THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” THURSDAY OCTOBER 17, 2024

“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 9 SCHEDULE

ADAMS CENTRAL (7-1) AT WOODLAN (5-3)

AVON (2-6) AT NOBLESVILLE (2-6)

BEN DAVIS (3-5) AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (0-8)

BENTON CENTRAL (0-8) AT TIPTON (4-4)

BLACKFORD (2-6) AT ALEXANDRIA (5-3)

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (4-4) AT SEYMOUR (4-4)

BOONE GROVE (5-3) AT HAMMOND NOLL (3-5)

BOWMAN ACADEMY (0-8) AT KNOX (5-3)

BREBEUF JESUIT (6-2) AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH (2-6)

BROWNSBURG (8-0) AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (5-3)

CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (1-7) AT WES-DEL (4-4)

CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (6-2) AT FORT WAYNE NORTH (5-3)

CASTLE (7-1) AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (8-0)

CENTERVILLE (7-1) AT KNIGHTSTOWN (5-3)

CENTRAL NOBLE (0-8) AT GARRETT (8-0)

CLARKSVILLE (0-8) AT CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-8)

CLINTON CENTRAL (3-5) AT TRI-CENTRAL (1-7)

CLINTON PRAIRIE (4-4) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (4-4)

COLUMBIA CITY (7-1) AT NORWELL (2-6)

COLUMBUS EAST (5-3) AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (1-7)

COLUMBUS NORTH (7-1) AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (2-5)

CONCORD (8-0) AT PLYMOUTH (5-3)

CONNERSVILLE (2-6) AT BATESVILLE (5-3)

CRAWFORDSVILLE (2-6) AT FRANKFORT (0-8)

CROWN POINT (8-0) AT MICHIGAN CITY (3-5)

CULVER (1-7) AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (1-7)

CULVER ACADEMY (7-1) AT JOHN GLENN (1-6)

DECATUR CENTRAL (5-2) AT FRANKLIN (3-5)

DEKALB (4-4) AT LEO (6-2)

DELPHI (5-3) AT TAYLOR (4-4)

DELTA (4-4) AT NEW PALESTINE (7-0)

EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (1-7) AT HAMMOND MORTON (3-4)

EAST NOBLE (7-1) AT BELLMONT (0-8)

EASTBROOK (4-4) AT OAK HILL (5-3)

EASTERN (PEKIN) (1-7) AT CHARLESTOWN (1-7)

EASTERN GREENE (3-5) AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (2-6)

EASTSIDE (4-4) AT ANGOLA (3-5)

EDGEWOOD (2-6) AT BROWN COUNTY (4-4)

EDINBURGH (0-8) AT PARK TUDOR (5-3)

ELWOOD (1-7) AT FRANKTON (1-7)

EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-8) AT EVANSVILLE HARRISON (1-7)

EVANSVILLE NORTH (3-5) AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-7)

EVANSVILLE REITZ (6-2) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (7-1)

FAIRFIELD (3-5) AT CHURUBUSCO (4-4)

FISHERS (4-4) AT ZIONSVILLE (3-5)

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (2-6) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (3-5)

FORT WAYNE SNIDER (6-2) AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE (3-4)

FORT WAYNE SOUTH (2-6) AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (1-7)

FRANKLIN CENTRAL (5-2) AT WESTFIELD (7-1)

FRANKLIN COUNTY (5-3) AT BLUFFTON (6-2)

FREMONT (2-6) AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (1-6)

GARY WEST (5-3) AT CALUMET (4-4)

GIBSON SOUTHERN (6-2) AT BOONVILLE (4-4)

GOSHEN (0-8) AT NORTHWOOD (3-5)

GREENCASTLE (2-6) AT NORTH PUTNAM (7-1)

GREENSBURG (0-8) AT RUSHVILLE (5-3)

GREENWOOD (2-6) AT WHITELAND (3-4)

GUERIN CATHOLIC (4-4) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (7-0)

HANOVER CENTRAL (6-2) AT HAMMOND CENTRAL (3-5)

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (6-2) AT PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD (2-5)

HERITAGE HILLS (7-1) AT WASHINGTON (5-3)

HOBART (4-4) AT HIGHLAND (1-7)

HOMESTEAD (4-4) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (5-3)

INDIAN CREEK (4-4) AT NORTHVIEW (7-1)

INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (5-2) AT WARREN CENTRAL (7-1)

INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (6-1) AT CINCINNATI ELDER (OHIO)

INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (7-1) AT BEECH GROVE (4-4)

INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (1-6) AT COVENANT CHRISTIAN (0-8)

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (3-4) AT EAST CENTRAL (6-2)

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (3-5) AT MONROVIA (6-2)

INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (2-5) AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (6-2)

INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (3-4) AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (3-4)

IRVINGTON PREP (0-5) AT SOUTH DECATUR (3-4)

JAY COUNTY (2-6) AT HERITAGE (7-1)

JEFFERSONVILLE (5-3) AT JENNINGS COUNTY (0-8)

JIMTOWN (5-3) AT LAKELAND (5-3)

KANKAKEE VALLEY (3-5) AT MUNSTER (2-6)

KOKOMO (4-3) AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (5-3)

LAFAYETTE JEFF (8-0) AT MCCUTCHEON (4-4)

LAPEL (5-3) AT EASTERN HANCOCK (5-3)

LAPORTE (0-8) AT PORTAGE (3-5)

LAVILLE (3-5) AT WHITING (2-6)

LAWRENCE CENTRAL (3-5) AT CARMEL (3-5)

LAWRENCE NORTH (8-0) AT PIKE (5-3)

LAWRENCEBURG (7-1) AT SOUTH DEARBORN (4-4)

LEWIS CASS (3-5) AT SOUTHWOOD (0-8)

LINTON (6-2) AT PHALEN ACADEMY

LOWELL (4-4) AT ANDREAN (4-4)

MADISON (4-4) AT MILAN (5-3)

MANCHESTER (5-3) AT PERU (3-5)

MARION (4-4) AT ANDERSON (0-8)

MERRILLVILLE (7-1) AT CHESTERTON (5-3)

MISHAWAKA (6-2) AT WAWASEE (1-7)

MISSISSINEWA (8-0) AT MADISON-GRANT (8-0)

MONROE CENTRAL (6-2) AT SHENANDOAH (4-4)

MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (4-4) AT YORKTOWN (5-3)

NEW ALBANY (3-5) AT FLOYD CENTRAL (5-2)

NEW CASTLE (4-4) AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (6-2)

NEW HAVEN (1-7) AT HUNTINGTON NORTH (5-3)

NEW PRAIRIE (5-3) AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (0-8)

NORTH DAVIESS (6-2) AT SPRINGS VALLEY (7-1)

NORTH JUDSON (8-0) AT PIONEER (6-2)

NORTH MONTGOMERY (3-5) AT DANVILLE (7-1)

NORTH NEWTON (2-6) AT TRI-COUNTY (5-3)

NORTH VERMILLION (7-1) AT SEEGER (3-5)

NORTHEASTERN (8-0) AT HAGERSTOWN (3-5)

NORTHFIELD (3-5) AT NORTHWESTERN (7-1)

OWEN VALLEY (0-8) AT CASCADE (8-0)

PAOLI (8-0) AT NORTH KNOX (2-6)

PARKE HERITAGE (1-7) AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (3-5)

PENDLETON HEIGHTS (3-5) AT SHELBYVILLE (1-7)

PERRY CENTRAL (4-4) AT MITCHELL (1-7)

PERRY MERIDIAN (3-5) AT MOORESVILLE (3-5)

PIKE CENTRAL (3-5) AT NORTH POSEY (6-2)

PLAINFIELD (7-1) AT MARTINSVILLE (8-0)

PRINCETON (1-7) AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (4-4)

PROVIDENCE (7-0) AT NORTH HARRISON (6-2)

RENSSELAER CENTRAL (3-5) AT LOGANSPORT (7-1)

RICHMOND (1-7) AT MUNCIE CENTRAL (1-7)

RIVER FOREST (4-4) AT LAKE STATION (2-6)

RIVERTON PARKE (5-3) AT COVINGTON (5-3)

ROCHESTER (7-1) AT MACONAQUAH (8-0)

SCOTTSBURG (6-2) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (8-0)

SHERIDAN (4-4) AT CARROLL (FLORA) (8-0)

SILVER CREEK (3-5) AT CORYDON CENTRAL (3-5)

SOUTH ADAMS (3-5) AT SOUTHERN WELLS (0-8)

SOUTH BEND ADAMS (2-6) AT ELKHART (7-1)

SOUTH BEND RILEY (2-5) AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN (3-5)

SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (5-3) AT PENN (6-2)

SOUTH NEWTON (3-5) AT FRONTIER (7-0)

SOUTH PUTNAM (6-2) AT CLOVERDALE (4-3)

SOUTH VERMILLION (8-0) AT ATTICA (0-8)

SOUTHMONT (3-5) AT TRI-WEST (4-4)

SOUTHPORT (0-8) AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH (6-2)

SOUTHRIDGE (6-2) AT FOREST PARK (5-3)

SOUTHSIDE HOMESCHOOL AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (5-1)

SPEEDWAY (4-4) AT TRITON CENTRAL (6-2)

ST. FRANCES (MD.) AT CENTER GROVE (5-3)

SWITZERLAND COUNTY (6-2) AT NORTH DECATUR (7-1)

TELL CITY (4-4) AT SOUTH SPENCER (4-4)

TIPPECANOE VALLEY (6-2) AT BREMEN (4-4)

TRI (5-3) AT UNION COUNTY (0-8)

TRITON (6-2) AT NORTH MIAMI (6-2)

UNION CITY (2-6) AT WINCHESTER (3-5)

VALPARAISO (5-3) AT LAKE CENTRAL (3-5)

VINCENNES LINCOLN (3-5) AT JASPER (4-4)

WARSAW (5-3) AT NORTHRIDGE (3-5)

WEST CENTRAL (5-3) AT NORTH WHITE (4-4)

WEST NOBLE (7-1) AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (4-4)

WEST VIGO (3-5) AT SULLIVAN (3-5)

WEST WASHINGTON (3-5) AT SALEM (3-5)

WESTERN BOONE (7-1) AT LEBANON (6-2)

WHEELER (6-2) AT GRIFFITH (8-0)

WHITKO (0-8) AT WABASH (1-7)

WINAMAC (3-4) AT CASTON (2-6)

TWIN LAKES (3-5) AT WESTERN (0-8)

WEST LAFAYETTE (5-3) AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS (3-5)

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT

CLASS 4A

1. HAMMOND CENTRAL (5) | BRACKET 
CROWN POINT, HAMMOND CENTRAL, HAMMOND MORTON, LAKE CENTRAL, MUNSTER

2. HOBART (5) | BRACKET 
CHESTERTON, HOBART, MERRILLVILLE, PORTAGE, VALPARAISO

3. PENN (6) | BRACKET 
LAPORTE, MICHIGAN CITY, MISHAWAKA, PENN, SOUTH BEND ADAMS, SOUTH BEND RILEY

4. GOSHEN (5) | BRACKET 
CONCORD, ELKHART, GOSHEN, NORTHRIDGE, WARSAW COMMUNITY

5. FORT WAYNE SNIDER (4) | BRACKET 
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, FORT WAYNE SNIDER

6. FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE (5) | BRACKET 
BELLMONT, FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE WAYNE, HOMESTEAD, HUNTINGTON NORTH

7. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (4) | BRACKET 
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), KOKOMO, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, MCCUTCHEON

8. WESTFIELD (6) | BRACKET 
CARMEL, FISHERS, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, NOBLESVILLE, WESTFIELD, ZIONSVILLE

9. PENDLETON HEIGHTS (7) | BRACKET 
ANDERSON, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), MUNCIE CENTRAL, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, RICHMOND, YORKTOWN

10. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (5) | BRACKET 
INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECHNICAL, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, LAWRENCE NORTH, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), WARREN CENTRAL

11. BROWNSBURG (5) | BRACKET 
AVON, BEN DAVIS, BROWNSBURG, PIKE, PLAINFIELD

12. PERRY MERIDIAN (6) | BRACKET 
CENTER GROVE, DECATUR CENTRAL, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, MOORESVILLE, PERRY MERIDIAN, SOUTHPORT

13. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (5) | BRACKET 
BLOOMINGTON NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, MARTINSVILLE, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO

14. EAST CENTRAL (5) | BRACKET 
COLUMBUS EAST, COLUMBUS NORTH, EAST CENTRAL, FRANKLIN COMMUNITY, WHITELAND COMMUNITY

15. NEW ALBANY (6) | BRACKET 
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, FLOYD CENTRAL, JEFFERSONVILLE, NEW ALBANY, PROVIDENCE, SEYMOUR

16. CASTLE (4) | BRACKET 
CASTLE, EVANSVILLE F.J. REITZ, EVANSVILLE HARRISON, EVANSVILLE NORTH

CLASS 3A

17. HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL (6) | BRACKET 
CALUMET, EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL, GARY WEST SIDE, GRIFFITH, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, HIGHLAND

18. HANOVER CENTRAL (5) | BRACKET 
HANOVER CENTRAL, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, KANKAKEE VALLEY, LOWELL, RIVER FOREST

19. PLYMOUTH (7) | BRACKET 
CULVER ACADEMIES, GLENN, MISHAWAKA MARIAN, NEW PRAIRIE, PLYMOUTH, SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON

20. WEST NOBLE (6) | BRACKET 
COLUMBIA CITY, FAIRFIELD, NORTHWOOD, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, WAWASEE, WEST NOBLE

21. ANGOLA (7) | BRACKET 
ANGOLA, DEKALB, EAST NOBLE, FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER, FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN, GARRETT, LEO

22. NORWELL (5) | BRACKET 
HERITAGE, MARION, MISSISSINEWA, NEW HAVEN, NORWELL

23. PERU (7) | BRACKET 
LOGANSPORT, MACONAQUAH, NORTHWESTERN, PERU, TWIN LAKES, WEST LAFAYETTE, WESTERN

24. NEW CASTLE (5) | BRACKET 
CONNERSVILLE, DELTA, HAMILTON HEIGHTS, JAY COUNTY, NEW CASTLE

25. BREBEUF JESUIT PREPARATORY (7) | BRACKET 
BREBEUF JESUIT PREPARATORY, CRAWFORDSVILLE, DANVILLE COMMUNITY, FRANKFORT, GUERIN CATHOLIC, LEBANON, TRI-WEST HENDRICKS

26. INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD (6) | BRACKET 
HERRON, INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD, INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL, INDIANAPOLIS CRISPUS ATTUCKS, INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC – DOWNTOWN

27. SPEEDWAY (6) | BRACKET 
CASCADE, EDGEWOOD, INDIANAPOLIS GEORGE WASHINGTON COMMUNITY, NORTHVIEW, OWEN VALLEY, SPEEDWAY

28. RONCALLI (7) | BRACKET 
BEECH GROVE, GREENWOOD COMMUNITY, INDIAN CREEK, NEW PALESTINE, RONCALLI, RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, SHELBYVILLE

29. LAWRENCEBURG (6) | BRACKET 
BATESVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, GREENSBURG, JENNINGS COUNTY, LAWRENCEBURG, SOUTH DEARBORN

30. SILVER CREEK (6) | BRACKET 
CHARLESTOWN, CORYDON CENTRAL, MADISON CONSOLIDATED, NORTH HARRISON, SCOTTSBURG, SILVER CREEK

31. JASPER (6) | BRACKET 
GIBSON SOUTHERN, JASPER, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, SOUTHRIDGE, VINCENNES LINCOLN, WASHINGTON

32. MT. VERNON (6) | BRACKET 
BOONVILLE, EVANSVILLE BOSSE, EVANSVILLE CENTRAL, EVANSVILLE REITZ MEMORIAL, HERITAGE HILLS, MT. VERNON

CLASS 2A

33. ANDREAN (8) | BRACKET 
21ST CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOL – GARY, ANDREAN, BOONE GROVE, HEBRON, LAKE STATION EDISON, LIGHTHOUSE CPC, WHEELER, WHITING

34. KNOX (6) | BRACKET 
BREMEN, CAREER ACADEMY, JIMTOWN, KNOX, LAVILLE, WINAMAC COMMUNITY

35. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (6) | BRACKET 
CENTRAL NOBLE, CHURUBUSCO, EASTSIDE, LAKELAND, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, WESTVIEW

36. WOODLAN (7) | BRACKET 
ADAMS CENTRAL, BLUFFTON, FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS, FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN, SOUTH ADAMS, WHITKO, WOODLAN

37. WESTERN BOONE (6) | BRACKET 
BENTON CENTRAL, DELPHI COMMUNITY, NORTH MONTGOMERY, RENSSELAER CENTRAL, SEEGER, WESTERN BOONE

38. SOUTHWOOD (7) | BRACKET 
EASTERN (GREENTOWN), LEWIS CASS, MANCHESTER, OAK HILL, ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, SOUTHWOOD, WABASH

39. TAYLOR (6) | BRACKET 
ELWOOD COMMUNITY, FRANKTON, LAPEL, SHERIDAN, TAYLOR, TIPTON

40. WAPAHANI (6) | BRACKET 
ALEXANDRIA MONROE, BLACKFORD, EASTBROOK, MADISON-GRANT, MUNCIE BURRIS, WAPAHANI

41. SOUTHMONT (6) | BRACKET 
GREENCASTLE, NORTH PUTNAM, PARKE HERITAGE, SOUTH PUTNAM, SOUTH VERMILLION, SOUTHMONT

42. INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER (6) | BRACKET 
COVENANT CHRISTIAN, INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER, MONROVIA, PARK TUDOR, RIVERSIDE, UNIVERSITY

43. INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA MEMORIAL (7) | BRACKET 
CHRISTEL HOUSE, EASTERN HANCOCK, HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA MEMORIAL, IRVINGTON PREPARATORY ACADEMY, KIPP INDY LEGACY, TRITON CENTRAL

44. HAGERSTOWN (6) | BRACKET 
CENTERVILLE, HAGERSTOWN, NORTHEASTERN, SHENANDOAH, UNION COUNTY, WINCHESTER COMMUNITY

45. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (6) | BRACKET 
AUSTIN, BROWN COUNTY, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, SOUTH RIPLEY, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER), SWITZERLAND COUNTY

46. EASTERN (PEKIN) (6) | BRACKET 
CLARKSVILLE, CRAWFORD COUNTY, EASTERN (PEKIN), MITCHELL, PAOLI, SALEM

47. EASTERN GREENE (7) | BRACKET 
BARR-REEVE, EASTERN GREENE, LINTON-STOCKTON, NORTH KNOX, SOUTH KNOX, SULLIVAN, WEST VIGO

48. SOUTH SPENCER (8) | BRACKET 
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI, FOREST PARK, NORTH POSEY, PERRY CENTRAL, PIKE CENTRAL, SOUTH SPENCER, TECUMSEH, TELL CITY

CLASS 1A

49. MARQUETTE CATHOLIC (8) | BRACKET 
BOWMAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, HAMMOND ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KOUTS, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC, MORGAN TOWNSHIP, TRI-TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, WESTVILLE

50. SOUTH NEWTON (8) | BRACKET 
CASTON, DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN, NORTH NEWTON, NORTH WHITE, PIONEER, SOUTH NEWTON, TRI-COUNTY, WEST CENTRAL

51. CULVER COMMUNITY (7) | BRACKET 
ARGOS, CULVER COMMUNITY, ELKHART CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE, OREGON-DAVIS, SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS), TRITON

52. HAMILTON (6) | BRACKET 
BETHANY CHRISTIAN, FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY, FREMONT, HAMILTON, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN

53. COVINGTON (7) | BRACKET 
ATTICA, COVINGTON, FAITH CHRISTIAN, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL, LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, NORTH VERMILLION, RIVERTON PARKE

54. ROSSVILLE (7) | BRACKET 
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN, CARROLL (FLORA), CLINTON CENTRAL, CLINTON PRAIRIE, FRONTIER, ROSSVILLE, TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN

55. DALEVILLE (7) | BRACKET 
COWAN, DALEVILLE, NORTH MIAMI, NORTHFIELD, SOUTHERN WELLS, TRI-CENTRAL, WES-DEL

56. MONROE CENTRAL (7) | BRACKET 
BLUE RIVER VALLEY, CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN, MONROE CENTRAL, RANDOLPH SOUTHERN, SETON CATHOLIC, UNION (MODOC), UNION CITY

57. INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (8) | BRACKET 
ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY, INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE ACADEMY, INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF INDIANA, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN, MTI SCHOOL OF KNOWLEDGE, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC-BROAD RIPPLE, TINDLEY

58. INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (7) | BRACKET 
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, EMINENCE, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN, INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN, PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY, VICTORY COLLEGE PREP

59. NORTH DECATUR (8) | BRACKET 
EDINBURGH, KNIGHTSTOWN, MORRISTOWN, NORTH DECATUR, SOUTH DECATUR, SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE), TRI, WALDRON

60. TRINITY LUTHERAN (7) | BRACKET 
CROTHERSVILLE, HAUSER, JAC-CEN-DEL, MILAN, OLDENBURG ACADEMY, RISING SUN, TRINITY LUTHERAN

61. WHITE RIVER VALLEY (8) | BRACKET 
BLOOMFIELD, CLAY CITY, CLOVERDALE, DUGGER UNION, LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG), SHAKAMAK, WHITE RIVER VALLEY

62. LOOGOOTEE (6) | BRACKET 
LOOGOOTEE, MEDORA, NORTH DAVIESS, ORLEANS, SHOALS, VINCENNES RIVET

63. CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA (8) | BRACKET 
BORDEN, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA, HENRYVILLE, LANESVILLE, NEW WASHINGTON, ROCK CREEK ACADEMY, SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH), WEST WASHINGTON

64. WOOD MEMORIAL (5) | BRACKET 
CANNELTON, EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN, NORTHEAST DUBOIS, SPRINGS VALLEY, WOOD MEMORIAL

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER STATE TOURNAMENT

REGIONAL SEMI-FINALS

3A

CARMEL VS. LAWRENCE NORTH (THURSDAY 6PM)

BEN DAVIS VS. SOUTHPORT (THURSDAY 6PM)

CENTER GROVE VS. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (THURSDAY 6PM)

SEYMOUR VS. CASTLE (THURSDAY 6PM)

MUNSTER VS. VALPARAISO (THURSDAY 6PM)

SB ADAMS VS. CONCORD (THURSDAY 6PM)

WARSAW VS. FW CARROLL (THURSDAY 6PM)

HARRISON VS. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (THURSDAY 6PM)

2A

BISHOP CHATARD VS. CONNERSVILLE (THURSDAY 6PM)

CASCADE VS. GREENCASTLE (THURSDAY 6PM)

LAWRENCEBURG VS. CHARLESTOWN (THURDSAY 6PM)

WASHINGTON VS. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (THURSDAY 6PM)

ILLIANA CHRISTIAN VS. CULVER ACADEMIES (THURSDAY 6PM)

ANGOLA VS. FW CONCORDIA (THURSDAY 6PM)

WEST LAFAYETTE VS. NORTHWESTERN (THURSDAY 6PM)

JAY COUNTY VS. PARK TUDOR (THURSDAY 6PM)

1A

SCECINA VS. GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (THURSDAY 6PM)

SHAWE MEMORIAL VS. OLDENBURG ACADEMY (THURSDAY 6PM)

WHITE RIVER VALLEY VS. NE DUBOIS (THURSDAY 6PM)

PROVIDENCE VS. TELL CITY (THURSDAY 6PM)

WHEELER VS. BETHANY CHRISTIAN (THURSDAY 6PM)

WESTVIEW VS. LAKELAND CHRISTIAN (THURSDAY 6PM)

FAITH CHRISTIAN VS. CARROLL (THURSDAY 6PM)

MUNCIE BURRIS VS. COVENANT CHRISTIAN (THURSDAY 6PM)

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER STATE TOURNAMENT

REGIONAL SEMI-FINALS

WEDNESDAY’S SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=10/16/2024

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS STATE TOURNAMENT

FRIDAY OCTOBER 18

COLUMBUS NORTH VS. SB ST. JOSEPH 10AM

BREBEUF VS. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 10AM

CENTER GROVE VS. PENN 10AM

NOBLESVILLE VS. JASPER 10AM

STATE SEMI-FINALS

SATURDAY OCTOBER 19 10AM

STATE FINALS

SATURDAY 2PM

INDIANA CROSS COUNTRY SECTIONALS-SATURDAY OCTOBER 19

1. HIGHLAND (16): GIRLS 9:30 AM CT; BOYS 10:30 AM CT | RESULTS 
CALUMET, CROWN POINT, EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL, GARY WEST SIDE, GRIFFITH, HANOVER CENTRAL, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, HAMMOND CENTRAL, HAMMOND MORTON, HIGHLAND, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, LAKE CENTRAL, LIGHTHOUSE CPC, LOWELL, MUNSTER, WHITING

2. CHESTERTON (13): GIRLS 10:30 AM CT; BOYS 11:15 AM CT | RESULTS 
ANDREAN, BOONE GROVE, CHESTERTON, HEBRON, HOBART, KOUTS, MERRILLVILLE, MORGAN TOWNSHIP, PORTAGE, RIVER FOREST, VALPARAISO, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, WHEELER

3. NEW PRAIRIE (16): GIRLS 10:00 AM CT; BOYS 10:45 AM CT | RESULTS  
GLENN, LAPORTE, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC, MICHIGAN CITY, MISHAWAKA, MISHAWAKA MARIAN, NEW PRAIRIE, PENN, SOUTH BEND ADAMS, SOUTH BEND CAREER ACADEMY, SOUTH BEND RILEY, SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH, SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS), TRINITY GREENLAWN, TRI-TOWNSHIP, WESTVILLE

4. ELKHART (13): GIRLS 10:00 AM ET; BOYS 10:45 AM ET | RESULTS 
BETHANY CHRISTIAN, BREMEN, CONCORD, ELKHART CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, ELKHART, FAIRFIELD, GOSHEN, JIMTOWN, LAVILLE, NORTHRIDGE, NORTHWOOD, WAWASEE, WESTVIEW

5. RENSSELAER CENTRAL (14): GIRLS 10:30 AM CT; BOYS 11:15 AM CT | RESULTS 
BENTON CENTRAL, DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN, FRONTIER, KANKAKEE VALLEY, KNOX, NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE, NORTH NEWTON, NORTH WHITE, RENSSELAER CENTRAL, SOUTH NEWTON, TRI-COUNTY, TWIN LAKES, WEST CENTRAL, WINAMAC 

6. MANCHESTER (15): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
ARGOS, COLUMBIA CITY, CULVER ACADEMIES, HUNTINGTON NORTH, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, MANCHESTER, NORTH MIAMI, NORTHFIELD, PLYMOUTH, ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, TRITON, WABASH, WARSAW, WHITKO

7. WEST NOBLE (15): GIRLS 9:30 AM ET; BOYS 10:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
ANGOLA, CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), CENTRAL NOBLE, CHURUBUSCO, DEKALB, EAST NOBLE, EASTSIDE, FREMONT, GARRETT, HAMILTON, LAKELAND, LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN, LEO, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, WEST NOBLE

8. NEW HAVEN (@ HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY) (14): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER, FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS, FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN, FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY, FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN, FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, FORT WAYNE NORTHSIDE, FORT WAYNE SNIDER, FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE WAYNE, HERITAGE, HOMESTEAD, NEW HAVEN, WOODLAN

9. DELTA (16): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
ADAMS CENTRAL, BELLMONT, BLACKFORD, BLUFFTON, DELTA, EASTBROOK, JAY COUNTY, MONROE CENTRAL, NORWELL, RANDOLPH SOUTHERN, SOUTH ADAMS, SOUTHERN WELLS, UNION (MODOC), UNION CITY, WAPAHANI, WINCHESTER COMMUNITY

10. MARION (15): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
ALEXANDRIA MONROE, BLUE RIVER VALLEY, COWAN, DALEVILLE, ELWOOD COMMUNITY, FRANKTON, MADISON-GRANT, MARION, MISSISSINEWA, MUNCIE BURRIS, MUNCIE CENTRAL, OAK HILL, SOUTHWOOD, WES-DEL, YORKTOWN

11. LOGANSPORT (16): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
CARROLL (FLORA), CASTON, CLINTON CENTRAL, CLINTON PRAIRIE, EASTERN (GREENTOWN), FRANKFORT, KOKOMO, LEWIS CASS, LOGANSPORT, MACONAQUAH, NORTHWESTERN, PERU, PIONEER, ROSSVILLE, TAYLOR, WESTERN

12. HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (13): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
COVINGTON, CRAWFORDSVILLE, DELPHI, FAITH CHRISTIAN, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, MCCUTCHEON, NORTH MONTGOMERY, SEEGER, SOUTHMONT, WEST LAFAYETTE

13. NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (19): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
CARMEL, HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, HERRON, INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD, INDIANAPOLIS CRISPUS ATTUCKS, INDIANAPOLIS GEORGE WASHINGTON, INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN, INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF INDIANA, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), PARK TUDOR, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC – BROAD RIPPLE, RIVERSIDE, TINDLEY, TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN, UNIVERSITY, WESTERN BOONE, ZIONSVILLE

14. TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO (16): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
CLAY CITY, CLOVERDALE, GREENCASTLE, NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG), NORTH VERMILLION, NORTHVIEW, OWEN VALLEY, PARKE HERITAGE, RIVERTON PARKE, SHAKAMAK, SOUTH PUTNAM, SOUTH VERMILLION, SULLIVAN, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO, WEST VIGO

15. BEN DAVIS (15): GIRLS 8:30 AM ET; BOYS 9:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
AVON, BEN DAVIS, BETHESDA CHRISTIAN, BREBEUF JESUIT, BROWNSBURG, CASCADE, COVENANT CHRISTIAN, DANVILLE COMMUNITY, INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER, NORTH PUTNAM, PIKE, PLAINFIELD, PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY, SPEEDWAY, TRI-WEST HENDRICKS

16. NOBLESVILLE (15): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
ANDERSON, ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY, FISHERS, GUERIN CATHOLIC, HAMILTON HEIGHTS, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, LAPEL, LEBANON, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN, NOBLESVILLE, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, SHENANDOAH, TIPTON, TRI-CENTRAL, WESTFIELD

17. MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE) (17): GIRLS 9:45 AM ET; BOYS 10:30 AM ET | RESULTS 
BEECH GROVE, EASTERN HANCOCK, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH, INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN, INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA MEMORIAL, IRVINGTON PREPARATORY ACADEMY, KIPP INDY LEGACY, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, LAWRENCE NORTH, MORRISTOWN, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), NEW PALESTINE, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC – DOWNTOWN, VICTORY COLLEGE PREP, WARREN CENTRAL

18. RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED (14): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
BATESVILLE, CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN, CENTERVILLE, CONNERSVILLE, EAST CENTRAL, HAGERSTOWN, NEW CASTLE, NORTHEASTERN, OLDENBURG ACADEMY, RICHMOND, RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, SETON CATHOLIC, TRI, UNION COUNTY

19. SHELBYVILLE (16): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
CENTER GROVE, DECATUR CENTRAL, EDINBURGH, FRANKLIN COMMUNITY, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, GREENWOOD COMMUNITY, INDIAN CREEK, MOORESVILLE, PERRY MERIDIAN, RONCALLI, SHELBYVILLE, SOUTHPORT, SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBY), TRITON CENTRAL, WALDRON, WHITELAND COMMUNITY

20. SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) (16): GIRLS 9:30 AM ET; BOYS 10:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
AUSTIN, CHARLESTOWN, CROTHERSVILLE, HENRYVILLE, JAC-CEN-DEL, LAWRENCEBURG, MADISON CONSOLIDATED, MILAN, NEW WASHINGTON, RISING SUN, SCOTTSBURG, SHAWE MEMORIAL, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER), SWITZERLAND COUNTY, SOUTH DEARBORN, SOUTH RIPLEY

21. BROWN COUNTY (14): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
BROWN COUNTY, COLUMBUS EAST, COLUMBUS NORTH, EDGEWOOD, EMINENCE, GREENSBURG, HAUSER, JENNINGS COUNTY, MARTINSVILLE, MONROVIA, NORTH DECATUR, SEYMOUR, SOUTH DECATUR, TRINITY LUTHERAN

22. BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (16): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, BLOOMINGTON NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, EASTERN (PEKIN), EASTERN GREENE, LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, LINTON-STOCKTON, LOOGOOTEE, MITCHELL, NORTH DAVIESS, ORLEANS, SALEM, SHOALS, WEST WASHINGTON, WHITE RIVER VALLEY

23. CRAWFORD COUNTY (15): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
BORDEN, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA, CLARKSVILLE, CORYDON CENTRAL, CRAWFORD COUNTY, FLOYD CENTRAL, JEFFERSONVILLE, LANESVILLE, NEW ALBANY, NORTH HARRISON, PAOLI, PROVIDENCE, SILVER CREEK, SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH), SPRINGS VALLEY

24. JASPER (14): GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS 
BARR-REEVE, CANNELTON, FOREST PARK, JASPER, NORTH KNOX, NORTHEAST DUBOIS, PERRY CENTRAL, PIKE CENTRAL, SOUTH KNOX, SOUTHRIDGE, TELL CITY, VINCENNES LINCOLN, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON CATHOLIC

25. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (19): GIRLS 9:30 AM CT; BOYS 10:15 AM CT | RESULTS 
BOONVILLE, CASTLE, EVANSVILLE BOSSE, EVANSVILLE CENTRAL, EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN, EVANSVILLE DAY, EVANSVILLE F.J. REITZ, EVANSVILLE HARRISON, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI, EVANSVILLE NORTH, EVANSVILLE REITZ MEMORIAL, GIBSON SOUTHERN, HERITAGE HILLS, MT. VERNON, NORTH POSEY, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, SIGNATURE, SOUTH SPENCER, TECUMSEH

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

WEEK 8

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16

WESTERN KENTUCKY 31 SAM HOUSTON 14

UTEP 30 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 21

THURSDAY, OCT. 17

BOSTON COLLEGE AT VIRGINIA TECH, 7:30 P.M. | ESPN

GEORGIA STATE AT MARSHALL, 7 P.M. | ESPN2

FRIDAY, OCT. 18

FLORIDA STATE AT DUKE, 7 P.M. | ESPN2

BROWN AT PRINCETON, 7 P.M. ESPNU

NO. 2 OREGON AT PURDUE, 8 P.M. | FOX

OKLAHOMA STATE AT NO. 13 BYU, 10:15 P.M. | ESPN

FRESNO STATE AT NEVADA, 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

CATHOLIC AT LYCOMING, 12 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

NORTHWESTERN STATE AT NICHOLLS, 12 P.M. | ESPN+

HOLY CROSS AT HARVARD, 12 P.M. | ESPN+

LEHIGH AT YALE, 12 P.M. | ESPN+

WILKES UNIVERSITY AT KEYSTON, 12 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

NORWICH AT MERCHANT MARINE, 12 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

MIT AT SPRINGFIELD, 12 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

NO. 6 MIAMI (FLA.) AT LOUISVILLE, 12 P.M. | ABC/ESPN+

VIRGINIA AT NO. 10 CLEMSON, 12 P.M. | ACCN

NEBRASKA AT NO. 16 INDIANA, 12 P.M. | FOX

AUBURN AT NO. 19 MISSOURI, 12 P.M. | ESPN

WISCONSIN AT NORTHWESTERN, 12 P.M. | BTN

UCLA AT RUTGERS, 12 P.M. | FS1

WAKE FOREST AT UCONN, 12 P.M. | CBSSN

ARIZONA STATE AT CINCINNATI, 12 P.M. | ESPN+

LOUISIANA AT COASTAL CAROLINA, 12 P.M. | ESPNU

EAST CAROLINA AT NO. 23 ARMY, 12 P.M. | ESPN2

SACRED HEART AT LAFAYETTE, 12:30 P.M. | ESPN+

SOUTH CAROLINA AT OKLAHOMA, 12:45 | SECN

VILLANOVA AT MAINE, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

HAMPTON AT NORTH CAROLINA A&T, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

STONY BROOK AT TOWSON, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

RHODE ISLAND AT NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

BRYANT AT MONMOUTH, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

DRAKE AT PRESBYTERIAN, 1 P.M. | ESPN+

STETSON AT DAVIDSON, 1 P.M. | ESPN+

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AT DARTMOUTH, 1 P.M. | ESPN+

COLUMBIA AT PENN, 1 P.M. | ESPN+

CORNELL AT BUCKNELL, 1 P.M. | ESPN+

STONEHILL AT MERRIMACK, 1 P.M. | ESPN+

GEORGETOWN AT COLGATE, 1 P.M. | ESPN+

WOFFORD AT CHATTANOOGA, 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+

UVA WISE AT CARSON-NEWMAN, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE AT ANDERSON (SC), 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

MICHIGAN TECH AT FERRIS STATE, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

ROOSEVELT AT NORTH MICHIGAN, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

JUNIATA AT SUSQUEHANNA, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

WEST FLORIDA AT CHOWAN, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

MILES AT CLARK ATLANTA, 1 P.M. | ESPN+

ASSUMPTION AT ST. ANSELM, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

NEW HAVEN AT SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AT BENTLEY, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

SALVE REGINA AT COAST GUARD, 1:30 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

LINDENWOOD AT GARDNER-WEBB, 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+

THE CITADEL AT VMI, 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+

SHORTER AT WEST GEORGIA, 2 P.M. | ESPN+

FORT VALLEY STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE, ESPN+

ERSKINE AT NORTH GREENVILLE, 2 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

WAYNE STATE (MI) AT DAVENPORT, 2 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

WEST TEXAS A&M AT EASTERN NEW MEXICO, 2 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

LENOIR-RHYNE AT BARTON COLLEGE, 2 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

WPI AT SUNY MARITIME, 2 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT EASTERN MICHIGAN, 2 P.M. | ESPN+

TULSA AT TEMPLE, 2 P.M. | ESPN+

GRAND VALLEY STATE AT SAGINAW VALLEY STATE, 3 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE AT VALDOSTA STATE, 3 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

MERCER AT SAMFORD, 3 P.M. | ESPN+

ILLINOIS STATE AT MURRAY STATE, 3 P.M. | ESPN+

INDIANA STATE AT MISSOURI STATE, 3 P.M. | ESPN+

CAMPBELL AT WILLIAM & MARY, 3:30 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

DELAWARE AT RICHMOND, 3:30 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

ELON AT UALBANY, 3:30 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

FLORIDA A&M AT JACKSON STATE, 3:30 P.M. | ESPNU

TENNESSEE STATE AT HOWARD, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

NO. 7 ALABAMA AT NO. 11 TENNESSEE, 3:30 P.M. | ABC/ESPN+

NO. 12 NOTRE DAME AT GEORGIA TECH, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN

NO. 24 MICHIGAN AT NO. 22 ILLINOIS, 3:30 P.M. | CBS/PARAMOUNT+

NC STATE AT CALIFORNIA, 3:30 P.M. | ACCN

HOUSTON AT KANSAS, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

HAWAII AT WASHINGTON STATE, 3:30 P.M. | THE CW NETWORK

TEXAS STATE AT OLD DOMINION, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

OHIO AT MIAMI (OHIO), 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

KENT STATE AT BOWLING GREEN, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

WESTERN MICHIGAN AT BUFFALO, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

TOLEDO AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

UAB AT SOUTH FLORIDA, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

CHARLOTTE AT NO. 25 NAVY, 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN

FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT UTSA, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

RICE AT TULANE, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

AUSTIN PEAY AT UTAH TECH, 4 P.M. | ESPN+

EASTERN KENTUCKY AT ABILENE CHRISTIAN, 4 P.M. | ESPN+

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN, 4 P.M. | ESPN+

TENNESSEE TECH AT WESTERN ILLINOIS, 4 P.M. | ESPN+

CAL POLY AT IDAHO, 4 P.M. | ESPN+

IDAHO STATE AT NORTHERN ARIZONA, 4 P.M. | ESPN+

MONTANA STATE AT PORTLAND STATE, 4 P.M. | ESPN+

LA VERNE AT CLAREMONT MUDD SCRIPPS, 4 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

SOUTHERN CAL AT MARYLAND, 4 P.M. | FS1

BAYLOR AT TEXAS TECH, 4 P.M. | ESPN2

WYOMING AT SAN JOSE STATE, 4 P.M. | TBD

JAMES MADISON AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN, 4 P.M. | ESPN+

NO. 14 TEXAS A&M AT MISSISSIPPI STATE, 4:15 P.M. | SECN

LAMAR AT TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE, 4:30 P.M. | ESPN+

MCNEESE AT INCARNATE WORD, 5 P.M. | ESPN+

MARIST AT SAN DIEGO, 5 P.M. | ESPN+

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AT SE LOUISIANA, 5 P.M. | ESPN+

NEW MEXICO AT UTAH STATE, 5 P.M. | TRUTV/MAX

WEST ALABAMA AT DELTA STATE, 5 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

SOUTH DAKOTA AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE, 6 P.M. | ESPN+

UC DAVIS AT EASTERN WASHINGTON, 7 P.M. | ESPN+

ALCORN STATE AT SOUTHERN, 7 P.M. | ESPN+

NO. 8 LSU AT ARKANSAS, 7 P.M. | ESPN

WESTERN OREGON AT UT PERMIAN BASIN, 7 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

BENEDICT COLLEGE AT ALLEN, 7 P.M. | ESPN+

COLORADO AT ARIZONA, 7 P.M. | FOX

BALL STATE AT VANDERBILT, 7 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+

ARKANSAS STATE AT SOUTHERN MISS, 7 P.M. | ESPN+

NO. 5 GEORGIA AT NO. 1 TEXAS, 7:30 P.M. | ABC/ESPN+

UCF AT NO. 9 IOWA STATE, 7:30 P.M. | TBD

NO. 17 KANSAS STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA, 7:30 P.M. | TBD

IOWA AT MICHIGAN STATE, 7:30 P.M. | NBC/PEACOCK

NORTH TEXAS AT MEMPHIS, 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU

KENTUCKY AT FLORIDA, 7:45 P.M. | SECN

NO. 21 SMU AT STANFORD, 8 P.M. | ACCN

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE, 8 P.M. | ESPN2

ANGELO STATE AT MIDWESTERN STATE, 8 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

CENTRAL WASHINGTON AT TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE, 8 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

COLORADO STATE AT AIR FORCE, 8 P.M. | CBSSN

WEBER STATE AT SACRAMENTO STATE, 9 P.M. | ESPN+

UNLV AT OREGON STATE, 10 P.M. | THE CW NETWORK

TCU AT UTAH, 10:30 P.M. | ESPN

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 NOON

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

ILLINOIS 50 PURDUE 49 OT

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

NOTRE DAME 49 STANFORD 7

OCTOBER 19 AT GEORGIA TECH 3:30

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

DRAKE 27 BUTLER 17

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

BALL STATE 37 KENT STATE 35

OCTOBER 19 AT VANDERBILT 7:30

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

INDIANA STATE 31 MURRAY STATE 27

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

JACKSONVILLE 37 INDIANAPOLIS 34

INDIANAPOLIS 20 TENNESSEE 17

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 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)

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

CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16

LOS ANGELES 8 NEW YORK METS 0 (DODGERS LEAD SERIES 2-1)

THURSDAY, OCT. 17

NYY @ CLE, ALCS GAME 3 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)

LAD @ NYM, NLCS GAME 4 (FOX/FS1)

FRIDAY, OCT. 18

NYY @ CLE, ALCS GAME 4 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)

LAD @ NYM, NLCS GAME 5^ (FOX/FS1)

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

NYY @ CLE, ALCS GAME 5^ (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)

SUNDAY, OCT. 20

NYM @ LAD, NLCS GAME 6^ (FOX/FS1)

MONDAY, OCT. 21

CLE @ NYY, ALCS GAME 6^ (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)

NYM @ LAD, NLCS GAME 7^ (FOX/FS1)

TUESDAY, OCT. 22

CLE @ NYY, ALCS GAME 7^ (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)

(^IF NECESSARY)

WORLD SERIES

PRESENTED BY CAPITAL ONE

IF BOTH LCS CONCLUDE NO LATER THAN SATURDAY, OCT. 19, THE WORLD SERIES WILL MOVE UP TO START ON TUESDAY, OCT. 22, WITH A POTENTIAL GAME 7 ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30.

FRIDAY, OCT. 25

GAME 1, AT BETTER 2024 RECORD (FOX)

SATURDAY, OCT. 26

GAME 2, AT BETTER 2024 RECORD (FOX)

MONDAY, OCT. 28

GAME 3 (FOX)

TUESDAY, OCT. 29

GAME 4 (FOX)

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30

GAME 5^ (FOX)

FRIDAY, NOV. 1

GAME 6^, AT BETTER 2024 RECORD (FOX)

SATURDAY, NOV. 2

GAME 7^, AT BETTER 2024 RECORD (FOX)

(^IF NECESSARY)

WNBA SCORES

NEW YORK 80 MINNESOTA 77

NBA PRE-SEASON

PHILADELPHIA 117 BROOKLYN 95

DETROIT 108 CLEVELAND 92

MIAMI 120 ATLANTA 111

CHICAGO 125 MINNESOTA 123

PORTLAND 111 ULM 100

NHL SCORES

PITTSBURGH 6 BUFFALO 5 OT

TORONTO 6 LOS ANGELES 2

BOSTON 5 COLORADO 3

ANAHEIM 5 UTAH 4 OT

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES

BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

DODGERS ROUT METS TO TAKE 2-1 NLCS LEAD

NEW YORK (AP) — By the time Shohei Ohtani stepped to the plate in the eighth inning Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers were already in control.

Once the ball left his bat, Game 3 of the National League Championship Series was over.

Ohtani launched a three-run homer and the Dodgers pulled away for an 8-0 victory against the choppy New York Mets that gave them a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Kiké Hernández hit a two-run shot to make it 4-0 in the sixth with his 15th career postseason homer and waved to the Citi Field crowd he quieted. Los Angeles rebounded from a loss at home by pitching its fourth shutout in the past five playoff games.

“These guys are locked in. And they understand they have a job to do to prevent runs,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “And I think we’re playing good defense, too.”

Game 4 is Thursday night in Queens, with $325 million rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto scheduled to start for Los Angeles against veteran left-hander Jose Quintana.

Ohtani connected for a towering 410-foot drive that soared into the second deck in right field. He gave a little lean at home plate as he watched the ball barely stay fair above the foul pole.

Max Muncy went deep in the ninth for his 13th career postseason homer, tying Corey Seager and Justin Turner for the franchise record. Muncy also connected in Game 2.

“It’s definitely a blessing. I can’t be thankful enough that I’ve had the opportunity to play enough games to be able to accrue those numbers,” he said. “Thankful to be able to be on a team and an organization that gets to the postseason every single year.”

Dodgers starter Walker Buehler struck out Francisco Lindor on a full-count knuckle curve to leave the bases loaded in the second.

A fired-up Buehler shouted as he walked off the mound, and then again in Lindor’s direction.

“That was the pitch of the game,” Roberts said. “Obviously, the crowd was into it. They were gaining momentum. To get the breaking ball down below the zone and get a great hitter out was huge. And I think that just kind of speaks to experience.”

No. 9 batter Francisco Alvarez fanned right before Lindor and went down looking all three times up. New York stranded six runners in the first three innings against Buehler when the game was still close.

“Walker, he’s a different animal in the postseason. I don’t care what his regular-season numbers are, especially this year coming off the second Tommy John (surgery),” Muncy said. “We all knew once we got into this setting he was going to be Walker Buehler, and he was definitely that tonight.”

Winless since May 18 during an injury-plagued season, Buehler made his 17th career postseason start. He struck out six in four innings of three-hit ball after failing to whiff a single batter during his Division Series loss to San Diego.

“Being in big games, that’s literally all I care about,” said Buehler, who ditched his windup early in the game and began working exclusively out of the stretch because he couldn’t feel his cold right foot on a hard mound.

“This is definitely a big momentum win for us. But if we don’t do something with it, then it doesn’t really matter a whole lot.”

Buehler combined with four relievers on a four-hitter as the Dodgers got five stingy innings from their hard-throwing bullpen.

“This guy has proven year after year that when there’s a big game and the Dodgers need a win, he’s the right guy to be on the mound,” Hernández said.

Michael Kopech worked a hitless fifth for the win, and Dodgers pitchers finished with 13 strikeouts.

Mets starter Luis Severino fell behind 2-0 in the second, partly due to some shoddy fielding. He did not permit an earned run but threw 95 pitches and walked four in 4 2/3 innings, taking the loss.

Slumping catcher Will Smith knocked in a run with an infield single, and Tommy Edman had a sacrifice fly that could have been more if not for a sensational catch on the right-center warning track by Tyrone Taylor.

Los Angeles threw consecutive shutouts against San Diego to win their heated Division Series after trailing two games to one. Jack Flaherty and the Dodgers then blanked the Mets 9-0 in the NLCS opener Sunday, extending the team’s scoreless streak to 33 innings — matching a postseason record.

The only recent blip for the pitching staff came Monday, when Lindor hit a leadoff homer and the Mets won 7-3 at Chavez Ravine.

Ohtani entered batting .222 with a homer and five RBIs during his first postseason. The $700 million superstar sparked the offense in Game 1 against the Mets, but hadn’t gone deep since hitting a three-run homer early in the Division Series opener.

“It’s important for Shohei, certainly, to build some confidence,” Roberts said.

When he connected on an 0-1 cutter from Tylor Megill in the eighth, Ohtani pointed toward the Dodgers dugout. The ball was initially called fair, a ruling that stood following a replay review.

“I just threw it into it his honey hole and he launched it into the upper deck,” Megill said.

Dating to the regular season, Ohtani has 17 hits and 27 RBIs in his past 20 at-bats with runners in scoring position, including seven home runs. The leadoff hitter is 0 for 22 this postseason with the bases empty. With runners on, he is 7 for 9 with two homers and eight RBIs.

Los Angeles improved to 4-0 at Citi Field this year, outscoring New York 26-5. That includes a three-game sweep in late May that dropped the Mets to 22-33 and marked the low point of their rollercoaster season.

“I like the fact that we are getting guys on base. Just haven’t been able to come up with a big hit,” New York manager Carlos Mendoza said. “As long as we continue to create traffic, somebody’s going to come up and get that big one for us.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Dodgers: 2B Gavin Lux was back in the lineup, batting sixth. Lux missed Game 2 because of a right hip flexor injury that forced him out of the series opener in the seventh inning.

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Yamamoto (7-2, 3.00 ERA) struggled in the Division Series opener against San Diego but then pitched five scoreless innings of two-hit ball to win the deciding Game 5 last Friday. He threw 39 of 63 pitches for strikes.

Quintana (10-10, 3.75 ERA) has not allowed an earned run over 11 innings in two playoff starts, both no-decisions. Going back to Aug. 25, the 35-year-old Quintana has given up just three earned runs in eight starts spanning 47 1/3 innings.

NFL NEWS

NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL SAYS THE LEAGUE STILL REVIEWING LATEST CLAIMS AGAINST DESHAUN WATSON

ATLANTA (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is still reviewing the latest claims of sexual assault and battery against Deshaun Watson.

The Cleveland Browns quarterback resolved the civil lawsuit filed against him by the woman but that doesn’t preclude him from being disciplined by the league.

“We’re continuing our review like we would,” Goodell said Tuesday at the conclusion of the league’s fall meeting. “As you know, we take the personal conduct policy seriously so our people are working diligently.”

The league, per standard procedure, has sought to interview the plaintiff through her lawyer, Tony Buzbee.

Watson was suspended for the first 11 games in 2022 for violating the league’s personal conduct policy after more than two dozen women accused him of sexual assault and inappropriate conduct during massage therapy sessions.

Watson was also fined $5 million and had to undergo mandatory evaluation before he was reinstated by the league.

The latest lawsuit was filed on Sept. 9 in Harris County, Texas. The unidentified woman alleged Watson had sexually assaulted her in 2020 while on a dinner date in her apartment. She was seeking damages in excess of $1 million.

Watson, who is in his third season with Cleveland after being acquired in a controversial trade from Houston, had strongly denied the allegations. The 29-year-old has previously settled nearly two dozen civil lawsuits.

Watson has struggled in Cleveland after the Browns traded a slew of draft picks to get him and gave him a $230 million guaranteed contract. The Browns are 1-5 this season and some fans are calling for the team to bench Watson in favor of backup Jameis Winston.

Kickoff progress

The NFL is pleased with the early results from the new kickoff rule and league executive Troy Vincent said no changes are planned this season.

The 32% return rate through six weeks is a 90% increase from last season when the play was essentially “ceremonial” as Vincent called it. The return rate was 17% at this time in 2023 and increased to 22% by the end of last season. A 33-35% return rate is the goal, Vincent said.

Moving the spot of the ball from the 30-yard line to the 35 after a touchback will be discussed in the offseason.

Jeff Miller, who oversees player health and safety, said there have been no ACL or MCL injuries on kickoffs and only one concussion.

“What was the overall objective? It was putting the foot back in the game, reducing the head injuries as well as some of the lower-extremity injuries, which is all promising,” Vincent said.

Vincent added the league has to explore how to make the onside kick a more viable option.

Hip-drop tackles

Seven players have been fined for hip-drop tackles but none over the past two weeks, Vincent said.

“Coaches and the players have been outstanding with sending in video, whether it’s their own club without the player making the tackle or something in another game,” Vincent said.

No player has been penalized yet for a hip-drop tackle during a game. Vincent said there have been about 22 questionable tackles but none met the four-point criteria.

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon has complained about being injured on a play he thought should’ve been flagged for a hip-drop tackle.

“It’s just so important that all four of the elements show up,” Vincent said. “Reviewing that after the game, some of us have just a better feel and an eye for when those things occur. If there’s not an unweighting and trapping of the legs, you’ve got to stay away from it. But that’s during the week, it gives us and many others the opportunity to evaluate so one player is not penalized for something that didn’t occur, especially in real time with all things kind of look the same. We’ve tagged probably 22 to date that were questionable. But again, by the letter of the law or the rule, all four elements were present so we have to stay away from it.”

Violent gesture fines

Several players have been fined or penalized this season for making violent gestures such as finger guns during celebrations.

There were eight penalties and fines in the first four weeks combined, and two more in Week 5. Fines have ranged from $6,250 to Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase getting docked $19,697 last week.

“Those policies and rules have been in place,” Vincent said. “When you start getting into violent gestures, there’s just no place in professional football for that. … Just think about where we are as a society and we have fans and children tuning into the game. You can make the first down, big tackle, have spontaneous gestures, but the violent gestures. … where we are and what we’re trying to represent, that just doesn’t. And we’ve talked to the players, we’ve talked to the coaches. We’re not trying to make it not for fun, but we also have a responsibility as professional athletes.”

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: DENVER BRONCOS (3-3) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-4)

Thursday, October 17, 2024 | 8:15 PM ET | Caesars Superdome | Referee: Land Clark

All-Time Series History

Regular Season: DEN leads series, 9-3 (won 5 of past 6)

Postseason: —

The Last Time…

Regular Season: 11/29/20: NO 31 at DEN 3

Postseason:

BRONCOS NOTES:

HC SEAN PAYTON won 152 games over 15 seasons (2006-11, 2013-21) as HC of NO, most wins by HC in franchise history, & won SB XLIV in 2009 season. • QB BO NIX (rookie) passed for 216 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT & rushed for career-high 61 yards last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes. Has 0 INTs in 3 of past 4. Ranks 3rd among rookie QBs with 1,082 pass yards & 2nd with 180 rush yards. • RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS has 80+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row on TNF with 50+ scrimmage yards. • WR COURTLAND SUTTON had 53 rec. yards & 2nd TD catch of season last week. Has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4 & rec. TD in 2 of past 3. Has 65+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 vs. NFC. Has 5+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 on TNF. • WR LIL’JORDAN HUMPHREY spent 1st 3 seasons of career (2019-21) with NO. • WR TROY FRANKLIN (rookie) had 1st-career TD catch last week. • WR DEVAUGHN VALE (rookie) led team with career-high 78 rec. yards in Week 6. • DE ZACH ALLEN had 8 tackles, career-high 4 TFL & half sack last week. Is only player in NFL with TFL in 6 games this season. Has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of past 5. Had TFL & PD in only career game vs. NO (10/20/22 w/ Ari.). Tied for NFL lead with 9 TFL in 2024. • LB NIK BONITTO has sack in 4 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. • LB JONATHON COOPER aims for 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has 8 sacks in his past 7 vs. NFC, with sack in 6 of 7 games. • LB JUSTIN STRNAD had 7 tackles & sack last week & has sack in 2 of past 3. Aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles. • CB PAT SURTAIN II aims for 4th in row with PD. • CB RILEY MOSS aims for 5th in row with PD. Has 6+ tackles in 3 of past 4. • S BRANDON JONES led team with career-high 12 tackles & had PD last week. Has PD in 3 of past 4. Has 44 tackles this season, tied 3rd-most among AFC DBs.

SAINTS NOTES:

QB SPENCER RATTLER (rookie) passed for 243 yards & TD & rushed for 27 yards last week in 1st-career start. • RB ALVIN KAMARA had 64 scrimmage yards (40 rush, 24 rec.) with rush TD & 5 catches last week. Is 1 of 3 RBs (Najee Harris & Jordan Mason) with 60+ scrimmage yards in 6 games this season. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ catches. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Has 301 scrimmage yards (100.3 per game) in 3 home games this season. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 on TNF. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 666 scrimmage yards & tied-2nd with 7 TDs in 2024. • WR CHRIS OLAVE has 5+ catches in 3 of his past 4 vs. AFC. Has 23 catches fpr 286 yards (95.3 per game) in 3 career games on TNF. • WR RASHID SHAHEED had 54-yard PR-TD last week, 2nd-career PR-TD. Has 80+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. • WR BUB MEANS (rookie) had 5 catches for 45 yards & 1st-career TD in Week 6. • TE FOSTER MOREAU had season-best 54 rec. yards last week. • LB DEMARIO DAVIS aims for 5th in row with 6+ tackles. Has 10+ tackles in each of his 3 career games vs. Den. • LB WILLIE GAY had 2 PD & 1st sack of season last week. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 vs. Den. Had FR in each of 2 games vs. Den. last season (w/ KC). • DE CAMERON JORDAN had 3rd-career INT last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Den. with 2+ TFL & sack. • DE CHASE YOUNG aims for 4th in row with TFL. Had 1.5 sacks in his last game vs. Den. (9/17/23 w/ Was.). • CB PAULSON ADEBO had 10 tackles, 2 PD & 3rd INT of season last week. Is 1 of 3 in NFL with PD in 6 games this season & ties for NFL lead with 10 PD. Has 10+ tackles in 3 of past 4 & INT in 2 of past 3.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PICKS: HUSKERS CAN END 7-YEAR BOWL DROUGHT IF THEY KNOCK OFF NO. 16 INDIANA ON ROAD

The second half of the college football season is upon us, when many teams’ thoughts turn to qualifying for a bowl if not the College Football Playoff.

The usual suspects, and some new ones, are bidding for the 12 playoff spots. There are 70 more postseason openings for 35 non-playoff bowls.

Nine teams already have achieved the six-win threshold for bowl eligibility, and 21 five-win teams would join them with victories this week.

No team is more hungry than Nebraska, whose seven-season bowl drought is the longest among power conference teams. In the Cornhuskers’ heyday under Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne, pocket and poster-sized schedules were printed with a line at the bottom reserved for “bowl game” as if it were preordained. From 1969-2003, it was.

The Cornhuskers, whose only loss is to Illinois in overtime at home, haven’t been to a postseason game since the 2016 Music City Bowl. They have have six chances to end the program’s longest stretch without a bowl since 1955-61, and their first chance comes Saturday at unbeaten and No. 16 Indiana.

“It’s always a goal to go in and beat a ranked opponent,” Nebraska defensive lineman Ty Robinson said. “There’s going to come a time again when we’re those guys. We’re going to be ranked, and people are going to be coming for us. That’s the mentality we’ve been having this season. It’s time to stop being the hunter. Let’s be the hunted.”

The picks, with all games Saturday unless noted, and lines from BetMGM Sportsbook:

No. 5 Georgia at No. 1 Texas (minus 3 1/2)

The Longhorns have a healthy Quinn Ewers and are 6-0 for the first time since 2009 as they go into only the third top-five matchup at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Georgia’s defense isn’t what it has been. Texas is favored to become the first team other than Alabama to beat the Bulldogs since 2020.

Pick: Texas 24-20.

No. 2 Oregon (minus 27 1/2) at Purdue

Ducks are coming off short rest after their one-point win over Ohio State in the first top-five matchup at Autzen Stadium. West Lafayette on a Friday night could be a trap some years. This isn’t one of them. Ducks have won 26 straight against unranked opponents.

Pick: Oregon 48-14.

No. 6 Miami (minus 4 1/2) at Louisville

The Hurricanes are coming off an open date following their frantic comeback win at California. National passing leader Cam Ward gets his yards in big chunks, and Louisville allowed six pass plays longer than 20 yards against Virginia last week.

Pick: Miami 35-28.

No. 7 Alabama (minus 3) at No. 11 Tennessee

The Crimson Tide haven’t been the same since their crazy win against Georgia, and the Volunteers haven’t been since SEC play started. One of these teams is due to break out. Bama’s Jalen Milroe has two touchdown passes and three interceptions over his last three games. The Vols’ Nico Iamaleava has gone two games without a TD pass.

Pick: Alabama 27-21.

No. 8 LSU (minus 3) at Arkansas

The Tigers have survived close calls against South Carolina and Mississippi, and they better be ready for another tight game in Fayetteville. The last four meetings have been decided by a total of 12 points, with LSU winning three of them.

Pick: LSU 30-24.

UCF at No. 9 Iowa State (minus 13 1/2)

The Cyclones have played strong second halves in back-to-back games to win going away against Baylor at home and West Virginia on the road. UCF’s offense is in disarray. The Knights have combined for 57 points during their three-game losing streak, and Arkansas transfer QB KJ Jefferson got benched last week against Cincinnati.

Pick: Iowa State 31-10.

Virginia (plus 21 1/2) at No. 10 Clemson

The Cade Klubnik-led Clemson offense has piled up yards and points aplenty the last five games, and there’s no reason to think the roll will end against the ACC’s 14th-ranked defense. The Tigers have nine takeaways and just one turnover over their last four games.

Pick: Clemson 42-24.

No. 12 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech (plus 11 1/2)

The Irish come in feeling good about their defense after it held Stanford to 87 yards passing and 200 total last week. They haven’t lost to the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta since 1976. The game is being played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, less than a mile from the Tech campus.

Pick: Notre Dame 30-21.

Oklahoma State at No. 13 BYU (minus 9 1/2)

The surprising Cougars have won six of their last seven Friday night games and are out to avenge last year’s double-overtime road loss that sent Oklahoma State to the Big 12 championship game. The roles are reversed. The Cowboys would be on their first four-game losing streak since 2014 if they drop this one.

Pick: BYU 44-23.

No. 14 Texas A&M at Mississippi State (plus 15 1/2)

The Aggies are coming off an open date. Look for Le’Veon Moss, the SEC’s second-leading rusher at 101 yards per game, to pound away at the conference’s worst run defense. Mississippi State is playing its third straight game against a top-15 opponent.

Pick: Texas A&M 39-27.

Nebraska (plus 6 1/2) at No. 16 Indiana

Indiana’s 47.5 points per game are second only to Miami’s 47.7, Kurtis Rourke is the Big Ten’s best quarterback not named Dillon Gabriel, and the defense has been stout. The Cornhuskers are on the rise under Matt Rhule and looking for their first Top 25 road win since 2011.

Pick: Nebraska 28-27.

No. 17 Kansas State (minus 3) at West Virginia

Kansas State’s offense has started to find its groove the last two games against Colorado and Oklahoma State. Avery Johnson and Jayce Brown have connected on a combined 10 passes for 199 yards and three touchdowns, and DJ Giddens has run for 182 and 187 yards and a TD.

Pick: Kansas State 27-22.

Auburn at No. 19 Missouri (minus 4 1/2)

Never mind that Missouri hammered UMass on the road in a nonconference game last week. No one has forgotten its collapse at Texas A&M two weeks ago. Auburn has lost three straight and is tied for last in the country in turnover margin, at minus-11.

Pick: Missouri 37-24.

No. 21 SMU (minus 14 1/2) at Stanford

During a three-game win streak since their 18-15 loss to BYU, the Mustangs have scored 142 points, their versatile run game has averaged 5 yards per carry and dual-threat Kevin Jennings has been sharp as a passer. The Cardinal have been outscored 120-28 during their three-game losing streak.

Pick: SMU 42-21.

East Carolina at No. 23 Army (minus 15 1/2)

Army leads the nation in rushing at 370 yards per game. East Carolina allowed a season-high 311 yards on the ground in its last game against a Charlotte team that ranked 127th in rushing at the time.

Pick: Army 27-9.

No. 24 Michigan at No. 22 Illinois (plus 3)

The question is whether Illinois surrendering 40 points to Purdue over the third and fourth quarters at home last week was a one-off or a sign of trouble. The Illini won 50-49 in overtime and moved on. Michigan has lost just twice in Champaign since 1958.

Pick: Illinois 29-24.

Charlotte at No. 25 Navy (minus 17)

The Midshipmen are going for their first 6-0 start since 1979, their 218 points through five games are six more than their 12-game total last season and all 18 of their drives in the red zone have ended with touchdowns. The 49ers are looking for their fourth win, which would be their most since going 5-7 in 2021.

Pick: Navy 43-20.

AP predictions scorecard

Last week: Straight-up — 16-1; Against spread — 12-4.

Season: Straight-up — 113-30; Against spread — 75-67.

WNBA FINALS

SABRINA IONESCU’S LATE 3 GIVES LIBERTY 2-1 FINALS LEAD VS. LYNX

MINNEAPOLIS — Sabrina Ionescu sank a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining, lifting the New York Liberty to an 80-77 win over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday night.

Ionescu’s shot from 28 feet, a few steps in front of the Lynx logo at midcourt, gave New York a 2-1 edge in the best-of-five series. The Liberty will have a chance to clinch the title Friday night in Game 4 at Minneapolis.

Breanna Stewart finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds for New York. Ionescu, Jonquel Jones and Leonie Fiebich each added 13 points. The Liberty shot 45.9 percent (28 for 61) from the field, 40 percent (10 for 25) from 3-point range and made all 14 of their free-throw attempts.

Napheesa Collier lead Minnesota with 22 points, nine rebounds and five steals. Kayla McBride scored 19 points and Bridget Carleton contributed 14. The Lynx shot 38.7 percent (29 of 75) from the field, 42.9 (9 for 21) from beyond the arc and 83.3 percent (10 of 12) at the free-throw line.

Both teams traded clutch 3-pointers during a hard-fought fourth quarter.

Stewart tied the score at 66-all with a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 6:57 to go.

On the other end of the court, McBride answered with her own quick-release 3-pointer from the top of the key. She screamed encouragement at her teammates after the shot.

Stewart quieted McBride and the Minnesota crowd moments later. She converted a three-point play with a layup and a free throw to even the score at 69-all.

The battle continued into the final minute as Collier calmly sank a pair of free throws to make it 77-all with 16 seconds left.

After Ionescu’s deep 3-pointer, the Lynx had a final chance to force overtime. McBride rushed a 3-pointer that caromed off the glass as the final horn sounded.

Minnesota clung to a 62-61 lead at the end of the third quarter.

The Lynx built a 60-50 advantage when McBride buried a 3-pointer with 2:28 remaining in the quarter. The shot prompted the Liberty to call a timeout.

The strategy worked. New York closed the quarter on an 11-2 run to pull within one point. Stewart finished the flurry with a three-point play with 19.5 seconds left in the quarter.

The Lynx led 43-35 at the half as McBride led all scorers with 13 points. Fiebich scored 10 to lead the Liberty.

In front of the largest crowd in team history, the Lynx stormed to a 23-9 lead. McBride made a floating jump shot to cap the early outburst.

The Liberty rebounded to trim the deficit to 28-18 entering the second quarter.

NHL NEWS

NHL ROUNDUP: EVGENI MALKIN, PENS ENJOY HISTORIC NIGHT

Evgeni Malkin notched his 500th career goal and Sidney Crosby scored the overtime winner on a night when he netted his 1,600th career point as the host Pittsburgh Penguins claimed a 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.

Malkin became the 48th player in NHL history to net 500 goals. He is the second from Russia (joining Alex Ovechkin) and third player in franchise history (Crosby and Mario Lemieux) to reach that milestone. Crosby is only the 10th player to reach 1,600 points.

Malkin, who contributed three assists to increase his NHL-leading total to nine, has seven points in his past two games. Crosby finished with one goal and two assists. Drew O’Connor and Bryan Rust both netted one goal and one assist, while Jesse Puljujarvi and Rickard Rakell added a goal apiece. Joel Blomqvist stopped 26 of the 28 shots he faced in a relief performance of Triston Jarry, who struggled early.

JJ Peterka scored twice for the Sabres after missing two games with a concussion, while Tage Thompson, Jordan Greenway and Ryan McLeod each scored once. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 37 saves.

Maple Leafs 6, Kings 2

Bobby McMann scored two goals in the first period and Auston Matthews had a goal and two assists as Toronto went on to rout visiting Los Angeles.

William Nylander had a goal and an assist for the Leafs, who have won three in a row. Morgan Rielly and John Tavares each added a goal, Mitch Marner had three assists and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Max Domi and Jake McCabe each had two assists. Anthony Stolarz made 32 saves.

Alex Turcotte and Kevin Fiala scored for the Kings, who are 1-1-2 to begin their season-opening seven-game road trip. With Darcy Kuemper (lower-body injury) sidelined, Kings goaltender David Rittich made his first start of the season and allowed four goals on 14 shots. Pheonix Copley replaced him in the second period and made 10 saves.

Bruins 5, Avalanche 3

David Pastrnak and Hampus Lindholm scored 13 seconds apart in the second period and Boston won in Denver to keep Colorado winless through four games this season.

Lindholm added an assist and Cole Koepke, Charlie Coyle and John Beecher also had goals for Boston. Joonas Korpisalo turned away 22 shots as the Bruins won for the third time in four games since a season-opening loss.

Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists each for the Avalanche, who lost another player to injury when Miles Wood left after taking a hard hit from Lindholm in the third period. Ross Colton had a goal, Nathan MacKinnon finished with two assists and Alexandar Georgiev made 20 saves.

Ducks 5, Utah 4 (OT)

Leo Carlsson scored 54 seconds into overtime to give Anaheim a victory over the Utah Hockey Club in the Ducks’ home opener.

Pavel Mintyukov scored two goals, the first multigoal game of his career, and Troy Terry and Robby Fabbri each scored for Anaheim. Lukas Dostal made 26 saves, Mason McTavish added two assists and Carlsson finished with two points for the Ducks.

Michael Kesselring and Jack McBain each had a goal and an assist, Schmaltz had two assists and Barrett Hayton also scored for Utah, which was playing the final game of a four-game cross-country road trip that began against the New York Islanders. Connor Ingram finished with 29 saves.

TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES

COLTS FOOTBALL

COLTS SIGN RB SALVON AHMED TO PRACTICE SQUAD, RELEASE K SPENCER SHRADER FROM PRACTICE SQUAD

Indianapolis – The Indianapolis Colts today signed running back Salvon Ahmed to the practice squad and released kicker Spencer Shrader from the practice squad.

Ahmed, 5-11, 197 pounds, has played in 38 career games (four starts) in his time with the Denver Broncos (2024), Miami Dolphins (2020-24) and San Francisco 49ers (2020). He has compiled 163 carries for 593 yards (3.6 avg.) and five touchdowns. Ahmed has registered 40 receptions for 274 yards and one touchdown. He has also appeared in one postseason contest and totaled five carries for three yards and three receptions for 45 yards. Ahmed was originally signed by the 49ers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2020, out of Washington. His name is pronounced suh-VON OCK-med.

Shrader, 6-2, 201 pounds, has had multiple stints on the team’s practice squad this season. He was elevated to the active roster in Week 1 vs. Houston and converted three extra points. Shrader participated in the Colts’ 2024 offseason program and training camp after originally signing with the team as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2024. Collegiately, he appeared in 57 career games at Notre Dame (2023) and USF (2019-22) and converted 43-of-63 field goals and 156-of-158 extra points for 285 points. In 2023, Shrader played in all 13 games and made 15-of-22 field goals and 61-of-62 extra points for 106 points. He was a Lou Groza Award Semifinalist in 2021. His last name is pronounced Sh-RAID-err.

PRACTICE NOTEBOOK: ANTHONY RICHARDSON FULLY PARTICIPATES, INJURY UPDATES ON JONATHAN TAYLOR, OTHER COLTS PLAYERS

Anthony Richardson was a full participant in the Colts’ Wednesday practice ahead of their Week 7 game against the Miami Dolphins, marking the second practice the quarterback has fully participated in since he sustained an oblique injury against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4.

In Week 6, Richardson fully participated in Thursday’s practice but did not play in the Colts’ 20-17 win over the Tennessee Titans, as head coach Shane Steichen said Richardson “just wasn’t there yet.”

“He’s a guy that touches the ball on every play, and it’s a long season,” Steichen explained Wednesday. “We’re in Week 6 and wanting to make sure he’s feeling 100 percent before he’s back out there.”

Both Steichen and Richardson expressed their confidence that Richardson would be ready go against the Dolphins on Sunday.

“I’m able to move better without any worries,” Richardson said. “Just confident in all the movements, you know. Throwing the ball, I’m confident in that, and then just running around out there at practice, I’m confident in all that. So I’d probably say that’s the biggest difference.”

“As of now, I think I’m pretty good,” Richardson added. “We’re just making sure and hoping that when I am out there competing full speed at practice, you know, nothing sets me back.”

Running back Jonathan Taylor (ankle) and wide receivers Michael Pittman Jr. (back) and Josh Downs (toe) were among Colts players who did not practice on Wednesday. Pittman and Downs only practiced on Friday in Week 6 (they were both full participants), but both played against the Titans and each scored a touchdown in the win.

“We’ll see how the week goes, but he’s doing a lot better,” Steichen said about Taylor. “A lot better.”

Defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo (hamstring) and center Ryan Kelly (calf) also did not practice on Wednesday after sustaining their respective injuries against the Titans.

COLTS P RIGOBERTO SANCHEZ NAMED AFC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR WEEK 6

Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez on Wednesday was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 6.

In the Colts’ 20-17 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Sanchez recorded five punts for 271 yards for an average of 54.2 yards per punt (48.2 net avg.), marking a new single-game career-high punting average. Three of Sanchez’s punts landed inside the 20-yard line, including a 57-yard punt that rolled to Tennessee’s own three-yard line with 12 seconds left on the clock to seal Colts’ first AFC South win of the season.

Sanchez is currently tied for first place in the NFL with 17 punts pinned inside the 20-yard line. His current career-high of punts downed inside the 20 is 28, set in his rookie year in 2017.

This is the third time Sanchez has earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors in his career, which is the most by a punter in Colts history; he earned the title twice in the 2021 season in Weeks 4 and 7. Sanchez is the first Colts player to earn AFC Special Teams Player of the Week since kicker Matt Gay in Week 3 of the 2023 season.

Sanchez is the second Colts player to earn AFC Player of the Week honors in the 2024 season, joining cornerback Jaylon Jones who was awarded AFC Defensive Player of the Week following his performance against the Chicago Bears in Week 3.

Through six games this season, Sanchez has registered 24 punts for 1,209 yards. He is sixth in the league in net punting average (44.1 yards).

INDIANA PACERS

GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS HORNETS (PRESEASON)

One rehearsal game remains for the Indiana Pacers before they tip off their 2024-2025 regular season schedule.

Indiana will wrap up its preseason slate on Thursday when they host the Charlotte Hornets at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Pacers enter the matchup with a 1-2 record in the preseason after losing to the Memphis Grizzlies 120-116 on Monday.

As the preseason has progressed, the minutes for the Pacers’ more tenured players have largely decreased.

Several key Pacers players didn’t play against Memphis, including starters Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam, and Aaron Nesmith. Backup point guard T.J. McConnell also rested against the Grizzlies.

With the abbreviated roster, the Pacers gave their second and third-year players plenty of minutes.

Second-year forward Jarace Walker finished with 15 points (including 10 in the fourth quarter) on 6-for-11 shooting to go with six rebounds and four assists across nearly 38 minutes in the loss while fellow 2023 draftee Ben Sheppard had 12 points and five assists in 29 minutes and third-year guard Bennedict Mathurin logged 12 points in just over 25 minutes.

One point of emphasis for the Pacers against the Hornets will be continuing to improve on the defensive side of the ball. The Pacers flashed a new zone defense against the Grizzlies, which Sheppard said the team implemented earlier in the week and will continue to work on.

The Blue & Gold coaching staff has not yet indicated which players — if any — will rest against Charlotte.

The Hornets will also conclude their preseason agenda on Thursday.

Charlotte is 2-2 in the preseason, most recently losing 111-106 to the New York Knights at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday evening. New York and Charlotte have played twice in the preseason, with the Knicks winning both games.

Charlotte has a new skipper this season, as the Hornets hired Charles Lee as the organization’s new head coach. Lee has been an NBA assistant coach for the last decade, most recently working as the Boston Celtics’ top assistant during their 2023-24 NBA championship run.

In the offseason, the Hornets didn’t make any significant splashes personnel-wise.

The Hornets will return much of their final roster from last season, which includes point guard LaMelo Ball, 2023 No. 2 overall pick Brandon Miller, and versatile forward Miles Bridges. Charlotte’s major changes came during the latter half of last season when the team sent P.J. Washington to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Grant Williams and Seth Curry, who both return this season.

Charlotte, which finished 13th in the East last season with a 21-61 record, selected French 19-year-old Tidjane Salaun with the sixth overall pick in this year’s draft. Salaun, a 6-foot-9 and 207-pound forward, has scored in double figures in all four preseason games he’s played.

On Thursday, against the Knicks, Miller scored 26 points to go with five rebounds in 29:28 of action, Ball had 14 points and seven assists in 26 minutes, and Salaun notched 13 points and eight rebounds. The Hornets shot 38.1 percent as a team in the loss.

Indiana and Charlotte split their regular season series in 2023-2024, with each team winning a game at home and on the road.

After hosting the Hornets, the Pacers will open their regular season with road games at the Detroit Pistons on Oct. 23 and at the Knicks on Oct. 25. The Pacers will then return home on Oct. 27 for Opening Night presented by Kroger against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Projected Starters

Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Bennedict Mathurin, F – Jarace Walker, F – Obi Toppin, C – James Wiseman

Hornets: G – LaMelo Ball, G – Brandon Miller, F – Miles Bridges, F – Tidjane Salaun, C – Nick Richards

Injury Report

Pacers: TBA

Hornets: TBA

Last Meeting

Feb. 12, 2024: After 22 lead changes, the Hornets shot 66.1 percent in the fourth quarter to post a 111-102 win over the Pacers at Spectrum Center.

Neither team led by more than a point at the end of each of the first three quarters before Charlotte mustered a 10-3 run midway through the final frame to lead 103-95 with about two and a half minutes left in the game. Indiana couldn’t recover from there.

The Hornets shot 53.7 percent to the Pacers’ 50.6 percent clip and won the rebounding margin 46-32.

Seven players scored in double figures for the Hornets, led by 21 points by Grant Williams off the bench while Miles Bridges also had a strong outing, posting 20 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists.

All five Pacers starters scored in double figures, topped by 22 points from Myles Turner and 21 points from Aaron Nesmith. Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton logged 13 points and 12 assists for his 30th double-double of the season, and Pascal Siakam scored 18.

With the loss, the Pacers and Hornets split their season series 2-2.

Noteworthy

The Pacers signed Jahlil Okafor to an Exhibit 10 contract on Tuesday with the Indiana Mad Ants and waived forward Kendall Brown. Indiana drafted Brown with the 48th overall pick in 2022.

Pacers rookie Johnny Furphy has yet to play in a preseason game due to an ankle injury.

Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)

TV: Bally Sports Indiana – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)

Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)

INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

TOUGH NIGHT ON THE ROAD

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Indiana Volleyball team (9-8, 2-5 B1G) never found its rhythm on Wednesday (Oct. 16) evening, falling in a sweep at the hands of Illinois (19-25, 22-25, 21-25) in Huff Hall. Its losing streak in Champaign now extends to 15-consecutive games, dating back to 2007.

The Hoosiers have lost their last three matches but have been in striking distance in each defeat. Of the nine set losses over the past three contests, IU has scored at least 18 points in each game. IU last scored under 18 points in a game at Notre Dame on Sept. 20, 2024.

IU’s offense never found its flow against a tough Illinois defense. The Hoosiers hit just .132 (33-19-106) on the evening, lacking the big swings it needed to put points away. Junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles terminated on a team high 11 kills but no one else had more than six.

Illinois fifth-year senior outside hitter Raina Terry and junior outside hitter Averie Hernandez made life difficult on IU all night. The two attackers combined for 28 kills while adding 16 digs and six blocks. Terry was efficient blocking on IU junior opposite hitter Avry Tatum.

The Hoosiers had a great serving night from the line. IU committed just four service errors (a season low) while getting a combined seven aces from three different players. Tatum went on a fantastic run in the third set, tallying three aces along the way.

Sophomore libero Ramsey Gary was prolific defensively, racking up a team high 16 digs. The Hoosiers had more digs than Illinois (46-43) with Alonso-Corcelles also notching her second double-double of the season (11 kills, 10 digs). IU combined on seven team blocks with middle blockers Madi Sell and Ava Vickers each recording three.

Head coach Steve Aird and company return to action on Saturday night. IU will head to Mackey Arena to face No. 10 Purdue at 7:00 PM on the Big Ten Network.

Set Breakdown

Set 1: Illinois 25, Indiana 19

IU needed to limit unforced errors to have a chance at winning on the road. That went straight out the window in the opening set as the Hoosiers tallied six attacking errors that sailed out of bounds. Illinois finally got a hand on two blocks but a .062 hitting percentage (10-8-32) in the first set IU halted any offensive momentum. The Fighting Illini were balanced offensively in the first set and recorded 13 kills.

• It was a tough start in the early going for IU. Mady Saris, Candela Alonso-Corcelles and Madi Sell each had early swings sail out of bounds. After consecutive attacking errors from Ava Vickers and Alonso-Corcelles, head coach Steve Aird was forced into a timeout. Illinois’ early lead opened up to 13-6.

• The Hoosiers finally got some juice back into their play with Camryn Haworth at the service line. Saris terminated on a kill from the right side before a double block and a ball into the net from Raina Terry forced Illinois into a timeout of their own.

• Even with the momentum back on their side, the Hoosiers failed to capitalize. Illinois scored the next three points out of the timeout. A massive service ace from setter Brooke Mosher, who targeted Alonso-Corcelles in serve receive, brought Huff Hall to its feet. Aird took his final timeout down four (16-20).

• IU never recovered from there. After drawing within one (16-17), Illinois finished on an 8-3 run. Freshman middle blocker Ashlyn Philpot tooled the block to end the first set victory.

Set 2: Illinois 25, Indiana 22

Despite a prolific beginning to the set, IU again fell apart with a chance to close a set win. The offense was much better, led by seven kills from Alonso-Corcelles, but IU couldn’t get the clutch swing down the stretch. Illinois found its clutch players as outside hitters Raina Terry and Averie Hernandez combined on 12 kills. The Hoosiers had 16 digs and four blocks but failed to bring the match level.

• IU jumped out to blistering 4-0 start with Avry Tatum at the service line. Tatum was brilliant at the end line all night. Alonso-Corcelles, Tatum and Haworth got kills before Vickers rejected Terry on a high, out-of-system ball.

• Illinois leveled the match at 5-all on a kill from Terry. The two teams would stay within a point of each other until Alonso-Corcelles was rejected by Philpot and right-side Laynie Smith out of a timeout. Illinois took a 23-21 lead at that point and closed out the set. IU had a lead at 20-19 after Tatum tooled a block to take the set into the red zone.

• The Fighting Illini closed the set on a 6-2 run. IU has had struggles closing sets this season and it came to fruition in Champaign. Libero Christina Martinez Mundo aced her counterpart Ramsey Gary to force set point. IU fended off one point but Terry terminated to close the set.

Set 3: Illinois 25, Indiana 21

Offensive struggles came to life in game three. IU resorted to tips over the block, allowing Illinois to find their primary attackers in transition. Terry had seven kills while the Illinois defense worked five blocks to put the match to bed. The Hoosiers had five aces to try and keep things close but could only muster nine kills (three from Alonso-Corcelles) offensively.

• Tatum continued her prolific night at the service line with three aces in the first seven points. Illinois was finally able to side out on a kill from Terry but the Hoosiers opened an early 5-3 advantage.

• Illinois swung the momentum back in their favor with a 6-1 run, capped by two kills and a block from Terry. Aird was forced into his timeouts early in the set with the Hoosiers trailing by three (8-11).

• IU got back on level terms at 11-all. Aird was successful in overturning a call on the floor, spotting Terry in the net on the block. IU was awarded the point to tie the set. From there, Illinois answered with their own 4-0 run. Delaynie Maple made an uncharacteristic reception error as the hosts took a 15-11 lead.

• Kenzie Daffinee dripped Hernandez on a brilliant ace down the line. Illinois called timeout to slow her down from the end line. It worked as the Hernandez quickly sided out. Illinois finished the match on a 5-2 run following the timeout. Tatum was long on match point, for the second year in a row, as Terry and company finished off the sweep.

Top Hoosier Performers

#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela

11 kills, 10 digs

#10 Haworth, Camryn

27 assists, 7 digs, 3 kills, 2 blocks

#32 Gary, Ramsey

16 digs, 2 assists

Notes to Know

• IU has now lost 15-consecutive matches in Champaign, last winning at Huff Hall in 2007. It’s the third-longest active road losing streak for the Hoosiers against any Big Ten opponent behind Penn State (32) and Minnesota (25). The next longest streak at Illinois will be put to test at Purdue (14) on Saturday.

• Statistically speaking, IU had its best serving night of the season. The Hoosiers committed just four service errors, by far the fewest this year. Behind three aces from junior opposite hitter Avry Tatum, IU nearly doubled its ace to error ratio on Wednesday (7-4).

• IU hit just .132 on the evening despite passing the ball at a high rate. The hitting percentage against Illinois was the lowest by IU since a loss at the hands of then-No. 1 Texas (.074 – Sept. 5, 2024). Despite the team struggles, junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles extended her streak of double-digit kills to six-straight games. It was her 28th career league match with at least 10 kills. 

• Sophomore libero Ramsey Gary has quietly stepped up her game during conference play. Her 16 digs on Wednesday evening helped up her set average to 4.60 during league play. She has 795 for her career and is on pace to become the fastest player to 1,000 digs in program history.

INDIANA FOOTBALL

NO. 16 INDIANA TRYING TO EXTEND PERFECT SEASON AND MILESTONE START WHEN NEBRASKA VISITS

The Indiana Hoosiers already accomplished more than anybody expected this season.

They’re bowl-eligible at the earliest moment in school history. They’re 6-0 for the first time since 1967 and the second time in school history. They’re ranked No. 16, marking the first time since 2020 they’ve appeared in the poll in three consecutive weeks. And they’ll face Nebraska on Saturday in front of their first sellout this season.

Yet, the Hoosiers feel like there’s still so much to do following the first of two open weeks. So naturally first-year coach Curt Cignetti and his players couldn’t wait to get back to work.

“It’s like Mike Krzyzewski said when he retired: His toughest opponent was human nature. Human nature, because it’s natural to feel good, this and that, things are great,” Cignetti said, referring to the former Duke men’s basketball coach. “But that’s not what this game is all about when it comes to preparation and stepping between the white lines. You’ve got to have some special characteristics to be able to deal with success.”

So far the Hoosiers (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) have navigated their journey without a hitch.

They’ve topped the 40-point mark in a school-record five straight games. They’ve won all six by 14 or more points. They’re one of only two FBS programs that has not trailed all season, and they’re making what they hope will be the first of many appearances on national television.

But they haven’t played anyone quite like Nebraska (5-1, 2-1) — yet.

The Cornhuskers enter this weekend on the cusp of cracking the Top 25 for the second time this season after rebounding from a home loss to Illinois with two straight wins. They’re one of the nation’s stingiest defenses, need one win to end a seven-year bowl drought and have had two weeks to game plan for Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke and the FBS’ No. 2 scoring offense (47.5 points).

Nebraska coach Matt Ruhle knows it will be a challenge.

“This is probably a top 10 football team,” Ruhle said. “They started the season unranked so they’re maybe not getting the due they’re supposed to get. Coach Cignetti has done an amazing job. Their quarterback is absolutely fantastic, they’ve got playmakers. They’re good on special teams. It’s a great team.”

And a Hoosiers offense Nebraska must slow down to have any chance of knocking out of their share of the Big Ten lead.

“I think if we plan, we will play well,” Nebraska linebacker Josh Bullock said. “Obviously, it’s not a night game, but it’s a big game so I think our guys will have the right mindset.”

Big time

The game will be the feature attraction on Fox’s Big Noon Saturday broadcast, a rarity for the Hoosiers. It’s the first time the Fox studio crew has visited Bloomington, Indiana, since Oct. 8, 2022, when Indiana lost 31-10 to then-No. 4 Michigan.

And despite starting this season with more than 50 new faces on Indiana’s roster, Cignetti has a large group of players who have played in big college games, including 13 players who followed him from a James Madison team that won its first 10 games.

“I think it’s more about us performing as well as we’re capable of and giving the crowd a reason to really get into the game,” Cignetti said. “I have a lot of confidence in this group. It’s an experienced group, high-character guys.”

Fresh test

Nebraska’s improved defense has been the primary reason for its resurgence this season. Another reason: The emergence of first-year quarterback Dylan Raiola.

While his numbers haven’t exactly jumped off the page — he’s completing 66.9% of his throws with 1,358 yards, nine touchdown passes and three interceptions — he’s done more than enough to keep the Cornhuskers in the winning column.

Raiola went 17 of 27 with 257 yards and one TD in his only other road game, a 28-10 victory at Purdue. But this game will be a very different kind of challenge for Raiola.

“We love being the underdog,” he said. “A lot of people view Nebraska as an underdog, and we like it that way. Going into their stadium and their place it will be a fun environment, and we look forward to putting up our best fight and go win the game.”

Top 10

Ruhle’s comment about the Hoosiers being a Top 10 team isn’t just chatter.

Nationally, the Hoosiers rank among the top 10 in scoring, total offense (fourth, 515.7 yards per game), passing offense (10th, 315.3 yards) and rushing defense (sixth, 83.8 yards) — one spot ahead of Nebraska’s run defense (84.2).

Indiana also is ranked 11th in scoring defense (14.83 points) and 21st in pass defense (171.8), with its lowest ranking coming in rushing offense (31st, 200.3).

INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER

MATCH CENTRAL: INDIANA VS. ILLINOIS, AT MINNESOTA

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s soccer welcomes the Illinois Fighting Illini to Bill Armstrong Stadium for their last home match of the regular season before closing out the week against the Golden Gophers on Sunday. Thursday’s match is set for 7 p.m. ET on B1G+ with the match against Minnesota on BTN.

ABOUT THE ILLINI

Illinois is also looking to get back into the win column, after a pair of losses to ranked foes in USC and UCLA. Sarah Foley leads U of I with 18 points and a team-high eight goals. Kennedy Berschel has added four goals and three assists for 11 points and goalie Izzy Lee has started all 15 games in goal, making 78 saves and has three shutouts.

ABOUT THE GOPHERS

Minnesota (9-3-3, 3-3-2 B1G) is coming off a big week including a 3-2 win over No. 8 Ohio State and a 2-3 loss against No. 20 Penn State. The Gophers will host Maryland on Thursday before facing the Hoosiers on Sunday.

Khyah Harper leads UM with 16 points with a team-high 16 goals and 35 points. In goal, Sarah Martin has started in all 15 matches and holds a .714 save percentage and a 9-3-3 record between the posts this season. Martin has collected 45 saves and holds a 1.20 goals against average. The Golden Gophers hold a 4-0-2 record at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium this season. The Hoosiers trail the Gophers 11-19-3 overall and posted a 1-1-1 record in the last three matchups. Indiana is looking for their first win since 2019.

LAST TIME OUT

Wisconsin scored in the 11th minute on Sunday and never looked back as Indiana faced its third loss in four games on Sunday. The Hoosiers were able to fire off three shots including a pair on goal in the first half, but nothing found the back of the net. Indiana had chances in the second half, putting up three shots but couldn’t connect on any shots on goal in the final 45 minutes of action.

ABOUT THE HOOSIERS

• IU has scored 27 goals on 25 assists this season, averaging 1.93 goals per game with 14.0 shots a game.

• 20 different Hoosiers have scored and/or recorded an assist this season.

• Senior goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg has six victories and four shutouts on the season. In her career, Gerstenberg has started in 64 matches, tallied 30 shutouts and made 179 saves.

PURDUE WOMEN’S SOCCER

PURDUE SET FOR HOME-AND-AWAY WEEK VS. RUTGERS, MICHIGAN

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Rutgers (9-2-3, 5-1-2 Big Ten) at Purdue (6-7-2, 2-5-1 Big Ten)

Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+

Folk Field / West Lafayette, Indiana

Hammer Down Cancer Special Uniforms & Silent Auction

Purdue at Michigan (2-11-2, 1-6-1 Big Ten)

Sunday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+

U-M Soccer Stadium / Ann Arbor, Michigan

SERIES HISTORY

All-Time vs. Rutgers: Rutgers leads 7-0-1

All-Time in West Lafayette: Rutgers leads 2-0-1

2023: Rutgers 1, Purdue 0 (Sept. 24 in Piscataway)

Last Meeting in West Lafayette: #10 Rutgers 3, Purdue 0 (October 2022)

All-Time vs. Michigan: Michigan leads 14-4-4

All-Time in Ann Arbor: Michigan leads 8-1-2

Last Meeting: #13 Michigan 4, #19 Purdue 1 (Semis of 2021 B1G Tournament in Piscataway)

Last Meeting in Ann Arbor: Michigan 2, Purdue 1 (September 2019)

Purdue’s Last Win in the Series: Purdue 1, Michigan 0 (September 2017 in Ann Arbor)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Soccer’s penultimate week of the regular season features the home finale at Folk Field as part of a home-and-away weekend, hosting Rutgers on Thursday coupled with the first of consecutive road trips to the state of Michigan on Sunday for the program’s first appearance in Ann Arbor since 2019.

Kickoff times are set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Folk Field and 1 p.m. Sunday at the U-M Soccer Stadium.

Thursday is the program’s annual Hammer Down Cancer Game. The Boilermakers will don special neon yellow volt uniforms (with the goalkeepers in black). Fans can bid on the individual player jerseys via a silent auction, which will remain open until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. ET. Proceeds benefit the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research.

Purdue held its annual Senior Day ceremony on Sept. 1 this year, recognizing the program’s 2024 senior class for its contributions to the program.

Rutgers has played just four games at Folk Field – three against the Boilermakers and one at the 2014 Big Ten Tournament – since joining the Big Ten in the fall of 2014. That makes the Scarlet Knights the least-frequent visitors to West Lafayette since the league’s expansion prior to the 2014-15 school year.

On the flip side, Purdue has not played in Ann Arbor since its first road game of the 2019 conference season. The Boilermakers will have played 59 Big Ten regular-season games since its last appearance at the U-M Soccer Stadium, representing the program’s longest active streak without a visit to any of the conference rivals (excluding newcomers UCLA and USC).

Purdue enters the week four points behind Minnesota for the 10th and final berth in the Big Ten Tournament. Sunday, Oct. 27 is the final day of the regular season, with the Boilermakers returning to the Great Lakes State to take on Michigan State.

WEEKEND #6 OF BIG TEN PLAY

Thursday, Oct. 16 • Rutgers (5-1-2, 17 Pts) at Purdue (2-5-1, 7 Pts) • Illinois (2-5-1, 7 pts) at Indiana (1-6-1, 4 Pts) • Maryland (1-6-1, 4 Pts) at Minnesota (3-3-2, 11 Pts) • Wisconsin (3-2-3, 12 Pts) at #21 Michigan St. (4-1-3, 15 Pts) • Washington (5-3, 15 Pts) at #14 Iowa (6-1-1, 19 Pts) – BTN • #16 Penn St. (5-2-1, 16 Pts) at #10 UCLA (7-0-1, 22 Pts) – BTN • #15 Ohio St. (5-1-2, 17 Pts) at #9 USC (7-0-1, 22 Pts) • Oregon (1-5-2, 5 Pts) at Nebraska (1-6-1, 4 Pts) • Northwestern (0-6-2, 2 Pts) at Michigan (1-6-1, 4 Pts)

Sunday, Oct. 20 • Purdue at Michigan • Indiana at Minnesota – BTN • Illinois at Rutgers • Maryland at Wisconsin • #16 Penn St. at #9 USC • #15 Ohio St. at #10 UCLA • Oregon at #14 Iowa • Washington at Nebraska • Northwestern at #21 Michigan St.

Rutgers is once again one of the top defensive teams in the conference, having conceded just eight goals in 14 games to rank tied for second in the Big Ten. The Scarlet Knights posted seven consecutive shutouts during a seven-game win streak from Aug. 28 to Sept. 26. They extended the run to a 10-game unbeaten streak (8-0-2) before Iowa won in Piscataway on Sunday.

Conversely, Michigan has surrendered a league-high 32 goals and is also last in the league in goal differential (minus-21). While their conference schedule has been among the toughest in the Big Ten, the Wolverines are just 1-6-1 since defeating common opponent Alabama 1-0 on Sept. 8.

The Boilermakers have posted six shutouts for the first time since their 2021 NCAA Tournament team had seven in 22 games. Individually, Emily Edwards has moved into sixth place on Purdue’s single-season list. The four clean sheets on the road are the program’s most since 2019.

Chiara Singarella’s team-leading five goals are the most by a newcomer since Kylie Hase had five as a freshman in 2017. Hase scored the lone goal of the night in a Big Ten-opening win at Michigan that season, the Boilermakers’ first-ever victory in Ann Arbor.

NOTRE DAME HOCKEY

IRISH WELCOME ALASKA IN OFFICIAL HOME OPENER

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – After a 2-0-0 start to their 2024-25 season, the Irish open their home slate of competition this weekend when they host the University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks, Oct. 18-19. The former CCHA foes are set to clash inside Compton Family Ice Arena at 7:05pm Friday night before a 6:05pm start on Saturday.

Tickets for both games are still available and can be purchased here.

SERIES OVERVIEW
Opponent: Alaska Nanooks | Oct. 18-19
Location: South Bend, Ind. | Compton Family Ice Arena
Schedule: Fri. 7:05pm | Sat. 76:05pm
TV: Peacock
Live Stats: FightingIrish.com
Radio: fightingirish.com/radioaffiliates/
Game Notes: Notre Dame | Alaska

QUICK HITS

Notre Dame returns home from their opening weekend road trip with a 2-0-0 record heading into a six-game home stand.

The Irish kick off the home stretch with the Alaska Nanooks Oct. 18-19. Games are set for a 7:05pm puck drop Friday before a 6:05pm start Saturday. Both tilts will be streamed on Peacock.

The Irish team returns 19 student-athletes from the 2023-24 roster, including 11 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders. The forwards include graduate senior Grant Silianoff and seniors Justin Janicke, Hunter Strand and Tyler Carpenter. Returning defensemen include four who appeared in the final series of the 2023-24 season in Michael Mastrodomenico, Paul Fischer, Zach Plucinski and Henry Nelson.

Notre Dame returns two 20+ point scorers from a season ago as Danny Nelson (9-14-23) and Cole Knuble (9-11-20) embark on their sophomore season with the Irish.

In total, eight returners posted double-digit points last season. In addition to Nelson and Knuble, Hunter Strand (4-15-19), Justin Janicke (4-12-16), Paul Fischer (2-14-16), Brennan Ali (3-10-13), Maddox Fleming (3-9-12) and Grant Silianoff (4-7-11) look to improve upon their double-digit performances a season ago.

At the last line of defense, the Irish return Jack Williams in goal and add two new netminders to the mix in Nicholas Kempf (USNTDP) and Owen Say (Mercyhurst).

The Irish add 10 new faces to the squad in 2024-25, including five freshmen and five transfers. The 10 newcomers consist of five forwards, three defensemen and two goaltenders.

Notre Dame swept its opening weekend in the North Country, Oct. 11-12, picking up wins over St. Lawrence and Clarkson in the program’s first ever trip to Northern New York.

Friday’s season opener at St. Lawrence saw Blake Biondi score the team’s first goal of the 2024-25 season, notching his first goal for the Blue and Gold at 6:45 of the opening period. A pair of sophomores in Cole Knuble and Danny Nelson stepped into their bigger roles this season almost immediately, combining for three goals against the Saints to cap off Notre Dame’s opening night with the 4-1 final.

Owen Say made his debut for the Irish in net at St. Lawrence on Friday night, stopping 32 of 33 shots faced and registering a .970 save percentage in his first start.

The Irish continued their road trip out East with a 5-2 victory over Clarkson to complete the opening weekend sweep.

Notre Dame found themselves down for the majority of the contest, trailing 2-0 in the first, and not finding the back of the net themselves until the final minute of the second stanza. It was Cole Knuble’s powerplay tally with 21 seconds to play in the middle frame that sparked a strong offensive surge in the third period which included four goals to complete the comeback.

Michael Mastrodomenico scored his second career goal, and first of the season, just 1:12 into the third period to tie it up against the Golden Knights before Hunter Strand net the eventual game-winner at 8:38 of the frame.

D. Nelson also scored in the contest, his second of the year, while Justin Janicke found the back of the empty net to close out the scoring Saturday in Potsdam. His goal came off a blocked shot at the other end of the ice as the Golden Knights opted for the extra attacker looking to erase Notre Dame’s two-goal advantage. The Clarkson shot bounced off the leg of Janicke and sailed 200 feet to the opposite end of the ice for the team’s fifth goal of the night.

The team unofficially opened its season against the USNTDP for an exhibition contest Oct. 4. Graduate senior Biondi made his Irish presence known immediately with a first period goal against the USNTDP in the team’s exhibition game last Friday night. The Hermantown, Minnesota native had two unofficial goals on the night, both scored on the powerplay. His second of the night sparked a third-period comeback for the Irish which included four unanswered goals to end the game and give the Irish the 5-2 win.

Senior Justin Janicke posted four assists on the night against the U18 team, all of which came in the final frame.

Grant Silianoff and Maddox Fleming also posted multi-point nights while Ian Murphy got hit twine for the first time in an Irish sweater as he closed out the scoring Friday with an empty net tally.

NOTRE DAME vs. ALASKA

The Irish and Nanooks have met 62 times previously with the Irish owning a 33-26-4 all-time record against UAF.

At Notre Dame, the Irish boast a 21-12-1 record, including their most recent meetings coming in 2022-23 where the teams split a New Years series inside Compton Family Ice Arena.

In their most recent outing, Niko Jovanovic recorded an assist on the game-winning goal, scored at 14:17 of the opening period as part of a 2-0 shutout victory to ring in 2023.

In the weekend split, current senior Hunter Strand also recorded a goal while Grant Silianoff tallied an assist.

NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

FREEMAN SELECTED TO BEAR BRYANT COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD WATCH LIST

Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman has been named to the watch list for the American Heart Association’s 2024 Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award, honoring contributions that make the sport better for athletes and fans alike by demonstrating grit, integrity and a winning approach to coaching and life – both on and off the field.

Freeman has been named the honorary head coach for the 2024 AFCA Allstate Good Works Team and has also been selected to the Dodd Trophy watch list for the 2024 season.

The Irish stand at 5-1 on the 2024 season, with two victories over teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. Freeman’s nine wins over ranked opponents are already the second-most of any Notre Dame football coach over the course of their first three seasons, while his seven ranked victories in his first two seasons led all Notre Dame coaches.

His first two campaigns averaged 35.5 points per game (the best since Jesse Harper had 36.9 in his first two seasons in 1913-14) and opponents to 19.5 points per game (the best since Lou Holtz’s first two seasons held opponents to 19.0).

The 2023 team finished 14th in the final Associated Press poll while setting program records for touchdowns (66) and total points (509) while also finishing ranked seventh in the country in both scoring offense and scoring defense.

The ‘23 Irish averaged 39.2 points per game, which is the second-highest in school history, averaged 5.3 yards-per-carry (the best since 1950) and scored 40 points in five consecutive games for the first time in program history. The ‘23 Irish also led the nation in pass efficiency defense, while ranking second in red zone defense and fifth in total defense.

In total, 27 college football coaches have been named to the watch list. The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives for all for more than 100 years, and the Bryant family present this award annually to celebrate Bear Bryant’s legacy and raise awareness and critical funds for scientific research to eliminate needless suffering and death from cardiovascular disease and stroke, the leading causes of death globally. The football coaching legend died from a heart attack in 1983.

BUTLER FOOTBALL

BUTLER RETURNS TO THE SELLICK BOWL TO HOST DAYTON

PFL action continues this weekend when the Butler Bulldogs host the Dayton Flyers for a 1 p.m. kick. The Flyers are still undefeated in league play while the Bulldogs look to get back to their winning ways.

Game Day

Date: Saturday, October 19

Time: 1:00 PM ET

Location: Indianapolis, Ind. / Sellick Bowl

Live Stats: ButlerSports.com (Statbroadcast)

Watch: FloSports

Bulldog Bits

– Butler is receiving votes in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll.

– Dayton is receiving votes in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll.

– No Bulldog opponent has scored points against Butler in the first quarter this season.

– Jack Burch had two sacks at Drake giving him three total over his last two games.

– Adam Sturtz recorded a career-high 10 tackles (six solo) at Drake.

– Devaon Holman recorded his first interception of the season at Drake to move his career total to four.

– Holman tied his career-high tackle total in the game with four stops.

– D’Marco Cross and Onye Onuoha each had a career-high four tackles at Drake.

– Tyson Garrett needs five tackles on Saturday to reach 100 in his BU career.

– Jeremiah Jackson is seven tackles away from 100.

– Reagan Andrew scored his fourth rushing touchdown of the season last Saturday.

– Andrew led the Bulldog offense with a career-high 81 rushing yards while adding 174 passing yards.

– Andrew set new career-highs in rushing attempts (18), passing attempts (32) and completions (22).

– Ethan Loss caught a career-high eight passes on Saturday to end the game with 86 receiving yards.

– Butler’s longest gain against Drake was a 26-yard pass from Nick Howard to Trevon Brown.

– Brown came up with a career-high 42 receiving yards at Drake; he has caught a pass in five-straight games.

– Butler had more first downs than Drake (28-19) and recorded more total yards of offense (333-314).

– Joey Suchy scored a fourth quarter touchdown at Drake to give him four TD’s on the year.

– Cameron Heald caught two touchdown passes in Butler’s win over Dayton in 2022.

PFL Schedule – Week 8

Dayton at Butler 1:00 P.M.

Stetson at Davidson 1:00 P.M.

Drake at Presbyterian 1:00 P.M.

St. Thomas at Valparaiso 2:00 P.M.

Marist at San Diego 5:00 P.M.

PFL Standings

Drake 3-0, 4-1

Dayton 2-0, 4-1

St. Thomas 2-0, 3-3

Davidson 2-1, 4-2

Morehead State 2-1, 4-3

Butler 1-1, 5-1

San Diego 1-1, 3-2

Stetson 0-1, 2-3

Valparaiso 0-2, 2-4

Presbyterian 0-3, 2-5

Marist 0-3, 0-6

SCOUTING DAYTON: The Flyers blocked four kicks against Davidson, helping them notch a 16-14 win against the Wildcats. Dayton scored 13 of their 16 points in the second quarter to take control of the action. Davidson took a one-point lead with a third quarter TD, but a 25-yard, fourth quarter field goal would go down as the game-winner. Dayton is now 4-1 on the year with a 2-0 record in the PFL.

Gideon Lampron was named PFL Special Teams Player of the Week on Sunday after blocking two field goal attempts over the weekend. He added 11 tackles in the victory.

ALL-TIME SERIES: Dayton holds a 33-14-1 advantage over Butler in the all-time series. These two teams played for the first time in 1925 with Butler recording a 10-7 win in Indianapolis. Dayton had won seven-straight meetings before the arrival of Mike Uremovich.

Butler is 2-0 against Dayton under the leadership of head coach Mike Uremovich. They won 31-0 in 2022 and 37-10 in 2023.

LAST MEETING: The Bulldogs won at Dayton last year for the first time since 2013 behind a three-touchdown game from Jyran Mitchell. BU jumped out to a 13-0 lead and would move forward to collect a 37-10 win at Welcome Stadium.

Dayton dropped back to pass 49 times in the setback, but only passed for 184 yards.

NO FLY ZONE: Dayton and Butler rank first and second in the nation in passing yards allowed.

Dayton allows 89 passing yards per game. The Bulldogs are limiting the opposition to 112 yards per contest.

TOSS FOR 200: Butler threw for 214 yards at Drake last weekend. It was the first time BU had passed for 200+ yards since Week 2.

Butler set season-high marks at Drake in pass attempts (38) and completions (25).

BALANCED BULLDOGS: Seven different Bulldogs have scored a rushing touchdown for BU this year and seven players have caught a touchdown pass. BU has rushed for 20 touchdowns and have 12 receiving TD’s.

BU has rushed for at least two touchdowns in every game this year, but last Saturday was just the second time this season they did not throw a touchdown.

TOP DAWGS: BU leads the nation in third down conversion percentage and red zone offense.

The Bulldogs are 25-for-25 on red zone scoring chances this season.

GO FOR IT: Butler is 5-for-11 on fourth down conversions this season. They went 1-for-3 on fourth down at Drake after going 2-for-2 on fourth vs. MSU. Their aggressive approach also appeared in the box score at Murray State when the ‘Dawgs went for it on fourth down four times.

Butler has not punted the ball more than two times in a game since Week 1.

SHORT SHOWS OFF THE LEG: Ryan Short hit a career-long 39-yard field goal late in the third quarter at Drake. He added a career-long 54-yard punt in the setback.

Short is now 4-for-4 on field goal attempts this year. He is averaging 41.6 yards per punt.

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: Butler’s offense is averaging 38.7 points per game this year and the defense is only allowing 9.5 points per game.

Butler ranks second among all FCS schools in scoring defense and is now ninth in scoring offense.

STOP THE RUN: Dayton RB Mason Hackett is one of only two PFL players that average over 100 rushing yards per game. Hackett had a career-high 218 yards vs. Davidson last weekend and had 110 the week before at Marist.

Butler has not allowed a 100-yard rusher this season. The BU running attack is led by the QB tandem of Howard and Andrew. Howard ranks fifth in the PFL (58.0) and Andrew ranks ninth (44.7).

TAKE CARE OF IT: Butler turned the ball over two times at Drake. Those were the first two turnovers of the year since the season opener vs. Upper Iowa.

All four BU turnovers this season have been interceptions. They are one of seven FCS teams that have not lost a fumble this year.

UP NEXT: Butler will play at Davidson next weekend, putting two of the best offenses in the PFL on the field at Davidson College Stadium. Kick-off on ESPN+ is set for 1 p.m.

This will be Butler’s first time playing at Davidson College Stadium. After calling Richardson Stadium home for 100 years, the Wildcats opened their brand new state-of-the-art facility earlier this year on Sept. 7 against Catawba College.  

BUTLER CROSS COUNTRY

BUTLERXCTF SPLITS UP FOR THE BRADLEY PINK CLASSIC AND WISCONSIN PRE-NATIONALS

Butler’s cross country team will split up this weekend competing in two different states that includes a preview of the 2024 NCAA Championships course. The Bulldog women will kick off the weekend in Peoria, Ill. for the Bradley “Pink” Classic and the men will follow on Saturday in Madison, Wis. for the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals meets.

The men enter as the 18th ranked team in the country according to the coaches poll from Oct. 8 by the U.S. Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association.

The 8K race will feature 31 teams in the Men’s A Race with 18 of them ranking in the USCCTFCA’s Top 30 rankings. Butler will face off against the defending champion Northern Arizona as well as top-ranked programs in No. 3 Arkansas, No. 4 Iowa St., and No. 5 Notre Dame.

Head coach Matt Roe will have all his top runners available for the first time this season. Jesse Hamlin is set to make his season debut after receiving All-American honors last spring in the 5,000 meters at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

William Zegarski will join Hamlin after appearing in their first race of the season on Oct. 4 at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational. Zegarski led the way with a top-10 finish at 23:08.25

Austin Gabay and Florian Le Pallec rounded out the top-25 finishes after placing 21st (23:36.54) and 24th (23:43.07). David Slapak also completed his first race of the season after crossing the line in 31st at 23:50.60. Rounding out the entry list will include Sean Byrnes, Luke Henseler, Martin Kovacech, and Matteo Rosio.

On the women’s side, the team of 12 student-athletes will be split up into two 6K races on Friday including the White race (Open) and Red race (D1 Invite).

The White race will begin at 3:15pm ET and will feature 36 different teams. Butler will have three athletes in the race including Lexi Affolter, Mckenna Mazeski, and Caitlin Rose.

The women’s Red invite will follow at 4:45pm ET with 33 teams stepping up to the line. Nine different athletes will be competing in the race for the Bulldogs.

Wiktoria Klebowska will lead the way after placing 42nd with a time of 20:39.15 at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational on Oct. 4.

Ashlyn Minton and Hannah Moore each earned top-100 finishes after Minton took 89th at 21:16.84 and Moore earned 96th at 21:19.8.

Rounding out the Bulldog competitors this weekend include Kylie Cline, Camille El Baghlouli, Ashley Learn, Alejandra Sierazy and Renate Toldo.

Live Results will be available on the schedule page of ButlerSports.com

IU INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VOTED TENTH IN #HLWBB PRESEASON POLL

INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis women’s basketball team was picked to finished tenth in the Horizon League this season in the league’s preseason poll, released by the league office on Wednesday (October 16). Star returner for the Jags, Katie Davidson was named to the Preseason All-League Second Team. Cleveland State took the top spot in the vote with seven first-place votes while the Vikings’ Colbi Maples was named the league’s Preseason Player of the Year.

Maples was joined on the #HLWBB Preseason All-League First Team by Destiny Leo (Cleveland State), Mickayla Perdue (Cleveland State), Natalie McNeal (Green Bay) and Amellia Bromenschenkel (Purdue Fort Wayne). Joining Davidson on the Preseason All-League Second Team is Bailey Butler (Green Bay), Maddy Schreiber (Green Bay), Kamy Peppler (Milwaukee) and Macey Blevins (Northern Kentucky).

IU Indy head coach Kate Bruce enters her third season with some key returners and some fresh faces. The Jags return Second Team All-Horizon League, Davidson. Davidson led the team in scoring this past season, averaging 16.4 points per game and was named Horizon League Player of the Week on January 18.

Other Jaguars that saw time on the court last season returning are Faith Stinson, Alexa Hocevar, Logan Lewis and Camron Blank. Ready to make their marks after sitting out a year due to injury are guards Azyah Newson-Cole and Kaylin Moorehead.

Coach Bruce also brought in six transfers. Kendal Wingler, a 5-10 grad student joins IU Indy after spending three seasons at Butler. Bruce added two junior transfers in Tamori Plantin (Western Carolina) and Jada Patton (UIndy). Three sophomore transfers join the Jaguars with Neveah Foster (Western Kentucky), Denali Craig-Edwards (Western Michigan) and Shania Nichols-Vannett (North Dakota State College of Science) all ready to take the court for IU Indy.

Freshman Destini Craig rounds out the roster for the Jags. The 5-10 forward from Fort Wayne, Indiana was ranked No. 14 in all of Indiana Basketball prior to her senior season at Northrop.

The Jaguars will open the regular season against Evansville at home in the Jungle on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 PM.

BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL VISITS OHIO & KENT STATE THIS WEEKEND

THIS WEEK IN BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL: The Ball State women’s volleyball team opens a four-match road swing Friday when it visits Ohio for a 6 p.m. first serve … From there, the Cardinals travel to Kent State for a 4 p.m. match up Saturday.

FOLLOW THE ACTION: Both matches this weekend will be broadcast live on ESPN+ … In addition, live stats will be provided courtesy of the host institutions … Updates from the matches will also be provided on the team’s X feed and Instagram story: @BallStateWVB.

BALL STATE ALL-TIME: The Ball State enters Friday’s match at Ohio with a 1022-656-2 (.609) all-time record in women’s volleyball … Ball State became just the 44th program in NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball history to reach 1,000 wins with a sweep of Central Michigan on Sept. 22, 2023 … All-time, the Cardinals have captured 12 MAC West Division Championships, 10 MAC Regular Season Championships and eight MAC Volleyball Championship titles … Ball State has made 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including three of the last five seasons … BSU has also earned two bids into the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC).

BALL STATE IN THE MAC: Despite an 3-4 start to league play this season, Ball State maintains its status as the winningest program in league play with a 449-224 (.667) all-time Mid-American Conference mark … Western Michigan is second on the list, one-and-a-half matches behind the Cardinals at 447-225 (.665) … Ohio is currently sixth all-time based on winning percentage at 385-285 (.575), while Kent State is 10th all-time at 242-430 (.360).

THE WORTHEN FACTOR: The Cardinals boast a 320-99 (.764) all-time mark inside Worthen Arena … Looking at just opponents from the MAC, Ball State is 236-61 (.795) when battling in Worthen Arena … Overall, no MAC opponent owns a winning record inside Worthen Arena, as the Cardinals have at least a .630 winning percentage against all league schools on its current home floor … Ball State’s next home opponent will be Eastern Michigan (Nov. 1-2) who is 5-28 (.152) all-time in matches played in Worthen Arena.

THE ALL-TIME SERIES VS. OHIO: Ball State holds a 43-21 lead in the all-time series versus Ohio, including two straight wins … Last season, the Cardinals earned a 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-19, 25-18) victory in Worthen Arena on Oct. 28 … Ball State played a two-match set in Athens during the 2022 season, suffering a 3-1 (25-21, 24-26, 25-15, 25-17) on Nov. 11, before rebounding for a 3-1 (25-21, 14-25, 25-18, 25-21) win the following day (Nov. 12) … Overall, Ball State is 20-9 in matches played on Ohio’s home court.

THE ALL-TIME SERIES VS. KENT STATE: Ball State holds a 45-18 lead in the all-time series versus Kent State, including four straight wins … The last three matches have been played in Muncie, while the Cardinals earning a 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-15) victory in the latest match on Oct. 27, 2023 … The last time BSU traveled to Kent, the team’s split a two-match series with Kent State earning a 3-2 (19-25, 13-25, 28-26, 25-19, 17-15) win Sept. 24, 2021, while Ball State claimed a 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-10) win the following day (Sept. 25) … Ball State is 17-9 all-time on Kent State’s home court.

SCOUTING BALL STATE:

• Ball State enters Friday’s match at Ohio with a 10-8 (3-4 MAC) record after splitting a pair of matches last weekend  … BSU used the sixth-highest attack percentage in program history to sweep Akron Friday, before falling to Buffalo in four sets Saturday.

• The Cardinals continue to be one of the nation’s most dangerous offenses, ranking first in the Mid-American Conference and 43rd nationally with a .249 attack percentage … The mark includes a .271 rate of success against then-No. 7 Penn State, which is the second-best hitting mark against the Nittany Lions so far this season … Ball State has hit .300-or-better in four matches this year, including a season-high .446 rate of success versus Akron (Oct. 11).

• Along with its solid attack percentage, the Cardinals rank 54th nationally with a 2.51 blocks-per-set average … Graduate middle Aayinde Smith leads the Cardinals at the net, ranking fourth in the MAC and 88th nationally with a 1.19 blocks-per-set average … Sophomore middle Gwen Crull is right behind, boasting a 1.17 average.

SCOUTING OHIO:

• The Bobcats enter Friday’s match with a 7-10 (3-3 MAC) record after splitting a pair of matches last weekend … OU suffered a 3-0 loss at Western Michigan Thursday, before rebounding with a 3-0 victory at Northern Illinois Saturday.

• Ohio enters the week ranked 78th nationally with a 13.12 kills-per-set average … Kam Hunt plays a large role in the effort, leading the MAC and ranking 55th nationally at 3.91 kills-per-set, while Anna Kharchynska is fourth in the MAC and 144th nationally at 3.49.

• In the backcourt, Ohio’s Kendall Hickey enters the weekend ranked fourth in the MAC and 64th nationally at 4.42 digs per set.

SCOUTING KENT STATE:

• The Golden Flashes enter a Friday match versus Miami with a 1-15 (0-6 MAC) record … KSU’s lone win is a 3-0 victory over NJIT on Sept. 6 … Last weekend, Kent State was swept at both Northern Illinois and Western Michigan.

• Kent State is one of the top digging teams in the MAC, ranking fourth in the league and 127th nationally with a 14.74 digs-per-set average … Greta Bolognini leads the squad and is ninth in the MAC with a 3.78 average.

• On offense, Mackenzie McGuire is the lone Golden Flash player to average more than 2.00 kills per set, leading the squad at 2.64 … Logan Henderson is second on the squad at 1.86.

• Alexandria Connatser leads KSU at the net with 39 total blocks for a 0.76 blocks-per-set average.

BALL STATE QUICK HITS:

• With her 34 assists in the five-set win at Central Michigan (Oct. 4), Megan Wielonski climbed one spot into second on Ball State’s career assists list … She enters the weekend with 4,651 career assists which is currently third among active NCAA Division I players … Western Michigan’s Logan Case is first at 5,740 (with the benefit of an extra COVID season), while Colorado State’s Emery Herman is second at 4,826 … Wielonski has ranked in the top 15 nationally in assists in each of her first three seasons: second (1,394) in 2021, fourth (1,359) in 2022 and 13th (1,269) in 2023.

• In addition to being one of the nation’s top setters, Megan Wielonski is one of the country’s top servers with 169 career aces … The total, which includes a team-high 25 aces so far this season, currently ranks 12th among active NCAA Division I players and is the most for any active student-athlete from the Mid-American Conference … As a freshman, she ranked eighth among all NCAA Division I players with 58 aces, including a career-high seven vs. Ohio (Sept. 30, 2021) … Her 58 aces in 2021 also tied as the sixth most in a single season in Ball State history and were a single season record for a BSU setter, topping Amber Seaman’s total of 51 in 2018 … In 2022, she ranked 55th nationally with 46 service aces, while she had a team-leading 40 aces last season … The program record for career aces is 191 set by Stacy Jordan (1982-85).

• Megan Wielonski has also shined in the backcourt over her Ball State career, becoming just the 21st player in program history to register over 1,000 career digs in BSU’s NIVC victory at Middle Tennessee (Nov. 30, 2023) … She has 179 total digs so far this season, raising her career total to 1,200 which is 13th in program history … Overall, she has accumulated double-digit digs in 62 career matches which is ninth in program history and gives her 62 career assist/dig double-doubles.

• Aniya Kennedy has continued to shine on offense for the Cardinals, ranking second on the squad with a 3.18 kills-per-set average so far this season … Last season, she finished the year ranked 32nd nationally with a 4.12 kills-per-set average … Kennedy has smashed double-digit kills in 35 career matches, including nine so far this season, and led the team in kills in 28 career outings.

• Including her season-high 20 kills at Florida Atlantic (Aug. 31) and at Central Michigan (Oct. 5), Aniya Kennedy has smashed 20-or-more kills in 10 career matches … The total ranks eighth in program history … Last season, she registered a career-high 25 kills in two matches – versus Akron (Oct. 13, 2023) and at WMU (Nov. 3, 2023) – which were the most kills for a BSU player in a match since Kia Holder (2017-20) logged 27 at Eastern Michigan on March 27, 2021 … In addition, Kennedy was the first Cardinal to register multiple 20+ kill matches in the same season since Natalie Risi (2019-22) had two as a freshman in 2019.

• Freshman outside Carson Tyler has smashed a team-leading 204 kills so far this season, including 20-or-more kills in five matches … Her best effort was a career-high 25-kill effort to help lead Ball State to a 3-2 victory over Wright State (Sept. 20) … Tyler is now one of just 14 players in program history to register 20-or-more kills in at least five career matches … She is also just the 10th different player in program history to have five-or-more such matches in a single season.

• A six-rotation player for the Cardinals, Carson Tyler is also third on the team with 107 digs for a 1.67 digs-per-set average … She also leads Ball State’s primary passers with a .953 reception percentage, successfully passing 363 of the 381 serves she has faced.

• Freshman libero Sophie Ledbetter has shined in her first season of collegiate action, leading the squad and ranking 10th in the MAC with a with a 3.58 digs-per-set average … The effort includes a career-high 27 digs in the win over James Madison (Sept. 6), 21 digs in the sweep of Southern Indiana (Sept. 14) and 20 digs in the sweep of Bryant (Aug. 30) … Ledbetter also boasts a .934 reception percentage, including perfect marks in nine of BSU’s 18 matches.

• Graduate middle Aayinde Smith has been a big addition for the Ball State front line, ranking fourth on the squad with 1.93 kills per set, while leading the team with a 1.19 blocks-per-set average … She has at least one block in all 18 of BSU’s matches, including tying her career-high with 10 (two solo and eight assists) last time out versus Buffalo (Oct. 12)… A two-time All-CAA Second Team selection in her four years at Towson, Smith also owns a .296 attack percentage which ranks 10th among MAC players.

• Sophomore middle Gwen Crull has also made her presence known at the net, collecting 49 blocks over 42 sets for a 1.17 blocks-per-set average … The total includes a career-high 10 total blocks at Central Michigan (Oct. 5) … Overall, she has been credited with at least one block in 13 of the 17 matches she has played, including four-or-more on six occasions.

• Junior Madison Buckley has played a big role in the Ball State offense as of late, smashing double-digit kills in seven of the last 11 matches … Last time out, she produced a season-high 14 kills versus Buffalo (Oct. 12), while she started the run with 13 kills versus Southern Indiana (Sept. 14) … Overall, Buckley has registered double digit kills in eight matches this season and 21 times over her collegiate career.

• Ball State turned in one of the best defensive efforts in program history versus Bryant (Aug. 30), limiting the Bulldogs to a -.020 (24-26-99) attack percentage … It was the lowest attacking mark for a Ball State opponent since the 2018 campaign when the Cardinals held Grambling to a -.061 (18-23-82) rate of success on Aug. 31 … That same season, the Ball State defense limited North Dakota State to a -.018 (23-25-114) hitting mark on Sept. 7.

• For the first time this season, Ball State ran a 6-2 offense in last Friday’s win over Akron … That led to the sixth-best single match attack percentage in program history, as Megan Wielonski and sophomore Lindsey Green helped BSU connect for a .446 (48-7-92) rate of success … Leading the way was Aayinde Smith who connected for a program-record .917 (11-0-12) attack percentage … The previous mark for a player with 10-14 attempts in a match was .900 (9-0-10) on two occasions … The mark for a player with at least 15 attempts is .833 (15-0-18) set by Marie Plitt in 2022 vs. Arkansas State.

BALL STATE FOOTBALL

CARDINALS AND COMMODORES TANGLE IN NASHVILLE

MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State visits Nashville to battle a Southeastern Conference opponent for the third time in two seasons. Counting its game at Miami (Fla.) last month, Saturday’s game reflects the Ball State’s fourth matchup against a Power Four opponent the past two years.

**Ball State used seven sacks and a strong run defense to get past Kent State last Saturday. The Cardinals led 27-7 in the third period, but big plays kept Kent State in the game, cutting the lead to 27-21 early in the fourth. Even after Jackson Courville’s third field goal of the contest staked the Cardinals to a 30-21 lead with 3:19 to play, the Golden Flashes got two more touchdowns to keep applying pressure to the Ball State lead. Vaughn Pemberton’s 41- yard burst with 1:13 was the difference-maker in the 37-35 victory.

**For the first time this year, it was the Cardinals’ defense that shone most brightly against Kent State. Brandon Berger had a career-high three sacks and the total defensive effort limited Kent State to just 67 rushing yards. Riley Tolsma and Joey Stemler each had eight tackles, and Stemler added 1.5 sacks. The Cardinals totaled nine stops in the Flashes’ backfield.

**Junior TE Tanner Koziol ranks seventh nationally with 7.7 receptions per game, grabbing eight catches at Kent State after corralling exactly nine in each of the previous three weeks. He ranks second among tight ends in catches per game and third with 72.3 yards per game.

**FCS transfer Braedon Sloan has netted 423 yards on 99 carries this season, in addition to 222 yards on 19 catches. The versatile Sloan has approached or exceeded the 100-yard mark in all-purpose yards in each game: 155 vs. Western Michigan, 103 vs. Missouri State, 97 at Kent State, 94 at CMU and 72 at JMU. He scored two rushing touchdowns last Saturday.

**The 100th anniversary of Ball State’s first season in 1924 coincides with the 100th season on the field, given that the Cardinals didn’t field a team in 1943 due to World War II. Seasonlong celebrations of the 100th season will be displayed at Scheumann Stadium this season. Similarly, it is the program’s 50th season in the MAC — formally joining the league in 1973 and playing its first football games in 1975.

WHAT A WIN MEANS:

**Currently the fifth winningest coach in Ball State football history, Mike Neu will capture his 40th victory as head coach of his alma mater, tying Dwight Wallace (40) with the fourthmost wins as the Cardinals’ head coach.

BY THE NUMBERS:

7.7: Tanner Koziol is 7th in FBS rankings with 7.7 catches per game. Receptions over the last four weeks: 9, 9, 9 and 8.

33.5: Malcolm Gillie’s 33.5-yard KOR average is second in the country. He topped the FBS rankings prior to the game at Kent State.

16 of 17: The Cardinals have scored on 16 of 17 trips into the Red Zone, with touchdowns on 12 of those drives (8 passing, 4 rushing).

100: In what is the 100th season of Ball State football, former Cardinals QB Mike Neu coaches his 100th game as the Ball State head coach.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MASTODON WOMEN’S HOOPS PICKED THIRD IN #HLWBB PRESEASON POLL

INDIANAPOLIS – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team was picked third in the Horizon League Preseason Poll and Amellia Bromenschenkel was named to the Preseason All-League First Team, the league announced on Wednesday (Oct. 16).

The Mastodons are coming off their best season in the program’s Division I history. They went 23-13, finished third in the league, and advanced to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament Super 16. The third-place selection for the 2024-25 season is the highest the program has ever been selected in a Division I poll.

Bromenschenkel is coming off her best season as a Mastodon. After being named to the All-Horizon League Third Team in 2022-23, she earned a spot on the First Team in 2023-24. Last year, Bromenschenkel averaged a career-best 13.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. She shot 45.6 percent from the floor and 37.7 percent from 3-point range.

Purdue Fort Wayne will kick off the 2024-25 campaign with an exhibition against Olivet on October 29 in the Gates Sports Center at 11 a.m. The regular season opens on November 6 at Purdue.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S SOCCER

‘DONS HOST GREEN BAY, VISIT WRIGHT STATE

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s soccer (7-7-1, 2-4-0 Horizon League) will host Green Bay on Thursday (Oct. 17) before traveling to Wright State to play on Sunday (Oct. 20). 

Game Day Information (Thursday)
Who: Green Bay Phoenix (4-6-4, 2-3-2 Horizon League)
When: Thursday, October 17 | 4 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Hefner Soccer Complex
Watch: Link (ESPN+)
Live Stats: Link
Tickets: Link

Know Your Foe

Green Bay (4-6-4, 2-3-2 HL) has picked up wins against Cleveland State and Youngstown State during Horizon League play. The Phoenix’s draws came against Wright State and Detroit Mercy. The team ranks second in the league in shutouts on the season with five. In her first collegiate season, Senah Hanes leads the HL in both goals (8) and shots on goal (20). Mallorie Benhart has been the main keeper for Green Bay this season, starting in 12 of her 13 games.

Series History

The Phoenix lead the series history 2-1-2. The last meeting resulted in a 1-1 tie, with Zoe Greenhalge assisting on the Mastodon goal.

Game Day Information (Sunday)

Who: Wright State Raiders (4-8-1, 2-3-1 Horizon League)

When: Sunday, October 20 | 3 PM

Where: Dayton, Ohio

Watch: Link (ESPN+)

Live Stats: Link

Know Your Foe

Wright State (4-8-1, 2-3-1 HL) has wins over Cleveland State and Oakland during Horizon League play. The Raiders lone draw came in their first league game, a scoreless contest against Green Bay. Freshman Olivia Stroud leads the team in goals (5) and points (12) during her first season. Kiera Sarka is the Raiders main keeper during her grad year, starting 12 games this season after starting 18 last year.

Series History

Wright State leads the series history 9-1-3. The last two contests have ended in 1-1 draws.

There’s No I In Team

Ten Mastodons have scored this season: Gigi Ricciardi, Scarlett Webster, Morgan Gallagher, Hailey Hoskins, Malia Velker, Maci Toporcer, Amanda Leonard, Audriana Rhyner, Chloe Mariotti and Emersyn Geik.

Home Sweet Hefner

The Mastodons have a .711 winning percentage at home since joining the Horizon League in 2020 (22-6-10). Purdue Fort Wayne is 6-2-1 this season at home.

Mastodon Starters

Three Mastodons have started every game this season: Chloe Mariotti, Allison Adams and Lizzie Haub.

Freshman Starters

Purdue Fort Wayne freshmen Maci Toporcer, Sam Christle, Maddy Kopala, Hailey Hoskins and Audriana Rhyner have recorded starts for the Mastodons this season.

Take Your Shot

The Mastodons are third in the league in shots this season with 181.

Last Time Out

Purdue Fort Wayne lost 2-0 against Milwaukee.

Coming Up

The Mastodons will play their last regular season road game on Saturday (Oct. 26) at Detroit Mercy.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE CROSS COUNTRY

PURDUE FORT WAYNE CROSS COUNTRY HEADS TO BRADLEY FOR THE PINK CLASSIC

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodon cross country teams travel to Bradley on Friday (Oct. 18) for the Pink Classic. This will be the first third consecutive season the ‘Dons compete in the Bradley Pink Classic. 

Meet: Bradley Pink Classic
When: Friday, October 18 | 1:30 p.m. (men 8K) | 2:15 p.m. (women 6K)
Where: Peoria, Ill.
Schools Entered: Bradley, Butler, Chicago State, Cincinnati, Concordia Chicago, Danville Area CC, Dayton, DePaul, Drake, DuPage, Eastern Illinois, Harper, Illinois State, UIC, UIS, Indiana, Indiana State, Iowa, Iowa Western CC, IU Indianapolis, Kansas State, Kentucky, Lindenwood, Loyola-Chicago, Marquette, Michigan, Millikin, Milwaukee, Missouri, Missouri State, Newman, North Central (Ill.), North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Northern Kentucky, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio, Principia, Purdue Fort Wayne, Saint Louis, SIU Edwardsville, Southern Illinois, St. Thomas (Minn.), Supah Silly TC, Tulsa, UCF, Webster, Western Illinois, Wichita State, Green Bay, Wright State, Xavier.
Live Results: Link
Watch:ESPN+

Men’s Preview: Purdue Fort Wayne placed 13th in their last meet at Notre Dame’s Joe Piane Invitational (Oct. 4). Harrison Niswander led the Mastodons as he broke the program’s 8K record with a time of 24:35.5, earning 16th in the meet. This record was broken earlier this season when Austin Hall ran a 24:43.9 at the Phoenix Open. Nicholas Mills was the second Purdue Fort Wayne runner to set a personal best at the meet, finishing with a time of 24:59.5 and placing 40th. Hall was the next Mastodon to cross the finish line, finishing 50th (25:08.7). Sam Dunnett placed 90th (25:44.4). Nathan Mills filled out the Purdue Fort Wayne top-five with a time of 25:48.2, earning him 95th.

Men’s Entries: Andrew Arnos, Colin Gasson, Tyler Godwin, Jack Mills, Colten Gasson, Boden Genovese, Austin Hall, Kobe Milledge, Nathan Mills, Nicholas Mills, Harrison Niswander, Marcus Ridge.

Women’s Preview: Ten Purdue Fort Wayne runners finished with 5K personal bests at Notre Dame’s Joe Piane Invitational (Oct. 4). The Mastodons placed 11th in the meet. Riley Tate finished with the third best time in program history (17:34.3), earning 14th. Ava Genovese also etched her name on the list, placing eighth (17:56.9) and finishing 26th in the meet. Haylee Hile was the next ‘Don to cross the finish line, placing 65th with a time of 18:25.8. Lydia Carrell finished 75th (18:33.3). Kynzlei Bassett topped off the the Purdue Fort Wayne top-5 finishing 85th (18:38.2).

Women’s Entries:Haley Sponaugle, Amanda Williams, Faith Allen, Kynzlei Bassett, Lydia Carrell, Ava Genovese, Haylee Hile, Bella Hodges, Faith Norris, Mercedes Sarver, Riley Tate.

Up Next: The Mastodons will revisit Green Bay for the Horizon League Championship (Nov. 2).

EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER

ACES MEN’S SOCCER EARNS A RESULT AT LOUISVILLE

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team earned a point in Louisville for the first time in 33 years in a 2-2 tie on Wednesday night.

It was an even match across the pitch between the Purple Aces and the Cardinals at Lynn Stadium on Wednesday. Along with the matching score of 2-2, both teams attempted 13 shots through 90 minutes. Two UE players scored their second goals of the season in the draw with redshirt freshman midfielder Jacopo Fedrizzi (Guilia, Spain) scoring in the 45th minute and fifth-year forward Kai Phillip (Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago) scoring in the 63rd minute.

“I thought we played really well,” said Head Coach Robbe Tarver following the match. “Besides the first 10 minutes of the second half I felt like we had a lot of the run of play, a lot of chances, a lot of moments. We defended really well and we were organized.

“It’s a little unfortunate to give up the equalizer in the last two minutes on a VAR handball. That’s the pleasure of coming to the ACC and places where they have VAR. But it was a handball. So that’s the game sometimes where you play really well and you probably deserve a win but it doesn’t happen. Really happy with how we played. Weirdly, we’re sad about a 2-2 tie at an ACC school like Louisville. That’s a great program. So, it’s a weird one.”

The Purple Aces started the match off hot with back-to-back shots in the first four minutes. While the Cardinals got a shot shortly after, it was all UE through the half. Play in the first 30 minutes stayed in the offensive zone for Evansville where the Aces added four more shots including a close chance for senior midfielder Jose Vivas (Teruel, Spain).

But it wasn’t until the final seconds of the first half that UE broke through on offense. Sophomore winger Auden Engen Vik (Trondheim, Norway) beat out a Louisville defender on the right side of the penalty area and crossed to Fedrizzi at the six. Fedrizzi then followed through with his right leg to send the ball past the Cardinals goalkeeper into the right side of the net for his second goal of 2024.

It was a slow start to the second half for Evansville and led to Louisville tying up the match in the 51st minute. The score wouldn’t stay tied for long as the Aces retook the lead in the 63rd minute off a solo goal from Phillip. Phillip came charging into the offensive zone, knocking his defender off the ball at the top of the penalty area. He then brought the ball into the nine for a shot into the bottom right corner of the net to make it a 2-1 match.

Both teams fought in the neutral zone over the next 10 minutes until UE found a shot in the 72nd and 76th minutes. But the tides turned in the final 10 minutes of the match as the Cardinals began to spend more time in Evansville’s defensive zone. The Aces’ last shot came in the 87th minute as senior forward Edward Mendy (Overland Park, Kan. / West Blue Valley HS) tried to score for the third game in a row. But the shot sailed just high over the crossbar to keep it a 2-1 match.

Only two minutes later Louisville got a break from UE’s defensive pressure as VAR review gave the Cardinals a penalty kick off a handball. Freshman goalkeeper Michal Mroz (Elk Grove, Ill. / Elk Grove HS) leapt up to get his hand on the ball. But the ball’s momentum kept it going just over his fingers to find its way into the very top of the goal for the 2-2 draw.

Fedrizzi and Vivas led Evansville on offense with three shots each with both players putting one on goal. Senior forward Nacho Diaz Barragan (Almeria, Spain) also had multiple shots on Wednesday with two through 72 minutes of play. On the defensive end of the ball Mroz made three saves through 90 minutes of action.

The Aces return to Missouri Valley Conference action over the weekend. UE travels to Dekalb, Illinois for the first time in program history to take on the Northern Illinois Huskies. Kick-off from NIU is set for 7 p.m. CT on Saturday, October 19th.

EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S SOCCER

UE WOMEN’S SOCCER HOSTS ILLINOIS STATE

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The University of Evansville women’s soccer team returns home for a midweek match with the Illinois State Redbirds.

UE women’s soccer had its best offensive performance in two seasons at Valparaiso on Sunday afternoon. The Aces scored three goals for the first time since October 20th, 2022 to pick up another crucial point in conference play against the Beacons. Evansville’s offense was spurred by sophomore forward Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) as she scored UE’s first brace in a game since 2021 at Valpo. Johnson had the first two goals of the match for the Aces, tying up the game twice to help Evansville come back for a draw after 90 minutes.

Illinois State comes to Arad McCutchan Stadium on a three-game unbeaten streak with two wins against Indiana State and Valparaiso. Overall the Redbirds have a 4-7-3 record with an even 2-2-2 Missouri Valley Conference record. Illinois State also has the current MVC Freshman of the Week in midfielder Eiley Henderson who tallied a goal and an assist in the Redbirds win over Indiana State.

Fifth-year defender Rachel Rosborough (Mt. Brydges, Ontario) is climbing UE’s rankings for minutes played in a career. With 12 90 minute games this season and 68 minutes played at UIC, Rosborough has played 1,148 minutes in 2024. For her career, Rosborough is at 6,326 minutes, and only 109 minutes behind current career minutes leader former goalkeeper Michaela Till.

With two saves on Thursday fifth year goalkeeper Myia Danek (Laingsburg, Mich. / Laingsburg HS) will move up in the record books to seventh for saves in a career. She will pass Whitney Raeon who played for UE from 2003-06.

SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER

USI FALTERS LATE, FALLS TO WIU

Macomb, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer allowed two goals in the final 10 minutes and lost a 2-0 match to Western Illinois University Wednesday afternoon at Strassweg Field. The Screaming Eagles fall to 2-11-1 overall and 1-4-1 in the OVC, while the Leathernecks go to 7-7-1, 2-4-0 OVC.

The loss drops USI into seventh in the OVC standings, two points behind WIU in the league playoff picture. The top six teams advance to the OVC Championship at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville November 10-16 in Edwardsville, Illinois.

The USI offense was absent for the fifth-straight match. The Eagles, who have been held scoreless for the last 460 minutes of action, were outshot 18-10 but had a lead on corner kicks, 6-5. Freshman forward David Davila had USI’s lone shot on goal, coming in the opening half.

Defensively, USI held firm for the first 80 minutes before WIU struck at 80:38 and 87:11. Sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Klott faced 18 shots, made eight saves, and allowed the two goals.

NEXT UP FOR USI:

The Eagles conclude the two-match road swing Sunday when they visit Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Match time is scheduled for noon (CDT).

Liberty, which is 5-5-1 overall and 3-2-0 in the OVC, is slated to host Eastern Illinois University Thursday at 6 p.m. (EDT) before hosting USI. The Flames have their last two matches since starting the OVC schedule with three-straight wins.

Last season, USI and Liberty battled to a 1-1 tie at Strassweg Field in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.

VALPARAISO WOMEN’S SOCCER

SOCCER HEADS TO BELMONT, MURRAY STATE THIS WEEK

Valparaiso (4-9-1, 0-5-1 MVC)

Thursday, Oct. 17 – at Belmont (6-8-2, 3-3-1 MVC) – 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 20 – at Murray State (4-6-4, 0-3-3 MVC) – 1 p.m.

Next Up in Valpo Soccer: The Valpo soccer team heads into its lone two-match road trip of the season this week, traveling to take on Belmont Thursday evening before a Sunday afternoon fixture at Murray State.

Previously: In a goal-scoring bonanza at Brown Field Sunday, Valpo looked poised to capture all three points before visiting Evansville struck with an equalizer in the 89th minute as the match ended in a 3-3 draw.

Looking Ahead: The final week of the regular season awaits next week, with a home match Thursday night against UIC to close the home slate before a trip to Missouri State to finish out the regular season.

Following the Beacons: Both matches will be aired live on ESPN+ and will have live stats via ValpoAthletics.com. All home matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+ as part of The Valley on ESPN, while most road fixtures will also have live video available.

Head Coach John Marovich: In his 17th season at the helm of the Valpo program, John Marovich holds a 136-127-49 (.514) record both overall and at Valpo as a head coach. The 2014 Horizon League Coach of the Year and the head of the 2022 MVC Coaching Staff of the Year, Marovich holds Valpo’s all-time records for both victories and winning percentage.

Series Notes: Belmont – Valpo holds a 6-3-0 advantage in the all-time series over the Bruins, including a 2-1-0 mark since Belmont joined the MVC. Last season, it was the Bruins with a 2-0 win in Valpo in regular season action before the Beacons avenged the defeat with a 1-0 victory in the opening round of the MVC Tournament.

Murray State – Valpo is 5-2-1 all-time against the Racers, but the series is knotted up at 1-1-1 since MSU moved to the Valley. Last season, the two sides played to a 1-1 draw on Brown Field, as Addy Joiner’s goal in the second minute was answered by the Racers in the seventh minute.

Scouting the Opposition: Belmont – The Bruins enter Thursday’s match at 6-8-2 overall and are 3-3-1 in MVC play, good for a tie for fourth place in the conference table. Belmont is winless in its last three, however, most recently falling 1-0 at Drake. Ava Labocki and Reagan Ross share team-high scoring honors with four goals apiece this season, while in goal, Sydney Jones has played the vast majority of minutes and owns a 1.17 GAA and a .798 save percentage.

Murray State – The Racers enter the week at 4-6-4 overall and 0-3-3 in Valley action, with a match against Indiana State Thursday night prior to the Beacons’ arrival in Murray. Mary Hardy leads the team’s scoring chart with five goals, while Griselda Revolorio has a 1.01 GAA and an .821 save percentage in goal.

Valpo Picked Fifth in Preseason Poll: The Beacons were chosen to finish in fifth place in preseason polling of the MVC head coaches. Valpo tallied 83 points in the poll, coming in just behind UIC (87) and UNI (85). Missouri State was picked to win the conference and garnered seven first-place votes, while Drake was chosen second and picked up three first-place nods.

Preseason Honoree: Senior forward Addy Joiner was recognized by the Valley as a preseason First Team All-MVC honoree when the preseason poll was released. Joiner has twice earned postseason recognition, as she was a First Team All-MVC selection in 2022 and picked up Third Team All-MVC accolades in 2023. Joiner netted eight goals last season, tying her for third in the MVC and moving into a tie for ninth on the program’s single-season goals chart. She enters her final campaign tied for sixth in program history with 18 career goals, tied for seventh with 40 points and tied for eighth with six match-winning goals.

Looking Back at Last Season: Valpo claimed its first MVC Tournament championship since joining the Valley in dramatic fashion in 2023, winning four consecutive tournament matches  by 1-0 finals to earn the crown and return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014, where it battled #9 Notre Dame to a scoreless first half before eventually falling 2-0. The Beacons finished the season 11-6-6 overall and went 3-3-4 in MVC regular season play, finishing sixth in the regular season standings. Nicole Norfolk was a First Team All-MVC selection, highlighting six Beacons who earned postseason recognition from the Valley, and also picked up Second Team All-Region honors.

Who’s Back: In a rarity in the transfer portal era we live in, all 20 players from the 2023 team who did not graduate are back and on the 2024 roster. That includes five regular starters and 13 of the team’s 27 goals from last season.

Who’s Gone: But the Beacons did graduate a decorated class of nine players who closed their time at Valpo with championships in back-to-back seasons, a group which accounted for 54.2% of the team minutes played in 2023. The four-year seniors who graduated put together maybe the best four-year stretch in program history, posting a 19-7-10 record in MVC play and advancing to four consecutive MVC Tournament semifinals. That group of seniors combined for nine All-MVC selections, 12 MVC weekly awards, 28 goals, 27 assists and 28 shutouts over their four years.

Who’s New: Chomping at the bit to be the next group of Beacons to help keep Valpo among the MVC’s best are 10 newcomers to the roster in 2024. That group includes nine true freshmen and grad transfer Ella Schad, who is utilizing her COVID year of eligibility after playing four seasons at Coastal Carolina.

Youth in the Side: Valpo’s group of freshmen has been called upon to do some heavy lifting this season for the Beacons’ side. Entering Sunday’s match, Valpo’s freshmen have accounted for 41.1% of the team’s minutes played by field players. That figure is the highest among all MVC schools, while Illinois State (36.2%) is the only other team which comes in above 25%.

A Goal Bonanza: Valpo matched its season high on Sunday for goals in a match, putting three in the back of the net against Evansville. The three goals tied the Beacons’ output from their season opener at Chicago State for a season best, and was the most goals Valpo has scored in a match since a 5-1 victory last August over Chicago State.

Tres a Trois: It wasn’t quite Scorigami at Brown Field on Sunday between the Purple Aces and the Beacons, but it was as close as possible to it from Valpo’s perspective as you can get. Prior to Sunday, there had been just one 3-3 draw in program history – honors were even at three goals apiece between Valpo and Indiana State in a nonconference matchup on Oct. 9, 2009.

Confidence, Cohen: A natural defender, freshman Ashlyn Cohen has been deployed up front for the Beacons over the last month. The move has paid off recently, with Cohen finding the back of the net twice over the last three matches – she scored her first collegiate goal on Oct. 3 at Illinois State to open the scoring, and last time out, she struck for Valpo’s second goal of the game versus Evansville.

Seniors Scoring: While Valpo’s second goal of Sunday’s contest came from a freshman, it was bookended by a pair of seniors. Abby White opened the scoring with her first goal of the season and the fourth of her career, while Sam Gountounas struck for the Beacons’ third goal, her third tally of the year and sixth of her career.

Joiner Just Keeps Going: Senior Addy Joiner enters the week tied for third on the MVC scoring chart, as she scored her fifth goal of the season against Drake. With a pair of assists to her credit, Joiner also is fifth in the MVC with 12 points.

Joiner’s goal against Drake was the 23rd of her career, fourth-most in program history and two shy of April Cronin in third place. With 52 career points, she is tied with Emily King and Kendall Brown for fourth-most in program history, while she also ranks fifth all-time at Valpo with eight match-winning goals.

VALPO VOLLEYBALL

VOLLEYBALL HEADS SOUTH THIS WEEKEND

Valparaiso (10-9, 2-5 MVC)

Friday, Oct. 18 – at Murray State (9-7, 4-3 MVC) – 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 19 – at Belmont (7-12, 2-5 MVC) – 5 p.m.

Next Up For Valpo Volleyball: The Valpo volleyball team heads south this weekend, traveling to take on Murray State Friday night and Belmont Saturday evening to close out the first half of MVC action.

Previously: Valpo fell in a close three-set match to UIC in mid-week action last week before splitting a home weekend, dropping a four-set match to Southern Illinois before bouncing back with a five-set win over Missouri State.

Looking Ahead: Valpo is back at the ARC next weekend to host Bradley and Illinois State.

Following the Beacons: Both matches this week will be broadcast live on ESPN+. The matches will have live stats available as well, linked via ValpoAthletics.com.

Head Coach Carin Avery: In her 23rd season as head coach at Valparaiso, Carin Avery is the all-time winningest head coach across all sports in the history of Valpo Athletics. She has won 499 matches (499-252, .664) at the helm of the program and has led Valpo to three league regular season and tournament titles. The program has made seven postseason appearances under Avery, including three NCAA Tournament appearances, and advanced to the championship match of the 2021 NIVC. Avery has coached 62 All-League recipients over her tenure at Valpo, which has spanned three different conferences. She is Valpo’s all-time leader in both victories and winning percentage, and owns a 554-276 (.667) record overall as a head coach.

Series History: Murray State – The Beacons hold a 6-2 advantage in the all-time series over the Racers, but the two programs have split the four meetings since Murray State joined the Valley. In last season’s lone meeting, the Racers came from down two sets to beat the Beacons in five at the ARC. Elise Swistek had 17 kills and 20 digs in that contest, while Emma Hickey had 28 digs.

Belmont – Valpo holds a 4-1 edge in the series over the Bruins, including a 3-1 record since Belmont joined the Valley. Last season, the Beacons swept Belmont at the ARC in the regular season, but the Bruins got a measure of revenge in the opening round of the MVC Tournament, beating Valpo in four sets.

Scouting the Opposition: Murray State – The Racers are 9-7 overall and sit at 4-3 in MVC play after dropping matches at Drake and at UNI last weekend. Ella Vogel ranks third in the Valley with 3.98 kills/set, while Dahlia Miller is third in the conference with 5.21 digs/set.

Belmont – The Bruins enter the weekend at 7-12 overall and with a 2-5 mark in MVC action. Belmont boasts two of the Valley’s top six hitters in terms of hitting percentage (Lucy Kay, 5th, .327; Bella Mathis, 6th, .302), while Brooke Gilleland ranks ninth in the conference with 3.27 kills/set.

Valpo Picked Sixth in Preseason Poll: Valpo was picked to finish in sixth place in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2024, according to preseason polling of the conference’s head coaches. The Beacons shared sixth position with Missouri State, while UNI topped the poll. In six of Valpo’s seven seasons in the Valley, the program has met or exceeded its preseason prognostication.

Looking Back at Last Season: Valpo is coming off a third consecutive postseason appearance in 2023, as the Beacons earned an at-large berth in the NIVC. The program posted an 18-15 overall record and went 10-8 in MVC play, finishing in a tie for fifth place in the Valley standings. Miranda Strongman earned First Team All-MVC honors, while Mallory Januski was a Second Team All-MVC honoree.

Who’s Back: This year’s squad returns nine letterwinners from the 2023 team, a group which includes the team’s leader in kills (Elise Swistek) and digs (Emma Hickey). The Beacons return a good bit of their back row defensive production, as 65.7% of the team’s digs from last year are back in 2024.

Who’s Gone: Valpo did graduate a talented class which accounted for a good portion of the team’s front row production last year, as the Beacons return just 37.9% of the kills and 25.3% of the blocks from 2023. Middles Mallory Januski and Miranda Strongman, both All-MVC selections last year, ended their Valpo careers 1-2 in program history in career hitting percentage, while the team also graduated players who ranked among the top-10 in program history in career digs (outside hitter Bella Ravotto) and assists (setter Victoria Bulmahn).

Who’s New: While there’s a lot of production from last year to replace in 2024, there’s also an exciting new class of rookies eager to take on the challenge of stepping up into contributing roles. This year’s squad has nine players with freshman eligibility – one redshirt (Jessica Pickett) and eight true freshmen. The incoming class includes two players who were AVCA High School All-Americans last year (Ava Helming, Second Team; Lilly Merk, Third Team) and three others who were First Team All-State honorees as high school seniors (Jordyn Gove, Drew Glaser, Kadence Brumitt).

500 in Sight: Seemingly every time you turn around, head coach Carin Avery is approaching another milestone. Next up for Avery – Valpo Athletics’ all-time winningest coach in any sport – is the 500-win mark as head coach at Valpo. Avery enters the week with 499 Valpo victories to her credit. In her 23rd season as head coach at Valpo, Avery’s squads have averaged over 22 wins per season with her at the helm.

A Lengthy Affair: It took quite some time for Valpo to come away with its Saturday win over Missouri State, and that’s not just referring to the fact the match went five sets. From the time the first serve was contacted until the final point hit the ground to end the match, the contest clocked in at just over two hours, 45 minutes (note that this differs from boxscore time due to the fact boxscore time is calculated from the moment starters are entered). The match featured seven replay reviews (not counting one other lengthy review that was eventually returned due to technical issues), the last of which came after Valpo had seemingly won the fifth set at 16-14 before the review resulted in the call being reversed, necessitating a regroup by the Beacons before their eventual victory.

Killing It: The victory over the Bears was capped off by a kill from freshman Lilly Merk, closing out one of the most productive matches on the attack by a Valpo team in the 25-point era. The Beacons racked up at least 14 kills in every set, including the fifth set, where 14 of their 17 points came via the kill. Valpo ended the night with 78 kills, tied for third-most in a five-set match in the 25-point era, as five different players reached double figures in kills. Valpo finished with 73 team assists as well, tied for fourth-most in a five-set match in the 25-point era.

A Career Best: Playing in the 109th match of her career Saturday, senior outside Elise Swistek surpassed her career best as she registered 19 kills in the win over Missouri State. Swistek, whose previous career best was 17 kills, has stepped up across the board this year, reaching double figures in kills 13 times and in digs 15 times, while pacing the Beacons in kills on 11 occasions.

Those Freshman Hitters: For most of last weekend, the Beacons had freshmen playing in five of their six positions in the front row – Jessica Pickett and Lilly Merk as the middles, Kadence Brumitt and Jordyn Gove splitting time at one outside, and Ava Helming and Jordyn Gove as the right sides. That group recorded 41 of Valpo’s 54 kills Friday against SIU and 58 of the 78 kills Saturday against Missouri State. Glaser tallied a career-high 10 kills in the SIU match, while Pickett set a career best with 12 kills in the win over the Bears.

The Rookies Produce: Last weekend was just the latest in the production from Valpo’s freshman class this season. The Beacons’ rookies have accounted for 59.8% of the team’s kills, 33.% of the aces and 80.3% of the blocks this year. That comes out to a total of 59.9% of the team’s points accounted for by freshmen, a mark which ranks third nationally, trailing only Mississippi Valley State and Le Moyne. Freshmen have combined for 23 matches with double-figure kill totals and 15 matches with five or more blocks.

What a Stretch: Junior libero Emma Hickey has racked up the digs ever since stepping on campus in 2022, but the last two weeks have been the most prolific of her career. Over Valpo’s last five matches, Hickey has tallied 144 digs – her highest total over a five-match stretch in her career. That includes three matches with 30+ digs – 34 against UNI, the highest total by a Panther opponent since September 2019; 33 against Drake, third-most in a four-set match in the 25-point era; and most recently 35 in the win over Missouri State.

Leading the Way: Junior Emma Hickey currently leads the nation in total digs, racking up 439 digs to date. Her average of 5.93 digs/set ranks second nationally as well. With 1,802 career digs, Hickey has far and away the most digs of any D-I junior, as number two on that list – Montana State’s Lauren Lindseth – sits at 1,259 career digs. In fact, Hickey ranks 24th nationally overall among D-I players in career digs. 

UINDY SWIMMING

UINDY CLAIMS SEASON’S FIRST PNC GLVC SWIM & DIVE WEEKLY AWARDS

INDIANAPOLIS – University of Indianapolis graduate student Celina Schmidt and junior Jeremias Pock have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Athletes of the Week in women’s and men’s swimming and diving, respectively, it was announced by the league office Wednesday.

WOMEN’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Celina Schmidt, Indianapolis

Gr. | Breast | Berlin, Germany

Major: MBA

Team Results: 2nd/9 teams (329 points) at Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiates (10/12)

Finished first in 100 Breaststroke (1:01.83) and 11th in 100 IM (58.92)

Top Division II finisher in 100 IM

Helped UIndy place second and beat four Division I teams

Earns fourth career Athlete of the Week Award (9/16/24, 12/6/23, 11/21/23, 10/25/23)

Last Greyhounds’ Athlete of the Week: Brynhildur Traustadottir (1/31/24)

MEN’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Jeremias Pock, Indianapolis

Jr. | Breast/IM | Nuremberg, Germany

Major: Exercise Science

Team Results: 2nd/8 teams (560.5 points) at Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiates (10/12)

Won 100 IM (48.91) and 100 Breast (52.21)

Broke school record for both events

Swam 19.82 Freestyle split to anchor first-place 200 Medley Relay team

Helped UIndy place second, beat three DI teams, and land just 40 points behind first-place Purdue

Earns first career Athlete of the Week Award

Last Greyhounds’ Athlete of the Week: Brayden Cole (1/31/24)

MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NAMED THIRD PLACE IN CROSSROADS LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL

JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced its 2024-2025 Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll and Preseason All-League Team on Wednesday, as voted on by the league’s head coaches.

Indiana Wesleyan was touted as the preseason favorite, after posting a 29-5 overall clip last season and advancing to the NAIA National Tournament Round of 16. The Wildcats were followed by Saint Francis, Marian, Huntington and Spring Arbor in the top-five. The Knights claimed a third placement in the Crossroads League Poll with 24 points with an overall record of 33-2 and ending in the Quarterfinals round of the NAIA National Tournament.

The Preseason All-Crossroads League First-Team was headlined by returning NAIA All-Americans, Lilly Frasure of Indiana Wesleyan, Alana Nelson of Spring Arbor and Abbey McNally of Marian. The rest of the Preseason All-CL First-Team included Cassidy Crawford (USF), Bailey Kelham (HU), Taylor Folkema (IWU), Gabi Melby (HU), Chloe McKnight (USF), Angela Roshak (MVNU) and Jade Nutley (IWU).

The 2024-2025 season is set to open on Thursday, October 24, with the first league games slated for Wednesday, November 20.

2024-2025 Crossroads League Preseason Poll

1-Indiana Wesleyan, 9

2-Saint Francis, 20

3-Marian, 24

4-Huntington, 36

5-Spring Arbor, 37

6-Grace, 48

7-Taylor, 60

8-Mount Vernon Nazarene, 68

9-Goshen, 70

10-Bethel, 78

2024-2025 Crossroads League Preseason All-League

First-Team

-Lilly Frasure, Indiana Wesleyan

-Alana Nelson, Spring Arbor

-Abbey McNally, Marian

-Cassidy Crawford, Saint Francis

-Bailey Kelham, Huntington

-Taylor Folkema, Indiana Wesleyan

-Gabi Melby, Huntington

-Chloe McKnight, Saint Francis

-Angela Roshak, Mount Vernon Nazarene

-Jade Nutley, Indiana Wesleyan

Second-Team

-Ally Madden, Saint Francis

-Olivia Faust, Marian

-Syanne Mohamed, Goshen

-Ava Henson, Taylor

-Isabella Gizzi, Saint Francis

-Abby Williams, Bethel

-Olivia Raby, Huntington

-Morganne Houk, Grace

-Kenna Kirby, Marian

-Alayna Kulesza, Spring Arbor

MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL PICKED SIXTH IN CROSSROADS LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL

JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced its 2024-2025 Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll and Preseason All-League Team on Wednesday, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Marian University, under their new head coach Pat Knight, was picked sixth in the preseason conference poll.

Indiana Wesleyan was voted as the preseason favorite, after a 29-6 overall showing during the 2023-2024 season that included a run to the NAIA National Tournament Quarterfinals. The Wildcats were followed by Huntington, Grace, Spring Arbor and Saint Francis in the top-five. Marian was picked sixth, two points behind St. Francis.

The Preseason All-Crossroads League First-Team featured four returning First-Team All-CL standouts from one year ago, with Gabe Newhoff of Spring Arbor, Lane Sparks of Huntington, Gus Etchison of Marian and Griffin Kliewer of Indiana Wesleyan leading the way. The rest of the Preseason All-CL First-Team included Ian Scott (GRA), Caedmon Bontrager (IWU), Landen Jordan (HU), Zane Burke (USF), Travis Grayson (SAU) and Luke Brown (IWU).

Last season Etchison was lightning in a bottle for the Knights, leading the team in scoring as he was named All-Crossroads League First Team. The guard shot 44 percent from the floor and 36 percent from deep, averaging 22.8 points per game. The Hamilton Heights product scored a pair of 40-point games including a season-high 43, all while averaging 3.9 assists per game and 1.0 steals per game.

The 2024-2025 season is set to open on Friday, October 25, with the first league games slated for Wednesday, November 20.

2024-2025 Crossroads League Preseason Poll

1-Indiana Wesleyan, 99

2-Huntington, 86

3-Grace, 83

4-Spring Arbor, 64

5-Saint Francis, 58

6-Marian, 56

7-Bethel, 43

8-Mount Vernon Nazarene, 28

9-Taylor, 23

10-Goshen, 10

2024-2025 Crossroads League Preseason All-League

-Gabe Newhof, Spring Arbor

-Lane Sparks, Huntington

-Gus Etchison, Marian

-Griffin Kliewer, Indiana Wesleyan

-Ian Scott, Grace

-Caedmon Bontrager, Indiana Wesleyan

-Landen Jordan, Huntington

-Zane Burke, Saint Francis

-Travis Grayson, Spring Arbor

-Luke Brown, Indiana Wesleyan

MARIAN MEN’S SOCCER

MARIAN CLAIMS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WIN IN UPSET OVER NO. 9 BETHEL

Mishawaka, Ind. – Backed by a first half brace from Cameron O’Brien, the Marian men’s soccer team earned a 3-2 victory over No. 9 Bethel on Wednesday night, upsetting the Pilots to claim their fourth Crossroads League win of the season. Marian’s win improves their record to 11-2-2 on the year, while jumping to third in the Crossroads League table with their 4-1-1 mark.

Bethel opened the night on the attack, ripping four shot attempts in the first 11 minutes of the match, with three missing the frame while Juan Torres made a save on the other. Donovan Doolittle and Diego Regueira took shot attempts in the midst of the Bethel attack, but neither shot from the Marian strikers went on target. Torres would make a second save in the opening half in the 21st minute, but was unable to keep the clean sheet as Sami Charaf Amal ripped a shot past Torres in the 29th minute to give Bethel a 1-0 lead.

The lead for the Pilots wouldn’t last long, as the Knights responded just 63 seconds later with their first goal of the match. Matthew Loo fired a free kick toward the box for Kyle Alb, who saw his header get denied by a Pilot defender, however the ball redirected directly to Doolittle, who was able to deliver the equalizing goal. The goal allowed Marian to dial up their offense, and in the 38th minute Cameron O’Brien gave the Knights the lead, taking a ball headed on by Yeudiel Gonzalez and driving right on the goal, striking the go-ahead score.

Moments later, Marian was awarded another free kick, and Loo again placed another ball for Kyle Alb, whose header attempt ricocheted off the left post, caroming for the feet of O’Brien who was able to score the third goal of the half. O’Brien’s first half brace put Marian on top 3-1 at intermission.

The Pilots were able to chip back at Marian’s lead 11 minutes into the second half, as Julian Vargas Talama made it a 3-2 contest. Over the final 34 minutes, Juan Torres and the Marian defense were able to stall the Bethel offense, seeing eight shots miss the target, while the keeper made three additional saves. Bethel played man-down soccer for the final 10 minutes of play, and were unable to deliver a tying goal, allowing Marian to claim the 3-2 victory.

Torres made six saves in the win for Marian, allowing a pair of goals in his sixth victory of the season. O’Brien scored on both of his shot attempts, taking the game-winning goal in his 35 minutes of work. Doolittle scored the team’s first goal on one of his two shot attempts, and Kyle Alb assisted on two goals, taking a team-high three shots. Regueira also took two shots in the match, and Yeudiel Sebastian Gonzalez and Yoshiaki Takeishi each took one shot attempt.

Marian continues their road stand on Saturday night, traveling to Fort Wayne to take on the University of Saint Francis.

MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER

BROWN’S HAT TRICK PACES MARIAN’S 5-0 SHUTOUT OVER BETHEL

Indianapolis, Ind. – The Marian women’s soccer team finished off Wednesday night, shutting out Bethel 5-0. The Knights are now 4-1-1 in the Crossroads League and 11-2-2 overall on the season.

Layla Brown got the nights rolling with the first goal of the night within the first two minutes from a pass by Lizzie Chlystun. Katie Koger continued to extend the nights lead with a shot hitting the back of the net from a pass by Layla Brown to put The Knights up 2-0. Marian Corro Celma got her hand at a penalty shot, but the pilots goalie was able to block the shot Corro Celma took advantage of a loose ball to get it in the back of the net extending the Knights lead 3-0. The rest of the first half was very shot heavy with Chlystun striking an opportunity first off of a penalty shot to be saved by Bethel’s goalie. Brown, Naomi Walters, and Kaitlyn Lavezzi all struct shots, but came up short to end the first half.

Similar to the ending of the first half the second half started out very shot heavy for the nights with Cecilia Kostick, Walters, Sammie King, and Kylie Jones all tabbing one shot each. While Kroger and Lavezzi each claimed two shots a piece, and Olivia Parmer, as well as Gretchen Mallon tabbed three. Before Brown and the assist from Lavezzi was successful to increase the home teams lead. Lavezzi took two more attempts one being on target to extend the lead, but was unsuccessful. Kylie Conrad’s assist to Brown finished off the game, allowing Brown to claim a hat-trick and secure the 5-0 win.

Marian outshot Bethel 30-2 with 22-1 being on target. Lavezzi led the team and shots with five and three on goal. Brown was not far behind with four shots. And three being on target as well. In goal Mycheala Johnson tapped the wind claiming one save on the evening.

The Knights are back in action this Saturday, October 19th at home against the St. Francis Cougars starting at 7:00 p.m.

MARIAN VOLLEYBALL

NO. 25 MARIAN CAPS SEASON SWEEP OF BETHEL

Mishawaka, Ind. – The Marian volleyball team completed a season sweep against Bethel University on Wednesday night, sweeping the Pilots 3-0 on their home floor. The victory for Marian gives them an overall record of 17-5 on the season, while moving to 8-4 in the Crossroads League.

Marian started the night off strong, taking advantage of Bethel attack errors as they built a quick 8-3 lead in the first set. Marian continued to play effectively as increased their edge to seven points, getting kills from Gabby Fish and Avery Toole to build the margin to 15-8. The Pilots would rally back and tie the set at 17-17 after using a 4-0 and 3-0 run, but a Khori Dryden spike halted their momentum, putting Marian back on the right side. Trailing 21-20 after allowing a pair of Bethel points, Fish ignited the winning run, killing an Emerson Evans pass to start a 5-0 run. Nicole Wilkinson ended the set with a kill, giving Marian a 25-21 win.

Unlike the first set, Marian was unable to grab early control in the second set as the Pilots traded blows with their opposition. Wilkinson landed a kill to help Marian win the race to 10 points, igniting a 3-0 run to push Marian on top 12-9. The Knights gradually pushed their lead to four, forcing a Bethel timeout after capturing a 20-16 lead. The Pilots would capture the next point out of the break, but were unable to keep up with Marian, as Wilkinson and Brooks teamed up for a block, sparking a 2-0 swing. Brooks added two more kills to reach set point, while teaming up with Sarah Bennett on the final rally of the set to land a block and deliver a 25-20 victory.

Leading 2-0, the Knights left no doubt in the third set, pushing in front 8-2 in the first 10 rallies. Pilot errors fueled the commanding run for Marian, which the Knights continued to take advantage of as their lead swelled to eight. A service ace from Emma Hirchak after Bethel’s second timeout of the set helped extend the lead to 18-9, putting Marian within reach of the victory. Emerson Evans served in a 4-0 run that put Marian two points within match point, as the Knights eventually closed the night. A Bethel service error ended the match, closing the 25-18 third set win to claim the sweep for Marian.

 The Knights had a strong hitting night posting a .214 hitting percentage, recording 32 kills on 98 attacks. Gabby Fish hit a blistering .538 from the floor, recording seven kills, two digs and two block assists. Khori Dryden led the team in kills with eight, and Madison Brooks had five kills to go with five block assists. Nicole Wilkson also had five block assists, posting four kills. Emma Lyons had a team-high 18 digs in the win, and Emerson Evans led the Knights with 13 assists and three service aces.

Marian will end their week on Friday night, hosting No. 15 Mount Vernon Nazarene to kick off homecoming weekend. First serve is slated for 7:00 p.m.

TAYLOR VOLLEYBALL

TROJANS GO BACK-AND-FORTH WITH NO. 16 GRACE IN TIGHT LOSS

UPLAND, Ind. – The Taylor volleyball team battled No. 16 Grace (17-5, 10-2 CL) tough Wednesday evening, but the effort ultimately fell short in a four-set loss (25-19, 21-25, 19-25, 23-25).

It was TU who looked the part of a ranked team in the opening set, jumping out to a 9-4 lead as Gracie Conway and Reagan Kleiman, in part, imposed their will on the Lancers. The hosts had contributors aplenty as they expanded their lead to as many as nine, and Conway recorded kills for each of the final three Trojan points to close out the set.

19 kills – all assisted by Lindsay Springer – were tallied by the Trojans in just the opening frame, with Conway and Kleiman combining for 11 and Reagan Salzbrenner, Grace Ieremia and Daya Vestal notching the other eight kills.

Grace’s Crossroads League-leading blockers went to work in the second frame, as the Lancers prevailed in a tight set that was tied late, 21-21.

The visitors went up early in set number three and fended off a comeback to take a 2-1 advantage in the match.

The fourth set featured high-level volleyball from both sides as the teams went back-and-forth, combining for 40 total digs in the period. The score was tied on 13 separate occasions in that final set alone, with neither team able to get the upper hand until Grace recorded the last two points consecutively.

Conway finished the match with a season-high 16 kills, a number which doubled as the match-high. Kleiman neared that total with 14 of her own kills while converting at a .235 clip.

Lindsay Springer recorded 50 assists – her most since Aug. 31.

As a team, TU notched 75 digs compared to Grace’s 65. McKaylah Flagle led the way with a match-best 25 digs, while Abi Powers and Jen Springer had 15 and 12 digs, respectively.

The match Wednesday marked the seventh time in 2024 TU had played a ranked opponent, and the Purple and Grey have taken at least one set in all seven instances. 

Taylor (8-15, 3-9 CL) will look to tie the season series versus Huntington (13-11, 5-7) when the Foresters come to town on Saturday, with play beginning at 3 p.m.

ANDERSON WOMEN’S SOCCER

ANDERSON POWER PAST MANCHESTER

The Anderson University women’s soccer team (5-6-2, 2-3) powered past Manchester University (0-11-2, 0-5) by a score of 3-0 during Wednesday’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup at Fridley Field.

Anderson also held its Play for a Cause Game.

COACH JENNIFER MYHRE’S COMMENTS

We are excited to have our Play for a Cause Day and be thankful to have the opportunity to play this game together. No game is taken for granted and it’s always great to be out there as a team playing for a bigger purpose.

It took us some time to play our style and not force things and Natalie Hay’s goal was the catalyst we needed. As the game progressed, we had much better possession and opportunities and had great finishes by Emily Wilusz and Caroline Hill to secure the win. We were pleased with us getting the shutout and the backline continues to have a solid game.

SCORING SUMMARY

Anderson Goal at 22:22 (1-0): Goal – Natalie Hay, Assist – Kylie Roberts

Anderson Goal at 30:19 (2-0): Goal – Emily Wilusz, Assist – Kennedy Hurst

Anderson Goal at 46:41 (3-0): Goal – Caroline Hill, Assist – Hannah Thompson

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Anderson controlled possession for 66 percent of the match.

The Ravens outshot the Spartans 28-7 and held a 19-4 advantage in shots on goal.

Raven of the Game – Natalie Hay – 1 Goal, 3 Shots, 3 Shots on Goal

Emily Wilusz – 1 Goal, 5 Shots, 4 Shots on Goal

Caroline Hill – 1 Goal, 3 Shots, 2 Shots on Goal

Hannah Thompson – 1 Assist, 3 Shots, 3 Shots on Goal

Kennedy Hurst – 1 Assist, 2 Shots, 1 Shot on Goal

Kylie Roberts – 1 Assist

Lillie Casey – 3 Shots, 2 Shots on Goal

Ava Bellaver – 2 Shots, 2 Shots on Goal

Emily Metzger – 2 Shots, 1 Shot on Goal

Riley Schultz – 1 Shot, 1 Shot on Goal

Meghan Foster – 1 Shot

Lauren Brown – 1 Shot

Jessica Rogozinski – 1 Shot

Maeve Hanley – 1 Shot

Adrienne Weyers – 75:16 in Goal, 2 Saves, 0 Goals Allowed

Jada Van Steenvoort – 14:44 in Goal, 2 Saves, 0 Goals Allowed

UP NEXT

Anderson battles Bluffton University (4-6-3, 1-3-1) in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) action on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Fridley Field. The Ravens celebrate Senior Day, which is set to begin at 12:45 p.m.

ANDERSON VOLLEYBALL

ANDERSON ROLLS PAST ASBURY

The Anderson University volleyball team rolled past Asbury University by a score of 22-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-6 on Wednesday in Wilmore, Ky.

In Set 4, Anderson (13-4) powered to a .591 hitting percentage and held Asbury (13-5) to a .138 hitting percentage. Anderson racked up a .276 hitting percentage for the match while the Eagles finished with a .071 hitting percentage.

COACH TAMI MILLER’S COMMENTS

[Wednesday’s] match was a great team effort as we were able to get everyone into the match. It was nice to see the young players contribute to the win. Taylor Ridge led the offense with 15 kills followed by Reece Kral. If we can be successful in our middle attack, we are a tough team to beat. And our backcourt was scrappy and kept us in plays. Lauren Dungan did a great job leading the defense with 25 digs!

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Raven of the Match – Taylor Ridge – 15 Kills, .565 Hitting Percentage (on 23 Attacks), 2 Blocks

Lauren Dungan – 25 Digs

Reece Kral – 3 Sets Played, 11 Kills, .409 Hitting Percentage (on 22 Attacks), 1 Service Ace

Blythe Young – 36 Assists, 7 Digs, 1 Service Ace

Paige Ricica – 9 Digs, 8 Kills, 2 Blocks, 1 Service Ace

Peyton Bundy – 3 Sets Played, 2 Service Aces, 6 Digs

Jayda Lanham – 8 Kills, 7 Digs

Trinity Benedict – 3 Blocks

Lacy Rathbun – 1 Set Played, 2 Kills

UP NEXT

Anderson, which is 1-1 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) play, faces off with Bluffton University (15-7, 1-1) on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Bluffton, Ohio.

ANDERSON MEN’S SOCCER

RAVENS AND SPARTANS BATTLE TO DEFENSIVE DRAW

The Anderson University men’s soccer team (5-6-2, 2-2-1) battled to a defensive draw with Manchester University (3-5-3, 1-2-2) during Wednesday’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup in North Manchester.

COACH SCOTT FRIDLEY’S COMMENTS

As the game could have gone either way, the silver lining is that we left with a point and head to head could be a critical tiebreaker piece down the stretch.

It was a hard-fought game and I am happy the boys fought hard in the second half to give us many chances to win. From the opening, we fought until the end.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Manchester outshot Anderson 14-11 and held an 8-6 advantage in shots on goal.

The Raven’s Raven – Drew Vaughn – 5 Intercepts, 3 Shots, 1 Shot on Goal

Braydon Kennedy – 8-Save Shutout

Dalton Grubbs – 3 Shots, 2 Shots on Goal, 2 Steals

Ryan McClure – 5 Intercepts

Noah Neu – 2 Steals

Xander Mays – 1 Shot, 1 Shot on Goal

Emmett Kindler – 1 Shot, 1 Shot on Goal

Luke Weinman V – 1 Shot, 1 Shot on Goal

Jack Harris – 1 Shot

Matthew Murray – 1 Shot

UP NEXT

Anderson goes head-to-head with Bluffton University (5-5-3, 2-3) in HCAC action on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Fridley Field.

INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEBSITES

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NUMBERS IN SPORTS

21 – 34 – 20 – 8 – 19 – 77 – 7

October 17, 1971 – World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 2-1 at Memorial Stadium to claim championship. 4-3; MVP: Pirates outfielder Number 21, Roberto Clemente

October 17, 1974 – World Series: Oakland A’s 3-peat; beat LA Dodgers, 3-2 in Oakland for 4-1 series win; MVP: A’s pitcher Rollie Fingers, wearing Number 34

October 17, 1978 – World Series: NY Yankees repeat as champions; beat LA, 7-2 at Dodger Stadium for 4-2 series victory; MVP: NY shortstop Number 20, Bucky Dent

October 17, 1979 – World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4-1 at Memorial Stadium for 4 games to 3 series win; MVP: Pirates 1B Number 8, Willie Stargell

October 17, 1982 – Robin Yount, Number 19 was the first MLB player to have two 4-hit games in a World Series

October 17, 1991 – Pittsburgh Penguin Number 77, Paul Coffey sets NHL defenseman scoring record with 1,053 career points (309 goals & 744 assists)

October 17, 2015 – Star forward Cristiano Ronaldo, Number 7 becomes Real Madrid’s all-time leading scorer across all competitions, overtaking club legend Raul with his 324th goal in a 3-0 win over Levante

FOOTBALL HISTORY

Points for scores are set ( well at least for a little while)

October 17, 1883  – New York City- A rules convention meeting discussed point totals for different scoring plays including making a Safety worth 1 point, a touchdown worth a score of 2 points,  Goal following Touchdown equaling 4 points, Goal from the field-5 points, Also the position of Referee was established to monitor play. 

Basketball’s founder gives football helmet protection?

October 17, 1891 – James Naismith, yes the same guy that invented Basketball, wears what is considered the first time a football head covering is worn in a game. After suffering Cauliflower-ear by playing center for Springfield College ( Mass.) then called Young Men’s Christian Training School against powerhouse Yale on Oct 14 1891. James was head locked and smacked on the side of his head quite a bit in the brutal line play of the era, by the Bulldogs. Naismith was fitted with pieces of flannel to cover and protect his ears by his girlfriend (future wife) Maude. The game against Amherst on October 17, 1891 is the probable game the head covering was first worn as it was Springfield’s next game following the Yale contest that season.

The Da Bears Play Da First One

October 17, 1920 – Chicago Bears (as the Decatur Staleys) played their very 1st NFL (APFA) opponent, the Rock Island Independents.  Per the Pro-Football-Reference website the Staley’s team featured legendary stars Jimmy Conzleman, Paddy Driscoll and George Halas in the game. The Decatur squad won the game over Rock Island by the score of 7-0.

Hall of Fame Birthdays for October 17

Ralph Wilson

October 17, 1918 – Detroit , Michigan – Ralph C. Wilson Jr. is born into this world.  Ralph Wilson is best known for being the owner and founder of the Buffalo Bills franchise. Mr. Wilson started his ownership journey by first being a minority owner with the Detroit Lions. Mr. Wilson then sold out of the Lions and became one of the original founders of the AFL in 1960 and had a big part in the AFL/NFL merger in the late 1960’s. In the AFL, Ralph Wilson watched on as his team won the AFL Championship in 1964 and again in 1965 according to profootballhof.com. He also saw the Bills make it into an unprecedented four consecutive appearances in Super Bowls XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII. Ralph has gone down in history as being third on the list of longevity of NFL owners as his 53 years with the Bills was only surpassed by George Halas’ 63 seasons with the Bears and Art Rooney’s 55 years with the Steelers. Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined Ralph Wilson Jr. into the great building of legends in 2009. At the enshrinement ceremony, Wilson had one of the most memorable HOF speeches ever when he said, “It shouldn’t take much calculating to decide whether to pay $5 or $50,000 for a seat at a football game. I had just such a choice a few years back and, contrary to what you might expect of a sane man, I chose the higher priced seat. It wasn’t that I was interested in the view, but the $50,000 entitled me to any seat in the house; I had finally become what I had long wanted to be-the sole owner of a pro football team.”

Herb Orvis

October 17, 1946 – Mount Morris, Michigan –  Herb Orvis, a defensive tackle for the University of Colorado, was born. With the Buffalos, Orvis was a 1971 First-team All-American and twice earned first-team All-Big Eight honors. Per a great bio of Mr. Orvis on footballfoundation.org we learn that he led the Buffs to three consecutive bowl games; wins in the 1969 Liberty Bowl and the 1971 Bluebonnet Bowl; and a No. 3 national ranking in 1971. Herb was a large player for his era standing at 6-foot-5 and weighed approximately  235 pounds, and his ferocity terrorized opponents his entire career in college. The National Football Foundation selected Herb Orvis to enter into their College Football Hall of Fame in 2016. After graduation, Orvis became the 16th overall pick by the Detroit Lions in the 1972 NFL Draft. Herb played for the Lions from 1972-77 and then with the Baltimore Colts for four additional seasons. He received Second Team All-NFC honors in 1975.

Ron Johnson

October 17, 1947 –  Detroit, Michigan – Ron Johnson a University of Michigan running back came into this world. How good was Ron Johnson, well his Michigan teammates voted him as their MVP twice and also they selected him as one of their captains for the 1968 season. Mr. Johnson was the first African-American in Wolverine history to serve as a team captain. Ron was an outstanding student at the University too and earned awards such as the Big Ten Medal of Honor for his hard work on the field and in the classroom. As a runner he was dynamite, exemplified in the game against Wisconsin in the 1968 season, as Johnson pounded out 347 yards on the ground, which stood as an NCAA record for three years and remains a Michigan record per the National Football Foundation’s bio on the great player. After college, Ron Johnson was picked in the first round by the Cleveland Browns in the 1969 NFL Draft. He stayed with the Browns for  one season before playing with the New York Giants from 1970 to 1975. In New York, he twice earned All-Pro honors (1970 and 1972), and he became the first player in Giants history to gain at least 1,000 rushing yards in a season, twice hitting the milestone. Ron Johnson entered into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

Steve McMichael

October 17, 1957 – Houston, Texas – Steve McMichael the top notch defensive end was born. Steve played his college football at the University of Texas and was selected as a unanimous first-team All-American after the 1979 season. As the footballfoundation.org website describes, Steve graduated as the school’s all-time leader in career tackles (369) and sacks (30). He was a finalist for the Lombardi and Outland Awards in 1979 and became the Hula Bowl’s Most Valuable Player. The National Football Foundation selected Steve McMichael to enter into their College Football Hall of Fame in 2009. Steve was drafted into the NFL by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 1980 Draft. The next year Chicago picked him up as a free agent and he spent 13 fruitful seasons with the Bears including victory in Super Bowl XX with one of the most feared defenses in NFL history.

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

1960    At the Sheraton Blackstone Hotel in Chicago, the National League votes to admit Houston and New York, making it the first structural change in the Senior Circuit since the turn of the century. The owners award the New York franchise to a group headed by Joan Payson thanks to the efforts of prominent attorney William A Shea, and Judge Roy Hofheintz is one of five owners of the new club in Texas.

1964    The Yankees, who finished with a 99-63 record, fire Yogi Berra after dropping the World Series to the Cardinals in seven games. The 39-year-old dismissed skipper will join the crosstown Mets as a coach, becoming the team’s manager in 1972 following Gil Hodges’ unexpected death in spring training.

1964    Johnny Keane, rumored to be replaced as the Cardinals’ manager by Leo Durocher before the Redbirds surged to win the World Series, surprises team owner Gussie Busch with a letter of resignation that he had written at the end of September during the height of the pennant race. The former St. Louis skipper will take the Yankee job, which opens due to the firing of Yogi Berra, which also occurs today.

1966    The Tigers lose the second of the two skippers who managed the team this season when 51-year-old Bob Swift succumbs to lung cancer. The former major league catcher had taken over as the team’s interim manager in mid-May for Charlie Dressen, who was stricken with a heart attack and died before the end of the summer.

1967    In an Associated Press poll, 324 of 397 baseball writers and broadcasters select Dick Williams as the American League’s Manager of the Year, easily outdistancing runners-up Eddie Stanky of the White Sox and the Angels’ Bill Rigney. The 38-year-old rookie skipper led the 92-70 Red Sox through a tight four-team pennant race to their first AL championship since 1946.

1971    Roberto Clemente hits a fourth-inning homer off Baltimore’s Mike Cuellar to put the Pirates ahead, 1-0, in Game 7 of the World Series. The right-fielder has hit safely in all seven games, a feat he also accomplished in 1960 against the Yankees, to extend his consecutive Fall Classic hitting streak to 14 contests.

1971    At Memorial Stadium, behind Steve Blass’s complete-game four-hitter, the Pirates beat Mike Cuellar and the heavily favored Orioles to capture their fourth world championship in franchise history. Immediately after the Game 7 victory, 21-year-old rookie Bruce Kison and his champagne-soaked best man Bob Moose take a helicopter to a waiting Lear Jet to attend his wedding in Pittsburgh, where he arrives 33 minutes late.

1978    The Yankees capture their twenty-second and second consecutive World Championship, beating Los Angeles with a 7-2 victory at Dodger Stadium. Playoff hero Bucky Dent, who collects ten hits in the six-game series, is named the Fall Classic’s Most Valuable Player.

1979    In Game 7, Willie Stargell goes 3-for 4, including his third home run in the Series, propelling the Pirates to a 4-1 victory over the Orioles. The Bucs overcame a three-games-to-one deficit to win their fifth World Championship in franchise history.

1979    “Next time, get your ass here before the seventh game,”- RICK DEMPSEY, Orioles’ catcher chiding the president for skipping Opening Day ceremonies during his term in office. At Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium, Jimmy Carter throws the ceremonial first pitch before the Pirates’ 4-1 defeat of the Orioles in Game 7 of the Fall Classic. The toss marks the only time the Commander-in-Chief will perform the pregame ritual during his presidency.

1982    In Game 5, a 6-4 Milwaukee victory at County Stadium, Robin Yount becomes the first player in World Series history to have two four-hit games. In addition to today’s 4-for-4 performance, the Brewers’ third baseman collected four hits in 6 at-bats in the Fall Classic opening contest, helping the team beat the Cardinals, 10-0.

1985    Billy Martin, who had become the team’s skipper for the fourth time after the Yankees fired Yogi Berra in April, is replaced by Lou Piniella. “Billy, the Kid’, piloted the 97-64 Bronx Bombers to a second-place finish, ending the season two games behind Toronto.

1987    In the first World Series game played indoors, the Twins club the Cardinals, winning Game 1 of the Fall Classic at the Metrodome, 10-1. The noise made by the boisterous, hanky-waving, sold-out Minnesota crowd at times exceeds 110 decibels, an audio level equivalent to a jet plane taking off at an airport.

1989    “Well, I don’t know if we’re on the air or not and I’m not sure I care at this particular moment but we are. Well folks, that’s the greatest open in the history of television, bar none. We’re still here. We are still as we can well on the air, and I guess you are hearing us, even though we have no picture and no return audio. And we will be back, we hope, from San Francisco in just a moment.” – AL MICHAELS, the ABC-TV play-by-play announcer, reacting to the Bay Area earthquake. As the Giants and A’s get ready to play Game 3 of the World Series, a massive 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake hits the Bay Area, which will be responsible for 63 deaths. Commissioner Fay Vincent quickly postponed the Candlestick Park contest, wisely ordering the ballpark’s evacuation.

1996    Completing a comeback from a 3-1 deficit in NLCS, the Braves, with the help of a six-run first inning, rout the Cardinals, 15-0. The Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium victory marks the biggest blowout in postseason history.

1999    With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 15th frame, Robin Ventura hits a home run, which becomes known as “The Grand Slam Single,” driving the Mets fans into a frenzied state as the team, who lost the first three games of the playoff series, extends the NLCS to a Game 6. Failing to touch all four bases when mobbed by his teammates on the base paths, the Shea Stadium hero only gets credit for a single with the umpires awarding New York a 4-3 victory, ruling Roger Cedeño crossed home plate before the on-field celebration began.

2000    David Justice’s three-run homer propels the Yankees to their 37th American League pennant in a come-from-behind victory over the Mariners, 9-7. The Bronx Bombers will face the Mets in the Fall Classic, setting up the first Subway Series in New York in 44 years when they faced the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956.

2000    With an opposite-field single, Mariners catcher Dan Wilson snaps his 0-for-42 skid, the longest hitless streak in postseason history. Marv Owen had gone 0-for-31 in the 1934 and 1935 World Series playing for the Tigers.

2002    The legal suit against the fan who caught Barry Bonds’ record-breaking 73rd home run, brought by three friends claiming a promise they made to split the ball’s value in exchange for a game ticket, becomes settled when Jay Arsenault agrees to sell the ball and divide the money. Arsenault’s lawyer said his client initially excluded the friends due to being overwhelmed by the situation.

2003    Early editions of the New York Post include an editorial claiming the Yankees couldn’t get the job done against the Red Sox in Game 7 of the ALCS. However, the Bronx Bombers rally to beat their arch-rival in 11 innings, 6-5.

2004    In Game 4 of the NLCS at Minute Maid Park, Carlos Beltran goes deep in the seventh inning, giving the Astros an eventual 6-5 victory over the Cardinals. With the round-trippers, the Houston center fielder sets a new postseason record, hitting a homer in five consecutive playoff games, and ties Barry Bonds’ 2002 mark with eight postseason round-trippers.

2005    The juiced Minute Maid Park crowd, anticipating the Astros’ first National League crown, after the first two batters are quickly retired, is ‘pulverized’ when Albert Pujols hits a two-out, three-run ninth-inning homer. A two-strike single stroked by David Eckstein and a walk worked out by Jim Edmonds set the stage for the Cardinals’ dramatic 5-4 comeback.

2018    In Game 4 of the ALCS, crew chief Joe West rules fan interference, turning Jose Altuve’s potential two-run homer into the second out of the inning. Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts appeared ready to make a catch over the top of the wall before a fan inadvertently bumped into his open glove, closing it the instant before he could make the play.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Oct. 17

1948 — The Green Bay Packers intercept seven passes off Bob Waterfield in a 16-0 victory over the Los Angeles Rams.

1954 — Adrian Burk of the Philadelphia Eagles passes for seven touchdowns in a 49-21 victory over the Washington Redskins. Burk completes 19 of 27 passes for 232 yards and his longest touchdown pass is 26 yards.

1960 — The National League formally awards franchises to the New York Metropolitan Baseball Club Inc. headed by Joan Payson and a Houston, Texas, group headed by Judge Roy Hofheinz, Craig Cullinan and R.E. Smith.

1964 — Quarterback Jerry Rhome is responsible for 56 of Tulsa’s 58 points with seven touchdown passes, two rushing touchdowns and a 2-point conversion in a 58-0 shutout of Louisville.

1974 — The Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Black Hawks 4-3 at the Capital Centre to earn the first victory in franchise history.

1989 — The Calgary Flames tie an NHL record by scoring two goals, both short-handed, in 4 seconds and also three goals in a 27-second span during the third period to pull into an 8-8 tie with the Quebec Nordiques.

1991 — Paul Coffey of the Pittsburgh Penguins becomes the highest-scoring defenseman in NHL history. Coffey gets two assists in an 8-5 victory against the New York Islanders at the Civic Arena, giving him 1,053 career points (309 goals and 744 assists). Coffey passes longtime Islanders star Denis Potvin.

1991 — Angel Cordero Jr. becomes the 3rd jockey to win 7,000 races.

1992 — Jari Kurri of the Los Angeles Kings scores his 500th goal in an 8-6 win over the Boston Bruins. Kurri becomes the first European-trained player and 18th player overall to reach the mark.

2000 — Patrick Roy sets an NHL record with his 448th career victory as Colorado beats Washington 4-3 in overtime. Roy snaps a tie with Terry Sawchuk, who held the mark since 1970. Sawchuk earned his 447th victory in his 968th game, while Roy wins No. 448 in his 847th game.

2015 — Star forward Cristiano Ronaldo becomes Real Madrid’s all-time leading scorer across all competitions, overtaking club legend Raul with his 324th goal in a 3-0 win over Levante.

2015 — Jalen Watts-Jackson scoops up a flubbed punt attempt and lumbers 38 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the game, giving No. 7 Michigan State a shocking 27-23 win over No. 12 Michigan at the Big House.

2017 — Boston’s Gordon Hayward breaks his left ankle just five minutes into the season, a grisly injury that overshadows Kyrie Irving’s return to Cleveland and the Cavaliers’ 102-99 win over the shocked Celtics.

2021 — The Chicago Sky defeat the Phoenix Mercury 81-74 to win their first WNBA Championship three games to one. The Sky’s Kahleah Copper is named Finals MVP.

TV SPORTS THURSDAY

NFL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Denver at New Orleans	8:15pm	Prime
MLB PLAYOFFS	TIME ET	TV
ALCS Game 3: NY Yankees at Cleveland	5:08pm	TBS truTV MAX
NLCS Game 4: LA Dodgers at NY Mets	8:08pm	FS1
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Los Angeles at Montreal	7:00pm	Bally Sports West Sportsnet
New Jersey at Ottawa	7:00pm	MSGSN Sportsnet
NY Rangers at Detroit	7:00pm	ESPN+ Hulu
Vegas at Tampa Bay	7:00pm	Scripps Bally Sports Sun
Vancouver at Florida	7:00pm	Scripps Sportsnet
Dallas at Washington	7:00pm	Victory+ MNMT
Buffalo at Columbus	7:00pm	MSG-BUF Bally Sports Ohio
NY Islanders at St. Louis	8:00pm	MSGSN Bally Sports Midwest
Edmonton at Nashville	8:00pm	Sportsnet Bally Sports South
San Jose at Chicago	8:30pm	NBC Sports Chicago NBC Sports California
Philadelphia at Seattle	10:00pm	NBC Sports Philadelphia Prime Seattle
NBA PRESEASON	TIME ET	TV
Milwaukee vs Dallas	7:30pm	TNT
LA Lakers vs Phoenix	10:00pm	TNT
COLLEGE FOOTBALL	TIME ET	TV
Georgia State at Marshall	7:00pm	ESPN2
Boston College at Virginia Tech	7:30pm	ESPN
GOLF	TIME ET	TV
DP World Tour: Estrella Damm NA Andalucía Masters	8:00am	GOLF
PGA Tour: Shriners Children’s Open	5:00pm	GOLF
LPGA Tour: BMW Ladies Championship	11:00pm	GOLF
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
UEFA Women’s Champions League: Galatasaray vs Roma	12:45pm	DAZN
UEFA Women’s Champions League: Real Madrid vs Celtic FC	12:45pm	DAZN
UEFA Women’s Champions League: Twente vs Chelsea FC	3:00pm	DAZN
UEFA Women’s Champions League: Wolfsburg vs Olympique Lyonnais	3:00pm	DAZN
CONCACAF W Champions Cup: Monterrey vs LD Alajuelense	9:00pm	Paramount+ ESPN+
TENNIS	TIME ET	TV
Stockholm-ATP, Antwerp-ATP, Almaty-ATP, Osaka-WTA & Ningbo-WTA Early Rounds	5:30am	TENNIS
Stockholm-ATP, Antwerp-ATP, Almaty-ATP, Osaka-WTA & Ningbo-WTA Early Rounds	1:30pm	TENNIS