THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2026

“THE SCOREBOARD”

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL USA RANKINGS

CLASS 4A

1.           FISHERS (18)  19-0     180

2.           CROWN POINT            15-1      139

3.           MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)          17-2     137

4.           PIKE     16-3     127

5.           PLAINFIELD    17-2     108

6.           CARMEL           12-3     84

7.           NORTHRIDGE               17-1      68

8.           LAWRENCE NORTH  15-3     56

9.           TERRE HAUTE NORTH             16-3     37

10.        FORT WAYNE SOUTH              16-1      21

11.        NEW ALBANY 13-4     16

12.        SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH     14-4     7

13.        PENN  14-3     4

14.        BEN DAVIS       11-5     3

15.        PORTAGE         16-2     2

CLASS 3A

1.           SILVER CREEK (18)     20-1      180

2.           INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 14-3     160

3.           PRINCETON    15-3     136

4.           NORTHVIEW  14-4     117

5.           COLUMBIA CITY          14-3     103

6.           SHELBYVILLE 15-4     93

7.           BATESVILLE    16-2     84

8.           INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS       12-5     28

9.           FAIRFIELD        11-3     27

10.        GUERIN CATHOLIC   14-5     21

11.        NEW HAVEN   14-5     12

12.        JAY COUNTY   14-2     10

13.        WEST LAFAYETTE        14-4     7

14.        BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL    10-4     4

15.        INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI    11-5     3

              BOONVILLE     14-3     3

17.        FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK  12-6     2

               BREBEUF JESUIT         10-6     2

CLASS 2A

1.           PAOLI (8)          16-0     166

2.           WESTVIEW (2)               17-1      152

3.           OAK HILL (6)   15-1      148

4.           CENTERVILLE 16-2     116

5.           PARKE HERITAGE (1) 15-4     103

6.           GARY 21ST CENTURY (1)        10-5     79

7.           BREMEN           16-1      56

8.           TRITON CENTRAL       14-3     50

9.           SHENANDOAH             14-2     49

10.        LINTON             13-4     24

11.        INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA       13-5     9

12.        FRANKTON      13-4     8

               UNIVERSITY    12-5     8

14.        WINAMAC        15-2     5

15.        JIMTOWN         12-5     3

16.        PARK TUDOR 11-6     2

17.        BLACKFORD   14-4     1

               LAPEL 11-5     1

CLASS 1A

1.           KOUTS (16)      16-0     178

2.           BARR-REEVE (1)          16-1      157

3.           HAUSER (1)     16-2     148

4.           ORLEANS         15-2     118

5.           ROSSVILLE      15-2     83

6.           LIBERTY CHRISTIAN  14-4     75

7.           SOUTHWOOD              14-2     72

8.           WEST CENTRAL           12-2     61

9.           TRITON              13-3     47

               BLOOMFIELD 12-5     47

11.        WOOD MEMORIAL     12-5     4

               SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS)    17-4     4

               MONROE CENTRAL  12-4     4

14.        NORTHEAST DUBOIS              10-6     1

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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD

CALUMET CHRISTIAN              56          HAMMOND SCIENCE & TECH           46         

INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON           74          UNIVERSITY    73         

LAKE STATION              64          WHITING          41         

MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN   68          INDIANA DEAF             56         

ST. THOMAS MORE    72          HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (DYER)            59         

WOOD MEMORIAL     78          CANNELTON  23         

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TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

ANDERSON PREP       AT          KNIGHTSTOWN            7:30 PM            

ANDREAN        AT          CROWN POINT            8:00 PM            

ATTICA               AT          FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 7:30 PM           

AUSTIN              AT          CHARLESTOWN          7:30 PM            

BARR-REEVE  AT          NORTHEAST DUBOIS              7:30 PM            

BETHANY CHRISTIAN              AT          FAIRFIELD 7:30 PM   

BETHESDA CHRISTIAN           AT          SPEEDWAY     7:30 PM            

BLACKFORD   AT          WES-DEL                         7:30 PM            

BLOOMFIELD AT          BLOOMINGTON SOUTH         7:30 PM            

BLOOMINGTON HOMESCHOOL      AT          WASHINGTON CATHOLIC    6:30 PM              

BLUFFTON       AT          MANCHESTER              7:30 PM            

BOONE GROVE            AT          HIGHLAND      8:00 PM            

BOONVILLE    AT          PRINCETON    8:00 PM            

BREBEUF JESUIT         AT          COVENANT CHRISTIAN          7:30 PM            

BROWN COUNTY       AT          MORRISTOWN             7:30 PM            

CALUMET         AT          MUNSTER                       8:00 PM            

CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN AT          HAGERSTOWN             7:30 PM            

CARMEL           AT          BROWNSBURG            7:30 PM            

CARROLL (FLORA)      AT          MACONAQUAH           7:30 PM            

CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)      AT          FORT WAYNE NORTH              7:30 PM            

CASTLE             AT          GIBSON SOUTHERN 8:00 PM           

CHRISTEL HOUSE      AT          INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE  7:30 PM            

CHURUBUSCO            AT          LAKEWOOD PARK      7:30 PM            

CLAY CITY        AT          VINCENNES RIVET     7:00 PM            

COLUMBIA CITY          AT          GARRETT          7:30 PM            

COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN         AT          SHAWE MEMORIAL                  7:30 PM            

COWAN            AT          UNION CITY                   7:30 PM            

CULVER ACADEMY    AT          VICTORY CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM           

DECATUR CENTRAL  AT          AVON  7:30 PM            

EASTBROOK   AT          DALEVILLE       7:30 PM            

EASTERN (PEKIN)        AT          ORLEANS         7:30 PM            

EASTERN GREENE      AT          OWEN VALLEY             7:30 PM            

EASTSIDE         AT          LAKELAND CHRISTIAN           7:30 PM            

EDINBURGH   AT          CROTHERSVILLE         7:30 PM            

ELWOOD          AT          SOUTHERN WELLS    7:30 PM            

EVANSVILLE BOSSE  AT          EVANSVILLE NORTH                8:00 PM            

EVANSVILLE CENTRAL            AT          WASHINGTON              8:00 PM            

EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN        AT          WOOD MEMORIAL     8:00 PM            

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI         AT          JASPER              8:00 PM            

EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL        AT          MOUNT VERNON (POSEY)    8:00 PM            

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA  AT          FORT WAYNE NORTHROP    7:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE LUERS AT          FORT WAYNE SOUTH              7:45 PM            

FORT WAYNE SNIDER              AT          FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK  7:30 PM            

FRANKTON      AT          WABASH                         7:30 PM            

GARY 21ST CENTURY              AT          MICHIGAN CITY           8:00 PM            

GARY LIGHTHOUSE   AT          HEBRON           8:00 PM            

GARY WEST     AT          HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM           

GEO NEXT GENERATION       AT          INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE    7:00 PM            

HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT          WESTFIELD     7:30 PM            

HAMMOND CENTRAL             AT          HAMMOND NOLL       8:00 PM            

HAMMOND SCIENCE & TECH           AT          RIVER FOREST              8:00 PM            

HAUSER            AT          RISING SUN    7:30 PM            

HENRYVILLE   AT          CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 7:30 PM        

HERITAGE        AT          NORWELL        7:30 PM            

HOMESTEAD  AT          FORT WAYNE WAYNE              7:30 PM            

ILLIANA CHRISTIAN   AT          WHEELER                       8:00 PM            

INDIAN CREEK             AT          TRITON CENTRAL       7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH        AT          INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY        7:30 PM              

INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL AT          LIBERTY CHRISTIAN  7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD      AT          PARK TUDOR 7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS HERRON        AT          TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN               7:30 PM              

INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN       AT          HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 7:30 PM              

INDIANAPOLIS ROOTED        AT          MTI KNOWLEDGE       7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA       AT          ANDERSON    7:30 PM            

INTERNATIONAL         AT          CENTRAL CHRISTIAN              6:00 PM            

JAC-CEN-DEL AT          SOUTH DECATUR       7:30 PM            

JEFFERSONTOWN (KY.)          AT          NEW ALBANY 8:00 PM           

JIMTOWN         AT          MISHAWAKA MARIAN              7:30 PM            

JOHN GLENN AT          CAREER ACADEMY    7:30 PM            

KIPP INDY LEGACY     AT          CROSSPOINTE CHRISTIAN   7:30 PM            

KNOX   AT          PIONEER                         7:30 PM            

KOUTS AT          HAMMOND MORTON              8:00 PM            

LAKE CENTRAL            AT          EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL     8:00 PM            

LAKELAND       AT          GOSHEN          7:30 PM            

LANESVILLE    AT          CLARKSVILLE 7:30 PM           

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN     AT          SHAKAMAK     7:30 PM            

LINTON             AT          WHITE RIVER VALLEY              7:30 PM            

LOWELL            AT          WHITING          8:00 PM            

MADISON-GRANT      AT          LEWIS CASS   7:30 PM            

MARION            AT          WARSAW          7:45 PM            

MEDORA          AT          MITCHELL        7:30 PM            

MILAN AT          NORTH DECATUR       7:30 PM            

MISSISSINEWA             AT          PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7:30 PM       

MONROE CENTRAL   AT          SOUTH ADAMS 7:30 PM        

MONROVIA     AT          TRI-WEST                        7:30 PM            

MOORESVILLE             AT          COLUMBUS EAST       7:30 PM            

MOUNT CARMEL (ILL.)            AT          NORTH POSEY 8:00 PM         

MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)          AT          PIKE     7:30 PM            

MUNCIE BURRIS         AT          ALEXANDRIA                 7:00 PM            

NEW PALESTINE          AT          GUERIN CATHOLIC   7:30 PM            

NEW PRAIRIE AT          BREMEN           7:30 PM            

NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) AT        SULLIVAN        7:30 PM            

NORTH HARRISON    AT          MADISON        7:30 PM            

NORTH MIAMI               AT          EASTERN (GREENTOWN)      7:30 PM            

NORTH VERMILLION AT          DUGGER UNION         6:30 PM            

NORTH WHITE              AT          NORTH NEWTON        8:00 PM            

PARIS (ILL.)      AT          WEST VIGO                    8:00 PM            

PENN  AT          SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH     7:30 PM            

PERRY MERIDIAN        AT          INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN   7:30 PM            

PIKE CENTRAL              AT          TECUMSEH     8:00 PM            

PLAINFIELD    AT          WARREN CENTRAL    7:30 PM            

PRAIRIE HEIGHTS       AT          FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 7:30 PM           

RICHMOND    AT          INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 7:30 PM        

ROCHESTER   AT          PLYMOUTH     7:30 PM            

ROCK CREEK ACADEMY        AT          DOSS (KY.)       7:30 PM            

ROSSVILLE      AT          WESTERN        7:30 PM            

SALEM               AT          PAOLI  7:30 PM            

SCOTTSBURG               AT          BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE          7:30 PM            

SETON CATHOLIC      AT          RANDOLPH SOUTHERN        7:30 PM            

SEYMOUR        AT          COLUMBUS NORTH                 7:30 PM            

SILVER CREEK              AT          JENNINGS COUNTY  6:00 PM            

SOUTH BEND ADAMS              AT          SOUTH BEND RILEY  7:30 PM            

SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON             AT          MISHAWAKA   7:30 PM            

SOUTH KNOX AT          LOOGOOTEE  7:30 PM            

SOUTH RIPLEY             AT          SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) 7:30 PM       

SOUTH SPENCER       AT          OHIO COUNTY (KY.)  8:00 PM            

SOUTH VERMILLION AT          SOUTHMONT               7:30 PM            

SOUTHPORT  AT          INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI    7:30 PM            

ST. HENRY (OHIO)      AT          JAY COUNTY   7:30 PM            

TAYLOR             AT          LAPEL                7:30 PM            

TIPPECANOE VALLEY              AT          WEST CENTRAL           7:30 PM            

TIPTON              AT          YORKTOWN                   7:30 PM            

TRI-COUNTY  AT          WASHINGTON TWP.  8:00 PM            

TRINITY ACADEMY     AT          TRITON              7:30 PM            

UNION (MODOC)       AT          HAMILTON       7:00 PM            

UNION COUNTY         AT          NORTHEASTERN         7:30 PM            

UNIVERSITY    AT          LEBANON        7:30 PM            

VALPARAISO  AT          HOBART           8:00 PM            

WALDRON      AT          MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN   7:30 PM            

WAWASEE       AT          ELKHART CHRISTIAN               7:45 PM            

WEST NOBLE AT          NORTHWOOD             7:45 PM            

WEST WASHINGTON AT          BORDEN           7:30 PM            

WESTERN BOONE      AT          SEEGER             7:30 PM            

WESTVILLE      AT          DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN              8:00 PM            

WHITKO            AT          NORTHFIELD                7:45 PM            

WINAMAC        AT          LOGANSPORT              7:30 PM                           

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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL MATCH-UPS

NORTHERN HOSTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SOUTHERN HOSTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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INDIANA WRESTLING

SEMI-STATE

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

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

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

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

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

INDIANA MAT: https://indianamat.com/

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INDIANA GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING

STATE FINALS

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

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

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AP MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL

1. ARIZONA 23-0
2. MICHIGAN 22-1
3. HOUSTON 21-2
4. DUKE 21-2
5. IOWA STATE 21-2
6. UCONN 22-2
7. NEBRASKA 21-2
8. ILLINOIS 20-4
9. KANSAS 18-5
10. MICHIGAN STATE 20-4
11. NORTH CAROLINA 19-4
12. GONZAGA 23-3
13. PURDUE 19-4
14. FLORIDA 17-6
15. VIRGINIA 20-3
16. TEXAS TECH 17-6
17. ST. JOHN’S 18-5
18. ST. LOUIS 23-1
19. VANDERBILT 19-4
20. CLEMSON 20-4
21. ARKANSAS 17-6
22. BYU 17-6
23. MIAMI OH 24-0
24. LOUISVILLE 17-6
25. KENTUCKY 17-7

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

ALABAMA 72, IOWA 69, NC STATE 31, TENNESSEE 26, VILLANOVA 17, UTAH ST. 15, GEORGIA 6, SANTA CLARA 2, AUBURN 2, SAINT MARY’S 1.

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USA TODAY MEN’S TOP 25 POLL

1            ARIZONA (23-0)                          774       1            30

2            MICHIGAN (22-1)                       745       2            1

3            HOUSTON (21-2)                        667       8            0

4            IOWA STATE (21-2)                    658       7            0

5            CONNECTICUT (22-2)             649       3            0

6            DUKE (21-2)                                  643       4            0

7            ILLINOIS (20-4)                           563       6            0

8            NEBRASKA (21-2)                      538       9            0

9            KANSAS (18-5)                            481       11          0

10          MICHIGAN STATE (20-4)         478       10          0

11          GONZAGA (23-2)                       455       5            0

12          PURDUE (19-4)                           439       12          0

13          NORTH CAROLINA (19-4)      389       18          0

14          FLORIDA (17-6)                           381       16          0

15          VIRGINIA (20-3)                          332       17          0

16          TEXAS TECH (17-6)                   318       13          0

17          ST. JOHN’S (18-5)                      259       22          0

18          CLEMSON (20-4)                       258       19          0

19          SAINT LOUIS (23-1)                   193       20          0

20          VANDERBILT (19-4)                   181       15          0

21          ARKANSAS (17-6)                      179       21          0

22          BRIGHAM YOUNG (17-6)       138       14          0

23          LOUISVILLE (17-6)                     94          23          0

24          MIAMI (OHIO) (24-0)                 83          24          0

25          IOWA (18-5)                                  71          NR         0

DROPPED OUT: NO. 25 TEXAS A&M (17-6).

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: KENTUCKY (17-7) 30; ALABAMA (16-7) 24; NORTH CAROLINA STATE (18-6) 13; VILLANOVA (18-5) 13; TENNESSEE (16-7) 10; UTAH STATE (20-3) 8; TEXAS A&M (17-6) 7; GEORGIA (17-6) 3; SANTA CLARA (21-5) 1.

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#17 ST. JOHN’S 87 XAVIER 82 OT

#24 LOUISVILLE 118 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 77

#9 KANSAS 82 #1 ARIZONA 78

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 80 INDIANA STATE 65

VALPARAISO 81 DRAKE 76

EVANSVILLE 88 ILLINOIS STATE 80

INDIANA 92 OREGON 74

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AP WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL

1. UCONN 25-0
2. UCLA 23-1
3. SOUTH CAROLINA 24-2
4. TEXAS 22-2
5. VANDERBILT 22-2
6. LSU 22-3
7. MICHIGAN 20-4
8. OHIO STATE 22-3
9. LOUISVILLE 22-4
10. OKLAHOMA 17-5
11. DUKE 18-6
12. BAYLOR 21-4
13. MICHIGAN STATE 20-4
14. OLE MISS 19-5
15. IOWA 18-5
16. TEXAS TECH 22-3
17. TCU 21-4
18. KENTUCKY 18-6
19. WEST VIRGINIA 20-5
20. MARYLAND 19-6
21. NORTH CAROLINA 20-5
22. TENNESSEE 15-6
23. ALABAMA 20-5
24. PRINCETON 19-2
25. WASHINGTON 18-6

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

MINNESOTA 42, RHODE ISLAND 29, GEORGIA 23, IOWA ST. 17, ILLINOIS 6, RICHMOND 5, NC STATE 5, FAIRFIELD 4, N DAKOTA ST 1.

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#4 TEXAS 64 #18 KENTUCKY 53

#5 VANDERBILT 102 #10 OKLAHOMA 86

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MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY SCORES

HARVARD 4 NORTHEASTERN 1

#14 BOSTON COLLEGE 6 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 2

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COLLEGE WRESTLING SCORES

NO MATCH’S SCHEDULED

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DIVISION 1 COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES

COASTAL CAROLINA 10 AKRON 2

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DIVISION 1 COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES

NO GAME SCHEDULED

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NBA SCORES

DETROIT 110 CHARLOTTE 104

ORLANDO 118 MILWAUKEE 99

UTAH 115 MIAMI 111

BROOKLYN 123 CHICAGO 115

NEW ORLEANS 120 SACRAMENTO 94

MINNESOTA 138 ATLANTA 116

CLEVELAND 119 DENVER 117

OKLAHOMA CITY 119 LA LAKERS 110

GOLDEN STATE 114 MEMPHIS 113

PORTLAND 135 PHILADELPHIA 118

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NHL SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED (OLYMPIC BREAK)

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WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES

SAN DIEGO 3 INDY IGNITE 1

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NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES

TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 9 KANSAS ENDS NO. 1 ARIZONA’S PERFECT RUN

Flory Bidunga scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 9 Kansas handed top-ranked Arizona its first loss of the season, 82-78 on Monday at Lawrence, Kan.

The Wildcats (23-1, 10-1 Big 12) achieved the best start in Big 12 history at 23-0 overall before the defeat. Kansas (19-5, 9-2) beat the No. 1 team at Allen Fieldhouse for the first time ever after losing five such games, including to Arizona the last time in 2003.

The Jayhawks won their eighth straight game overall despite playing without freshman star Darryn Peterson, who had flu-like symptoms. It was the 11th game Kansas played without Peterson, who has dealt with an ankle sprain, hamstring strain and chronic cramping.

Arizona led by 11 with 17:02 to go before Kansas rallied, scoring seven straight points in little more than a minute, then keeping the score within six until a Bidunga field goal gave the Jayhawks the lead with 9:32 to go. Kansas never trailed again. Miami (Ohio) is the nation’s lone remaining unbeaten at 24-0.

No. 17 St. John’s 87, Xavier 82 (OT)

Zuby Ejiofor scored six points in overtime for the Red Storm, who fended off an upset bid by the Musketeers to win in New York, giving coach Rick Pitino another milestone win against his son Richard.

The win was the 904th on-court victory for the elder Pitino, who snapped a tie with Roy Williams for third-place all-time. On Jan. 24, the Red Storm beat the Musketeers for Rick Pitino’s 900th win. The NCAA recognizes Rick Pitino with 781 wins after he was stripped of 123 victories due to violations at Louisville.

Ejiofor finished with 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists for St. John’s (19-5, 12-1 Big East), which has won 10 straight — the third 10-game winning streak in the last two seasons under Rick Pitino. Tre Carroll had 21 points and eight rebounds but missed a potential game-winning shot at the regulation buzzer for Xavier (12-12, 4-9).

No. 24 Louisville 118, North Carolina State 77

Freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. tied the Louisville single-game scoring mark with 45 points and matched another single-game record with 10 3-pointers to lead the Cardinals past the visiting Wolfpack.

Brown matched Wes Unseld’s single-game school record set against Georgetown (Ky.) College on Dec. 1, 1967. Brown’s point total set the Atlantic Coast Conference freshman record, and his 10 3-pointers tied the school record established by Reyne Smith last season against SMU.

Ryan Conwell added 31 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Cardinals (18-6, 8-4 ACC), who have won four in a row. North Carolina State (18-7, 9-3) got 20 points from Ven-Allen Lubin but had a six-game winning streak end.

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

PAIR OF 30-POINT SCORERS CARRY NO. 5 VANDERBILT PAST NO. 10 OKLAHOMA

Mikayla Blakes scored 34 points and freshman Aubrey Galvan poured in a career-high 30 points, powering No. 5 Vanderbilt to a 102-86 win over No. 10 Oklahoma on Monday in Nashville.

Galvan hit 10 of 15 shots from the floor, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, for the Commodores (23-2, 9-2 Southeastern Conference). Her previous best was a 20-point effort against Michigan on Jan. 19.

Blakes notched her eighth 30-plus-point game of the season, shooting 13-for-23 and adding six assists in Vanderbilt’s third consecutive win.

The Sooners (17-6, 5-5) dropped their second game in a row despite getting double-doubles from Raegan Beers (19 points, 11 rebounds) and Sahara Williams (17 points, 10 boards). Each of those two committed six of Oklahoma’s 22 turnovers.

The Commodores led 31-19 after the first quarter, and the margin never slipped into single digits through the rest of the game.

NO. 4 TEXAS RIDES DEFENSE TO VICTORY OVER NO. 18 KENTUCKY

No. 4 Texas’ defense forced No. 18 Kentucky into a season-high 23 turnovers, and the Longhorns emerged with a 64-53 win on Monday in Austin, Texas.

Kyla Oldacre logged three steals and four of her teammates had two apiece as Texas (23-2, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) won its fifth game in a row. The Longhorns scored 19 points off the Wildcats’ giveaways.

Justice Carlton topped the Longhorns with 17 points, and Jordan Lee scored 13. Madison Booker, who averages 19 points per game, was held to eight on 1-of-6 shooting from the floor.

Asia Boone scored 16 points as Kentucky (18-7, 5-6) suffered its fifth loss in six games. Clara Strack amassed 14 points and a game-high seven rebounds, and Tonie Morgan contributed 12 points.

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NBA

NBA ROUNDUP: PISTONS TOP HORNETS AT FIGHT NIGHT IN CHARLOTTE

Cade Cunningham led everyone with 33 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the visiting Detroit Pistons held on for a 110-104 win over the Charlotte Hornets Monday night in a game marred by a massive third-quarter brawl.

The fighting resulted in four ejections prior to the Pistons winning for the seventh time in their last nine games and the Hornets seeing an end to their nine-game winning streak.

It began with a confrontation when Charlotte’s Moussa Diabate fouled Detroit’s Jalen Duren across the arms while trying to stop a shot attempt in the paint. Duren turned to square up with Diabate and issued a slap that set Diabate off. When that scrap wound down, another broke out near midcourt with the main participants being Charlotte’s Miles Bridges and Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart, who came off the bench.

By the end of the fighting, the mayhem spread across most of the court. Diabate, Bridges, Duren and Stewart were ejected at the 7:09 mark of the third quarter — at which point the Pistons owned a 70-62 lead. Duncan Robinson provided 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting, Duren had 15 points in 20 minutes and Paul Reed added 12 points for the Pistons.

Cavaliers 119, Nuggets 117

Donovan Mitchell hit two free throws with less than a second left and Cleveland rallied from down seven late in the fourth quarter to beat host Denver for the Cavaliers’ ninth win in 10 games.

Mitchell finished with 32 points and 10 assists, James Harden added 22 points and 10 rebounds in his second game with the Cavaliers, and Jarrett Allen had 22 points and 13 rebounds.

Nikola Jokic put up 22 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, but the Nuggets lost for the fourth time in five games when he missed a 3-point attempt at the horn. Jamal Murray amassed 17 points and 11 assists.

Thunder 119, Lakers 110

Jalen Williams scored 23 points and Isaiah Joe added 19 as Oklahoma City ended a two-game losing streak with a win in Los Angeles in a game where both teams were missing an All-Star.

Alex Caruso put up 17 points and Chet Holmgren totaled 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who were without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (abdominal strain) for the third consecutive game. Gilgeous-Alexander will be replaced in the All-Star Game on Sunday by the Houston Rockets’ Alperen Sengun.

LeBron James scored 22 points and dished 10 assists while Marcus Smart added 19 points for the Lakers, who saw a three-game winning streak come to an end. Los Angeles was without Luka Doncic (left hamstring strain) for the second consecutive game. Doncic (32.8 points per game) and Gilgeous-Alexander (31.8 ppg) are the NBA’s top two scorers.

Trail Blazers 135, 76ers 118

Toumani Camara established career highs of 30 points and eight 3-pointers as Portland routed visiting Philadelphia, which was playing the final game of a five-game trip.

Deni Avdija returned from a four-game absence caused by a back injury to produce 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for Portland, which outscored the 76ers 49-22 in the decisive third quarter. Jerami Grant and Donovan Clingan added 15 points apiece for the Trail Blazers, who won their third straight game.

Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points for the 76ers, who played without Joel Embiid (knee) while concluding the 3-2 road trip. Kelly Oubre Jr. added 19 points while Trendon Watford and backup Justin Edwards each scored 12 for Philadelphia, which lost for the second time in their past eight games.

Warriors 114, Grizzlies 113

Gui Santos turned a scramble under the hoop into a go-ahead layup with 19.4 seconds remaining and Golden State rallied from 17 points down in the second half to stun Memphis in San Francisco.

Pat Spencer had 17 points and seven assists to lead the Warriors, who were without injured Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler III as they await the debut of Kristaps Porzingis. Memphis was missing Ja Morant, Santi Aldama and Zach Edey.

Ty Jerome was the game’s leading scorer with 19 points to complement seven assists for the Grizzlies, who lost their third game in a row. Rookie Jahmai Mashack chipped in with a career-high 17 points but missed a shot in the final seconds.

Jazz 115, Heat 111

Reserve Brice Sensabaugh knocked in a go-ahead 3-pointer with 46.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter as visiting Utah shocked Miami.

Utah, which entered Monday with 18 losses in its 22 previous games, led 85-82 after three quarters. However, for the second straight game, the Jazz benched multiple starters for the entire fourth quarter.

Still, the Jazz prevailed despite the late absence of Jaren Jackson Jr. (22 points), Markkanen (17 points) and Jusuf Nurkic (10 points, game-high 16 rebounds). The Heat were led by Andrew Wiggins, who scored 11 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter. Bam Adebayo added 23 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

Pelicans 120, Kings 94

Trey Murphy III produced 21 points and seven assists, Zion Williamson added 18 points, six assists and five rebounds, and New Orleans knocked off visiting Sacramento, handing the Kings a record-setting defeat.

The Kings took their 13th defeat in a row, setting a club record since the team moved to Sacramento ahead of the 1985-86 season. The franchise-worst skid is 14 games, recorded by the Cincinnati Royals in both 1959-60 and 1971-72.

Jeremiah Fears added 20 points off the bench for the Pelicans, who won their second straight game while posting their biggest win of the season in terms of margin of victory. Rookie Maxime Reynaud totaled 21 points and a career-high 19 rebounds to lead Sacramento.

Nets 123, Bulls 115

Nic Claxton collected a career-high 28 points and 10 rebounds and Brooklyn came back from blowing a 15-point lead in the third quarter to beat Chicago in New York.

The Nets won consecutive games for the third time this season thanks to Claxton, who made 12 of 15 shots and surpassed his previous career high of 27 set against the Detroit Pistons on Jan. 26, 2023. He recorded his 10th double-double and added four assists.

Claxton’s big night helped the Nets improve to 2-9 this season when Michael Porter Jr. is held out. Porter sat due to right knee tendinitis and rookie Egor Demin was rested. The Bulls dropped their fifth straight and fell for the eighth time in nine games.

Timberwolves 138, Hawks 116

Anthony Edwards scored 30 points on 11-for-21 shooting and Minnesota pulled away for a win over Atlanta in Minneapolis.

Julius Randle notched 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for the Timberwolves, who bounced back from a 19-point loss one day earlier against the Los Angeles Clippers. Ayo Dosunmu recorded 21 points off the bench.

CJ McCollum put up 38 points to lead Atlanta, which lost its second game in a row. Nickeil Alexander-Walker registered 23 points and 12 rebounds against his former team.

Magic 118, Bucks 99

Franz Wagner scored 14 points in 17 minutes in his return to action for Orlando and was a catalyst in a game-changing third-quarter run as the Magic downed visiting Milwaukee.

Anthony Black amassed 26 points and Desmond Bane added 25 for the Magic, who have now won three in a row, matching their best runs of the season.

Milwaukee’s modest three-game winning streak — its longest of the season — was snapped. The Bucks, still without star Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf), got 28 points and seven assists from Kevin Porter Jr. plus 15 points from AJ Green.

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NHL

NHL ROUNDUP: AVERY HAYES SCORES TWICE IN DEBUT AS PENS TOP SABRES

Avery Hayes lit the lamp twice in an unforgettable NHL debut as the Pittsburgh Penguins put a stop to their two-game losing streak with a 5-2 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.

Fellow rookie Ben Kindel also found the back of the net twice for the Penguins. Pittsburgh’s Tommy Novak scored the other goal and Arturs Silovs made 26 saves.

Tage Thompson tallied his 30th goal of the season and Jason Zucker scored early for the Sabres, who are 1-2-1 in their past four games. Alex Lyon stopped 27 of the 31 shots he faced in the Sabres’ crease.

With the Penguins trailing 1-0, Hayes scored a beauty on his first career shot. He sped around a defender to pick up a loose puck and fired it past Lyon to knot the contest at 1-1 with 10:42 left in the first period. His one-timer with 1:13 left in the opening gave Pittsburgh the lead for good.

Lightning 6, Panthers 1

Erik Cernak scored his first goal, Nikita Kucherov stretched his point streak to 10 games, and Tampa Bay headed off to the Winter Olympics break by earning its 10th straight home win by blowing out Florida.

Brandon Hagel, Zemgus Girgensons, Pontus Holmberg and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored at even strength and Jake Guentzel added a power-play goal. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots in the win.

The Lightning won three of the four matches in the season series and moved to 19-1-1 in their past 21 matches overall. The feisty match featured 167 penalty minutes.

Senators 2, Flyers 1 (OT)

Tim Stutzle scored an overtime game-winner in Philadelphia for the second time this season, lifting Ottawa to a victory over the Flyers.

Stutzle, who also tallied in OT in a 3-2 road win over the Flyers on Nov. 8, raced past Travis Sanheim in this one before deking Dan Vladar (25 saves) with a nifty move to his backhand 47 seconds into the extra frame.

Nick Cousins also scored and James Reimer made 15 saves for the Senators, who head into the Olympic break having won five of their past six games. Philadelphia, which earned a point thanks to Jamie Drysdale’s goal late in regulation, has lost five of six entering the break.

Hurricanes 2, Rangers 0

Rookie Brandon Bussi made 16 saves in a successful homecoming as visiting Carolina downed New York.

Andrei Svechnikov scored early as Hurricanes improved to 8-0-2 in their past 10 and earned their second shutout win on the Rangers’ home ice this season. Jordan Staal added an empty-net tally in the final minute.

Bussi, a Long Island, N.Y., native, won his seventh straight game. Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick registered a season-high 41 saves.

Islanders 3, Devils 1

Bo Horvat scored the go-ahead goal with 3:27 left to play to lead New York past host New Jersey in Newark, sweeping the four-game season series against from the Devils.

Casey Cizikas and Mathew Barzal each added a goal for the Islanders, while Horvat assisted on Barzal’s empty-netter for a two-point night. Ilya Sorokin saved 23 of the 24 shots he faced.

Nico Hischier scored the Devils’ lone goal and he was assisted by Jesper Bratt and goaltender Jake Allen. New Jersey will go into the Olympic break on a three-game losing streak.

Golden Knights 4, Kings 1

Mark Stone recorded a goal and two assists and the hosts jumped out to a four-goal first-period lead en route to an easy victory over Los Angeles in Las Vegas.

Adin Hill made 32 saves to pick up his 100th career win (100-67-16). Jack Eichel and Pavel Dorofeyev each had a goal and an assist, Ivan Barbashev had two assists and Mitch Marner also scored for Vegas, which won its second straight game.

Trevor Moore scored for Los Angeles, which took its fourth loss in five games (1-3-1). Anze Kopitar picked up an assist for his 1,300th career point, the 39th skater in NHL history to accomplish that feat.

Capitals 4, Predators 2

Jakob Chychrun scored twice in a three-point performance and Pierre-Luc Dubois recorded one goal and one assist in his first game in more than three months as host Washington defeated Nashville.

Tom Wilson also scored for the Capitals, who have won four of five games, while Dylan Strome notched two assists. Logan Thompson made 27 saves for the win, but Washington lost John Carlson in the first period due to a lower-body injury.

Jonathan Marchessault and Michael McCarron tallied for the Predators, who were defeated in two games on successive nights. Justus Annunen stopped 26 shots and Adam Wilsby collected two assists.

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INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES

INDIANA PACERS

GAME PREVIEW: PACERS AT KNICKS

The Pacers (13-40) continue their four-game road trip on Tuesday night in New York against Jalen Brunson and the Knicks (34-19). It will be Indiana’s first game back at Madison Square Garden since the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals, where the Pacers ultimately bested the Knicks in six games to advance to the NBA Finals.

The Pacers have dropped the first two games of their road trip, including a 122-104 loss to the Raptors on Sunday afternoon in Toronto. Indiana had a two-point lead at halftime, but the Raptors surged ahead in the third quarter, outscoring the Blue & Gold 44-26 in the frame.

All-Star forward Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 18 points, but it was a rough offensive night for Indiana. They shot 44.9 percent from the field and committed 19 turnovers, which the Raptors converted into 24 points on the other end.

The Knicks are one of the top contenders in the East this season, but have experienced an up-and-down season. New York was 23-9 to start the season and won the NBA Cup in Las Vegas in December, but the Knicks dropped nine of 11 games from Dec. 31 — Jan. 19. They won their next eight straight games before falling in Detroit on Friday, but bounced back with a 111-89 victory on Sunday in Boston behind 31 points from Brunson.

Brunson leads the Knicks and ranks ninth in the NBA in scoring at 27.1 points per game. Fellow All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns adds 19.7 points per contest and leads the league in rebounding, pulling down 11.9 boards a night.

Projected Starters

Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Aaron Nesmith, F – Jarace Walker, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Jay Huff

Knicks: G – Jalen Brunson, G – Landry Shamet, F – Mikal Bridges, F – Josh Hart, C – Karl-Anthony Towns

Injury Report

Pacers: T.J. McConnell – questionable (sore right hamstring), Aaron Nesmith – questionable (left hand strain), Micah Potter – questionable (left hip contusion), Ivica Zubac – questionable (left ankle sprain), Johnny Furphy – out (right ACL tear), Tyrese Haliburton – out (right Achilles tendon tear), Obi Toppin – out (right foot stress fracture)

Knicks: OG Anunoby – questionable (sore right toe), Pacome Dadiet – questionable (G League assignment), Miles McBride – out (pelvic core muscle surgery), Mitchell Robinson – out (left ankle injury management)

Last Meeting

Dec. 18, 2025: Jalen Brunson’s 3-pointer with 5.6 seconds remaining lifted the Knicks to a 114-113 win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The Pacers led for much of the night, including by 16 points in the third quarter and by seven with just over five minutes remaining. But New York rallied and eventually tied the game at 1:11 on OG Anunoby’s three with 1:51 to play. Pascal Siakam drew a foul and made both free throws to put Indiana back in front with 16.9 seconds left, but Brunson responded by sinking the game-winner.

Andrew Nembhard led all scorers with 31 points on 12-of-19 shooting (4-of-5 from 3-point range) in the loss. Siakam added 26 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals, while Bennedict Mathurin tallied 16 points and eight boards.

Brunson had 25 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists to lead the Knicks to victory. Mikal Bridges added 22 points, eight boards, and five assists. Jordan Clarkson scored 18 points off the bench on 5-of-9 3-point shooting and fellow reserve Tyler Kolek recorded a double-double with 16 points and 11 assists.

Noteworthy

The Pacers and Knicks are scheduled to meet twice more after Tuesday — on March 13 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse and on March 17 in New York.

Indiana is 2-6 on the when playing on the first night of a back-to-back.

Three players in Tuesday’s game will take part in the NBA All-Star Game this weekend. Siakam and Towns will be teammates on the World team, while Brunson is on the USA Stripes team.

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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INDY IGNITE

IGNITE CAN’T FIND THEIR MOJO, FALL IN FOUR SETS

SAN DIEGO (February 9, 2026) – It was somehow fitting for their first late-night outing of the 2026 season that the Indy Ignite’s match was decided by late-set heroics at San Diego. It was the host Mojo who delivered the most at crunch time, ending Indy’s three-match winning streak in the West Coast battle that didn’t begin until 10 p.m. ET.

San Diego won in four sets – 23-25, 25-23, 25-22 and 25-15. The defeat dropped the Ignite to 6-2 but they still lead the Major League Volleyball standings by percentage points over 7-3 Omaha.

The first three sets saw quick changes of fortune at the conclusion of each. The Ignite fell behind by as many as six points in the opening frame and still trailed 23-20 when they mounted a five-point surge to win 25-23. Middle blocker Lydia Martyn sparked the comeback with two kills and a block among those final five points, completing the set with six kills, three blocks and an equal kill percentage and efficiency of 60.0%.

The Mojo turned the tables on the Ignite in the next two sets. Indy led set two 22-21 before San Diego went on a 4-1 run to even the match at a set apiece. The third set was nearly identical. The Ignite were up 22-21 again before the Mojo ran off four unanswered points to definitively claim the momentum.

San Diego never trailed in the fourth set, bolting to a commanding 14-6 lead and edging away to the 10-point triumph that sealed the Mojo’s third win in nine outings.

“We kind of knew watching them grow every game that it was going to be a pretty tough game today,” Indy head coach Lauren Bertolacci said. “They did really well. They honestly just outworked us a little bit. Defense, cover, kept the ball alive, and then they were able to take their chances in transition, so credit to them 100 percent. I think we’ve got a few things to improve on, but luckily it’s a long season so I’m sure we will.”

Bertolacci pointed to what she called “chaotic plays” late in the early sets when San Diego was able to keep rallies alive and make plays when Indy could not – something out of character for this Ignite team, even early in the season.

That was reflected in the match statistics. Leading MLV in both kill percentage (40.2%) and efficiency (24.2%) entering the match, the Ignite managed just 34.8% and 18.0% against the Mojo, respectively. 

Back in the starting lineup after sitting out a match, Martyn finished with a season-high 12 kills to go along with four blocks and gaudy kill percentage (50.0%) and efficiency (41.7%) numbers. Opposite hitter Azhani Tealer came off the bench for the second time this season, leading Indy with 13 kills in not much more than two sets of playing time. Libero Elena Scott had 14 digs, one shy of her season best. But it all wasn’t enough on this night.

“Sometimes we’re just so focused on what’s going on that maybe we lose sight of working together,” Martyn said. “Like the scramble plays of waiting to see who’s going to make that play or go after a ball or sticking to what our scout was. Maybe we were a little lax there, but ultimately, we’ve just got to make better plays. That comes with making the second touch better, can we be in our positions, can we press on our block when we need to? We’ve just got to do better at that.

“I think we’re a team who manages those out-of-system balls a little better than what we did tonight and I think we can serve a little better,” added Martyn, referring to Indy’s 12 service errors to just two aces. “I think tonight’s serving was just not us.”

The Ignite return home this weekend for a pair of matches at Fishers Event Center. First up is Orlando at 7 p.m. ET Friday on Volleytines Night. A rematch with San Diego awaits at 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets for all Ignite home matches are available at IndyIgniteVB.com.

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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

HOOSIERS ROLL BEHIND 41 POINTS FROM WILKERSON

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Lamar Wilkerson was on the hunt — 3-pointers, layups, mid-range shots, free throws, shot-clock-hitting-zero turnaround jumpers, even some things, coach Darian DeVries joked, he hadn’t seen before — and it was all good. When Indiana’s veteran guard gets on a roll like this, you find him early and often.

The Hoosiers did, and Wilkerson didn’t disappoint. Not on Monday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Not against an Oregon team tied with Penn State for last place in the Big Ten.

Wilkerson’s 41 points extended a blistering six-game stretch in which he’s totaled 169 points and if it included rare free throw misses — his first two in 25 attempts — no one wearing the Cream ‘n Crimson complained. Not after the 92-74 victory that gave IU (17-8 overall, 8-6 in the Big Ten) five victories in its last six games that bodes well for a special March.

“When he gets going like that,” forward Tucker DeVries said, “it makes things easy for everyone. At that point, it’s get out of the way and let him cook. He does that well. He makes tough shots. It takes a special player to do that.”

Wilkerson scored 10 straight points as part of a 16-point, first-half warmup before his 25-point second-half surge, a scoring barrage fitting for a guy who just won his second co-Big Ten player-of-the-week award after averaging 29.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists as IU split games against USC and Wisconsin.

“It’s just taking the shots that are open and they just kept going in,” Wilkerson said. “It was my teammates finding me; coaches drawing up plays. All that contributes to what went on tonight.”

It was more than that, coach Darian DeVries said.

“As he’s gotten more comfortable with what we’re doing, we’ve challenged him to do more things, including defensively, and he’s accepted it. Now you’re seeing the full package of what he’s able to do. That was as impressive second half perform as I’ve seen. “

Not bad for a guy who opened the game 0-for-5 from the field.

“There was nothing going in my head,” Wilkerson said about the slow start. “You make shots. You miss shots. We try to live on that next-play mentality. One fell and the rest happened.”

Wilkerson wasn’t a one-man team. Forward Sam Alexis continued his own strong recent play with 16 points and five rebounds. Tucker DeVries added 15 points and seven assists. Nick Dorn totaled 11 points.

The Hoosiers shot 60 percent from the field, 41 percent from 3-point range and 78 percent from the line. They had 22 assists against nine turnovers.

Oregon (8-16, 1-12) had no answers.

“Basketball is a game of runs,” Wilkerson said, “and I feel like it’s our run right now. You’d rather be playing your best basketball in March than January.”

It’s a dramatic turnaround from a team that lost four straight January games.

We got a lot of things that we got to go back to the drawing board and fix,” Wilkerson said, “but that just opened our eyes and let us know that, hey, we’ve got to be a lot better to play in this league, get to March Madness and punch that ticket.”

Besides the victory, IU’s 32-0 1976 national championship team was celebrated at halftime as part of a 50th anniversary that also included the announcement that a bronze statue of Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight would be permanently installed at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

“Recognizing the 1976 team was great,” Darian DeVries said. “It was a special night. To see so many able to make it back made it a pretty cool event.”

As for Knight being honored with a statue, Darian DeVries added, “It’s something that is well deserved.”

The game was a reunion for Darian DeVries and Oregon coach Dana Altman, who gave DeVries his first coaching opportunity at Creighton a quarter century ago.

“I have so much love and affection for Coach Altman,” Darian DeVries said. “He’s been so good to me and family. He gave me the start in this profession. It was special to share that sideline moment with him.”

Oregon had pushed Purdue to the limit in Mackey Arena two days earlier and opened at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall with a 6-0 lead. An Alexis hook shot and then a dunk produced IU’s first points after a 0-for-4 shooting start. Tucker DeVries tied it at 6-6 with a pair of free throws, then delivered a 9-8 Hoosier lead with a 3-pointer.

A Conor Enright three-pointer off a Tucker DeVries assist boosted IU ahead 14-12 with 11:13 left in the half. Oregon responded with seven straight points. Wilkerson countered with a 3-pointer off an Alexis assist and a 19-17 Ducks lead. Wilkerson followed with two free throws, a layup and then another 3-pointer, plus grabbed a rebound that turned into a Tucker DeVries basket and a 26-22 Hoosier lead.

Another Wilkerson basket and then two more free throws produced a 36-30 halftime lead. He had 16 points.

IU scored the first four points of the second half to take a 10-point lead. Three-pointers from Wilkerson and Tucker DeVries soon followed. The lead swelled to 16 at 52-36 with 15 minutes remaining and to 20 with six minutes left.

The Ducks were finished.

Now comes a brutal road swing — No. 8/7 Illinois (20-4, 11-2) on Sunday and No. 13/12 Purdue (19-4,, 9-3) on Feb. 20.

“It’s great for us to have a day or two to get our feet back under us, get refocused and get ready for a big road game on Sunday,” Darian DeVries said.

INDIANA PLANS TO BUILD STATUE DEPICTING BOB KNIGHT

Fifty years after he coached the last undefeated men’s Division I basketball team, legendary Indiana coach Bob Knight will be honored with a statue at the program’s Assembly Hall home in Bloomington, Ind., the school announced Monday.

Knight, who died in 2023 at age 83, led the Hoosiers to national titles in 1976, 1981 and 1987. He produced a 662-239 record in 29 seasons at Indiana, getting the program to the Final Four five times and overseeing 11 Big Ten regular-season-title-winning squads.

The university plans to put the next statue next to a set of statues depicting the top six players from the 1975-76 team that went 32-0 — Quinn Buckner, Scott May, Ken Benson, Bobby Wilkerson, Jim Crews and Tom Abernathy.

“Coach Knight’s influence on the game of basketball is immeasurable, but his impact on this university and Hoosier basketball fans is even deeper,” Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson said in a statement. “On a personal level, having started my career here as a student manager under Coach Knight, I saw firsthand the unparalleled standard of excellence he demanded. He taught me, and countless others, that success is the result of meticulous preparation and unwavering discipline. This statue will be a well-deserved tribute to a man who didn’t just win games; he changed how the sport is played.”

Before arriving at Indiana, Knight coached Army to a 102-50 record over six seasons. He left Bloomington after with an impeccable basketball record but after a series of controversies including a chair-throwing incident and numerous instances of alleged bullying behavior inside and outside of the team.

Knight subsequently coached at Texas Tech from 2001–02 to 2007-08, taking the Red Raiders to the NCAA Tournament four times.

His overall record of 902-371 leaves him as one of college basketball’s winningest coaches.

Knight, who coached the U.S. men’s team to a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

The bronze statue will be paid for by a private donor, the Indiana athletic department announced.

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INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

CIEZKI NAMED CO-BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ROSEMONT, Ill.  – Indiana women’s basketball senior guard Shay Ciezki earned her third Big Ten Player of the Week honor on Monday as she helped Indiana to a pair of wins last week.

Ciezki is the co-Player of the Week with UCLA’s Kiki Rice. In wins at Wisconsin and over Purdue last week, the Buffalo, N.Y. native averaged 30.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and shot 57.9 percent from the floor for the Hoosiers. She also went 46.2 percent from the 3-point line and 83.3 percent at the free throw line while playing 40 minutes in both contests.

In Madison, Ciezki dropped 31 points by going 12-fo-19 from the floor where she also had nine rebounds and a season-high five steals in a 77-74 win for IU. In Sunday’s second meeting against Purdue, Ciezki dazzled with her second double-double of the season with 29 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and a career-high eight assists.

The Big Ten’s leading scorer had her seventh 30-point scoring game this season and increased her double-figure scoring streak to 34 games. Ciezki is also well on her way to becoming IU’s 34th member of the 1,000-point club as she sits with 991 career points scored in two seasons at Indiana.

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PURDUE SOFTBALL

DOUGLAS EARNS BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In her collegiate debut, Bella Douglas left her mark, earning her first-career Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors in her first week as a collegiate player.

Douglas made history with hitting a home run as her first-career hit in Purdue’s victory over Cal Baptist, later hitting her second-career homer, a grand slam to lead the Boilers to a 15-1 victory over host team UNLV.

Douglas continued to lay on the offensive going 7-for-15 for a .467 batting average. The rookie hit three doubles, two home runs, totaling 11 RBI, while scoring also scoring eight runs. She rookie slugged for 1.067 with a .600 on-base percentage, earning five walks with 16 total bases.

Douglas became one of three Boilers this weekend to have their first division I hit be a home run, and one of two to have their first collegiate hit be a home run.

In the field she played multiple roles for the Boilers, starting and playing all five games, making her debut at both first and third, totaling six putouts and two assists.

For updates on Purdue Softball, follow the Boilermakers on Twitter (@PurdueSoftball), Instagram (@purduesoftball), and Facebook (Purdue Softball).

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PURDUE MEN’S GOLF

BOILERS STRUGGLE DOWN STRETCH ON DAY ONE OF PUERTO RICO CLASSIC

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men’s golf team started hot, but struggled down the stretch in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Classic.

Purdue is tied for 11th after an opening-round score of 5-under par 283, sitting 17 shots behind No. 1-ranked Virginia (-22, 268). Ohio State (-21) and LSU in third. Five teams are tied for fourth (Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Iowa, Oklahoma) at 12-under par 276.

Purdue started the day, playing holes one through five in a combined 7-under par for its five players. However, the Boilermakers then went on a dry-spell for birdies and managed just seven birdies the rest of the day to fall off the pace.

Sam Easterbrook, last year’s medalist, led the Boilermakers with a 3-under par 69, good for 25th place after 18 holes. It marked his 20th career round in the 60s.

Jenson Forrester and Will Harvey are tied for 45th at 1-under par 71. Supapon Amornchaichan is 59th at even-par 72, while Kentaro Nanayama is 67th at 1-over par 73.

Playing as individuals, Andre Zhu is 17th at 4-under par 68, while Yilin Sun in 85th at 8-over par 80.

Purdue will tee off round two at 7:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday and be paired with Marquette and North Florida.

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PURDUE MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

#13 PURDUE TRAVELS TO #7 NEBRASKA FOR KEY BIG TEN BATTLE

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

[13 / 12] Purdue (19-4, 9-3) vs. [7 / 8] Nebraska (21-2, 10-2)

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT

Lincoln, Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,500)

TELEVISION: FS1 (Kevin Kugler, Bill Raftery)

RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)

PURDUE’S NUMBERS

• Overall: 19-4 | Big Ten: 9-3

• Home: 11-2 | Away: 5-2 | Neutral: 3-0

• Q1: 6-4 | Q2: 2-0 | Q3: 9-0 | Q4: 2-0

• NCAA NET: 10 | KenPom: 10

• Off. Eff.: 3rd | Def. Eff.: 27th

• NCAA SOS: 12 | KenPom SOS: 17

THE SCENE SETTER

• Purdue’s gauntlet begins in earnest this week as it travels to No. 7-ranked Nebraska for a key Big Ten tilt in the Cornhusker state. The Boilermakers will be playing their fifth road game during their last seven games dating to Jan. 17, and face a Nebraska team that is just one-and-a-half games behind Michigan in the league standings. A win would move Purdue back into the top three in the league race.

• Purdue will end its road stretch on Saturday with a contest at a hot Iowa team, before returning home for three straight games.

THE MATCHUP

• Purdue and Nebraska will meet for the 29th time in series history on Tuesday, with the Boilermakers owning a 21-7 series advantage.

• Purdue is 3-3 in its last six trips to Pinnacle Bank Arena including an 88-72 loss in its last visit to Lincoln (Jan. 2024), when ranked No. 1 in the country.

• Purdue is just 3-2 as a ranked team when visiting Pinnacle Bank Arena, also losing 83-80 in Jan. 2017.

• Tuesday’s meeting marks the first ranked matchup in the 29 meetings between the two teams.

• The magic number for Purdue appears to be 75. When the Boilermakers score 75 points against Nebraska, Purdue is 9-1 during the Painter era.

• Fletcher Loyer has played well against Nebraska, averaging 20.3 points and shooting 16-of-34 (.471) from deep in four career games vs. the Huskers.

NEWS AND NOTES

• Purdue looks for its third straight win and second top-10 win of the season when it travels to Nebraska for a key Big Ten contest on Tuesday night.

• Partnering with the American Heart Association for American Heart Month, both Purdue and Nebraska’s coaching staffs will be wearing pins on Tuesday to raise awareness of cardiovascular health. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.

• Purdue is looking for its 20th win of the season. In his 21st season, Matt Painter has won 20 games in a season 15 times as the Boilermaker head coach.

• Through Sunday’s games, Purdue is 6-4 in quad-1 games, tied for the fifth-most quad-1 wins in the country behind Duke (10), Michigan (8), Arizona (8) and Houston (7).

• The Boilermakers are 17-4 in the first three quads, the second-most wins in the first three quads nationally (Michigan – 19).

• Of Purdue’s remaining eight games, five of them are currently quad-1 contests (Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State) with two more (Indiana, Northwestern) right on the edge. Wisconsin is currently No. 43 in the NET and will likely be a quad-2 game.

• On the offensive end, Purdue ranks in the top 25 nationally in assist / turnover ratio (1st), offensive efficiency (3rd), assists per game (3rd), field goal percentage (12th), turnovers per game (15th), 3-point percentage (17th) and rebound margin (22nd).

• Top-15 matchups are becoming the norm at Purdue as this will be the 17th top-15 matchup since the start of the 2023-24 season. Purdue is 20-21 under Matt Painter overall in top-15 matchups, but is 11-5 in its last 16 contests, since the start of the 2023-24 season.

• Purdue has been ranked in 73 straight AP Top 25 polls, the second-longest streak in the country behind Houston (120). Duke is third at 58 straight weeks.

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL

IRISH MAKE FIRST TRIP TO DALLAS SINCE 1990

DALLAS – If you are a Notre Dame fan in the Dallas area, Tuesday night is your night, for the men’s basketball team will be making its first trip to Moody Coliseum since 1990. The Fighting Irish (11-13, 2-9) will look to turn things around with a potential big win at SMU (16-7, 5-5) Tuesday night at 7 pm ET on ACC Network

The Irish are fighting to build some momentum this month to claim a spot in the ACC Tournament. They are currently in the clump of five teams with two ACC wins apiece. The big thing for Notre Dame is that they will still play three of the four teams they are tied with: Georgia Tech, Pitt, and Boston College. The other team, Wake Forest, is the one team not on ND’s schedule.

Over the last two weeks, SMU has defeated FSU by three, lost back-to-back games to Louisville and NC State, but then bounced back with an 86-67 win at Pitt. The Mustangs are led by Boopie Miller’s 18.1 points and 6.3 assists per game. He’s shot an efficient 46.4% in league play.

Haslam Analytics breakdown:

SMU is rated 23rd in offensive efficiency, scoring more than 124 points every 100 possessions vs. AO (average opponent). SMU is an outstanding shooting team, capable of converting from a variety of locations on the floor and ranking in the top-50 in each of our four most noteworthy field goal categories. The long-ball may be their strength (39.4% from three vs. AO, 14th in the nation), but the team also makes 65.1% of their near-proximity shots (31st), 45.0% of their mid-range chances (20th), and 50.5% of their total shots from the field (15th) vs. AO. Defensively, they rank 74th nationally in efficiency.

If successful, Notre Dame would achieve a Quad 1 win with SMU’s NET at 34. It would mark their third Quad 1 win, joining TCU & Stanford. It would also mark their third true road win of the season, tying last year’s mark.

Last year, the Mustangs visited South Bend and left with a 97-73 win. Braeden Shrewsberry finished the evening with a team-best 21 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor, knocking down 5-8 from deep. In addition, Garrett Sundra tied his career high of 11 points. He was 3-4 from the field, 2-3 from deep and 3-3 from the free-throw line

LAST 2 WEEKS RECAP

FLORIDA STATE

Notre Dame was able to erase an 18-point deficit at home to Florida State, claiming its first lead of the game off a Logan Imes three-pointer with 2:07 remaining. The Seminoles immediately countered with a three, their 15th of the game. Later, the Irish down three with six seconds left, had two cracks at it to tie the game, but both rimmed out as they fell 79-82.

The 15 Florida State three-pointers marked the most drained against the Irish all season. Notre Dame showed plenty of heart in the second half where they outscored Florida State, 47-41, shooting 51.5% from the field.

Braeden Shrewsberry led the Irish with 18 points on his birthday, recording four assists and five rebounds as well. Cole Certa scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half. The two combined for eight made threes. Jalen Haralson also supplied 11 points in the second half, finishing with 15.

VIRGINIA

Let’s start with the 97-100 heartbreaking double overtime loss to #17 Virginia. It was a game in which the Irish tasted victory on multiple occasions: ND built a 19-point first-half lead, fell into a four-point deficit in the second half, rallied back to go up six points with two minutes remaining, had a shot at the end of regulation to walk it off, and then was one defensive stand away at the end of the first overtime.

“Not into moral victories, but we are about the process. We are about using every opportunity to learn and get better,” Glenn & Stacey Murphy Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry said. “These dudes keep coming, keep fighting, keep competing and try to play their best basketball as the season goes on. I wanted this so bad for them with how hard they’re working. They put it out there, all on the line, against a really good team.”

Cole Certa went off with a career high 34 points on 10-19 shooting from the floor, 5-13 from three and 9-11 from the free-throw line. Certa’s 34 points are the most by a Notre Dame player against an AP-ranked team since Nov. 26, 2008, when Kyle McAlarney scored 39 in a loss to No. 1 UNC. His 34 points were also the third most by a Notre Dame player in an ACC game, trailing just Markus Burton (43 vs Cal) and Matt Farrell (37 vs Boston College).

The game also witnessed a tremendous showing from freshman Brady Koehler. The 6-10 forward out of Fishers, Indiana, dropped his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Koehler also recorded a season-high three steals and season-high tying four blocks.

SYRACUSE

At Syracuse on Jan. 31, the Irish just couldn’t get over the hump in the 2nd half, whether it was piecing it together defensively, or a critical error that served as an offensive rally killer.

Case in point, a Certa three-pointer would cut the deficit to eight points, but an Irish technical led to a 5-point Syracuse swing that would balloon into a 14-point Orange lead. Later, another Certa triple brought the Irish within six for the first time since the 11:13 mark of the first half, making it a 60-66 ballgame. Yet the wave of momentum was quickly seized when a Syracuse three at the shot clock buzzer sparked a 9-0 run, resulting in a 15-point deficit.

Jalen Haralson recorded a superb 2nd half, missing only one shot and scoring 19 points. He finished with a career high of 26. He finished with a career high of 26.

LOUISVILLE

Notre Dame showed some grit on the road against a top-25 team, but a late scoring surge from the #24/23 Louisville Cardinals was the difference maker in a 65-76 defeat. The Fighting Irish started hot with an early nine-point lead and trailed by six at the half. Notre Dame fought to pull within four at 9:29, but that’s when the Cardinals produced a 16-1 scoring run.

Cole Certa led the Irish with 18 points, draining five triples on the night. Brady Koehler also secured double-digit points with 11 on 4-10 shooting. The freshman also netted four steals and two blocks.

Coach Shrewsberry:

“I thought we didn’t finish the ball well. We had some turnovers at the wrong opportunities. It doesn’t have to be perfect. We have to take advantage of situations that are advantageous for us.

“The competitive juices were there for us. The competition level was there. We’re doing that, I don’t care about anything else.”

LAST 5 GAME BOX TELL A STORY OF OFFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT

The Irish offense, which struggled many times to find a groove in January, has shown improvement as of late. What if I told you, without Markus Burton’s 19 ppg, this Irish squad was averaging 76.2 ppg over the last 5 games. In that timespan, Notre Dame’s three-headed monster of Jalen Haralson, Cole Certa and Braeden Shrewsberry are all averaging at least 16 ppg.

Jalen Haralson is currently on the best stretch of his season. The super freshman has totaled 86 points over the last 5 games (17.2 ppg), shooting a hot 57.4% (31-54 FG). He’s also produced a team best 19 assists in that span (3.8 apg)

Jalen highlights include:

• 1st 20-point ACC game with 20 vs. #17 Virginia.
• Followed that with a career high 26 points at Syracuse, with 19 coming in the 2nd half on 6-7 shooting. Not to mention, a dunk worthy of the SportsCenter Top-10

Cole Certa has totaled 82 points over the last 2 weeks (16.4 ppg). Between Cole and Braeden, the two have drained a total of 33 three-pointers in that span.

Cole highlights include:

• Career high 34 points vs #17 Virginia
• 5 made triples at #24 Louisville to total 18 points.

Speaking of Braeden, the junior has amassed 83 points (16.6 ppg) over the last 5 games on 40.6% shooting (28-69 FG).

Braeden highlights include:

• At Syracuse: 17 points behind 3 triples & 3-4 from two.
• #17 Virginia — Scored 15 of his 18 points in the 1st half where he was 4-4 from three, 5-8 overall.
• Team high 18 points vs. FSU.

FRESHMAN STANDOUT JALEN HARALSON

With such a talented ACC freshman class, Notre Dame freshman guard Jalen Haralson has flown a little under the national radar and we are here to sing his praises as to why he should be considered for ACC All-Rookie Team and All-ACC consideration. Haralson is currently averaging 15.2 ppg which ranks fifth amongst ACC freshmen. He’s registered double-digit points in all but three games and has earned five games of 20+ — two in ACC play recently against Virginia & Syracuse.

He averages a team-best 15.7 ppg in ACC play, shooting an efficient 51.2% from the floor – the latter ranks 7th in the league.

Jalen is strong and shifty when attacking the rim, converting 69.5% from within 4.5 feet. The Fishers, Indiana, native shoots 53.0% overall from two-point range, in addition to leading the team in free throw attempts (6.0 per game).

SHREWSBERRY LEADING FROM THREE

Braeden Shrewsberry continues to prove he’s one of the best from deep, ranking 3rd in the ACC in three-point shooting percentage at 41.4%. That number also ranks 29th in the country. He’s converting 2.8 made threes per game, which ranks 4th in the league.

Shrewsberry’s sweet spot? The corner three – where he’s draining 57.9%, which is 22.2% above the Division I average. 

Against Miami on Jan. 13, Braeden reached the 200 career made threes milestone, becoming the 14th Irish player all-time to do so. He now sits at 217 in his career.

Braeden has drained 67 threes on the year. For comparison, he recorded 78 as a freshman and 72 in a shortened sophomore campaign.

SEEKING RECORD BOOK #1

Notre Dame fans know Cole Certa can get hot from three and light up the scoreboard in multiple fashions, but I bet they don’t know that the sophomore guard is one of the best free throw shooters in the nation. Certa currently ranks 13th in the country & 1st in the ACC from the stripe.

Certa started the year 27-27 from the free-throw line and is now an impressive 61-67 (91.0%).

If he can keep up this pace from the line, he would rank first all-time for a season at Notre Dame. The current placeholder is Steve Vasturia at 91.0%.

KOEHLER SHOWING HIS POTENTIAL

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

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

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

Koehler is shooting 50.0% from two-point range, but he’s been at his best in the midrange, where he’s 53.3%.

Lastly, Koehler is averaging 7.3 points in ACC play on 44.6% shooting, plus 9-24 (37.5%) from three.

NOTRE NOTABLES

• The Irish are 11 wins away from 2,000 all-time. They would become the eighth program to achieve this feat.
• Certa is averaging a team-best 17.3 ppg against ranked opposition.
• 3 Irish average double figures in ACC play: Haralson (15.7), Certa (12.9) & Shrewsberry (11.5).
• NET is at 89 — 2-10 in Quad 1 // 1-1 in Quad 2// 2-1 in Quad 3 / 6-1 in Quad 4.
• KenPom is at 83 — ORtg ranked 95 at 113.7 — DRtg ranked 83 at 104.2.
• Haslam Metrics on Notre Dame’s defense: ranked 96th in defensive efficiency and allow fewer than 106 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Notre Dame does a fantastic job to prevent opposing teams from capitalizing on chances from offensive rebounds. The squad allows AO to convert only 3.6% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked 16th in the NCAA), and with a rating of 11.33, they’re 25th in potential points allowed off of the offensive glass as well. Notre Dame has also had some success this season preventing opponents from converting many of their overall field goal attempts. The team ranks #63 nationally in field goal percentage allowed, as AO only makes good on about 41.9% of their total attempts from the floor.

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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S TENNIS

IRISH CONTINUE DOMINANT START WITH 7-0 SWEEP OVER UIC

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame women’s tennis team continues to roll, as evidenced by its dominant Sunday afternoon performance, a 7-0 victory over UIC. The Fighting Irish are now 8-1 on the young season and are the winners of six straight.

The Blue & Gold won the doubles point via a 6-2 Molnar/Pozder victory on court one, followed by a 6-3 court three win from Matsuno/Vrylan. The latter was the duo’s first time pairing together this season and first dual win.

In singles, all but one court was decided in straight sets. Akari Matsuno and Jessica Kovalcik each extended their team best winning streaks to 9 & 8, respectively.

#50 Bianca Molnar captured her team’s best 14th singles win, improving to a perfect 7-0 in dual matches.

Lastly, Esther Vrylan earned a 1-6, 6-2, 10-3 win on court six over Charlotte Deletioglu, collecting her first singles dual match of 2026.

Notre Dame 7 – UIC 0

DOUBLES – 1, 3

1. #25 Molnar/Pozder (ND) def. Cosmo/Brion, 6-2

2. Hanford/Rawles (ND) vs. Cooper/Liu, 5-4, unfinished

3. Matsuno/Vrylan (ND) def. Halbersztdt/Deletioglu, 6-3

SINGLES – 4, 5, 2, 1, 3, 6

1. #50 Bianca Molnar (ND) def. Edit Cosmo (UIC), 6-2, 6-4

2. Akari Matsuno (ND) def. Marta Halbersztadt (UIC), 6-3, 2-2, won by retirement

3. Bojana Pozder (ND) def. Dongke Liu (UIC), 6-4, 6-3

4. Jessica Kovalcik (ND) def. Anais Brion (UIC), 6-0, 6-1

5. Mari-Louis Van Zyl (ND) def. Nia Cooper (UIC), 6-1, 6-1

6. Esther Vrylan (ND) def. Charlotte Deletioglu (UIC), 1-6, 6-2, 10-3

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BUTLER MEN’S GOLF

BULLDOGS SIT FOURTH AFTER 36 HOLES AT LAKE JOVITA INVITATIONAL

INDIANAPOLIS – After 36 holes in Dade City, Fla., the Bulldogs find themselves in fourth place among the 14-team field in the Lake Jovita Invitational.

BIG EAST foe Xavier is in first place after the first day of the event, but the top four teams are separated by only five shots.

The morning round had the Bulldogs in second place, posting a 285 (-3) with Will Horne posting a 69 (-3) and Logan Sutto posting a 70 (-2). In the afternoon, Derek Tabor took the lead for the Bulldogs, posting a 68 (-4), placing himself in tenth place individually.

Tabor posted a total of 142 (-2) for the first day. His 142 includes 10 birdies across both rounds. In the morning round, Sutto and Leo Zurovac both posted eagles on the 509-yard, par-5 second hole as Sutto carded a 70 (-2) for the morning and Zurovac posting a 73 (+1) for the morning. Sutto is also currently tied for 17th with fellow Bulldog Ethan Blomme (who is playing as an individual), with both carding a score of 143(-1) for the full first day. Collectively, the Bulldogs have 38 birdies through the first two rounds.

The final 18 holes are scheduled for Tuesday, with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. The Bulldogs are scheduled to start on the front nine of the 7,121-yard Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club South Course.

THE BUTLER MEN:

10) Derek Tabor, 74-68 – 142 (-2)

T17) Logan Sutto, 70 -73 (-1)

T17) Ethan Blomme (IND), 74-69 (-1)

32) Luke Kruger, 73-72 (+1)

T47) Leo Zurovac, 73-74 (+3)

T47) Will Horne, 69-78 (+3)

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IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

JAGUARS TO CONTINUE HOMESTAND AGAINST MILWAUKEE ON TUESDAY

INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team will host Milwaukee (9-17, 5-10 HL) on Tuesday night (Feb. 10) inside the Jungle at 6:30 p.m. The game was originally slated for Feb. 28, but was moved up due to the Jaguars’ postponement of the Purdue Fort Wayne game on Jan. 25.

The Jaguars come in on the heels of an 82-74 home win over Cleveland State, stopping the Vikings’ five-game winning streak in the process. Junior Kyler D’Augustino led five Jaguars in double-digits with 16 points and sophomore Micah Davis added 15 points off the bench. Senior Jaxon Edwards collected his third double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds and senior Finley Woodward closed with 10 points and eight assists. Included in Woodward’s 10-point effort was the 1,000th point of his collegiate career, coming midway through the second half.

IU Indy (6-18, 3-11 HL) seeks to avenge an earlier loss to Milwaukee after falling to the Panthers on the road back on Jan. 11, 95-83. D’Augustino led the Jaguars with 24 points in that contest and freshman Maguire Mitchell added 19 points and six rebounds. The Jags led 43-41 at the break but yielded 54 second half points to the Panthers in the 12-point loss. The game was tied at 75 all with 6:07 to play before Milwaukee reeled off a decisive 12-1 run to take control of the contest late.

QUOTABLE

“I believe it’s starting to build on some momentum. Previously we had won two out of three games in our schedule. Then recently when Kyler went down with an injury I think it held us back a little bit. Kyler is a big influence for our team – not just scoring, but he’s a great leader as well. I think that set us back a little bit with our recent loss, but now that we have him back, I believe we can really go on a run for the rest of the season. I think we’re starting to click at the right time. We are starting to build some more team chemistry, which is always important,” Woodward said following Saturday’s win over Cleveland State.

SCOUTING MKE

Milwaukee is 9-17 overall and 5-10 in Horizon League play this season. The Panthers have been riddled by injuries with three players lost for the season and eight different players having missed time at some point during the season. The Panthers score 76 points per game and shooting 44 percent overall and 32 percent from three-point range. Below is a look at Milwaukee’s possible starting five.

    G Amar Augillard (6-5, R-Sr.) – 12.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg

    G Josh Dixon (6-1, Fr.) – 10.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg

    G Stevie Elam (6-3, Fr.) – 9.3 ppg, 35.0 3FG%

    G Aaron Franklin (6-5, R-Sr.) – 6.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg

    F Faizon Fields (6-10, Grad.) – 7.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg

INSIDE THE SERIES

IU Indy is just 6-20 all-time against Cleveland State and 4-7 in the 11 meetings in Indianapolis. Milwaukee has won the last 11 meetings in the series, including a 95-83 victory in Milwaukee back on Jan. 11 of this season.

UP NEXT

The Jaguars will conclude the three-game homestand on Thursday (Feb. 12) when they host Northern Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. inside the Jungle.

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IU INDY WOMEN’S GOLF

JAGUARS TO OPEN SPRING SLATE AT BGSU WOMEN’S INTERCOLLEGIATE

LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. – The IU Indianapolis women’s golf team will open the spring slate this week when the Jaguars participate in the BGSU Women’s Intercollegiate on the Blue Course at Wigwam Resort. Teams will play two rounds on Tuesday (Feb. 11) and a final round on Wednesday (Feb. 12).

The Jaguars will roll out a youthful group to start the spring with three freshmen at the top of the lineup. Li (Sherry) Xia will man the top spot, followed by Olivia Aronhalt and Emma Frauhiger. Senior Yanah Rolston and sophomore Alexandra Chiew round out the group.

Xia has a team-best 77.64 stroke average at the midpoint of the season while Rolston is next in line at 79.43. Aronhalt has an 81.79 scoring average and Frauhiger sits at 82.86. Chiew played just six rounds during the fall with an 87.83 scoring average.

As a team, the Jaguars enter the spring with a 320.29 scoring average in 14 rounds.

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“We’ve worked really hard this winter on a lot of different things, so I think the ladies are excited to go out, play some rounds and see how it shakes out. I’m really proud of the group and excited to see them continue to improve this spring,” head coach Jamie Broce said.

THE COURSE

The Blue Course at Wigwam Resort is set to par 71 and 6,000 yards this week. The Blue Course is noted for its character and contradiction and is a Robert Trent Jones, Sr., design that opened in 1965.

THE FIELD

The 15-team field Augusta, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Drake, IU Indy, Idaho, Lehigh, Montana, Northern Illinois, Portland State, Providence, Tennessee Tech, Toledo, UT Arlington and UTEP.

LINEUP

1. Li (Sherry) Xia (11 rounds / 77.64 scoring average)

2. Olivia Aronhalt (14 rounds / 81.79 scoring average)

3. Emma Frauhiger (14 rounds / 82.86 scoring average)

4. Yanah Rolston (14 rounds / 79.43 scoring average)

5. Alexandra Chiew (6 rounds / 87.83 scoring average)

LAST TIME OUT

IU Indy capped the fall with a 54-hole 973 (325-331-317) at the Terrier Intercollegiate at the Country Club of Spartanburg. Xia led the way at 237 (77-82-78) and Rolston shot 242 (79-85-78).

UP NEXT

The Jaguars will play the Huntsville.org Intercollegiate on Mar. 2-3 at Owens Cross Roads, Ala.

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BALL STATE MEN’S GOLF

SORRELL, JOHNSTON, MAHONEY SHINE IN OPENING ROUNDS OF LAKE JOVITA INVITATIONAL

DADE CITY, Fla. — Brody Sorrell’s 7-under par second round was the best round of the day at the Lake Jovita Invitational, Monday on the South Course at the Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club. The Ball State freshman turned in the second-best round by a freshman in program history, relative to par, and the Cardinals’ best since Kash Bellar shot 8-under in the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational in September 2021. Sorrell’s outstanding second round marked just the 11th time a Ball State golfer has ever shot -7 or better in a single round.

Through two rounds, Sorrell stands tied in fifth place with Ball State teammate Luke Johnston. Just a year ago, the two were teammates at Evansville North High School. Sorrell (74-65–139) shot 2-over par in the first round, before firing the lowest round of his college career thus far. Johnston (70-69–139) was steady at -2 and -3, respectively. The freshmen led Ball State in Round 2 after junior Avery Mahoney (69-77–146) fired a 3-under 69 in the opening round. Another junior, transfer Cameron Young (73-71–144), is even after rounds of +1 and -1.

Unfortunately for the Cardinals, though, Sorrell is participating in this tournament as an individual competitor. Currently 10 strokes behind tournament leader Xavier, eighth place Ball State might be in better position for title contention were the hot-swinging Sorrell on the lineup card.

Remarkably, Sorrell’s stellar Round 2 featured three bogeys including back-to-back holes! He opened the round with a birdie on the 13th hole. He then bogeyed #15 and #18, around a pair of birdies on #16 and #17. He caught fire on the front nine, but not after he opened with another bogey on #1. He proceeded to shoot birdie, though, on five consecutive holes — #3 through #7 — and when he returned to the back nine, he birdied the 10th and 11th holes.

In all, Sorrell recorded 10 birdies in his remarkable round. He handled a par-3 12th hole to finish his round, just one stroke off the Cardinals’ program record, relative to par.

Play resumes on the par-72, 7,121-yard track on Tuesday morning.

Ball State Results at the Lake Jovita Invitational (through Round 2):

T5th | Luke Johnston, Fr. – 35-35–70; 34-35–69 | 139 (-5)

T27th | Cameron Young, Jr. – 36-37–73; 36-35–71 | 144 (E)

T42nd | Avery Mahoney, Jr. – 33-36–69; 41-36–77 | 146 (+2)

T69th | Samuel Harris, Fr. – 38-40–78; 34-39–73 | 151 (+7)

T85th | Carter Smith, Sr. – 41-41–82; 38-36–74 | 156 (+12)

T5th | IND Brody Sorrell, Fr. – 35-39–74; 32-33–65 | 139 (-5)

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BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MAC POWERHOUSE BALL STATE EYES 10TH STRAIGHT WIN OVER EASTERN MICHIGAN ON THE ROAD TUESDAY

– Wednesday’s game against Eastern Michigan will mark the 95th time in program history the two schools have met with the Cardinals leading the all-time series record, 49-45. Head coach Brady Sallee holds an overall record of 20-9 against Eastern Michigan from 2012-13 to present.

– Ball State head coach Brady Sallee is the longest tenured coach in the Mid-American Conference for women’s basketball. Sallee is in his 14th  season in the MAC and owns a 169-77 (.686) overall record in league action.

– The  Cardinals typically carry on their success throughout the month of February in preparation for the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Under head coach Brady Sallee the Cardinals own a 63-39 (.605) record in February with his best season being in 2019-20 as Ball State posted a 7-1 ledger that year.

– In their Mid-American Conference opener at Worthen Arena, Ball State  secured a narrow 78-74 win against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 20. The victory extended the Cardinals’ regular-season winning streak over the Eagles to nine games. Coach Sallee’s squad continues to thrive in Ypsilanti, maintaining a road winning streak against EMU that dates back to a 61-58 loss in early 2020.

MAC Play Outlook for the Next Eight Games:

While BSU’s only MAC loss has came against Miami (OH) (current leader at 10-0), the Cardinals have secured critical wins against other top contenders like Toledo (72-68) and Kent State (101-91). Their ability to win close games was highlighted recently by a thrilling 87-86 victory over Troy in the MAC-SBC Challenge on February 7, secured by a late three-pointer from freshman Zhen Verburgt. With the win, the Cardinals are 5-1 in the MAC-SBC Challenge. With only eight regular season contests remaining, the Cardinals are set to play at EMU Tuesday before hosting Bowling Green on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 11 am ET. BSU will then play at Buffalo (Feb. 18) before a rematch against the RedHawks (Feb. 21). The Cardinals will then close out the regular season versus Akron (Feb. 25), Ohio (Feb. 28) and Toledo (Mar. 7).

Strong Shooting Under Sallee:

Brady Sallee is known for developing his players into strong shooters, over the years. In the last two seasons the Cardinals have ranked in the top 75 nationally in offense. In 2023-24 the Cardinals were 53rd in offense averaging 72.7 points per game while in 2024-25 Ball State finished the year ranked 72nd averaging 72.5 points per game. This season the Cardinals rank in the nation: 24th in field goal percentage (46.3), 51st in field goal defense (37.2) and 24th in scoring offense (78.7).

Road Warriors:

Under head coach Brady Sallee the Cardinals have played well on the road for the last 14 years under his watch. The Cardinals are 120-77 (.599) from 2012 until present on the road. Ball State’s best season playing away from home was in 2020-21 when the Cardinals posted an 11-2 mark. Ball State is 9-3 this season on the road including neutral site games.

International Success:

The Cardinals have had plenty of international success under 14th year head coach Brady Sallee. We all remember Nathalie Fontaine the 6-2 guard from Stockholm, Sweden became Ball State’s all-time leading scorer with 2,166 points. The 2016 MAC Player of the Year and AP honorable mention averaged 21.0 points per game and 10.2 rebounds while making over 50 percent of her shots. After Fontaine was Carmen Grande a native from Madrid, Spain who held onto the all-time assists record with 697 until Ally Becki surpassed her last season with 721 and we also cannot forget Thelma Dis Agustsdottir from Keflavik, Iceland who holds the all-time 3-point record with 325 treys. Agustsdottir also competed at the Celsius 3-point championship at the NCAA Tournament.

Scouting Eastern Michigan:

– The Eastern Michigan Eagles (11–11, 4–7 MAC) are currently in the second season of the Sahar Nusseibeh era and have shown significant improvement, already surpassing their 2024–25 win total (2) by eight victories. Most recently, the Eagles secured a 76–73 overtime upset against Arkansas State on February 7, 2026, in the MAC-SBC Challenge.

– Eastern Michigan’s current 11–11 record is tied for the second-largest win improvement in the nation compared to last season’s 2–27 finish.

– The Eagles have gone 4–6 in their last 10 games, shooting 45.2% from the field during that stretch.

– Sisi Eleko leads the Eastern Michigan Eagles in scoring, averaging 18.0 points per game. She is closely followed by freshman Peyton Hill, who has become a major offensive contributor with 14.9 points per game and recently recorded a season-high 28 points in a win against Arkansas State on February 7, 2026.

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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

INDIANA STATE FALLS TO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ON MONDAY

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball fell to Southern Illinois, 80-65, Monday night inside the Hulman Center.

Bruno Alocen led the Sycamores with 17 points, followed by Ian Scott with 13 and Camp Wagner with 11. Scott also recorded a team-high nine rebounds and two blocks, while Xavier Hall added five assists to tie for the game high.

The game opened with back-and-forth scoring, as Sterling Young accounted for five of Indiana State’s first six points. The Sycamores briefly pushed ahead with a 6-2 run, fueled by four free throws, to take a 12-8 lead. Southern Illinois responded with a 6-0 run, but Wagner halted the momentum with a three-pointer to put Indiana State back in front, 15-14.

After a brief scoreless stretch, the Salukis rattled off an 11-point run. Wagner once again stopped the surge with a three, sparking a 12-4 Indiana State run that featured baskets from Cooper Bean, Markus Harding, and Enel St. Bernard. The Sycamores pulled within two points with 3:14 remaining in the first half, but Southern Illinois closed the period on an 8-5 run to take a 37-32 lead into the break.

Southern Illinois opened the second half with a jumper before Alocen answered with a basket of his own. After nearly two and a half minutes without a field goal, Alocen scored again to keep the Sycamores within five. The Salukis then used a 14-4 run to extend their advantage to 53-39 heading into the second media timeout.

Indiana State came out of the timeout with renewed energy, as Bean hit a jumper to spark an 8-5 run that trimmed the deficit to 11. Southern Illinois responded by stretching the lead to 20 with an 11-2 run, which was stopped by a layup from Young. The Sycamores continued to battle, closing the game on a 16-11 run highlighted by scoring from Young, Alocen, and Scott, but the comeback fell short in the 80-65 loss.

News and Notes

The Sycamores recorded 15+ assists for the first time since Jan. 24, 2026, vs. Drake

This season, the Sycamores are 8-12 when shooting 40% or better from the field

The Sycamores recorded 18 assists on 24 made field goals

This is the seventh time this season the Sycamores have assisted on 75% or more of field goals

The Sycamores are 2-7 when making fewer than seven three-pointers

They are also 2-7 when having three Sycamores in double figures

Indiana State is 3-14 when allowing opponents to score 74 points or more

Bruno Alocen recorded a career high of 17 points and six field goals made

16 of his 17 came during the second half

Cooper Bean recorded a career-high three assists. He also tied his career high of five points and one steal.

Enel St. Bernard tied his MVC high of three assists

Caden Huttenlocker recorded his first rebound in an MVC game in his career

Up Next

Indiana State continues play in the Hulman Center on Thursday, February 12. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET against Murray State.

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EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL

CASEY AND BERRIDGE POST CAREER EFFORTS IN WIN OVER REDBIRDS

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – AJ Casey and Kaia Berridge set their career scoring marks as the University of Evansville men’s basketball team defeated Illinois State by a final score of 88-80 on Monday at the Ford Center.

Casey scored 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting while Berridge registered 14 points connecting on 4 of his 5 outside attempts. Bryce Quinet scored 17 points on the night while Leif Moeller picked up his first collegiate double-double with 16 points and 10 boards.

“We were close to putting together a full 40 minutes tonight and played our tails off,” UE head coach David Ragland said following the victory. “Just really proud of our group for being resilient and staying the course. We were short-handed tonight but found a way to win.”

Illinois State had the early momentum, connecting on their opening four shot attempts, including three from outside, to take an 11-4 lead in the opening two minutes. Evansville knocked down three of its opening four tries to keep it close at 11-6. Four more by the Redbirds pushed their lead to 15-6.

Evansville made its first rally at that point as Alex Hemenway and AJ Casey connected on consecutive triples to get within three. ISU temporarily halted the run with a basket before the Aces continued to storm back. Leif Moeller converted his first triple of the game before Bryce Quinet tied the game with 13:43 remaining with a layup.

Casey scored the next seven points for UE to push the lead to 24-19 entering the final 11 minutes of the half. The Aces hit six consecutive baskets during the run. After trailing 15-6, UE outscored ISU by an 18-4 margin to take the lead. Over the final minutes of the half, the Aces added their advantage. With 4:18 on the clock, Evansville completed an 8-0 run to go up 35-22. Kaia Berridge knocked down two triples during the stretch.

Moeller’s third 3-pointer of the half gave the Aces their largest lead at 45-29 inside the final minute before ISU’s Landon Moore hit a triple with a second remaining to make it a 45-32 contest at the break. UE shot 63.0% in the first half including 72.7% (8-11) from long range. After opening the game going 4-for-4 from the field, the Redbirds were 7-of-24 for the remainder of the half. Casey led all players with 14 points in the opening 20 minutes.

After the Redbirds posted the first basket of the second half, the Aces scored eight in a row to take their largest lead of 19 points at 53-34. Quinet’s first triple of the night capped the run while Alex Hemenway hit three free throws. With 16:07 remaining, ISU cut the deficit to 12 points (53-41) before UE extended the lead back to 19 points (66-47) inside the 12-minute mark.

As the second half passed its midway point, another run by Illinois State closed the deficit to 10. Two more triples by Moore made it a 70-60 game with 8:33 left. The Aces held strong as they slowly matched the 19-point lead thanks to a pair of Trent Hundley free throws with 3:57 left.

Just when it looked like the Aces would cruise to the easy victory holding an 86-67 lead, the Redbirds staged a furious rally. Hitting four consecutive triples, ISU made It an 86-79 game entering the final 90 seconds. UE was able to regroup and finish with the 88-80 victory.

The Aces shot a season-high 56.9% while matching its season mark with 14 made triples. Illinois State shot 49.2% in the contest. Evansville shot 55.7% from outside marking the highest percentage UE shot in a game since hitting 80% of its attempts at Bowling Green in 2017. UE completed the night with a 28-27 rebounding advantage. Next up for UE is a road game at Southern Illinois on Thursday evening.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL

USI OPENS 2026 WITH FOUR ON THE ROAD

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball opens the 2026 campaign with a four-game series at Cal State University Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California, February 13-16. The Screaming Eagles are scheduled to play CSUB in single games Friday at 8:30 p.m. (CT), Saturday at 6 p.m. (CT), Sunday at 6 p.m. (CT), and Monday at 3 p.m. (CT). 

The four-game series will be the first meeting between USI, which was 27-29 overall and 15-12 in the Ohio Valley Conference last year, and CSUB, which was 18-38 overall in 2025.

Following the season-opening road trip, USI opens the 2026 home campaign February 20 when the Eagles host Oakland University for a four-game series at the USI Baseball Field. The series includes a single game on February 20 at 4 p.m., a doubleheader February 21 at 1 p.m., and a single game February 22 at 1 p.m. 

Oakland, which was 19-41 last season, leads the all-time series with USI, 3-2. The last time USI and Oakland matched up was in 2023 when the Grizzles took two of three from the Screaming Eagles at the USI Baseball field.

Links to follow the Eagles during the opening weekend of 2026 can be found on USIScreamingEagles.com and the USI Baseball Schedule.   

USI Baseball Notes:

USI predicted 7th in 2026 OVC. The USI Screaming Eagles are predicted to place seventh in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2026 by a vote of the league’s coaches and communications directors and by D1Baseball.com.  

USI’s top players returning for 2026. USI returns three All-OVC performers from last year in graduate outfielder Khi Holiday (first team), senior infielder Hunter Miller (second team), and senior infielder Clayton Slack (second team). Senior left-hander Jake Porter and junior right-hander Abdriel Figueroa were named OVC Players to Watch in 2026.

USI advanced to OVC Championship for third-straight season: The Eagles earned a third trip to the OVC Championship during their third season of transitioning to NCAA Division I. The Eagles will be eligible for the NCAA postseason in 2026.

USI in 2025. The Eagles were 27-29 a year ago and 15-12 in the OVC last spring. The 15 wins in the OVC were a three-year conference high for USI, while the 27 wins overall tied a program best at Division I.

Returning hitters from 2025: The Eagles have three of their top five hitters returning for 2026. Junior infielder Parker Martin was third on the team last season with a .341 average and second with 40 RBIs, while graduate outfielder Khi Holiday followed with a .335 average and a team-best 24 stolen bases. Senior outfielder Hunter Miller rounded out USI’s top five last year with a .317 mark. 

Returning on the mound from 2025: USI returns senior left-hander Jake Porter and graduate right-hander Ian Anderson, who tied for second last year with four wins each. Anderson and junior right-hander Abdriel Figueroa were USI’s leaders out of the bullpen last year with four saves and three saves, respectively.

Ramirez coaching tree. CSUB Head Coach Jordan Banfield was an assistant coach for USI Head Coach Chris Ramirez while both were at Illinois-Springfield.

In OVC play in 2025. Graduate outfielder Khi Holiday led USI in OVC action last year with a .406 batting average in 27 games. Senior infielder Parker Martin was third on the squad with a .371 mark and second on the team with 25 RBIs.

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VALPO MEN’S GOLF

MEN’S GOLF PLAYS FIRST DAY OF SPRING SEASON

The Valparaiso University men’s golf team got its spring season underway on Monday as Ryan Somerville paced the team over the first 36 holes at the two-day, 54-hole Lake Jovita Invitational, co-hosted by Ball State and Richmond at the par-72, 7121-yard Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club in Dade City, Fla.

How It Happened

Somerville had a strong opening round by carding a 71 before finishing Round 2 with a 76. His two-round score of 147 sits tied for 47th in the 88-player field. He had eight birdies over the two rounds.

Valpo’s second-best score on Day 1 was from Adam Melliere, who had the team’s best Round-2 score with a 72 after a 76 in Round 1. He finished the day at 148.

Third on the team was Elliot Lee at 150 (73-77).

The Beacons are 14th on the team leaderboard at 595 (300-295). Xavier leads the tournament at 567, while Richmond’s Carson Baez holds the top individual spot at nine under.

Thoughts from Head Coach Dave Gring

“While we always come into the first tournament of the year with a lot of excitement and ready to set the world on fire, we typically have some rust to kick off and a playing rhythm that we are trying to attain. The guys have prepared well this winter, but we had our struggles in scoring around the greens and making putts. Our putting speed and green reading wasn’t good today, with too many 3-putts and missing a good amount of putts inside of five feet. There’s some decent green complexes here at Lake Jovita, but nothing that is too challenging to navigate.”

“The second area that we had our challenges was off of the tee.  The number of fairways that we hit was poor, and there were numerous times that we had to punch-out to recover. We only had 11 birdies in the second round, following 14 in the first round. We’re going to need to improve this part of the game well tomorrow to give us better proximity to the hole and more birdie opportunities.”

“In closing, we had some bright spots amongst our players. Elliot putted well in the first round, with 27 putts for the round. He had three birdies and a number of good saves for par. Adam hit 16 out of 18 greens in regulation in the second round. His strokes gained approach was much improved from the first round, with a lot of good iron shots. We are looking forward to tomorrow and finishing the tournament with our best team score.”

Up Next

The third and final round of the event will take place on Tuesday.

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VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL

FRESHMEN SHINE AS VALPO SECURES FIRST WIN AT DRAKE SINCE 2018

Check another accomplishment off the list for the ever-improving and now-surging Valparaiso University men’s basketball team.

The Beacons used a true team effort to knock off Drake 81-76 on Monday night in Des Moines, Iowa, securing the program’s first road win over the Bulldogs since 2018.

Valpo, which has now won back-to-back games and three of its last four, received 23 points from freshman JT Pettigrew (Lisle, Ill. / Bolingbrook) and 20 from fellow rookie Rakim Chaney (Rockford, Ill. / Rockford Auburn [212 Sports Academy]). Another freshman made the biggest plays down the stretch, as the defense and rebounding of Sader Servilus (Montreal, Quebec, Canada / Fort Erie International Academy) helped put the Beacons over the top, as he shut down the league’s leading scorer over the final few minutes. Four freshmen were on the court for the Beacons down the stretch, and veteran Brody Whitaker (Greencastle, Ind. / Greencastle [University of Indianapolis / Marian]) made big plays late as well.

How It Happened

It was raining 3s early from Valpo freshman Chaney as he dialed it up from distance and swished it through on three straight possessions, creating a single-handed 9-0 run that put the Beacons ahead 13-5 and forced a Drake timeout with 16:06 left in the opening half.

Drake fought back to within four at 18-14 at the under -12 media timeout despite a possession where the Beacons racked up four fouls on Drake before finishing on a dunk by Carter Hopoi (Tauranga, New Zealand [Mount Maunganui College NZ]).

Pettigrew heated up by accounting for three straight Beacon baskets.

Drake’s Jalen Quinn continued to fill it up early. His basket tied the game at 24 with 7:41 on the first-half clock, with Quinn accounting for 12 of the 24. He eventually finished the game with 33 points.

Drake made seven of nine field-goal attempts during a stretch where Quinn continued to score at a high clip, but the Beacons kept it close, down just three at 35-32 at the under-4 media timeout.

Chaney made his fourth bucket of the first half with 34 seconds left until halftime, helping Valpo get within two at the break at 40-38. Offensive rebounds helped the Drake cause in the first half as they had seven offensive boards despite missing only 14 shots. Both teams shot at least 50 percent in the first half.

A step-back 3 by Owen Dease (Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Reitz [Texas A&M Corpus Christi]) tied the game early in the second half, and then an impressive traditional 3-point play by Pettigrew put Valpo ahead 48-45. The two teams were level at 50 with 15:27 on the clock.

Valpo experienced a cold stretch, missing six out of seven shots, and Drake scored 10 of the next 13 points to build up a 60-53 lead with 11:54 remaining in regulation. A Chaney 3 accounted for the Beacon bucket during that stretch, his fourth triple.

Chaney hit his fifth three of the game just before the 10-minute mark of the half, shrinking the Drake lead to three at 60-57.

Pettigrew collected an errant pass and pulled off another impressive finish despite being fouled, pulling Valpo within two at 64-62 with 7:55 to play.

Pettigrew had another finish despite being fouled that put Valpo up 67-66 with 6:48 to play. Drake regained the lead and built it to four, but Whitaker drained two free throws to make it a two-point game with four minutes to go.

Whitaker hit a big jumper to tie the game at 72 with 3:30 on the clock, then another one that leveled the score at 74 with 2:20 left. The veteran poise continued to play a big role when he made two free throws to once again tie it with 1:48 left.

Pettigrew hit a go-ahead 3 with 1:08 left that made it 79-76. Valpo finished the game on a 7-0 run including two game-clinching free throws by Servilus with 11 seconds left after he had secured a monster defensive rebound on the other end.  Servilus’ defense on Quinn in the final few minutes played a huge role in the outcome.

Inside the Game

Valpo has surpassed last season’s conference win total, making this the best season in league play under head coach Roger Powell Jr.

The Beacons moved to within two wins of matching Valpo’s highest league win total since joining the Missouri Valley Conference.

The win on Monday snapped an eight-game head-to-head losing streak, as the Beacons beat the Bulldogs for the first time since 2021 and first time at Drake since 2018.

Valpo owns a winning record through 25 games for the first time since 2018-2019 (also 13-12).

The Beacons own a .500 or better record through exactly 14 Missouri Valley Conference games for the first time since joining the league prior to the 2017-2018 campaign.

Pettigrew’s 23 points represented a career high, surpassing his previous best of 21 reached against UIC (Jan. 4) and Illinois State (Jan. 7). His 12 rebounds tied a personal best set on Jan. 13 at Belmont.

Pettigrew’s double-double was his team-leading fourth of the season. He was 8-of-11 from the floor with seven of the eight makes coming inside the arc. He added two blocks to his impressive stat line.

Chaney finished with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting, his highest scoring output in league play and highest since scoring 23 on Jan. 19 at Cleveland State. He drained a career-high five 3s. Chaney’s six rebounds marked his highest total in league play.

After missing the previous game due to an injury, Whitaker tallied 13 points, his second-highest total in league play.

Servilus squeezed a career-high seven rebounds in just nine minutes of action.

Dease made it four Beacons in double figures with 10 points, his fifth straight game in double figures.

The Beacons outrebounded the Bulldogs 42-34 and shot at a 50 percent clip from the floor and 40.9 percent from 3. Drake was held to 25.9 percent from beyond the arc.

Up Next

Valpo (13-12, 7-7 MVC) will finish out a stretch of playing four out of five on the road by visiting Illinois State for a 6 p.m. tip on Thursday. The game will be televised regionally on the MVC TV Network through Gray Media.

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UINDY MEN’S LAX

HOUND RECEIVING VOTES IN USILA POLL AFTER SEASON OPENER VICTORY

BALTIMORE— Fresh off a season-opening win over Northwood, the University of Indianapolis men’s lacrosse team is receiving votes in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association’s Division II Coaches Poll.

The Greyhounds earned a 16-5 victory over the Northwood Timberwolves, led by Matt Pereira, who netted four goals, while Mitchell Carik scooped up seven of UIndy’s 42 ground balls. Redshirt senior AJ Preachuk had a stellar opener between the pipes with 15 saves and a .750 save percentage, earning him his third career GLVC Defensive Player of the Week honor.

Adelphi still holds the top spot with 18 first-place votes. Behind the Panthers, the Tampa Spartans sit second in the poll, receiving two first-place votes.

The Great Lakes Valley Conference holds two top-20 spots, with Maryville sitting fifth and Lewis at tenth. After a two-goal loss to Colorado Mesa, Rockhurst has fallen out of the top-20 rankings.

The Hounds are also featured on theUSA Lacrosse Magazine’s Top 20 list, joining conference opponents Maryville (5) and Lewis (7), coming in at 16th on the Week 1 list. 

UP NEXT

UIndy will travel to Painesville, Ohio, on Saturday, Feb. 14, for a 1 p.m. faceoff against Lake Erie.

PREACHUK EARNS CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis redshirt-senior goalkeeper AJ Preachuk has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC)/Athletic Solutions Player of the Week in men’s lacrosse, the league office announced Monday.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

AJ Preachuk, (RV) Indianapolis

R-Sr. | GK | Lakeville, Minn.

Major: Criminology

Team Result: W 16-5 vs. Northwood (2/7)

Made 15 saves and allowed five goals in a 16-5 win over Northwood.

Achieved a .750 save percentage, facing 28 shots.

Earns third career Defensive Player of the Week Award (2/10/25, 2/3/25)

Last Greyhound Defensive Player of the Week: Mitchell Carik (3/31/25)

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UINDY SWIMMING AND DIVING

HOUNDS VIE FOR GLVC SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEK

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Great Lakes Valley Conference is set to host the 13th annual GLVC Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships, Feb. 10-14 at the Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville, Ind.

UIndy will be two of the 21 total teams (men’s and women’s) that will compete at the championships. The meet will be streamed live on the GLVC Sports Network at GLVCSN.com. The GLVCSN Android and iOS apps can also be downloaded on your mobile device, while the OTT platforms on Roku, Amazon fireTV, Android TV, and Apple TV are compatible with the GLVCSN app.

Action starts with the 800 free relay finals Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET. The standard championship meet format follows, with morning preliminaries (11 ET) and evening finals (6:30 ET) Wednesday through Saturday. In between, the diving competitions will take place at 1:30 p.m. ET every day and will include both prelims and finals with a short break in between.

This marks the third time the league’s marquee event will be held at the Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville. The state-of-the-art venue also hosted the 2023 and 2024 GLVC Championships, with the Greyhound women winning the meet in 2023 and the UIndy men winning the ’24 edition. The 2026 NCAA DII Championships will also be held at the Deaconess Aquatic Center.

“This is the fastest conference meet in DII every year,” shared UIndy Head Coach Brent Noble. “There is really high-quality swimming at GLVCs; very often the national champion ends up coming from our meet. So winning our conference is a big deal. It’s very difficult, but it prepares us well for Nationals.”

Last February, the UIndy women took the runner-up spot at the conference meet, while the me placed third. All told, UIndy combined for 20 gold medals, nine school records and a pair of major awards—Men’s Swimmer of the Year (Cedric Buessing) and Women’s Diver of the Year (Alexis Lumaj).

See below for a list of individual Greyhounds that will take a No. 1 seed into the week. UIndy also owns the top seed in three relays on the women’s, including the 200 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relays.

GLVC TOP SEEDS

WOMEN           

EVENT        NAME          TIME

50 free       Kirabo Namutebi  22.27

100 back   Valentina Masella               55.27

200 back   Valentina Masella               2:00.79

100 breast       Celina Schmidt            1:00.88

100 fly        Caprice Schlueter              54.40

200 IM        Celina Schmidt     2:00.78

MEN                   

EVENT        NAME          TIME

500 free     Swann Plaza           4:16.21

1000 free  Swann Plaza           9:00.55

1650 free  Swann Plaza           14:55.99

100 breast       Jeremias Pock              52.27

200 breast       Jeremias Pock              1:54.04

100 fly        Elias Noe   46.11

200 IM        Jeremias Pock       1:44.71

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MARIAN WRESTLING

TIERNAN BOOTS NAMED WHAC WRESLTER OF THE WEEK

INDIANAPOLIS – For the first time in his collegiate career, Marian wrestling’s Tiernan Boots has been named as the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week. Boots is the third different Knight to be named as the WHAC Wrestler of the Week this season.

Boots had Marian’s biggest victory in the team’s loss against #4 Indiana Tech, upsetting fifth-ranked Mike Loney in a commanding 11-2 major decision victory. Boots led throughout the bout, and earned his second top-25 upset win in a row, moving to 5-4 overall on the season.

Marian competes in the WHAC Championship this Saturday, with the action from Indiana Tech’s campus in Fort Wayne set to begin at 10:00 a.m.

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MARIAN BASEBALL

BASEBALL’S HECTOR CORONA WINS CROSSROADS LEAUGE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JACKSON, Mich. – Coming off the Marian baseball team’s dominant 4-0 weekend in Tennessee, the Crossroads League has named the Knights’ Hector Corona as the league’s Player of the Week. The honor is the first in the career for the second-year Knight.

Corona had back-to-back multi-homer games for Marian in a doubleheader sweep of Bryan and powered the Knights to a four-game series sweep by hitting .467 with four home runs, five extra-base hits, 13 runs batted in and six runs scored. Of the four home runs, the sophomore hit a three-run blast in addition to a grand slam in game two of the series, and logged an OPS of 1.912 over the weekend. The third baseman also recorded a stolen base.

Marian will return to the diamond next weekend, traveling south to play a four-game series of nine-inning contests against No. 3 Southeastern. Games one and two of the series will be played on Friday, February 20.

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MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

ABBEY MCNALLY SWEEPS CL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS FOR THIRD TIME THIS SEASON

JACKSON, Mich. – For the third time this season, Marian women’s basketball senior Abbey McNally has swept the Crossroads League women’s basketball player of the week honors, winning both the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week awards. The two nods as player of the week bring McNally’s career totals to 13, fifth on offense and eighth on defense.

Abbey McNally had a dominant week for Marian, leading the fifth-ranked Knights to home wins against Mount Vernon and Taylor. The senior scored 28 points in each game and finished the week averaging 16.5 rebounds per game along with 2.5 steals. The senior shot 67.7 percent from the field on the week, and in the Knights’ 78-55 over (RV) Taylor on Saturday, she logged her fourth-career 20-20 game, scoring 28 points to go with 23 rebounds. McNally had 10 offensive rebounds and 13 defensive rebounds against Taylor, securing her 13th total double-double of the season.

Marian begins a three-game road stretch as the final two weeks of the regular season are upon the program, traveling to Grace College on Wednesday night for the first of three away.

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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 10 in …

1900 – Peter Ostlund skates world record 500 metre (45.2 seconds).

1908 – Tommy Burns knocks out Jack Palmer in four rounds for heavyweight boxing title.

1912 – Jack Hobbs and Wilfred Rhodes make 323 cricket opening stand versus Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

1920 – US Major League Baseball outlaws all pitches involving tampering with the ball.

1924 – Bucky Harris, 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Washington Senators).

1925 – American League decides to alternate leagues for game one of World Series each year.

1937 – Ragnhild Hveger swims world free-style record 400 metre (5:14.2).

1940 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer.

1940 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner.

1953 – Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Jean Westwood and Lawrence Demmy of Great Britain.

1953 – Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer and John Nicks of Great Britain.

1953 – Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Tenley Albright (USA).

1953 – Men’s Figure Skating Champion in Davos won by Hayes Alan Jenkins (USA).

1954 – Ice Dance Championship at Oslo won by Jean Westwood/Lawrence Demmy (Great Britain).

1954 – Ice Pairs Championship at Oslo won by Frances Dafoe/Norris Bowden (Canada).

1954 – Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Gundi Busch (Germany).

1954 – Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Hayes Alan Jenkins (USA).

1957 – Fay Crocker wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open.

1961 – AFL’s Los Angeles Chargers move to San Diego.

1962 – Jim Beatty sets American indoor mile record (3:58.9) in Los Angeles, California.

1963 – Mickey Wright wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Women’s Golf Open.

1963 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Lorraine Hanlon.

1963 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Thomas Litz.

1969 – LSU Pete Maravich scores 66, despite losing to Tulane 101-94.

1973 – Second time New York Rangers shut-out New York Islanders 6-0.

1973 – Mushtaq Mohammad follows up 201 to take 5-49 versus New Zealand Dunedin.

1974 – Gail Denenber wins LPGA Sears Women’s Golf Classic.

1974 – Judy Ikenberry wins first US women’s marathon (2:55:17).

1975 – William “Judy” Johnson selected to American baseball Hall of Fame.

1979 – Border is named 12th man for Australia, only Test Cricket he missed.

1980 – Jane Blalock wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic.

1981 – 33rd NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beat Wales 4-1 at Los Angeles, California.

1981 – Dennis Lillee becomes Australian Cricket’s top wicket-taker with 249.

1985 – 35th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 140-129 at Indiana.

1985 – Andrea Schöne skates ladies world record 5 km (7:32.82).

1985 – Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic.

1989 – Boston Celtics’ KC Jones and Cleveland Cavaliers’ Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame.

1989 – Minor League Football System opens organizational meeting, Saint Louis, Missouri.

1989 – Test Cricket debut of Aaqib Javed, Pakistan versus New Zealand age 16 years 189 days.

1990 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary.

1991 – 41st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 116-114 at Charlotte, North Carolina.

1991 – Beth Daniel wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament.

1991 – Johann Koss skates world record 10 km (13:43.54).

1992 – Bonnie Blair wins 1992 Olympics first gold medal for the USA.

1993 – Jani Sievinen swims world record 200 metre backstroke (1:55.59).

1995 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Nicole Bobek.

2002 – In the 52nd NBA All Star Game the West defeats the East in Philadelphia at the Wachovia Center.

2005 – Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros agree to a two-year, US$16.9 million deal.

2006 – (to February 26) The XX Olympic Winter Games take place in Turin, Italy.

2006 – Alfonso Soriano sets a record for the highest salary ever awarded in baseball arbitration: he will receive US$10 million to play outfield for the Washington Nationals.

2008 – In Honolulu, Hawaii, the NFL Pro Bowl game is held. NFC beats AFC 42 to 30. Most Valuable Player award goes to Adrian Peterson.

2022 – At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 3-2.

2022 – At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 5-2.

2022 – At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: New Jersey Devils beats Saint Louis Blues by score 7-4.

2022 – At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Montreal Canadiens by score 5-2.

2022 – At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Ottawa Senators by score 2-0.

2022 – At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Boston Bruins by score 6-0.

2022 – At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Buffalo Sabres by score 4-3.

Births of sports figures on February 10

1847 – Birth of A N Hornby; cricket player (pioneering England Test batsman).

1862 – Birth of W H “Gobo” Ashley; cricket player (seven wickets in one Test for South Africa 1889).

1884 – Birth of Herbert Hordern; cricket player (pioneering leggie for Australia and Philadelphia).

1893 – Birth of William [Bill] T Tilden II; tennis player (US Open 1920-25, 1929).

1906 – Birth of John “Cat” Thompson; basketball hall of famer (elected 1962).

1910 – Birth of Paul Whitelaw; cricket player (New Zealand opening batsman versus England 1933).

1929 – Birth of Hallgeir Brenden in Norway; 15km/18km cross country (Olympics-gold-1952, 1956).

1937 – Birth of Yuriy Poyarkov in the USSR; volleyball player (Olympics-2 gold/1 silver-1964-1972).

1940 – Birth of Mary Rand-Bignal-Toomey in England; long jumper (Olympics-gold-1964).

1941 – Birth of John Hampshire; cricket player (of Yorkshire Century on debut for England 1969).

1950 – Birth of Mark Spitz in Modesto, California, USA; swimmer (Olympics – 9 gold/silver/bronze – 1968, 1972).

1955 – Birth of Greg[ory John] Norman in Queensland, Australia; PGA golfer “The White Shark” (1984 Kemper).

1955 – Birth of Lusia Mae Harris in Minter City, Mississippi, USA; basketball player (Olympics-silver-1976).

1957 – Birth of Debbie Brinkley in Tasmania, Australia; golfer (1990 T25 Victorian Open).

1957 – Birth of Pranab Roy; cricket player (son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982).

1961 – Birth of David Ward; cricket player (prolific Surrey batsman).

1962 – Birth of Jean-Marie Banos in Lavelanet, France; Canada sabre (Olympics-9/10-1988, 1992, 1996).

1963 – Birth of Bennie Thompson; NFL player (New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens).

1963 – Birth of Harris Huizingh; soccer player (FC Groningen).

1963 – Birth of Lenny Dykstra; centerfielder (New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies).

1964 – Birth of Roger Reijners; soccer player (MVV).

1964 – Birth of Sam Graddy in Gaffney, South Carolina, USA; 4×100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1984).

1965 – Birth of Lenny Webster in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; catcher (Montreal Expos).

1966 – Birth of Daryl Johnston; NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys).

1967 – Birth of Bradley Hughes in Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia; Australasia golfer.

1967 – Birth of Dwayne “Road Grader” White; NFL player (New York Jets, Saint Louis).

1968 – Birth of Peter Popovic in Koping, Sweden; NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens).

1968 – Birth of Ryan Bowen, US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins).

1969 – Birth of Jayhawk Owens in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; catcher (Colorado Rockies).

1969 – Birth of Tim Clark; US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins).

1970 – Birth of Alberto Castillo; Dominican/US baseball catcher (New York Mets).

1970 – Birth of Bobby Jones in Fresno, California, USA; pitcher (New York Mets).

1970 – Birth of Brendan Eppert in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; speed skater (Olympics-1994).

1971 – Birth of Kevin Sefcik in Oaklawn, Illinois, USA; infielder (Philadelphia Phillies).

1971 – Birth of Marty Nothstein in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA; sprint cyclist Olympics-silver-1996).

1971 – Birth of Wayne Gandy; tackle (Saint Louis Rams).

1972 – Birth of Michael Kasprowicz; cricket player (Australian Test fast bowler versus West Indies 1996).

1972 – Birth of Nancy Christian; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-17th-1995).

1972 – Birth of Sara Simmons in Belmont, Massachusetts, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).

1972 – Birth of Torey Hunter; NFL cornerback (Houston Oilers).

1974 – Birth of Andrew English; Canadian Football League receiver (British Columbia Lions).

1974 – Birth of Lea Ghirardi-Rubbi in Colombes, France; tennis star (1994 Futures NC).

1974 – Birth of Ty Law; NFL cornerback (New England Patriots).

1975 – Birth of Tina Thompson; WNBA forward (Houston Comets).

1980 – Birth of César Izturis; Venezuelan Major League Baseball player.

1980 – Birth of Steve Tully; English football player.

Deaths of sports figures on February 10

1948 – Ewart Astill, cricket all-rounder (9 Tests for England 1927-30), dies.

1982 – K R Meher-Homji, cricket player (Test as Indian, catch no stumped), dies.

1989 – Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster (“He shoots, he scores!”), dies at age 52.

2003 – Death of “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig, professional wrestler (born 1958).

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TV SPORTS

Tuesday, 2/10/26

OLYMPICS	TIME ET	TV
Cross-Country Skiing: Women’s, Men’s Sprint Classic Qualification	3:15am	USA Peacock
Short Track	4:30am	Peacock
Alpine Skiing: Women’s Team Downhill	4:30am	USA Peacock
Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Moguls Qualification	5:15am	USA Peacock
Cross-Country Skiing: Women’s, Men’s Sprint Classic Final	5:45am	USA Peacock
Women’s Hockey: Japan vs Sweden	6:10am	Peacock
Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Slopestyle Final	6:30am	USA Peacock
Biathlon: Men’s 20km Individual	7:30am	Peacock
Alpine Skiing: Women’s Team Slalom	8:00am	USA Peacock
Curling Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal Match	9:00am	USA Peacock
Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Moguls Qualification	8:15am	Peacock
Women’s Hockey: Germany vs Italy	10:40am	Peacock
Luge: Women’s Singles	11:00am	USA Peacock
Curling Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match	12:05pm	USA Peacock
Figure Skating: Men’s Short Program	12:30pm	USA Peacock
Ski Jumping: Mixed Team	12:45pm	Peacock
Women’s Hockey: Canada vs United States	2:10pm	USA Peacock
Women’s Hockey: Finland vs Switzerland	3:10pm	Peacock
NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks	7:30pm	FanDuel Sports IND MSG
Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets	8:00 pm	NBATV KJZZ FanDuel Sports SUN
Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns	9:00 pm	KFAA AFSN
San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Lakers	10:30 pm	FanDuel Sports SW Spectrum
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Milwaukee at IU Indianapolis	6:30pm	ESPN+
BYU at Baylor	7:00pm	ESPN/2
North Carolina at Miami (FL)	7:00pm	ESPN/2
Virginia at Florida State	7:00pm	ESPN2/U
Purdue at Nebraska	7:00pm	FS1
Vanderbilt at Auburn	7:00pm	SECN
Notre Dame at SMU	7:00pm	ACCN
George Mason at Richmond	7:00pm	MNMT
Rhode Island at George Washington	7:00pm	MNMT2
Fordham at Saint Joseph’s	7:00pm	ESPN+
Marquette at Villanova	7:30pm	TNT
Wisconsin at Illinois	8:00pm	Peacock
Eastern Illinois at Western Illinois	8:30pm	ESPN+
Houston at Utah	9:00pm	ESPN/2
Duke at Pitt	9:00pm	ESPN/2
Iowa State at TCU	9:00pm	FS1
Arkansas at LSU	9:00pm	SECN
Oklahoma State at Arizona State	9:00pm	CBSSN
Colorado State at Air Force	9:00pm	ALT
Fresno State at Utah State	9:00pm	KMYU
Washington State at Gonzaga	11:00pm	ESPN2
San Jose State at UNLV	11:00pm	FS1
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
EPL: Chelsea vs Leeds United	2:30pm	Peacock
EPL: Everton vs AFC Bournemouth	2:30pm	Peacock
EPL: Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United	2:30pm	Peacock
DFB Pokal: Hertha BSC vs Freiburg	2:45pm	ESPN+
EPL: West Ham United vs Manchester United	3:15pm	Peacock

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