Indiana University Volleyball announces 2023 schedule
Indiana volleyball head coach Steve Aird revealed the program’s 33-match schedule for the 2023 season in correspondence with the unveiling of the full conference slate, as announced by the Big Ten office on Wednesday afternoon. The Hoosiers, coming off a 16-16 season in 2022 and an eighth-place finish in the Big Ten, will play 13 matches across four weekends in the non-conference and 20 games against Big Ten opponents. IU will play 13 matches inside Wilkinson Hall including the first three matches of the season in late August at the Indiana Invitational against New Hampshire, Southern Indiana and Radford.
After hosting the first weekend of the season, IU will play three-straight non-conference tournaments on the road at Long Beach State, Austin Peay and Miami (Fl.)/Florida International. The Hoosiers will take on 2022 NCAA Tournament teams Washington (Sept. 2nd) and Miami (Fl.) (Sept. 15) as well as traditional powerhouses Long Beach State (Aug. 31) and UCLA (Sept. 1). UCLA is set to join the Big Ten beginning in the fall of 2024. IU will play Southern Indiana, Radford, UCLA, Washington, Jacksonville and Lindenwood for the first time in program history as part of the non-conference slate. This season will mark the first time playing 13 games in the non-conference since IU finished 11-2 in the preseason during the 2019 campaign.
The Hoosiers begin the traditional 20-game Big Ten conference schedule with a visit from Illinois on Wednesday, September 20th. IU has won its conference home opener in consecutive years after wins over Michigan State (2021) and Iowa (2022) in the past two seasons. IU’s first road contest in conference play will take the team to Madison, Wisc. for a date with the four-time defending Big Ten Champions, Wisconsin. The first half of the conference slate is highlighted by a visit from traditional powerhouse Nebraska (Sept. 30), an east coast swing to Penn State (Oct. 6) and Maryland (Oct. 7) and consecutive Wednesday matches against in-state rival Purdue (Oct. 11: Away and Oct. 18: Home). IU’s conference schedule features a stretch of four-straight road matches (Oct. 25th-Nov. 4th) before four-consecutive home matches (Nov. 10th-Nov. 18th). Thanksgiving week takes the Hoosiers through the state of Michigan to play the Spartans and Wolverines.
In total, IU will play 11 matches against NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago including nine in the Big Ten Conference. Senior day will be held against Wisconsin at the end of November. Aird’s program is looking for the first berth to the NCAA Tournament since making the Sweet 16 in 2010. IU’s nine conference wins in 2022 were the most since that same 2010 season. The Hoosiers return six starting rotation players including All-Big Ten setter Camryn Haworth and veteran middle blockers Kaley Rammelsberg and Savannah Kjolhede. IU also welcomes the addition of Under Armour All-American libero Ramsey Gary and Cincinnati opposite hitter/middle blocker Avry Tatum. The Big Ten is set to announce televised matches in the coming weeks with non-televised conference match start times to be set following that date. Season ticket and single-game ticket information for matches at Wilkinson Hall will be announced soon on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (@IndianaVB) and online at iuhoosiers.com.
2023 Indiana Volleyball Schedule
All match time are listed in Eastern Standard Time
Indiana Invitational (Bloomington, Ind.)
Friday, August 25th: vs. New Hampshire: 7:00 PM
Saturday, August 26th: vs. Southern Indiana: 10:00 AM
Saturday, August 26th: vs. Radford: 7:00 PM
Long Beach Invitational (Long Beach, Calif.)
Thursday, August 31st: at Long Beach State: 10:00 PM
Friday, September 1st: vs. UCLA: 8:00 PM
Saturday, September 2nd: vs. Washington: 8:00 PM
Stacheville Challenge (Clarksville, Tenn.)
Friday, September 8th: vs. Valpo: 1:00 PM ET
Friday, September 8th: vs. Lindenwood: 5:00 PM ET
Saturday, September 9th: vs. Austin Peay: 3:30 PM ET
305 Challenge (Miami, Fla.)
Friday, September 15th: vs. Stetson: 11:00 AM (at Miami)
Friday, September 15th: vs. Miami: 7:00 PM (at Miami)
Saturday, September 16th: vs. Jacksonville: 11:00 AM (at FIU)
Saturday, September 16th: vs. FIU: 7:00 PM (at FIU)
Big Ten Conference
Wednesday, September 20th: vs. Illinois
Sunday, September 24th: at Wisconsin
Friday, September 29th: vs. Iowa
Saturday, September 30th: vs. Nebraska
Friday, October 6th: at Penn State
Saturday, October 7th: at Maryland
Wednesday, October 11th: vs. Purdue
Saturday, October 14th: vs. Michigan
Wednesday, October 18th: at Purdue
Saturday, October 21st: vs. Ohio State
Wednesday, October 25th: at Illinois
Sunday, October 29th: at Northwestern
Friday, November 3rd: at Rutgers
Saturday, November 4th: at Ohio State
Friday, November 10th: vs. Rutgers
Sunday, November 12th: vs. Minnesota
Friday, November 17th: vs. Maryland
Saturday, November 18th: vs. Wisconsin
Friday, November 24th: at Michigan State
Saturday, November 25th: at Michigan
Bloomington South finishes 4th at the IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals
The Bloomington South Boys Golf Team finished with a two-day score of 607 at the IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals held at the Prairie View Golf Course in Carmel on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Panthers finished 37 strokes over par as they shot a team score of 304 and Tuesday and followed it up with a team score of 303 on Wednesday. Guerin Catholic won the state title with a score of 588 and 12 over par which was 2 strokes better than Westfield as Hamilton Southeastern finished fourth seven strokes ahead of Bloomington South at 600 and Evansville North rounds out the top five at 612 which was five strokes back of the Panthers.
Junior Leo Wessell of Guerin Catholic won the individual state title with a score 138 finishing 7 under par. Wessell shot a 71 on Tuesday and followed it up with a 67 on Wednesday. Sophomore Silas Haarer of Westview, Senior Jacob Modelski of Guerin Catholic and Junior Justin Hicks of Leo all finished tied for second at 141 3 strokes behind Wessell. Junior Happy Gilmore of Bloomington South tied for 7th with a score of 144 which was even par. Junior Conor Byron finished 3 stokes back of Gilmore at 147 and tied for 12th. Senior Nick Bellush finished tied for tied for 23rd with a score of 151. Freshman Colton Watson finished tied for 75th with a score of 166 and Senior Harrison Bomba finished tied for 83rd with a score of 171. Bloomington North Senior Jacob Knapp finished tied for 39th with a score of 156.
Jalen Hood-Schifino gets invite for the Green Room at the 2023 NBA Draft
Indiana’s Jalen Hood-Schifino is one of 19 players invited to the green room for the 2023 NBA Draft, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. The draft takes place on June 22 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. While there’s never a guarantee where players will be drafted, green room invites typically represent top projected picks. The List includes Victor Wembanyama, France, Brandon Miller, Alabama, Scoot Henderson, G League Ignite, Amen Thompson, Overtime Elite, Ausar Thompson, Overtime Elite, Cameron Whitmore, Villanova, Jarace Walker, Houston, Anthony Black, Arkansas, Bilal Coulibaly, France, Cason Wallace, Kentucky, Nick Smith, Arkansas, Dereck Lively, Duke, Kobe Bufkin, Michigan, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Indiana, Jett Howard, Michigan, Jordan Hawkins, UConn and Keyonte George, Baylor.
After winning Big Ten Freshman of the Year at Indiana, Hood-Schifino could turn out to be a lottery pick. In Givony’s most recent mock draft, released on Wednesday, Hood-Schifino was projected to be taken at No. 13 overall by the Toronto Raptors. In this mock, Hood-Schifino’s college teammate, Trayce Jackson-Davis, went No. 34 overall to the Charlotte Hornets, four picks into the second round. Givony predicted Hood-Schifino as high as No. 9 overall in a mock draft from May 31. In one season at Indiana, Hood-Schifino averaged 13.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists on 33.3 percent 3-point shooting. His freshman season was highlighted by a 35-point performance during Indiana’s 79-71 win at Purdue. At the NBA Combine, Hood-Schifino was measured at 6-foot-4.25 without shoes, 216.6 pounds, a 6-foot-10.25 wingspan, 9-inch hand length and 8-foot-4.5 standing reach. He did not participate in the strength and agility drills or team scrimmages.
Indiana Fever get first home win of the season over the Washington Mystics
The Indiana Fever (3-6) triumphed over the Washington Mystics, 87-66, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. The first home win of the regular season marks Indiana’s first win by at least 20 points since September 8, 2019, when the Fever defeated the Connecticut Sun, 104-76. Rookie center Aliyah Boston notched her third double-double of the season in the winning effort as she poured in a game-high 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting, to go along with career-high totals of 14 rebounds and six assists. Per Across the Timeline, Boston became the first player in WNBA history to record at least 20 points, 14 rebounds, six assists, one block and one steal in a game while shooting better than 75 percent from the floor.
Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell followed along adding 19 points. With her second field goal of the night, Mitchell moved into second on the all-time scoring list in franchise history, surpassing Katie Douglas with 2,564 and now trailing only Tamika Catchings. Mitchell’s scoring total on the night catapulted her to 2,581 career points in her sixth season with Indiana. In addition, Kristy Wallace, NaLyssa Smith and Lexie Hull contributed eight points each in the win. Forward Queen Egbo tied a season-best with 10 rebounds to go along with six points off the bench. Former Indiana University Star Grace Berger Played 8 minutes scored 4 Points as she went 1-1 from the field along with a perfect 2-2 from the free throw line along with 1 rebound and 2 assists. For the season Berger has played in 8 Games averaging 8.6 minutes per game, has scored 17 Pts for a 2.1 points per game average. Berger has pulled down 6 Rebounds for a 0.8 Rebounds per game average. She has dished out 13 Assists for a 1.6 Assists per game average. Berger has a Steal, a Block, 6 Turnovers along with shooting 7-15 FG 0-2 from three-point range along with a perfect 3-3 from the foul line and has committed 8 Fouls.
After almost two minutes of scoreless play from both teams to start the game, it was Boston who completed the first two consecutive field goals of the night. Washington went on a short-lived 10-2 run after Boston scored four of her five points in the quarter, but Indiana quickly recovered and shrunk the deficit. The Fever held the Mystics to only 30 percent shooting (6-of-20) in the first frame and finished the quarter leading, 19-17. Though the Fever owned a small lead heading into the second quarter, Indiana’s scoring attack finally ignited with Egbo’s six points and three rebounds off the bench. The Fever maintained the lead and closed out the half ahead, 41-38.
Washington started the second half on a 7-0 run to take the lead back, but Indiana responded with a 15-1 run of its own and never trailed again. Indiana’s defensive performance supported the scoring attack, holding the Mystics to a mere 26.7 shooting percentage (4-of-15) from the floor. The third quarter ended with the Fever leading the Mystics, 61-53. Indiana cruised through the fourth frame and outscored Washington, 26-13, to close out the game. Boston contributed eight points on a perfect 4-of-4 from the court and Mitchell recorded seven points in the quarter to propel Indiana to the first win in front of the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd this season.
For Washington, the Mystics were led in scoring by forward Elena Delle Donne’s 17 points on the night. Delle Donne was followed in the scoring column by Brittney Sykes, who pitched in nine points, with guards Ariel Atkins and Natasha Cloud each contributing seven points. Indiana held Washington to a season-low offensive output of 66 points, which is also the lowest opponent output allowed by Indiana this season. The 18 points in the paint by Washington was a new season-low for Fever opponents as well. The Fever also pulled down a season high rebounds (46) and offensive rebounds (14) and outrebounded Washington, 46-27. The Fever hit the road to take on the Chicago Sky tonight at 8pm and the game will be broadcast on the official Indiana Fever Facebook page.
Iowa Cubs handle the Indianapolis Indians Wednesday afternoon in Des Moines
Miguel Andújar extended hitting streak to a career-high tying 17 games, but a six-run outburst led the Iowa Cubs past the Indianapolis Indians on Wednesday afternoon at Principal Park, 8-1. Andújar went 3-for-3 with an RBI, finishing his day a homer shy of the cycle. His eighth-inning sacrifice fly was within feet of clearing the fence for the cycle. His 17-game hitting streak is the longest streak by an Indians batter and the tied for the second-longest active streak in all of professional baseball. Iowa (35-28) surged for six runs on six hits in the third inning off Indians reliever J.C. Flowers (L, 1-1). The inning featured four RBI singles and a sacrifice fly by major league rehabber Cody Bellinger. The I-Cubs tacked on an insurance run in the sixth and seventh innings. Major league rehabber Edwin Rios singled in a run in the sixth and an RBI double by right fielder Darius Hill brought home Iowa’s eighth and final run of the game.
Indianapolis (29-34) broke the shutout in the eighth following a leadoff double off the right-center wall from catcher Henry Davis. Davis went on to score on Andújar’s deep sacrifice fly to right field. Iowa’s starting pitcher Ben Brown (W, 3-3) silenced the Indians in 6.0 innings, surrendering six hits with 11 strikeouts. The Indians and I-Cubs will continue their six-game series this evening at 7:38pm at Principal Park. Southpaw Kent Emanuel (4-2, 6.28) will take the mound for Indianapolis against Iowa’s right-hander Caleb Kilian (3-1, 4.94).
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