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5th Ranked Indiana Women’s Basketball Falls at 6th Ranked Michigan
After a 15-day layoff 5th ranked Indiana Women’s Basketball was back on the court losing at 6th ranked Michigan Monday Night 65-50. The Wolverines got off to 9-0 start and never trailed in the game. Indiana tied the game 21-21 with 8:23 left in the 2nd quarter before Leigha Brown scored at 7:32 mark to retake the lead and never looked back. Missing Mackenzie Holmes inside showed for the Hoosiers, who were out rebounded 52-20. Emily Kiser pulled down 16 rebounds for Michigan who outscored Indiana 46-28 in the paint.
Nicole Cardano-Hillary led the way with 16 points and 8 steals, Grace Berger added 13 points, and Ali Patberg added 10 points. Aleska Gulbe scored 8, and 3 points came from Chloe Moore-McNeil. The Hoosiers were 20-60 from the field for 33%, 3-14 from three-point line for 21%, and 7-13 from the free throw line for 53 %. The Hoosiers had 14 steals, 8 assists, 4 blocks and 11 turnovers. The Hoosiers have not allowed a team to score 70 points this season.
Michigan 19-2 and 10-1 in the Big Ten was led by Naz Hillmon with 21 points and 5 rebounds. Leigha Brown and Laila Phelia scored 11 points each. Michigan was 26-55 from the field for 47%, 1-11 from three-point range for 9%, and 12-15 from the free throw line for 80%. Michigan had 10 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, and committed 25 turnovers.
Indiana (14-3, 6-1) will host Minnesota Thursday night at 7pm.
Voice of the Indiana Hoosiers Chuck Crabb announces retirement
Chuck Crabb, who has been the Public Address Announcer for Indiana Hoosiers Men Basketball games for 45 years in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, has announced his retirement from Indiana University Athletics, concluding a career that stretched nearly five decades. A native of Brazil, Indiana and a 1973 graduate of Indiana University, Crabb worked in a variety of areas and capacities throughout his IU Athletics career. Most recently, he served as the Associate Athletic Director for Facilities, a role he assumed in 1990. But he’s probably best known to Hoosier fans as the public address announcer at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the last 45 years. Crabb replaced Bert Laws in that PA role for both football and men’s basketball in 1977 and has been a big part of what makes the IU gameday environment special ever since. In addition to his 45 years as the PA Announcer at IUMBB, Crabb has also had extensive stints as the announcer for IUWBB, IU Football, IU Men’s Soccer, and IU Men’s and Women’s Track and Field.
On top of his contributions to IU Athletics, Crabb has been involved in a variety of marquee athletic events on the national and international levels. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Crabb served as the Competition Producer for Track and Field, and he served as the Interview Room Manager at the Main Press Center at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was a Public Address Announcer at both the 1994 Men’s World Cup and the 1999 Women’s World Cups that were held in the United States. He’s also worked at a variety of other high-profile track and field events through USA Track and Field, including past Pan American Games, U.S. Sports Festivals, U.S. Olympic Festivals, U.S. National Track and Field Championships, and U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials.
Crabb has been honored numerous times for his contributions to both IU and the world of athletics. He is a 2020 recipient of the Indiana University Bicentennial Medal, a 2010 recipient of the IU Foundation President’s Award, and a 2006 recipient of the Jerry F. Tardy Pride of Indiana Award.
Bloomington North kicks off Girls Basketball sectional lay
Bloomington North Girls Basketball will be in action at 6 PM tonight when they take on Columbus East in the first game of the Class 4A Girls Sectional at Bloomington North. The Cougars are 9-13 on the season and lost to Columbus East 59-42 on November 30 at home. The Cougars average 45.8 points on offense and give 49 points on defense. Columbus East is 17-3 on the season. The Olympians average 66.3 points and give up 49.2 on offense. The winner of this game will face Martinsville 7-14 in sectional semifinal at 6 PM on Friday. Columbus North 14-8 will take on East Central 18-4 in game 2 tonight at 7:30 PM with the winner facing Bloomington South 5-18 on Friday.
In Class 3A at Northview, Owen Valley 10-14 takes on Brownstown Central 14-11 at 7pmwith the winner facing West Vigo at 10-13 on Friday at 6pm
In Class 1A at Clay City, Shakamak 10-11 takes on Clay City 2-20 at 7pmwith the winner facing Bloomfield 10-11 Friday at 6om.
Former Indiana Football Tight End Peyton Hendershot Receives NFL Combine Invite
Former Indiana Tight End Peyton Hendershot has received an invite to the 2022 NFL Combine, his agency announced Sunday evening. The Combine will take place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis March 1-7. Hendershot is Indiana’s career tight ends leader with 136 receptions and 1,479 yards. He ranks second with 14 career touchdowns. The North Salem. Indiana native led the Hoosiers with 46 catches, 543 yards and four touchdowns in 2021. He finished second among Big Ten tight ends in receptions (11th nationally), yardage (15th), and scores (T-26th). Hendershot was named a Third-Team All-Big Ten in 2021, his third straight season receiving the postseason honor.
In 2019, Hendershot broke the single-season tight ends record at IU with 52 receptions for 622 yards. He also added four touchdowns. His 52 catches were ranked fourth in the country among tight ends and his 622 yards were 10th among tight ends. As a junior in 2020, Hendershot saw a drop-off, catching 23 passes for 151 yards and four touchdowns in just eight games due to a COVID-shortened season. Over the weekend, Hendershot caught the game-winning two-point conversion in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl to lead the National Team to a 25-24 victory in Pasadena California.
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