#2 Indiana University Football Completes a Perfect Home Season for the Second Straight Season The #2 Indiana Hoosiers are 11-0 for the first time in Program History and 8-0 in the Big Ten Conference after a 31-7 win over the Wisconsin Badgers Saturday afternoon at a sold-out Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Indiana will be off next Saturday before their final regular season game November 28, at Purdue at 7:30 PM on NBC. Indiana finished 9-0-1 in 1945, and this would be the second time the Hoosiers would complete a regular season without a loss. Indiana is one game away from clinching a spot in the Big Ten Championship December 6, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Hoosiers won the Big Ten Title in 1945 and shared it in 1967, but the Hoosiers have never been too Big Ten Championship game since it began in 2011 but that is about to change. 29 Seniors were honored before the game and two that are out for the season could comeback if they apply for a medical red shirt and could return in 2026 if they chose to return. Indiana is now 15-0 at home since Curt Cignetti arrived in Bloomington and many of the Seniors that were honored before the game made their presence felt in this game.
Wisconsin dropped to 3-7 overall and 1-6 in the Big Ten officially eliminated from bowl contention. The Badgers will host Illinois Next Week and travel to Minnesota on November 29 for the regular season finale. The Hoosiers have won 3 straight in the series since 2020 as the Badgers lead the all-time series 41-21-2 and Indiana is 11-17-1 all time in Bloomington against Wisconsin. Indiana is 22-2 under Curt Cignetti and has won 19 of the 22 games by double digits. The Hoosiers are 16-1 in the Big Ten and have 13 of those games by double digits. Indiana has outscored its opponents 476-128 this season and since Cignetti arrived in Bloomington in two seasons the Hoosiers have dominated opponents 982-266 in the 22 wins and been outscored 65-32 in the two losses the Hoosiers suffered to Ohio State and Notre Dame.
Fernando Mendoza threw 4 touchdown passes to become the all-time single season touchdown passing leader in program history. Coming into the game Mendoza was behind Nate Sudfeld who threw 27 in 2015, Kellen Lewis who threw 28 in 2007 and Kurtis Rourke who threw 29 in 2024. Mendoza passed all of them in one game and with several games left he could put that record out of reach by the time the season is over. Mendoza completed 22 of his 24 passes for 299 yards. Mendoza is 203-278 for 2,641 yards with 30 touchdown passes and 5 interceptions. Roman Hemby had 58 of the Hoosiers 69 rushing yards as Charlie Becker followed up his career performance at Penn State with 5 catches for 108 yards and a touchdown. Alberto Mendoza completed one pass for 6 yards as the Mendoza Brothers finished with 305 yards passing total. Elijah Sarratt did not play for the second straight game with a hamstring injury but is expected back for the Purdue game in two weeks. Omar Cooper Jr, Holden States and former Badger Riley Nowakowski all caught a touchdown pass from Mendoza.
The Badgers started true freshman Carter Smith who 3-12 for 8 yards last week against Washington after replacing Indianapolis Native Danny O’Neil who suffered a leg injury and was ruled out this week. Smith completed 9 of his 15 passes for 98 yards with a touchdown pass and interception. The Badgers had 30 carries for 70 yards and Lance Mason had a 45-yard touchdown reception which was his only catch of the game. Wisconsin got the ball first and used up 7:39 of clock but missed a Field Goal. The Hoosiers scored on their first drive when Mendoza found Charlie Becker in the end zone on a 31-yard strike to make it 7-0 Hoosiers, with 2:56 left in the first quarter. Wisconsin tied the game 7-7 when Smith found Mason wide open for 45 yards with 3:42 left in the second quarter. Indiana went into the locker room 10-7 when Nico Radicic kicked a 37-yard field goal.
The Hoosiers outscored the Badgers 21-0 in the second half as Mendoza threw three touchdown passes. Holden Staes caught a 2-yard pass with 10:19 left in the third quarter to make it 17-7. After Indiana recovered a Badger fumble the Hoosiers scored when Former Wisconsin Player and now Hoosier Riley Nowakoski scored on a 21-yard pass from Mendoza to make it 24-7 with 4:44 left in the third quarter. The Hoosiers picked Carter Smith with 9:42 left in the game when Devan Boykin came up with the pick. Mendoza found Omar Cooper Jr. with 5:21 left in the game to seal the win for the Hoosiers and keep their hopes for a perfect regular season and Big Ten Championship Game spot alive along with a Bye in the College Football Playoff.
Indiana University Men’s Basketball hosts Incarnate Word Indiana University continues its 126th season of competition in men’s basketball with a non-conference game against Incarnate Word at 5:30 PM this evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The second leg of a five-game homestand will be aired on Big Ten Network with Noah Reed and Brian Butch on the call. Incarnate Word (2-1) is led by third-year head coach Shane Heirman. The Cardinals are led by fifth-year guard Davion Bailey. The Pike High School graduate led the Southland Conference in scoring last season is has averaged 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game this season. Fifth-year senior guard Tahj Staveskie (18.7 points, 7.0 rebounds), redshirt sophomore guard Harrison Reede (17.0 points, 17 made 3-pointers), and junior forward Jordan Pyke (12.3 points, 4.7 rebounds) all post double-figure scoring efforts. Incarnate Word has averaged 92.3 points and 11.7 made 3-pointers per game through three contests this season. The Cardinals are hitting 39.8% (35-of-88) from the perimeter.
Indiana and Incarnate Word will play on the hardwood for the first time. The Hoosiers hold a 9-0 record against teams competing in the Southland Conference. Indiana (3-0) earned its third-straight victory to open the season with a 101-70 result over Milwaukee on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson led the IU attack with a game-best 24 points, two assists, and two steals. He made 5-of-6 shots from the 3-point line. Sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway posted a season-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the floor, six assists, and two steals.
Senior forward Reed Bailey (14 points, 5 rebounds) and redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries (12, 5) each tallied double-digit scoring efforts. IU canned 14-of-28 (50.0%) from the 3-point line and outscored MKE by 27 points from behind the arc.
The Hoosiers have scored 90-plus points in all three contests to open the season for the first time since 2007-08. IU has averaged 99.7 points (16th-best nationally) per contest and shot 56.0% (10th) from the floor, 47.5% (7th) from the 3-point line, 82.1% (13th) from the free throw line, and an effective field goal percentage of 66.3%. Indiana has dished out 20-or-more assists in three-straight games for the first time the since 2012-13 season. The Hoosiers are averaging 24.3 helpers per night and have assisted on 70.9% of it made field goals, the ninth-best rate in the country. The Hoosiers boast an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.81, the fourth-best mark in the country. IU has recorded 73 assists (on 103 made field goals) compared to 26 turnovers. Three Hoosiers have an average of 4.0 assists or better. Indiana knocked down at least 10 3-point field goals in three-straight games for the first time since December of 2016. The Hoosiers buried 14 triples in consecutive games against Marquette (Nov. 9) and Milwaukee (Nov. 12), the first time an IU team converted at least 14 3-point field goals in consecutive games since November of 2005. Five Hoosiers average double-figure scoring numbers, led by fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson. The Sam Houston transfer has scored at least 19 points in all three games and has averaged 22.0 points per night on 57.7% (15-of-26) shooting from the 3-point line. He has made at least four 3-pointers in all three contests.
Indiana University Women’s Basketball Travels to Florida State Indiana’s first road test awaits this evening when it travels to Florida State. Tipoff at Donald L. Tucker Center is set for 5 PM on ACC Network. Florida State used a big second half to push past Nicholls on Tuesday afternoon to improve to 3-1 on the season. Junior guard Solé Williams paces the Seminoles with 17.5 points per game on a 52.2 percent clip from the floor. Senior guard Jasmine Shavers adds 13.3 ppg. while junior center Pania Davis adds 11.0 ppg. Through four games, FSU is averaging 87.0 points per game. Florida State leads the all-time series 4-1 and won the last meeting on December 3, 2009, 82-74 in Bloomington.
Three players scored in double figures as Indiana marked its first 3-0 start since the 2022-23 season in a 57-51 win over Marshall on Tuesday night. Senior guard Shay Ciezki and sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen both recorded identical 13-point, 10 rebound double-doubles and are the first pair to have a double-double in the same game for IU since 2023. After two spectacular games during opening week, Ciezki was named the Big Ten Player of the Week. She paced the league after opening weekend in scoring average (28.5 ppg.). She put up big numbers in wins over Lipscomb (22 points) and UIC (35 points). She set a new IU career-high on Friday night with her 35 points on seven 3-pointers and is also a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line. It’s IU’s first player of the week since Sara Scalia in 2023. Sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen also impressed in her first three games as a Hoosiers, recording a 76.7 field goal percentage, averaging 17.0 points and 9.7 rebounds while racking up two double-doubles. The Hoosiers are back at home on Wednesday, Nov. 19 against Butler. Tip time is set for 7 p.m. ET.
Indiana University Wrestling tops Columbia Indiana and Columbia battled in a close dual for the second-straight year on Friday and once again the Hoosiers came out on top. Indiana won the dual, 22-19, securing the match after the 197 lbs. bout, to move to 2-0 in the season. The match was wrestled at nearby Edgewood High School in Ellettsville, Ind. • No. 12 Jacob Moran opened the dual with a 7-3 decision win over Sulayman Bah (125) to put Indiana up 3-0. Columbia won in back-to-back bouts at 133 and 141 lbs. by major decision to take an 8-3 lead in the team score. The Hoosiers responded with two major decisions in a row of their own with Joey Buttler (149) and Bryce Lowery (157) each winning their matches by eight points. No. 21 Tyler Lillard bested No. 26 Cesar Alvan (165) in Sudden Victory, 8-5, to put Indiana up 14-8. Freshman and No. 20-ranked Sam Goin had a dominant display against No. 16 Aaron Ayzerov (184) in a 10-3 decision victory where he did not allow a takedown. No. 11 Gabe Sollars did not allow a point in his 15-0 (5:35) tech fall over Adam Haselius (197).
No. 21 Tyler Lillard earned his second ranked win of the season. Indiana has defeated Columbia in back-to-back years, topping the Lions last year in New York City, 23-21. The Hoosiers won three matches in bonus-point victory fashion. Edgewood’s high school coach is former Indiana wrestler Paul Konrath.
This was Indiana’s first time wrestling a dual in a high school gym since 2010 when it faced Purdue at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis. Indiana will be back in action next weekend when they face Oklahoma on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. in Norman, Okla.
Indiana University Volleyball beats Oregon Energy comes in waves at Wilkinson Hall. On Friday evening, over 2,000 fans sparked the Indiana volleyball team (20-5, 11-4 B1G) to a fantastic four-set victory (20-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-14) in Bloomington. The Hoosiers picked up their first win over Oregon in program history and completed a 4-0 campaign against the Big Ten’s west coast programs. After a slow first set, IU’s offense began marching a fast rate. Freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager won the duel of the Big Ten’s best two freshman attackers. She provided 15 kills (.308 hitting percentage) and 10 digs for her fifth double-double of the season. Jager added three blocks and passed tremendously on 25 attempts in serve receive.
Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles (10) and senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum (11) each reached double figures to help finish off the win. It’s the 31st time in the past three years that the two attackers have each had 10+ kills in the same match. On the season, IU is 9-2 when three different players have at least 10 kills. Freshman middle blocker Victoria Gray had one of the cleanest matches in her young career. She had eight kills (no errors) at a .727 hitting percentage. She came through in the clutch with six blocks, one off her career high. The Hoosiers had 11 blocks as a team and also contributed 10 aces. With the win, Alonso-Corcelles became the program’s winningest player in Big Ten action. No player in the 51-year history of IU volleyball has been a part of more conference wins (39) than the 6-foot-2 Spaniard. It’s also just the seventh 20-win season (since volleyball was adopted by the NCAA in 1981) in program history. The Hoosiers return to the court this afternoon for a chance to match two all-time program marks. A win over Maryland would tie program single-season records for regular season wins (21) and Big Ten wins (12) since the sport was formally adopted by the NCAA. First serve comes at Noon ET on B1G+ in Wilkinson Hall.
Indiana University Volleyball Player Candella Alonso-Corcelles makes Big Ten Volleyball History As the final chapter comes to a close in a storied volleyball career at Indiana, senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles etched her name in program history on Friday evening at Wilkinson Hall with a 3-1 win over visiting Oregon. The Madrid native helped IU to its 39th conference win since 2022, making her the winningest player in Big Ten play in Indiana history. No athlete in the 51-year history of volleyball in Bloomington has been a part of more conference victories (39) than the 6-foot-2 senior outside hitter.
IU has enjoyed its greatest four-year run-in program history since Alonso-Corcelles arrived in Bloomington in 2022. She joined the team as a three-rotation opposite hitter but has blossomed into one of the league’s elite six-rotation left-side attackers. Of IU’s four-person senior class, she’s the only one to play her entire career with the Hoosiers. During her senior season, Alonso-Corcelles has paired up with fellow senior Avry Tatum to help change the culture of the program. With a young roster around the senior duo, IU has soared to new heights in 2025. The Hoosiers have put together their seventh 20-win season in program history (since the NCAA began sponsoring volleyball in 1981) and are destined to break a NCAA Tournament drought that dates back to 2010. In her four seasons at IU, Alonso-Corcelles has produced 1,293 kills, 729 digs, 1,505 points, 192 blocks and 92 aces. She’s top-10 in program history in kills (1,293) and has turned into a complete player with her defensive skills. As the season winds down, Alonso-Corcelles will have a shot at breaking the program’s all-time wins record. She needs just three more wins to become the winningest player in IU history.