Indiana University Women’s Soccer host Indiana State
The Indiana women’s soccer team (0-0-3) will look for its first victory of the program’s 30th season with an in-state matchup against Indiana State (0-2-1) this evening at Bill Armstrong Stadium on Jerry Yeagley Field in Bloomington. First kick between the Hoosiers and Sycamores is slated for 8 pm. The match will serve as senior night and the program will honor Bethany Kopel, Karlee Luker and Megan Wampler. BTN+ will provide a stream of the match with Samantha Condra (PxP) and Max Parker (Analyst) on the call. Live stats of the match can be tracked on IUHoosiers.com.
Indiana posted a 0-0 draw for the third-straight match to open the 2022 season in the program’s home opener against Ball State on Aug. 25. This marks the fifth season in program history in which the Hoosiers have held their opponent scoreless in three-straight matches to open the season. IU held statistical advantages in shots (12-6), shots on goal (2-1) and corners taken (11-5). The match marked the first career start for freshman defender Natasha Kim, while sophomore midfielder Sydney Masur and sophomore forward Jordyn Levy each made their 20th career appearances. Indiana has earned victories in each of the four matchups against Indiana State in program history. The two sides last met in a 2-0 shutout victory on Aug. 22, 2014. The Hoosiers opened the series with a 3-0 result on Oct. 28, 2001, before topping the Sycamores by a score of 2-1 on Oct. 27, 2002. IU also recorded a 2-1 triumph on Sept. 12, 2012. IU holds a record of 14-1-2 all time against teams currently in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The winning percentage (0.882) is the second best against any conference with at least 10 matches played. Indiana is 14-1-0 (0.933) against the Horizon league.
The Indiana State Sycamores, led by head coach Julie Hanley, enter the matchup off a scoreless opening weekend. ISU fell to the SIU Edwardsville (2-1) to open the season before tragedy struck the Sycamore campus. Three students were involved in a fatal one-car accident that led to the postponement of its second match. The Sycamores returned to the pitch for a 0-0 draw against Eastern Illinois before falling to Toledo by a final score of 3-0. Sophomore forward Mackenzie Kent scored the lone Sycamore of the season in the 2-1 loss to SIU Edwardsville. She has started all three matches and leads the team in shots (6) and shots on goal (2). Junior forward Audrey Stephens and senior midfielder CeCe Wahlberg joined Kent as goal scorers in the exhibition matches for ISU. Wahlberg led the Sycamores in scoring 2021 with six goals. The Sycamores have split time in goal with junior Maddie Alexander and senior Tara Hoffman, both tallying 135 minutes in net. Hoffman has made 11 saves in two starts (0.846 save percentage), while Alexander has carded seven saves (0.700 save percentage).
Indiana University Wrestling to compete in Garden State Grapple
Indiana University Wrestling head coach Angel Escobedo has announced the team will compete in the second annual Garden State Grapple, presented by Spartan Combat, as part of the non-conference schedule in the 2022-23 season. “Our team is excited and grateful for the opportunity to compete in the Garden State Grapple,” Escobedo said in Press Release. “We are thankful for all the hard work being put into organizing this event and we look forward to competing against some great teams.”
The marquee non-conference event will take place on Sunday, Dec. 4 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The 2022 Garden State Grapple features matchups pitting teams from the Big Ten Conference against the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA). Indiana’s opponents in the event include Drexel and Binghamton. This will be the Hoosiers’ first appearance in the event. The Garden State Grapple features 45 returning NCAA Championships qualifiers and 15 All-Americans.
Full Schedule:
Approximately 2:00 p.m. – Dual Meet Round #1
Mat 1 – Indiana vs. Drexel
Mat 2 – Rutgers vs. Penn
Mat 3 – Wisconsin vs. Princeton
Mat 4 – Michigan State vs. Binghamton
Approximately 4:00 p.m. – Dual Meet Round #2
Mat 1 – Indiana vs. Binghamton
Mat 2 – Rutgers vs. Drexel Mat 3 – Wisconsin vs. Penn
Mat 4 – Michigan State vs. Princeton
Indiana’s dual with Drexel will mark the second time ever that the programs will face off for a dual match, and the first since 2013. Last season, Drexel notched a 6-8 record and earned 10th place at the EIWA Championships while having two NCAA Qualifiers. The Indiana-Binghamton dual will be the third ever dual match between the two teams and the first since 2017. In the 2021-22 campaign, Binghamton was 7-11, earned sixth place at the EIWA Championships and had four NCAA Qualifiers.
Tickets for the Garden State Grapple start at $25.00, and are available starting Wednesday, September 7th at TicketMaster.com and Prudential Center’s box office. For Group Sales opportunities for 9 or more people, call 973-757-6000 or email GroupEvents@PruCenter.com; for Premium Seating opportunities, visit PruCenter.com/Premium.
Indiana University Women’s Golf trio named to Big Ten Watch List
Junior Dominika Burdová, senior Valerie Clancy and redshirt senior Alexis Florio of the Indiana University women’s golf team were named Big Ten Players to Watch, the league announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Dominika Burdová- Burdová, a transfer from Gardner Webb, posted a head-to-head winning percentage of nearly 70% in two seasons with the Runnin’ Bulldogs. She was a member of the 2021 Big South Championships runner-up squad and posted a career stroke average of 75.4 will at Gardner Webb.
Valerie Clancy- The Mitchelstown, Ireland, native leads all returning Hoosiers in rounds played (53), career strokes average (77.42) and top-20 finishes (2). She has twice been named to the Academic All-Big Ten squad and was selected as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar following her junior campaign.
Alexis Florio- Florio, a graduate transfer from Columbia, left the Lions among the program’s leaders in career scoring average, career scoring average vs. par, par or better rounds, rounds played, birdies, par-3 scoring, and par-4 scoring during her prolific run in the Ivy League. She posted Columbia’s lowest scoring average each of her final two seasons on campus.
Indiana opens the season on Sept. 18-20 at the Badger Invitational at the University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wis.
Indiana University Men’s Golf trio named to Big Ten Watch List
Fifth-year senior Mitch Davis, junior Clay Merchent and junior Drew Salyers of the Indiana University men’s golf team were named Big Ten Players to Watch, the league announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Mitch Davis-The Valparaiso native has played 102 rounds for the Hoosiers across four seasons with a stroke average of 73.28. During the 2021-22 campaign, Davis snagged seven top-20 finishes and was twice inside the top-5 of the individual ranks. He was named the Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week on Feb. 10 after sinking a putt to defeat Ashton McCulloch (Michigan State) to secure Indiana’s second-straight team victory at the Big Ten Match Play Championships.
Clay Merchent-Merchent has played 58 rounds through two collegiate seasons for the Cream and Crimson with a stroke average of 73.47. Following his debut season in Bloomington, the Noblesville native was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team and PING Division I All-Region. He posted three top-10 finishes a season ago.
Drew Salyers- The two-time Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week has carded 60 rounds of golf while at Indiana with a stroke average of 73.60. Salyers earned four top-10 honors during his sophomore season, including the individual medal at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational to open the season.
All three players rank inside the top 10 on the all-time career strokes average for players with a minimum of 50 rounds played. The Hoosiers open the 2022-23 season in South Bend for the Fighting Irish Classic on Sept. 4-5 at the Warren Golf Course.
Indianapolis Indians Coverage
Indy Beats Louisville 6-2
Cal Mitchell and Carter Bins cranked two-run home runs and three Indians relievers – John O’Reilly, Joe Jacques and Hunter Stratton combined for seven scoreless innings to lift Indianapolis to a 6-2 comeback win over the Louisville Bats on Wednesday night. Trailing 2-0 through three innings, the Indians (63-60) tied the game on Mitchell’s ninth homer in Triple-A, a line drive to the right field bleachers that extended his hitting streak to nine games. The score remained 2-2 until the top of the seventh, when Bins clubbed his two-run shot over the wall in left-center to give Indy its first lead of the night. The Indians laced four singles in the ninth to add a pair of insurance runs. Diego Castillo started the frame with a single and reached third base on a knock by Blake Sabol, who was making his Triple-A debut. Following a four-pitch walk to Hoy Park that loaded the bases, Ji-Hwan Bae slashed a two-run single to left. Mitchell then reached on an infield single, but Park was thrown out at the plate attempting to score from second base.
Fresh off a walk-off win in the series opener, Louisville (52-73) wasted little time in grabbing an early advantage against Indians starter Zach Matson. Spencer Steer drilled a one-out, ground-rule double to right, and circled the bases on a two-run homer by Stephen Piscotty to straightaway center. Matson tossed a scoreless second inning, and the relief trio of O’Reilly (3.0ip, 3h, 2k), Jacques (2.0ip, 1h, 3k) and Stratton (2.0ip, 1h, 2k) slammed the door to help Indy even the series at one game apiece. O’Reilly finished August with just one earned run allowed in 13.2 innings (0.66 ERA). Jacques (W, 4-1) earned the win while Stratton (S, 2) secured his second save in four opportunities.
Mason Martin smacked two doubles and scored on Bins’ ninth Triple-A blast and career-high 10th long ball of the season. Martin leads Indy with 44 extra-base hits, a total that also ranks in the top 10 of International League leaders. Indianapolis finished the month of August with a 17-10 record, its best month this season. The Indians and Bats continue their series tonight at Louisville Slugger Field, with first pitch again scheduled for 6:35pm. RHP Randy Wynne (5-11, 5.01) will start for the Bats. Indy has not yet named its starter.
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