Indiana University Men’s Soccer wins at Wisconsin
On a cold, windy night in Wisconsin, the No. 18-ranked Indiana men’s soccer team (7-2-4, 3-1-3 B1G) beat the weather and the Wisconsin Badgers (4-6-3, 1-4-1 B1G) to earn a crucial Big Ten road win. A 54th-minute game-winning goal from redshirt junior midfielder Quinten Helmer helped IU to the 2-1 victory as the Hoosiers earned three points and moved into a tie for first in the Big Ten table with 12 points overall.
In the 8th Minute Indiana scored within the opening 10 minutes for the third straight match. Senior defender Nyk Sessock dinked a pass into the box to senior forward Herbert Endeley, who made a defender miss at the end line and passed across the six-yard box to the on-rushing sophomore forward Tommy Mihalic who smashed it home, and IU had the early lead. In the 49th minute IU held its lead for the remainder of the first half, but the Badgers equalized early into the second half. A long free kick was headed towards goal by senior midfielder Inaki Iribarren, and sophomore midfielder Ryan Keefe touched it in. In the 54th minute less than five minutes later, IU had its response. Endeley was a creator again, taking on two defenders in the box before passing to Mihalic. Mihalic’s shot was right into the keeper, who deflected it about 10 yards out. Helmer was in the right place at the right time, and his composed left-footed volley found the back of the net. In the 89th minute Wisconsin nearly had an equalizer as time ticked down as a shot from just outside the 18 sailed just high.
Indiana is undefeated in its last seven matches, going 4-0-3 in that span. IU improved to 42-5-9 all-time versus Wisconsin with its sixth straight victory over the Badgers and seventh win in eight games. Mihalic scored his third goal in five matches and moved into second on the team in goals (5) and points (12). Mihalic has scored in both matches he’s played in versus the Badgers after scoring the golden goal in the 2021 win in Bloomington, Indiana. Providing the first assist to Mihalic’s goal, Sessock is the Big Ten’s sole leader in assists with seven. Sessock has contributed an assist in three straight matches. With the final pass to Mihalic, Endeley earned an assist and his third goal contribution in five matches. He is tied for second on the team with five assists and sits third in points with 11. Helmer scored his second goal of the season. Indiana returns home for an exciting matchup on Saturday when it hosts No. 2 Kentucky at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7pm.
Indiana and Kentucky Men’s Basketball agree to resume series beginning in 2025-26
Indiana and Kentucky have agreed in principle to resume their series in men’s basketball, according to John Calipari. Speaking at the SEC men’s basketball tipoff media days in Birmingham Alabama, Calipari said the two programs have a deal to play beginning with the 2025-26 season. “Well, we’ve agreed in principle that we’ll be playing them,” Calipari said. “It’ll start in 25-26. But it’s at the administrative level now, so all the details will be worked out.”
No details were given on dates or venues for the series. Indiana and Kentucky have not played since the 2016 NCAA tournament in Des Moines. The Hoosiers won that matchup, 73-67. The two programs have not played a regular season game since 2011 at Assembly Hall when Christian Watford’s buzzer-beater sank the No. 1 Wildcats. Kentucky leads the all-time series with Indiana 32-25.
IUWBB’s Grace Berger named to Cheryl Miller Award watch list
Graduate student guard Grace Berger has been named one of 20 to the Cheryl Miller Award watch list, announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The award honors the nation’s top small forward in women’s basketball NCAA Division I. Berger makes her third-consecutive appearance on the Cheryl Miller Award preseason watch and is a unanimous preseason All-Big Ten selection as she enters her fifth season with the Hoosiers. She earned a trio of All-American honorable mention accolades last season as she was a first team All-Big Ten honoree as well. The Louisville, Ky. native led Indiana in scoring with 16.2 points and 4.7 assists per game last season. She additionally added 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game where she scored in double figures 30 times and had three double-doubles. Berger was also a Top 10 watchlist candidate for the Cheryl Miller Award, which honors the nation’s top small forward with other nods on the Wooden Award and Wade Trophy watchlist for national player of the year. She will enter the 2022-23 season ranked 13th on the all-time scoring list at IU with 1,531 career points.
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds starting Friday, October 21. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2023 Cheryl Miller Award will be narrowed to 10 and then in late February to just five. In March the five finalists will be presented to Miller and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee where a winner will be selected. The winner of the 2023 Cheryl Miller Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Women’s Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (Shooting Guard), Katrina McClain Award (Power Forward) and the Lisa Leslie Award (Center), in addition to the Men’s Starting Five.
Indiana University Men’s Golfer Drew Salyers named Big Ten Golfer of the Week
Indiana junior Drew Salyers was named the co-Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week for the third time in his career, the league office announced on Wednesday afternoon. Salyers earned the distinction after a historic performance at the Quail Valley Invitational over the weekend. The Howard, Ohio, native collected his second-career medalist performance after shooting a 199 (65-65-69; -17) at the Quail Valley Golf Club in Vero Beach, Fla.
He shot a 130 (65-65; -14) over the first 36 holes of the tournament to match the school record for lowest two-round score set by All-American Jeff Overton in both the 2003 Xavier Invitational and the 2005 Big Ten Championships. The final tally for Salyers of 199 (-17) marked the second-lowest tournament output in program history and just the second occasion in which an IU men’s golfer went sub-200 over 54 holes in an event. Overton accomplished the feat on three occasions, including a school-record 192 at the 2004 Xavier Invitational. Quail Valley marked the eighth top-10 performance in the three years Salyers has suited up for the Hoosiers. Salyers previously earned Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week honors on Sept. 8 and 22, 2021. The Hoosiers are slated to close out the fall portion of the schedule at The Williams Cup Presented by STITCH Golf from Tomorrow through Sunday at the Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington, N.C.
Kyle Schwarber hits monster home run to lift Phillies to Game 1 NLCS win over Padres
Former Indiana University Baseball Player Kyle Schwarber hit a 488-foot blast in the top of the six inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 2-0 win over the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series in Game 1 Tuesday Night at Petco Park in San Diego. It was the longest in the 18-year history of Petco Park. The combined totals: four hits, eight baserunners, 20 strikeouts. Schwarber had two of the Phillies three hits and hit his first home run of this postseason along with a .130 batting average. Schwarber is 3-23 at the plate with 3 runs, 3 RBI’s, 4 walks and 9 strikeouts through 7 postseason games.
The Phillies won because two of the hits were solo homers Bryce Harper’s in the fourth, then Schwarber’s and because Phillies starter Zack Wheeler ground the Padres lineup into a fine paste over seven innings of one-hit, 8-strikeout mastery. It was Schwarber who captured the imagination, in a way only tape-measure homers seem capable of doing. He sent a Yu Darvish breaking ball into the second deck in right field, far above and beyond the playing surface and into a section of the ballpark nobody could remember being reached — even in batting practice. When the ball hit the bat, it sounded like a tree split in the batter’s box. The ball dissolved into the distance at 119.7 mph and pulled the air out of a raucous crowd. Harper’s stunned reaction in the dugout eyes wide as basketballs, jaw slack spoke for everyone.
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