Indiana University Men’s Basketball bounces back with 18 Point win over #18 Wisconsin The Indiana Hoosiers Men’s Basketball Team bounced back from a 19-point loss Wednesday Night at Penn State with a 63-45 win over the 18th ranked Wisconsin Badgers Saturday afternoon in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Indiana improves to 11-6 overall and 2-4 in the Big Ten as the Hoosiers snap a three-game losing streak. Wisconsin falls to 11-5 overall and 3-3 in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers had to find themselves after struggling the last three game and home crowd always makes the advantage for the Hoosiers. “Been a lot of film work a lot of practice yelling and screaming trying to get things right and the answered the bell and we played Indiana defense the way we should be playing” Head Coach Mike Woodson said after the game
The Hoosiers were led by Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds along with a 12-point 11 rebound effort from Jordan Geronimo after struggling the last couple of game. “I need to put more preparation into games and watching more film not worrying about the intangibles, I am able to play within myself” Jordan Geronimo said after the game. Jalen Hood Schifino scored 16 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Wisconsin who was without leading scorer Tyler Wahl who was out with a lower body injury got 14 points and 11 rebounds from 2022 Indiana All Star Connor Esseigan who played at Central Noble HS in Albion Indiana which is Northwest Fort Wayne. Max Klesmit scored 9 points and second leading scorer Chucky Hepburn scored 8 points for the Hoosiers.
The first half was very rough from an offensive standpoint for both teams. The Hoosiers played better on the defensive end along with some urgency and attacking the boards but neither team could knock down consistent shots. Indiana led 4-2 at the 15:57 mark as the Hoosiers controlled the game leading 8-7 at the 11:59 mark, 13-9 at the 7:34 mark and 15-13 at the 3:45 mark. Indiana led 21-20 at halftime. The Hoosiers were 10-33 from the field for 30%, 0-5 from three-point range and 1-1 from the free throw line. Wisconsin was 8-24 from the field for 33%, 2-8 from the three-point line for 25% and 2-6 from the free throw line for 33%. Indiana outrebounded Wisconsin 20-19, both teams had 2 assists. The Hoosiers had 4 blocks to 1 for Wisconsin, Indiana had 3 steals with the Badgers having 1. Wisconsin committed 6 turnovers while the Hoosiers committed 3.
The Hoosiers started out the second half on an 12-0 run before Chucky Hepburn scored on a layup with 14:53 left in the game to end the scoring drought for the Badgers. Indiana responded with a 6-0 run as they led by 17 points before Connor Essegian knocked down a three pointer with 12:53 left in the game Wisconsin went on a 6-0 run with inside buckets from Max Klesmit and Carter Gilmore. Jalen Hood-Schifino scored on a jumper to end the mini run with 9:50 left and Malik Reneau scored inside as the Hoosiers went a 4-0 run. Klesmit hit a three pointer for the Badgers. Out of the under eight-minute timeout Jordan Geronimo hit two free throws to increase the Hoosier’s lead to 13 points. Esseigan hit his second three pointer to cut the Hoosier lead to 10. Hood-Schifino scored on a layup. Steven Crowl hit one of two free throws to cut the lead down to 11 and Trayce Jackson Davis scored on a layup to increase the lead to 13. The Hoosiers outscored the Badgers 16-9 the rest of the game and led by 21 points on two occasions along finishing the game 6-7 from the field.
Indiana shot 29-62 from the field for 46%, 1-8 from three-point range for 12% and 4-5 for 80%. The Hoosiers pulled down 42 rebounds, 10 assists, 6 Blocks, 4 steals, 42 points in the paint and committed 8 turnovers. Wisconsin finished 18-56 for 32% from the field 5-24 from the three-point line for 20% and 4-11 from the free throw line for 36%. The Badgers pulled 32 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steaks and no blocks. Wisconsin had 22 points in the paint and committed 8 turnovers. Indiana leads the overall series 97-80 as the Hoosiers dominated the series 52-6 from March 5, 1968, through January 5, 2000, which included a 31-game winning streak. The Badgers have won 24 of the last 28 meetings with the Hoosiers including the last five with the Hoosiers winning 75-73 in double overtime on February 26, 2019. Trayce Jackson-Davis gets his first win against Wisconsin and knows that there are ups and downs with every game in the Big Ten. “We are going to face another good team in Illinois who has had their struggles with injuries, Wisconsin is a good team who has injuries. You can lose three in a row or win three in a row and every game is a dogfight” Jackson-Davis Said after the game.
#6 Indiana University Women’s Basketball routs Wisconsin before record crowd The 6th ranked Indiana Hoosiers Women’s Basketball team used a 21-4 run in the second quarter to blow out the Wisconsin Badgers Sunday afternoon in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall before a crowd of 10,422 which the largest crowd for a regular season game in Indiana women’s Basketball History and the second largest ever home crowd behind the 2018 WNIT Championship game against Virginia Tech which was 13,007 in the final game of the careers of IU Women’s Basketball greats of Tyra Buss and Amanda Cahill as the Hoosiers won the WNIT championship over the Hokies 65-57. Indiana is now 16-1 overall and 6-1 in the Big Ten and have won four games in a road with a trip to Illinois Wednesday at 8 pm up next for the cream and crimson.
Indiana Head Coach Teri Moren has tied Jim Izard for the most wins in Indiana Women’s Basketball History with 188. Izard was 188-159 in 12 seasons from 1988-2000. Moren has done it in nine seasons with a 188-90 record at IU. Indiana leads the all-time series 53-24 has won nine in a row and 11 of the last 12 meetings with the Badgers. IU has won eight straight against Wisconsin as Wisconsin last beat Indiana 73-69 on December 31, 2015, in Madison. The Last time Badgers Wisconsin won in Bloomington was February 6, 2011, when the Badgers beat the Hoosiers 75-49.
Mackenzie Holmes led the Hoosiers with 29 points shooting 11-15 from the field and 7-9 from free throw line. Yarden Garzon added 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Garzon went 4-5 from the point line and public address announcer Jeremy Gray announced her threes in Hebrew. Garzon did not notice until Mackenzie Holmes told her Garzon had some extra motivation in the crowd today. “My Mom and sister are here and they have not seen me play since august with the Israel National Team, it’s nice that he announced that for me, everybody has made me feel welcome and at home here and I love all of it” Garzon said after the game. Coach Moren was happy that Yarden’s Mom and sister were here. “That was a nice touch by Jeremy Gray to do that for Yarden, her mom and sister will be going to Illinois Wednesday and if she has a game like she did today we may not let them go home” Coach Moren said after the game. Grace Berger added 11 points and Sydney Parrish with 10 points. The Hoosiers who average 80.4 points per game are 11-1 when they score 73 or more points.
Wisconsin, who falls to 6-12 overall and 2-5 in the Big Ten, were led in scoring by Brooke Schramek with 13 points and Serah Williams added 10 points and IU who gives up 58 points on defense held the Badgers 2 points below the defensive average. Wisconsin was held to 35% shooting 4-20 from the three-point line and were 8-9 for 89% from the free throw line. The Badgers have been averaging 70 points per game this season under second year coach Marisa Moseley.
Indiana led 24-18 after the first quarter Mackenzie Holmes 10 points Indiana 47-26 at Halftime as the Hoosiers out score Badgers 21-4 after it was 26-22 with 8:23 left in the second quarter. Indiana outscored Wisconsin 31-21 in the third quarter and led 78-47 at the end of third quarter. The Hoosiers pulled the starters and outscored the Badgers 15-7 and close out the game eight players playing 10 plus minutes and all 12 players available played and nine of the Hoosiers scored. Indiana finished the game shooting 54% from the field, 8-20 from the three-point line for 40% and 15-21 from the free throw line for 71%
Indiana University Football lands Tennessee transfer and Center Grove Grad Tayven Jackson Tom Allen’s Indiana football program’s offseason only continues to get better. Former Tennessee Volunteer quarterback Tayven Jackson announced his commitment to Indiana on Sunday afternoon. The commitment comes shortly after Jackson visited Bloomington over the weekend. Standing 6’3″ and 205 pounds, Jackson is a former four-star pro style QB out of Center Grove (Ind.) High School, checking in as Rivals’ No. 100 overall prospect in the class of 2022 and the seventh-best quarterback in the nation. Last season in Knoxville, Jackson appeared in just three games and preserved his redshirt status. He arrives in Bloomington with four years of eligibility remaining. In those three games of limited action, Jackson completed 3-of-4 passes for 37 yards and rushed four times for 10 yards and a touchdown.
At first glance, Jackson’s commitment to Indiana can be partly attributed to his relationship with his brother Trayce Jackson-Davis, the Hoosiers’ All-American forward on the basketball team. But for Jackson, the connection is deeper than just in the family. Indiana originally tried to draw him to Bloomington out of high school, as did 30+ other programs, but was unsuccessful the first time around. Yet, that didn’t burn the bridge for Jackson. Even with a successful National Signing Day that saw Indiana add 16 prospects and transfers and the steady stream of additions that have come in since then, Allen was clear that his work was not done. Not long after the season, Indiana’s quarterback room looked depleted following the departures of Jack Tuttle and Connor Bazelak and the uncertainty surrounding Dexter Williams II’s injury situation.
Indiana brought three-star quarterback Broc Lowry into the mix on NSD, but even with Lowry, Indiana had just three scholarship quarterbacks on the roster for 2023: Lowry, Williams II, and Brendan Sorsby. With Jackson now in the fray, Allen accomplishes another one of the goals he set out for himself and his program this offseason. Jackson’s sophomore, junior, and senior seasons ended in IHSAA Class 6A State Championship appearances. In both his junior and senior seasons, Jackson and the Trojans walked away as the best team in the state. That didn’t stop this past season, either. Jackson was a part of the Volunteers’ Orange Bowl winning squad. Although he wasn’t active for the game, he’s witnessed and experienced first-hand what it takes to win and compete at the highest level. Experience and pedigree in those situations are something you can’t coach or teach, and it’s now something Jackson brings to a young, otherwise somewhat inexperienced collection of signal callers. Jackson will likely be thrust directly into competition for the starting spot in spring and fall camp, meaning he’ll get his shot to make immediate impact.
Indiana University Swimming and Diving handles Michigan at home It was a senior day of celebration on Saturday for No. 7/12-ranked Indiana swimming and diving as the men’s and women’s programs opened their spring with wins over No. 15/13 Michigan inside the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. The Hoosiers left no doubt in the victory, with the men winning 212-88 while the women posted a 208.5-91.5 score, as Indiana won 28 of the 32 events contested. For the women, it was their first dual meet win over the Wolverines since 2012 while the men extended a streak of six straight victories over Michigan. “The team wanted to make a statement today,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “We’ve worked really hard. Our women haven’t beaten them since 2012, and it was great to see them get that monkey off their back, and our men did a similarly great job. I thought that was a wonderful team effort across the disciplines. I’m just proud of them, and we told them that we have a lot more to do. All our goals for the season remain in front of us, so it’s nice little feather in the cap.” “It’s a step along the way. It certainly builds confidence. We have to keep doing positive things that put our swimmers and divers in a position to succeed.”
Indiana honored its senior class on Saturday with a pregame ceremony that featured fifth-year seniors Mikey Calvillo, Andrew Capobianco, Jack Franzman, Mackenize Looze, Van Mathias, Noelle Peplowski, Margaret Rogers and Maggie Wallace, true seniors Jacob Destrampe, Carmen Hernandez, Samantha Muma, Grace Pangburn, Zain Smith, Ashley Truak and manager Ainsley Brown. “It was a great day,” IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. “Between Andrew as our only male senior and one of our future hall of famers, finishing his career collegiately here, it was great, and he did it in classic Andrew style, with an almost 100-point dive to win the event at the end. And our three senior girls, Margaret, Zain and Carmen, they led the team in setting the culture that we have for this women’s team now. It was an important day for IU diving for them to move on and then hand it off to the next generation.”
Capobianco returned to collegiate competition for the first time since the 2022 NCAA Championships. The redshirt senior won both men’s diving events, scoring 412.95 points on the 1-meter springboard and 427.65 points on the 3-meter. Capobianco had an emphatic finish, earning a 96.90 score on his final dive of the day, a forward 4 ½ somersault tuck. “He probably had as much if not more, or different, powerful emotions going through him today than he did when he was standing on the stage at the Olympics or NCAA Championships,” Johansen said. “And true to form, he performed great. “We also see that there’s more in the tank, that he can put another 100 points on that list pretty easily. We’re doing the hardest list of dives in the world. No man is doing dives any harder than what Andrew is doing, and when they all come together, which, hopefully, with these next three dual meets, and then championship season after that, we should see him going to a new place. It’s hard to say that he can get better, but he can.”
Diving filled out the top spots in the standings. Junior Anne Fowler won both women’s events, scoring 304.13 on the 1-meter and 343.05 on the 3-meter. Sophomore Megan Carter placed third in each. On the men’s side, Hoosiers earned each of the top-five spots on the 3-meter board. Sophomores Quinn Henninger (402.60) and Carson Tyler (351.60) placed second and fourth, respectively, on 1-meter. The sister duo of sophomore Anna Peplowski and senior Noelle Peplowski impressed again, winning four events each. The younger swept the backstroke events while her senior captured victories in each of the breaststroke events, highlighting their performances. Senior Brendan Burns had another strong day, sweeping the men’s backstroke events to go along with a victory in the 200-yard butterfly, which he won by over six seconds after touching in 1:42.11. Despite wearing a training suit, Burns’ time is the sixth-fastest in the country this season. Hoosier swimmers posted 10 NCAA B cuts while competing in training suits. Eight divers combined for 14 NCAA zone qualifying marks. Indiana continues its stretch of three dual meets in three weeks leading up to championship season. Saturday the Hoosiers will travel to face in-state rival Purdue before another road trip to No. 18/8 Louisville the following weekend.
#17 Indiana University Wrestling knocks off #16 Rutgers in Wilkinson Hall Indiana Wrestling continued its winning ways on Friday night, defeating No. 16 Rutgers, 24-16, in the dual meet at Wilkinson Hall. The No. 17-ranked Hoosiers have won two matches in a row and improved to 6-1 on the season and 2-1 in the Big Ten with the win. This was Indiana’s third ranked victory of the season and their first win over Rutgers since Nov. 29, 2008. The 6-1 start is the best start to the season in the Angel Escobedo era at Indiana. Indiana Wrestling will stay in Bloomington for their next match when IU hosts Minnesota on Friday, Jan. 20 for a 6:00 p.m. match at Wilkinson Hall.
Indiana suffered three consecutive defeats in the opening bouts and trailed 10-0 as a result. From there, the Hoosiers picked up wins in three straight matches in the 149, 157 and 165 lbs. weight classes to take a 12-10 lead. At 157 lbs., Indiana’s No. 18-ranked Derek Gilcher was able to secure a chance in Sudden Victory against No. 23 Andrew Clark via his riding time point to make it 3-3 entering overtime. In Sudden Victory, Gilcher earned a takedown and a 5-3 win. Redshirt junior Nick South (165) flipped the momentum of the dual after trailing Robert Kanniard the entire time, stunning him with a pin in the third period to put Indiana in front. No. 18 DJ Washington (174) dominated his way to a 14-5, major decision victory over Jackson Turley and put IU in front, 16-10. After Rutgers tied the match at 16 from a pin at 184, Nick Willham (197) picked up a 2-1 decisive victory by way of his riding time point. Jacob Bullock put the exclamation point dual win, winning by tech fall, 15-0, over John O’Donnell. No. 18 Derek Gilcher has won three bouts in a row over ranked opponents. His win over No. 23 Clark was the second time that Gilcher has beaten Clark this season, winning the first time at Midlands in December. Washington’s win was also a rematch, he previously lost to Turley in the 2021 NCAA Championships. With Bullock’s win he improves to 14-2 on the season.
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