“THE SCOREBOARD”
SEMI-STATE SCORES-SATURDAY
CASCADE 49 GIBSON SOUTHERN 34
STATE FINALS WEEKEND
FRIDAY, NOV. 28
CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 11 AM ET
PIONEER (13-1) VS. SOUTH PUTNAM (12-2)
CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 3 PM ET
FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS (9-5) VS. CASCADE (14-0)
CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 7 PM ET
MERRILLVILLE (11-2) VS. NEW PALESTINE (13-0)
SATURDAY, NOV. 29
CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 11 AM ET
ANDREAN (12-1) VS. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (14-0)
CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 3 PM ET
FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER (12-2) VS. RONCALLI (11-3)
CLASS 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 7 PM ET
WESTFIELD (11-2) VS. BROWNSBURG (13-0)
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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
ANGOLA 37 WEST NOBLE 33
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 39 SEYMOUR 35
BEECH GROVE 50 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 44
BELLMONT 56 HERITAGE 11
BLACKFORD 45 MUNCIE CENTRAL 37
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 70 PROVIDENCE 59
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 65 SOUTHPORT 14
BORDEN 46 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 33
BREBEUF JESUIT 54 INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 27
BROWNSBURG 78 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 58
CAREER ACADEMY 35 HAMILTON 27
CARMEL 61 CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 37
CENTRAL NOBLE 45 LAVILLE 27
CLARKSVILLE CHRISTIAN (TENN.) 57 SILVER CREEK 48
CONCORD 58 FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 46
CULVER 45 PIONEER 26
DALEVILLE 43 WAPAHANI 27
DELPHI 53 FRONTIER 20
EAST CENTRAL 68 HAMMOND CENTRAL 42
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 54 ANDERSON PREP 41
EASTERN (PEKIN) 37 CRAWFORD COUNTY 32
EDGEWOOD 46 SULLIVAN 28
EDINBURGH 40 MORRISTOWN 24
ELKHART 63 MISHAWAKA 25
EMINENCE 48 FRANKFORT 25
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 71 TELL CITY 43
EVANSVILLE REITZ 63 NEW ALBANY 43
FAIRFIELD 44 JIMTOWN 17
FLOYD CENTRAL 59 DECATUR CENTRAL 39
FOREST PARK 64 SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) 57
FORT WAYNE DWENGER 61 NEW HAVEN 34
FORT WAYNE LUERS 49 MISSISSINEWA 34
FRANKLIN COUNTY 56 SHAWE MEMORIAL 32
FRANKTON 61 WES-DEL 29
HAGERSTOWN 51 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 48
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 66 DANVILLE 55
HANOVER CENTRAL 49 NORTH NEWTON 28
HAUSER 58 VICTORY PREP 23
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 40 GUERIN CATHOLIC 34
HOBART 47 RIVER FOREST 45
HOMESTEAD 57 PLAINFIELD 35
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 73 RUSHVILLE 58
JASPER 56 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 33
JENNINGS COUNTY 64 WARSAW 59
KNIGHTSTOWN 42 CENTERVILLE 37
KOUTS 58 PORTAGE 14
LAPORTE 44 NEW PRAIRIE 26
LAWRENCE CENTRAL 68 FORT WAYNE SNIDER 32
LAWRENCE NORTH 65 ANDERSON 39
LOWELL 61 GRIFFITH 33
MACONAQUAH 49 ROCHESTER 26
MADISON 68 SALEM 39
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 58 MICHIGAN CITY 16
MARTINSVILLE 49 LEBANON 41
MORGAN TWP. 51 BOONE GROVE 15
NEW WASHINGTON 41 CANNELTON 12
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 45 SEVEN OAKS 43
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 61 PERU 37
NORTH DECATUR 42 SOUTH DECATUR 35
NORTH HARRISON 54 SCOTTSBURG 50
NORTH KNOX 66 BLOOMFIELD 13
NORWELL 65 INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 23
ORLEANS 51 BARR-REEVE 37
PENN 56 CHESTERTON 34
PERRY CENTRAL 51 SOUTHRIDGE 12
PIKE 88 INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 56
PRINCETON 65 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 62 OT
SEEGER 41 SALT FORK (ILL.) 32
SHENANDOAH 68 CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 12
SOUTH ADAMS 52 UNION CITY 37
SOUTH RIPLEY 59 BATESVILLE 52
SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) 84 SOUTH DEARBORN 24
SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) 45 CROTHERSVILLE 35
SPRINGS VALLEY 68 ROCK CREEK ACADEMY 25
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 57 NORTH VERMILLION 21
TRINITY GREENLAWN 20 GARY LIGHTHOUSE 19
TRINITY LUTHERAN 76 JAC-CEN-DEL 29
VALPARAISO 80 EASTERN HANCOCK 38
VINCENNES LINCOLN 63 WEST VIGO 31
WABASH 41 LOGANSPORT 33
WALDRON 50 RISING SUN 48 OT
WARREN CENTRAL 44 BEN DAVIS 33
WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 32 SOUTH VERMILLION 28
WASHINGTON TWP. 45 DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 31
WASHINGTON 80 TECUMSEH 24
WAWASEE 43 TRITON 31
WEST WASHINGTON 56 LANESVILLE 44
WESTVILLE 51 WHITING 27
WHITE RIVER VALLEY 48 SHAKAMAK 39
WHITKO 49 FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 35
CROWN POINT CLASSIC
CROWN POINT 58 NORTHRIDGE 51
COLUMBIA CITY 57 MERRILLVILLE 23
NORTHRIDGE 69 MERRILLVILLE 21
CROWN POINT 55 COLUMBIA CITY 44
CULVER ACADEMY CLASSIC
CULVER ACADEMY 67 FORT WAYNE SOUTH 28
HIGHLAND 36 NORTHWOOD 25
NORTHWOOD 56 FORT WAYNE SOUTH 38
CULVER ACADEMY 46 HIGHLAND 40
JOHNSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT
CENTER GROVE 51 FRANKLIN 19
LAFAYETTE TOURNAMENT
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 45 TWIN LAKES 37
RENSSELAER CENTRAL 66 WEST LAFAYETTE 34
LAFAYETTE JEFF 65 HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 54
MCCUTCHEON 57 BENTON CENTRAL 51
OAKWOOD (ILL.) TOURNAMENT
CASEY-WESTFIELD (ILL.) 54 COVINGTON 19
HERITAGE (ILL.) 52 COVINGTON 26
PARIS (ILL.) TOURNAMENT
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 37 CHARLESTON (ILL.) 34
PUTNAM COUNTY TOURNAMENT
GREENCASTLE 42 CLOVERDALE 41
NORTH PUTNAM 44 SOUTH PUTNAM 38
SUGAR CREEK TOURNAMENT
WESTERN BOONE 72 CRAWFORDSVILLE 46
SOUTHMONT 53 NORTH MONTGOMERY 27
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WRESTLING RESULTS:
NOBLESVILLE 80 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 0
NOBLESVILLE 78 TIPTON 3
NOBLESVILLE 71 NORTH CENTRAL 7
NOBLESVILLE 71 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 12
NOBLESVILLE 60 ALEXANDRIA MONROE 13
ALEXANDRIA MONROE 48 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 30
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 42 N. CENTRAL 37
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 41 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 37
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 45 TIPTON 34
GREENFIELD CENTRAL 49 ROSSVILLE 26
ROSSVILLE 78 INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 6
ROSSVILLE 50 VALPARAISO 30
ROSSVILLE 58 ATTICA 24
CARMEL 51 ROSSVILLE 24
NORTHFIELD 83 MANCHESTER 0
FRANKLIN 82 CONNERSVILLE 0
FRANKLIN 83 HAGERSTOWN 0
FRANKLIN 70 MOUNT VERNON 9
FRANKLIN 58 LAWRENCE NORTH 11
FRANKLIN 54 DELTA 21
MADISON 37 SALEM 3
TAYLOR 43 ALEXANDRIA MONROE JV 19
TAYLOR 66 N. WHITE 6
TAYLOR 42 MISSISSINEWA 42
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING RESULTS
WHITELAND 66 MERRILLVILLE 18
HOBART 52 MERRILLVILLE 30
MERRILLVILLE 48 HIGHLAND 36
MERRILLVILLE 60 MUNSTER 24
MERRILLVILLE 48 PENN 33
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE
#8 ILLINOIS 98 LIU SHARKS 58
NAVY 86 NEW JERSEY TECH 70
GEORGETOWN 92 WAGNER 75
DAYTON 74 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 55
OKLAHOMA STATE 95 NICHOLLS 81
MARQUETTE 85 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 71
KENT STATE 91 CLEVELAND STATE 71
GREEN BAY 79 UMASS 75
NORTHEASTERN 93 DUQUESNE 86
CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 86 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 70
CHATTANOOGA 71 N. ALABAMA 57
MISSOURI STATE 74 TEXAS RIO GRANDE 67
TENNESSEE MARTIN 69 PRAIRIE VIEW 68
NEVADA 77 UC SANTA BARBARA 64
LIPSCOMB 83 WESTERN CAROLINA 62
ILLINOIS CHICAGO 84 SOUTHERN INDIANA 73
SAN FRANCISCO 77 MINNESOTA 65
CAL STATE FULLERTON 88 ST. THOMAS 80
IONA 91 OREGON STATE 84 2OT
WICHITA STATE 75 MILWAUKEE 58
INDIANA STATE 70 BALL STATE 52
SOUTHERN MISS 92 N. FLORIDA 83
RICHMOND 102 GARDNER WEBB 67
STETSON 99 VIRGINIA MILITARY 80
COASTAL CAROLINA 75 NORTH DAKOTA 58
MOREHEAD STATE 83 LOUISIANA MONROE 80
HIGH POINT 91 INCARNATE WORD 80
SOUTHERN UTAH 103 NOBLE 68
VCU 101 COPPIN STATE 58
NORTHERN COLORADO 86 PORTLAND 80 OT
TEXAS ARLINGTON 74 WEBER STATE 73
IDAHO 97 EASTERN OREGON 68
ST. MARY’S 96 CALIFORNIA MERCED 42
NORTHERN IOWA 70 UC IRVINE 69 OT
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/SCORES
#20 KENTUCKY 72 #21 LOUISVILLE 62
#7 BAYLOR 74 DAVIDSON 72 OT
#19 IOWA 64 BYBEE OF FLORIDA 61
UMASS 61 BOSTON COLLEGE 52
NEW JERSEY TECH 73 DREXEL 66
WRIGHT STATE 88 IU EAST 50
MOREHEAD STATE 78 USC UPSTATE 64
ARMY 82 ST. FRANCIS 50
ALBANY 62 ST. BONAVENTURE 53
PITTSBURGH 63 ROBERT MORRIS 54
NORTHEASTERN 68 SACRED HEART 60
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 60 EASTERN ILLINOIS 54
LASALLE 72 AMERICAN 61
RADFORD 80 NIAGARA 58
PRINCETON 100 PENN STATE 93
CHATTANOOGA 64 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 62
JACKSONVILLE 80 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 69
CHARLOTTE 73 WOFFORD 59
LINDENWOOD 85 OMAHA 41
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA 76 E. TEXAS A&M 71
MCNEESE STATE 106 LSU ALEXANDRIA 33
BOSTON 50 MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL 47
GREEN BAY 47 KANSAS STATE 44
BUCKNELL 61 HOFSTRA 55
CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 60 WICHITA STATE 55
JACKSONVILLE STATE 65 NEW ORLEANS 62
MURRAY STATE 91 ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM 79
SOUTHERN MISS 86 NICHOLLS 60
ILLINOIS CHICAGO 68 LOYOLA ILLINOIS 54
MEMPHIS 60 E. TENNESSEE STATE 54
TULSA 73 MISSOURI STATE 57
APPALACHIAN STATE 64 UNC ASHEVILLE 40
SAN DIEGO STATE 58 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 45
CORNELL 52 LEMOYNE 51 OT
ARIZONA STATE 56 UNLV 53
BYU 79 WEBER STATE 62
CAMPBELL 67 GRAMBLING STATE 51
GEORGIA SOUTHERN 93 MERCER 72
UC SAN DIEGO 55 AIR FORCE 43
DELAWARE STATE 83 SMCM 38
BRYANT 77 STONE HILL 48
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 53 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 51
EASTERN KENTUCKY 107 MIDWAY 66
NORTHERN COLORADO 61 DEPAUL 60
NORTH TEXAS 58 SMU 55
NORTH ALABAMA 73 W. ALABAMA 44
VILLANOVA 88 TEMPLE 58
COLORADO 71 TEXAS ARLINGTON 60
UTEP 64 TENNESSEE MARTIN 60 OT
UTAH TECH 71 PORTLAND STATE 63
BOWLING GREEN 67 ALASKA ANCHORAGE 63
TEXAS A&M 78 VCU 66
UC IRVINE 63 ST. THOMAS 55
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/SCORES
SATURDAY, NOV. 22
NO. 3 TEXAS A&M 48, SAMFORD 0
NO. 8 OKLAHOMA 17, NO. 22 MISSOURI 6
WAKE FOREST 52, DELAWARE 14
ARMY 26, TULSA 25
NO. 1 OHIO STATE 42, RUTGERS 9
NO. 13 MIAMI (FLA.) 34, VIRGINIA TECH 17
SMU 38, LOUISVILLE 6
NORTHWESTERN 38, MINNESOTA 35
IOWA STATE 38, KANSAS 14
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 33, MORGAN STATE 14
WESTERN CAROLINA 48, VMI 6
BROWN 35, DARTMOUTH 28
YALE 45, HARVARD 28
MERRIMACK 27, FORDHAM 26
KUTZTOWN 52, BENTLEY 0 (DII FIRST ROUND)
MUHLENBERG 34, UNION 26 (DIII FIRST ROUND)
LAGRANGE 24, FRAMINGHAM STATE 21 (DIII FIRST ROUND)
SUSQUEHANNA 38, WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON 32 (DIII FIRST ROUND)
SPRINGFIELD 21, CORTLAND 7 (DIII FIRST ROUND)
LEHIGH 42, LAFAYETTE 32
NO. 4 GEORGIA 35, CHARLOTTE 3
OLD DOMINION 45, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 10
JAMES MADISON 24, WASHINGTON STATE 20
ARIZONA 41, BAYLOR 17
TENNESSEE TECH 20, UT MARTIN 17
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 28, DELAWARE STATE 17
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 37, ILLINOIS STATE 7
MURRAY STATE 31, INDIANA STATE 17
EAST TENNESSEE STATE 28, THE CITADEL 26
DAYTON 42, DAVIDSON 14
DRAKE 17, MOREHEAD STATE 10
PRESBYTERIAN 29, MARIST 25
SAN DIEGO 42, STETSON 8
COLGATE 38, BUCKNELL 19
PENN 17, PRINCETON 6
ALBANY STATE 35, VALDOSTA STATE 30 (DII FIRST ROUND)
FERRIS STATE 65, NORTHWOOD 14 (DII FIRST ROUND)
HANOVER 23, GROVE CITY 15 (DIII FIRST ROUND)
COE 44, CONCORDIA-WISCONSIN 7 (DIII FIRST ROUND)
WHEATON (IL) 76, CROWN (MN) 14 (DIII FIRST ROUND)
ASSUMPTION 23, INDIANA (PA) 20 (DII FIRST ROUND)
FROSTBURG STATE 21, JOHNSON C. SMITH 7 (DII FIRST ROUND)
CALIFORNIA (PA) 27, VIRGINIA UNION 24 (DII FIRST ROUND)
NEWBERRY 45, KENTUCKY STATE 24 (DII FIRST ROUND)
ASHLAND 32, MINNESOTA DULUTH 7 (DII FIRST ROUND)
MINNESOTA STATE 37, FINDLAY 14 (DII FIRST ROUND)
WESTERN ILLINOIS 29, GARDNER-WEBB 24
WOFFORD 35, CHATTANOOGA 13
NO. 10 ALABAMA 56, EASTERN ILLINOIS 0
AUBURN 62, MERCER 17
KENNESAW STATE 41, MISSOURI STATE 34
NEVADA 13, WYOMING 7
TOLEDO 38, BALL STATE 9
MONTANA STATE 31, MONTANA 28
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 7, TENNESSEE STATE 6
LINDENWOOD 30, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 13
SOUTHERN UTAH 36, NORTH ALABAMA 34 (OT)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 34, NORTH DAKOTA 31 (OT)
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 35, UNI 32
DUQUESNE 20, ROBERT MORRIS 17
HARDING 38, NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE 16 (DII FIRST ROUND)
BENEDICT 25, WINGATE 24 (DII FIRST ROUND)
WEST FLORIDA 43, NORTH GREENVILLE 19 (DII FIRST ROUND)
UINDY 57, TRUMAN STATE 14 (DII FIRST ROUND)
PITTSBURG STATE 21, CHADRON STATE 17 (DII FIRST ROUND)
APPALACHIAN STATE 26, MARSHALL 24
UCONN 48, FLORIDA ATLANTIC 45
LOUISIANA TECH 34, LIBERTY 28
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE 31, SAM HOUSTON 17
NEW MEXICO STATE 34, UTEP 31
SOUTH FLORIDA 48, UAB 18
WEBER STATE 48, NORTHERN ARIZONA 28
UIW 31, HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 10
CHAPMAN 18, WHITWORTH 16 (DIII FIRST ROUND)
UT PERMIAN BASIN 37, CSU PUEBLO 24 (DII FIRST ROUND)
NO. 9 NOTRE DAME 70, SYRACUSE 7
NO. 14 VANDERBILT 45, KENTUCKY 17
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 27, JACKSONVILLE STATE 21
SOUTH ALABAMA 42, SOUTHERN MISS 35
NO. 7 OREGON 42, NO. 15 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 27
NO. 17 TEXAS 52, ARKANSAS 37
IOWA 20, MICHIGAN STATE 17
DUKE 32, NORTH CAROLINA 25
UTSA 58, EAST CAROLINA 24
JACKSON STATE 27, ALCORN STATE 21
BETHUNE-COOKMAN 38, FLORIDA A&M 34 (IN ORLANDO, FLA.)
HOWARD 44, NORFOLK STATE 15 (AUDI FIELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C.)
NORTH DAKOTA STATE 62, ST. THOMAS (MN) 7
NO. 24 TULANE 37, TEMPLE 13
UCF 17, OKLAHOMA STATE 14
TROY 31, GEORGIA STATE 19
NO. 12 UTAH 51, KANSAS STATE 47
NO. 18 MICHIGAN 45, MARYLAND 20
TCU 17, NO. 23 HOUSTON 14
IDAHO STATE 37, IDAHO 16
UC DAVIS 31, SACRAMENTO STATE 27
EASTERN KENTUCKY 33, UTAH TECH 10
MCNEESE 21, LAMAR 19
HOLY CROSS 42, GEORGETOWN 7
WESTERN COLORADO 27, CENTRAL WASHINGTON 20 (DII FIRST ROUND)
SOUTH CAROLINA 51, COASTAL CAROLINA 7
CLEMSON 45, FURMAN 10
TEXAS STATE 31, UL MONROE 14
CAL POLY 43, EASTERN WASHINGTON 34
TARLETON STATE 45, AUSTIN PEAY 44 (OT)
6 P.M. | EAST TEXAS A&M AT UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY | ESPN+
NEW MEXICO 20, AIR FORCE 3
PITT 42, NO. 16 GEORGIA TECH 28
PENN STATE 37, NEBRASKA 10
BOISE STATE 49, COLORADO STATE 21
7:30 P.M. | CAL AT STANFORD | ACC NETWORK
NO. 20 TENNESSEE 31, FLORIDA 11
WISCONSIN 27, NO. 21 ILLINOIS 10
NORTH TEXAS 56, RICE 24
NO. 11 BYU 26 CINCINNATI 14
NO. 25 ARIZONA STATE 42 COLOTADO 17
WASHINGTON 48 UCLA 14
SAN DIEGO STATE 25 SAN JOSE STATE 3
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MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER SCORES
NCAA TOURNAMENT
SECOND ROUND: SUNDAY, NOV. 23
12 P.M. | NO. 6 INDIANA VS. SAINT LOUIS
1 P.M. | NO. 1 VERMONT VS. HOFSTRA
1 P.M. | NO. 4 MARYLAND VS. NORTH CAROLINA
1 P.M. | NO. 14 AKRON VS. NOTRE DAME
1 P.M. | NO. 16 FURMAN VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN
2 P.M. | NO 13 UCONN VS. CORNELL
4 P.M. | NO. 3 PRINCETON VS. DUKE
5 P.M. | NO. 7 GEORGETOWN VS. UCF
5 P.M. | NO. 2 VIRGINIA VS. UNC GREENSBORO
6 P.M. | NO. 15 NC STATE VS. MARSHALL
6 P.M. | NO. 11 BRYANT VS. SETON HALL
7:30 P.M. | NO. 10 HIGH POINT VS. WEST VIRGINIA
7 P.M. | NO. 5 SMU VS. WASHINGTON
8 P.M. | NO. 12 STANFORD VS. KANSAS CITY
8 P.M. | NO. 9 SAN DIEGO VS. GRAND CANYON
9 P.M. | NO. 8 PORTLAND VS. DENVER
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER NCAA TOURNAMENT
THIRD ROUND-SUNDAY
FLORIDA STATE VS. GEORGETOWN
COLORADO VS. MICHIGAN STATE
OHIO STATE VS. BAYLOR
KANSAS VS. DUKE
WASHINGTON VS. VIRGINIA
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NFL SCHEDULE/SCORES
WEEK 12
SUNDAY, NOV. 23
NEW ENGLAND AT CINCINNATI, 1 P.M. (CBS)
PITTSBURGH AT CHICAGO, 1 P.M. (CBS)
INDIANAPOLIS AT KANSAS CITY NY JETS AT BALTIMORE, 1 P.M. (CBS)
NY GIANTS AT DETROIT, 1 P.M. (FOX)
SEATTLE AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M. (FOX)
MINNESOTA AT GREEN BAY, 1 P.M. (FOX)
CLEVELAND AT LAS VEGAS, 4:05 P.M. (CBS)
JACKSONVILLE AT ARIZONA, 4:05 P.M. (CBS)
ATLANTA AT NEW ORLEANS, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)
PHILADELPHIA AT DALLAS, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)
TAMPA BAY AT LA RAMS, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)
MONDAY, NOV. 24
CAROLINA AT SAN FRANCISCO, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN)
BYES: DENVER, LA CHARGERS, MIAMI, WASHINGTON
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NBA SCOREBOARD
LA CLIPPERS 131 CHARLOTTE 116
ORLANDO 133 NEW YORK 121
ATLANTA 115 NEW ORLEANS 98
DETROIT 129 MILWAUKEE 116
CHICAGO 121 WASHINGTON 120
MEMPHIS 102 DALLAS 96
SACRAMENTO 128 DENVER 123
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NHL SCOREBOARD
DETROIT 4 COLUMBUS 3 OT
ST. LOUIS 2 NY ISLANDERS 1
EDMONTON 6 FLORIDA 3
SEATTLE 3 PITTSBURGH 2 OT
OTTAWA 3 SAN JOSE 2
MONTRÉAL 5 TORONTO 2
TAMPA BAY 5 WASHINGTON 3
PHILADELPHIA 6 NEW JERSEY 3
COLORADO 3 NASHVILLE 0
UTAH 3 NY RANGERS 2
ANAHEIM 4 VEGAS 3 OT
CALGARY 3 DALLAS 2
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS
VANCOUVER 2 LOS ANGELES 2 (VANCOUVER WINS PK’S)
CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY, DEC. 6: 2:30 P.M.
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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
NFL NEWS: WEEK 12 NFL CAPSULES
Seattle Seahawks (7-3) at Tennessee Titans (1-9)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Seahawks -13.5, Total 40.5
Series Rewind: Ten consecutive meetings between the franchises have been decided by eight points or less. The Seahawks won the most recent game in 2023 (20-17) and the Titans took the 2021 matchup in overtime (33-30), erasing a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter with two Derrick Henry TDs.
The Seahawks are 3-1 in the past four games despite 12 turnovers thanks to an edgy defense capable of morphing on the fly due to interchangeable parts, a high-level challenge for rookie QB Cam Ward. Ward takes the field Sunday with few consistently reliable options at wide receiver, but the Titans dare not roll out a predictable game plan against mad scientist Mike Macdonald. The Titans scored only one touchdown in seven of 10 games this season and aren’t built to throw punches with heavyweights during a roster rebuild. Seattle features the NFL’s leading receiver, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and a two-headed running back rotation Macdonald said will soon push Kenneth Walker III to the top of the pecking order. Tennessee’s run defense has been user-friendly to the tune of 134.7 yards per game this season. Smith-Njigba has seven 100-yards games and at least 93 receiving yards in nine of 10 this season. TE A.J. Barner had 10 receptions last season as QB Sam Darnold tries to unearth a reliable second option in the passing game. Darnold is coming off of a four-INT game in Seattle’s two-point loss to the Rams.
Minnesota Vikings (4-6) at Green Bay Packers (6-3-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Packers -6.5, Total 41.5
Series Rewind: The teams split the past 12 meetings. Minnesota has won three of the past four.
Walking wounded has been a theme this season for the Packers, with continuity and consistency fleeting because of a revolving door on the offense line and WR corps. QB Jordan Love was banged up last week — he missed only seven snaps in the win over the Giants — and RB Josh Jacobs (knee) left the victory in the first half. Top targets Tucker Kraft (knee) and WR Jayden Reed (foot, clavicle) are on IR and current top receiver Romeo Doubs was limited most of the week with a wrist injury. Only the timely return of WR Christian Watson, who caught two TD passes last week, has kept the forward pass as an option. The Vikings must contend with pass rusher Micah Parsons for the first time since he was acquired by the Packers. Parsons posted 1.5 sacks last week and digs in against Minnesota’s inconsistent offensive line in Green Bay’s first look at QB J.J. McCarthy. McCarthy has been sacked 15 times with eight interceptions and six TD passes in six games and was picked off twice in consecutive one-score losses to the Ravens and Bears the past two games.
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) at Chicago Bears (7-3)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Bears -2.5, Total 44.5
Series Rewind: Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers has 24 wins in 29 career games against the Bears, all during his days with the Green Bay Packers. The Bears won the first 10 games in the series, all played before 1950 when the Pittsburgh franchise was the Pirates.
Division leaders most didn’t see coming try to keep a grip on the top spot and remain in the thick of the playoff chase. The Bears are delivering in close games and have a 5-3 record when trailing in the second half this season. Only the Denver Broncos (6-1) have been better at stemming the tide than first-year head coach Ben Johnson’s bunch. He is sharing credit with defensive coordinator Dennis Allen for steadying Chicago after a horrific start. A nemesis from the past, Aaron Rodgers, strolls into Soldier Field compromised by a fracture in his left wrist. Rodgers and head coach Mike Tomlin insist he could still start for the Steelers on Sunday. Rodgers has owned the Bears to the point that he proclaimed, well, parenthood of Chicago from his time in Green Bay. The Steelers hold a slimming lead in the AFC North and are generally winning games when they don’t turn the ball over. The Bears lead the league with 22 takeaways and are first in the NFL in turnover margin (plus-16). Pittsburgh is second in the league with 18 takeaways and brings a unique, blitz-heavy attack against second-year QB Caleb Williams. Pittsburgh is 5-1 when they record a takeaway this season. Williams is responsible for keeping the ball out of the Steelers’ grasp and using his rotation at running back of D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai to move the chains. The Bears still are susceptible to allowing explosive plays and are 29th in the NFL with 80 penalties.
Indianapolis Colts (8-2) at Kansas City Chiefs (5-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Chiefs -3.5, Total 49.5
Series Rewind: Indianapolis has won the past two meetings and 15 of the last 19, and boasts a 3-1 postseason mark against Kansas City during the stretch.
Kansas City made a living winning tight games last season, but the Chiefs are 0-5 in one-score contests this season. That includes three losses by three points, a prime reason why Kansas City is a distant 3 1/2 games behind the first-place Denver Broncos in the AFC West. The Chiefs are outside of the wild-card race with seven AFC teams possessing more wins. Just last season, the Chiefs went 11-0 in one-score games during the regular season and added another in the playoffs against the Buffalo Bills. But ruling out a late run with Patrick Mahomes (18 touchdowns, six interceptions) and Travis Kelce (franchise-record 84 touchdowns) on the roster might be a mistake. The Colts could really stamp their arrival by winning at Arrowhead as they haven’t played in a single playoff game since 2020 and the trip prior to that was a Jan. 2019 loss to Mahomes and the Chiefs in KC. Indianapolis is one of the surprise teams of the league and possesses the lead in the AFC South. The Colts have flourished behind NFL rushing leader Jonathan Taylor (1,139 yards, 15 touchdowns) and quarterback Daniel Jones (15 TD passes) and has topped 30 points seven times, the latest coming in a 31-25 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 10 prior to last week’s bye. Second-year defensive end Laiatu Latu has a team-best five sacks and is tied for the team lead with two interceptions. Jones’ recent turnover woes — four interceptions, two fumbles — could be a byproduct of the 15 sacks absorbed in the past three games. George Karlaftis leads the Chiefs with 5.0 sacks this season.
New York Jets (2-8) at Baltimore Ravens (5-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Ravens -13.5, Total 44.5
Series Rewind: The Ravens own a 10-2 all-time edge over the Jets. Baltimore’s last four wins have been by an average of 17.3 points.
Baltimore has recorded four consecutive victories and is suddenly just one game behind the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFC North. The Ravens gave up just 187 yards in last week’s 23-16 win over the Cleveland Browns and scored 13 unanswered fourth-quarter points. Lamar Jackson had a shaky game by hitting just 14 of 25 passes for 193 yards and two interceptions and also was sacked five times. Jackson is dealing with an ankle injury leading up to this contest. Derrick Henry had 103 yards and a touchdown while notching his fourth 100-yard game of the season. Lightning-fast CB Nate Wiggins has three of Baltimore’s six interceptions, while the defense has just 15 sacks. New York is going with veteran Tyrod Taylor at quarterback as the bid to have Justin Fields be a downfield passing threat has fizzled. Fields avoided turnovers with only one interception, but he was unable to threaten the deep third of the field without WR Garrett Wilson on the field. The Jets rank last in the NFL at 139.9 passing yards per game and 29th in total offense at 291.5, and Wilson won’t likely be back until December. Taylor has completed 62.3% of his 69 throws for 379 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions. However, he has been sacked nine times. RB Breece Hall has 722 yards and is on pace for his first 1,000-yard rushing season. He fell six yards short in 2023.
New York Giants (2-9) at Detroit Lions (6-4)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Lions -10.5, Total 49.5
Series Rewind: The Lions have won four of the last five meetings to grab a 24-21-1 lead in the regular-season series with the Giants. Detroit won the only postseason clash, 26-7, in the 1935 NFL Championship Game.
Interim head coach Mike Kafka’s first road game comes in a city where the Giants haven’t won since 2013. New York hung tough with the Packers last week before falling 27-20, its fourth one-score loss of the season. Giants rookie QB Jaxson Dart did not play at Green Bay and did not clear concussion protocol this week, resulting him in being out against Detroit. To pull off the upset, the Giants will need to finally force some turnovers — only the neighboring Jets have fewer takeaways this season. The Lions went 0-for-5 on fourth down in last weekend’s loss at Philadelphia but will likely remain aggressive against a New York defense that has allowed opponents to convert 9-of-13 attempts on fourth down. Head coach Dan Campbell, formerly a tight end in the NFL, took play-calling duties on offense the past two games with mixed success. Offensive line breakdowns appeared to be the difference against the relentless Eagles. WR Amon-Ra St. Brown has receiving touchdowns in three of his last four home games, Jahmyr Gibbs has a rush TD in three of his last four home games, and DE Aidan Hutchinson has a sack in three of his last four home games.
New England Patriots (9-2) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-7)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Patriots -6.5, Total 51.5
Series Rewind: The Patriots have won four of the last five meetings to extend their lead in the series to 18-10. The Bengals have not defeated New England in Cincinnati since a 13-6 victory on Oct. 6, 2013.
A victory will give New England its 28th 10-win season, tying Pittsburgh for the second most since 1970 behind Dallas (29). The Patriots are 5-0 on the road this season, the only team in the NFL without a loss. New England’s eight-game winning streak is its longest since an 8-0 start in 2019. First-year head coach Mike Vrabel’s defense ranks No. 1 against the run (84.7 yards per game) and is facing a Cincinnati offense that is tied for 31st in rushing (81.4). New England’s Drake Maye can become just the fourth player ever under the age of 24 to record 10 games with at least 200 passing yards and a 100-plus passer rating. Bengals WR Tee Higgins has caught touchdown passes in nine straight home games, joining Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Cris Carter with that accomplishment, and steps into the No. 1 receiver role with Ja’Marr Chase suspended one game for spitting at Steelers DB Jalen Ramsey last week. The Bengals could also get TE Mike Gesicki back in the lineup from a pectoral injury that pushed him to IR. But which Joe will throw? Burrow or Flacco? Sidelined since Week 2, Burrow (toe) was a full participant in practice this week. Flacco has been playing through a right shoulder injury. A tight turnaround to Thursday’s primetime holiday game at Baltimore might weigh into the decision.
Cleveland Browns (2-8) at Las Vegas Raiders (2-8)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Raiders -3.5, Total 36.5
Series Rewind: This is the second straight season these teams will face off. Las Vegas won 20-16 last year, has won the last five and holds an 18-10 lead in the all-time series.
There are no real stakes for this matchup between two teams who have stopped considering the playoffs weeks ago and have a combined touchdown deficit of minus-21 this season. But on the Cleveland side, there’s some intrigue as Shedeur Sanders is set to make his first career start with Dillon Gabriel still in concussion protocol. Sanders, the Colorado standout who fell into the fifth round of this year’s draft, will be the Browns’ 42nd different starting QB since they returned to Cleveland in 1999. No Browns rookie QB has won his debut since 1995. Sanders completed 4 of 16 passes for 47 yards and an interception replacing Gabriel last week vs. Baltimore. Las Vegas’ offense continues to sputter with Geno Smith at the helm. The Raiders converted just 3 of 12 third downs on Monday vs. Dallas and are 7-of-27 on third-down conversions over the last two games. Smith is tied for the NFL lead with 13 interceptions, more than his 12 interceptions. But Las Vegas continues to flash some promising skill-position talent. Ashton Jeanty had just seven rushing yards last week, but had six catches and ranks third among rookies with 717 scrimmage yards this season. Second-year tight end Brock Bowers had seven catches vs. the Cowboys to reach 151 for his career, tied for the second-fastest player to reach 150 catches (24 games).
Jacksonville Jaguars (6-4) at Arizona Cardinals (3-7)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Jaguars -2.5, Total 47.5
Series Rewind: Jacksonville and Arizona have played just six times in the Jaguars’ first 30 seasons. Jacksonville won the first two games, but the Cardinals have won the four since, last coming away with a 31-19 road win in 2021.
With a 19-point blown lead vs. Houston followed by a 35-6 beatdown of the Los Angeles Chargers the last two weeks, you never really know what you’re going to get with this year’s Jaguars team. And yet, Jacksonville sits in playoff position as the No. 7 seed, a half-game ahead of the division-rival Texans, entering Sunday’s game at Arizona. The run game has been the Jaguars’ bread and butter when things have been going well under first-year head coach Liam Coen and that was certainly the case last week when Jacksonville ran for 192 yards and three scores against a stingy Chargers defense. Rookie RB Bhayshul Tuten, who led the team in rushing yards (74) for the first time, left the Los Angeles game late with an ankle injury and has been limited in practice. So have leading RB Travis Etienne (shoulder) and lead receiver Brian Thomas Jr. (ankle), who has missed the last two games. For Arizona, even a career-high 452 passing yards from Jacoby Brissett last week couldn’t stop their extended skid. The Cardinals have lost seven of their last eight games since a 2-0 start and are 3 1/2 games back from the third-place 49ers in the NFC West. Brissett did that without leading receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (appendix surgery), who will be out again this week. Brissett has certainly revitalized the Arizona passing game with 1,570 yards, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions in five starts since replacing Kyler Murray, who is out at least two more games. But it hasn’t translated into wins.
Atlanta Falcons (3-7) at New Orleans Saints (2-8)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Saints -1.5, Total 39.5
Series Rewind: New Orleans has prevailed in 11 of the last 15 meetings. The teams face each other again in Week 18.
Veteran Kirk Cousins is back as the starter after Michael Penix Jr. was lost to a season-ending left ACL injury during last week’s 30-27 overtime loss against the Carolina Panthers. The 37-year-old Cousins has mostly been a highly paid spectator while firing just 52 passes this season. He tied for the NFL lead with 16 interceptions in 14 games last season before losing the job to Penix. The Falcons have lost five straight games and coach Raheem Morris said the offense will be tweaked to fit Cousins’ style. Star running back Bijan Robinson had 104 yards against the Panthers for his third 100-yard rushing effort of the season. Top receiver Drake Lewis (810 receiving yards) will sit out with a knee injury. New Orleans is coming off a bye and knocked off the host Panthers 17-7 in Week 10. Tyler Shough, a second-round rookie, stood out in his second career start by passing for 282 yards and two touchdowns. He completed 70.4% of his passes and wasn’t intercepted, two facts that surely pleased coach Kellen Moore, one of the most efficient college quarterbacks ever during his playing career at Boise State. The New Orleans defenses will aim for a repeat showing after limiting the Panthers to 102 yards through the air and 175 total. Linebacker Demario Davis has a team-best 91 tackles.
Philadelphia Eagles (8-2) at Dallas Cowboys (4-5-1)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Eagles -3.5, Total 47.5
Series Rewind: The Eagles have won the last three clashes, including 24-20 in this year’s season opener, but would need to sweep the next 13 regular-season meetings to erase the Cowboys’ 71-58 lead in the heated rivalry.
The Cowboys’ Dak Prescott is a sparkling 21-2 at home against NFC East opponents in his career, a .913 percentage that is the highest at home by any QB against his division since the 1970 merger. His last loss in Arlington in a divisional game was on Nov. 19, 2017 against the Eagles. Standout wideouts CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens face an Eagles secondary that has allowed only two touchdown passes during their four-game winning streak. Lamb had an uncharacteristic bout of drops in the Week 1 loss at Philadelphia, including on a potential game-winning drive late in the game. Philadelphia has compiled the best road winning percentage (.718) with a 28-11 record since Nick Sirianni became the coach in 2021, including nine wins in their last 11 away games. Jalen Hurts has thrown one interception in his last 16 regular-season starts and the Eagles have turned the ball over a league-low four times this season. Hurts had two rushing TDs against the Cowboys in the season opener, which came before Dallas acquired DT Quinnen Williams. Williams gives Dallas another big body between the tackles to resist the rugby-scrum quarterback sneak play. He had 1.5 sacks and five QB pressures at Las Vegas in his Cowboys’ debut last week. The Eagles have an X-factor on their side: They are 5-0 in their Kelly green throwback jerseys since bringing them back in 2023.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-4) at Los Angeles Rams (8-2)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET
FanDuel odds: Rams -6.5, Total 49.5
Series Rewind: Los Angeles leads the all-time series 19-10 and has won eight of the last 10 against Tampa Bay. But the Buccaneers won the last matchup in 2022.
Tampa Bay and Los Angeles enter Sunday night’s game as division leaders of the NFC South and NFC West, respectively, but without much room to spare. Los Angeles leads Seattle by just one game and San Francisco by 1 1/2 games while the Buccaneers have a half-game lead over Carolina. The Rams have been largely led by their offensive firepower this season, with Matthew Stafford throwing a league-high 27 touchdown passes through the first 11 weeks of the season. However, Los Angeles showed it is more than capable of winning in multiple ways last week when Stafford threw a season-low 130 yards and the Rams defense recorded four interceptions in a 21-19 win over the Seahawks. With a touchdown catch last week, Los Angeles WR Davante Adams became just the third player in NFL history (along with Terrell Owens and Brandon Marshall) to record 10-plus touchdown catches in a season for three different teams. This week’s game presents a third straight opportunity for Tampa Bay to come away with a win over a contending team. The Buccaneers lost the last two weeks against the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills to fall to the brink of falling out of first place in the division for the first time this season. This will be a trip of significance for Tampa Bay QB Baker Mayfield, who revived his career with the Rams in 2022 before signing with the Buccaneers as a free agent the following offseason. However, it was the ground game which led the way last week in Buffalo, as Tampa Bay racked up 202 rushing yards led by a career-high 106 yards from Sean Tucker with Bucky Irving (foot/shoulder) out. Irving and WR Chris Godwin (leg) have a chance to return after missing multiple weeks.
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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 12 UTAH WINS DESPITE GIVING 472 RUSHING YARDS
Devon Dampier threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns and ran for the go-ahead touchdown with 56 seconds remaining to rally No. 12 Utah to a 51-47 victory over Kansas State on Saturday in Salt Lake City.
Dampier also ran for 94 yards and two scores to help the Utes (9-2, 6-2 Big 12) stay in the College Football Playoff picture.
Joe Jackson ran for a career-high 293 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Wildcats (5-6, 4-4), who finished the game with 472 yards on the ground. Avery Johnson totaled 174 yards on offense, passing for a touchdown and running for another.
After Utah cut a 10-point deficit to three on a 20-yard catch by Larry Simmons, the Utes Utes quickly forced a three-and-out and got the ball back with 2:25 left. Dampier raced 59 yards on fourth-and-1 to set up his own 1-yard go-ahead run three plays later. Lander Barton intercepted Johnson with 39 seconds remaining to seal the comeback win.
No. 1 Ohio State 42, Rutgers 9
Minus their top two receivers, the Buckeyes relied on two rushing touchdowns by Bo Jackson and a pair of Julian Sayin scoring passes in the Big Ten victory over the Scarlet Knights in Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio State (11-0, 8-0) was without Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate due to undisclosed injuries. Tate missed his third straight game. Smith played three first-half series against UCLA last Saturday before being pulled after making four catches for 40 yards.
Against Rutgers (5-6, 2-6), Sayin was 13 of 19 for 157 yards, with tight end Max Klare making seven catches for 105 yards and a touchdown. The Buckeyes finished with 254 yards rushing, while Rutgers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis completed 10 of 20 passes for 81 yards.
No. 3 Texas A&M 48, Samford 0
Marcel Reed threw three touchdown passes and Amari Daniels ran for 106 yards and a score to lead the Aggies to a dominant win over the Bulldogs in College Station, Texas.
Reed completed 10 of 15 passes for 120 yards and threw his three TD passes during a 21-0 first quarter that put the No. 3 Aggies (11-0) on course for the comfortable victory in their regular-season home finale. Ashton Bethel-Roman finished with two catches, both of which went for touchdowns on throws from Reed, for 61 yards. Teammate KC Concepcion led all receivers with five catches for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Quincy Crittendon completed just 7 of 16 passes for 44 yards, and Samford (1-11) mustered only 31 yards rushing. Texas A&M limited Samford to 77 yards and three first downs. It was the first time Texas A&M held an opponent under 100 yards since 1996.
No. 4 Georgia 35, Charlotte 3
Freshman Bo Walker ran for the first three touchdowns of his career to help the Bulldogs post a blowout victory over the visiting 49ers in Athens, Ga.
Gunner Stockton steadily steered the ship, completing 17 of 21 passes for 196 yards. Nate Frazier also chipped in with 54 rushing yards and two touchdowns as Georgia (10-1) won its seventh straight game.
Grayson Loftis failed to keep pace with his counterpart, managing just 130 passing yards and throwing two interceptions. Charlotte (1-10) was outgained in yards 449-169 as the 49ers dropped their eighth consecutive contest.
No. 7 Oregon 42, No. 15 USC 27
In a matchup of teams with one loss in Big Ten play, the host Ducks had enough offense to outlast the Trojans in Eugene, Ore. The Ducks’ Dante Moore completed 22 of 30 passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
Oregon (10-1, 7-1) got a pair of touchdown catches from tight end Kenyon Sadiq and intercepted USC quarterback Jayden Maiava twice. Noah Whittington carried 19 times for 104 yards. Malik Benson’s 85-yard punt return for a score snapped a 14-all tie early in the second quarter and gave the Ducks the lead for good.
Maiava finished 25 of 43 for 306 yards with three touchdowns for USC (8-3, 6-2). Tanook Hines had six catches for 141 yards and a touchdown.
No. 8 Oklahoma 17, No. 22 Missouri 6
John Mateer threw for 173 yards and two scores and the Sooners kept the Tigers out of the end zone in an Southeastern Conference showdown in Norman, Okla., to earn their third straight win over a ranked foe.
Oklahoma (9-2, 5-2 SEC) limited Missouri’s Ahmad Hardy, the nation’s leading rusher, to 57 yards on 17 carries. The Sooners’ Eli Bowen and Jacobe Johnson picked off Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula, who returned after missing two games with a dislocated ankle to complete 20 of 36 passes for 231 yards.
Mateer, who hit 14 of 30 passes and posted a team-high 60 rushing yards, hooked up in the second quarter with Isaiah Satenga III for an 87-yard score and Javonnie Gibson for an 8-yard touchdown to take a 14-3 lead. Kevin Coleman Jr. caught seven passes for 115 yards for the Tigers (5-4, 3-4).
No. 9 Notre Dame 70, Syracuse 7
Jeremiyah Love rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns and the Fighting Irish stormed to a lopsided win over the Orange in South Bend, Ind.
Jadarian Price finished with 70 rushing yards and a touchdown for Notre Dame (9-2), which won its ninth in a row. Kenny Minchey and Aneyas Williams each rushed for a touchdown as the Fighting Irish racked up 329 rushing yards.
Joseph Filardi completed 14 of 26 passes for 83 yards but threw three interceptions for Syracuse (3-8), which has lost seven straight. The Orange ended the shutout with seven seconds to go on Filardi’s 6-yard rushing score.
No. 10 Alabama 56, Eastern Illinois 0
Kevin Riley and AK Dear rushed for two touchdowns apiece and the Crimson Tide’s defense smothered the Panthers while rolling to a blowout over the FCS Panthers in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Four other players for Alabama (9-2) recorded a rushing touchdown, including Jam Miller, Daniel Hill, Richard Young and backup quarterback Austin Mack. The Crimson Tide’s eight scores on the ground were there most since 1979. Alabama’s ground game covered for a subpar Ty Simpson performance, as the quarterback threw two picks while completing 11 of 16 passes for 147 yards.
Yet Simpson was on fire compared to his Eastern Illinois counterparts. Connor Wolf completed 4 of 8 passes for 20 yards, while Cole LaCrue’s lone toss resulted in an interception. Interceptions by Dillon Conway and Kaleb Lyons proved to be the lone bright spots for the Panthers (3-9), who have now dropped seven straight games.
No. 11 BYU 26, Cincinnati 14
LJ Martin ran for a career-high 222 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries and the Cougars shut down the host Bearcats’ high-powered offense to post a 26-14 road win, keeping their College Football Playoff hopes alive.
Martin also had 44 receiving yards for 266 all-purpose yards. The junior now has 1,134 rushing yards to go with eight touchdowns on the season. Freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier completed 15 of 25 passes for 127 yards and rushed for a score for BYU (10-1, 7-1 Big 12).
The Bearcats (7-4, 5-3), who were averaging 34.4 points per game and 194.5 yards on the ground per contest, was held to just 87 rushing total yards. Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby was 25-of-38 passing for 300 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Normally reliable kicker Stephen Rusnak missed all three of his field goals in the loss.
No. 13 Miami 34, Virginia Tech 17
Carson Beck threw for 320 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions to lead the Hurricanes past the Hokies in Blacksburg, Va. Beck completed 27 of 32 passes, including 12 to Malachi Toney, who finished with 146 yards and a receiving touchdown.
The Hurricanes (9-2, 5-2 ACC), who led 20-3 at the half, finished with five sacks led by Ahmad Moten, who had two.They won their third in a row and kept themselves in the hunt for a potential berth in the College Football Playoff while beating the Hokies (3-8, 2-5) for the fifth consecutive time.
Virginia Tech lost its third in a row and has dropped five of its last six. Quarterback Kyron Drones completed 12 of 21 passes for 124 yards while Virginia Tech totaled 194 rushing yards. Marcellous Hawkins totaled 72 rushing yards on eight carries and Jeffrey Overton had 69 yards and a touchdown on seven carries.
No. 14 Vanderbilt 45, Kentucky 17
Diego Pavia passed for a school-record 484 yards and accounted for six touchdowns to lead the Commodores to a 45-17 stomping of the Wildcats in Nashville, Tenn.
Pavia completed 33 of 39 passes and matched his career best of five touchdown passes in his final regular-season home game for Vanderbilt (9-2, 5-2 SEC). Tre Richardson caught six passes for 159 yards and three scores for the Commodores. Junior Sherrill had eight catches for 115 yards and a touchdown as Vanderbilt rolled up 604 offensive yards. Martel Hight intercepted two passes.
Cutter Boley completed 26 of 44 passes for 280 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions for Kentucky (5-6, 2-6). J.J. Hester and Fred Farrier II had fourth-quarter scoring catches for the Wildcats, who had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Pitt 42, No. 16 Georgia Tech 28
Mason Heintschel completed 20 of 27 passes for 226 yards and two touchdowns as the Panthers pulled off a massive Atlantic Coast Conference victory over the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta.
Freshman Ja’Kyrian Turner ran for a career-high 201 yards — including a game-sealing 56-yard rush — as Pitt (8-3, 6-1 ACC) built a 28-0 lead and held on. The Panthers have to beat Miami and have either Virginia or SMU lose next Saturday to clinch a spot in the conference title game.
Georgia Tech (9-2, 6-2) would have clinched a spot in the ACC Championship Game with a win. It has been eliminated from conference contention with this loss. Haynes King threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw two interceptions in the loss. King rushed for 76 yards and a score for the Yellow Jackets,
No. 17 Texas 52, Arkansas 37
Arch Manning threw for a career-best 389 yards and four touchdowns, ran for a score and caught a pass for another as the Longhorns dismantled the Razorbacks in an SEC dustup in Austin, Texas, to keep alive their waning College Football Playoff chances.
Manning went 18 of 30 for the day with no interceptions. DeAndre Moore caught three passes for three touchdowns for Texas (8-3, 5-2 SEC). Liona Lefau provided a defensive spark, returning a fumble 52 yards for the Longhorns’ first defensive touchdown of the season.
Mike Washington ran for 105 yards and a TD for Arkansas (2-9, 0-7 SEC), which fought valiantly to a four-point halftime deficit before dropping its ninth straight game. Backup signal-caller KJ Jackson racked up 206 yards, one passing touchdown and one rushing score, while Scott Starzyk converted all three of his field-goal attempts.
No. 18 Michigan 45, Maryland 20
Former walk-on Bryson Kuzdzal rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start to propel the Wolverines to a win over the Terrapins in College Park, Md.
Bryce Underwood completed 16 of 23 passes without an interception while throwing for 215 yards and two touchdowns for Michigan (9-2, 7-1 Big Ten). Andrew Marsh caught five passes for 76 yards and a touchdown as the Wolverines beat Maryland for a ninth straight time.
Malik Washington completed 19 of 39 passes for 210 yards and a touchdown. The Terrapins (4-7, 1-7) have now lost seven straight games.
No. 20 Tennessee 31, Florida 11
DeSean Bishop rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries and the Volunteers won for the first time in Gainesville, Fla., since 2003 with a thrashing of the Gators.
Quarterback Joey Aguilar completed his first 10 passes and finished 17 of 22 for 204 yards with a score for Tennessee (8-3, 4-3 SEC), which led 31-0 at halftime with a 323-110 yardage advantage.
For the Gators (3-8, 2-6), DJ Lagway was 11 of 17 for 116 yards and a score. Jadan Baugh had 96 yards on 18 rushes and a scoring reception.
Wisconsin 27, No. 21 Illinois 10
Darrion Dupree ran for two touchdowns, including an 84-yarder, to pace the host Badgers to an upset of the Fighting Illini in Madison, Wis.
Dupree, who entered with 181 yards rushing on the season but ran for 131 against the Badgers, added a 4-yard scoring run to put Wisconsin up 24-10 with 8:16 remaining. Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer was sacked on fourth-and-5 on the ensuing possession to let Wisconsin (4-7, 2-6 Big Ten) put the game away.
Altmyer completed 21 of 35 passes for 248 yards, but Illinois (7-4, 4-4) managed just 50 yards on the ground.
TCU 17, No. 23 Houston 14
Josh Hoover passed for 293 yards and two touchdowns and the visiting Horned Frogs overcame four turnovers to upset the Cougars.
The Horned Frogs (7-4, 4-4 Big 12) survived after Houston kicker Ethan Sanchez missed a pair of field goals in the fourth quarter, including a 38-yard attempt he pushed wide left with 46 seconds remaining. Hoover tossed three interceptions and the Horned Frogs had two touchdowns negated by penalties.
Cougars quarterback Conner Weigman passed for 161 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 114 yards, but Julius Simms picked off Weigman’s fourth-down pass late in the first half in the end zone to preserve the Horned Frogs’ 14-7 halftime lead.
No. 24 Tulane 37, Temple 13
Quarterback Jake Retzlaff threw a pair of touchdowns and ran for another score and freshman Patrick Durkin made all five of his field-goal attempts as the Green Wave smashed the Owls in Philadelphia, staying on track for the American Conference title game and a spot in the College Football Playoff.
Retzlaff was 17 of 28 for 231 yards through the air for Tulane (9-2, 6-1), which with a win at home next Saturday would earn a berth in the American Conference championship game. Jamauri McClure led the ground game with 122 yards on 17 carries while Shazz Preston finished with 96 yards and one TD on five receptions.
Evan Simon threw for 168 yards and a pair of scores for Temple (5-6, 3-4), but the team’s top rusher, Jay Ducker, finished with 17 yards on seven carries.
No. 25 Arizona State 42, Colorado 17
Raleek Brown rushed 22 times for a career-high 255 yards, including an 88-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, to lead the Sun Devils to a victory over the Buffaloes in Boulder, Colo.
Arizona State (8-3, 6-2 Big 12) rushed for 355 yards against Colorado, with Kanye Udoh and Jason Brown Jr. also adding fourth-quarter rushing scores. The Sun Devils scored on their final three possessions to pull away after trailing 14-13 early in the second half.
Colorado (3-8, 1-7) turned four Arizona State turnovers into just three points. Freshman quarterback Julian Lewis completed 19 of 38 pass attempts for 161 yards with a touchdown.
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NO. 8 ILLINOIS DOMINATES THE PAINT IN BLOWOUT OF LONG ISLAND
Andrej Stojakovic scored 18 of his game-high 20 points in the second half as No. 8 Illinois rolled to a 98-58 victory over Long Island on Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.
Keaton Wagler contributed 19 points, David Mirkovic notched 12 and Kylan Boswell added 11 as the Illini (5-1) shot 63.1% from the field. Illinois piled up 68 points in the paint against the much-smaller Sharks.
A.J. Neal scored 15 points off the bench for LIU (3-3), the unanimous favorite to win the Northeast Conference. Malachi Davis added 12 for the Sharks, who hit just 5 of 16 layups as Illinois blocked 11 shots.
Long Island carved out an 8-7 lead thanks to a transition layup and a driving layup by Davis, but Illinois soon transformed that deficit into a blowout with a 19-2 spree over 5:32.
Boswell cashed two free throws before Tomislav Ivisic grabbed two offensive rebounds and turned one into a putback for himself and the other into an open Boswell 3-pointer from the corner.
Zvonimir Ivisic entered the game for his twin brother and hammered home back-to-back dunks off feeds by Wagler, then Mihailo Petrovic drove for a layup and Mirkovic forced his way down the lane for a tough 5-footer that made it 22-10 with 11:30 left in the half.
After a media timeout, Mirkovic banged his way back into the paint for another 5-footer and then dropped a bounce pass to a cutting Petrovic for a layup to push the lead to 26-10 at the 10:20 mark.
Neal ended LIU’s five-minute drought with a 10-foot floater, but it was a temporary salve. The Illini reeled off the final 16 points of the half – highlighted by a Boswell tip dunk followed by a Boswell alley-oop to Zvonimir Ivisic for a two-handed dunk on an LIU player’s head – to take a 54-19 halftime lead.
Illinois tacked on the first eight points of the second half to extend its run to 24 straight. The Illini extended their lead to as much as 70-24 before the game became more free-flowing.
Tomislav Ivisic, who’s recovering from a bone bruise on his knee, made his first start since the season opener on Nov. 3. He finished with nine points and four rebounds in 21 minutes.
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NO. 20 KENTUCKY STOPS NO. 21 LOUISVILLE, STAYS UNBEATEN
Tonie Morgan scored 19 points and added seven assists to lead No. 20 Kentucky to a 72-62 victory over host Louisville, ranked No. 21, on Saturday.
Leading 37-35 at the break, the Wildcats (7-0) broke the game open in the third quarter, outscoring the Cardinals 20-6 to take a 57-41 lead into the final quarter. Louisville (4-2) trimmed its deficit to eight on three occasions, but Kentucky — which shot 52.5% from the floor — had an answer each time.
Clara Strack (10 rebounds, two blocks) and Teonni Key (eight rebounds, four blocks) each scored 17 for the Wildcats, who convincingly won the battle of the boards 41-27 and points in the paint (40-24). Jordan Obi added 10 points and five rebounds.
Tajianna Roberts scored 22 points and Laura Ziegler added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Cardinals, who shot just 39.7% from the floor and had their four-game winning streak snapped.
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NBA ROUNDUP: JAMES HARDEN SCORES CLIPPERS-RECORD 55 IN WIN
James Harden went on an early scoring tear and scored a franchise-record 55 points as the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating the host Charlotte Hornets 131-116 on Saturday afternoon.
Harden made 10 of 16 shots from 3-point range and was 17 of 26 overall from the field, while going 11 of 14 on free throws. The 36-year-old made 12 of 17 shots from the field in the first half while ringing up 35 points, then drained a 3-pointer in the opening minute of the third quarter. His first-half total marked the most for any NBA player this season.
The Clippers led 62-57 at the break, boosted by 53.5% shooting from the field. Harden had 10 of the Clippers’ first 18 points and 27 of the team’s 38 first-quarter points. Ivica Zubac added 18 points with nine rebounds, Brook Lopez had 11 points off the bench and John Collins finished with 10 points.
Kon Knueppel scored 26 points for the Hornets, who are on a season-worst five-game losing streak. Charlotte had Brandon Miller on the court for the first time since Oct. 22 and he provided 21 points in a starting role. Miles Bridges had 19 points, while LaMelo Ball and Collin Sexton each ended with 18. Ball was in action for just the third time since Nov. 1.
Pistons 129, Bucks 116
Cade Cunningham recorded 29 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds and Detroit won its 12th consecutive game with a victory over host Milwaukee.
Jalen Duren scored 19 points and Tobias Harris added 18 as the Pistons halted a 13-game skid against the Bucks. It marked just the second time in the last 27 meetings that Detroit beat Milwaukee.
Duncan Robinson had 15 points on five 3-pointers and Jaden Ivey scored 10 points off the bench for the Pistons, who have won 14 of their first 16 games this season. Ryan Rollins had 24 points and seven assists and Bobby Portis Jr. added 18 points and seven rebounds for the Bucks, who lost their fourth straight game. Star Giannis Antetokounmpo (groin) missed his second straight contest.
Magic 133, Knicks 121
Franz Wagner scored a season-high 37 points, and Orlando used a big fourth-quarter run to close out a 3-0 homestand with a defeat of New York.
Orlando scored 13 unanswered in a span of less than two minutes in the final period, part of a larger 20-6 run that gave the Magic an 18-point lead. Jalen Suggs surpassed his previous season high of 23 points on Thursday with 26 points. Desmond Bane scored 27 and accounted for three of Orlando’s 13 made 3-pointers on 33 attempts.
Jalen Brunson buoyed New York with 33 points and a game-high 11 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half, with much of his work coming at the foul line, going 10-of-11 at the charity stripe.
Kings 128, Nuggets 123
Russell Westbrook scored 21 points, including two late buckets, Dennis Schroder also had 21 and visiting Sacramento beat Denver, ending an eight-game losing streak.
Keegan Murray scored 19 points in his second game back from injury. DeMar DeRozan scored 17 points, including five in the final 12 seconds for Sacramento. Zach LaVine added 15 points and Malik Monk 12 for the Kings, who took the last of three games against Denver this season.
Nikola Jokic had 44 points and 13 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored 23 points, Cameron Johnson had 20 and Peyton Watson finished with 15 for the Nuggets, who played without Aaron Gordon due to a right hamstring injury suffered in Friday night’s win in Houston.
Hawks 115, Pelicans 98
Kristaps Porzingis scored a season-high 30 points and Vit Krejci added 21 points on seven 3-pointers off the bench as Atlanta handed host New Orleans its ninth straight loss.
Jalen Johnson had a near-triple-double with 18 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, Dyson Daniels recorded 14 points and eight rebounds and Nickeil Alexander-Walker chipped in 10 points as the Hawks snapped a two-game losing streak.
Derik Queen led the Pelicans with 20 points and nine rebounds. Trey Murphy III scored 19, Saddiq Bey tallied 18 and Jeremiah Fears recorded 11 as the Pelicans dropped to 0-5 under interim coach James Borrego.
Grizzlies 102, Mavericks 96
Santi Aldama had 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists and Cam Spencer came off the bench to add 17 points and five assists as Memphis defeated Dallas to win back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Zach Edey contributed his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 15 rebounds and Vince Williams Jr., forced into a point guard role because of multiple Memphis injuries at the position, added 10 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
Klay Thompson scored a season-high 22 points to lead the Mavericks and Brandon Williams added 18. P.J. Washington contributed 15 points and eight boards.
Bulls 121, Wizards 120
Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 12 rebounds and Josh Giddey contributed 18 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists as host Chicago rallied to defeat skidding Washington.
Washington led for 42 minutes but relinquished the advantage down the stretch en route to its 14th straight loss. Corey Kispert and reserve Cam Whitmore paced the Wizards with 20 points apiece.
Tre Jones (10 points off the bench) swished a pair of free throws with 34 seconds left to take the Bulls from a one-point deficit to a one-point lead and provide the final margin. Jones’ pressure on Washington’s final possession helped force Kyshawn George into a turnover that sealed the game.
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NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: OILERS DOUBLE UP PANTHERS IN REGULAR-SEASON REMATCH
Jack Roslovic scored twice in the opening period as the Edmonton Oilers chased Sergei Bobrovsky in a get-right 6-3 victory Saturday night over the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla., in a rematch of the last two Stanley Cup Finals.
Mattias Ekholm and Vasily Podkolzin also scored for the Oilers, while Connor McDavid and Matthew Savoie added empty-net goals to seal the win for Edmonton, which was 0-2-1 in its last three outings. Stuart Skinner made 35 saves in the win.
Anton Lundell, Mackie Samoskevich and Sam Reinhart scored for the Panthers. Daniil Tarasov stopped all 12 shots he faced after relieving Bobrovsky (four goals allowed on 17 shots) in the second period.
Bobrovsky’s rough night began early as Roslovic’s weak shot from the boards snuck past the veteran goaltender to give the Oilers the lead 25 seconds into the contest.
Flyers 6, Devils 3
Philadelphia scored three goals in 26 seconds — including two by Tyson Foerster — to overwhelm visiting New Jersey early and not look back.
Noah Cates chipped in with a goal and two assists for Philadelphia, while Dan Vladar made 32 saves. Nico Hischier registered two goals and an assist for the Devils, who have lost three games in a row for the first time this season. New Jersey goaltender Jake Allen allowed six goals on 29 shots.
With the game tied at 1-1, Matvei Michkov scored 12:06 into the first. Right off the ensuing faceoff, Cates set a crossing pass to Foerster, whose one-timer got past Allen just nine seconds after Michkov’s goal. Foerster scored again 17 seconds later, a seemingly harmless attempt from the right circle that caromed off Allen’s stick and into the net.
Senators 3, Sharks 2
Tim Stutzle’s goal with 6:38 left in the third was the game-winner as Ottawa handed San Jose its first home regulation loss in more than a month while winning for the third time in its last four games.
The goal capped a two-point night for the Senators’ leading scorer. Dylan Cozens and Fabian Zetterlund also got goals for Ottawa, which is now 2-0 to start a seven-game road trip. Linus Ullmark stopped 17 shots for the Senators to get his eighth win in as many career starts against the Sharks.
John Klingberg and Barclay Goodrow scored for San Jose, whose previous regulation loss at home was on Oct. 28. Macklin Celebrini got an assist to give him at least a point in eight of his last nine games.
Blues 2, Islanders 1
Jordan Binnington carried a shutout deep into the third period and St. Louis was able to hold over the game’s final few minutes as the Blues won in Elmont, N.Y.
Binnington stopped the first 26 shots he faced and made 30 saves overall for the Blues, whose 79 goals allowed entering Saturday were third-most in the NHL. St. Louis’ Brayden Schenn scored in the opening minute of the first period, and Pius Suter scored in the second for the Blues, who snapped a four-game losing streak.
Anders Lee scored an extra-attacker goal with 3:20 left for the Islanders, who lost for just the second time in eight games.
Red Wings 4, Blue Jackets 3 (OT)
Alex DeBrincat scored 1:50 into overtime to lift host Detroit past Columbus, giving the Red Wings their third win in four games.
Ben Chiarot and Moritz Seider each had a goal and an assist, while Lucas Raymond contributed Detroit’s other goal. Patrick Kane had two assists and Cam Talbot stopped 31 shots.
Zach Werenski had a goal and assist for the Blue Jackets. Adam Fantilli and Miles Wood also scored, while Jet Greaves stopped 29 shots as Columbus fell to 1-1-1 on a four-game road trip.
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 2
Noah Dobson posted the first multi-goal game of his career as Montreal defensemen scored three times to lead the club past visiting Toronto.
Dobson scored twice as the Canadiens jumped out to a 4-0 lead and cruised to end their five-game losing streak. Fellow defenseman Lane Hutson also scored a goal and blue-liner Mike Matheson added two assists. Josh Anderson also scored twice. Jakub Dobes stopped 24 of 26 shots.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for the Maple Leafs and William Nylander added a goal and an assist. Goaltender Joseph Woll turned away 21 of 25 shots before being replaced by Dennis Hildeby in the second period.
Kraken 3, Penguins 2 (OT)
Brandon Montour scored on a wrist shot from the top of the left faceoff circle with 50 seconds remaining in overtime as Seattle rallied past host Pittsburgh.
Mason Marchment had a goal and an assist, Matty Beniers scored and Ryker Evans had two helpers for the Kraken, who improved to 2-1-0 on their four-game trip that concludes Sunday against the New York Islanders. Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 30 saves.
Penguins star Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist to become the sixth player in NHL history to tally multiple points in 500 career games. Evgeni Malkin also scored for Pittsburgh, which lost for the second straight night at home. Goalie Sergei Murashov, making just his third start, stopped 18 of 21 shots.
Avalanche 3, Predators 0
Mackenzie Blackwood made 35 saves to help Colorado extend its winning streak to eight games with a shutout of host Nashville.
Brent Burns, Nathan MacKinnon and Jack Drury scored for the Avalanche, who are 10-0-1 in their past 11 games. Burns struck 15 seconds into the first period to give Colorado a 1-0 lead. MacKinnon scored an empty-net goal at 18:25 of the third and Drury added another at 19:09 to seal the win.
Juuse Saros made 23 saves on 24 shots for Predators, who were shut out for a second straight game in their first contest after returning from the 2025 NHL Global Series in Stockholm, Sweden.
Mammoth 3, Rangers 2
Nick DeSimone scored the tiebreaking goal on a fortuitous bounce with 12:28 remaining in the third period, and Utah snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over New York in Salt Lake City.
The Mammoth snapped their longest skid of the season and, thanks to DeSimone’s fifth goal, won for the third time in 12 games (3-6-3) since starting 8-2-0. The Rangers were unable to clear as Matthew Robertson flailed at the puck near the red line. DeSimone gained possession above the left circle and his shot banked off New York forward Taylor Raddysh’s leg and by goalie Jonathan Quick (30 saves).
JJ Peterka scored in the first period and Clayton Keller scored a tying goal in the second for Utah, with goalie Karel Vejmelka making 20 saves. Vladislav Gavrikov and Artemi Panarin scored for the Rangers, who took their season-high fourth straight loss after going 7-2-0 in their previous nine games.
Flames 3, Stars 2
Nazem Kadri scored the shootout-deciding goal in the fourth round to give host Calgary a victory over Dallas.
Matt Coronato and Joel Farabee scored in regulation for the Flames, who moved out of the league basement with a second consecutive win for 17 points, one more than the Nashville Predators. Kadri added two assists. Goaltender Devin Cooley made 28 saves through overtime and denied Roope Hintz right after Kadri’s goal to seal the win.
Jason Robertson scored once in a two-point game and Hintz added a marker for the Stars. Goalie Casey DeSmith stopped 31 shots through overtime.
Ducks 4, Golden Knights 3 (OT)
Cutter Gauthier scored at 3:57 of overtime as Anaheim rallied for a victory over visiting Vegas and moved two points ahead of Vegas and Seattle into first in the Pacific Division.
Gautier, who earlier had an assist, intercepted a pass in the low slot and then spun around and fired a wrist shot through the pads of Vegas goalie Akira Schmid for his team-leading 13th goal. Jackson LaCombe and Troy Terry each had a goal and an assist and Olen Zellweger also scored for Anaheim. Lukas Dostal made 29 saves.
Shea Theodore, Braeden Bowman and Tomas Hertl scored goals and Jack Eichel had two assists for Vegas, which fell to 1-7 in overtime or a shootout while extending its point streak to six games. Schmid finished with 29 saves.
Lightning 5, Capitals 3
Brandon Hagel produced two goals and an assist in Tampa Bay’s four-goal, first-period outburst, and the visitors claimed the season series against Washington with a victory.
Nikita Kucherov scored and posted two assists but was hurt in the second period and did not return. Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist, and Oliver Bjorkstrand tallied as the Lightning improved to 11-3-0 in the past 14 matches and ended up 2-0-1 against the Capitals.
Washington’s Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist, and Justin Sourdif and Ethen Frank hit the net, but the Capitals saw their four-game point streak come to an end at 3-0-1.
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GOLF NEWS
SCOTT VINCENT, YOSUKE ASAJI SECURE LIV GOLF BERTHS IN INTERNATIONAL SERIES FINALE
Zimbabwe’s Scott Vincent secured his return to LIV Golf on Saturday after finishing atop the International Series rankings, with Japan’s Yosuke Asaji also earning promotion as the season-long race concluded at the Saudi International in Riyadh.
Vincent, 33, entered the week with a narrow lead in the standings but survived a shaky final round to clinch the year-long title. His four-over-par finish Sunday left him well off the pace at Riyadh Golf Club, yet his closest challengers failed to produce the high finishes required to threaten his position. The result returns Vincent to the LIV circuit one year after his relegation.
Vincent, who won in Morocco earlier this year, said the pressure of securing a spot on the breakaway tour made for a restless night before the final round.
“Obviously not knowing and not trying to look at leaderboards, you don’t know how much of a cushion you have,” he said. “You don’t want to be the guy who is ahead and loses, all those things.
“Once I got moving and got into my routine, putting and range work, I definitely settled down. I just didn’t play great today, but obviously my performance over the season was enough.”
Asaji, 32, claimed the second automatic berth, becoming the first Japanese player to graduate under the expanded qualification system. Though he missed the cut in Riyadh, his victory in Singapore earlier this month proved decisive. The Asian Tour veteran will make his LIV debut when the 2026 season opens in February.
WORLD NO. 1 JEENO THITIKUL IN COMMAND AT TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Firing an 8-under par 64, World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand doubled her lead to six strokes after Saturday’s third round at the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Fla.
At 22-under 194, Thitikul is well ahead of her closest competitors, Nelly Korda and Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn, who both shot a 7-under 65 but are 16-under 200 entering Sunday’s final round at Tiburon Golf Club.
“It’s great,” said Thitikul, who sank nine birdies, including four in a row on Nos. 11-14. “I mean, like everything that I have put in like since yesterday and today was great. Had nothing, just like I said yesterday what I wish for, I just hitting fairway, green, make putts.
“So tomorrow, 18 holes. Hopefully we going to get it done by quickly tomorrow and then enjoying our offseason that’s going to come. And then obviously make a lot of good memories out there tomorrow.”
On the line is an $11 million prize purse with a $4 million check for the winner, one of the most lucrative paydays in women’s golf.
Thitikul won that prize last season and is vying to become the second woman to win this tournament back to back (Jin-young Ko of South Korea did so in 2020 and 2021).
Anannarukarn, whose strong third round included an eagle on the par-5, No. 6 hole, is happy for her friend and countrywoman’s success.
“We’re really good friends, and it’s awesome to see she’s doing well,” said Anannarukarn, who also sank six birdies. “(Thitikul has) been playing very consistent. Again, she’s a good friend of mine and I think we just really — it’s just cool to have a good friend and best friends on Tour because we travel a lot, like far from home, and it’s nice to have someone close.”
As for World No. 2 Korda, who is still seeking her first win of the LPGA season, she said she won’t change her game plan despite being six strokes back of the leader.
“I feel like when you start to push a little harder sometimes the mistakes do start to creep in a little bit,” Korda said after a bogey-free round that included seven birdies. “You just have to be focused on your process and yourself.
“If it happens, it happens. … Because if you start to get a little too ahead of yourself and push a little too hard those mistakes do start to creep in and it’s not going to be beneficial.”
Sei Young Kim is alone in fourth at 15 under after a third-round 68, followed by fellow South Korean Somi Lee (68). Jennifer Kupcho (66) and Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen (67) are tied for sixth at 13-under 203.
Mexico’s Gaby Lopez, who fired the low round of the day with a course-record 10-under 62, is alone in eighth at 12-under 204.
“Golf is a crazy sport,” Lopez said after sinking 10 birdies and tying her personal best round. “I think that I just got to give all the credit to my team. They have done unbelievable work with me. They have stuck with me in the lows and the highs. Today is a high and tomorrow we don’t know what’s going to happen.”
SAMI VALIMAKI VAULTS INTO THIRD-ROUND LEAD AT RSM CLASSIC
Sami Valimaki of Finland fired a 5-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Ga.
Playing on the Seaside course, Valimaki bogeyed the par-4 No. 2 hole, recovered with four straight birdies on Nos. 6-9, and notched two other birdies to move ahead of Patrick Rodgers (68 on Saturday) and Michael Thorbjornsen (68) by two shots with a 193 total.
Andrew Novak, who led after the second round, dropped into a tie for fourth at 196 after shooting a par 70 that included a double bogey on the par-4 10th hole and a bogey on the 3-par 17th.
Tying for the round of the day, Zac Blair moved up 18 spots into a tie with Novak and Johnny Keefer (67) with a 6-under 64, including seven birdies and one bogey in the final event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Fall series.
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INDIANA HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES
COLTS ACTIVATE CB CHARVARIUS WARD SR. FROM IR, WAIVE CB CAMERON MITCHELL
The Colts on Saturday activated cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. from injured reserve ahead of their Week 12 game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Ward was placed on injured reserve in Week 7 after he sustained a concussion during pregame warmups before the Colts’ Week 6 game against the Arizona Cardinals. Head coach Shane Steichen said on Friday Ward cleared concussion protocol, and Ward said he’s back to feeling like himself again.
Ward will rejoin the secondary that now features All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner, acquired in a blockbuster trade prior to the Colts’ Week 10 game against the Atlanta Falcons. The prospect of Ward, Gardner and Kenny Moore II as the three starting corners has prompted plenty of excitement for what defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo will draw up in the coming weeks, starting with Sunday’s game against the Chiefs.
In 106 career games, Ward has compiled 436 tackles, nine tackles for loss, one sack, 73 passes defensed, 10 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and 12 special teams stops.
In a corresponding roster move, the Colts waived cornerback Cameron Mitchell.
COLTS-CHIEFS PREVIEW
Charvarius Ward Sr., Sauce Gardner, Kenny Moore II, Cam Bynum, Nick Cross.
Those are the five defensive backs the Colts will plan to roll with against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The 2025 Colts’ defense is not fully-formed – not without defensive tackle DeForest Buckner on injured reserve – but the vision defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo has for his secondary can, beginning in Week 12, come into focus.
Ward missed the Colts’ last four games due to a concussion he sustained during pregame warmups in Week 6, while Gardner joined the Colts in a massive trade with the New York Jets prior to Week 10. Ward cleared concussion protocol and will play Sunday, head coach Shane Steichen said; Gardner spent the bye week getting settled after a dizzying five-day stretch that saw him get traded, hop on a plane to Germany and make his Colts debut against the Atlanta Falcons in Berlin.
Now, this group of five defensive backs – with Gardner and Ward on the outside – will play together for the first time this season against a Chiefs team looking to avoid its first three-game regular season losing streak since Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes began working together in 2018. Specifically, having Gardner and Ward – two lock-down cornerbacks able to play press man coverage – on the field together will create some fascinating options for Lou Anarumo’s Colts defense.
“He’s a dog,” Gardner said of Ward. “It’s always good being a corner knowing you don’t really gotta worry about the person on the other side. … Knowing you got another shutdown guy on the other side, it’s great for the whole defense.”
Gardner and Ward could play sides (i.e. the left and right side of the formation), or Anarumo could have one of those guys travel with an opposing receiver, facing that player wherever he lines up.
“There’s value to (playing sides),” Anarumo said. “I certainly think there’s still value to maybe matching up a guy on a certain player. So, the beauty of that, it gives us flexibility to do whatever we think is best for that particular week.”
Anarumo has a history of week-to-week bespoke game plans designed based on not only the strengths of his players, but what an opponent does and does not do well. His magnum opus was the 2021 AFC Championship game with the Cincinnati Bengals against the Chiefs, when he called for the Bengals to drop eight defenders into coverage on 18 of Mahomes’ dropbacks in that game, 12 of which came in the second half and overtime, per Pro Football Focus.
For context: No other team from 2020-2024 dropped eight defenders into coverage more than nine times in an entire playoff game. The Chiefs scored three points after halftime, and the Bengals erased an 11-point deficit to win, 27-24, in overtime at Arrowhead Stadium. Outside of losing that game, the Chiefs have won five of the last six AFC Championships.
Only five players who were on the field when the Chiefs had the ball for that 2021 AFC Championship game will play on Sunday: Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce, of course, while center Creed Humphrey and guard Trey Smith are still in Kansas City, too. And then there’s linebacker Germaine Pratt, who played for the Bengals from 2019-2024 and joined the Colts in Week 6 of the 2025 season.
That game showed “how great of a DC mindset” Anarumo has, Pratt said this week. But with so many different players on the field, Anarumo’s game plan certainly will be different on Sunday.
“They’ve done such a great job in their front office and the personnel and kind of plugging different guys in to take other guys’ roles,” Anarumo said. “When we first played them in ’21, Tyreek (Hill) was on that team and the speed throughout their – I always said we’re playing a four-by-one track team with the guys that they had back then, and it’s no different now. They’ve got guys that can really, really run. And so, they have a – they certainly have a mindset of and a mold of what they want – a prototype at receiver, a prototype at tight end, the running back. So, they just do a good job of plugging players in. And their guys executed a high level and it all starts with No. 15.”
No. 15, of course, is Mahomes, who just turned 30 in September and is already widely considered one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the sport. He’s led the Chiefs to five Super Bowl appearances in the last six seasons, is a three-time Super Bowl champion and a two-time NFL MVP.
While this year’s Chiefs are 5-5, Mahomes is having a fantastic season – his 72.7 quarterback rating is his highest since 2022 and is third-best in the NFL entering Week 12. Kansas City enters Week 12 ninth in points per game (25.2) and ninth in yards per play (5.7) but is near the top of the NFL in advanced stats like EPA per play (+.128, second) and success rate (38.3 percent, fifth).
Kansas City has scored on 48.9 percent of its possessions, second only to the Colts (57.6 percent) and only has six turnovers, third-lowest in the NFL.
“It starts with the head coach, Andy Reid, how great of an offensive mind he is,” Pratt said. “Then you got an elite quarterback, one of the best in the game, then you got Travis Kelce and a stable of guys that run the system well. And then over time, they always find guys that are good at what they do. Everybody’s got a role and they embrace their role over there.”
But inside those eye-popping offensive numbers is an interesting split. Kansas City’s passing offense is averaging 5.1 yards per attempt against man coverage (28th) and is generating an explosive gain on just 9.2 percent of those passing attempts (29th), per Pro Football Focus. Against zone coverages, Kansas City averaging 8.6 yards per pass (third) has a 17.5 percent explosive pass rate (fifth).
The Colts’ secondary could lean into man coverage quite a bit on Sunday – or, maybe Anarumo has a changeup he’s been waiting to throw for this exact moment. Whatever it looks like, how the Colts handle a significant test will be a fascinating watch in Week 12.
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INDY FUEL NEWS
FUEL EARN POINT IN SHOOTOUT THRILLER ON RACERS NIGHT
FISHERS – The Fuel hosted the Adirondack Thunder on Saturday night for Racers Night as they donned the throwback Indianapolis Racers jerseys. After three scoreless periods of regulation, Adirondack took the 1-0 win in a shootout.
1ST PERIOD
The first period was a defensive battle between both teams who did not score, and traded the puck in the neutral zone a lot.
At 19:36, Adirondack’s Josh Filmon was called for hooking. This gave the Fuel a power play that would last into the second period.
Through one frame, Indy outshot Adirondack 9-5.
2ND PERIOD
Indy started the period on the power play but the Thunder were able to kill off that hooking call.
Cody Laskosky took the game’s next penalty, also for hooking, at 7:14. This gave Adirondack their first power play of the night but it was killed off.
At 14:05, Fuel captain Chris Cameron took a roughing penalty that gave the Thunder another power play chance. Indy was able to kill it off.
After two periods, it was still 0-0, with the Fuel outshooting Adirondack 20-12.
3RD PERIOD
Grant Loven took the period’s first penalty for tripping at 10:25. This put the Fuel on the power play for 38 seconds until Indy’s Harrison Israels took a roughing penalty of his own.
Both penalties were killed off.
After three periods, neither team had scored. The Fuel outshot the Thunder 26-19 through regulation, but the game headed to overtime at 0-0.
OVERTIME
The seven-minute, three-on-three overtime period heated up when Matt Petgrave’s tripping penalty caused a lengthy offensive advantage for Adirondack. The Fuel killed it off with massive help from Owen Flores in net.
Time expired on the overtime period and the game headed to a shootout. In the three round shootout, Adirondack’s Brannon McManus scored in the first round while Matt Salhany did not but they did not need it as Cody Laskosky, Sahil Panwar, and Owen Robinson all shot for the Fuel but did not score.
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INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER NEWS
NO. 6 HOOSIERS HOST SAINT LOUIS IN NCAA SECOND ROUND
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — NCAA Division I men’s soccer’s two greatest champions meet for the second time this season as No. 6-seeded Indiana hosts Saint Louis on Sunday (Nov. 23) in the NCAA Tournament Second Round on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Kickoff is set for noon ET, and tickets are on sale here. Indiana students can get in free with a valid Crimson Card. Fans unable to attend the match can stream it live via the ESPN+ digital platform.
KICKING OFF
• Indiana owns a 9-1-1 record on its home pitch and a 72-7-4 (.892) home record in the NCAA Tournament all-time. IU has welcomed a single-season program record attendance of 34,680 fans to Armstrong Stadium this season.
• The Hoosiers and Billikens previously met this season on September 3, a 1-0 Indiana home victory courtesy of Collins Oduro’s seventh-minute winner.
• Indiana ranks No. 2 in the country in scoring with 46 goals in the regular season. The attack is directed by Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Palmer Ault, who leads the NCAA with 42 points from 16 goals and 10 assists. Ault is the first NCAA DI player since 2017 to eclipse 15 goals and 10 assists in the same season.
• IU makes its 50th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The program boasts the NCAA records for appearances in the round of 16 (44), quarterfinal (29), final four (22) and national title match (17). Indiana’s eight national championships are the most since 1973, its first season as a varsity program.
• This is Indiana’s NCAA-record 39th consecutive appearance. No other Division I men’s soccer program has an active streak greater than nine straight seasons.
• The NCAA Selection Committee awarded Indiana the No. 6 national seed, the program’s NCAA-record 25th national seed and 11th in 12 seasons.
ABOUT THE BILLIKENS
• Saint Louis advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round with a 2-1 victory over Kentucky on Thursday in St. Louis. The Billikens equalized in the 86th minute from freshman midfielder Jack Di Maria, who went on to score the golden goal in the 104th minute.
• The Billikens are unbeaten in their last 11 matches, earning a 7-0-4 record since September 27. That stretch includes an unbeaten Atlantic 10 season (5-0-3) and a penalty shootout victory over Dayton in the conference tournament final last Sunday.
• A-10 Coach of the Year Kevin Kalish leads the Billikens in his eighth season, sporting an 80-33-34 record during his time in St. Louis as well as a 129-79-48 career record over 14 seasons as a head coach.
• Graduate goalkeeper Jeremi Abonnel repeated as the Atlantic 10 Goalkeeper of the Year as one of nine Billikens to earn all-conference honors.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Billikens own 10 national championships, the most in NCAA Division I men’s soccer. Saint Louis won its most recent title in 1973, the year IU men’s soccer became a varsity sport. Since then, the Hoosiers have shined as the standard, winning eight titles – the most in that span.
• Indiana has had the significant better of the all-time series with Saint Louis, winning 25 of the 3 meetings.
• IU and Saint Louis have met five times in the NCAA Tournament, resulting in five Hoosier home victories.
• The two teams met in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament on IU’s road to its 22nd NCAA College Cup. The teams were separated only by Ryan Wittenbrink’s 75th-minute goal in the 1-0 Hoosier home win.
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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL NEWS
HOOSIERS FIGHT TOUGH, FALL TO TOP-RANKED HUSKERS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In front of a fantastic crowd in Bloomington, the Indiana volleyball team (22-6, 13-5 B1G) put up a valiant effort against No. 1 Nebraska. The Hoosiers had leads in all three sets but couldn’t find the points to close out each game. The Huskers finished off a 3-0 sweep (25-19, 25-16, 25-22) to remain undefeated. IU finishes its regular season home slate at 10-3 and 7-3 in the Big Ten.
Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles fought through a big Nebraska block to record 10 kills, her 49th career conference match with double-digit kills. She recorded five digs and added an assist in her final regular season game at Wilkinson Hall. Senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum tallied seven kills while freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager provided seven as well.
Energy was at a high level from the jump for the Hoosiers. Senior middle blocker Madi Sell had five kills and an early solo block. IU held a 9-5 lead in the opening set before Nebraska went on a run to open a big lead. IU provided 31 digs from nine different players and had several hustle plays to get the crowd on its feet.
Nebraska pulled away late in set three after being tied at 17-all. Junior outside hitter Harper Murray led the match with 11 kills. Freshman opposite hitter Virginia Adriano recorded nine kills and six blocks. The Hoosiers hit .147 on the evening while Nebraska provided a .340 hitting efficiency.
IU finishes out the regular season next week with matches at Illinois (Nov. 25) and Purdue (Nov. 29). The Hoosiers are just one win from matching a single-season program record for victories. One more win would make Alonso-Corcelles the winningest player in program history. IU will await Selection Sunday (Nov. 30) to see if postseason volleyball will come to Wilkinson Hall.
Top Hoosier Performers
#1 Sell, Madi
5 kills, .571 hitting percentage, 1 block
#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
10 kills, 5 digs
#13 Tatum, Avry
7 kills
Notes to Know
• Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles led IU with 10 kills in her final regular season match at Wilkinson Hall. It was the 49th Big Ten game of her career with double-digit kills and the 70th overall match with at least 10 kills during her time in Bloomington.
• Over 2,800 fans packed Wilkinson Hall to watch Saturday night’s match. It’s the second time that over 2,800 fans have watched a match at Wilkinson Hall since the gym opened in 2019. Including IU’s game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IU’s home schedule finished with an average attendance of 2,010 fans.
• IU honored four senior athletes on Saturday evening. Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles, senior opposite Avry Tatum, senior middle blocker Madi Sell and graduate student outside hitter Jessica Smith were all honored for their contributions to the program.
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INDIANA SWIMMING NEWS
NO. 3/10 INDIANA MEN TOP MIDSEASON TABLE, LADIES TAKE SECOND
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana swimming and diving broke four program records and won 19 of 42 events this week at its midseason meet, the Ohio State Invitational, which concluded Friday (Nov. 21) night inside the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.
Indiana won 10 events on the final night, including sweeps of the 400-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard butterfly and 200-yard backstroke.
Junior Miranda Grana captured her third victory Friday night in the 100-yard backstroke, as the program record holder dropped the school’s No. 2 performance in 1:49.06. Grana swept the backstroke events and added a 100-yard butterfly victory. She went a program record 49.98 in the 100-yard butterfly and then 49.89 in the 100-yard backstroke this week to become the fifth woman – and second international swimmer – to break 50 seconds in both events, joining Olympians Claire Curzan, Maggie MacNeil, Regan Smith and Gretchen Walsh.
Zalán Sárkány completed his sweep of the distance events Friday, winning the 1,650-yard freestyle with a 14:23.85, just 2.56 seconds short of his program record time that won the NCAA Championship in March. The senior led a 1-2-3 Hoosier finish, followed by sophomore Luke Whitlock’s personal best 14:37.47 and freshman Luke Ellis’ 14:45.59 – both out of the slower heats. Sárkány also won the 500 free with a 4:09.57 and posted a program record in the 400 IM, placing third in 3:39.73.
Freshman Liberty Clark captured her second program record of the meet in the 100-yard freestyle, resetting the standard twice Friday. Clark started her day setting the quickest non-relay 100 free in the prelim with a 47.24, then broke the program record outright with a 46.87 to win that individual final. She went even lower as the leadoff of Indiana’s 400-yard freestyle relay victory with a 46.83, leading a quartet that set the second-best time in program history with a 3:10.49.
Notably, Clark also went 45.87 as the anchor of Thursday’s 400 medley relay, the ninth-best 100 free split in NCAA history. The freshman broke the 50-yard freestyle program record in 21.54 on Tuesday as well.
Andrew Shackell was the lone Indiana freshman to join Clark as an event winner, slashing his personal best in the 200-yard butterfly by 3.03 seconds with a 1:41.26. Shackell also set personal bests in the 200 free (1:34.30), 500 free (4:15.19) and 100 fly (45.93) during his first midseason meet.
A freshman also won a diving event, as Josh Hedberg impressed on platform. The youngster posted a 467.65 prelim list – the sixth-best mark in program history – and only needed a 417.05 to win the final. Sophomore Joshua Sollenberger won the 3-meter springboard the day before, giving IU two victories on the three boards this week.
TEAM STANDINGS
Men
1. Indiana – 2,766
2. Louisville – 1,984.5
3. Ohio State – 1,745
4. Purdue – 1,346
5. Yale – 1,215.5
6. Penn State – 1,064
7. Kentucky – 989
8. Cincinnati – 689
9. Northwestern – 202
10. Wisconsin – 56
11. Pittsburgh – 19
Women
1. Ohio State – 2,257
2. Indiana – 2,010.5
3. Louisville – 1,934
t4. Kentucky – 1,262
t4. Purdue – 1,262
6. UCLA – 1,041
7. Cincinnati – 832
8. Penn State -745.5
9. Yale – 710
10. Northwestern – 152
11. Pittsburgh – 149
12. Wisconsin – 32
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PURDUE SWIMMING NEWS
BOILERS SET A TRIO OF RECORDS ON FINAL DAY AT OSU
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Purdue Swimming & Diving closed out its week at the Ohio State Invitational with three more records – all coming in different categories.
Friday’s records for the Boilermakers included Blake Rowe in the 200 backstroke, Biko Hooper-Haviland eclipsing his own freshman benchmark in the 200 butterfly, and the women taking down their 400 freestyle relay record that had stood since the 2011 Big Ten Championships. Caitlin Hurley, Lara Phipps, Adele Sands and Hannah Hill teamed up for relay record.
Daryn Wright completed a sweep of the women’s springboard diving events, winning on 1-meter Friday. It was her third springboard sweep of the season. The senior has also won at least one event at each of Purdue’s first five meets of the campaign, leading the team with eight event victories overall.
The Purdue men matched their achievement from Wednesday, setting a team record in an individual event and a freshman record on the same night. Hooper-Haviland eclipsed his own freshman record in the 200 fly in both the prelims and finals. His time of 1:44.73 in the A final was also good for second overall in team history, joining record holder Sam Wilcher as the only Boilermakers to ever break 1:45.00 in the event. Wilcher’s team record (1:43.28) has stood since the 2010 NCAA Championships. On Nov. 1, Hooper-Haviland broke a 200 fly freshman record that had stood since the 2011 Big Ten Championships and has now lowered it three times in the month of November alone.
It was a year ago at the Purdue Invitational where Rowe first eclipsed Purdue’s freshman record in the 200 back. Now a sophomore, Rowe took fourth in the A final Friday with a time of 1:41.43, overtaking teammate Dylan Burau’s program record (1:41.49) that had stood since March 2023. Rowe’s time was an NCAA Championships qualifying standard.
Entering the week, the women’s records in the 200 and 400 free relays were the program’s longest-standing benchmarks (excluding freshman records). Phipps and Sands both posted sub-49 second 100 splits on the middle two legs of the race. Hurley’s leadoff leg split of 49.32 was good for seventh in team history in the 100 free. The Purdue women broke a relay record for the first time since the 2019 Big Ten Championships.
Individually, Campbell Scofield continued to excel in the 200 butterfly. She claimed runner-up honors in the A final of the event Friday, accounting for Purdue’s top finish of the week by any swimmer. Keira Kask (6th place) joined Scofield in the A final. They led the way as the Boilermakers racked up 99 team points in the event.
Reagan Mattice (5th place) and Hurley (10th) gave the Purdue women two A final equivalent finishes in the 1650 free. Both Boilermakers moved up the program’s all-time leaderboard with lifetime bests. Abby Marcukaitis was an A finalist in the 200 back while posting a team season-best time (1:55.48) in the event.
For the men, Tyler Wills (3rd place) led the way as Purdue had three of the top 10 finishers while competing in platform diving for the first time this season. Nathaniel Grannis and Holden Higbie joined Wills as Boilermakers to score in all three diving events this week.
Evan Mackesy capped his big week by qualifying for the A final of the 200 IM and moving into sixth place in program history with a time of 1:45.06. Alex Hotta was part of three revisions to the team record book – accounting for improved times in the 100 free (43.31, 8th), 200 fly (1:46.51, 15th) and 400 free relay (2:51.28, 4th). He teamed with Jānis Dzirkalis, Nathaniel Thomas and Alexander Cole on the relay. Individually, Dzirkalis moved into sixth place on Purdue’s all-time leaderboard as the top finisher in the 100 free (43.24).
With the midseason invitational complete, the Boilermakers only have a few competitions on the schedule for December. Most notable is a Dec. 6 dual at Wisconsin for the men’s swimmers. Hotta and Thomas are also scheduled to race at USA Swimming’s U.S. Open (Dec. 3-6), the divers will compete at the annual USA Diving Winter Nationals (Dec. 9-16) and members of the women’s distance group with travel to Florida for the CSCAA Open Water Championships on Dec. 13.
Purdue’s Top Finishers & Notables – Friday
* – Purdue Season-Best Time/Score
^ – Personal Season-Best Time/Score
(Q) – NCAA Championships Qualifying Time
(Z) – NCAA Zone Qualifying Score
MEN
Platform Diving (79 Points)
Tyler Wills, 402.20* (Z) – Finished 3rd in Final (32 Points)
Nathaniel Grannis, 328.85^ (Z, Prelim Score) – Finished 9th in Final (24 Points)
Holden Higbie, 314.55^ (Z) – Finished 10th in Final (23 Points)
100 Free (34 Points)
Jānis Dzirkalis, 43.24* (Prelim Time) – Finished 4th in B Final (18 Points); 6th Fastest in Team History
Nathaniel Thomas, 43.64^ – Finished 6th in B Final (16 Points); Lifetime Best
Alexander Cole, 44.42^ – Finished 5th in D Final
Cooper Callahan, 44.65^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 9th in D Final
1650 Free (36 Points)
Pat Broderick, 15:16.21* – Finished 11th Overall (22 Points)
Griffin Poulsen, 15:55.19^ – Finished 26th Overall (5 Points)
Matt Rose, 15:58.60^ – Finished 27th Overall (4 Points); Lifetime Best
Gabe Eschbach, 16:03.81^ – Finished 28th Overall (3 Points)
Gio Mango, 16:07.94^ – Finished 29th Overall (2 Points); Lifetime Best
200 Back (42 Points)
Blake Rowe, 1:41.43* (Q) – Finished 4th in A Final (29 Points); PURDUE RECORD
Dylan Burau, 1:45.21 (Prelim Time) – Finished 9th in B Final (13 Points)
Gage Johnson, 1:49.24^ – Finished 2nd in D Final
200 Fly (90.5 Points)
Biko Hooper-Haviland, 1:44.73* – Finished T-7th in A Final (25.5 Points); Freshman Record & 2nd Fastest in Team History
Charles Lee, 1:47.44^ – Finished 3rd in B Final (19 Points); Lifetime Best
Brody LePine, 1:49.29^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 7th in B Final (15 Points)
Wyatt Blair, 1:49.95^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 9th in B Final (13 Points)
Alex Hotta, 1:46.51^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 10th in B Final (12 Points); Improved on 15th Fastest Time in Team History
Chris Bartmess, 1:54.86* – Finished 5th in C Final (6 Points); Lifetime Best
200 IM (26.5 Points)
Evan Mackesy, 1:45.06* – Finished T-8th in A Final (24.5 Points); 6th Fastest in Team History
Sam White, 1:50.01^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 9th in C Final (2 Points)
Mason Kajfosz, 1:50.59^ (Prelim Time) – Scratched from D Final
Raymond Whittaker, 1:51.01^ – Finished 8th in D Final
Jonah Lee, 1:53.48^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 10th in D Final; Lifetime Best
400 Free Relay (94 Points)
Hotta, Dzirkalis, Thomas & Cole, 2:51.28 – Finished 5th (56 Points); 4th Fastest in Team History
Hotta’s leadoff leg split of 43.31^ is 8th Fastest in Team History in 100 Free
Mackesy, Callahan, Mattice & Rowe, 2:56.19 – Finished 15th (38 Points)
WOMEN
1-Meter Diving (66 Points)
Daryn Wright, 316.00 (Z) – Event Winner (40 Points)
Avery Worobel, 302.40 (Z, Prelim Score) – Finished 10th in Final (23 Points)
Amelia Rinehart, 232.30 (Z, Prelim Score) – Finished 28th in Prelim (3 Points)
100 Free (28 Points)
Caitlin Hurley, 49.89 – Finished 6th in B Final (16 Points)
Lara Phipps, 49.88 (Prelim Time) – Finished 10th in B Final (12 Points)
1650 Free (76 Points)
Reagan Mattice, 16:21.01* – Finished 5th Overall (28 Points); 6th Fastest in Team History
Caitlin Hurley, 16:31.27^ – Finished 10th Overall (23 Points); 11th Fastest in Team History
Adele Sands, 16:41.36^ – Finished 14th Overall (18 Points)
Caroline Frazier, 17:13.15^ – Finished 24th Overall (7 Points); Lifetime Best
200 Back (72 Points)
Abby Marcukaitis, 1:55.48* – Finished 7th in A Final (26 Points)
Amie Perna, 1:58.44^ – Finished 5th in B Final (17 Pts); Improved on 15th Fastest Time in Team History
Abbie Kehmeier, 1:58.47^ – Finished 7th in B Final (15 Points)
Grace Ackerman, 1:58.68^ – Finished 5th in C Final (6 Points); Lifetime Best
Susie Lee, 1:59.42^ – Finished 6th in C Final (5 Points)
Kelsey Cooper, 2:00.89^ – Finished 8th in C Final (3 Points)
Ripley Merritt, 2:02.08^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 7th in D Final
200 Fly (99 Points)
Campbell Scofield, 1:57.89* – Finished 2nd in A Final (34 Points)
Keira Kask, 1:59.32^ – Finished 6th in A Final (27 Points)
Brinly Hardy, 2:01.42^ – Finished 4th in B Final (18 Points)
Kate Mouser, 2:01.96^ (Prelim Time) – Finished 8th in B Final (14 Points)
Brooklyn Beauch, 2:05.56^ – Finished 5th in C Final (6 Points)
200 IM
Annabelle Swiney, 2:03.97^ – Finished 6th in D Final
400 Free Relay (90 Points)
Hurley, Phipps, Sands & Hill, 3:16.68* – Finished 5th (56 Points); PURDUE RECORD
Hurley’s leadoff leg split of 49.32^ is 7th Fastest in Team History in 100 Free
Rojas, Fasano, Mattice & Swiney, 3:22.40 – Finished 17th (34 Points)
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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
PURDUE RETURNS TO MACKEY ARENA TO HOST MIAMI ON SUNDAY
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team returns to Mackey Arena for the first time since Nov. 6 when it hosts Miami University on Sunday for an early 12:30 p.m. tip with Jack Kizer and Shimmy Miller on the call for the Big Ten Network.
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will be courtside for the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.
Purdue is looking to shake off a pair of road losses at Purdue Fort Wayne and No. 20/20 Kentucky. The Boilermakers could not find their offensive rhythm in a loss in Lexington on Tuesday night. Redshirt junior guard Tara Daye paced the Boilermakers with her first career double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Sunday starts a string of early tip times for the Boilermakers. Eight of Purdue’s next 10 outings will start at 12:30 p.m. or earlier, including noon starts for its first three Big Ten contests at Michigan (Dec. 7) and at home against Illinois (Dec. 28) and Ohio State (Dec. 31).
PROMOTIONS
• Pregame Chalk Talk
• Postgame autographs on the court
GAME NOTES
• The Boilermakers are looking to bounce back after dropping their first two road contests of the year at Purdue Fort Wayne and No. 20/20 Kentucky. Purdue is 34-13 in non-conference action under head coach Katie Gearlds.
• Freshman Hila Karsh holds the team lead in scoring at 14.3 points per game. Karsh and USC guard Jazzy Davidson are the lone freshmen from the Big Ten and two of nine rookies nationally to average better than 14 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.
• Shooting 52.6% from the floor, 47.1% from distance and a perfect 100% at the line, Karsh is one of 12 qualifying players nationally and one of three from the Big Ten to be in the 50-40-90 club this season.
• Karsh ranks 25th in the Big Ten in field goal percentage and seventh in 3-point shooting.
• Tara Daye recorded her first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, including four on the offensive end, at Kentucky. It was the most offensive rebounds by a Purdue guard since Abbey Ellis notched her first career double-double against Northwestern in the 2024 Big Ten Tournament
• Senior guard Taylor Feldman had her most productive game as a Boilermaker with seven points and three rebounds at Kentucky. The Tustin, Calif., native is now 99 points shy of reaching the 1,000-point club for her career.
• Kiki Smith is tied atop the team leaderboard alongside Karsh with eight made 3-pointers. The junior crossed the 1,000-point plateau for her career against Eastern Illinois, including the 652 points she scored leading Hutchinson Community College to the 2024 NJCAA National Championship.
• Madison Layden-Zay needs four assists to become the 20th player in Purdue history to join the 300-assist club.
• Layden-Zay is on the cusp of making Big Ten history as the sixth player in league history to amass 1,000 points, 200 3-pointers, 500 rebounds (needs 59), 300 assists (4), and 50 blocks. She would join Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Michigan State’s Tori Jankoska, Indiana’s Amanda Cahill, Ohio State’s Jaz Shelley and current Purdue head coach Katie Gearlds.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NEWS
BIG-PLAY FIRST QUARTER LEADS TO HISTORIC WIN OVER SYRACUSE
The University of Notre Dame football team (9-2) exploded for a program-record 35 points in the first quarter to set the tone in a 70-7 victory over Syracuse (3-8) on Senior Day in a sold-out Notre Dame Stadium.
The 70 points for the Irish set a modern record for the program (surpassing the 69 points scored against Georgia Tech in 1977) and are the most for a Notre Dame team since a 73-0 victory over Haskell in 1932.
The Irish defense and special teams put 21 points on the scoreboard before the offense touched the ball. Senior Jalen Stroman was the catalyst for the Irish, intercepting a pass on the game’s second play from scrimmage and returning it 44 yards for a touchdown. Stroman then blocked a punt which was returned for a touchdown by Luke Talich. By the end of the game Stroman would pile up eight tackles, two for a loss and his interception return.
Jeremiyah Love scored a touchdown on his first touch of the game (45 yards) and his first touch of the second half (68 yards). His running back mate Jadarian Price scored a 58-yard touchdown run on his second touch of the game.
HOW IT HAPPENED
There are fast starts to games. There are extremely fast starts to games. Today’s contest was most definitely the latter.
Boubacar Traore set the tone with a tackle for loss on Syracuse’s first offensive play. On the second snap, Jalen Stroman stepped in front of a pass and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown. Stroman stepped in and played his best game in an Irish uniform for injured starting safety Tae Johnson.
The next drive for Syracuse started with a one-yard rush, then a tackle-for-loss on a screen pass. Adon Shuler forced an incomplete pass on third-down blitz and then Stroman got a hand on the ensuing Syracuse punt. It traveled 22 yards to where Luke Talich caught the punt and returned it for a touchdown.
The next Syracuse drive earned one first down before another pass attempt was intercepted by Leonard Moore and returned 46 yards for a touchdown. The Irish were up 21-0 with less than six minutes elapsed and the Irish had not touched the football.
Senior Junior Tuihalamaka performed a tackle-for-loss on third down to get the Irish offense their first possession of the game and that did not take long to bear fruit. On the second snap Jeremiyah Love burst through a big hole cleared by tight ends Eli Raridon and Ty Washington for a 45-yard touchdown run.
The Orange came back out onto the field and promptly went three-and-out. Notre Dame would be on the field for just three plays as well, but its third play would be a 58-yard touchdown run by Jadarian Price.
The domination continued as Will Pauling caught a five-yard touchdown pass just seconds into the second quarter and Love tacked on his second rushing touchdown one drive later for a 49-0 Irish lead at halftime.
The 35 points in the first quarter are a program record for Notre Dame football while the 49 first-half points are the most since at least 1943.
Love continued his stellar play by scoring a 68-yard touchdown run on his first touch of the second half.
Notre Dame started to substitute liberally after that first touchdown of the second half but the scoring did not stop. Aneyas Williams broke two tackles on a 30-yard touchdown run on third down. Minchey joined the scoring with a 25-yard touchdown rush in the fourth quarter.
Syracuse was able to get their lone score of the game with seven seconds remaining against the deep back ups on the Irish roster.
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BUTLER SWIMMING NEWS
BUTLER FINISHES NINTH AT HOUSE OF CHAMPIONS INVITE
INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler swim team wrapped up competition at the House of Champions Invite hosted by IU Indy on Saturday. Butler placed ninth out of 13 teams in the event narrowly behind St. Louis.
“Today was our best day of the meet!” said head coach Maurice Stewart. “The strong swims from this morning and the time drops seen this evening reflect all of the hard work that has been put in during the first half of the season.”
“We had a fantastic finals session tonight and nearly every swim was a time drop from this morning,” said assistant coach, Emily Landwehr. “The girls showed a lot of mental toughness and really created a positive and exciting atmosphere on deck for the last session! Senior Olivia Stotts ended her collegiate swimming career on a great note, dropping 0.5 in the 100 freestyle tonight from her prelims swim and anchoring the 400 Free A relay.”
Women Team Standings
Ball State University 2995.5
Missouri State University 2115.5
University of Illinois Chicago 2029.5
University of Arkansas Little Rock 1673
UW-Milwaukee Panthers 1616.5
IU Indianapolis 1488.5
Lynn University 1059
St. Louis University 1024
Butler University 951.5
University of Southern Indiana 620
Lewis University 470
University of Montevallo 332
Northern Kentucky University 296
Swimmers of the Meet for Day 3
Kayla Wright, So. – Sixth place and new school record 1650 Free, also earned the 1000 free school record in the swim!
Olivia Stotts, Sr. – Season best 100 free and anchor of 400 Free A relay, wrapping up her college career on a fantastic note!
Kate Schilling, Sr. – A-Final, 2nd place and season best 200 breastroke, fastest 100 free split on the 400 Free A relay with a time of 51.59
1650 Free
Kayla Wright, So. – 6th place with a school record in the 1650 and with her 1000 split, times of 17:03.26 and 10:22.82 respectively
Sam Tomic, Jr. – 25th place, 17:57.75, personal best time and 20 second drop from previous best time
50 Fly
Ava Whittaker, So. – 6th place (A final) finishing with a time of 24.99
Ashlyn Canale, Fr. – 22nd place (C final) with time of 26.35
200 Back
Caroline Zimner, Sr. – 12th place (B final) 2:03.18
Sophia Amendola, Fr. – 23rd place (C final) 2:06.08, season best time
Sarah Jones, Fr. – 41st place in prelims, 2:08.55 and season best time
Paisely Walkley, So. – 54th place in prelims, 2:14.54 and BIG EAST qualifying time
100 Free
Olivia Stotts, Sr. – 26th place (D final), 52.33 season best time
Elizabeth Naylor, Sr. – 37th place in prelims, season best of 53.31
Ava Whittaker, So. – 38th place in prelims, season best of 53.36
Meghan Voelker, So. – 62nd place in prelims, career best time of 55.05
200 Breast
Kate Schilling, Sr. – 2nd (A final), 2:16.47 and season best time
Ashlyn Canale, Fr. – 12th (B final), 2:21.28 and season best time
Lydia Eberlein, Jr. – 22nd (C final), 2:23.87 and season best time
Ava McGonigle, Sr. – 29th (D final), 2:26.81 (prelims 2:25.49 and season best time)
200 Fly
Caitlin Herring, So. – 14th place (B final), 2:06.67 and lifetime best time
Sadie Brown, Sr. – 17th (Winner of C final), 2:06.81 and season best time
Emma Ciesla, So. – 18th (C final), 2:07.35 and season best time
Megan Voelker, So. – 42nd place in prelims, career best of 2:16.40
100 IM
Ava Whittaker, So. – 18th place, 59.15 and career best time
Gabi Rapetti, Fr. – 36th in prelims, 1:02.93
Elizabeth Naylor, Sr. – 39th place in prelims, 1:03.36
Paisley Walkley, So. – 41st in prelims, 1:04.49
400 Free A Relay – 9th place 3:29.82
Caitlin Herring, 52.21 lead off split
Ava Whittaker, 53.40
Kate Schilling, 51.59
Olivia Stotts, 52.32
Other Notable swims:
Megan VanValkenburgh, Sr. – BIG EAST qualifying time of 54.88 lead off 100 free on 400 Free B relay
Madeleine Russell, Fr. – BIG EAST qualifying time of 54.44 lead off 100 free on 400 Free C relay
Elizabeth Naylor, Sr. – 52.9 anchor leg of 400 Free B relay
Caroline Zimner, Sr. – 52.3 100 freestyle split on 400 Free B relay
Sarah Jones, Fr. – 53.13 100 freestyle split on 400 Free B relay
Zizi Mateja, So. – 55.0 100 freestyle split on 400 Free C relay
Meghan Voelker, So. – 55.3 100 freestyle split on 400 Free C relay
Cotter Welch, 5th year – 55.85 season best 100 freestyle split on 400 Free C relay
UP NEXT
Butler will return to competition in 2026 as the Bulldogs will compete against IU Indy and Northern Kentucky on January 17. Butler will then host the 17th Annual Butler Invitational on Sunday, January 25 in Fishers, Indiana.
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BUTLER FOOTBALL NEWS
BUTLER DEFEATS VALPARAISO 27-20 KEEPING HOOSIER HELMET IN INDIANAPOLIS FOR FOURTH-CONSECUTIVE SEASON
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler defeated Valparaiso 27-20 on Saturday afternoon at the Bud & Jackie Sellick Bowl keeping the Hoosier Helmet in Indianapolis for another season. With the win, Butler wraps up the 2025 campaign at 6-6 overall and 4-4 in PFL action while Valparaiso finishes the season at 2-10 and 1-7 in conference play.
ON THE RECORD WITH COACH LYNCH
“Well, it’s great anytime you win the last game of the season, that’s special. But then, when it’s your rival and you get a trophy, like the Hoosier Helmet, and for these guys to win it four years in a row, which, as long as this helmet’s been around, nobody’s done that. So it’s really cool for them to get that opportunity, and really happy for those guys to attain that goal. It has been a great year for a lot of those guys, and, you know, some really close games, and for us to finish that one off with the ball in our hands and be able to kneel it out, was, was definitely special. A lot of good efforts out there today. The defense made some great plays, forced turnovers, and the offense obviously, we needed to do a little bit better there, hanging onto the ball in the second half and really close them off. We were able to find a way to get it done and I am so happy for our guys to finish it off this way. This senior class has been really good to me, being in the first year of the program, and the way they worked and the way they responded to change and all that, I’m very, very thankful for those guys.”
NOTEABLE STATS
Gabe Passini completed 10-of-17 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown. Passini had 19 carries for 106 yards and a touchdown in the contest.
Ershod Jasey II led the squad in receiving with 49 yards and a touchdown on one grab.
Ethan Loss carried the ball seven times for 47 yards.
Will Mason had a team-high 11 tackles and one sack in the game.
Butler tallied four sacks in the contest.
Rowan Keefe completed 18-of-28 passes for 184 yards and three touchdowns.
Devin Yeats led the Beacons in receiving hauling in six catches for 73 yards and a touchdown.
Nic Lendino had a game-high 13 tackles.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Butler opened the game with a 65-yard drive that ended with an eight-yard touchdown grab from Griffin Caldwell, as the Dawgs took the early 7-0 lead. Valpo responded with a 97-yard touchdown drive fueled by an 80-yard rush from Rowan Keefe. Valpo was able to find the back of the endzone shortly after, with a four-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Ricketti.
After the Beacons touchdown drive, Butler strung together a drive of its own that ended with a Passini four-yard rushing touchdown as the Dawgs took the 14-7 advantage. Valparaiso then fumbled the ball at their 12-yard line and Butler was able to capitalize with a field goal from Ryan Short from 25-yards out. BU found the endzone again as Jasey II had a 49-yard touchdown grab giving the Bulldogs a 24-7 advantage. A field goal just before the break allowed the Bulldogs to take the 20-point advantage into the half.
The third quarter was scoreless for both sides as turnovers from each side stalled drives for the offenses. Valpo started the fourth with a 12-play, 99-yard drive that ended with a Beacons touchdown from Devin Yeats. After a turnover from BU, Valparaiso was able to find the endzone once again on a seven-yard touchdown grab from Colin Hayes. Butler was able to fend off Valpo’s comeback efforts over the final minutes of the fourth quarter securing the 27-20 victory on Senior Day.
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BUTLER CROSS COUNTRY NEWS
BUTLER FINISHES 16TH IN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Butler men’s cross country team completed another outstanding season at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Saturday morning.
William Zegarski and Austin Gabay led the way for the No. 14-ranked Bulldogs with top-100 finishes. Zegarski placed 66th, covering the championship course in 29:22.0. Gabay followed in 83rd with a time of 29:30.3.
Jesse Hamlin, Brendan Thomas, Eli Fullerton and Matteo Rosio each finished within the top 200. Matthew Forrester re-aggravated a calf injury; he was able to finish the race, but it affected the Dawgs score.
As a team, the Bulldogs finished 16th with 484 points. No. 1 Oklahoma State won the national championship with 57 points.
“I am proud of this team and what they accomplished this year,” head coach Matt Roe said. “We had the ability to be a little further up, but overall they ran tough today.”
“In the end, this is one of the best teams in Butler Athletics history, measured in the toughest era of our sport. They have a lot to feel good about.”
The men’s championship took place at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo.
Habtom Samuel of New Mexico won the race, crossing the finish line in 28:33.9. Samuel helped lead New Mexico to a second-place team finish with 82 points. Iowa State finished third with 158 points.
Rocky Hansen of Wake Forest and Solomon Kipchoge of Washington State joined Samuel on the podium.
Butler Men 10k Results
66) William Zegarski – 29:22.0
83) Austin Gabay – 29:30.3
116) Jesse Hamlin – 29:44.2
159) Brendan Thomas – 30:01.2
165) Eli Fullerton – 30:06.2
194) Matteo Rosio – 30:24.4
258) Matthew Forrester – 33:18.2
This is the sixth consecutive appearance by the Bulldogs in the national meet. Butler’s men have also won four of the past six BIG EAST Championships.
The Dawgs clinched their spot in the national meet on Nov. 14 by finishing second in the Great Lakes Regional Championship meet.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will prepare for the upcoming indoor track and field season.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
BUTLER HOSTS MILWAUKEE AT HINKLE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler will host Milwaukee on Sunday, Nov. 23 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tip is scheduled for 2 p.m. This will be Butler’s final home game before heading to Fort Myers, Florida to compete in the Fort Myers Tip-Off.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025
Time: 2PM
Location: Indianapolis, Ind.
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ESPN+
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
Butler faced Indiana at Assembly Hall on Wednesday night. Nevaeh Jackson led the Dawgs with 13 points in the contest as IU defeated Butler, 72-53.
Lily Zeinstra leads the BU offense, averaging 13.4 points per game through five games. The sophomore is shooting 52-percent from the floor and 45.5-percent from beyond the arc. Mallory Miller leads the squad on the glass, pulling down 5.0 rebounds per game.
Saniya and Nevaeh Jackson have been stellar for BU averaging 10.2 and 9.2 points per game, respectively. Nevaeh pulls down 3.4 rebounds per game while Saniya grabs 4.8.
Butler currently ranks 80th nationally and third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage shooting at a 45.3-percent clip.
Lilly Stoddard is 40th nationally in blocks this season with nine to her credit.
Against Wright State in the season opener, Saniya Jackson recorded six steals in the game. That is the most steals in a game from a Butler player since Kristen Spolyar had six on Feb. 9, 2020 against Villanova. Jackson was two steals short of her career-high, eight.
Freshman Addison Baxter stuffed the stat sheet vs. Wright State, dishing out eight assists to go with six points and six rebounds against WSU. Baxter’s eight assists in the contest are the most in a game from a Butler player since Nov. 23, 2021 when Zoe Jackson did it against SIUE.
The Bulldogs earned a berth in the 2025 WNIT Tournament and advanced to the second round after defeating UIC 61-54. Zeinstra led the squad with 16 points on an efficient 6-for-10 shooting performance from the floor.
The Bulldogs have earned back-to-back WNIT berths under head coach Austin Parkinson.
Butler returns three letterwinners from a year ago and added nine new players to the team with the addition of seven transfers and two freshmen.
BU’s transfer class includes 2023-24 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year Kennedy Langham (Samford), ESPN’s No. 60 recruit in the Class of 2024 McKenna Johnson (Minnesota), 2024-25 America East Conference Sixth Player of the Year Caroline Dotsey (Maine), twins Nevaeh Jackson and Saniya Jackson from Valparaiso, Mallory Miller (Arizona State), and Gabby Wilke (South Dakota).
Austin Parkinson enters his fourth season at the helm of the Bulldogs. Parkinson has led the squad to 42 wins in his first three seasons.
SCOUTING MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee enters Sunday’s contest with a 2-4 record after suffering a 75-43 loss at Marquette on Wednesday evening.
Jorey Buwalda paces the Panther offense averaging 11.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Buwalda has two double-doubles to her credit so far this season.
Milwaukee is averaging 59.3 points per game as a squad and pulls down 34.2 rebounds per game on average.
Kyle Rechlicz is in her 14th season at the helm of the Panthers. The 2016 Horizon League Coach of the Year has guided Milwaukee to three 20-win seasons during her tenure.
ALL-TIME SERIES
This will be the 41st meeting between the two programs dating back to 1981-82.
The series is tied 20-20 with each side going 2-2 in the last four matchups.
Butler faced Milwaukee a season ago and secured a 79-70 overtime win behind 20 points from Lily Carmody and 17 points from Caroline Strande.
2025-26 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TICKETS: Season tickets remain on sale, providing the best seating locations still available for the upcoming season. Contact the Butler Ticket Office at tickets@butler.edu or 317-940-DOGS (3647) to place your order. Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 Butler Women’s Basketball season are available through ButlerSports.com/BuyTickets.
Butler University Upgrades Iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse with Dynamic LED Video
Technology consultant Anthony James Partners (AJP) provided design, procurement, and construction administration services for the upgrades, supporting Butler in selecting SNA Displays to manufacture and install more than 2,700 square feet of LED video display technology, including a center hung display system, baseline LED ribbons, multiple courtside tables, and other digital signage.
The centerpiece of the project is a new LED center hung display consisting of four curved, 14-foot-tall video screens seamlessly connected to create a continuous 360-degree video surface. Each side features a 4 mm pixel pitch for increased pixel density and clarity. The center hung also includes custom static lettering along the top ring of the structure and a team-branded Bulldog logo facing downward toward the playing surface.
Other video signage includes 3-foot-high LED ribbons along the second-level fascia at both ends of the Fieldhouse, two 19-foot-long vomitory displays between the second and third levels, and eight new courtside mobile scorer’s tables equipped with LED screens. For recruitment and training purposes, the project also features two new ASPECT™ all-in-one 16:9 video screens from SNA Displays in an adjacent practice facility, directly integrated into the new control management system.
UP NEXT
Butler will travel to Fort Myers, Florida for the fourth-annual Fort Myers Tip-Off. BU will face Dayton on Friday, Nov. 28 at 5 p.m. before squaring off with Georgia on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. Fans can stream the games live on ION. A link to live stats will be available on Butlersports.com.
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IU INDY VOLLEYBALL
IU INDY VOLLEYBALL FALLS IN SEMIFINALS OF #HLVB TOURNAMENT
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – IU Indy pushed top-seeded Northern Kentucky to the brink on Saturday evening in Highland Heights, falling 3–2 in a back-and-forth semifinal battle to close their Horizon League Tournament run. The Jaguars won sets two and four and forced a decisive fifth, but NKU held on late to advance.
The Jaguars came out red-hot, jumping ahead 5–0 behind early kills from Maia Long and Morgan Ostrowski. NKU responded with a sizable run of its own, capitalizing on IU Indy attack errors to flip the momentum. Though the Jaguars pulled within 20–19 on a service ace by Grace Purichia, NKU closed the set on a 6–2 push to take the opener.
IU Indy answered immediately in the second set. A balanced offense—highlighted by kills from Jillian Tippmann, Ninah Miranda and Amanda Stephens—helped the Jaguars maintain steady control throughout the frame. With the score tied 21–21, IU Indy rattled off the final four points, capped by kills from Ostrowski and Miranda to even the match at one set apiece.
Set three was a heavyweight exchange from start to finish. The Jaguars built a 23–20 lead behind strong blocking from Ostrowski and Tippmann, but NKU rallied late. IU Indy fought off multiple set points—earning one of their own at 25–24—but the Norse tallied key kills down the stretch to steal the extended set 28–26.
With their season on the line, IU Indy delivered its most composed set of the night. Ninah Miranda sparked a mid-set surge with a service ace, while Ostrowski dominated late with multiple kills. Back-to-back aces from libero Laura Roeder stretched the lead, and Tippmann finished the frame with another kill to force a decisive fifth.
The final set remained tight through the opening rallies, but NKU found separation midway through with several key kills from Sydney Bray and Ivey Stocks. Stephens and Miranda kept IU Indy within striking distance, but the Norse closed the match on a 5–2 run to advance. The Jaguars finished with 61 kills, paced by Tippmann (16), Ostrowski (12) and Miranda (11). Purichia totaled 53 assists, while Roeder anchored the defense with 29 digs.
With the loss, the Jags’ historic Horizon League Tournament run comes to an end.
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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS IN SATURDAY CONTEST AT INDIANA STATE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Ball State men’s basketball team led the balance of the first half and went into the break up 28-27, but Indiana State came back to take a 70-52 win on Saturday night at the Hulman Center.
The Cardinals (2-3) got a 3-pointer from Elmore James IV and midrange jumper by Devon Barnes for an early 5-0 edge and would remain in front for the remainder of the opening period. Ball State’s lead would peak at six points on a trio of occasions, including after a Barnes layup at the 7:23 mark that put the visitors ahead 19-13.
Indiana State (4-2) went on a 6-0 scoring run that spanned the end of the first half and the first points of the second frame to give the Sycamores a 31-30 lead. Ball State responded with another triple by James IV and a layup from Kayden Fish to regain a 35-31 edge, but Indiana State went on an 8-0 run from there and would lead for the remainder of the contest.
Barnes led the Cardinals with 14 points, while Armoni Zeigler tallied nine points, three rebounds and three assists. Mason Jones added seven points, three rebounds and four steals. Cam Denson corralled nine rebounds, and Fish had seven boards.
Enel St. Bernard and Markus Harding paced the Sycamores with 15 points each on a night the hosts made 46.6 percent (27-58) of their field goal attempts including 26.9 percent (7-26) from distance and all nine free throws.
Ball State shot 33.8 percent (22-65) from the floor, 20 percent (4-20) from distance and 80 percent (4-5) at the foul line.
Indiana State won the rebounding battle 40-35 and held a 38-30 edge in points in the paint. Both teams committed 13 turnovers, but the Sycamores turned those into nine more points (15-6) in the 140th meeting between the two programs.
Ball State will next head to Easton, Pa., for three games in three days at the Lafayette Classic starting on Friday against Monmouth.
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BALL STATE SWIMMING
WOMEN’S S&D LEAVE HOUSE OF CHAMPIONS ON TOP
INDIANAPOLIS – The Ball State women’s swimming and diving program put the exclamation point on an assertive victory at the 2025 House of Champions, earning wins in eight of nine event to end the three-day meet with 2,995.5 points.
The Cardinals saw three new standards set on day three at the IU Natatorium. Sophomore Ava Butterfield captured the first individual program record of her career, touching the wall first during morning prelims in the 200 backstroke (1:57.93). In the championship final hours later, Butterfield placed first once more.
Along with Butterfield, Ball State made up half of the final heat in the 200 backstroke, including Alyssa Messenger, who placed third (2:00.49); Olivia Owens, who placed fourth (2:00.61); and Ella Sears, who placed eighth (2:04.18).
In the event that followed, senior Payton Kelly claimed her third program record in three days, placing first in the finals of the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.60.
The 400 freestyle relay team of Anna Keen, Butterfield, Reagan Graves and Kelly joined forces for a winning time of 3:20.28, the new top mark in program history.
Keen gave Ball State two individual event wins Saturday evening, taking first place honors in both the 50 butterfly (23.57), as well as the 100 individual medley (54.71). Four Cardinals also made up the championship heat of the 100 IM, as Kelly placed third (57.03), Addie Beasley placed fifth (57.29) and Aubrey Simmons placed seventh (58.66).
Claiming victory in the longest event of the meet was freshman Addy Czarnecki, who swam a time of 16:51.96 to take the win in her first 1650 freestyle of the year.
Alexa Von Holtz took first place in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:58.54, just 0.02 shy of her program record, which she set at the Mid-American Conference Championship last season (March 1).
On the platform diving board, graduate student Grace Walker kept her win streak alive as she took first during prelims (209.75) and in the finals later in the evening (246.05). Roughly halfway through the 2025-26 season, Walker has yet to see defeat on the boards.
After a successful three-day trip to IU Indy, the women’s squad takes a breather before returning to league action versus Buffalo Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. inside their home Lewellen Aquatic Center.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Ball State – 2,995.5
2. Missouri State – 2,115.5
3. UIC – 2,029.5
4. Little Rock – 1,673
5. Milwaukee – 1,616.5
6. IU Indy – 1,488.5
7. Lynn – 1,059
8. Saint Louis – 1,024
9. Butler – 951.5
10. Southern Indiana – 620
11. Montevallo – 332
12. Northern Kentucky – 296
13. Kenyon – 48
BALL STATE RESULTS – DAY 3 AT HOUSE OF CHAMPIONS
1650 Freestyle | Program Record – 16:32.61 by Marcella Ribeiro in 2021
1st – Addy Czarnecki – 16:51.96
7th – McKenna Potteiger – 17:06.30
8th – Callie Tuma – 17:11.90
12th – Kayla Newman – 17:27.36
50 BUTTERFLY
Finals
1st – Anna Keen – 23.57
14th – Savannah Farlee – 25.70
20th – Haley Johnson – 26.20
31st – Natalie Marshall – 26.87
Prelims
1st – Anna Keen – 24.21 – Advanced A Final
16th – Savannah Farlee – 25.85 – Advanced to B Final
20th – Haley Johnson – 25.91 – Advanced to C Final
34th – Natalie Marshall – 27.06
200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:57.93 by Ava Butterfield in 2025
Finals
1st – Ava Butterfield – 1:58.24
3rd – Alyssa Messenger – 2:00.49
4th – Olivia Owens – 2:00.61
8th – Ella Sears – 2:04.18
17th – Aubrey Simmons – 2:02.04
24th – Lauren Fecher – 2:06.37
Prelims
1st – Ava Butterfield – 1:57.93 – Advanced to A Final (1st in program history)
2nd – Alyssa Messenger – 1:59.24 – Advanced to A Final (3rd in program history)
3rd – Olivia Owens – 2:00.00 – Advanced to A Final
6th – Ella Sears – 2:02.17 – Advanced to A Final
17th – Aubrey Simmons – 2:03.99 – Advanced to C Final
18th – Lauren Fecher – 2:04.54 – Advanced to C Final
39th – Kiran Stauffer – 2:08.17
100 Freestyle | Program Record – 48.82 by Payton Kelly in 2025
Finals
1st – Payton Kelly – 48.60 (1st in program history)
16th – Haley Sakbun – 52.11
21st – Kiley Zoeller – 52.11
Prelims
1st – Payton Kelly – 49.11 – Advanced to A Final
14th – Haley Sakbun – 51.91 – Advanced to B Final
23rd – Kiley Zoeller – 52.62 – Advanced to C Final
38th – Natalie Marshall – 53.36
200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 2:11.77 by Bridgette Ruehl in 2013
Finals
4th – Julia Ofman – 2:18.25
10th – Maya McDonald – 2:20.10
13th – Addie Beasley – 2:21.69
19th – Milagros Amione – 2:22.63
Prelims
4th – Julia Ofman – 2:19.23 – Advanced to A Final
10th – Maya McDonald – 2:21.53 – Advanced to B Final
12th – Addie Beasley – 2:22.42 – Advanced to B Final
17th – Milagros Amione – 2:23.17 – Advanced to C Final
200 Butterfly | Program Record – 1:58.52 by Alexa Von Holtz in 2025
Finals
1st – Alexa Von Holtz – 1:58.54
4th – Reagan Graves – 2:02.72
8th – Haley Johnson – 2:07.41
Prelims
2nd – Alexa Von Holtz – 2:00.44 – Advanced to A Final
3rd – Reagan Graves – 2:02.19 – Advanced to A Final (7th in program history)
7th – Haley Johnson – 2:04.46 – Advanced to A Final
14th – McKenna Potteiger – 2:07.19 – Advanced to B Final
21st – Callie Tuma – 2:08.91 – Advanced to C Final
38th – Savannah Farlee – 2:15.49
100 Individual Medley
Finals
1st – Anna Keen – 54.71
3rd – Payton Kelly – 57.03
5th – Addie Beasley – 57.29
7th – Aubrey Simmons – 58.66
12th – Kiley Zoeller – 58.71
15th – Milagros Amione – 58.93
18th – Haley Sakbun – 59.36
21st – Julia Ofman – 59.88
23rd – Maya McDonald –
26th – Alyssa Messenger – 1:00.75
Prelims
1st – Anna Keen – 55.51 – Advanced to A Final
3rd – Payton Kelly – 57.72 – Advanced to A Final
6th – Addie Beasley – 57.98 – Advanced to A Final
7th – Aubrey Simmons –58.35 – Advanced to A Final
9th – Milagros Amione – 58.65 – Advanced to B Final
11th – Kiley Zoeller – 58.75 – Advanced to B Final
20th – Haley Sakbun – 59.29 – Advanced to C Final
24th – Maya McDonald – 1:00.02 – Advanced to C Final
25th – Julia Ofman – 1:00.08 – Advanced to D Final
29th – Alyssa Messenger – 1:00.38 – Advanced to D Final
400 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 3:20.82 by Keen, Kelly, Butterfield, Tuma in 2025
1st – Anna Keen, Ava Butterfield, Reagan Graves, Payton Kelly – 3:20.28 (1st in program history)
EX – Milagros Amione, Addie Beasley, Kiley Zoeller, Haley Sakbun – 3:28.12
EX – Kiran Stauffer, Ella Sears, Aubrey Simmons, Natalie Marshall – 3:29.91
Platform Diving
Finals
1st – Grace Walker – 246.05
Prelims
1st – Grace Walker – 209.75
MEN’S S&D CONCLUDE DAY THREE AT HOUSE OF CHAMPIONS
INDIANAPOLIS – The Ball State men’s swimming and diving program wrapped up action at the 2025 House of Champions, putting together a strong day three and finishing the meet third with 2,056.5 points inside the IU Natatorium.
Senior Jacob Siewers saw a third-place finish in the 100 freestyle (44.12), beating his former second-best mark in program history (44.46). Freshman George Patterson followed shortly behind, placing fifth (44.80).
Patterson also earned a fourth-place finish in the final heat of the 100 individual medley (50.70).
Sophomore AJ Friend competed in both butterfly events Saturday, placing fourth in the 50 (21.87) and third in the 200 (1:47.72). Friend’s effort in the final heat of the 200 fly earned him the second-fastest time in program history.
Aidan Biddle and Ike Ruszkowski earned their ways to the championship heat of the 200 breaststroke, with Biddle placing sixth (2:01.04) and Ruszkowski placing eighth (2:03.11)
Junior transfer Zach Shaddy and sophomore Mitchell Mauck showed strong performances in the platform diving final, with Shaddy placing third (275.95) and Mauck placing fourth (193.10).
Tommy Brunner and Malcolm Slater put together a solid performance in the mile race, as Brunner placed 10th (15:55.26) and Slater placed 12th (15:58.90)
In the 400 freestyle relay, the team of Friend, George, William Raches and Siewers combined for a time of 2:56.26, placing first and setting a new program record.
After a successful three-day trip to IU Indy, the men’s squad takes a breather before returning to league action at Miami (OH) Jan. 16 at 2 p.m.
FINAL TEAM RESULTS
1. IU Indy – 2,743.5
2. Missouri State – 2,428.5
3. Ball State – 2,056.5
4. Lynn – 1,795
5. Milwaukee – 1,580
6. UIC – 1365
7. Saint Louis – 1,302.5
8. Southern Indiana – 939
9. Lewis – 856
10. Northern Kentucky
11.Kenyon
BALL STATE RESULTS – DAY 3 AT HOUSE OF CHAMPIONS
1650 Freestyle | Program Record – 15:33.58 by Magnus Ohlsson in 1995
10th – Tommy Brunner – 15:55.26
12th – Malcolm Slater – 15:58.90
25th – Seth Blossom – 16:30.25
32nd – Kenny Reed – 17:05.31
50 Butterfly
Finals
4th – AJ Friend – 21.54
15th – Mason Young – 22.71
19th – Zack Vervlied – 22.77
19th – William Raches – 22.77
21st – Henry Ko – 22.79
22nd – Benjamin Clarkston – 22.91
24th – Reeve Ferber – 23.45
Prelims
4th – AJ Friend – 21.87 – Advanced to A Final
16th – Mason Young – 22.74 – Advanced to B Final
20th – Henry Ko – 22.91 – Advanced to C Final
21st – William Raches – 22.93 – Advanced to C Final
23rd – Zack Vervlied – 22.97 – Advanced to C Final
24th – Benjamin Clarkston – 23.04 – Advanced to C Final
26th – Reeve Ferber – 23.43 – Advanced to C Final
200 Backstroke | Program Record – 1:47.38 by Ethan Pheifer in 2025
Finals
12th – Ike Ruszkowski – 1:48.86 (5th in program history)
13th – Max Kruglov – 1:49.70
23rd – Colin Walrond – 1:52.52
24th – Nathan Harper – 1:57.34
28th – Tommy Brunner – 1:53.64
Prelims
9th – Ike Ruszkowski – 1:48.96 – Advanced to B Final
16th – Max Kruglov – 1:51.30 – Advanced to B Final
20th – Colin Walrond – 1:51.70 – Advanced to C Final
21st – Nathan Harper – 1:51.83 – Advanced to C Final
30th – Tommy Brunner – 1:53.98 – Advanced to D Final
100 Freestyle | Program Record – 43.58 by Owen Chaye in 2023
Finals
3rd – Jacob Siewers – 44.12 (2nd in program history)
5th – George Patterson – 44.80
9th – William Raches – 44.44 (3rd in program history)
Prelims
2nd – Jacob Siewers – 44.17 – Advanced to A Final (2nd in program history)
3rd – George Patterson – 44.47 – Advanced to A Final (4th in program history)
9th – William Raches – 45.10 – Advanced to B Final
40th – Zack Vervlied – 46.57
34th – Dominick Perkowski – 46.30
48th – Mason Young – 46.91
53rd – Seth Blossom – 47.25
200 Breaststroke | Program Record – 1:54.78 by Joey Garberick in 2024
Finals
6th – Aidan Biddle – 2:01.04 (5th in program history)
8th – Ike Ruszkowski – 2:04.81
Prelims
6th – Aidan Biddle – 2:01.14 – Advanced to A Final
8th – Ike Ruszkowski – 2:03.11 – Advanced to A Final (8th in program history)
36th – Reeve Ferber – 2:09.83
200 Butterfly | Program Record – 1:46.93 by Bryce Handshoe in 2024
Finals
3rd – AJ Friend – 1:47.72 (2nd in program history)
14th – Henry Ko – 1:50.04
16th – Benjamin Clarkston – 1:52.09
17th – Luke Pryor – 1:49.93
24th – Malcolm Slater – 1:57.40
Prelims
4th – AJ Friend – 1:47.83 – Advanced to A Final
11th – Henry Ko – 1:49.90 – Advanced to B Final (4th in program history)
15th – Benjamin Clarkston – 1:50.94 – Advanced to B Final (9th in program history)
18th – Luke Pryor – 1:51.48 – Advanced to C Final
19th – Malcolm Slater – 1:51.58 – Advanced to C Final
39th – Kenny Reed – 2:00.78
100 Individual Medley
Finals
4th – George Patterson – 50.70
19th – Max Kruglov – 52.35
23rd – Nathan Harper – 54.05
Prelims
6th – George Patterson – 51.01 – Advanced to A Final
23rd – Nathan Harper – 53.07 – Advanced to C Final
25th – Max Kruglov – 53.11 – Advanced to D Final
400 Freestyle Relay | Program Record – 2:57.16 by Chaye, Siewers, Gerberick, Pheifer in 2024
2nd – AJ Friend, George Patterson, William Raches, Jacob Siewers – 2:56.24
EX – Dominick Perkowski, Zack Vervlied, Malcolm Slater, Benjamin Clarkston – 3:03.01
EX – Aidan Biddle, Mason Young, Reeve Ferber, Nathan Harper – 3:07.81
Platform Diving
Finals
3rd – Zach Shaddy – 275.95
4th – Mitchell Mauck – 193.10
Prelims
3rd – Zach Shaddy – 229.20
4th – Mitchell Mauck – 166.40
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BALL STATE FOOTBALL NEWS
CARDINALS FALL AT TOLEDO DESPITE FRESHMAN BONDS’ RUSHING AND RECEIVING
TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo scored 24 unanswered points in between two Ball State scores, and the Rockets cruised to a 38-9 Mid-American Conference victory over the Cardinals in front of 15,127 at The Glass Bowl.
Ball State (4-7, 3-4 MAC) lost consecutive games for the first time since falling to Purdue and Auburn to open the season. The Rockets (7-4, 5-2 MAC) won for the third straight week and got past the Cardinals for the fourth straight time since 2021.
Ball State mustered 335 total yards, though had only 56 before halftime against the stingy Rockets who kept their place among four teams tied for second place in the MAC standings, vying for a spot in the MAC Championship Game on Dec. 6.
Freshman running back Jalen Bonds, playing just the second game of his career, paced the Cardinals with 58 rushing yards on 16 carries. Bonds also turned a short pass play in the fourth quarter into a 54-yard jaunt that was Ball State’s longest pass play of the season.
The Cardinals used a 40-yard pass from wide receiver Ty Robinson to tight end Kameron Anthony to set up Ball State’s only score of the opening half – a 47-yard field goal by DC Pippin with 3:26 before intermission. Pippin’s field goal, the longest by Ball State this season, got the Cardinals on the scoreboard but preceded a pair of short Toledo scoring drives sandwiched around a Cardinals’ fumble in the half’s final moments.
Toledo added a pair of second-half passing scores after leading 24-3 at intermission. Trailing 38-3 late in the fourth, the Cardinals used long pass plays to Qian Magwood and Donovan Hamilton to set up their final score, an 11-yard run by Isaiah Thacker, with 3:43 left to play.
The Cardinals had two first-half interceptions – by Will Yates and Eric McClain – to run their streak to six straight games with an interception, Ball State’s longest since 2020. The pair of thefts was countered, though, by six Toledo sacks in the first half, seven overall.
After failing to pick off a pass in the season’s first five games, Ball State has recorded nine passing takeaways over its last six games, despite not turning them into points on Saturday. The Cardinals will take Bonds’ running momentum and their six-game interception streak into next Saturday’s bout at MAC-rival Miami, to close the 2025 season.
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BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL NEWS
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL FALLS IN FIVE TO TOLEDO
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – – The top-seeded Ball State women’s volleyball team saw its Mid-American Conference Volleyball Championship run come to an early end Saturday, suffering a 3-2 (15-25, 28-26, 26-28, 28-26, 15-10) setback to fourth-seeded Toledo in semifinal action at Bowling Green’s Stroh Center.
In a back-and-forth battle, the Cardinals (21-10) dominated the opening set by 10, won a thrilling third set and held a 24-21 edge late in the fourth. Unfortunately, the Rockets (22-10) fought back to win the fourth and ultimately take the match.
Leading the charge on offense for the Cardinals was graduate outside Noelle VanOort who blasted a match-high 19 kills to lead a quartet of Ball State players in double figures. She also tallied five digs and a block assists.
Sophomore outside Carson Tyler also turned in a strong effort, including serving up a career-high seven aces. She became just the sixth player in program history to reach 500 kills in a season by giving Ball State set point in the third and finished the night with 15 total marks.
Tyler also collected 16 digs for her 18th double-double of the season, while boasting a .977 reception percentage with just one error on a match-high 42 attempts.
The MAC’s leading attacker by percentage, junior middle Camryn Wise blasted 13 kills to go along with a match-best .524 (13-2-21) hitting mark. Wise also tied for second on the squad with fellow junior middle Gwen Crull with six total blocks. Crill would go on to add nine kills, while graduate opposite Christyn Ashby led all players with a career-high tying eight total blocks, while smashing three kills and earning three digs.
Rounding out the top contributors from the attack line was sophomore opposite Tiffany Snook with 12 kills.
Junior setter Lindsey Green dished out a team-high 36 assists, to go along with 17 digs for her eighth double-double of the season. Freshman setter Reese Axness added 20 assists and eight digs, helping the Cardinals hold a .184 to .156 edge in hitting percentage over Toledo.
From the backcourt, sophomore libero Sophie Ledbetter collected a team-high 19 digs, while sophomore defensive specialist Elizabeth Tabeling added 11, giving the Cardinals four players in double digits.
On the Rockets side of the net, Sophie Catalano smashed a team-high 15 kills, while Olicia Heitkamp and Jessica Costlow collected 13 apiece. Grace Freiberger chipped in a match-high 25 digs, while Kelsey Smith registered a match-best 47 assists.
Despite the setback, the Cardinals held the overall advantage in kills (71 to 56), digs (85 to 83), aces (12 to 6), total blocks (12.5 to 10.0) and attack percentage.
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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
SYCAMORES BEAT CARDINALS IN SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball secured its fourth win of the season with a 70-52 victory over Ball State on Saturday night inside the Hulman Center.
Markus Harding and Jo Van Buggenhout led the Sycamores with 15 points apiece, while Ian Scott and Bruno Alocen added 10 each. Scott recorded his third double-double of the season with 10 rebounds, and Enel St. Bernard led the team on the boards with 11. Alocen also tallied the Sycamores’ lone block.
Ball State struck first, taking nine of the opening thirteen points before the first media timeout at 15:39. Indiana State trailed 19-13 before six combined points from Sterling Young and Xavier Hall tied the game at 19 with 5:39 remaining in the half. The Cardinals regained a five-point lead with just over two minutes to play, but a driving layup from Van Buggenhout and a St. Bernard dunk cut the deficit to one heading into the break.
The second half opened with both teams trading baskets, featuring five lead changes in the first five minutes. Back-to-back threes from Alocen and Van Buggenhout sparked the turning point of the game for the Sycamores. Indiana State went on a 27-6 run over Ball State following the consecutive buckets, stretching from 15:58 to 6:06 (nine minutes, 56 seconds). Indiana State made 10-of-13 from the field (76.9%) and 3-of-4 (75.0%) from downrange during the scoring stretch.
After the threes by Alocen and Van Buggenhout, coach Mark Slessinger successfully challenged a call on the floor, giving the Sycamores back the ball, swinging the momentum back in favor of the Sycamores. The Trees used the momentum as the lead was extended on a nine-point burst powered by Harding, Van Buggenhout, and Alocen.
Ball State responded with an 11-4 run to pull back within ten with 2:07 left, but Indiana State closed strong. Harding threw down a dunk, Van Buggenhout knocked down a step-back three, and Harding added another three-pointer to seal the victory.
News & Notes
The Sycamores had 15 points off turnovers, all of which came during the 2nd half
The Cardinals recorded 10 turnovers in the 2nd half
Indiana State has recorded 32 assists in the last two games combined, recording 32 assists on 47 made field goals
The Cardinals shot just 29% from the field in the 2nd half
The Sycamores nearly doubled their shooting percentage in the second half and took four fewer shots, shooting 63.0% (17-for-27) from the field
The squad also quadrupled their three-point shooting percentage in the second half and took just two fewer, shooting 41.7%
The Sycamores are undefeated at home this season (3-0)
The Trees shot 100% from the free throw line for the first time since December 1, 2024, vs. Tarelton State (9-for-9 tonight)
This is the first time since February 2, 2025 at Belmont where the Trees have shot less than 10 free throws
Fifth win since the start of last season that the Sycamores have won when trailing at half (16 games)
The Sycamores had four players with 10+ points for the first time since March 2, 2025 vs. SIUE
The Trees held the Cardinals to just five free throw attempts
The Sycamores saw a non-negative turnover margin for the second-straight game
As a team, the Sycamores had season highs in several areas (against DI opponents)
33 points off the bench
38 points in the paint
15 points off turnovers
Markus Harding notched a career night
Passed 1,000 career points, now sits at a total of 1,007
Season high: points with 15
Season high: field goals made with seven
Season high: assists with four
Tied season high: three-pointers made with one
Jo Van Buggenhout achieved a career high night.
Career High: points with 15
Career High: field goals made with five
Career High: three-pointers made with three
Career High: assists with three
Career High: steals with two
Bruno Alocen tied his career high in field goals made with four. Bruno notched his season high in points, with ten, and rebounds with five. He gathered his first steal of the season and it is his first ten-point game of the season.
Ian Scott achieved his third double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds
Xavier Hall tallied a season high in points with nine, previously was eight.
Up Next
Indiana State heads to Ruston, La. for the Louisiana Tech MTE. They will face Louisiana Tech on Wednesday, November 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET. On Friday, November 28, the Sycamores will play Alcorn State at 2 p.m. ET.
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INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL NEWS
SYCAMORES FALL TO MURRAY STATE ON SENIOR DAY TO CLOSE OUT 2025 SEASON
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – A 10-point second quarter swung the advantage to Murray State and the Racers held off host Indiana State down the stretch at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon as Indiana State’s 2025 season came to an end following the 31-17 loss.
The Sycamores’ (3-9, 1-7) offense was highlighted by a number of explosive plays once again on Saturday afternoon as Indiana State featured touchdown passes of 72 and 66 yards, while Talan White-Hatch hauled in a 40-yard reception in the fourth quarter to highlight Keegan Patterson’s second consecutive 300-yard passing effort. Deion Brown added 78 rushing yards on the ground in the loss.
Murray State (1-11, 1-7) countered with Jawaun Northington’s 232-yard two-touchdown effort on the ground, while quarterback Baxter Wright connected with Darius Cannon for nine receptions and 110 yards as the Racers secured the season-ending win.
Indiana State got on the board early as Patterson found Rashad Rochelle behind the Murray State defense for a 66-yard touchdown pass on the Sycamores’ first play from scrimmage. The Racers battled back with a pair of Northington touchdown runs and Murray State kicker Jack Tannehill added a 26-yard field goal to make it a 17-7 Racer lead at the break.
The Sycamores battled back in the second half with Spencer Conrad converting a 27-yard field goal and Patterson found a wide-open Torey French down the right sideline for a 72-yard score to keep it a 24-17 game.
Indiana State’s defense kept the Sycamores in the game late with Kimal Clark and Braxton Sampson both forcing fumbles late, but Murray State was able to close out the contest as J’Kalon Carter hauled in a six-yard touchdown pass from Wright to provide the final scoring margin.
Rochelle posted his fourth 100-yard receiving effort in the last five games as the senior wide receiver finished with five catches for 120 yards and a touchdown. French added the longest reception of his Indiana State career, while KeShon Singleton had three receptions for 44 yards in the game. Patterson completed passes to nine different receivers on his way to going 17-of-28 for 314 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 42 rushing yards on the ground.
Kimal Clark wrapped up his Indiana State career with a 16-tackle effort and added a pass breakup and forced fumble in the fourth quarter. Alex Rose added 16 tackles of his own in the game, while Drew Covington made 10 stops. Nic Yatsko finished with seven tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks, a fumble recovery, and two quarterback hurries.
News & Notes
Rashad Rochelle recorded at least 100 receiving yards for the third consecutive game, marking the first time an Indiana State player achieved the feat since Dante Hendrix achieved the stat in the 2022 season over games against North Dakota State (Oct. 8 – 109), Youngstown State (Oct. 15 – 117), and Illinois State (Oct. 22 – 107).
Rochelle finished the season with 863 yards, marking the second most in a single season in program history all-time and trailing just Steve Elmlinger (1,071 – 1998).
Keegan Patterson’s back-to-back 300-yard passing efforts marked the first time an Indiana State quarterback achieved the feat since Isaac Harker went back-to-back games in 2016 throwing for 325 against South Dakota (Oct. 15) and 336 against Southern Illinois (Oct. 22).
Kimal Clark recorded his 10th double-digit tackling game of the 2025 season with his 16 stops on Saturday afternoon, giving him the Missouri Valley Football Conference regular season tackling crown with 145 tackles on the year.
Clark’s 145 tackles in the 2025 season tied for the fifth-most in a single season in Indiana State history, tying him with Chris Libaire (145) who achieved the feat in 1995.
Spencer Conrad converted the first field goal of his collegiate career on Saturday afternoon after knocking through a 27-yard attempt in the third quarter.
Harry Traum recorded a career-high 23-yard rush on a fake punt in the first half on Saturday afternoon. He finished the season with three carries for 40 yards across three attempts.
Alex Rose recorded a career-high 16 tackles on Saturday afternoon.
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTINUES PARADISE JAM ON SUNDAY VERSUS AKRON
SAINT THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands– With its sights set on a berth in the Paradise Jam championship game, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team takes on Akron in the second round of the tournament on Sunday evening at 7 p.m. CST. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
– In a solid performance across the board, the Purple Aces led for over 32 minutes on their way to a 73-69 win over Oregon State in Friday’s opener in the Virgin Islands
– Four UE players reached double figures led by Josh Hughes’ 16 points
– Bryce Quinet (15 pts) and Leif Moeller (14 pts) scored career-highs while Connor Turnbull finished with 10 points
Another Double-Double
– For the second time this season and third in his career, Josh Hughes picked up a double-double in the win over Oregon State
– Hughes recorded 16 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in the victory
– The junior has reached double figures in scoring in all six games and is 18th in the MVC averaging 13.17 PPG
– His average of 7.00 rebounds per contest is tied for fifth in the conference while his tally of 3.50 offensive rebounds/game paces the league
Keeping it Rolling
– Bryce Quinet put together another stellar performance in the win over the Beavers as he completed the game with his top scoring effort of the year with 15 points
– He was 7-for-8 from the line and added four boards, three assists, and two steals
– For the season, Quinet’s average of 1.50 steals per game is tied for 12th in the league
First in Double Figures
– Leif Moeller picked up his first double digit scoring game of the season with 14 tallies versus Oregon State
– He added another assist and continues to rank third in the MVC with 5.17 per game while sitting 11th in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.21
Scouting the Opposition
– – Akron comes into Sunday’s match-up with a 4-1 record following a 96-75 win over Iona to open the Paradise Jam on Friday
– The Zips only setback came on the road at Purdue by a final score of 97-79
– Akron’s other wins include James Madison, Princeton, and Penn State-Shenango
– Five Zips average double figures led by Tavari Johnson’s 15.8 points per game
– Shammah Scott and Amani Lyles have chipped in 13.2 and 12.4 PPG, respectively
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VALPO SWIMMING NEWS
FOUR MORE RECORD SWIMS FOR VALPO TO CLOSE MIAMI INVITATIONAL
The Miami Invitational came to a most appropriate ending for the Valpo men’s and women’s swimming teams, as after having numerous program-record swims over the four-day meet, the Beacons posted one final record in the men’s 400 free relay in the final event of the meet — one of four record swims for Valpo on Saturday.
The Record Swims
The day was bookended by record swims, as Audrey Morgan (Villa Park, Ill./Woodstock) opened the day by smashing the previous program record in the 200 back. Morgan touched the wall in 2:04.27 in her prelim swim, breaking the prior women’s record by 1.65 seconds.
The men’s 200 breast record went down twice on Saturday. In the prelims, Gabe Vasquez (Houston, Texas/Memorial) sliced .51 off the previous record as he covered the distance in 2:02.99.
In the event final, it was Carson Parker (Silver Lake, Ind./Tippecanoe Valley) with the record swim, as the sophomore took another .55 off the record, lowering it to 2:02.44 as he finished the event in 10th place.
Parker’s evening session got even better when he led off the record-setting 400 free relay quartet to close the meet. He joined with Gabe Corkran (Avondale Estates, Ga./Druid Hills), Evan Curran (Golden, Colo./Golden) and Anthony Martin (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) to post a time of 3:05.30, edging the previous program record by three-hundredths of a second.
The Rest of the Action
On the women’s side, Morgan had a hand in both the first and last event Saturday, as she anchored Valpo’s 400 free relay which came home in 3:32.38, third-fastest in program history. She was joined by Una Dizdarevic (Bloomingdale, Ill./Lake Park), Bri Keese (Brighton, Colo./Brighton) and Caroline Gorski (Melrose Park, Ill./Leyden) in that effort.
Dizdarevic was the fastest Beacon in the 100 free and swam a time of 52.38 in the event final, improving her second-best time in program history in that event.
Ally Unruh (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap) PRed in the 1650 with a time of 17:37.79, improving upon her second-best time in Valpo history in that event.
Natalie Eaton (Tulsa, Okla./Jenks) paced the Beacons in the 200 breast, swimming 2:27.00 in the event final, while Kailyn Benoit (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) was fastest for Valpo in the 200 fly — her top time of 2:09.84 coming in the prelims.
On the men’s side, Vasquez had Valpo’s top individual finish as he qualified for the ‘A’ final in the 200 breast by virtue of his record swim in the prelims — the freshman came home in sixth place with a time of 2:03.49 in the finals.
Curran moved into a tie for third in program history with his prelim swim of 46.05 in the 100 free, and then narrowly missed lowering that time with an effort of 46.06 in the evening final.
Jackson Oostman (Aurora, Ill./Marmion Academy) edged Caleb Smesko (Green, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) by eight-hundredths of a second in the prelim swims of the 200 back, but Smesko ended up the top Beacon in the finals with a time of 1:51.47, improving upon his third-best time in program history.
Martin led the Beacons in both the prelims and the finals of the 200 fly, finishing in seventh place with a finals time of 1:53.07. Nate Bolinger (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield) moved up to sixth in program history in the event with a prelim time of 1:53.84 and eventually placed eighth in the finals. Corkran lowered his PR in the event twice, ending the night in a tie with Bolinger for sixth all-time at Valpo with a finals swim of 1:53.84, while Garrett Hoppman (Midland, Texas/Midland) moved up to ninth in program history with his finals time of 1:54.25.
In the 1650, Will Schenk (Tulsa, Okla./Holland Hall) cracked Valpo’s all-time chart in seventh position with a time of 16:35.87, while Logan Walliker (Washington, Ill./Washington) was right behind him with a time of 16:36.81, moving up to ninth place.
Next Up
Valpo is off from competition for the holidays and will return to action Jan. 9 when it hosts Rose-Hulman in a dual meet at the Valparaiso Aquatic Center at 5 p.m.
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VALPO VOLLEYBALL NEWS
BEACONS FALL TO DRAKE IN MVC SEMIFINAL
Playing the first home conference tournament match in 20 years, the second-seeded Valpo volleyball team got out to a one-set lead over third-seeded Drake at the ARC Saturday evening, but the visiting Bulldogs rallied for a 3-1 (24-26, 25-16, 25-19, 25-20) victory to advance to the championship match of the MVC Tournament.
How It Happened
Valpo led for almost the entirety of the first set, but after pulling out to as many as a four-point lead, the Beacons saw the Bulldogs rally back to tie the frame at 20-20.
For the next four points, Valpo sided out on Drake’s serve to reclaim a one-point lead, only to have the visitors respond immediately with a sideout of their own to tie the score. Finally, at 24-24, a kill from Jessica Pickett (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) gave the Beacons a second chance to win the set and a Drake attack error concluded the opener in Valpo’s favor.
Drake led from the jump in set two, forcing an early Valpo timeout at 8-4. The Beacons closed back to within two points jump past the midway mark of the set at 13-11 before the Bulldogs scored 12 of the set’s final 17 points to even the match.
After Drake led for much of the opening portion of set three, Valpo used a 5-1 run to edge in front, 10-9. But the Bulldogs came back with a 6-0 lead to take the lead for good, and the Beacons got no closer than three points the rest of the way.
Drake held the lead throughout set four as well. The Bulldogs’ edge grew to as many as five points at 14-9 before a 4-1 spurt brought the Beacons to within 15-13.
The two squads proceeded to trade sideouts on the next 10 serves, as Valpo battled to try to get its deficit down to just one point. Finally, at 20-17, a kill by Sam Warren (Kentland, Ind./South Newton) gave Valpo the serve and Addy Kois (Osceola, Ind./Penn) followed with a setter dump to make it a one-point frame at 20-19.
The final stretch went Drake’s way, however, as the Bulldogs scored five of the final six points of the match to advance to the tournament title match.
Inside the Match
Emma Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) moved up two spots on the NCAA D-I career digs chart to 17th place and one spot on the MVC career digs chart to fourth place on Saturday, tallying a match-high 18 digs to push her career total to 2,665 digs.
Ava Helming (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) cracked Valpo’s single-season top-10 in the 25-point era for kills, tallying 10 kills to finish the night with 364 kills this year.
Led by six blocks by Lilly Merk (Terre Haute, Ind./Terre Haute South Vigo) and five rejections by Warren, Valpo’s nine team blocks boosted its season total to 288 blocks — ninth-best in a single season in program history and fifth-highest in the 25-point era.
Warren matched Helming for team-high honors with 10 kills, while Jordyn Gove (Amarillo, Texas/Randall) chipped in nine kills on .316 hitting to go with 11 digs and Pickett tallied eight kills on .333 hitting.
Kois recorded 22 assists, while Mara Thomas (Bogart, Ga./Athens Academy) led all players with 23 helpers.
Valpo’s attack numbers were similar to its four-set win over Drake in the regular season, as the Beacons hit .126 in the regular season matchup and .128 on Saturday. The Bulldogs recorded 14 blocks to match their output in the regular season meeting, a mark which was the most by a Valley opponent this season against the Beacons.
The difference between the two matches came on the Drake attack, as after being held to 38 kills on .087 hitting in the regular season, the Bulldogs racked up 52 kills on .254 hitting Saturday.
Next Up
There is potential for the Valpo (21-9, 12-4 MVC) season to continue, as the NIVC would be a possible landing spot. Valpo has competed in the NIVC four times in the last seven seasons, including a run to the quarterfinals in 2018 and the memorable run to the championship match in 2021.
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VALPO FOOTBALL NEWS
SECOND STRAIGHT RALLY FALLS JUST SHY IN ONE-SCORE, SEASON-CLOSING SETBACK
A week after a miraculous win from 24-0 down that marked the largest rally in program history, the Valparaiso University football team put together a valiant comeback effort yet again, scoring 13 unanswered, fourth-quarter points but falling shy in a 27-20 setback to arch rival Butler at the Sellick Bowl in Indianapolis in the annual Battle for the Hoosier Helmet. The offense had to work for their points as the scoring drives went 97 and 99 yards, while the defense made two interceptions and had a goal-line stand to force a turnover on downs.
How It Happened
Butler received the opening kickoff and put together a scoring drive that finished with QB Reagan Andrew completing an 8-yard touchdown pass to Griffin Caldwell with 10:36 left in the first quarter to make it 7-0 Bulldogs.
The Beacons took over on their own 3-yard line after the kickoff, and went 97 yards on just five plays on a game-tying scoring drive. The big play of the drive was an 80-yard run by redshirt junior quarterback Rowan Keefe (Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South), and then Keefe connected with redshirt freshman Ryan Ricketti (Rocky River, Ohio / Rocky River) for a four-yard touchdown to make it 7-7 with 7:21 left in the first.
Late in the first quarter and on the first play of the second quarter, Valpo’s defense put together an impressive goal-line stand. It was second-and-goal from the 1-yard line and the Bulldogs were stonewalled on three straight plays to force a turnover on downs.
After a short punt by the Beacons, Butler took advantage of a short field with a quick four-play, 35-yard scoring drive that finished with QB Passini rushing it in from four yards out.
The Beacons lost a fumble to give Butler favorable field position again, but the defense limited the Bulldogs to a field goal from 25 yards out that made it 17-7 with 7:30 left in the second.
A key 56-yard punt by Nate Hillenburg (Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral [Cornell]) pinned Butler at its own 3, but a 45-yard run by Caldwell and 49-yard pass to Jasey in succession put Butler in the end zone, lifting the lead to 24-7 with 3:37 left in the half. The Bulldogs tacked on a 32-yard field goal to make it 27-7 at the break.
Valpo began to move the ball, but lost a fumble near midfield on its first drive of the second half. The teams exchanged punts for much of the third quarter until Nic Lendino (Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley) made an interception at the Valpo 1-yard line with 2:10 left in the third.
After a 95-yard TD drive late in last week’s game and a 97-yard TD drive earlier in this game, Valpo outdid itself yet again with a 99-yard scoring drive. Keefe was sharp in the series, as most of the damage came through the air including a 13-yard touchdown to Devin Yeats (Hampshire, Ill. / Hampshire). The PAT was blocked, but Valpo was still within two scores at 27-13 with 11:55 to play.
The Valpo defense forced a turnover for the second straight possession as Lendino put pressure on the quarterback, and the ball was intercepted by defensive lineman Antony Morris (Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier), to give the Beacons possession with 6:51 left in the fourth chasing two scores.
Keefe had another big drive, leading an eight-play, 68-yard effort that finished with Colin Hayes (Bloomington, Ill. / Bloomington Central Catholic) making a 7-yard touchdown grab to shrink the deficit to seven at 27-20 with 2:59 left.
Passin ran the ball with success on Butler’s next drive, and then Loss narrowly converted a first down on third-and-1 from the 10 with 1:05 remaining to send Butler into victory formation. Valpo challenged the spot of the ball on the first down, but the call was upheld upon review and the rally fell short as the Hoosier Helmet rivalry trophy remained in Indianapolis.
Inside the Game
Lendino had a huge day, as he was credited with 13 tackles to go along with the interception. He finished the season with 86 tackles and a team-high three interceptions, lifting his career interception number to five and his tackle total to 141. The 13 tackles marked a career high, eclipsing 12 from Oct. 4 at Drake.
Junior Mark Johnson (Nashville, Tenn. / Lipscomb Academy) joined Lendino with a double-figure tackle total as he was credited with 10. The 10 stops marked a season high and tied a career high set last season at Marist.
Redshirt freshman Anthony Feltrinelli (Westfield, Ind. / Westfield) had seven tackles in the finale to finish the season with an even 100, leading the team.
Keefe went 18-of-28 through the air for 184 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Keefe completed 17 passes or more in each of the final four games of the season, had multiple passing touchdowns in each of the final three contests, and tied a career high with the three passing TDs against the Bulldogs.
Keefe also served as the team’s leading rusher as he had 10 carries for 78 yards.
Yeats, Ricketti and Hayes all hauled in touchdown passes. Yeats had the third of his career, all this season. Ricketti also had his third career score, all this season, and for Hayes, it was his second.
Yeats snagged a team-high six receptions for 73 yards. He had career highs in both receiving yards and receptions in Saturday’s season finale.
Morris’ interception was the first of his career.
Hillenburg averaged 43.2 yards per punt on five attempts with a long of 56.
Valpo had 184 passing yards to Butler’s 156, but the Bulldogs outgained the Beacons on the ground 291-173.
Valpo fell to 1-3 on the season in one-score games. Seven of Butler’s eight league games were decided by one score.
Seven of the last eight Hoosier Helmet rivalry games have been decided by 10 points or fewer including each of the last four dropped by the Beacons, three of them one-score games.
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IUNDY FOOTBALL NEWS
FOOTBALL HANDLES TRUMAN IN PLAYOFF OPENER, ADVANCES TO SECOND ROUND
INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 8 UIndy football team opened the 2025 NCAA Division II playoffs in emphatic fashion Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds took down GLVC-rival Truman State University, 57-14, behind another record-setting effort from senior quarterback Gavin Sukup. The Harlon Hill hopeful surpassed both the UIndy single-season and career marks for passing yards on the afternoon, leading the Hounds to their first postseason victory since 2018.
The third-seeded Greyhounds are set to host a second-round playoff game for the first time ever. UIndy will welcome No. 21 Minnesota State—which upset second-seeded and 12th ranked Findlay, 37-14—next Saturday, November 29. Kickoff time to be announced.
INS & OUTS
Seven seconds. That’s all it took for the Greyhounds to get in the scoring column. On the first play from scrimmage, Sukup found a streaking Kaleb Carver for a 59-yard touchdown strike for the quickest score in the program’s 12-game history in the DII playoffs.
The Hounds kept the visiting Bulldogs reeling, piling up points until the scoreboard read 30-0 by halftime before ultimately putting 40 on the board before Truman’s first score. Juseters Fataki, Markez Gillam and Garrett Sherrell all found the end zone in the game’s opening 24 minutes.
A pair of lengthy return touchdowns also helped up the margin. Alvin Contreras garnered his team-leading fifth interception and third defensive TD of the season with a 55-yard pick-6 on Truman’s opening drive of the second half. Later, junior Anthony Crowell supplied the exclamation point with a 75-yard kickoff return TD. It marked the first kickoff return touchdown of the season for UIndy and first such TD in Crowell’s career.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Linebacker Jerrell Franklin Jr. corralled his first career interception late in the first half.
– Rookie kicker Andrew Herron went 3-for-3 on field goal attempts on the way to a season-high 15 points. He also averaged 45 yards per punt, dropping one inside the five-yard line.
– Carver finished with a season-high 121 receiving yards on just four catches, good for a 30.3-yard average.
– Eli Liapis racked up a dozen tackles for the second straight week. Franklin also finished in double-digits with 11 stops.
– Sukup completed 17-of-22 passes for 339 yards, three touchdowns and zero picks. He has thrown just one interception in the last eight games.
– Devin Nelson scored the game’s final TD with a 58-yard breakout immediately after the final two-minute timeout.
MORE NOTES
Saturday’s result marks the third playoff victory for the UIndy football program, joining wins in 2012 (Midwestern State) and 2018 (Fort Hays State) … Sukup concluded his day with 3,484 passing yards on the season and 8,821 for his career. The previous UIndy record holders in the two metrics were Matt Kohn (3,314 yards in 2003) and Chris Mills (8,729 career yards from 2010-13) … Besides UIndy and the aforementioned Minnesota State, the other two Super Region 3 teams to advance today were top-seeded Ferris State and No. 4-seed Ashland. The latter two will face off in the second round in Big Rapids, Mich.
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UINDY SWIMMING NEWS
SWIM/DIVE WRAPS UP MIDSEASON MEET
OXFORD, Ohio – The No. 3/6 ranked UIndy swimming & diving teams wrapped up their midseason meet at the Miami Invitational Saturday night, notching another school record and three more A-cuts. The final team standings showed the UIndy men finishing second only to Notre Dame and the Greyhound women placing fifth amongst the mostly-DI field.
Final results will be posted when available.
SATURDAY RECAP
Newcomer Swann Plaza turned in an impactful performance on the final day of competition. The Frenchman not only posted an A-cut time in the men’s 1650 free but also reset the school record with a time of 14:55.99 to win the event by 25 seconds.
Meanwhile, a number of other Hounds earned B-cuts in the mile, including William Pettifer and Emmett Shank in the men’s A-final and Sydney Alamein and Malaika Claudic in the women’s B-final.
The Greyhounds breaststrokers continued to be a strong point, with both Celina Schmidt and Jeremias Pock taking runner-up and notching A-cuts in their respective 200 breast race. Sawyer Lehman placed fifth in the men’s A-final, while Caprice Schlueter and Elisa Funes both notched B-cuts in the women’s B-final, with the former crashing the UIndy top 10 at No. 7.
Four Greyhounds entered or improved their standing in the UIndy’s all-time top 10 in the 200 back. Silas Buessing won the men’s B-final with a 1:45.31, upping his own No. 2 position in the school annals. Sophomore Jokubas Jankauskas scored fifth-place points while improving his own seventh position on the top 10 list, while Jan Schmidt and Valentina Masella both recorded B-cut times and eighth-fastest times on their respective UIndy top 10s.
Zachary Anthony tied for second in the men’s 100 free, with his time of 43.98 good for a share of sixth in the school’s record book.
Elias Noe and Hanna Burke both won their respective B-finals in the 200 fly, with Noe’s 1:47.44 putting him seventh all-time at UIndy.
Both 400 free relays hit NCAA provisional times, with the men placing third and the women seventh.
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UINDY WRESTLING NEWS
BATES, GARCIA LEAD THE WAY FOR UINDY AT KAUFMAN BRAND OPEN
WARRENSBURG, MO – The UIndy wrestling team had five Greyhounds place at the Kaufman Brand Open at Central Missouri on Saturday.
Christian Chavez (184), Elijah Hinshaw (285), Gavin Garcia (149), Logan Farnell (165), and Shane Bates (174) were the five Greyhounds who garnered placement honors at today’s event.
“We’re leaving Central Missouri a little banged up,” head coach Jason Warthan said. “Looking forward to a little break to recover and get healthy going into the two December tournaments.”
INS & OUTS
Garcia (149) gathered his second top three finish of the season, after he claimed the 149 title at the Pioneer Open in the Hounds’ first tournament of the season. Garcia went 3-1 on the day, including beating Central Missouri’s Trey Dillow twice today in the first round, and the third place match. His third place match ended 5-4 with a takedown by Garcia in the second period which proved to be decisive.
Bates (174) was the other third place finisher for UIndy today after a 3-1 day that saw him beat two GLVC opponents in his final two matches, Quincy’s Dalton Schell, and Drury’s Jeremiah Halter in the third place match. Bates used an escape midway through the third period, and riding time to capture the 3-1 victory in his final match of the day.
In the 184 weight class, Chavez captured four wins on the day en route to a fourth place finish. Chavez dropped his first match of the day to No. 2 ranked Damon Ashworth from Central Missouri, before reeling off four straight victories, including a tech fall victory in his second match of the day against Maryville’s Rickson Taylor.
Farnell (165) continued his hot start to the season with a fifth place finish today, after a major decision win just earlier this season against Ashland’s No. 5 ranked Nate Barnett in the team’s dual at Ohio University. Farnell gathered a team high six wins today, only competing in five of then, but captured three falls and tech fall in those five wins. All three of his pin victories today came in the first period.
The final Greyhound to place today was Hinshaw (285) who took his first two matches of the day via falls in the first and second period. His two wins on the day came against two GLVC foes, Drury’s Hunter Tennison to begin the day, and Quincy’s Roy Phelps immediately following.
“Gavin Garcia had another good tournament, Logan Farnell had a rough start but finished 5-1 on the day, and Christian Chavez has wrestled four straight weekends and continues to grind out quality wins,” Warthan said.
“The guys continue to battle and get quality matches with good competition,” Warthan said. “We are learning about ourselves and about the teams we will need to beat down the line.”
UP NEXT
UIndy will now get a few weeks off before returning to the state of Indiana for the Indiana Little State event at Manchester University on Dec. 6.
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UINDY MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
HOUNDS FALL SHORT IN COMEBACK EFFORT ON SATURDAY NIGHT
INDIANAPOLIS — The UIndy men’s basketball team fell to Thomas More 83-78 at Nicoson Hall, with Thomas More’s strong first-half performance setting the tone for the close contest. The Greyhounds’ bench contributed significantly, scoring 45 of the team’s points, but it was not enough to overcome the deficit.
Carmelo Harris and Shaun Arnold led the way for the Hounds with 26 points from Harris, and 21 points from Arnold, on 7-12 (58.3%) shooting from beyond the arc.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The game started with UIndy establishing an early 10-5 lead, highlighted by two 3-pointers from Arnold. Thomas More responded with a quick 7-0 run, knotting the score at 10. As the half progressed, Jashaun Pouncy and Kai Simpson led Thomas More in extending their lead, with Simpson contributing a series of buckets. Despite efforts from Carmelo Harris and Julian Norris, the Greyhounds trailed 50-35 at the end of the first half after a buzzer-beating three pointer by Daniel Allen.
Allen opened the second half with a three pointer for Thomas More, quickly extending their lead. UIndy responded with a three of their own from Harris at the 19:16 mark. Despite the home team’s efforts, including a series of scoring plays by Kon and Shaun Arnold, Thomas More maintained control. Allen’s late layup followed by a dunk in the final minute, both assisted by Simpson, helped secure an 83-78 victory for the Saints.
INSIDE THE BOX
– The Greyhounds bench outscored the Saints 45 to 15.
– UIndy collected 12 fastbreak points on 13 forced turnovers.
– There were a combined 44 fouls in tonight’s contest.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds remain at home for their next outing against Hillsdale on Wednesday Nov. 26, with tip set for 5 p.m.
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UINDY VOLLEYBALL NEWS
VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO UMSL IN GLVC SEMIFINAL
WILLIAMSVILLE, Ill. — The University of Indianapolis fell to the UMSL in a four-set match on Saturday afternoon at Williamsville High School Fieldhouse, with a final score of 22-25, 25-22, 19-25, 21-25.
Parlanti recorded another double-double with game highs in kills (19) and digs (15).
The Greyhounds secured a 25-22 victory in the second set against UMSL, capitalizing on key errors and timely scoring. UMSL initially led with consistent setups by Caitlin Bishop, who assisted Alayna Santel and Hannah Copeland for early kills. However, the Greyhounds responded effectively, with Maddie Lynch and Parlanti each contributing crucial kills to level the score at 14-14. A pivotal service ace from Allie Wuestenfeld helped the Greyhounds seize momentum, leading to a 16-14 advantage. Despite a late push by UMSL, with Bridget Cassady adding points to narrow the gap, Fonda’s decisive kill from a Parlanti assist clinched the set for the Greyhounds.
In the third set, UMSL established an early 6-2 lead, propelled by Maggie Johnson’s consecutive kills from Bishop’s sets. The Greyhounds fought back to level the score at 8-8 as Pflederer and Kaitlin Fasbender recorded kills. The Greyhounds briefly led 15-14 following a kill by Pflederer, but UMSL responded with a 6-0 run, capitalizing on the Greyhounds’ attack errors to take a commanding 21-19 lead. UMSL closed out the set 25-19 with the Greyhounds committing several attack errors in the final points.
The Greyhounds started the fourth set with a slight edge, taking a 2-0 lead following an attack error by Santel and a service ace by Fasbender. UMSL quickly responded, capitalizing on the Greyhounds’ attack errors and strong offensive plays, including several kills by Cassady and Iyannah Jackson, to inch ahead 7-5. Despite efforts by Parlanti and Riley Laine, who each contributed key kills, UMSL maintained their momentum, extending their lead to 18-14. The Greyhounds attempted a late rally with kills from Lynch and Fasbender, narrowing the gap to 23-21. However, UMSL secured the set and match with a final block by Santel and Jackson, winning 25-21.
UP NEXT
The Hounds await their fate which will be decided at the 2025 DII women’s volleyball selection show, Monday, November 24 at 7:30 p.m.
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MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER NEWS
KNIGHTS ADVANCE TO NAIA FINAL SITE WITH 2-0 WIN OVER AQUINAS
Indianapolis, Ind. – The Marian women’s soccer team comes out victorious in the NAIA National Tournament Second Round with their 2-0 win over Aquinas. The Knights move to 19-0-2 overall on the season and advance to the NAIA National Tournament Final Site in Pensacola, Fla.
The Knights opened up the first half with a quick three shots, with two on target by Allie Tredway and Marian Corro Celma. The Saints got their chance at the 28-minute mark, recording their first shot a tad too high off the target. Marian’s defense and offense continued to shine, controlling the rest of the half. Olivia Parmer sealed the deal in the first half, recording the first goal of the game and securing the Knights’ lead with the assist from Laney Harshany to take the 1-0 lead going into halftime.
The Knights continued to control the narrative, opening up the second half with a shot on target from Katie Koger, but came up a tad too short against the Saints’ defense in goal. Aquinas took their chances with a header but came up wide of the target. Marian followed up the attack with a pair of shots from Kiley Jones and Cecelia Kostick, but once more came up shy of another goal. The visitors’ offense got more action in the second half, recording another shot, but came up short against Lily Ames’ efforts in goal. The Knights fired off a pair of shots from Erin Kelly, but Tredway was able to fire off an unassisted goal in the 74th minute to take the 2-0 lead. Olivia Parmer attempted to record one last goal but came up short against the Saints’ defense, ending the game with a 2-0 win over Aquinas.
Allie Tredway and Olivia Parmer led the team, recording one goal each in the match. Tredway led the team in shots with three, while Parmer and Erin Kelly recorded two. Marian Corro Celma, Katie Koger, Kiley Jones, and Cecelia Kostick each recorded one shot. Laney Harshany recorded the soul assist of the day.
Marian will be back in action on Monday, December 1st, as they take on No. 16 Taylor in the Round of 16 in Pensacola, Fla..
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MARIAN FOOTBALL NEWS
THE POSTSEASON BEGINS: NO. 6 MARIAN HOSTS NO. 10 SEED DORDT IN NAIA FCS SECOND ROUND
INDIANAPOLIS – On Saturday, November 29, the Marian football team officially makes their return to the NAIA Football Championship Series, as the Knights will host in the Second Round of the FCS after being idle this weekend. Marian, who was announced as the six-seed last Sunday prior to the start of the championship, will square off against 10-seed Dordt University.
BACK IN THE POSTSEASON
After missing the NAIA Football Championship Series (FCS) last season, the Marian Knights are back in the playoffs, being seeded as the No. 6 team in the tournament. Marian earned an automatic bid to the championship with its MSFA Midwest League Championship, as the Knights have rattled off 10 consecutive wins entering the FCS. The Knights are 10-1 overall on the year, and are in the postseason for the 13th time in program history.
A FRESH FACE
Marian will welcome Dordt University to Indianapolis next Saturday, taking on the Defenders in the first-ever meeting between the schools. This is the second time that Marian has hosted an opponent from the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) in the postseason, with the only other occurrence happening in the 2012 NAIA First Round, with the Knights hosting Northwestern College. Marian has an all-time record of 2-3 against the GPAC in the postseason, holding a 1-1 record against Morningside and a 1-2 record against Northwestern.
The last matchup against a GPAC foe came in the NAIA Quarterfinals in 2022, when the Knights lost at Northwestern College 52-27.
SCOUTING DORDT
Dordt held a top-10 ranking throughout the season, and finished as the co-champion in the GPAC. The Defenders are 9-1, with their lone loss coming in the regular season finale against Morningside. Dordt is ranked No. 11 in the final coaches’ poll, and were seeded 10th overall.
Dordt had 15 All-GPAC honors this season, while head coach Joel Penner was named as the GPAC Coach of the year. This is the third postseason birth for Dordt in their program history.
The Defenders average 40.3 points per game, and run for 246.6 points per game. The offense of the Defenders mirrors Marian’s cross MSFA opponent, Taylor University, with the Trojans’ head coach coming from Dordt before landing in Upland.
MARIAN IN THE POSTSEASON
Marian has fared well in the NAIA Football Championship Series in the program’s history. Here are notable numbers for Marian:
20-10 overall record
9-3 record in the NAIA First and Second Round
Coach Ted Karras Jr. is 3-1 all-time for Marian in the First and Second Rounds
Marian’s last playoff appearance came in 2023, when Marian lost a rematch against St. Xavier 31-21
The Knights are 5-5 overall playing on Thanksgiving weekend
This will be the sixth time Marian has hosted over Thanksgiving, with the last coming in 2023
Marian’s last win over Thanksgiving weekend in the NAIA FCS came on November 30, 2019, when the Knights hammered the University of the Cumberlands 30-0. Marian went on to play in the national championship game following that win.
ALL-MSFA HONORS
On Thursday, the Mid-States Football Association announced the 2025 all-conference honors. In the Midwest League, Keagan La Belle headlined Marian’s 23 total honors as he was named the MVP in the first year of the award’s existence. Head coach Ted Karras Jr. was named the MSFA Midwest League Coach of the Year, marking the second time he has earned the honor. Marian logged 10 total first team honors in the MSFA Midwest League, led by six players on the defensive side of the ball. To view the full recap of the all-conference awards, view the linked story above.
TICKETS AND PARKING
Tickets for next Saturday’s game will go on sale Sunday at 12:00 p.m. EST. Below are ticket prices and parking guidelines
General admission tickets will start at $15
Reserved seating is $20
Chairback seating is $25
Children 5 and under will receive free entrance
Faculty and staff can claim two free tickets
Student affairs is paying for the first 100 Marian student tickets for Saturday’s game. After the first 100 are claimed at the gate, student tickets will cost $5 with a valid student ID.
Parking will be $10 and will be sold on campus on Saturday. All M-Club parking passes for the season will be honored for the playoff game
Ticketing questins can be directed to Linny Rousseau, Marian Assistant Athletic Director. Parking questions can be directed to Nick Torres, Development Officer
HOW TO WATCH
Those fans unable to attend Saturday’s game can watch live and tune in to the Marian football broadcast team of Scott McCauley and Zach Graves on the ISC Sports Network. The pay-per-view cost for Saturday’s game against Dordt University on the ISC Sports Network is $9.99. This game will not be included live as part of the season pass on ISC, and must be purchased separately. Fans who have purchased the season pass already will be able to watch the game as part of the package following the conclusion of the season. Fans can also find live statistics at marianstats.com. Live updates of the game will be posted on the official Marian Athletics X (Twitter) and Instagram pages @MUKnights, along with the team’s social pages, @MarianUFootball.
GAME TIME
Marian and Dordt will play on Saturday, November 29, at 1:05 p.m. at Ascension St. Vincent Field. The winner of the game will advance to the NAIA FCS Quarterfinals, with opponents to be announced at the conclusion of the second round next Saturday.
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MARIAN VOLLEYBALL NEWS
MARIAN’S SEASON SEES UNTIMELY END IN OPENING ROUND LOSS AGAINST MOBILE
INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian volleyball team saw an untimely end to its 2025 season on Saturday night in the PE Center, as the Knights fell in a fierce four-set battle against No. 21 seed University of Mobile. Marian won set three to extend the match while trailing 0-2, but were unable to secure an extra points win in set four, losing 3-1. Marian ends their season with an 18-12 overall record.
The Knights got off to a slow start Saturday night, dropping the first four points of the match before a Chloe Cook kill would get them in system. Avery Toole and Evie Dart helped put Marian on track, but another 3-0 swing for Mobile gave the out-of-town foe an 11-5 lead. Marian called timeout and quickly responded, turning the match upside down as a 9-2 run that featured seven unanswered points gave the hosts a 14-13 lead. Nicole Wilkinson scored two kills and a block in the run, with the senior seeing her team eventually push in front 17-15. Mobile counted Marian’s run with one of their own after falling behind by two, going on an 8-1 run to inch within two points of taking the set. Trailing 23-18, Marian gave a late surge as Cook and Wilkinson landed a block as part of a 5-1 scoring spree, but the Rams would close the game without needing extra points, winning 25-23.
Mobile followed their set one win with a 25-21 victory in set two, taking a 2-0 lead on the match. The Rams took claim in the set as a 4-0 run gave them an 8-5 lead, with the lead gradually swelling to five. A timeout for Marian trailing 13-8 helped reset the team, as the offense got back in a groove with Mya Cunningham connecting with her hitters for three kills as part of a 4-0 run. Within one, Marian continued to attack as Cook and Wilkinson helped bring the set to a level 16-16 score, with Marian eventually jumping on top 19-17 after a Rams timeout. The blocking game of the Knights aided the team’s approach to get within six points of a win, but Marian saw a 19-17 lead slip, as they mustered just two points in the final 10 rallies, falling behind 0-2 in the match.
Trailing 0-2, Marian came out flat to open set three, allowing five of the first seven points to their counterparts. Marian would charge back in the next stretch of seven, as an Emerson Evans service ace brought the score within two. Evie Dart and Chloe Cook soon brought the Knights within one with a three-kill run, while a 5-0 run sparked by Cook gave her team a 14-12 lead. The two point lead became a three-point cushion seven rallies later, with Cook serving Marian into position. Avery Toole and Nicole Wilkinson logged a block to take the score to 18-15, while kills from the seniors in the next five rallies saw the board show 21-17. Leading by four, Marian finished the set strong, taking a 25-19 win with an Evie Dart kill.
Momentum took Marian’s side of the net following their third set win, and in the fourth set, the Knights took a strong start, as a 4-0 run in the early stages them a 9-7 lead. Mobile would call timeout and score three unanswered, but a three-point swing from the Knights had the hosts back in front 12-10. The back-and-fourth nature continued as Mobile scored four consecutive, charging back in the lead with a 14-12 score. Nicole Wilkinson took the lead back for Marian with a block three rallies later, but Marian would continue to play on the wrong side of the ledger, falling behind 20-18 as the Rams forced a timeout.
Mobile pushed their total to 23 shortly after the timeout, forcing Marian’s final stoppage as the team looked for one final run. A service error out of the break gave the Knights the life they needed, as Cook and Toole spiked kills to tie the set 23-23. Mobile would ultimately reach set point first after a Marian error, but a kill from Wilkinson and Ram attack error put Marian back at the line for set point. With the score 25-24 in favor the Knights, the Rams charged ahead with consecutive points to once again see match point, but a Khori Dryden kill delayed the celebration, tying the set 26-26. Needing two to win, it would be Mobile who took the next two rallies, getting a kill before winning the match on a Marian attack error, ending the Knights’ season as the Rams won the fourth set 28-26.
Nicole Wilkinson gave her all for the Knights in her final collegiate match, logging a match-high 16 kills while hitting .351 from the middle. The senior hitter had six total blocks, and logged three digs. Cook finished the night with 15 kills, while Dryden had nine kills and 18 digs. Mya Cunningham recorded a team-high 27 assists, and Sami Luttel had 23 assists. Avery Toole would record a season-high five total blocks in the loss, and Emma Lyons finished the night with a team-best 19 digs. Lyons became Marian’s all-time leader in digs in the beginning of the second set, breaking Megan Hawley’s career record set during Marian’s 2019 NAIA National Championship run. The senior libero finished her career with 2032 career digs.
Marian ends their season with an 18-12 record in head coach Ryan Bowerman’s first season at the helm of the program. The Knights earned the program’s ninth-consecutive trip to the NAIA postseason in 2025.
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MARIAN WRESTLING NEWS
KNIGHTS POST 4-0 RECORD IN WHAC SUPER DUALS
Defiance, Ohio – The Marian wrestling team competed in their first duals of the season on Saturday afternoon, wrestling four times in the WHAC Super Duals. Each of the eight WHAC teams competed in four duals, with Marian going 4-0 on the afternoon with wins over Rochester Christian, Defiance, Cleary, and Lourdes.
Marian 40-15 Defiance
Marian rolled through their first dual of the afternoon, picking up three wins by forfeit to score 18 points. Preston Haines (125), Logan Wagner (141), and Michael Yerian (285) were the recipients of the wins by forfeit, while the team saw another 12 points in Landon Bertsch’s (133) and Aidan Abad’s (197) wins by fall in their respective weight classes. Emmanuel Akpadija (165) won by major decision over Graiden Troth in his match and Jeivan Ross (174) won by fall in 14 seconds, capping the Knights’ scoring in the match.
Peter Sells lost by decision at 184, Zach Wilson lost by fall at 149, and the Knights forfeited the 157 weight class.
Marian 26-18 Rochester Christian
The matchup with the Warriors would be Marian’s closest of the day, as Rochester Christian proved their spot in the national rankings against the fifteenth-ranked Knights. Marian fell behind 6-0 early as Haines (125) lost on an injury default, but the points quickly came back as Bertsch (133) earned a win by decision and Wagner (141) won by fall in 53 seconds.
The swing of nine points went right back to Rochester Christian, as Wilson (149) was defeated 12-10, and the Knights again forfeited the 157 class. Trailing 15-9 at the halfway point of the dual, Marian roared back in the lead with wins at 165 and 174, as Akpadija and Ross won by respective tech-fall and fall. An 11-point surge fueled Marian as they won two of the final three matches by decision to take the win. Abad won at 197 6-2, and Yerian won by an 8-3 score at 285.
Marian 41-12 Lourdes
Mairan blitzed through their match against Lourdes, winning in seven of the 10 weight classes. Aiden Woods earned a first period win by fall in his first match at 125, and Wagner won by fall in 4:17 at 141. Zach Wilson picked up his first win of the season with a 17-2 tech fall victory over Luke Thornton at 149, and Noah Hollendonner won by fall at 174 in 80 seconds for his first win of the day.
Peter Sells (184), Landon Bertsch (133), and Aidan Abad all won by forfeit. Akpadija would go down 9-4 at 165, and Yerian lost 4-2 at 285, resulting in Lourdes’ two earned wins. Marian again forfeited at 157.
Marian 46-6 Cleary
Marian earned a near-sweep against Cleary to end the day, winning each of the nine matches wrestled. Woods won by major decision with a 14-0 score at 125, and Bertsch won by a 15-0 tech fall at 133. Logan Wagner finished his season debut with a win by fall at 141, and Zach Wilson won by fall at 149 in 93 seconds.
Marian scored three more tech fall wins, with Akpadija winning 17-2 at 165, Hollendonner winning 20-5 at 174, and Sells winning 17-2 at 184. Abad won by fall at 197 in two minutes, and Yerian won by a 12-3 major decision at 285.
Cleary’s only win came from Marian’s forfeit at 157.
Marian will compete next at the annual Little State Invite, traveling to Manchester University on December 6.
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MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
KNIGHTS ESCAPE VICTORIOUSLY OVER SPRING ARBOR FOR FIRST WIN OF 25-26
Indianapolis, Ind. – The Marian men’s basketball team exhaled a breath of relief on Saturday afternoon, as the Knights survived a late rally from Spring Arbor to earn their first victory of the 2025-26 season. Marian won the game 71-70, earning their first win as the Cougars’ Travis Grayson missed a potential game-winning shot as time expired.
In the most competitive game of the season to date, the Knights fed off the energy from the home crowd on Saturday, playing stout defense throughout the first half. The game teetered back and forth after Blake Russell opened the scoring with the game’s first basket, as a low-scoring start saw the Knights trailing 7-6 at the first media timeout of the day. Dylan Moles put the Knights back on top after the timeout with a pair of free throws, and teed up Aaron Humphrey Jr. and Ehladj Diallo, who provided a spark with the team’s next seven points.
Diallo’s quick five points off the bench put Marian in the lead 15-11 as the half hit the midway point, and set the tone for the next eight minutes as the ball continued to move for both teams. The contest went without a stoppage from the 11:07 mark until the media timeout at 6:48, with the Knights’ finding a scoring groove behind Ron Rutland III. Rutland buried a pair of three-point shots in the stretch, while five points from Aidan Franks gave Marian a 26-17 lead by the media stoppage. After the timeout, Spring Arbor would claw back, outscoring Marian 13-4 to make the game a seven-point contest.
Despite not scoring over the final 2:44 of the first half, Marian went into the locker room leading 37-30.
Scoring took priority after halftime, as a three-pointer from Humphrey on the opening possession of the period pushed Marian in front by 10, but the Cougars would stay steady, scoring to keep the game within striking distance. Spring Arbor whittled Marian’s lead to four within the first four minutes of the half, prompting a timeout by the home team. Dylan Moles came out of the timeout and pushed Marian back in by six, starting a back-and-forth stretch of one score answering the other.
Leading 44-40 at the under-15 media timeout, Marian turned the scoring over to their guards, as Moles and Joshua Renfro shouldered the load with a pair of makes. The Cougars answered with three consecutive scores to make the game a two-point contest, but the Knights would find an answer in a Moles pull-up jumper, while a three for Humphrey extended the lead to seven at 54-47.
Marian gradually regained their double-figure advantage as Franks scored a pair of hoops to take a 61-50 lead. The second of Franks’ makes came with 6:29 to play in the game, putting Marian in a strong position to claim the victory. Moles would extend that lead to 14 a minute later with a made basket, but the Cougars proved a worthy adversary. Spring Arbor seven unaswered points to slash the lead in half, and continued attacking as the game moved to a five point affair with under three minutes to go.
The Knights were able to stave off the Cougars with free throws from Humphrey and Moles, but a turnover would allow the game to inch closer, with Spring Arbor inching within four. The lead again dropped to two points after a Dante Favor layup with 20 seconds to play, forcing Marian to the line as the Cougars fouled to extend the game. Renfro buried two foul shots to give Marian a 71-67 lead, but no lead was safe, as the Cougars’ Travis Grayson buried a three with 6.7 seconds left to make the game a one-point contest. Spring Arbor fouled Elhadj Diallo on the ensuing inbounds, but the third-year Knight missed both free throws with 5.8 seconds to play. Spring Arbor pushed the ball down court, but as time expired, a floater from Grayson rimmed out, allowing Marian to escape with a 71-70 win.
Aaron Humphrey Jr. led Marian in scoring as they earned their first victory of the season, scoring 18 points while grabbing 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double in seven games. Dylan Moles scored 14 points in the win, and Rutland scored 13. Franks led the bench with nine points and three assists, while Diallo had three steals to go with eight points.
The Knights will look to ride the momentum of their win into Thanksgiving weekend, when the Knights play in the Chicagoland area against St. Xavier and St. Francis.
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MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
NO. 4 MARIAN ROLLS PAST SPRING ARBOR 68-48
INDIANAPOLIS – The undefeated start to the 2025-26 season continued on Saturday for the Marian women’s basketball team, as the Knights rolled past Spring Arbor 68-48 in their first home Crossroads League game. Marian is 7-0 on the season and 2-0 on the young league year.
The game started at a breakneck pace, with each team pressing the other, leading to fastbreak points up and down the court. Abbey McNally and Zoe Wheeler carried the early scoring load for Marian, scoring seven of the first nine points for the Knights. The fast-paced start soared to a 9-9 game, but in the third minute of the day, the Knights’ offense took a hit, with Madisyn Bailey picking up her second foul, going to the bench, and leaving Marian without their true point guard.
Bailey’s departure to the bench for the remainder of the half led to a series of sloppy play, as Marian struggled to get in a rhythm without the sophomore. Spring Arbor built its lead to six over the next handful of minutes following the foul. Still, Marian would rally, as seven combined points from the freshmen duo of Aubrey Frank and Violet Shuluga brought the contest to an 18-18 tie. Frank gave Marian the lead with 1:09 to play in the quarter and ended the quarter with an open three in the waning seconds, giving the Knights a 25-23 lead after one.
The scoring in the second quarter dropped off as the two sides backed off the full-court pressure that was provided in the first. Marian led the quarter in scoring 13-7, seeing contributions on offense from Abbey McNally and Eva Fisher. A string of layups from Fisher gave Marian a 35-26 lead, as their largest lead of the half at the 4:07 mark would hold the advantage going into halftime. Spring Arbor would whittle the lead to five in the final minute of the half, but a late basket from Kenna Kirby secured a 38-30 intermission lead.
Marian put the game to rest in the third quarter, overcoming their offensive woes by outscoring Spring Arbor 21-8 to take full control. Bailey’s return to the court put the offense in gear, as the sophomore scored a layup for the first points of the half, igniting a 6-0 run. The quick run forced a Cougar timeout, as Marian built a 44-30 edge and gained full control of the game. The lead never dropped below 13 points after the strong start to the quarter, as Taylor Double and Kenna Kirby ensured a double-figure lead with open shots from downtown. Marian finished the third quarter on a 6-0 run, with Kirby putting a cap on the quarter with a fastbreak layup at the buzzer.
Leading 59-38 going into the fourth quarter, Marian was able to close out the win despite losing the period by a 10-9 count. Madisyn Bailey and Taylor Double scored early in the quarter to extend the lead to 23, putting the game out of reach for the Cougars. Marian’s defense enjoyed multiple stretches of longer than 90 seconds in the quarter without allowing a point, taking home a 68-48 win.
The Knights forced 22 turnovers in the win, while shooting 45 percent from the floor. The Knights had a balanced scoring attack in the win, getting a team-high 11 points from Kenna Kirby, while Abbey McNally had a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double. Madisyn Bailey had nine points and forced three steals in the win despite missing 17 minutes in the first half with foul troubles.
Marian will be off until next Saturday, when the Knights host IU-Southeast. The November 29 matchup will begin at 5:00 p.m., a time adjustment to the originally scheduled tip of 1:00 p.m. due to Marian’s home football playoff game.
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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
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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Nov. 23
1947 — Sammy Baugh throws six touchdown passes as the Washington Redskins beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 45-21.
1958 — Bobby Mitchell of the Cleveland Browns returns a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns in a 28-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
1968 — Houston scores 49 points in the fourth quarter to complete the rout an injury-riddled, flu-stricken Tulsa, 100-6.
1975 — Minnesota’s Fran Tarkenton becomes the all-time completions leader in the NFL. Tarkenton completes his 2,840th pass in the Vikings’ 28-13 win over the San Diego Chargers.
1984 — Doug Flutie passes for 472 yards and leads Boston College to a 47-45 upset victory over Miami with a last second touchdown throw to Gerard Phelan.
1988 — Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal.
1991 — Tony Sands smashes NCAA records with 396 yards and 58 carries and scores four touchdowns as Kansas trounces Missouri 53-29. Sands broke the NCAA one-game rushing record of 386 yards set this season by Marshall Faulk of San Diego State.
1991 — Desmond Howard returns a punt against rival No. 18 Ohio State for a touchdown, celebrating with his “Heisman Pose” en route to No. 3 Michigan’s biggest win over the Buckeyes in almost 50 years. The Wolverines win 31-3.
1991 — Evander Holyfield comes back from a third-round knockdown to batter and bloody Bert Cooper before stopping him in the seventh round of a IBF and WBA heavyweight title fight.
1996 — Iowa State’s Troy Davis becomes the first Division I-A player to rush for 2,000 yards in consecutive seasons, gaining 225 yards in a 35-20 loss to Kansas State. Davis, who had 2,010 yards in 1995, finishes with 2,185 yards.
2001 — Middleweight boxer James Butler punches his opponent Richard Grant long after the final bell at Madison Square Garden in New York. Grant, winner of a 10-round decision, is dropped by Butler who connects with a short hook with gloves off. Butler, facing second-degree assault charges, is suspended indefinitely by the New York State Athletic Commission.
2002 — Penn State’s Larry Johnson becomes the ninth running back in NCAA Division I-A history to run for 2,000 yards in a season when he gained 279 yards and scored four TDs in a 61-7 win against Michigan State.
2007 — In a rare instance of double triple-doubles, Baron Davis and the Golden State Warriors get the better of Caron Butler and the Washington Wizards. Davis finishes with 33 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds and Golden State beat Washington 123-115. Butler ends with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
2012 — The San Diego Sockers set a U.S. professional team sports record with their 41st consecutive victory, 14-4 against the Toros de Mexico in the Professional Arena Soccer League. The Sockers had been tied with the Sioux Falls Storm of United Indoor Football, who set the old record of 40 from 2005-08.
2014 — New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko ends a big year on the LPGA Tour with the largest payoff in women’s golf. Ko wins the $1 million bonus from the “Race to CME Globe” even before she begins a three-way playoff in the CME Group Tour Championship. The 17-year-old adds $500,000 when she defeats Carlota Ciganda of Spain on the fourth extra hole at Tiburon Golf Club.
2016 — Kevin Love scores 40 points, including an NBA-record 34 in the first quarter, LeBron James records his 44th career triple-double, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 137-125.
2018 — Phil Mickelson needs 22 holes to beat Tiger Woods in their head-to-head golf matchup. Mickelson wins the $9 million purse and a championship belt crafted with 18-karat gold and two karats worth of diamonds. The four extra holes force the match to finish under the lights at Shadow Creek Golf Course in North Las Vegas. B/R Live, the sports streaming platform for Turner Sports, makes the match available for free to anyone after technical difficulties prevent those who paid $19.99 to see the live stream.
2023 — Dallas Cowboys defensive back Ron Bland breaks NFL single-season record for interception returns for a touchdown with his fifth, in 45-10 win over visiting Washington Commanders; previous record of 4 set in 1971 and most recently tied in 1993.
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Nov. 24
1904 — Fullback Sam McAllester is thrown for a touchdown to give Tennessee a 7-0 victory over Alabama. McAllester, wearing a wide leather belt with handles sewn on the side, is repeatedly thrown by two teammates over the line of scrimmage, including the only touchdown of the game.
1927 — The “Golden Egg Trophy,” is presented for the first time at the Egg Bowl played on Thanksgiving Day. Mississippi beats Mississippi State (then Mississippi A&M) 20-12.
1949 — The Syracuse Nationals edge the Anderson Packers 125-123 in five overtimes in the National Basketball league.
1949 — Led by quarterback Joe Paterno, Brown overcomes a 26-7 third-quarter deficit by scoring 34 points in the final 17 minutes to beat Colgate 41-26.
1957 — Cleveland Brown rookie Jim Brown rushes for 232 yards and scores four touchdowns in a 45-31 victory over the Los Angeles Rams.
1960 — Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors sets an NBA record with 55 rebounds in a 132-129 loss to the Boston Celtics.
1977 — Miami’s Bob Griese throws for six touchdowns in a 55-14 Thanksgiving Day victory over the Detroit Lions.
1985 — Ron Brown of the Los Angeles Rams returns two kickoffs for touchdowns in a 34-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers.
1996 — Karrie Webb, capping a sensational rookie year, wins the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship to become the first player in tour history to earn more than $1 million in a season.
2000 — LaDainian Tomlinson caps the fourth-best rushing season with 174 yards and a touchdown in TCU’s 62-7 victory over SMU. Tomlinson, who also won his second straight NCAA rushing title, finishes the season with 2,158 yards.
2002 — Annika Sorenstam completes the best LPGA Tour season in 38 years with a 4-under 68 to win the season-ending ADT Championship, her 11th victory of the year.
2007 — Kevin Smith rushes for 219 yards and a touchdown to surpass 2,000 yards for the season in Central Florida’s 36-20 win over UTEP. Smith is the nation’s leading rushing with 2,164 yards, the fourth highest in Division I-A (Bowl Subdivision) history.
2010 — Boston’s Mark Recchi scores two third-period goals to become the 13th NHL player to reach 1,500 career points and helps the Bruins defeat Florida 3-1.
2011 — In the first NFL game featuring brothers as opposing head coaches, John Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens top Jim Harbaugh’s San Francisco 49ers 16-6.
2013 — Sebastian Vettel wins Formula One’s season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix, matching Michael Schumacher’s record of 13 victories in a year and equaling the nine consecutive wins of Alberto Ascari.
2015 — The defending champion Golden State Warriors set the record for best start in NBA history at 16-0. Stephen Curry has 24 points and nine assists in a 111-77 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers.
2018 — Dwayne Haskins throws five touchdown passes, freshman Chris Olave scores twice and blocks a punt that is returned for a TD and No. 10 Ohio State continues its mastery over No. 4 Michigan with a 62-39 victory.
2018 — Kellen Mond’s 2-point conversion to Kendrick Rogers in the seventh overtime gives Texas A&M 74-72 victory over No. 8 LSU, tying the NCAA record for most overtimes in an FBS game.
2018 — Florida uses a punishing ground attack to end a five-game losing streak to Florida State, defeating the Seminoles 41-14. The Gators send the Seminoles (5-7) their first losing season since 1976, Bobby Bowden’s first season as head coach.
Nov. 25
1925 — Red Grange, playing his first game as a professional with the Chicago Bears, is held to 36 yards in a 0-0 tie with the Chicago Cardinals.
1934 — The Detroit Lions suffer the first defeat in franchise history, 3-0 to the Green Bay Packers. The Lions had won the first 10 games of the season.
1948 — Howie Dallmar of the Philadelphia Warriors matches his NBA record for futility by missing all 15 shots against the Washington Capitols.
1976 — Buffalo’s O.J. Simpson rushes for 273 yards and scores two touchdowns in a 27-14 loss to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day.
1979 — Pat Summerall and John Madden broadcast a game together for the first time, a pairing that lasts 22 years and becomes one of the most well-known partnerships in TV sportscasting history.
1980 — “No Mas, No Mas.” Roberto Duran quits with 16 seconds to go in the eighth round at New Orleans, allowing Sugar Ray Leonard to regain the WBC welterweight title.
1983 — Larry Holmes knocks out Marvis Frazier at 2:57 of the first round to retain the world heavyweight title in Las Vegas.
1985 — Clemson’s Grayson Marshall sets an NCAA record with 20 assists in an 83-57 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore.
1995 — Tim Biakabutuka rushes for a career-high 313 yards as Michigan upsets Ohio State 31-23.
2002 — Ozzie Newsome becomes the first black general manager in NFL history, signing a new five-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens that includes an upgrade in his title.
2007 — San Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson becomes the 23rd player in NFL history rush for 10,000 yards, reaching the milestone on a 36-yard run in the Chargers’ 32-14 win over Baltimore.
2007 — Minnesota returns three interceptions by Eli Manning for touchdowns in a 41-17 win over the New York Giants. Darren Sharper scores on a 20-yard return, Dwight Smith rumbles 93 yards and Chad Greenway follows from 37 yards just a few plays later.
2012 — The Toronto Argonauts beats the Calgary Stampeders 35-22 in the 100th Grey Cup. Toronto earns its 16th Grey Cup title and first since 2004.
2014 — Lionel Messi becomes the UEFA Champions League all-time scorer.
2018 — LA Charger Quarterback Philip Rivers sets an NFL single-game record completing 25-straight passes in a 45-10 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
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Nov. 26
1917 — The NHL is formed with five charter members: Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs. Frank Calder is elected president.
1949 — Boston College beats Holy Cross 76-0, with Al Cannava rushing for 229 yards.
1956 — In the Melbourne Olympics, Australia, Vyacheslav Ivanov of the Soviet Union wins the single sculls. After receiving the gold medal, he jumps up and down and accidentally drops it through the slats in the float and it sinks to the bottom of the lake.
1961 — Jerry Norton of St. Louis becomes the only NFL player to have four interceptions in a game twice. He picks off four, two for touchdowns, in the Cardinals’ 30-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
1988 — For the first time in their long rivalry, Notre Dame and Southern California enter the game undefeated and ranked Nos. 1-2. The top-ranked Fighting Irish win 27-10.
1989 — Willie “Flipper” Anderson of the Los Angeles Rams sets an NFL game record with 336 yards receiving. Anderson has 15 catches, one for a touchdown, in the Rams’ 20-17 overtime victory over the New Orleans Saints.
1994 — The Cleveland Cavaliers sets an NBA record by attempting just two free throws, during a 101-87 home victory over Golden State. John Williams and Tony Campbell go 1-for-1 from the line.
1995 — Dolphins QB Dan Marino sets NFL record with 343rd touchdown pass.
1997 — Charles Jones scores a school-record 53 points and Long Island University beats Division III Medgar Evers 179-62, breaking the NCAA record for margin of victory. The 117-point difference eclipses the mark of 97 set by Southern in a 154-57 victory over Patten in 1993.
1999 — Detroit’s Steve Yzerman scores his 600th career goal in the Red Wings’ 4-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers at Joe Louis Arena. He’s the 11th player in NHL history to reach 600 goals.
2005 — Defenseman Marek Malik ends the NHL’s longest shootout in the 15th round, fooling goalie Olie Kolzig with a trick shot to give the New York a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals. Malik wins it by taking a shot with his stick between his skates.
2005 — Florida International ties an NCAA record by returning four interceptions for touchdowns in a 52-6 rout of rival Florida Atlantic.
2010 — UConn defeats Howard 86-25 to win its 82nd straight game, setting an NCAA women’s basketball record for consecutive victories.
2010 — Cam Newton passes for three touchdowns and runs for another, rallying No. 2 Auburn from a 24-point for a 28-27 victory over No. 9 Alabama that kept the Tigers on course for a shot at the national championship.
2011 — Illinois finishes the season with its sixth straight loss, 27-7 at Minnesota. The Illini become the first FBS team to open the regular-season with six straight wins and close it with six losses in a row.
2013 — Jordan Lynch breaks his single-game rushing record for quarterbacks with 321 yards, and No. 18 Northern Illinois completes its first unbeaten regular season in 50 years with a 33-14 victory over Western Michigan.
2016 — Nate Peterman throws for 251 yards and four TDs and runs for another score to lead Pittsburgh past Syracuse 76-61 — the most combined points for a regulation FBS game.
2016 — Will Worth accounts for four touchdowns while becoming the first Navy quarterback with more than 100 yards rushing and 100 yards passing in three consecutive games when the Midshipmen rout SMU 75-31. The Midshipmen, who beat East Carolina 66-31 the previous week, have consecutive 60-point games for the first time since 1917.
2017 — Julio Jones finishes with 12 receptions for 253 yards and two touchdowns in Atlanta’s 34-20 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It’s Jones’ third career game with at least 250 yards receiving; no other player has more than one.
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Nov. 27
1913 — Notre Dame and Texas meet for the first time in a Thanksgiving showdown. Both carry perfect records into the game, with Notre Dame not losing a game in three years and the Longhorns on a 12-game winning streak. The Fighting Irish build on a 10-7 halftime lead, scoring 20 unanswered points for a 30-7 win at Austin, Texas. The win gives Notre Dame a 7-0 season for rookie coach Jesse Harper.
1947 — Howie Dallmar of the Philadelphia Warriors sets an NBA record for the most field goal attempts with none made (15) in an 81-59 loss to the New York Knicks.
1949 — Steve Van Buren of the Philadelphia Eagles becomes the second NFL player, the first in 16 years, to rush over 200 yards. He runs for 205 yards in a 34-17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
1960 — Trailing 38-7, the Denver Broncos score 31 points to salvage a 38-38 tie with the Buffalo Bills.
1960 — Detroit’s Gordie Howe scores his 1,000th point with an assist, and the Red Wings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0. It’s Howe’s 938th NHL game.
1961 — Detroit’s Gordie Howe becomes the first to play 1,000 NHL games.
1965 — Gordie Howe becomes the first NHL player to score 600 goals. The milestone comes in Detroit’s 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
1966 — The Washington Redskins set an NFL regular-season record for most points in a 72-41 victory over the New York Giants. Both teams also set records with 16 TDs and 113 total points.
1980 — Dave Williams returns Eddie Murray’s opening kickoff in overtime 95 yards to give the Chicago Bears a 23-17 victory over the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day. The Bears tied the game with no time remaining in regulation.
1994 — Joe Montana of the Kansas City Chiefs becomes the fifth quarterback to surpass 40,000 passing yards in a 10-9 loss at Seattle.
1998 — Texas’ Ricky Williams becomes the leading rusher in Division I-A history, breaking Tony Dorsett’s record set 22 years earlier.
2009 — Graham Gano kicks a 33-yard field goal in overtime to give the Las Vegas Locomotives a 20-17 victory over the Florida Tuskers in the inaugural UFL championship game.
2011 — The Connecticut women’s basketball team wins its 89th straight at home to set an NCAA record, beating Dayton 78-38 behind freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis’ 23 points.
2015 — James Harden scores 50 points to lead Houston past Philadelphia 116-114 for the 76ers’ 27th straight loss dating to last season, the longest losing streak in major U.S. pro sports. The previous record was set by the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976-77 and matched by the 76ers in 2013-14.
2016 — Justin Tucker makes all four of his field goal attrempts, including ones from 52, 54 and 57 yards, in Baltimore’s 19-14 victory over Cincinnati. Tucker has made 34 field goals in a row, including 27 this season, and has connected on all 15 conversion. It is Tucker’s 11th game with at least four field goals since entering the NFL in 2012.
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TV SPORTS TODAY
Sunday, Nov. 23
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
1 p.m.
ESPN — TBD, Charleston, S.C.
2 p.m.
CBSSN — Virginia vs. Butler, White Sulphur Springs, W.V.
3:30 p.m.
ESPN — TBD, Charleston, S.C.
4 p.m.
ACCN — Howard at Duke
5 p.m.
CBSSN — South Carolina vs. Northwestern, White Sulphur Springs, W.V.
6 p.m.
TRUTV — Bryant at UConn
6:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBD, Charleston, S.C.
9 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBD, Charleston, S.C.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
FS1 — Syracuse vs. Michigan, Uncasville, Conn.
12:30 p.m.
BTN — Miami (Ohio) at Purdue
2:30 p.m.
BTN — George Mason at Maryland
FS1 — UConn vs. Utah, Uncasville, Conn.
6 p.m.
ACCN — UNC-Greensboro at North Carolina
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
1 p.m.
ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Championship
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Savannah, Ga.
1 p.m.
ACCN — Louisville at Clemson
2 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Savannah, Ga.
3 p.m.
ESPN2 — Big East Tournament: TBD, Championship
5 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Savannah, Ga.
7 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Savannah, Ga.
FIGURE SKATING
4 p.m.
NBC — 2025 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: The 2025 Finlandia Trophy, Helsinki
GOLF
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: The RSM Classic, Final Round, Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga.
1 p.m.
NBC — CME Group Tour Championship: Final Round, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Fla.
NBA G-LEAGUE BASKETBALL
3 p.m.
NBATV — Tip-Off Tournament: Motor City at Noblesville
NFL FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Pittsburgh at Chicago, New England at Cincinnati, Indianapolis at Kansas City, N.Y. Jets at Baltimore
FOX — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Giants at Detroit, Minnesota at Green Bay, Seattle at Tennessee
4:05 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Cleveland at Las Vegas OR Jacksonville at Arizona
4:25 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at Dallas OR Atlanta at New Orleans
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Tampa Bay at L.A. Rams
PEACOCK — Tampa Bay at L.A. Rams
NHL HOCKEY
1 p.m.
NHLN — Carolina at Buffalo
7 p.m.
NHLN — Colorado at Chicago
SOCCER (MEN’S)
9 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Aston Villa at Leeds United
3 p.m.
ABC — LaLiga: Real Madrid at Elche CF
WNBA BASKETBALL
6:30 p.m.ESPN — WNBA Draft Lottery
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