teammates Chase Elliott, a two-time Talladega winner and Kyle Larson will start 11th and 12th. Their teammate William Byron will roll off 16th.
Christopher Bell, who will start 21st, Alex Bowman (23rd), Daniel Suarez (31st) and Chase Briscoe (36th) round out the Playoff lineup.
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WINDY CITY WIN
EVANSTON, Ill. – Indiana’s sixth-straight victory arrived with fourth-quarter dominance, clutch offense, hard-hitting defense and — with a bye up next — a sense that the best is yet to come.
The Hoosiers’ 41-24 victory at Northwestern — its first in Evanston in 31 years — boosted them to a 6-0 start.
Pushed as they hadn’t been all season, they scored the game’s final 14 points to deliver their best start since opening 8-0 in 1967, when they shared the Big Ten title and played in the Rose Bowl.
“It was back and forth,” head coach Curt Cignetti told Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer during the post-game radio show. “It was the first time we’ve been tested like that. It was good to see us respond.
“(Northwestern) had some momentum (in the fourth quarter). Our offense responded when they needed to. It wasn’t our best game on defense, but I like the way we finished the game the last two series on defense. It was a good win.”
Quarterback Kurtis Rourke displayed game-deciding accuracy, poise, and decision making. He was 25-for-33 for 380 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions. Seven of those completions went to Elijah Sarratt for 135 yards. Ke’Shawn Williams had four catches for 87 yards, including a spectacular 52-yard run and catch on a screen. Eight Hoosiers caught at least one pass.
“We have playmakers all across the board,” Rourke told the Big Ten Network. “It makes my job a lot easier. The O-line is playing great so we can run and pass. We’re just clicking right now.”
Running back Kaelon Black told Fischer that, “Kurt is smart. He’s dedicated to his craft. We’re blessed to have a quarterback like that on our team.”
The Hoosiers shredded what had been a strong Northwestern defense for 529 total yards. It was their third-straight game with more than 500 yards and the fourth time overall.
“We pride ourselves on making plays,” Black told Fischer about the offensive success. “It’s doing our key assignments. Everybody is locked in and staying focused. We make sure we’re all on the same page, and work for the same goal — score touchdowns and win games.”
Cignetti praised his coaches and players.
“Every time we need to score,” he told Fischer, “I don’t know if we’re 100 percent, but it seems like we are.
“When you do that, it puts you in attack mode. We continue to attack because we’re best when we do that.”
IU faced a Northwestern team coming off bye as well as windy conditions at Martin Stadium, the Wildcats’ temporary football home next to Lake Michigan.
It also faced unwanted history — it had lost eight-straight games in Evanston, with its last victory at Northwestern coming in 1993.
The Hoosiers made it all irrelevant.
“We’re doing things the right way every day,” Black said.
The Hoosiers took a 7-0 lead at the end of the first quarter with an 89-yard touchdown drive capped by Justice Ellison’s 5-yard scoring run. They ended the quarter with a 144-10 edge in total yards.
Northwestern countered with its own touchdown drive to tie the score at 7-7 six minutes into the second quarter.
IU came back behind Rourke, who connected with Omar Cooper Jr. for 24 yards and Sarratt for 23 yards to set up a 1-yard scoring pass to Miles Cross, who made a great catch and toe tap to push the Hoosiers ahead 14-7.
Northwestern added a field goal. IU came back with a 37-yard Nicolas Radicic field goal — helped by a 37-yard pass to E.J. Williams Jr. — for a 17-10 halftime score.
Cignetti’s halftime message — play better defense, keep Wildcats quarterback Jack Lausch in the pocket. Lausch had 33 rushing yards in the first 30 minutes. He finished with 34 while throwing for 243 yards and two touchdowns.
The Hoosiers couldn’t have started the third quarter any better — forcing a punt and scoring a touchdown, the final 13 yards coming on a Rourke-to-Ke’Shawn Williams scoring pass for a 24-10 lead.
Northwestern closed within seven on a 38-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter. Williams’ 52-yard catch and run set up a Radicic field goal for a 27-17 lead early in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats followed with a touchdown pass for a 27-24 score with 11 minutes left.
IU responded with a 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive capped by Ty Son Lawton’s 1-yard TD run that was aided by a pair of 12-yard completions to Sarratt, a 23-yard toss to Cooper Jr. and a 10-yard Black run.
The defense got the stop and the offense got the final touchdown – this one four yards to tight end Zach Horton for the final 41-24 score.
The Hoosiers’ next game is Oct. 19 against Nebraska at Memorial Stadium. Cignetti told Fisher they’d have a light week with a focus on recruiting before resuming a regular practice schedule.
“It’s a blessing to be part of the new Indiana,” Black told Fischer. “We do what we do every day and every week. We keep the main thing the main thing.”
INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
FIRST BIG TEN VICTORY IN THE BOOKS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Volleyball team (8-5, 1-2 B1G) rode the high of a big blocking night and another efficient hitting contest from junior opposite Avry Tatum, winning its first Big Ten game of the season.
The Hoosiers battled back in the fourth set to finish off visiting Michigan State 3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 25-22) on Friday (Oct. 4) evening at Wilkinson Hall. The win over the Spartans was the fourth-straight win in a Big Ten home opener, extending an already program-record streak.
Tatum (19) and junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles did the heavy lifting, combining for 36 of IU’s 53 careers. Tatum has had a double-digit kill effort in four-straight matches. She’s hit over .300 in three of those contests and is averaging 4.82 kills per set in conference play.
Head coach Steve Aird and assistant coach Kevin Hodge strategically broke up the Michigan State offense from the end line, helping the Hoosiers to 13 total team blocks. Junior middle blocker Madi Sell matched a career high with seven blocks (two solo). Sophomore middle blocker Ava Vickers had a hand in six.
The Hoosiers got at least four digs from six different players, led by 17 from sophomore Ramsey Gary. Graduate student defensive specialist Delaynie Maple continued her fine form with nine digs and a pair of aces. Senior setter Camryn Haworth had 45 assists.
IU has now won five-straight matches over Michigan State, including four in the last three seasons. The five-match winning streak by Aird and the team over the Spartans is the longest in program history.
An important home contest awaits the Hoosiers on Sunday afternoon at Wilkinson Hall. Ohio State, one of IU’s three double play opponents this year, comes to Bloomington for a matinee (1:00 PM) match.
Set Breakdown
Set 1: Indiana 25, Michigan State 21
Led by the voice of the home crowd, the Hoosiers stormed out to a dominant offensive set in game one. Camryn Haworth dished out 13 assists while Candela Alonso-Corcelles and Avry Tatum provided a combined 11 kills. Five service errors kept Michigan State in the set but three team blocks from IU helped seal the 25-21 win.
• Haworth set the tone with an ace on the opening point as IU jumped out to an early advantage. Tatum terminated on a kill as the Hoosiers went up 6-3 in the first part of the set.
• Michigan State took a brief lead at 8-7 but IU responded with four-straight points, polished off on a kill by Madi Sell. Alonso-Corcelles scored the first point out of a Spartan timeout to take a 12-8 advantage.
• A handful of self-inflicted errors let the Spartans back into the match, eventually pulling even at 14-all and 17-all. Needing a spark, Tatum and Alonso-Corcelles provided kills on either side of an attacking error from Akasha Anderson.
• The Hoosiers never let the lead get smaller than two the rest of the way, capping off the 25-21 set victory with a big swing from Tatum.
Set 2: Indiana 25, Michigan State 21
A late comeback, sparked by the service run of Delaynie Maple, allowed the Hoosiers to work back into the set and take the 2-0 lead in the match. IU had four blocks in game two and got eight important kills from Alonso-Corcelles. Michigan State committed eight attacking errors to give IU the set victory.
• After exchanging points in the early going, Michigan State pulled away on ace from Nalani Iosia to go up 12-9. The visitors maintained a three-point advantage at the media timeout following a kill from Zuzanna Kulig.
• The Hoosiers sided out following an attacking error from Michigan State’s Anderson to send Maple back to the service line. The graduate student responded with an 8-0 run of serve to put IU in front. The visitors called both timeouts during the run and substituted two players into the match. Alonso-Corcelles had a trio of kills to send IU up 22-18.
• Michigan State closed the deficit to one (22-21) but IU scored all three points following a timeout from head coach Steve Aird. Taylor Preston soared a ball long as the Hoosiers finished off a 25-21 win.
Set 3: Michigan State 25, Indiana 19
With a chance to finish off the sweep, IU fell apart in the third set and opened the door for the Spartans to get back in the match. Michigan State hit .400 (13-1-30) in game three while IU committed eight attacking errors and three service errors. Alonso-Corcelles struggled (-.186, 1-4-16) after a brilliant first two sets. Michigan State won set three 25-19.
• A block from Kulig and an attacking error off the hands of Alonso-Corcelles propelled Michigan State to an early 9-5 lead. Aird called his first timeout (5-9) and quickly had to use his second (10-16) just 12 points later.
• Mady Saris terminated on a kill, going high off hands to trim the deficit (15-19) but IU would never get closer than four points the rest of the way. She was aced later in the set as Michigan State pulled away to win 25-19.
Set 4: Indiana 25, Michigan State 22
Both teams could see some fatigue set in down the stretch but IU was able to close the match in the red zone. The Hoosiers barely outhit their visitors (.083-.062) with both teams getting five total blocks in game four. Tatum had six kills in the final set while Ava Vickers was responsible for three blocks.
• IU responded nicely from a poor third set, jumping out to a 9-5 lead. Sell and Saris each had kills before Michigan State’s Anderson sailed a ball long. Right when it looked like it would pull away, IU succumbed to a trio of mistakes as the visitors pulled level at 10-all.
• Michigan State’s lead was extended on service runs from Julia Bishop and Taylah Holdem but IU would get it back on an ace from Maple to take a 20-19 lead. Back-to-back errors from the Spartans and a massive kill from Tatum handed IU its first set point. Alonso-Corcelles finished off the set and match with her 17th kill of the night.
Top Hoosier Performers
#13 Tatum, Avry
19 kills, .351 hitting percentage, 3 blocks
#1 Sell, Madi
7 blocks, 3 kills, .429 hitting percentage
#11 Vickers
6 blocks, 4 kills
Notes to Know
• IU extended its winning streak in Big Ten home openers to a program-record four games. The Hoosiers beat Michigan State in 2021 and 2024 with additional victories over Iowa (2022) and Illinois (2023) in between.
• The Hoosiers have won five-straight games over Michigan State, extending its program-record streak against the Spartans. Head coach Steve Aird is 6-2 against Michigan State, winning all five contests since 2021.
• Junior opposite hitter Avry Tatum is on an incredible run of form since Big Ten play began, averaging 4.82 kills per set in three conference games. She’s hitting .311 in league play and leads the Hoosiers with 177 kills on the year.
• Junior middle blocker Madi Sell matched a career-high seven blocks. She last achieved the mark in 2022 while at Missouri. As part of a big blocking night, sophomore middle blocker Ava Vickers had six kills. IU reached double digits in blocks for the fourth time this season.
• IU’s off to a 6-0 start at Wilkinson Hall this season, its best home start since the 2013 campaign. The Hoosiers could make program history with a win over Ohio State on Sunday. They’ve never won their first seven home games in a season in school history.
PURDUE FOOTBALL
PURDUE FALLS AT WISCONSIN IN FIRST BIG TEN ROAD TRIP
MADISON, Wis. – The Purdue football team fell in a 52-6 loss to Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Both defenses started strong with the Boilermaker defense forcing two punts to open the game. Wisconsin (3-2, 1-1 B1G) scored the contest’s first points after a muffed punt by the Purdue return team, a costly turnover that allowed the Badgers to get the ball at Purdue’s 12-yard line.
After another Wisconsin touchdown drive that made the score 14-0, defensive back Kyndrich Breedlove picked off two passes on back-to-back drives in the second quarter. In his breakout performance, it was the junior transfer’s first two career interceptions and Purdue’s first takeaways of the season. It also marked the first time a Boilermaker intercepted two passes in a game since Dillon Thieneman against Indiana on Nov. 25, 2023.
The Purdue offense took advantage of the field position from the interceptions and drove to the red zone on both ensuing drives, but was ultimately held to field goals, making the score 14-6, Badgers.
Freshman kicker Spencer Porath converted each of his two field goal attempts, from 21 and 23 yards, improving his season percentage to 75% (3-of-4).
The two field goals were the Boilermakers’ only scores of the afternoon, and Purdue dropped to 1-4 (0-2 B1G) on the season.
Will Heldt and Dillon Thieneman tied for the team lead with eight tackles, six solos apiece. Devin Mockobee paced the backfield with 11 carries for 45 yards (4.1 average). Hudson Card was 11-of-21 passing for 111 yards.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers conclude their two-game road trip at Illinois next Saturday. Kickoff in Champaign is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
NOTES
• Hudson Card went 11-for-21 passing for 111 yards.
• Devin Mockobee led the ground attack with 45 yards on 11 carries for a 4.1-yard average.
• Mockobee passed Ralph Bolden (2008-09, 11-12) for 13th in career carries with 427.
• Will Heldt and Dillon Thieneman tied for the team lead with eight tackles, six solos apiece.
• Kyndrich Breedlove intercepted two passes on the afternoon, becoming the first Boilermaker with two picks since Dillon Thieneman against Indiana last year. It was the eighth time Purdue had a player pick off two passes in a game in the last 10 seasons.
• Breedlove tallied the first takeaway of the season for the Boilermakers, intercepting a pass early in the second quarter. It was Breedlove’s first career interception.
• Breedlove followed it up with another interception on Wisconsin’s next drive.
• Dillon Thieneman notched his second tackle-for-loss of the year.
• Spencer Porath converted on kicks of 21 and 23 yards. He has made three field goals in a row.
• Keelan Crimmins punted eight times for a 43.9 average. He hit a long of 51 and dropped two inside the 20-yard line, including a punt downed at the 2-yard line in the third quarter.
• Crimmins forced his first muffed punt of the year in the third quarter on a 50-yard boot.
PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
WOLLARD SHINES AT NORTHWESTERN
EVANSTON, Ill. – After dropping Set 1, the No. 10 Purdue Boilermakers (11-3, 2-1 Big Ten) stormed back for the 3-1 victory at Northwestern (3-8, 1-2 Big Ten) behind 23-25, 25-20, 25-16, 29-27 set scores.
After an errorless performance at Minnesota, where she posted seven kills on 15 swings for a .467 clip, right side Kenna Wollard picked up where she left off to lead the team to victory at Northwestern. In her second straight match hitting above .400, the sophomore ended the day with a team-leading 18 kills on a .438 clip. Not only was it a career-high in kills, it was the first time she has led the team. Finding her groove in Big Ten play, the Boilermaker went seven consecutive sets without an attack error, which came to a close in Set 3 of the night.
The Boilermakers snagged Set 4 despite the Wildcats’ efforts to push the match to five, including having set point at 26-27. Wollard took set point away on her 18th kill before Purdue forced a pair of attack errors to seal the victory. Eva Hudson and Wollard each recorded six kills in the final set.
Setter Taylor Anderson and Hudson each produced double-doubles in the outing. Anderson totaled 47 assists, 13 digs, one block solo and an ace while Hudson totaled 13 kills, a season-high tying three aces alongside 16 digs. She was one dig shy of tying her career-high.
Middle blocker Raven Colvin totaled 14 kills on a .458%, committing just three attack errors in 24 swings in addition to adding three blocks (1-2).
Self-inflicted errors nagged the Boilermakers throughout Set 1, leading to six service errors and two reception errors. The Boilermakers had the lead, 22-20 thanks to a 4-1 run, however Northwestern returned the favor by outscoring Purdue 1-5 to win the set. The Boilermakers responded with a night’s best .300 attack % in Set 2 and a night’s best 70% sideout in Set 3.
Overall, Purdue out-hit Northwestern, .287% vs. .183% despite the Wildcats leading the blocking effort, 7-11.
Purdue will be back on Sunday night in Holloway Gymnasium to take on Michigan State. The October break match is set to start at 7:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER
RV/#5 IRISH FALL TO SYRACUSE, 2-1
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The RV/No. 5 Notre Dame men’s soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision at Syracuse on Saturday evening in ACC play at SU Soccer Stadium.
All three goals were scored in the second half. Notre Dame’s goal was registered by Matthew Roou, who leads the country in goals with 11 on the season.
With the defeat, the Fighting Irish fell to 5-2-3 on the season and 2-2-0 in ACC play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Irish nearly scored in the opening seconds, as Roou found himself in space but he couldn’t get the ball on his strong right foot and his left-footed effort went right at the Syracuse keeper.
Notre Dame created another decent chance in attack in the 20th minute, as Roou played Baffour down the right flank but his shot went over the bar.
Neither team was able to find the opening goal in the opening 45 minutes as the match was scoreless at the halftime break.
Syracuse managed to find the breakthrough goal less than 10 minutes into the second half, as Ben Rosenblatt scored in the 54th minute to give the Orange a 1-0 lead.
The Irish immediately responded, leveling the score at 1-1 in the 59th minute. Notre Dame won a free kick that ended up with Roou nodding in his 11th goal of the season at the back post.
Unfortunately for Notre Dame, the Orange reclaimed the lead one minute later, scoring from a Gabe Threadgold goal in the 60th minute to go back up by a score of 2-1.
Notre Dame poured numbers forward, desperately searching to equalize a second time but the Syracuse backline held firm and denied the Irish the tying goal, going on to win by a score of 2-1.
McFARLAND FAMILY MEN’S HEAD SOCCER COACH CHAD RILEY’S TAKE
On the match…
“We are disappointed in the result as the performance was very good for the most part. Syracuse is a good team and they make it tough. But overall I was happy with the performance with the exception of a couple of key moments in each box. The team should be proud of their performance and we will get better from it.”
ND NOTES
The Irish have scored at least one goal in all 10 games this season
Roou’s goal gives him 11 on the season and 32 career goals, the most on the active roster
His 11 goals are a career high for the senior striker
Roou has now scored in five straight matches, totaling 10 goals over the stretch
UP NEXT
The Irish return to South Bend for a rivalry non-conference match against Michigan at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Alumni Stadium. The game will be broadcast in English on ACCN and there will be a Spanish broadcast on ACCNX.
NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL
IRISH FALL TO NO. 19 GEORGIA TECH IN FIVE SETS
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish fell in a tough five-set battle to the No. 19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at home on Friday night (25-22, 21-25, 25-20, 17-25, 13-15).
Morgan Gaerte finished with a career-high 18 kills, followed by Sydney Palazzolo with 15 kills and 14 digs. Lucy Trump, Anna Bjork, and Phyona Schrader each tallied eight kills a piece and Grace Langer finished with a team-best five blocks.
The Irish had their strongest offensive production in set one to start things off, hitting .333 and recording 17 kills as a team led Notre Dame to a 25-22 win in the first set. Tied at 18-all, the Irish would take a 22-18 advantage to force a Yellow Jacket timeout. Georgia Tech responded with a 3-0 run to force a Notre Dame timeout in return, but kills from Schrader and Trump coupled with a block from the freshman duo of Gaerte and Bjork secured the win.
It was back and forth between the Irish and Yellow Jackets in set two as there were nine ties and three lead changes. With Georgia Tech in front 18-17, the Irish were working to close the gap, but the Yellow Jackets would even the playing field at 1-1 as they took the second set 25-21.
Notre Dame recorded another strong offensive set in the third, tallying another 16 kills as a team and hitting at a clip of .325. Posting a lead of 17-10, the Irish forced a Georgia Tech timeout, but the Yellow Jackets responded as they closed the gap to three at 20-17 and forced an Irish timeout in return. Gaetre sent home another kill to seal the deal on set three as Notre Dame took a 2-1 advantage by winning the third 25-20.
It was another close start in the fourth as the Yellow Jackets led by just one at 10-9 before going on a 6-0 run to extend their lead 16-9. The Irish closed the gap to three at 17-14, but Georgia Tech would close it out with an 8-3 run to take it to a fifth set.
With Georgia Tech up 7-5 in the final set, the Irish called a timeout and responded with a 5-1 run to take the lead 10-8 and force the Yellow Jacket timeout. With Notre Dame leading 12-9, the Yellow Jackets strung together four straight points to make it 13-12 as the Irish called their second timeout. A kill from Trump tied it up at 13-all, but the ranked Georgia Tech squad would score the final two points to take the last set 15-13.
The Irish are back in action on Sunday as they host the Clemson Tigers at 1:00 pm at Purcell Pavilion.
BUTLER FOOTBALL
BUTLER BEATS MOREHEAD STATE 40-6 IN PFL OPENER
The Butler football team improved to 5-0 on Saturday afternoon by recording a 40-6 victory over Morehead State. Reagan Andrew accounted for four touchdowns over Homecoming Weekend, helping the Bulldog post 482 yards of total offense.
Andrew completed 11 of his 12 pass attempts for 172 yards and two scores while adding 58 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Nick Howard also just had one incomplete pass on the day to record 13 passing yards and 61 rushing yards. BU’s rushing leader was Ershod Jasey II with 81 yards on just 11 carries.
BU rushed for 297 yards and three scores against the Eagle defense. Four different student-athletes had 50 or more yards on the ground and 12 different Bulldogs hauled in a reception.
The balanced BU attack gave the home team a 20-0 lead at halftime. Andrew was 7-for-8 in the first half with each completion going to a different target. 139 of his 172 passing yards came in the first 30 minutes to give BU a large lead.
The biggest play of the first half was a 71-yard completion from Andrew to Ethan Loss that set up a Billy Dozier rushing TD. That BU scoring drive covered 97 yards in just four plays. The final score of the first half came very late in the second quarter with Andrew hitting William Enneking with a 14-yard touchdown pass.
The ‘Dawgs posted 230 yards of total offense in the first half while limiting the Eagles to 112. MSU did not convert a single third down conversion while BU went 4-for-5.
Ershod Jasey II was fantastic for the Bulldogs in the third quarter. He gained 30 rushing yards on just three attempts and would add a 25-yard TD reception to make the game 27-0. Trevon Brown scored for the second consecutive game in the early stages of the fourth and Andrew’s final TD run would take us to the final score of 40-6.
The Bulldog defense did their job on Saturday limiting the opposition to just 258 yards of offense. The Eagles broke up the shutout with just under seven minutes remaining in the contest.
Nick Bafia was the top BU tackler with seven in the game. He also led the Bulldog secondary with two pass breakups. Shadon Shannon came up with six tackles and Will Mason was credited with four.
Jeremiah Jackson impacted the game by blocking a field goal for BU. He also had two pass breakups and three tackles. The lone BU sack went to Jack Burch.
Butler returns to action next Saturday with a road game at Drake. The Annual Battle of the Bulldogs contest will kick at 2 p.m. eastern, 1 central.
BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER
BUTLER LOSES LEAD, FALLS TO ST. JOHN’S
INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler men’s soccer team held a lead for nearly 30 minutes but conceded a pair of goals to St. John’s, falling by a final of 2-1. The Bulldogs (3-6-2, 0-3-0 BIG EAST) scored in the 21st minute and held the 1-0 lead at the half. The Red Storm (4-4-3, 2-1-0 BIG EAST) leveled the match five minutes after the break and then scored the go-ahead goal with 14 minutes to play.
Key Moments
21′ | Josemir Gomez sends a ball from the left side to Ryan Hannosh at the arc. Hannosh keeps the ball moving to the right and finds an open Henri Kumwenda, 18 yards out. Kumwenda strikes a ball that hits the upper-right 90, putting the Bulldogs up, 1-0.
HALFTIME
50′ | St. John’s serves a ball forward from its own end, and a surging attacker touches it first –past Caleb Norris, who has charged out of the goal to the right corner of the area. The ball carries in front of the open goal, and a sprinting Augustine Boadi is able to tap it in to level the score.
76′ | The Red Storm’s Nigel Griffith carries the ball nearly 50 yards up the middle of the field. He is able to evade several defenders and send a shot past Norris, scoring what would prove to be the game-winning goal.
Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Henri Kumwenda
ASSISTS: Josemir Gomez, Ryan Hannosh
Bulldog Bits
Henri Kumwenda’s goal was his third of the season and the sixth of his career.
The assist from Josemir Gomez was his second of the season and the seventh of his collegiate career.
The assist from Ryan Hannosh was his fourth of the season and seventh of his career.
Up Next
Butler stays in Indianapolis but travels to Michael A. Carroll Stadium for a non-conference match with IU Indy on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The Bulldogs then travel to Seton Hall for a BIG EAST contest on Saturday, Oct. 12.
BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
BUTLER LOSE HARD FOUGHT BATTLE TO NO. 6 CREIGHTON
INDIANAPOLIS — The Bulldogs battled against No. 6 ranked Creighton inside Hinkle Fieldhouse Friday night, but the Blue Jays ultimately took the match in three sets (25-19, 25-15, 25-11).
Creighton 25-19
The Bulldogs used a kill and block from Abby Maesch to start at 4-4 against the Blue Jays. Creighton would slowly take a 11-7 lead before Butler came storming back using an insane behind the back pass by Maesch to bring the score back within a point. The Blue Jays then found some momentum using a 4-0 lead to jump to 17-12. A late rally by the Bulldogs cut the lead back to 22-19, but the Blue Jays would then eventually close out the first set at 25-19. Maesch and Alaleh Tolliver each collected four kills in the set.
Creighton 25-15
Maesch and Laiya Ebo earned early kills for the Bulldogs in Set 2, but Creighton began the set on top 4-2. The Blue Jays then went on a 7-0 spurt to take a 11-3 lead. Kills from Tolliver and Sawyer Jones helped bring the score back within five points 19-14. However the Blue Jays would eventually take Set 2 at 25-15.
Creighton 25-11
Butler started from behind again in Set 3 after an early 4-0 run gave Creighton a 8-2 lead. The Blue Jays would then go on a 10-2 run to extend their lead to 16-5. Creighton would hold onto the lead until the end of the set to win the match.
Stats of the Match
Freshman Alaleh Tolliver extended her streak of having nine or more kills to five matches after recording nine kills against Creighton. She has also led the team in kills throughout the last four matches with her total kills reaching 51 this season.
Inside The Box Score
Cora Taylor recorded 15 assists and four digs
Kaylee Finnegan added 10 assists and six digs
Tolliver led the team with nine kills and four digs
Maesch recorded eight kills and and five digs
IU-INDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SOCCER TRIPPED UP BY DETROIT MERCY, 3-2
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis women’s soccer team conceded a pair of second half goals as the Jaguars were upended up by a stout Detroit Mercy squad, 3-2, at Michael A. Carroll Stadium on Saturday (Oct. 5). The Jaguars built a 2-1 halftime lead, but saw the Titans get the better run of play in the second half in a come-from-behind win.
Senior Cassie Rodriguez had a goal and an assist for the Jaguars and freshman Bernadette Wismann netted her first career tally in the loss.
“(Detroit Mercy) wanted it a lot more than we did and they took it to us a lot more than we were able to handle it at that point in time,” head coach Chris Johnson said. “I thought we came out with good energy in the first half – gave up an easy goal that we shouldn’t have given up. I was really proud of our response to come back and put two balls in the back of the net.”
The Jaguars had to come off the mat early as Soraya Puerto-Khalil scored a goal in the eighth minute off a rolling cross from Joyelle Washington. Rodriguez immediately answered with her third score of the year, aided by a nifty touch from Maia Ransom. The Jaguars built a 2-1 lead in the 25th minute when Wismann got free on the back side after Rodriguez crossed a ball from the right side.
The Jags maintained the advantage until the start of the second half when the Titans equalized on Washington’s finish from point blank range. Detroit Mercy (5-6-2, 3-0-2 HL) continued to dominate play to start the second half, punctuated by an Abbey Lodato strike in the 66th minute, easily out of reach for senior keeper Ashton Kudlo.
The Jaguars tipped the scales as the match wore on, nearly getting the equalizer off the foot from Caroline Kelley in the 78th minute. Freshman Keilah Muldrow pounced on the rebound, but had a tough angled shot hit off the post.
Ransom just missed a potential game-tying score in the 88th minute, but pushed a shot wide of target.
The Titans finished with a 21-13 shot advantage and 9-1 margin on corner kicks. Hannah Roberson paced the Jaguars with three shot attempts off the bench and Ransom had two.
Kudlo finished with six saves while Marisa Silver made three stops for the victors.
The Jaguars will return home to host Green Bay at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday (Oct. 10) at Carroll Stadium. That contest will be aired on ESPN+.
IU-INDY VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL DROPS SATURDAY MATINEE AT MILWAUKEE, 3-0
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – The IU Indy volleyball team fell to Milwaukee in straight sets on Saturday afternoon, 3-0. The Jaguars still struggled on the attack, hitting just .130 while the Panthers hit .380 with 40 kills. Jordyn Pax once again led all players with 14 digs while Briana Brown led the Jaguars attack with nine kills.
In the opening set, IU Indy kept it close with several ties until they took the lead at 9-8 with a kill from Brown. After attack errors on both sides, the Jags extended their lead to 11-9 with another kill from Brown. After a couple ties, Milwaukee went on a 3-0 lead to take the lead at 13-12 and held onto that lead. Despite late back-to-back kills from Brown and Morgan Ostrowski, the Panthers closed out the first set, 25-17.
In the second set, Milwaukee opened up with a 3-0 run before the Jags cut their lead to one with a Panthers service error and an ace from Brown, 3-2. Milwaukee maintained the lead but the Jags threatened late in the set. With a four point run, including a kill and an ace from Ava Harris, the Jags cut the lead to 21-16 and forced a Panthers timeout. After the timeout, Milwaukee closed out the second set, 25-18.
After falling behind 2-0, the Jaguars had to win the third set to extend the match. Milwaukee took the early lead, but IU Indy scored four straight points with a kill from Grace Purichia and back-to-back service aces from Ostrowski to take a 8-6 lead. The Jags held onto the lead until the Panthers tied the set at 12-12. After the tie, the Panthers retook the lead and closed out the set on a 5-0 run sealing the third set victory at 25-16.
Pax led the Jags on defense with a total of 14 digs while Purichia added six digs with 19 assists. Brown collected nine kills and three aces while Maia Long added seven kills.
The IU Indy volleyball team is now 6-12 overall and 0-5 in Horizon League play. They return to Indy this next weekend to host Robert Morris in back-to-back days. The Jags will welcome the Colonials to the Jungle on Friday, October 11 for a 6:00 PM first serve, then the rematch is set for Saturday, October 12 at 2:00 PM.
BALL STATE FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL FALLS TO WESTERN MICHIGAN
Braedon Sloan accounted for 157 all-purpose yards and threw a touchdown pass to tie the score in the third period, but Ball State dropped a 45-42 shootout to Western Michigan in front of a Community and Family Day crowd at Scheumann Stadium.
Ball State (1-4, 0-2 MAC) and Western Michigan (2-3, 1-0 MAC) took turns in an offensive-heavy contest, scoring 87 total points by the end of regulation. Under coach Mike Neu’s direction since 2016, only 89-point games against Eastern Michigan (2016) and Central Michigan (2019) send more points to the scoreboard. The action began quickly with the Cardinals’ and Broncos’ 35 combined points after one period the most in a Ball State first quarter since 2015.
An FCS All-American in 2023 at Eastern Kentucky, Sloan recorded the 20th game of his career with at least 100 all-purpose yards. Sloan tallied 90 receiving yards to go along with 67 rushing and a 22-yard touchdown pass to Christian Abney in the third quarter, serving as the first pass of Sloan’s career and the first score of Abney’s.
Quarterback Kadin Semonza totaled 307 passing yards, completing 21 of his 35 attempts. Semonza continued to easily connect with tight end Tanner Koziol, who matched his career-high nine catches for the third-straight week, finishing with 102 yards.
Semonza was aided by the return of Ty Robinson, who grabbed a 21-yard target in the endzone to tie the game 14-14 in the first quarter, following a 72-yard reception by Sloan. Robinson, who returned against the Broncos after going down with injury on the opening snap of the season, scored in his first game against Mid-American Conference competition.
After WMU opened the game with two quick touchdowns, Malcolm Gillie answered their second score with a 97-yard kick return to mark Ball State’s first points and bring them within one possession. Gillie ended the day with 143 return yards.
The Cardinals’ defense contributed big plays, but not enough to slow down the offensive onslaught. Ball State’s goal-line stand prevented the Broncos from taking the lead before the half. Darin Conley and Riley Tolsma each recorded sacks, and Nathan Reichert forced a fumble that was recovered by Jordan Coleman and set up nose tackle Drew Hughes’ first career score. Lined up as a fullback, Hughes corralled a 2-yard pass from Semonza, putting Ball State in the lead for the first time, 35-28, in the third period.
The game began to weigh further in the Broncos’ favor, though, due to the Cardinals’ costly turnovers. Semonza threw two interceptions and Ball State’s three turnovers led to two Western Michigan touchdowns which proved costly.
Ball State heads to Kent State next Saturday at noon.
BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
SEASON-HIGH 18 BLOCKS NOT ENOUGH IN VOLLEYBALL LOSS AT CMU
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – – It was another five-set thriller in McGuirk Arena Saturday afternoon, unfortunately it was the Ball State women’s volleyball team which ended up on the short end of a 3-2 (19-25, 25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 15-19) decision to Central Michigan.
“It was another tough match tonight that is continuing to teach us a lot about ourselves and where we must continue to improve,” head coach Kelli Miller Phillips said. “We had moments of good play, but too many errors at the wrong times that cost us.”
After the Cardinals (8-7; 1-3 Mid-American Conference) used a strong fifth set to earn a hard-fought five-set win Friday night, the Chippewas (13-4; 4-1 MAC) did the same Saturday afternoon. CMU hit .333 (9-2-11) in the final frame, while limiting the Cardinals to a .100 (6-4-20) rate of success to claim the victory between the league’s top two offenses entering the weekend.
Once again, Ball State managed to hold the overall hitting edge, connecting at a .222 (56-21-158) clip compared to CMU’s .197 (64-30-173) mark. The Cardinals defensive effort was aided by a season-high 18.0 total blocks, including a career-high 10 from sophomore middle Gwen Crull.
Graduate middle Aayinde Smith added was not far behind, collecting a Ball State career-high eight total blocks. It was two shy of her career-high 10 total blocks versus Chicago State Oct. 23, 2022, during her junior season at Towson.
On the offensive front, BSU redshirt freshman Aniya Kennedy led all players with a season-high tying 20 kills, her 10th career match with 20+ kills. She also collected three blocks.
Freshman outside Carson Tyler and junior opposite Madison Buckley chipped in 12 kills apiece, while adding four and five total blocks, respectively. Meanwhile, Crull and Smith were credited with six apiece to round out the Cardinals’ offensive contributors.
On the defensive front, freshman libero Sophie Ledbetter tied for match-high honors with 17 digs, while senior setter Megan Wielonski added 15. Wielonski was also credited with 46 assists for her 60th career assist/dig double double.
Speaking for double doubles, Tyler added a career-high 10 digs to her 12 kills for the first of her collegiate career.
On the CMU side, Lauren Schrick and Abby Olin tied for team-high honors with 18 kills each, while Natalia Rejment and Hannah Langton tied Ledbetter for match-high honors with 17 digs.
It will be a quick turnaround for the Ball State women’s volleyball team, as it travels to Miami for a 6:30 p.m. first serve Tuesday.
INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL
SYCAMORES’ LATE COMEBACK ATTEMPT FALLS SHORT IN MVFC OPENER AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Indiana State nearly completed the second-half comeback at Youngstown State as the Sycamores rallied back from a 21-0 first-half deficit at Stambaugh Stadium on Saturday afternoon, before falling 21-14 in their Missouri Valley Football Conference opener.
The Sycamores (1-4, 0-1) took control of the ballgame in the third quarter as Elijah Owens and the offense jump-started the offense on Indiana State’s first offensive drive in the half. Owens took the ball for a 21-yard carry moving the chains near midfield for a first down, before finding Plez Lawrence in the right flat for a 34-yard touchdown pass to put Indiana State on the scoreboard.
After the Sycamore defense forced two more three-and-outs before the Sycamore offense took off once again thanks to Owens’ legs. The redshirt freshman quarterback took the ball down the left sideline for a career-long 54-yard carry moving the ball from the ISU 28 down to the YSU 18. Four plays later, Owens found the end zone with a four-yard quarterback keeper to cut the Penguins’ lead down to 21-14.
Indiana State’s defense kept the Penguins off the scoreboard in the second half and held with a defensive stand early in the fourth quarter. The Penguins drove the ball down to the ISU 21 yard line, but a key open-field tackle by Micah Hauser resulted in a YSU 39-yard field goal attempt that deflected off the right upright and kept it a 21-14 ballgame.
The Sycamores made one final drive in the contest moving the ball from their own eight-yard line down to the Youngstown State 12 with 2:00 to play. The Indiana State drive was aided by another big completion from Owens to Lawrence, this one for 47 yards down the right sideline, as the Sycamore offense threatened to tie the game late.
However, the Youngstown State defensive pressure stopped Indiana State at the line of scrimmage and a sack on third-down forced a late heave into the end zone. Owens’ pass to Zavion Taylor at the right front pilon was deflected away allowing the Penguins’ defense to hold strong and secure the 21-14 win.
Youngstown State’s offense started out the game strong as the Penguins scored touchdowns on three of their first four drives with Ethan Wright scoring a pair of two-yard touchdown runs, while Latrell Fordham hauled in an eight-yard pass from Beau Brungard to stake YSU to a 21-0 lead. The Penguins’ defense limited Indiana State to just 33 offensive yards in the first half.
Owens went 15-of-27 through the air for 149 passing yards and a touchdown to lead the Sycamore offense. He added 114 rushing yards on 26 carries with a score in the loss. Rashad Rochelle was the primary target of the passing game with five catches for 29 yards, while Lawrence added four catches for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Micah Hauser posted his first collegiate double-digit tackling effort with a game-high 10 tackles. He added 1.0 tackles for loss. Geoffrey Brown added nine stops, while Jorge Valdes posted seven tackles and his second interception of the second.
Beau Brungard was 11-of-18 through the air for 130 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the win. The YSU quarterback added 43 rushing yards overall. Wright paced the Penguins’ offense with 15 carries for 81 yards and two touchdowns, while Tyshon King added 13 carries for 62 yards. Max Tomczak added a team-high four catches for 87 yards through the air.
Preston Zandier was Youngstown State’s top defensive player with eight tackles and 1.0 TFLs in the win. Hunter Allen added a pair of sacks, while the YSU defense combined for 11.0 tackles for loss in the game.
How They Scored
Youngstown State took the early 7-0 lead with 8:47 remaining in the first quarter as Ethan Wright capped a nine-play, 47-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown run to give the Penguins the lead.
YSU added to the lead on their first drive of the second quarter as Latrell Fordham hauled in an eight-yard touchdown pass from Beau Brungard to end an 11-play, 74-yard drive and put the score at 14-0.
Wright’s second touchdown run of the first half gave the Penguins a 21-0 lead with 0:39 remaining in the second quarter ending a five-play, 56-yard drive as the YSU running back took it in from two yards out.
Elijah Owens found Plez Lawrence in the right flat and the Sycamore running back took it 34 yards into the end zone with 9:12 remaining in the third quarter to cut the deficit down to 21-7 and end an eight-play, 77-yard drive. Owens ran 21 yards on 2nd-and-7 during the drive to flip the field and spark the Sycamore offense.
Owens called his own number on the next Indiana State drive as the redshirt freshman quarterback took the ball into the end zone from four yards out with 4:29 remaining in the third quarter to make it a 21-14 ballgame. Owens’ 54-yard carry down the left sideline set up the Indiana State score on the drive.
News & Notables
Elijah Owens’ 114 rushing yards marked his first career 100-yard rushing game at Indiana State.
Owen’s 114-yard rushing game marked the first by an Indiana State quarterback since Ryan Boyle went for 187 yards back on November 3, 2018, in the triple-overtime game against South Dakota.
The Sycamores posted their first game of the 2024 season with multiple 40-plus yard plays as Owens (54-yard run), Lawrence (47-yard catch), and Rashad Rochelle (50-yard kickoff return) all achieved the feat on Saturday afternoon.
Micah Hauser became the sixth Indiana State defensive player to post double-digit tackles in a game this season. The redshirt junior safety joined Maddix Blackwell, Garret Ollendieck, Geoffrey Brown, Kaleal Davis, and Lucas McAllister in achieving the feat.
Up Next
Indiana State continues Missouri Valley Football play next weekend as the Sycamores return home to Terre Haute to take on Murray State on Saturday, October 12. Kickoff at Memorial Stadium is set for 1 p.m. ET with the game set to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
BRUINS OUTLAST SYCAMORES IN FOUR SETS IN NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Emma Kaelin recorded her fifth double-double of the season Saturday night, while four Sycamores recorded double-digit digs, but visiting Indiana State was defeated by Belmont in four sets (25-17, 25-22, 20-25, 14-25) inside Curb Event Center.
Kaelin finished with a match-high 13 kills to go along with 11 digs, while Chloe Gilley (17), Curry Kendall (15) and Macy Lengacher (10) also had 10 or more digs for the Trees. Ella Scott added nine kills, while Kendall also chipped in with eight. Emily Weber and Avery Hales combined for 29 assists.
Kaelin had the hot hand to start with three kills as Indiana State and Belmont exchanged early scoring runs. Neither team led by more than two until a 6-1 Bruin run midway through gave the home side a 14-8 lead. A kill from Weber and back-to-back service aces from Kaelin pulled the Sycamores closer, but Belmont went on another scoring run to extend its lead. Kendall added a late kill, but the Bruins claimed the opening set 25-17.
Kills from Scott and Kaelin, along with a block assist from Weber and Scott, gave the Sycamores an early 5-4 lead in the second set, with Kendall and Lily Mueller adding another block just points later. Belmont went on a run to claim a four-point lead, but consecutive kills from Kaelin, along with kills from Scott and Kendall, pulled the Trees back. Kaelin, Kendall and Scott all tallied kills late in the set, but Belmont held on to take set two by a 25-22 margin.
Kendall opened the third set with an ace and added a kill moments later as Indiana State took an early 4-0 lead in the frame. Belmont rallied back to tie the set, but kills from Weber and Kaelin gave the Trees the lead once again. Weber added an ace midway through, before a Belmont run saw the home side go in front by a point. Indiana State came back with kills from Scott, Kaelin and Kendall to retake the lead, with Scott and Kendall adding late kills to put the Trees ahead for good. Weber and Scott teamed up on a block assist to close out the set, as Indiana State extended the match by taking set three 25-20.
Indiana State got off to a slow start in set four, as Belmont opened up an early 8-2 lead. Kills from Kendall and Mueller helped the Sycamores inch closer, with Jadyn Smith also getting in on the action with a kill of her own. Belmont kept its foot on the gas, though, and increased its lead to double-digits late in the set despite kills from Kendall and Mueller. Emmy Sher tacked on a late service ace, but Belmont closed out the match by taking the fourth set 25-14.
News and Notes
Chloe Gilley (17) and Curry Kendall (15) both set career-highs in digs in Saturday’s match.
Indiana State’s seven service aces came from six different players.
Lily Mueller’s five kills were her most in a conference match this season and her most in a match since the opening weekend.
Indiana State’s third set win came courtesy of its defense, as Belmont hit just .106 with eight attack errors in the set.
More than 60 percent of Indiana State’s kills (24-of-39) and nearly 80 percent of the Sycamores’ digs (50-of-64) came from freshmen and sophomores.
Up Next
Indiana State travels to Illinois State Friday night for a 7 p.m. first serve.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE FOOTBALL
MASTODONS SECURE THE VICTORY ON PINK OUT
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne’s women soccer team filed a 3-2 Pink Out victory over Oakland on Saturday (Oct. 5) with the help of two goals off the bench. The victory, combined with the men’s 2-1 win over Robert Morris, secured both wins in the doubleheader.
The Mastodons move to 6-1-1 at the Hefner Soccer Complex after the victory.
The Golden Grizzlies scored first with an early goal in the 13th minute of the game. Kimee Liu opened herself up for a deep shot to the top right corner of the goal.
The Mastodons found an equalizer later in the half when Amanda Leonard capitalized on a well-placed cross from Chloe Mariotti. Leonard’s second goal of the season came in the 30th minute. Purdue Fort Wayne continued to apply pressure and three freshmen banded together to take the lead just eight minutes later. Audriana Rhyner scored her second goal of the season, with Maci Toporcer and Maddy Kopala assisting on the score.
Purdue Fort Wayne had an eight to five edge in shots at the half.
Purdue Fort Wayne scored in the first three minutes of the second half to extend their lead. Mariotti picked up her second assist of the day by leading a charging Gigi Ricciardi to a one-on-one chance with the keeper. The Golden Grizzlies cut the lead to one in the 80th minute to apply some late pressure on the ‘Dons. Sara Ivandić scored on a header that came from a corner kick, assisted by Kimee Liu.
The Mastodons took 21 shots in the contest, second-most on the season.
Purdue Fort Wayne moves to 7-5-1 (2-2-0 Horizon League). Oakland falls to 3-9-2 (2-3-0 Horizon League). The Mastodons play next at Northern Kentucky on Thursday (Oct. 10).
PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S SOCCER
MEN’S SOCCER RALLIES FOR 2-1 WIN OVER ROBERT MORRIS
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Two first half goals lifted the Purdue Fort Wayne men’s soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday (Oct. 5) afternoon at the Hefner Soccer Complex.
It was the first league loss for Robert Morris. The win moves the Mastodons to 3-1 in the Horizon League with nine points and in a tie for first place with Green Bay. The Mastodons also handed Green Bay their only loss of the season.
The ‘Dons fell behind after a goal by Robert Morris in the eighth minute. Chase Gilley scored with Logan Gilley assisting. It would be one of only three shots on goals given up by the ‘Dons in the contest. Sep Habibi started for the ‘Dons in goal and earned his first shutout as a Mastodon.
The match was evened at one in the 19th minute on a penalty kick goal by Juan Romero.
The Mastodons’ second goal, and ultimately winning tally, came in the 26th minute. Robert Morris tried to clear a ball out of their box but their attempt found Aidan Antcliff about 20 yards out. Antcliff got the ball to his left foot and Antcliff rocketed the ball into the right side of the net. His goal, his second of the season, was the difference in the contest.
The ‘Dons finished the game with a 6-3 edge in shots on goal.
Purdue Fort Wayne is 4-0 at home this season.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
‘DONS DROP FOUR-SETTER AT GREEN BAY
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball team dropped a four-set match 23-25, 25-23, 25-14, 26-24 at Green Bay on Saturday (Oct. 5).
Nicole Jones got the start at setter and led the Mastodons to a first-set win. She had 12 assists and two kills, helping the ‘Dons hit .238. Riley Rosneck and Abby Stratford had four kills each, while Mya Plemons, Jena Medearis and Iris Riegel had two each. Green Bay led 20-19, but the Mastodons a 5-1 stretch to set up set point. The Phoenix pushed back with two points, but Rosneck got the set-winning kill.
Green Bay had a 6-0 run in the second set to go up 13-9. The ‘Dons pushed back to get within one after a kill from Riegel, but the Phoenix pushed it back out. Purdue Fort Wayne tied it at 18 with two kills from Rosneck and one from Riegel, but after that, Green Bay stretched it back out to three and eventually took the set.
After a 4-4 start to set three, Green Bay jumped out to a 10-4 lead, then extended it out to 16-7. The Phoenix coasted to take the set and go up 2-1.
The ‘Dons had a 7-1 run in set four to go up 16-13 and eventually led 21-18 after an ace from Taya Haffner. The home team had a 4-0 run to take the edge down the stretch. The two teams traded points until it was 24-24, but GB took the last two.
Stratford finished with a team-high 13 kills while Rosneck added 12. LonDynn Betts (16) and Meg Berkland (11) finished with double-figure digs. Green Bay’s Danilynn Schell had 17 kills to lead the Phoenix.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 9-9, 2-3 in the Horizon League. Green Bay improves to 7-10, 4-1 in the league. The Mastodons are back in action on Friday (Oct. 11) at the Gates Sports Center when they welcome Oakland.
EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
CARDONA PICKS UP 31 KILLS IN LOSS TO RACERS
MURRAY, Ky. – Another unbelievable effort saw Giulia Cardona record 31 kills as Murray State erased an 0-2 deficit to defeat the University of Evansville volleyball team in five sets on Saturday.
Cardona hit an efficient .274 in the contest while adding six digs. Ainoah Cruz led the way with 13 digs while Kora Ruff registered 29 assists. Four Racers had double figure kills with Ella Vogel leading the way with 18.
Game 1 – UE 25, MSU 23
Madisyn Steele’s solo block opened a 3-1 spurt by the Aces to begin the match. Murray State took their first lead at 7-4 and continued to hold the advantage throughout the majority of the frame with the largest edge being five points at 16-11.
UE never backed down and utilized a 3-0 rally to tie it up at 20-20 with Steele and Angelica Gonzalez registering a block. Following a point by the Racers, Steele added a kill to her tally as the Aces went up by a score of 24-22. Giulia Cardona would pick up the clinching kill for the Aces in a 25-23 decision.
Game 2 – UE 25, MSU 19
Angelica Gonzalez recorded a kill that put the Aces up by a 3-1 tally. Posting four of the next five points, the Racers took their first advantage at 5-4. Once again, MSU took control as the set approached the middle portion. Their lead grew to as many as four points at 12-8.
Just as they did in the opening set, the Aces made their way back. Jenna Heidbreder’s ace put UE back in front at 16-15 before an ace by Maddie Hawkins set her team up with a 20-17 lead. Evansville held strong from that point, clinching the set on a kill by Steele.
Game 3 – MSU 25, UE 22
Murray State had the upper hand throughout most of the third game. With the game tied at 3-3, the Racers scored three in a row. Following a point by Evansville, MSU came right back to take an 11-5 lead. The 6-point deficit did not deter UE as a 6-1 stretch got them right back within a point. Heidbreder completed the stretch with a kill.
Gonzalez added another kill to her total to tie the game at 15-15. Two in a row by the Racers got them back on track and they would outduel UE to take the game, however, the Aces still held a 2-1 match lead.
Game 4 – MSU 25, UE 12
After MSU took a 3-1 edge, Gonzalez and Steele combined on a block to cut the gap to a point. The Racers fended off the challenge and came back to go up 9-4 and would add to the lead from there, winning by a 25-12 margin to force a fifth set.
Game 5 – MSU 15, UE 6
It was all Racers in the fifth as they reeled off the first eight points before winning by a final of 15-6 to seal the match.
SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
USI LOSES AT SIUE, 2-0
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer lost a 2-0 decision Saturday evening at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Illinois. The Screaming Eagles fall to 2-8-0 overall and 1-1-0 in the OVC, while the Cougars go to 4-3-2, 2-0-0 OVC.
SIUE jumped out in front early, scoring just 6:24 into the contest. USI, which was outshot, 11-5, had its best chance to even the match before halftime when senior midfielder Elmer Garcia hit the left post at 42:22.
In the second half, SIUE would seal the 2-0 decision with a second goal at 67:35. The Cougars controlled the final half with an 11-2 shot lead.
USI sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Klott faced 22 shots in the match, allowing two goals and making a career-high 12 saves.
NEXT UP FOR USI:
The Eagles come home for a pair of matches next week, beginning Thursday with the first-ever visit of Houston Christian University to Strassweg Field. Match time is slated for 7 p.m.
HCU, which hosts Liberty University Sunday night, is 4-4-2 overall and 2-0-0 in the conference. USI and HCU split their first and only meeting last year, 1-1, in Houston, Texas.
The homestand concludes October 13 when USI hosts the University of Incarnate Word for an 11 a.m. match. The USI-Incarnate Word match with Senior Day for the Eagles.
VALPO FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL FALLS TO DRAKE ON HOMECOMING SATURDAY
Defending Pioneer Football League champion and preseason favorite Drake played the role of spoiler during Saturday’s Homecoming festivities at Brown Field as the Bulldogs defeated the Valparaiso University football team 27-3. A 22-yard field goal by Ryan Hawk (Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Hartley) accounted for the Valpo scoring.
How It Happened
Both teams went three-and-out on their first drives of the day, but the Drake punt was muffed by the Beacons and recovered in the end zone for a Drake touchdown.
Punter Sam Johnson (Birmingham, Ala. / Oak Mountain [Jackson State / Alabama]) delivered 51-yard boots to wrap up each of Valpo’s first two offensive possessions. Drake’s second drive finished with Blake Ellingston’s 5-yard pass to Mitchell January to take a 14-0 lead.
The Bulldogs added to the lead early in the second quarter when Shane Dunning’s 38-yard field goal made it 17-0.
After Johnson continued a big day with another booming punt, Drake had a drive end with a missed field goal from 35 yards that hit the left upright. The next Drake drive also resulted in a missed field goal from 35, this time thanks to Onye Nwosisi (Indianapolis, Ind. / Cardinal Ridge [Muskingum]) blocking the kick.
The two teams then exchanged interceptions, with Valpo’s coming in the end zone by Nic Lendino (Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley) to snuff out another Drake red zone trip, the third straight time Valpo had turned away a promising Drake drive with no points. That helped keep the deficit at 17 going into halftime.
A big sack on third-and-11 by Nwosisi and Hayden Bedell (Orland Park, Ill. / Carl Sandburg) helped Valpo force a punt on Drake’s opening drive of the half. Valpo’s first drive of the half featured a 17-yard catch by Gary Givens (Tampa, Fla. / Jesuit) on a pass from Caron Tyler (Temecula, Calif. / Chaparral), but the Bulldogs got a sack on third down to force another Johnson punt.
The Valpo defense created another three-and-out, and after a short Drake punt Valpo took over at the Drake 38. That drive resulted in the first points of the day for the home team as Hawk sent a 22-yard field goal through the uprights to make it 17-3.
Drake added a 45-yard field goal by Dunning with 11:22 left in the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 20-3.
Drake added another score on a 21-yard run by Davion Cherwin with 6:02 remaining to account for the final.
Inside the Game
Hawk improved to 8-for-11 on field goal tries this season and 12-for-18 in his collegiate career.
Johnson averaged 50.6 yards per punt on seven punts, with four of the seven traveling 50+ yards. He drilled a long of 57.
The blocked field goal by Nwosisi was his first career block. It marked the first time Valpo blocked a field-goal try since Nathan Orlandini on Oct. 30, 2021 at San Diego. Nwosisi also had 1.5 tackles for loss including a half a sack on Saturday.
Redshirt junior Hayden Bedell (Orland Park, Ill. / Carl Sandburg) represented a Beacon bright spot with a career-high seven tackles including five solos.
Sixth-year Marquette Harris (Woodbridge, Va. / Wise [Bowling Green]) had five tackles including 1.5 tackles for loss.
Lendino’s interception was his second of the season and the second of his collegiate career.
The Beacons were outgained 356-80 including a 128 to minus-4 disparity in rushing yards that was impacted by Drake’s six sacks for 40 yards.
Drake picked up its 13th straight Pioneer Football League victory, the third-longest conference-only winning streak nationally in FCS. In fact, only three teams in the country (FBS or FCS) have longer league-only winning streaks – Michigan, South Dakota State and Florida A&M.
VALPARAISO VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL DROPS FOUR-SET MATCH TO DRAKE
The Valpo volleyball team was unable to overcome a Drake squad which remains unbeaten in MVC play, falling to the Bulldogs at the ARC Saturday night, 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-21, 25-17).
How It Happened
Drake took control of the opening set early on, as Valpo never led and was only tied once, at 3-3. The Bulldogs scored the next four points to gain separation, and then with the Beacons within 10-7 later in the set, Drake put together an 8-2 run to put the opener out of reach.
Drake led 7-6 early in set two before the Beacons reeled off a 9-1 run, a stretch which featured three kills and a block from freshman Lilly Merk (Terre Haute, Ind./Terre Haute South Vigo), to go up 15-9.
The Bulldogs answered with five of the next six points to close to within two, but Valpo prevented Drake from getting any closer. Later on, with the lead just 21-19, senior Elise Swistek (LaPorte, Ind./New Prairie) tallied consecutive kills, followed by a kill from junior Sam Warren (Kentland, Ind./South Newton) to earn set point at 24-19.
Valpo ended up needing every chance at claiming the set available to it, as Drake scored four in a row to make it 24-23. Finally, Warren notched the decisive kill to close the second set in the Beacons’ favor, evening the match at one set apiece.
The third set was a set of spurts for both sides. Drake jumped out to a 7-4 lead before an impressive stretch on the attack from Swistek, who recorded kills on five consecutive points to give Valpo the 9-7 advantage.
Drake answered with a 7-1 run to pull ahead 14-10, and after the Beacons tallied four of the next five points to close back within one, the Bulldogs notched four points in a row to earn a 19-14 edge.
The Beacons had another run in them, scoring five in a row — including two service aces from sophomore Mara Thomas (Bogart, Ga./Athens Academy) — to tie the set at 19 apiece. But after the teams traded sideouts, it was Drake with the deciding run, as the Bulldogs closed the set on a 5-1 run to take the 2-1 lead in the match.
Valpo scored the first two points of the fourth set, but Drake scored seven in a row to take the lead for good. The Beacons were able to score consecutive points just once more in the frame as the Bulldogs hit .424 in the set on their way to closing the match.
Inside the Match
Valpo ended the night with a slight 62-60 advantage in kills, but the next column over revealed a big reason for Saturday’s result, as Drake committed just 10 attack errors to the Beacons’ 28. The Bulldogs finished the night hitting at a .307 clip, the best mark by a Valpo opponent this season.
Four Beacons finished in double digits in kills, led by Swistek, who posted 15 kills to go with 22 digs — her fourth outing with at least 20 digs this season. Over the course of the evening, the senior jumped three spots on Valpo’s career digs chart and now sits 17th with 1,280 career digs.
Warren matched her career high with 13 kills, while freshman Kadence Brumitt (Niles, Mich./Brandywine) tallied 12 kills and 15 digs for her first career double-double.
Merk rounded out the quartet with double-digit kill totals, hitting .364 with 10 kills — her third match with at least 10 kills this season.
The matchup of the Valley’s two most prolific liberos lived up to its billing. Drake’s Jada Wills recorded a match-high 37 digs, while junior Emma Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) reached the 30-dig mark for the second time in as many nights, tallying 33 digs — third-most by a Valpo player in a four-set match in the 25-point era.
Next Up
A challenging stretch for Valpo (9-7, 1-3 MVC) continues on Tuesday evening with a 6 p.m. match at UIC. The matchup with the Flames will close a five-day span where the Beacons will have faced the top three teams in the MVC preseason poll.
UINDY FOOTBALL
GREYHOUNDS PULL OFF OVERTIME WIN AT JEWELL
LIBERTY, Mo. – The No. 22 UIndy football team earned a 23-20 overtime victory at William Jewell College Saturday afternoon. Facing a three-point deficit late in the game, the Greyhounds got a 32-yard game-tying field goal from Ian Burr with 50 seconds left, and later a 16-yard touchdown reception from Jon Lewis to walk it off in OT.
INS & OUTS
In quite a contrast from last year’s one-sided victory, the resilient Hounds made just enough plays Saturday versus the much-improved Cardinals club to secure a tough conference road win.
The Hounds found themselves down three points with just 5:24 left in the game. Quarterback Gavin Sukup made a couple of big plays to help fuel on the ensuing drive—a 17-yard scramble and an impressive running throw to Alonzo Derrick for a 14-yard reception. The series stalled at the Jewell 15-yard line, but Burr’s field goal attempt was true, knotting the score at 17 apiece and forcing overtime.
UIndy won the coin toss and chose to defend first. The defense got the stop it needed, allowing no first downs and just three points. The Hounds took possession and needed just two plays to traverse the 25 yards and earn the win.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Lewis finished with 141 all-purpose yards to go with team bests in catches (6) and receiving yards (78).
– His backfield mate Garrett Sherrell amassed a game-high 82 rushing yards on just nine carries.
– Senior linebacker Clay Schulte racked up 10 tackles, including three for a loss. He has reached double digits in stops in three of five games this year.
– UIndy compiled four sacks on the afternoon, including a collegiate first from Julian Dandridge.
– QB-turned-tight-end Connor Kinnett scored UIndy’s first TD, taking a direct snap and punching it in from three yards out.
– Freshman cornerback Key Crowell secured an interception late in the first half—his third of the year.
– UIndy finished just 2-for-12 on third-down conversions.
MORE NOTES
Saturday’s contest marked the first overtime game for UIndy since September of 2021 and first overtime win since October of 2014 … UIndy has now won eight in a row versus William Jewell and is 11-1 versus the Cardinals all-time … The Hounds paired white pants with their white road jerseys for the first time this season.
UP NEXT
With nothing but conference games left on its regular-season slate, the Greyhounds return to Key Stadium next week to host the Hawks of Quincy University. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1
UINDY VOLLEYBALL
HOUNDS STRETCH WIN STREAK TO 13 IN COMEBACK THRILLER
INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women’s volleyball team defeated Rockhurst in a five-set battle to close the weekend. The Greyhounds improve their win streak to 13 and remain undefeated in GLVC play with their second straight home thriller.
Freshman Kelsey McKenney was a key player on offense and defense for the Greyhounds. McKenney made 12 massive blocks against the Hawks, including two solo stops. On offense, the freshman hit .240 with 11 kills.
INS & OUTS
With the score knotted at two sets apiece, UIndy entered the fifth with momentum after snagging the previous frame, 25-23. Tied at 13, freshman Madeline Lynch landed a kill that led the Greyhounds to the match point. An attacking error by Rockhurst, from a serve by Macy Bruton, secured the victory for the Hounds.
The Hounds’ defense was on fire, picking up 18 total blocks over the afternoon, marking a new season-high total.
Sophomore Ellie Spang scooped up a season-high 27 digs during the contest. The sophomore also had a team-high two aces.
On offense, senior Sophia Parlanti led the team in kills with 19. The Las Vegas native secured five kills in both the third and fourth sets. Freshman Madeline Lynch was the third Hound to reach double-digit kills with 13, while attacking at a .250 clip.
Assisting the Greyhound offense was redshirt-junior setter Claire Morris. Morris dished out 56 assists in the contest, adding nine digs and seven blocks.
INSIDE THE BOX
– With 65 kills, UIndy hit .195 during the match and held Rockhurst to .157.
– Lauren Peal picked up 12 digs during the matchup, along with one ace.
– Riley Laine joined the block party, assisting on six assisted stops.
MORE NOTES
Saturday marked the fourth time this season UIndy has gone to five sets, including in three of the past four matches; the Hounds are 4-0 in these instances … the last time the Greyhounds defeated Rockhurst was at home on Oct. 19, 2018, also in five sets … the Hawks continue to lead the all-time series, 18-14 … Rockhust’s Kenzie Hines led the Hawks with an 18-dig-16-kill double-double.
HOUND BYTES
From head coach Jason Reed…
” I’m really proud of how the girls battled this weekend. Everyone gave what they had to the team. It’s an unselfish group and they are hungry to get better. Thats the plan moving forward on Monday. Get better. Proud of our efforts of course, but we want to just keep improving as a team.”
UP NEXT
UIndy goes on the road next weekend to face McKendree and No. 11 Missouri-St. Louis. The Bearcats will be up first on Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. ET in Lebanon, Ill. The Greyhounds will face the Tritons the following day at 4 p.m. ET in St. Louis.
MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER
MARIAN RECORDS EIGHTH SHUTOUT OF 2024 OVER (RV) GRACE
INDIANAPOLIS – Looking to wash the taste of Wednesday’s defeat from their mouths, the Marian women’s soccer team dominated (RV) Grace College on Saturday afternoon, protecting their home field in a 2-0 victory against the Lancers. Marian moves to 2-1-1 in the Crossroads League, and ends the match with a 9-2-2 overall record on the campaign.
Marian dominated possession from the opening whistle of the afternoon, firing on goal in the first minute of the match. The Knights recorded six shot attempts in the first seven minutes of play, and continued to get looks on target from Katie Koger and Gretchen Mallin. The offense of Marian held the ball on the attacking edn of the pitch, with Grace making their first notable run of the match in the 30th minute when Cassidy Felger took a shot on goal, only to be denied by Mychaela Johnson.
Johnson would make two more saves over the next three minutes of play, and saw her defensive work turn into offensive success, as the Knights took the lead in the 35th minute. Layla Brown connected with Katie Koger at the top of the box, guiding Koger to her sixth goal of the season to give Marian a 1-0 advantage. Grace gathered a small stretch of momentum after the goal as they attempted to strike on Marian’s net, but were able to muster a corner kick, ending the first period in the 1-0 contest.
After halftime, Marian wasted no time in reviving their attack, getting a shot on goal from Lizzie Chlystun in the period’s fifth minute. Marian continued to hold possession after the shot, and connected their second goal of the match in the 52nd minute, as Naomi Walters collected a pass from Layla Brown, and buried team-leading ninth goal to extend the lead to two.
With a 2-0 lead at hand, Marian would continue to attack the net, but were unable to extend their lead, as attempts from Chlystun, Cecelia Kostick, and Koger either hit the frame or were denied by the keeper. Grace made one final push in the 68th and 73rd minutes, drawing a pair of runs at a comeback, but were unable to get clean looks at the goal, failing to dent their zero on the scoreboard, as Marian maintained their 2-0 lead as the final score.
Marian out-shot Grace 19-8 in the contest, getting five shot attempts from Brown and four from Koger. Each of Koger’s attempts were on-goal as she scored the game-winner, while Walters took three shots, scoring the second goal of the match. Brown assisted on both goals in 74 minutes of work. In goal, Johnson earned the victory, pitching a shutout as she made three saves.
The Saturday victory was Marian’s eighth at home, as the Knights moved to 8-0 at Ascension St. Vincent Field. The match was also Marian’s eighth shutout of the season.
The Knights will have a tall task their next time out, traveling to No. 8 Spring Arbor next Saturday night. The match in Michigan is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m.
ROSE HULMAN FOOTBALL
ROSE-HULMAN FOOTBALL CLAIMS VICTORY IN HCAC OPENER OVER FRANKLIN ON HOMECOMING
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Rose-Hulman football team claimed a win over Franklin College on Homecoming in their HCAC opener with a final score of 24-14. This gives the Fightin’ Engineers their first win of the season and starts their conference schedule 1-0.
Jay Smith was the workhorse for the Fightin’ Engineers leading the team in rushing with 174 yards and one touchdown. Rick Easterwood led the team under center with 159 yards passing and two passing touchdowns. Daniel Huery was the team’s top receiver on the day totaling nine catches for 56 yards and one touchdown.
Defensively, the team was led by Wyatt Bell totaling 13 tackles and one forced fumble.
Franklin got on the board first with a field goal on their first drive of the game to take the early lead. Rose-Hulman answered with a touchdown pass from Easterwood to Ben Klein from eight yards out to shift the lead to the Fightin’ Engineers 7-3.
After another field goal for the Grizzlies, Rose-Hulman put together a scoring drive in two plays for 37 yards ending in a 28-yard touchdown reception by Huery in the final seconds of the first half to make the score 14-6.
Franklin tied the game on a 12-play 70-yard drive in the third quarter with a touchdown run by Garrett Cora and a two-point conversion. Rose-Hulman put together an 80-yard drive capped off by a Jay Smith 2-yard rushing touchdown to make the score 21-14.
Kyle Rehberg put the game out of reach for the Grizzlies making it a two-score game after nailing a 42-yard field goal to make the score 24-14.
The Fightin’ Engineers will continue conference play traveling to face Hanover College on Saturday, October 12 at 2 PM.
WABASH FOOTBALL
LITTLE GIANTS ROLL IN 55-19 NCAC WIN AT WOOSTER
WOOSTER, Ohio — Seven different players reached the end zone as Wabash easily defeated Wooster 55-19 on Saturday afternoon at John P. Papp Stadium.
The Little Giants improved to 3-1 on the year and 2-0 in North Coast Athletic Conference play, while the Fighting Scots fell to 1-4 and 0-3.
Brand Campbell led Wabash’s passing attack with 232 yards through the air, tossing three touchdowns against one interception. The signal caller also added one touchdown on the ground.
Xavier Tyler paced the Little Giants rushing attack by accumulating a career-best 185 yards over the course of the game, averaging 12.3 yards per carry. He pushed his career total to 1,177yards to make Tyler the 39th Wabash player to top the 1,000-yard mark in a career. Javon Garry also added 58 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, averaging 5.8 yards per carry. Cole Dickerson chipped in with 51 yards and one touchdown as well, averaging 7.3 yards per carry.
TJ Alexander hauled in three catches for 109 yards and one score. Connor Thompson recorded eight receptions for 80 yards and one touchdown.
The Little Giants’ defense rebounded from an early punch in the mouth. The Scots took a 7-0 lead on a 70-yard touchdown run by Jace Austin on the third play from scrimmage. Wabash limited Austin to 18 yards on his next eight carries, finishing with nine rushes for 88 yards. The Little Giants held Wooster to 301 yards of offense for an average of 4.6 yards per play. The Scots ran for 129 yards and threw for another 172.
Gavin Ruppert led the Wabash defense with eight tackles, including three tackles for losses totaling nine yards and one sack for four yards. Jerry McBee added a sack for eight yards, and Ayden Salpietra recorded his first interception in the win. The Little Giants broke up five passes, with Brock Robertson leading the way with two. Wabash kept Carson Warstler, the Scots’ leading receiver entering the game, without a catch on two targets before he left the game with an injury.
Both teams forced one turnover in Saturday’s contest, with Wabash turning that takeaway into seven points. Wabash logged 577 total yards, 334 on the ground and 243 through the air, to average 8.9 yards per play. The Wabash offense did a good job keeping drives alive, converting on 77.8 percent of third-down attempts. The Little Giants also went 1-for-1 on fourth down.
How It Happened
Wabash put up 55 points on eight different scoring plays. The Little Giants took the lead for good with 27 seconds left in the first quarter, opening up a 14-7 advantage on the Fighting Scots on a one-yard touchdown run by Garry after tying the game at 7-7 on a ten-yard pass from Campbell to Thompson. The Fighting Scots trimmed the lead to 14-10 with a 30-yard field goal from Sebestyen Balassy.
Campbell ran for a four-yard TD run to cap a 12-play, 75-yard drive, giving Wabash a 21-10 lead. Balassy connected on another field goal with 1:48 left in the first half. Campbell marched the Little Giants’ offense back down the field on the ensuing drive before hitting Nick Witte with a 36-yard pass for the freshman’s first catch and a touchdown to put Wabash up 28-13 at halftime.
Wabash dominated the third quarter, scoring three touchdowns on a 14-yard run from Cole Dickerson, a 49-yard pass to Alexander, and a 12-yard run from Garry to go in front 48-13. Adam Mullett closed out the scoring for the Little Giants with a three-yard TD run in the fourth quarter for the 55-19 final.
Game Notes
» Wabash outgained Wooster 577-301, including a 334-129 advantage on the ground.
» Wabash had their highest scoring quarter in the third period when it put up 20 points.
» Wabash converted 7 of 9 third downs while Wooster was successful on 5 of 16.
» Ruppert led the Little Giants with eight tackles.
» Wabash scored three touchdowns in the third quarter, scoring 20 unanswered points in the period.
» Wabash won the time of possession battle 30:20 to 29:40.
» Campbell completed 75% of his passes on the day, going 15-for-20, averaging 11.6 yards per attempt.
» Wabash travels to Oberlin for an NCAC contest on Sunday, October 13 at noon.
» Chanden Lee led the Fighting Scots passing attack, completing 10 of his 23 attempts for 100 yards.
» Austin led the Wooster rushing attack with 88 yards and one touchdown.
INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEBSITES
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
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INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
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GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
32 – 22 – 5 – 35 – 8 – 3
October 6, 1911 – Boston Rustlers’ future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young’s MLB farewell appearance is a letdown; loses 13-3 to Brooklyn Dodgers in his 906th game
October 6, 1919 – Chicago White Sox catcher Ray Schalk is the 2nd man ejected from a Baseball World Series in Game 5 vs Cincinnati Reds; angered when pitchers Eddie Cicotte & Lefty Williams refuse to follow his signals during 5-0 loss
October 6, 1920 – The 1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleveland’s Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy Johnston played 3rd base for Brooklyn
October 6, 1923 – The 1st NL unassisted triple play occurred when Ernie Padgett did it with the Boston Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies
October 6, 1926 – Babe Ruth becomes first MLB player to hit 3 home runs in a World Series game as NY Yankees beat St. Louis Cardinals, 10-5 in Game 4 at Sportsman’s Park, St. Louis
October 6, 1945 – The start of the Billy Goat Curse. Tavern owner Billy Goat Sianis bought a ticket for a seat for his goat for Game 4 of Baseball World Series, is escorted out and casts goat curse on Chicago Cubs. The Cubs did not appear in another World Series until they won the title in 2016. So I guess Mr. Sianis and his pet got their almost 70 years of revenge on the Chicago NL club.
October 6, 1963 – Baseball World Series: LA Dodgers edge NY Yankees, 2-1 at Dodger Stadium for 4-0 series sweep. The Series MVP was Dodgers pitcher Number 32, Sandy Koufax
October 6, 1966 – Baltimore Orioles pitcher Number 22, Jim Palmer at 20 years old, became the youngest to record a World Series shutout as Baltimore beats LA Dodgers, 6-0 in Game 2 at Dodger Stadium
October 6, 1978 – KC Royals’ Number 5, George Brett hits 3 HRs, Yanks win championship game 3, 6-5
October 6, 1983 – New York Islander’s Number 22, Mike Bossy’s 25th career hat trick
October 6, 1985 – New York Yankees knuckleballer Number 35, Phil Niekro becomes 18th pitcher to win 300 games; at 46 becomes oldest to pitch a shut-out, beating Toronto 8-0
October 6, 1991 – NY Met Number 44, David Cone tied a NL record by striking out 19 Phillies
October 6, 1996 – NY Jet Number 8, Nick Lowery tied Jan Stenerud who famously wore Number 3 for much of his NFL career, with 373 NFL field goals
FOOTBALL HISTORY
October 6, 1983 – The New York Jets franchise announced to the media that they would be leaving the confines of Shea Stadium to play future home games at the Meadowlands, sharing the stadium with their NFC counterparts the New York Football Giants.
October 6, 1996 – Nick Lowery of the New York Jets ties legendary kicker Jon Stenerud with 373 career NFL field goals. Lowery booted two FG’s and an extra point in a loss to the Oakland Raiders 34-13.
SEC battle
October 6, 2012 – The 6th ranked University of South Carolina upsets the 5th ranked University of Georgia 35-7. The battle was much anticipated in the SEC Eastern Division as both teams were favorites to be in the end. The results of the SEC East were somewhat surprising after this game as Georgia won the division with a 7-1 record, just ahead of a 7-1 Florida. South Carolina meanwhile suffered lossed to Florida and at number 9 LSU to post a conference record of 6-2.
The Story of the Houston Texans
October 6, 1999 – The NFL awarded the Houston Texans franchise a spot as the 32nd team in the League. Businessman Bob McNair and his Houston contingent went on a wild ride filled with patience, persistence and a little bit of luck. McNair and others in June of 1997 tried to obtain an NHL franchise for Houston but that failed. A couple of weeks later the Texas city learned that their beloved NFL team, the Oilers were leaving for Tennessee, this started Bob McNair and his partners to change gears and petition for a new NFL franchise. In 1998 Cleveland was awarded the 31st franchise by the League offices in New York and everyone knew that the NFL desired to have an even number of teams for scheduling balance. McNair and his group pushed hard to get the franchise rights but found a disappointing result when the League approved Los Angeles with the 32nd team. All hope was not lost though as the LA award had a contingent clause that stated a suitable ownership group and stadium by the deadline of September 15, 1998. This deadline was not met and in the spring of 1999, NFL owners voted that McNair and Houston were the next city up and on October 6, 1999 the NFL officially announced the Texans as their newest expansion team!
George Pfann
October 6, 1902 – George Pfann was a former legendary quarterback from Cornell University. How many college quarterbacks in college history can claim that they were never beaten and never tied? According to the National Football Foundation’s website, not many, but George Pfann did achieve this feat. Pfann, along with Big Red backfield mate Hall of Famer Eddie Kaw, helped Cornell dispatch every opposing team they faced in 1921 through the 1923 seasons. The Cornell teams of this period outscored opponents by a whopping margin of 1051-81! The box scores of these games showed finals such as 110-0, 55-0, 59-0 and even more lopsided contests. During the 1923 season George scored 15 touchdowns in just 8 games! After graduation from Cornell, Pfann became a Rhodes Scholar after completing more studies at Oxford University in England and then returned to the States to coach a bit at Cornell and Swarthmore College. He also served as a U.S. Attorney in New York State and during World War II was on the staff of General George S. Patton as a lieutenant colonel! The National Football Foundation enshrined him into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957.
Bob Fenimore and Les Richter
October 6, 1925 – Bob Fenimore played halfback for the Oklahoma State University football team during the seasons of 1943 through 1946 . He was known as the original “Blonde Bomber” (slide over Terry Bradshaw, LOL) due to his triple threat abilities on display. The website footballfoundation.org informs us that Homer Cooke of the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau labeled Fenimore as “the greatest one-man offense in college football history.” In 1943, as a freshman, Bob led his Oklahoma A&M team in passing, rushing and scoring! The next season in 1944 Fennimore led the nation in total offense, accounting for a stellar average 195 yards of total offense per game! The trend continued in the 1945 season and Bob was at the top of the nation in both rushing and total offense and he was recognized with All-American honors in both 1944 and 1945 for his performance. Unfortunately his senior season only saw him take the field in five games, due to injury, but when he was finally done he had set records for the college game in career total offense. The National Football Foundation voted Bob into their College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.
October 6, 1930 – Les Richter was a linebacker from the University of California that eventually played in the NFL for the LA Rams. It was a crazy path for Richter to get to the Rams. He was actually picked in the 1952 NFL draft by the New York Yanks franchise but a couple days after the draft the Yanks franchise folded! Profootballhof.com explains that Les’s NFL rights were then transferred to the new expansion team, the Dallas Texans. The Rams ended up trading 11 players to the Texans to get the rights of Richter a short time later. The Rams waited patiently for a couple seasons for Les to complete a military obligation and then the coveted player gave the franchise 9 exciting seasons where he made 8 straight Pro Bowls and was voted as an All-Pro on 6 of them! Besides playing linebacker , Richter also spent some time as a kicker and playing center for the Rams when needed. The Pro Football Hall of Fame selected Les Richter to be a part of their 2011 enshrinement class.
Tony Dungy
October 6, 1955-Tony Dungy played football as a Minnesota Golden Gopher. He was a good athlete and so much so that he made it onto the roster of the 1977 & 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers, during their dynasty run as a defensive back and then played a third season as a member of the San Francisco 49ers. His play was not where his NFL greatness shined through but after his playing career was over he took the lessons he learned from coaching greats such as Chuck Noll , Bill Walsh and Dennis Green to move into a defensive coordinator position with his alma mater the University of Minnesota. In 1981 he returned with the Steelers where he worked his way up to eventually be the defensive coordinator. He then moved on to be an assistant with Kansas City before taking over the defense of the Minnesota Vikings. In 1996 Tony received his big break as he became the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach. Dungy spent 6 years in that role, taking the Bucs to the playoffs in four of them. In 2002 he was relieved of his duties with the organization. After only 8 days of being unemployed, the Indianapolis Colts came calling to hire Tony as their head man and what great timing that was for all involved. Dungy and the Colts in 2006 defeated New England in the AFC Championship 38-34 and then snatched victory in Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears to become the first African American Head Coach to lead an NFL team to the Title! He was voted as the NFL’s Coach of the year in 2005 and made the all decade team as the coach for the 2000’s. The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined Tony Dungy in 2016.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1906 On a snowy day in Chicago’s West Side Park, the visiting White Sox, known as the Hitless Wonders, edge the Cubs, 2-1, in Game 1 of the first cross-town World Series. Pale Hose starter Nick Altrock outduels future Hall of Fame right-hander Mordecai’ Three Finger Brown,’ going the distance en route to tossing a four-hitter over the heavily favored Northsiders.
1908 In front of nearly 30,000 enthusiastic fans at South Side Park in the season finale, the White Sox start Doc White, coming off a complete game, on only two days rest to thwart the Tigers from clinching the pennant. Chicago’s efforts will fail with a 7-0 defeat to Detroit, who captures the AL flag by half a game ahead of the Cleveland Naps thanks to a rule that doesn’t require a team to make up a rainout game from earlier in the season.
1923 At Braves Field, Ernie Padgett completes the first unassisted triple play in National League history. The 24-year-old Boston rookie shortstop catches Walter Holke’s line drive, doubles up James Tierney at second, then tags Cliff Lee as he retreats to first base for the third out in the fourth inning of the team’s 4-1 victory over the Phillies in the shortened five-inning season finale.
1923 For only the second time in major league history, two 100-loss teams face one another when the 52-100 Braves beat the 50-102 Phillies in the first game of a season-ending doubleheader, 5-4. Boston, then known as the Beaneaters, was also part of the first occurrence of this rare type of matchup when the 50-100 club played the 45-103 team from Brooklyn in 1905.
1926 In a 10-5 Game 4 victory over the Cardinals at Sportsman’s Park, Yankee outfielder Babe Ruth becomes the first player to hit three home runs in a World Series game. History repeats itself when the ‘Sultan of Swat’ again goes deep three times against the Redbirds in St. Louis in the fourth game of the 1928 Fall Classic.
1933 Umpire Charlie Moran ejects Heinie Manush from Game 4 of the Fall Classic after calling out the Senator outfielder at first base in Washington’s 2-1 extra-inning loss to the Giants at Griffith Stadium. The arbitrator takes exception when the future Hall of Famer pulls on his bow tie, letting it snap back.
1941 In Game 5 of the Fall Classic, Tiny Bonham goes the distance, limiting the Dodgers to four hits to give the Yankees their 12th World Championship in franchise history. In one inning during the Bronx Bombers’ 3-1 victory at Ebbets Field, the New York fireballing right-hander will need just three pitches to retire the side.
1943 Cardinal batterymates and brothers Mort and Walker Cooper decide to play Game 2 of the World Series on the day their dad, Robert, dies at his home in Independence. After limiting the Yankees to six hits and winning the game, 4-3, Mort heads to Missouri while his younger brother, Walker, who has a 1-for-3 day behind the plate with an eighth-inning single, will stay with the club until the Fall Classic is over.
1945 To promote his nearby Billy Goat Tavern, William Sianis buys a ticket to Game 4 of the Fall Classic ticket for his pet goat, Murphy. The bar owner, a Greek immigrant, becomes so upset when the Wrigley Field ushers ask his four-legged guest to leave he places a curse on the team, preventing the Cubs from winning a World Series again.
1946 During Game 1 of the World Series, Whitey Kurowski is awarded home plate on a controversial obstruction call after getting tangled up with Red Sox third baseman Pinky Higgins, giving the Cardinals a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning. The Red Sox rally in the ninth to tie the score, and Rudy York’s home run in the tenth gives Boston an eventual 3-2 victory over the Redbirds at Sportsman’s Park.
1949 In Game 2 of the World Series, only one run scores for the second consecutive contest time, but Preacher Roe and the Dodgers win this contest at Yankee Stadium, 1-0. Gil Hodges’ second-inning single drives in Jackie Robinson to even up the Fall Classic at a game apiece.
1952 At Ebbets Field, Billy Loes becomes the first pitcher in World Series history to commit a balk when the ball slips from his hand in the seventh inning of the Dodgers’ 3-2 loss knots the Fall Classic at three games apiece with the Yankees. The advanced base leads to a run when Vic Raschi bounces a ground-ball single off the leg of the right-hander, who claims he lost the grounder in the sun.
(Ed. Note – Although Loes’ oft-quoted explanation of losing the ground ball in the sun has become legendary, there is some truth to his account of the play. According to his Brooklyn teammate Carl Erskine, the sun slotting through a space in the grandstand behind home plate could be blinding later in the afternoon. -LP)
1957 In Game 4, Eddie Mathews’ two-run shot off Bob Grim with one out in the bottom of the tenth inning at County Stadium gives the Braves a 7-5 victory and knots the Fall Classic at two games apiece. The Milwaukee third baseman becomes the third major leaguer, joining Tommy Henrich (1949) and Dusty Rhodes (1954), to end a World Series game with a walk-off home run.
1959 The largest crowd to attend a major league game, 92,706 fans, watches a nail-biter as White Sox hurler Bob Shaw beats Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers, 1-0, in Game 5 of the Fall Classic.
1963 The Dodgers complete a four-game World Series sweep of the Yankees as Sandy Koufax wins his second game, 2-1. Frank Howard leads the offense with a home run and a single, the only two hits Whitey Ford gives up, and New York’s first baseman Joe Pepitone’s error (loses a thrown ball in the white-shirted crowd) leads to the decisive run in the seventh inning.
1965 “Hey, skip, bet you wish I was Jewish today, too.” – DON DRYSDALE, commenting about his poor performance on the mound with manager Walt Alston after the game. Sandy Koufax declines to pitch the first game of the World Series against the Twins because the scheduled game occurs on Yom Kippur, the most sacred of the Jewish holidays. As the Dodger southpaw attends shul and fasts on the Day of Atonement, Don Drysdale gives up seven runs in three innings in the team’s 8-2 loss at Minnesota’s Metropolitan Stadium.
1965 Mudcat Grant becomes the first black World Series game-winner for an American League team when the Twins take Game 1 from the Dodgers at Metropolitan Stadium, 8-2. Additionally, the 30-year-old right-hander will go deep off Howie Reed in his Game 6 victory, making him the seventh pitcher to homer in a Fall Classic game.
1966 Jim Palmer becomes the youngest player to pitch a shutout in the World Series when the 20-year-old Oriole right-hander blanks Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers, 6-0. Next month, the contest will become more memorable when Koufax surprises the baseball world by announcing his retirement, making this game his last major league appearance.
1966 In the Game 2 loss to the Orioles at Dodger Stadium, Willie Davis establishes a World Series record by committing three errors in one game. The center fielder’s blunders come on two consecutive plays in the fifth inning, the first by losing a fly ball in the sun, then by dropping the next fly ball, followed by overthrowing third base.
1968 Bob Gibson, who went deep in Game 7 of last year’s Fall Classic, becomes the first pitcher to hit two home runs in World Series history when he connects off Detroit’s Joe Sparma leading off the fourth inning of Game 4 in the Cardinals’ 10-1 rout at Tiger Stadium. Oriole southpaw Dave McNally will match the mark with round-trippers in the 1969 and 1970 series.
1978 In Game 3 of the ALCS, George Brett goes deep three times off Yankees ace Catfish Hunter. The Kansas City’s third baseman solo shots in the first, third, and fifth frames aren’t enough when New York beats the Royals in the Bronx ballpark, 6-5.
1980 Although the Mets finished last during his first three seasons in the dugout, the team extends manager Joe Torre’s contract through the 1982 season. The future Hall of Fame skipper will compile a 286-420 (.405) record for the struggling franchise during his five seasons with the team.
1980 In the 163rd game of the season, 35-year-old knuckleballer Joe Niekro earns his 20th victory, going the distance to defeat the Dodgers, 7-1, in the winner-take-all contest for the NL West flag. With the win, the Astros capture their first title in the 19-year history of the franchise after losing a season-ending three-game series to LA (3-2, 2-1, and 4-3) that forced the one-game playoff.
1981 In Game 1 of the ALDS in Kansas City, Mike Norris throws a six-hit complete game, blanking the Royals, 4-0. Oakland’s appearance in the playoffs makes Billy Martin the first skipper in baseball history to manage four franchises (Twins-1969, Tigers-1972, A’s-1981, and Yankees 1976-78) into postseason play.
1983 In the second game of the ALCS, Oriole hurler Mike Boddicker throws a five-hitter, beating the White Sox at Memorial Stadium, 4-0. The Baltimore right-hander, whose performance evens the series, establishes a playoff record when he strikes out 14 Chicago batters.
1984 At Jack Murphy Stadium, Steve Garvey launches the franchise’s first postseason walk-off homer, a two-run shot off future Hall of Fame closer Lee Smith in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Padres a 7-5 walk-off win over the Cubs in Game 4 of the NLCS. After losing the first two contests of the best-of-five NLCS, the victory brings the series to a decisive fifth game that San Diego will win to capture the National League pennant.
1985 On the last day of the season, Yankee knuckleballer Phil Niekro becomes the 18th and oldest player in major league history to win his 300th victory when he blanks the Blue Jays 8-0. The forty-six-year and 188-days-old pitcher, who will win 318 games, also surpasses Satchel Paige (46 years, 75 days) to become the most senior pitcher to throw a big-league shutout.
1991 David Cone ties a National League mark for strikeouts as he fans 19 Phillies en route to a 7-0 victory in the season’s finale. The Mets right-hander finishes the campaign with a league-leading 241 strikeouts, making it the second straight season he has led the circuit.
1991 On Fan Appreciation Day at Shea Stadium, Howard Johnson drives in a run with a seventh-inning single to finish the season with a league-leading 117 RBIs. ‘HoJo’ is the first switch-hitter to lead the National League in runs batted in and the first Mets player to accomplish the feat.
1991 After flying out as a pinch-hitter, Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs completes the season hitting .332, finishing his first ten seasons with a batting average above .300. Al Simmons accomplished the feat in the first 11 seasons of his career with the A’s and the White Sox from 1924-34. and Pirate outfielder Paul Waner, reaching the milestone for a dozen consecutive seasons beginning in 1926, are the only players with longer streaks than the Boston infielder, who has compiled a .345 average during the past decade.
1995 In Game 3 of the ALDS, Bernie Williams becomes the first major leaguer to hit a home run from each side of the plate in a postseason game. The Yankee outfielder’s second round-tripper, an eighth-inning shot batting left-handed off Bill Risley, is tossed back onto the field by a Mariner fan unaware of the historical value of the souvenir.
1997 After taking an early four-run lead in the Jacobs Field contest, the Indians hold on for the victory, beating the defending World Champion Yankees, 4-3, in Game 5 of the ALDS. The Tribe will beat Baltimore for the AL flag but will lose their second Fall Classic in three years when the team drops Game 7 in extra innings to Florida.
2000 Reds’ officials announce that Cinergy Field games will play natural grass during their final two seasons in the ballpark. The surface in Cincinnati has been artificial turf since 1970, when the ballpark debuted as Riverfront Stadium.
2000 Chief Executive Officer John Harrington puts the Red Sox up for sale. Since Jean Yawkey died in 1992, a trust bearing her name owned the team.
2001 With their 116th win, the Mariners tie the 1906 Cubs as the winningest team in major league history. Bret Boone’s 37th home run of the season and the shutout pitching of five Seattle pitchers prove to be the difference in the 1-0 historic win over the Rangers.
2001 At Camden Yards, in front of a full house that includes Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer, Earl Weaver, Commissioner Bud Selig, and former President Bill Clinton, Cal Ripken plays his 3,001st and final game. After a hitless night, the 41-year-old Cal watches the last out of the team’s 5-1 loss to the Red Sox from the on-deck circle.
2001 With his 151st pinch hit, Lenny Harris breaks the major league mark for career pinch hits established by Manny Mota. Coming off the Met bench to bat for Rey Ordonez, he lines a 1-2 pitch off Expo starter Carl Pavano for a single to become the career leader in pinch hits.
2001 Tony Gwynn, who played his entire 20-year career with San Diego, collects his 3,141st and final hit, playing in his 2,439th game with the franchise.’ Mr. Padre’s last knock is a pinch-hit run-scoring double off Rockies’ southpaw Gabe White in the bottom of the sixth inning in the team’s 10-4 victory at Qualcomm Stadium.
2003 Defeating the A’s, 5-4, the Red Sox become the seventh team to win the last three games of a best-of-five playoff series. Other clubs to overcome a 0-2 deficit include the 1981 Dodgers (Astros-NLDS), 1982 Brewers (Angels-ALCS), 1984 Padres (Cubs-NLCS), 1995 Mariners (Yankees-ALDS), 1999 Red Sox (Indians-ALDS), and the 2001 Yankees (A ‘s-ALDS).
2005 Reds’ outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. (.301, 35, 92) and Yankee first baseman/DH Jason Giambi (.271, 32, 87) are voted the Comeback Players of the Year in their respective leagues. The fans select the award winners for the first time by voting on MLB.com.
2006 After failing to advance past the first round of the American League playoffs in their previous five postseason appearances, the A’s beat the much-favored Twins, 8-3, to complete a three-game ALDS sweep. The victory, the team’s tenth opportunity to win a clinching game, puts Oakland in the ALCS for the first time since 1992.
2007 In Game 2 of the ALDS at Jacobs Field, the Indians score the tying run on a wild pitch thrown by a bug-covered Joba Chamberlain. A rare infestation of insects (midges), which appeared en masse in the eighth inning, impacts the usually reliable rookie Yankees reliever, who suffers his first blown save of the season.
(Ed. Note: Joe Torre, then the Yankees’ manager, later revealed he regretted not requesting a longer pause in the game. – LP)
2007 At Wrigley Field, the Diamondbacks beat the Cubs, 5-1, to complete the three-game sweep of their National League division series. The loss for Chicago means the franchise has played for the last 99 years in the Windy City without winning a World Series championship.
2007 With their 17th win in 18 games, the Rockies beat the Phillies at Coors Field, 2-1, completing an NLDS three-game sweep of Philadelphia to advance to their first-ever National League Championship Series. The wild-card team will have to beat the Diamondbacks, their Western division foe, to win the pennant and earn a trip to the World Series.
2009 Joe Mauer wins his third batting title, becoming the first player to accomplish the feat in consecutive seasons since Nomar Garciaparra led the league in 1999-2000. The Twins catcher’s .365 mark establishes a major league record for the highest batting average by a backstop.
2009 With one out in the bottom of the 12th inning in the AL Central tiebreaker, the Twins beat the Tigers, 6-5, when Alexi Casilla’s single plates Carlos Gomez from second base with the winning run. The Metrodome victory finishes a remarkable comeback by Minnesota, going 17-4 in the final month to close a seven-game deficit, and completes a colossal collapse for the Tigers, becoming the first big-league team to surrender a three-game lead with only four contests to play.
2010 Rays’ hurler David Price is this year’s recipient of the Oklahoma Sports Museum’s Warren Spahn Award, given annually to the best left-handed pitcher in the big leagues. The honor, named after the winningest southpaw in the game’s history, is awarded based on a point system that evaluates performance based on wins, strikeouts, and earned run average.
2010 The Cardinals exercised their $16 million option for next season with first baseman Albert Pujols. The 30-year-old superstar, a three-time NL MVP, led the circuit with 42 home runs and 118 RBIs.
2010 At Citizens Bank Park, Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay throws the second no-hitter in postseason history when he beats the Reds, 4-0, in Game 1 of the NLDS. Don Larsen became the first hurler to accomplish the feat by throwing a perfect game in the Yankees’ victory over Brooklyn in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.
2011 Robin Ventura, seen by many as a surprise choice, is hired by general manager Ken Williams as the White Sox’s new manager. The former All-Star infielder, who played ten seasons in Chicago after being selected as the team’s first-round pick in 1988, replaces a vocal and often-controversial Ozzie Guillen, who left the Windy City to be the Marlins’ new skipper.
2012 With a year remaining on his contract, Jim Tracy resigns as the Rockies manager, a position he has held since his promotion in May of 2009 as the club’s bench coach. During his four-year tenure with Colorado, the former NL Manager of the Year compiled a 294-308 record, including a 64-98 finish last season, setting a franchise mark for losses.
2012 The Orioles eliminate the two-time AL champion Rangers, 5-1, in the American League’s first win-or-go-home wild-card playoff game. The victory sends the surprising Baltimore team into the playoffs for the first time in 15 years, a best-of-five division series against New York.
2012 The Indians name former Boston skipper Terry Francona, rather than Sandy Alomar Jr., who replaced Manny Acta as the interim field boss with six games remaining to be played on the schedule, to be their 42nd manager in franchise history. The 53-year-old’s father, Tito, played with the Tribe from 1959 to 1964.
2020 In Game 2 of the ALDS, the Rays’ pitching staff combine to fan 18 batters, becoming the first team to accomplish the feat in a nine-inning postseason game. Tampa Bay’s accomplishment in their 7-5 victory over the Yankees at Petco Park surpasses the mark shared by five teams with 17 strikeouts.
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