Indiana University Men’s Basketball closes out the non-conference with a 21-point win over Siena The Indiana Hoosiers handled the Siena Saints 81-60 Monday Night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers are 10-3 overall and 8-0 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and will be off for 13 days as the Hoosiers will host the Washington Huskies on Sunday Night January 4, at 8 PM. The Hoosiers are 9-0 all-time against teams from the Metro Atlantic Conference as this was the first meeting between the two programs. Siena is 9-4 on the season and 3-3 in true road games and this is the only time during the regular season the Saints leave the East Coast.
Lamar Wilkerson led the Hoosiers with 23 points knocking down three triples and 6-6 from the free throw line. Tayton Conerway and Tucker DeVries added 16 points apiece and Nick Dorn scored 11 off the bench. DeVries pulled down 11 rebounds for his second double-double of season after he had 18 points and 11 rebounds in the season opener against Alabama A&M. The Hoosiers finished 23-50 from the field for 46%, 9-24 from three-point range for 37% and 26-30 from the free throw line for 86%. Indiana pulled down 41 rebounds, dished out 11 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks and 13 turnovers. The Hoosiers scored 24 points the paint, 16 fastbreak points, 17 bench points and 10 points off turnovers.
Francis Folefac led Siena with 19 points, but he fouled out with 4:12 left in the second half. Gavin Doty scored 16 points; Christian Jones added 10 points off the bench and Antonio Chandler pulled down 12 rebounds and scored 9 points. Siena finished the game 19-57 from the field for 33%, 3-20 from three-point range 15% and 19-28 from the free throw line for 68%. Siena pulled down 29 rebounds, 4 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks and 9 turnovers. Siena scored 24 points in the paint, 13 points off turnovers, 11 bench points and 4 fastbreak points.
Indiana started off the game on an 11-0 run as the Hoosiers scored their first three buckets inside along with two Tucker DeVries Free Throws and a three pointer from Lamar Wilkerson. Siena scored their first point on a free throw by Folefac with 16:02 left in the first half. The Hoosiers went up 13-1 with 14:34 left as DeVries scored on a driving layup. Folefac hit the first field goal for the Saints at the 14-minute mark. The Hoosiers pulled the lead to 26 at halftime going to the locker room up 46-20 at the break. The Hoosiers were 14-26 from the field for 58%, 7-16 from the three-point range for 43% and 11-12 from the free throw line for 91% at halftime as Lamar Wilkerson had 19 first half points.
Siena outscored Indiana 40-35 in the second half as the Hoosiers kept the lead 15 or higher throughout the second half as Siena played better as with Folefac, Doty leading the charge. The Saints were 12-28 from the field for 43%, 3-11 from three-point range 27% and 13-19 from the free throw line for 68%. Indiana finished the second half 9-24 from the field for 37%, 2-8 from three-point range for 25% and 15-18 from three-point range for 83%. Even though the Hoosiers were outscored in the second half for the second straight game Indiana shot the ball much better than they did in the second half and Chicago State and they did not settle for the outside shot like they did Saturday. The Hoosiers were able to control the game start to finish and lead by a comfortable margin even though they did not hit a field goal for the last four minutes and fifty-one seconds of the game.
The Hoosiers and Coach Darian DeVries have been at it since arriving this summer including a trip to Puerto Rico in August. This team has grown since the season started and gotten better and now a four-day break to get out of Bloomington and go home before they return to practice on Saturday Evening. The Hoosiers get ready for the grind of the Big Ten Conference with 18 games left after playing two earlier in the month. The Hoosiers and other 17 teams in the Big Ten prepare for the marathon and not the sprint that is the rest of the Big Ten Season before all 18 teams head to Chicago for the Big Ten Tournament in March.
Indiana University Softball Announces the 2026 Schedule The Indiana Softball revealed its 2026 season schedule on Monday. Indiana will open the season with four non-conference road weekends, starting with a trip to FAU to play the Owls, Army, Ohio State, Delaware and Stonehill in Boca Raton, Fla (Feb. 5-8). Then, the Hoosiers will head to Tempe, Ariz. for the Littlewood Invitational hosted by Arizona State. Indiana will face the Sun Devils, Portland State, Pacific, and Nevada (Feb. 12-15). In the third weekend, Indiana will play against Colgate, St. Joe’s, Marist, Boston College and host South Florida (Feb. 20-23) in Tampa, Fla. To close out the opening road swing, Indiana will go to UNC-Greensboro to face UNCG, Charleston Southern and Elon (Feb. 27-March 1).
From March 6-8, Indiana will open Big Ten play and play its first home series of the year at Andy Mohr Field against Minnesota. Other Big Ten home weekends include Rutgers (March 13-15), Purdue (April 10-12) and Illinois (May 1-3). The Big Ten road weekends are trips to Maryland (March 20-22), UCLA (April 3-5), Iowa (April 17-19) and Michigan (April 24-26). In between the Big Ten competition, Indiana will host Loyola-Chicago (March 10), Oregon (March 23), Butler (April 8), Notre Dame (April 14) and Evansville (April 29). On the weekend of March 27-28, Indiana will host Detroit Mercy for a two-game set. Indiana will play a road midweek game at Louisville (April 15). The Big Ten Tournament will be from May 6-9 at Maryland. The NCAA Tournament’s Regional round will be from May 15-17 and the Super Regionals from May 22-24. The Women’s College World Series will be from May 28-June 5 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Indiana University Baseball Announces the 2026 Season Schedule As is the standard under head coach Jeff Mercer, the Indiana baseball program will play a challenging, nationally competitive schedule during 2026 season. The eighth-year skipper put together a 55-game slate that features games against eight NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago. “Our staff worked to build a schedule that would provide the “strength of schedule” necessary to play in the NCAA Tournament,” Mercer said. “We want to be battled tested and prepared to play our best baseball the last month of the season. With the continued growth of the Big Ten and our philosophy of challenging ourselves in the non-conference slate, it should be a great test, and we’re excited to compete.”
IU will begin its season with a three-game set in Chapel Hill, N.C. against a North Carolina program that hosted a Super Regional in 2025. It will be the first meeting in program history against the Tar Heels and is the third time in five seasons (2022, 2024) that IU will open the year against an ACC opponent. The second weekend of the season will take the Hoosiers to Florida for the previously announced Live Like Lou Jacksonville Baseball Classic. The elite weekend – put on by Peak Events/D1 Baseball – pits the Hoosiers against the defending national champion LSU, UCF and Notre Dame. During the final weekend before conference play, Mercer will take his program back to where he spent his early days as a coach. IU will play Western Kentucky in a four-game series at the end of February. Mercer was a volunteer assistant coach for the Hilltoppers from 2012-13. Western Kentucky is coming off one of its best years in program history and a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
For the second-straight season, conference play begins on the fourth weekend of the year. IU begins Big Ten play against Washington (March 6-8) at Bart Kaufman Field. Additional home series in Bloomington come against Minnesota (March 20-22), Rutgers (April 3-5), Iowa (April 24-26) and Illinois (May 14-16). Road play in the league begins with IU visiting the defending Big Ten Champions, Oregon (March 13-15). Series at Nebraska (March 27-29), Maryland (April 10-12), Northwestern (May 1-3) and Purdue (May 8-10) are part of a difficult slate of games away from Bloomington. IU’s off weekend from conference play during the 11-week calendar will come at Bart Kaufman Field. Abilene Christian will make the return trip to Bloomington after the Hoosiers traveled down to Texas and swept the series in May of 2025. Big midweek contests against Xavier (Feb. 24), Wright State (March 10), Vanderbilt (March 17) and Louisville (April 28) wrap up a fantastic out-of-conference schedule.
2026 Schedule Breakdown: Overall-Home Games: 24, Away Games: 27, Neutral Games: 4 Big Ten– Home Opponents: Washington, Minnesota, Rutgers, Iowa, Illinois and Away Opponents: Oregon, Nebraska, Maryland, Northwestern, Purdue. Notes-Season Opener: Indiana at North Carolina (Feb. 13, 2026), Home Opener: Indiana vs. Bradley (Feb. 17, 2026) and Big Ten Opener: Indiana vs. Washington (March 6, 2026)
Opponents– 2025 NCAA Tournament Teams: North Carolina, LSU, Western Kentucky, Wright State, Oregon, Vanderbilt, Nebraska, Louisville.
Taylor University Women’s Soccer Trio Named to United Soccer Coaches All-Region Team The 14th-ranked Taylor University women’s soccer team recently had three individuals recognized on the 2025 United Soccer Coaches NAIA Women’s All-North Region Team, with Brianna Rawlings, Eliza Luttrell and Kiana Siefert among the group of 15 honorees. TU received its most USC all-region selections since the 2017 season – which also included three award winners.
Rawlings, a senior from Las Vegas, Nevada, led one of the top defensive squads in the NAIA with an overall record of 13-3-3 from her goalkeeper position. In 19 starts between the posts, Rawlings tallied 56 saves, .862 save percentage and only nine goals allowed in over 1600 minutes. She was also named to the All-Crossroads League First Team. Luttrell, a junior from Naperville, Illinois, led the Trojans in goals (12) and assists (8) across 17 appearances to record the program’s highest single season point total (32) in over a decade. Luttrell also earned recognition as All-Crossroads League First Team, College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team, College Sports Communicators All-District Team and NAIA Scholar-Athlete. Siefert, a senior from Noblesville, Indiana, finished second on the team in points (19) with six goals and a team-leading seven assists during her 15 appearances. She was also recognized on the All-Crossroads League First Team, College Sports Communicators All-District Team and NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
Rawlings, Luttrell and Siefert helped lead the Trojans to their highest ranking ever at No. 14 in the NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Postseason Poll. The trio of TU standouts were key contributors to one of the most successful campaigns in program history, as the Trojans tied their record for most single-season wins, set a new single-season record with 12 shutouts and featured a program-record six individuals recognized on the All-Crossroads League Team. The NAIA Women’s All-North Region Team consists of 15 individuals, including four goalkeepers, three defenders, three midfielders and five forwards. Taylor is one of three programs with multiple honorees, including Marian (4) and Northwestern Ohio (3).
Taylor University Women’s Basketball’s Kaycie Warfel Collects Sixth Crossroads League Player of the Week Award For the sixth time this season, Kaycie Warfel has been named a Crossroads League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week the league office announced on Monday. The Taylor women’s basketball squad, one of eight remaining undefeated NAIA teams and receiving votes in the national coaches’ poll, has now collected 10 of 18 total CL women’s basketball weekly honors this season. With Monday’s announcement, Warfel garnered her fifth CL Offensive Player of the Week accolade of her young career. The freshman guard led the Trojans past OUAZ and Arizona Christian with 26.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game, while shooting 40.0 percent from beyond the arc, helping RV TU to a 13-0 start.
It’s Warfel’s sixth total weekly recognition after sweeping both CL Offense and Defense Player of the Week awards in early November. Warfel continues to lead the NAIA in points (27.8) and made field goals (9.5) per game, while ranking tied for third with 6.5 made free throws per contest. She’s led Taylor in scoring in every game thus far, while shooting 47.1 percent overall and 40.0 percent from three-point range. TU student-athletes have already garnered 39 Crossroads League and MSFA Player-of-the-Week awards, along with six NAIA National Athlete-of-the-Week honors during the 2025-26 school year. The Trojans return to action after Christmas break with a pair of home games against ranked opponents. RV Taylor will host No. 22 Indiana Tech on Tuesday, December 30 at 6 p.m., before resuming league play versus No. 5 Marian at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 3.
Taylor University Men’s Basketball’s Izaiah Day’s Outstanding Performance earns Him Crossroads League Honors The Crossroads League announced its weekly awards, with Izaiah Day collecting his first CL Offensive Player-of-the-Week Honors after an incredible shooting display at the Athletes in Action Christmas Tournament. Day led RV Taylor to a team title in the red bracket, winning a pair of games behind an efficient offense. The junior sharpshooter began the week with a career-high 34 points against Milligan in a 102-91 win. Day missed just once from the field going 11-12 and 7-8 from beyond the arc as he was on fire the whole game, playing less than 45 minutes from his hometown The Middletown, Ohio native followed up his career-high scoring game with 23 points in a blowout victory over St. Thomas, 97-62. Day connected on six triples and shot over 50 percent from the field as the Trojans won the red bracket championship game in lopsided fashion.
Day was named the Athletes in Action Christmas Tournament red bracket MVP after an amazing shooting display across a pair of victories. The junior guard finished the tournament 18-24 from the field and 13-16 from downtown and added three assists and nine rebounds to his electric shooting. Taylor’s leading scorer ranks fifth in the Crossroads League in points per game and second in three-point percentage after it soared up to 50.7 following the pair of lights-out shooting displays in Xenia, Ohio. TU student-athletes have already garnered 39 Crossroads League and MSFA Player-of-the-Week awards, along with six NAIA National Athlete-of-the-Week honors during the 2025-26 school year. RV Taylor (10-3, 3-1 CL) takes the court next on Monday, December 29, against Olivet Nazarene (9-3, 5-0 CCAC) inside Odle Arena with tip set for 3:00 pm.