#14 Indiana Men’s Basketball beats Nebraska in Big Ten home opener The 14th ranked Indiana Hoosiers Men’s Basketball team ranked beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Big Ten Conference home opener at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Wednesday Night. The Hoosiers are 8-1 on the season and 1-1 in the Big Ten and now have the number 10 ranked Arizona Wildcats in Las Vegas Saturday night followed by the Number 6 ranked Kansas Jayhawks on the road Saturday December 17. Nebraska falls to 6-4 and 0-1 in the Big Ten.
Trayce Jackson Davis recorded the third triple-double in school history with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. He joins Steve Downing and Juwan Morgan as the only players in to have a triple double in a Hoosier uniform. Steve Downing had 28 points, 17 rebounds and 10 blocks on February 23rd,1971. Juwan Morgan had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on December 22nd, 2018. “Overall, a great response from the Rutgers game and we had great ball movement, and my teammates were telling me and said i was playing like wizard” Jackson-Davis said after the game.
Trey Galloway scored a career high 20 points and replaced Jalen Hood-Schifino in the starting lineup for the second straight game who was out with back issues. Galloway went 7-10 from the field, 4-6 from three-point range and 2-3 from the free throw line. “I have no problem with that kid, He works his butt off” Indiana Head coach Mike Woodson said of Trey Galloway after the game. Tamar Bates added 19 points off the bench while Miller Kopp chipped in 13. Indiana was 32-60 from the field for 53%, 11-25 from three-point range for 44 % and 6-8 from the foul line for 75%. The Hoosiers pulled down 35 rebounds, 22 assists, 8 steals, 6 blocks, 38 points in the paint and committed 15 turnovers. The Hoosiers never trailed in the game with the game tied for 54 seconds. The Hoosiers had a 22-point lead with 8:15 left in the game and had a 14-0 run in the second half.
Nebraska went on a 7-0 in the second half as they kept cutting into the Hoosier lead, but the Huskers could not get over the hump after a big win over a ranked Creighton team Sunday in Omaha. Sam Griesel who scored 18 points against the Bule Jays was out for this game due to illness. CJ Wilcher scored 22 points; Emmanuel Bandouel scored 13 points. Derrick Walker and Keisei Tominaga added 11 points each. Nebraska shot 24-56 from the field for 43%, 6-23 from three-point line for 26 percent and 11-14 from the free throw line for 78 %. The Cornhuskers pulled down 25, rebounds, 10 assists, 6 blocks, 1 steal, 30 points in the points and committed 13 turnovers.
#4 Indiana Women’s Basketball travels to Penn State No. 4/3 Indiana hits the road for its first Big Ten game away from Bloomington this season as it travels to Penn State on Thursday night. Tipoff at Bryce Jordan Center is set for 7pm and will be on Big Ten Network Plus. The Hoosiers started off Big Ten play with a win as it gritted out a 65-61 win over Illinois on Sunday. They are off to a 9-0 start to the season and have a chance to tie the school record for best start with a win on Thursday. Their best start came in 2018-19 when it won its first 10 games. With the two wins last week, Indiana rose up one spot in each national poll including to its highest ever program ranking in the USA Today/WBCA coaches’ poll. It is in at No. 3 this week, besting its previous best of No. 4 last week. In the Associated Press top 25, IU moved up to No. 4 to tie its highest ranking amongst the media. IU was named the NCAA Team of the Week for its efforts against No. 6 North Carolina and Illinois.
Senior forward Mackenize Holmes was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week honor roll for her efforts in a pair of IU wins against No. 6 North Carolina and Illinois. The Gorham, Maine native averaged 24 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals and shot 55.3 percent from the floor. She scored a team-high 25 points in the win over the Tar Heels while scoring 20-plus points in five-straight games. Junior guard Chloe Moore-McNeil leads the Big Ten and is third in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio. The Sharon, Tenn. native holds a +5.0 ratio, dishing out 45 assists to just nine turnovers in nine games. Indiana also ranks in the top 10 in five different team categories including field goal percentage (51.0, 5th) and scoring offense (85.9, 8th). Moore-McNeil is one of five players nationally currently shooting 50 percent from the floor, 40 percent from the 3-point line and 90 percent from the free throw line, per Her Hoop Stats. Head coach Teri Moren is 181-89 in 9 seasons as IU head coach and 379-219 in 20 seasons overall.
Penn State went to double overtime with Minnesota where it fell in its Big Ten opener, 98-96, in Minneapolis. They are led by junior guard Makenna Marisa who averages 18.7 points and 4.4 assists per game while shooting 46.7 percent from the floor. Redshirt sophomore guard Leilani Kapinus adds 10.2 points and 5.9 boards while freshman guard Shay Ciezki is also in double figures, averaging 10.0 points per outing. The Lady Lions are scoring 76.8 points per game while shooting 45.9 percent from the floor. Head Coach Carolyn Keiger is 34-58 in her 4th season as head coach and 133-128 in 8 years overall. Penn State is 7-2 on the season and 0-1 in the Big Ten. Penn State leads the all-time series with Indiana 33-18 as the Hoosiers have won the last five meetings and nine of the last ten dating back to 2015.
Indiana Football player Taiwan Mullen to enter 2023 NFL Draft Indiana veteran defensive back Tiawan Mullen has decided to forgo his additional year of eligibility and declare for the NFL Draft. The former four-star recruit chose Indiana over Louisville, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and others. Mullen is currently projected to land somewhere at the end of the draft in the 6th or 7th round or go undrafted.
The Florida native had a great career at Indiana, however, after the 2020 season Mullen battled injuries, leading to some inconsistent play. Many believed he would enter the draft after last season, but his returning to the program sparked Jaylin Williams and Devon Matthews to return, giving promises to Indiana’s defensive backfield. Mullen’s 2022 campaign started off on the wrong foot. Still, towards the end of the year, Mullen put together a couple of quality showings against Marvin Harrison Jr. of the Ohio State Buckeyes and Jayden Reed of the Michigan State Spartans. Unfortunately, Mullen was the centerpiece of a significant hole in the Indiana defense. Big plays killed the Hoosiers and the defensive leader caught the majority of the criticism.
IU Men’s Soccer player Ryan Wittenbrink named Academic All-American award Ryan Wittenbrink has been a dynamic presence for Indiana men’s soccer this fall. The first-team All-Big Ten honoree, who leads Indiana with nine goals and nine assists this season, was named a College Sports Communicators (CSC) third-team All-American on Wednesday. The CSC awards student-athletes that perform at the highest level both in the classroom and on the field. A finance and accounting double major, Wittenbrink has recorded 3.58 cumulative grade-point average during his time at IU, is a three-time Big Ten Fall Academic Honor Roll selection and, in 2020, was named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Wittenbrink has broken out as IU’s top point-earner this season, recording 18 goal contributions in 22 matches. The Libertyville, Illinois, native is one of three NCAA Division-I men’s soccer players to have tallied at least nine goals and nine assists. Five of Wittenbrink’s nine goals have been game-winners for Indiana, including the lone score in IU’s 1-0, NCAA Tournament Second Round win over Saint Louis.
Earlier this fall, Wittenbrink was one of six Hoosiers named CSC Academic All-District, the preliminary list to Academic All-America, including Maouloune Goumballe, Quinten Helmer, Joey Maher Nyk Sessock and Ben Yeagley. A member of IU’s 2020 NCAA College Cup team, Wittenbrink’s dynamism has helped the Hoosiers return to the final four for the 22nd time in the program’s history. Indiana kicks off play in the semifinal round on Friday at 8:30pm when it faces Pittsburgh in Cary North Carolina with the game televised on ESPNU.
Indiana Football duo earns All-B1G from AP, PFF
A pair of national publications have released postseason All-Big Ten honors and the duo of Aaron Casey and Jaylin Lucas were each honored. Casey was a third-team All-Big Ten pick by Pro Football Focus, while Lucas was a first-team selection by PFF and the Associate Press.
Lucas, who was a first-team All-America pick by Pro Football Focus, is the first freshman (true or redshirt) to win the Big Ten’s Rodgers–Dwight Return Specialist of the Year and Indiana’s first winner of the award. His 591 yards are rank No. 12 in single-season program history and led the conference, while his 28.1 yards per return rank No. 4 nationally. He is the first IU returner to earn All-B1G honors since the conference added the spot in 2015.
Casey was an honorable mention All-Big Ten pick by the media and the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient for the program. He is the fifth-highest rated linebacker in the Big Ten (78.6) and No. 2 among Big Ten linebackers in pass rush grade (82.0) with 17 total pressures. He ranks No. 8 in tackles per game (7.8) among Big Ten defenders in 2022 and his 50 solo stops are tied for No. 5 in the conference.
2022 Postseason Honors
- Aaron Casey – Third-team All-Big Ten (Pro Football Focus), honorable mention All-Big Ten (B1G media).
- James Evans – Honorable mention All-Big Ten (B1G coaches & media).
- Cam Jones – Honorable mention All-Big Ten (B1G coaches & media).
- Jaylin Lucas – First-team All-America (Pro Football Focus), Big Ten’s Rodgers–Dwight Return Specialist of the Year, first-team All-Big Ten (B1G coaches & media, Pro Football Focus, Associated Press).
- Tiawan Mullen – Honorable mention All-Big Ten (B1G coaches & media).
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