THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2026

“THE SCOREBOARD”

===============================================================

INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

THURSDAY

 ANDREAN       64          HOBART           56         

BATESVILLE    73          RUSHVILLE     35         

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH         49          SOUTHPORT  40         

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL    80          MADISON        46         

CASCADE        67          OWEN VALLEY             51         

CULVER            55          ARGOS              50         

DUGGER UNION         63          MARTINSVILLE (ILL.)  57         

EAST CENTRAL             53          CONNERSVILLE          46         

ELWOOD          74          GEO NEXT GENERATION       70         

EMINENCE      49          MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN   39         

GRIFFITH          66          HIGHLAND      45         

HAMMOND MORTON              60          CALUMET         45         

HENRYVILLE   56          BORDEN           47         

JENNINGS COUNTY  69          JEFFERSONVILLE        60         

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC        90          OREGON-DAVIS          49         

MEDORA          66          CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MADISON     43         

NEW CASTLE 53          DELTA 42         

NORTH DECATUR       61          JAC-CEN-DEL 51         

ST. THOMAS MORE    81          VICTORY CHRISTIAN 60         

TRI        68          EDINBURGH   28         

TRINITY LUTHERAN   59          CHRISTIAN ACADEMY             48         

WARREN CENTRAL    53          CHRISTEL HOUSE      40         

WINAMAC        59          NORTH WHITE              13         

GIAC TOURNAMENT

PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE        77          VICTORY COLLEGE PREP      57         

IRVINGTON PREP       47          CENTRAL CHRISTIAN              44         

PUTNAM COUNTY TOURNAMENT

GREENCASTLE             61          SOUTH PUTNAM         52         

CLOVERDALE 64          NORTH PUTNAM         49         

===================================================================

FRIDAY SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

ADAMS CENTRAL       AT          SOUTH ADAMS            7:30 PM            

ALEXANDRIA  AT          MADISON-GRANT      7:30 PM            

ANDERSON    AT          INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON           7:30 PM            

ATTICA               AT          SOUTH VERMILLION                7:30 PM            

AUSTIN              AT          BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL    7:30 PM            

AVON  AT          FRANKLIN CENTRAL                7:30 PM            

BARR-REEVE  AT          SOUTH KNOX                7:30 PM            

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE          AT          JEFFERSONVILLE        7:30 PM            

BELLMONT      AT          DEKALB                            7:30 PM            

BEN DAVIS       AT          LAWRENCE NORTH  7:30 PM            

BENTON CENTRAL     AT          TRI-COUNTY  7:30 PM            

BLACKFORD   AT          OAK HILL          7:30 PM            

BLOOMINGTON NORTH         AT          TERRE HAUTE NORTH             7:30 PM            

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH         AT          COLUMBUS NORTH  7:30 PM            

BLUE RIVER VALLEY  AT          ELWOOD                         7:30 PM            

BREBEUF JESUIT         AT          INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI    7:30 PM            

BROWN COUNTY       AT          NORTHVIEW                 7:30 PM            

CANNELTON  VS.        ROCK CREEK ACADEMY        6:00 PM            

CARMEL           AT          HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN              7:30 PM            

CARROLL (FLORA)      AT          SHERIDAN       7:30 PM            

CASTLE             AT          JASPER              8:00 PM            

CENTRAL NOBLE        AT          LAKELAND       7:30 PM            

CHARLESTOWN          AT          FLOYD CENTRAL         7:30 PM            

CHESTERTON               AT          PORTAGE         8:00 PM            

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY             AT          WEST WASHINGTON 7:30 PM           

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MADISON     AT          EMINENCE      6:00 PM            

CHURUBUSCO            AT          HAMILTON       7:30 PM            

CLARKSVILLE AT          SALEM               7:30 PM            

CLAY CITY        AT          NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)              7:30 PM            

CLINTON CENTRAL   AT          EASTERN (GREENTOWN)      7:30 PM            

CLINTON PRAIRIE       AT          ROSSVILLE                     7:30 PM            

COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN         AT          SEVEN OAKS  6:00 PM            

CONCORD      AT          NORTHRIDGE                              7:45 PM            

CORYDON CENTRAL AT          EASTERN (PEKIN)        7:30 PM            

COVENANT CHRISTIAN          AT          INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA       7:30 PM            

COVINGTON  AT          SEEGER             7:30 PM            

COWAN            AT          RANDOLPH SOUTHERN        7:30 PM            

CRAWFORD COUNTY             AT          NORTH HARRISON    7:30 PM            

CRAWFORDSVILLE    AT          CASCADE        7:30 PM            

CROWN POINT            AT          VALPARAISO  8:00 PM            

DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN              AT          LAKE STATION              8:00 PM            

DON BOSCO INSTITUTE        AT          INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 7:00 PM           

DUBOIS ACADEMY (KY.)         AT          SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)          7:30 PM              

EAST NOBLE   AT          NEW HAVEN                  7:30 PM            

EDMONSON COUNTY (KY.)  AT          BORDEN           7:30 PM            

EVANSVILLE CENTRAL            AT          EVANSVILLE NORTH 8:00 PM            

EVANSVILLE DAY         AT          EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN        8:00 PM            

EVANSVILLE HARRISON         AT          EVANSVILLE REITZ     8:00 PM            

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI         AT          EVANSVILLE BOSSE  8:00 PM            

FAIRFIELD        AT          FREMONT        7:30 PM            

FISHERS            AT          CENTER GROVE          7:30 PM            

FOREST PARK AT          HERITAGE HILLS          8:00 PM            

FORT WAYNE GUARD              AT          SMITH ACADEMY        7:00 PM            

FORT WAYNE NORTH              AT          FORT WAYNE DWENGER       7:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE NORTHROP    AT          CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)      7:45 PM            

FORT WAYNE SNIDER              AT          FORT WAYNE LUERS                7:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE SOUTH              AT          FORT WAYNE WAYNE              7:45 PM            

FRANKFORT    AT          NORTH MONTGOMERY          7:30 PM            

FRANKLIN COUNTY  AT          CENTERVILLE 7:30 PM           

GARRETT          AT          EASTSIDE         7:30 PM            

GIBSON SOUTHERN AT          TECUMSEH     8:00 PM            

GOSHEN          AT          WAWASEE       7:45 PM            

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL          AT          LAWRENCE CENTRAL 7:30 PM         

GREENSBURG              AT          TRITON CENTRAL       7:30 PM            

HAGERSTOWN             AT          ZIONSVILLE    7:30 PM            

HANOVER CENTRAL AT          LOWELL            8:00 PM            

HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)          AT          WESTFIELD     7:30 PM            

HAUSER            AT          JAC-CEN-DEL               7:30 PM            

HEBRON           AT          GARY 21ST CENTURY              8:00 PM            

HOMESTEAD  AT          FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA  7:30 PM            

INDIAN CREEK             AT          SPEEDWAY     7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH        AT          LAFAYETTE JEFF           7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN   AT          GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN    7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS RITTER            AT          HERITAGE CHRISTIAN             7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS ROOTED        AT          HORIZON CHRISTIAN              7:30 PM            

JAY COUNTY   AT          HERITAGE        7:30 PM            

JENNINGS COUNTY  AT          COLUMBUS EAST       7:30 PM            

JIMTOWN         AT          BREMEN           7:30 PM            

KANKAKEE VALLEY    AT          ILLIANA CHRISTIAN   8:00 PM            

KIPP INDY LEGACY     AT          EASTERN HANCOCK 7:30 PM           

KNOX   AT          JOHN GLENN                7:30 PM            

KOKOMO         AT          RICHMOND    7:30 PM            

KOUTS AT          MORGAN TWP.             8:00 PM            

LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC      AT          WEST LAFAYETTE        7:30 PM            

LAKELAND CHRISTIAN           AT          CAREER ACADEMY    7:30 PM            

LAKEWOOD PARK      AT          BETHANY CHRISTIAN              7:30 PM            

LANESVILLE    AT          NEW WASHINGTON                 7:30 PM            

LAWRENCEBURG       AT          HARRISON (OHIO)     7:30 PM            

LEO      AT          COLUMBIA CITY                         7:30 PM            

LEWIS CASS   AT          FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 7:30 PM           

LINTON             AT          SULLIVAN        7:30 PM            

MACONAQUAH           AT          SOUTHWOOD              7:45 PM            

MANCHESTER              AT          PERU   7:45 PM            

MARION            AT          MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)          7:30 PM            

MARTINSVILLE             AT          MOORESVILLE             7:30 PM            

MCCUTCHEON           AT          SOUTHMONT 7:30 PM           

MERRILLVILLE              AT          LAPORTE          8:00 PM            

MICHIGAN CITY           AT          LAKE CENTRAL            8:00 PM            

MISHAWAKA   AT          NORTHWOOD             7:45 PM            

MISHAWAKA MARIAN              AT          SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH     7:30 PM            

MISSISSINEWA             AT          FRANKTON      7:30 PM            

MITCHELL        AT          LOOGOOTEE                 7:30 PM            

MORRISTOWN             AT          SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)     7:30 PM            

MOUNT VERNON (POSEY)    AT          BOONVILLE    8:00 PM            

MUNSTER        AT          GARY WEST     8:00 PM            

NEW ALBANY AT          PROVIDENCE               7:30 PM            

NOBLESVILLE               AT          BROWNSBURG            7:30 PM            

NORTH DAVIESS          AT          NORTH KNOX                7:30 PM            

NORTH DECATUR       AT          KNIGHTSTOWN            7:30 PM            

NORTH JUDSON         AT          CASTON           8:00 PM            

NORTH NEWTON        AT          FRONTIER        8:00 PM            

NORTHEASTERN         AT          TRI        7:30 PM            

NORTHFIELD AT          BLUFFTON       7:30 PM            

NORWELL        AT          HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:30 PM        

ORLEANS         AT          PAOLI                 7:30 PM            

PARKE HERITAGE        AT          FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 7:30 PM           

PENN  AT          SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON             7:30 PM            

PERRY CENTRAL         AT          NORTHEAST DUBOIS                             8:00 PM            

PERRY MERIDIAN        AT          FRANKLIN        7:30 PM            

PIKE     AT          NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 7:30 PM           

PIKE CENTRAL              AT          TELL CITY         8:00 PM            

PIONEER          AT          CULVER            7:00 PM            

PLAINFIELD    AT          GREENWOOD              7:30 PM            

PLEASANT VIEW CHRISTIAN               AT          LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN     7:30 PM              

PLYMOUTH     AT          WARSAW          7:45 PM            

PRINCETON    AT          SOUTH SPENCER       8:00 PM            

PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY   AT          UNION (MODOC)       6:00 PM            

RENSSELAER CENTRAL         AT          BOONE GROVE            7:30 PM            

RISING SUN    AT          SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)           7:30 PM            

RIVER FOREST              AT          MARQUETTE CATHOLIC        8:00 PM            

RIVERTON PARKE       AT          NORTH VERMILLION 7:30 PM           

SHAKAMAK     AT          EDGEWOOD                 7:30 PM            

SHELBYVILLE AT          NEW PALESTINE          7:30 PM            

SHENANDOAH             AT          LAPEL                7:30 PM            

SILVER CREEK              AT          SCOTTSBURG 7:30 PM          

SOUTH BEND ADAMS              AT          NEW PRAIRIE 7:30 PM           

SOUTH BEND RILEY  AT          ELKHART          7:30 PM            

SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS)    AT          WASHINGTON TWP.  8:00 PM            

SOUTH DEARBORN   AT          SOUTH RIPLEY             7:30 PM            

SOUTH DECATUR       AT          WALDRON      7:30 PM            

SOUTHRIDGE AT          NORTH POSEY             8:00 PM            

SPRINGS VALLEY        AT          WHITE RIVER VALLEY              7:30 PM            

SWITZERLAND COUNTY        AT          SHAWE MEMORIAL   7:30 PM            

TIPPECANOE VALLEY              AT          LAVILLE             7:30 PM            

TRI-CENTRAL AT          TAYLOR             7:30 PM            

TRITON              AT          NORTH MIAMI               7:30 PM            

TRI-TOWNSHIP            AT          WEST CENTRAL           8:00 PM            

UNION CITY    AT          DALEVILLE       7:30 PM            

UNION COUNTY         AT          OLDENBURG ACADEMY        7:30 PM            

VINCENNES LINCOLN            AT          BLOOMFIELD 7:30 PM            

VINCENNES RIVET     AT          SHOALS                           7:00 PM            

WABASH          AT          ROCHESTER                  7:45 PM            

WAPAHANI      AT          MONROE CENTRAL   7:30 PM            

WES-DEL          AT          EASTBROOK                  7:30 PM            

WEST VIGO     AT          TERRE HAUTE SOUTH             7:30 PM            

WESTERN BOONE      AT          DELPHI              7:30 PM            

WESTVIEW      AT          PRAIRIE HEIGHTS       7:30 PM            

WHEELER        AT          HAMMOND NOLL       8:00 PM            

WHITELAND   AT          DECATUR CENTRAL  7:30 PM            

WHITKO            AT          NORTHWESTERN       7:45 PM            

WINCHESTER AT          CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 7:30 PM           

WOODLAN      AT          SOUTHERN WELLS    7:30 PM            

PAAC CROSSOVER

ANDERSON PREP       AT          INDIANAPOLIS HERRON        7:30 PM             7TH

SETON CATHOLIC      AT          BETHESDA CHRISTIAN           7:30 PM             5TH

UNIVERSITY    AT          INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE             7:30 PM             3RD

LIBERTY CHRISTIAN  AT          PARK TUDOR 7:30 PM             1ST

PUTNAM COUNTY TOURNAMENT

LOSER GAME 2             VS.        LOSER GAME 1             6:00 PM             3RD

WINNER GAME 2         VS.        WINNER GAME 1         7:30 PM             1^ST

====================================================================

INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL MATCH-UPS

NORTHERN HOSTS

LAPORTE 
BRACKET 
CLASS 2A | 4 PM CT | ANDREAN VS. BREMEN 
CLASS 4A | 7 PM CT | PENN VS. CROWN POINT 

MARION
BRACKET 
CLASS 1A | 1 PM ET | CARROLL (FLORA) VS. MONROE CENTRAL 
CLASS 2A | 4 PM ET | OAK HILL VS. ALEXANDRIA MONROE 

JIMTOWN 
BRACKET 
CLASS 1A | 4 PM ET | MARQUETTE CATHOLIC VS. FREMONT 
CLASS 4A | 7 PM ET | VALPARAISO VS. NORTHRIDGE 

BELLMONT 
BRACKET 
CLASS 3A | 1 PM ET | EAST NOBLE VS. BELLMONT 
CLASS 4A | 4 PM ET | FORT WAYNE SNIDER VS. NORWELL 

WINAMAC COMMUNITY 
BRACKET 
CLASS 3A | 4 PM ET | KANKAKEE VALLEY VS. FAIRFIELD 
CLASS 3A | 7 PM ET | CULVER ACADEMY VS. HIGHLAND   

LAPEL 
BRACKET 
CLASS 2A | 1 PM ET | LAPEL VS. RENSSELAER CENTRAL 
CLASS 3A | 4 PM ET | CONNERSVILLE VS. MACONAQUAH 

WARSAW COMMUNITY 
BRACKET 
CLASS 1A | 4 PM ET | WEST CENTRAL VS. ELKHART CHRISTIAN 
CLASS 2A | 7 PM ET | WHITKO VS.EASTSIDE 

FRANKFORT
BRACKET 
CLASS 1A | 1 PM ET | NORTH MIAMI VS. FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 
CLASS 4A | 4 PM ET | MCCUTCHEON VS. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN

SOUTHERN HOSTS

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL
BRACKET 
CLASS 2A | 4 PM ET | HERITAGE CHRISTIAN VS. UNION COUNTY 
CLASS 4A | 7 PM ET | PENDLETON HEIGHTS VS. CENTER GROVE  

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 
BRACKET 
CLASS 4A | 1 PM ET | COLUMBUS NORTH VS. EVANSVILLE REITZ 
CLASS 4A | 4 PM ET | BLOOMINGTON SOUTH VS. FLOYD CENTRAL 

GREENCASTLE 
BRACKET 
CLASS 3A | 4 PM ET | RONCALLI VS. CATHEDRAL 
CLASS 4A | 7 PM ET | LAWRENCE CENTRAL VS. PIKE 

CHARLESTOWN 
BRACKET 
CLASS 2A | 1 PM ET | EASTERN (PEKIN) VS. AUSTIN 
CLASS 3A | 4 PM ET | SILVER CREEK VS. JENNINGS COUNTY 

TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO
BRACKET 
CLASS 2A | 4 PM ET | PARKE HERITAGE VS. MONROVIA 
CLASS 3A | 7 PM ET | BREBEUF JESUIT VS. NORTHVIEW  

BOONVILLE 
BRACKET 
CLASS 2A | 1 PM CT | EVANSVILLE MATER DEI VS. NORTH KNOX 
CLASS 3A | 4 PM CT | WASHINGTON VS. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL  

SHELBYVILLE
BRACKET 
CLASS 1A | 4 PM ET | TRI VS. GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 
CLASS 1A | 7 PM ET | TINDLEY VS. TRINITY LUTHERAN 

JASPER
BRACKET 
CLASS 1A | 1 PM ET | EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN VS. WHITE RIVER VALLEY 
CLASS 1A | 4 PM ET | BORDEN VS. ORLEANS 

========================================================

INDIANA WRESTLING

SEMI-STATE

BRACKETING IS HOSTED BY USABRACKETING.COM. CREATE A FREE ACCOUNT TO VIEW RESULTS. USER GUIDE 

1. EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (JOHN C. BARATTO ATHLETIC CENTER)
9 AM CT 
WATCH ON IHSAATV.ORG   
FEEDER REGIONALS: CROWN POINT, HOBART, LOGANSPORT, PENN.

2. FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE (ALLEN COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL COLISEUM)
9 AM ET
WATCH ON IHSAATV.ORG 
FEEDER REGIONALS: CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), GOSHEN, JAY COUNTY, PERU. 

3. NEW CASTLE (NEW CASTLE FIELDHOUSE)
9 AM ET 
WATCH ON IHSAATV.ORG 
FEEDER REGIONALS: NORTH MONTGOMERY, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, PERRY MERIDIAN, RICHMOND. 

4. EVANSVILLE F. J. REITZ (FORD CENTER)
9 AM CT
WATCH ON IHSAATV.ORG 
FEEDER REGIONALS: BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, CASTLE, JEFFERSONVILLE, MOORESVILLE. 

================================================================

INDIANA STATE WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.iswa.com/

INDIANA MAT: https://indianamat.com/

================================================================

INDIANA GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING

STATE FINALS

FRIDAY, FEB. 13, 2026
GATES OPEN AT 4:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM CT
6 PM ET / 5 PM CT | SWIMMING PRELIMINARIES  
HEAT SHEETS | PSYCH SHEETS | PRELIM RESULTS

SATURDAY, FEB. 14, 2026
GATES OPEN AT 6:45 AM ET / 5:45 AM CT 
9 AM ET / 8 AM CT | DIVING PRELIMINARIES, SEMIFINALS 
1 PM ET / 12 PM CT | CHAMPIONSHIP/CONSOLATION FINALS IN ALL SWIMMING EVENTS; DIVING FINALS 

===================================================================

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

NORTHERN KENTUCKY 84 IU INDY 81

DETROIT MERCY 77 WRIGHT STATE 74

YOUNGSTOWN STATE 86 OAKLAND 82

ROBERT MORRIS 85 CLEVELAND STATE 68

GREEN BAY 76 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 59

MURRAY STATE 74 INDIANA STATE 72

ILLINOIS STATE 86 VALPARAISO 64

ILLINOIS CHICAGO 80 DRAKE 70

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 86 EVANSVILLE 60

OREGON STATE 90 SAN FRANCISCO 63

HAWAII 89 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 74

UC SAN DIEGO 68 UC DAVIS 51

UC SANTA BARBARA 76 UC RIVERSIDE 68

CAL STATE FULLERTON 86 LONG BEACH STATE 82

CAL POLY 79 UC IRVINE 73

=================================================================

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#21 NORTH CAROLINA 94 SMU 42

#18 KENTUCKY 75 TEXAS A&M 55

#22 TENNESSEE 98 MISSOURI 53

#10 OKLAHOMA 81 FLORIDA 74

#9 LOUISVILLE 86 WAKE FOREST 67

#20 MARYLAND 81 PENN STATE 62

#17 TCU 83 #12 BAYLOR 67

#5 VANDERBILT 86 #4 TEXAS 70

#14 OLE MISS 80 ARKANSAS 57

#7 MICHIGAN 80 NORTHWESTERN 58

NORTHERN KENTUCKY 59 MILWAUKEE 56

LIBERTY 58 UTEP 48

SOUTHERN INDIANA 81 TENNESSEE STATE 55

FLORIDA STATE 85 BOSTON COLLEGE 76

SYRACUSE 84 PITTSBURGH 51

WRIGHT STATE 78 DETROIT MERCY 61

NORTHERN IOWA 91 INDIANA STATE 79

MISSISSIPPI STATE 85 GEORGIA 71

CLEMSON 67 GEORGIA TECH 65 2OT

MINNESOTA 84 NEBRASKA 67

UC DAVIS 88 UC SAN DIEGO 80 3OT

UC RIVERSIDE 69 UC SANTA BARBARA 62

UC IRVINE 84 CAL POLY 39

GONZAGA 66 SAN DIEGO 56

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 72 PEPPERDINE 62

PORTLAND 68 WASHINGTON STATE 61

SANTA CLARA 83 OREGON STATE 70

PACIFIC 56 ST. MARY’S 53

VIRGINIA TECH 79 STANFORD 67

CAL STATE FULLERTON 70 LONG BEACH STATE 62

NORTHERN ARIZONA 88 PORTLAND STATE 80 OT

CALIFORNIA 64 VIRGINIA 58

USC 79 INDIANA 73

===============================================================

MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

===============================================================

MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES

BALL STATE 3 MCKENDREE 1

LINDENWOOD 3 PURDUE FT. WAYNE 0

================================================================

COLLEGE WRESTLING SCORES

NO MATCH’S SCHEDULED

================================================================

DIVISION 1 COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES

INDIANA 23 PORTLAND STATE 0

ARIZONA STATE 7 INDIANA 6

KANSAS 10 INDIANA STATE4

SOUTH FLORIDA 4 INDIANA STATE 2

=================================================================

DIVISION 1 COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES

NO GAME SCHEDULED

=================================================================

NBA SCORES

MILWAUKEE 110 OKLAHOMA CITY 93

PORTLAND 135 UTAH 119

LA LAKERS 124 DALLAS 104

=================================================================

NHL SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED (OLYMPIC BREAK)                 

=================================================================

WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES

SAN DIEGO 3 GRAND RAPIDS 2

DALLAS 3 OMAHA 2

===================================================================

NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES

NBA

NBA ROUNDUP: LEBRON JAMES BECOMES OLDEST PLAYER TO LOG TRIPLE-DOUBLE

LeBron James became the oldest player in NBA history to record a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers went into the All-Star break with a 124-104 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.

James, 41, registered 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for his first triple-double in 36 games this season. Rui Hachimura added 21 points, Austin Reaves scored 18 off the bench and Jaxson Hayes put up 16 for the Lakers, who were playing without All-Star Luka Doncic (hamstring) for the fourth consecutive game.

Deandre Ayton (knee) missed a second consecutive game for Los Angeles, which ended a two-game losing skid. The Lakers improved to 3-0 against the Mavericks this season.

Naji Marshall and Max Christie each scored 19 points for the Mavericks, who lost their ninth consecutive game. It is Dallas’ longest losing streak since a pair of double-digit losing streaks in the 1997-98 season. Dallas rookie star Cooper Flagg sat out the game and will miss the Rising Stars contest as part of the All-Star festivities on Friday.

Trail Blazers 135, Jazz 119

Jrue Holiday recorded a season-best 31 points to go with nine rebounds and seven assists while leading Portland past Utah in Salt Lake City.

Donovan Clingan produced 23 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists as the Trail Blazers won for the fourth time in five games.

Brice Sensabaugh made five 3-pointers and scored 28 points for the Jazz, who have dropped 13 of their past 17 games. Kyle Filipowski amassed 15 points, nine rebounds and a career-best six steals.

Bucks 110, Thunder 93

Ousmane Dieng scored a season-high 19 points and added 11 rebounds for his first career double-double, leading Milwaukee to a road win over Oklahoma City.

Dieng was playing for the first time as a visitor in Oklahoma City after being dealt by the Thunder at last week’s trade deadline. He ultimately was shuffled to the Bucks in a series of trades. AJ Green added 17 points for the Bucks, who had seven players score in double figures.

Playing without primary ballhandlers Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams, plus sixth man Ajay Mitchell, the Thunder struggled to generate consistent offense. Isaiah Joe led the Thunder with 17 points, while Chet Holmgren added 16 points and 13 rebounds.

UTAH’S JAREN JACKSON JR. WILL HAVE SURGERY ON KNEE GROWTH THAT WAS FOUND DURING POST-TRADE PHYSICAL

Utah Jazz forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will undergo surgery after a post-trade physical revealed a growth in his left knee, the team announced Thursday.

Jackson consulted with several medical professionals after the localized pigmented villonodular synovitis growth was detected in an MRI. He will undergo surgery during the NBA All-Star break.

It’s unclear how long Jackson will be out. A team spokesperson said they would provide an update on his return after the surgery.

Utah acquired Jackson from Memphis as part of an eight-player deal. A rebuilding Grizzlies team received three first-round picks alongside Georges Niang, Kyle Anderson, Walter Clayton Jr. and Taylor Hendricks. Utah gained Jackson, Jock Landale, John Konchar and Vince Williams Jr.

Jackson was drafted by the Grizzlies with the No. 4 pick in the 2018 draft. He was a two-time All-Star in Memphis and the 2023 NBA Defensive Player of the Year.

Jackson has played in three games for Utah against Orlando, Miami and Sacramento. He helped the Jazz to a 115-111 win against Miami with 22 points and five assists, and a Wednesday night 121-93 rout of Sacramento with 23 points and four assists.

Jackson has averaged 19.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 blocks in 48 games this season.

SPURS’ VICTOR WEMBANYAMA ALWAYS WANTS TO WIN, AND THAT APPLIES TO ALL-STAR GAME AS WELL

At All-Star weekend last year, Victor Wembanyama was so serious about winning that he decided to find loopholes in the rules. He and then-San Antonio teammate Chris Paul were teamed up for the skills competition, thought they outsmarted it and wound up getting disqualified.

It wasn’t a great moment. But it was another example of how, to Wembanyama, winning is everything.

He’s already one of the faces of the NBA, already one of the faces of the game on a global stage, and this All-Star weekend in California might only raise his stock even higher — if that’s even possible at this point. The Spurs’ 7-foot-4 center from France is going to be one of the stars on the international squad in this new U.S. vs. the World format, and Wembanyama is making clear that he’s playing to win.

Considering how most All-Star weekends have gone in recent years, the league might find that to be a refreshing change.

“I’ve seen the All-Star Game and obviously, it hasn’t been competitive,” Wembanyama said. “And I’ve always thought, myself, that if I was in there, I’m never stepping onto the court to lose or not care. Just like at home, I’m never stepping into a board game, not caring, thinking I’m going to lose or thinking it’s OK to lose.”

This is what might separate his approach from other All-Stars. He’s serious about board games. In recent years, All-Star may as well have been a bored game. All dunks and 3-pointers, which the league grew to despise. Nobody expects players to bring a Game 7, NBA Finals approach to the All-Star Game, but Commissioner Adam Silver has long wanted players to simply take it just a little bit seriously.

Spurs coach Mitch Johnson will lead one of the two U.S. teams in the All-Star mini-tournament, meaning he’ll be coaching against Wembanyama in at least one game — possibly two if their respective squads get to the title game. He knows Wembanyama will play hard; that’s a given. What that means, we’ll all find out on Sunday.

“I think there can be a level of competitive and playing hard that can strike a balance in a game like that, where it doesn’t feel maybe like it’s too unserious, I guess,” Johnson said. “And I don’t know what that balance is and I think the players have to be the ones that set the tone in a situation like that and I think they also deserve the right — they’ve earned the right — to set that tone, whatever that tone might be.

“Those guys are there during a break for everybody else, and they give a lot of time and a lot of sacrifice to be there. And I think they all are very, very deserving to be able to voice whatever they think that experience or weekend should look like.”

The Spurs are coming into the break flying, winners of six straight and sitting No. 2 in the Western Conference. Playoffs should be on Wembanyama’s schedule for the first time, though he isn’t acting like the Spurs have locked anything up quite yet.

“I’ve seen everybody put in the work. I’ve seen everybody sacrifice things, all different kind of things,” Wembanyama said. “So, it’s very believable, but doesn’t mean it was easy by any means.”

The All-Star Game is already missing some All-Star power, with Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander having been ruled out with injuries and Dallas’ Cooper Flagg set to miss Rising Stars as well. But for as big of names as those three are — Steph is Steph, SGA is the reigning MVP from the champion Thunder and Flagg is already must-see TV — it’s easy to envision their absences just meaning more eyes on Wembanyama this weekend.

Look at what he did against a Los Angeles Lakers team that was missing Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves, among others, earlier this week: 25 points in the first quarter, 37 in the first half, finished with 40 because he barely played in the second half in a San Antonio rout.

It was classic Wemby, in a way. He didn’t care that the Lakers’ best players weren’t out there. It was a game, and in his mind, you always play games to win. It’ll be the same approach on Sunday night.

“I’ll be out there,” Wembanyama said. “Might as well win.”

JAZZ FINED $500K, PACERS $100K FOR TANKING MANEUVERS

The NBA fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 for conduct detrimental to the league on Thursday, alongside a $100,000 fine for the Indiana Pacers for violating the league’s player participation policy.

The NBA targeted Utah’s Feb. 7 matchup against the Orlando Magic and Feb. 9 matchup against the Miami Heat, in which Jazz forwards Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson Jr. were pulled from both games for the entire fourth quarter.

The league said the outcome of the games were “thereafter in doubt,” as both matchups were decided by a combined seven points. The Jazz blew a 94-87 lead at the start of the fourth in a 120-117 loss at Orlando, and they held on to beat the Heat 115-11 despite sitting their best players.

Earlier Thursday, the Jazz said Jackson, whom they acquired from the Memphis Grizzlies ahead of the trade deadline, will have surgery on his left knee that could keep him out for the rest of the season.

As for Indiana, an independent physician conducted an investigation that concluded Pacers forward Pascal Siakam and two other starters could have played in the team’s Feb. 3 bout against the Jazz, including the option of playing reduced minutes. Alternatively, the Pacers “could have held the players out of other games in a way that would have better promoted compliance with the Policy,” the league said.

“Overt behavior like this that prioritizes draft position over winning undermines the foundation of NBA competition and we will respond accordingly to any further actions that compromise the integrity of our games,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “Additionally, we are working with our Competition Committee and Board of Governors to implement further measures to root out this type of conduct.”

=====================================================================

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: MIKAYLA BLAKES, NO. 5 VANDY TAKE DOWN NO. 4 TEXAS

Mikayla Blakes scored 34 points for her fourth consecutive 30-point performance and Aubrey Galvan added 18 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 5 Vanderbilt to a convincing 86-70 victory over No. 4 Texas on Thursday night in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville, Tenn.

Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda had 11 points and four steals and Sacha Washington added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Commodores (24-2, 10-2 SEC). Vanderbilt shot 50.9% from the field and has won four straight contests since its first two setbacks of the campaign.

Madison Booker recorded 20 points, eight rebounds and three steals for the Longhorns (23-3, 8-3). Breya Cunningham tallied 14 points and Jordan Lee added 11 for Texas, which had a five-game winning streak halted.

Vanderbilt sailed to a 47-30 halftime lead and led by as many as 26. The Commodores were 21 of 25 from the free-throw line — Blakes was 13 of 15 — while the Longhorns had just nine attempts, making seven.

No. 7 Michigan 80, Northwestern 58

Down by seven points in the third quarter, the Wolverines went on a 14-0 run and pulled away from the Wildcats in Evanston, Ill.

Ashley Sofilkanich scored six of her eight points in the decisive surge as Michigan (21-4, 12-2 Big Ten) bounced back from a loss to No. 2 UCLA on Sunday. The Wolverines’ Olivia Olson compiled 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Syla Swords added 16 points and Kendall Dudley scored 12.

Caroline Lau amassed 16 points and six assists for Northwestern (8-16, 2-11), which lost its sixth game in a row. Grace Sullivan also scored 16 points while Tayla Thomas had 13. The Wildcats committed 20 turnover that led to 23 points for Michigan.

No. 9 Louisville 86, Wake Forest 67

Laura Ziegler scored 13 points and Tajianna Roberts added 12 on four 3-pointers as the host Cardinals defeated the Demon Deacons in ACC play.

Elif Istanbulluoglu added 10 points for Louisville (23-4, 13-1), which led 43-18 at halftime and never trailed. Reyna Scott contributed eight points, eight assists and six rebounds as the Cardinals won for the 16th time in the past 17 games.

Grace Oliver recorded 20 points and nine rebounds for Wake Forest (13-13, 3-11), which lost for the 10th time in the past 11 games. Milan Brown and Aurora Sorbye added 12 points apiece for the Demon Deacons.

No. 10 Oklahoma 81, Florida 74

Zya Vann made four 3-pointers while recording 18 points and four steals to help the Sooners pick up the SEC victory over the Gators at Norman, Okla.

Payton Verhulst had 16 points and nine rebounds and Aaliyah Chavez registered 16 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals for Oklahoma (18-6, 6-5). The Sooners rallied from a 13-point, second-quarter deficit and outscored Florida 27-17 in the fourth quarter to end a two-game slide.

Liv McGill had 29 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Gators (15-12, 3-9), who lost for the ninth time in the past 12 games. Me’Arah O’Neal had 14 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots and Jade Weathersby had 11 points off the bench.

No. 14 Ole Miss 80, Arkansas 57

Cotie McMahon scored 21 points as the Rebels cruised past the Razorbacks in Oxford, Miss.

Denim DeShields hit one of her four 3-pointers in the final seconds of the first quarter to put Ole Miss on top 26-16, and Arkansas never got within single digits the rest of the way. Latasha Lattimore logged 17 points and 11 rebounds, DeShields scored 12 points and Sira Thienou had 11 for the Rebels (20-5, 7-3 SEC), who recovered from a loss to then-No. 21 Alabama in their previous game.

Arkansas (11-15, 0-11) took its 12th straight loss despite getting 16 points from Taleyah Jones plus 14 points and eight rebounds from Bonnie Deas.

No. 17 TCU 83, No. 12 Baylor 67

Olivia Miles established career highs of 40 points and 10 3-pointers to fuel the Horned Frogs past the Bears in Big 12 play at Waco, Texas.

Miles had seven 3-pointers and 23 points in her team’s 25-point third quarter as TCU (22-4, 10-3) won for the fourth time in six games. Marta Suarez added 27 points and made three 3-pointers as the Horned Frogs made 15 of 29 from distance.

Taliah Scott scored 22 points as the Bears lost for just the second time in 12 games. Jana Van Gytenbeek and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs had 14 points apiece for Baylor (21-5, 10-3).

No. 18 Kentucky 75, Texas A&M 55

Tonie Morgan had 19 points and eight assists and Asia Boone also scored 19 points as the Wildcats knocked off the Aggies in SEC play at Lexington, Ky.

Clara Strack added 17 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots for Kentucky (19-7, 6-6), which prevailed for just the second time in the past seven contests. The Wildcats owned a 52-32 rebounding advantage but shot just 36.1% from the field in a contest in which they never trailed.

Ny’Ceara Pryor recorded 21 points, eight rebounds and four steals for Texas A&M (9-11, 2-9), which lost for the seventh time in its last eight games. Janae Kent had 13 points and Fatmata Janneh added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Aggies.

No. 20 Maryland 81, Penn State 62

Yarden Garzon made five 3-pointers and scored 19 points and Oluchi Okananwa added 15 points, six assists and matched her career best of six steals as the Terrapins outclassed the Nittany Lions in Big Ten action at College Park, Md.

Addi Mack scored 13 points as Maryland (20-6, 8-6) won its third straight game. Saylor Poffenbarger had 10 points, 11 rebounds and five assists and Mir McLean added 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting.

Kiyomi McMiller scored 30 points for her third straight effort of 30 or more points for Penn State (8-17, 1-13). Gracie Merkle added 13 points off the bench for the Nittany Lions, who have dropped 16 of their last 18 contests.

No. 21 North Carolina 94, SMU 42

Lanie Grant scored 15 points and Indya Nivar added 14 while making all five of her shots to help the Tar Heels cruise past the Mustangs in ACC play at Chapel Hill, N.C.

Taliyah Henderson tallied 13 points on 6-of-6 shooting and Laila Hull added 11 points for North Carolina (21-5, 10-3). The Tar Heels shot 57.6% from the field and held a 50-20 rebounding advantage while notching their eighth consecutive victory.

Zahra King scored 15 points for SMU (8-17, 1-12), which shot just 23.1% from the field. The Mustangs have lost six straight games, including a 59-point loss to Duke on Sunday in the first contest of the two-game North Carolina trip.

No. 22 Tennessee 98, Missouri 53

Janiah Barker registered 22 points and eight rebounds to help the Lady Volunteers roll to the easy SEC win over the Tigers at Knoxville, Tenn.

Talaysia Cooper added 17 points and four steals and Alyssa Latham had 15 points for Tennessee (16-6, 8-2), which had lost three of its previous four games. Nya Robertson scored 14 points and Deniya Prawl added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Volunteers, who held a 49-30 rebounding advantage.

Grace Slaughter scored 20 points for Missouri (16-11, 4-8), which lost two straight games and eight of its past 12. Shannon Dowell had 11 points for the Tigers, who shot 29.6% from the field and committed 21 turnovers.

=======================================================================

BASEBALL

PHILLIES RELEASE OF NICK CASTELLANOS WITH $20M REMAINING ON CONTRACT

The Philadelphia Phillies released outfielder Nick Castellanos on Thursday.

The move hardly was a surprise given Castellanos is owed $20 million during the final season of his five-year, $100 million contract. In addition, Castellanos found himself in a platoon role last season after being admonished for insubordination in June.

Adolis Garcia, 32, is expected to replace Castellanos in right field in the upcoming season after signing a one-year, $10 million contract in December.

Castellanos was benched on June 17, one day after reportedly making an “inappropriate” comment to manager Rob Thomson.

Thomson removed Castellanos from the outfield in favor of Johan Rojas as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning of a 5-2 victory over the Miami Marlins. That’s what prompted Castellanos to say something to Thomson that the manager deemed out of order.

Castellanos, however, noted during an Instagram post on Thursday that he was benched for the following game after bringing a beer into the dugout following his removal from the game for defensive purposes.

Castellanos, who turns 34 on March 4, batted .250 with 17 home runs and 72 RBIs in 147 games last season, his fourth with Philadelphia.

A two-time All-Star, Castellanos is a career .272 hitter with 250 homers and 920 RBIs in 1,688 games with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and Phillies.

Garcia, also a two-time All-Star, batted .227 with career lows in home runs (19) and RBIs (75) over 135 games in 2025 with the Texas Rangers.

It was the second straight season of declining production from Garcia, who set career highs with 39 home runs and 107 RBIs for the World Series champion Rangers in 2023.

BREWERS C WILLIAM CONTRERAS SIGNS 1-YEAR DEAL, AVOIDS ARBITRATION

Milwaukee Brewers All-Star catcher William Contreras avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract on Thursday.

Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, which holds a club option for the 2027 season. The New York Post, however, reported the deal is worth $9.4 million and the club option is $14.5 million.

Contreras, 28, also avoided arbitration last season and signed a one-year, $6.1 million deal. He batted .260 with 17 homers and 76 RBIs in 150 games in 2025.

A two-time All-Star, Contreras is batting .273 with 85 homers and 315 RBIs in 599 games with the Atlanta Braves (2020-22) and Brewers.

DODGERS 3B MAX MUNCY AGREES TO 1-YEAR, $10M EXTENSION

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced a one-year, $10 million extension with veteran third baseman Max Muncy on Thursday.

The deal includes a $7 million salary for the 2027 season and a $10 million club option for 2028 that includes a $3 million buyout.

He will earn $10 million in 2026.

Muncy, 35, is a two-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion entering his ninth season with L.A. in 2026.

He batted .243 with 19 homers and 67 RBIs in 100 games last season and added three homers in the playoffs.

Muncy’s World Series Game 7 homer against the Toronto Blue Jays was his 16th in the postseason, a team record.

He is a career .229 hitter with 214 homers and 604 RBIs in 1,020 games for the Oakland A’s (2015-16) and Dodgers.

========================================================================

NASCAR

CHASE ELLIOTT WINS THIRD CAREER DAYTONA DUEL, TAKING SECOND RACE

Chase Elliott took the lead on Lap 53, held off a charge from Carson Hocevar, and claimed the checkers in the America 250 Florida Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night in Daytona Beach, Fla.

The 2020 Cup Series champion, Elliott grabbed the point on Lap 53 and earned his third qualifying victory at the 2.5-mile World Center of Racing. He also won duels in 2017 and 2018.

Elliott, who led nine laps in the caution-free race, topped Hocevar’s No. 77 Chevrolet by 0.065 seconds.

Defending series champ Kyle Larson was third followed by Michael McDowell and No. 20 Toyota driver Christopher Bell as Chevrolet swept the top four spots.

Following Joey Logano’s victory in the first 60-lap qualifying race, Chase Briscoe started the second duel from the point and pulled away with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin lined up behind him and the rest of the field mostly running two-by-two.

The two Toyotas stayed up front, nose to tail, for the first 21 laps, but Ty Dillon’s No. 10 Chevrolet jumped up to second to break up the JGR run.

Meanwhile, Hendrick Motorsports’ Elliott and Larson raced side-by-side in the third row in third and fourth for the first 20 laps as the front of the field did not force the action.

At the race’s halfway, little had changed in the top five as Briscoe, Hamlin, Elliott, Dillon and Larson set the top five, but pit stops still lurked ahead with 30 to go.

With 25 circuits left, Hamlin slipped back to fifth while Ricky Stenhouse Jr. hopped up in the high line in his No. 47 Chevrolet and pushed Dillon’s bowtie.

The Chevrolets made the move with 20 to go, grabbing the lead from Briscoe’s No. 19 and bringing McDowell’s No. 71 Chevy along. Connor Zilisch moved up to fourth as pit stops loomed with 17 laps remaining.

Briscoe, Hamlin, Elliott and Erik Jones pitted first with 16 laps left, but Briscoe, who led a race-high 38 laps, came out last because he stopped short of his pit box and had to re-fire his Toyota.

Tyler Reddick and Hocevar found themselves out front after pit work, with Hamlin, McDowell and Elliott in the mix as well as the intensity picked up with just 10 laps to go.

=========================================================================

GOLF

RYO HISATSUNE (62) LEADS PACK AT AT&T PEBBLE BEACH PRO-AM

Ryo Hisatsune of Japan made 158 feet of putts on his way to a 10-under-par 62 to take the first-round lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the first signature event of 2026, on Thursday in Pebble Beach, Calif.

Compared to the field, Hisatsune lost strokes both off the tee and on approach. But his short game allowed him to make 10 birdies without a bogey at Pebble Beach Golf Links and finish his round with three birdies in a row. He carries a one-shot lead into Friday over Sam Burns (63, Pebble Beach) and Keegan Bradley (63, Spyglass Hill).

The field is playing one round apiece at Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course before spending the weekend rounds at Pebble Beach. There is no 36-hole cut at the $20 million signature event.

Hisatsune’s early highlights with the flatstick included a 28 1/2-foot birdie putt at No. 3 followed by a 39-foot birdie roll at No. 4. He chipped in from the greenside rough at No. 16 for the first of his closing trio of birdies.

“I like these greens. I like a poa (annua) green, like much easier,” Hisatsune said. “Feeling like more comfortable to playing these greens. Yeah, feeling like yeah, that’s why I can feeling more comfortable. Very lucky.”

Hisatsune, 23, qualified for the tournament via the Aon Swing 5 rankings, having earned enough FedEx Cup points in the first few weeks of the season to play his way in. Hisatsune tied for second at the Farmers Insurance Open and tied for 10th at last week’s WM Phoenix Open.

Bradley’s 11-foot putt for eagle at the par-5 seventh hole anchored his bogey-free round, the best of the day at Spyglass.

“(At No. 6) I hit a 9-iron to about two, three feet, which is never easy out here, then made that,” Bradley said. “And then hit a 5-wood to about 15 feet, made that for eagle. And then made a long one from the fringe on 8 and off to the races.”

Back at Pebble Beach, Burns shot a 7-under 29 on the back nine to surge up the leaderboard. He made 158 feet, 9 inches of putts on his round — beating Hisatsune’s mark by 9 inches.

“It was nice, I made a significant amount of putts and feel like I was hitting it pretty nice,” Burns said. “It was a good combination for today.”

Tony Finau and Patrick Rodgers shot 8-under 64s at Spyglass Hill and Chris Gotterup opened with the same score at Pebble Beach. Gotterup, who birdied his first six holes of the day, is the surprising early leader of the FedEx Cup race as he already has notched two victories this year, the Sony Open in Hawaii and the Phoenix Open.

“I was kind of just coasting along,” Gotterup said. “You don’t really realize it in the moment and then when you look up, you’re like, ‘Wow, I’m 6 under through six, that’s nice.’”

Akshay Bhatia, Andrew Novak and Tom Hoge (Pebble Beach) are tied at 7-under 65 along with Canada’s Nick Taylor (Spyglass Hill). Jordan Spieth shot a 66 at Spyglass Hill, featuring a hole-out eagle at the par-4 18th.

In his first start in the U.S. this year, Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy posted a 4-under 68 at Spyglass Hill. The defending champion’s roller-coaster card featured one eagle and two double bogeys at the par-3 third and fifth holes.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler got off to a slow start, birdieing the final hole to salvage an even-par 72 at Pebble Beach. He rallied from an opening-round 73 last week in Phoenix to finish in a tie for third, so Scheffler has something recent to draw from.

“Around these places you never know what the weather’s going to turn out to be like,” he said. “I’ll need a little bit of help up there from the weather. If we get a few more days like this, it’s going to be pretty tough for me to be able to catch up.”

BRYSON DECHAMBEAU SURVIVES MISHIT TEE SHOT, SHARES LEAD IN ADELAIDE

Bryson DeChambeau overcame a topped tee shot to record a 6-under-par 66 and gain a share of the lead on Thursday after the first round of LIV Adelaide in Australia.

DeChambeau finds himself tied with Australia’s Marc Leishman despite his tee shot on the par-5, 529-yard 10th hole at a blustery Grange Golf Club landing on the ground only feet from where he started. Luckily for the two-time U.S. Open champion, the ball took a bounce and traveled 245 yards.

“Oh yeah, it was a great line drive into the tee box and bounced it off the cart path,” DeChambeau joked. “I had a nice scuff mark.”

DeChambeau rebounded nicely. He used his fairway wood to hit the green, then made two putts to secure his birdie before blitzing through the remainder of the back nine with four birdies. The fortunate finish allowed DeChambeau to flash a smile at the end of his round.

“Last time I did that was 2021 Players Championship off the fourth tee box and it cost me The Players,” DeChambeau said while reflecting on his unintentional tee shot. “I’ve done it before.

“But that shot was more of a thin shot. I just hit too far down on the ball. I actually struck it nicely. It was a perfect strike right into the tee box. It was awesome. Got to make sure I don’t hit it with too negative an attack angle next time.”

As for Leishman, his bogey-free round allowed him a chance to ponder what it would be like to win in his home country.

“I’ve never seen an Australian win an individual title in Australia at a LIV event, which I think would be pretty special,” Leishman said.

“Obviously, I was a part of the team win in 2024, and that felt like winning a major for me. It was pretty awesome to have so many people that were equally as happy to celebrate with.

“(But) I think an Australian winning here would be massive, and it would feel different.”

Former World No.1 Dustin Johnson and Anthony Kim were one stroke back at 5-under, helping 4Aces GC hold a two-shot lead at 10-under in the team competition.

Defending champion Joaquin Niemann and Jon Rahm are part of a four-golfer contingent at 4-under. Niemann’s efforts helped Torque GC reside in a three-way tie for second place in the team competition at 8-under with RangeGoats GC and Leishman’s Ripper GC.

Former World No. 2 Cameron Smith, the Ripper GC captain, overcame a bogey on each of his first three holes to finish at even-par 72, tied for 33rd place.

ANTHONY KIM AFTER 4ACES LIV GOLF DEBUT: BLESSED TO ‘BE ALIVE’

Anthony Kim’s storybook return to the professional golf world added another chapter on Thursday when he finished his first round as a member of the 4Aces tied for third at LIV Golf Adelaide.

Kim joined Dustin Johnson’s team before the second event of the 2026 season, replacing Patrick Reed on a full-time basis. He promptly shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday and sits in a tie for third along with Johnson following the first round, just one shot off the lead shared by Bryson DeChambeau and Marc Leishman.

It’s something of a full circle moment for the 40-year-old Kim.

The one-time rising star returned from a 12-year hiatus in 2024 and played the past two seasons as a wild card. However, he was relegated after the 2025 season and had to go through the Promotions event, where he made the cut on the number before finishing third to regain his place in the league.

But it wasn’t until Reed announced his intention to return to the PGA Tour that a spot on a team finally opened up for Kim. It wasn’t an automatic yes for Kim, who said he was drawn to the 4Aces because he likes Johnson and fellow new teammates Thomas Pieters and LIV newcomer Thomas Detry.

“Obviously I wouldn’t have accepted to be on the team if I didn’t like all three of the guys,” Kim said after Thursday’s round. “Certainly being around those guys that I like, I’ll enjoy my time more.

“But I enjoy my time with my daughter and my wife. I don’t need more support than that. But to have some extra guys that I like being around is going to be very helpful.”

Family has remained at the core of Kim’s resurgence. A three-time winner across six seasons on the PGA Tour in his 20s, Kim had Achilles tendon surgery in 2012 and has been open about his rehab from drug and alcohol addiction during his hiatus from professional golf.

Kim failed to finish better than 36th and placed 50th or worse in five of 11 LIV Golf events in 2024. He played in 13 events last year, with a T25 in Dallas and a T29 in Miami his only finishes better than T44.

Kim wound up in the relegation zone, and it appeared his LIV Golf days could be numbered. But he rebounded to earn a wild-card spot in the Promotions event and then was signed to 4Aces after opening the season with a T22 in Riyadh last week.

In addition to his T22 last week, Kim closed out 2025 with a T5 at the PIF Saudi International. He has risen from 4,221st in the Official World Golf Ranking two years ago to No. 847, and that climb can continue with LIV players now receiving world rankings points for top-10 finishes.

“I think I’m delusional enough that my expectations were the same today as they were two years ago,” he said. “But now I’m actually able to produce some of the good shots.

“My goals are the same as they were when I first joined LIV. It’s to get 1% better every day, stay sober, enjoy time with my family, and whatever happens happens, because all I can do is try my best.”

It’s a worldly perspective that Kim admits he did not possess in his younger days. Those are in the rear-view mirror, and Kim now able to accept advice on and off the course.

“I think what I’m doing better is using my experience and my age to my advantage on the golf course. I’m more patient out there. Do I want to break 12 clubs some rounds? Absolutely. But I’m focusing on the next shot,” he said.

“People told me in my early 20s that that’s what I should be doing, and I don’t know if it was arrogance or confidence that I didn’t want to listen. But I’m playing smarter. I’m staying more patient. I really want nothing to do with that 20-something-year-old kid. I want to be right where I am.

“I’m very blessed to have an amazing family and be alive. This is awesome.”

==========================================================================

OLYMPICS

BROCK NELSON, US DRILL LATVIA 5-1 IN MEN’S HOCKEY OPENER IN MILAN

Brock Nelson scored two goals for the United States in a 5-1 win against Latvia in their opening preliminary-round game at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday.

Brady Tkachuk, Tage Thompson and Auston Matthews also scored, Jack Hughes had three assists and Matthew Tkachuk and Jack Eichel each had two assists for the U.S., which next plays Denmark on Saturday.

Connor Hellebuyck made 17 saves for the Americans.

Renars Krastenbergs scored and Elvis Merzlikins made 33 saves for Latvia, which plays Germany on Saturday.

The U.S. took a 1-0 lead at 5:29 of the first period.

Matthew Tkachuk received a pass from Zach Werenski along the wall in the Latvia zone and he chipped the puck into the middle to his brother, who scored from the right hash marks.

Quinn Hughes appeared to score for the U.S. again at 6:59, but Latvia challenged for offsides and was successful.

Latvia then tied it 1-1 at 7:25 when Krastenbergs swept in a rebound from in front of the crease.

The U.S. thought it scored again at 11:35 of the first on a tip-in by Nelson, but Latvia successfully challenged for goalie interference. The U.S. also hit the post and the crossbar in the opening period.

The Americans finally put one in the net that counted when Nelson received a pass while cutting through the slot. He juked Merzlikins before sliding the puck into the open net with a backhand for a 2-1 lead at 10:38 of the second.

The U.S. added a power-play goal at 17:35 of the second. Thompson received a pass to the side of the net, spun in front and lifted a backhand over the right shoulder of Merzlikins to make it 3-1.

Nelson finished off a tic-tac-toe play with 12 seconds left in the second period to increase the lead to 4-1, and Matthews tacked on another power-play goal at 2:35 of the third for the 5-1 final.

US’ JESSIE DIGGINS WINS 4TH CAREER OLYMPIC CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING MEDAL

TESERO, Italy — Sweden dominated the women’s 10km cross-country freestyle ski race on Thursday, with Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson taking their second gold-silver finish of the Milan Cortina Olympics.

U.S. skier Jessie Diggins won the bronze, her first medal of these Games and fourth career Olympic medal after a disappointing start in the skiathlon and classic sprint earlier in the Olympics.

Karlsson and Andersson had also claimed gold and silver respectively in Saturday’s skiathlon.

Their success continues a streak of Swedish domination in the sport at these Games after the Scandinavian country swept the podium in the women’s classic sprint earlier this week.

“I was trying to be really calm in the beginning and find the rhythm in the skiing, and I was like, ‘now I can pull the brakes off’ and just go with what I had,” Karlsson said.

She finished 46.6 seconds ahead of Andersson in Thursday’s interval-style 10km race.

“I was getting so much energy from the spectators. We have a lot of Swedes here cheering and our coaches were giving me times and so much energy to carry me to this gold.”

The strongest racers were seeded in the middle of the race, and the battle for silver and bronze was much closer, with Andersson beating Diggins by a few seconds.

“I think I had good pace at the beginning but then on the second lap I started to struggle and that took all the energy out of my body,” Andersson said.

“I’m happy with this silver medal once again and really impressed with the speed Frida had out in the tracks.”

Skiers contended with warmer-than-ideal temperatures on Thursday, prompting officials to salt the course ahead of the event to keep the snow compact, which could have given a slight advantage to earlier starters.

Some racers even cut the sleeves and legs off their uniforms as temperatures reached around 44 degrees Fahrenheit.

Diggins had a fall in the skiathlon, the first cross-country skiing event of the Olympics, which she has said bruised her ribs and has caused pain when skiing.

“There has been honestly some mental pain knowing this wasn’t how it was supposed to go, and it’s really hard when things out of your control are going sideways and you’re just hurting,” she said.

Diggins, 34, is competing in her fourth Olympics, previously winning gold in the team sprint in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018, and winning two medals in Beijing in 2022, silver in the mass start and bronze in the individual sprint.

=========================================================================

INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Lawrence North wide receiver Monshun Sales has narrowed his college choices to four teams including National Champion Indiana. The Five-Star recruit also has Alabama, Miami FL and Ohio State in the running for his services. The 6’5” receiver caught 37 passes for 794 yards and nine TD’s as a junior.

BREBEUF AND GUERIN TO CHANGE CONFERENCES

Current Circle City Conference members Brebeuf and Guerin Catholic will join the Hoosier Heritage Conference beginning in the 2027-28 season. Lebanon is another school joining the HHC in 2027. Greenfield Central, Mt. Vernon, New Palestine, Pendleton Heights, and Yorktown are current members in the HHC.

==========================================================================

INDIANA PACERS

HOW TO WATCH PASCAL SIAKAM IN THE 2026 NBA ALL-STAR GAME: FORMAT, TIME, AND BROADCAST INFORMATION

Pascal Siakam will take part in his fourth NBA All-Star Game this weekend in Los Angeles. Siakam is no stranger to All-Star Weekend, but the league is once again debuting a new format for the All-Star Game. This will be the third different All-Star format in Siakam’s four appearances.

In his first two All-Star appearances in 2020 and 2023, the league had the leading vote-getter from each conference draft teams to compete against one another in the All-Star Game. In both years, Siakam was drafted by Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Last year in San Francisco, the league tried a four-team mini-tournament, with the NBA All-Stars divided into three teams drafted by Inside the NBA analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kenny Smith. The three teams were joined by the winning team from the Rising Stars event to for a four-team single-elimination tournament. Siakam was drafted onto Barkley’s team, which finished as the runner-up.

This year, the league is embracing the global game with a new U.S. vs. World format that pits a team of international All-Stars against two teams of American All-Stars. The three teams will play one 12-minute game against each of the other two teams, with the two teams that finish with the best records advancing to the championship game.

All-Stars were still selected in normal fashion, with voting from fans, players, and media selecting five starters from each conference and coaches choosing seven reserves from the East and West. After the All-Stars were selected, they were sorted into three teams — the World team and two U.S. teams divided by age. The younger American All-Stars are on the USA Stars team, while the veteran American team is the USA Stripes team.

As a native of Cameroon, Siakam will compete on the World team. His teammates will include Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija (Israel), Lakers guard Luka Doncic (Slovenia), Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (Serbia), Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (Canada), Heat guard Norman Powell (Jamaica), Rockets center Alperen Sengun (Turkey), Knicks forward Karl-Anthony Towns (Dominican Republic), and Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (France). Antetokounmpo (Greece) and Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Canada) were originally on the team but are unable to play due to injury.

The World team will be coached by Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic (Serbia).

The USA Stars team is coached by Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff and includes Raptors forward Scottie Barnes, Suns guard Devin Booker, Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, Pistons center Jalen Duren, Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, Thunder center Chet Holmgren, Hawks guard Jalen Johnson, and 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey.

The USA Stripes team is coached by Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson and includes Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, Rockets forward Kevin Durant, Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox, Raptors forward Brandon Ingram, Lakers forward LeBron James, Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, and Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell. Warriors guard Stephen Curry was originally on the team but will not play due to injury.

The first game of the evening will pit Siakam and the World team against the younger USA Stars team. The winner of that game will play the Stripes team in the second game, with the Stripes team then playing the loser of the first game in the third game of the night.

At that point, the two teams with the best records will advance to the championship. If all three teams finish 1-1, the two teams with the best point differential will advance.

All four games will be 12 minutes long. Each player on the championship team will win $125,000. All players on the runner-up team will receive $50,000 and everyone on the third-place team will earn $25,000.

In addition to the new format, this year’s All-Star Game will also have a different time and broadcast network than in years past. NBC and Peacock have taken over the broadcast rights for the All-Star Game this season. With NBC also broadcasting the Winter Olympics from Milan and Cortina, the All-Star Game will tip off at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT in Los Angeles) to allow the network to air its nightly Olympic broadcast in prime time.

========================================================================

NOBLESVILLE BOOM

HILDRETH PROPELS BOOM TO WIN OVER SKYHAWKS IN THRILLER, 130-129

The Noblesville Boom (13-8), the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, outlasted the College Park Skyhawks (5-17) in a down‑to‑the‑wire finish, earning a 130-129 victory on Thursday afternoon at The Arena at Innovation Mile.

Cameron Hildreth led the way with a career‑high 34 points on 10‑of‑17 shooting, adding four rebounds, four assists and three steals. Jalen Slawson followed with another all‑around performance, totaling 29 points, seven rebounds and six assists, while going a perfect 11‑for‑11 at the free‑throw line, setting a new personal high for made free throws. Au’Diese Toney contributed 19 points and five rebounds.

Former Pacers two‑way guard RayJ Dennis delivered a monster performance in his return to Indiana, posting a career‑high 47 points and 11 assists on 16‑of‑24 shooting, including 5‑of‑7 from three. Basheer Jihad added 23 points, six rebounds and four assists, while Caleb Houstan finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists for College Park.

The Boom held a narrow 61–60 halftime lead after a gritty opening 24 minutes. Noblesville overcame an early five‑point deficit in the first quarter, responding with an 8–0 run sparked by RJ Felton, eventually closing the period on a 14–5 burst to take a seven‑point advantage. The Skyhawks answered in the second, cutting the lead to one behind an 8-0 run and outscoring the Boom 34-28 in the frame, but never reclaiming the lead. RayJ Dennis led all scorers at the break after pouring in 23 of his 47 points in the first half on an efficient 9-of-13 shooting from the field. 

The third quarter featured six lead changes, but Noblesville ultimately created separation behind a 16‑point explosion from Cameron Hildreth, marking the highest‑scoring third quarter by a Boom player this regular season. That surge pushed the Boom to a 99-92 lead heading into the final frame. In the fourth quarter, the Skyhawks refused to go away, surging ahead by four with 6:12 remaining, but the Boom countered behind the relentless play of Slawson. Holding a one‑point lead inside the final two minutes, Slawson knocked down five straight free throws to extend the advantage to four. The Skyhawks answered with three free throws of their own, setting up a final possession with a chance to win at the buzzer. Dennis rose for a tightly contested 18‑footer, but his shot fell short as time expired, sealing the Boom’s 130-129 victory.

NEXT UP

The Boom returns to action after the 2026 NBA All-Star break on Thursday against the Cleveland Charge at The Arena at Innovation Mile. Coverage will stream live on ESPN+, tipping off at 7:00 p.m. ET.

========================================================================

INDY FUEL

FUEL BEGIN DOUBLE HEADER AGAINST DIVISIONAL RIVAL KOMETS

FORT WAYNE- The Indy Fuel hit the road for the first time this week. They are headed to Fort Wayne for Friday Night Hockey in the Jungle. Friday is the first of two against each other in back-to-back nights.

SPECIAL TEAMS

The Fuel have a 33.3% power play success rate against the Komets this season, going 4 for 12 in their five meetings. Sahil Panwar netted the last power play goal for the Fuel against the Komets, which was also the game winner on January 14 when the Fuel visited Fort Wayne. On the flip side, the Fuel are 19 for 23 on the penalty kill with an 82.6% success rate. While the last game against each other had minimal penalties, going back-to-back this weekend may stir up some penalty box time.

SQUASH HOME ADVANTAGE  

Despite their overall winning streak snapping last weekend, the Fuel are still on a three-game road win streak. The Komets were also shaken up in their last home game, losing 5-0 to the Bloomington Bison. The Fuel are 2-0 in the Jungle this season and look to continue that streak Friday.

=====================================================================

INDIANA SOFTBALL

INDIANA SPLITS FIRST DAY OF LITTLEWOOD INVITATIONAL

TEMPE, Ariz. ––– On its first day of play in the Littlewood Invitational, Indiana split its first two games of the weekend. The Hoosiers defeated Portland State, 23-0, in five innings and lost narrowly to No. 22 Arizona State, 7-6, on Thursday (February 12) night.

After an extremely dominant first game, the Hoosiers nearly went 2-0 on the day, but Arizona State hit a home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to take the late lead.

Indiana’s season record now stands at 8-2 on the season.

GAME 1: INDIANA 23, PORTLAND STATE 0 (F/5)

GAME 2: No. 22 ARIZONA STATE 7, INDIANA 6

KEY MOMENTS

• Indiana’s bats exploded in the top of the first inning against Portland State, scoring seven runs and getting through the entire lineup in the top of the first.

• The Hoosier defense was lights out and had back-to-back 1-2-3 innings in the second and third inning to protect the 7-0 lead.

• The bats went off again for Indiana in the fourth inning, scoring 13 runs in the top of the frame.

• Aly VanBrandt hit both a triple and home run in the inning to complete the cycle.

• In the top of the fifth, VanBrandt hit her second home run of the game and it was immediately followed up by Alex Cooper’s solo homer.

• In the Arizona State game, after three scoreless innings, Ellie Goins broke the scoreless tie when she hit an RBI single to the pitcher to score Hannah Haberstroh and Brooke Mannon to make it a 2-0 game.

• The Hoosiers added on to the lead when Avery Parker grounded out to second to bring VanBrandt home in the top of the fifth to extend the lead to 3-0.

• Arizona State responded in the bottom of the fifth, taking a 4-3 lead on Kaylee Pond’s home run over the left field wall.

• The Sun Devils’ lead didn’t last long as Ellie Goins hit a 2-run shot in the top of the sixth to give Indiana a 5-4 lead.

• Arizona State’s Emily Schepp hit a 3-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to pull ahead 7-5.

• Avery Parker cut the lead closer, drawing it to 7-6 on a solo shot in the top of the seventh inning.

NOTABLES

• Aly VanBrandt hit for the cycle against Portland State. VanBrandt hit the cycle in order (single, double, triple, home run) and then hit another home run in her final at bat of the game.

• VanBrandt tied a single-game program record of 7 RBI in a 5-for-5 hitting performance.

• Indiana outhit Portland State, 22-1.

• The Hoosiers hit 11 extra base hits against Portland State.

• The win over Portland State increased Indiana’s win streak to five in a row.

• Ella Troutt pitched 5.0 innings against the Vikings and only allowed one hit.

• Ellie Goins hit her first home run as a Hoosier against Arizona State.

• Avery Parker recorded her third home run of 2026 against the Sun Devils.

UP NEXT

Indiana will be back at it tomorrow at noon (ET) for a game against Pacific.

=======================================================================

INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HOOSIERS FALL SHORT AT USC

LOS ANGELES – Freshman forward Maya Makalusky poured in a career-high 29 points but Indiana came up short on the road at USC on Thursday night, 79-73, at Galen Center.

KEY MOMENTS

Four players had five points to spread the wealth on offense and used a pair of 7-0 runs in the first quarter to build a 24-13 lead after one for the Hoosiers (14-12, 3-11 B1G).

USC (16-9, 8-6 B1G) started off the second on a quick 6-0 run, but the Hoosiers responded with a jumper at the free throw line from junior forward Edessa Noyan and a pair at the line to go back up seven, 28-19. On a nearly five-minute-long streak with just a bucket,

Indiana briefly fell behind with 33 seconds left before the break. Makalusky put the stamp on the first half with her second triple of the night to take a 37-35 lead at the break.

The lead would dwindle a little over two minutes into the third quarter as USC led by as many as eight with 2:56 to go. IU would be sparked on a 6-0 run would get it right back within two, 52-50.

With a three-point lead going into the fourth, the Trojans held a seven-point edge with 4:25 remaining.

The Hoosiers didn’t go quietly, keeping the game within reach on Makaluksy’s fifth 3-pointer of the nigh with two minutes to go. However, it would be their final field goal of the night.

NOTABLE

Makalusky finished with a new career-high 29 points while hitting five 3-pointers and grabbing six rebounds.

She was joined in double figures by three other players including 12 points from Noyan.

Fr guard Nevaeh Caffey (11 points) and redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont (10 points) all finished the night in double figures.

Senior guard Jerni Kiaku made her first start for Indiana on Thursday night. Kiaku had an IU career-high nine points.

The Hoosiers had a season-high 19 assists on 25 made shots including a career-high six assists from Noyan.

Noyan also had a team-high eight rebounds, three blocks and two steals.

UP NEXT

The Hoosiers head across town to take on No. 2/2 UCLA on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock.

=========================================================================

INDIANA FOOTBALL

HAINES NAMED NATION’S TOP ASSISTANT

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Honoring the nation’s top college football assistant coach, the Broyles Award added Indiana to its impressive list of winners when defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Bryant Haines was announced as the winner of the award on Thursday (Feb. 12) evening inside the Grand Ballroom of Oaklawn Resort.

It is the third-straight seasons that Haines has been in contention for the award, as he was a semifinalist in 2023 before earning finalist honors in 2024. Haines is just the second Hoosier to earn finalist honors along with Kane Wommack in 2020 and is just the seventh Big Ten assistant to win the award in its 30-year history.

Haines is the first Broyles Award winner to also claim the national title since Joe Brady of LSU in 2019 and is the 10th assistant coach to claim a national title in the same season.

His defense ranked among the top-10 nationally in a bevy of categories: rushing defense (No. 2; 77.2 ypg), scoring defense (No. 2; 11.7 ppg), turnovers gained (No. 3; 30), tackles for loss per game (No. 3; 8.1), total defense (No. 4; 266.0 ypg), interceptions (No. 6; 19) and third down conversion percentage (No. 8; .301). Indiana didn’t allow more than 24 points in a game in 2025 and limited nine of 16 opponents to 10 points or fewer.

The Hoosiers led the nation in points off of turnovers (134) and were the only FBS school with four players to log at least 11.0 tackles for loss on the season. His unit set the program standard with 46.0 sacks and held the opposition under 100-yards rushing in 13 of 16 games. The defense forced a turnover in 14 of 16 games and finished the season with at least one turnover forced in nine straight games.

Along with the statistical accolades, linebacker Aiden Fisher and cornerback D’Angelo Ponds each earned first-team All-America honors. Defensive lineman Stephen Daley, defensive back Louis Moore and defensive lineman Tyrique Tucker each earned All-America honors from various outlets, as well. A program-record seven defensive players earned All-Big Ten honors, as well, with four first-team honorees.

=========================================================================

PURDUE WRESTLING

NCAA RELEASES FIRST RPI, SECOND COACHES’ RANKING FOR 2026 WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The second coaches’ ranking and first RPI standings for the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships were released by the NCAA on Thursday.

Nine different Boilermakers were named in the release, eight in each list.

WRESTLER	COACHES’ RANKING (FEB. 12)	RPI RANKING (FEB. 12)
Blake Boarman (133 lbs)	33	29
Greyson Clark (141 lbs)	32	NR
Gavin Brown (149 lbs)	32	26
Stoney Buell (157 lbs)	20	17
Joey Blaze (165 lbs)	4	9
Brody Baumann (174 lbs)	17	17
James Rowley (184 lbs)	27	33
Ben Vanadia (197 lbs)	21	19
Hayden Filipovich (285 lbs)	NR	33

The coaches’ rankings are determined by a vote of three coaches in each weight class.  For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. Wrestlers must have eight Division I matches in the weight class to be considered, and at least one within the last 30 days.

The RPI is a calculation that consists of three factors: winning percentage, opponent winning percentage (strength of schedule) and opponent’s opponent winning percentage (opponent’s strength of schedule). Only matches against Division I opponents at the designated weight class count toward the RPI, and a wrestler needs to have wrestled 15 matches to be ranked.

The coaches’ rankings and RPI are two of several criteria that will be evaluated by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee during the at-large selection and seeding process along with head-to-head competition, quality wins, conference tournament placement, results versus common opponents and win percentage.

A full description of the entire selection process for the 2026 Division I Wrestling Championships is available at ncaa.org. The 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships will take place March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.

========================================================================

PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

PURDUE OPENS TWO-GAME HOMESTAND SATURDAY VS. RUTGERS

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team hits the final stretch of the regular season vying for a spot in the Big Ten Tournament, starting Saturday with a noon tip against Rutgers. Craig Combs and

GAME INFORMATION

Purdue (11-13, 3-10) vs. Rutgers (9-15, 1-12)

Saturday, Feb. 14

Time: Noon

TV/Stream: B1G+

Radio: 95.3 BOB FM

Live Stats: purdue.statbroadcast.com

PROMOTIONS

• National Girls and Women in Sports Day Celebration

• Honda Awards 50th Anniversary

• Alumnae Reunion

• Golden Ticket Game

• Postgame Autographs

LAST TIME OUT

After a slow start in the first, the Boilermakers battled back from an 11-point deficit on the road at Indiana, but a similar slow start proved too much to over come in a 74-59 loss in Bloomington. Avery Gordon stood tall in her first trip down south with 17 points and four rebounds. Madison Layden-Zay hit a trio of 3-pointers to finish with 15 points and six assists. 

NOTES

• Purdue held their turnovers under 10 in each of the last two games – four vs. Penn State and eight vs. Indiana. It was the first time since the 2021-22 campaign the Boilermakers committed fewer than 10 miscues in back-to-back games.

• Keeping turnovers at a minimum, Purdue has taken 44 more shots, including 21 more 3-pointers, than their opponents over the last two games, but shot just 35.4% from the floor and 24% from distance with the advantage.

• Avery Gordon recorded her fifth game in double figures this season and her fourth in the last seven outings with a 17-point performance at Indiana. The freshman is averaging 10.1 points on 65.2% shooting with six blocks and six steals over her last seven games.

• Tara Daye continues to have a career year, already surpassing her totals in points (291), field goals (108), 3-pointers (12) and free throws (63) from her first three years combined.

• Madison Layden-Zay is one of six players in Purdue history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists in a career and the first since Dominique Oden (2017-20).

• With three steals against Penn State, Madison Layden-Zay joined Caitlin Clark as the only players in Big Ten history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists, 200 steals, 200 3-pointers and 50 blocks.

• Layden-Zay has a team-high 79 assists on the year, four shy of her career high of 83 set as a junior. Layden-Zay has dished out five or more assists five times this season, one shy of her career high set during her sophomore and junior campaigns. She has four games this season with six helpers.

• After claiming the career 3-point record at Purdue, Layden-Zay has steadily climbed the charts to rank 24th in career scoring, 16th in assists, 14th in steals, eighth in games started, sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio and fifth in minutes played.

• Purdue is 18-2 since the start of last year when scoring 70 or more points and 10-2 this season. On the flip side, Purdue is 7-2 this year and 17-4 since the start 2024-25 when holding teams to 70 points or fewer.

• Purdue has spread the responsibility around this season with eight different players leading a game in scoring, nine in rebounding, eight in assists, 11 in steals and 10 in blocks.

• The Boilermakers have connected on 173 3-pointers this season, 15 away from cracking the single-season top 10.

• Tara Daye is one of four guards in the Big Ten averaging better than 12 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game this season.

• Avery Gordon and LSU’s Grace Knox are the only freshmen over the last three weeks to score 70 points at a 65% shooting clip. Gordon scored 71 points at a 66.7% rate.

• Madison Layden-Zay has played 40 minutes or more six times this season, tied for eighth most by a Boilermaker in the last 25 years, six behind the 12 of leader Katie Gearlds as a senior.

=======================================================================

PURDUE BASEBALL

SEASON OPENS IN SUGAR LAND WITH PURDUE VS PORTLAND

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Portland (22-30, 13-11 WCC in 2025) vs. Purdue (31-23, 11-19 Big Ten in 2025)

3-Game Series / Friday to Sunday, Feb. 13 to Feb. 15

Constellation Field / Sugar Land, Texas

Series Opener: Friday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. ET

Middle Game: Saturday, Feb. 14 at 12 p.m. ET (Updated Start Time)

Series Finale: Sunday, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. ET

All-Time Series: First Meetings

PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS

Friday: Cole Van Assen (Jr, RHP) vs. Portland’s Kaden Segel (Grad, RHP)

Saturday: Zach Erdman (Sr, LHP) vs. Portland’s Morgan Codron (Jr, RHP)

Sunday: Jarvis Evans (Sr, LHP) vs. Portland’s Trey Swygart (So, RHP)

SUGAR LAND, Texas – Purdue Baseball is back at Constellation Field – the Triple-A ballpark in suburban Houston – for the season-opening weekend for a fifth straight year, kicking off a seven-game, 11-day road trip in Texas with a three-game series vs. Portland.

Friday, Feb. 13 is the national Opening Day for NCAA Division I Baseball. With Feb. 1 falling on a Sunday this year, Feb. 13 represents the earliest Opening Day can be based on the third weekend in February standard that has been utilized for approximately 20 years.

Game times in Sugar Land are set for Friday at 5 p.m. ET, Saturday at noon ET and Sunday at 1p.m. ET. Saturday was originally scheduled to be a doubleheader as part of a four-game series, but the teams agreed to move to a traditional three-game set in early February. Game time was also moved up to an 11 a.m. local start due to afternoon thunderstorms in the forecast.

Constellation Field is the home of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the Houston Astros Triple-A affiliate in the Pacific Coast League. Purdue has compiled a 14-2 record at Constellation Field since 2022, sweeping South Dakota State in 2022 and Stephen F. Austin last year, along with winning three of four vs. Holy Cross (2023) and Stony Brook (2024).

The Boilermakers are 6-0 in season openers under seventh-year head coach Greg Goff. They’ve also won eight of their last nine openers since 2017. Purdue is opening its season in the same location for five straight years for the first time since 2009-13, when the Big East/Big Ten Challenge was an annual event in the Clearwater-St. Petersburg area of Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Junior Cole Van Assen as the Boilermakers’ longest tenured player and has ascended to the Friday starter role to lead the weekend rotation. He pitched very well at Constellation Field as an underclassman, working a combined 9 2/3 innings of six-hit ball. The righthander has not issued a walk in Sugar Land and both runs he’s been charged with were unearned.

Last season, Sergio DeCello homered in Purdue’s season-opening win and CJ Richmond posted a two-double game Sunday as the Boilermakers completed the sweep.

PURDUE’S 2025 LEADERS IN SUGAR LAND

• Sergio DeCello: 5-for-13, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, HBP, 5 R

• CJ Richmond: 4-for-15, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB, HBP, 5 R, SB

• Avery Moore: 2-for-8, 2B, 5 RBI, HBP, Sac Fly, R

• Cole Van Assen: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

• Gavin Beuter: 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Purdue’s 36-man travel roster for the opening weekend features 13 returnees and 23 true newcomers. Of the 20 newcomers, nine have prior Division I experience. Lefthanders Zach Erdman and Jarvis Evans were chosen to follow Van Assen in the weekend rotation. Erdman (Texas Tech) and Evans (Georgia and South Carolina) have previously pitched for power conference teams and both have worked 60-plus innings during their collegiate careers.

Portland enjoyed three straight 30-win seasons from 2022-24, posting a combined 102-66 record – a stretch punctuated with a 39-19 campaign in 2024. Last season, the Pilots finished above .500 in West Coast Conference play for the fifth straight year and won both meeting with Big Ten co-champion Oregon.

The Boilermakers have never played a team from the state of Oregon previously, but this season they’ll face Portland, Oregon State and Oregon over the first 14 games of the year. The Beavers are the final opponent at next weekend’s Round Rock Classic at the Triple-A Dell Diamond in the Austin area. Purdue also plays Wednesday evening at Rice as part of the 11-day road trip in Texas.

The Boilermakers have not played a West Coast Conference opponent since splitting two games with Gonzaga at Arizona State’s tournament in February 2015.

D1BASEBALL.COM’S BOILERMAKERS TO WATCH

• Star Power: Cole Van Assen

• Glue Guys: Eli Anderson, Aaron Manias, CJ Richmond

• Top Newcomers: Jackson Bessette, Sam Flores

• Picks to Click: Dylan Drake, Ross Highfill

• Impact Freshman: Westin Boyle

• Top 200 Starting Pitcher: Cole Van Assen

• Top Prospect, 2026 MLB Draft: Ross Highfill

=========================================================================

NOTRE DAME SOFTBALL

PURPLE-GOLD CLASSIC ON DECK FOR IRISH SOFTBALL

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame softball team continues the 2026 season this starting Friday at the Purple-Gold Classic in Greenville, North Carolina. The Irish will compete against Maryland Friday at 12:30 p.m. before taking on East Carolina and Buffalo twice each throughout the weekend.

The Irish are undefeated against this weekend’s opponents. Notre Dame is 9-0 all-time against Maryland, 7-0 historically against East Carolina and 2-0 against Buffalo.

Notre Dame is coming off a 3-3 start to the season at the NFCA Leadoff Classic last weekend. The Irish posted wins over North Carolina Central, Longwood and #21/23 Liberty.

Sophomore catcher Rebecca Eckart broke out in a big way for Notre Dame, hitting .438 with a pair of home runs and seven runs batted in. Eckart also drew seven walks, a team-high, and led the team with six runs scored to pace the Irish offense.

Notre Dame got great production in the circle, especially from last year’s 1-2 punch Micaela Kastor and Kami Kamzik. Kastor tossed a five inning no-hitter against NCCU, her first career game allowing no hits. Kamzik, who leads the team with a 2.21 ERA, pitched a complete game winning effort in the upset victory over Liberty, who made it to a Super Regional last year. Weiss, Notre Dame’s sole left hander, currently leads the team with four appearances and 16 strikeouts.

The freshmen class shined for the Irish to start the season. Hayden Kyne hit .417, including a big two-run double to extend the lead in the Longwood game. Ava Zachary hit her first home run of the season, a three-run blast to left center field against Rutgers. Jillian Torres started all six games in the outfield last weekend while Keira Murphy hit .400 in limited time at first base. Molly Conner and Lily Hagan both saw action in the circle and have 0.00 ERAs.

========================================================================

NOTRE DAME HOCKEY

HOCKEY PREPARES FOR HOME TILTS AGAINST MINNESOTA

South Bend, Ind. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey team returns to Compton Family Ice Arena this weekend to take part in the regular season series finale against the Golden Gophers of Minnesota this Friday & Saturday (February 13-14). Friday night’s tilt is scheduled for 7pm as fans are invited to Country Night at Lefty Rink. Fans will enjoy country music and contests throughout the night. On Valentine’s Day, the Irish close out the series with Minnesota in the series finale at 6pm inside Compton Family Ice Arena.

This weekend will mark the 86th & 87th matchups between both programs. The Irish and Golden Gophers will add to their final scripts of the 2025-26 season series after previously meeting in 3M Arena at Mariucci back in November. Notre Dame looks to even the season series up after previously dropping two tightly contested games in Minneapolis.

Dating back to the 1924-25 season, the Irish currently trail in the all-time series with a record of 30-49-6. At home, Notre Dame is down at the moment in the series with the Gophers with 10 wins, 16 losses, and six ties. The Irish eagerly look to get back in the win column at home after the Gophers bested them at home in last season’s series in South Bend.

The last time out against Minnesota, Notre Dame defenseman Michael Mastrodomenico notched his third goal on the season off of assists from Cole Knuble & Paul Fischer. Sophomore netminder, Nicholas Kempf recorded 62 saves in the November weekend tilt.

The Irish return home after a hard fought and closely contested series with the Wisconsin Badgers. Junior forward Evan Werner earned conference honors after a five-point weekend in Madison. Named the Big Ten Third Star of the Week, Werner recorded his first collegiate hat-trick on Friday night in an incredible comeback effort to force overtime. With four points on Friday and a goal in Saturday’s contest, the junior took over as the team’s points leader with 28 (15 goals & 13 assists).

To build off of his impressive offensive weekend against Wisconsin, Werner also contributed to the Irish powerplay unit. The special teams unit for Notre Dame is ranked fifth in the nation on the powerplay with a 28.6-percent success rate. On the weekend in Madison, the Irish were successful on 40-percent of their opportunities with Werner scoring two goals on the team’s five different opportunities on the man-up advantage. His two scores on the powerplay led the country over the weekend and gave him his sixth on the season, which is tied for a team-best with junior forward Danny Nelson.

As the Irish return to the confines of Compton Family Ice Arena, they look to carry the strong play and effort that they have been building over the past few weeks. With Notre Dame closing out their regular season series with the Golden Gophers, the Irish enter the weekend ready to add an exciting regular season finale to the 101 year old feud on ice with Minnesota.

SERIES OVERVIEW

Opponent: Minnesota (Feb. 13/14)

Location: South Bend, Ind.

Schedule: Fri. 7:00 PM | Sat. 6:00 PM

TV/Streaming: Peacock

Live Stats: FightingIrish.com

Radio: fightingirish.com/radioaffiliates/

======================================================================

NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL

NO LOVE LOST WITH GEORGIA TECH THIS SATURDAY

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame men’s basketball is coming off its first trip to Dallas since 1990. On Saturday, the Fighting Irish (11-14, 2-10) will face a team that hasn’t defeated them inside Purcell Pavilion since 1990. Notre Dame will clash with Georgia Tech (11-14, 2-10) on Valentine’s Day with a Noon tipoff on the CW.

The Irish lead the overall series 19-14, but are an impressive 13-2 at home. In fact, the Blue & Gold have won 11 straight against the Yellow Jackets inside Purcell, with the last loss being an 80-88 OT defeat on 2/24/90.

Last season, Notre Dame and Georgia Tech played twice, with each side winning on their home court. The Yellow Jackets won 86-75 in Atlanta, before the Irish got revenge a month later with a 71-68 victory in the Bend.

In that win, Markus Burton popped off for 26 points and Kebba Njie led the team in rebounding with nine. In two games vs. Georgia Tech, Braeden Shrewsberry averaged 13.5 points with a 6-13 effort from three. Coach Shrewsberry will have to rely on this young crew coming together (without Burton & Njie) to put together stops along with points on the board. Offensively speaking, the Irish have found success as of late, but more on that later.

The implications for Saturday’s game loom large – the Irish need to secure a win to push toward claiming a spot in the ACC Tournament. A win would certainly build with ND heading into a bye followed by another pivotal matchup vs. Pitt. momentum this month to claim a spot in the ACC Tournament. Important to note that Notre Dame does not play Wake Forest this season.

Georgia Tech has lost six straight since earning a tough road win at NC State on Jan. 17. They are coming off a 67-83 defeat to Wake Forest at home. Offensively speaking, Georgia Tech’s five starters lead a fairly balanced attack with all five averaging points in the 9-15 range. Baye Ndongo nearly averages a double-double at 12.7 points & 8.2 rebounds.

An interesting matchup to watch – Georgia Tech’s three point shooting vs. Notre Dame’s three point defense. GT’s highest statistical ranking is their 36.8% from three – 46th nationally & 4th in the ACC. On the flip side, ND ranks 5th in the league in 3PT FG% defense in ACC play, holding opponents to 31.7%.

LAST 5 GAMES BOX TELL A STORY OF OFFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT

The Irish offense, which struggled many times to find a groove in January, has shown improvement over the last five games. Over the first six ACC games, Notre Dame averaged 69.0 ppg on 41.4% shooting. Over the last five games, a different story – 78.8 ppg on 46.0% shooting.

In that five-game timespan, Notre Dame’s three-headed monster of Jalen Haralson, Cole Certa and Braeden Shrewsberry, are all averaging at least 15 ppg.

Jalen Haralson is playing his best basketball of the season. He’s produced three game of 20 or more points over the last five. He’s averaging 18.4 points, 4.0 rebounds & 3.5 assists in that timeframe, shooting a hot 59.3% from the field. There are only 3 players averaging 18 points, 4 rebounds & 3.5 assists since Jan. 27 (last 5 games):

– Jalen Haralson

– Cameron Boozer

– Mikel Brown Jr.

Jalen’s top game – a career high 26 points at Syracuse, with 19 coming in the 2nd half on 6-7 shooting. Not to mention, a dunk worthy of the SportsCenter Top-10

Then there’s the three point barrage duo of Cole Certa and Braeden Shrewsberry, who  average 17.8 points and 15.4 points, respectively. over the last five. The duo have combined for 39 three-pointers in that span.

Cole’s top game – a career high 34 points vs #17 Virginia. For Braeden, he’s coming off back-to-back games in double figures (18 vs FSU & 16 at SMU), totaling 34 points on a combined 9-21 from three.

FRESHMAN STANDOUT JALEN HARALSON

With such a talented ACC freshman class, Notre Dame freshman guard Jalen Haralson has flown a little under the national radar and we are here to sing his praises as to why he should be considered for ACC All-Rookie Team and All-ACC consideration. Haralson is averaging a team best 15.7 ppg in ACC play. That number ranks 4th amongst ACC freshman, just ahead of De Ridder. He’s registered double digit points in all but 3 games and has earned six games of 20+ — three in ACC play over the last five games.

He shoots an efficient 51.2% from the floor in league play – which ranks 7th amongst ACC players.

Jalen is strong and shifty when attacking the rim, converting 69.3% from within 4.5 feet. The Fishers, Indiana, native shoots 53.9% overall from two-point range, in addition to leading the team in free throw attempts (6.0 per game).

Two performances in particular have stood above the rest, starting with his career high 26 points at Syracuse. Jalen only missed one shot in the 2nd half where he totaled 19 of those points.

Then back on December 5, Jalen played hero at TCU, hitting a buzzer beater to force overtime. Down two with three seconds remaining, Haralson hit a step-back fadeaway jumper to tie it at 76-all. Haralson finished the night with 20 points & a career high 9 assists. Other ND greats over the last three decades to match Jalen’s stat line of 20 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 block: Jerian Grant in 2015 / Chris Thomas 3x (twice in 2002 and once in 2005).

SHREWSBERRY LEADING FROM THREE

Braeden Shrewsberry continues to prove he’s one of the best from deep, ranking 2nd in the ACC in three-point shooting percentage at 42.1%. That number also ranks 28th in the country. He’s converting 2.9 made threes per game which ranks 4th in the league.

Shrewsberry’s sweet spot? The corner three – where he’s draining 55.0%, which is 19.3% above the Division I average.

His best performance from beyond the arc came against Evansville when Shrewsberry scored a career-high 26 points behind a career-high 8 three pointers, shooting 80% from three (8-10). His 8 made triples tied for the 7th most in a game all-time in program history.

Braeden has drained 72 threes on the year. For comparison, he recorded 78 as a freshman and 72 in a shortened sophomore campaign.

BRAEDEN CAREER ACCOLADES

Junior guard Braeden Shrewsberry reached the 1,000-point career milestone at SMU on Feb. 10, doing so in 84 games. He became the 69th Notre Dame player all-time to reach the milestone. That number ties

Louisville for 3rd most all-time behind Duke (70) & UNC (81).

Braeden also enters Saturday’s matchup with 222 career made threes, which ranks 14th all-time. 15 more made threes (237) would move him into the program top-10.

LAST TIME OUT

Notre Dame looked offensively sound but dropped an 81-89 shootout to SMU in Dallas on Tuesday night. The Fighting Irish erased a 10-point first-half deficit and claimed a three-point lead in the second half. That’s when the Mustangs fired off a 19-2 run, but even then, the Irish battled back within six multiple times, but just couldn’t get over the hump by the final buzzer.

Notre Dame shot over 50 percent in each half, finishing the game 31-58 from the field. SMU countered with a strong shooting performance as well, finishing 32-61. The Mustangs used their size as a major strength, outrebounding ND, 38-26, to boast a 17-8 advantage in second-chance points.

Four Irish finished in double figures, led by Jalen Haralson’s 23 points on 9-13 shooting. Braeden Shrewsberry and Cole Certa each supplied 16 points, combining for a 9-18 night from three-point range. Lastly, Brady Koehler posted 11 points on 4-5 shooting, plus six rebounds.

KOEHLER SHOWING HIS POTENTIAL

Freshman Brady Koehler produced a career high 17 points at Virginia Tech, pouring in 15 in the 2nd half. Overall, he was 5-7 from the field, plus 2-3 from three & 5-6 from the stripe. Since that performance, Koehler has started in 7 straight.

Fast forward to Virginia on Jan. 27, and the freshman impressed yet again. Koehler was all over the stat sheet, recording his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds (career high). He got it done from the free-throw line, where he had a personal best 9-10. He also tied his career high of 4 blocks and set a new high for steals with 3.

Koehler recently had an 11-point showing at #24 Louisville, where he went 2-5 from three, recorded 4 blocks & set a new high in steals with 4.

Overall, Koehler has recorded 3 double-digit scoring performances over the last 5 games — 16 points vs. Virginia; 11 points at #24 Louisville; 11 points at SMU.

Koehler is shooting 51.9% from two-point range, but he’s been at his best in the midrange where he’s 58.8%.

Lastly, Koehler is averaging 7.6 points & 4.0 rebounds in ACC play on 47.5% shooting, plus 10-25 (40.0%) from three.

REBOUNDING TRANSLATES

Towt’s current rebounding rankings:

9.3 rpg ranks 28th nationally, 4th in the ACC

3.5 offensive rpg – 2nd in ACC/20th in country

5.8 defensive rpg – 5th in ACC

1,310 career rebounds – leads all active players

His 1,310 career rebounds have pushed him into the top-100 all-time list at #81.

NOTRE NOTABLES

The Irish are 11 wins away from 2,000 all-time. They would become the eighth program to achieve this feat.

Certa is averaging a team-best 17.3 ppg against ranked opposition.

Shrewsberry has produced back-to-back games in double figures (18 vs FSU & 16 at SMU), totaling 34 points on a combined 9-21 from three.

Shrewsberry is also finding tremendous success in the midrange, where he’s 46.2% (12-26).

Koehler boasts the 2nd-best three-point shooting percentage on the team at 38.5%.

Certa has produced 3 straight games in double figures, tying his career best mark. He’s totaled 48 points behind 13-34 shooting from three.

Certa is 61-68 from the free-throw line. His 89.7% would rank 3rd for a season at ND. Steve Vasturia holds the top spot at 91.0%.

NET is at 88 — 2-10 in Quad 1 // 1-2 in Quad 2// 2-1 in Quad 3 / 6-1 in Quad 4.

KenPom is at 81 — ORtg ranked 86 at 114.0 — DRtg ranked 94 at 104.3.

==========================================================================

NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S LAX

IRISH HIT THE ROAD TO TAKE ON NO. 3 BOSTON COLLEGE AND NO. 25 HARVARD

#16 NOTRE DAME @ #3 BOSTON COLLEGE  – Friday, Feb. 13 at 4 PM
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA | Fish Field House
LIVE STATS | ACCNX

#16 NOTRE DAME @ #25 HARVARD – Sunday, Feb. 15 at 1 PM
Location: Cambridge, MA | Jordan Field
LIVE STATS | New England Sports Network

It’s a weekend of ranked matchups as the No. 16 Irish hit the road as they prepare for their first conference matchup at No. 3 Boston College (0-1) on Friday, Feb. 13. for a 4:00 p.m. game at Fish Field House. The Irish will then head to No. 25 Harvard (0-0) for the Crimson’s first game of the season. This will be the first road test for the Irish this season as their 2-0 start includes wins over No. 15 Michigan and Central Michigan at home.

		BY THE NUMBERS
	1	Madison Rassas leads the ACC with nine goals after week one.
	2	Two new assistant coaches join this season as Marina Miller and Mckenna Davis joined the staff this summer.
	4	The Irish named four captains for the 2026 campaign: Julia Carr, Abby Lyons, Franny O’Brien, and Kathryn Morrissey.
	5	After recording a hat trick in the season-opening win over No. 15 Michigan, Timarky scored a career-high five goals in the win over Central Michigan.
	9	Freshman goal keeper Ceci Patterson finished with nine saves on the weekend, recording eight saves in her debut in the win over No. 15 Michigan.
	6	Rassas recorded a career-best 6 goals and 9 points in the win over Central Michigan.
	20	Freshman Uma Kowalski finished the weekend with an impressive 20 draw contols, earning ACC Defensive POTW honors. She won nine in the win over No. 15 Michigan and won 11 in the win over Central Michigan.
	12	The Irish welcome 12 freshman to this year’s squad.
	25	The 25-0 win over Central Michigan was the third regular season shutout in program history.
	10	Ten different players landing in the scoring column in the win over Central Michigan.
	15	Head Coach Christine Halfpenny heads into her 15th year at the helm of the program.

This will be the 27th matchup between the Irish and the Eagles as the Irish trail the overall series 9-17 to Boston College, with their last win over BC on March 16, 2024 in a 15-14 win in Chestnut Hill. The Irish and Crimson will meet for the sixth time in program history with the Irish trailing 2-3 in the overall series. The Irish won their last match up, coming just last season in South Bend as the Notre Dame won 8-6 at home on March 19, 2025.

OPENING WEEKEND FOR THE IRISH

The No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish opened their 2026 season with a 2-0 start at home. After defeating No. 15 Michigan in 12-10 victory, the Irish defeated Central Michigan 25-0. The win is the third regular season shutout in program history.

Sophomore preseason All-American Madison Rassas wasted no time, recording a hat trick in her first game of the season. Junior Kate Timarky recorded her sixth career hat trick in the win over Michigan as well. Junior Meghan O’Hare followed with two goals, three ground balls, and six draw controls.

The freshmen trio of Maura Irish, Grace Maroney, and Mackenzie Conley each scored their first career goals in the win with M. Irish netting two goals in her Notre Dame debut.

It was also a big night for freshmen Uma Kowalski and Ceci Patterson in their first game in an Irish uniform. Kowalski led the Irish with nine draw controls and Patterson recorded her first win in goal and finished the night with eight saves.

In the win over Central Michigan, Rassas led the offensive charge for the Irish with a career-high six goals, three assists, and nine points. She posted an impressive stat line of nine goals, three assists, five ground balls, and three caused turnovers for the weekend.

She was followed by another career-high performance from Kate Timarky who recorded a career-best five goals, two assists, and seven points. Timarky also recorded a hat trick in the season-opening win over Michigan for a total of eight goals, three assists, and 11 points on the weekend.

Freshman Charley Bacigalupo not only scored her first career goal, but went on to score her first career hat trick. The rookie midfielder finished with two assists for five points on the day.

Kowalski also scored her first career goal and absolutely dominated the draw. She recorded 11 draw controls after recording nine in the season-opening win over Michigan for an impressive total of 20 draws on the weekend.

M. rish finished with a full stat line in the win as well as the freshman recorded one goal, one assist, two points, two ground balls, two draw controls, and four caused turnovers.

Shannon Earley, Grace Maroney, Katie Mallaber, and Wynter Jock each recorded two goals a piece for the Irish. Mackenzie Conely also scored a goal in the shutout win.

O’Hare won four draw controls and caused three turnovers, followed by Abby Lyons who caused two turnovers. Sloane Ginevan grabbed four ground balls, followed by Franny O’Brien with three ground balls.

========================================================================

NOTRE DAME BASEBALL

SEASON OPENER ON THE HORIZON FOR IRISH AT FAU

Notre Dame at FAU – Game Notes (PDF)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team is ready to begin the 2026 season when they take on host Florida Atlantic University for a three-game series beginning on Friday, February 13.

Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Location	Probable Starters	TV
Feb. 13	6:30 PM	FAU	FAU Baseball Stadium	RHP Jack Radel vs. RHP James Litman	FAUSports.com
Feb. 14	4:00 PM	FAU	FAU Baseball Stadium	LHP Caden Crowell vs. RHP Tyler Murphy	FAUSports.com
Feb. 15	12:00 PM	FAU	FAU Baseball Stadium	RHP Ty Uber vs. RHP Garrett Grant	FAUSports.com

THE MATCHUP

• The Irish hold a 3-2 advantage over the Owls all-time.
• The two sides last met for a three-game series to open the 2014 season.
• Notre Dame claimed the series opener with a 9-2 decision.
• FAU took games two and three of the series by 16-6 and 13-3 scores.
• The first contest between the teams took place on March 2, 2001 when the Irish won 3-0 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

TOP TALENT

The Irish have six players listed in the D1baseball.com Preseason rankings by position.

• Sophomore Bino Watters was the 17th ranked first baseman.
• Junior Jack Radel was 29th on the  starting pitchers list.
• Junior Mark Quatrani was 49th on the catchers list.
• Graduate student Drew Berkland was 63rd on the outfielders report.
• Sophomore Oisin Lee came in at 74th on the relief pitchers list.
• Junior Davis Johnson was listed at 132nd in the outfielder rankings.

Additionally, Notre Dame had representation on the D1Baseball Impact Freshman List as Caden Crowell came in at No. 9 on the ranking.

=========================================================================

BUTLER SOFTBALL

PREVIEW: BULLDOGS TRAVEL TO NASHVILLE FOR SERIES WITH TENNESSEE STATE

DATE:                             Friday, Feb. 13 – Sunday, Feb. 15
LOCATION:                    Nashville, Tenn. / Tiger Field
LIVE STATS:                   StatBroadcast / tsutigers.com
LIVE VIDEO:                   N/A

Bulldog Bits                                                           

            at the UNI-Dome Classic in Cedar Falls, Iowa

Makena Alexander was recognized on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after batting .500 over five games at the UNI-Dome Classic. She produced eight hits that included a two home runs and a pair of doubles, producing eight total RBIs.

Hailey Conger led Butler with five runs scored after going 6-for-15 with one home run and six RBIs.

Kayla Preiss had five hits in her that included her first career home run and double.

Kate Murray picked up the first win of her career in the circle vs. Kansas City.

The Dawgs were 8-for-8 stealing bases over the five games of the tournament.

Cate Lehner currently has 195 career hits. The Butler record is 199 (Amy Hyerczyk, ’05-’08).

Series History

Butler leads the all-time series with Tennessee State: 6-1

The teams first met in 2002. Tennessee State won the first contest, and Butler has won the most recent six. The teams last met in 2018.

All seven contests have taken place in the state of Tennessee (Clarksville, Nashville, Memphis).

Comparing 2025 Seasons

Butler (26-22, 14-10 BIG EAST) – season ended in BIG EAST Tournament

Outscored by opponents, 243-236, in 2025. Two of top-5 hitters return.

Team produced a 4.57 ERA along with 3 shutouts. Two of three starting pitchers return.

___________________________

Tennessee State (23-22, 13-13 OVC) – Season ended in the OVC Tournament.

Outscored by their opponents, 255-210, in 2025. Three of top-5 hitters return.

Team produced a 6.13 ERA along with 4 shutouts. Two of four pitchers return.

========================================================================

BUTLER BASEBALL

BUTLER OPENS 2026 SEASON AT UT MARTIN

INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler baseball team will travel to Martin, Tenn., to open the 2026 season against UT Martin this weekend. The four-game series will begin Friday, Feb. 13 with a doubleheader starting at noon before single games on Saturday and Sunday. First pitch for the weekend games is scheduled for 1 p.m.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

DATE: Friday, Feb. 13 – Sunday, Feb. 15

LOCATION: Martin, Tenn.

LIVE STATS: Butlersports.com

ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

Butler posted a 15-39 record in 2025 with a 4-17 mark in conference action. BU was 5-10 at Bulldog Park and 10-29 on the road.

Butler returns 17 letterwinners from a year ago and welcomes 21 new faces to the squad for 2026.

Butler welcomed Ty Neal to the coaching staff this offseason as the program’s pitching coach. Neal was an assistant coach at Michigan in 2025, helping the Wolverines post a 33-23 overall record. They went 16-14 in the Big Ten standings and held a 4.92 team ERA. Neal has made stops at Michigan, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Indiana, Miami Ohio, and Southern Illinois. He brings nearly 20 years of coaching experience to the program and has assisted in the recruiting and development of over 50 MLB draft picks.

Freshman Grayson Bradberry was named the BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year by D1Baseball and Perfect Game prior to the start of the season. Bradberry hails from Columbia City, Indiana and earned All-Conference honors (3x), Pre-Season All-State honors, team MVP (2x), NE8 Conference Player of the Year and was chosen as a two-time team captain.

In 2025, Butler saw Jack Moroknek get drafted in the 11th round by the Washington Nationals. Moroknek led the team in hits (81), batting average (.372), total bases (153), RBIs (57), home runs (18), runs scored (57), slugging percentage (.702) and OPS (1.145) while posting one of the best individual seasons in Butler history. Moroknek was the first Bulldog drafted since Ryan Pepiot was taken in the third round of the 2019 MLB Draft.

David Ayers returns for Butler after seeing action in 49 games last season, 40 of which he earned the start in. Ayers slashed .235/.333/.431 while contributing six doubles, three triples, six home runs and 21 RBIs. He tallied 15 walks and eight hit-by-pitches while going a perfect 6-for-6 on stealing bases.

Tre Benjamin is the most seasoned returner on the mound for BU after tossing 32.0 innings a season ago. Benjamin posted an 0-1 record and a 10.13 ERA in 15 appearances while earning three starts.

Head Coach Blake Beemer enters his fourth season at the helm of the Bulldogs. Beemer helped coach back-to-back BIG EAST Freshman of the Year winners Joey Urban (2023) and Kade Lewis (2024) in his first two seasons with the Bulldogs. Beemer played a pivotal role in developing Jack Moroknek who earned All-BIG EAST second team honors a season ago before being selected by the Washington Nationals in the 2025 MLB Draft.

SCOUTING UT MARTIN

UT Martin held a 20-34 record in 2025 with a 11-14 mark in conference play. The Skyhawks were 11-12 at home and 8-19 away.

The last time the Bulldogs and Skyhawks met was in 2012. UT Martin hosted the series and won 2-1.

Cameron Greene returns for the Skyhawks after making 52 appearances a season ago, 49 of which were starts. Greene slashed .263/.391/.429 while adding nine doubles, one triple, five home runs and 26 RBIs. Greene led the Skyhawks in walks last season accumulating 32 while also going 6-for-9 on the base paths.

Jacob Sitton returns to UT Martin after making 15 appearances on the mound in 2025. Sitton made 15 starts and boasted a 3-3 record and a 5.03 ERA while tossing a team-high 77.0 innings.

Ryan Jenkins enters his ninth season at the helm of the Skyhawks and led UT Martin to a 20-34 record in 2025. 

UP NEXT

The Bulldogs will return to action on Tuesday, Feb. 17 as BU will travel to Champaign, Ill. to face off with Illinois. First pitch is slated for 4:30 ET / 3:30 CT. A link to live stats will be available on Butlersports.com.

========================================================================

IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL DROPS HOME AFFAIR TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY, 84-81

INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team ended up on the wrong side of a rock fight on Thursday night (Feb. 12), falling at home to Northern Kentucky inside the Jungle, 84-81. NKU outscored the Jaguars 57-45 in the second half after the Jaguars had built a 36-27 halftime advantage.

Junior Kyler D’Augustino led four Jaguars in double-digits with 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting and senior Jaxon Edwards finished with 16 points, five rebounds and five assists. Senior Finley Woodward contributed 15 points and six boards while Maguire Mitchell continued his hot play with 14 points and five assists.

Donovan Oday had a game-high 26 points and Dan Gherezgher closed with 24 points, five rebounds and five assists. However, the second half turned into a good ole fashioned slugfest as the two teams battered one another, leading to a myriad of replay reviews, trips to the foul line and agitated coaching staffs on both sides.

The game was tied at 66 all with 4:18 remaining after Woodward scored on a layup, but NKU (16-11, 8-8 HL) proceeded to score the game’s next six points and never relinquished the advantage. The lead grew to nine with 1:45 left and was up to 10 with 31 seconds remaining.

The Jags immediately cut the lead in half on a D’Augustino layup and after a five second violation, Mitchell hit a corner three off Edwards’ inbounds pass. After NKU’s Tae Dozier sank a pair of free throws, Woodward responded with a layup and NKU was sacked with a delay of game technical foul after previously having been warned. Edwards hit the ensuing free throw to make it 83-79 with 10 seconds to play. NKU split a pair of free throws ahead of an Edwards layup, but the Norse were able to inbounds the ball quickly to Oday and run out the final five seconds to the disdain of the home contingent.

NKU finished the game at 52 percent overall and 9-of-21 (42.9 percent) from three while also getting to the free throw line 30 times to the Jaguars’ 15. The Jags shot 47 percent overall and just 5-of-17 (29.4 percent) from three.

The Jags won the glass by a 36-34 margin and forced 15 NKU turnovers, including seven in the game’s opening minutes as they built a 10-0 lead at the 15:08 mark. The Jags led the entire first half and pushed the lead as high as 13 before setting for a nine-point edge at intermission.

NKU’s first lead came with 9:12 to play when Gherezgher swished a wing jumper for the first of five lead changes.

Sophomore Aiden Miller, starting in place of an injured Reece Hagy, finished with a team-high nine rebounds, and Micah Davis contributed five points and three assists off the bench.

The Jaguars will cap a busy week on Sunday (Feb. 15) on the road at Purdue Fort Wayne at 2:00 p.m. inside Memorial Coliseum. Sunday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and heard in Central Indiana on 1430 Indy’s Sports Ticket.

=========================================================================

BALL STATE BASEBALL

CARDS IN THE PROS: SEVEN BALL STATE BASEBALL ALUMNI INVITED TO MAJOR LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING

Seven Ball State baseball alumni have been invited to Major League spring training in advance of the 2026 season.

Outfielders Alex Call (Dodgers) and Zach Cole (Astros) and pitchers Drey Jameson (Diamondbacks), Ty Johnson (Rays), Chayce McDermott (Orioles), Kyle Nicolas (Pirates), and Tyler Schweitzer (White Sox) will each be looking to make the Opening Day rosters for their respective teams. Johnson and Schweitzer hope to make their Major League debuts this season.

“Tremendously talented group of former Ball State Cardinals,” Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. “These gentlemen had great careers at Ball State and are living their dreams!”

Below is more about how each player fared in the 2025 season. Call, Jameson and Schweitzer are set to compete in the Cactus League in Arizona, while Cole, Johnson, McDermott and Nicolas will be in the Grapefruit League in Florida this spring.

Alex Call (Los Angeles Dodgers) – The outfielder was acquired at the trade deadline from Washington and went on to win a World Series title with the Dodgers. Call slashed .267/.361/.385 in 270 at bats during the regular season with 13 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 31 RBI. The 2016 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year started in Game Four of the World Series and tallied four hits and three walks in 11 at bats during the postseason.

Zach Cole (Houston Astros) – A late season call-up by the Astros, Cole hit a home run on the first pitch he saw in the big leagues on Sept. 12 at Atlanta and posted an .880 OPS with two doubles, four home runs, 11 RBI and three steals in 47 at bats to begin his Major League career. The outfielder slashed .279/.377/.539 with 22 doubles, seven triples, 19 homers, 65 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 97 games between Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Sugarland before being called up and was named Houston’s Minor League Player of the Year.

Drey Jameson (Arizona Diamondbacks) – The right-handed pitcher worked in three games for Arizona, including a save in his 2025 MLB season debut at Wrigley Field on April 20. Jameson struck out 22 in 14.0 innings in the minors after having to miss the 2024 campaign due to injury.

Ty Johnson (Tampa Bay Rays) – Named the 2025 Southern League Pitcher of the Year, Johnson struck out 149 in 110.1 innings of work while posting a 7-6 record, 2.61 ERA and 0.94 WHIP in 26 games (20 starts) for Double-A Montgomery. The right-handed pitcher has posted a career 2.69 ERA with 269 strikeouts in 194.1 innings in the minor leagues.

Chayce McDermott (Baltimore Orioles) – McDermott punched out nine across 8.2 innings for Baltimore last season, pitching in two games each in May and September. The righthander tallied 63 strikeouts in 59.2 frames in the minors mostly at Triple-A Norfolk.

Kyle Nicolas (Pittsburgh Pirates) – In his third season in Pittsburgh, Nicolas collected 34 strikeouts in 38.0 innings of work and posted a 4.74 ERA. The 2020 draft pick tallied a 3.79 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 35.2 frames at Triple-A Indianapolis as well.

Tyler Schweitzer (Chicago White Sox) – Schweitzer posted an 8-2 record, 4.61 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 99.2 innings between Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte last year. The left-handed pitcher fashioned a 1.27 ERA for a 6-0 record across 12 games with Birmingham.

=======================================================================

BALL STATE SOFTBALL

SOFTBALL HEADS TO MEMPHIS FOR 901 CLASSIC

» THIS WEEK IN BALL STATE SOFTBALL: The Ball State softball team returns to the road Friday, when it opens play in the 901 Classic with games versus Southern Indiana (2p ET / 1p CT) and host Memphis (6p ET / 5p CT) … The three-day event will also see the Cardinals battle Kansas City Saturday (10a ET / 9a CT) and Evansville Sunday (Noon ET / 11a CT).

» THE OVERALL RECORD: Ball State enters the 901 Classic hosted by Memphis with a 1212-1192-4 (.504) overall record dating back to 1975 … The Cardinals finished the 2025 campaign with a 33-18 record to reach the 30-win mark for the 17th time in program history and the 12th time in the past 18 seasons.

» A LOOK BACK AT OPENING WEEKEND: The Cardinals went 2-3 last weekend at the FGCU Kickoff Classic, with the two wins coming versus Long Island by scores of 10-0 (5) and 12-2 (5) … Ball State opened the season with a 5-3 setback to Charlotte, while suffering an 8-7 setback to FGCU Saturday evening and a 4-0 loss to Southern Illinois Sunday morning.

 » A QUICK LOOK AT THE CARDINALS: The Ball State bats came out hot opening weekend, with the team currently ranking third in the MAC and 51st nationally with a .354 team batting average … Leading the way was redshirt junior catcher Skylinn Pogue who reached base safely in all five games and led the squad with a .467 average … Senior Lindsey DeRoeck was right behind with a .438 average and registering hits in each of the last four games … DeRoeck also led all MAC players with 10 RBIs opening weekend, while six of her seven hits went for multiple bases … Overall, all five Ball State players who started all five games produced at least a .353 batting average, while collecting 22 of the team’s 29 RBIs … In the circle, three different Cardinals earned at least one start with freshman Grace Gray making the biggest impact with a 2.33 ERA, 12 strikeouts and a complete game shutout in Ball State’s 10-0 (5) win over Long Island (Feb. 7) … Combined, Ball State’s pitching staff ranked second in the MAC and 63rd nationally with a 2.90 ERA while holding opposing batters to a .275 average … In the field, Ball State’s defense ranked second in the MAC and 60th nationally with a .976 fielding percentage, committing just three errors … In addition, the defense turned a pair of double plays and surrendered just three stolen bases.

» VERSUS THE 901 CLASSIC FIELD: Ball State owns a 15-12 record versus teams in the 901 Classic Field … Ball State will be meeting Southern Indiana for the first time in softball … Memphis won the only previous meeting between the two teams by a score of 5-1 on Feb. 9, 2018 … Ball State holds a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series with Kansas City, earning an 8-3 victory in the last meeting March 23, 2014 … The Cardinals are 12-10 all-tie versus Evansville, including a pair of wins last season at the Bellarmine Invitational, the last was a 14-6 (6) victory March 9, 2025.

BALL STATE NEWS & NOTES:

» ONE OF THE NATION’S BEST: After a breakout year in her first season with the Ball State softball program in 2025, senior Ella Whitney has earned recognition as one of the top pitcher/utility players in the country … She entered the 2026 season ranked as the No. 9 Pitcher/Utility Player in D1Softball’s Preseason Player Position Rankings … In addition, she was the 49th-ranked player in the D1Softball Preseason Mid-Major D100 Player Rankings … Including her two seasons at FIU, Whitney owns 25 pitching wins, two saves and 120 strikeouts … She is also a .301 career batter, with 108 hits, including 21 doubles and 16 home runs … Her 100th career hit was RBI single in the bottom of the third inning to drive in what proved to be the game-winning run in a 3-0 shutout over Central Michigan in the 2025 regular season finale.

» CLIMBING THE BALL STATE CHARTS: Junior Maia Pietrzak enters the 901 Classic ranked ninth in program history with a .349 (80-for-229) career batting average … She is Ball State’s active career leader with 76 career runs scored, with her 60 runs in 2025 ranking as the third-best total in a season in program history … Pietrzak also currently ranks sixth in program history with a .451 on base percentage and 16th with a .524 slugging percentage.

» ON THE BASES: Ball State was one of the nation’s craftiest teams on the base paths last season, ranking first in the MAC and 30th among all NCAA Division I programs with a 1.71 stolen bases per game average … The Cardinals opened the 2026 season with three stolen bases opening weekend with one each by Maia Pietrzak, freshman center fielder Paige Kelley and freshman pitcher/pinch runner Grace Gray … Pietrzak is currently Ball State’s active career stolen base leader, at 19, while senior outfielder Ashlee Lovett is second at 18.

» ON THE OFFENSIVE FRONT: Ball State put on an offensive clinic last season, ranking first in the MAC and 22nd nationally by averaging 6.59 runs per game … The Cardinals opened the 2026 season on a similar pace, averaging 6.40 runs per game which is currently seventh in the league and 86th nationally … Both of Ball State’s wins at the FGCU Kickoff Classic came via the run rule, with the Cardinals scoring a combined 22 runs in the two games.

» TAKING THE HIT: A pride point for the offense under the leadership of third-year associate head coach Matt Burns, Ball State batters were hit by four pitches opening weekend to rank 65th nationally … Last season, the Cardinals lead the nation by being hit 91 times, which was a BSU single season record topping the previous mark of 55 set in 2015 … The next closest team was St. John’s, which was hit 69 times over 57 games, six more than the 51 the Cardinals played … Under Burns’ offensive guidance Ball State batters have been hit by 147 pitches over the past two seasons.

»A STRONG START: Grace Gray made quite the impact in her first collegiate start, earning a complete game shutout in the 10-0 (5) win over Long Island (Feb. 7) … Over a team-high 12.0 innings of work at the FGCU Kickoff Classic, she registered a team-low 2.33 ERA and stuck out a team-leading 12 batters … Her 12 strikeouts were fourth in the MAC and 103rd nationally, while her strikeout-to-walk ratio of 6.00 is 87th nationally.

» PRESEASON PROGNOSTICATION: The Ball State softball team was picked to finish third among the 12 teams in the MAC’s annual preseason coaches’ poll … The Cardinals earned 98 total points and two first-place votes … Miami was picked to win its seventh consecutive MAC regular season titles with 116 points and eight first-place votes, while Ohio was selected second with 108 points and one first-place tally … The Cardinals also earned one vote to win the MAC Softball Championship title, with Miami and Ohio garnering five each.

======================================================================

BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

CARDINALS BEST NO. 12 MCKENDREE IN FOUR

MUNCIE, Ind. – The ninth-ranked Ball State men’s volleyball team saw its second ranked win of the season with a 3-1 (25-19, 25-20, 26-28, 25-16) victory over No. 12 McKendree. The men’s squad stamped its eighth-straight win at home in 2026 while remaining unbeaten in conference play.

The Cardinals (11-1, 3-0 MIVA) last reached the 8-0 mark at Worthen Arena in the 2013 season, spanning from March 9 to April 13.

Three different members from Ball State’s side totaled double-digit kills, led by sophomore Ryan Louis who led the match with 17 on .389 hitting. His kill total only trails his season-best of 25 which he recorded vs. Missouri S&T (Jan. 9). Louis also led the match with three service aces, setting a career high.

Wil Basilio also earned a career-high vs. the Bearcats (6-5, 1-2 MIVA), tallying 12 kills on a .308 clip to go along with seven digs. Senior outside Patrick Rogers added 10 kills with seven digs and three blocks.

Setter Lucas Machado controlled the floor with 44 assists on the night, his second-highest total this season behind the 54 he also set vs. the Miners earlier this season. Machado’s assist total was accompanied by six kills on .600 hitting with seven digs, two blocks and an ace.

Libero Victor Scherer paced the Cardinals with 13 digs, his best total this season. At the net, Will Patterson had a season-best six blocks, leading both teams.

After taking the first two sets over the Bearcats, Ball State led by three at match point until giving up two kills and a service ace to McKendree, tying the set at 24-24. The next three points were back-and-forth before two Ball State errors gave the Bearcats the momentum to take the third thanks to a kill from McKendree’s leading scorer Sam Hoskin.

The Cardinals responded well in set four, going on a six-point run to lead by nine at 18-9. Kills from Louis, Basilio and Braydon Savitski-Lynde guided Ball State through the end of the set, taking the match after a McKendree error.

The Ball State men’s volleyball team returns to Worthen tomorrow night to host conference foe No. 13 Lindenwood for Club Team Day. The match is slated to begin at 6 p.m. ET.

=========================================================================

INDIANA STATE SOFTBALL

SYCAMORES DROP PAIR ON OPENING DAY AT USF TOURNAMENT

TAMPA, Fla. – Indiana State Softball dropped a pair of contests Thursday at the USF Tournament, falling to Kansas, 10–4, before coming up short against host South Florida, 4–2, at USF Softball Stadium.

Indiana State struck first in the opening inning against Kansas. Morgan Goodrich walked and advanced into scoring position before coming home on a sacrifice fly by Hannah Welch to give the Sycamores a 1–0 lead.

Kansas responded with three runs in the bottom of the first inning and erupted for seven runs in the second to take control of the game.

The Sycamores continued to compete offensively, scoring single runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings.

Claire Connelly doubled to right center in the third to drive in a run, while Lauren Marsicek was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the fourth to force in another. Indiana State added its final run in the fifth when Hannah Welch scored on a throwing error following aggressive baserunning.

Indiana State recorded seven hits in the contest, with Madison Poulson collecting a hit and stolen base, and multiple Sycamores reaching base throughout the afternoon.

Indiana State jumped out early against the host Bulls, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning.

Morgan Goodrich walked to begin the game, stole both second and third, and later scored on a throwing error. Madison Poulson also reached base and came around to score in the inning, giving the Sycamores an early 2–0 advantage.

South Florida responded in the third inning with four runs on four hits to take a 4–2 lead.

Indiana State threatened in the second and seventh innings, putting runners in scoring position, but was unable to push additional runs across. Sophie Esposito recorded a seventh-inning single as the Sycamores attempted to rally late.

Lauren Sackett went the distance in the circle, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out multiple batters.

How They Scored

vs. Kansas

1st inning: Welch sacrifice fly (Goodrich scored)

3rd inning: Connelly RBI double

4th inning: Marsicek RBI (hit by pitch)

5th inning: Run scored on throwing error

vs. South Florida

1st inning: Goodrich scored on throwing error

1st inning: Additional run scored on defensive miscue

News & Notes

Indiana State scored first in both games Thursday

Goodrich stole multiple bases against South Florida

Connelly recorded an RBI double vs. Kansas

Sackett threw a complete game against USF

The Sycamores recorded 10 total hits across the two contests

Indiana State continues play at the USF Tournament on Friday against DePaul.

=========================================================================

INDIANA STATE TRACK

SPLIT-SQUAD WEEKEND SENDS SYCAMORES TO PAIR OF SEC MEETS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State takes part in its second split-squad weekend of the season Friday and Saturday, with the Sycamores fielding entries in the Tyson Invitational at Arkansas and the Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt.

Indiana State’s first events from Vanderbilt will start at 10 a.m. on both days of competition. Friday’s first events for the Blue and White from Arkansas start at 1 p.m., with Saturday’s action for the Sycamores starting at noon. Both meets will air on SEC Network+.

Last Time Out

Indiana State’s return to the Fall Creek Pavilion proved to be a success, as the Sycamores racked up six event wins and 18 top-three finishes at the Fairgrounds Invitational.

Ivan Weaver, Collin Forrest, Rachel Mehringer, Amy Luttrell, Jaden Smith and the men’s 4x400m relay team all claimed event wins over the course of the two-day meet. Forrest (60m hurdles), Trent Jones (400m), Hadley Gradolf (3000m), Luttrell (pole vault) and Campbell Roberts (pole vault) all set program top-10 marks during the weekend.

Weekly Winners

Indiana State accounted for half of the MVC Athlete of the Week honors after a strong showing at the Fairgrounds Invitational, with Collin Forrest and Niesha Anderson recognized by the league office Wednesday for their season-best efforts. Forrest earned MVC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week honors for his career-best performance in the 60m hurdles, while Anderson was named MVC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week following her season-best performance in the weight throw. Both Sycamore athletes posted MVC-leading marks in their respective events.

Forrest produced a career-best weekend at the Fairgrounds Invitational, winning the 60m hurdles with a finals time of 7.93. He moved up to eighth in program history in the event, and also ran a prelims time of 8.01. Forrest’s 7.93 in finals was his fourth time going under the 8-second mark this season, with the Sycamore senior being the only athlete in the conference with multiple 60 hurdles times under the 8-second barrier. Forrest’s time ranks first in the MVC, seventh in the Great Lakes Region and inside the top 100 nationally.

Anderson recorded her best weekend of the season at the Fairgrounds Invitational, finishing as the top collegiate athlete in the weight throw with a mark of 19.56m (64-4.25). She became the first athlete in the conference to clear the 19-meter mark this season, pacing a Sycamore throws group which features the top four weight throw marks in the MVC this season. The senior broke the 18-meter mark on five of her six attempts, with her season-best mark of 19.56 coming on her third throw. Anderson’s mark ranks first in the MVC, eighth in the Great Lakes Region and inside the top 50 nationally.

Forrest’s weekly conference honor is the first of his career, while Anderson earned her sixth career weekly conference honor (one 2025-26 indoor, three 2024-25 indoor, two 2023-24 indoor). Indiana State has earned nine MVC Athlete of the Week accolades during the 2025-26 indoor season, with multiple MVC weekly winners on four separate occasions (Dec. 17, Jan. 21, Feb. 4, Feb. 11).

Moving Up The Ranks

Indiana State athletes continued their ascent up the program top-10 charts, with five Sycamores recording high marks in program history at the Fairgrounds Invitational.

Trent Jones was the highest mover among Sycamore top-10 marks set during the previous weekend, running an indoor career-best time of 48.10 to climb to seventh in program history in the event. Jones was part of a 1-2 punch for the Trees atop the results at the state fairgrounds alongside Ivan Weaver (48.07).

Collin Forrest’s fourth 60m hurdles time under eight seconds was the best of his career, as the senior produced an MVC-leading time of 7.93. Forrest moved up to eighth in program history in the event.

Indiana State’s distance crew produced a program top-10 mark for the second straight week, as Hadley Gradolf clocked a career-best 3000m time of 9:48.90 to move into ninth in program history in the event

Sophomore pole vaulters Amy Luttrell and Campbell Roberts both cleared an indoor career-best mark of 3.89m (12-9), with the duo moving into a tie for 10th in program history in the event.

Going The Distance

Indiana State’s women’s distance athletes have continued to take their abilities to a new level, with three different athletes recording program top-10 marks this season.

Brittney Burak (3000m, 9:48.09), Hadley Gradolf (3000m, 9:48.90) and Halle Miller (mile, 4:56.07) have all recorded program top-10 marks this season for the Blue and White, with the Sycamore women also recording their second straight MVC Cross Country Runner-Up finish in October.

On A Mission

Indiana State sprinters Ivan Weaver and Trent Jones have been among the best 400m sprinters in the Missouri Valley Conference this season, with the Sycamore duo representing two of the top three in the event during the 2026 campaign.

Weaver owns the top time in the conference by three-tenths of a second at 47.64, while Jones’ career-best time of 48.10 at the Fairgrounds Invitational ranks third in the MVC this season. The duo both rank in the top 10 in program history in the event, with Weaver currently third and Jones ranking seventh.

Indiana State’s 4x400m relay team, which Weaver and Jones account for two of the four legs, also ranks in the top 10 in program history with its time of 3:13.93. The Sycamores’ 2026 4x400m relay ranks sixth in program history and is the fastest for the Blue and White since 2023.

Chart Toppers

Indiana State boasts the top-ranked 60m hurdles athletes on both sides in the MVC this season, with six Sycamore hurdles athletes currently occupying top-eight spots in the conference.

Collin Forrest’s career-best time of 7.93 at the Fairgrounds Invitational put him into the Valley lead this season, with the Sycamore senior being the only athlete in the conference with multiple 60 hurdles times under eight seconds in 2026. Forrest (7.93), Kieran Barnewall (8.02), David Carnell (8.04) and Parker Doyle (8.11) all rank among the top six in the conference this season.

MVC hurdles record holder Rachel Mehringer’s season-best time of 8.25 at the Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational paces the conference in 2026, with Mehringer owning the three fastest times in the conference this season (8.25, 8.33, 8.34). Mehringer and Aubrey Runyon (8.68) currently own top-eight times in the conference, with Sophie Hale (8.74) just outside the top eight.

Doing It All

Indiana State redshirt junior Janiya Bowman has been a constant figure across the Missouri Valley Conference rankings this season, entering the weekend as the only women’s athlete in the conference to rank in the top five in three individual events.

Bowman has the top 200m time in the conference at 23.98 and also owns one of the fastest 60m times in the conference at 7.45. Her long jump mark of 5.99m (19-8) ranks second in the MVC this season.

Bowman owns top-five program marks in four different events, all of which were set this season. She ranks second in program history in the 300m (39.14), third in the 200m (23.98) and fifth in both the 60m (7.45) and long jump (5.99m/19-8).

Up Next

Indiana State plays host to one final meet before the MVC Indoor Championships, welcoming competition to the Indoor Track and Field Facility for the ISU Open February 21.

========================================================================

INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

GUTSY EFFORT FALLS SHORT FOR SYCAMORES AT UNI

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Playing with just nine available players, Indiana State gave homestanding Northern Iowa everything it could handle on the road Thursday night. The Sycamores nearly overcame a 16-point deficit, but ran out of gas late in a 91-79 defeat inside McLeod Center.

Tierney Kelsey led the Trees with a career-high 27 points and six rebounds, while Jayci Allen and Clemisha Prackett came off the bench to score in double-figures with 13 and 12, respectively. Samiyah Briggs added 10 points, with Allen also leading the Blue and White with eight rebounds.

After a rough first quarter which saw the Sycamores give up seven threes, the Blue and White found their stride in the middle frames. Indiana State got 11 points between Allen and Kelsey in the second to pull within five at the break, with the Trees briefly taking a lead in the third quarter after trailing by as many as 16. UNI took the lead back midway through the third, but the Sycamores kept pace thanks to 10 points in the period from Kelsey. Indiana State was within two possessions with less than four minutes remaining, but the Trees were unable to complete the comeback as Northern Iowa held off a resilient Sycamore effort.

First Half

Indiana State got off to one of its worst starts to a game this season, as the Sycamores trailed 16-2 just over three minutes into the contest. Allen knocked down a triple to break the early shooting slump, with Kelsey and Prackett finishing through contact to pull the Sycamores closer. Kelsey added a four-point play, hitting a three while being fouled, and Allen connected on another three-ball late in the frame, as Indiana State pulled within 11 inside the final minute. The Sycamores allowed UNI to go 7-for-10 from deep in the frame, including one right before the horn to give the Panthers a 32-18 lead after one.

Allen continued her hot start with a trey to open the second, with Kayla Smith adding a three of her own to being the Blue and White within eight at 34-26. Amerie Flowers went to work down low with a pair of baskets to keep the deficit at single-digits, while Allen continued her strong start with a layup to reach double-figures. Two baskets from Prackett, along with a trey from Kelsey, pulled the Trees within three with just under two minutes left in the half before the home side generated momentum of its own. Indiana State had the last punch in the half, though, as Kelsey beat the horn with another three-ball to cut the Trees’ deficit to 51-46 after the first 20 minutes.

Second Half

Indiana State’s momentum carried into the early stages of the third, as Da’Naria Washington opened the frame with a layup in transition and Kelsey added another three as the Trees pulled within three. Prackett converted on a second chance opportunity down low, with Kelsey adding a trey on the Sycamores’ next possession to give Indiana State a 58-57 lead midway through the period. Northern Iowa retook the lead with a 7-0 run, but Briggs cut into that advantage with a three-ball of her own. Flowers tacked on another basket inside, while free throws from Kelsey and Prackett pulled the Blue and White within four points, 71-67, heading to the fourth quarter.

Following a slow start to the fourth, Prackett continued her strong second half with a layup to bring the Blue and White within five. Kelsey added a floater to tack on to her career-best outing, while Briggs converted on a pair of free throws to keep the deficit at five, 80-75, with less than four minutes remaining. Northern Iowa put the game out of reach with a 9-0 run, though, building its lead back up to double-digits for the first time since the opening half. Despite a pair of late baskets from Kelsey and Briggs, the Sycamores’ gutsy effort fell short in a 91-79 defeat.

News and Notes

Tierney Kelsey’s 27 points were tied for the most by a Sycamore in a game this season (Amerie Flowers – 27 vs. Murray State), while her five threes and six rebounds were also career-high marks.

Kelsey’s five threes were the most by a Sycamore in a game this season, with the sophomore guard becoming the first Sycamore to hit five treys in a game since Keslyn Secrist did so at Drake on Feb. 27, 2025.

Jayci Allen’s three 3-pointers matched her season high and marked the fifth time this season that she knocked down three treys in a game.

Allen scored in double-figures for the fourth straight game, while leading the Blue and White in rebounding for the second time in that span.

Clemisha Prackett made the most of her minutes with 12 points and six rebounds in just 15 minutes of action. Prackett was a team-high plus-six on the evening.

Indiana State’s 28-point second quarter was its highest-scoring quarter since scoring 32 in the third quarter against Valparaiso on New Year’s Day.

Indiana State struggled from behind the arc in recent weeks, but the Sycamores knocked down 10 treys at a 37 percent clip in Thursday’s game.

The 10 threes were the most for the Sycamores in a conference game this season, and the most for the Blue and White against a Valley foe since hitting 11 against Drake on Feb. 27, 2025.

The Sycamores took full advantage of their extra opportunities, converting 14 offensive rebounds into a season-high 20 second chance points.

Indiana State committed just 11 turnovers in Thursday’s game, despite not having starting point guard Kennedy Claybrooks available.

Indiana State outscored Northern Iowa 61-59 across the last three quarters, including a 49-39 advantage for the Blue and White in the middle two frames (28-19 in the second, 21-20 in the third).

Up Next

Indiana State closes its two-game Iowa road swing Saturday afternoon with a 3 p.m. contest at Drake.

=========================================================================

INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

SECOND-HALF RALLY BY SYCAMORES COMES UP SHORT AGAINST RACERS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball fell to Murray State in a close game Thursday night, 74-72.

Camp Wagner led five Sycamores scoring in the double-digits with 15 points, followed by Ian Scott, Bruno Alocen, Xavier Hall, and Enel St. Bernard all with 12. St. Bernard recorded a game-high eight rebounds, while Hall chipped in five assists.

Murray State went on the offensive early, holding a 7-4 lead at the first media break at 15:31. The Racers furthered their lead with a 6-3 run stopped by a two-pointer from Wagner. The scoring stayed even with the teams going 6-6 over the next 3:33 to set the score at 19-13 Murray State.

The Racers took back momentum with a 14-2 run to give Murray State a 18-point lead with 4:10 left in the first half. Alocen drilled a three-pointer to stop the Racers’ run. Shots fell back and forth with both teams scoring six points before Murray State took the last four points going into the break to set the score at 43-21 Racers.

Sterling Young started the scoring for the second half with a three-point jumper sparking an 8-6 run in favor of the Sycamores stopped by a free throw by Murray State. Indiana State worked to build momentum going on a short seven-point run. After about two minutes of scoreless play the Racers landed a three-pointer, but the Trees were undeterred going on a 13-point run to bring the score to 52-49 Murray State.

The Racers worked to extend back their lead with a 9-2 run stopped by a triple from Alocen. The Sycamores stayed aggressive over the next two minutes to bring the score to 69-58 in favor of the Trees before the Sycamores brought the game within three points with an eight-point run off baskets from Hall (2) and Scott (6). The Sycamores finished with a slight 6-5 advantage, but it wasn’t enough to catch the Racers in their 74-72 victory.

News and Notes

For the 5th game this season, the Sycamores had five players scoring 10+ points

The last time this occurred was January 14, 2026, vs. Illinois State.

The Sycamores recorded 15+ assists tonight for the first time since January 24 vs. Drake with 16 tonight.

Every player who saw action tonight recorded a rebound.

In the second-half the Sycamores turned the ball over just two times, while forcing the Racers to turn it over nine times.

At halftime the Sycamores had 11 turnovers to the Racers’ five.

Of the 17 field goals made in the second-half, 12 of them were assisted.

In the first half, Murray State recorded 24 points in the paint, while the Sycamores’ defense only allowed eight in the second half.

With 18 points in the paint, this ties the season low for points in the paint

This season, the Sycamores are 2-15 when allowing their opponents to score 74+ points.

The Sycamores are 2-5 this season in games that are decided by 3 or fewer points.

Enel St. Bernard recorded a perfect game from the field for the seventh time this season. He also tied his season high of three steals and set a new career high with six free throws made.

All eight of his rebounds were recorded in the second half.

Bruno Alocen tied his season high of three three-pointers made. He also set a season high of three-pointers attempted with seven.

Xavier Hall recorded his third-straight game with five assists.

Cooper Bean recorded his first MVC rebound.

Sivert Wærstad Nordheim recorded his first career assist.

Five of the Sycamores scored the majority of their points in the second half:

Camp Wagner: 13 of 15

Enel St. Bernard: 11 of 12

Xavier Hall: 9 of 12

Ian Scott: 9 of 12

Sterling Young: 6 of 9

The Sycamores’ have played in close games in nearly every conference game.

December 18 (Bradley) – loss – tied at end of regulation

December 29 (Belmont) – win – tied at end of regulation

January 1 (Northern Iowa) – loss – within three points with 2:17 left

January 4 (Drake) – loss by two

January 10 (Evansville) – loss by three

January 17 (Murray State – loss by four – within two with :19 left

January 21 (Bradley) – loss – within three with :17 left

January 27 (UIC) – loss by two

January 31 (Valparaiso) – loss by four – tied at end of regulation

February 12 (Murray State) – loss by 2

Conference margin: -4.3

Up Next

Indiana State takes to the road Sunday, February 15 to face Valparaiso. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.

=========================================================================

PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

PURDUE FORT WAYNE HOSTS RANKED MIVA OPPONENTS

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s volleyball team looks onto their next MIVA opponents, No. 13 Lindenwood (Feb. 12) and No. 12 McKendree (Feb. 13), after winning four straight.

Game Day Information
Who: No. 13 Lindenwood
When: Thursday, February 13 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Watch:Link
Live Stats:Link
Tickets:Link
Game Notes:MIVA | Purdue Fort Wayne

Game Day Information
Who: No. 12 McKendree
When: Friday, February 13 | 6 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Watch:Link
Live Stats: Link
Tickets:Link
Game Notes:MIVA | Purdue Fort Wayne

Know Your Foes

Lindenwood is coming into the match on an eight match win streak, starting the season 8-1 with their only loss to No. 3 Long Beach State in the season opener. The Lions have beaten three ranked teams this season: No. 12 CSUN, No. 7 Loyola Chicago and No. 11 Lewis. Lindenwood is tied for first in the MIVA after the first weekend, going 2-0. The Lions flexed their offensive power during the first weekend, sitting atop of MIVA stats for points per set (18.57), kills per set (13.71), hitting percentage (.367), service aces per set (3.00), assists per set (13.29) and opponents digs per set (5.43). Lindenwood has been the second best team in service aces nationally this season, averaging 2.68 a set. Setter Zach Solomon is third in the nation in both aces per set (0.81) and assists per set (10.94). Solomon was named AVCA National Player of the week and MIVA Offensive Player of the Week after his performance last week, his second MIVA OPOTW selection this season. Luke Kraft is also top 10 nationally in service aces per set, sitting at sixth with 0.61. Senior Brendan Louthain leads the Lions on offense with 4.11 points per set and 3.23 kills per set.

McKendree has started the season 6-4, 1-1 in MIVA play. The Bearcats have beaten No. 10 Penn State twice and No. 11 Lewis this season, while taking losses to No. 1 UCLA, No. 3 Long Beach State and No. 7 Loyola Chicago. McKendree ranks fourth nationally in both assists per set (12.29) and digs per set (10.24), along with 10th in kills per set (12.82). The Bearcats’ 11 digs per set rank first in MIVA play through the first weekend. Nate Flayter is fourth in the nation in assists per set with 10.82. Sam Hoskin (3.88), Tyler Tripp (3.60) and Bryce Wetjen (3.60) lead the offensive charge for McKendree, all averaging over 3.60 points per set. Hoskins won a MIVA Offensive Player of the Week award earlier this season (Jan. 27) and Tripp collected two consecutive MIVA Defensive Player of the Week awards (Jan. 20 and Jan. 27). Flayter also leads the defensive end of the floor for the Bearcats with a team-high 2.24 digs per set.

Series Histories

The Mastodons hold a narrow 15-13 series history lead over Lindenwood. The Lions took both meetings last season, Logan Muir had 12 and 20 kills in each meeting.

The ‘Dons are 13-11 against McKendree through the programs histories. The Bearcats won all three contests last season, including a MIVA Quarterfinal victory.

Blocked By Fozzy!

Kaden Fosdick was selected as the MIVA’s Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday (Feb.10). The junior aided the Mastodons to a 2-0 weekend and into a four match win streak. Fosdick rejected a total of 12 attacks against Northern Kentucky (Feb. 6) and Daemen (Feb. 8) for an average of 2.00 blocks per set, best in the MIVA for the week. The Wisconsin native had seven blocks and a dig during Purdue Fort Wayne’s first MIVA victory over the Norse. Fosdick had another five blocks in the victory over the Wildcats.

‘Dons This Season

The Mastodons are on a four match win streak after going 2-0 over the weekend, including a win in their first MIVA contest. The ‘Dons are now 4-2 on the season, with wins over (RV) NJIT and No. 20 Charleston at home, while losing to No. 12 CSUN during the Under Armour Challenge. Purdue Fort Wayne is eighth in the nation in blocks per set with 2.56, led by Casey Lyons who is fifth nationally with 1.29. The Mastodons are also first in MIVA play for blocks per set with 3.83. Hunter Hopkins comes in at ninth in the nation for assists per set for 10.24. The ‘Dons are first in MIVA play in limiting opponent’s kills per set (8.33) and hitting percentage (.049). Carlo Huisden leads the MIVA in points per set during association play with 5.17. Kaden Fosdick rings up as first in the MIVA in blocks per set with 2.00 and second in the association in service aces per set, 1.00.

Last Time Out

Purdue Fort Wayne took down Northern Kentucky in straight sets (25-12, 25-22, 25-17) on Friday night (Feb. 6) during the Mastodons’ first MIVA match. Carlo Huisden led the match with 12 kills, to go along with five block assists and six digs. Hunter Hopkins finished with 29 assists. Owen Banner and Andrew Mayer each tallied five digs.

The Mastodons picked up their fourth straight win on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 8), beating Daemen in the ‘Dons’ fourth five-set match of the year (25-21, 21-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-7). Ethan Skalski ensured a Purdue Fort Wayne victory after putting away seven of the Mastodons’ nine kills in the final set. Logan Muir led the match with 18 kills on a .533 percentage, with four aces and five block assists. Carlo Huisden finished with 14 kills on a .520 clip, along with seven digs. Hunter Hopkins assisted on 52 kills for the Mastodons. Raul Papaleo Jr. finished with a career-high six digs.

‘Dons In Five

Purdue Fort Wayne is 3-1 this season in five-set matches, all at home, only losing the season opener to Missouri S&T. The Mastodons have beaten (RV) NJIT, Maryville and Daemen in the fifth set this year.

Preseason All-MIVA

Logan Muir was selected for the Preseason All-MIVA Team on December 15. Muir was named to the 2025 All-MIVA Second Team following last season. The Junior led the Mastodons in points (464.5), kills (391) and service aces (41) last year. He was second in the MIVA in kills per set (4.39), aces per set (0.41) and points per set (5.19) during conference play. Muir’s 5.09 points per set ranked fifth in the nation. The California native also was 10th in the MIVA in hitting percentage with .299. Muir recorded double-digit kills in 19 of the ‘Dons’ 26 matches. He hit a career-high 23 kills in three sets at McKendree, the third most in the program’s rally scoring era.

Coming Up

Purdue Fort Wayne tackles their first MIVA road trip, taking on Northern Kentucky for the first time in Highland Heights, Kentucky (Feb. 19) before heading to No. 11 Ohio State on Saturday (Feb. 21).

========================================================================

PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL

PHOENIX TOP MASTODONS ON THURSDAY NIGHT

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Purdue Fort Wayne fell 76-59 to Green Bay on Thursday (Feb. 12) evening at the Kress Center in a Horizon League men’s basketball contest.

Corey Hadnot II led the Mastodons with 16 points. Deangelo Elisee added a career-high 10 points.

The night belonged to Green Bay’s Justin Allen. He had 34 points on 13-of-20 shooting. Allen helped the Phoenix open the game on a 13-0 run. The Mastodons fell behind by as many as 19 in the first half. Yuval Levin followed with a three, Hadnot had two free throws and Elisee finished with a dunk to get the ‘Dons down only 12 with 4:18 remaining at 30-18. But Green Bay won the final four minute of the half and took a 42-32 lead to the locker room.

Green Bay finished at 58.1 percent (25-of-43) from the floor and 23-of-28 at the line. The ‘Dons shot 43.5 percent (20-of-46) and made 15-of-18 at the stripe.

Green Bay improves to 15-12 (10-6 Horizon League). The Mastodons fall to 14-12 (8-7 Horizon League).

Purdue Fort Wayne is back in action on Sunday (Feb. 15) for a 2 p.m. start against IU Indy. It is Senior Day for the ‘Dons.

=========================================================================

PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

‘DONS DROP MATCH TO NO. 13 LINDENWOOD

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s volleyball team dropped their first MIVA match of the season, coming at the hands of No. 13 Lindenwood in straight sets (25-20, 25-23, 25-20) on Thursday evening (Feb. 12).

Both teams began the match by feeling each other out, trading small runs and hitting around .150 for the set. The Lions claimed the first stretch with a 4-0 run, which the Mastodons replied to with a 5-0 streak. The ‘Dons held a 15-14 lead at the first media break and the set remained close until an 18-18 tie. Following another two points from Purdue Fort Wayne, Lindenwood ran off on a 7-0 run to finish the set at 25-20.

The Mastodons forced an early set timeout from the Lions at 10-6 after a 4-0 run pushed the ‘Dons into the lead. Later in the set Lindenwood stole the lead from Purdue Fort Wayne with a 5-0 scoring spree. The Mastodons kept it close the remainder of the set, but eventually lost the second frame 25-23.

The ‘Dons stormed out of the extended set break with a 6-1 run to claim their largest lead of the match. The Lions slowly chipped away at the Purdue Fort Wayne lead, taking over by the media timeout at 15-12. Lindenwood flexed their offensive power in the final frame, hitting .591 to take the final set 25-20.

Lindenwood won the service ace battle with six on the night, compared to two from the Mastodons.

Carlo Huisden was the only ‘Don to reach double-digit kills, finishing with 10 and four digs. Hunter Hopkins tallied 26 assists on the night. Andrew Mayer accrued five digs through the three sets.

Purdue Fort Wayne drops to 6-3 on the year, 1-1 in MIVA play. No. 13 Lindenwood extends their win-streak to nine on a 9-1 record, an undefeated 3-0 in MIVA play. The Mastodons will take on No. 12 McKendree tomorrow night (Feb. 13) on the Arnie Ball Court.

=========================================================================

EVANSVILLE TRACK

TRACK & FIELD HEADS TO NASHVILLE FOR MUSIC CITY CHALLENGE

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville track & field team travels to the Music City on Friday to take place in the Indoor Music City Challenge. Hosted by Vanderbilt, the two-day meet begins on Friday before wrapping up on Saturday. Live results can be found here, while the event will be streamed live on SECN+. 

Competing Teams

Alabama, Arkansas State, Austin Peay, Belmont, Carson Newman, Chattanooga, Cumberland University, University of the Cumberlands, East Tennessee State, Eastern Michigan, Evansville, FAU, FIU, Harding, Indiana, Kennesaw State, Lee, Lincoln Memorial, Lipscomb, University of Louisiana Monroe, Louisville, Marian, Memphis, Mercer, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi College, Mississippi State, Murray State, New Orleans, North Dakota State, Northern Kentucky, Oberlin, Oglethorpe, Ole Miss, Purdue, Samford, South Alabama, Southeastern (Fla.), Southern Indiana, Southern Miss, Tennessee Tech, Transylvania, Troy, Tulane, UAB, UAH, UT Martin, Vanderbilt and Xavier

Meet Details
Meet Schedule
Meet Information
Vanderbilt Indoor Meet Day Info

Last Time Out

On January 23 at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic, Taylor Johnson reset her own indoor 400 meter dash program record of 56.99 seconds to earn one of two second place finishes on the day. Her time of 25.25 seconds in the 200 meter dash was second in program history and her mark of 9.67 in the 60 meter hurdles was good for third in program history.

========================================================================

EVANSVILLE SOFTBALL

ACES SOFTBALL TRAVELS TO 901 CLASSIC IN MEMPHIS

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In its second tournament of the 2026 campaign, the University of Evansville softball team travels to Memphis for the 901 Classic. The tournament runs Friday through Sunday as the Purple Aces will face Kansas City, Miami Ohio, USI, Memphis, and Ball State.
 

Evansville at 901 SB Classic
Game One	UE vs. Kansas City | Friday, Feb. 13 | 10:00 a.m. CST | Live Stats
Game Two	UE at Miami Ohio | Friday, Feb. 13 | 3:00 p.m. CST | Live Stats
Game Three	UE vs. USI | Saturday, Feb. 14 | 11:00 a.m. CST | Live Stats
Game Four	UE at Memphis | Saturday, Feb. 14 | 1:00 p.m. CST | Live Stats | ESPN+
Game Five	UE vs. Ball State | Sunday, Feb. 15 | 11:00 a.m. CST | Live Stats
UE Softball	Softball Home Page | Twitter

Last weekend, UE was in Macon, Ga. for the Heart of Georgia Classic. UE picked up a pair of victories against Maine highlighted by a 4-1 season-opening win last Friday.  Sophomore Kate Ridgway tossed her first collegiate no-hitter while picking up two victories for the Aces. Friday’s opener saw Ridgway strike out eight batters in a no-hitter against Maine. Her efforts helped UE take the 4-1 victory.

Against North Carolina A&T, Ridgway allowed three runs in five innings while striking out seven more batters. She regrouped on Sunday versus Maine, earning win #2 of the weekend. In 5 1/3 innings, she allowed one run on two hits while striking out seven.

Jess Willsey led the Purple Aces with nine hits, a .529 average, and .619 on-base percentage in the Heart of Georgia Classic. She tied for team highs with five RBI, four walks, and two home runs. In Friday’s win over Maine, Willsey went 2-3 with a home run, double, and walk. The first match-up against Mercer saw her picked up three hits in four plate appearances while adding her second home run, two runs, and two RBI. She opened Saturday going 2-4 with a double and walk versus North Carolina A&T before adding two more hits and two RBI in Sunday’s finale against Maine.

Maliyah Wilkins had a strong debut weekend with the UE softball program batting .250 with four RBI, four walks, and a .400 on-base percentage. In her first game against Maine, Wilkins went 1-4 with two RBI in the season-opening victory. Friday’s game versus Mercer saw Wilkins draw three walks while scoring a run before picking up a hit on Saturday against North Carolina A&T. Wilkins added her third RBI of the weekend in the rematch versus Mercer before completing the weekend with a big game in the win over Maine. She went 2-3 with a run, walk, and RBI.

=========================================================================

EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

ACES BEGIN FOUR GAME HOMESTAND FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST BRADLEY

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s basketball team begins a season-long four game homestand on Friday night, hosting Bradley at Meeks Family Fieldhouse. Tip-off is set for 7 PM, marking a special “Aces After Dark” game that includes a neon Aces shirt and glow stick/bracelet giveaway for fans. 
 

Evansville vs. Bradley | Friday, February 13 | 7 PM
Site | Location	Meeks Family Fieldhouse | Evansville, Ind.
Links	7 PM CT:  Live Stats | TV:  ESPN+
Follow the Aces	Women’s Basketball Site  |  Twitter  |  Instagram | Game Notes

 
Series History   
– Friday’s matchup marks the 65th all-time meeting between Evansville and Bradley
– The Braves lead the all-time series, 41-23
– Evansville captured a 55-45 victory in the two teams’ meeting in the River City a season ago.

Raising Her Game
– Freshman BreAunna Ward has broken out over the last three weeks 
– Despite not scoring in double figures in any of the first 18 games of the season, Ward has scored in double figures in four of the last six games
– At UIC on Saturday, Ward filled up the stat sheet with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists
– Ward’s 9 rebounds and 5 assists were both season highs

Elite Company
– Camryn Runner continues to establish herself as one of the top players in the country 
– As of Friday, Runner is on pace to become just the third player in the nation since the 2008-09 season to average 17.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 0.5 blocks per game
– Runner joins Florida’s Liv McGill (2025-26) and Iowa legend Caitlin Clark (2021-22) as the only players to boast that stat line

Scouting the Opponent
– Bradley enters Friday’s game with a 16-8 record and a 9-4 record in MVC play
– The Braves sit in third place in the MVC standings, a half game ahead of Illinois State
– Bradley is coming off a 85-75 road win over Indiana State on Saturday
– Offensively, Bradley is led by Kaylen Nelson, who ranks third in the MVC with 18 ppg

Follow Along
Friday’s game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Live stats are available at GoPurpleAces.com.

========================================================================

EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL

ACES FALL TO SALUKIS IN ROAD CONTEST

CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois utilized a 22-0 first half run to finish with an 86-60 victory over the University of Evansville men’s basketball team on Thursday evening at the Banterra Center.

Evansville rallied in the opening half with a 23-6 run to close the gap to single digits before the Salukis fended off a rally in the latter half to finish with the victory. Bryce Quinet led the way for UE with 20 points while Josh Hughes scored 14. Quinet’s scoring tally matched his career high, which came against Bradley in January. AJ Casey added seven points and a game-high nine boards. All five SIU starters scored in double figures with Rolyns Aligbe recording 18 points.

“Southern Illinois came out and hit some threes to take a big lead but I am proud of how we responded at that time. Our guys hit some big shots and fought back,” UE head coach David Ragland said. “I give our group a lot of credit for how they continued fighting but it was one of those nights where SIU was able to hit their shots and fight off every challenge we made.”

Significant runs by both teams highlighted the first half of play. Bryce Quinet hit the first two shots of the night for the Purple Aces giving them a 4-3 lead. Josh Hughes hit UE’s first 3-pointer of the evening to solidify a 7-5 lead before the Salukis knocked down consecutive triples to take their first lead at 11-7 five minutes in.

After Leif Moeller’s first field goal of the night made it an 11-9 game, Southern Illinois reeled off 22 points in a row to take a 33-9 lead with nine minutes remaining in the half. SIU hit eight shots in a row at one point while holding the Aces scoreless for a stretch of almost seven minutes.

Kaia Berridge got Evansville back on track with a triple that helped his squad get back in the game. Over the next six minutes, the Aces outscored the Salukis by a 23-6 margin to get back within seven points at the 2:14 mark. Quinet added five points during the run while Alex Hemenway connected on a pair of 3-pointers including the one which capped off the stretch.

Southern Illinois posted the final four points of the half to take a 43-32 edge at the break. Both teams shot well in the period with SIU finishing at 51.6% and UE hitting 50.0% of its attempts. Quinet had nine tallies in the opening period for UE.

Out of the half, SIU hit its first two attempts to go back up by 15. Hughes connected from downtown to cut back into the deficit before the Salukis extended the lead back to 21 points – 56-35 – with 14:26 remaining. Southern Illinois held a 62-42 lead heading into the final 12 minutes when the Aces made another rally.

Holding SIU to six consecutive missed baskets, UE scored eight in a row to make it a 12-point game. Trent Hundley completed the run with a triple at the 7:50 mark. Seven in a row by SIU pushed the lead to 19 points and the advantage would reach a game-high of 28 points in the final minute before basket at the final second finalized an 86-60 final.

The Salukis shot 52.3% in the win while the Aces shot 40.7%. SIU out-rebounded UE by a final tally of 40-25 while scoring 48 points in the paint. UE will be back inside the Ford Center on Wednesday, Feb. 18 to face UIC.

=========================================================================

EVANSVILLE BASEBALL

BASEBALL TO OPEN 2026 CAMPAIGN FRIDAY IN GEORGIA

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team begins their 2026 campaign this weekend, as they travel to Kennesaw, Georgia for four games. Evansville opens with a doubleheader on Friday, taking on Marshall and Kennesaw State, before playing Marshall again on Saturday and wrapping up the weekend with another game against Kennesaw State on Sunday. The weekend begins at 10 AM CT on Friday against Marshall. 
 

Evansville at Kennesaw State/Marshall | Friday, February 13 – Sunday, February 15 | 10 AM, 3 PM, 10 AM, 2 PM CT
Site | Location	Mickey Dunn Stadium at Henssler Financial Field | Kennesaw, Ga.
Links	Friday, 10 AM CT vs. Marshall:  Live Stats  | TV:  N/A             Expected Pitching Match-Up:  UE LHP Kenton Deverman (3-7, 5.61 ERA) vs. Marshall LHP Bryce Blevins (6-6, 6.14 ERA)    Friday, 3 PM CT vs. Kennesaw State:  Live Stats  | TV:  ESPN+             Expected Pitching Match-Up:  UE RHP Max Hansmann (1-1, 6.57 ERA) vs. Kennesaw State RHP Cooper McMullen (1-0, 3.68 ERA)                   Saturday, 10 AM CT vs. Marshall:  Live Stats  | TV: N/A             Expected Pitching Match-Up:  UE LHP Kevin Reed (3-6, 7.25 ERA) vs. Marshall RHP Drew Harlow (6-7, 5.61 ERA)                                  Sunday, 2 PM CT vs. Kennesaw State:  Live Stats  | TV: ESPN+             Expected Pitching Match-Up:  UE TBA vs. Kennesaw State TBA
Follow the Aces	Baseball Site | Twitter  | Game Notes

First Pitch
– This weekend, Evansville travels to Kennesaw, Ga. to open the 2026 campaign against Kennesaw State and Marshall
– ESPN+ will have the broadcast for both games against Kennesaw State

Mound Maturity
– Evansville returns 53 of 54 starts on the mound from a year ago
– 30 of those starts come from Kenton Deverman, Kevin Reed, and Max Hansmann, all of whom were key pieces in the Aces’ 2024 Super Regional run
– In total, Evansville returns 86% of their innings pitched from 2025, including their seven most used arms

A True Ace
– Kenton Deverman returns to Evansville for his junior campaign as one of the most accomplished pitchers in the Missouri Valley Conference
– Deverman burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2024, emerging as the Friday night starter to help the Aces win the MVC Tournament and NCAA Greenville Regional before falling to eventual National Champions Tennessee in the Knoxville Super Regional
– Deverman was named First Team All-MVC, MVC Freshman of the Year, NABC Freshman All-American, and ABCA/Rawlings All-Region
– Last year, Deverman established himself as an elite control artist by issuing just eight walks on the season, the fewest among qualified pitchers in the Missouri Valley Conference
– The left-hander finished the year third in the country in fewest walks allowed per nine innings (1.07), and ranked ninth in the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.38)
– Over the summer, Deverman made four starts for the Cotuit Kettleers in the Cape Cod League

Prized Freshman
– Two-way player Wyatt Pennington enters the season as one of the most anticipated freshmen in the MVC
– Pennington took home Preseason Freshman of the Year honors from both D1Baseball and Perfect Game
– A three-time First Team All-Hoosier Crosssroads Conference selection at Avon High School, Pennington was named the Hoosier Crossroads Athlete of the Year and helped Avon to the Final Four in the state playoffs

Opponent History
– Evansville will take on Marshall for the first time in program history this weekend
– The Aces have played two series at Kennesaw State, coming in 2013 and 2018
– The Owls hold a 5-1 advantage, sweeping the Aces in 2018 and winning two of three in 2013

=========================================================================

VALPO SOFTBALL

SOFTBALL LOOKS TO REMAIN PERFECT AT TRUNCATED SKYHAWK INVITATIONAL

Valpo (4-0, 0-0 MVC)

at Skyhawk Invitational (Martin, Tenn.)

Feb. 13 – at UT Martin (3-2) – 9:30 a.m. | vs. Saint Louis (2-3) – noon

Feb. 14 – vs. Saint Louis – 9:30 a.m.

Next Up in Valpo Softball: After going undefeated on opening weekend of the 2026 season, the Valpo softball team continues early-season action this weekend at UT Martin’s Skyhawk Invitational. The Beacons will play the host Skyhawks once and Saint Louis twice over two days.

Previously: It was a perfect start to the campaign last weekend for the Beacons at the DePaul Dome Tournament, as Valpo earned wins in all four of its games, beating Green Bay twice and Detroit Mercy and Oakland once apiece.

Looking Ahead: Vegas, baby, Vegas. The Beacons head out to Las Vegas next week for the UNLV Rebel Classic.

Following Valpo Softball: Every game of this weekend’s tournament will have live stats available via ValpoAthletics.com. Most home games and most MVC road games will be broadcast on ESPN+, while select nonconference games will have video streams depending on the host.

Head Coach Mike Armitage (24-30 [.444] at Valpo, 2nd season; 93-97 [.489]

overall, 5th season): Mike Armitage is in his second season as head coach of the Valpo softball program after being hired as head coach on June 6, 2024. In his first year at Valpo, Armitage guided the Beacons to 20 wins – the program’s winningest season since 2018 and an 11-win improvement over the previous season. Valpo posted a six-win improvement within MVC play, finishing with its highest total of Valley wins, its most MVC series wins and its best Valley regular season finish since 2018 as well. Prior to Valpo, Armitage spent three seasons as head coach at Minnesota State Moorhead, posting the first back-to-back 30-win seasons in MSUM program history in 2023 and 2024 after inheriting a Dragons program which had not finished above .500 since 2007.

Series Records: Saint Louis – Valpo owns a slim 5-4 edge in the all-time series against the Billikens, a series which dates back to 1984. The most recent meeting saw SLU earn an 11-0 victory at the Dome in Rosemont Feb. 9, 2023. Valpo’s last win in the series came back in 1997, with only two matchups since then.

UT Martin – The Skyhawks own the 4-1 advantage in the series and won the most recent meetings at Chattanooga’s Frost Classic Feb. 23, 2024, 11-2.

Wicked Weather: It wouldn’t be outdoor spring sports season before weather-related changes, as before even playing their first outdoor game of the campaign, the Beacons have had schedule adjustments this weekend. After originally being scheduled to play five games over three days, Valpo’s schedule has been truncated to three games over two days.

A Perfect Start: Valpo swept its four games on opening weekend at the DePaul Dome Tournament, starting 4-0 for the fifth time in program history and just the second time against all D-I opponents. The 2017 squad started 5-0 for the best start by a Valpo team, while the 1986, 2000 and 2002 teams all faced at least two non D-I opponents en route to a 4-0 start.

Plating Runs: The Beacons scored 33 runs over their four wins on opening weekend, plating at least six runs in each game. Valpo scored 11 times in the season-opening win over Detroit Mercy and 10 runs in the Saturday win versus Green Bay, the program’s first time scoring double-digit runs in consecutive games since 2020, when it plated 11 against Bethune-Cookman Feb. 29 and turned around to score 12 versus Stetson March 1.

Walk This Way: A big reason for Valpo’s offensive success on opening weekend was its collective discerning eye at the plate. The Beacons drew nine free passes in each of their first three games of the weekend before taking 10 walks in the win over Oakland, tied for fifth-most in a single game in program history. It marks the first time in program history Valpo has earned at least nine walks in four consecutive games. Mack Gallagher and Grace Hollopeter led the way with seven walks each, while Kim Rodas drew five walks.

Big Innings: The Beacons utilized big innings in each of their first three wins of the season on their way to victory, highlighted by their nine-run second inning against Detroit Mercy – a frame which consisted by five singles, five walks and one hit batter. The nine-run inning was the program’s largest single-inning output since scoring 12 in the third inning versus Seton Hall Feb. 8, 2014. Valpo then plated five runs in the second inning of its Saturday win over Green Bay before turning around Sunday and scoring six in the fifth inning against the Phoenix.

Walk It Off: After three big wins to start the season, Valpo faced adversity for the first time in its final game of opening weekend against Oakland, but successfully navigated an early four-run deficit, scoring three in the fourth and two in the fifth to take the lead. The Golden Grizzlies tied the game with a run in the top of the seventh before Mack Gallagher’s RBI single scored Sophia Leitzen to walk off with a 6-5 victory. The walk-off was the Beacons’ first since winning in their final at-bat against Evansville March 29, 2025. It was Valpo’s first walk-off victory in nonconference play since a game-ending home run against Cleveland State March 8, 2020.

National Ranks: The Beacons ended opening weekend ranked among the nation’s best in categories encompassing all three phases of the game. At the plate, Valpo is second in walks and third in on-base percentage. In the circle, the Beacons are seventh in strikeout/walk ratio and 23rd in ERA, while in the field, they rank 16th in field percentage.

V Races Into Record Book: One season after cracking Valpo’s single-season top-10 for stolen bases by going a perfect 17-for-17, sophomore Madison Vrastil made her mark in the single-game department on opening weekend. Vrastil stole one base in the first inning, one in the second inning and two in the third inning of the Beacons’ Saturday win over Green Bay, establishing a new Valpo single-game record with four stolen bases. The record was the highlight of a weekend which saw Vrastil go 7-for-13 with four walks and a team-best six runs scored.

Syd Stands Out: Sydney McDermott was nearly perfect in the circle in the season opener against Detroit Mercy, giving up just one hit – a looping liner that tipped off the edge of the glove of the leaping shortstop – and striking out nine in the shutout win. The victory was the first of three on opening weekend for McDermott, who tossed the first five innings of Sunday’s blanking of Green Bay and then threw the last two frames as Valpo defeated Oakland. For the weekend, McDermott posted a 0.58 ERA and struck out 17 batters over her 12 innings.

Ms. Jackson Is For Real: Sophomore Marissa Jackson paced the Beacons on opening weekend in batting average and on-base percentage. Jackson picked up at least one hit in all four games, including two multi-hit games, and finished 6-for-10 at the plate. Adding in a pair of walks and a hit by pitch, Jackson posted a .692 on-base percentage over the first four games, tops among MVC players.

Making an Impact: Senior Grace Hollopeter made an immediate impact on the Valpo lineup in her first weekend as a Beacon. Batting in the second spot in the order, Hollopeter went 4-for-10 with seven walks, scored five runs and drove in four. She also played a flawless third base, handling all eight of her chances. Hollopeter ranks 36th among current D-I players with 114 career RBIs and 37th with 279 career total bases.

Quick-ly in the Groove: After not pitching past March 26 last season due to injury, sophomore Caitlyn Quickle had little rust on her arm as she made her return to action at the Dome. Quickle pitched a perfect final two innings on Saturday as Valpo defeated Green Bay, and then was instrumental in giving the Beacons a chance to rally against Oakland, entering in the first inning and eventually throwing 4.2 innings of three-hit shutout ball.

Making Debuts: Hollopeter was one of two transfers to make their Valpo debut on opening weekend, as Cadan Brinkman appeared in all four games, including a start at DP in the Saturday win over Green Bay. Three freshmen saw action as well for their collegiate debuts – Addie Young and Lillian Martinez both appeared in all four games, with Young making a pair of starts, while Ava Goodman got her debut in the circle to close out the Sunday Green Bay win.

Who’s Back: Valpo returns 15 letterwinners from last year’s squad for the 2026 campaign, a group which accounted for 85.3% of the team’s at-bats and 100% of the innings pitched last season. The Beacons also return two pitchers – Mia Carroll-Greeves and Kayla Purdy – who sat out the entirety of their first season on campus in 2025.

Who’s New: Valpo welcomes six newcomers to the program this season. Transfers Grace Hollopeter and Cadan Brinkman join from Purdue Fort Wayne and Campbell, respectively, while Addie Young, Jenna Flessner, Lillian Martinez and Ava Goodman come in as true freshmen.

A Large Roster: Do the math from the above two notes, and you find that this year’s Valpo softball roster is comprised of 23 players. While that is one shy of last year’s team, which featured a program-record 24 players, it is still the second-largest roster in program history.

Hitting the Road: This weekend’s games continue a long and winding road for the Beacons before they finally get the chance to play at the Valpo Softball Complex. This is the second of four weekends of action prior to the start of Missouri Valley Conference play, as Valpo opened last weekend at the DePaul Dome Tournament and will also play in tournaments at UNLV and Lindenwood. The Beacons’ first two MVC series are on the road as well, at Southern Illinois and at Murray State, while they also have a nonconference twinbill at Northern Kentucky between those two series. In all, Valpo has 26 games on its slate before the scheduled home opener against DePaul March 17.

Looking Back at 2025: Valpo won 20 games in 2025, more wins than the previous two seasons combined and its highest win total since the 2018 season. The Beacons won nine MVC games, also their highest total since 2018. Offensively, Valpo scored the most runs in a season since 2017, while on the mound, the pitching staff’s ERA was the program’s lowest since 2018.

Lopez Earns Preseason Honor: Senior Azalya Lopez was named to the preseason All-MVC First Team for her work in the circle and at the plate. Lopez – a Second Team All-MVC choice last season in her first year at Valpo – posted 10 wins, four saves, a 2.89 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 138 innings of work in 2025 while allowing opponents to hit just .218 off of her — the tenth-best mark in a single season in program history. She tied for the MVC lead in saves, ranked fifth in strikeouts and opponents’ batting average, and eighth in ERA and wins. At the plate, the two-time MVC Newcomer of the Week hit .254 with 14 runs scored and 25 RBIs. Lopez led the team with 10 doubles and ranked second in both RBIs and walks (23). She found her groove in the batter’s box during conference play, hitting a team-best .307 in MVC play with an .835 OPS.

Soaring Sophomores: A pair of Beacons who had strong freshman campaigns are back for their sophomore season in 2026. Madison Vrastil hit a team-high .333 as a rookie and posted an .818 OPS. Vrastil moved into 10th on Valpo’s single-season steals chart with 17, third-most among MVC players, and ranked ninth in the Valley with 57 hits. She opened her career with a 22-game on-base streak, tied for the fourth-longest by a Valpo player since 1999.

In the circle, Erin Metz appeared in 44 games as a rookie, recording six wins and tying for the MVC lead with four saves while posting a 3.35 ERA and striking out 77 batters in 92 innings of work. She was named MVC Pitcher of the Week April 7 after going 4-0 with a 1.34 ERA the previous week, becoming the first Valpo pitcher to pick up the win in four consecutive games since 2008.

Return of the Mack: In addition to Lopez, head coach Mike Armitage had senior Mack Gallagher come with him from MSU Moorhead to Valpo, and Gallagher made a big impact in her first season as a Beacon in 2025. Gallagher ranked second on the team with a .392 on-base percentage, thanks in large part to drawing 36 walks – third-most by a Valpo player in a single season in program history, tied for second among MVC players and tied for 48th nationally in walks per game. She led the Beacons with six home runs and 30 RBIs as well.

Big Bat Incoming: Purdue Fort Wayne transfer Grace Hollopeter brings quite the resume with her to the Beacons’ roster for her final season of collegiate softball. A two-time First Team All-Horizon League honoree, Hollopeter hit .415 with 12 home runs last season and led the Horizon League in slugging percentage (.800), on base percentage (.509), OPS (1.309), RBIs (53), doubles (14) and walks (25). The senior – who has seen action at catcher, around the infield and as designated player – hit .355 over her three seasons in the Mastodon uniform, totaling 154 hits, including 34 doubles and 27 homers, 81 runs scored and 111 RBIs.

========================================================================

VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL

PETTIGREW TURNS IN SECOND STRAIGHT DOUBLE-DOUBLE IN DEFEAT AT ILLINOIS STATE

Freshman JT Pettigrew (Lisle, Ill. / Bolingbrook) turned in his second consecutive double-double with a 17-point, 13-rebound performance, but the Valparaiso University men’s basketball team experienced a rare rough night as the Beacons fell 86-64 to host Illinois State at CEFCU Arena in Normal, Ill. The game was tied at halftime before Illinois State exploded for a big second half.

How It Happened

The two teams played even early as Valpo fell behind by five but came back on a triple by Rakim Chaney (Rockford, Ill. / Rockford Auburn) and midrange “J” by Brody Whitaker (Greencastle, Ind. / Greencastle [University of Indianapolis]) that made it 7-7 with 16 minutes left in the first half.

Illinois State’s Chase Walker came back into the game and ended a 7-0 Valpo run that had put the Beacons up 9-7. Walker had nine of the team’s first 14 points and had the hosts out to a 14-13 lead at the 10:56 mark.

A huge 3 by Whitaker with 8:02 on the first-half clock put Valpo ahead 21-18 and forced a timeout by the Redbirds.

Valpo continued to play well on the defensive end. After the Beacons led 23-18, Illinois State did score five straight to tie the game on a 3 by Landon Moore. However, two free throws by Whitaker and then a bucket by Sader Servilus (Montreal, Quebec, Canada / Fort Erie International Academy) helped Valpo surge ahead 27-23 at the under-4 media timeout. The Redbirds missed six of seven shots during the stretch where Valpo went ahead by four.

Valpo led by seven after Servilus hit a 3 to make it 30-23 with three minutes left in the first half, but the Redbirds heated up from long range late in the half, making three 3s in the final three minutes including two from Johnny Kinziger, who had eight points in the final three minutes of the half after being held scoreless up until that point.

The late-half surge allowed Illinois State to get even at halftime with the game tied at 34 through 20 minutes.

Illinois State outscored Valpo 16-15 in a high-scoring first five minutes of the second half. Owen Dease (Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Reitz [Texas A&M Corpus Christi]) hit a big 3 to tie the game at 47 at the 16:05 mark, his first basket of the game. Illinois State made six of its nine shots and four of six from 3 early in the second half.

After the high-scoring start to the half, both teams cooled off. Chaney did drill a big 3 to tie the game at 52 with 13:56 left, but Illinois State held a 54-52 edge at the under-12 media timeout.

Valpo called timeout after a 6-0 run including a runout dunk gave Illinois State a 58-52 lead with 11:18 to play.

Illinois State stayed hot, stretching the lead to 68-57 with 7:24 to play. After the game was tied at 52 with 13:56 to go, Illinois State caught fire, outscoring Valpo 34-12 the rest of the way.

Inside the Game

Pettigrew now has five double-doubles on the season including each of his last two games. Over his last two games, the freshman has 40 points and 25 rebounds. He finished with 17 points and 13 boards on Thursday, setting a career high on the glass.

Pettigrew is one of four players in the Missouri Valley Conference with at least five double-doubles this season, joining Fredrick King of Murray State (eight), Rolyns Aligbe of Southern Illinois (five) and Ian Scott of Indiana State (five).

Pettigrew’s 13 rebounds were the most by a Valpo freshman since Cooper Schwieger had 13 on Jan. 14, 2024, also at Illinois State.  He joined Cooper Schwieger, Ben Krikke, Donovan Clay, Javon Freeman-Liberty and Alec Peters as the only Valpo players with a 17-point, 13-rebound game in the last decade and is the only player on that list to do so as a freshman.

Whitaker contributed 13 points, his second straight 13-point output.

Chaney finished with 10 points, scoring in double figures for the fifth time in his last six games.

Valpo’s previous six games were all decided by single figures. This was the first Valpo game decided by double figures in either direction since a 54-44 win over UNI on Jan. 17. Of Valpo’s first 14 MVC games, only one was decided by more than 10 points prior to Thursday.

This was Valpo’s second most lopsided defeat of the season behind Nov. 7 at Kentucky as this game seemed to be a true aberration. Valpo had not experienced a 20-point loss in league play since the 2023-24 season, attesting to the consistent competitiveness of the team over the last two seasons.

Up Next

Valpo (13-13, 7-8 MVC) will host Indiana State on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the ARC. It’s a Going for Gold game with fans encouraged to wear gold, and the Mental Health Awareness Game presented by Compass Counseling. For ticket information, visit tickets.valpoathletics.com.

=========================================================================

SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

USI LOSES HEARTBREAKER TO TSU, 73-71

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball missed a last-second shot and struggled at the free throw line in losing a heartbreaker to Tennessee State, 73-71, Thursday night at Liberty Arena. The Screaming Eagles go to 5-20 overall and 2-13 in the OVC, while the Tigers are 17-8, 11-4 OVC.

USI hit the first bucket of the game and rolled out to a 10-2 lead before four minutes were gone in the game. The Eagles hit three of their first six shots and were led by senior guard Ismail Habib, who had five of those first 10 points.

TSU put together a rally of its own to tie the score, 17-17, with 9:49 on the first half clock before USI put together a 10-2 surge to re-extend the lead to five points, 27-20, after a back-to-back buckets by senior guard Cardell Bailey.

The USI lead shrank back to three, 27-24, before another Screaming Eagles rush propelled the margin to a first-half high 13 points, 37-24, following a 10-0 run that saw Bailey and sophomore guard Josiah Dunham combine for eight of the 10 points with four each. 

Following a pair of buckets by TSU before the buzzer, USI took a 37-29 lead into the intermission. Bailey would be the first Screaming Eagle to reach double-digits with a team-best 12 points in the opening 20 minutes.

The final 20 minutes started in favor of TSU as the Tigers erased USI’s eight-point halftime lead and jumped in front, 46-45, with 14:41 remaining. Control of the lead would shift back and forth for the next 14 minutes, featuring 10 lead changes and seven ties, until TSU grabbed the lead for good, 73-71, with 1:16 to play.

USI would miss a chance to tie with 37 seconds left and had one more opportunity in the final six seconds, but USI could not convert, falling, 73-71. The Achilles heel for the Screaming Eagles in the loss was going 15-of-34 from the stripe as a team.

In the box score, Bailey led USI with a season-high and game-high 25 points. The senior guard was 10-of-18 from the field, including a three-pointer, and four-of-five from the line. Habib rounded out the double-digit scorers with 13 points.

Next Up For USI:

The Screaming Eagles will celebrate Senior Day in Saturday when they host Tennessee Tech. The game time has been moved to a 4 p.m. tipoff due to the women’s basketball being aired on ESPNU. USI also encourages its fans to wear red for a special “Red Out” game.

Tennessee Tech saw its record go to 10-16 overall and 5-10 in the OVC after falling, 73-66, at Morehead State on the road this evening. TTU has lost its last two games but won three of its last five games.

TTU leads the all-time series with USI, 5-2, after the Screaming Eagles won in Cookeville, Tennessee, in January, 71-54. The teams have split the last four meetings.

========================================================================

SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

SECOND-HALF SURGE PROPELS EAGLES OVER TIGERS

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball scored 48 second-half points at Liberty Arena on Thursday night to soar past Tennessee State University, 81-55, in USI’s annual Play4Kay pink game.

In what was a tight, physical game on Thursday night, the Screaming Eagles (17-7, 11-4 OVC) utilized a strong second-half surge to pull away from the Tigers (4-20, 3-12 OVC) and pick up a second straight Ohio Valley Conference victory. USI outscored Tennessee State 48-27 in the second half after a 33-28 first half.

With Thursday’s triumph to kick off the final regular-season homestand for the Screaming Eagles, USI kept pace in the OVC standings by remaining tied for second place alongside Lindenwood University and a game and a half back of first-place Western Illinois University going into Saturday’s slate.

The Screaming Eagles had four players score in double figures on Thursday. Senior guard Ali Saunders led the way with a game-high 19 points while adding four rebounds, six assists, and four steals. Junior forward Chloe Gannon tallied 16 points with seven boards, and junior guard Sophia Loden recorded 15 points in the contest. Junior forward Amiyah Buchanan posted her second consecutive double-double and third of the season with 10 points and a career-best 13 rebounds.

Collectively, USI shot just over 38 percent (27-70) from the floor and nearly 38 percent (7-17) from beyond the arc. The Eagles went 21-31 for over 67 percent at the free-throw line. The Screaming Eagles outrebounded the Tigers 53-32, coming up just shy of a season high. 26 of USI’s 53 boards came on the offensive glass, setting a new season-high mark. USI also notched 31 second-chance points and 26 points off turnovers.

Tennessee State, which had only two double-digit scorers on Thursday, shot 35 percent (19-54) overall and was held to seven percent (1-14) from three-point range. The Tigers were 16-20 for 80 percent at the foul line.

USI jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the blink of an eye on Thursday, forcing Tennessee State to take a quick timeout 1:15 into the contest. Loden scored five of USI’s first seven points. Despite the Eagles’ fast start, the Tigers battled back to take a one-point lead just past the four-minute mark. After Tennessee State led by five, 17-12, with just over a minute left in the opening quarter, back-to-back baskets by Chloe Gannon and Buchanan made it a one-point contest, 17-16, going to the second quarter.

The tight battle continued into the second period, with both teams matching at the free-throw line. USI led by four, 25-21, at the midway point of the second. Not long after, Chloe Gannon made it a six-point Screaming Eagles lead while hitting the 10-point mark in the first half. A great hustle play to keep a USI possession alive led to a wide-open bucket by Buchanan inside the final minute of the first half, giving the Screaming Eagles a 33-28 advantage heading into halftime.

During the first few minutes of the second half, the Tigers erased USI’s five-point lead and grabbed a 37-35 lead to force USI into a timeout just over three minutes into the third quarter. Late in the quarter, USI seized momentum with a run that featured eight points by Loden and a three-point play from freshman forward Channah Gannon to catapult the Screaming Eagles ahead, 51-41. USI ended up leading by a dozen, 55-43, through 30 minutes of action.

The Screaming Eagles added on to their lead in the fourth, as a bucket by Saunders and a couple of baskets by Chloe Gannon pushed USI’s lead to 14, 63-49, with under six minutes to play. Saunders earned a three-point play and then drained a three-pointer near the four-minute mark of the fourth period to essentially ice the game, as USI went up by 19 following a 13-0 run in the late minutes of the fourth quarter.

USI Women’s Basketball concludes the regular-season home schedule on Saturday at 1 p.m. against Tennessee Tech University. Saturday’s game will air nationally on ESPNU and can be heard on The Spin 95.7 FM and WREF 97.7 FM.

Saturday’s contest is Senior Day, as USI Women’s Basketball will recognize senior guard Ali Saunders and Sarang West. Fans are also encouraged to wear red and help red out Liberty Arena for the nationally televised game on ESPNU.

Tickets for all home games at Liberty Arena can be purchased online at usiscreamingeagles.com or the USI Ticket Office.

========================================================================

UINDY MEN’S TENNIS

NO. 17 MEN’S TENNIS PREPARE FOR ITA NATIONAL INDOOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 17 UIndy men’s tennis team is set to host the ITA National Team Indoor Championship this weekend. The three-day event will begin this Friday, Feb 13, and will run through Sunday afternoon.

The 2026 ITA Division II National Team Indoor Championship showcases eight of the top men’s Division II tennis teams in the three-day tournament to crown an indoor national champion. The field includes 12 of the top-25 ranked singles players in the ITA ranks, and four of the top-20 doubles pairings in Division II.

The Greyhounds enter the tournament as the eighth seed, and will open competition against the first seed, No. 1 Barry this Friday at 2:00 PM. The winner of that match will face the winner of the forth and fifth seed, No. 4 West Florida and No. 5 Lubbock Christian.

Last year at the ITA National Indoor Championship, the Hounds went 1-2 against the competitive field, defeating No. 5 Columbus State 4-3 in the 7th place match.

UIndy is off to a 3-0 start this season, most recently sweeping No. 20 Charleston on Wednesday. Asier Ayllon Prado currently holds the No. 20 spot in the national singles poll, and is off to a 3-0 start at #1 singles. Tadeo Gaggiofatto backs him up at No. 21 in the ITA rankings, neighboring him at the #2 singles position. Mathieu Derache and Jovan Matovic both hold unblemished 3-0 marks in singles play through the first three matches of the season. 

More information about the ITA Division II Indoor Team Championship, including streaming, live stats and scheduling, can be found on the ITA website here.

The tournament will open at 10 AM this Friday, with the championship set to occur on Sunday at 2:00 PM.

=========================================================================

UINDY WOMEN’S LAX

WOMEN’S LACROSSE OPENS SEASON WITH FINAL FOUR REMATCH AGAINST #1 TAMPA

INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 5 UIndy women’s lacrosse team begins its road to a second straight final four on Saturday when the No. 1 team in the nation in Tampa comes to Key Stadium. This will be a 2025 Final Four rematch between the two sides, with things set to get underway at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday Feb. 14.

Peyton Romig enters her third season at the helm for UIndy, and has boasted a 2025 Final Four run and a 2024 GLVC Championship title in just two seasons as the head coach of the Greyhound program.

The Greyhounds are coming off its most successful season since the 2022 National Championship title, making its second final four in program history, and will be returning 11 of the team’s 12 All-GLVC honorees from 2025, which include last season’s 2025 IWLCA All-American selections; Amanda Hurry, Hollis Rang and Olivia Bladon, all of which who were also recognized on the 2026 USA Lacrosse Preseason All-American List.

The team also boasts 10 of its top 11 goalscorers from 2025 entering the new year, which includes the attacking likes of; Alexa Versaci, Ally Savino, Ella Fornek, Emily Ghazal, Kendall Conrad, Maleana Michielin, Megan Gehrt, and Sage Da Silva. Along with a stellar attack the Hounds also had one of the best defenses in the GLVC, ranking second in goals against and third in total goals allowed. With 2025 All-GLVC Third Team goalkeeper Ava Graham between the pipes the team will once again, and the defensive unit of Hadlee DeCampos, Hurry, Jenna Hirvonen Mariah Whitfield, and Rang accounted for 94 caused turnovers.

The Greyhounds will look to capture the team’s first win over the Spartans since 2023, with Saturday’s contest also being Love Your Hounds Day at Key Stadium.

========================================================================

UINDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

HOUNDS SPOIL BEARCATS’ SEVEN-GAME WIN STREAK; EARN SECOND RANKED WIN OF THE SEASON

INDIANAPOLIS— The University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team earned its second ranked win of the season, defeating #23 McKendree 79-77 on Thursday night at The Nic.

Carmelo Harris led the Greyhounds with 18 points, shooting from a .625 clip and going four-for-six from beyond the arc. Behind Harris, Nate Dudukovich and Shaun Arnold both recorded double-digit scoring with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Noah Kon was a lifeline for the UIndy defense, contributing big minutes as the game came down to the wire.

The season’s two wins over ranked opponents are the program’s highest since the 2019-20 season. After tonight’s win, head coach Scott Heady is 4-0 against the Bearcats, securing the sweep against McKendree in both his seasons at the helm for the Hounds.

INS & OUTS

The Bearcats came out firing to start the contest with a 10-2 run. Kelvin Amoako and Dudukovich found back-to-back buckets to bring the Hounds within three. McKendree used the free-throw line to their advantage, sinking four in a minute, along with a Caleb Burton three-pointer, to pull ahead of UIndy.

Freshman Ethan Edwards sank his first three of the night to end the Bearcats’ run and flip the script, giving the Hounds a 10-2 run. Harris netted a three-pointer of his own to even the scoring. The teams would stay square for nearly three minutes until Arnold drove through the lane for a floater, giving his squad its first lead of the night.

The squads traded points the remainder of the first half, with Tyler Parrish finding the rim for the second time of the night, driving past two Bearcats to close the Hound’s first half with a dunk.

Dudukovich got the Hounds going in the second half, sinking two threes in the opening two minutes of the half.

McKendree stuck around and went on a 12-4 run to take the lead back from UIndy. Harris shut down the run, sinking two three-pointers in an 11-0 run for the home team, and the Hounds found themselves up by as many as 10 points with five minutes remaining in the game.

Free throws were crucial for the Greyhounds, down the stretch, knocking down 13 in the game’s final two and a half minutes to fend off the attempted comeback from the Bearcats, who sank three threes in the contest’s final 30 seconds.

INSIDE THE BOX

-Arnold was all over the stat sheet, recording seven rebounds, four assists, and five steals in addition to his 16 points.

-Amoako was a perfect three-for-three from the charity stripe and three-for-five from the field.

-UIndy more than doubled McKendree’s assists with 14 on the night. The Hounds also won the turnover with eight fewer than the Bearcats.

UP NEXT

The Hounds return to Nicoson Hall to face the Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 3:30 p.m.

=========================================================================

UINDY SWIMMING

HOUNDS HOARD GOLD, MEN TAKE OVER LEAD AS GLVC SWIM/DIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS ROLL ON

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The 2026 GLVC Swimming & Diving Championships continued with its third day of action Thursday. The eventful day netted seven more gold medals for the Greyhounds, with the UIndy men taking the lead and the Greyhound women remaining second in the team standings.

The annual conference meet, which is being held at Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville, Ind. resumes Friday morning, with prelims starting at 11 a.m. ET. The event started Tuesday evening and will continue through Saturday night.

TEAM STANDINGS THRU DAY 3 (top 4 only)

WOMEN            PTS                                     MEN     PTS

1.           Drury   1009.5               1.           UIndy   909

2.           UIndy   910                      2.           Drury   796

3.           UMSL  490                      3.           McKendree      732.5

4.           Lewis   382                      4.           S&T       409

THURSDAY

The UIndy men rocketed up the standings on day three, turning a 37-point deficit into a triple-digit lead. The men won all five of their events, bookended by gold-medal performances on the 1-meter board and in the 400 free relay.

The men’s relay race highlighted the action as the only record breaker of the evening. Following a close win by the UIndy women’s team of Caroline Reinke, Celina Schmidt, Caprice Schlueter and Kirabo Namutebi, the men’s group—Jokubas Jankauskas, Jeremias Pock, Elias Noe and Zachary Anthony—combined for a 3:07.90, resetting the top time in both the UIndy and GLVC record books while also positioning them as the fastest quartet in DII.

Both Schmidt and Pock captured their second individual gold in as many days, sweeping the 400 IM for the Hounds. The men’s podium was particularly crowded, as Silas Buessing (silver) and Nico Basten (bronze) joined Pock at the top.

Schlueter led a parade of Greyhounds in the women’s 100 butterfly. The German rookie took gold with a time of 54.52, with three other Hounds finishing in the top seven and a total of seven in the top 14.

Elias Noe followed with a victory in the men’s 100 fly, out-touching McKendree’s Daniel de Oliveira by three hundredths.

Freshman Donovan McMahon made a splash in his first conference meet, winning gold in the 1-meter diving event. His 592.65 points topped teammate and silver medalist Adam Carr, while fellow-Greyhounds Randy Balbuena and Eliot Riem placed fourth and fifth, respectively.

Swann Plaza added a bronze medal in the 200 free, while Dani Sita placed fourth in the 100 fly.

WEDNESDAY

UIndy crafted a number of impressive performances on the day. Junior diver Megan Sunderman got the ball rolling with a gold-medal performance on the 3-meter board. It marked the first career conference gold for Sunderman and the eighth in the last nine years for Hounds in the event.

Later in the lap pool, Jeremias Pock delivered one of the more impressive swims of the night, setting both school and conference records in the 200 IM. His gold-medal time of 1:43.63 was good for the fastest time in Division II all year.

Senior distance standout Swann Plaza also wrote his name in the record books. His 1000 free victory yielded a conference-record time of 8:53.72, topping all DII student-athletes this season.

On the women’s side, Kirabo Namutebi captured her third consecutive GLVC gold medal in the 50 free. The accomplished sprinted touched the wall in 22.20 seconds, resetting the league record and keeping her name at the top of the DII ranks.

Graduate-student Celina Schmidt added to her decorated career with a win in the 200 IM, leading a quartet of Hounds in the top nine.

Zachary Anthony shared the silver medal in the men’s 50 free with a 19.93, Sydney Alamein and Jan Schmidt placed fourth in their respective 1000 free races, and Silas Buessing (5th) and Nico Basten (7th) racked up significant points in the men’s 200 IM final.

The Greyhound capped the fruitful evening by sweeping gold in the 200 medley relay. The women’s team of Valentina Masella, Schmidt, Caprice Schlueter and Namutebi combined for a winning time of 1:40.08; while the men’s quartet of Camille Trinquesse, Pock, Elias Noe and Johann-Matthew Matamoro touched first with a 1:25.54.

TUESDAY

The 2026 GLVC Swimming & Diving Championships got underway Tuesday night at Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville, Ind. With only the 800 freestyle relay on the docket, the UIndy secured a pair of medals and a school record in the two events.

The men’s team of Jan Schmidt, Harrison Andoko, Jokubas Jankauskas and Swann Plaza combined for a time of 6:26.61, resetting the program record by more than a second while also netting a bronze medal.  The Greyhounds women won the silver, with the quartet of Valentina Masella, Lillie Arps. Celina Schmidt and Caroline Reinke combining for a 7:26.12. The women hit an NCAA B cut while the men improved their provisional status.

The Greyhound B teams also contributed to the cause. The men’s team of Nico Basten, William Pettifer, Camille Trinquesse and Silas Buessing won their heat with a 6:37.51, good for the fourth-fastest time of the evening. The UIndy women’s B team of Hanna Burke, Malaika Claudic, Sydney Alamein and Dana Dominguez took the runner-up spot in their initial heat.

=========================================================================

UINDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

CHIKAMBA ECLIPSES 1,000 CAREER POINTS IN THURSDAY NIGHT’S CONTEST

INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women’s basketball fell on Thursday night to McKendree, 57-49, at Basketball Night in Indy at Nicoson Hall. Patricia Chikamba led the game with 14 points, and her driving layup with one minute to go in the fourth quarter eclipsed her over the 1,000 career point mark as a Greyhound on Thursday night.

Along with Chikamba’s 1,000 career point night, Halie Gilbert and Graycie Poe also found themselves in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively, with both players combining 8-for-9 from the charity stripe.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After one quarter of play the Greyhounds held a two point advantage, 17-15, with stifling defense from the field, only allowing four made buckets for the Bearcats in the first 10 minutes. UIndy turned defense into offense as well, racking up four steals and turning those into eight points of their own.

McKendree was able to flip the script in the second quarter, holding the Greyhounds this time to only two made baskets from the field, while knocking down seven of their own to grow the lead with an 11-4 run to hold on to a five point lead headed to the break.

Gilbert and Chikamba continued to be a scoring factor for UIndy in the second half, combining for 14 of the team’s 23 second half points. But their efforts weren’t enough as Kyra Taylor and Kylie Moeller grabbed 13 of their own, along with four other Bearcat scorers to extend McKendree’s lead to 14 midway through the fourth quarter.

A late 10-4 run, that included Chikamba’s 1,000th career point, wasn’t enough as the Greyhounds were only able to manage to get the game within eight, and eventually fell to McKendree for the second time this season.

INSIDE THE BOX

– The Greyhounds’ stifling defense held the 2024-25 GLVC scoring leader, Baylie Parks, to only her fourth single digit scoring effort this season.

– Both teams got to the free throw 20 plus times tonight, with a total of 43 attempts combined between both sides.

– Autumn Rucker, Chikamba and Poe all went perfect from the line tonight, combining to shoot 10-for-10 from the charity stripe tonight.

UP NEXT

The Greyhounds will remain at home for its next contest on Saturday Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. for Love Your Hounds Day against Illinois Springfield at The Nic.

========================================================================

SMALL INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES

UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/

MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/

INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/

EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/

WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/

FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/

ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/

ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index

TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index

BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/

DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/

HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/

MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/

HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/

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

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

IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/

IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/

IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/

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

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

GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/

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

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

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

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

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

=================================================

“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

On February 13 in …

1912 – England regains cricket’s Ashes.

1920 – US National Negro Baseball League is organized.

1937 – Donald Bradman scores 123 South Africa versus Queensland, 165 minutes, 10-4 1-6 in cricket.

1937 – Maribel Vinson wins her 9th US figure skating championship.

1937 – NFL Boston Redskins move to Washington DC.

1937 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee.

1940 – Donald Bradman scores 209 in 161 minutes for South Australia at the WACA.

1948 – Andy Ganteaume scores 112 for West Indies in only Test Cricket innings.

1948 – Ice Pairs Championship at Davos, Switzerland, won by Lannoy and Baugniet of Belgium.

1948 – Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Davos, Switzerland, won by Richard Button of USA.

1952 – Rocky Marciano defeats Lee Savold for his 39th straight win.

1953 – Philadelphia Athletics change name of Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium.

1954 – Frank Selvey scores 100 points (basketball) for Furman beating Newberry 149-95.

1955 – Patty Berg wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.

1965 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming.

1965 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti.

1970 – National League offices begin move from Cincinnati to San Francisco (completed February 23).

1971 – Golfing US Vice President Spiro Agnew hits two tee shots into the crowd, injuring two.

1972 – XI Olympic Winter Games close at Sapporo, Japan.

1974 – James “Cool Papa” Bell is named to baseball’s Hall of Fame.

1976 – Dorothy Hamill wins Olympics figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria.

1977 – Eric Heiden is first American to win world speed skating championship.

1977 – Pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic.

1980 – New Zealand beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin.

1980 – (to February 24) The XIII Olympic Winter Games are held in Lake Placid, New York, USA.

1982 – New York Islanders’ Bryan Trottier scores five goals against the Philadelphia Flyers.

1983 – Donna White wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic.

1983 – World Boxing Council becomes first to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds.

1983 – 33rd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-123 at Los Angeles, California.

1983 – Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup.

1987 – Detroit Tigers’ pitcher Jack Morris awarded US$1.85 million salary by arbitrator, the highest arbitration award to date.

1988 – (to February 28) The XV Olympic Winter Games are held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

1988 – Christine Wachtel runs world record 800 metre indoor (1 minute 56.40 seconds).

1988 – Heike Dreschler long jumps world record indoor (7.37 metres).

1988 – Ronald Weigel runs unofficial world record speed walking (18 minutes 11.41 seconds).

1989 – Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to two years in prison.

1990 – Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) ends NBA free throw streak of 71 games.

1992 – West beats East 14 to 9 in Major Soccer League all star game.

1993 – Ljubow Kremljowa runs world record 1000 metre indoor (2:34.84).

1993 – Merlene Ottey runs world record 200 metre indoor (21.87 seconds).

1993 – Sergei Bubka pole vaults indoor record (6.14 metres).

1994 – 44th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 127-118 at Minneapolis, Minnesota.

1994 – Inna Lassovskaya jumps world record 14.9m.

1994 – Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5000 metre 6 34,96.

1995 – West Indies beats New Zealand by innings and 332, Courtney Walsh 13-55.

2006 – Adam Dunn and the Cincinnati Reds agreed to a US$18.5 million two-year deal.

2022 – At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Dallas Stars by score 4-0.

2022 – At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats New Jersey Devils by score 4-2.

2022 – At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Washington Capitals by score 4-1.

2022 – At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Montreal Canadiens by score 5-3.

Births of sports figures on February 13

1908 – Birth of Sulo Nurmela in Finland; 4 X 100Km relay skier (Olympics-gold-1936).

1912 – Birth of Jose de Capriles; US fencer (Olympics-1936, 1948, 1952).

1918 – Birth of Helen Stephens in Fulton, Missouri, USA; 100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1936).

1918 – Birth of Patty Berg in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; LPGA golfer (1938 US Amateur, 1943, 1955 Associated Press Sports Woman of the Year).

1919 – Birth of Eddie Robinson; winningest college football coach (Grambling).

1931 – Birth of Marjorie Jackson in Austria; 100 metre/200 metre dash (Olympics-gold-1952).

1936 – Birth of Leamon King in Tulare, California, USA; 4X100 metre relayer (Olympics-gold-1956).

1944 – Birth of Sal Bando; baseball player (Oakland Athletics).

1950 – Birth of Leonard Pascoe; cricket player (dynamic Aussie quick 1977-82).

1953 – Birth of Suleiman Nyambui; Tanzanian runner (world record 5km indoor).

1956 – Birth of Liam Brady; British soccer player.

1957 – Birth of Thelston Payne; cricket wicket-keeper (West Indies 1986).

1960 – Birth of Kelly McCormick in Anaheim, California, USA; diver (Olympics-silver-1984).

1961 – Birth of Kyi Hla Han in Yangon, Burma; Australasia golfer.

1962 – Birth of Jackie Silva in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; volleyball player (Pan Am-bronze).

1964 – Birth of Evi Strasser in Bavaria, Germany; equestrian (Olympics-1996).

1967 – Birth of Bas Roorda; soccer player (FC Groningen).

1967 – Birth of Eddie Pye; US baseball infielder (Los Angeles Dodgers).

1968 – Birth of Matt Mieske; US baseball outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers).

1969 – Birth of Subroto Banerjee; cricket player (Indian quickie and Dennis Lillee protégé).

1970 – Birth of Kevin Stocker; US baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies).

1970 – Birth of Ruben Brown; NFL guard (Buffalo Bills).

1970 – Birth of Vernon Patao; 141 pounds (64kg) US weightlifter (alternate-Olympics-1996).

1971 – Birth of Jim Reid; NFL tackle (Houston Oilers).

1971 – Birth of Mats Sundin in Bromma, Sweden; NHL center (Team Sweden, Toronto Maple Leafs).

1971 – Birth of Shelly Hammonds; NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings).

1971 – Birth of Todd Williams; US baseball pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers).

1972 – Birth of Charlie Garner; NFL running back (Philadelphia Eagles).

1972 – Birth of Juha Ylonen in Helsinki, Finland; NHL forward (Olympics-bronze-1998, Phoenix Coyotes).

1973 – Birth of Willie Smith; NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions).

1974 – Birth of Anthony Mortas; hockey forward (Team France 1998).

1975 – Birth of Mark Gerald Keddell in Christchurch, New Zealand; 200 metre (Olympics-1996).

1978 – Birth of Niklas Bäckström, Finnish hockey player (Minnesota Wild).

1980 – Birth of Kristy Powell in Florida, USA; gymnast (Olympics-1996).

Deaths of sports figures on February 13

1945 – George Studd, cricket player (4 Tests with brother versus Australia 1882-83), dies.

1963 – Harry Steers, bowling hall of famer, dies.

1970 – Herbert Strudwick, cricket player (28 Tests for England, ct 60 stp 12), dies.

1987 – M L “Curly” Page, cricket player (New Zealand Test captain 1933), dies.

2016 – Death of Trifon Ivanov, Bulgarian footballer (born 1965).

2016 – Death of Slobodan Santrac, Serbian football player and manager (born 1946).

On February 14 in …

1887 – Chicago Cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000.

1890 – First New South Wales versus South Australia first-class cricket game.

1896 – South Africa all out for 30 versus England in cricket- their lowest ever.

1896 – Stanley Cup of hockey: Winnipeg Victorias beat Montréal Victorias, 2-0.

1931 – Donald Bradman scores 152 Australia versus West Indies, 154 minutes, 13 fours two fives.

1932 – South Africa all out for 36 in first innings versus Australia (Bert Ironmonger 5-6).

1934 – NHL Ace Bailey Benefit Game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats All-Stars 7-3 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

1936 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson.

1936 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee.

1950 – Moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg.

1951 – Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta and takes middleweight title.

1952 – (to February 25) The VI Olympic Winter Games are held in Oslo, Norway.

1954 – Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.

1956 – Verhoeven/Nauta/De King/Wijnhout win Dutch 11 city skate.

1957 – Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts’ bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites.

1960 – Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.

1961 – Louise Suggs wins LPGA Royal Poinciana Golf Invitational.

1966 – Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points.

1978 – In girls’ US high school basketball, Chicago Latin beats Harvard Saint George.

1982 – Hollis Stacy wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic.

1984 – British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean score 12 perfect 6.0s for their interpretation of Ravel’s Bolero in the 1984 Winter Olympics. They win the gold medal for ice dancing.

1987 – 53,745 largest NBA crowd to date – Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons.

1988 – 49th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player.

1988 – Bobby Allison at age 50 becomes oldest driver to win Daytona 500.

1988 – Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic.

1991 – National League Cy Young winner Doug Drabek wins record US$3 million salary arbitration.

1992 – Andre Cason runs world record 60 metre indoor (6.41 seconds).

1992 – Kieren John Perkins, swims world record 800 metre freestyle (7 minutes 46.60 seconds).

1992 – Merlene Ottey runs world record 60 metre indoor (6.96 seconds).

1994 – Alexander Golubev skates Olympics record 500 metre (36.33).

1995 – Wellington 2-498d and 4-475 beat Canterbury 496 and 2-476d.

2009 – Mike Green of the Washington Capitals sets an NHL record for a defenceman by scoring in his eighth consecutive game.

2020 – UEFA announces it will expel Manchester City football from Europe’s continental football contests, for the next two years, for Emirah corporate sponsors improperly subsidizing the club.

2022 – At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats San Jose Sharks by score 3-0.

2022 – At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Seattle Kraken by score 6-2.

2022 – At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Winnipeg Jets by score 3-1.

2022 – At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Detroit Red Wings by score 7-4.

Births of sports figures on February 14

1907 – Birth of Johnny Longden; jockey/trainer (1958 Racing Hall of Fame).

1913 – Birth of Mel Israel AKA Mel Allen; sportscaster for the New York Yankees, host of This Week in Baseball.

1923 – Birth of Jay Herbert; golfer (1960 PGA winner).

1931 – Birth of Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion; NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers).

1934 – Birth of Marlene Matthews in Australia; sprinter (Olympics-2 bronze-1956).

1935 – Birth of Mickey Wright in San Diego, California, USA; LPGA golfer (4 times LPGA champion).

1943 – Birth of Robert J Murphy Junior in Brooklyn, New York, USA; PGA golfer (1968 Philadelphia Classic).

1944 – Birth of Bruce Summerhays in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA: PGA golfer (Provo Open-1966, 1991, 1993).

1947 – Birth of Heidemarie Rosendahl; German Federal Republic long jumper (Olympics-gold-1972).

1947 – Birth of Salah-ud-Din; cricket player (played five Tests for Pakistan 1965-69).

1951 – Birth of Kevin Keegan; British soccer player/manager (Newcastle United).

1956 – Birth of Dave Dravecky; pitcher (San Francisco Giants), had arm amputated.

1956 – Birth of Howard Edward Davis Junior in Glen Cove, New York, USA; lightweight boxer (Olympics-silver-1976).

1960 – Birth of Jim Kelly; NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills).

1963 – Birth of Jeff Dellenbach; NFL center (New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).

1963 – Birth of John Marzano in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; catcher (Seattle Mariners).

1964 – Birth of Darrick Brilz; NFL center (Cincinnati Bengals).

1965 – Birth of Jessie Tuggle; NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons).

1966 – Birth of Clark Sherwood Dennis in Houston, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1990 Hawaiian Open-third).

1966 – Birth of Petr Svoboda in Most, Czechoslovakia; NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers, Olympics-gold-1998).

1967 – Birth of Calle Johansson in Göteborg, Sweden; NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals).

1967 – Birth of Laura Martin in LaJolla, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Nationals-13th-1994).

1967 – Birth of Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere in Sofia, Bulgaria; tennis player (1984 US Open Mixed Doubles).

1968 – Birth of Chris Lewis; cricket player (in Guyana England all-rounder).

1969 – Birth of Chad Magee in Tyler, Texas, USA; Nike golfer (1993 NIKE Shreveport Open-36th).

1969 – Birth of Harry Colon; NFL safety (Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions).

1969 – Birth of Jeff Graham; NFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears, New York Jets).

1969 – Birth of Roy Barker; NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers).

1970 – Birth of Elaine Youngs in Orange, California, USA; volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-1996).

1970 – Birth of Kelly Stinnett; US baseball catcher (New York Mets).

1970 – Birth of Richard Smehlik in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia; NHL defenseman (Team Czechoslovakian Republic, Buffalo Sabres).

1970 – Birth of Sean Hill in Duluth, Minnesota, USA; NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators).

1971 – Birth of Derrick Witherspoon; NFL running back (Philadelphia Eagles).

1971 – Birth of Gheorghe Muresan; NBA center (Washington Bullets/Wizards).

1971 – Birth of Kenny Shedd; WLAF receiver (Barcelona Dragons, Oakland Raiders).

1971 – Birth of Lonnie Johnson; NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills).

1972 – Birth of Bruno Heppell; Canadian Football League full back (Montreal Alouettes).

1972 – Birth of Drew Bledsoe; NFL quarterback (New England Patriots).

1972 – Birth of Raymond Beerens; Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Groningen).

1973 – Birth of George Hegamin; NFL/WLAF tail back (Dallas Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy).

1973 – Birth of Michael “Mike” Theodore Lambert IV in Thomaston, Georgia, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).

1973 – Birth of Steve McNair; NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers).

1973 – Birth of Tyus Edney; NBA guard (Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings).

1974 – Birth of Michael Lowery; NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears).

1974 – Birth of Rob Jahrling; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).

1978 – Birth of Laurie Schwoy; soccer forward (Olympics-1996).

1982 – Birth of Marián Gáborík; Czechosovakian hockey player (Minnesota Wild).

Deaths of sports figures on February 14

1974 – C S Dempster, cricket player (10 Tests for New Zealand, 723 runs), dies.

1990 – Graeme Hole, cricket player (18 Tests for Australia, 789 runs), dies.

1992 – Roepie Kruize, hockey player (Olympics-bronze-1948/silver-1952), dies at age 67.

2020 – Death of Falafel AKA Matvey Natanzon at age 51; world backgammon champion (2007).

=================================================

TV SPORTS

Friday, 2/13/2026

OLYMPICS	TIME ET	TV
Curling: Men’s Preliminary	3:05am	Peacock
Snowboarding: Women’s Cross Qualification	4:00am	Peacock
Cross-Country Skiing: Men’s 10km Interval Start Free	5:45am	USA Peacock
Men’s Hockey: Finland vs Sweden	6:10am	Peacock
Men’s Hockey: Italy vs Slovakia	6:10am	Peacock
Snowboarding: Women’s Cross Final	7:30am	USA Peacock
Biathlon: Men’s 10km Sprint	8:00am	USA Peacock
Curling: Women’s Preliminary Rounds	8:05am	Peacock
Speed Skating: Men’s 10000m, Women’s Skeleton	10:30am	USA Peacock
Women’s Hockey: Quarterfinals	10:40am	Peacock
Men’s Hockey: France vs Czechia	10:40am	Peacock
Figure Skating: Men’s Free Skate	1:00pm	NBC Peacock
Curling: Men’s Preliminary Rounds	1:05pm	Peacock
Snowboarding: Men’s Halfpipe Final	1:30pm	NBC Peacock
Men’s Skeleton	1:30pm	NBC Peacock
Women’s Hockey: Quarterfinals	3:10pm	USA Peacock
Men’s Hockey: Canada vs Switzerland	3:10pm	Peacock
NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game	7:00pm	ESPN
NBA Rising Stars Challenge	9:00pm	Peacock
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Manhattan at Niagara	6:30pm	ESPN+
George Mason at George Washington	7:00pm	CBSSN
Cornell at Princeton	7:00pm	ESPN+
Saint Peter’s at Sacred Heart	7:00pm	ESPN+
Yale at Dartmouth	7:00pm	ESPN+
Iona at Canisius	7:00pm	ESPN+
Brown at Harvard	7:00pm	ESPN+
Mount St. Mary’s at Rider	7:00pm	ESPN+
Quinnipiac at Siena	7:00pm	ESPN+
Columbia at Penn	7:00pm	ESPN+
Michigan State at Wisconsin	8:00pm	FOX
Ohio at Miami (OH)	8:00pm	ESPNU
Saint Louis at Loyola Chicago	8:30pm	ESPN2
UMass at Akron	9:00pm	CBSSN
UNLV at Boise State	10:00pm	FS1
Hampton vs. North Carolina A&T	11:00pm	NBA TV
MOTORSPORTS	TIME ET	TV
NASCAR Truck: Daytona	7:30pm	FS1
GOLF	TIME ET	TV
PGA: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	3:00pm	GOLF
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
Ligue 1: Rennes vs PSG	1:00pm	beIN Sports fuboTV
Bundesliga:Borussia Dortmund vs Mainz 05	2:30pm	ESPN+
FA Cup: Hull City vs Chelsea	2:45pm	ESPN2 ESPN+ fuboTV
FA Cup: Wrexham vs Ipswich Town	2:45pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
La Liga: Elche vs Osasuna	3:00pm	ESPN+
Ligue 1: Monaco vs Nantes	3:05pm	beIN Sports fuboTV
Liga MX: Puebla vs Pumas UNAM	8:00pm	VIX

Saturday, 2/14/26

OLYMPICS	TIME ET	TV
Women’s Curling	3:05am	Peacock
Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Dual Moguls Final	4:00am	USA Peacock
Cross-Country Skiing: Women’s 4×7.5km Relay	6:00am	USA Peacock
Men’s Hockey: Germany vs Latvia	6:10am	CNBC Peacock
Alpine Skiing: Men’s Giant Slalom	7:30am	NBC Peacock
Biathlon	8:00am	NBC Peacock
Men’s Curling	8:05am	Peacock
Women’s Hockey: Sweden vs Italy	8:40am	Peacock
Speed Skating	10:40am	CNBC Peacock
Women’s Hockey: Quarterfinals	10:40am	USA Peacock
Men’s Speed Skating	11:00am	NBC Peacock
Women’s Skeleton	12:00pm	NBC Peacock
Men’s Ski Jumping	12:45pm	USA Peacock
Women’s Curling	1:05pm	Peacock
Short Track	2:15pm	Peacock
Men’s Hockey: United States vs Denmark	3:10pm	USA Peacock
NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
NBA All-Star Saturday Night	5:00pm	NBC Peacock
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Texas Tech at Arizona	TBA	ESPN/2
Clemson at Duke	12:00pm	ESPN
TCU at Oklahoma State	12:00pm	ESPN2
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame	12:00pm	CW
Samford at ETSU	12:00pm	ESPNU
California at Boston College	12:00pm	ACCN
Fordham at Rhode Island	12:00pm	ESPN+
UCLA at Michigan	1:00pm	CBS
Kansas at Iowa State	1:00pm	ABC
St. John’s at Providence	1:00pm	TNT
Northwestern at Nebraska	1:00pm	BTN
Texas A&M at Vanderbilt	1:00pm	SECN
Chicago State at Le Moyne	1:00pm	NEC Front Row
LIU at New Haven	1:00pm	NEC Front Row
UMBC at New Hampshire	1:00pm	ESPN+
Bucknell at Boston University	1:00pm	ESPN+
Furman at VMI	1:00pm	ESPN+
Mercer at The Citadel	1:00pm	ESPN+
Pitt at North Carolina	2:00pm	ESPN
Liberty at UTEP	2:00pm	ESPN2
SMU at Syracuse	2:00pm	CW
Florida State at Virginia Tech	2:00pm	ACCN
North Dakota State at North Dakota	2:00pm	CBSSN
Elon at William & Mary	2:00pm	MASN
Bryant at Vermont	2:00pm	NESN
Wagner at Stonehill	2:00pm	NEC Front Row
Central Connecticut at Fairleigh Dickinson	2:00pm	NEC Front Row
Mercyhurst at Saint Francis U	2:00pm	NEC Front Row
East Carolina at Rice	2:00pm	ESPN+
Army West Point at American	2:00pm	ESPN+
NJIT at Maine	2:00pm	ESPN+
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan	2:00pm	ESPN+
West Georgia at Central Arkansas	2:00pm	ESPN+
Louisiana Tech at FIU	2:00pm	ESPN+
Kent State at Ball State	2:00pm	ESPN+
Presbyterian at UNC Asheville	2:00pm	ESPN+
High Point at Gardner-Webb	2:00pm	ESPN+
Stetson at FGCU	2:00pm	ESPN+
Navy at Colgate	2:00pm	ESPN+
Villanova at Creighton	2:30pm	FOX
Charleston Southern at Radford	2:30pm	ESPN+
Kentucky at Florida	3:00pm	ABC
Marquette at Xavier	3:00pm	TNT
Penn State at Oregon	3:00pm	BTN
ULM at Texas State	3:00pm	ESPN+
Southern Utah at UTA	3:00pm	ESPN+
Delaware at Missouri State	3:00pm	ESPN+
USC Upstate at Longwood	3:00pm	ESPN+
South Alabama at Arkansas State	3:00pm	ESPN+
Georgia at Oklahoma	3:30pm	SECN
Florida A&M at Jackson State	3:30pm	HBCU Go
Tennessee State at Morehead State	3:30pm	ESPN+
Georgia State at Old Dominion	3:30pm	ESPN+
Louisville vs. Baylor	4:00pm	ESPN
Miami (FL) at NC State	4:00pm	ESPN/2
Colorado at BYU	4:00pm	FS1
Stanford at Wake Forest	4:00pm	ACCN
Hofstra at UNCW	4:00pm	CBSSN
UAlbany at Binghamton	4:00pm	SNY
Kansas State at Houston	4:00pm	Peacock
UAPB at Alabama State	4:00pm	SWAC TV
North Florida at Jacksonville	4:00pm	ESPN+
App State at James Madison	4:00pm	ESPN+
Lipscomb at Queens	4:00pm	ESPN+
Tarleton at Abilene Christian	4:00pm	ESPN+
Morgan State at South Carolina State	4:00pm	ESPN+
Delaware State at Norfolk State	4:00pm	ESPN+
Portland State at Northern Colorado	4:00pm	ESPN+
Duquesne at St. Bonaventure	4:00pm	ESPN+
Lamar at A&M-Corpus Christi	4:30pm	ESPN+
Southeast Missouri at Lindenwood	4:30pm	ESPN+
Tennessee Tech at Southern Indiana	4:30pm	ESPN+
Coppin State at North Carolina Central	4:30pm	ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State	4:30pm	ESPN+
Little Rock at Eastern Illinois	4:30pm	ESPN+
Western Carolina at Chattanooga	4:30pm	ESPN+
New Orleans at Houston Christian	4:30pm	ESPN+
UT Martin at SIUE	4:30pm	ESPN+
Purdue at Iowa	5:00pm	FOX
Lehigh at Lafayette	5:00pm	Lafayette Sports
Weber State at Eastern Washington	5:00pm	SWX
Grand Canyon at San Jose State	5:00pm	MWN
Air Force at Fresno State	5:00pm	MWN
Mississippi Valley State at Alabama A&M	5:00pm	SWAC TV
Long Beach State at UC Davis	5:00pm	ESPN+
Sam Houston at Kennesaw State	5:00pm	ESPN+
Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine	5:00pm	ESPN+
Nicholls at UIW	5:00pm	ESPN+
Wofford at UNCG	5:00pm	ESPN+
Toledo at Bowling Green	5:00pm	ESPN+
Idaho State at Idaho	5:00pm	ESPN+
NM State at Jacksonville State	5:00pm	ESPN+
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan	5:00pm	ESPN+
Southern at Prairie View A&M	5:30pm	SWAC TV
Stephen F. Austin at UTRGV	5:30pm	ESPN+
Maryland Eastern Shore at Howard	5:30pm	ESPN+
Bellarmine at Austin Peay	5:30pm	ESPN+
West Virginia at UCF	6:00pm	FS1
LSU at Tennessee	6:00pm	SECN
VCU at Richmond	6:00pm	CBSSN
Columbia at Princeton	6:00pm	ESPN+
Brown at Dartmouth	6:00pm	ESPN+
McNeese at East Texas A&M	6:00pm	ESPN+
Cornell at Penn	6:00pm	ESPN+
Mississippi State at Ole Miss	6:30pm	ESPN/2
Yale at Harvard	6:30pm	ESPNU
UC Santa Barbara at Cal Poly	7:00pm	Spectrum
Tulsa at Wichita State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Virginia vs. Ohio State	8:00pm	FOX
Memphis at Utah State	8:00pm	CBSSN
Georgetown at UConn	8:00pm	Peacock
Hawai’i at CSUN	8:00pm	ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at WKU	8:00pm	ESPN+
Sacramento State at Northern Arizona	8:00pm	ESPN+
St. Thomas at Kansas City	8:00pm	Summit
South Dakota State at Oral Roberts	8:00pm	Summit
Texas at Missouri	8:30pm	ESPN
Auburn at Arkansas	8:30pm	ESPN2
Marshall at Georgia Southern	8:30pm	ESPNU
South Carolina at Alabama	8:30pm	SECN
Troy at Southern Miss	8:30pm	ESPN+
Montana State at Montana	9:00pm	Scripps
Wyoming at Colorado State	9:00pm	MWN
California Baptist at Utah Tech	9:00pm	ESPN+
Minnesota at Washington	10:00pm	BTN
Nevada at San Diego State	10:00pm	CBSSN
UC Riverside at UC San Diego	10:00pm	ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton at UC Irvine	10:00pm	ESPN+
Gonzaga at Santa Clara	10:30pm	ESPN
Saint Mary’s at Pacific	10:30pm	ESPN2
MOTORSPORTS	TIME ET	TV
Xfinity: United Rentals 300	5:00pm	CW
GOLF	TIME ET	TV
PGA: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	1:00pm	GOLF
PGA: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	3:00pm	CBS
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
FA Cup: Burton Albion vs West Ham United	7:15am	ESPN+ fuboTV
La Liga: Espanyol vs Celta de Vigo	8:00am	ESPN+
Serie A: Como vs Fiorentina	9:00am	Paramount+
Bundesliga: Hoffenheim vs Freiburg	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen vs St. Pauli	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Hamburger SV vs Union Berlin	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Werder Bremen vs Bayern München	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia M’gladbach	9:30am	ESPN+
FA Cup: Burnley vs Mansfield Town	10:00am	ESPN+ fuboTV
FA Cup: Southampton vs Leicester City	10:00am	ESPN+ fuboTV
FA Cup: Norwich City vs West Bromwich Albion	10:00am	ESPN+ fuboTV
FA Cup: Port Vale vs Bristol City	10:00am	ESPN+ fuboTV
FA Cup: Manchester City vs Salford City	10:00am	ESPN+ fuboTV
La Liga: Rayo Vallecano vs Atlético Madrid	10:15am	ESPN+
Ligue 1: Olympique Marseille vs Strasbourg	11:00am	beIN Sports fuboTV
Serie A: Lazio vs Atalanta	12:00pm	Paramount+
Bundesliga: Stuttgart vs Köln	12:30pm	ESPN+
La Liga: Sevilla vs Deportivo Alavés	12:30pm	ESPN+
FA Cup: Aston Villa vs Newcastle United	12:45pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Ligue 1: Lille vs Brest	1:00pm	beIN Sports fuboTV
Serie A: Internazionale vs Juventus	2:45pm	Paramount+
FA Cup: Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion	3:00pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
La Liga: Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad	3:00pm	ESPN+
Ligue 1: Paris vs Lens	3:05pm	beIN Sports fuboTV
Liga MX: Atlético San Luis vs Querétaro	6:00pm	VIX
Liga MX: Juárez vs Necaxa	8:00pm	fuboTV
Liga MX: Monterrey vs León	8:00pm	VIX

About The Author