Shay Ciezki Has her Day as Indiana Routs Penn State Shay Ciezki scored 29 points in her final college regular season game of her career as the Indiana Hoosiers beat her former team the Penn State Nittany Lions 93-59 Saturday afternoon in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Indiana finishes the regular season 17-13 and 6-12 in the Big Ten and officially clinches their spot in the Big Ten Tournament next week at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Penn State ends the regular season 11-18 and 4-14 in the Big Ten. Ciezki went 12-18 from the field, 3-7 from three-point range and 2-2 from the free throw line along with 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists, 2 turnovers and a block. Ciezki scored 1,063 in her Hoosier Career and she is third all-time on the single season scoring list with 674 points. Ciezki will have at least one more game to catch Mackenzie Holmes who was in the building along with Sydney Parrish to watch this game. Holmes scored 692 points in the 2022-23 season which is 18 points ahead of Ciezki. Tyra Buss scored 763 points in 2017-18 which is 89 points ahead of Ciezki. With the game in hand Ciezki was subbed out with 2:58 left in the fourth quarter to a standing ovation.
Neveah Caffey scored a career high 18 points which was her 10th game in double digits this season and beat her previous high of 16 points against Wisconsin on February 4. Lenee Beaumont scored 18 points and Maya Makalusky scored 15 points as the Hoosiers had four in double figures and all four scored were in double figures in the first half. Edessa Noyan scored 5 points and pulled down 4 rebounds. Jade Ondineme scored 4 points and pulled down 8 rebounds. Senior Jerni Kiaku played 17 minutes scoring 2 points, 2 rebounds and an assist and was taken out with just under a minute left. Chloe Spreen scored 2 points as Phoenix Stotjin and Faith Wiseman both played and did not score. Indiana went 32-61 from the field for 52%, 9-25 from three-point 39 range for 36% and 20-21 form the free throw line for 95%. Indiana had 39 rebounds, 15 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks and 13 turnovers. Indiana had 38 points in the paint, 33 points off turnovers, 29 fastbreak points, 9 second chance points and 8 bench points.
Gracie Merkle scored 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season to lead Penn State. Moriah Murray scored 12 points knocking down four three pointers. Nyla McFadden added 11 points. Penn State’s leading scorer Kiyomi McMiller held to four points on 1-12 from the field, 0-3 from three-point range and 2-2 from free throw line. The Nittany Lions went 22-67 from the field for 32%, 5-26 from three-point range for 19% and 10-12 from the free throw line for 83%. Penn State had 34 rebounds, 14 assists, 6 steals, 1 block and 18 turnovers. Penn State had 32 rebounds,12 points off turnovers, 10 second chance points, 6 bench points and 2 fastbreak points.
Indiana started the game 5-0 and jumped out to a 23-2 lead and led 31-8 after the first quarter. The Hoosiers outscored the Nittany Lions 26-15 in the second quarter and led 57-23 at halftime. Penn State outscored Indiana 20-15 in the third quarter as Gracie Merkle scored 12 points, going for 4-8 from the field and 4-4 from the free throw line as the Hoosiers led 72-43 at the end of the third quarter. Indiana outscored Penn State 21-16 in the fourth quarter even though the Hoosiers closed out the game with no points in the final two minutes and ten seconds and Penn State closed out the game with a 6-0 run in the final minute and fifty-seven seconds.
After the game Shay Ciezki spent a half an hour greeting fans and taking pictures and she talked about her time at Penn State which did not have as much support as she did during her two years in Bloomington and she says it was a “Full Circle Moment” and during the National Anthem she had a smirk on her face and soaked in the moment playing against her former team in her final regular season college basketball game and she said after the Oregon game that this was “Going to be a fun one “ and she was right. “I had a blast, our vibes were high and we were locked into the game plan, and we got the ball rolling” Shay Ciezki said after the game. Ciezki also gave the fans a lot of love and appreciation for the Indiana University Fan Base and said after the game “there is not a More Loyal fanbase than IU Women’s Basketball fans.”
Indiana University Men’s Basketball Hosts Michigan State Indiana University continues its three-game homestand against No. 13/13 Michigan State at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall this afternoon. Tip is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. ET on CBS with Ian Eagle (PxP), Bill Raftery (Analyst), and Tracy Wolfson (Sideline) on the call. Michigan State (23-5, 13-4 B1G) is under the direction of Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo. The 31-year veteran has amassed 760 wins, the most of any Big Ten head coach. Redshirt sophomore guard Jeremy Fears, a candidate for Big Ten Player of the Year, has averaged team highs in points (14.9 per game), assists (9.1), and steals (1.3). He has also knocked down a team-best 149 free throws. Senior forward Jaxon Kohler has posted 12.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per night. The American Fork, Utah, native has shot 49.6% from the floor, 38.8% from the 3-point line, and 84.4% from the free throw line. Junior forward Coen Carr (11.6 points per game) and senior center Carson Cooper (10.5) each averaged double figures in the scoring column. The Spartans pull down 40.6 rebounds per game (20th nationally) and out-rebound their opponent by an average of 12.1 per night (3rd).
The Hoosiers lead the all-time series between the two longtime Big Ten stalwarts by a tally of 74-60. Indiana has won two straight games in against Michigan State in Bloomington and four of the last five games played in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Spartans rallied late to defeat the Hoosiers in the first matchup of the season on Jan. 13 at the Breslin Center. Indiana tied the game at 53-53 with 11:19 to play in the second half but surrendered a 19-0 run over the next six minutes before ultimately falling, 81-60.
Indiana (17-11 8-9 B1G) fell for a third-straight game in a 72-68 result against Northwestern on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson netted 18 points to go along with five rebounds and three assists. Sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway tallied 14 points on 6-of-6 shooting from the floor and three assists in 19 minutes off the bench. Senior forward Sam Alexis added 13 points and four rebounds. Over his last three home starts, the Florida transfer has averaged 16.0 points on 92.0% (23-of-25) shooting from the floor.
IU Single-Season Made 3-Pointers- 1. Steve Alford – 107 (1986-87), 2. Lamar Wilkerson – 92 (2025-26), 3. James Blackmon Jr. – 91 (2016-17). IU Single-Season Made 3-Pointers (b1G Only)- 1. Lamar Wilkerson – 59 (2025-26), 2. Steve Alford – 54 (1986-87), 3. Jay Edwards – 52 (1987-88) IU Single-Season Points (B1G Only)- 1. Don Schlundt – 459 (1952-53), 2. Jimmy Rayl – 454 (1961-62), 3. Trayce Jackson-Davis – 436 (2022-23), 4. George McGinnis – 418 (1970-71), 5. Alan Henderson – 416 (1994-95), 6. Scott May – 412 (1975-76), 7. Mike Woodson – 405 (1978-79), 8. Steve Alford – 404 (1985-86), 9. Lamar Wilkerson – 401 (2025-26), 10. Brian Evans – 399 (1995-96). IU Single-Season 20-point Games (Since 1996-97)- 1. Eric Gordon – 19 (2007-08), 2. Trayce Jackson-Davis – 18 (2022-23), 3. A.J. Guyton – 17 (1999-00), 4. Lamar Wilkerson – 15 (2025-26) and Luke Recker – 15 (1998-99).
#3 Indiana University Men’s Swimming and Diving Its Fifth Straight Big Ten Championship No. 3-ranked Indiana University celebrated a half-decade of dominance Saturday night, winning its fifth consecutive Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship inside the Soderholm Family Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. Over the four-day meet, the Hoosiers won 10 Big Ten Championships, earned 27 medals, swept three events and set Big Ten meet records in the 400-yard IM (Josh Bey – 3:34.90), 100-yard backstroke (Owen McDonald – 44.28), 500-yard freestyle (Zalán Sárkány – 4:09.14), 1,650-yard freestyle (Zalán Sárkány – 14:25.40). IU totaled 1,544.5 points to win by a margin of 336.5 points over the field.
This men’s swimming and diving program has totaled 32 Big Ten Championships, including eight of the last 10 and nine during IU head swimming coach Ray Looze’s tenure. IU athletes have combined for 416 Big Ten Championships, including 271 swimming titles, 85 relay championships and 60 diving titles all-time. Indiana’s senior class has won a Big Ten title in every season. The class includes: Dash Glasberg, Owen McDonald, Collin McKenzie, Drew Reiter, Zalán Sárkány, Kai van Westering and Maxwell Weinrich.
On the final night alone, Indiana won Big Ten titles in the 200 IM, 1,650 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke and 400 freestyle relay. The Hoosiers medaled in all seven of Saturday’s events. “Winning a fifth consecutive Big Ten Championship is a true blessing,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “I am at a loss of words for how impressed I am by our team. We had a strong veteran core lead a very young group of swimmers and divers in an exceptional way! Indiana University is red hot and the place to be. Our future is bright.”
“What a great team finish,” IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. “Max [Weinrich] and Josh [Sollenberger] produced four ‘A’ finals and two ‘B’ finals, with two podium finishes. The swimmers were so motivating all week, and it was great for them to contribute to another Big Ten team title. This is another step towards the team competing at our absolute best in Atlanta!
Bloomington South’s Peter Kovacs Wins the 50- and 100-Meter Freestyle State Titles as the Panthers finish 7th as a Team Bloomington South Sophomore Peter Kovacs won the 50 and 100 Meter Freestyle State Championships Saturday Afternoon at the Indiana University Natatorium on the Campus of Indiana University-Indianapolis as the Panthers finished seventh in the team standings with a score of 85 points and Bloomington North tied for 40th in the team standings with 4 points at the IHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving State Finals. Bloomington South Sophomore Peter Kovacs had the fastest time in the Prelims of the 50 Yard Freestyle with time of 20:03 and took home the State title with a time of 20:12. Kovacs took home his second State title with a time of 43:79 after he had the fastest time in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 43:93. Junior Cameron Seidenfaden finished 14th in the 100-yard Backstroke with a time of 51:26 and Bloomington North Junior Wyatt Norrick finished 13th in the 100 Yard Freestyle with a time of 46:93. The Panthers finished fourth in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 3:06:48 and finished 11th in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:35.2.40.
Carmel continued its dominance whining its 12th Straight State Title with a team score of 408 points. Penn was second with 247 points. Homestead was third with 201 points. Center Grove fourth with 189 points and Fishers fifth with 166 points. Carmel has won 26 State Championships and 15 of the last 18 State Titles dating back to 2010. Carmel won the 200 Yard Medley Relay with a time of 1:29.2 and the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 2:57.63. Junior William Allen won the 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:35.08 and the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:20.02. Junior Yi Zheng won the 200 Yard Individual Medley with a time of 1:43.92. Senior Carter Hadley won the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 48:41. Warsaw Senior Ian Parrott won the 1 Meter Diving State title with a score of 556.50. Fishers Junior Alex Koo won the 100 Yard Butterfly with a score of 48:15. Homestead won the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay with a time 1:22.41. Franklin Senior Lucas Ackerman won the 100 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 53:47.
Indiana University Softball Picks Up Two More Wins on The Weekend Indiana Softball’s Saturday looked a lot like its Friday, picking up two dominant victories. Today, the tournament shifted to UNC Greensboro where Indiana defeated Charleston Southern in the first game, 9-0 in five innings, and then topping UNC Greensboro, 11-0. The two shutouts and 4-0 weekend showing put Indiana’s win streak at five, and the season record at 15-4.
Indiana wasted no time against Charleston Southern to get runs on the board as Alex Cooper hit a home run over the right center field wall to jump to a 1-0 lead in the second at bat of the game. Alli Gavin hit a 2-run home run in the top of the second to make it 3-0 before Avery Parker hit an RBI single down the third base line and extend the lead to 4-0. Hannah Haberstroh hit a sac fly to center field to bring home Madalyn Strader and put the lead at 5-0. Jasmine Reyes continued to work through the innings with ease, as her and the Hoosier defense had back-to-back 1-2-3 innings in the second and third. The Hoosiers charted four runs in the top of the fourth thanks to home runs from Josie Bird and Gavin and RBIs from Strader and Drummond.
In the game against UNC Greensboro, Indiana got its first run on the board when Aly VanBrandt hit a line drive off of first base to score Hannah Haberstroh and put the Hoosiers up 1-0. From there, a defensive battle ensued with no runs scored from either side until the sixth inning. In the bottom of the fourth, Taylor Hess threw two of her seven strikeouts. The Hoosiers charted six runs in the top of the sixth, including a grand slam from VanBrandt to make it a 7-0 game. In the top of the seventh, Indiana added on to the lead with RBI doubles from Gavin and Alex Cooper to push the lead to 11.
Against Charleston Southern, Alli Gavin had her second consecutive game with 2-plus home runs. It marked four home runs in the past two games. Josie Bird’s homer against Charleston Southern marked back-to-back days with a bomb. Reyes’ win against Charleston Southern improved her season record to 2-0. She pitched 4.0 innings with two strikeouts and only two hits in the win. Against UNC Greensboro, Hess pitched a complete game and shutout while striking out seven batters. Aly VanBrandt hit Indiana’s first grand slam since March 12, 2025. Alex Cooper charted three RBI and had a double. Avery Parker was hit by a pitch three times against the Spartans.
The return to UNC Greensboro marked a homecoming for Indiana Head Coach Shonda Stanton and Indiana Assistant Coach Kendra Kirkhoff. At UNCG, Stanton was a four-year starter and led the team to back-to-back Southern Conference Championships. Stanton scored 66 runs during her senior campaign in 1995, good for eighth in the nation and most all-time in a single season at UNCG. Kirkhoff was an assistant coach on the UNCG staff in 2022 and 2023, helping lead the Spartans to back-to-back regular season conference championships and Southern Conference Tournament Title in 2023. Indiana will close out the weekend with a game against UNC Greensboro this morning at 11 a.m.
Indiana University’s Veronica Hargrave Wins the 600 to Close B1G Indoor Track and Field Championship Indiana track and field closed the final day of the Big Ten Indoor Championship on Saturday from the Fall Creek Pavilion. The Hoosiers saw several podium finishes, including over 20 personal bests, two school records, a Fall Creek Pavilion facility record, and a new Big Ten individual champion. “I was pleased with our performance in the last day of the championship,” said head coach Ed Beathea. “Veronica [Hargrave] winning the 600m was exciting to watch. Trelee [Banks Rose] breaking the school record again and qualifying for the national championship reflected his hard work. We missed out on a couple opportunities to score points, but I felt our teams got better this weekend.”
The Hoosiers started the day with the men’s pole vault. Lukas Brauc saw a personal best height of 5.08m/16-8 and 10th place finish in his first Big Ten conference championship. In the triple jump, Vince Davero also saw a personal best, finishing with a distance of 14.55m/47-9. After preliminary rounds earlier in the weekend, Indiana saw six individuals advance to finals on the day. Aliyah Johnson (7.41) and Trelee Banks (6.67) Rose started the track finals in their respective 60-meter sprints. Both runners placed seventh, earning two team points apiece.
Camden Marshall (5th; 1:47.75) and Andrew Mangum (6th; 1:48.21) followed int eh 800-meter final earning seven points for the men’s team. John Colquitt competed in the men’s 60-meter hurdles, finishing seventh to push the Hoosiers to 14 points. In the women’s 600-meter, Veronica Hargrave became the first women’s Big Ten champion since 2023 (hope Purcell; pentathlon) and the first since 2010 (Molly Beckwith) to win the women’s 600-meter. Her time of 1:27.12 now sets as the indoor school record and facility record at the Fall Creek Pavilion. Amelia Dodds also ran a personal best time (1:28.34) in the women’s 600-meter final, finishing fifth and giving the women’s team 14 points in the event. Banks Rose continued his strong day in the 200-meter final. After breaking the school record on Thursday, he broke the record a second time to finish second overall in the meet. His time of 20.37 now ranks as the second fastest mark in Division one.
The Hoosiers closed out the weekend with podium finishes in both 4×400-meter relays. In the women’s event, the quartet of Kiera Davis, Veronica Hargrave, Ava Olomajeye, and Amelia Dodds placed sixth with a school record time of 3:36.95. The men’s group of Novo Onovwerosuoke, Kalen Sargent, Camden Marshall, and Daquan Tate placed eighth with a time of 3:08.80. The cream and crimson will wait for conference championships to conclude to determine qualifiers for the national indoor championship.
Nasmith Basketball Hall of Fame Adds “The Pacer Guy” Matt Asen may be one of the biggest Indiana Pacers fans in the world. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame will now immortalize him by adding him to the James F. Goldstein SuperFan Gallery beginning in August. Most Pacers fans have seen Asen rocking his signature “Pacer Guy” jersey and carrying a pink flamingo. Asen Said that his Pacers super fandom dates back to the 1993-94 season, when he was personally invited to a game against the Atlanta Hawks by team owner Herb Simon. In that first game, he sat courtside. He brought a pink flamingo so his friends could spot him in the crowd. When the Pacers won, the ceramic bird took on a new life. “Mel Simon was still alive then when I went to the celebration suite after the game, he was like, ‘Who was the guy with the bird, he’s gotta come back. He’s good luck here,’” Asen said, remembering the more than 30-year-old moment. Now, with Asen being an addition to the SuperFan Gallery at the Hall of Fame, he and the famous pink bird will continue to live on forever.