Dayton beats Indiana Men’s Soccer for the first time in series history
For the first time in their history the Dayton Flyers beat the Indiana Hoosiers in Men’s Soccer with 2-0 victory at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington Monday Night. This was the first meeting between the two teams since September 4, 2011, when the Hoosiers won 6-0 in Bloomington. Coming into Monday Night’s Meeting the Hoosiers were 11-0 all-time against the Flyers and have won the six previous meeting in Bloomington. The Hoosiers had scored 62 goals and winning every match by at least three goals and had never conceded a goal to Dayton. The two teams played every year from 1974-1983 but all that changed Monday Night when the Flyers snapped the Hoosiers 14 game unbeaten streak at Bill Armstrong Stadium dating back to September 1, 2023, and the Hoosiers are 1-1-1 at home this season.
Dayton scored its first ever goal against the Hoosiers when Martin Bakken went bottom left of goal off his right foot to get it past Goalkeeper J.T. Harms at the 17:11 mark to put the Flyers up 1-0 and it’s the second goal of the season for the 6-1 Sophomore Midfielder from Baerum, Norway. Dayton’s Miles Bonham was booked with yellow card for unsporting at the 25:53 mark and Dayton picked up a second yellow card at the 41:14 mark when Hjalti Sigurdsson for unsporting. The Flyers outshot the Hoosiers 6-3 and 3-0 shots on goal. J.T. Harms made 2 saves for Indiana while Dayton Goalkeeper Dario Caetano did not make a save. Dayton committed 5 fouls and Indiana committed four. Dayton had 2 corner kicks and Indiana had 1. The Flyers were called for offsides twice and the Hoosiers once.
In the second half Indiana had chances but were unable to convert and Martin Bakken scored his second goal of the evening for his brace able to dance around J.T. Harms for a wide-open net at the 86:33 mark with the assist to Cooper Lijweski and Miles Bonham. Indiana’s Quinton Elliott was booked at the 59:32 mark and Bakken was booked at the 65:29. Indiana outshot Dayton 12-4 in the second half and 4-2 with shots on goal. Dayton’s Dario Caetano made 4 saves and J.T. Harms made 1 save. Dayton committed 8 fouls and Indiana committed 9. Dayton had 1 corner kick and Indiana had 3 and the Flyers were called for offsides twice in the second half.
For the match Indiana outshot Dayton 15-14 as the Flyers had 5 shots on goal to Indiana’s four. Dario Caetano made 4 saves and gets his second clean sheet of the season while J.T. Harms made 3 saves. The Teams combined for 26 fouls with both teams committing 13 apiece. The Hoosiers had 4 corner Kicks to Three for Dayton as the Flyers were called for offsides three times and 1 for the Hoosiers. Dayton is 4-1 on the season and a three-match winning streak scoring 14 goals in 5 matches and giving up 5 goals in the season. Head Coach Dennis Currier improves to 184-121-58 in his 20th season as Flyers head coach.
For Indiana the Hoosiers are 1-2-2 with a road trip to Rutgers Friday Night to open up Big Ten Conference Play. The Hoosiers are a team that always gets off to slow starts to a season but figures it out as the season goes along to make a deep run into the NCAA Tournament. There was a lot of disappointment and emotions after a tough loss at home. “There are tough losing, and we are looking forward to Rutgers and we have whole Big Ten Season ahead of us”. Indiana Defender Jansen Miller said after the game. Indiana has 13 regular season games left with 10 Big Ten games and 3 non-conference games left but if the Hoosiers keep struggling it could be a long conference season ahead.
Kick and television time announced for Indiana University Football’s game against Charlotte
As is the case each season, the Big Ten is rolling out kick times and television designations a couple weeks ahead of each game. On Monday the league announced Indiana’s week four game vs. Charlotte will be a noon kickoff that will air on the Big Ten Network. The game will be IU’s first noon kick of the season after a 3:30 p.m. start vs. Florida International, and evening games vs. Western Illinois and UCLA. Charlotte is off to an 0-2 start this season, with losses to James Madison (30-7) and North Carolina (38-20).
Indiana University Men’s Golf finishes 9th at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate
The Indiana men’s golf team shot an 849 (288-278-283; +9) over 54 holes at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate. The Hoosiers finished ninth at the Tennessee National Golf Club in Loudon. Sophomore Alec Cesare tied for the team-low score of 214 (74-69-71; +4). The Ball State transfer posted eight total birdies, including five in the second round. Sophomore Nick Piesen also posted a 214 (75-70-69; +4) with a team-best nine birdies and an eagle on the par-4 15 in the third round. He notched four birdies in both the second and third rounds of play. Sophomore Cole Starnes played a scorecard of 215 (72-69-74; +5) with nine total birdies. He tapped in four birdie conversions in each of the first two rounds. Freshman Bradley Chill Jr. secured a 215 (74-72-69; +5) in his collegiate debut. He added nine total birdies, with four each in the second and third rounds for the Hoosiers. Redshirt junior Clay Merchent started strong and closed with a 217 (68-70-79; +7). He totaled seven birdies over the weekend, including five in his first collegiate round in almost two full seasons as he recovered from injury. The Hoosiers will return to action for the Purdue Fall Invitational on Sept. 22 at the Kampen-Cosler Course in West Lafayette.
Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream in Overtime to sweep the Season Series
The Indiana Fever (19-17) overcame a 16-point deficit and swept the regular-season series against the Atlanta Dream in a 104-100 overtime victory on Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Sunday was the first overtime game this season played by the Fever and was the first time in franchise history the team swept the regular season-series against Atlanta. Indiana shot 54.4 percent from the field on Sunday as four Fever players scored in double figures in the win. Fever center Aliyah Boston spearheaded the victory with a career-high 30 points and 13 rebounds for her 13th double-double this season. Boston shot 11-of-16 from the field and 8-of-8 from the free throw line as her career night in scoring moved her to 17th on the Fever all-time career points list with 1,093 points heading into Wednesday against the Las Vegas Aces. Sunday marked a record-breaking night for Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark as well as she set a franchise record for the most double-doubles recorded in a single-season with 14. Clark added 26 points, 12 assists and five rebounds in the win and became the fastest player in WNBA history to record 300 assists in 35 games played. Clark also became the only WNBA player to reach 650 points, 300 assists and 200 rebounds in a single season. Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell has now scored at least 20 points in 11 of her last 13 games as she tallied 21 points and four rebounds in Sunday’s win. Lexie Hull added 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc and Fever forward Temi Fagbenle contributed nine points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocks off the bench. Former Indiana University Star Grace Berger did not play.
Atlanta started the game on a 14-6 run for more than four minutes, but back-to-back 3-point field goals from Mitchell and a made jump shot from Boston with less than one minute left in regulation put Indiana up 22-21 going into the second quarter. The Dream went on an 11-3 run for more than two minutes late in the second quarter, but Hull hit back-to-back 3-point field goals to cut Indiana’s deficit to 39-38. Dream guard Jordin Canada hit a jumper in the final seconds to put Atlanta up, 48-44, going into the second half. The Fever stared down a 16-point deficit in the third quarter, but a steal and layup by Mitchell in transition sparked an 18-5 run from Indiana and the Fever cut its deficit to 69-66 going into the final quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Fever were down by two points with 27 seconds left in regulation, but a layup from Boston tied the game 90-90 to force overtime. Indiana shot 5-of-7 from the floor in overtime and secured the win in the third game of the six-game homestand. Four Dream (12-23) players scored at least 15 points in the loss as guard Rhyne Howard totaled a season-high 36 points with five assists and four rebounds. Dream center Tina Charles and guard Jordin Canada both scored 17 points. Charles pulled down 12 rebounds and Canada added six rebounds, five assists and two steals. Dream guard Allisha Gray trailed with 15 points, five rebounds and five assists. Despite the loss, Atlanta shot 26 more field goals than Atlanta. The Fever host the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday at 7pm and the game will broadcast on WALV.
Indianapolis Colts drop season opener to Houston Texans
The Houston Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts, 29-27, at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday afternoon to keep the Colts winless in season openers since 2013. Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud hit wideout Nico Collins for 12 yards on a critical third-and-long to help Houston seal the game. The Colts’ winless streak in season openers now stands at 11 games. Colts’ head coach Shane Steichen was aggressive from the start, going for it on fourth-and-1 from the Texans’ 46-yard line on the first possession of the game. Colts QB Anthony Richardson misfired to his intended target on the play, rookie wide receiver Adonai Mitchell, turning the ball over on downs. Houston took advantage of the short field, taking a 3-0 lead on a Ka’imi Fairbairn 51-yard field goal. As off as Richardson was on the throw to Mitchell, he was on the money to receiver Alec Pierce on the next drive for a 60-yard touchdown. The spectacular throw gave the Colts a 7-3 lead. The Texans responded with a Fairbairn 50-yard field goal and a Stroud-to-Stefon Diggs 9-yard touchdown connection to go back on top, 12-7. The Colts had a chance to regain the advantage before the break, driving down to the Houston 20-yard line, but Richardson threw an interception to Calen Bullock to end the threat. The Texans had the opportunity to add to their lead before the break but mismanaged the game clock and took a 12-7 lead to halftime.
Fairbairn made his third field goal of the game and second from 51 yards to give Houston a 15-7 lead early in the third quarter. The Colts’ special teams then provided a spark as Segun Olubi blocked a Tommy Townsend punt deep in Texans’ territory. Trevor Denbow recovered at the Houston 5-yard line. Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor scored on the next play to make it 15-13. The Colts went for the two-point conversion and the tie, but Taylor was stopped. The teams swapped touchdowns twice. Houston RB Joe Mixon scored from three yards out and Richardson found receiver Ashton Dulin for a 54-yard touchdown to keep the Colts within striking distance. With Houston nursing a 22-20 lead, DeMeco Ryan rolled the dice and went for it on fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line. Stroud hit Diggs for his second touchdown of the game to extend the Texans’ lead again. The Colts refused to go away quietly. Richardson hit Pierce for 57 yards to move down to the Houston 16-yard line. Richardson then scored on a fourth-and-goal play from the 3-yard line to make it 29-27. Richardson finished 9-of-19 for 212 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in his return from a shoulder injury last season. Stroud was 24-of-32 for 234 yards and two touchdowns, receiving a huge boost from Mixon, who ran for 159 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries. Colts’ kicker Matt Gay was inactive, so Indiana native Spencer Shrader did the kicking. The Colts will play their first road game of the season next week when they visit the Green Bay Packers at 1:00pm with the game televised on FOX.
Taylor University Football scores 58 points in an overtime win at Olivet Nazarene
In an offensive shootout that had 56 first downs, 1,104 yards of offense, 15 touchdowns and just two punts, it was a fumbled snap in the game’s final minute that gave Taylor new life, and the Trojans capitalized to complete a 58-51 win in overtime at Olivet Nazarene. After a rare defensive stand from the hosts gave the Tigers (1-1) the ball with a 51-48 lead and less than one minute to play, a fumbled snap on ONU’s next play was recovered by Parker Whitby to give Taylor one final hope. A Jameson Chesser 23-yard run was followed by a 15-yard penalty on the hosts that moved the ball inside the red zone to the 17-yard line. Taylor could get just three more yards but tied the game with 10 seconds to play on a 31-yard field goal from Lucas Shilts.
In overtime, TU took the ball first and needed just three plays to punch it in. Dakohta Sonnichsen and Chessor opened with runs of 10 and 13 yards to move the ball to the two-yard marker. Taylor handed the ball to Chesser again for the two-yard score and the successful Shilts point-after attempt gave the Trojans a 58-51 lead. Needing just one stop to secure the dramatic victory, Taylor saw a costly penalty march the Tigers to the 17-yard line. Olivet Nazarene got three yards on each of its next two plays but failed to connect on its last two pass attempts, as TU pulled out the overtime victory.
The end-game heroics did not look likely in the early going, as ONU jumped to a 14-0 lead before Taylor rattled off touchdowns on five of its last six touches of the first half. The Trojans continued their march after the intermission, finding the end zone on their first two touches of the third quarter to open up a 48-35 lead. ONU would storm back however, surrounding a TU missed field goal with a touchdown and a field goal of its own to battle to within 48-44 with 8:03 remaining in the game. Taylor’s second and final punt of the night was followed by yet another Tiger touchdown to put the Trojans in the 51-48 hole with 3:20 left. Taylor took the ensuing possession across midfield with the clock ticking under one minute, before a big loss on fourth down seemingly ended the Trojans’ night. Things turned one play later on the fumble recovery by Whitby, which set the stage for the game-tying field goal from Shilts and the game-winning touchdown in overtime to send the Trojans home with the 58-51 win.
Taylor piled up 541 total yards of offense on the night, marking its best output under fourth-year head coach Aaron Mingo. TU did much of that damage on the turf, racking up 379 yards for the second-most under Mingo. Chessor led the way with 209 yards rushing on 28 carries, clipping off 7.5 yards per touch and finding the end zone twice. Damon Hockett also eclipsed the century mark on the ground with 17 rushes for 103 yards and a score, while Kyle Turanchick tallied 9.3 yards per touch over seven carries for 65 yards. In addition to rushing for 103 yards, Hockett tossed for 162 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. Two of those scores went to the hands of Nathan Munson, who caught two passes for two touchdowns for the second-straight game to open his collegiate career. Aven Jones led the Taylor defense with 10 solo tackles, two hits for lost yardage and one sack, while Jacob Hockett and Grady Stanley each added six stops.
Thad Thoman, RJ Veldman and Jeremiah Mansfield joined Jones in recording one sack, with Whitby adding the game-saving fumble recovery. Reid Messer also came up large for the Trojans, picking off passes on back-to-back first-half ONU possessions to help flip a 21-14 deficit into a 28-21 TU lead. Messer returned the first interception 45 yards to the end zone and the next interception 16 yards to the Tigers’ four-yard line to set up yet another touchdown. Shilts accounted for 10 points on the scoreboard, going seven-of-eight on point-after attempts and connecting on the 31-yard field goal. Taylor (2-0, 1-0 MSFA) will head home to host Judson (1-0) on Saturday under the lights in Turner Stadium at 7pm.
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