Indiana University Football lands Kent State Defensive Lineman Stephen Daley Indiana landed its first spring commit out of the transfer portal on Sunday morning. 6-foot-1 and 260-pound Kent State defensive lineman Stephen Daley announced his commitment to the Hoosiers. In 2025 Daley started all 12 games for the Flashes. He recorded 51 tackles, tallied 9 tackles for loss for 27 yards, and 4 sacks for 16 yards. Daley has played in 34 games over three seasons. He has 103 career tackles including 15.5 for loss, six career sacks, four passes defensed, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and an interception. 99 of his 103 career tackles came in the last two seasons. A product of Winchester, Va., Daley has one season of eligibility remaining. He was offered by Curt Cignetti and the James Madison staff as a high school prospect. He was a teammate of IU starter C.J. West at Kent State in 2023.
Daley was the highest rated defensive player for Kent State in 2024 according to PFF, with an 81.0 overall grade. He was No. 1 for the Golden Flashes in pass rush (76.3), No. 2 in run defense (76.7) and No. 2 in coverage (78). He was not a good tackler according to PFF, with a 48.7 grade. With one exception, Indiana doesn’t have a lot of proven production on the outside of its defensive line. And with All-American Mikail Kamara moving to Indiana’s stud position, Daley appears to be a contender to start or rotate at the vacated field end spot. He could also backup Kamara. Lanell Carr, Jacob Mangum-Farrar and Venson Sneed are all gone from 2024. Daley will compete with Kamara and returners Andrew Turvy, Ta’Derius Collins, Mario Landino, Daniel Ndukwe, and William Depaepe for snaps, along with freshmen Tyrone Burris and Triston Abram.
Devin Taylor’s Historic Day Leads Indiana University Baseball to a Series Win over Maryland Junior outfielder Devin Taylor has done a lot of amazing things during his three-year career with the Hoosiers. But he has never been quite as efficient as he was in Sunday’s 15-5 (F/8) win over Maryland at Bart Kaufman Field. The five-tool left fielder reached safely in all six plate appearances, working three walks and three hits. That three-hit day includes a three-run home run that brought the run-rule into effect in the rubber match against the Terrapins in the eighth inning. Since at least 2005, no IU player had ever reached base safely in every plate appearance while recording at least three hits and three walks. That was until Taylor woke up on Sunday morning. He made trip to the batter’s box count as the Hoosiers finished off the series victory over Maryland.
IU’s offense stranded a ton of runners in the first half of the ballgame but tore Maryland’s bullpen apart for 10 runs from the sixth inning through the last at-bat in the eighth inning. The Hoosiers hit five home runs, led by two from freshman first baseman Jake Hanley. The top three batters (Moore, Taylor, Dickerson) in IU’s order combined to go 9-for-12 at the plate with nine runs scored, nine RBIs and five walks. Freshman third baseman Will Moore moved into the leadoff spot for the first time in his career and reached base on five occasions. After pitching the ninth inning in Friday’s win, graduate student pitcher Ben Grable got the start on Sunday and worked four innings of one-run baseball. Sophomore southpaw Ryan Rushing and fifth-year senior pitcher Gavin Seebold combined to secure the final 12 outs that IU needed in the eight-inning win. The Hoosiers will play the next eight games away from Bloomington – beginning with a game at Victory Field in Indianapolis on Wednesday against Ball State. Conference play continues this weekend against Big Ten leaders Iowa in Iowa City.
Indiana University Women’s Golf Ties for 16th at the Big Ten Championships The Indiana women’s golf team tied for 16th at the 2025 Big Ten Championships with a 54-hole score of 904 (305-306-293; +40) played at the Bulle Rock Golf Course in Harve de Grace, Maryland. Redshirt senior Caroline Smith was the low Hoosier finisher at 222 (75-76-71; +6). She placed t-29th and made birdie on six holes. Junior Madison Dabagia posted a team-best eight birdies over the weekend. Her final scorecard of 226 (74-75-77; +10) put her in a tie for 50th place. Redshirt junior Maddie May played a 231 (78-77-76; +15). May knocked down five birdie attempts. Freshman Cara Heisterkamp improved on her scorecard each round to finish at 236 (89-78-69; +20). Four of her five birdie conversions for the tournament fell in the third round. Her final round tally of 69 (-3) marked the lowest score posted by a Hoosier golfer over the weekend. Senior Beatriz Junqueira shot a 238 (78-81-79; +22) with three total birdies. The NCAA Division I women’s golf regionals will be contested May 5-7 at six different sites with 12 teams at each location. The 72 teams consist of 29 automatic qualifiers that won their respective conference championships and 43 at-large bids. Five teams will advance out of each regional to the NCAA Championship at La Costa. The Hoosiers will hope to hear their names called on the selection show, scheduled for 1pm on Wednesday on Golf Channel.
Indiana University Women’s Tennis closes out the Season falling to #50 Northwestern Indiana Women’s Tennis fell, 4-2, in a competitive match against No. 50 Northwestern to close out the 2024-25 season on Sunday afternoon. Northwestern would open the match by securing the doubles point. Indiana earned wins at No. 1 singles as Lara Schneider capped of her final performance with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Erica Jessel. Junior Nicole Todosescu was also victorious at No. 3 singles with a come-from-behind three set defeat of Brittany Lau, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. The Hoosiers finish the season 8-15 overall and 2-11 in the Big Ten under first year head coach Gabby Moore. Indiana tied for 14th in the Big Ten Standings with Nebraska, Oregon and Minnesota. The top 12 teams make the Big Ten Tournament which will be held later this week in Ojai, California and the Hoosiers are one of six teams that did not make the Big Ten Tournament. Indiana finished 8-7 at home and 0-8 on the road and ends the season on a four-game losing streak.
Indiana University Men’s Tennis closes out the Season with a 4-2 win over Penn State Indiana Men’s Tennis finished the 2025 campaign strong, defeating Penn State, 4-1, at the Sarni Tennis Center. Indiana would open the afternoon strong, taking the doubles Point. Braeden Gelletich & Ben Pomeranets would earn a win at No. 3 doubles, 6-0. Matteo Antonescu & Michael Andre would follow up with a win at No. 2 doubles, 6-1, to secure the advantage for Indiana heading into singles play. In singles play, Braeden Gelletich would earn the first win for Indiana at No. 5 singles, 6-3, 6-4. Jip van Assendelft would put the cream & crimson in a position to clinch the match with a win at No. 2 singles in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Ben Pomeranets would secure the match victory with a win at No. 3 singles, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5. With the win, Indiana concludes the season with an 11-13 overall record and a 2-11 record in the Big Ten Play. The top 10 teams make the Big Ten Tournament which will be held later this week in Columbus, Ohio. Indiana finished 13th out of 14 teams and will not make the Big Ten Tournament as Hoosiers, Purdue Wisconsin and Penn State are staying home. Indiana finished the season with 8-7 home record and 3-6 on the road.
Indiana University Men’s Golf Ties for Fifth Place at the Boilermaker Invitational The Indiana men’s golf team shot an 843 (285-273-285; -9) to tie for fifth at the 20th edition of the Boilermaker Invitational at the Ackerman-Allen Course over the weekend. The 273 in the second round was the lowest Hoosier output since the 2022 Fighting Irish Classic. The day-one scorecard of 558 marked the fourth lowest in program history and lowest 36-hole tally since the 2024 Quail Valley Invitational. Sophomore Cole Starnes tied for fifth overall after shooting a 208 (72-64-72; -5). He finished fourth among all Big Ten players in the field. Starnes completed a team-best 13 birdies over the weekend. The Fishers native became the seventh player in program history, and first since Drew Salyers in the 2023 Fightin Irish Classic, to shoot a 64 or better with his bogey-free second round. Freshman Bradley Chill Jr. played all three rounds at or under par, the lone Hoosier to accomplish the feat, to tie for 13th at 211 (70-71-70; -2). He recorded 11 birdies. Redshirt junior Clay Merchent carded nine birdies and tied for 18th after shooting a 212 (71-70-71; -1). Sophomore Nick Piesen knocked down all four of his birdies in the second round and finished with a three-round score of 214 (74-68-72; +1). Sophomore Alec Cesare shot a 229 (72-72-85; +16) with seven birdies. Senior Kieran Hogarth tied for third in the individual competition at the Kampen Golf Course with a score of 221 (75-73-73; +5). Sophomore Neri Checcucci shot a 223 (77-71-75; +7). Redshirt senior Robert Bender III finished the event at 239 (75-81-83; +23). The Hoosiers will begin postseason play at the 2025 Big Ten Championships. The 54-hole event will be played from April 25-27 at the Baltimore Country Club in Maryland.
Former Indiana University Football Player Austin Barrett Transfers to Iowa State University Iowa State has earned a commitment out of the transfer portal in former Indiana offensive lineman Austin Barrett. The 6-foot-6, 310-pounder appeared in five games for the Hoosiers a season ago. Barrett chose the Cyclones over finalists Oklahoma State, Louisville, Kansas State and Western Michigan, and will have three years of eligibility remaining. Barrett will join his brother Dylan, who started his career at Wisconsin before transferring to Iowa State, on the line. The addition of Barrett will help the Cyclones cushion the offensive line room after the departure of Wade and Brent Helton, who entered the portal earlier this month. Both of the Helton’s were expected to see the field in some way this season, so the addition of Barrett puts Iowa State a bit closer to the 8 ball.