“THE SCOREBOARD”
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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY
CONNERSVILLE 62 LAWRENCEBURG 51
DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 67 NORTH WHITE 17
ELWOOD 56 ANDERSON PREP 55
FORT WAYNE LUERS 60 BELLMONT 40
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 70 IRVINGTON PREP 61
GRIFFITH 63 HOBART 47
JENNINGS COUNTY 57 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 44
LEO 60 FORT WAYNE DWENGER 47
RIVER FOREST 60 HAMMOND CENTRAL 54
ROCK CREEK ACADEMY 67 DOSS (KY.) 58
SOUTH DEARBORN 68 HARRISON (OHIO) 53
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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL THURSDAY
ALL TIMES EASTERN
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT EASTERN (PEKIN) 7:30 PM
CASCADE AT DANVILLE 7:30 PM
CHRISTEL HOUSE AT INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE 7:30 PM
COVENANT CHRISTIAN AT LAPEL 7:30 PM
CROSSPOINTE CHRISTIAN AT INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE 7:30 PM
DELTA AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7:30 PM
DUGGER UNION AT LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 6:00 PM
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 8:00 PM
GARY WEST AT LAKE STATION 8:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI AT GUERIN CATHOLIC 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 7:30 PM
JOHN GLENN AT MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 7:30 PM
LEGACY CHRISTIAN AT INDIANA DEAF 5:30 PM
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) AT TECUMSEH 8:30 PM
MTI KNOWLEDGE AT BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY 7:30 PM
OAK HILL AT MARION 7:30 PM
OWEN VALLEY AT SOUTH PUTNAM 7:30 PM
PHALEN ACADEMY AT TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN 6:00 PM
SOUTH DECATUR AT GREENSBURG 7:30 PM
ST. THOMAS MORE AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (DYER) TBA
UNIVERSITY AT KIPP INDY LEGACY 7:30 PM
WHITKO AT LAVILLE 7:30 PM
HOOSIER CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS
LOGANSPORT AT WEST LAFAYETTE 7:30 PM 1ST
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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL FRIDAY
ALL TIMES EASTERN
ANDERSON AT KOKOMO 7:30 PM
ANDREAN AT MUNSTER 8:00 PM
ARGOS AT NORTH JUDSON 7:30 PM
AVON AT NOBLESVILLE 7:30 PM
BARR-REEVE AT NORTH POSEY 8:00 PM
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE AT NEW ALBANY 7:30 PM
BEECH GROVE AT TRITON CENTRAL 7:30 PM
BLUFFTON AT BELLMONT 7:30 PM
BOONE GROVE AT HEBRON 8:00 PM
BORDEN AT CLARKSVILLE 7:30 PM
BREMEN AT CONCORD 7:45 PM
BROWNSBURG AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 7:30 PM
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN AT SETON CATHOLIC 7:30 PM
CARMEL AT WARREN CENTRAL 7:30 PM
CARROLL (FLORA) AT TAYLOR 7:30 PM
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) AT HOMESTEAD 7:30 PM
CASCADE AT GREENCASTLE 7:30 PM
CASTON AT OREGON-DAVIS 8:00 PM
CENTER GROVE AT COLUMBUS EAST 7:30 PM
CHARLESTOWN AT SALEM 7:30 PM
CLINTON CENTRAL AT TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
CLINTON PRAIRIE AT TRI-CENTRAL 7:30 PM
COLUMBIA CITY AT NORTHRIDGE 7:45 PM
COLUMBUS NORTH AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7:30 PM
COWAN AT MONROE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
CRAWFORDSVILLE AT SPEEDWAY 7:30 PM
CROTHERSVILLE AT CRAWFORD COUNTY 7:30 PM
CULVER AT TRI-TOWNSHIP 7:30 PM
DECATUR CENTRAL AT PERRY MERIDIAN 7:30 PM
DEKALB AT GARRETT 7:30 PM
EAST CENTRAL AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 7:30 PM
EASTBROOK AT MISSISSINEWA 7:30 PM
EASTERN GREENE AT SHAKAMAK 7:30 PM
EASTERN HANCOCK AT UNION (MODOC) 6:00 PM
EASTSIDE AT ANGOLA 7:30 PM
ELKHART AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
EMINENCE AT MEDORA 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE BOSSE AT EVANSVILLE HARRISON 8:00 PM
EVANSVILLE DAY AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 7:00 PM
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL AT VINCENNES LINCOLN 8:00 PM
EVANSVILLE NORTH AT CASTLE 8:00 PM
FAIRFIELD AT CHURUBUSCO 7:30 PM
FISHERS AT ZIONSVILLE 7:30 PM
FOREST PARK AT PRINCETON 8:00 PM
FORT WAYNE DWENGER AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 7:45 PM
FORT WAYNE LUERS AT FORT WAYNE NORTH 7:30 PM
FORT WAYNE WAYNE AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 7:30 PM
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL AT NORTH VERMILLION 7:30 PM
FRANKLIN AT PLAINFIELD 7:30 PM
FRANKLIN CENTRAL AT WESTFIELD 7:30 PM
FRANKLIN COUNTY AT CONNERSVILLE 7:30 PM
FRANKTON AT ALEXANDRIA 7:30 PM
FREMONT AT CENTRAL NOBLE 7:30 PM
FRONTIER AT ATTICA 7:30 PM
HAMMOND NOLL AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 8:00 PM
HAMMOND SCIENCE & TECH AT WASHINGTON TWP. 8:00 PM
HANOVER CENTRAL AT KANKAKEE VALLEY 8:00 PM
HENRYVILLE AT WEST WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
HERITAGE HILLS AT TELL CITY 8:00 PM
HIGHLAND AT HOBART 8:00 PM
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN AT LAKE STATION 8:00 PM
INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE AT PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS AT PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL AT BEN DAVIS 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS HERRON AT MONROVIA 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER AT BREBEUF JESUIT 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS ROOTED AT IRVINGTON PREP 7:30 PM
JASPER AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 7:30 PM
JAY COUNTY AT NORWELL 7:30 PM
JEFFERSONVILLE AT EVANSVILLE REITZ 8:00 PM
JENNINGS COUNTY AT BATESVILLE 7:30 PM
KOUTS AT BOWMAN ACADEMY 8:00 PM
LAKE CENTRAL AT CROWN POINT 8:00 PM
LAKELAND AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 7:30 PM
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 7:30 PM
LAKEWOOD PARK AT SOUTH ADAMS 7:30 PM
LAPORTE AT PORTAGE 8:00 PM
LEBANON AT MARION 7:30 PM
LEO AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER 7:30 PM
LINTON AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 7:30 PM
MACONAQUAH AT MANCHESTER 7:45 PM
MADISON-GRANT AT LAPEL 7:30 PM
MARTINSVILLE AT WHITELAND 7:30 PM
MERRILLVILLE AT MICHIGAN CITY 8:00 PM
MILAN AT HAUSER 7:30 PM
MITCHELL AT EDGEWOOD 7:30 PM
MOORESVILLE AT GREENWOOD 7:30 PM
MUNCIE BURRIS AT MORRISTOWN 7:30 PM
MUNCIE CENTRAL AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 7:30 PM
NEW HAVEN AT HERITAGE 7:30 PM
NEW PALESTINE AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 7:30 PM
NEW PRAIRIE AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 7:30 PM
NORTH HARRISON AT PROVIDENCE 7:30 PM
NORTH KNOX AT BLOOMFIELD 7:30 PM
NORTH MONTGOMERY AT SHERIDAN 7:30 PM
NORTHEAST DUBOIS AT LOOGOOTEE 7:30 PM
NORTHEASTERN AT WINCHESTER 7:30 PM
NORTHVIEW AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:30 PM
NORTHWESTERN AT BLACKFORD 7:30 PM
NORTHWOOD AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 7:30 PM
OAK HILL AT ELWOOD 7:30 PM
OPH (ILL.) AT DUGGER UNION 7:30 PM
PARK TUDOR AT IRVINGTON PREP 7:30 PM
PARKE HERITAGE AT SEEGER 7:30 PM
PERRY CENTRAL AT PAOLI 8:00 PM
PHALEN ACADEMY AT CULVER ACADEMY 7:30 PM
PIKE AT LAWRENCE NORTH 7:30 PM
PIONEER AT WINAMAC 7:30 PM
PURDUE ENGLEWOOD AT INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA 7:30 PM
RICHMOND AT LAFAYETTE JEFF 8:00 PM
RISING SUN AT SOUTH RIPLEY 7:30 PM
RIVERTON PARKE AT SOUTH VERMILLION 7:30 PM
ROCHESTER AT PERU 7:45 PM
ROCK CREEK ACADEMY AT BROWN COUNTY 7:30 PM
RUSHVILLE AT OLDENBURG ACADEMY 7:30 PM
SEVEN OAKS AT INDIANA DEAF 6:00 PM
SEYMOUR AT INDIAN CREEK 7:30 PM
SHELBYVILLE AT DELTA 8:00 PM
SHENANDOAH AT NEW CASTLE 7:30 PM
SHOALS AT ORLEANS 7:30 PM
SILVER CREEK AT CORYDON CENTRAL 7:30 PM
SOUTH BEND ADAMS AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN 7:30 PM
SOUTH BEND RILEY AT PENN 7:30 PM
SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) AT NEW WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
SOUTH DEARBORN AT LAWRENCEBURG 7:30 PM
SOUTH KNOX AT WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
SOUTH SPENCER AT SOUTHRIDGE 8:00 PM
SOUTHERN WELLS AT NORTH MIAMI 7:45 PM
SOUTHMONT AT FRANKFORT 7:30 PM
SOUTHPORT AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 7:30 PM
SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) AT AUSTIN 6:00 PM
SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) AT NORTH DECATUR 7:30 PM
SOUTHWOOD AT NORTHFIELD 7:45 PM
SULLIVAN AT CLOVERDALE 7:30 PM
SWITZERLAND COUNTY AT JAC-CEN-DEL 7:30 PM
TIPPECANOE VALLEY AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:30 PM
TRI AT CENTERVILLE 7:30 PM
TRI-COUNTY AT FAITH CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
TRINITY ACADEMY AT BETHANY CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
TRITON AT ELKHART CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
UNION COUNTY AT UNION CITY 7:30 PM
VALPARAISO AT CHESTERTON 8:00 PM
WABASH AT WHITKO 7:45 PM
WALDRON AT VICTORY COLLEGE PREP 7:30 PM
WAPAHANI AT DALEVILLE 7:30 PM
WARSAW AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 7:45 PM
WAWASEE AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH 7:45 PM
WES-DEL AT BLUE RIVER VALLEY 7:30 PM
WEST CENTRAL AT NORTH WHITE 7:30 PM
WESTERN BOONE AT ROSSVILLE 7:30 PM
WESTVIEW AT GOSHEN 7:30 PM
WESTVILLE AT MORGAN TWP. 8:00 PM
WHEELER AT KNOX 8:00 PM
WHITE RIVER VALLEY AT NORTH DAVIESS 7:30 PM
WHITING AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL 8:30 PM
WOOD MEMORIAL AT GIBSON SOUTHERN 8:00 PM
HOOSIER CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS
TIPTON AT TWIN LAKES 8:00 PM 7TH
HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 7:30 PM 5TH
WESTERN AT BENTON CENTRAL 7:30 PM 3RD
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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
SATURDAY SEMI-STATE MATCH-UPS
CLASS 4A
LAPORTE
10 AM CT | G1: NORTHRIDGE (20-7) VS. MCCUTCHEON (22-5)
12 PM CT | G2: CROWN POINT (23-4) VS. NORWELL (23-4)
8 PM CT | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
JASPER
10 AM ET | G1: FLOYD CENTRAL (23-3) VS. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (21-4)
12 PM ET | G2: CENTER GROVE (26-0) VS. EVANSVILLE REITZ (21-2)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 3A
LOGANSPORT
10 AM ET | G1: BELLMONT (22-3) VS. CULVER ACADEMIES (22-5)
12 PM ET | G2: CONNERSVILLE (20-7) VS. FAIRFIELD (20-6)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
SOUTHPORT
10 AM ET | G1: WASHINGTON (22-4) VS. JENNINGS COUNTY (19-6)
12 PM ET | G2: NORTHVIEW (20-6) VS. RONCALLI (25-3)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 2A
FRANKFORT
10 AM ET | G1: LAPEL (22-4) VS. BREMEN (23-2)
12 PM ET | G2: WHITKO (25-1) VS. OAK HILL (22-3)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
GREENCASTLE
10 AM ET | G1: HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (19-8) VS. PARKE HERITAGE (19-7)
12 PM ET | G2: EASTERN (PEKIN) (18-7) VS. NORTH KNOX (19-6)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 1A
HUNTINGTON NORTH | TICKETS
10 AM ET | G1: NORTH MIAMI (18-8) VS. ELKHART CHRISTIAN (22-4)
12 PM ET | G2: FREMONT (26-2) VS. MONROE CENTRAL (21-2)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CHARLESTOWN
10 AM ET | G1: EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN (19-6) VS. BORDEN (22-4)
12 PM ET | G2: GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (16-10) VS. TINDLEY (17-5)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
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INDIANA WRESTLING
STATE FINALS
FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 2026
SESSION 1
1:30 PM ET – GATES OPEN
2:30 PM ET – PARADE OF CHAMPIONS
2:45 PM ET – PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
3 PM ET – FIRST ROUND WEIGHT CLASSES 150 – 285
6 PM ET – FIRST ROUND WEIGHT CLASSES 106 – 144
SATURDAY, FEB. 21, 2026
SESSION 2
8 AM ET – GATES OPEN
9 AM ET – QUARTERFINALS BEGIN WITH SEMIFINALS TO FOLLOW
FIELDHOUSE CLEARED OF ALL SPECTATORS FOLLOWING SEMIFINALS
SESSION 3
3:30 PM ET – GATES OPEN
4:30 PM ET – CONSOLATION MATCHES
7 PM ET – INTRODUCTIONS OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPANTS
APPROX. 7:24 PM ET – PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
7:30 PM ET – STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES BEGIN
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INDIANA MAT: https://indianamat.com/
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
#25 ALABAMA 117 #20 ARKANSAS 115 2OT
CREIGHTON 91 #5 UCONN 84
#14 VIRGINIA 94 GEORGIA TECH 68
MISSOURI 81 #19 VANDERBILT 80
#17 ST. JOHN 76 MARQUETTE 70
#8 KANSAS 81 OKLAHOMA STATE 69
#4 ARIZONA 75 #23 BYU 68
#10 ILLINOIS 101 USC 65
#11 GONZAGA 80 SAN FRANCISCO 59
RUTGERS 85 PENN STATE 72
BUTLER 93 GEORGETOWN 89
WAKE FOREST 85 CLEMSON 77
TEXAS A&M 80 OLE MISS 77
TENNESSEE 89 OKLAHOMA 66
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 87 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 71
WICHITA STATE 92 E. CAROLINA 89 2OT
NORTHERN IOWA 81 INDIANA STATE 60
VALPARAISO 79 BRADLEY 72
NORTHWESTERN 78 MARYLAND 74
TULSA 79 CHARLOTTE 74
ILLINOIS CHICAGO 84 EVANSVILLE 46
MISSISSIPPI STATE 91 AUBURN 85
UTAH 61 WEST VIRGINIA 56
ST. MARY 72 SEATTLE 70
WASHINGTON STATE 87 PACIFIC 70
PEPPERDINE 95 PORTLAND 87
UTAH STATE 75 BOISE STATE 56
COLORADO STATE 91 UNLV 86
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
#18 MICHIGAN STATE 104 NORTHWESTERN 68
#1 UCONN 83 VILLANOVA 69
#20 TEXAS TECH 87 #15 BAYLOR 56
#12 TCU 72 HOUSTON 50
#23 MINNESOTA 74 #10 OHIO STATE 61
AKRON 108 OHIO 105 2OT
BALL STATE 88 BUFFALO 55
TOLEDO 60 MASSACHUSETTS 52
SETON HALL 64 XAVIER 55
GEORGE WASHINGTON 57 RICHMOND 54 OT
DAVIDSON 66 VCU 39
BOWLING GREEN 67 WESTERN MICHIGAN 63
WRIGHT STATE 77 MILWAUKEE 55
KENT STATE 70 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 67
MIAMI OHIO 65 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 53
OAKLAND 71 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 64
GEORGETOWN 62 ST. JOHN 60
CREIGHTON 67 BUTLER 58
PROVIDENCE 66 DEPAUL 60
KANSAS STATE 93 CENTRAL FLORIDA 67
IOWA STATE 90 ARIZONA STATE 64
NEW MEXICO 70 GRAND CANYON 68
COLORADO STATE 70 NEVADA 59
BOISE STATE 70 AIR FORCE 62
SAN DIEGO STATE 80 UNLV 62
SAN JOSE STATE 58 UTAH STATE 56
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MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES
UC SANTA BARBARA 3 PEPPERDINE 0
CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 3 LINCOLN MEMORIAL 0
MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 3 ROBERTS WESLEYAN 0
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COLLEGE WRESTLING SCORES
NO MATCH’S SCHEDULED
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DIVISION 1 COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES
#5 FLORIDA 10 N. FLORIDA 0
#12 GEORGIA 14 SAMFORD 8
#18 MISSISSIPPI STATE 8 MEMPHIS 4
CHARLOTTE 8 #24 CLEMSON 3
SOUTH FLORIDA 4 STETSON 3
KENTUCKY 4 MURRAY STATE 2
WEST GEORGIA 6 ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM 4
EAST CAROLINA 6 UNC WILMINGTON 1
TROY 10 ALABAMA STATE 1
NORTH CAROLINA 6 RADFORD 0
JACKSONVILLE STATE 8 CHATTANOOGA 0
MCNEESE 5 S. ALABAMA 2
MERCER 5 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 3
SOUTH FLORIDA 8 STETSON 5
NORTH TEXAS 4 E. TEXAS A&M 0
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DIVISION 1 COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES
#2 LSU 12 NICHOLLS 1
#17 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7 WINTHROP 3
#14 GEORGIA 12 USC UPSTATE 6
#10 NORTH CAROLINA 5 LONGWOOD 3
#4 MISSISSIPPI STATE 19 ALCORN STATE 0
#23 MIAMI 6 INDIANA STATE 2
#12 FLORIDA 9 STETSON 3
EASTERN ILLINOIS 15 BUTLER 12
FLORIDA GULF COAST 6 MINNESOTA 5
RICE 5 PURDUE 2
USC 14 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 4
EAST CAROLINA 11 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 5
VANDERBILT 16 EASTERN MICHIGAN 2
SANTA CLARA 8 SAN JOSE STATE 6
UC IRVINE 5 SAN DIEGO STATE 2
SOUTH CAROLINA 12 GARDNER WEBB 2
ALABAMA 2 ALABAMA STATE 1
OLE MISS 18 JACKSON STATE 3
LAMAR 4 KANSAS 1
UC DAVIS 2 SAN FRANCISCO 1
PORTLAND 5 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 4
SANTA CLARA 8 SAN JOSE STATE 6
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DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES
SACRED HEART 13 FAIRFIELD 12
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DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES
LOUISVILLE 9 KENT STATE 5
GEORGE WASHINGTON 15 AMERICAN 10
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 16 MANHATTAN 10
AKRON 12 BUTLER 10
COLUMBIA 19 LAFAYETTE 10
NEW HAVEN 10 SACRED HEART 7
NAVY 15 DELAWARE 10
BINGHAMTON 9 ST. BONAVENTURE 7
TEMPLE 16 RIDER 6
CANISIUS 19 EASTERN MICHIGAN 12
SOUTH FLORIDA 25 STETSON 4
STONEHILL 12 RHODE ISLAND 9
VIRGINIA 17 LIBERTY 8
COASTAL CAROLINA 11 CHARLOTTE 10
CAMPBELL 16 WINTHROP 15
ROBERT MORRIS 13 DUQUESNE 12
DARTMOUTH 22 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3
MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY 21 LASALLE 3
RICHMOND 16 WILLIAM & MARY 11
PENN STATE 12 PITTSBURGH 11 OT
RUTGERS 20 MONMOUTH 5
HARVARD 18 BRYANT 8
MARYLAND 10 GEORGETOWN 7
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NBA SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NBA G-LEAGUE SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NHL SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED (OLYMPIC BREAK)
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WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 25 ALABAMA SLIPS PAST NO. 20 ARKANSAS IN 2OT
Labaron Philon Jr. scored a season-high 35 points and added seven assists and No. 25 Alabama overcame a 14-point deficit for a wild 117-115 double overtime victory over No. 20 Arkansas on Wednesday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The Crimson Tide prevailed despite yielding 49 points, a freshman school record, to the Razorbacks’ Darius Acuff Jr.
Aiden Sherrell had a season-high 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Amari Allen logged 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Crimson Tide (19-7, 9-4 Southeastern Conference), who have won five straight. Meleek Thomas put up 24 for the Razorbacks (19-7, 9-4), who had won three in a row. Acuff and Thomas each made six 3-pointers.
Houston Mallette made a 3-pointer to give Alabama a 117-113 edge with 51 seconds left in the second OT. Trevon Brazile’s dunk brought Arkansas within two before Acuff missed a floating layup in the final seconds.
No. 4 Arizona 75, No. 23 BYU 68
Reserve guard Anthony Dell’Orso scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Wildcats to a victory over the Cougars in Tucson, Ariz.
Arizona (24-2, 11-2 Big 12) snapped a two-game skid after winning its first 23 games, while BYU (19-7, 7-6) has lost five of its last seven games. Ivan Kharchenkov chipped in 18 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats, and Jaden Bradley tallied 12 points and 10 assists.
AJ Dybantsa finished with 35 points for the Cougars, shooting 13 of 28 from the floor. Robert Wright III recorded 13 points and Kennard Davis Jr. posted 10.
Creighton 91, No. 5 UConn 84
Josh Dix scored 21 points and Nik Graves added a season-high 18, lifting the Bluejays to an upset victory over the Huskies in Storrs, Conn.
Dix drained three shots from 3-point range and added eight rebounds on a night when a moment of silence was observed prior to the game in memory of his mother Kelly. She died from colon cancer on Feb. 4. Fedor Zugic had 14 points and Blake Harper added 12 for Creighton (14-13, 8-8 Big East).
UConn’s Braylon Mullins scored 25 points and Silas Demary Jr. added 17 to go along with nine assists. Tarris Reed Jr. collected 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Huskies (24-3, 14-2), who raised former center Emeka Okafor’s No. 50 jersey to the rafters at Gampel Pavilion.
No. 8 Kansas 81, Oklahoma State 69
Darryn Peterson scored 23 points as the Jayhawks cruised to a win over the Cowboys in Stillwater, Okla.
Bryson Tiller contributed 10 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for Kansas (20-6, 10-3 Big 12). Tre White tallied 16 points and Elmarko Jackson pitched in 14 points. Peterson played just three second-half minutes as the Jayhawks won for the ninth time in 10 games.
Parsa Fallah led Oklahoma State (16-10, 4-9) with 21 points. Anthony Roy added 16 points as the Cowboys lost their fourth straight game.
No. 10 Illinois 101, Southern California 65
Andrej Stojakovic returned from a two-game injury absence to put up 22 points, leading seven double-figure scorers for the Fighting Illini in a pounding of the Trojans at Los Angeles.
David Mirkovic logged 14 points and Jake Davis went 4-for-4 from 3-point range while scoring 12 points and grabbing seven rebounds for Illinois (22-5, 13-3 Big Ten).
USC (18-8, 7-8) was without season-long leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara, who was a late scratch. Ezra Ausar recorded 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Jacob Cofie added 14 points.
No. 11 Gonzaga 80, San Francisco 59
Graham Ike scored 22 points on 10-of-17 shooting to help the Bulldogs roll to a victory over the host Dons in West Coast Conference play.
Mario Saint-Supery had 14 points and six assists and Emmanuel Innocenti registered 12 points, eight rebounds and four steals as the Bulldogs (26-2, 14-1 WCC) defeated the Dons for the 35th consecutive time. Jalen Warley added 11 points for Gonzaga in a contest played at the Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors. Ike has scored 20 or more points in each of his past eight games.
Tyrone Riley IV scored 16 points and Mookie Cook added 12 for San Francisco (15-14, 7-9). Legend Smiley had 10 for the Dons, who have lost six of their past eight games.
No. 14 Virginia 94, Georgia Tech 68
Thijs De Ridder scored 22 points in 22 minutes, helping the Cavaliers pummel the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta.
Malik Thomas added 17 points and Dallin Hall had 12 points and 10 assists for Virginia (23-3, 11-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which extended its winning streak to seven games. Johann Grunloh finished with 11 points.
Jaeden Mustaf paced Georgia Tech (11-16, 2-12) with 18 points, while Baye Ndongo followed with 13 and Kowacie Reeves Jr. had 12. The Yellow Jackets trailed by as many as 38 points in their eighth straight loss.
No. 17 St. John’s 76, Marquette 70
Bryce Hopkins had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Oziyah Sellers added 12 points as the Red Storm held off the Golden Eagles in Milwaukee, extending their winning streak to 12 games.
St. John’s (21-5, 14-1 Big East) moved atop the conference, a half-game in front of No. 5 UConn. Zuby Ejiofor chipped in 10 points for the Red Storm.
Nigel James Jr. scored 25 points and Royce Parham put up 13 for Marquette (9-18, 4-12 Big East), which has lost four of its past five games.
Missouri 81, No. 19 Vanderbilt 80
Jayden Stone scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Tigers held off the Commodores in Columbia, Mo.
The Tigers (18-8, 8-5 SEC) led 65-44 with 8:41 left to play before the Commodores (21-5, 8-5) staged a furious rally that fell just short. T.O. Barrett and Trent Pierce scored 16 points each for Missouri, which won for the fifth time in seven games.
Tyler Tanner led Vanderbilt with 27 points, five assists and three steals. Devin McGlockton scored 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds. In the final second, Tanner intercepted an inbound pass and had his halfcourt heave roll around the rim and out at the buzzer.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay coach Doug Gottlieb received a one-game suspension from the Horizon League on Wednesday for comments he made while criticizing officials after a 75-72 loss to Milwaukee last Sunday.
Gottlieb slammed the table at one point and used an expletive in his postgame news conference while complaining about what he perceived as inconsistency in the officiating. Video of his news conference garnered attention on social media.
“Gottlieb’s postgame comments do not reflect the League’s values or sportsmanship expectations,” the Horizon League said in a statement announcing the suspension. “The Horizon League considers this matter closed and will have no further comment.”
The suspension will take effect for Friday when Green Bay (15-13, 10-7) visits Oakland (14-13, 10-6).
“I’d like to apologize to the Horizon League and the officials for my disparaging comments following Sunday’s game,” Gottlieb said Wednesday in a statement. “I understand and appreciate how difficult their job is, and respect what they do for the sport of basketball. I will be better moving forward.”
Green Bay was trailing 73-72 in the closing seconds when Milwaukee’s Stevie Elam stole the ball from Preston Ruedinger, who was driving to the basket. Elam then made two free throws with 1 second left.
On Milwaukee’s previous possession, Amar Augillard had driven to the basket, got a foul call and made two free throws to put the Panthers ahead. Green Bay believed a foul should have been called on Ruedinger’s drive as well.
“It’s the exact same play as the other end — could not be more similar,” Gottlieb said after the game. “And yet, every time they drove, it was a foul. And every time we did, it was mixed.”
Milwaukee went 30 of 37 on free-throw attempts, while Green Bay was 14 of 18. There were 23 fouls called on Green Bay and 18 on Milwaukee.
Gottlieb also wondered why he received a technical foul at one point in the game. Gottlieb said he didn’t curse, wasn’t demonstrative and hadn’t left his box before the technical was called.
“There was nothing, nothing that should have been called a technical foul,” Gottlieb said. “I know when I’ve earned one. I did not earn one.”
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 20 TEXAS TECH BLITZES NO. 15 BAYLOR
Snudda Collins came off the bench for 23 points, Bailey Maupin added 22 and No. 20 Texas Tech overpowered No. 15 Baylor 87-56 on Wednesday in Lubbock, Texas.
The Lady Raiders (24-4, 11-4 Big 12) led from start to finish as they bounced back from a Saturday loss at Oklahoma State. Sarengbe Sanogo and Gemma Nunez each put up 10 points for Texas Tech, which shot 55.7% from the floor.
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs and Taliah Scott tallied 13 points apiece for the Bears (22-6, 11-4), who are 3-3 since an eight-game winning streak.
Ahead 22-15 after one quarter, Texas Tech began the second period with a layup from Sanogo and a 3-pointer from Maupin. The lead never dropped into single digits again, topping out at 35 points.
No. 1 UConn 83, Villanova 69
Azzi Fudd scored 25 points and sank 4 of 6 3-point attempts as the Huskies maintained their unbeaten record with a victory over the host Wildcats.
Sarah Strong compiled 21 points and 12 rebounds for UConn (28-0, 17-0 Big East), which has won 44 consecutive games dating back to last season’s national championship squad. The Huskies shot effectively from 3-point range (8 of 15, 53.3%) and from the floor overall, 52.5%.
Jasmine Bascoe logged 26 points and Denae Carter had 21 for Villanova (21-6, 14-4), which had its six-game winning streak end. The Wildcats led by three at halftime, but a 12-2 UConn run to open the second half put the visitors in front for good.
No. 23 Minnesota 74, No. 10 Ohio State 61
A 27-13 surge in the third quarter sent the Golden Gophers past the Buckeyes in Minneapolis, giving Minnesota its ninth win in a row.
Ohio State (22-5, 11-4 Big Ten) was on top 29-26 at halftime, but Minnesota (21-6, 12-4) began the third quarter with two layups by Sophie Hart surrounding a 3-pointer from teammate Mara Braun. Tori McKinney followed with a layup to give the Golden Gophers a 35-29 lead, and the Buckeyes never caught up.
Hart and Braun paced Minnesota with 18 points each. Amaya Battle amassed 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Grace Grocholski had 12 points. Ohio State got 23 points from Jaloni Cambridge and 17 from Chance Gray.
No. 12 TCU 72, Houston 50
Marta Suarez totaled 21 points and nine rebounds as the visiting Horned Frogs dominated start to finish in a win over the Cougars.
Olivia Miles produced 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals for TCU (24-4, 12-3 Big 12), which won its third game in a row to maintain a one-game conference lead over Texas Tech, Baylor and West Virginia.
Kyndall Hunter was the only double-figure scorer for Houston (7-19, 1-14), finishing with 20 points. The Cougars took their fifth loss in a row.
No. 18 Michigan State 104, Northwestern 68
Five Spartans scored in double figures as Michigan State reached triple figures for the first time in Big Ten play this year, routing the Wildcats in East Lansing, Mich.
Grace VanSlooten matched her season high with 22 points for the Spartans (21-6, 10-6 Big Ten). Kennedy Blair garnered 17 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and five steals. Jalyn Brown (15 points), Marah Dykstra (14) and Sara Sambolic (13) also contributed.
Grace Sullivan put up 23 points and Casey Harter added 14 for Northwestern (8-18, 2-13), which took an eighth straight loss. The Wildcats shot 51.9% from the floor but committed 17 turnovers which led to 22 Spartan points.
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NFL
SEAHAWKS LAUNCH FORMAL SALE PROCESS OF FRANCHISE
The Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks are for sale.
The estate of late owner Paul Allen announced Wednesday that it had “commenced a formal sale process” for the franchise.
Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates, died in 2018 at age 65 due to complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
He bought the Seahawks in 1997, saving the team from potentially being moved to Southern California.
According to Forbes, Allen paid $194 million. The publication’s most recent valuation was $6.7 billion, 14th in the NFL.
The Washington Commanders are the NFL team that sold most recently, purchased in 2023 by a group controlled by Josh Harris for a record $6.05 billion. A Seahawks sale is expected to eclipse the $7 billion mark.
Allen’s sister, Jody Allen, is the executor of the estate and has been in charge of the Seahawks since his death. He also owned the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, and a sale of that franchise is in progress.
Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon is under contract to buy that team in a deal valued at $4.25 billion.
Investment bank Allen & Co. and law firm Latham & Watkins have been selected to lead the Seahawks sale process.
In his estate plan, Allen directed that his sports franchises eventually be sold, with proceeds to philanthropic giving.
49ERS SELECTED FOR MEXICO CITY GAME IN 2026
Mexico City will feature the San Francisco 49ers in one of the nine NFL International Series games scheduled to be played during the 2026 regular season.
The league confirmed the 49ers — but not a game date or opponent — were ticketed as the featured attraction in Mexico. The 2026 schedule also sends San Francisco to Australia in a division game against the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne.
San Francisco won its last game in Mexico City over the Arizona Cardinals in 2022 and also played there in 2005.
The full NFL schedule for the 2026 season is expected to be released in May, but the 49ers already know their travel schedule calls for 38,000 air miles, a league record according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The 49ers and Rams reportedly are playing the league’s first game in Australia in Week 1 of the regular season — Wednesday, Sept. 9 or Thursday, Sept. 10. The 49ers would play only eight true home games with one home game counting for their date in Mexico City.
Their known “home” game opponents who potentially could play the 49ers in Mexico City are the Eagles, Cardinals, Seahawks, Commanders, Vikings, Raiders, Broncos and Dolphins. San Francisco has a home game against the Rams, but the NFL is not likely to pair those teams for two international games this season.
CHIEFS SAVE $43M UNDER 2026 CAP BY ADJUSTING QB PATRICK MAHOMES’ CONTRACT
The Kansas City Chiefs saved more than $43 million under the 2026 salary cap by restructuring quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ deal this week.
Multiple outlets reported the specifics of the base salary conversion from $54.45 million to a 2026 signing bonus to bring his cap number for the coming league year down to $34.65 million from $78.2 million.
Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl winner, is recovering from surgery in December to repair a torn ACL and plans to be ready for the start of the 2026 season. He also has won two NFL Most Valuable Player awards.
The benefit of the restructure does have repercussions down the line.
Kansas City transfers more than $10 million to future cap hits on the Mahomes deal, which expires in 2031. His 2027 cap hit jumps to $85 million.
Mahomes, 30, signed a 10-year, $450 million extension in 2020. The Chiefs can counter the rising cap figures by extending his contract. Mahomes will be 36 when his current deal expires.
CARDINALS’ MIKE LAFLEUR DEFENDS OC CHOICE NATHANIEL HACKETT
First-time head coach Mike LaFleur defended his decision to hire Nathaniel Hackett as the Arizona Cardinals’ offensive coordinator.
Hackett, 46, has been a coach in the NFL for 17 seasons but his recent history was marred with perceived failures. He was fired as head coach of the Denver Broncos before completing the 2022 season, and was the New York Jets’ offensive coordinator in 2022 and the first month of the 2023 season before his play-calling responsibilities were removed and handed to Todd Downing.
Last season he was employed by the Green Bay Packers, and LaFleur’s brother Matt, with the title of defensive analyst.
“He’s been very successful and is very highly thought of, especially in our profession,” Mike LaFleur said.
Mike LaFleur, 38, is expected to call plays for Arizona. He did not have that duty as the Los Angeles Rams’ offensive coordinator — head coach Sean McVay is the play-caller — and said his choice for the OC role was a one-man list when he was named head coach of the Cardinals in January.
“If you guys believe one thing from this press conference, it is literally: I wanted him and nobody else. And he’s here,” Mike LaFleur said.
Hackett said he hears the criticism but chooses to tune it out.
“Learn from your adversity,” Hackett said. “Sometimes you gotta block out that noise. I’ve learned to block out that noise.”
Remaking the offense will be a cooperative effort. Arizona is working through decisions that will define the makeup of the roster, starting with quarterback Kyler Murray.
Murray is a candidate to be traded after missing 10 games last year with a foot injury, extending durability concerns that are multiplied because of his salary.
BEARS OFFICIALLY PROMOTE PRESS TAYLOR TO OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
The Chicago Bears officially promoted passing game coordinator Press Taylor to offensive coordinator in a series of staff announcements on Wednesday.
The Bears also added running backs coach Eric Studesville, offensive analyst Will Lawing and offensive quality control coach Isaiah Ford to head coach Ben Johnson’s staff.
Taylor, 38, takes over for Declan Doyle, who accepted the same job with the Baltimore Ravens. Johnson is expected to continue to call the offensive plays.
Taylor, younger brother of Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, began his coaching career with the Philadelphia Eagles (2013-20) and Indianapolis Colts (2021) before becoming offensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Jaguars for three seasons (2022-24).
Studesville, 58, began his NFL coaching career with the Bears from 1997-2000. He spent the past nine seasons with the Miami Dolphins, the last four as associated head coach and running backs coach.
Lawing, 40, spent the past two seasons as the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Boston College. His NFL experience includes time with the Houston Texans (2014-20) and New England Patriots (2023).
Ford, 30, is making the move into coaching after catching 63 passes for 681 yards and two touchdowns in 32 games as a wide receiver with the Dolphins from 2018-21. Johnson was his position coach in Miami in 2018.
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OLYMPIC HOCKEY
QUINN HUGHES’ OT GOAL SENDS TEAM USA INTO SEMIFINALS
Quinn Hughes scored at 3:27 of overtime to help the United States men’s hockey team reach the semifinals at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with a 2-1 quarterfinal victory over Sweden on Wednesday.
Hughes banked a wrist shot off the inside of the right post from above the hash marks to end the 3-on-3 overtime.
It was the third quarterfinal of the day to go to overtime.
Dylan Larkin also scored and Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves for the U.S., who will play Slovakia in the semifinals on Friday.
Mika Zibanejad scored the tying goal with 1:31 left in regulation and Jacob Markstrom made 38 saves for Sweden, which finished 2-2 in Milan.
The U.S. took a 1-0 lead at 11:03 of the second period after winning a faceoff in the Swedish zone.
The puck went back to Quinn Hughes at the left point. He passed to his brother Jack Hughes on his right and Jack took a one-timer that was redirected into the net by Larkin as he was stationed to the side of the crease.
Markstrom went to the bench for an extra skater with about 1:40 left in the third and Zibanejad scored a few seconds later with a one-timer from the left circle to tie it 1-1.
The Americans took the first six shots on goal in the game, before the Swedes responded with the next six and outshot Team USA 11-10 in a scoreless first period.
Sweden played without veteran defenseman Victor Hedman, who sustained a lower-body injury during warmups.
Canada scored a late goal in regulation before beating Czechia 4-3 in overtime in an earlier quarterfinal.
Finland then overcame a two-goal deficit late in regulation against Switzerland before winning 3-2 in overtime.
Canada and Finland will meet in Friday’s other semifinal.
CANADA RALLIES TO BEAT CZECHIA IN OT TO AVOID A STUNNING QUARTERFINAL EXIT AT THE OLYMPICS
MILAN (AP) — With the clock ticking down and Canada trailing Czechia with mere minutes left in an elimination game at the Olympics, even the most hardened players with gold medals and Stanley Cup rings started to feel butterflies.
“I never had a doubt, but it was getting a little nerve-wracking,” grizzled defenseman Drew Doughty said.
After losing captain Sidney Crosby to injury, Canada was staring down what would have been a stunning quarterfinal exit until Nick Suzuki tied it on a deflection goal with 3:27 left. Then Mitch Marner scored a little over a minute into overtime to beat Czechia 4-3 on Wednesday and send the tournament favorite into the semifinals.
“Everybody had complete faith in whoever was going over the boards,” coach Jon Cooper said. “It just felt it was like a matter of time. It was going to happen.”
The nerves were palpable when Canada fell behind with 7:42 remaining on Ondrej Palat’s goal on an odd-man rush off a pass from Martin Necas. Replays showed Czechia had six skaters on the ice, which Nathan MacKinnon said he and his teammates were aware of, even if on-ice officials didn’t notice.
Suzuki just about did it all on the tying goal, sending the puck out to the point to Devon Toews and then redirecting the defenseman’s shot that was going well wide past Lukas Dostal and into the net.
“Toewser gave me a perfect opportunity to tip it,” Suzuki said. “Just trying to put something on net there.”
Jordan Binnington denied David Pastrnak on a breakaway with 70 seconds left to send the game past regulation. It was the biggest of Binnington’s 21 saves in an excellent performance from Canada’s starter.
Then Marner summoned some more heroics playing for Canada, scoring his second OT goal in an international tournament in as many chances. Marner also scored in a similar fashion a year ago at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
“It’s the it factor, man: Mitch Marner’s got it,” Cooper said. “He doesn’t disappoint. Sometimes your hair falls out at times, but in the end, he never disappoints.”
Canada could now face Finland, Switzerland or Sweden in the semifinals Friday. The U.S. plays Sweden in the fourth and final quarterfinal on Wednesday night.
Slovakia reaches the semis despite quiet
game from Slafkovsky
Since arriving at the Olympics, Slovakia’s players and coaches acknowledged they would lean heavily on Juraj Slafkovsky. They also emphasized it cannot be just about the emerging Montreal Canadiens star to make any kind of run.
That was the message before playing Germany in the quarterfinals.
“We were saying, ‘It doesn’t matter who’s going to score,’” Slafkovsky said. “We just need that one extra goal.”
They got a few extra. Dalibor Dvorsky turned in another brilliant performance with a goal and an assist, fellow NHL forward Pavol Regenda scored twice as part of his three-point game and Slovakia dominated Germany 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the semifinals and guarantee playing for a medal in Milan.
“Amazing,” said alternate captain Erik Cernak, a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Tampa Bay Lightning. “Before the tournament, if we would say we’re going to make semifinals, probably people would laugh at you. But we did it, and it’s not done yet.”
Slovakia got an injury scare in the second period when the 21-year-old Slafkovsky, the reigning Olympic MVP, went head-first into the boards and was slow to get up. A trainer applied an ice pack to the back of Slafkovsky’s neck, and he held it on himself when he got up to celebrate a goal scored while he was getting medical attention.
“I’m OK,” Slafkovsky said. “I was a little shaken up, but after a couple minutes I felt OK again. I went out there, and head wasn’t spinning. I was seeing normal.”
Slafkovsky was held off the scoresheet until assisting on captain Tomas Tatar’s empty-net goal with 3:27 left, and he was thrilled to see his teammates fill the net instead.
“I don’t think it does matter if Slafko has some points,” defenseman Martin Fehervary said. “He can do some other work for us, and we have plenty of players who can score, as well.”
Dvorsky, who plays for the St. Louis Blues, and Regenda, who split time between the San Jose Sharks and their American Hockey League affiliate this season, led the way offensively. Dvorsky made the initial pass that led to Milos Kelemen’s goal and had a terrific individual effort to spring himself for his third goal at the Olympics.
At the other end of the rink, Minnesota Wild goaltending prospect Samuel Hlavaj did his job, making 25 saves and allowing only goals to Lukas Reichel, off a feed from Leon Draisaitl, and to Frederik Tiffels on the power play.
Slovakia as the No. 3 seed can face any of the U.S., Finland, Switzerland, Sweden or Czechia in the semifinals Friday, depending on how the rest of the results go.
“We just have to keep working, and whatever opening comes next, we’re going to be ready for whoever,” Regenda said. “We have to be as a team as we are. We have great guys, and we have to stick as a team.”
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INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES
INDIANA HS FOOTBALL
New Palestine TE Mason Oglesby has narrowed his college choices down to six. The 4-Star recruit has Indiana, Purdue, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, and USC on the final list. Oglesby (6’5” 230) is rated as the state’s #5 prospect in the class of 2027 and will visit National Champion Indiana in April.
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INDIANA PACERS
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS AT WIZARDS
The Indiana Pacers (15-40) are on the road again following the NBA’s All-Star break as they travel to Washington D.C. for a pair of games against the Wizards (14-39). The first of back-to-back matchups kicks off on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET at Capital One Arena.
Indiana entered the break on a two-game winning streak, and looks to build on those victories against a Wizards team battling multiple season-ending injuries to its stars. After an extended break from game action as the NBA’s All-Stars battled it out in Los Angeles, a rejuvenated Pacers squad is ready to take on the second half of the season.
Pascal Siakam was in the middle of the festivities as he played for Team World in Sunday’s All-Star tournament.
“This is a blessing to be here, doing what I love,” Siakam said. “I’m just blessed to be here. Every opportunity that I get — no matter win, lose, good, bad — just know that it’s a blessing.”
Siakam leads the Pacers in both scoring and rebounding with 23.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game through Indiana’s initial 55 contests. His production is key to Indiana’s success down the stretch of the season.
The Wizards made some splashy moves at the trade deadline by acquiring Trae Young and Anthony Davis, but neither has debuted for Washington. Davis has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with multiple injuries, and a knee injury keeps Young sidelined.
Alex Sarr, the second overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft, has also missed time due to injury this season.
Without Davis and Sarr, the Wizards have just two rostered centers entering the matchup with Indiana on Thursday – Tristan Vukcevic and Skal Labissiere.
Washington outrebounded Indiana 56-41 in the two clubs’ last meeting, but without two of their top centers, the Wizards could be vulnerable around the glass come Thursday’s game.
After Thursday’s matchup, the Pacers will remain in Washington D.C. for a second game with the Wizards on Friday, Feb. 20 at 7:00 PM ET.
Projected Starters
Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Aaron Nesmith, F – Jarace Walker, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Jay Huff
Wizards: G – Bub Carrington, G – Tre Johnson, F – Kyshawn George, F – Bilal Coulibaly, C – Tristan Vukcevic
Injury Report
Pacers: Johnny Furphy – out (right ACL tear), Tyrese Haliburton – out (right Achilles tendon tear), Obi Toppin – out (right foot stress fracture), Ivica Zubac – out (left ankle sprain)
Wizards: Anthony Davis – out (hand/groin), Alex Sarr – out (right hamstring strain), D’Angelo Russell – out (not with team), Cam Whitmore – out (deep vein thrombosis), Trae Young – out (right knee sprain)
Last Meeting
Dec. 14, 2025: The Wizards defeated the shorthanded Pacers with suffocating defense, holding Indiana under 100 points for the fourth time this season, 108-89.
Bennedict Mathurin led the way for the Blue and Gold with 15 points as Indiana shot just 37 percent from the field, including 26 percent from 3-point range. Both of those marks were top-3 worst performances for the Pacers on the year.
Washington’s Marvin Bagley III was the Wizard’s most productive player – he notched 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting, and grabbed 14 rebounds. Justin Champagnie also recorded a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds.
The Wizards dominated the glass and the paint – Washington recorded 17 offensive rebounds to Indiana’s 11, and scored 50 points in the paint to the Pacers’ 38.
Noteworthy
The Pacers and Wizards have split the season series so far, 1-1.
Indiana is 112-88 against the Wizards all-time.
The back-to-back contests in Washington D.C. on Thursday and Friday conclude Indiana’s season series with the Wizards.
Pascal Siakam represented Team World in the NBA’s All-Star tournament on Sunday. He scored 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting over the two games he played against the USA Stars and USA Stripes teams.
Broadcast Information (Where to Watch and Listen to Pacers Games >>)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (studio host)
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INDIANA SWIMMING AND DIVING
NO. 6 HOOSIERS SCORE SILVER, SHATTER SCHOOL STANDARD IN 800 FREE RELAY
MINNEAPOLIS – Three freshmen and a junior crushed the Indiana women’s swimming and diving program record in the 800-yard freestyle relay during the first night of the 2026 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday (Feb. 18) inside the Jane K. Freeman Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
The IU quartet touched in a second-place time of 6:51.11, crushing the previous school standard – 6:54.03, set at the 2024 NCAA Championships – by nearly three seconds. Only Michigan’s Big Ten record 6:48.02 swim beat out the Hoosiers.
“I thought it was great battle,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “We just came up a little bit short. But I think we can be significantly better in that relay at the NCAA Championships. We just need to make sure we have easy speed, taking out our first 50 and then finish the race better. We probably had three out of four legs hurting on that last 50. And it’s important to have those splits be pretty balanced throughout, and they all know that. We’re trying to win, so they were kind of pedal to the metal a little too early.”
Freshman Liberty Clark led things off in 1:41.32, just under her personal best, and gave way to classmate Alex Shackell, who went 1:42.16 in the second leg. Junior Macky Hodges took the third leg in 1:44.16, and freshman Grace Hoeper closed it out with a 1:43.47.
Indiana sits in a tie for third after two events with 106 points. The Hoosier also competed in the 200-yard medley relay, finishing fifth with a time of 1:35.53. Notably, senior Kristina Paegle dropped the quickest anchor split and the lone anchor under 21 seconds with a 20.92.
It was not our finest moment,” Looze said. “We’re capable of executing a lot better. I think it primarily gets chalked up to people trying too hard, maybe being a little too nervous. All four of those athletes are in the meet now, and they’ll do better moving forward.
“Solid start, we have a lot of work to do. The conference is getting better, so we need to up our game, and we’re looking to have a good preliminary session tomorrow.”
TEAM SCORES
1. Michigan – 128
2. Ohio State – 108
t3. Indiana – 106
t3. Wisconsin – 106
5. USC – 96
6. Northwestern – 94
t7. Minnesota – 92
t7. UCLA – 92
9. Purdue – 74
10. Nebraska – 72
t11. Illinois – 62
t11. Iowa – 62
t11. Penn State – 62
14. Rutgers – 54
RESULTS
200 MEDLEY RELAY
5. Mya DeWitt, Jonette Laegreid, Miranda Grana, Kristina Paegle – 1:35.53 (NCAA A Cut)
800 FREESTYLE RELAY
2. Liberty Clark, Alex Shackell, Macky Hodges, Grace Hoeper – 6:51.11 (Big Ten Silver NCAA A Cut, Program Record)
Liberty Clark (leadoff) – 1:41.32 (NCAA Cut)
UP NEXT
The 2025 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships resume Thursday for day two, the first full day of action. Athletes will compete in the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 1-meter diving and 200 freestyle relay with preliminaries beginning at 11 a.m. ET. Finals are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
PURDUE HOSTS #13/12 IOWA THURSDAY FOR HAMMER DOWN CANCER GAME
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.–The Purdue women’s basketball team will host No. 13/12 Iowa on Thursday night for the annual Hammer Down Cancer Game. Tipoff at Mackey Arena is set for 7 p.m. on B1G+. Purdue will debut new pink jerseys that will be auctioned off with proceeds going to the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research.
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will be courtside for the call on 95.3 BOB FM for the Purdue Global Radio Network.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (12-13, 4-10) vs.#13/12 Iowa (20-5, 11-3)
Thursday, Feb. 19
Time:7 PM
TV/Stream:B1G+
Radio:95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats:purdue.statbroadcast.com
PROMOTIONS
• Hammer Down Cancer
• Wear Pink
• Hammer Down Cancer Beanie Giveaway
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers picked up their fourth win in Big Ten play last Saturday with a 72-57 decision over Rutgers. Kiki Smith paced Purdue with her 13th game in double figures, going for 17 points with a trio of 3-pointers. The Boilermakers connected on 11 3-pointers, with five coming from Madison Layden-Zay and surrendered just six points on 11 turnovers.
NOTES
• Madison Layden-Zay took her Purdue record 3-point tally to 262 with her five makes from behind the arc. Layden-Zay joined Caitlin Clark earlier this season as the only player in Big Ten history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists, 200 3-pointers, 200 steals and 50 blocks.
• The Boilermakers have protected the defensive glass this season with opponents generating 12.5% of their points on second chance opportunities, tied for second in the league. Purdue is allowing 8.9 second chance points per game, keeping opponents to nine or fewer second chance points in 15 games.
• The Boilermakers are to 11-2 this season when scoring 70 or more points and 19-2 since the start of last year, while going 11-2 when holding teams to 70 points or fewer.
• Avery Gordon became the first Purdue freshman since Ava Learn during the 2021-22 season to block three shots in a game. The 6-foot-7 rookie has stepped up since Purdue’s trip to Los Angeles, posting four games in double figures, including a career-high 20 points against Michigan State in her first start.
• Tara Daye holds the team lead in scoring and rebounding and is on pace to be the first player to lead Purdue in both categories in the same season since Whitney Bays in 2015 and the 15th to do it in program history. She is one of four guards from the Big Ten and one of 10 guards from a major conference to average better than 12 points and 6.5 rebounds per game this season.
• Purdue has connected on 184 3-pointers this season, ranking 10th in single-season history. The Boilermakers have reached the top-10 in single-season triples in four of Katie Gearlds’ five seasons at the helm.
• Purdue has spread responsibility around this season with eight different players leading a game in scoring, nine in rebounding, nine in assists, 11 in steals and 10 in blocks.
• The Boilermakers have taken care of the ball over the last three outings with 23 turnovers, including a season-low four against Penn State. Purdue has surrendered just 13 points off miscues over that span.
• The Boilermakers will also welcome 8-year-old Christopher as part of the Dream On 3 organization to meet his favorite player Nya Smith and experience a full game day at Mackey Arena.
• Kiki Smith has stepped up over the last four games with 14.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game, while shooting 47.5% from the floor with nine 3-pointers.
• The Boilermakers have made 10 or more 3-pointers in seven games this year, matching the highest total by a Purdue squad in the last 25 years (2021-22).
• Purdue has picked up four ranked wins under head coach Katie Gearlds with the most recent coming in January over No. 23 Washington, the program’s first at Mackey Arena since 2018-19.
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PURDUE BASEBALL
BOILERMAKERS GO WITHOUT AN XBH IN LOSS AT RICE
HOUSTON – Purdue Baseball managed multiple base runners in just two innings and did not record an extra-base hit, falling 5-2 at Rice on Wednesday in the Boilermakers’ first-ever February midweek game.
The Owls (3-2) scored all five of their runs in the middle innings and kept the visitors off the scoreboard until the top of the seventh.
Purdue (2-2) was limited to two runs on six hits (all singles) for the second time in four games this season. The Boilermakers managed to win 2-1 Saturday with the same line score. Last year, Purdue was held without an extra-base hit only twice, but both occasions were over the first six games of the campaign – winning both.
Starting pitcher Austin Klug (1-1) opened the game with three consecutive zeros before allowing a leadoff home run to in the bottom of the fourth. He did not issue a walk over 4 1/3 innings of two-run ball, his longest outing as a Boilermaker.
Down 5-0 entering the seventh inning, Purdue loaded the bases with one out and brought the tying run to the plate after Jimmy Dionne delivered a pinch-hit RBI single for his first hit as a Boilermaker. Sergio DeCello had scored on a passed ball moments earlier.
Eli Anderson singled up the middle with two outs in the third inning to extend his hit streak to 16 consecutive games dating back to April 2025. It’s the sixth longest hit streak by a Purdue player on record (since 2001). The Boilermakers loaded the bases in the frame but were unable to cash in against starter Jeremiah Arnett (2-0), who pitched into the seventh inning while limiting Purdue to four hits.
The top third of the Rice lineup was a combined 6-for-13 with four extra-base hits and three RBI. Cole Green opened the scoring with the home run in the fourth inning and Colin Robson connected for a two-run shot on the first pitch after the Boilermakers went to the bullpen with one out the following frame.
A timely 5-4-3 inning-ending double play with runners on the corners in the bottom of the fifth was Purdue’s top moment of the night. Trevor Kester-Johnson induced the ground ball from the Rice cleanup hitter with the first pitch he threw in the game. Sam Flores made a lunging play at third base to start the around-the-horn twin killing, teaming up with second baseman Dylan Drake.
Klug worked a 1-2-3 third inning to cap a stretch in which he retired eight of nine batters. He induced a 6-4-3 double play turned by Westin Boyle and Drake the following frame. Joe Trenerry struck out a pair while working a 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth in his lone inning.
The Boilermakers are back in action Friday for the opening game of the Round Rock Classic at Dell Diamond, a Triple-A ballpark north of Austin. Purdue takes on No. 20 Southern Miss at 3 p.m. ET. Baylor and Oregon State are the other two teams at the three-day round-robin event. All games at the Round Rock Classic will be streamed live (PPV) on D1Basebal.com.
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PURDUE SOFTBALL
BOILERS HEAD TO GEORGIA TECH, GEORGIA STATE
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Boilers head to their third preseason trip of the year on the campuses of Georgia Tech and Georgia State this weekend from Feb. 20-22.
Purdue will take on the College of Charleston, Georgia Tech, and Georgia State as a part of the I-75 Tournament in Atlanta, Ga.
The Boilers will begin the tournament with two games on Feb. 20 taking on the College of Charleston at 11:00 a.m. and Georgia Tech at 1:30 p.m. est. The Boilers will take on the College of Charleston again on Feb. 21 at 1:30 p.m. before heading to Georgia State for a 6:00 p.m. est matchup. The tournament will end on Feb. 22 with a sole game against Georgia Tech at 12:00 p.m. est.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Feb. 20 – Purdue vs. College of Charleston – 11:00 a.m. ET
Friday, Feb. 20 – Purdue at Georgia Tech – 1:30 p.m. ET (ACCNX)
Saturday, Feb. 21 – Purdue vs. College of Charleston – 1:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, Feb. 21 – Purdue at Georgia State – 6:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 22 – Purdue at Georgia Tech – 12:00 p.m. ET (ACCNX)
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
The College of Charleston Cougars are 7-4 to start the 2026 season. The Cougars have played all 11 games at home so far, with this being their first out-of-state tournament in 2026. The College of Charleston has earned victories over George Mason, Siena, St. John’s, Central Michigan, Western Carolina, UCONN, and UPENN to start the preseason. In addition to taking on Georgia Tech and Purdue, the Cougars will also play Yale in the I-75 tournament.
Georgia Tech has begun the season an even 6-6. The Yellow Jackets picked up back-to-back run rule victories over Villanova to begin the season before falling to No. 16 Alabama in two games. Georgia Tech also picked up convincing wins over Marshall and Kennesaw State. The team battled to a 5-1 loss with No. 5 Florida to end their trip in Gainesville in week two.
Georgia State is also an even 5-5 on the season. The Panthers defeated Drexel, Austin Peay, West Georgia, and Bellarmine to begin the season with a perfect 5-0 start. In the second tournament of the year, the Mardi Gras Mambo, the Panthers did not come away with a win, falling to Southeastern Louisiana, Northwestern State, Nicholls, Sam Houston, and LA Tech.
SERIES HISTORY
Purdue and the College of Charleston have only met once in their histories, back in 2016. It has been ten years since they last met, with Purdue picking up the 5-3 victory at a neutral site in Clearwater, Fla.
Purdue leads the series against the Yellow Jackets. The teams have played in four games, with the first dating back to 2005. Since losing the first game in 2005, the Boilers have won the last three matchups, one in 2009, and back-to-back in 2016.
Georgia State and Purdue have met twice in their histories. The Boilers fell 4-1 in the initial meeting back in 1998, but took the victory in 2011, narrowly, 5-4.
For updates on Purdue Softball, follow the Boilermakers on Twitter (@PurdueSoftball), Instagram (@purduesoftball), and Facebook (Purdue Softball).
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NOTRE DAME HOCKEY
IRISH HEAD NORTH TO BATTLE TOP-RANKED SPARTANS
East Lansing, Mich. – The Fighting Irish Hockey team of Notre Dame travel northeast this week for a rematch with Big Ten foe, the No. 1/1 Michigan State Spartans. The second series between the Irish and Spartans will occur this Thursday and Friday at Munn Ice Arena (Feb. 19-20). Thursday’s puck drop is slated for 7:30 pm while the Friday contest is scheduled for 6:00 pm. Both games will be aired on Big Ten Network.
This week marks the 154th & 155th game milestone in the all-time series as Michigan State and Notre Dame clash for the second time this season after previously meeting in South Bend back in November. The Spartans got the best of the Irish in the last showdown, taking wins in a pair of tightly contested games.
Dating back to 1926-27, Notre Dame currently trails in the all-time series record with 53 wins, 84 losses, and 16 ties. Previously when the Irish visited Munn Ice Arena in 2024-25 they were bested in a close 1-0 battle during the Big Ten Playoff semifinals matchup. The Irish were bested by the Spartans off a powerplay goal early in the third period which proved to be the lone goal of the contest. Owning 21 wins on the road, Notre Dame looks to improve on their record against the nation’s top ranked team and split the season series with the Spartans.
The last time these teams met, sophomore goalie Nicholas Kempf recorded 73 saves over the course of the two-game weekend. During game one of the November series, Kempf posted a then career-high in saves with 43 in the 4-1 loss. He followed it up with a 30-save performance in Saturday’s contest. Additionally, Paul Fischer highlighted the Irish in points on the weekend, with a goal in Friday night’s match before picking up an assist in game two of the weekend to finish the series with two points.
In their most recent outing, it was a weekend defined by resilience for the Irish, who fought back from goal deficits in back-to-back games against the Minnesota Golden Gophers to earn a victory and a draw. Nicholas Kempf earned Second Star conference honors from the Big Ten as a result from his performance over the course of the weekend. Posting a .931 save percentage with 54 saves across the series, the sophomore netminder ranked first and second in the respective categories in the Big Ten conference. Junior Cole Knuble led the Irish in points against Minnesota with three (1-2-3). His second assist of the series set up the game-winning goal that came off the twine of junior captain Danny Nelson’s stick to secure victory for Notre Dame late in the third period of Saturday night’s contest.
As the Irish head up I-69 to East Lansing, they look to carry their past weekend’s resilience into Munn Ice Arena. Entering the final regular season meeting with Michigan State, Notre Dame travels to the Mitten State primed and ready to add another exciting chapter to this 99-year-old rivalry with the Spartans.
SERIES OVERVIEW
Opponent: #1/1 Michigan State Spartans (Feb. 19-20)
Location: East Lansing, Mich.
Schedule: Thurs. 7:30 PM | Fri. 6:00 PM
TV/Streaming: Big Ten Network
Live Stats: FightingIrish.com
Radio: fightingirish.com/radioaffiliates/
Game Notes: Notre Dame
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
NOTRE DAME, WAKE FOREST SET FOR MIDWEEK TILT
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — After a decisive Quad 1 win over NC State at home on Sunday, Notre Dame (16-9, 8-6) hits the road once again this week for a pair of home games at Wake Forest and SMU. The Demon Deacons are up first, and Evan Lepler, Stan Lewter and Matison Little will have the call from LJVM Coliseum.
NOTES
- The Irish are coming off a 79-67 win over NC State on Sunday, one in which Notre Dame led by 27 points with 9:05 remaining in the game. The Irish never trailed, and it was a 30-13 second quarter that propelled the group to victory. Four players scored in double-figures: Hannah Hidalgo (19), Iyana Moore (14), Cassandre Prosper (14) and Malaya Cowles (13).
- Notre Dame outscored the Wolfpack 24-2 in points off turnovers, and the 22 turnovers force on the day were NC State’s most this season.
- Hidalgo leads the nation in steals (5.4) and the ACC in points (24.6). She is the only player in the country to rank in the top 15 in both points and either steals or blocks.
- In addition to 136 steals and seven blocks on the season, Hidalgo has 45 deflections.
- Notre Dame is one of two major conference teams in the country with 9+ games with 15+ steals, joining No. 1 UConn.
- After beating NC State, Notre Dame has a NET Ranking of 25. The Irish have four Quad 1 wins, only trailing Duke and Louisville in the ACC.
- The event will be a homecoming for Cowles, who spent five years at Wake Forest before transferring to Notre Dame and is from nearby Wilkesboro, N.C.
- Notre Dame is 13-0 all-time against Wake Forest and 7-0 in Winston-Salem.
CITRON AND YOUNG SELECTED TO USA BASKETBALL ROSTER
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Former Notre Dame standouts Sonia Citron and Jackie Young have been named to the USA Basketball roster for World Cup qualifying in 2026.
The 12-player roster will represent the U.S. at the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from March 11-17, 2026.
The USA, who have already qualified for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin by winning the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup.
Young is no stranger to Team USA, as she won a gold medal during the 2024 Olympics with the team. Citron will be making her first appearance on the senior national team after a stellar rookie season in the WNBA.
Young is one of two players in program history to earn “triple crown” status — a WNBA title, an NCAA national championship and an Olympic gold medal.
In just three seasons with the Irish, Young amassed 1,351 points, 685 rebounds, 378 assists and 128 steals before becoming the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Las Vegas Aces. Young helped the Irish win the 2018 national championship and was an AP Third Team All-American following the 2018-19 season, her final in South Bend.
Citron is the only player in program history to record 1700 points, 700 rebounds and 300 assists. She recorded 1774 points (12th), made 173 triples (eighth) and finished with a lifetime free throw percentage of 84.3 (fifth). She set the program record in the latter category last season with a mark of 91.2.
Additionally, Citron was a three-time All-ACC Selection, earned All-America Honorable Mention status in both 2023 and 2025, was a 2025 Cheryl Miller Award finalist, and was the 2022 ACC Rookie of the Year. She also helped lead Notre Dame to an ACC Tournament title in 2024 and regular season titles in both 2023 and 2025.
The U.S. opens competition March 11 vs. Senegal, followed by Puerto Rico (March 12), Italy (March 14), New Zealand (March 15) and Spain (March 17).
USA Basketball Women’s National Team managing director Sue Bird selected the roster and will continue to evaluate players prior to selecting a team for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup, which will take place from Sept. 4-13 in Berlin. The USA will seek their fifth consecutive World Cup gold medal and 12th overall.
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BUTLER BASEBALL
BULLDOGS FALL SHORT AGAINST EASTERN ILLINOIS IN HIGH-SCORING AFFAIR, 15-12
INDIANAPOLIS – The Eastern Illinois Panthers handed Butler a 15-12 loss at Grand Park on Wednesday night. Despite the loss, Butler put up a season-high 12 runs, led by Matthew Rhoades who crushed two home runs. With the win, the Panthers improve to 3-1 on the season while the Bulldogs fall to 2-3.
BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS
Danny Gavin was 3-for-4 at the dish recording an RBI, two runs scored and two walks. Gavin recorded his first two doubles of the season in the contest.
Matthew Rhoades finished 2-for-5 at the plate with two home runs, marking his second multi-home run game of the season.
Gavin Gilmore recorded his fourth multi-hit game of the season and tallied one RBI.
Will Burgess recorded a multi-hit game and scored a run in the contest.
Connor Sackett went 1-for-4 at the dish with a triple. Sackett tallied two RBIs and a walk.
David Ayers tallied two hits in five plate appearances and chipped in two RBIs and two runs scored.
Chris Lewis scored two runs and had a hit. Lewis recorded one RBI and one walk.
Logan Crock swiped two bags in addition to his two hits. The sophomore also scored a run and contributed one RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Eastern Illinois had an explosive top of the first as the Panthers scratched across four runs with the help of one hit, three walks and a hit by pitch. Despite recording a hit in the bottom half of the frame, BU was unable to get on the board as the visitors took the four-run advantage into the second.
After a scoreless top of the second, Butler strung together three-consecutive two-out hits to shrink the Panther lead in half (4-2). Ayers and Lewis hit back-to-back doubles, which were followed by an RBI single from Lewis.
EIU had a strong top of the third, plating three runs on three hits as the visitors lead grew to five (7-2). Butler responded in the bottom half of the frame and it started with a leadoff solo shot from Rhoades. With two runners on, Sackett laced a triple that scored both runners as BU cut the deficit to two. In the ensuing at bat, Butler tied the game with a two-run homer from Ayers as the score was even at 7-7. BU was able to plate three more runs in the frame as the Bulldogs took their first lead of the game at 10-7 heading into the fourth.
EIU responded to the Dawgs explosive inning with two runs on two hits as the BU lead shrank to one (10-9). Butler was unable to scratch any runs across in the fourth as the score held at 10-9 entering the fifth frame.
EIU evened the score at 10-10 in the top half of the inning. To start the bottom half of the inning, BU earned a leadoff walk from Danny Gavin. Rhoades then stepped up to the dish and belted his second homer of the game as BU retook the lead at 12-10.
The Panthers added another run in the top of the sixth, cutting the Bulldog lead to one (12-11). BU had runners on the corners with one out, but weren’t able to capitalize. The score remained 12-11 entering the seventh inning.
After a scoreless seventh, EIU tied the game at 12 with a one out triple, their third of the game. The Panthers tacked on two more runs to take a 14-12 lead. Butler wasn’t able to respond and entered the final frame trailing by two.
In the top of the ninth, a sacrifice fly plated another run for EIU, giving them a three-run cushion. A double from Gavin and a single from Gilmore put the tying runner at the plate with one out for the Bulldogs. Ultimately, Butler wasn’t able to capitalize and EIU was able to secure the 15-12 victory.
OF NOTE
12 runs marks a season high for the Dawgs.
BU has now recorded a home run in every game to open the season.
Butler out-hit Eastern Illinois 15-14
The Bulldogs belted a season-high 5 doubles in the contest.
UP NEXT
Butler will return to action this weekend as the Bulldogs head to Murray, Ky., to take on Murray State. Game one of the series is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 20, with first pitch coming at 4 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. CT.
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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
BULLDOGS GIVE MATTA WIN NO. 500 WITH 93-89 VICTORY AT GEORGETOWN
Thad Matta picked up his 500th career win as a head coach, leading his Bulldogs to 93-89 win over Georgetown Wednesday night in the nation’s capital.
Five Butler players scored in double figures as the Bulldogs shot 56 percent for the game.
With the win, Butler improves to 14-13 on the season and 5-11 in BIG EAST play. Georgetown falls to 13-13 (5-10).
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Butler made 11 of its first 13 attempts from the field in taking a 24-13 lead less than eight minutes into the game.
The Bulldogs shot 70 percent (21-for-30) over the first 20 minutes, their most efficient half of the season.
Butler led 54-45 at the half with the largest lead of the opening half being 12 points.
Yohan Traore hit a three-pointer to give Butler its largest lead of the game at 70-55 with 14:02 remaining in the contest.
Georgetown would not go away, hitting their final six attempts from the field to push Butler to the limit.
After holding a 10-point lead with 3:47 to play, Butler hit all eight of their free throw attempts in the closing stretch to hold off Georgetown.
TIP-INS:
Butler shot 56 percent for the game, including 21-for-30 in the first half. The 70-percent accuracy in the opening half was Butler’s most efficient half of the season.
All eight Bulldogs who played in the contest scored six or more points.
Finley Bizjack led Butler with 19 points and his six assists were just one shy of his career-high.
Michael Ajayi and Jamie Kaiser Jr. each scored 16 points with Ajayi adding eight rebounds, five assists and two blocks.
Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor scored 12 points, his second-most output in a Butler uniform. Traore added 11 points.
Butler committed only six turnovers.
Georgetown shot 57 percent from the field. Caleb Williams led five Hoyas in double figures with 16 points.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs return to Hinkle to host Xavier Saturday (Feb. 21). Tickets are still available for the contest that will include a pregame recognition of the team’s seniors.
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BUTLER SWIMMING AND DIVING
THE BUTLER SWIMMING TEAM FINISHED THE FIRST DAY OF COMPETITION AT THE BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS
Butler competed in the 200-medley relay and the 800-medley relay on day one. BU finished seventh in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:45.33.
In the 800 free relay, BU finished fifth with a time of 7:40.86. Kate Schilling broke her own 200 freestyle team record in the first leg of the 800 free relay. Butler’s time of 7:40.86 is the second fastest in school history.
Butler will return to action tomorrow for day two of the BIG EAST Championships. A link to live results is available on Butlersports.com.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MCKENNA JOHNSON POSTS CAREER-HIGH, BUTLER FALLS TO CREIGHTON 67-58
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler fell to the Creighton Bluejays 67-58 on Wednesday evening at Hinkle Fieldhouse. McKenna Johnson posted a career-high 18 points in the contest, but it wasn’t enough for Butler to secure the victory. With the loss, Butler slides to 9-18 on the year and 3-14 in BIG EAST play while Creighton improves to 13-14 overall and 9-9 in conference action.
BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS
McKenna Johnson poured in a career-high 18 points and shot 3-for-6 from behind the arc. Johnson added four rebounds and an assist to her stat line.
Saniya Jackson led BU on the glass, pulling down five rebounds.
Mallory Miller paced the offense, dishing out four assists in the contest.
Butler shot 21-for-56 (37.5%%) from the floor and shot 7-for-19 (36.8%) from beyond the arc.
BU forced 13 Creighton turnovers.
The Dawgs outrebounded Creighton 34-29.
CREIGHTON HIGHLIGHTS
Grace Boffeli led a trio of Bluejays in double figures with 15 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the floor.
Boffeli led CU on the glass, pulling down a game-high nine rebounds.
Three different Bluejays recorded three assists in the contest.
Creighton shot 24-for-52 (46.2%) from the floor and shot 9-for-20 (45%) from beyond the arc.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Creighton opened the game on a 10-3 run with the help of two 3-pointers. Butler responded with a 9-4 run as the Dawgs cut the deficit to two with just over two minutes left in the quarter. Creighton closed the first frame with a 19-14 advantage.
CU opened the second on a 7-1 run as the visitors’ lead grew to 11 (26-15). CU continued to pressure the Dawgs, holding BU scoreless for over 2:50, as the visitors’ lead ballooned to as many as 19 (34-15). Butler responded with a 10-0 run of its own, cutting the CU advantage to 11 with under a minute left. CU took the 44-28 lead into the half.
Butler opened the second half on a 6-0 run, forcing the Bluejays to take a timeout at the 7:46 mark of the third quarter as BU cut the deficit to 10 (44-34). BU went 1-for-9 down the stretch as CU was able to extend the lead to 15 (51-36). The Dawgs then held Creighton scoreless for the final 3:44 of the quarter and cut the deficit to eight (51-43) heading into the final 10 minutes of action.
Both sides traded buckets to start the fourth. CU was able to grow its lead to 12 at the halfway mark of the quarter (60-48). Butler was unable to mount a comeback in the final minutes, dropping the contest 67-58 at the final whistle.
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Saturday, February 21, as BU travels to Washington, D.C., to take on the Georgetown Hoyas in the Dawgs’ second-to-last away game of the season. Tip-off between the two sides is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
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IU INDY SWIMMING AND DIVING
JAGS EARN TWO TOP FINISHES ON DAY ONE OF #HLSD CHAMPIONSHIPS
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy men’s and women’s swim and dive teams kicked off the Horizon League Championships tonight with the 200 medley relay, women’s 3-meter dive and the 800 free relay. The Jags earn two top finishes on day one.
The night started with the 200 medley relay. The women’s relay team of Addy Hirsbrunner, Victoria Surdyka, Dani Stemper and Luca McGee took second place with a time of 1:40.52. Then the men’s team of Grayson Tidwell, Logan Kelly, Hugo Arteaga and Yassin Abdelghany clocked a 1:24.36 to earn the championship title.
After the 200 medley relay, the women’s team went to the diving boards for the 3-meter event. IU Indy put two in the top eight with Lindi Jenkins earning sixth with a score of 253.65 while Alaina Heyde earned the top title with a score of 284.60.
The women’s 800 free relay team of Bella Tufts, Chloe Yerkes, Addy Hirsbrunner and Luca McGee earned fourth with a time of 7:28.93. Nathan Rariden, Will Gorman, Zach Drotar and Jack Gallob then teamed up to take third in the men’s 800 free relay.
After day one the men’s team narrowly sits in second with 72 points behind Oakland with 74. The women’s team also sits in second with 101 points behind Oakland with 103 points.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CRUSHES BUFFALO 88–55 TO MAINTAIN MAC LEAD
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Ball State women’s basketball team extended its dominance in Mid-American Conference play Wednesday night, securing a commanding 88–55 road victory over the Buffalo Bulls at Alumni Arena. The win marks the Cardinals’ seventh consecutive victory and solidifies their position at the top of the MAC standings with a 13–1 league record.
Ball State led from the opening frame, outscoring Buffalo in every quarter. The Cardinals’ defense held Buffalo to just 55 points, limiting the Bulls to single-digit scoring in the first quarter.
The Cardinals immediately took control, outscoring Buffalo 20–11 in the first period to build a quick nine-point advantage. Ball State’s defense intensified in the second stanza, holding the Bulls to only nine points. By intermission, Ball State had doubled Buffalo’s score, heading into the locker room with a commanding 44–23 lead.
A key factor in the early lead was the activity of the Ball State guards, who forced nine Buffalo turnovers in the first quarter alone, setting a fast-paced tempo that the Bulls could not match. The Cardinals combined this defensive pressure with clinical finishing, shooting 56% from the field and 47% from three-point range during their dominant early stretch.
The first half was paced by Grace Kingery with 10 points, this week’s MAC Player of the Week, Bree Salenbien chipped in eight points as did Aniss Tagayi.
After intermission, Ball State continued its dominance in the second half by outpacing Buffalo 47-28 across the final two quarters.
The Cardinals broke the game open in the third quarter with a sharp offensive display, shooting 69.2% from the field (9-of-13) and 60% from three-point range to rack up 24 points and extend their lead to 65-42. This momentum carried into the fourth quarter, where Ball State added another 23 points behind a 47.6% shooting performance, effectively neutralizing any comeback attempt as they held the Bulls to just 13 points in the final frame.
Salebien led the way with 18 points, followed by Kingery’s 15-point showing. Tessa Towers added 14 to the tally, while Tagayi rounded out the double-digit scoring with 12 points and a career-high-tying nine rebounds.
The Ball State women’s basketball team travels to face rival Miami (OH) this Saturday, February 21, at 1 p.m. ET in Oxford.
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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
LATE SCORING SURGE SENDS PANTHERS PAST SYCAMORES
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball fell to Northern Iowa, 81-60, Thursday night at the Hulman Center.
Ian Scott led the Sycamores with 14 points, followed by Markus Harding with 13, Bruno Alocen with nine, and Sterling Young with eight. Scott also pulled down a team-high seven rebounds, while Camp Wagner and Enel St. Bernard added six apiece. Xavier Hall tied for the game-high in assists with four, and Scott tied for a game-high three steals.
The teams traded baskets in the opening minutes and were tied at five before Indiana State used a 10-4 run to create separation. Harding scored five during the stretch, while Scott and Alocen combined for the other five points. With shots falling on both ends, the Sycamores held a 20-13 advantage heading into the media timeout with 12:39 on the clock.
UNI responded with a 12-7 run to cut the deficit to two with 8:15 left in the first half. The pace slowed briefly as both teams matched each other possession for possession. The Panthers eventually claimed their first lead of the night with a seven-point surge to go up five with just under two minutes on the clock. Young answered with a timely three-point shot to trim the margin to two entering halftime, keeping the Sycamores within striking distance at a 36-34 deficit.
Out of the break, UNI established momentum with a 10-4 run over the first four minutes of the second half. Alocen stopped the momentum at the line with two free throws, sparking a 10-3 run for Indiana State. Scott finished the stretch with a three-point play to bring the Sycamores within one with 11:20 remaining, while Alocen and Young each knocked down key shots during the run.
The game remained tight as both teams exchanged baskets, bringing the score to 55-54 in favor of UNI with 8:36 remaining. From there, the Panthers gained control. UNI strung together an 11-3 run to create separation and closed the contest on a 15-3 surge, with each of those late baskets coming from beyond the three-point line. The late shooting display secured the 81-60 victory for the Panthers.
News and Notes
For the first time since January 27, 2026, at UIC, the Sycamores’ opponent had fewer than 30 rebounds, with 26 tonight
With just three offensive rebounds for the Panthers, this is the second-fewest allowed by the Sycamores’ defense
With just six free throws today, this is the third-fewest free throws attempted against the Sycamores this season
For the 10th time this season:
The Sycamores allowed 80+ points
Had an opponent shoot 50% or better from the field
This season, the Sycamores are 3-12 when trailing at half
Shooting 56.9% from the field and 48.1% from three, this is the best shooting percentage against the Sycamores
Following the Northern Iowa game, INS is 8-1 when giving up 73 points or less and 2-17 when allowing 74+ points
Ian Scott led the Sycamores in points for the 10th time this season
Scott had 14 points, going 5-for-7 from the field, 1-for-1 from three, grabbed seven boards, three steals, and recorded a block
Markus Harding was the only other Sycamore to record double-digit points, scoring 13 points on 6-for-9 from the field and grabbing five rebounds
Up Next
Indiana State heads down to Nashville, Tenn. on Saturday, February 21 to take on Belmont. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
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INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
NO. 23 MIAMI (FLA.) RALLIES LATE TO HOLD OFF SYCAMORES ON WEDNESDAY
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – No. 23 Miami (Fla.) broke a 2-2 tie open in the bottom of the seventh on Alonzo Alvarez’s solo home run to left field, and Derek Williams added a home run in the eighth as the Hurricanes scored four late runs to hold off Indiana State on Wednesday evening inside Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, 6-2.
The Sycamores (1-3) rallied back from a 2-0 deficit early as Indiana State tied the game up in the top of the fifth against the Hurricane (5-0) pitching staff. Jorge Cartagena sparked the rally drawing a walk and stealing second base, before Emil Estrella launched a ball to deep right field for an RBI double. Two batters later, Nick Sutherlin followed with an RBI single back up the middle scoring Estrella to knot the score up at 2-2.
Miami rallied from there as Alvarez’s solo home run to left field in the bottom of the eighth off Indiana State reliever Hunter Small (0-1) swung the advantage back to the Hurricanes. The home team added three insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth highlighted by Derek Williams’ two-run home run off the light pole beyond the left field wall to provide all the support Miami would need.
Carter Beck, Emil Estrella, and Jeremy Martinez all had multi-hit games for Indiana State as the Sycamores matched Miami hit for hit on Wednesday night with eight. Beck added his first triple of the 2025 season, while Estrella recorded his team-leading third double. Indiana State added four stolen bases with Cartagena, Beck, Eddie Alonso, and Andrew Ortiz all swiping backs in the loss.
The Sycamores utilized eight pitchers over the game with Ty Brooks drawing the start throwing 2.0 scoreless frames. Spencer Johnsen, Colby Morse, Brady Banker, Hunter Small, Aaron Moss, Breyllin Suriel, and Emil Estrella all saw time on the mound in the contest.
Williams and Alonso had two hits apiece on the day as the Miami offense was limited to just eight hits overall, four coming over the seventh and eighth inning rallies. Williams and Alonso both homered, while Williams and Daniel Cuvet both doubled in the win.
Rob Evans (1-0) picked up the win out of the bullpen allowing one hit and a walk, while striking out one over the seventh inning. Sebastian Santos-Olson worked 4.2 innings allowing five hits and two runs while striking out six in the start, while Brixton Lofgren, Lazaro Collera, Packy Bradley-Cooney, and Ryan Bilka all saw time on the mound.
How They Scored
Miami took the early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning as Derek Williams connected on a sacrifice fly to center scoring Michael Torres, while Alonzo Alvarez’s double to right brought home Alex Sosa.
The Sycamores answered with two runs in the top of the fifth with Emil Estrella’s double to right field scoring Jorge Cartagena, while Nick Sutherlin followed two batters later with a base hit up the middle scoring Estrella to tie the game up at 2-2.
Alvarez swung the advantage back to Miami in the bottom of the seventh with a solo home run to left field to put the Hurricanes ahead 3-2.
Miami scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth as Daniel Cuvet’s RBI double to right center scored Michael Torres from first base. Two batters later, Williams homered to left field scoring Cuvet to provide the final 6-2 margin.
News and Notes
Carter Beck picked up his first triple of the 2026 and the Sycamores’ first three-bagger of the year. It marked Beck’s third career triple at Indiana State.
Emil Estrella added his team-leading third double of the season and third consecutive game with a double overall in 2026.
Estrella has hit safely in all four games in 2026 and has a team-leading .375 batting average on the year.
Estrella also made his 2026 debut on the mound coming in relief in the eighth inning.
Brady Banker and Estrella both made their Indiana State 2026 debuts on the bump on Wednesday night.
The Sycamores recorded a season-high four stolen bases in the game on Wednesday, doubling their season total. It marked the first time Indiana State recorded four stolen bases in a game since the team swiped four at SIUE on April 1, 2025, last season.
Brady Banker was efficient in his time on the mound on Wednesday night as the senior left-hander needed just one pitch to record one out, before turning the ball over to Hunter Small in the sixth inning.
Ty Brooks recorded his second start of the season and lowered his ERA down to 2.57 following his 2.0 innings of work.
Indiana State falls to 0-7 all-time against Miami (Fla.) dating back to the 1980 season.
Indiana State baseball alum Sean Manaea (New York Mets) and Randal Diaz (Washington Nationals minor leagues) both were in attendance at Wednesday night’s game in Coral Gables.
Up Next
Indiana State continues its season-opening road trip on Friday, February 20, as the Sycamores head to Port Charlotte, Fla. and Centennial Park to take on Miami (Ohio) at the Snowbird Baseball Classic. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. ET with the game to be streamed via FloBaseball.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
MASTODON MVB TRAVELS FOR #MIVAVB PLAY
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s volleyball will travel to Northern Kentucky on Thursday (Feb. 19) and No. 13 Ohio State on Saturday (Feb. 21) for a pair of MIVA matches.
Game Day Information
Who: Northern Kentucky
When: Thursday, February 19 | 7 PM
Where: Highland Heights, Ky. | Regents Hall
Live Stats:Link
Game Notes:MIVA | Purdue Fort Wayne
Game Day Information
Who: No. 13 Ohio State
When: Saturday, February 21 | 2 PM
Where: Columbus, Ohio | Covelli Center
Watch:Link
Live Stats:Link
Game Notes:MIVA | Purdue Fort Wayne
Know Your Foes
Northern Kentucky is 3-6 to start the season, a win less 0-2 in MIVA play. The Norse are 0-2 against ranked opponents: No. 20 Lincoln Memorial and No. 12 Ohio State. Northern Kentucky is offensively led by Griffen Wheatley (2.57) and Juanmarco Diaz (2.50). Diaz also leads the team on the defensive end, averaging 2.11 digs per set. The Norse have split the role of setter between Nick Whitley and Kyle Saurer through the season.
No. 13 Ohio State began the season 7-4, 2-1 during MIVA play. The Buckeyes currently rank sixth in the nation in kills per set (13.03) and seventh in assists per set (12.13) as a team. Ohio State leads the MIVA in points per set (17.33), kills per set (13.42), blocks per set (2.67), opponent assists per set (9.17) and opponent kills per set (10.50) during association play. The Buckeyes are also second in the MIVA in assists per set (12.33), hitting percentage (.326), opponent hitting percentage (.213) and opponent service aces per set (0.67). Daniel Henwood Rodriguez runs the Ohio State offense as their setter, coming in at seventh in the nation in assists per set (10.38). The sophomore is also first in the MIVA in assists per set in association play, with 11.33. Daniel Hurley leads the offensive production, coming in at third in the MIVA in points per set (4.67) and kills per set (4.00).
Series Histories
The Mastodons beat Northern Kentucky in the first meeting between the programs. Carlo Huisden led the match with 12 kills in the three set sweep.
The ‘Dons trail in the series history with Ohio State 84-41. Purdue Fort Wayne lost both meetings last season.
Blocked By Fozzy!
Kaden Fosdick was selected as the MIVA’s Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday (Feb.10). The junior aided the Mastodons to a 2-0 weekend and into a four match win streak. Fosdick rejected a total of 12 attacks against Northern Kentucky (Feb. 6) and Daemen (Feb. 8) for an average of 2.00 blocks per set, best in the MIVA for the week. The Wisconsin native had seven blocks and a dig during Purdue Fort Wayne’s first MIVA victory over the Norse. Fosdick had another five blocks in the victory over the Wildcats.
‘Dons This Season
The Mastodons have started the season 7-3 and 2-1 during MIVA play. Purdue Fort Wayne now owns wins over (RV) NJIT, No. 20 Charleston and No. 12 McKendree, while suffering two of their three losses to ranked opponents: No. 12 CSUN and No. 13 Lindenwood. Logan Muir leads the MIVA in kills per set (4.63), service aces per set (0.63) and points per set (5.56) in association play, also with a .409 hitting percentage to sit second in statistical rankings. Kaden Fosdick is second in MIVA play for blocks per set, averaging 1.27. The team’s offense is spread out between four players that all average over 3.00 points per set and 2.50 kills per set: Muir (4.43 pps, 3.70 kps), Owen Banner (3.73 pps, 3.11 kps), Ethan Skalski (3.31 pps, 2.61 kps) and Carlo Huisden (3.27 pps, 2.74 kps). Hunter Hopkins runs the Mastodon offense with 10.17 assists per set.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne dropped their first MIVA match of the season, coming at the hands of No. 13 Lindenwood in straight sets (25-20, 25-23, 25-20) on Thursday evening (Feb. 12). Carlo Huisden was the only ‘Don to reach double-digit kills, finishing with 10 and four digs. Hunter Hopkins tallied 26 assists on the night. Andrew Mayer accrued five digs through the three sets.
The Mastodons upset No. 12 McKendree on Friday night (Feb. 13) in a five set (21-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-22, 15-11) MIVA battle. Logan Muir and Owen Banner both notched double-doubles in the contest. Muir led the offensive charge for the ‘Dons’ five-set bout, finishing with career-highs in kills (32) and digs (11). Banner also recorded a career-high in digs (12) to go along with 11 kills. Carlo Huisden finished with a career high nine digs in the contest. Andrew Mayer dug out 11 attacks on the night. Hunter Hopkins recorded 53 digs through the five sets.
‘Dons In Five
Purdue Fort Wayne is 4-1 this season in five-set matches, all at home, only losing the season opener to Missouri S&T. The Mastodons have beaten (RV) NJIT, Maryville, Daemen and No. 12 McKendree in the fifth set this year.
Preseason All-MIVA
Logan Muir was selected for the Preseason All-MIVA Team on December 15. Muir was named to the 2025 All-MIVA Second Team following last season. The Junior led the Mastodons in points (464.5), kills (391) and service aces (41) last year. He was second in the MIVA in kills per set (4.39), aces per set (0.41) and points per set (5.19) during conference play. Muir’s 5.09 points per set ranked fifth in the nation. The California native also was 10th in the MIVA in hitting percentage with .299. Muir recorded double-digit kills in 19 of the ‘Dons’ 26 matches. He hit a career-high 23 kills in three sets at McKendree, the third most in the program’s rally scoring era.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne continues their travels with a single-match week at No. 8 Ball State (Feb. 27).
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
OAKLAND TAKES #HLWBB GAME FROM MASTODONS
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team dropped a Horizon League contest on Wednesday night (Feb. 19) to Oakland 71-64 in the Gates Sports Center.
It was a slow start that put the Mastodons behind the proverbial 8-ball. Oakland went up 9-0 in the opening three minutes of action. The Mastodons clawed back to take a 36-34 lead after Hillary Offing had a 4-0 run on her own. Offing finished with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe in 13 minutes of action off the bench.
Oakland’s rebounding wore on the Mastodons in the second half, out-shining the ‘Dons on the boards 27-19 after the halftime break. Despite that, the Mastodons obliterated Oakland in the paint with a 42-28 edge when the final buzzer sounded.
The Mastodons had a season-low seven turnovers, including just two in the second half, but struggled to convert on their chances, going 3-for-22 (13.6 percent) from beyond the arc. Purdue Fort Wayne was, however, perfect from the free throw line at 9-for-9.
Four ‘Dons finished in double-figures: Lili Krasovec (14), Hillary Offing (14), Lauren Lee (13) and Jordan Reid (10). Oakland was led by 17 points from Makenzie Luehring, who also added nine assists and nine rebounds.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 16-11, 10-7 in Horizon League play while Oakland improved to 9-18, 6-11. The Mastodons will take the Gates Sports Center again on Saturday (Feb. 21) for their annual Pink Out game, this year against Youngstown State.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL
DEANDRE CRAIG JR. REACHES 1,000 POINTS IN LOSS AT NKU
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – DeAndre Craig Jr. scored a career-high 24 points and reached 1,000 points for his NCAA career on Wednesday (Feb. 18) evening, but the Mastodons fell 87-71 at Northern Kentucky in Horizon League play.
Craig scored his 24 points on 7-of-14 shooting and an 8-of-10 performance at the free throw line. He scored 19 points in the second half. His 1,000th point came on a free throw with 12:21 remaining in the game for his 14th point of the contest.
Corey Hadnot II hit a pull-up jumper after a Craig three with 8:13 left in the first half to put the Mastodons up 23-18. Hadnot finished with 20 points. NKU grabbed the lead back thanks partly to a 9-0 run late in the first half. Donovan Oday had four of the points as the Norse grabbed a 40-30 lead.
The Mastodons used their own 9-0 run in the second half to get their deficit to six points at 62-56 with 9:40 remaining. However the Norse had an answer for each Mastodon push the rest of the way.
LJ Wells led the Norse with a game-high 29 points.
The Norse improve to 17-11 (9-8 Horizon League). The Mastodons fall to 15-13 (9-8 Horizon League).
Purdue Fort Wayne travels to Cleveland State on Sunday (Feb. 22).
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL
PURPLE ACES FALL TO FLAMES IN MIDWEEK CONTEST
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – After leading by 15 points at halftime, UIC pulled away for an 84-46 victory over the University of Evansville men’s basketball team on Wednesday evening at the Ford Center.
Trent Hundley led the Purple Aces with 12 points as he converted four 3-pointers. Josh Hughes and Leif Moeller scored nine points apiece. Hughes led the team with six rebounds. Five UIC players reached double figures with Andy Johnson leading the way with 17 points. He was a perfect 5-of-5 from long range.
“UIC is playing extremely well and have been one of the best teams in our league over the last several weeks. Tip your hat to them for how they played,” UE head coach David Ragland said. “They took advantage of our lack of depth. We did not shoot the ball well, but we need to have more resistance on the defensive end. Our guys are extremely competitive and are battling through this.”
Early on, it was a defensive battle with UIC holding a 4-0 lead just over four minutes in. Evansville opened the evening 0-for-4 from the field while committing four turnovers. Alex Hemenway got the Purple Aces on the board with a layup at the 15:23 mark. After a 3-pointer by the Flames put them up 9-4, Trent Hundley countered with a triple to cut the deficit down to two points.
UIC fought right back, opening a 16-9 edge thanks to four in a row from Sam Silverstein. Hundley’s second 3-pointer was followed by a Kaia Berridge trey that cut deficit to a point – 16-15 – inside of 10 minutes remaining in the period. Over the next four minutes, the Flames took their first double digit lead, utilizing a 12-2 run to go up 28-17 with 5:24 remaining in the period.
Two minutes later, Hundley’s third field goal from downtown made it a 7-point game, however, UIC made another rally. They scored the final eight points of the half to take a 38-23 lead into the break. The Flames shot 50.0% in the half while holding the Aces to 36.4%. Josiah Hammons registered 12 in the period while Hundley led UE with 9 points.
Knocking down three of their first outside tries of the second half, UIC opened a 47-23 lead in the opening three minutes of the second half. UE missed its first five field goal tries of the latter stanza before Hemenway knocked down the first Aces basket of the period.
The lead for UIC remained between 22 and 25 points through the middle portions of the half before they continued to pull away. Up 56-34, the Flames scored the next nine points to go up by 31 inside of seven minutes left. Their largest lead was the final tally of 84-46.
For the game, UIC shot 53.3% while the Aces finished at 32.7%. The Flames also finished with a 43-23 rebounding advantage. UE returns to the road on Saturday for a 3 p.m. game at Murray State.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SCREAMING EAGLES START SEASON-LONG ROAD STRETCH THIS WEEK AT WESTERN ILLINOIS, EASTERN ILLINOIS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball hits the road to start a season-long four-game road stretch to conclude the regular season this week when the Screaming Eagles travel to face Western Illinois University on Thursday at 5 p.m. and Eastern Illinois on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Both games this week can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+ and heard on The Spin 95.7 FM.
USI Women’s Basketball (18-7, 12-4 OVC) enters the week tied for second in the Ohio Valley Conference standings alongside Lindenwood University with a 12-4 conference record and a game back of first-place Western Illinois. With four games left in the regular season, Thursday is a pivotal matchup in the picture of the OVC standings. USI has already clinched its third consecutive OVC Tournament berth.
Last time out, USI finished a home sweep last week with a 72-60 victory against Tennessee Tech on Saturday, which was USI’s regular-season home finale and Senior Day for the Screaming Eagles. For the second straight game, USI found itself in a tight battle in the first half before creating separation in the second half. USI outscored Tennessee Tech 25-10 in the third quarter and was strong defensively and on the glass.
Senior guard Ali Saunders paced the Eagles in Saturday’s home win against Tennessee Tech with 17 points and dished out eight assists. Junior forward Chloe Gannon totaled 15 points with seven rebounds, and freshman forward Channah Gannon scored 11 points. Junior guard Shannon Blacher added 10 points.
Saunders continues to lead the team in scoring with 17.6 points per game, which is second in the OVC. Gannon is second on the squad with 13 points per contest, and junior guard Sophia Loden is third at 10.6 points per game.
For Saunders, the senior has led USI in scoring in 12 of the 16 OVC games so far. The guard is averaging 19.4 points per game in league-only action, which is second in the conference. Plus, Saunders is at the top of the OVC with 4.3 assists per contest. Shooting 91.7 percent at the free-throw line this season, Saunders ranks first in the OVC and top five in the nation at the charity stripe.
Gannon has also been very consistent for the Eagles. The junior has scored 10-plus in 20 games this season and in 10 straight games.
In recent weeks, junior forward Amiyah Buchanan has been having her best stretch for the Screaming Eagles. Since January 22, Buchanan has been averaging nearly a double-double with over nine points and nine boards per outing. Buchanan has two double-doubles in the last three games and three consecutive games with 10 or more rebounds.
USI is averaging 70.8 points while limiting opponents to 57.1 points per game, which remains the best scoring defense in the OVC and ranks in the top 25 in the nation. USI’s 36.3 field goal percentage defense is also number one and top 25 in the nation.
Western Illinois heads into Thursday’s clash against USI with a 21-4 overall record and a 13-3 OVC record. The Leathernecks are 13-0 at home. After suffering a setback on February 7 against Tennessee State University, Western Illinois bounced back last week with a 93-49 win against Eastern Illinois and an 84-73 win against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
The Leathernecks are led by senior forward Mia Nicastro, who tops the squad and the OVC with 24.4 points per contest. Nicastro is nearly averaging a double-double with a team-best 9.8 rebounds per game. Nicastro is the reigning OVC Player of the Week and has won the award multiple times this season. Three other Leathernecks are averaging double figures, including senior guard Addi Brownfield (12.5) and graduate forward Mallory Shetley (10.0). Western Illinois has the top scoring offense in the OVC at 77.6 points per game.
USI is 5-1 against Western Illinois in the series history. Earlier this season, the Eagles came up short at home against the Leathernecks, 72-62, on January 23, which was played on a Friday due to snowy weather. Gannon led USI in that game with 16 points, while Buchanan tallied a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Eastern Illinois (4-23, 3-13 OVC) has dropped three straight games entering this week. After its 93-49 loss to Western Illinois last week, the Panthers fell 73-53 against Little Rock. The Panthers host Morehead State on Thursday before welcoming USI on Saturday.
Junior guard Ava Stoller and redshirt junior forward Sydney-James Desroches are the top two scorers for Eastern Illinois, averaging 11.8 and 10.6 points per game, respectively. The Panthers average just over 57 points while allowing over 71 points per contest.
Eastern Illinois leads the all-time series against USI, 5-4. In the first meeting this season at Liberty Arena, the Screaming Eagles strolled to a 73-57 victory. USI has won four of the last five meetings.
After this week’s trip to Western Illinois and Eastern Illinois, the Screaming Eagles will have a quick turnaround, getting back on the road for a Tuesday tilt at Morehead State University. Tipoff from Morehead, Kentucky, is slated for 4 p.m. CT.
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VALPO BASEBALL
BASEBALL TO FACE THREE OPPONENTS IN UNIQUE WEEKEND IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Valparaiso (1-3, 0-0 MVC)
in South Carolina
Friday, Feb. 20, 4:30 p.m. CT at Wofford (3-1, 0-0 SoCon) – RHP Adam Guazzo
Saturday, Feb. 21, 1 p.m. CT at USC Upstate (2-2*, 0-0 Big South) – RHP Lockwood
Sunday, Feb. 22, 11 a.m. at Presbyterian (2-3, 0-0 Big South) – RHP Nick Baffa
*Entering Wednesday at Georgia
Next Up in Valpo Baseball: The Valparaiso University baseball team will make three different stops in the state of South Carolina this weekend, as the Beacons play Wofford, USC Upstate and Presbyterian in single games. Northern Illinois and NJIT will also be playing those teams in a different order this weekend as the three squads rotate through the three opponents during a unique weekend.
Last Time Out: The Beacons dropped three out of four during a season-opening series at Gardner-Webb that featured doubleheaders on both Friday and Saturday. Valpo was on the wrong end of a season-opening nail biter, carrying a 6-5 lead to the bottom of the ninth but falling 7-6 on a two-run, walk-off single. The Runnin’ Bulldogs swept Friday’s doubleheader with a 7-3 win in Game 2, but the Beacons bounced back with an 11-10 win in Saturday’s first game. Case Sullivan hit a go-ahead, two-run triple in the top of the seventh of a scheduled seven-inning game after Cal Schembra homered earlier in the game. Gardner-Webb prevailed 12-1 in seven innings in Saturday’s second game.
Following the Beacons: For links to live stats, visit ValpoAthletics.com. For in-game updates, follow @ValpoBaseball on X.
Head Coach Brian Schmack: Brian Schmack (213-374) is in his 13th season in charge of the program. He ranks third in program history in seasons coached and games coached as he coached his 500th game on March 17, 2024 at Campbell. On April 19, 2024 vs. Missouri State, he became the third head coach in program history to secure his 200th win. Schmack, a member of the 2003 Detroit Tigers, served as pitching coach/associate head coach at Valpo for seven seasons prior to his promotion.
Series Notes: Valpo will play Wofford for the second time ever after an 8-7, 11-inning victory in 2012. The Beacons are 1-3 all-time against USC Upstate, most recently dropping two of three in a 2015 series. Valpo will get together with Presbyterian – a conference foe for the Valpo football team in the Pioneer Football League – for the first time on the diamond.
Grand Entrance
Freshman first baseman Cal Schembra was named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week for his opening-weekend performance at Gardner-Webb. He became the first-ever player to earn that award as the league added a Freshman of the Week Award to its arsenal of honors this season.
Schembra batted .500 with a double, home run, five RBIs and four runs scored. He reached at a .533 clip and slugged .786 over the four games.
The Valpo rookie also had a diving catch in foul territory and doubled up the runner who was trying to tag and score from third. The impressive play was featured as the No. 2 Play of the Week by D1Baseball.
Schembra, who had multiple hits in each of the first three games of his collegiate career, was ranked the No. 77 hitter nationally in Week 1 of the season by D1Baseball.
Approaching 200: Valpo starting pitcher Connor Lockwood enters this weekend with 195 career strikeouts. He needs five to hit the 200 milestone.
Other Notes Wrapping Up Gardner Webb (Feb. 13-14): L 7-6, L 7-3, W 11-10, L 12-1
The season opened with a one-run loss, shades of last season where Valpo had the misfortune of going 1-9 in one-run games, but Valpo later rebounded with a one-run win in the third game of the series.
The Beacons worked 10 walks in the season opener, which would have tied for the team’s second-highest single-game walk total in all of 2025.
Valpo left 15 runners on base in the season opener, while the Runnin’ Bulldogs stranded just three.
In Saturday’s victory, Valpo produced 12 hits with five Beacons all enjoying multi-hit efforts.
Case Sullivan notched his first collegiate triple in Saturday’s victory and racked up four RBIs, his second career game with at least four driven in and his second in a five-game span dating back to last season as he had a career-high six in the penultimate game of 2025.
In the series finale, the team had six hits, all from different players.
In the Other Dugout – This Weekend’s Opponents
Wofford won 33 games last season, but was picked eighth in this year’s SoCon Preseason Poll. The Terriers swept a three-game series from Mercyhurst to start the season before falling 8-2 at South Carolina on Tuesday.
Picked to finish fourth in the 2026 Big South Preseason Poll, USC Upstate recorded 36 victories and reached an NCAA Regional last season after winning a conference crown. USC Upstate dropped two of three at South Alabama to start the season before a 17-0 whitewash of Western Carolina on Tuesday. The Spartans play at Georgia on Wednesday.
Presbyterian started 2-0 by sweeping a season-opening doubleheader from Akron, but has dropped three straight as the Zips came back to split that series and then Elon defended its home field with a 6-4 victory on Tuesday against the Blue Hose. Presbyterian was picked to finish sixth in the Big South preseason poll.
MVC Preseason Watch List
Rather than preseason all-conference teams, the Missouri Valley Conference released a Preseason Watch List prior to the 2026 campaign.
Valpo players to watch include redshirt senior right-handed pitcher Spencer Boynton, redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Adam Guazzo, redshirt senior right-handed pitcher Connor Lockwood, redshirt senior catcher Eli Riley and redshirt sophomore infielder Case Sullivan.
The Valley did not release the full preseason poll this season, but did release the top five teams in the voting. Murray State is the preseason favorite, followed by Southern Illinois and UIC.
The Roster Rundown
Valpo has 18 newcomers joining forces with 15 returning players for the 2026 season.
The top six pitchers from last season in terms of earned run average are back for 2026.
On the flip side, the position player group has received a bit of a makeover. Of the 11 position players who started on a fairly regular basis last season, only three return in 2026 – redshirt junior Thomas Cooper, senior Austin Amburgey and redshirt sophomore Case Sullivan.
This year’s roster features 10 freshmen, six sophomores, five juniors and 12 seniors.
Illinois (11) and Indiana (eight) are the home states most represented on the Valpo roster. Wisconsin (four), Ohio (two) and Florida (two) also produced multiple members of this year’s Beacons. Kentucky, Tennessee, Nebraska, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Michigan round out the 11 states represented on this year’s team.
There are 16 pitchers and 18 position players (including one two-way player counted in both groups) on this year’s roster.
Looking Back at 2025
The 10-40 record and 5-22 MVC mark are deceiving based on the number of close losses. Valpo was 1-9 in one-run games including 1-7 in MVC play in one-run games
Valpo had two wins over Big Ten Conference opponents, beating Ohio State 10-7 on March 7 and Illinois 13-10 on March 15.
The March 15 win came against the defending Big Ten regular-season champs and a team that won 35 games and went 18-6 in Big Ten play on its way to an NCAA Regional berth last season.
The win over Ohio State was the team’s first Big Ten win since 2018. The win came against a Buckeyes team that was coming off a 29-win season.
The team’s 8-3 win at Indiana State on March 21 to open Missouri Valley Conference play snapped a 25-game head-to-head losing streak and was the team’s first victory over the Sycamores since 2007. Valpo was previously 0-20 vs. Indiana State since joining the MVC prior to the 2018 season.
The win over Indiana State came against the defending MVC regular-season champs and an Indiana State team that made an NCAA Regional appearance last season.
The team produced its highest run total in 15 years on May 16, beating Southern Illinois 24-14 in the highest-scoring game in Emory G. Bauer Field history.
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MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL
KNIGHTS FALL TO NO. 3 INDIANA WESLEYAN IN FINAL ROAD GAME OF THE YEAR
Marion, Ind. – The Marian men’s basketball team fell to the No. 3 Wildcats on Wednesday evening. After the loss, the Knights moved to 5-22 overall and 2-15 in the Crossroads League.
Marian struck early with a pair of baskets from Ron Rutland II and Aidan Franks back-to-back. The Knights continued to extend their lead 12-9 early in the first half, with Josiah Gustin and Dylan Moles recording key baskets. Indiana Wesleyan knocked down Marian’s lead with four baskets in a row to take the five-point lead into their own hands. Luke Carroll and Rutland III fired off a pair of baskets to tie the game at 17 with 10 minutes remaining in the half.
Each team fired off a trio of baskets with Carroll recording one and Blake Russell recording a pair to put the Wildcats in the one point lead with 5:42 remaining in the half. Indiana Wesleyan continued to extend its lead, but Aaron Humphrey Jr. fired off a pair of baskets to take the game back into the Knights’ hands with a 27-26 lead. Each team countered eachother’s baskets in the two-minute range with Humphrey Jr. and Franks firing off baskets for Marian, but Indiana Wesleyan was able to tie the game at 32 once again. The Wildcats closed out the half with a pair of baskets, taking the 37-32 lead over the Knights.
Three layups opened up the second half with Gustin recording the basket for the Knights, but the Wildcats were able to fire off a pair, extending their lead to 41-34. Dylan Moles was able to bring the game back within four with a trio of free throws. Each team fired off a pair of baskets with Franks and Moles recording the baskets for Marian, bringing the score 46-42 in favor of the Wildcats. Indiana Wesleyan fired off four baskets, extending its lead to 10. The Knights were able to fire off four baskets from Humphrey Jr. and Rutland III while Indiana Wesleyan fired off two, decreasing their lead to seven. Indiana Wesleyan fired off a three-pointer and a pair of free throws, but Joshua Renfro and Russell broke up the run, bringing the score 61-54 in favor of the home team.
Indiana Wesleyan went on a three-basket run to open the final minutes of the game. Marian was able to break up the run with a dunk by Josiah Gustin to bring the margin down to 68-56. Indiana Wesleyan continued to extend its lead with five baskets compared to the Knights’ three by Humphrey Jr. and Gustin. With the 20-point lead going into the final two minutes of the game, Indiana Wesleyan outscored Marian with four baskets compared to the Knights’ multiple free throws, ending the game with an 88-68 loss to the No. 3 Wildcats.
Aaron Humphrey Jr. led the way with 17 points while also recording two steals, assists, and rebounds. Luke Carroll and Blake Carroll led the way with six rebounds each, while Ron Rutland III and Aidan Franks led the way in assists with four each.
Marian will be back in action on Saturday as they host Huntington in their final game of the year in the P.E. Center at 3 PM.
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MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
KNIGHTS CLINCH SHARE OF CL CHAMPIONSHIP IN 69-53 WIN AT INDIANA WESLEYAN
MARION, Ind. – Backed by their stingy defense and Taylor Double’s season-high 18 points, the Marian women’s basketball team polished off a season sweep of Indiana Wesleyan on Wednesday night, downing the Wildcats 69-53 to secure their 25th victory of the season. Marian’s win clinched a share of the Crossroads League Season Championship, as the Knights improved to 15-2 in the league and 25-2 on the year.
Things couldn’t have started better for the Knights on Wednesday night, as Marian quickly asserted itself in the game by opening the contest on an 8-0 run. Kiley McNally scored the first points of the night, while a steal from Taylor Double helped her get in a groove offensively, with the junior netting two early baskets. Indiana Wesleyan would use a timeout to settle after committing a pair of early turnovers, and responded by attacking the Knights with a 9-2 run. Madisyn Bailey kept Marian in front and ended the run with a driving layup, but the Wildcats closed the first quarter strong, outscoring Marian by a 6-2 count in the last two minutes, giving the home team a 15-14 edge after one period.
Indiana Wesleyan carried momentum from their strong first quarter finish into the next, as they made things difficult for Marian early in the second stanza. A pair of three-pointers kept the Wildcats on top, but a dosage of Kenna Kirby jumpers remedied the Knights’ attack, as five points from the senior lifted the offense. A string of consecutive stops and an Abbey McNally post score led to Marian getting back in control, with Kirby’s third field goal of the quarter at the 4:41 mark seeing the Knights regain a 25-24 lead. A three-point play from Madisyn Bailey cushioned the lead and sprang the Knights into a 31-27 halftime lead.
Marian ended the first half strong, clamping down on defense as they held the Wildcats scoreless for the final 2:23 of the second quarter.
As it has throughout the season, Marian’s elite defense carried over into the second half, as Indiana Wesleyan mustered just two points in the first four minutes of the third quarter, while Marian found offense from Taylor Double and Kenna Kirby to extend the lead to six points. Double and Kirby remained the catalysts for Marian’s offensive assault, as the two guards combined to score 15 of the Knights’ 21 third-quarter points, pushing the advantage into double digits. A rare three-point field goal from Abbey McNally extended the edge to 13 points with 2:32 to play in the third, as the senior’s second made shot from downtown this season secured a double-figure lead going into the fourth with Marian on top 52-42.
Indiana Wesleyan would make a challenge late in the game as the contest shifted to the fourth, as a surge from Ayla Krygier helped the home team stay in the game. Five of Krygier’s game-high 29 points whittled Marian’s lead to six, but the game quickly shifted back to a three-possession affair as Eva Fisher snuck behind the Wildcat defense on a backdoor layup. Abbey McNally would extend the lead to nine as the clock ticked under five minutes and put the Knights on top 59-50, all but closing the curtain on the game.
Kiley McNally would sink the final field goal of the game for Marian with 2:24 remaining to reclaim a double-digit lead, as the Knights’ defense that provided a scoreless streak of 3:26 in the final four minutes, along with six makes at the foul line sealed a 69-53 road victory.
With the win, the Knights secured a regular season sweep of Indiana Wesleyan for the first time since the 2023-24 season. Marian also clinched a share of the Crossroads League Regular Season Championship with its win, the first since the team’s outright championship in the aforementioned 2023-24 campaign.
On the night, Taylor Double scored a season-high 18 points, while Abbey McNally had 15 points to go along with nine rebounds and two blocked shots. Kenna Kirby led the bench with a 15-point outburst, her most points scored since January 7. Madisyn Bailey once again stuffed the stat sheet with five points, five rebounds, and seven assists, while Kiley McNally had eight rebounds and three assists on the evening.
As a team, Marian forced 25 Indiana Wesleyan turnovers and held the Wildcats under 42 percent scoring from the field.
With the share of the Crossroads League Championship clinched, Marian will look to defend home court and claim the outright league title on Saturday, with the Knights hosting Huntington on their senior day. Tip-off is for 1:00 p.m., while the senior day festivities will take place in between contests in conjunction with the men’s program.
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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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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
On February 19 in …
1928 – II Olympic Winter Games close at Saint Moritz, Switzerland.
1928 – Canadian hockey team wins third consecutive Olympic gold medal.
1942 – Bill Longson beats Managoff and Sandor Szabo, to become wrestling champion.
1942 – New York Yankees announce 5,000 uniformed soldiers will be admitted free at each of their upcoming home games.
1946 – New York Giants’ outfielder Danny Gardella is first major league player to announce he is jumping to the “outlaw” Mexican League.
1956 – Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.
1961 – Henk van der Grift (Netherlands) becomes world champion all-around skater.
1965 – NFL adds sixth official.
1967 – Stien Kaiser becomes world champion lady’s skater.
1970 – American League Cy Young winner Detroit Tigers’ pitcher Denny McLain is suspended, effective April 1, for three months for his alleged connection bookmakers.
1971 – Walt Wesley becomes the first Cleveland Cavaliers’ player to score 50 points in a game.
1972 – Glenn Turner carries his bat for 223 versus West Indies at Kingston.
1977 – Oakland Athletics sell pitcher Paul Lindblad to the Texas Rangers for $400,000.
1977 – Doug Walters scores 250 versus New Zealand, 217 stand for 7th wicket with Gilmour.
1978 – Brigitte Kraus runs world record 1000 metre indoor (2:34.8).
1980 – Eric Heiden skates Olympics record 1000 metre in 1:15.18.
1980 – Botham a century and 13 wickets in Jubilee Test Cricket at Bombay.
1982 – Sharie Langford, California, sets women’s bowling series record of 853.
1983 – Vladimir Salnikov (USSR) sets 400-metre freestyle swimming record.
1983 – Fernando Valenzuela wins his salary arbitration of US$1 million.
1984 – First brother combo to win Gold and Silver in same event at the Olympics (Phil and Steve Mahre-Slalom).
1984 – XIV Olympic Winter Games close at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
1987 – Less than a month after re-signing, Oakland Athletics pitcher Vida Blue retires.
1988 – Helga Arendt, Silke-Beate Knoll, Mechthild Kluth, and Gisela Kinzel walk indoor female world record 4×200 metre (1:32.55).
1994 – Marta Figueras-Dotti, wins Cup o’ Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
1995 – Irina Privalova runs indoor woman’s European record 200 metre (22.10 seconds).
1995 – Linford Christie runs European record 60 metre indoor (6.47 seconds).
1995 – Linford Christie runs world record 200 metre indoor (20.25 seconds).
1998 – US hockey team destroys their rooms at Olympics village in Japan.
2022 – At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Vancouver Canucks by score 7-4.
2022 – At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Seattle Kraken by score 2-1.
2022 – At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Arizona Coyotes by score 5-3.
2022 – At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 6-3.
2022 – At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Ottawa Senators by score 3-2.
2022 – At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Winnipeg Jets by score 4-2.
2022 – At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Buffalo Sabres by score 5-3.
Births of sports figures on February 19
1891 – Birth of J C “Farmer” White; cricket player (Somerset slow lefty 1909-37).
1894 – Birth of Herb Pennock; hall of fame pitcher (New York Yankees, 243 career wins).
1909 – Birth of Charlie Walker; South Australia cricket wicket-keeper (toured but no Tests).
1916 – Birth of Eddie Arcaro; jockey (1958 Racing Hall of Fame, two triple crowns).
1924 – Birth of Bruce Norris; NHL owner (Detroit Red Wings).
1925 – Birth of Leslie Laing in Linstead, Jamaica; 4X400 metre relayer (Olympics-gold-1952).
1937 – Birth of Norman O’Neill; cricket player (great Aussie bat of 1960s Brilliant field).
1956 – Birth of Steve Randell; Tasmanian cricket Test umpire (international panel).
1957 – Birth of Dave “Smoke” Stewart in Oakland, California, USA; pitcher (Oakland Athletics).
1962 – Birth of Alvaro Espinoza in Venezuela; baseball shortstop (New York Yankees, New York Mets).
1962 – Birth of Hana Mandlikova in Prague, Czechoslovakia; tennis player (1985 US Open).
1965 – Birth of John Commins; cricket player (South African Test batsman vs New Zealand 1994-95).
1966 – Birth of Matthew Ryan in Port Jefferson, New York, USA; team handball circle (Olympics-1996).
1966 – Birth of Paul Haarhuis in Eindhoven, Netherlands; tennis star (1994 US/Australian doubles).
1966 – Birth of Peter Douris in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks).
1966 – Birth of William White; NFL safety (Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons).
1967 – Birth of Roel Liefden; soccer player (Dordrecht 1990, FC Groningen).
1968 – Birth of Rob Dimaio in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; NHL right wing (Philadelphia Flyers).
1970 – Birth of Garland Hawkins; NFL defensive end (Chicago Bears).
1970 – Birth of Ruwan Kalpage; cricket off-spinner (Sri Lankan).
1971 – Birth of Becky Dyroen-Lancer in San Jose, California, USA; synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-1996).
1971 – Birth of Glyn Milburn; NFL running back/kick returner (Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions).
1971 – Birth of Wally Williams; NFL center/guard (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens).
1971 – Birth of William Henderson; NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
1972 – Birth of Andrey Pchelyakov; hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
1973 – Birth of Masafumi Kawaguchi; WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals).
1973 – Birth of Terrence Rencher; NBA guard (Phoenix Suns).
1973 – Birth of Tommy Bennett; safety (Arizona Cardinals).
1974 – Birth of Yevgeny Kafelnikov in Sochi, Russia; tennis star (1995 doubles-Hamburg).
1975 – Birth of Paul Frey in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; dance skater (and Ponte-1995 Eastern Junior champion).
1975 – Birth of Raymond Graanoogst; Suriname/Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht).
Deaths of sports figures on February 19
1892 – Monty Bowden, cricket Captain (England versus South Africa 1889), dies at age 26.
1941 – Alexander Josiah Webbe, English cricket keeper (v Australia 1879), dies.
1996 – Charles O Finley, baseball owner (Oakland Athletics), dies at age 76.
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TV SPORTS
Thursday, 2/19/26
| OLYMPICS | TIME ET | TV |
| Men’s Curling | 3:05am | Peacock |
| Ski Mountaineering | 3:50am | USA Peacock |
| Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Halfpipe | 4:30am | Peacock |
| Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Aerials Final | 5:30am | USA Peacock |
| Ski Mountaineering: Women’s, Men’s Sprint: Finals | 6:55am | USA Peacock |
| Nordic Combined | 8:00am | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Curling | 8:05am | Peacock |
| Speed Skating: Women’s 5000m | 10:30am | Peacock |
| Women’s Hockey: Bronze Medal Match | 8:40am | USA Peacock |
| Speed Skating: Bronze Medal Match | 10:30am | USA Peacock |
| Figure Skating: Women’s Free Skate | 1:00pm | NBC Peacock |
| Men’s Curling Semifinals | 1:05pm | Peacock |
| Women’s Hockey: Gold Medal Match | 1:10pm | USA Peacock |
| Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Halfpipe | 1:30pm | Peacock |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Houston Rockets vs Charlotte Hornets | 7:00 PM | SCHN FanDuel Sports CHA |
| Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers | 7:00pm | YES FanDuel Sports Ohio |
| Atlanta Hawks vs Philadelphia 76ers | 7:00pm | NBCS-PHI FanDuel Sports ATL |
| Indiana Pacers vs Washington Wizards | 7:00pm | FanDuel Sports IND MNMT |
| Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks | 7:30pm | Prime MSG |
| Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls | 8:00pm | CHSN SN |
| Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs | 8:30pm | AFSN KENS |
| Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors | 10:00pm | Prime NBCS-BOS NBCS-BAY |
| Orlando Magic vs Sacramento Kings | 10:00pm | FanDuel Sports FL NCBS-CA |
| Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers | 10:30pm | FanDuel Sports SoCal ALT |
| MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| FIU at Liberty | 6:00pm | CBSSN |
| Binghamton at Bryant | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| New Hampshire at UMass Lowell | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Vermont at UMBC | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Marshall at App State | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| USC Upstate at Winthrop | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Memphis at South Florida | 7:00pm | ESPN2 |
| UNC Asheville at High Point | 7:00pm | ESPNU |
| Drexel at Northeastern | 7:00pm | NESN |
| William & Mary at Campbell | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Stonehill at New Haven | 7:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| Wagner at Mercyhurst | 7:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| LIU at Saint Francis U | 7:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| Le Moyne at Central Connecticut | 7:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| Fairleigh Dickinson at Chicago State | 7:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| Alabama State at Bethune-Cookman | 7:00pm | SWAC TV |
| Longwood at Presbyterian | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Chattanooga at Mercer | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Gardner-Webb at Radford | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UAlbany at NJIT | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Samford at The Citadel | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Austin Peay at North Florida | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| IU Indianapolis at Wright State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Charleston at North Carolina A&T | 7:00pm | FloCollege |
| Monmouth at UNCW | 7:00pm | FloCollege |
| Hampton at Hofstra | 8:00pm | CBSSN |
| Kansas City at North Dakota | 8:00pm | MidCo Sports |
| Central Arkansas at Stetson | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Southern Utah at Tarleton | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Utah Tech at UTA | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Texas State at South Alabama | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UT Martin at Little Rock | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Arkansas State at Louisiana | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Georgia Southern at Georgia State | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Morehead State at Eastern Illinois | 8:30pm | Gray Media |
| Texas Southern at UAPB | 8:30pm | SWAC TV |
| SIUE at Tennessee Tech | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Lindenwood at Tennessee State | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Southern Indiana at Western Illinois | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Tulane at North Texas | 9:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Idaho at Portland State | 9:00pm | ESPNU |
| South Dakota at Denver | 9:00pm | ALT2 |
| CSUN at UC Santa Barbara | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Montana State at Weber State | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Montana at Idaho State | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Davis at Cal State Fullerton | 10:00pm | Spectrum |
| CSU Bakersfield at UC Riverside | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Irvine at Long Beach State | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Eastern Washington at Sacramento State | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Cal Poly at Hawai’i | 11:59pm | ESPN+ |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| PGA Tour: Genesis Invitational | 4:00pm | GOLF |
| LPGA Tour: LPGA Thailand | 10:00pm | GOLF |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Europa League: Brann vs Bologna | 12:45pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Europa League: Dinamo Zagreb vs Genk | 12:45pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Europa League: Fenerbahçe vs Nottingham Forest | 12:45pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Europa League: PAOK vs Celta de Vigo | 12:45pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Conference League: Noah vs AZ | 12:45pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Conference League: Zrinjski vs Crystal Palace | 12:45pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Conference League: Sigma Olomouc vs Lausanne Sport | 12:45pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Conference League: KuPS vs Lech Poznań | 12:45pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Europa League: Panathinaikos vs Viktoria Plzeň | 3:00pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Europa League: Ludogorets vs Ferencváros | 3:00pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Europa League: Lille vs Crvena Zvezda | 3:00pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Europa League: Celtic vs Stuttgart | 3:00pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Conference League: Jagiellonia Białystok vs Fiorentina | 3:00pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Conference League: Omonia Nicosia vs Rijeka | 3:00pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Conference League: Škendija 79 vs Samsunspor | 3:00pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Conference Drita vs Celje | 3:00pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup: Sporting San Miguelito vs LA Galaxy | 8:00pm | FS1 fuboTV |
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