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Indiana Men’s Basketball falls to Iowa on the road
Indiana Men’s Basketball lost at Iowa 84-73 on the road Thursday night. The Hoosiers are 0-4 in true road games this season. Trayce Jackson-Davis led the Hoosiers with 18 points and 13 Rebounds, Race Thompson scored 13 points, Parker Stewart 11 points, and Trey Galloway added 10 points off the bench. Indiana was 27-53 from the field for 50 percent, 7-22 from three-point range for 31 percent, and 13-21 from the free throw line for 62 percent. Indiana pulled down 31 rebounds, 23 assists, 5 blocks, 4 steals, and committed 23 turnovers.
Iowa was led by Kris Murray with a career high 29 points and 11 rebounds. Keggan Murray the nation’s leading scorer was held to 12 points and Jordan Bohannon added 11. Iowa was 28-63 from the field for 44 percent, 6-18 from three-point range for 33 percent and 21-25 from the free throw line for 84 percent. Iowa pulled down 35 rebounds, was 6-18 from three-point range for 33 percent and 21-25 for 84 percent from the free throw line. 15 steals, 9 assists, 7 blocks, and committed 12 turnovers.
Iowa got 46 points off the bench to just 17 for Indiana. The Hoosiers led 48-41 at halftime before the Hawkeyes outscored the Hoosiers 42-26 in the 2nd half. Indiana is 12-4 overall and 3-3 In the Big Ten. Iowa improves to 12-4 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten. Indiana will travel to Nebraska Monday Night at 6 PM with the game televised on Big Ten Network.
Indiana Women’s Basketball off To 5-0 start in Big Ten play with win over Nebraska
6th Ranked Indiana Women’s Basketball is off to a 5-0 start for the first time ever in Big Ten play after 72-65 win over Nebraska before a crowd of 3,477 Thursday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The 2019-20 Lady Hoosiers started 4-0 against conference teamsthis season IU makes history again, adding their name to the record books. Indiana was without leading scorer Mackenzie Holmes due to a knee injury and Grace Waggoner was unavailable for the second straight game, leaving the Hoosiers with 9 available players. Kiandra Browne started in Holmes’s place and played 24 minutes, scoring 2 points. Grace Berger led the way with 22 points, Aleska Gulbe 17 points, Nicole Cardano-Hillary 13, and Ali Patberg scored 10 points. Chloe Moore McNeil scored 8 points in 29 minutes off the bench in the Hoosiers 6 player rotation. The 4 regular starters played 34 minutes and more tonight with a shorthanded team.
Indiana was 25-59 from the field for 42%, 6-18 from three-point range and 16-25 from the free throw line for 64%. Indiana pulled down 35 rebounds, 13 steals, 12 assists, 3 blocks, and committed 13 turnovers. The Hoosiers continued their stretch of not allowing a team to score 70 or more points this season. Indiana is 13-2 overall and 5-0 in the Big Ten.
Nebraska was led by Freshman Alexis Markowski who scored 17 points and pulled down 7 rebounds. Jaz Shelly scored 15 points and pulled down 9 rebounds, and Sam Haiby added 10 points. Nebraska was 24-60 from the field for 40%, 6-21 from three-point range for 28%, and 11-18 from the free throw line for 61%. Nebraska pulled down 49 rebounds, 9 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks and committed 14 turnovers. The Cornhuskers are 13-3 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten.
Indiana leads the all-time series 10-5 and the Hoosiers have won six straight in the series. Nebraska has not won since February 19, 2017 (67-64 in Lincoln). The Hoosiers have won the last five home meetings against the Cornhuskers. Next up, Indiana will travel to Purdue this Sunday at 2pm on Fox Sports 1. Purdue lost to Iowa 78-66 Thursday Night in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette. The Boilermakers are 11-5 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten under first year coach Katie Gearlds who played at Purdue from 2003-07 and was Indiana Miss Basketball in 2003 at Beech Grove High School, in Indianapolis.
Indiana Football Hires Texas Tech’s Paul Randolph as Defensive Line Coach
Indiana Football has hired Paul Randolph as its next defensive line coach. Most recently Randolph held the defensive line coach job at Texas Tech for the last three seasons. The Red Raiders hired a new head coach in November. Randolph has more than 20 years of collegiate coaching experience with stops at the likes of Alabama, Arizona State and West Virginia. He replaces Kevin Peoples, who left to take the same position at Missouri. Randolph will work under new Defensive Coordinator Chad Wilt, who is expected to coach the linebackers.
The Red Raiders ranked #86 in total defense in 2021, #40 in run defense, and #109 in sacks. They were #99, 89, and 93 respectively in those categories in 2020, and #127, # 80, and 72 in 2019. Randolph arrived in Lubbock following three seasons in a similar role at the University of Memphis where the Tigers developed into one of the country’s most opportunistic defenses. Memphis forced 81 turnovers during that span, which ranked fourth among teams nationally. Memphis was among the nation’s elite defenses for takeaways in each of his first two seasons, finishing tied for fifth with 29 turnovers in 2016 and tied for third in 2017 with 31. Of the 60 combined takeaways those two seasons, 28 were fumble recoveries, which ranked in the top five among FBS programs during that span.
Prior to joining the Memphis staff, Randolph spent a total of four seasons at Arizona State from 2012-15, three as the associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach and the final year as the Associate Athletics Director for Championship Life. Arizona State posted a 28-12 overall record and 19-8 Pac-12 Conference mark during his first three seasons on staff, all of which resulted in bowl trips. The Sun Devils boasted a pair of 10-win seasons over the 2013-14 campaigns, which featured a 14-4 record during Pac-12 play alone. Randolph mentored five defensive linemen into All-Pac 12 honors during his tenure. Over his three seasons, Arizona State featured one of the nation’s most disruptive defenses as the Sun Devils led the FBS in tackles for a loss (9.0 per game) and ranked second in sacks (4.0 per game) in 2012. Arizona State ranked in the top 20 for Arizona State and marked Randolph’s fourth stop with then-Sun Devils head coach Todd Graham as he previously helped rebuild programs at Rice (2006), Tulsa (2007-10) and Pittsburgh (2011). Randolph oversaw linebackers at Rice before moving back to the defensive line in both stints at Tulsa and Pittsburgh.
His defensive line at Pittsburgh transformed into one of the nation’s elite units in only a season as the Panthers ranked third nationally with 3.31 sacks per game. During his four seasons at Tulsa, Randolph played an instrumental role in a defense that led the country in interceptions and ranked third in forced turnovers during his final season in 2010. In his lone season at Rice, meanwhile, Randolph was part of a staff that helped produce one of the most impressive turnarounds in recent college football history. The Owls closed the 2006 regular season with victories in six of their final seven games to earn their first bowl berth in 45 years.
Indy Eleven Announce 2022 Regular Season Schedule
The Indy Eleven and the USL Championship has announced its full 2022 schedule, with the season set to bring old rivalries and new matchups across a 34-game, eight-month campaign to determine which clubs advance to the 2022 USL Championship Playoffs. The 2022 USL Championship season will feature 83 percent of its games on weekend dates (Friday-Sunday), a figure helped by the entirety of Indy Eleven’s 17-match home schedule at IUPUI Carroll Stadium being hosted across 15 Saturdays and a pair of Sundays. The full 34-game schedule will see the Eleven face its fellow 13 Eastern Conference foes twice – once home, once away – and eight Western Conference squads, split between four home and four away affairs. Every match of the Championship’s 459-game season will be available live on ESPN+ except for those that air on ESPN or ESPN2. The 2022 USL on ESPN broadcast schedule will be announced in the coming weeks, as will kick off times and Indy Eleven’s local TV broadcast schedule.
Indy Eleven will begin its home slate on Saturday, April 2nd, when the Boys in Blue play host to LA Galaxy II. Other high-profile dates on the 2022 calendar at “The Mike” include a visit from reigning USL Championship title-holder Orange County SC on April 24, an Indy 500/Memorial Day Weekend welcoming of New Mexico United on May 28th, the continuance of Indy’s rivalry series with Louisville City FC on June 11th, a July 4th Weekend clash with The Miami FC on July 2nd, and the Eleven’s first meeting against new regional rival Detroit City FC a week later on July 9. Indiana’s Team will close out its home schedule on Saturday, October 8th, against Charleston Battery FC.
Games of interest away from the Circle City include the March 12 season opener at Loudoun United FC, the first “Louisville-Indianapolis Proximity Association Football Contest” at Lynn Family Stadium on March 26, a Labor Day Weekend visit to Detroit’s Keyworth Stadium on September 3, and the season finale at Birmingham Legion FC’s new home of Protective Stadium on October 15. In addition, the Boys in Blue will hit the road to face a trio of Western Conference playoff squads from a year ago – Rio Grande Valley Toros FC (April 9), Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (June 18), and San Diego Loyal SC (June 25th) – as well as expansion side Monterey Bay F.C. (September 17th).
Full 2022 Indy Eleven Schedule (Home Games in Bold)
Saturday, March 12: Loudoun United FC vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, March 19: Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, March 26: Louisville City FC vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, April 2: Indy Eleven vs. LA Galaxy II
Saturday, April 9: Rio Grande Valley FC vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, April 16: Indy Eleven vs. Atlanta United 2
Sunday, April 24: Indy Eleven vs. Orange County SC
Saturday, April 30: Indy Eleven vs. Hartford Athletic
Saturday, May 14: Memphis 901 FC vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, May 21: Indy Eleven vs. New York Red Bulls II
Saturday, May 28: Indy Eleven vs. New Mexico United
Saturday, June 4: Charleston Battery vs. Indy Eleven
Wednesday, June 8: The Miami FC vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, June 11: Indy Eleven vs. Louisville City FC
Saturday, June 18: Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, June 25: San Diego Loyal SC vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, July 2: Indy Eleven vs. The Miami FC
Wednesday, July 6: Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, July 9: Indy Eleven vs. Detroit City FC
Friday, July 15: New York Red Bulls II vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, July 23: Indy Eleven vs. Memphis 901 FC
Saturday, July 30: Indy Eleven vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies
Saturday, August 6: Indy Eleven vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Saturday, August 13: Hartford Athletic vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, August 20: FC Tulsa vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, August 27: Indy Eleven vs. San Antonio FC
Saturday, September 3: Detroit City FC vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, September 10: Indy Eleven vs. Birmingham Legion FC
Saturday, September 17: Monterey Bay F.C. vs. Indy Eleven
Sunday, September 25: Indy Eleven vs. Loudoun United FC
Wednesday, September 28: Atlanta United 2 vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, October 1: Indy Eleven vs. FC Tulsa
Saturday, October 8: Indy Eleven vs. Charleston Battery
Saturday, October 15: Birmingham Legion FC vs. Indy Eleven
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