Indiana Hoosiers Men’s Soccer Host Top 10 Battle with Michigan State as the Big Ten Regular Season Title on the Line Today is decision day in the Big Ten. Indiana men’s soccer (13-1-3, 6-1-2 B1G) enters the final day of the regular season once again among the favorites to win the Big Ten league championship. A win guarantees at least a share of its 20th Big Ten regular season title as well as the top seed in the conference tournament. Its opponent, Michigan State (10-3-3, 5-2-2 B1G), sits three points back of Big Ten co-leaders IU and Washington and needs a victory to have a chance at sharing the league title. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET from Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Fans unable to attend can watch the match via the Big Ten Network.
Indiana has won 19 Big Ten regular season titles – 13 more than any other program – and five of the last eight (sharing two) as well as 35 total Big Ten Championships (league and tournament combined). Ranked as high as No. 9 in this week’s polls, Michigan State is Indiana’s fifth Top 25 opponent this season. The Hoosiers boast an unbeaten 3-0-1 record against ranked teams. Indiana has held opponents to five goals in nine Big Ten Conference matches. The Hoosiers are 10-0-1 at home and have set a single-season attendance record with 37,248 fans and counting. Indiana is coming off an emphatic 3-1 win at UCLA on Friday, when Oliver Moller-Jensen recorded two goals and one assist to keep the Hoosiers in the driver’s seat for the Big Ten title. UCLA is now playing for one of the final two tournament spots and hosts IU’s co-leader, Washington.
Michigan State was level on points with Indiana and Washington before falling to Rutgers, 4-1, in East Lansing on Friday. So, the Spartans could only clinch a three-way co-championship with IU and Washington, provided both teams lose Wednesday. In Big Ten play, MSU forward Andrew Darakdjian ranks No. 3 in goals (5) and points (12). Goalkeeper Jake Grekowicz has kept three shutouts, while conceding 12 goals in nine games. Head coach Damon Rensing leads Michigan State in his 18th season, carrying a 163-123-55 record during his time in East Lansing. Rensing led the Spartans to the NCAA College Cup in 2018.
Indiana has dominated the all-time series with Michigan State, winning 45 of the 60 matchups. The Hoosiers won the first 30 meetings. While the last few meetings have gone back and forth, Indiana has not lost to the Spartans at home since 2014 (4-0-2 since). In 2024 – the last time MSU visited – Todd Yeagley captured his 200th victory as Indiana head coach in a 3-1 victory. Indiana found itself in this same position – with the opportunity to win the Big Ten league title on the final day of the regular season – going into East Lansing in 2019. The Hoosiers delivered, as Jack Maher converted a 29th-minute penalty kick in the 1-0 win. IU captured its 16th (of 19) Big Ten regular season titles, as well as it second consecutive title in a three-year run from 2018-20.
The Hoosiers Open Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament Play Against Rutgers The No. 5 seed Indiana Hoosiers are set to face off against the No. 4 seed Scarlet Knights this morning at 11 a.m. in Columbus, Ohio in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Last Friday, No. 15 Indiana fell to No. 18 Rutgers in its final regular season matchup in Piscataway, N.J. Like many matches prior, Indiana’s Inés Garcia Prado found the opportunity for an early goal in the seventh minute of play. She knocked in the go-ahead long shot to put the Hoosiers up 1-0 on Rutgers. After a quiet start to the second quarter, Rutgers found momentum for two back-to-back strikes in the goal to go up 2-1. Despite multiple Hoosiers finding a strong offensive pace, they were unable to make the equalizer. Indiana will have the opportunity to avenge the loss on Wednesday morning in the first round of the B1G tournament against Rutgers.
Heading into the Big Ten tournament, the Hoosiers are ranked No. 18 in the National Field Hockey Coaches Poll. Indiana has made the B1G tournament for three consecutive years. In 2024, they lost 2-1 in overtime to No. 3 seed Michigan in the first round. In the 2025 season, they also dropped off early to No. 3 seed Iowa, losing 1-0 in Bloomington. The Hoosiers are looking to make their first appearance in the second round since 2012. Indiana has made it to the semi-finals and final rounds twice in program history. Both appearances were in 2005 and 2009. With a win today IU will go on to face No. 1 seed Northwestern, who was awarded a bye for the first round of the tournament. The semi-final game four will be played on Nov. 6 at 1 p.m.
Ten players scored goals for the Hoosiers through the 2026 season. Molly Stutte and Celia Arroyo Cabezudo lead the team in the offensive effort with eight goals each. IU finishes off the regular season with a 9-7 record, the best since 2009 when the team finished 14-7. They have finished 4-4 in the B1G for three consecutive years. IU has recorded 35 total goals in the 2026 season and has held opponents to 17 goals, with three coming from the game against Rutgers on Oct. 30. Inés Garcia Prado leads the team with eight total assists. Indiana sits at 251 total shots, with 141 being on goal. Sadie Canelli finished the regular season with 42 saves and a 75% save percentage. She also allowed 14 goals for the season, a career low for the Boxford, Mass. native.
Indiana is set to face No. 5 seed Rutgers on Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. in Columbus, Ohio. Rutgers goes into the tournament ranked No. 14 in the National Coaches Poll. Last weekend, IU traveled to Piscataway, N.J. to close the regular season against the Scarlet Knights, falling 1-2. Indiana holds a 4-13 record against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in its all-time series history. Prior to this season, the two last met in 2025 in Bloomington, where the Hoosiers fell 0-4. Indiana last defeated the conference foe in 2024 (4-3.) Rutgers finished 5-3 in conference play in its 2026 campaign. Three of its wins against conference opponents were taken into overtime play. They notched victories against Ohio State in a shootout (3-2) and took No. 18 Michigan (3-2) and Iowa (4-3) into extra minutes. Rutgers also defeated Michigan State (4-0.) The Scarlet Knights’ offense is led by Olivia Fraticelli who has totaled 13 goals on the season with one assist.
First year Berta Sáenz de Santa María reunites on the field with second year Celia Arroyo Cabezudo as the pair both attended Esclavas Del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús. Alongside the duo, Gabriela Garayo Aranceta is also from Santander, Spain. Indiana’s Inés Garcia Prado, Molly Stutte and Mijntje Hagen were named to the Big Ten’s preseason Players to Watch list. Inés Garcia Prado, Mijntje Hagen and Gabriela Garayo Aranceta were featured on the 2026 NFHCA Division I Players to Watch List. Upperclassmen Mijntje Hagen, Javi Baeza, Inés Garcia Prado look to get the team to new heights this season as team captains.
Indiana’s roster bolsters a former high school duo who are once again playing together at the collegiate level. Javi Baeza and Charlotte Glasper played together at Shaker Heights High School (Ohio). The Hoosiers further their international talent, expanding the number of countries represented on the team. Lily Freeman and Jessie Mauro came to Bloomington from England while Keke Sluiter, Isa Smulders and Mijntje Hagen travelled from the Netherlands. Agustina Gamonal is from Chile and Helen Grahe represents Germany. Spain boasts the highest representation with Celia Arroyo Cabezudo, Inés Garcia Prado, Berta Sáenz de Santa María and Gabriela Garayo Aranceta representing Spain in Bloomington.
Indiana University Men’s Soccer’s Oliver Moller-Jensen Earns Big Ten and National Honors Indiana men’s soccer leading scorer Oliver Moller-Jensen featured both in the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Tuesday as well as the Big Ten weekly honors as the conference’s Offensive Player of the Week. Moller-Jensen contributed to all three goals in Indiana’s 3-1 victory at No. 17 UCLA, keeping IU in the driver’s seat for the conference regular season title and tournament seeding. The fourth-year forward assisted Charlie Heuer’s opening goal then scored the winning goal from the penalty spot before putting the game away with a chip shot from distance, catching the keeper off his line.
It marked Moller-Jensen’s fourth multi-goal performance this season, and he recorded his fourth winning goal. His 12 goals this season double his previous career-high (six for FAU in 2025). Moller-Jensen also hit the 20-career goal milestone. Moller-Jensen and the No. 4-ranked Hoosiers will host No. 9 Michigan State tonight in the final match of the regular season. With a victory, Indiana guarantees at least a share of the Big Ten regular season title as well as the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
Four Indiana Hoosiers Land on the Big Ten Field Hockey Honors List Four Hoosiers were named to the Big Ten Honors List as the conference announced the recipients on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the Big Ten Tournament.
The Hoosier honorees are as follows: All-Big Ten First Team-Mijntje Hagen and Inés Garcia Prado All-Big Ten Freshman Team-Gabriela Garayo Aranceta Big Ten Sportsmanship Award-Javi Baeza
Garcia Prado has received four career postseason honors, including Second Team in 2023 and First Team in both 2025 and 2025. Hagen received her second postseason honor in her career, being named All-Big Ten Second Team in 2025. Garayo Aranceta and Baeza both received their first postseason honor. Indiana is slated to start play in the Big Ten Tournament this morning at 11 a.m. against No. 4 seed Rutgers in Columbus, Ohio at Buckeye Varsity Field. The semi-finals will be on Friday at 1 p.m. and the finals will be on Sunday at 12 p.m.
Down to 6 players Jay Huff and the Indiana Pacers put scare in the Atlanta Hawks before losing 108-104 Jay Huff scored 22 points for Indiana and the Pacers, down to six players because of injuries and rest, put a scare into the Atlanta Hawks before losing 108-104 on Monday night. Quenton Jackson added 20 points and Braden Smith had 19 points and 10 assists for the Pacers, who dropped their fifth straight game — a result that might have been considered inevitable before tipoff. But Indiana had reasonable hopes of ending the skid when Jackson stole the ball from Nickeil Alexander-Walker and converted a layup to get the Pacers within 106-104 with 1:36 left.
Jackson missed a 3-pointer with 43.1 seconds remaining that would have given Indiana the lead, and Atlanta’s Onyeka Okongwu converted a jumper with 10.2 seconds left for the final margin. Alexander-Walker scored 34 points to lead the Hawks, who avoided the embarrassment of losing to a severely undermanned team. Atlanta was missing Jalen Johnson because of a sprained left ankle, but the Hawks could hardly use injuries as an excuse, given what the Pacers were going through. The Pacers’ starters were Huff, Jackson, Jarace Walker (15 points) and two players on two-way deals: Smith and Jalen Slawson (12 points). Another two-way player, Kobe Brown (16 points), was Indiana’s lone reserve.
Kelly Oubre Jr. was a late scratch because of a bruised knee, joining sidelined teammates Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring), Pascal Siakam (rest), Johnny Furphy (knee), T.J. McConnell (hamstring), Larry Nance Jr. (illness), Andrew Nembhard (cervical), Aaron Nesmith (hamstring), Ben Sheppard (knee), Obi Toppin (lumbar sprain) and Ivica Zubac (ankle). Some players are out for weeks; some just couldn’t go Monday, with Indiana on the second night of a back-to-back. “Injury management,” coach Rick Carlisle said before the game.
The players who sat out have a combined salary of about $193 million, while those on the court make about $15 million. Walker led the Pacers in minutes with 44. Jackson had the shortest time on the court for Indiana with 34 minutes. Jackson converted a three-point play with 7:36 remaining that got the Pacers within 93-90. Atlanta responded with an 8-0 run, capped by Alexander-Walker’s 3-pointer. But Indiana made one more run, a 9-0 spurt capped by Huff’s two free throws with 2:24 left to get within two. Indiana trailed for most of first three quarters, but never by more than 15 points. The Atlanta Hawks At Washington on Wednesday and the Indiana Pacers: At Memphis on Wednesday.
Eltramon Smith’s 24 lead Georgia Southern past Ball State 67-55 Eltramon Smith Jr. scored 24 points as Georgia Southern beat Ball State 67-55 in a season opener on Monday. Smith added five rebounds for the Eagles. Dallas Gardner added 13 points while shooting 4 of 7 from the field and 5 for 9 from the line while they also had 13 rebounds. Josh Dixon shot 2 of 4 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with seven points. Javion Guy-King finished with 12 points for the Cardinals. Ball State also got six points and six rebounds from Kai McGrew. Joey Hart also had six points. Both teams next play on Friday. Georgia Southern visits Georgia Tech and Ball State plays Indiana State at home.
Davis Fogle scores 22 points to spark No. 15 Gonzaga’s season-opening 78-72 win over Purdue Davis Fogle scored 22 points and No. 15 Gonzaga opened the season by defeating Purdue for the first time, winning 78-72 in the Hall of Fame Series on Monday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. The game was a procession to the free-throw line, with Gonzaga making 26 of 34 compared to 15 of 21 for Purdue. Xaivian Lee, a Florida fifth-year transfer making his Gonzaga debut, added 18 points, Izan Almansa scored 11 and Braden Huff had 10. Daniel Jacobsen led Purdue with 22 points despite battling foul trouble, C.J. Cox scored 11 and Antione West Jr. finished with 10.
Purdue, with the program’s winningest coach Gene Keady watching from the stands, entered the game having won all five prior meetings between the teams, including three straight from 2022-24. Beating Gonzaga in the season opener, however, is not easy, the Bulldogs running their streak to 23. The Boilermakers started a lineup without any players from the state of Indiana for the first time since Feb. 11, 1982, when they played Ohio State.
Gonzaga led for nearly 35 minutes, but Jacobsen kept Purdue within striking distance most of the night. The offense not only ran through the 7-foot-4 center, but the Boilermakers also didn’t have many answers against the more balanced Bulldogs when he had to sit because of fouls. Purdue coach Matt Painter picked his spots to put Jacobsen on the floor with four fouls down the stretch, but once Gonzaga went ahead 67-56 with 5:50 left, there was little choice but to go with the junior center. The Boilermakers then went on a 10-1 run to make it a two-point game, but Gonzaga held on. Gonzaga Hosts New Mexico State on Saturday while Purdue Hosts Valparaiso on Friday.