Indiana University Softball gets a Big Road Win at #18 Ohio State Indiana flipped the momentum from Saturday as the Hoosier bats were on fire and Brianna Copeland had a career day for a 13-7 win at No. 18 Ohio State on Monday night. Copeland tied two program records and set her own career high in the win. She tied the program record for home runs (40), tied the single-game record for home runs in a game (3), and set a career high for strikeouts in a game (13). The Hoosiers jumped out to a 12-4 lead through four innings and didn’t look back. Ohio State scored three in the bottom of the fifth, but never seriously threatened to make it close. With the win, Indiana’s season record improves to 23-10 and 3-3 in Big Ten play.
On a cold night, Indiana started the game with some hot bats. In the first at bat of the game, Brianna Copeland crushed a ball over the left field to put Indiana up 1-0 right away. The Hoosiers added two more runs in the first on a sacrifice fly from Avery Parker to score Taylor Minnick and then Melina Wilkison got home on an error two at bats later to make it 3-0 Hoosiers out of the gate. Ohio State got on the board with a Kami Korktokrax home run in the bottom of the first to bring it to 3-1. Avery Parker doubles to left field in the top of the second and made it home on an error along with Copeland to extend the lead to 5-1. Josie Bird hit a 2-run home run in the top of the third to bring the lead to 7-3. Copeland hit her second home run of the day on a solo shot to right center field. In the same inning, Kinsey Mitchell hit a bases-clearing double to score three runs and put the game away at 12-4 in the top of the fourth. To tie both the program’s career home run record and the single-game record for home runs in a game, Copeland crushed a homer to center field in the top of the seventh and bring the score to 13-7.
With her third home run, Brianna Copeland has tied with Tory Yamaguchi for the program record of 40 career home runs. Copeland tied her own record, and a program record three home runs in a single game. She last hit three home runs in a game against Kent State (March 30) in 2022. She is the only player to have achieved the feat twice as Emily Bergeson (2008) and Moni Armendarez (1996) both achieved three home runs in a game once. Copeland threw a career-high 13 strikeouts in the win and in a complete game pitched. Bird has hit a home run in back-to-back games. Indiana outhit Ohio State, 16-7. Indiana will be back at home next weekend for a series against Maryland from Saturday through Monday (April 5-7).
Indiana’s Drew Johansen and Carson Tyler Repeat National Diving Award Sweep For the second consecutive season, Indiana swimming and diving swept the CSCAA men’s national diving awards after another leading postseason performance at the 2025 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. The CSCAA announced its NCAA Division I award winners and All-Americans for the 2024-25 season on Monday. For the third year in a row, Johansen was named the CSCAA Men’s Diving Coach of the Year. A five-time winner, Johansen was also the recipient of the women’s award in 2022 – making this a four-year streak – as well as the men’s award again in 2018.
Under Johansen’s guide, Indiana won national championships in all three diving events. The performance marks only the second diving sweep in NCAA history and first since Miami accomplished the feat in 1997. Senior Carson Tyler repeated as the CSCAA Men’s Diver of the Year after defending his NCAA Championships in both the 3-meter and platform diving events. On Saturday, Tyler became the first athlete to win the platform event in three consecutive seasons and third to win it three times. Indiana diving eclipsed 100 points towards the team standings for the third consecutive championships, totaling 117 points from the well – an amount that would have finished 10th on its own in the swimming and diving team standings. The next-best diving program, Purdue, produced 60 points. Tyler scored 49 points individually.
Indiana University Men’s Basketball Director of Athletic Performance Clif Marshall announces his Departure from the Program Director of athletic performance Clif Marshall left the Indiana men’s basketball program, according to a post on his Instagram account Monday. Marshall spent eight years at Indiana, joining in 2017 for former head coach Archie Miller’s first season. He spent 10 years at Ignition Athletics in Cincinnati before joining the Hoosiers, holding the same position. “My family and I will miss being a part of one of the greatest basketball programs in the country,” Marshall said in the post. “We lived it and we loved it. To the players, coaches, administration, support staff, student managers, fans, and media members whom I have met along the way, I am grateful for each one of you.”
In 2014, Marshall first entered the college basketball landscape, helping Xavier University as the speed and agility coach until 2017. He also helped train the Dayton University program in 2015, where Miller was the head coach. At Indiana, Marshall coached multiple program standouts and future NBA players such as Trayce Jackson-Davis, Jalen Hood-Schifino and Kel’el Ware. In the comment section of Marshall’s post, Jackson-Davis credited him as “one of the main reasons” as to why he went to Indiana. “I have learned in my 25 years as a coach that the results are temporary, but the relationships are eternal,” Marshall said. “I thank God for the moments that became memories over the last 8 years.” Along with Marshall, head men’s basketball athletic trainer Tim Garl also announced he would be parting ways with the program Monday. Both departures come after Indiana hired Darian DeVries from West Virginia University on March 18 as the Hoosiers’ 31st head coach.
Pierre Brooks hits the Game Winner as Butler takes down Utah in the College Basketball Crown Tournament Pierre Brooks made a go-ahead layup in traffic with 3.2 seconds left and racked up 22 points to lead Butler past Utah 86-84 on Monday in the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas, Nevada. Brooks added nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (15-19). Finley Bizjack shot 5 of 11 from the field, including 2 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line to add 16 points. Kolby King shot 5 for 8, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points. The Utes (16-17) were led by Keanu Dawes, who recorded 19 points and 11 rebounds. Utah also got 17 points and three steals from Gabe Madsen. Ezra Ausar had 15 points. Bizjack scored 11 points in the first half and Butler went into halftime trailing 46-42. Brooks led Butler with 17 points in the second half.
Indiana Pacers beat the Sacramento Kings at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Aaron Nesmith scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half, Obi Toppin added 19 and the Indiana Pacers rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half to beat the Sacramento Kings 111-109 on Monday night. Tyrese Haliburton had 18 points and 11 assists against his former team for the Pacers. Jarace Walker scored 15 points. DeMar DeRozan led the Kings with 31 points and eight assists. Former Pacers center Domantas Sabonis had 25 points and 16 rebounds. Zach LaVine finished with 20 points for Sacramento, which led 76-60 midway through the third quarter. Sacramento will remain in 10th place in the Western Conference, the final spot in the play-in tournament, but was in good shape for a victory that would have helped in the quest to move up to No. 9, which would mean a home game. Indiana bounced back from a loss at Oklahoma City to win for the seventh time in nine games and now gets a little break in the schedule, with home games against lottery teams against Charlotte and Utah up next. Haliburton made the go-ahead 3-pointer for a 100-98 lead with 1:17 to play, then Pascal Siakam hit one to make it a five-point advantage with 36 seconds remaining. Haliburton was 4 for 5 in the final period for 11 points. The Pacers host Charlotte Tonight while Sacramento is at Washington.
Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Star Olivia Miles to enter the Transfer Portal Instead of Declaring for the WNBA Draft Olivia Miles has decided to enter the transfer portal and play another college season instead of going to the WNBA, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday night because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The 5-foot-10 guard had spent her entire college career at Notre Dame and was a projected lottery pick in the draft, which takes place in New York on April 14. Instead, she’ll join the more than 1,000 women’s basketball players in the portal and will be one of the most sought-after. ESPN was first to report Miles’ decision.
Asked about her plans after the Irish lost to TCU in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday, Miles said she wasn’t sure what she would decide. “I literally have no idea. I need to make a few calls and talk to some people,” Miles said. “I’m very blessed because I’m in a great position. I could come back and have another year of college or I could play on a good team in the (WNBA).” The 22-year-old is draft-eligible, having been at Notre Dame for four seasons. She has a year of eligibility left after sitting out last season while recovering from a knee injury she suffered at the end of the 2022-23 season. The decision to leave college for the pros is more fraught than it used to be now that college players can earn money from lucrative name, image and likeness deals. By staying in college, Miles also stands to benefit from a new WNBA collective bargaining agreement that could give rookies higher salaries. Top picks in the WNBA currently make about $78,000. Miles started all 34 games this season, averaging 15.4 points, 5.8 assists and 5.6 rebounds.
“I love college. I think I’ve outgrown it,” Miles said. “That kind of makes my decision tougher to stay.” The quick turnaround from college to the WNBA season, which starts May 16, isn’t easy for any player. Miles said that won’t be the only factor in her choice. “I trust in myself for whatever decision I make. Either decision would be good for me,” she said. “I’m just trusting in myself. I’ll be confident in my decision that I make, for sure.”