#25 Indiana’s Defensive Effort shuts down Kansas State The #25 Indiana Hoosiers are 6-0 after an 86-69 win over the Kansas State Wildcats Tuesday Night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game was tied for 13 seconds and the Hoosiers led the rest of the way and Kansas State got within 2 points on two occasions in the first half but Indiana was able increase the lead with a good defense holding a Kansas State team to their lowest point total of the season after the Wildcats scored 83 points in a one point win over Tulsa at home November 17. Reed Bailey led the Hoosiers with 21 points as he went 13 of 15 from the free throw line. Tayton Conerway led with 19 points; Lamar Wilkerson added 14 points and 10 points from Freshman Trent Sisley. Indiana finished the game 27-47 for 47%, 10-33 from three-point range 33% and 22-29 from the free throw line for 76%. The Hoosiers pulled down 35 rebounds, 15 assists, 7 steals, 4 blocks and committed 17 turnovers. Leading scorer Tucker DeVries scored 9 points but as Reed Bailey said after the game, “We have a bunch of dudes that have playing basketball our whole lives and Tucker scoring only 9 points in not going to happen often, so we all must step up, and he trust us to do so. “
Kansas State’s P.J Haggerty who came into the game averaging 28 points and 6 assists per game was held to 16 points and 2 assists as Conor Enright drew the defensive assignment on Haggerty and had been talking about this matchup for a while. While Enright was guarding Haggerty, he held him to 4 points on 2-5 from the field and 5 turnovers in 14 minutes. C.J. Jones added 15 points, and Nate Johnson scored 13 points. The Wildcats finished 24-57 from the field for 42%, 8-20 from three-point range 40% and 13-15 from the free throw line for 86%. Kansas State pulled down 28 rebounds, 10 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks and committed 19 turnovers.
The Hoosiers jumped to 8-0 lead before Haggerty scored for the Wildcats with 17:55 left in the first half. Indiana continued with a 12-2 run to lead 20-4 with 13:29 left in the first half. Kansas State outscored Indiana 16-2 to trail 22-20 with 7:37 left in the first half. Indiana led 24-20 and Kansas State pulled within two 24-22 with 6:54 left in the first half. The Hoosiers closed the first half on a 15-5 run to lead 39-27 at halftime. The Hoosiers outscored the Wildcats 47-42 in the second half as the Wildcats did not get any closer than 11 points in the second half. Reed Bailey scored 14 second half points and played with a chip on his shoulder and said after the game “We can play with anybody and we are not going anywhere.” Kansas State came in averaging 92.8 points a game and it was a total team effort as the rebounding especially on the defensive end, was much better than the last few games.
The Hoosiers lead the all-time series 20-12 and are 12-4 in Bloomington along with a 10-game winning streak against the Wildcats. Indiana will host Bethune Cookman on Saturday at Noon on the Big Ten Network. Indiana continues to answer the bell every time. There are times they have lapses and they can’t get buckets, but they are able to put the clamps down on defense and get another win and another statement win early in the season after scoring 100 points on Marquette in Chicago and 17-point home win over Kansas State.
Shay Ciezki and Lenee Beaumont Combine for 49 Points as the Hoosiers beat FCGU The Indiana Hoosiers are 6-0 on the season after an 82-64 win over the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Tuesday Afternoon at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida. The Hoosiers beat the Eagles for the first time in series history as this was the second all-time meeting between the two programs as Florida Gulf Coast won the first meeting in Fort Myers in 2010. Shay Ciezki and Lenee Beaumont combined for 49 of the teams 82 points. Ciezki scored 26 points, and Beaumont added 23 points to lead Indiana. The Hoosiers went 31-56 from the field for 55%, 10-18 from three-point range for 55% and 10-16 from the free throw line for 62%. The Hoosiers pulled down 29 rebounds, 17 assists, 6 steals, 1 block and committed 15 turnovers.
All 12 Hoosiers that were available played as Junior College Transfer Jade Ondineme saw her first minutes as a Hoosier. Ondineme played for 2 minutes missing both of her shot attempts pulling down 3 rebounds, picking up a foul and committing a turnover. 7 of the 12 Hoosiers scored as the Hoosiers got 11 points from their bench. Sanai Douglas led Florida Gulf Coast with 12 points and Anna Mortag added 11 points as the Eagles fell to 2-2 on the season. The Eagles finished 20-48 from the field 41%, 4-16 from the free throw line for 25% and 20-27 from the free throw line for 74%. The Eagles pulled down 32 rebounds, 9 assists, 7 steals, 1 block and committed 20 turnovers.
There were 50 combined fouls as Indiana had 30 and FCGU had 20. The Hoosiers got into foul trouble early as the Eagles led 16-13 after the first quarter. Indiana outscored Florida Gulf Coast 21-13 in the second quarter as Ciezki and Beaumont scored 15 of the teams 21 second quarter points to lead 34-28 at the break. IU dominated the third quarter outscoring the Eagles 21-10 as Indiana went on 8-0 with back-to-back triples from Ciezki and Beaumont to lead 62-38 going into the final period. Florida Gulf Coast outscored Indiana 26-20 in the fourth quarter but the lead was enough for the Hoosiers to get their second road win of the season. Indiana will play Gonzaga on Friday Afternoon to start the GIECO Coconut Hoops Tournament at Alico Arena in Fort Myers with tipoff scheduled for 1:30 PM and will be streamed on Flo Hoops.
Indiana University Softball Head Coach Shonda Stanton to Also Coach AUSL Bandits Indiana Softball head coach Shonda Stanton will also serve as the head coach of the Bandits in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). Stanton will coach the Bandits in the summer, after the 2026 NCAA season is done. The AUSL released a statement on Monday afternoon announcing the general managers and head coaches for the six teams slated to compete in the 2026 season. The league also revealed the 20 players – five from each of the league’s original four teams – that have been protected by those clubs ahead of the AUSL Draft, next Monday, December 1, at 7 p.m. live on ESPNU. Stanton will work with Bandits general manager Jenny Dalton-Hill to fill the roster through the draft.
The AUSL Draft event will lead off in its first half with an Expansion Draft, designed to help the Spark and the Cascade build a competitive foundation by selecting from unprotected players who are currently rostered with the original four AUSL teams. The Allocation Draft will follow, providing opportunities for all six teams to select players who opt in for AUSL consideration, including athletes from the 2025 Reserve Pool and professional players from other independent teams and leagues around the world (including players who previously played for the Spark). Stanton’s five protected players on the Bandits include: Erin Coffel (IF), Lexi Kilfoyl (P), Taylor McQuillin (P), Skylar Wallace (IF), Morgan Zerkle (OF). Stanton is entering her ninth season as the IU head coach in 2026. Stanton owns a 244-159 record in her time in Bloomington. She led the program to a record three-straight NCAA Tournaments from 2023-25.
Three Indianapolis Colts named Class of 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame Semifinalists The Pro Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday trimmed its list of Modern Era Class of 2026 candidates to 26 semifinalists, with three Colts greats making the cut: Defensive end Robert Mathis, wide receiver Reggie Wayne and kicker Adam Vinatieri. Mathis has been a semifinalist in each of his five years of Hall of Fame eligibility but has not yet advanced as a finalist. Wayne has been a semifinalist for all seven of his years of eligibility and has been a finalist in each of the last six years. Vinatieri was a finalist for the Class of 2025, his first year of eligibility, and again made the semifinalist cut this year.
Mathis spent his entire 14-year career in Indianapolis, during which the 2003 fifth-round pick became the NFL’s strip sack king: No player in league history forced more fumbles (52) and recorded more strip-sacks (47). His 123 career sacks are a Colts record, and he was a five-time Pro Bowler and 2013 first-team AP All Pro. Mathis in 2013 led the NFL with 19 1/2 sacks and 10 forced fumbles, finishing second in AP Defensive Player of the Year voting.
Wayne will hope to take his rightful place in Canton after a 14-year career with the Colts, in which became one of the most prolific wide receivers in NFL history. Wayne caught 1,070 passes for 14,345 yards with 82 touchdowns over 211 regular season games from 2001-2014, and he’s one of nine players in NFL history with at least 1,000 receptions, 14,000 yards and 80 touchdowns. Now in Year 4 as the Colts’ wide receivers coach, Wayne is also top five in NFL history in postseason receptions (93) and postseason receiving yards (1,243).
Vinatieri will look to become only the third kicker enshrined in Canton now in his second year of eligibility (Jan Stenerud and Morten Andersen are the others). Widely regarded as one of the best kickers – if not the best kicker – in NFL history, Vinatieri is the NFL’s all-time leader in points scored (2,673) and was a three-time first-team AP All-Pro. His clutch kicks in big moments helped him become a four-time Super Bowl champion, and he was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-2000s first team and the NFL 100 All-Time Team. Two other former Colts advanced as semifinalists, too: Running back Frank Gore (2015-2017 with Colts) and quarterback Philip Rivers (2020). The full list of 26 semifinalists:
QB Drew Brees, QB Eli Manning, QB Philip Rivers, RB Frank Gore, RB Fred Taylor, WR Larry Fitzgerald, WR Torry Holt, WR Steve Smith Jr., WR Hines Ward, WR Reggie Wayne, TE Jason Witten, OL Willie Anderson, OL Lomas Brown, OL Jahri Evans, OL Richmond Webb, OL Steve Wisniewski, OL Marshal Yanda, DL Robert Mathis, DL Vince Wilfork, DL Kevin Williams, LB Luke Kuechly, LB Terrell Suggs, DB Rodney Harrison, DB Earl Thomas, DB Darren Woodson and K Adam Vinatieri
The Pro Football Hall of Fame will announce 15 modern era finalists later this year to be considered for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Those 15 finalists will be considered by the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee ahead of Super Bowl LX, and between three and five modern era finalists will be chosen for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Last year, only three Modern Era players were chosen for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Antonio Gates). Wayne and Vinatieri are among 12 returning finalists from the Class of 2025, including Manning, Taylor, Holt, Smith, Anderson, Evans, Yanda, Kuechly, Suggs and Woodson.
Six Taylor Trojans Take Home NAIA Cross-Country All-American Honors The Taylor men’s and women’s cross-country teams competed at the NAIA National Championships on Friday, with the women collecting the program’s second red banner and the men finishing fifth. Six Trojans earned NAIA All-American Honors, four on the women’s side and two on the men. Adding to the accolades, was head coach Quinn White being named the NAIA Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year. The award is the second in White’s historic career at the helm of the TU Women’s squad. Jaynie Halterman repeated as the NAIA Individual Champion and was joined by Sam Patterson, Catey Campbell and Noel Bass as NAIA All-Americans, leading the Mad Dawgs to the team title. Nathan Burns and Luke Harber finished within three spots of each other and helped TU record a fifth-place finish, the third best in program history, leading to a combined team title, the second by Taylor cross country. The top 40 finishers in each race were named NAIA All-Americans.
TU Women’s Cross Country NAIA All-Americans- Jaynie Halterman | Champion | 20:13.2 | Second NAIA All-American Honor, Sam Patterson | 14th place | 21:40.0 | First NAIA All-American Honor, Catey Campbell | 17th place | 21:43.0 | First NAIA All-American Honor and Noel Bass | 20th place | 21:44.3 | Fourth NAIA All-American Honor.
TU Men’s Cross Country NAIA All-Americans- Nathan Burns | 28th place | 25:07.6 | Second NAIA All-American Honor and Luke Harber | 30th place | 25:08.4 | Second NAIA All-American Honor.
Taylor Trojans Sweep CL Player of the Week Women’s Basketball Awards for the Second Time For the second time this season, Taylor University’s Kaycie Warfel and Celina Blount have swept the Crossroads League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week awards, as announced Monday by league headquarters. The TU women’s basketball program has garnered seven of 10 total CL Player of the Week honors thus far. Warfel, who leads the NAIA in scoring (32.3 ppg), earned CL Offensive Player of the Week recognition for the third time in a four-week span. The freshman guard powered Taylor past Grace and No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan, helping the Trojans remain unbeaten with 33.5 points per outing in the two wins. Warfel poured in 40 of TU’s 85 points against Grace, which tied the second-highest scoring output in program history. Warfel added a game-high 27 points on 50.0-percent shooting in the upset over IWU.
Blount picked up her third CL Defensive Player of the Week honor, averaging 14.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game, to go along with 9.0 points to help Taylor to a 2-0 start in league play. The sophomore forward tallied her fourth double-double with 13 points, 14 rebounds, three steals and two blocks in TU’s 66-61 upset of No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan. Blount is tied for second among NAIA leaders in blocks (3.4) and 23rd in rebounds (10.4) per game. TU Athletics has already garnered 34 Crossroads League and MSFA Player-of-the-Week awards, six NAIA National Athlete-of-the-Week honors, 44 all-league awards, one individual NAIA National Championship, one individual Crossroads League Championship, one league player of the year and 71 NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards. The Trojans return to action Tonight against Ohio Christian with tipoff slated for 6 p.m. inside Odle Arena.