Indiana University Women’s Basketball Kicks Off the Regular Season Hosting Lipscomb The Indiana Hoosiers kick off the 2025-26 Women’s Basketball Regular Season tonight when they host the Lipscomb Bisons at 7 PM at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall with the game streaming on Big Ten Network Plus. The Hoosiers dominated Division II Missouri S&T 100-32 in an Exhibition game on October 27 with Shay Ciezki leading the way with 21 points five rebounds and two steals. Ciezki is the lone returning starter who played in all 33 games for the Hoosiers averaging 11.8 points, shooting 43 percent from the field and an 87 percent free throw shooter for her career.
Redshirt Sophomore Lenee Beaumont scored 11 points against Missouri S&T after missing the entire 2024-25 season after rehabbing a knee injury. The Lisle, Illinois Native appeared in 30 games and averaged 9.6 minutes as a freshman during the 2023-24 season. Sophomore Valentyna Kadlecova scored 13 points and Freshman Maya Makalusky added 11 points. Head Coach Teri Moren enters her 23rd season overall and 12th with the Hoosiers. Moren is 435-233 overall and 236-102 at Indiana. She is the all-time winningest coach in Indiana University Women’s Basketball History. The Hoosiers have won 20 or more games in 10 of her 11 seasons and 7 NCAA Tournament Appearances. Moren is a two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year and 2023 Associated Press Coach of the Year.
Indiana has a 13-player roster that Includes three Indiana Natives on the Team with Sophomore Faith Wiseman from Indian Creek, Chloe Spreen an Alabama Transfer from Bedford North Lawrence and Freshman Maya Makalusky from Hamilton Southeastern. Senior Jerni Kikau is a Garner, North Carolina Native who played at Duquesne and North Carolina Central. Senior Shay Ciezki and Redshirt Freshman Sydney Fenn both hail from Buffalo, New York. Sophomore and UCLA Transfer Zania Socka-Nugemen is from Silver Spring, Maryland. Redshirt Sophomore Lenee Beaumont is from Lisle, Illinois and Freshman Neveah Caffey hails from Warrenton, Missouri. The Hoosiers have four international players on this year’s squad. Returning Sophomore Valentyna Kadlecova is from Kadan, Czech Republic. Junior and Virginia Transfer Edessa Noyan from Botkyrka, Sweden, Junior Jade Ondineme is from Orleans France and Transfer from Northwest Florida State Junior College and Sophomore Phoenix Stojin is from Amsterdam the Netherlands.
Lipscomb located in Nashville, Tennessee makes their second trip to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall as the Hoosiers won the previous meeting 77-44 on November 19, 2023. The Bison finished the 2024-25 season with a 20-12 record and made the WNIT Postseason Tournament. Lipscomb went 14-3 at home and winning 20 games for the second time in three seasons to go with 2023. The Bisons lost at Western Illinois 89-74 in the first round of the WNIT Tournament. Senior Molly Heard has been named to the Preseason All-Atlantic Sun Team. Heard is the lead returner for the Bisons after starting all 32 games a season ago averaging 13.1 points per game. The Pisgah, Alabama native shot 43 percent from the field and 31 percent from three-point range, Heard averaged 4 rebounds per game, 31 blocks and 39 steals. Heard is a 6-0 guard and will the key focus for the Hoosiers who have quick guards who pressure Heard every time down the floor.
The Bisons have an 11-player roster including Carmel, Indiana Native Taylor Bowen who is a Senior and played at Culver Academy in Northern Indiana. The Bisons 10 remaining players on the roster represent Tennessee, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Virginia, Kansas, Illinois and New Zealand. Junior Elena Bertrand averaged 5.3 points per game, and Bowen averaged 4.8 points per game for the Bisons a season ago. There are 2 Seniors, 2 Juniors, 2 Sophomores and and 5 Freshman that make up this year’s squad for Head Coach Lauren Sumski who begins her seventh season in charge of the Bisons with an 86-90 record in Nashville and overall record of 121-111 with two seasons at Division III Rhodes College which is Sumski’s alma mater located in Memphis, Tennessee. Sumski is a Memphis Native and played her Freshman Season at the University of Tennessee for the legendary Pat Summit in 2010-11 appearing in 19 games for the SEC Champions and being named Academic All-SEC. Sumski left the Lady Volunteers due to injuries and went back home to play at Rhodes and scored 1,373 points and including a school record 692 points in a season and 180 free throws made and single game per season average.
Tucker DeVries Added to Naismith Trophy Watch List The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced the preseason watchlist for the 2025-26 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year Presented by AXIA Time, including Indiana redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries, on Monday. Indiana has produced two winners (Scott May, 1976; Calbert Cheaney, 1993) since the inception of the Naismith Trophy, the most prestigious award in college basketball, following the 1968-69 season.
DeVries, a two-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, has tallied 1,986 points, 626 rebounds, 283 assists, and 139 steals in 112 games during his four-year career. He holds career averages of 17.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. The two-time transfer has 101 career double-figure scoring games and has posted at least 20 points in 41 contests. He has won 75.0% (84-28) of games in which he has played. In his each of his three healthy seasons of college ball, DeVries scored at least 500 points and made at least 75 3-point field goals. The Indiana Hoosiers will open the season at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 5, against Alabama A&M at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
NAISMITH TROPHY MEN’S COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST
Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Nate Ament, Tennessee
Robbie Avila, St. Louis
Solo Ball, UConn
Nate Bittle, Oregon
John Blackwell, Wisconsin
Cameron Boozer, Duke
Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville
Markus Burton, Notre Dame
Alex Condon, Florida
Ryan Conwell, Louisville
Donovan Dent, UCLA
Tucker DeVries, Indiana
Josh Dix , Creighton
A.J. Dybantsa, BYU
Zuby Ejiofor, St. John’s
Isaiah Evans, Duke
Boogie Fland, Florida
Ja’Kobi Gillespie , Tennessee
P.J. Haggerty, Kansas State
Thomas Haugh, Florida
Bryce Hopkins, St. John’s
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State
Graham Ike, Gonzaga
Tomislav Ivišić, Illinois
Ian Jackson, St. John’s
Alex Karaban, UConn
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
Xaivian Lee, Florida
Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
Jaland Lowe, Kentucky
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
Otega Oweh, Kentucky
Koa Peat, Arizona
Darryn Peterson, Kansas
Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn
Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama
Richie Saunders, BYU
Emanuel Sharp, Houston
Jackson Shelstad, Oregon
Braden Smith, Purdue
Bennett Stirtz, Iowa
Andrej Stojaković, Illinois
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State
JT Toppin, Texas Tech
Joseph Tugler, Houston
Milos Uzan, Houston
Darrion Williams, NC State
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina
Indiana University Volleyball’s Jaidyn Jager Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week Freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager is starting to play her best ball of the season as the month of November begins. Following a phenomenal weekend out east, Jager was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 3) for the second time this season. It’s the fourth weekly honor that IU has earned this season from the conference office. Jager was instrumental in a pair of sweeps against Maryland and No. 19 Penn State. She averaged 4.00 kills per set and 4.17 digs per set while recording a double-double in each contest. On the weekend, Jager hit .360 with 24 kills to just six attacking errors. She also had a career-high 13 digs in the victory over Maryland.
The Carlsbad, California native has a nose for the big matches and proved that once again on Sunday. She helped lead IU to its first road win over Penn State in program history. In the final set, she turned up the pressure with eight kills and three digs as IU picked up its third win of the season over a top-25 team. After an uncharacteristic passing weekend against Minnesota, Jager has quickly found her footing in reception once again. She passed 35 balls in two matches this weekend at an elite 2.40 clip on a 3.00-point scale. She had a 68.7 percent good pass rating to allow IU’s offense to flow at a high level.
Jager continues to stake her claim as a candidate for the Big Ten Freshman of the Year award. She’s one of three conference freshmen (Malayah Long, Michigan State and Reese Messer, USC) to earn multiple Big Ten Freshman of the Week nods. She’s averaging 3.42 kills per set and 2.25 digs per set and has been the best all-around freshman in the league. IU hasn’t won a Big Ten Freshman of the Year honor since 1989 (Sheri Stout). IU continues its 2025 season on Friday (Nov. 7) against Iowa. The Hoosiers need just one more win to record their seventh 10-win Big Ten campaign in program history. They are two victories away from the seventh 20-win season in team history.
Big Ten Weekly Honors – Nov. 3
Player of the Week: London Wijay, USC
Defensive Player of the Week: Rebekah Allick, Nebraska
Co-Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly, Nebraska
Co-Setter of the Week: Reese Messer, USC
Freshman of the Week: Jaidyn Jager, Indiana
Indiana University Volleyball’s Teodora Kričković Honored for Academic and Athletic Excellence Freshman setter Teodora Kričković was named Indiana’s November Female Student-Athlete of the Month following a sustained period of athletic and academic excellence. The young Serbian arrived to campus in August and has taken full advantage of every resource the school has to offer. Over the course of the season, Kričković has been one of the most effective freshmen in the Big Ten. She leads all NCAA freshmen with 10.80 assists per set. She’s second overall among setters in the conference in assists per set. The Hoosiers are hitting .294 on the year, a top 15 national mark. She’s one of seven freshmen on this year’s roster and helps make up the highest-ranked recruiting class in program history. IU already has its most ranked road wins (3) in a single season in program history and is on the way to making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 15 seasons. Kričković is majoring in Psychology during her first year in Bloomington and has had great success in the classroom. Obtaining a college education was one of the big reasons that attracted her to college volleyball in the first place. She, and the Hoosiers, will be back in action on Friday evening against Iowa.
Taylor Women’s Volleyball’s Ruth Anderson Named CL Defender-of-the-Week After Back-to-Back Ten Block Matches The Crossroads League announced its weekly awards on Monday, in which Ruth Anderson was named the CL Defender of the Week for the second straight week. Anderson was phenomenal at the net for the Trojans, producing an incredible 20 blocks in a pair of matches. The freshman phenom began the week with ten blocks in a sweep of Saint Francis (4-25, 0-17 CL). The competition ramped up against No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan (23-4, 16-1 CL) and Anderson did not disappoint with another ten blocks in a five-set defeat. The Newark, Ohio had four solo blocks throughout the week and added 17 kills to her dynamic defensive display. The Trojans have notched 28 Athlete-of-the-Week honors this year, with volleyball accounting for seven. RV Taylor (19-10, 10-7 CL) finishes the regular season against Bethel on the road on Wednesday, November 5, with the match scheduled for 7:00 pm.
Taylor University Women’s Basketball’s Kaycie Warfel Selected CL Player of the Week Following her stellar performance in Taylor’s home opener, Kaycie Warfel swept the Crossroads League Women’s Basketball Offensive & Defensive Player of the Week awards, as announced by the league office on Monday. Warfel rocked Odle Arena with a 37-point outing in her home debut, leading Taylor to a 2-0 start with an 80-72 victory over IU South Bend. Warfel’s 37 points tied the fifth-highest single-game scoring total in Taylor women’s basketball history. The freshman guard sparked a Trojan rally with 23 points after halftime and finished 13 of 24 (54.2%) from the floor and 9 for 12 (75%) at the charity stripe. She nearly posted a double-double while stuffing the stat sheet with nine boards, five assists, four steals and two blocks.
Although the exhibition stats don’t count toward season totals, Warfel also posted a pair of 20-point outings earlier in the week in back-to-back nights against Division I opponents Cincinnati and Butler. She put up 22 points, including 13 in the first quarter against the Bearcats inside Fifth Third Arena, while following up with 21 points versus the Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse. It’s been a strong start for Warfel’s college career, with the freshman currently tied for fifth in points per game (31.0) among the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) scoring leaders. Warfel opened the season with 25 points in TU’s 19-point win at Holy Cross. TU will return to action on Wednesday evening, when it welcomes RV Olivet Nazarene to Upland. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. inside Odle Arena.