Indiana University Women’s Basketball continues their dominance over Purdue For the 12th straight time the Indiana Hoosiers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 78-56 with a dominating performance and keep the Barn Burner Trophy in Bloomington. Indiana has won 16 of the last 17 matchups with their archrival dating back to 2017. Purdue’ last win this series came on January 20, 2019, in West Lafayette when the Boilers won 56-53. Indiana is 24-21 all time in Bloomington and have beaten Purdue the last 12 times in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Purdue last won in Bloomington on January 19, 2012, 80-62. Purdue leads the all-time series with Indiana 53-43. The Hoosiers and the Boilermakers will meet in the Regular Season Finale on Sunday March 2, in West Lafayette.
The Hoosiers are 16-9 and 8-6 in the Big Ten. Indiana has four regular season games left with Ohio State and Maryland at Home and Michigan State and Purdue on the road. Sydney Parrish led the Hoosiers with 19 points, Yarden Garzon added 18 points and Shay Ciezki scored 16 points. Indiana finished 28-56 for 50% from the field, 8-16 from three-point range and 14-16 from the free throw line for 87%. Indiana pulled down 29 rebounds, dished out 18 assists, 13 steals, 1 block and committed 16 turnovers. Kendall Puryear led Purdue with 15 points off the bench, Destini Lombard added 10 points and McKenna Layden pulled down 10 rebounds. Purdue finished 21-40 for 42% from the field, 6-16 from three-point range for 37% and 8-10 from the free throw line for 80%. The Boilermakers pulled down 30 rebounds, 12 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks and committed 24 turnovers. Purdue is 9-16 overall and 2-12 in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers are looking to stay out of the bottom three in the Big Ten since the top 15 of 18 make the tournament. Purdue has home games against Minnesota and Indiana and road games at Ohio State and Penn State to close out the regular season.
Indiana jumped out to a 20-2 lead as Purdue Center Lana McCarthy picked up two quick fouls in the first minute and five seconds of the game. Yarden Garzon scored the first seven points for Indiana and never trailed throughout the game as they exposed the Boilers defense all game long and led 30-10 after the first quarter. Indiana outscored Purdue 18-12 in the second quarter as the Hoosiers lead 48-22 at halftime. Sydney Parrish scored 15 points and Yarden Garzon added 12 in the first half for the Hoosiers. In the third quarter Purdue outscored Indiana 23-19. The Hoosiers led by 31 points with 63-32 with 4:45 left in the third quarter. Purdue got no closer than 18 points in the third quarter as the Hoosiers ended the third quarter leading 67-45. Both teams scored 11 points in the fourth quarter as Purdue got within 18 points as the Hoosiers emptied the bench and cruised to the win.
Sydney Parrish ditched the knee brace and said she felt a better and faster and said after the game that “Its Purdue” and referred to the Boilermakers as the “School Up North” and being an Indiana kid Parrish knows how important it is and how much it means to the fan base as well. Indiana Head Coach Teri Moren has been on both sides of rivalry, and she never lost to Indiana as a player at Purdue and as Indiana Head Coach she was won 12 in a row. “Syd set the table for us in terms of how important this game is and how much it means to keep the trophy here” Indiana Head Coach Teri Moren said after the game. Coach Moren said that Karoline Striplin had no clue what this rivalry means and what the barn burner trophy was and was given a history lesson. Striplin is from Hartford, Alabama and played three seasons at the University of Tennessee before she came to Indiana, but she started and produced in this rivalry game, and she will get another chance at Purdue in a couple weeks but for now she has the upper hand in her first taste of Indiana-Purdue rivalry.
Indiana University Men’s Basketball drops it fourth straight at Home in a Four Point loss to UCLA The Indiana Hoosiers fell to the UCLA Bruins 72-68 Friday Night in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers who knocked off #11 Michigan State 71-67 Tuesday Night in East Lansing have dropped four in a row at home and six of their last seven games. Indiana is 15-11 overall and 6-9 in the Big Ten and with regular season games left the clock is ticking for the Hoosiers if they have any chance of making the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers will have a nine-day break to prepare for their next home game with Purdue on February 23, Indiana will Host Penn State and then travel to the Pacific Northwest to face Washington and Oregon before Hosting Ohio State close out the regular season. The Hoosiers sit in 12th place in the Big Ten Standings. The top 15 make the Big Ten Tournament and the Hoosiers are only 1 loss ahead of the bottom three and it’s possible that the Hoosiers could miss out on the Big Ten Tournament if they do not put some wins together.
UCLA is 19-7 overall and 10-5 in the Big Ten. This Is the first time that UCLA has won a game in the Eastern or Central Time Zone this season and the first time in the last seven Big Ten Games that a team that is traveling 2 or more time zones as won a road game. UCLA is now 1-6 this season in the Eastern or Central Time Zone and will make one more regular season trip to Purdue February 28 and Northwestern March 3 before coming back in Mid-March for the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis. Luke Goode led the Hoosiers with 16 points, Mackenzie Mgbako and Malik Reneau scored 14 points each. Indiana finished the game 25-62 for 40%, 7-29 from three-point range for 24% and 11-14 from the free throw line for 74%. Indiana pulled down 33 rebounds, dished 12 assists, 8 steals, 1 block, 28 points in the paint, 22 bench points and committed 8 turnovers.
UCLA got 12 points from Tyler Bilodeau, 11 points from Skyy Clark and 10 from Kobe Johnson. UCLA finished 26-55 from the field for 47%, 9-20 from three-point range for 45% and 11-14 from the free throw line for 78%. The Bruins pulled down 36 rebounds, dished out 16 assists, 4 blocks, 3 steals, 28 points in the paint, 27 bench points and committed 11 turnovers. There were 3 lead changes, and they all came in the early stages off the game. Oumar Ballo was fouled on the first possession and hit two free throws as Indiana took a 2-0 lead. Tyler Bilodeau drained a three pointer to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead. Indiana scored the next two baskets to take a 6-3 lead. Bilodeau hit two free throws to make it 6-5 Indiana led 10-9 and then UCLA took the lead on a Skyy Clark three to make it 12-10 and the Bruins never looked back and there were no ties. The Bruins led 35-25 at halftime. Luke Good came out in the second half and scored 10 points within the first five minutes of the half as the Hoosiers trailed 42-38. Indiana could not get over the hump as the Bruins answered every time Indiana made a run. Indiana had plenty of chances down the stretch to score and pulls this one out but could not convert. UCLA did not score a field goal for the last two minutes and twenty-six seconds and the Hoosiers went 0-4 from the field and 1-8 at the end of the game even though the Hoosiers outscored the Bruins 43-37 in the second half.
This is the first time that the two teams played since March 17, 2007, when UCLA beat Indiana 54-49 in the NCAA Tournament in Sacramento California. This was the first time that UCLA has played in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and there third ever trip to Bloomington. The Bruins beat the Hoosiers 52-48 on December 29, 1956, and Indiana beat UCLA 47-33 on December 18, 1941, as the Hoosiers are 1-2 against the Bruins all time in Bloomington. Indiana will visit Pauley Pavillon Next season, and the Hoosiers are 2-0 against Burins in Los Angeles with those wins coming in 1937 and 1940. UCLA is 7-6 all-time against Indiana and this was the first meeting since 1956 the teams have played on campus. UCLA did beat Indiana in Los Angeles on December 29, 1960, 94-72 but that was game was played at a neutral site.
UCLA Head Coach Mick Cronin is no stranger as a Cincinnati Native knowing what Indiana Basketball all is about. “When I walk out in this place, I see coach Knight. Just when I walk out in our place, I see coach Wooden.” Indiana wore special uniforms to celebrate Black History Month and Mick Cronin said after the game that Bob Knight would roll over in his grave if he saw those uniforms the Hoosiers were wearing. For Indiana the frustrations continue, and Mike Woodson has no answer for why Indiana cannot finish down the stretch. “I wish I had the answer. Guys are searching. I’m searching as the coach as the guy to get them over the finish line.” Woodson said after the game. There are only five more regular season games for Indiana to get them over the finish line and if they can’t get over that finish line. It will not be good ending for the Mike Woodson era at Indiana University.
Bloomington South Dominates East Central to win the Class 4A Girls Basketball Regional Title The Bloomington South Panthers beat the East Central Trojans 49-23 in the Class 4A Regional Championship Game Saturday Night at Bedford North Lawrence High School. The Panthers are 23-2 on the season and have won six games in a row. The Panthers will face 19-6 Pike on Saturday in the first game of the Semi State at Southport High School at 10 AM. 21-6 Gibson Southern will take on 16-8 Lawrence North in the second game at Noon and the Winners will meet at 8 PM Saturday Night in the Championship Game. The Panthers shutout East Central 14-0 in the first quarter as Bloomington South was 7-14 from the field and East Central was 0-10 with 4 turnovers. East Central got on the board at with 7:31 left in the second quarter when Audrina Dugan hit two free throws. Bloomington South led 24-5 at halftime as the Panthers went 11-23 from the field and 2-5 from three-point range. East Central was 0-16 form the field, 0-2 from three-point range and 5-8 from the free throw line as Dugan scored 4 of the 5 Trojan points.
East Central scored its first field goal 40 seconds into the third quarter after it started the game 0-17. Bloomington South led 34-12 at the end of the quarter outscoring the Trojans 10-7. Bloomington South scored 15 points in the fourth quarter and East Central scored 11 as the Panthers win the Regional Title for the third time in program history and first since 1987 with the other coming in 1982. Julia Lashley scored 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Bloomington South. Audrey Craft scored 11 points including 3-4 from three-point range. The Panther bench added 13 points going 5 of ix from the field. East Central ends the year 12-12 went 8-38 from the field with 5 of 8 made field goals coming in the fourth quarter. The Trojans finish 1-12 from three-point range and 6-12 from the free throw line.
Bloomington South Senior Evan Roudebush wins Evansville Semi State Wrestling Title Bloomington South Senior Evan Roudebush took home the 165 Pound Evansville Semi State Wrestling Title on Saturday at the Ford Center hosted by Evansville Reitz. Roudebush needed just 52 seconds to pin Tyler Sandusky of South Putnam in the first round. In the Quarterfinals Roudebush took down Boomer Hester of Charlestown in 30 seconds to book his place in the State Finals. In the Semi Finals Roudebush took down Avon’s Garrett Larson in 30 seconds to advance to the Championship Match as he won 8-0 over Jesus Lopez of Terre Haute South. Bloomington South Senior Cam Meier and Junior Wyatt Cooksey both placed fourth to join Roudebush in the State Finals this Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Meier won his first two matches at 120 pounds and Cooksey won his first two matches at 150 pounds as the top four in each weight class advanced.
Edgewood’s John Orman and Michael Neidigh won their first-round matches but fell in the quarterfinal matches along with South’s Armin Pratt and Hunter Fender and miss out on a place in the state finals. Orman competed at 132 pounds, Neidigh at 150 pounds, Pratt at 138 pounds and Fender at 157 pounds. Bloomington North’s Miguel Tedrow lost his opening round match at 165 Pounds. Bloomington South’s Jaxsen Jean-106 Pounds, Nick Russell-113 Pounds, Mark Hand-126 Pounds, Brian Conley-132 Pounds and Denny Algood-175 pounds. Brownsburg won the Team Title with 266 points and Center Grove finished second with 166.5 points. Bloomington South finished 5th with 55.5 points and Edgewood finished 24th with 7 points.
Bloomington South Girls Swimming Finishes 23rd at the State Finals The Bloomington South Panthers scored 21 points and claimed 23rd place at the IHSAA Girls State Swimming and Diving State Finals Friday and Saturday at the Indiana University Natatorium on the Campus of Indiana University-Indianapolis. The Panthers had four advanced to the B Swimming Finals after Friday’s preliminaries. Anna Asplund finished 10th in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 56:42 Harper Eakin finished 12th in the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:04.12. The 200 Yard Medley Relay finished 16th with a time of 1:50.85 and Asplund finished 16th with a time of 53.56 in the 100 Yard Freestyle. Freshman Diver Hadley Laughlin finished 11th overall with a score 381.35 after she was 10th in the Semifinals with a score of 280.55 and was 6th after the Preliminaries with a score of 188.20.
In Friday’s Preliminaries Asplund finished 9th in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 56:33. Eakin finished 14th in the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:03.98. Asplund finished 15th with a time of with a time of 52:63 and the 200 Yard Medley Relay finished 16th with a time of 1:48.93 as they all advanced to the B Finals. Harper Eakin Finished 22nd in the 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:55.96. The 400 Yard Freestyle Relay finished 23rd with a time of 3:40.96 and Emily Wang finished 28th in the 100 Yard Backstroke 28th with a time 1:08.69 as they did not advance to the Finals finishing out of the top 16 in their respective events.
Carmel continued its dominance winning a National Record 39th Straight State Championship and 40th overall. The Greyhounds scored 448 points as Carroll (Fort Wayne) was second with 212.50. The 448 it’s the fourth most points scored in State Finals history and the Greyhounds own the top six spots. Carmel won six events including 2024 Paris Olympic Gold and Silver Relay Medalist Alex Shackell becoming the first four-time state champion in the 100 Meter Butterfly. The Greyhounds won all three relays. Lindsey Bowen won her third straight state title in the 200 Freestyle and Freshman Ellie Clarke won the 100 Meter Backstroke. Senior Julie Mishler of Wawasee won the 50- and 100-meter Freestyle. Sophomore Jordan Glassley of Carroll (Fort Wayne) won the 200 Yard Individual Medley. Junior Adelyn Fleener of North Central (Indianapolis) won the one-meter diving state title. Sophomore Emily Wolf of Fishers won the 500 Meter Freestyle and Valparaiso won the 100 Meter Breaststroke. Addison Beasley of Wawasee won the Mental Attitude Award.
Carmel started this streak in 1987, and the Greyhounds won the State Title in 1982 which means since the Girls Swimming State Finals started in 1975 there have been 11 State Champions other than Carmel. Lafayette Jefferson in 1975, Munster 1976-78, Ben Davis 1979-81, Columbus East in 1983, Anderson in 1984-85 and Columbus North in 1986. Carmel has had five different head coaches win State Championships during the streak. Ray Lawrence won six with 1982 and 1987-91, Tony Young 1992-2000, Ken Stopkotte 2001-03, Tom Burchill 2004-06 and Chris Plumb has won the last 19 since 2007. It’s a streak that is remarkable and at some point, could come to an end but it doesn’t look like that will happen anytime soon.
Brad Stevens rules out Indiana University Men’s Basketball Head Coaching Job Boston Celtics leader Brad Stevens has told The Field of 68 network that he’s not a candidate for the head basketball coaching job at Indiana University. “I thoroughly appreciate being a Celtic and love the people I get to work with every day,” Stevens said. A Zionsville native, Stevens, 48, is president of basketball operations for the Celtics. IU head coach Mike Woodson will leave the job at the end of the season. Stevens was a standout hoops player at Zionsville High School. Later, he played basketball at DePauw University in Greencastle and, in 2007, became head coach at Butler University in Indianapolis. He coached the Bulldogs to the first Final Four in school history, losing the championship game to Duke 61-59 in 2010. The team returned to the Final Four championship game in 2011, losing to Connecticut 53-41. From 2013 to 2021, he was head coach of the Celtics.