“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
TUESDAY’S SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=10/15/2024
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
3A
CARMEL VS. BROWNSBURG (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
FRANKLIN CENTRAL VS. EAST CENTRAL (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
CENTER GROVE VS. TH SOUTH (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
FLOYD CENTRAL VS. CASTLE (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
CROWN POINT VS. VALPARAISO WEDNESDAY 6PM)
PENN VS. WARSAW (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
FW CARROLL VS. HOMESTEAD (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
HARRISON VS. NOBLESVILLE (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
2A
WEST LAFAYETTE VS. BREBEUF (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
DANVILLE VS. RONCALLI (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
LAWRENCEBURG VS. MADISON (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
GIBSON SOUTHERN VS. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
HIGHLAND VS. MISHAWAKA MARIAN (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
FW CONCORDIA VS. BELLMONT (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
CULVER ACADEMIES VS. HANOVER CENTRAL (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
OAK HILL VS. YORKTOWN (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
1A
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN VS. MUNCIE BURRIS (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
MONROVIA VS. OLDENBURG ACADEMY (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
PROVIDENCE VS. VINCENNES RIVET (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
FOREST PARK VS. PIKE CENTRAL (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
BOONE GROVE VS. WHEELER (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
WESTVIEW VS. LAVILLE (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
EASTBROOK VS. FAITH CHRISTIAN (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
LAPEL VS. GREENCASTLE (WEDNESDAY 6PM)
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
TUESDAY, OCT. 15
SOUTH ALABAMA 25 TROY 9
NEW MEXICO STATE 33 LOUISIANA TECH 30 2OT
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 14 KENNESAW STATE 5
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT SAM HOUSTON, 7 P.M. | ESPN2
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT UTEP, 9 P.M. | CBSSN
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)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (9:00P ESPN+)
WEEK 8 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 24
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, OCT. 27
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1:00P CBS)
TENNESSEE TITANS AT DETROIT LIONS (1:00P FOX)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P FOX)
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (1:00P FOX)
NEW YORK JETS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P CBS)
ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)
CHICAGO BEARS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P CBS)
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4:05P FOX)
BUFFALO BILLS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:05P FOX)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (4:25P CBS)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:25P CBS)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:25P CBS)
DALLAS COWBOYS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, OCT. 28
NEW YORK GIANTS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8:15P ESPN/ABC)
WEEK 9 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 31
HOUSTON TEXANS AT NEW YORK JETS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, NOV. 3
DALLAS COWBOYS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P FOX)
DENVER BRONCOS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (1:00P CBS)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS (1:00P CBS)
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P CBS)
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P FOX)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1:00P CBS)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P CBS)
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1:00P FOX)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1:00P FOX)
CHICAGO BEARS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P CBS)
DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (4:25P FOX)
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:25P FOX)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, NOV. 4
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8:15P ESPN)
MLB PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, OCT. 15
NEW YORK 6 CLEVELAND 3
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16
LAD @ NYM, NLCS GAME 3, 8:08 P.M. (FS1)
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
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
NBA PRE-SEASON
TORONTO 119 BOSTON 118
NEW YORK 111 CHARLOTTE 105
MIAMI 120 SAN ANTONIO 117
HOUSTON 118 NEW ORLEANS 98
OKLAHOMA CITY 124 DENVER 94
GOLDEN STATE 111 LA LAKERS 97
UTAH 117 SACRAMENTO 114
NHL SCORES
FLORIDA 4 COLUMBUS 3
TAMPA BAY 4 VANCOUVER 1
CAROLINA 4 NEW JERSEY 2
WASHINGTON 4 VEGAS 2
MINNESOTA 4 ST. LOUIS 1
SEATTLE 7 NASHVILLE 3
DALLAS 3 SAN JOSE 2 SO
CALGARY 3 CHICAGO 1
ED BENTON 4 PHILADELPHIA 3 OT
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
YANKEES HOLD OFF GUARDIANS TO TAKE 2-0 LEAD IN ALCS
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge sent the ball soaring toward Monument Park and Gleyber Torres tagged up at first base.
“That was disrespect out of Gleyber, man,” Judge said with a smile. “He’s seen me hit 58 of those things this year.”
Judge’s first home run of the postseason broke the tension, a two-run, seventh-inning drive that boosted the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Tuesday night for a 2-0 AL Championship Series lead.
“I’m a little disappointed in Gleyber for not knowing Judge’s pop there,” Anthony Rizzo said. “We were ribbing him a lot about that. It’s a big swing for Judgey.”
Judge, who entered with just one RBI in the playoffs, hit a sacrifice fly in a two-run second that put the Yankees ahead 3-0 — after Cleveland intentionally walked Juan Soto to load the bases.
“You want to try to get a double-play ball,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. “You want to try to get two outs with one pitch.”
Judge, who led the major leagues with 58 homers and 144 RBIs, was understanding.
“I would probably walk him, too,” he said.
With New York leading 4-2 lead in the seventh, the likely AL MVP drove a fastball at the letters from Hunter Gaddis 414 feet to center for his 14th career postseason home run.
“It was a big swing to kind of give us that cushion,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “The bench was pretty pumped when that happened.”
In a matchup of aces who had off nights, Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee got just just four outs in the shortest start of his professional career and an erratic Gerrit Cole was chased after four walks in 4 1/3 innings.
Winner Clay Holmes, Tim Hill and Tommy Kahnle combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings. José Ramírez hit a ninth-inning home run off Luke Weaver, just the second earned run New York’s bullpen has allowed over 23 1/3 innings in six postseason games.
After a day off, Game 3 is Thursday in Cleveland. The Yankees lead the ALCS 2-0 for the first time since 2009 against the Los Angeles Angels.
Torres reached base leading off for the fifth time in the playoffs and had three hits. Rizzo had two hits and is 3 for 7 in two games since returning from a pair of fractured fingers that caused him to miss the Division Series.
Rookie shortstop Brayan Rocchio and right fielder Will Brennan committed run-scoring errors for the Guardians. Rocchio dropped Judge’s first-inning popup, allowing Torres to score.
“No excuse, I need to make that play,” Rocchio said through an interpreter. “I thought I was under the ball and last minute I was leaning towards second base.”
After Cleveland closed to 3-2, Brennan bobbled the ball when he tried for a barehand pickup of Rizzo’s sixth-inning double that caromed off the low wall down the right-field line. Anthony Volpe, who had been on first, sprinted home.
Steven Kwan extended his Cleveland-record postseason hitting streak to 12 games.
Alex Verdugo had a opposite-field RBI double in the two-run second that glanced off a shoulder of left field umpire Vic Carapazza and went down the line.
Cole escaped two-on, one-out trouble in the third and then a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the fourth when pinch-hitter David Fry fouled out and Rocchio took a knuckle curve at the top of the strike zone for a called third strike in a nine-pitch at-bat.
Cleveland closed to 3-2 in the fifth when Josh Naylor hit a sacrifice fly and, after Holmes relieved with the bases loaded, Will Brennan grounded into a run-scoring forceout.
Holmes struck out Austin Hedges on low sinker to leave the bases loaded in the fifth.
“They kind of made a little push there and we were able to stop it,” Holmes said.
Cleveland went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 runners.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Guardians: RHP Alex Cobb was removed from the roster with a lower back strain sustained in the opener and replaced by RHP Ben Lively.
UP NEXT
Yankees RHP Clarke Schmidt starts Thursday at Cleveland. He allowed two runs and four hits over 4 2/3 innings in Division Series Game 3, wasting a 2-0 lead before New York won 3-2. He faced the Guardians once this year, pitching five scoreless innings before allowing a pair of runs — one unearned — in the sixth inning of a 3-2 victory.
BASEBALL NEWS
2024 GOLD GLOVE FINALISTS: D-BACKS LEAD NL; ROYALS, GUARDIANS TOP AL
The Arizona Diamondbacks led the majors with five Gold Glove finalists, Rawlings and MLB announced Tuesday.
The Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians had four finalists each to top the American League.
The winners will be revealed Sunday, Nov. 3, at 8:30 p.m. ET during ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight” broadcast.
American League
Pitcher
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Cole Ragans | KC |
| Seth Lugo | KC |
| Griffin Canning | LAA |
Catcher
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Freddy Fermin | KC |
| Cal Raleigh | SEA |
| Jake Rogers | DET |
First base
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Ryan Mountcastle | BAL |
| Nathaniel Lowe | TEX |
| Carlos Santana | MIN |
Second base
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Nicky Lopez | CWS |
| Marcus Semien | TEX |
| Andrés Giménez | CLE |
Third base
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Ernie Clement | TOR |
| José Ramírez | CLE |
| Alex Bregman | HOU |
Shortstop
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | KC |
| Anthony Volpe | NYY |
| Brayan Rocchio | CLE |
Left field
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Alex Verdugo | NYY |
| Colton Cowser | BAL |
| Steven Kwan | CLE |
Center field
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Jarren Duran | BOS |
| Jake Meyers | HOU |
| Daulton Varsho | TOR |
Right field
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Wilyer Abreu | BOS |
| Juan Soto | NYY |
| Jo Adell | LAA |
Utility
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Mauricio Dubón | HOU |
| Willi Castro | MIN |
| Dylan Moore | SEA |
National League
Pitcher
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Luis Severino | NYM |
| Zack Wheeler | PHI |
| Chris Sale | ATL |
Catcher
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Patrick Bailey | SF |
| Gabriel Moreno | AZ |
| Will Smith | LAD |
First base
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Bryce Harper | PHI |
| Matt Olson | ATL |
| Christian Walker | AZ |
Second base
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Ketel Marte | AZ |
| Brice Turang | MIL |
| Bryson Stott | PHI |
Third base
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Nolan Arenado | STL |
| Ryan McMahon | COL |
| Matt Chapman | SF |
Shortstop
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Masyn Winn | STL |
| Dansby Swanson | CHC |
| Ezequiel Tovar | COL |
Left field
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Ian Happ | CHC |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | AZ |
| Brandon Marsh | PHI |
Center field
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Jacob Young | WSH |
| Brenton Doyle | COL |
| Blake Perkins | MIL |
Right field
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Jake McCarthy | AZ |
| Sal Frelick | MIL |
| Mike Yastrzemski | SF |
Utility
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Kiké Hernández | LAD |
| Brendan Donovan | STL |
| Jared Triolo | PIT |
NFL NEWS
REPORT: RAIDERS TRADING ADAMS TO JETS
The Las Vegas Raiders are trading star wide receiver Davante Adams to the New York Jets, sources told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The Raiders will receive a third-round pick that can become a second-rounder based on performance as part of the deal, which is expected to be finalized Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Jets have an extra third-round choice in 2025 after making a trade with the Detroit Lions during the 2024 draft.
The conditional third-round selection that now belongs to the Raiders will become a second-rounder if Adams claims an All-Pro berth or the Jets reach the AFC title game or Super Bowl with Adams on the active roster, a source told Schefter.
Las Vegas reportedly won’t pay any of Adams’ remaining salary.
Adams reportedly informed Las Vegas recently that he’d like to be traded. He was in Year 3 with the Raiders, who acquired him as part of a blockbuster trade from the Green Bay Packers during the 2022 offseason.
In New York, Adams will reunite with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, as they formed one of the NFL’s best duos as members of the Packers from 2014-21. Adams earned two first-team All-Pro berths in Green Bay and led the league with 18 TD catches in 2020.
“He opens up everything, particularly having that relationship with the quarterback. That’s very important,” Jets owner Woody Johnson said of Adams on Tuesday, according to Mark Maske of The Washington Post.
The Jets – as well as the New Orleans Saints – were reportedly high on Adams’ wish list of preferred destinations due to his familiarity with the teams’ respective quarterbacks. However, New Orleans passer Derek Carr – Adam’s college QB at Fresno State – is dealing with an oblique injury that’s reportedly expected to sideline him for multiple games.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Commanders were reportedly also interested in acquiring Adams. The Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, and Buffalo Bills were linked to Adams as well, but the wideout’s salary was seemingly a potential issue for those teams due to their respective salary cap situations.
Adams, 31, appeared in 37 games for Las Vegas, catching 221 passes for 2,869 yards and 23 touchdowns. Adams made three appearances this year but has missed three straight contests due to a hamstring injury.
Adams has recorded 890 career receptions, 10,990 yards, and 96 touchdown catches, the latter being the second-best mark in the NFL since he entered the league as a second-round pick in 2014.
With Adams teaming up with Garrett Wilson, the Jets instantly form one of the league’s best wide-receiver duos. Wilson – a two-time 1,000-yard wideout – leads N.Y. with 41 receptions and 399 yards this year. He’s also scored three touchdowns, the second-most on the team behind Allen Lazard (five). Wilson seemingly reacted to the Adams trade on social media.
The AFC East club also signed Mike Williams in free agency, but the veteran wideout has caught just 10 passes this season. New York is expected to attempt to trade Williams after landing Adams, a source told Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.
New York suffered a 23-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football that dropped the team to 2-4. Rodgers said postgame that Williams ran the wrong route on the fourth-quarter play that resulted in a Bills interception to seal the game.
The Adams trade isn’t a reaction to Monday’s loss, as the deal was essentially in place before N.Y.’s Week 6 kickoff, according to Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports.
It was the club’s first game with interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich on the sideline instead of Robert Saleh, who was fired last week. The Jets also recently demoted offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, giving their play-calling duties to quarterbacks coach Todd Downing.
Landing Adams is the latest major move by a desperate Jets team that hasn’t made the playoffs since the 2010 season.
JETS GIVE REDDICK PERMISSION TO SEEK TRADE
Haason Reddick could be on his way out of the New York Jets without even playing for the team.
The Jets have given the two-time Pro Bowl pass-rusher a short window to seek a trade, sources told Dianna Russini of The Athletic. Reddick’s new agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has reportedly contacted teams this week to gauge interest.
Reddick hired Rosenhaus on Monday after being dropped by his former agency CAA amid a contract holdout.
Jets owner Woody Johnson confirmed later Tuesday that New York is letting Reddick explore a move, according to Mark Maske of The Washington Post. However, Johnson said he hopes Rosenhaus can convince the veteran defender to rejoin the team.
It’s unclear which teams have been contacted by Rosenhaus about a potential Reddick trade. The Detroit Lions – who are expected to play the rest of the season without star defensive end Aidan Hutchinson due to injury – could be looking to add a veteran edge rusher.
The NFL trade deadline ends after Week 9 on Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. ET.
Reddick joined the Jets in March as part of a trade from the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a conditional 2026 third-round pick. With only one year left on his contract, the 30-year-old has been holding out since mandatory minicamp while looking for a new deal.
However, the two sides haven’t been able to reach an agreement, and Reddick has lost more than $5 million by skipping the entire offseason program and the regular season’s first six weeks, notes CBS Sports’ Garrett Podell.
Reddick posted more than 10 sacks each year from 2020-23, setting a career high with 16 in 2022. He also led the NFL with five forced fumbles that year en route to earning a second-team All-Pro berth.
Prior to his two-season stint with the Eagles, the former first-round pick previously played for the Arizona Cardinals (2017-20) and Carolina Panthers (2021).
REPORT: STEELERS TO GIVE WILSON 1ST-TEAM REPS AHEAD OF WEEK 7
The 4-2 Pittsburgh Steelers are considering a quarterback change for Week 7.
Pittsburgh is planning on giving Russell Wilson first-team reps at practice this week, making him a strong candidate to start Sunday’s game against the New York Jets over Justin Fields, sources told NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Head coach Mike Tomlin confirmed that the Steelers are considering turning to Wilson under center.
“Over the course of the week, I got comfortable with his ability to display his health,” Tomlin said Tuesday, according to Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports. “He is in consideration this week. We’ll see where that leads up.”
Wilson entered training camp as Pittsburgh’s QB1 but sustained a calf injury that sidelined him to begin the regular season. The 35-year-old was finally off the injury report in Week 6 and backed up Fields, who helped the Steelers defeat the Las Vegas Raiders 32-13 to improve to 4-2 with him under center.
Wilson has yet to attempt a pass this year. He signed a one-year deal with Tomlin’s outfit in the offseason after a disappointing two-season stint with the Denver Broncos.
Fields – who joined the Steelers as part of an offseason trade from the Chicago Bears – has completed 66.3% of his attempts with a 93.9 passer rating in 2024, which would mark career single-season highs for the athletic former first-round pick. He’s passed for 1,106 yards and five touchdowns against one interception while rushing for 231 yards and five TDs.
Pittsburgh ranks 20th in scoring this season, but its defense is the second-best in the NFL in points allowed.
The Steelers have prime-time games against the Jets and New York Giants ahead of their Week 9 bye.
JERRY JONES LASHES OUT AT RADIO HOSTS AFTER COWBOYS’ LOSS
Jerry Jones took issue with being questioned about the Dallas Cowboys’ roster and perceived lack of offseason moves during his weekly radio appearance on Tuesday morning.
Jones didn’t stop there, however, as the team owner and general manager appeared to threaten the jobs of hosts Shan Shariff and R.J. Choppy during the course of the interview on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. Jones was speaking two days after the Cowboys (3-3) fell flat on his 82nd birthday with a lopsided 47-9 setback to the Detroit Lions.
Jones was being interviewed while traveling to Atlanta for the fall NFL league meeting.
The hosts’ questions about the Cowboys’ relatively quiet offseason rankled Jones.
“This is not your job. Your job isn’t to let me go over all the reasons that I did something and I’m sorry that I did it. That’s not your job. … I’ll get somebody else to ask these questions, men. I’m not kidding.
“You’re not going to figure out what the team is doing right or wrong. If you are, or any five or 10 like you, you need to come to this (NFL) meeting that I’m going to today with 32 teams here, you’re geniuses.
“You really think you’re gonna sit here with a microphone and tell me all of the things that I’ve done wrong without going over the rights?”
Jones was quick to note the Cowboys’ record-breaking deals with star quarterback Dak Prescott and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.
“I know we have outstanding personnel,” he said. “Very outstanding personnel. We’ve just made our quarterback the highest-paid player in the NFL. We just topped the receiver list charts. So we made our bed relative to how we’re going to approach with our key people. We were shorthanded out there on defense, but everybody gets shorthanded. That’s really not an excuse in the NFL. Your depth should step up there and you should be able to — if you can — to compensate to some degree. You can’t compensate for the gap, so to speak, that we had between the way our offense played and the way we were supposed to play.
“Now I’m going to give Detroit a lot of credit. They came after us and got after us and they put guys on top of every offensive lineman you had, and they came at it and put the kind of pressure that gave Dak a lot of problems and gave our running game a lot of problems. We’ve got to be able to handle that.”
Jones and the Cowboys have a bit of time to cool off after the team’s loss on Sunday. Dallas, which is currently on its bye week, returns to action on Oct. 27 against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif.
REPORT: LIONS GET DE HELP FROM BENGALS’ PRACTICE SQUAD
The Detroit Lions are planning to sign defensive end Isaiah Thomas off the Cincinnati Bengals’ practice squad, ESPN reported Tuesday.
The Lions need reinforcements on the edge after losing Pro Bowl pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson to a broken leg on Sunday.
Thomas, 25, was a seventh-round draft pick by Cleveland in 2022 out of Oklahoma. He played in 10 games with the Browns that season and recorded one sack, one fumble recovery and nine tackles.
Cleveland released Thomas during final roster cuts on Aug. 26 and he signed with Cincinnati’s practice squad three days later.
REPORTS: LIONS SIGNING DT ALIM MCNEILL TO 4-YEAR, $97M DEAL
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill has agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $97 million with $55 million guaranteed, according to multiple media reports on Tuesday night.
McNeill, 24, has started every game he has played in since the 2022 season, including all five this year. He has eight tackles and 2.5 sacks for the Lions (4-1).
Detroit selected him in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of North Carolina State. He has 120 tackles, 10.5 sacks, 18 tackles for loss and 24 quarterback hurries in 52 games (41 starts). He also started three playoff games in 2023 and made four tackles and one sack.
At an average of $24.25 million per season, McNeill would be the fourth-highest-paid defensive lineman in the league, according to an NFL Network report.
The signing comes on the same day that Detroit placed All-Pro defensive end Aidan Hutchinson on injured reserve. Hutchinson broke his left tibia and fibula on Sunday in a 47-9 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
Hutchinson, 24, had a league-high 7.5 sacks as part of his 19 tackles as well as 17 quarterback hits in five games. The second overall pick of the 2022 draft, he has 122 career tackles, 28.5 sacks, 30 tackles for loss, 65 quarterback hits and four interceptions in 39 games (all starts). He was selected for the Pro Bowl last season.
He is expected to miss the rest of the season, as is defensive tackle Kyle Peko, who was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday because of a torn pectoral muscle.
Peko, 31, has played in five games (one start) this season and has two tackles. He’s in his first season with Detroit after playing for the Denver Broncos (2016-17, 2019), Buffalo Bills (2019), Tennessee Titans (2021, 2023) and Las Vegas Raiders (2022).
VIKINGS ACQUIRE RB CAM AKERS FROM TEXANS
The Minnesota Vikings acquired running back Cam Akers from the Houston Texans on Tuesday for a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2026.
The Texans also are sending a conditional seventh-round pick in 2026 to Minnesota. The deal is dependent on Akers passing a physical.
Akers has rushed for 147 yards on 40 carries in five games (two starts) this season. He was viewed as expendable with Joe Mixon and Dameon Pierce back from injuries.
In Week 3, the Vikings routed the Texans 34-7. Akers rushed nine times for 21 times and caught an 8-yard scoring pass for Houston.
Akers spent part of the 2023 season with Minnesota, rushing for 138 yards and one touchdown in six games. His season ended due to a torn left Achilles in Week 9 against the Atlanta Falcons.
Akers signed with Houston as a free agent in the offseason.
Akers has rushed for 1,728 yards and 12 touchdowns and caught 42 passes for 336 yards and two scores in 41 games (17 starts). He also has played for the Los Angeles Rams (2020-23).
Akers tore his right Achilles with the Rams prior to the 2021 season.
Minnesota’s top running back, Aaron Jones, is currently dealing with a hip injury. He was injured during a 23-17 win over the New York Jets on Oct. 6. The Vikings had a bye last week and Jones is considered week-to-week by the club.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
NO. 14 TEXAS A&M AIMS TO CONTINUE ‘GROWTH’ VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE
Texas A&M is riding high after a quality win, but the 14th-ranked Aggies don’t want to slip up Saturday afternoon when they visit Mississippi State in Southeastern Conference action in Starkville, Miss.
The Aggies (5-1, 3-0) are coming off their best win of the season — a 41-10 throttling of then-No. 9 Missouri on Oct. 5. Le’Veon Moss ran for a career-high 138 yards and three touchdowns against the previously undefeated Tigers, helping his team move up from No. 25 in the AP Top 25.
“We are in a growth mindset. … We are trying to grow every single day,” said Texas A&M coach Mike Elko, whose team had a bye last week.
Moss ranks second in the SEC and 17th nationally in rushing yards per game (101.5), although it certainly helps create space when Conner Weigman is as effective as he was against Missouri (18 of 22 for a season high 276 yards).
Meanwhile, Mississippi State (1-5, 0-3) is in the midst of a gauntlet against top-15 teams. The Bulldogs lost to No. 1 Texas 35-13 on Sept. 28 and then came up short against No. 5 Georgia 41-31 last weekend — both games coming on the road. Now the Bulldogs are back home, but they’re taking on a third straight ranked foe and looking to avoid their sixth straight defeat.
Michael Van Buren Jr. fared well against Georgia, throwing for 306 yards with three touchdowns in a competitive loss. Kelly Akharaiyi reeled in two scoring strikes, while Kevin Coleman Jr. led the receiving corps with eight grabs for 103 yards.
“They answered the challenge, they answered the bell,” said Mississippi State coach Jeff Lebby, whose team is starting a true freshman (Van Buren) at quarterback after losing starter Blake Shapen (shoulder) for the season. “I hate that we’re sitting here disappointed, frustrated, that we’re not on the right side of it. But our guys are continuing to fight like heck for each other. And I’m proud of them.”
The Bulldogs actually became the first team since Tennessee in 2016 to score at least 30 points against Georgia in Athens.
“I think they’re starting to find an identity,” Elko said.
On defense, Mississippi State safety Isaac Smith likely will be a focus of the Texas A&M game plan. Smith ranks second in the SEC with 56 tackles, which is good for 12th nationally.
For the Aggies, defensive back Marcus Ratcliffe is a key contributor with three interceptions in the last five games, while Nic Scourton leads Texas A&M with 4.5 sacks.
From a big-picture perspective, the two programs essentially have gone through opposite seasons to this point. Mississippi State won its opener before losing five in a row, while Texas A&M dropped its first game against then-No. 7 Notre Dame before winning five straight contests.
Texas A&M lost two consecutive meetings with Mississippi State before rolling to a 51-10 victory in last year’s matchup. Still, the Aggies have lost four of their last five road meetings with the Bulldogs.
“We’re not very good in Starkville as a program,” Elko said. “That certainly is something we’re very aware of. So we’re going to have to play our best football to have success on Saturday.”
JALEN MILROE, NO. 7 ALABAMA SET SIGHTS ON NO. 11 TENNESSEE
In past seasons, losing a second game on the third Saturday in October would leave a team’s playoffs hope in major jeopardy.
But with the current campaign being the first for a 12-team playoff, a second loss this soon is no longer a killer. That’s good news for No. 7 Alabama and No. 11 Tennessee when they battle on Saturday at Knoxville, Tenn.
The Southeastern Conference showdown still is vitally important as the winner maintains the chance of landing one of the four first-round byes.
Tennessee (5-1, 2-1 SEC) also is trying to turn around a series in which it has dropped 16 of the past 17 meetings. The win was two years ago (52-49) when the Crimson Tide (5-1, 2-1) last visited town.
“Another huge contest here for us,” Volunteers coach Josh Heupel said Monday. “Rivalry game and college football as good as it gets here with these two teams playing. So looking forward to seeing our fans out on Saturday and needing a great week of practice preparation for a really good football team that we’re playing.”
The contest marks Alabama’s first game against Tennessee since 2006 without Nick Saban as coach.
“This rivalry has been around a long time before Nick Saban was a part of it or I was a part of it,” said Heupel, coaching against the Crimson Tide for the fourth time. “The magnitude of this rivalry is the historical nature and what it’s meant inside of this league a lot.”
First-year Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer has been hearing about the importance of this game for months.
“I’ve been told it’s a big deal, and I know it’s a big deal. You see it from afar,” DeBoer said Monday. “As a coach, they’re all big and you take one at a time. But certainly understand the significance of the rivalry. Guys are going to be very motivated to go out and do their best and prepare well and be great on Saturday.”
The Crimson Tide haven’t displayed their best side lately. Two weeks ago, they were ranked No. 1 when they sustained a 40-35 road loss against lowly Vanderbilt. Last week, only a failed two-point conversion prevented visiting South Carolina from pushing the game into overtime as Alabama escaped 27-25.
Star quarterback Jalen Milroe has been a season-long standout for the Crimson Tide while accounting for 23 touchdowns (12 passing, 11 rushing). Milroe has averaged 41.4 yards on his 12 passing scores and has completed 72.4 percent of his passes.
However, Milroe threw two interceptions against South Carolina. DeBoer said he discussed the mistakes with Milroe, who has thrown four picks on the season.
“We just keep stacking these moments on top of these moments,” DeBoer said. “He’ll remember anything that happened this game. He’s gonna remember what happened to him four weeks ago, and that’s what I love about him.”
Freshman wideout Ryan Williams has been part of many of the big plays with a 25.0-yard average. Seven of his 23 catches have gone for 43 or more yards.
Tennessee, though, has been stout defensively. The Volunteers rank second nationally in total defense (249.8 yards per game) and fourth in scoring defense (10.7).
But the unit sustained a big blow in last Saturday’s 23-17 overtime victory over Florida when linebacker Keenan Pili (knee) was lost for the season.
Star running back Dylan Sampson has stood out by rushing for 699 yards and 15 touchdowns, the latter ranking second nationally behind Boise State star Ashton Jeanty. In fact, the TD count is already fourth best in Vols’ history. Gene McEver holds the single-season record of 18 in 1929.
Sampson rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns against the Gators. It was his fifth 100-yard outing of the season.
NO. 24 MICHIGAN TURNS TO ‘UNCLE JACK’ TUTTLE VS. NO. 22 ILLINOIS
Michigan endured two losses and a pair of quarterback changes before its bye last week. Now, the Wolverines’ schedule gets even more difficult.
The defending national champions will play four teams currently ranked in the Top 25 among their six remaining regular-season contests, including a road matchup against No. 22 Illinois on Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.
No. 24 Michigan (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) is coming off a 27-17 road loss to unranked Washington on Oct. 5. Wolverines first-year coach Sherrone Moore benched starting quarterback Alex Orji in the second quarter. Orji had replaced opening-game starter Davis Warren after the latter struggled with turnovers.
Orji’s replacement, Jack Tuttle, completed 10 of 18 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown, although he was intercepted once. Tuttle’s college career began at Utah in 2018, but he never appeared in a game for the Utes. He spent four seasons with Indiana before transferring to Michigan before the 2023 campaign.
Tuttle will start against the Fighting Illini (5-1, 2-1) in a pivotal game for the Wolverines. Michigan still has games against No. 2 Oregon (Nov. 2), No. 16 Indiana (Nov. 9), and No. 4 Ohio State (Nov. 30).
“It’s not time to panic, but we have to evaluate what we need to do and how we need to operate,” Moore said.
The 25-year-old Tuttle will start against Illinois. Tuttle was recovering from an elbow injury during the offseason, which limited his practice time until the start of the regular season.
“They (his teammates) call him Uncle Jack, the seventh-year guy that’s done it, seen it, been in the big game, been in all the games,” Moore said. “So he’s done a really good job, and he’ll just continue to progress and do those things right now.”
There’s no uncertainty about the Fighting Illini’s quarterback situation. Luke Altmyer has been razor sharp, throwing for 1,426 yards and 14 touchdowns with just one interception this season. Altmyer had 13 touchdown passes and was intercepted 10 times last season.
“He’s gotten so much better,” Moore said. “He’s just progressed from last year to this year.”
Illinois survived a 50-49 overtime thriller against one-win Purdue last weekend. The Fighting Illini needed a 38-yard field goal from David Alano as time expired to force overtime.
Illinois has dropped its last six meetings with the Wolverines, with its most recent victory coming in 2009. Illinois lost 19-17 in Ann Arbor two seasons ago.
“The last one was pretty big. I thought we had a good enough football team to go up there and win. Unfortunately, it didn’t,” Illinois coach Bret Bielema said. “There’s a lot of things that went into it, a lot of things we could have done better. We didn’t get to rematch these guys last year, so we get a chance to rematch them this year. Those things mean a lot. I think our guys know the growth they’ve had.”
Bielema said preparation has been the key to the team’s success. The Fighting Illini already have matched last season’s win total.
“I learned this from (former Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez), you don’t get ready for Michigan, you don’t get ready for Ohio State, you don’t get ready for Penn State in one week,” Bielema said. “”You do it 365 days a year.”
NO. 10 CLEMSON VIES TO EXTEND WIN STREAK IN CLASH VS. TONY ELLIOTT, VIRGINIA
Virginia coach Tony Elliott will return to Clemson on Saturday afternoon as a huge underdog against the 10th-ranked Tigers.
Clemson (5-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won five straight games since a season-opening loss to then-No. 1 Georgia. The Tigers opened the week as a three-touchdown favorite against the visiting Cavaliers (4-2, 2-1).
Elliott played wide receiver at Clemson and coached at his alma mater under Dabo Swinney for 11 seasons from 2011-21, winning two national championships. He was Swinney’s offensive coordinator the last time Virginia visited Death Valley, in 2020.
“That’s going to be a little strange, for sure,” Swinney said of facing his longtime staff member. “Tony is just family to me. Not just somebody that I have worked with.”
Elliott was a team captain in his final season at Clemson in 2003, which was Swinney’s first year as an assistant coach for the Tigers.
“I’m sure there will be some cool moments for him coming in,” Swinney said. “Maybe a little weird moment here or there. Being in the visiting locker room and all that type of stuff on the other side of it. But at the end of the day, it’s about the game and not any circumstances. You don’t get distracted by any circumstances of the game. Just focus on the game and what you got to do to be ready to play.”
Elliott, now in his third year at Virginia, said he will have to put his emotions aside and make the visit to Clemson, S.C., a business trip.
“That’s one of the best relationships I have in all of my life,” Elliott said about Swinney, per the Daily Progress. “And it’s been awesome to see him start as a father figure and then to my position coach to mentor to colleague. That’s Coach Swinney. But we’re going down there and we want to beat him.”
It won’t be easy.
After going scoreless in the first quarter, Clemson rolled to a 49-14 win at Wake Forest last weekend. Cade Klubnik passed for 309 yards and three touchdowns, Phil Mafah ran for 108 yards and two scores, and Jake Briningstool caught seven passes for 104 yards and one TD.
The Tigers rank second in the ACC in scoring (41 points per game) and total offense (482.3 yards per game). Mafah is third in the league in rushing (604 yards), and Klubnik is third in touchdown passes (17) while throwing just two interceptions.
The Tigers will face a Virginia team that already has more wins than in either of Elliott’s first two seasons: 3-7 in 2022 and 3-9 in 2023.
The Cavaliers were two minutes away from being 5-1 last weekend before Louisville scored a late touchdown for a 24-20 victory in Charlottesville, Va. Anthony Colandrea passed for 279 yards and a touchdown and ran for a team-high 84 yards. Malachi Fields caught nine passes for 129 yards, his third 100-yard effort of the season.
Klubnik could be in for a big afternoon against a Virginia defense that ranks 15th in the 17-team ACC against the pass, allowing an average of 260.5 yards per game.
This will be the 50th meeting between the schools. Clemson leads the series 40-8-1 and has not lost to Virginia at home since 2001. The Tigers have won the last five matchups.
NO. 1 TEXAS, NO. 5 GEORGIA SQUARE OFF IN SEC POWER STRUGGLE
No. 1 Texas continues its quest to return to the national championship picture when No. 5 Georgia makes its second-ever trip to Austin, Texas, on Saturday for a Southeastern Conference blockbuster.
SEC newcomer Texas (6-0, 2-0) hosts its first ranked opponent while Georgia faces the top-ranked team in the regular season for the first time since losing to No. 1 Florida in 2009 (41-17). With both teams ranked in the top 5, there is an historic backdrop in play for a game that could help determine the postseason pecking order of the loaded SEC.
Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian believes Saturday’s game can serve as a statement of Texas’ arrival in the SEC, while Georgia has won 44 of its last 45 regular-season games and has been ranked in the top 10 for 57 consecutive weeks.
“The appeal of a game like this is you love those games that — if you want to call them the measuring stick or kind of a barometer for where you are at in a juncture of the season,” Sarkisian said. “This is against a really good team and one that has been in national championship games and conference championship games that has won at a really high level, and a head coach who has done it at a high level. That’s the fun part. It’s like, ‘OK, let’s see if what we do on a regular basis is good enough. … That’s what we can find out.”
More than good enough last week in a 34-3 dismantling of then-No.18 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry, Texas (6-0, 2-0) sprinted to its best start since 2009, when it won its first 13 games of the season before falling to Alabama in the BCS National Championship Game.
The return of quarterback Quinn Ewers was a welcome sight for the Longhorns last week. The junior played in his first game since Sept. 14, when he suffered an oblique strain. Ewers threw for 199 yards, a touchdown and an interception, also adding a score on the ground.
Georgia (5-1, 3-1) knows winning. Its current senior class is 47-3. But the Bulldogs are a rare underdog Saturday. Following a 41-34 loss at Alabama, the Bulldogs have won two SEC games in succession, topping Auburn 31-13 and Mississippi State 41-31.
The Bulldogs jumped out to a commanding 17-point halftime lead Saturday, but allowed three second-half touchdowns against the one-win Mississippi State team. The Georgia defense, ranked fifth or better in each of the last three seasons in terms of points allowed per game, ranks 21st nationally this year, surrendering 17.2 points per contest.
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart knows his team has to improve ahead of Saturday’s game, one that has major College Football Playoff implications.
“I want them to play their best game against Texas,” Smart said. “Simply stated, we have not played our best game, we have not put a complete game together and that’s what every coach’s goal is, which is to play your best game moving forward. That’s what’s going to be needed to go on the road at Texas and play. We have to play better and that’s the only goal I’m thinking about right now is how we play this week.”
Quarterback Carson Beck has shouldered the offensive load in recent weeks. Beck threw for 459 yards, the third-highest single-game total in Georgia history, last week. His 1,818 passing yards are good for ninth in the nation.
In a matchup between a pair of experienced quarterbacks, Smart sees similarities between Beck and Ewers.
“I think the comparisons between him and Carson (Beck) are so similar in terms of the kind of quarterbacks they are,” Smart said of Ewers. “They’re both better athletes than people think, they both have awareness of coverage and they’re really good in the pocket.”
Saturday’s showdown marks the sixth meeting all-time between the programs. Most recently, Texas beat Georgia, 28-21 in the 2019 Sugar Bowl. The only other time in five previous games that Georgia came to Austin, Bulldogs backup quarterback Fran Tarkenton led a 95-yard, go-ahead drive before Bobby Gurwitz scored a 1-yard TD to give Texas a 13-8 win.
DUKE SHOOTS FOR FIRST-EVER VICTORY OVER FLORIDA STATE
Florida State has been trying to recover from losses throughout most of the first half of the season.
Now Duke comes in off its first defeat.
The teams meet in a Friday night Atlantic Coast Conference game at Durham, N.C.
Duke (5-1, 1-1 ACC) hasn’t played since falling 24-14 at Georgia Tech on Oct. 5. The Blue Devils are winless against Florida State in 22 all-time meetings.
Duke coach Manny Diaz said the break in the schedule came at a good time for his team to regroup.
“Our players were able to refresh themselves as much as you can midway through October,” Diaz said.
Florida State (1-5, 1-4), which has lost its past two games, has had the same gap of time between games as the Blue Devils. This will be the Seminoles’ second true road game, having fallen 42-16 at SMU on Sept. 28.
“It’s definitely always good just to re-set,” Seminoles safety K.J. Kirkland said. “It also gave us a better opportunity to scout our opponent.”
Kirkland and his teammates got a good look at Duke quarterback Maalik Murphy, who has thrown for 1,431 yards and 14 touchdowns with just five interceptions this season.
“That quarterback is pretty good,” Kirkland said. “He has got a big arm on him. They can run the ball. They do a lot of good things.”
Florida State’s offense needs a jolt. The Seminoles haven’t scored more than 16 points in a game since a season-opening 24-21 loss to Georgia Tech in Dublin.
Florida State coach Mike Norvell is trying to mix up the vibes, so the Seminoles nixed playing music at practice early this week in preparation for the Duke game.
“We don’t control the atmosphere, but we do control ourselves,” Norvell said. “We control what we do. We wanted a little changeup in regards to that. Making sure we bring the energy that is necessary on every single play.”
The Seminoles will be stocked with young players on offense, including redshirt freshman quarterback Brock Glenn. There could be four other freshmen or redshirt freshmen in the starting lineup on that side of the ball.
Diaz said Florida State has looked inspired by Glenn, who became the starter in the Clemson game Oct. 5, when he threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
“More than anything, it feels like the team has fire and energy behind him,” Diaz said.
Florida State defeated Duke 38-20 last October in Tallahassee, Fla., outscoring the Blue Devils 21-0 in the fourth quarter.
COMING OFF BIG WIN, NO. 2 OREGON NEEDS TO AVOID LETDOWN VS. PURDUE
Coming off the biggest win of his two-plus seasons as head coach of Oregon football, Dan Lanning and the No. 2 Ducks get a short week of preparation ahead of traveling to West Lafayette, Ind., to face Purdue on Friday night.
The big key for the Ducks (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) is to avoid a letdown after they outlasted then-No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday. Now comes the first lengthy trip across the country from the Pacific Northwest to Indiana for Oregon as a Big Ten team.
Quarterback Dillon Gabriel, the Big Ten’s Co-Offensive Player of the Week, led the Ducks to their highest-ranked home win in school history. Gabriel completed 23 of 34 passes for 341 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran for a 27-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Gabriel has thrown multiple touchdowns in each of his first six games as a Duck and is second in the nation in completion rate at 76.1 percent.
The Ducks have the players at the skill positions to complement Gabriel, their offensive line has not allowed any sacks since the second game of the season and their defense was athletic and deep enough to topple mighty Ohio State. The defense played without Jordan Burch last week due to injury, but it appears the star defensive lineman will return at some point this season.
“I don’t think it’s hard for us to get back and get to work, but you do have to squeeze a lot of stuff in a short amount of time,” Lanning said Monday, of playing on a Friday. “And that’s the challenge of making sure you’re still really consistent and thorough with what matters, not putting too much on your players in a short window.”
Oregon already played a Friday game this season, a 31-10 home win over Michigan State on Oct. 4.
Purdue (1-5, 0-3) enters having lost five straight games, but the Boilermakers’ offense showed life on Saturday in a 50-49 overtime loss to then-No. 23 Illinois. Purdue trailed by 24 points in the second half but scored two touchdowns inside of the final five minutes to take a 43-40 lead prior to the extra session.
Ryan Browne made his first collegiate start at quarterback and will get the start this week against Oregon, coach Ryan Walters said Monday.
Browne threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 118 yards against Illinois.
Walters became the play-caller against Illinois and said he would continue in that role this week.
“I’m proud of the way he played, and it’s because of the way he prepared,” Walters said of Browne. “I’m looking forward to watching his growth and maturation this week.”
Browne has stepped in for Hudson Card, who was injured but is expected to be available Friday.
Walters expressed frustration about commentary he saw on TV last week that his team has quit on the season. He met with his players to address it prior to the Illinois game.
“I just talked to them about, I don’t care what you’re doing in life, where you’re at, what your occupation is,” Walters said. “As a man, don’t ever let the perception be that you quit when things got tough or that you quit when adversity hits.
“In life, as in football, adversity is guaranteed. At the bare minimum it should be that you fight.”
The Ducks and the Boilermakers last faced off in 2009, when the Ducks earned a 38-36 home victory to take a 2-1 lead in the all-time series.
AFTER PLAYERS-ONLY MEETING, NO. 6 MIAMI BRACES FOR LOUISVILLE
The Miami Hurricanes had a players-only meeting a few days ago.
What makes this interesting is that the Hurricanes don’t have the criteria usually associated with players-only meetings. They don’t have a losing record, they’re not coming off a loss and their coach is not on the hot seat.
Instead, the sixth-ranked Hurricanes (6-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) are on a roll as they get set to visit Louisville (4-2, 2-1) on Saturday afternoon.
Miami, which is led by Heisman Trophy contender Cam Ward at quarterback, has scored at least 38 points in every game this season.
However, the Hurricanes had to rally from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter against Virginia Tech and overcome a 20-point hole at Cal.
The Hurricanes received good news this week when it was announced that star left tackle Jalen Rivers will return from injury on Saturday for the first time since the season opener.
“He’s full go,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said of Rivers.
Miami leads this series 11-4-1, but Louisville went on the road last year and posted a 38-31 victory. Miami is 5-2 in Louisville, but the Cardinals have won four of the past six matchups.
The Cardinals, who went 10-4 last season while reaching the ACC title game, reloaded this year by signing 15 prep recruits and bringing in 26 transfers.
Among the transfers are quarterback Tyler Shough and running back Donald Chaney Jr.
Shough started his career at Oregon, where he initially sat behind now-Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert. In 2020, after Herbert went to the NFL, Shough won the starting job and led Cristobal’s Ducks to the Pac-12 title.
However, Shough lost his job in the bowl game, and he transferred to Texas Tech and now Louisville.
This is Slough’s seventh college season. He has played 36 games. This season, he is completing 63.4 percent of his passes for 1,674 yards with 14 touchdowns and three interceptions.
Chaney, playing his fifth college season, has 110 yards on 33 carries this season. He played his first four seasons at Miami.
Louisville’s leading rusher also has Miami ties — Isaac Brown is a true freshman from Homestead High. Brown leads the Cardinals in rushing yards (508), rushing average (8.6) and scrimmage yards (600).
Defensively, Louisville’s big name is end Ashton Gillotte. Prior to the start of this season, Gillotte was named by Lindy’s magazine as the ACC’s second-best NFL prospect. He has 24 career sacks in 45 games, including 11 last season and two in 2024.
The Cardinals, after consecutive losses to then-No. 16 Notre Dame and SMU, beat Virginia 24-20 on Saturday.
“It was a hard, workmanlike job,” Louisville coach Jeff Brohm said.
The Hurricanes, coming off a bye week, lead the nation in scoring average (47.7 points per game). Ward leads the nation in passing yards (369.8). Xavier Restrepo leads the ACC in receiving yards (585). He also has five TDs and an 18.3 average.
“We have a lot to prove,” Cristobal said this week. “We have to look at the first half of the season with humility. But, fortunately, we have some alpha leaders.”
That was proven this week during that players-only meeting.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SOUTH CAROLINA NO. 1 IN TOP 25 WOMEN’S PRESEASON POLL
Defending national champion South Carolina is No. 1 in the Top 25 preseason women’s basketball poll, released Tuesday by The Associated Press.
Coach Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks return four starters from last season’s undefeated team and received 27 of the 30 first-place votes. South Carolina now has captured the top spot in the preseason poll in four of the past five seasons.
“We knew we’d have a target on our backs this season as the reigning champions and this preseason ranking just confirms that,” Staley said, per the school’s athletic department website. “We appreciate the recognition, but I know our coaching staff and our team are more focused on what we see in the gym every day. And that’s every player working extremely hard to get better individually and as a team.”
South Carolina tips off the regular season against Michigan on Nov. 4 in Las Vegas.
No. 2 UConn collected two first-place ballots and is ranked in the preseason top 10 for the 30th consecutive year. No. 3 Southern California received the other top vote, with Texas and UCLA also in the top five.
Notre Dame, LSU, Iowa State, North Carolina State and Oklahoma round out the top 10.
Iowa, which fell to the Gamecocks in the national title game last season, is not ranked following the departure of superstar Caitlin Clark to the WNBA. The Hawkeyes are first among the group of “others receiving votes.”
Stanford, meanwhile, is unranked in the preseason for the first time since 1999 following the retirement of Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer.
The Southeastern Conference leads with seven teams in the Top 25. The Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conference each have six and the Big 12 has four.
The rest of the women’s AP Top 25 preseason poll:
11. Duke
12. Baylor
13. Kansas State
14. Ohio State
15. North Carolina
16. West Virginia
17. Louisville
18. Maryland
19. Florida State
20. Ole Miss
21. Creighton
22. Kentucky
23. Nebraska
24. Alabama
25. Indiana
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: PANTHERS PREVAIL AS JACKETS HONOR JOHNNY GAUDREAU
Sam Reinhart scored one goal and had two assists as the Florida Panthers defeated the Blue Jackets 4-3 in an emotional home opener for Columbus on Tuesday night.
Florida also got goals from Anton Lundell, Dmitry Kulikov and Eetu Luostarinen and 35 saves from Spencer Knight, who recorded his first NHL victory since Jan. 3, 2023. Columbus got goals from Cole Sillinger, Sean Monahan and James van Riemsdyk.
The game started with 19:47 left in the first period. Those elapsed 13 seconds were in honor of Johnny Gaudreau, who wore No. 13 in his stellar NHL career for the Calgary Flames and then Columbus.
Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were riding bikes when they were killed on Aug. 29 by a suspected drunk driver. On Tuesday, the Blue Jackets raised Johnny Gaudreau’s No. 13 jersey to the rafters as fans chanted “Johnny Hockey!”
Stars 3, Sharks 2 (SO)
Matt Duchene scored in regulation and in a shootout to fuel host Dallas to a victory over San Jose.
Jason Robertson’s wrist shot sailed under the crossbar in the opening round of the shootout for the Stars. Duchene sent home a wrister that froze Mackenzie Blackwood in the second round, and Wyatt Johnston’s snap shot in the third helped Dallas improve to 4-0-0 this season.
Former Dallas forward Ty Dellandrea and Tyler Toffoli each scored in the second period for the Sharks, who extended their winless stretch in October to 13 games (0-10-3). Blackwood turned aside 36 shots.
Flames 3, Blackhawks 1
Calgary tied a franchise record by winning its fourth consecutive game to open the season, defeating visiting Chicago.
Matt Coronato scored twice, Andrei Kuzmenko added a power-play goal and Dustin Wolf made 31 saves for the Flames, who matched their season-opening mark accomplished previously in 1993-94 and 2009-10.
Nick Foligno scored and Petr Mrazek made 23 saves for the Blackhawks, who fell to 1-2-1.
Lightning 4, Canucks 1
Brayden Point scored what ended up being the game-winning goal and added an assist, leading Tampa Bay to a home-opening victory over Vancouver.
Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel each added a goal and an assist and Nikita Kucherov also scored for the Lightning, who have won back-to-back games to start the season. Nicholas Paul added two assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 26 saves for his second win of the season and his ninth career win over the Canucks.
Conor Garland had the lone Vancouver goal, and Arturs Silovs stopped 24 shots. The Canucks, who opened a four-game road trip on Tuesday, are winless in three games to start the season (0-1-2).
Capitals 4, Golden Knights 2
Alex Ovechkin reached the 700-assist mark for his career with two during Washington’s three-goal second period to help the Capitals beat visiting Vegas.
In his 20th NHL season, Ovechkin had helpers on goals by Tom Wilson and Aliaksei Protas, giving him 700 assists to go along with his 853 goals for Washington.
Victor Olofsson and Jack Eichel each scored while Mark Stone recorded two assists for Vegas, which suffered its first loss in four games to open the season. In their first road contest, the Golden Knights got 18 saves from Adin Hill, who has allowed 11 goals in three starts this season.
Hurricanes 4, Devils 2
Rookie Jackson Blake scored his first NHL goal as Carolina won for the first time this season, defeating New Jersey in Raleigh, N.C.
Seth Jarvis and Shayne Gostisbehere scored second-period goals for the Hurricanes, who were playing only their second game of the season. Sebastian Aho added an empty-net goal.
Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist and Nico Hischier also scored for the Devils, who played their sixth game and have won four times. Their 1-0 lead from early in the second period vanished when the Hurricanes scored twice later in the frame.
Wild 4, Blues 1
Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves and scored an empty-net goal as Minnesota spoiled St. Louis’ home opener.
Gustavsson scored with 8.1 seconds left to ice the game, flipping the puck in the air over all three lines and seeing it roll the last stretch into the net. It was the first goalie goal in franchise history.
Ryan Hartman, Jakub Lauko and Marco Rossi scored earlier for the Wild, and Kirill Kaprizov had two assists. Mathieu Joseph scored for the Blues, who lost their second straight game.
Kraken 7, Predators 3
Jaden Schwartz, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Jared McCann and Adam Larsson each had a goal and an assist and Seattle scored four third-period goals to defeat host Nashville.
Ryker Evans, Brandon Tanev and Jordan Eberle also scored for the Kraken, who went 2-1-0 on their three-game trip. Chandler Stephenson and Jamie Oleksiak added two assists apiece, and Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord made 30 saves.
Michael McCarron, Tommy Novak and Brady Skjei scored for the Predators, who lost their third straight game to open the season. Juuse Saros stopped 28 of 34 shots.
GOLF NEWS
GOLF GLANCE: TOM KIM SEEKS RARE 3-PEAT IN VEGAS; CHAMPIONS ENTER PLAYOFFS
Field Level Media’s Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Black Desert Championship (Matt McCarty)
THIS WEEK: Shriners Children’s Open, Las Vegas, Oct. 17-20
Course: TPC Summerlin (Par 71, 7,255 Yards)
Purse: $7M (Winner: $1.26M)
Defending Champion: Tom Kim (2022-23)
FedEx Cup Champion: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Sunday: 5-8 p.m. ET (All times Golf Channel)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 9:45 a.m.-8 p.m. ET (Featured Groups)
X: @ShrinersOpen
NOTES: This is the fourth of eight events on the FedEx Cup Fall schedule, which finalizes the top 125 players who will retain exempt status for 2025. Nos. 126-150 after the fall will retain conditional status. Players who finished Nos. 51-70 in the FedEx Cup have secured their tour cards, but are competing for spots in the first two signature events after the season-opening The Sentry on Jan. 2-5. … Kim is attempting to become the first player to win the same tournament three consecutive years since Steve Stricker won the John Deere Classic from 2009-11. … Rickie Fowler makes his second start of the fall as he attempts to improve on his No. 111 place in the FedEx Cup Fall standings. He finished T4 in this event in 2018 but missed the cut in his most recent three appearances from 2020-22.
BEST BETS: Tom Kim (+1200 at DraftKings) understandably enters as the big pre-tournament favorite as the two-time defending champion. … Canadian Taylor Pendrith (+2200) won earlier this season and finished the season T14 in the standings. … Davis Thompson (+2500) won the John Deer Classic earlier this year, and tees it up for the first time since the BMW Championship. … Stephan Jaeger (+3000) is coming off a runner-up in Utah and won the Houston Open earlier this year. … Matt McCarty (+3500) is coming off his first PGA Tour victory in just his third career start. Including the Korn Ferry Tour, he has four wins in his past 10 starts. … Maverick McNealy (+4000) is a Las Vegas resident with a two career runner-up finishes but is still seeking his maiden PGA Tour victory.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Zozo Championship, Chiba, Japan, Oct. 24-27
LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Buick LPGA Shanghai (Ruoning Yin)
THIS WEEK: BMW Ladies Championship, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Course: Seowon Hills at Seowon Valley Country Club (Par 72, 6,666 Yards)
Purse: $2.2M
Defending Champion: Minjee Lee
Race to the CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Wednesday-Saturday: 11 p.m.-3 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
X: @bmw_korea
NOTES: This is the second of the Tour’s four-event fall Asia swing. It’s the fifth playing of the event and the second year at Seowon Valley CC. … World No. 1 Nelly Korda withdrew on Monday due to a neck injury and also pulled out of next week’s event in Malaysia. … Lee defeated Alison Lee with a birdie on the first playoff hole last year. … This week’s field includes 78 players — 68 from the LPGA tour, eight tournament sponsor invites and Korean amateurs Hyojin Yang and Soomin Oh.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Maybank Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 24-27
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: SAS Championship (Jerry Kelly)
THIS WEEK: Dominion Energy Charity Classic, Richmond, Va., Oct. 18-20
Course: The Country Club of Virginia (Par 72, 7,025 Yards)
Purse: $2.3M (Winner: $350,000)
Defending Champion: Harrison Frazar
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Ernie Els
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Friday-Sunday, 2-5 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
X: @SASChampionship
NOTES: This is the first event of the three-tournament playoffs and features a 69-player field. … Els holds a lead of $103,745 over Stephen Ames for the top spot in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. … Steve Stricker, who entered the playoffs ranked No. 5, and defending champion Frazar are not in this week’s field.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Simmons Bank Championship, Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 25-27
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
THIS WEEK: Season complete
2024 Champions: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Ripper GC
NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Promotions, Abu Dhabi, Dec. 8-10
TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
COLTS FOOTBALL
COLTS RELEASE UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART FOR WEEK 7 GAME VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS
OFFENSE
- WR: Michael Pittman Jr., Ashton Dulin
- LT: Bernhard Raimann, Blake Freeland
- LG: Quenton Nelson, Danny Pinter OR Tanor Bortolini
- C: Ryan Kelly, Danny Pinter OR Tanor Bortolini
- RG: Dalton Tucker
- RT: Braden Smith, Matt Goncalves
- TE: Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree
- TE: Kylen Granson, Will Mallory
- WR: Josh Downs, Anthony Gould
- WR: Alec Pierce OR Adonai Mitchell
- QB: Anthony Richardson, Joe Flacco, Sam Ehlinger
- RB: Jonathan Taylor, Trey Sermon, Tyler Goodson, Evan Hull
- Michael Pittman Jr., playing through a back injury, had three receptions for 35 yards and a crucial late-game touchdown in the Colts’ win against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
- Tyler Goodson totaled 51 yards on eight carries against the Titans. Goodson once again split running back duties with Trey Sermon as Jonathan Taylor (ankle) did not play. Sermon had 18 carries for 29 yards.
- Rookie Dalton Tucker made his first career start at right guard on Sunday and was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack vs. the Titans.
DEFENSE
- DE: Kwity Paye, Laiatu Latu, Genard Avery
- DT: Taven Bryan, Adetomiwa Adebawore
- NT: Grover Stewart, Raekwon Davis
- DE: Dayo Odeyingbo, Isaiah Land, Adam Gotsis
- WLB: E.J. Speed
- MLB: Zaire Franklin, Segun Olubi
- SAM: Jaylon Carlies, Grant Stuard
- CB: Samuel Womack III, David Long Jr.
- FS: Julian Blackmon, Rodney Thomas II
- SS: Nick Cross, Trevor Denbow
- N: Kenny Moore II, Chris Lammons
- CB: Jaylon Jones
- Julian Blackmon had a key interception in the fourth quarter against the Titans for his first of the season. Blackmon also tallied three solo tackles.
- Samuel Womack III recorded a team-high two passes defensed on Sunday. The cornerback is second on the team in total passes defensed with five, behind Jaylon Jones’ seven.
SPECIALISTS
- P: Rigoberto Sanchez
- PK: Matt Gay
- H: Rigoberto Sanchez
- LS: Luke Rhodes
- KR: Tyler Goodson, Anthony Gould, Ashton Dulin
- PR: Josh Downs, Anthony Gould
- Josh Downs had four punt returns for 67 yards against the Titans on Sunday.
- Rigoberto Sanchez delivered a 57-yard punt that rolled to the three-yard line in the final moments of Sunday’s game to seal the Colts’ victory.
INDIANA FOOTBALL
FRESH OFF A BYE, NO. 16 INDIANA FACES STERN TEST IN NEBRASKA
The first team to clinch bowl eligibility now goes to work on seeing if they can fulfill their coach’s initial bold prediction.
No. 16 Indiana comes off its bye week with a Big Ten Conference game against Nebraska on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind. The Hoosiers (6-0, 3-0) have won every game by at least 14 points.
When Curt Cignetti accepted the head coaching job, one of his first stops was Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, where the Big Ten championship game was being played the next day. Cignetti went on Big Ten Network and said, “I figured I had to make this trip up here since we’ll be playing in this game next year.”
Many laughed when Cignetti uttered those words. Now, Indiana has a reasonable chance to be 9-0 before it plays Michigan and Ohio State in consecutive games. The guy who ushered James Madison into a successful beginning in FBS has showed he quickly can build a winner in a big conference.
“This is culture and mindset,” he said after the Hoosiers’ 41-24 win at Northwestern on Oct. 5. “These are guys that came from championship programs that have now won 20 of their last 21 games. And a lot of other transfers that come from good programs.
“And the guys that stayed had a chip on their shoulder and something to prove.”
Indiana is second in FBS in scoring at 47.5 points per game and fourth in total yardage at 515.7 yards per game. Ohio transfer Kurtis Rourke is completing nearly 74 percent of his passes with a 14-2 touchdown-interception ratio.
Not to be outdone, the defense is allowing fewer than 15 points per game and has logged 19 sacks. Just two of the Hoosiers’ six opponents have gained more than 100 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Nebraska (5-1, 2-1) also is coming off a bye. Its last game was a 14-7 home win over Rutgers on Oct. 5 that saw it gain just 261 total yards and allow four sacks. But the Cornhuskers avoided the kind of bitter loss that has defined the program in recent seasons.
Second-year coach Matt Rhule’s team fell out of the rankings in late September after a 31-24 overtime loss at home to Illinois. Saturday’s game and next week’s trip to No. 4 Ohio State provide Nebraska with a golden opportunity to return to the relevance Rhule seeks.
“Probably a top 10 team that we’re facing,” he said of Indiana, “but they are not getting the credit in the rankings because they started unranked.”
The Cornhuskers will present the Hoosiers’ offense with perhaps its stiffest challenge of the year. Nebraska has permitted just 11.3 points per game and has recorded 20 sacks to go along with two interception returns for touchdowns.
Freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola is connecting on nearly 67 percent of his passes but is coming off perhaps his least effective performance in the win over Rutgers. He completed only 13 of 27 attempts for 134 yards with an interception.
INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
IU THRASHES NO. 18 MICHIGAN FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE VICTORY
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Four first-half goals delivered a third consecutive victory for Indiana men’s soccer (6-3-5, 4-1-2 B1G) as the Hoosiers cruised to a 5-0 Big Ten Conference victory over No. 18 Michigan (6-2-4, 1-2-3 B1G) Tuesday (Oct. 15) night at U-M Soccer Stadium.
Indiana improved its unbeaten streak to six games (4-0-2), scoring 17 goals in that span. The Hoosiers grabbed three points to move up to No. 2 in the Big Ten standings for at least the night with 14 points.
Graduate forward Justin Weiss became the fifth Hoosier in five games to bag a brace as four Hoosiers scored Tuesday night.
KEY MOMENTS
• 5′ – Weiss scored his first of the game from a corner after two failed clearances put the ball at his feet at the back post. The graduate transfer punched it in for his first Hoosier goal.
• 16′ – Redshirt sophomore defender Breckin Minzey opened his Hoosier account 11 minutes later, heading in a back-post cross from junior defender Quinton Elliot.
• 31′ – Weiss scored his second and IU’s third taking a pass from senior forward Samuel Sarver, turning and firing from distance, through the keeper and into the right side netting.
• 43′ – Elliot collected the ball at midfield, dribbled into the space in front of him, shrugged off a man and fired into the bottom corner from about 23 yards out to give Indiana its fourth.
• 80′ – Freshman forward Michael Nesci joined the scoring party late on. Fellow freshman Charlie Heuer won the ball in midfield and passed to sophomore forward Clay Murador. Murador used his pace to get to the end-line before passing across goal. A Michigan defender deflected the ball off the crossbar and into Nesci’s feet for a simple finish.
NOTABLES
• Indiana posted its largest margin of victory over a Big Ten opponent since September 22, 2017, against Rutgers (5-0) and largest margin of margin of victory over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 9 national seed VCU 5-0 in the 2003 NCAA Tournament Third Round on its way to its sixth of eight national titles. It also marks IU’s greatest victory over Michigan since a 7-0 result in 2000.
• Indiana improved to 2-1-2 in ranked matchups this season. Head coach Todd Yeagley is 56-36-17 in ranked matchups during his time at Indiana. Yeagley also earned his 199th victory as head coach of IU Tuesday night.
• Over its last four seasons, Indiana is 21-4-6 (.774) in the month of October.
• Five unique Hoosiers have scored a brace over five consecutive matches (Oduro, Elliot, Mihalic, Heuer, Weiss). IU had previously not seen a player score a brace in three consecutive matches, let alone five, since at least 2010.
• Indiana has scored 10 unanswered goals going back to its 3-2 comeback victory over Kentucky. The Hoosiers have also scored multiple goals in each game of its six-game unbeaten streak, its longest such stretch since 2018.
• The Hoosiers improved to 25-4-5 all-time against the Wolverines and are unbeaten in four games against Michigan (2-0-2) going back to 2022.
• Weiss scored the 20th and 21st goals of his career Tuesday. Indiana is one of two programs (West Virginia) with three 20-career goal scorers on its roster; Mihalic has 22, Sarver has 21.
• With his two assists, Sarver is one of three active NCAA Division I players with 20 goals and 20 assists in his career. The senior is now tied as the Big Ten leader in assists during conference play with five. His seven assists all season ranks No. 2 in the conference.
UP NEXT
Indiana returns home to host Michigan State Friday (Oct. 18) night on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.
INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: ILLINOIS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Volleyball team (9-7, 2-4 B1G) continues a tough five-game stretch through Big Ten play as it heads to Illinois for an important, nationally televised matchup at Huff Hall on Wednesday (Oct. 16) evening. Connor Onion (PxP) and Emily Ehman (Color) will have the call on Big Ten Network.
IU came close to its first signature win of the season against No. 3 Penn State on Sunday but let late leads slip away in set three (23-21) and set four (17-12). Senior setter Camryn Haworth came one kill away from her fourth career triple-double (36 assists, 11 digs and 9 kills).
Haworth, the Fishers, Ind. native, has 10 matches with 7+ kills in her career. Her effort against Penn State was the 29th double-double of her fantastic college career. She moves into a tie for second (Victoria Brisack) for the most double-doubles in IU history during the 25-point rally era (since 2008).
The Hoosiers are in search of a signature win this season and an away contest at Illinois (#26 in RPI) offers an outstanding chance. IU hasn’t won in Huff Hall since 2007 and has lost 14-straight contests in Champaign. IU came within points of winning last season, falling 11-15 in game five on the road.
Junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles is on a fine run of form since the beginning of conference play. The six-rotation hitter from Madrid is averaging 3.86 kills per set, 2.05 digs per set and 4.32 points per set in Big Ten action. She had a season high 18 kills on two occasions against Ohio State (Oct. 6) and Penn State (Oct. 13).
Junior opposite hitter Avry Tatum is looking to get going offensively again after three-straight matches with fewer than 10 kills. On the season, the Solana Beach, Calif. native has a pair of 20-kill matches. She opened Big Ten play with three-straight 10+ kill matches and combined for 43 against Oregon (24) and Michigan State (19).
IU’s Wednesday night contest at Illinois will be the third national television game of the season for IU. All three have come on the road. The Fighting Illini are one of IU’s three double play opponents in the new era of the Big Ten. IU already beat Ohio State and will play Purdue on Saturday night in West Lafayette.
Gameday Info
at Illinois (Wednesday, October 16th – 7:00 PM ET)
Live Video: t.ly/7fEB8
Live Stats: t.ly/k8IOX
Stat Notes
• Senior setter Camryn Haworth has again provided an all-around stat line for the Hoosiers this season. She’s the only setter in the Big Ten averaging 10.00 assists per set, 2.00 digs per set, 0.50 blocks per set, 0.50 aces per set and 0.80 kills per set.
• Candela Alonso-Corcelles and Avry Tatum are one of three Big Ten duos to each average over 3.30 kills per set. Penn State and Purdue have the other duos. Alonso-Corcelles and Tatum are each averaging career highs in kills per set to lead the IU offense.
• IU is one of two schools in the league (Michigan) with a setter (Camryn Haworth) averaging more than 10.00 assists per set and a libero (Ramsey Gary) with over 4.00 digs per set. Haworth is also fifth in the conference in total service aces (31) while playing tough competition to start the year.
Notable
National Spotlight
• IU’s next four matches will all be broadcasted on national television, beginning with Wednesday’s game at Illinois (7:00 PM ET, Big Ten Network). It’s also a chance to build a resume with a statement win. IU’s next three games are all against top-30 RPI foes.
Brilliant Home Environment
• The Hoosiers got off to a 7-0 start at Wilkinson Hall in 2024 after a pair wins over Michigan State and Ohio State. The 7-0 start, which ended after a tight loss to No. 3 Penn State, was the best start to a home campaign in program history. Over the past two seasons, IU is 17-4 inside the confines of its home gym. Three of those four losses were to top-5 teams.
Haworth Heats Up Against Illinois
• The Hoosiers host No. 3 Penn State on Sunday in Wilkinson Hall. IU has never beaten a top-3 team in program history. It has already lost to No. 1 Texas this year. The highest ranked win in program history was against No. 4 Penn State in 2010.
Haworth Against Illinois: Last 2 Years
» Oct. 25, 2023: 50 assists, 10 digs, 13 kills
» Sept. 20, 2023: 36 assists, 10 digs, 4 blocks, 3 aces
» Nov. 23, 2022: 45 assists, 8 digs, 8 kills, 3 blocks, 2 aces
A Chance to End a Long Streak
• The Hoosiers haven’t won at Huff Hall in Champaign since 2007. Wednesday night will provide an opportunity to break that streak and take a statement road victory. IU has lost 14-straight contests at Illinois but came within points from winning last season at Huff Hall.
1,000 Kills for Saris
• Mady Saris tallied five kills at No. 14 Minnesota on Friday (Oct. 11) night to reach 1,000 kills for her fantastic college career. She became the 20th player in IU history to hit the threshold and is the first since Breana Edwards (2021) to do so.
Haworth and Terry Chase 200
• Indiana setter Camryn Haworth and Illinois outside hitter Raina Terry have been two of the most prolific servers in Big Ten rally-era history over the past four seasons. Midway through their final collegiate seasons, the pair is closing in on 200 career service aces.
• Terry (198) and Haworth (195) will become the third and four Big Ten players in rally-era history (since 2001) to record 200 career aces. They will join Micha Hancock (339, Penn State) and Emily Danks (230, Ohio State) as the only others to do so.
Scouting the Opponent
Illinois (11-5, 3-3 B1G)
• Illinois won a pair of matches at Michigan and Michigan State last weekend to improve to 11-5 (3-3) on the season. The Fighting Illini did the Pacific Northwest trip to open conference play like IU, getting swept at both Oregon and Washington.
• Fifth-year senior outside hitter Raina Terry has been prolific her entire career and is leading the way with 4.19 kills per set and averages over 5.00 points per set. Averie Hernandez is next best at 2.53 kills per set while Laynie Smith follows with 2.26 kills per set.
• Brooke Mosher is the starting setter and averages 8.29 assists per set. Offensively, she hits during one rotation while Raegen Reilly comes in to set. Mosher and Terry are also tied for the team lead with 34 aces. Illinois is third in the Big Ten with 115 aces.
Inside the Series
Illinois
• A longstanding powerhouse in women’s volleyball, Illinois has controlled the all-time series against its neighbors to the east. The Fighting Illini own a 75-19-1 record against the Hoosiers but IU has won two of the past three contests. Illinois is one of IU’s three double play opponents this season. IU has failed to win its last 14 matches at Huff Hall, last winning in 2007.
PURDUE FOOTBALL
RYAN BROWNE NAMED SHAUN ALEXANDER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – After making his first career start and nearly leading the largest comeback in Purdue Football history, quarterback Ryan Browne was named Shaun Alexander Player of the Week, the Maxwell Football Club announced Tuesday morning (Oct. 15).
In his first collegiate start in place of an injured Hudson Card, Browne rose to the occasion and rallied Purdue from a 24-point second half deficit at No. 23 Illinois. Browne’s 13-yard pass to Devin Mockobee gave the Boilermakers the lead in the final minute before an Illini field goal forced overtime. Purdue ultimately fell 50-49 in overtime following an unsuccessful two-point conversion.
Browne recorded 415 yards of total offense, throwing for 297 while adding 118 on the ground to join Brandon Kirsch (2002) as the only Purdue quarterbacks since 1970 to record 250 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in the same game. The Clarkston, Michigan, native also became just the sixth Boilermaker quarterback to eclipse 100 yards rushing in a game, joining Mike Phipps, Bob Bobrowski, Gary Danielson, Rob Henry and Kirsch. His 118 rushing yards were the most by a Purdue quarterback since Henry had 132 at Northwestern on Oct. 9, 2010.
Browne’s day on the ground eclipsed his 85-yard game he had in relief against Northwestern a season ago, as he joined Drew Brees as the only Purdue quarterbacks (since 1996) to produce a pair of 80-yard rushing games.
For his performance against the Illini, Browne earned a 90.9 grade from PFF, the best by a Purdue QB on the road since at least 2008 and the fourth best in any game during that period.
Earning the starting nod for Purdue’s next matchup, Browne leads the Boilermakers against No. 2 Oregon in a Friday night battle at Ross-Ade Stadium (Oct. 18). Tickets remain available for the 8 PM ET kickoff on FOX.
ABOUT THE SHAUN ALEXANDER FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Year Award is an honor given each year to the most outstanding freshman player in college football. Named after Shaun Alexander, a former standout at the University of Alabama and 2005 NFL MVP with the Seattle Seahawks, the award recognizes the exceptional performance and impact made by these players on their respective teams throughout the season. The Alexander Award is all about championing future legends and evaluates players based on Talent, Character, Ambassador and Legend.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
IRISH RANKED NO. 6 IN PRESEASON AP POLL
Notre Dame starts the season ranked No. 6 in the nation, the group’s highest preseason rankings under Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey and highest preseason ranking since 2018-19 when the Irish entered the year as the preseason No. 1 after winning the 2018 national title, the Associated Press announced on Tuesday.
Last year’s team finished the season ranked eleventh nationally with a 28-7 (13-5) record after winning the ACC Tournament but falling in the Sweet 16. Notre Dame went 7-5 against Top 25 teams last year.
As for this season, Notre Dame returns AP All-American and ACC Defensive Player and Rookie of the Year Hannah Hidalgo. The sophomore averaged 22.6 points and 4.6 steals per game last year, both of which are Notre Dame records. She led the nation in steals.
Hidalgo will be joined in the backcourt by Olivia Miles, another AP All-American who sat out last season while rehabbing a torn ACL. Miles was the 2022-23 ACC Player of the Year Runner-Up and led the ACC with 6.9 assists per game that season. One of the nation’s top rebounding guards, Miles notched 7.3 boards in 2022-23 in addition to 14.3 points per game.
Wing and predicted top-10 2025 WNBA Draft selection Sonia Citron is also back in South Bend for another year after posting a career-best 17.3 points per game last year. She broke the Notre Dame single-season free throw percentage record last year, hitting 91.2 percent of her shots from the charity stripe.
A trio of veteran forwards — Liza Karlen, Liatu King and Maddy Westbeld — will provide scoring, rebounding and leadership to a team poised to make a deep run into March. The group also added freshman Kate Koval to the lineup, a 6-5 forward who was the No. 5 recruit in the 2024 ESPN HoopGurlz Rankings.
Notre Dame starts the season with an Oct. 30 exhibition against Davenport and a home opener on Nov. 4 against Mercyhurst. The Irish will face eight teams this season who are ranked in the preseason AP Poll: UConn (No. 2), USC (No. 3), Texas (No. 4), NC State (No. 9), Duke (No. 11), North Carolina (No. 15), Louisville (No. 17), Florida State (No. 19).
FIVE EARN PRESEASON ACC HONORS, IRISH NAMED FAVORITES TO WIN CONFERENCE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On Tuesday, the ACC announced its 2024-25 preseason slate of awards, and five Notre Dame players made the cut. The Irish are the only team with five players, and just one other ACC school has more than two players.
Preseason ACC Player of the Year — Hannah Hidalgo
Last season’s ACC Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year is this year’s favorite to take home the conference’s top individual honor.
Hidalgo rewrote the record books last season after posting 22.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4.6 steals per game. She broke the ACC freshman scoring record, led the country in steals, was named an AP All-American, and won the Dawn Staley Award for nation’s best point guard, among other honors.
Hidalgo is just the third player in ACC history to win ACC Rookie of the Year and be the preseason Player of the Year the following season, joining Duke’s Alana Beard and Notre Dame’s Brianna Turner.
Preseason All-ACC — Sonia Citron and Olivia Miles
The duo that committed to Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey just after she was announced as the new head coach will be back on the floor together for another year.
Citron averaged 17.3 points per game last season and is considered by Ivey to be the team’s “glue.” She also played 35.8 minutes per game, which is tied for fourth in school history. Citron was named to the All-ACC Second Team last season and was First Team All-ACC Tournament.
Arguably the nation’s best floor general, Miles returns to the court this season after missing last year while rehabbing a torn ACL. She was the 2023 ACC Player of the Year runner-up and was named to the AP All-America Second Team for the 2022-23 season.
ACC Newcomer Watch List — Liza Karlen and Kate Koval
An All-BIG EAST First Team unanimous selection last year, Karlen joins the Irish after four years at Marquette. She has improved her game each season so far, culminating in 17.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game last season. Karlen was a Katrina McClain Award Top 10 finalist, three-time BIG EAST Player of the Week and one-time AP Player of the Week as a senior. She posted 12 20-point games.
Koval joins the Irish with an already lengthy list of accolades. The No. 5 recruit in the 2024 class (and No. 1 post player), Koval is originally from Kyiv, Ukraine but played high school basketball at Long Island Lutheran in New York. The 6-5 forward was a 2024 McDonald’s All-American, 2024 SLAM All-American and 2022-23 New York Gatorade Player of the Year.
Of note, for the last four years, one of the freshmen on the Newcomer Watch List has ultimately been named the ACC Rookie of the Year, including Maddy Westbeld (2020-21) and Citron (2021-22).
In addition to the individual honors, Notre Dame was picked as the preseason winner of the ACC, receiving 70 of 79 first place votes from the Blue Ribbon Panel. It is the first time since 2018 that the Irish have been the preseason favorite.
Notre Dame opens the season with an Oct. 30 exhibition against Davenport and a home opener on Nov. 4 against Mercyhurst.
NOTRE DAME HOCKEY
THREE GOAL WEEKEND EARNS KNUBLE B1G HONORS
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – An opening weekend sweep of New York’s North Country saw sophomore center Cole Knuble embrace a bigger offensive role this season, notching four points in two games played, including three goals. Knuble, a Grand Rapids, Michigan, native earned Big Ten First Star of the Week honors as announced by the conference Tuesday morning.
The forward helped lift the Irish to a 2-0-0 record to start their season, netting the eventual game-winning goal at St. Lawrence on Friday before sparking an offensive surge of five unanswered tallies to down Clarkson 5-2. As the team returned to the ice carrying the momentum from the late powerplay goal off Knuble’s stick prior to the break, the sophomore wasted no time helping tie the game as he registered the primary assist on Michael Mastrodomenico’s goal just 1:12 into the third period.
Finishing his two-game stretch with four points and a league best for the weekend, Knuble fired 12 shots on net on the road for a .250 shooting percentage which ranked second on the team.
The Irish return home this weekend riding a 2-0-0 start as they host Alaska inside Compton Family Ice Arena, Oct. 18-19. Tickets are still available and can be purchased here.
Puck drop for Friday night is set for 7:05pm before a 6:05pm start on Saturday to close out the series.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER
13. NEW MEMBER CAL VISITS ALUMNI STADIUM FOR THE FIRST TIME
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – It is a pivotal final stretch of the season for the Notre Dame women’s soccer program. Four of the final five matches are at home inside Alumni Stadium. Four of the next five are against current top-25 ranked teams. The first task at hand is to go 2-0 this week against two of the newest ACC members.
First up is No. 25 Cal on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. ET. The special promotion tied to this event is Pups at the Pitch. Free admission to all fans, plus their pups! In addition, free Irish dog collars will be given out while supplies last.
After Cal, the Irish will host No. 6 Stanford on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. ET. That contest will air live on ACC Network. In addition, it will mark the program’s Breast Cancer Awareness game. Free pink pom-poms will be distributed to fans.
THE STRETCH AHEAD
It’s been three straight ACC regular seasons in which the Irish have gotten to seven wins. If they want to make it four in a row, the time is now. Notre Dame hasn’t suffered an ACC defeat but sits at just 2-0-3. The Irish have five games remaining, with four against the top-25.
The Irish finally get to return to Alumni Stadium, where they haven’t played a match since Sept. 26. As previously mentioned, they’ll get to host two of the ACC’s newest members — No. 25 Cal on Thursday then No. 6 Stanford on Sunday.
Thursday marks Notre Dame’s first ever meeting against Cal. However, Notre Dame and Stanford have a little bit of history. The Irish defeated The Cardinal 1-0 in the NCAA Championship match to win their third national title. The series between the two is tied at 7-7-3.
The final three remaining games after that include No. 1 Duke, No. 18 Virginia Tech and Pitt.
ACC UPDATE
This year’s ACC slate has been up-and-down. The down being that the three draws were against teams that are currently in the bottom half of the standings. The up being that the Irish battled back in two of those instances — Irish were down 0-2 at BC and 0-1 vs. NC State.
Presently, Notre Dame is 2-0-3 in ACC play, as their nine points puts them in a tie for ninth place.
DEFENSE HOLDING STRONG
Notre Dame’s defense has taken shape and has now posted nine shutouts through 12 games. Coach Norman has solidified his backline with Abby Mills, Clare Logan and Leah Klenke, plus Abby Gemma providing relief off the bench.
Notre Dame’s shutout percentage of 0.750 ranks third nationally and leads the ACC
Sonoma Kasica & Atlee Olofson have combined for a save percentage of 0.891 which ranks fourth in the country and leads the ACC. Furthermore, their GAA of 0.417 ranks sixth nationally and tops in the ACC.
Atlee Olofson has surrendered her only goal of the season in the 1-1 tie vs. NC State. She is 4-0-1. Olofson has a GAA of 0.200 with 13 saves.
Sonoma Kasica has gotten seven starts and has gone 4-1-2. She has produced three straight ACC shutouts. She has 26 total saves on the season with a GAA of 0.57.
TRENDING
Notre Dame’s RPI sits at No. 25 heading into the Cal match.
Notre Dame’s +25 goal differential ranks 13th in the country and fourth in the ACC.
Notre Dame’s scoring offense (2.5) ranks 16th nationally and fourth in the ACC.
The Irish, who have now hit the crossbar six times over the last two matches, have been focusing on finishing their chances. A further illustration of this – Notre Dame ranks seventh in the country in shots per game (20.2) and 14th nationally in SOG per game (9.0).
Irish are 8-0 when scoring first and 8-0-2 when allowing just one goal or less. Notre Dame is 7-0 when leading at the half.
The win over No. 14 Virginia was the squad’s second top-15 ranked win of the season. Irish are 10-5-4 against ranked opposition over the last 2.5 seasons (Start of 2022 season-Present Day).
25 of the team’s 30 goals have been scored by freshmen.
Right now five of the top-six point getters on the team are freshmen: Izzy Engle (21 points), Grace Restovich (14 points) and Lily Joseph (13 points), Ellie Hodsden (8 points) and Annabelle Chukwu (5 points).
PICK YOUR POISION
Coach Norman is figuring out how to fit all his young attacking puzzle pieces together and he’s close. So many emerging talents who have stoten season storylines: Izzy Engle, Annabelle Chukwu, Ellie Hodsden and Lily Joseph.
Lily Joseph flashed both her power and quickness in Notre Dame’s most recent ACC win when she recorded her first career brace with two first half goals (within 90 seconds of each other) at Syracuse.
Joseph has five goals on the year which ranks as second most on the team. She also boasts three assists for a total of 13 points, which ranks third on the team.
1-2-3 PUNCH IN THE MIDDLE
Notre Dame has developed a three-headed monster in its midfield. Let’s discuss:
First let’s start with freshman Grace Restovich, who leads the Irish in assists.
Restovich ranks sixth in the country in total assists (8) and fourth in assists per game (0.67). Both rank second in the ACC.
Restovich ranks second on the team in points with 14. She has recorded a point in 8-of-12 games this season.
Next, there’s sophomore Charlie Codd who ranks second on the team in assists with four. She also has scored one goal this season.
Codd is making a defensive play every 3.5 minutes. She’s started over 35 counterattacks.
Lastly, there’s junior Laney Matriano, who was named 1-of-4 team captains for the 2024 season.
Holding down the tough No. 6 position, Matriano has now started in 45 of 50 games played at ND.
Matriano boasts an 85 percent passing completion record.
NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL
BURTON A PRESEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-ACC SELECTION
CHARLOTTE – The 2024-25 men’s basketball season is right around the corner and that means preseason accolades. On Tuesday evening, the ACC office announced its Preseason Teams and Poll, and there was no doubt that the reigning ACC Rookie of the Year would make the list.
With that said, Notre Dame guard Markus Burton was named a Preseason First Team All-ACC selection. Burton’s 17.5 ppg is the third highest returning scoring average in the ACC behind North Carolina’s RJ Davis (21.2) and Wake Forest’s Hunter Sallis (18.0 ppg).
This comes off the heels of becoming the program’s third-ever Rookie of the Year winner for the 2023-24 season (first Rookie winner in the ACC). He was a Third Team All-ACC honoree last year as well.
As a rookie, Burton took the ACC by storm and put his name on a lot of people’s radars. In ACC play only, Burton ranked sixth in points, first in steals (2.2) and third in assists (4.8).
The Mishawaka native totaled 577 points on the year which set the Notre Dame freshman scoring record. He dished out 95 assists in ACC play, which ranked as the fourth most by an Irish player. Furthermore, he recorded 63 steals, which tied ND great Jerian Grant for third-most in a single season.
Burton has been a gym rat all summer and once again has something to prove in year two. In three games in Spain, Burton totaled 58 points, 12 assists, 11 steals and 17 rebounds, helping the Irish go 3-0 on the trip.
Burton will return to Purcell Pavilion with his Irish teammates for the season opener against Stonehill on Nov. 6. Before then, Notre Dame will travel to Fort Wayne for a charity exhibition on Oct. 30.
Lastly, the full ACC Preseason Poll and Player Awards can be found below. Both were voted upon a media contingent from all 18 universities.
Preseason ACC Poll
School, Points
Duke (42), 956
North Carolina (11), 924
Wake Forest (1), 800
Clemson, 765
Virginia, 743
Miami, 659
Pitt, 636
NC State, 550
Louisville, 518
Notre Dame, 462
Syracuse, 454
Georgia Tech, 433
SMU, 344
Virginia Tech, 252
Florida State, 251
California, 206
Stanford, 165
Boston College, 116
First-place votes in parentheses; 54 total voters
Preseason ACC Player of the Year
RJ Davis, North Carolina, 40 votes
Cooper Flagg, Duke, 10
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest, 3
Maxime Raynaud, Stanford, 1
BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER
PREVIEW: BUTLER HITS ROAD FOR TWO MATCHES IN NEW ENGLAND
The Butler women’s soccer team will return to the pitch after a bye week, traveling to the East Coast to face UConn and Seton Hall.
The Bulldogs (6-4-3, 1-2-2 BIG EAST) are looking to return to win column after not seeing the pitch over an 11-day break.
UConn (8-3-3, 2-2-2 BIG EAST) has BIG EAST wins over Marquette and Providence and tied Xavier and St. John’s. The Huskies lost to Georgetown and Creighton. UConn defeated Texas A&M and Yale in non-conference action and lost to Wisconsin.
Seton Hall (4-7-3, 1-2-2 BIG EAST)* has a BIG EAST win over Providence and has tied St. John’s and Villanova. Losses have come to Xavier and Georgetown. Prior to hosting Butler, the Pirates travel to DePaul for a match on Thursday, Oct. 17. In non-conference action, Seton Hall has losses to North Carolina and Yale.
Butler at UConn
DATE/TIME: Thursday, October 17 // 7PM
LOCATION: Storrs, Conn. // Morrone Stadium
LIVE VIDEO: FloSports
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Butler at Seton Hall
DATE/TIME: Sunday, October 20 // 1PM
LOCATION: South Orange, N.J. // Owen T. Carroll Field
LIVE VIDEO: FloSports
LIVE STATS: butlersports.com // StatBroadcast
Bulldog Bits
(as of 10/13/24)
- Talia Talia Sommer is 2nd in the BIG EAST (34th nationally) with a .595 shot accuracy. She is 5th in the conference with 6 goals and is 6th with 15 total points.
- Anna Pierce is 2nd in the BIG EAST (58th nationally) with 5 shutouts. She is 3rd with a 1.000 goals-against average.
- UConn and Butler met in the BIG EAST Tournament in 2023, with the Huskies advancing. The Bulldogs won the first four matches of the series, from April 2021 through October 2022.
- Butler and Seton Hall have tied, 2-2, in their most recent pair of matches. The Pirates have only one win (2013) in the 10-match series.
BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER
TABOR’S TUESDAY MOVE PUTS HIM INSIDE THE TOP 25 AT THE REDHAWK INTERCOLLEGIATE
The Bulldogs posted a tenth-place finish at the RedHawk Intercollegiate, which concluded Tuesday afternoon in Pittsburgh.
The 54-hole event included the completion of the second round (which was suspended due to darkness) and the scheduled final 18 holes Tuesday.
The Bulldogs played the final 36 holes at even-par after opening the event with a 15-over round of 299 Monday morning. Butler shot 283 (-1) and 285 (+1) over the final two rounds. In the team standings, Marquette (836) edged Georgia Southern (837) by a single stroke. There were a total of 16 teams in the field.
Derek Tabor registered a three-under 68 in Tuesday’s final round, which allowed him to climb 13 spots on the leaderboard to finish in a tie for 21st at one-over 214. His Tuesday card featured three birdies against no blemishes on the par-71, 6,717-yard Pittsburgh Field Club course.
Will Horne, making his fall debut for the Bulldogs, closed the event with back-to-back even-par 71 efforts, finishing in a tie for 29th at 216 (+3). Horne’s 71 in the second round included six birdies.
Butler’s best round of the last two days belonged to Leo Zurovac, who fired a five-under 66 in the second round. He had a total of seven birdies, including five on the back nine.
Brycen Jones of Georgia Southern and Marquette’s Patrick Adler tied for individual honors at 10-under 203.
THE BULLDOGS:
T21) Derek Tabor, 74-72-68—214 (+1)
T29) Will Horne, 74-71-71—216 (+3)
T53) Luke Kruger, 73-75-74—222 (+9)
T53) Leo Zurovac, 83-66-73—222 (+9)
T65) Logan Sutto, 78-74-73—225 (+12)
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs continue the fall portion of the schedule at the Dayton Flyer Invitational. The event is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. The Butler women’s team will also be in Kettering, Ohio for the women’s event hosted by Dayton those two days.
IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL PICKED TO FINISH TENTH IN #HLMBB PRESEASON POLL
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team has been picked to finish tenth in the Horizon League this coming season according to the league’s preseason poll, released on Tuesday (Oct. 15). Milwaukee and Purdue Fort Wayne tied for the top spot while Wright State big man Brandon Noel was named the league’s Preseason Player of the Year.
Noel was joined on the #HLMBB All-League First Team by Trey Robinson (Northern Kentucky), Sam Vinson (Northern Kentucky), Rasheed Bello (Purdue Fort Wayne) and Jalen Jackson (Purdue Fort Wayne).
The Jaguars, under first year head coach Paul Corsaro, welcome an entirely new roster with 16 new faces in the program.
Five of the new faces played for Corsaro at UIndy, keyed by senior guards Jarvis Walker (13.3 ppg, 43.8 3FG%) and Paul Zilinskas (12.5 ppg, 37.1 3FG%) and 7-footer Julian Steinfeld (4.2 rpg, 69.8 FG%). Other key transfers include Timaris Brown (Rockhurst), Nathan Dudukovich (Thomas More), Briggs McClain (Manhattan) and Alec Millender (Wayne State).
The freshman class includes former Indiana All-Star Keenan Garner, former Crispus Attucks standout Ron Rutland III and big man DeSean Goode, a late signee to the Jaguars’ signing class.
The Jaguars will open the regular season against IU Columbus inside Indiana Farmers Coliseum on Monday, Nov. 4 at 11:00 a.m. as part of the annual NCAA Readers Become Leaders game. Fans can purchase single-game or season tickets by contacting Evan Cavanaugh at 317-278-6308 or evcavana@iu.edu.
2024-25 Under Armour #HLMBB Preseason Poll
Pl. Team – Pts. (First-place votes)
t-1. Milwaukee (15) – 421
t-1. Purdue Fort Wayne (14) – 421
3. Northern Kentucky (4) – 389
4. Oakland (5) – 345
5. Wright State (4) – 315
6. Youngstown State (1) – 272
7. Cleveland State – 252
8. Green Bay – 171
9. RMU – 148
10. IU Indianapolis (1) – 91
11. Detroit Mercy – 79
#HLMBB Preseason Player of the Year
Brandon Noel, Wright State
Preseason All-League First Team
Trey Robinson, Northern Kentucky
Sam Vinson, Northern Kentucky
Rasheed Bello, Purdue Fort Wayne
Jalen Jackson, Purdue Fort Wayne
Brandon Noel, Wright State
Preseason All-League Second Team
AJ McKee, Milwaukee
Erik Pratt, Milwaukee
DQ Cole, Oakland
Quinton Morton-Robertson, Purdue Fort Wayne
Alex Huibregtse, Wright State
IU INDY MEN’S GOLF
GIRGIS EARNS TOP-10 FINISH AT PINETREE INTERCOLLEGIATE
KENNESAW, Ga. – Senior Colten Girgis carded a final round, 1-under 71 at Pinetree Country Club to finish off a top-10 finish at this week’s Pinetree Intercollegiate. The Jaguars climbed a spot in the final standings with a third round 300 on Tuesday (Oct. 15).
Girgis entered the day tied for 13th among the 60-player field, but climbed five spots with his final round 71. Girgis made six birdies in his final round, including back-to-back birdies on hole Nos. 5 and 6 before closing with three straight pars, ending the tournament at 221 (76-74-71). For Girgis, it was his team-high third top-10 finish of the year and fourth of his collegiate career.
Sam McWilliams shot a final round 74 with five birdies to finish the week at 234 (79-81-74).
Noah Kirsch chimed in with a final round 77 and Morgan Tournemire shot 78 to round out the scoring. Freshman Daymian Rij posted a final round 85.
Kirsch’s round was highlighted by an eagle on the 505-yard No. 7 and Tournemire had three birdies.
Both Rij and Tournemire ended the event at 240 and Kirsch closed at 247.
Host Kennesaw State won the team title at 870, defeating their closest competition by 30 shots. KSU’s Claes Borregaard collected medalist honors at 3-under 213.
The Jaguars will close out the fall campaign at the Xavier Invitational on Oct. 21-22.
IU INDY MEN’S SOCCER
JAGUARS SHUTOUT IN FINAL NON-CONFERENCE MATCH OF THE YEAR AT BELLARMINE
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In the final non-conference match of the campaign, the IU Indianapolis men’s soccer team fell on the road to Bellarmine, 1-0, on a chilly and rainy Tuesday (Oct. 15) afternoon. Calle Sjoberg’s 19th minute tally proved to be the winner as the Jaguars were held scoreless for just the third time this season.
Bellarmine (3-4-3, 0-2-1 ASUN) came into the match well rested, not having played a match since a scoreless draw against Queens (Oct. 5) after the hurricane forced a postponement of their match against FGCU. The hosts came out energized and were on the front foot from the get-go.
After a couple early scoring chances, the Knights got on the board just under 20 minutes into the action. The play began with a long ball played from the back line into the box, where Colin Elder excellently controlled the ball off his chest towards the end line and played the ball into a dangerous position. After the ball was deflected by a Jaguar defender, it fell kindly to Sjoberg who was in the right place at the right time and made no mistake of the finish, sending a rocket into the back of the net from just outside the six that snuck past two defenders and Jaguar goalkeeper Cameron Maung Maung.
IU Indy (4-6-3, 1-3-1 HL) ended up out-shooting Bellarmine in the first half, 6-5, but were only able to put one shot on goal compared to three for the hosts. Most of IU Indy’s shots came in the final minutes of play, with five of the six first-half shots coming in the last 10 minutes, including the lone shot on goal by Spencer Holland.
The Jaguars, fueled by the break, got off to a much better start in the second half, leading to an early scoring chance that saw a Cameron Radeke shot sail just wide. Declan Finnegan, who replaced Maung Maung in goal to start the second stanza, was also forced into early action, making a crucial save off a Knight free kick that denied a would-be goal. The redshirt freshman, who earned his first career shutout in his most recent action against Butler, did just enough to push the ball onto the crossbar and out of play.
After the early attack from IU Indy, Bellarmine quickly settled into the half and controlled much of the ball with its one-goal lead. Despite holding the lion’s share of possession and having multiple corner and free kicks in dangerous positions, the hosts never really pressured the IU Indianapolis back line after the early stop from Finnegan. With just under 10 minutes remaining, however, Finnegan was again called to action, denying Austin Yowell’s left-footed shot from just inside the box to keep his team in the match.
The Jaguars, however, were never able to materialize any attacking play, often lacking a clinical final pass.
IU Indy will now prepare for a Horizon League contest at home on Saturday (Oct. 19) against Northern Kentucky. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.
BALL STATE FOOTBALL
GILLIE NAMED TO JET AWARD MIDSEASON WATCHLIST FOR KICK RETURNERS
MUNCIE, Ind. — Kickoff return man Malcolm Gillie ranks second in the nation in kickoff returns and was named this week among 15 FBS candidates to the midseason watchlist for the Jet Award. Announced by the Jet Award Foundation, the award is named in honor of Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Famer Johnny “The Jet” Rodgers.
The Jet Award Gala will be conducted April 10, 2025. Former recipients include, Christian McCaffrey, Tyler Lockett, Zachariah Branch and Marcus Jones.
Gillie currently is second in the country with a 33.5-yard average, a key component in Ball State’s 24.08 yards per kickoff return that ranks 26th nationally. Gillie was tops in the FBS rankings a week ago following a 97-yard return against Western Michigan. A senior from Milwaukee, he boasts long returns of 97 and 46 yards so far.
BALL STATE MEN’S GOLF
SMITH FINISHES SECOND IN LITTLE ROCK; CARDINALS RACE PAST FIVE TEAMS ON FINAL DAY
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Carter Smith finished his second round at the Everett Buick GMC Classic with a 6-under par 66, then proceeded to fire a 3-under 69 in the final round Tuesday afternoon to finish one stroke out of first place in Ball State’s best individual finish of the season. As a team, meanwhile, Ball State fired a 9-under round that featured subpar scorecards from three of its other five golfers.
Overall, the Cardinals flew from 14th place after round two, to a final standing in ninth place with a round that was bettered Tuesday only by UAB’s -11 (277). Ball State matched the final round total of host and champion Little Rock at 9-under 279.
Smith (70-66-69–205), playing as an individual in this event, finished only 14 holes of the second round before Monday’s suspension due to darkness. Prior to suspension, he had birdied the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th holes in succession. He finished the 14th through 17th holes on Tuesday morning, shooting par on each, to complete his second round of 18 holes after a shotgun start beginning on the 18th hole. His 66 was Ball State’s lowest round of the season, leaving him one stroke behind Little Rock’s Archie Smith as the tournament leader.
In the final round, Ball State’s Smith continued his steady play and he overtook the Trojan’s Smith, briefly holding the lead before Troy’s Jake Springer (204) emerged as the champion with a 7-under par final-round flurry. Smith trailed Springer by two strokes with one hole to play, and cut the margin with a two-stroke birdie on the par-3 17th hole.
“I can’t say enough about Carter,” said veteran coach Mike Fleck. “To birdie his last hole and post -11 over the three rounds is exactly what he needed, great event for him.”
Ball State’s best round of the day was actually turned in by Braxton Kuntz (74-74-68–216) whose 4-under par 68 was only a stroke better than 69s by both Ali Khan (77-74-69–220) and Gavin Hare (84-70-69–223). Ball State rose five spots in the standings on the final day of play. Kuntz and Khan both fired birdies on six different holes, Tuesday, and the Cardinals got eagles from Smith, Hare and Kash Bellar (77-75-73–225) in a full-team effort. Happy Gilmore (79-75-74–228), making his second college start, finished three strokes behind Bellar.
“I’m really proud of our round today and the guys responding,” added Fleck. “Similar to Purdue, we were one of the best rounds of the day led by Braxton, Ali and Gavin. We showed fight today and our talented group made a lot of birdies. Our team DNA needs to be more like this. We have the horses and a deep roster, we just need to connect better than what we have.”
The Cardinals take a week off before hoping to connect for a final time in their fall schedule, Oct. 25-27 at the White Sands Bahamas Invitational in Nassau, Bahamas.
Ball State Individual Results, 54 holes (Final)
Individual Carter Smith (205): 36-34—70 | 34-32–66 | 35-35–69 (-11, 2nd)
No. 1 Braxton Kuntz (216): 33-41—74 | 34-40—74 | 33-35–68 (E, 20th)
No. 2 Ali Khan (220): 40-37—77 | 38-36—74 | 31-38–69 (+4, 35th)
No. 5 Gavin Hare (223): 39-45—84 | 35-35—70 | 35-34–69 (+7, 41st)
No. 3 Kash Bellar (225): 35-42—77 | 40-35—75 | 36-37–73 (+9, 55th)
No. 4 Happy Gilmore (228): 40-39—79 | 36-39—75 | 38-36–74 (+12, 66th)
INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
SYCAMORES CLOSE OUT ROAD TRIP AT MURRAY STATE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State closes out their road trip this week as ISU heads to Murray, Ky. and the Cutchin Field for a 4 p.m. ET kickoff against Murray State. The match will be carried live on ESPN+.
This matchup will mark the 10th meeting between these two teams, dating back to 2000. Indiana State leads the overall series with a record of 4-3-2, and the most recent encounter in 2023 ended in a scoreless draw at Memorial Stadium.
Sycamore Standouts:
Indiana State (7-5-4, 2-3-2) fell to Illinois State in their most recent matchup on Sunday afternoon 3-1, as the Redbirds outshot the Sycamores 13 to 10, while the Sycamores had a 8-3 advantage in corner kicks.
The Redbirds scored twice in the first half and added a third goal in the 79th minute of the match on Sunday, as Alexander recorded five saves for the Sycamores.
Mackenzie Kent was a key player in the second half for Indiana State, taking three shots, two on target, while scoring her fifth goal of the 2024 season.
Her goal, which came in the 67th minute, cut the Redbirds’ lead to 2-1. Kent received a pass from Lehnert, broke away with the ball, slipped past the Redbird defenders, and found the net past Valenti.
Kent continues to push the ISU attack this season, leading the team with five goals and totaling 29 shots, 18 of which were on target.
Freshman Alex Lehnert has made a significant impact on the Indiana State roster this season, tying for first in points with 11 alongside Kent. She has contributed four goals and three assists.
Goalkeeper Maddie Alexander continues to be standout in the MVC, achieving 94 saves, eight shutouts, and a .879 save percentage over 16 games.
Four Sycamores—Brooklyn Woods, Wimberley Wright, Audrey Stephens, and Maddie Alexander—have started in all 16 matches this season for Indiana State.
Indiana State has netted 27 goals this season, with contributions from 13 different Sycamores. Kent leads the team with five goals, followed by Lehnert with four. Mackey and Woods each have three, while Wright, Famulak, and Quinn have scored two apiece. Fairfax, Mullen, Fasquelle, Roberts, Roesch, and the team have each added one goal.
Scouting Murray State:
The Racers (4-6-4, 0-3-3) lost their most recent matchup on Thursday afternoon to the Missouri State Bears, 2-1, at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium in Springfield, Missouri.
Matt Lodge began his seventh season as head coach in 2024, with the Racers selected sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll.
Mary Hardy is the offensive leader for the Racers in the 2024 season, with five goals, 30 shots, and a total of ten points. Hardy was named the Missouri Valley Conference’s Women’s Soccer Player of the Week earlier this season after she scored two goals in in a road victory over Grambling State.
Griselda Revolorio is the primary goalkeeper for Murray State, having made 55 saves with a .821 save percentage, while allowing 12 goals in the 2024 season.
Up Next:
The Sycamores will return to Memorial Stadium this Sunday, October 20, at 2 p.m. ET for ISU’s senior night.
INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL
SYCAMORES HEAD TO MISSOURI STATE FOR MVFC CLASH
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State hits the road once again in conference play this weekend as the Sycamores make the trip to Springfield, Mo. and Robert W. Plaster Stadium on Saturday, October 19, to take on #20 Missouri State. Kickoff between the Sycamores and Bears is set for 3 p.m. and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
Quick Notes
Missouri State at a Glance
Missouri State was selected ninth overall in the 2024 MVFC Preseason Poll as voted on by the league’s head coaches, SIDs, and media members. The Bears had 11 different players voted to the preseason All-Conference team with punter Grant Burkett named First Team, while Darion Smith (DL), PJ Hall (DB), and Todric McGee (DB) were named to the Second Team.
Missouri State is in its last season in the FCS after announcing plans to move up to the FBS and join Conference USA in the 2025 season. The Bears enter the weekend as one of four teams remaining undefeated in MVFC play in the 2024 season joining NDSU, South Dakota, and SDSU to achieve the mark.
Missouri State has achieved the record courtesy of its passing offense as the Bears lead the MVFC and sit fourth overall in the NCAA FCS in passing offense at 314.7 yards per game. The Bears have also been opportunistic in the turnover game posting a 13:5 turnover margin going plus-8 overall in the 2024 season. The Missouri State defense currently leads the MVFC with 2.5 sacks per game.
On This Date
Indiana State has posted a 3-6 overall record on October 19 according to current records on hand. The Sycamores been on the road seven of their nine contests played on the date, including a 68-19 loss at Missouri State back in 1991. The last six contests played on the date for the Sycamores have come against current or former Missouri Valley Football Conference opponents.
- 1957 – at St. Joseph’s – L, 42-0
- 1963 – at Ball State – L, 15-7
- 1968 – at Valparaiso – W, 28-0
- 1974 – at Western Carolina – L, 18-3
- 1985 – vs. Western Illinois – W, 42-24
- 1991 – at Missouri State – L, 68-19
- 1996 – vs. Illinois State – W, 23-7
- 2002 – at Western Illinois – L, 52-21
- 2013 – at Illinois State – L, 55-14
- 2019 – vs. South Dakota State – L, 42-23
Pursuing Back-to-Back MVFC Wins
Indiana State heads into the weekend matchup against Missouri State pursuing something the team has not accomplished since the 2019 season – winning back-to-back games in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Sycamores have achieved the feat twice during Head Coach Curt Mallory‘s tenure at the helm as Indiana State continues to play in FCS’ premier conference.
The last time Indiana State won back-to-back MVFC games came over the final two contests of the 2019 season when the Sycamores topped both Youngstown State (home) and Missouri State (away).
Indiana State MVFC Winning Streaks Under Mallory
Two Games
- Nov. 16, 2019 vs Youngstown State W, 24-17
- Nov. 23, 2019 at Missouri State W, 51-24
Five Games
- Oct. 20, 2018 at Southern Illinois W, 24-21
- Oct. 27, 2018 at Youngstown State W, 43-17
- Nov. 3, 2018 vs South Dakota W, 51-48
- Nov. 10, 2018 vs #22 Illinois State W, 28-23
- Nov. 17, 2018 at Western Illinois W, 15-13
Last Time Beat a Ranked Opponent
Indiana State’s last win over a ranked opponent came back in the 2018 season in Missouri Valley Football play as a part of the team’s five-game winning streak to wrap up a 7-4 overall campaign. The Sycamores topped No. 22 Illinois State on November 10, 2018, 28-23, inside Memorial Stadium.
In the win over the Redbirds, the Sycamores scored 21 consecutive points in the second quarter and held off a late Illinois State comeback attempt to secure the conference win. Quarterback Ryan Boyle found Dakota Caton for a 25-yard touchdown pass late in the game to secure the win, while Titus McCoy finished with 132 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the win.
Indiana State’s Last Win over Missouri State
It was a night to remember for Dominique Dafney as the senior put up the fourth-best single game rushing performance in program history after going for 244 yards out of the wildcat, leading the Sycamores to a 51-24 victory over Missouri State at Plaster Stadium. Dafney found the endzone five times – four times on the ground and another after catching a 19-yard pass from Michael Haupert to put the Sycamores ahead with 3:42 left in the first quarter.
Dominique Dafney’s Touchdowns Against the Bears
- 1st Q – 3:42 – 19-yard TD Reception
- 2nd Q – 11:41 – 1-yard TD Run
- 3rd Q – 13:10 – 57-yard TD Run
- 4th Q – 9:20 – 41-yard TD Run
- 4th Q – 4:58 – 1-yard TD Run
Elijah Owens garners National Honors
Elijah Owens accounted for 264 yards of total offense and two touchdowns in the Sycamores’ win over the Racers as Indiana State picked up its first Missouri Valley Football win of the 2024 season. Owens completed 25 of 34 passes for 218 yards and a touchdown, adding 46 yards and a TD on the ground. The Sycamores scored the game-winning touchdown with 11 seconds left, and Owens directed the drive with passes or runs on seven of the nine plays.
Stats Perform FCS Player of the Week Honorees Under Mallory
Nov. 5, 2018 – Ryan Boyle (QB) vs. South Dakota
Sept. 18, 2017 – Bob Pugh (WR) vs. Liberty
PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL
‘DONS EARN TOP SPOT IN #HLMBB PRESEASON POLL
INDIANAPOLIS – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball team has been picked to finish first in the 2024-25 Horizon League men’s basketball poll released on Wednesday (Oct. 15).
The Mastodons earned 421 total points and 14 first place votes. Purdue Fort Wayne shares the top spot with Milwaukee who also earned 421 points. Seven of the 11 teams in the league earned a first place vote. The voting was done by Horizon League head coaches, sports information directors and media members.
The league also released a pair of preseason all-league teams. Junior Jalen Jackson and senior Rasheed Bello were selected to the first team. Graduate student Quinton Morton-Robertson picked up a spot on the second team. The ‘Dons were the only team in the league to earn three selections.
The ‘Dons won 23 games last season on their way to a runner-up finish in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Jackson was a third team pick last season, scoring 20 or more points seven times. Bello was named to the third team and the defensive team after leading the league in steals (67 total, 1.9 per game). Morton-Robertson made 105 3-pointers last season, 21st in the nation.
The first chance to see the Mastodons is Oct. 30 when the ‘Dons host Notre Dame in a charity exhibition at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The contest will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana and Boys and Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne.
EVANSVILLE MEN’S GOLF
MEN’S GOLF TAKES 7TH AT THE BUDDY
MURRAY, Ky. – Mason Taylor had the low round of the day for the University of Evansville men’s golf team as the Purple Aces completed the fall season on Tuesday at The Buddy.
Completing the third round with a 3-under 68, Taylor jumped into the top 30 in the final standings, tying for 27th with a 218. Following scores of 76 and 75 on Monday, Taylor rebounded for the solid finish at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
Earning the top finish for UE was Daniil Romashkin. With a 3-round tally of 213, Romashkin tied for 11th place. He carded a 1-over 72 in the final round to complete the tournament at even par. Finishing with a 1-over 214 was Andres Rodriguez. He opened play on Monday with scores of 69 and 71 before posting a 74 in the final 18 holes to tie for 14th place.
For the third round in a row, Luke Price and Omar Khalid finished with the exact same score. Each posted a 74 in both rounds on Monday before wrapping up the final day with a 76. They tied for 44th place with scores of 224. Masatoyo Kato recorded his low round of the weekend, recording a 77. His final tally was a 235.
Evansville finished in 7th place with an 870 while Murray State took the team championship with an 834. Seth Smith from Austin Peay was the medalist with a 200. His 8-under 63 in the final round helped him best the competition by three shots.
SOUTHERN INDIANA BASKETBALL
SCREAMING EAGLES MADNESS SET FOR OCTOBER 24
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The annual University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Madness is scheduled for October 24 (Thursday) in Screaming Eagles Arena to tip off the 2024-25 USI Women’s and Men’s Basketball seasons. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the event is open to the public at no charge.
Screaming Eagles Madness will begin at a fan-friendly 7 p.m. with the evening featuring USI Women’s and Men’s Basketball team introductions, fan-favorite competitions like the three-point and dunk contests, performances from the USI Cheer and Dance teams, and other student competitions and giveaways. The evening will conclude with autographs.
Festivities in the arena are not only open to students but also to faculty, staff and the general public.
Fans can also purchase season tickets or single-game tickets at Screaming Eagles Madness through the USI ticket office.
USI Men’s Basketball enters its fifth season under the leadership of USI Men’s Basketball Head Coach Stan Gouard. The team will open its season at DePaul University November 4. This will be the 26th season with the Screaming Eagles for Rick Stein, USI Women’s Basketball Head Coach. USI Women’s Basketball will open its season against Brescia University (Ky.) on November 4 at Screaming Eagles Arena.
SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
EAGLES ON THE ROAD THIS WEEK
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer hits the road in the Ohio Valley Conference, making visits to Western Illinois University Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. and Liberty University Sunday at noon. USI has four matches and two weeks left in the 2024 regular season.
The Screaming Eagles, currently, are sixth in the Ohio Valley with four points after Sunday’s tie with the University of the Incarnate Word. USI is one point ahead of seventh place WIU and three points behind fifth-place IWU.
The top six teams advance to the OVC Championship at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville November 10-16.
Following this week’s road swing, the Eagles finish the regular season with a split home and away week. USI’s final home match of 2024 is October 31 versus Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at 6 p.m. and November 3 at 1 p.m.
USI fans can attend all Men’s Soccer 2024 home matches for free, courtesy of a sponsorship from ProRehab. Game coverage for 2024, including links to live stats and video streams, can be found on USIScreamingEagles.com.
USI Men’s Soccer Week 8 Notes:
USI snaps losing streak: The USI Screaming Eagles snapped a three-match losing streak with a 0-0 draw Sunday versus the University of the Incarnate Word. USI sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Klott led USI with 10 saves in the match, two short of tying a career-best.
Eagles lost three-straight 2-0: The Eagles lost three-straight matches, 2-0, after falling in the homestand opener to Houston Christian University.
USI looking for offense: USI is in a scoring drought and searching for offense. The Eagles have not scored in the last 370 minutes of action, since posting a 2-1 win over Eastern Illinois University on September 29.
Leading the offense: The Eagles are led offensively by freshman midfielder Ahiro Nakamae, who has seven points on three goals and one assist. Sophomore forward Jackson Mitchell follows with six points on two goals and two assists.
In the OVC: Freshman midfielder Ahiro Nakamae is tied for seventh in the OVC overall with three goals scored and tied for ninth in total points with seven. Sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Klott is tied for sixth in the OVC with one shutout and leads the OVC with 67 saves (5.15 per match).
WIU in 2024: The Leathernecks of WIU fell to 6-7-1 and 1-4-0 in the OVC after a 1-0 loss at Lindenwood University to end last week. WIU had opened OVC play with three-straight losses before rebounding to defeat Liberty University, 1-0, last Thursday.
USI vs. WIU: WIU leads the all-time series with USI, which dates to 1980, 3-2-1. The last meeting in 2022 ended in a 1-1 draw at Strassweg Field when both teams were members of the Summit League.
Liberty in 2024: The Liberty Flames are 5-5-1 overall and 3-2-0 in the OVC after losing a pair on the road last week in league play. The losses snapped Liberty’s three-match winning streak to start October.
USI vs. Liberty: USI and Liberty tied in the first-ever meeting between the two teams last year at Strassweg Field, 1-1.
USI won back-to-back matches: USI won back-to-back matches for the first time since October of the 2021 season during the homestand, posting wins over Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1-0) and EIU (2-1) in September.
Klott posts career-high at SIUE: Sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Klott posted a career-high with 12 saves in the loss to SIUE.
Martindale gets first USI goal: Senior defender Brock Martindale scored his first USI career goal versus EIU, the game-winner.
Davila’s goal: Freshman forward David Davila posted his first collegiate goal in the match at the University of Evansville.
Nakamae had three goals in three matches: Freshman midfielder Ahiro Nakamae was the first USI freshman to have three goals in his first three matches since Eric Ramirez had three goals in three matches in 2016. Ramirez would score a goal in six of his first eight matches and would lead USI in scoring with 21 points on 10 goals and one assist as a freshman in 2016.
Frye listed as OVC Player to Watch: USI senior forward Jaron Frye is listed as an OVC Player to Watch. Frye missed last season with an injury.
OVC Preseason Poll: USI was picked last in the OVC Preseason poll after going 1-6-3 in the league’s inaugural season.
VALPO FOOTBALL
VALPO FOOTBALL RETURNS TO ACTION ON SATURDAY VS. ST. THOMAS
St. Thomas (3-3, 2-0 PFL)
at Valparaiso (2-4, 0-2 PFL)
Game #7 Saturday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m. CT
Brown Field (5,000) – Valparaiso, Ind.
This Week in Valpo Football: The Valparaiso University football team will look to enter the Pioneer Football League win column this week as the program begins the second half of the season and returns to action following a one-week hiatus. The Beacons were slated to visit Stetson in Week 7, but the contest was postponed due to Hurricane Milton. This week’s game theme is Fall Festival with pumpkin decorating, food trucks and a kids zone all part of the festivities. In addition, the Grit and Grill preseason men’s basketball event will precede the football game beginning at 11:45 a.m. as part of a full day of Beacon fun.
Previously: Drake extended the third-longest league-only winning streak in FCS in Week 6, picking up its 13th straight Pioneer Football League triumph by beating the Beacons 27-3 in front of a large Valpo crowd on Homecoming Saturday at Brown Field. The specialists remained Beacon bright spots as Sam Johnson averaged 50.6 yards per punt on seven attempts, while Ryan Hawk hit a 22-yard field goal for the only Valpo points. Nic Lendino made an interception, while Onye Nwosisi blocked a field goal attempt to provide Valpo highlights. The Beacons were outgained 356-80 and held to negative-4 rushing yards due to being sacked six times for 40 yards.
Series Notes: Valpo and St. Thomas will match up for the fourth time since the Tommies joined the Pioneer Football League and transitioned from Division-III to Division-I in 2021. St. Thomas has won all three of the matchups, with two of them coming down to the wire. Valpo fell 20-13 in 2021 and 16-10 in 2023 in Minnesota, while St. Thomas pulled away for a 34-7 win in 2022 in the lone Brown Field matchup between the two programs.
Following the Beacons: Saturday’s game will air on ESPN+ with veteran play-by-player Todd Ickow and Valpo Athletics Hall of Famer Tom Byrne on the call. In addition, the radio call featuring Jack Hutter will be available on 95.1 FM Valparaiso, ValpoAthletics.com and the TuneIn Radio app. Links to live video, audio and stats can be found on ValpoAthletics.com.
Head Coach Landon Fox: Landon Fox (19-39) is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Valparaiso University football program in 2024. Over the last four seasons, Fox has led Valpo to 14 Pioneer Football League victories, the most in a four-year period in program history. This stretch marks Valpo’s most league wins in a four-year period in any conference since 1961-1964. Fox finished the 2023 season with 17 victories as Valpo head coach, tied for the seventh most in program history. He coached his 2023 team to a 3-2 record at Brown Field, the group’s highest home win total since 2017. Fox’s teams continued to thrive academically in 2023 as well, led by PFL Scholar-Athlete of the Year Evan Annis, who became the first Beacon to earn that honor. He was part of a group of five Academic All-PFL selections, tied for the most in the league and the program’s most since 1998. During the 2022 campaign, Valpo had 64 PFL Honor Roll members, the most in program history. After spending the previous 11 seasons as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at the University of Dayton, Fox was named the head football coach at Valpo prior to the 2019 season. He helped the Flyers finish with 10 winning seasons in his 11 years on staff and guided a defensive backfield that produced one All-American, four Academic All-Americans, two PFL Special Teams Players of the Year and three corners who were invited to NFL Rookie Minicamp. Prior to joining Dayton’s staff, Fox served as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Wayne State University in Detroit from 2005-2007. He also spent time as a defensive graduate assistant at Ball State University (2004), Dayton (2002-2003) and Lakeland College (2001). Fox began his coaching career as an assistant varsity coach at Preble Shawnee High School in Camden, Ohio during the 2000 season. During his playing days, Fox was a team captain and all-conference performer at Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio from 1995-1999 and graduated with a degree in physical education and health in May 2000 before earning his master’s degree in education from Lakeland in May 2002.
PFL Trailblazers
This matchup features both of the female on-field coaches in Pioneer Football League history.
St. Thomas’ Anna Caruso joined the program prior to the 2022 season. The daughter of head coach Glenn Caruso, Anna handles quality control for in-game strategy and data research. She is a current student and a member of the softball program at St. Thomas.
Valpo’s Kearstin Schweitzer became the first female position coach in PFL history when she joined the staff prior to the 2024 campaign. Schweitzer, who was previously part of the National Coaching Academy Fellowship, is the running backs coach for the Beacons.
Scouting St. Thomas
The Tommies topped Stetson 34-24 in the PFL opener on Oct. 5 and picked up a 39-32 victory at Marist on Oct. 12.
The team went 7-1 in PFL play last season with the lone loss coming to PFL champion Drake. Dating back to 2021, the Tommies are 19-1 in their last 20 Pioneer Football League contests.
St. Thomas was picked second behind only Drake in the PFL preseason poll. Valpo’s four PFL home games this season are against the teams picked to finish one through four in the preseason poll.
Head coach Glenn Caruso, the 2022 PFL Coach of the Year, has been in charge of the program since the 2008 campaign.
VALPO 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.
UINDY WOMEN’S TRIATHLON
WILHELM TABBED CTCA ALL-REGION
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – UIndy graduate student Lex Wilhelm became the first athlete in program history to earn CTCA All-Region honors, it was announced on Tuesday.
Wilhelm placed fourth among all NCAA DII triathletes at last weekend’s West Region Qualifier, hosted by Drury University in Springfield, Mo. Per the CTCA, the top seven in each NCAA division were named All-Region in their respective competition.
Other DII institutions represented are Black Hills State, Drury, Cal Poly Humboldt, and Colorado Mesa.
Wilhem led the Greyhounds to a 10th-place finish in the team’s first-ever regional, recording a time of 1:10.10. Her 5k run time of 20:45 was first among all DII competitors.
The Lewis Center, Ohio, native placed first on the team in all five races this fall.
CTCA DII All-Region West
NAME SCHOOL
Natalie Mitchell Cal Poly Humboldt
Shantelle Tupaz Colorado Mesa
Kristina Vestman Drury
Lex Wilhelm UIndy
Katie Quade Drury
Alexis Workman Drury
Jadyn Johnson Black Hills State
UINDY MEN’S GOLF
HOUNDS TAKE ON TOUGH COMPETITION AT DOC SPRAGG INVITATIONAL
FINDLAY, Ohio – The UIndy men’s golf team competed in the Doc Spragg Invitational on Monday and Tuesday placing 12th out of 19 teams. The Greyhounds finished +27 (303-298-302), which included finishing -2 as a team during the second round.
INS & OUTS
The competition included 100 participants from 17 different schools. Four GLVC schools competed in the tournament – Maryville, McKendree, Missouri-St. Louis, and UIndy.
Sophomore Cameron Young finished at +1 (73-71-73) which was good for a share of 11th place. During the second round, Young made five birdies which helped him complete the round at one under par.
Sophomore Alexander Nestun was +8 (76-70-68) and placed T-48. Nestun also had a great second-round shooting -2, this included three birdies and an eagle on 16. Fellow sophomore Caleb Michaels was not far behind his teammate at +9 (78-73-74), he grabbed a share of 55th place.
Rounding out UIndy’s lineup was sophomore Joseph Armfield and junior Jackson Watkins. Armfield finished T-66th with a score of +12 (76-75-77) and Watkins shot +15 (79-72-80), placing T78th
HOUND BYTES
From head coach Andy Serketich
“Mixed results for us as a team this week.
Cameron lead the way and was consistent all week. Seems like lately he’s always around par. Team wise, round 2 was very solid. We had 4 scores around par. Rounds 1 and 3 were pretty disappointing. We got off to good starts in each round and didn’t finish well. We’ll regroup and get ready for the last event at Nemacolin next week to wrap up the fall season!”
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will wrap up their fall slate at the Nemacolin Intercollegiate on Oct. 21-22. The University of Findlay is hosting the tournament at Mystic Rock Golf Club in Farmington, Pa.
UINDY MEN’S SOCCER
UINDY ENTERS NATIONAL TOP 25 FOR FIRST TIME THIS SEASON
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Undefeated since beginning GLVC play one month ago, the UIndy men’s soccer team entered the United Soccer Coaches top 25 for the first time this season on Tuesday.
The Greyhounds, ranked 22nd in NCAA Division II, are 8-2-1 this fall with a conference-leading 8-0-1 record in league play.
UIndy has won three straight matches, including a pair of home victories this past weekend. Jakob David earned the first GLVC Offensive Player of the Week award of his career on Monday, scoring three goals between the two wins.
Roman Beko leads the team with eight points and six assists, while Lucas Bedleg and Alvaro Sanchez join David atop the leaderboard in goals with three. Goalkeeper Ionas Giovanidis has five cleans sheets since starting the conference slate and has allowed just five goals.
McKendree is the only other GLVC program in the national poll at No. 8.
The Hounds visit St. Louis this coming weekend, facing Maryville at 1:30 p.m. ET in a battle of top-four GLVC teams.
UNITED SOCCER COACHES DII POLL
| RK | SCHOOL | PREV | REC |
| 1. | Lynn | 1 | 8-0-0 |
| 2. | Cal State LA | 2 | 8-0-2 |
| 3. | Charleston | 3 | 11-0-1 |
| 4. | Colorado-Colorado Springs | 4 | 9-0-2 |
| 5. | Limestone | 5 | 7-0-2 |
| 6. | Southern New Hampshire | 19 | 9-1-0 |
| 7. | CSU Pueblo | 9 | 8-2-1 |
| t8. | McKendree | 7 | 8-0-4 |
| t8 | Cal State Chico | 12 | 8-1-2 |
| 10. | Franklin Pierce | 6 | 6-1-3 |
| 11. | Coker | 8 | 9-1-0 |
| 12. | West Florida | NR | 6-1-2 |
| 13. | Gannon | 16 | 7-2-2 |
| 14. | Midwestern State | 22 | 8-1-2 |
| 15. | Western Oregon | 24 | 8-1-1 |
| 16. | Tiffin | 23 | 8-2-1 |
| 17. | Cal Poly Pomona | 18 | 9-1-2 |
| 18. | Southern Nazarene | 21 | 7-3-2 |
| 19. | Florida Tech | RV | 7-2-0 |
| 20. | Mercy | 10 | 5-1-4 |
| 21. | Auburn Montgomery | 11 | 5-1-5 |
| 22. | UIndy | RV | 8-2-1 |
| 23. | Lincoln Memorial | RV | 6-2-2 |
| 24. | Rogers State | 25 | 4-4-3 |
| t25. | Bloomsburg | RV | 8-2-1 |
| t25. | St. Mary’s (TX) | RV | 7-2-2 |
MARIAN WOMEN’S GOLF
KNIGHTS PLACE SECOND IN GIBSON BAY MATCH PLAY
Richmond, Ky. – The Marian women’s golf team finished their fall season on Tuesday afternoon, playing at the Gibson Bay Match Play, hosted by Lindsey Wilson College. Marian finished as the runner-up in their fall finale, going 2-1 in match play.
The Knights opened the tournament with a win over No. 25 Cumberland University, winning by a score of 3.5-1.5. Keara Eder, Maria Kennard, and Hailey Kirkland each won their matchups, while Emma Weiler played even in her match. Matilda Lind defeated Mackendzie Dresbaugh in their matchup.
Marian’s win moved them on top play No. 9 Dalton State, where the Knights were able to score a 3-2 victory to move into the first-place match. Eder, Weiler, and Kirkland each landed victories for the Knights to secure the championship appearance.
In the championship matchup on Tuesday, the Knights played the host No. 10 Lindsey Wilson. Eder and Weiler both won their matches at No. 2 and 3, but Dresbaugh, Kennard, and Kirkland were unsuccessful in their matches, seeing the Knights fall 3-2.
Marian will return to play in the spring, looking to piece together another successful spring leading into the Crossroads League Championship.
INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEBSITES
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
1 – 4 – 8 – 21 – 22 – 30 – 24 – 55 – 30
October 16, 1921 – Jimmy Conzelman, Number 1 took over as coach of Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin-only mid-game coaching change in NFL history. There is more on this story over at Pigskin Dispatch
October 16, 1936 – Lou Gehrig, Number 4 of the New York Yankees was voted American League MVP by Baseball Writers Association
October 16, 1968 – Jim Dorey, Number 8 set a Toronto Maple Leaf penalty record of 48 mins on 9 penalties in a game & 44 minutes on 7 penalties in a period
October 16, 1969 – New York Met Number 21, Cleon Jones was awarded 1st base when shoe polish on ball proves he is hit by a pitch, he scores on a HR in World Series. The New York Mets a 100-1 long shot beat Baltimore Orioles, 5-3 at Shea Stadium for upset 4-1 series win; MVP: Mets 1B Number 22, Donn Clendenon
October 16, 1974 – Oakland As’ Ken Holtzman, Number 30 who hadn’t batted all season, belts 3rd inning home run in Game 4 & gets the win, 5-2
October 16, 1976 – Toronto Maple Leaf Lanny McDonald, Number 7 scored a hat trick, with all 3 goals occurring within 2 min 54 sec of each other
October 16, 1983 – World Series Game 5 action saw the Baltimore Orioles beat Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0 for 4 games to 1 series victory. MVP: Baltimore catcher Number 24, Rick Dempsey
October 16, 1988 – LA Dodger pitching phenom, Orel Hershiser, Number 55 became the first player to pitch a shutout in both an MLB playoff and a World Series game
October 16, 2004 – 17-year old Lionel Messi, wearing Number 30 made his league debut for FC Barcelona in a 1-0 win against cross-town rivals Espanyol at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
FOOTBALL HISTORY
1921 Changing Coaches
October 16, 1921 – Chicago, Illinois – The Rock Island Independents traveled to the Windy City to face the Chicago Cardinals. According to www.rockislandindependents.com, Rock Island Team Manager Walter Flanigan sent a sub to the huddle on the field during the game who gave halfback, Jim Conzelman this message, “You are now the coach, at no increase of pay.” Conzelman, who had just joined the team a few games earlier, became the youngest coach in the league when he took over as the head coach of the Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin. This is the only mid-game coaching change known in NFL history!
1885 Hunter Scarlett
October 16, 1885 – Erie, Pennsylvania – The birth of Hunter Scarlett. Hunter played end for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers from 1904 through the 1908 season. The 1908 season was special. Scarlett and halfback Bill Hollenback provided the spark that led the Quakers to an 11-0-1 record and the National Championship. That season Penn out scored all of their opponents, 215-18. The tie was against the Pop Warner coached Carlisle Indians team when the final ended at 6-6. The National Football Foundation selected Hunter Scarlett to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991.
1893 Harold Ballin
October 16, 1893 – New York City – Harold Ballin was born and raised in the Big Apple. After a successful education at the prestigious Lawrenceville School, where he was not able to make it on the team because his athleticism being in his own words “underdeveloped.” According to the National Football Foundation’s biography page on Harold, Ballin attended Princeton University and somehow he progressed enough to make the Tigers fourth and final unit of the Freshman football team. His sophomore season was average at best but as a junior playing tackle for the Tigers in 1913 he was an All-American as he grew his body into an 180 pound blocking machine. Princeton Hall of Fame running back Hobey Baker had a tremendous season running behind Ballin’s blocking. Harold’s senior season saw him bulk up another 14 pounds and became the team’s captain and won his second consensus All-America recognition honor. The National Football Foundation’s voted in 1973 to select Harold Ballin to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame.
1945 D D Lewis
October 16, 1945 – Knoxville, Tennessee – D.D. Lewis came into this world. D.D.’s is not our typical Hall of Fame Story. According to the National Football Foundation’s bio on him, his college team at Mississippi State only had won a total of 7 games in the three seasons Lewis was on the team. Fortunately the Hall of Fame is not so much weighted on the team but more on the individual performance of a player. This was the case for D.D. Lewis who made the all Southeastern Conference twice and All-American team once, in 1967. Opposing coaches such as Bear Bryant of ‘Bama and Vice Dooley of Georgia raved about the linebacker and said things to the effect that he was one of the very best backers in the country. For his great play Linebacker D.D. Lewis entered the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001’s selection class.
1946 Chris Gilbert
October 16, 1946 – Houston, Texas – University of Texas running back Chris Gilbert was born. The website footballfoundation.org informs the reader that in 29 games played as a Longhorn, Gilbert ran for 3,231 yards, scored 28 TDs and was the very first player in recorded NCAA history to have three seasons where he ran over 1000 yards! Chris was All-Southwest Conference three straight years and a consensus All-American in 1968. In two of his games against Baylor University he rushed for over 200 yards in each game and went over the 200 yard mark in a 1968 game against TCU. The National Football Foundation in 1973 selected Chris Gilbert to enter into their College Football Hall of Fame. He ended up being drafted by the New York Jets but never played in a game for them.
1961 Chris Doleman
October 16, 1961 – Chris Doleman was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings out of the University of Pittsburgh with the fourth pick in the 1985 NFL Draft as a linebacker according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s website bio on him. At some point in his second season, Doleman was moved to play defensive end and he showed great improvement putting up 11 sacks in 1987. In 1989 he led the NFL with 21 sacks. After the 1992 season he was voted as the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Year after he put up 14.5 sacks on the year. Chris played a total of 15 NFL seasons, 9 with the Vikings, a couple with Atlanta and then his final ones as a San Francisco 49er and another stint in Minnesota to end his fine career. He ended with 150.5 career sacks as the fourth most in NFL history. Chris Doleman entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton Ohio in 2012’s enshrinement class.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1909 Behind the complete game shutout by Babe Adams, the Pirates beat the Tigers, 8-0, in the seventh and deciding game of the World Series. Pittsburgh wins its first Fall Classic in franchise history with the help of their rookie phenom, who also won Games 1 and 5.
1910 American League president Ban Johnson declares Tigers outfielder Ty Cobb the league’s batting champ after questioning Nap Lajoie’s suspicious multi-hit performance in a season-ending doubleheader against the Browns. With the Georgia Peach sitting out the last two games of the season, hoping to hold onto his thin lead, the Cleveland second baseman, with the St. Louis shortstop playing deeper than usual, collected eight hits, six of which were bunts.
1912 Fred Snodgrass’ 10th inning two-base error of pinch-hitter Clyde Engle’s routine pop fly in center field sets up the tying run en route to the 3-2 Red Sox victory over the Giants and a World Championship for Boston. The play, which becomes infamously known as “Snodgrass’ Muff,” is followed by his spectacular catch of a long drive hit by Tris Speaker, but the 20-year-old outfielder historically becomes known as the goat in the Fall Classic.
1939 The City of New York swears in Lou Gehrig as a member of the Parole Commission, with Mayor Fiorello La Guardia on hand. Although the term is for ten years, the former Yankee slugger will eventually become too ill to sign his name, asking for a leave of absence next year.
1949 Brooklyn does not renew Branch Rickey’s contract as president of the Dodgers. The ‘Mahatma’ will join the Pirates as the team’s executive vice president and general manager, with his son, Branch Jr., assuming the post of Pittsburgh’s vice president and farm system director.
1950 After five seasons at the helm, Eddie Dyer, who Marty Marion will eventually replace, resigns as the Cardinals manager. The former St. Louis skipper won a World Championship as a rookie pilot with the Redbirds in 1946, compiling an outstanding 446-325 (.578) record during his post-war tenure with the club that never included a losing season.
1957 With a year left on his contract, the Indians dismiss Hank Greenberg as general manager, citing the lack of fan support for the team’s former slugger. The disgruntled Hall of Famer, who remains on the Board of Directors, urges the team to move to Minneapolis before being bought out in 1958.
1957 The Giants extend Bill Rigney’s contract for two more seasons, making him the team’s first skipper in San Francisco. The former franchise infielder, an Alameda native, replaced Leo Durocher in 1956 while the team still played in New York.
1961 After he compiled a 234-199 record during his 14 seasons in Philadelphia, the Yankees purchase Robin Roberts from the Phillies for slightly more than the $20,000 league waiver price. The right-hander, who will not appear in a regular-season game for the Bronx Bombers, will be released in May, but on the same day, will sign as a free agent with the Orioles, staying with Baltimore until July 31, 1965.
1962 With the tying and winning runs in scoring position at Candlestick Park, second baseman Bobby Richardson snags Willie McCovey’s scorching line drive for the final out of the World Series. The Yankees win Game 7, beating the Giants, 1-0, capturing the franchise’s 20th World Championship.
1964 After deliberating for four hours, the Indians’ Board of Directors decide to keep the team in the Forest City after exploring options to shift the franchise to Seattle, Oakland, or Dallas. The Tribe signs a ten-year lease to use Cleveland Stadium at a reduced rent, including an escape clause for the city and the club after any season.
1969 Thanks to Ron Swoboda’s double and two Oriole errors in the eighth inning, the Mets win their fourth straight World Series game to become World Champions. Jerry Koosman tosses a five-hitter, beating Baltimore 5-3 in Game 5, in a contest best remembered for manager Gil Hodges winning the ‘shoe polish’ argument.
1976 In Game 1 of the World Series against the Yankees, Dan Driessen, going 0-for-4 while batting fifth in the Reds lineup, becomes the first National League player used as a designated hitter. Although the concept had been adopted and used in the American League since 1973, this contest marks the first time the Fall Classic has a DH in the lineup.
1983 The Orioles win their fourth straight contest against the Phillies and take the World Series in five games. Scott McGregor pitches a five-hit complete game in the 5-0 victory at Veterans Stadium, and Eddie Murray hits two home runs.
1985 In Game 6 of the NLCS, Cardinal first baseman Jack Clark’s dramatic come-from-behind two-out, three-run home run in the ninth inning stuns a sold-out Dodger Stadium. St. Louis wins the game, 7-5, and captures the National League flag.
1985 The Royals, coming back from a 3 to 1 game deficit, capture their first American League pennant, beating the Blue Jays in Game 7 of the ALCS, 6-2. Dick Howser’s squad will beat the Cardinals to win the franchise’s first World Series championship.
1988 At Dodger Stadium, Don Baylor becomes the first player to participate in three consecutive World Series for three different teams when he pinch-hits in the eighth inning of the A’s 6-0 loss to L.A. in the second game of the Fall Classic. The 39-year-old veteran played with the pennant-winning Red Sox in 1986 and the World Champion Twins in 1987.
1990 The A’s ten-game postseason winning streak ends when the Reds take Game 1 of the World Series at Riverfront Stadium, 7-0. Reds’ outfielder Eric Davis becomes the 22nd player to hit a homer in his first Fall Classic at-bat.
1999 In a game slated to be a battle between the respective aces of each team, the Red Sox crush the Yankees in Game 3 of the ALCS, 13-1. The dream pitching duel between Pedro Martinez and Roger Clemens at Fenway Park doesn’t materialize when the ‘Rocket’ fails to get out of the third inning, giving up five earned runs on six hits.
2000 In Game 5 of the NLCS, the Mets capture their fourth National League pennant when Mike Hampton throws a complete-game three-hit shutout, blanking the Cardinals at Shea Stadium, 7-0. Bobby Valentine’s team joins the 1997 Marlins as the only other wild-card team to advance to the World Series.
2001 Diamondback southpaw Randy Johnson strikes out 11 batters en route to throwing a three-hitter, beating Greg Maddux and the Braves 2-0 in Game 1 of the NLCS. The matchup at Bank One Ballpark features starters who have collectively combined for 457 career victories and have won seven Cy Young Awards.
2003 In Game 7 of the ALCS, the Yankees capture their 39th American League pennant, beating the Red Sox, 6-5, thanks to Aaron Boone’s 11th inning home run at the Bronx ballpark. The defensive replacement becomes the fifth player to end a postseason series with a homer, joining Bill Mazeroski (’60 Pirates, WS Game 7 vs. Yankees), Chris Chambliss (’76 Yankees, ALCS Game 5 vs. Royals), Joe Carter (’93 Blue Jays, WS Game 6 vs. Phillies), and Todd Pratt (’99 Mets, NLDS Game 4 vs. Diamondbacks).
2005 The White Sox, after a 46-year absence from the Fall Classic, will represent the American League in the World Series. The Pale Hose’s starting rotation threw four consecutive complete-game victories against the Angels to capture the ALCS in five games to earn an opportunity to play for the World Championship for the first time since 1959.
2006 Former Manager of the Year (1995 and 2001 Mariners) Lou Piniella inks a three-year contract worth approximately $10 million, including an option for a fourth year to manage the Cubs. The 64-year-old fiery skipper replacing Dusty Baker (66-96) has a 1,519-1,420 record during his 18-year managerial tenure with the Yankees, Reds, Mariners, and Devil Rays.
2006 After winning the AL West and sweeping the Twins in the ALDS, the A’s fire Ken Macha when the Tigers eliminate the team from the postseason. Oakland GM Billy Beane cites a need for more communication between the players and the manager, who compiled a 368-280 record and brought the team to the playoffs twice in his four-year tenure in the dugout.
2007 Bill Stoneman, citing he wants to spend more time with his wife, retires as the general manager of the Angels, a post he has held since the end of 1999. The 63-year-old executive, who was at the helm for the team’s only World Championship (2002), will remain with the club as a senior advisor.
2008 The first pitch of a potential Game 6 of the World Series will begin eight minutes later to accommodate Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama’s desire to purchase the 8-8:30 p.m. slot on the Fox network, the same airtime the campaign as CBS and NBC. The Tropicana Field game now has a scheduled start time of 8:35 p.m.
2008 The Red Sox, behind 7-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, score eight runs in the three last frames to beat the Rays in Game 5 of the ALCS at Fenway Park, 8-7. Boston’s comeback victory is the biggest postseason rally since the 1929 A’s tallied ten times in the seventh inning to wipe out an eight-run deficit against the Cubs in their 10-8 victory in Game 4 of the World Series.
2010 The Rangers record their first playoff win at home in the franchise’s 50-year history when they take Game 2 of the ALDS, defeating the Yankees, 7-2. The victory in Arlington ends a ten-game postseason losing streak against New York, including yesterday’s heartbreaking loss in which Texas had an early 5-0 lead over the Bronx Bombers.
2011 The Cardinals capture their 18th pennant with a 12-6 victory over the Brewers at Miller Park in Game 6 of the NLCS. The Redbird relievers toss 28.2 innings, accounting for three wins while compiling a 1.88 ERA.
2014 Giants’ journeyman Travis Ishikawa’s walk-off three-run homer ends the NLCS, giving the team a 6-3 pennant-clinching victory over the Cardinals in Game 5. San Francisco will face the Royals in a Wild Card team World Series, making their third Fall Classic appearance in the past six seasons.
2017 In a 7-3 loss to the Indians in Game 4 of the ALCS, Kevin Youkilis, David Ortiz, and Manny Ramirez blast consecutive home runs for the Red Sox. In 1998, Indians sluggers Manny Ramirez, Jim Thome, and Mark Whiten hit homers off Yankees starter Andy Pettitte in the bottom of the 5th inning of Game 3 of the ALCS, but the round-trippers were not consecutive.
2020 The Astros, staving off elimination, beat the Rays in Game 6 of the ALCS at Petco Park, 7-4, marking only the second time a team climbs back from a 3-0 playoff deficit to force a Game 7. In the 2004 ALCS, the Red Sox, down three games to none, came back against the Yankees, advancing to win the World Series over the Cardinals in four games.
2020 The sixth inning of Game 5 of the NLCS was the best and worst of times for Will Smith, the Dodgers catcher, who smacks a three-run homer off Will Smith, the Braves reliever. The Globe Life Field matchup marks the first time in postseason history that a hitter faces a pitcher with the same first and last name.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Oct. 16
1897 — Michigan beats Ohio State 34-0 at Ann Arbor, the first meeting between theses storied rivals.
1909 — In his 4th title defense Jack Johnson KOs Stanley Ketchel in the 12th round at Mission St Arena, Colma, California to retain his heavyweight boxing crown.
1932 — After a 0-0 tie earlier in the season, the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears 2-0.
1946 — Detroit’s Gordie Howe scores a goal and gets into two fights in his first NHL game. The Red Wings tie the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-3.
1964 — Babe Parilli of the Boston Patriots passes for 422 yards and four touchdowns in a 43-43 tie with the Oakland Raiders.
1968 — Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos give black power salutes during the medal ceremonies of the 200-meter race and are later banned for life from all Olympic competition by the IOC.
1971 — Norm Ullman of the Toronto Maple Leafs records his 1,000th point in a 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers. Ullman gets two assists to become the fourth NHL player to reach the milestone.
1976 — Tony Franklin of Texas A&M kicks two field goals over 60 yards for an NCAA record. The distances are 65 and 64 yards as the Aggies beat Baylor 24-0.
1977 — The Denver Broncos intercept seven passes off Ken Stabler of the Oakland Raiders in a 30-7 victory.
1977 — The Minnesota Vikings beat the Chicago Bears 16-10 in overtime with the only successful fake field goal in NFL overtime.
1987 — Mike Tyson retains his undisputed heavyweight title with a seven-round knockout of Tyrell Biggs in Atlantic City, N.J.
1999 — Fourth-ranked Virginia Tech hangs a record-setting 62-0 loss on No. 16 Syracuse. It’s the worst shutout loss by a ranked team in the history of The Associated Press poll.
1999 — Mount Union beats Otterbein 44-20 for its 48th consecutive victory, surpassing Oklahoma’s 42-year-old all-division mark of 47 in a row.
2004 — 17-year old Lionel Messi makes his league debut for FC Barcelona in a 1-0 win against cross-town rivals Espanyol.
2004 — Mount Union beats Marietta 57-0 for its 100th consecutive regular-season victory. The Purple Raiders’ last regular-season loss was on Oct. 15, 1994, at home against Baldwin-Wallace.
2011 — Danell Leyva becomes the first American man gymnast to win a gold medal at the World Championships since 2003. Leyva wins the parallel bars title to become the first gold medalist for the U.S. since Paul Hamm claimed the floor exercise and all-around titles in 2003.
2011 — Dan Wheldon, 33, dies in a fiery 15-car wreck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when his car flew over another on Lap 13 and smashes into the wall just outside turn 2.
2017 — Louisville’s Athletic Association officially fires coach Rick Pitino nearly three weeks after the school acknowledged that its men’s basketball program is being investigated as part of a federal corruption probe. The association, which oversees Louisville’s sports programs and is composed of trustees, faculty, students and administrators, vote unanimously to oust the longtime Cardinals coach following a board meeting.
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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 WEDNESDAY
| MLB PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| NLCS Game 3: LA Dodgers at NY Mets | 8:08pm | FS1 |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Buffalo at Pittsburgh | 7:00pm | TNT truTV MAX |
| Los Angeles at Toronto | 7:30pm | Bally Sports West Sportsnet |
| Boston at Colorado | 9:30pm | TNT truTV MAX |
| Utah at Anaheim | 10:00pm | Utah 16 Victory+ |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| WKU at Sam Houston | 7:00pm | ESPN2 |
| FIU at UTEP | 9:00pm | CBSSN |
| WNBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| Finals Game 3: New York at Minnesota | 8:00pm | ESPN |
| NBA PRESEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Cleveland vs Detroit | 7:00pm | NBATV |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Women’s Champions League: Juventus vs Bayern München | 12:45pm | DAZN |
| UEFA Women’s Champions League: St. Pölten vs Manchester City | 12:45pm | DAZN |
| UEFA Women’s Champions League: Arsenal vs Vålerenga | 3:00pm | DAZN |
| UEFA Women’s Champions League: Barcelona vs Hammarby | 3:00pm | DAZN |
| CONCACAF W Champions Cup: NJ/NY Gotham FC vs Tigres UANL | 8:00pm | Paramount+ ESPN+ |
| CONCACAF W Champions Cup: San Diego Wave vs América | 10:00pm | 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 |