Team Defense Dominates in Wilkinson Hall’s 100th Match for Indiana University Women’s Volleyball Seven years after opening the doors to a beautiful on-campus arena, the Indiana volleyball team (14-8, 7-6 Big Ten) played its 100th all-time match at Wilkinson Hall on Friday evening. Behind a gutsy defensive effort, IU dominated Iowa (25-17, 25-19, 25-12) to pick up its fifth Big Ten sweep of the season. The Hoosiers are just one win away from clinching back-to-back winning seasons. After spending most of October on the road, IU enjoyed a full week of rest and practice inside its own gym. That was reflected in Friday’s effort as head coach Steve Aird’s group played one of its best defensive performances of the year. 12 team blocks, 43 digs and consistently tough serving kept Iowa out of any rhythm in the entire match. The Hawkeyes had just 28 kills in the contest and hit .030 with 25 attacking errors.
While she waited for her offense to get going, second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager set the tone defensively. She had a career high six blocks and contributed nine digs as well. She finished the night with nine kills, one of four players with at least eight kills in the match. Three different players had at least four blocks, including fifth-year middle blocker Kiki Granberry who picked up the 400th block of her outstanding college career. Fifth-year opposite hitter Avry Tatum found her footing early in the match and hit a blistering .417 with 12 kills in the dominant victory. IU’s three pin hitters combined for 30 kills. Second-year setter Teodora Krickovic dished out 38 assists and set the Hoosiers to their eighth match of the year hitting .300 or better. She picked up her second double-double in as many games with a team best 11 digs.
IU is inching closer to punching its ticket to this year’s Big Ten Tournament. A win today over Illinois (Nov. 8 – 2 p.m.) or some help on Saturday would ensure a trip to Fishers later this month. The contest against Illinois will be streamed on B1G+ from Wilkinson Hall. A complete defensive effort hampered any chances that Iowa had of winning on Friday night. IU led the way in blocks (12.0-5.0), digs (43-38) and team hitting percentage (.310-.030). On top of that, IU had five service aces to just seven errors from the end line. Iowa hit negative in sets one and three and barely went above .000 for the match. When IU’s pin attackers are flying around and efficient, it’s awfully hard to stop. Fifth-year opposite hitter Avry Tatum, second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager and third-year outside hitter Izzy Clark combined for 30 kills on the night. IU added 12 combined kills out of the middle in the dominant win.
Fifth-year middle blocker Kiki Granberry became the 20th active played in NCAA division one volleyball with 400 career blocks on Friday night. She came into the match needing just one and picked it up early in the opening set. She has a team best 89.0 blocks (1.31 per set) on the season and is among the Big Ten’s leaders in that category this year. On that same note, IU has picked up 12 blocks in each of the last three matches. The Hoosiers have reached double digits in that category in six of the last seven games overall and in eight Big Ten contests this year. It’s the second time this year (at Ohio State, Oct. 23) that IU has had 12 blocks in just a three-set match.
IU put together a .310 hitting percentage in Friday’s win behind 12 kills from fifth-year opposite hitter Avry Tatum. It’s the 23rd time over the last two years that the Hoosiers have hit .300 or better in a match. Tatum is on a run of five-straight matches reaching double-digit kills. This was the 100th IU match played at Wilkinson Hall since the building opened back in 2019. In those matches, IU has put together a 57-43 record (.570 winning percentage). Since 2022, IU has gone 45-18 (.714) in Wilkinson Hall and now has three wins on its home floor in Big Ten play this season.
No. 5 Indiana University Field Hockey Falls to No. 1 Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament Semis No. 5 Seed Indiana Field Hockey lost in a tough battle to No. 1 Seed Northwestern, 3-0, on Friday afternoon on Buckeye Varsity Field. With the loss in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinal, Indiana’s record falls to 10-8. Indiana got to its attack right away, controlling possession for the majority of the start and earned four penalty corners with two shots on goal in the first five minutes of play. Indiana kept the ball in Northwestern territory for the majority of the first quarter, but Northwestern tacked on three shots, including two on goal.
- Northwestern got on the board first with a Raquel Hofmeister goal off a penalty corner to put the Wildcats up 1-0 in the 23rd minute. Indiana had opportunity at the end of the first half when it drew two penalty corners and took three shots on goal but could not convert to keep it at 1-0 at half.
- Northwestern found the back of the cage in the 34th minute when Ashley Sessa drove in the circle and snuck the ball by to put the Wildcats up 2-0.
- Indiana found two corner opportunities midway through the third but could not build anything off them.
- Northwestern’s Olivia Bent-Cole tacked on another Wildcat goal to make it a 3-0 game in the 47th minute.
Sadie Canelli added five saves to the scoresheet, playing a critical part in Indiana’s defensive effort. In IU’s 2026 campaign, it totaled the most wins since 2021, when the Cream and Crimson went 10-10. Despite the shutout of IU’s offense, both teams tied in the shot game, totaling 14 shots each. Northwestern had a slight edge with nine shots on goal to Indiana’s eight. Indiana was awarded nine penalty corners throughout the match compared to Northwestern’s six.
No. 2/3 Indiana Hoosiers Complete Inaugural College Swimming League Season No. 2/3 Indiana swimming and diving was the lone team to swim four matches in the inaugural College Swimming League season this fall. After being the one team to advance from Thursday’s CSL Wild Card meet, the Hoosiers placed fourth in Friday evening’s championship match inside the IU Natatorium. In the interest of long-term health and future meet readiness, IU left five top swimmers off its championship roster: Josh Bey, Noah Cakir, Liberty Clark, Owen McDonald and Alex Shackell – all athletes that swam in USA Swimming’s short course world championship trials just one week ago. NC State was crowned champion of the first CSL season, scoring 519.5 points in the final. Tennessee placed second with 469 points, Virginia third with 449.5 and the fatigued Hoosier squad rounded out the final match with 282 points.
Miroslav Knedla – the SwimSwam.com men’s MVP of the wild card match – took some momentum into the final. After setting a CSL record in the 200-yard backstroke in Thursday’s meet with a 1:37.77, he was just three hundredths off that personal best on Friday. He would come back to place second in the 100 IM later in the evening. Two different Hoosiers won the 200-yard breaststroke on back-to-back nights. Bey and Cakir swam the event on Thursday, finishing first and third, respectively, as Bey set a CSL record in 1:50.73. With Bey and Cakir resting, Toby Barnett filled in and placed first in the championship heat with a 1:52.21. Raekwon Noel closed his fantastic College Swimming League season with a CSL record in the 200-yard butterfly. Noel touched in 1:40.39 – his best time outside of a Big Ten or NCAA Championship meet. The swimmers and diver will split squads for midseason meets. Swimmers will attend the Ohio State Invitational from November 17-20, while the divers will compete at the Tennessee Diving Invitational November 17-22.
Indiana University Women’s Tennis Player Hi’ilani Williams Secures Quarterfinal Spot at ITA Sectionals Second year Hi’ilani Williams advanced to the quarterfinals in singles play at the ITA Sectional Championships, putting herself one win away from qualifying for the NCAA Individual Championships. Williams earned a spot in the quarterfinals after defeating Francesa Mattioli (Tennessee) 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 in the round of 16. With a win in her next match, Williams will secure a play in the NCAA tournament in Athens, Ga. Williams also competed in doubles play alongside partner Elisabeth Dunac, but the pair fell in the quarterfinals after a close call match that went to a tiebreaker, 4-6, 6-2, 5-10. Williams will continue play as Draws and match times can be found here.
Day 2 Results
Singles Hi’ilani Williams def. Francesa Mattioli (Tennessee), 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 Doubles Gilbert/Okhtenberg (Florida State) def. Williams/Dunac, 6-4, 2-6, 10-5
No. 4 Notre Dame takes big lead, then holds off No. 1 Miami 31-24 in a classic CJ Carr threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 4 Notre Dame avenged its most damaging loss from last season by running out to a 21-point lead and holding on to beat No. 1 Miami 31-24 on Saturday night. Micah Gilbert caught two of those scoring passes, Jordan Faison had the other and Nolan James Jr. had a rushing score for Notre Dame (8-1, No. 11 College Football Playoff), which came into the game knowing another loss to Miami could doom its national championship hopes. Not to worry. The Hurricanes (8-1, No. 1 CFP) started slowly on offense in their first game without injured wide receiver and Heisman Trophy hopeful Malachi Toney — and Notre Dame, which lost to Miami 27-24 last season in a game that ultimately kept the Irish out of the playoff, never trailed.
“I’m happy for this university,” Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said in a televised on-field interview. “I’m happy for our players. There’s a lot of support from Notre Dame Nation and this is special moment for them. … They’re a dang good football team and they beat a dang good football team.” Darian Mensah threw three touchdown passes for Miami, twice getting the Hurricanes within a touchdown after they trailed 24-3 early in the third. Cooper Barkate had a pair of those scoring grabs, and Elija Lofton had the other. Lofton nearly had a touchdown catch that would have made it 31-30 — the score of the Miami-Notre Dame game in 1988 — with 3:36 left, appearing to make a fourth-down grab in the end zone and getting his feet down. But Notre Dame’s Luke Talich — who had an interception in the third quarter — knocked the ball away, with officials ruling that Lofton didn’t complete the grab. Notre Dame took over on downs, ran the clock down to about a minute and held on from there.
Miami coach Mario Cristobal said he was “beyond upset” that Lofton’s play wasn’t ruled a score. “Obviously, a tough loss to take,” Cristobal said. “Proud of our players for the resilience. … Don’t leave it in the hands of the officials. Play better. Coach better. Find a way to win.” With Miami falling, only two unbeaten teams remain in the Football Bowl Subdivision — Utah and UCLA, which both moved to 9-0 with wins Saturday. This is the first time since 2003 that only two teams made it through the first nine games unbeaten; TCU and Oklahoma did it that year. On a night when 43 NFL scouts were part of a jam-packed crowd at Notre Dame Stadium, where it was 40 degrees Fahrenheit at kickoff and fell into the mid-30s as the night went along, the Irish stayed true to their mantra for 2026 — one born from the frustration from not making the CFP field a year ago. They left no doubt. It got a little shaky at the end, but the Irish’s CFP hopes are very much alive.
Miami had first-and-goal from the Notre Dame 1 in the second quarter and wound up settling for a field goal, after three runs — one by Fletcher and two keepers by Mensah — went nowhere. The Hurricanes wound up trailing 17-3 at halftime, after scoring at least 14 points and averaging 27 first-half points in their first eight contests this season. The Irish pulled out all the stops, with a slew of former stars — Joe Montana, Jerome Bettis Sr., Tony Rice, Chris Zorich, Ricky Watters, Ron Pawlus and NBA President of Basketball Operations Byron Spruell among them — for on-field tributes. Also honored was Pat Murphy, the manager of the World Series champion Milwaukee Brewers and someone who won 73% of his games when he coached at Notre Dame.
Miami fell to 44-7 when playing as the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25, including a 0-2 mark against Notre Dame — after the top-ranked Hurricanes lost to the fourth-ranked Irish 31-30 in the “Catholics vs. Convicts” game in 1988. Notre Dame improved to 10-17-1 against No. 1 teams, getting its first win in exactly six years. It beat No. 1 Clemson at home on Nov. 7, 2020, a game where the Tigers were without star quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Miami Hosts Duke next Saturday and Notre Dame Hosts Boston College next Saturday.
Indiana Pacers fall to the Denver Nuggets 114-102 in Mexico City despite 23 from Siakam, double-double from Zubac Nikola Jokic scored 10 of his 19 points in the first quarter and the Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 114-102 in Mexico City. Jokic also grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out eight assists, while Cameron Johnson added 18 points and Jamal Murray finished with 16 for the Nuggets, who have won four of their last five games. Pascal Siakam scored 23 points and Larry Nance Jr. added 15 off the bench for the Pacers, who were the home team in the NBA’s 35th game played south of the border. Indiana has lost five of its last six games. The Pacers played without All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton, who missed the trip due to a hamstring strain.
Denver capitalized on a four-minute Indiana scoring drought in the second quarter with a 15-0 run. Murray’s jumper extended the Nuggets’ lead to 64-37 — their largest of the game — with less than a minute remaining in the first half. The Pacers responded in the third quarter, pulling closer following back-to-back 3-pointers from Aaron Nesmith that cut the score to 79-67. A layup by Quenton Jackson with 1:16 left in the quarter further trimmed Denver’s lead to 10. Jarace Walker hit a 3-pointer that brought Indiana within 102-95 with 7:26 left to play, but the Nuggets answered with six straight points to restore a double-digit lead and secure the win. The Denver Nuggets are at Houston on Monday night while the Indiana Pacers are at Dallas on Monday night.
Purdue drops 3rd straight after 34-29 loss to Big Ten rival Maryland Malik Washington ran for two scores and threw for two more Saturday as Maryland overcame a sluggish first half to get its first win in nearly two months, 34-29 at Purdue. The Terrapins (3-6, 1-5 Big Ten) snapped a six-game losing streak and a 13-game skid in conference play. It gave Aazaar Abdul-Rahim his first win since being named interim coach following the firing of Michael Locksley. Washington was 13 of 18 for 253 yards with one interception. He also rushed eight times for 32 yards despite wearing a brace over his left knee in the second half. DeJuan Williams had 14 carries for 99 yards and scored on a 75-yard run. Chris Durr Jr. finished with four catches, 127 yards and a nifty 87-yard TD catch that essentially sealed the win.
Purdue (3-6, 2-4) has lost three straight. Ryan Browne was 24 of 38 for 296 yards and lost a fumble. Fame Ijeboi and Xavier Townsend each had a scoring run. But the Boilermakers had four red-zone trips end with field goals. Washington wasted no time showing everyone how different the second half would be. He capped the first possession of the third quarter by hooking up with Na’eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding on a short screen pass that Gladding took 44 yards for a score to give Maryland a 14-12 lead. Washington converted on the next series with 1-yard scoring plunge after Browne fumbled at the Boilermakers 2-yard line.
Purdue answered with Townsend’s 30-yard TD run as the teams were still settling down from two shoving matches and three personal foul calls. That made it 21-19. Williams’ long run on the next offensive play made it 28-19. A bad snap on third-and-goal inside the 1-yard line resulted in a 3-yard loss and forced the Boilermakers to settle for another field goal. Then Durr caught a screen pass on second-and-19, broke multiple tackles as he raced all the way across the field and outran the defense for a TD to give Maryland a 34-22 cushion. Purdue cut the deficit to 34-29 on Ijeboi’s TD run and drove to Maryland’s 11-yard line with 5 seconds to play. But Browne was sacked on the game’s final play.
The Terrapins lethargic offense produced just five first downs and 108 total yards in the first half, but whatever Abdul-Rahim said at halftime worked. They looked like a different team in the second half, hitting big play after big play in what may have been their last chance this season to end their Big Ten skid. The Boilermakers certainly will regret this loss. They settled for four field goals in the red zone and couldn’t get the Terrapins stopped in the second half. A win would have put Purdue at .500 in league play — a solid step forward for second-year coach Barry Odom. Instead, they’ll be trying to snap another losing streak next weekend.
Maryland defensive back Dontay Joyner took another twist Saturday when he was ejected for a flagrant personal foul just 96 seconds into the game. He got into it with a Purdue player on the game’s second play. Three plays later, he was called for a shoving a player at the end of a play. Purdue kicker Jacobo-Echeverria Lozano shattered the school’s single-season record for a freshman with his first of five field goals Saturday. He made kicks from 47, 26, 24 and 36 yards to give the Boilermakers a 12-7 halftime lead. His 22-yard field goal in the second half gave him 21 this season — five more than the previous record. Maryland Hosts the Wisconsin Badgers next Saturday and Purdue Travels to No. 21 Iowa next Saturday.