Indiana University Women’s Soccer hosts Ohio State to Open Big Ten Play Indiana women’s soccer opens Big Ten play with the No. 20 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes on Thursday evening at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Ohio State holds a 4-1-1 record going into Big Ten play. They are coming off a 1-0 loss to No. 13 Auburn but picked up a ranked win earlier in the season against No. 24 Duke. OSU also battled No. 21 South Carolina to a 1-1 draw. As a team, the Buckeyes have scored 13 goals on 10 assists and hold .408 shots on goal percentage.
Indiana closed out non-conference play with an undefeated record of 5-0-1 after they combined for 14 goals in a 5-0 win against Evansville and 9-0 victory versus Lawrence. Freshman Forward Layla Sirdah had five goals in the two matches. The Hoosiers saw five other goal scorers and picked up 25 points to tie the single-game record.
As a team, IU has scored 10 goals on nine assists this season, averaging 2.5 goals per game with 13.7 shots a game. On the defensive side, the Hoosiers picked up their second shutout this season and has only allowed one goal in three matches. They are currently holding their opponents to 6.3 shots a game with a goals scored average of 0.5. Indiana has saw nine goal different goal scorers this season, with six Hoosiers scoring their first career goals and three game winners. The Hoosiers have scored 24 goals on 22 assists with .489 shots on goal percentage. Senior goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg has five victories and four shutouts on the season. Sirdah saw her first Big Ten weekly awards after earning Freshman and Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10. Sirdah combined for five goals in two games with two assists out of the team’s 14 goals and 13 assists last week. She scored four goals against Lawrence University in the 9-0 win on senior day and scored the gamewinner against Evansville in the fifth minute along with assists in the 5-0 victory over the Aces. She finished the non-conference portion of the season with 17 points, six goals and five assists. In the Big Ten, she currently ranks second in most points and goals and is tied first in the league with five assists.
Sirdah, a native of Duluth, Ga., is the second player in program history to score four goals and tied the most points (8) in a match since Paige Webber in 2023. Her performance against Lawrence helped the Hoosiers tie the most goals (9) and points (25) in a single game since 1998 versus IUPUI. Gerstenberg is on pace to break the Indiana women’s soccer career victories. She is currently ranked third with 27 career victories in goal. She trails former teammate Bethany Kopel (30) and Merit Elzey with 35 victories. She broke the program’s career shutout record last season and has recorded four shutouts this season bringing her career total to 29. As a team, IU has scored 24 goals on 22 assists this season, averaging 4 goals per game with 21.8 shots a game. On the defensive side, the Hoosiers picked up their fourth shutout this season and has only allowed two goals in five matches. They are currently holding their opponents to 5.3 shots a game with a goals scored average of 0.33. Indiana has 10 different goal scorers this season, with nine Hoosiers scoring their first career goals and five game winners. Gerstenberg has five victories and four shutouts on the season.
Indianapolis Indians win with Back-to-Back Home Run against the Rochester Red Wings Wednesday Afternoon Nick Yorke finished a triple shy of the cycle and Thomas Harrington recorded his team-leading fourth quality start as the Indianapolis Indians overcame a two-run deficit to defeat the Rochester Red Wings 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon at Victory Field. Indians Record: 38-26, 71-66 Rochester Record: 34-31, 72-66 WP: Thomas Harrington (4-1) LP: Spenser Watkins (7-7)
Indiana University Field Hockey Falls at Home to Miami Ohio Indiana Field Hockey fell short in a defensive battle on Wednesday, losing to Miami (Ohio), 1-0, at Deborah Tobias Field. The Hoosiers’ season record now stands at 1-3. Both defenses dictated the pace in the first half as each team was held to 0-0 at the half. Not long after the break, Miami’s Claudia Negrete Garcia found the back of the cage in the 32nd minute on a penalty corner. Berta Mata and Carlie Servis assisted on the play. Indiana senior Sofia Arrebola Garcia fired a great shot in the 42nd minute on a penalty corner play, but it was narrowly saved by Miami’s Nicky Sjouken. Indiana got four shots off in the fourth quarter but could not convert on any. Freshman Sadie Canelli made her first career start in the cage. She made seven saves in her collegiate debut.
Redshirt senior Sydney Keld and sophomore Elen Nicholls each had a defensive save. Two of senior Meghan Dillion’s three shots were on goal.
Six of Indiana’s ten shots taken were on goal. Indiana will be back in action on Friday afternoon for a home game against Ball State at 3pm at Deborah Tobias Field.
Bloomington North Graduate and University of South Carolina Men’s Soccer Star Andrew Goldsworthy named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week South Carolina men’s soccer defender Andrew Goldsworthy was named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week as announced by the conference Tuesday. Goldsworthy, a fifth-year player from Bloomington, Indiana, played all 90 minutes in Carolina’s 2-1 win over Belmont Saturday. He helped the Gamecock defense not allow a goal to the Bruins, as the lone goal came on a penalty kick. He earned his first career point with an assist on Ethan Ballek’s goal in the 49th minute of the match. Goldsworthy a Bloomington North Graduate played for the Indiana Hoosiers from 2020-23 playing in 14 matches and making 1 start. He was a part of 2 College Cup Teams, Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament Championships, Two time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Three time Academic All-Big Ten. He Redshirted in 2019 and missed 2022 season due to injury.
Former Indiana University Baseball Star Kyle Schwarber sets another record Tuesday Night Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter and one-time Indiana catcher Kyle Schwarber just can’t stop breaking records. On Monday, he passed Ted Kluszewski to become Indiana’s all-time home run king. On Tuesday, he set a new Major League Baseball record. Schwarber hit another home run on Tuesday. He led off Philadelphia’s game with Tampa Bay with a solo home run to right-center field off of Tampa Bay Rays starter Taj Bradley at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Schwarber bats out of the leadoff spot for the Phillies and it was his 14th home run as a leadoff hitter in 2024. That’s a Major League record. Schwarber broke the record set by Alfonso Soriano in 2003 with the New York Yankees. Soriano hit 13 leadoff home runs. It was also career home run No. 281 for Schwarber as he extended his all-time Indiana home run mark. Schwarber has hit seven home runs in eight games. He had a three-home run game against Toronto on Sept. 3. He added another four-bagger against the Blue Jays the following day. On Sept. 6, he hit a home run at Miami. On Monday, he hit his Indiana record setter against Tampa Bay. However, on an eventful night in Philadelphia, Schwarber did not see the end of the game. In the third inning, Schwarber walked and would eventually score on a Trea Turner home run. However, during a pickoff throw to first, Schwarber safely got back to first base, but appeared to hurt his left elbow when he hit the ground.
Schwarber was removed in the fourth inning for Buddy Kennedy when his turn at-bat came up. Schwarber told the Philadelphia media after the game that he didn’t feel any initial pain after his slide, but when he returned to the dugout, he began to feel discomfort. Philadelphia defeated Tampa Bay 9-4 in a game that later saw the benches clear during the Phillies’ 5-run 8th inning. Schwarber has missed two stretches of the 2024 season. In May, he missed three games with back discomfort. In late June and early July, Schwarber missed nine games with a groin injury. Schwarber, who played catcher at Indiana from 2012-14, is one of the most decorated Hoosier baseball alums. After helping Indiana reach the College World Series in 2013, Schwarber was drafted fourth overall in the 2014 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs. Schwarber helped the Cubs win the World Series in 2016. Schwarber played for the Cubs from 2015-20 and then the Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox in 2021 before he revived his career when he signed with the Phillies as a free agent in 2022.
Former Indiana University Football Player Jaylin Lucas out for the season after an Injury with Florida State University During Tom Allen’s final 2023 season, a lot of hopes were pinned on running back Jaylin Lucas to lead the rushing attack for the Hoosiers. It never really panned out – Lucas rushed for 275 yards in 2023 – and Lucas moved on from the Hoosiers after the season was over. His landing spot was Florida State, but Lucas’s contributions there turned out to be brief. Florida State coach Mike Norvell announced this week that Lucas was out for the season. The school did not give details on the nature of the injury. Lucas had 2 carries for 13 yards and 3 catches for 39 yards. Just as he was at Indiana, Lucas was used in the return game for the Seminoles. He had 2 kick returns for 36 yards. Norvell indicated that Florida State might use the redshirt Lucas hasn’t yet used to extend his eligibility.