Indiana University Men’s Basketball looks to rebound at Ohio State It has been a rough week for the Indiana Hoosiers after back-to-back 25-point losses and they hope to right the ship tonight at 8 PM when they take on the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio with the game televised on FOX. The Hoosiers have squared off with the Buckeyes 200 times on the hardwood. Indiana has emerged victorious in 112 matchups, including a two-game sweep in 2024. In total, IU has won four of the last five games against OSU. The last time the sides met in Columbus, Indiana erased an 18-point lead to win 76-73 on Feb. 6, 2024, the largest comeback since Nov. 14, 1998, against Indiana State (19 points). Anthony Leal hit a corner 3-pointer with 22 seconds left to give IU the 74-73 lead. He later iced the game with a pair of free throws. Malik Reneau dominated with a 26-point, 14-rebound double-double and Trey Galloway charted 25 points and four assists.
The Hoosiers are 13-5 overall and 5-4 on the season and are coming off a 94-69 loss to Illinois Tuesday Night in Simon Sjkodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers are coming off back-to-back 25-point losses for the first time since the 2008-09 season and this was second worst home loss in Simon Sjkodt Assembly Hall History when Indiana lost to Wisconsin 78–46 on February 25, 2010. The Hoosiers lost to the Iowa Hawkeyes 85-60 on January 11, in Iowa City and the Hoosiers gave up 60 points in the first half and trailed by 28 at halftime. The crowd was restless as there were chants of ” Fire Woodson” along with booing at halftime and the end of the game. Fans started heading for the exits at halftime and continued in the second half.
Oumar Ballo scored 16 points and pulled down 15 rebounds but was ejected for shoving Illinois Center Tomislav Ivisic with 2:24 left in the game. There was talk that Ballo could face a one game suspension for his actions, but no announcement has been made. As for Woodson he understood his players for sticking up for one another, offered little admonishment during his press conference Tuesday Night. “There is not a whole lot i can do, until I go back and review it. I’m sure the commissioner and everybody will take a lot at what happened and make a decision on what they plan on doing, I just hope Ballo is with us our next game as we travel over to Ohio,” Head Coach Mike Woodson Said. Ballo leads the team with 14.1 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game and that would be a huge loss for a team that is trying to find its way to turn the season around.
Malik Reneau has been out for the last four games with a knee injury and averages 14.1 points and a team leading 1.3 steals per game while Trey Galloway leads the team with 3.9 assists. Myles Rice averages 12.4 points per game and Mackenize Mgbako is averaging 12.3 points but has scored 10 points in the last three games after scoring a combined 36 points against Penn State and Rutgers. Indiana is averaging 77.5 points and committing 12.3 turnovers per game. The Hoosiers are shooting 46% the field, 31% form three-point range and 72% from the free throw line.
Ohio State is 10-7 on the season and 2-4 in the Big Ten after losing at Wisconsin Tuesday Night 70-68. Bruce Thornton leads the team with 17.4 points and 4.4 assists per game. Devin Royal is averaging 13.7 points and a team leading 7.7 rebounds per game. John Mobley Jr is averaging 11.9 points and Micah Parrish is averaging 10 points and a team leading 1.1 steals per game while Evan Mahaffey is averaging 1 block per game. Ohio State averages 80.4 points and commits 11.2 turnovers per game. The Buckeyes are shooting 48% from the field, 37 % from three-point range and 72 % from the free throw line.
Illinois handles Indiana University Women’s Basketball by 14 in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall The Illinois Fighting Illini took down the Indiana Hoosiers 68-54 Thursday Night in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Illinois snaps an eight-game losing streak to the Hoosiers in Bloomington since a 61-60 on February 12, 2012. Illinois beat Indiana for the second straight time 86-66 on February 19, 2024, in Champaign after Indiana won the 16 previous meetings as Indiana leads the all-time series 48-31 and 26-10 all-time against the Illini in Bloomington.
The Hoosiers are 12-5 on the season and 4-2 in the Big Ten and will host JuJu Watkins and the #4 USC Trojans on Sunday at Noon. Sydney Parrish knows that it needs to be a lot better than the performance against the Illini to be able to stay in the game with the Trojans. “If we play like this against USC, it’s going to be brutal,” Sydney Parrish said. “So, we know we have to show up for that game and be a lot better than we were tonight.” Parrish, Shay Ciezki and Chloe Moore-McNeil all scored 13 points each. Indiana finished the game 21-46 from the field for 45%, 5-12 from three-point range for 41% and 7-11 from the free throw line for 63%. Indiana pulled down 26 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 blocks and a steal. 30 had 30 bench points, 11 bench points and committed 14 turnovers.
Yarden Garzon and Lilly Meister were limited in the second half because of matchup issues with Illinois and according to Head Coach Teri Moren “They are fully Healthy”. Garzon played 20 minutes and scored 3 points and had hard time guarding Adalia Mackenzie. Lilly Meister played 11 minutes and scored 1 point, 2 rebounds and assist. Karoline Striplin played 29 minutes off the bench and scored 6 points, 3 rebounds, along with a block and a steal. Moren said after the game that Wednesday’s Practice “was not a good practice” for IU, adding “how you practice is how you play.” Illinois set the tone and came out played a very physical game and Moren said “They were physical with us. We didn’t respond the right way” and added “We just dug ourselves a hole, couldn’t get anything going.”
Illinois is 13-4 overall and 3-3 in the Big Ten. Kokomo, Indiana Native Kendall Bostic scored 21 points and pulled down 8 rebounds to lead the Fighting Illini. Bostic scores in a lot of ways inside and a mid-range shot that is hard to stop and was 9-19 from the field, 1-2 from three-point rage and 2-2 from the free throw line. Adalia Mckenzie added 15 points, Berry Wallace went 3-3 from three-point range and scored 13 points off the bench and Genesis Bryant scored 12 points. Illinois went 27-57 from the field for 47%, 6-10 from three-point range for 60% and 8-10 from the free throw line for 80%. The Fighting Illini pulled down 28 rebounds, dished 18 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks and committed 6 turnovers. Illinois had 24 points in the paint and 13 bench points.
Yarden Garzon came out got the scoring started with a triple for the Hoosiers as the Illini limited her to three shots the entire first half. Illinois went on a 19-2 run to lead 19-5 with. Sydney Parrish ended the scoring drought for the Hoosiers, but the Illini led 25-14 after the first quarter and shot 11-17 from the field for 64% and 3-3 from downtown after the first 10 minutes. Illinois scored 10 second quarter points but did not score for the last two minutes and fifty seconds of the second quarter. Indiana scored 8 points and did not hit a field goal for last three minutes and eleven seconds of the second quarter as the Fighting Illini led 35-22 at the half as Adalia Mackenize and Kendall Bostic scored 13 points apiece and 8 rebounds combined while shooting 46% from the field as team in the first 20 minutes and holding the Hoosiers to 36% from the field on 11-30. We need to start the first quarter better,” Sydney Parrish said. “We really shot ourselves in the foot by the 25 points [Illinois scored] in the first quarter, and that led us to being down the rest of the game.
The Hoosiers outscored the Fighting Illini 19-14 in the third quarter as the Hoosiers were outscored 19-13 in the fourth quarter. Illinois finished the game on a 6-0 run in the last 1:38 and the Hoosiers were held scoreless for the last two minutes and eight seconds of the game. Indiana has already face UCLA and faces USC, Oregon and Washington in the next three games so with the Big Ten getting deeper and considered one of the best leagues in Women’s College Basketball there are no nights off and you can’t overlook anyone. “This league is much is too good to feel like you can take a night off ever and no matter who it is,” Teri Moren said about the Big Ten conference. “I think, the best league in the country.”
Indiana University Men’s Soccer announces Four Mid-Year Additions Indiana men’s soccer head coach Todd Yeagley announced on Wednesday the addition of four mid-year enrollees to the program’s 2025 spring roster. The quartet includes three transfer additions and one freshman early enrollee: senior Palmer Ault (Butler), senior Cristiano Bruletti (Michigan State), redshirt freshman Jacopo Fedrizzi (Evansville) and freshman Owen Sloan. “We are excited to add these four athletes to our program,” Yeagley said. “As we look to reload for next season, we are confident that Palmer, Cristiano, Jacopo and Owen are ready to make an impact at IU. Each player brings a unique and important skillset as we build our roster for 2025 and beyond. Having the spring term to integrate our four mid-year enrollees will give us a jumpstart for next fall. In the near future, we will announce additional key commitments to our 2025 roster.”
Palmer Ault | Forward | Jr. | Noblesville, Ind. | Butler -Palmer Ault recorded 54 points over three seasons at Butler, scoring 21 goals with 12 assists. Ault broke into the collegiate scene from the jump, earning Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Best XI honors in 2022 as the unanimous BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. The Hoosier State native since earned second-team All-BIG EAST honors both as a sophomore and junior. “Palmer is a proven goalscorer who can play several roles in our attack,” Yeagley said. “Palmer also has a great soccer IQ, and his final ability to unbalance off the dribble and pass make him an asset for our team. He will provide an immediate impact this fall.”
Cristiano Bruletti | Midfielder | Jr. | Commerce Township, Mich. | Michigan State- Indiana brings on a midfielder with Big Ten experience in Cristiano Bruletti, who spent the last two seasons at Michigan State after a freshman campaign at South Carolina. Bruletti started all 17 matches for the Spartans in the fall, helping them earn one of the top defensive records in the league (18 goals in 17 games). “Cristiano brings a lot of college experience and maturity to our midfield, and he makes the players around him better,” Yeagley said. “He has the technical ability to connect through the lines while also bringing a toughness and edge to our midfield.”
Jacopo Fedrizzi | Midfielder | R-Fr. | Giulia, Italy | Evansville- A Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team and second-team All-MVC selection, Jacopo Fedrizzi helped Evansville reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1996 as a redshirt freshman. Fedrizzi assisted in MVC Tournament wins over Missouri State and Bowling Green and totaled four goals and a team-leading six assists last season. A native of Giulia, Italy, Fedrizzi spent part of his youth career in the academy of Serie A club Udinese. “Jacopo is an intelligent and excellent passer who is great in combination play,” Yeagley said. “He is an elite finisher and will be an asset with his service on attacking restarts. We anticipate Jacopo to be a key piece to our attack over the next three seasons.”
Owen Sloan | Forward | Fr. | Lake Forest, Ill. | Chicago Fire- Owen Sloan is Indiana’s first freshman addition of the 2025 class. Another product of the Chicago Fire Academy (U17-U19) and FC United (U15-U16), Sloan recorded 44 goals and 20 assists over three-and-a-half between the two clubs and helped the former reach the MLS NEXT Cup quarterfinals. Sloan’s father, Jeremy, played soccer for Ohio State between 1993-96. “Owen is a versatile and athletic attacking player that has a great engine and a knack for creating problems for opposing defenses,” Yeagley said. “We also feel Owen could develop into an excellent attacking wide back during his time at IU.”
Indiana University Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Dominate Big Ten Weekly Awards For the second consecutive cycle, No. 2/6 Indiana swimming and diving earned four of the six available Big Ten weekly awards, the conference office announced Wednesday. The haul included a sweep of the men’s weekly awards. The Hoosiers handled No. 13/7 Michigan in dual meet action Last Friday as both the men’s and women’s teams captured convincing victories.
Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Owen McDonald-Junior Owen McDonald captured his second consecutive, and fourth Big Ten Swimmer of the Week award this season after sweeping his individual events. McDonald swept the backstroke events, as he did against No. 4 Florida a week prior, and finished his day with a third victory in the 200 IM. McDonald ranks No. 2 nationally in the 200-yard backstroke (1:38.07), 200 IM (1:40.86) and No. 4 in the 100 back (44.93).
Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Anna Peplowski- Senior Anna Peplowski also repeated as the women’s swimmer of the week, her fourth-career weekly award. Peplowski tweaked her program slightly, opting to swim, and win, the 100-yard freestyle (47.68), 200-yard freestyle (1:41.63) and 500-yard freestyle (4:38.56). Her time in the 200 free set the nation’s fastest time.
Big Ten Men’s Diver of the Week: Quinn Henninger- Senior Quinn Henninger swept the springboards Friday to secure his third-career weekly award. On the 1-meter board, Henninger scored 67.50 points or better from five of his six dives to earn a 428.10 total. Henninger dominated on 3-meter with a 54-point edge over the field. The senior scored 436.05 points and executed two dives scoring 81 points.
Big Ten Men’s Freshman of the Week: Miroslav Knedla- Freshman Miroslav Knedla contributed to one of three pool records Indiana set Friday, splitting 21.13 as the leadoff leg for the 200-medley relay that finished in an NCAA A cut 1:22.64. Knedla finished second to McDonald in the 100 back (45.63) and 200 back (1:42.04) and placed fourth in the 200 IM (1:46.53).
Paul Miller joins the Indiana University Women’s Basketball Staff Indiana women’s basketball head coach Teri Moren has announced the addition of Paul Miller to her staff as a Director of Scouting and Analytics. Miller joins the Hoosiers after two seasons (2023 and 2024) as an assistant coach with the Indiana Fever. In his role, he worked primarily with Indiana’s post players and the team’s offense. The organization ranked third in offense this past season and finished with a 20-20 record, making its first playoff for the first time since 2016. Prior to the Fever, Miller served as an assistant coach with the Windy City Bulls in the NBA G League during the 2022-23 season. After playing college basketball at Lake Forest College in Illinois, the Canadian Lake, Michigan native began his career with the Chicago Bulls in 2011 as a video intern. He earned degrees in history and religious studies in 2012. Prior to his assistant coach role with Windy City, Miller was the assistant to the head coach in Chicago from 2019-22 before moving over to Windy City’s coaching staff. Miller is married to his wife, Emily, and they have two sons, Elliott and Teddy.
Indianapolis Colts to Host 2025 Home Game in Berlin Germany The NFL on Wednesday announced the Colts have been designated as the home team for the league’s first regular season game in Berlin, which will take place during the 2025 season. This will be the first time the Colts will host a regular season home game abroad as part of the NFL International Series. The game will be played at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, and the game date, kickoff time and opponent will be announced later this year. “The NFL is making history in Berlin, and the Colts are proud to be part of this landmark event in one of the world’s most historic cities,” Colts Owner & CEO Jim Irsay said. “The NFL has become a global brand, and we’re looking forward to growing American football in Germany and expanding Colts Nation’s footprint around the world. This game also provides a unique opportunity for our local Indiana partners to engage with German businesses, customers and fans this season and in the future.”
The Colts have played two international regular season games in club history: In 2016 against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London, and in 2023 against the Patriots in Germany at Frankfurt Stadium. The Colts were the visiting team in both games. The NFL in 2025 expanded its International Series to include up to eight regular season games. All 32 teams are required to host a home game internationally at least once every eight seasons. The Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns and New York Jets will host home games in London this season, while Spain will host its first NFL regular season game this year in Madrid.
The NFL first held a regular season game in Germany in 2022, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers facing the Seattle Seahawks at Allianz Arena in Munich. In 2023, the NFL expanded in Germany to a pair of games in Frankfurt, including the Colts’ Week 10 win over the Patriots at Frankfurt Stadium. The NFL returned to Munich’s Allianz Arena in 2024; with the Colts’ game in Berlin, Germany will join England as the only international countries to host games in three different stadiums. “Germany is an important market for the NFL, with continued growth in fandom and passion for the game,” NFL Germany General Manager Alexander Steinforth said. “After four successful international games in-market across Munich and Frankfurt, we’re thrilled to have the Colts as the designated team for our first-ever regular season game in Berlin in 2025 a city that holds so much football history and is a true testament to the international expansion and growth of the league.”
The Colts will be the first NFL team to play multiple games in Germany. “It was great to see the Colts go 1-0 on my home turf in Germany in 2023,” Björn Werner, a former Colts linebacker and NFL analyst for RTL in Germany, said. “Now, hosting a game in the historic Olympic Stadium in Berlin is the next big step. I’m pumped to see how we can keep growing the game, not just in Germany and Austria, but all over Europe. Let’s go 2-0!” Berlin’s Olympic Stadium has a capacity of 74,475, is home to the German Bundesliga’s Hertha BSC and hosted the 1936 Olympic games, made famous by the remarkable achievements of American track star Jesse Owens. It hosted five NFL preseason games from 1990-1994. The Colts in 2024 began an organization-wide push to grow American football and the Colts’ brand in Germany and Austria as part of the NFL’s Global Markets Program. Those efforts have included appointing Werner, the Colts’ first-round pick in 2013 and a leading NFL analyst in Europe, as an official team ambassador.
Werner, who is a broadcaster for NFL German TV rightsholder RTL and co-hosts the popular “Football Bromance” podcast, has been a massive presence in growing American football in Europe. Werner’s Colts jersey debuted in the NFL Europe Shop in October and was the top-selling NFL jersey in Europe that month. In Week 3 of the 2024 season, Werner was part of RTL’s German-language broadcast of the Colts’ win over the Chicago Bears at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Colts also assisted in other NFL events held across Germany during the 2024 season, including supporting a local school from Saarland as they competed in the German Flag Football Championships in Berlin in December. “With today’s announcement of the Indianapolis Colts as the designated team of the NFL Berlin game, our joint journey with the NFL continues. This announcement is special for many Berliners, as there is a close connection to the team through Björn Werner, our NFL hero and former Colts player,” Senator for the Interior and Sports, State of Berlin Iris Spranger said. “We look forward to welcoming the Colts to our sports metropolis. It will be a football festival like we have never experienced in Berlin before. For the Colts. For the fans. And as they say in Indianapolis: for the shoe!”