Purdue Snaps a 13-game losing streak against Indiana University Women’s Basketball to Reclaim the Barn Burner Trophy The Purdue Boilermakers beat the Indiana Hoosiers 80-69 Sunday afternoon in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette to snap a 13-game losing streak to the Hoosiers and win the Barn Burner trophy for the first time since January 10, 2016, when they beat the Hoosiers 63-53 in West Lafayette. This was the 33rd meeting between the two teams as Purdue leads the Hoosiers 20-14. Purdue leads the all-time series 56-45 and beats Indiana for the first time since January 20, 2019, 56-53 in West Lafayette. Purdue is 29-16 all-time against the Hoosiers in West Lafayette. Purdue is 11-9 overall and 3-6 in the Big Ten. Katie Geralds picks up her 300th career win as head coach in her 13th season. Geralds played at Purdue form 2003-07 and lost one time to the Hoosiers as player but as coach she gets her first win against her archrival. Nya Smith led Purdue with 13 Points along with 12 points each from Madison Layden-Zay and Hila Karsch. Purdue shot 27-55 from the field for 49%, 11-22 from three-point range for 50% and 15-19 from the free throw line for 79%. Purdue pulled down 24 rebounds, 21 assists, 9 steals, 3 blocks and 15 turnovers.
Indiana is 11-10 overall and 0-9 in the Big Ten as the Hoosiers have lost eight in a row. Shay Ciezki scored 37 points, 11-18 from the field, 5-7 from three-point range and 10-11 from the free throw line. It’s the fifth 30-point game of the season for Ciezki and one short of her season high when she scored 38 points against Iowa State in November. Lenee Beaumont added 13 points as the Hoosiers were without Sophomore Zania Socka-Nugemen with a lower leg injury. Edessa Noyan started in her place pulling down 5 rebounds and a block but did not score. Jade Ondineme scored 3 points and pulled down 5 rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench. Noyan and Ondineme both fouled out and Coach Moren has 6-4 Sophomore Faith Wiseman on the bench, but she did not play as the Hoosiers could have used her size in the late stages of the game with very thin frontcourt depth the Hoosiers have. Neveah Caffey scored 7 points, Jerni Kiaku scored 6 points, Maya Maklausky scored 3 points and Phoenix Stotjin played but did not score and Sophomore Chloe Spreen did not play. Indiana was 19-45 from the field for 42%, 7-16 from three-point range for 43% and 24-29 from the free throw line for 82%. Indiana pulled down 31 rebounds, 7 assists, 7 steals, 1 block and 20 turnovers.
Indiana led 15-11 after the first quarter. Purdue missed their first 8 shots but in the second quarter the shots were falling as the Boilermakers outscored the Hoosiers 30-14 in the second quarter to lead 41-29 at halftime. Indiana outscored Purdue 25-21 in the fourth quarter as Purdue led 62-54 at the end of the third quarter as the Hoosiers could not chip away in the fourth quarter as Purdue outscored Indiana 18-15 to keep the Hoosiers winless in the Big Ten and get the monkey of their back as the end a long losing streak and get the Barn Burner Trophy back. The two teams will meet in Bloomington on February 8, as Purdue has not swept the Hoosiers since 2012. Indiana has nine games left in Conference play and will host Michigan Thursday Night. Indiana struggled and with Socka-Nugemen sidelined again it will be hard for the Hoosiers to turn this thing around. Ciezki and Beaumont have carried the load, but they cannot do all by themselves and others need to pick up the scoring load or this eight game losing streak will continue and the Hoosiers will be staying home for the Big Ten Tournament as the top 15 of 18 teams make to Indianapolis in March.
Parings Announced for the 51st Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament All 393 Indiana High School Basketball Teams learned their paths to Gainbridge Fieldhouse Sunday Night as the 51st Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Parings tournament draw was announced. The Sectionals will be held with first round action on Tuesday February 3rd and Wednesday 4th followed by the Semifinals on the Friday February 6th and the Championship games on Saturday February 7th. There are four classes in Girls Basketball and there are 64 Sectionals around the State and there will be 389 games played in 26 days. In Class 4A Sectional 13 at Terre Haute North will start on Tuesday with 10-10 Bloomington North taking on 7-15 Terre Haute North at 7 PM with the winner taking on 17-4 Bloomington South in the second semifinal Friday at 7:30 PM. 6-13 Martinsville will face 15-7 Terre Haute South in the first semifinal Friday at 6 PM and Championship Game is scheduled for 7:30 PM Saturday.
In Class 3A Sectional 27 At Edgewood 12-8 Cascade will face 10-8 Speedway at 6 PM Tuesday Night with the winner facing 13-5 Edgewood on Friday in the first semifinal on Friday at 6 PM. 4-7 Indianapolis Washington will face 13-7 Northview in the second game on Tuesday Night at 7:30 PM with the winner taking on 13-6 Owen Valley in the second semifinal Friday at 7:30 PM. The Championship Game is scheduled for Saturday at 7:30 PM. In Class 1A Sectional 61 at Clay City and is an eight-team sectional that kicks off with 7-13 Bloomfield against 10-10 White River Valley in the Opening game at 6 PM Tuesday followed by 4-17 Dugger Union and 9-9 Lighthouse Christian at 7:30 PM. Wednesday 11-9 Shakamak takes on 9-11 Cloverdale at 6 PM followed by 9-10 Clay City against 3-15 North Central (Farmersburg) at 7:30 PM. The Tuesday Night Winners will meet in the first Semifinal at 6 PM, and the Wednesday Night Winners will meet in the Second Semifinal on Friday at 7:30 PM with the Championship Game on Saturday at 7:30 PM
The Regional will be a one game two team on February 14th with two Championship Games at each site which will have 16 sites around State with 8 in the North and 8 in the South. The Northern sites are LaPorte, Marion, Jimtown, Belmont, Winamac, Lapel, Warsaw and Frankfort. The Southern sites are -Greenfield, Central, Bedford North Lawrence, Greencastle, Charlestown, Terre Haute North, Jasper, Boonville and Shelbyville. In Class 4A The Winner at Terre Haute North will face the New Albany Winner for the Regional 8 Championship. In Class 3A the Winner at Edgewood will take on the Lebanon Winner for the Regional 13 Championship. In Class 1A the Clay City Winner will take on the Tecumseh Winner for the Regional 31 Championship. All Matchups and Sites will be announced after the Sectionals on Sunday February 8th.
The Semi State will be a Four Team three Game Format that will have the Semifinals take place in the Morning and Afternoon on February 21st and the Championship Game will take place that evening as 8 sites will host on of the four classes and the parings for the Semi States will take place after the Regional Champions are determined. The four northern sites are LaPorte, Logansport, Huntington North and Frankfort. The four southern sites are Southport, Greencastle, Jasper and Jennings County. It all culminates with the State Finals on February 28th at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis as four State Champions will be crowned. First Session will start at 10:30 AM with the Class 1A followed by Class 2A. The second session will start at 6 PM with Class 3A followed by Class 4A. All tickets will be digital through your mobile phone and may be purchased through event link and the link to each site throughout the state tournament on the IHSAA Girls Basketball Page at www.ihsaa.org. Tickets for the State Finals can be purchased online through Ticketmaster and tickets are one session only.
Indiana University Swimming and Diving Sweeps Purdue on Senior Day No. 3/9 Indiana swimming and diving put together a dominant performance in dual meet victories against Purdue on Saturday inside the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. The victories coincided with Senior Day celebrations, as the program honored 13 student-athletes prior to the meet: Mya DeWitt, Katie Forrester, Dash Glasberg, Lily Hann, MacKenna Lieske, Owen McDonald, Collin McKenzie, Kristina Paegle, Drew Reiter, Zalán Sárkány, Kai van Westering, Maxwell Weinrich and Chiok Sze Yeo. Combined, the class includes four Big Ten team championships, two Olympians, three NCAA medalists and seven All-Americans. DeWitt, Paegle, Sárkány and van Westering all captured victories at the meet. Paegle won two individual events, sprinting to victory in the 50-yard freestyle (22.24) and 100-yard freestyle (48.35).
Freshman Noah Cakir, who has spent most of the season in breaststroke and IM events, flexed his talents in the distance freestyles on Saturday, winning both for the men. Cakir became the program’s No. 4 performer all-time in the 1,000-yard freestyle with an 8:54.58 before setting another personal best in the 500 free in 4:19.73. Classmate Liberty Clark also excelled outside of her regular program, sweeping her slate in the 100-yard backstroke (52.40), 100-yard butterfly (51.26) and 200-yard IM (1:55.86). Indiana will host its final regular season dual meet on Friday (Jan. 30) against No. 9/6 Louisville inside the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.
Indiana University All American Defensive Tackle Tyrique Tucker to Return for the 2026 Season Indiana’s defensive line got a major boost on Saturday when Tyrique Tucker announced he was returning to the Hoosiers for his final year of eligibility. The 6-foot and 302-pound Tucker earned third-team All-America by the Associated Press in 2025 and was tabbed first-team All-Big Ten by the conference media and coach panels. After playing in a reserve role in 2024, Tucker started all 16 games for the national champs in 2025. Tucker had six sacks and 12 tackles for loss from his interior position in 2025. He had 40 total tackles and two pass breakups. Tucker’s return ensures continuity in the middle of IU’s defensive front, as fellow starter Mario Landino also announced his return to Indiana for 2026. The Hoosiers have also added interior defensive linemen Chiddi Obiazor (Kansas State) and Joe Hjelle (Tulsa) via the transfer portal over the last few weeks to help form what should be a strength of the 2026 roster. Indiana did lose both Hosea Wheeler and J’Mari Monette along the interior via the portal, along with Dominique Ratcliff, who is out of eligibility.
Indiana University Track and Field Sets New Records on the Final Day of the Crossroads Invite Indiana track and field opened the Crossroads of America Invitational on Friday inside the Fall Creek Pavilion with four different event winners and several personal bests on the opening day. “I was very pleased with Trelee Banks’s performance in the 200m to tie the school record, as well as our record-breaking Women’s 4x400m relay for a second week in a row,” said head coach Ed Beathea.
“Our vault crew guided by Coach [Jake] Wiseman swept all of the Pole Vault events and we had several outstanding and very encouraging events this weekend. We had a positive weekend which sets us up well for the second half of indoor season.” Kelly Moran got the day started for the Hoosiers. Her mark of 12.32m/40-5 in the triple jump was best for third in the event. In the high jump, Lee Martin crossed the 2-meter mark for the third time this season, finishing second in the invitational with a height of 2.02m/6-7.5. Seth Brosseau threw a distance of 17.18m/58-10 in the shot put to finish third overall.
After Friday’s prelims, several Hoosiers saw high marks in the 60-meter and 60-meter hurdle finals. Tyler Tarter took fifth in the 60-metre hurdles, while Aliyah Johnson got the win in the women’s 60-meter final. In the 400-meters, Ryan Parrish saw a seventh-place finish with her time of 56.65. Kalen Sargent followed in the men’s competition with a second-place finish in a personal best time of 47.79. Another school record was broken for the Hoosiers to close the weekend. The quartet of Kiera Davis, Veronica Hargrave, Ava Olomajeye, and Amelia Dodds, finish the women’s 4×400-meter relay in a time of 3:37.49 to become the new indoor school record holders. This marks the fourth consecutive meet with a new school record for Indiana. The Hoosiers will be back on the road next weekend as they will send groups to South Bend, ind. for the Meyo Invitational and Louisville, Ky. For the Louisville Invitational on Friday, Jan. 30, and Saturday, Jan. 31.
Keaton Wagler Scores 46 Points as #11 Illinois over #4 Purdue Keaton Wagler scored a career-high 46 points, making nine 3-pointers, as No. 11 Illinois beat No. 4 Purdue 88-82 on Saturday. Wagler, a freshman guard, shot 13 for 17 overall, 9 of 11 from 3-point range and 11 of 13 on free throws. David Mirkovic added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Illini (17-3, 8-1 Big Ten). Braden Smith led the Boilermakers (17-3, 7-2) with 27 points and 12 assists. Trey Kaufman-Renn added 12 points for Purdue, which lost its second consecutive game. The Illini hit 18 of 38 3-pointers while Purdue was 7 of 19. Wagler had 24 of the Illini’s 39 first-half points, including the first 14.
Smith’s 3-pointer cut Illinois’ lead to 82-80 with 45 seconds left. Wagler answered with a jumper with 18 seconds left, and after Smith made two from the line to again make it a two-point game, Wagler hit two to make it 86-82 with 9.3 seconds left. Purdue then turned the ball over. Purdue shot 63% percent in the opening half compared to 43% for Illinois. However, the Illini countered that by hitting 9 of 21 3-pointers while the Boilermakers were 3 of 8 on 3-point shots. Illinois played without reserve center Jason Jakstys, who was out with an injury. Illini coach Brad Underwood previously announced guard Kyle Boswell., who averages 14.3 points, will be out at least a month with a fracture bone in his right hand. Purdue travels to Archrival Indiana Tuesday Night at 9 PM with the game streaming on Peacock.
Omaha Supernovas hand Indy Ignite Their first loss of the season After starting the 2026 season with three consecutive road victories, the Indy Ignite’s perfect season ended Saturday night in the team’s home opener at the Fishers Event Center. The Supernovas earned a four-set victory by scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-16 and 25-23. Despite the loss, the Ignite are tied at the top of the Major League Volleyball standings at 3-1. “I don’t think we showed up today,” Indy head coach Lauren Bertolacci said following the loss. “I think we had a lack of competitiveness, a lack of grit, not so much personality in the game – and we struggle when we play like that. I do believe it’s a big learning point for us on how we need to be aggressive in the game and how we need to be attacking it and winning the game. I don’t really care that we lose. … The issue would be the manner in which that happened today.” Ignite opposite hitter Azhani Tealer led the team with 15 kills and a block. Following Tealer on the Ignite’s scoring chart were Leketor Member-Meneh with 13 kills, Anna DeBeer with 11 kills and 14 digs, and middle blocker Lydia Martyn with nine kills and a block. Setter Mia Tuaniga finished with 46 assists, three kills, two blocks and a service ace. Libero Elena Scott tied her season high with 15 digs.