Indiana University Women’s Basketball Squeaks out a Another home win to remain perfect in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall The Indiana Hoosiers fought off the Eastern Michigan Eagles 74-67 on Sunday Afternoon in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall as the Hoosiers remain perfect at home with a 7-0 record and 10-2 overall record. Eastern Michigan drops to 6-4 on the season and 3-4 on the road. Indiana has won all three meetings with Eastern Michigan and are 2-0 all-time against the Eagles at home and the first time since the last home meeting in 2004 and regular season meeting between the two teams since 2005. Shay Ciezki led Indiana with 23 points, Lenee Beaumont added 15 points, and Edessa Noyan scored 13 points for the Hoosiers. Zania Socka-Nuegmen missed her fifth game in a row with a lower leg injury and according to Indiana Head Coach Teri Moren she is hopeful that she returns after Christmas.
Faith Wiseman who missed Thursday Night’s game with Louisiana-Monroe after she suffered a hit to her jaw in practice last week was on the bench for this game but was not in uniform. Valentyna Kadeclova missed her first game of the season as the Hoosiers were with nine available players for the second game in a row. Indiana Head Coach Teri Moren said after the game that Kadcelova was out for “Personal Reasons.” Senior Jerni Kiaku returned after missing Thursday’s game with an illness. The Garner, North Carolina native scored 5 points including her 1,000th career point after starting her career at North Carolina-Central and Duquesne before she came to Bloomington in the offseason. Maya Maklausky added 9 points hitting 3 triples after a 22-point game Thursday Night against Louisiana-Monroe.
Neveah Caffey added 5 points, Phoenix Stotjin added 1 point and Jade Ondiineme played 7 minutes and pulled down 2 rebounds as the Hoosiers had to get players off the bench some big minutes with all the injuries and illness the Hoosiers have had this season. Indiana finished 26-58 from the field for 44%, 8-22 from three-point range for 36% and 14-17 from the free throw line for 82%. The Hoosiers pulled down 31 rebounds, dished out 13 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks and committed 10 turnovers. Indiana scored 30 points in the paint, 11 points off turnovers and 6 bench points.
The Eagles leading scorer and rebounder Sisi Eleko lived up to her billing scored 15 points and pulled down 18 rebounds for her third straight double-double and her six in the last seven games and her seventh double-double of the season. Fernanda Ovalle scored 16 points to lead Eastern Michigan. Peyton Hill added 12 points and Brooklyn Thrash added 11 points. Ainhoa Cea pulled down 10 rebounds along with 6 assists and scored 5 points. The Eagles finished 24-61 from the field for 39%, 7-26 from three-point range for 27% and 12-18 from three-point range for 66%. The Eagles pulled down 39 rebounds, 13 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks and 12 turnovers. Eastern Michigan had 26 points in the paint, 11 points off turnovers and 8 points off the bench.
The Hoosiers jumped out a 7-0 lead before Eastern Michigan responded with a 5-0 run as the Eagles missed their first seven shots from the field including four from three-point range The Eagles outscored the Hoosiers 15-11 the rest of the quarter as Ainhoa Cea hit a three pointer to beat the first quarter buzzer as Indiana led 18-15 after ten minutes. Eastern Michigan tied the game with 6:27 left in the second quarter when Oliwia Pelka buried a three pointer to the tie the game 25-25. Edessa Noyan gave the Hoosiers the lead back 27-25 before Brooklyn Trash tied the game 27-27. Noyan scored two consecutive baskets as Indiana led by 4 with 3:50 left before the half.
The Eagles responded as Brooklyn Thrash hit a three pointer to give EMU their first lead of the game 32-31 with 1:58 left in the second quarter. Shay Ciezki scored the last seven points of the second quarter for Indiana as the Hoosiers led 38-34 at halftime as Indiana outscored Eastern Michigan 20-19 in the second quarter. Eastern Michigan kept battling as they outscored the Hoosiers 18-14 in the third quarter as the Eagles kept the margin within six throughout the entire third quarter. Cea tied the game 52-52 to end the third quarter as Eastern Michigan would not go away as Eleko was giving the Hoosiers fits inside. Eastern Michigan cut the Indiana lead to one point with 8:08 left in the game 55-54. From there the Hoosiers outscored the Eagles 19-13 as Lenee Beaumont scored 8 straight points to give the Hoosiers a 10-point lead at 68-58 with 3:31 left in the game. Beaumont was assessed a technical foul for taunting an Eastern Michigan player on a and 1 call. Beaumont said after the game “I have never gotten a technical foul in my life, so this is a first for me”. Beaumont was asked what she said to the player and she said, “And 1” but said “they said a lot of stuff to me and next time i need to just keep my emotions in check in that moment”.
Indiana was able to close out the game and keep a perfect record at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and will have a week off before Hosting Western Carolina at 1 PM Next Sunday. Coach Moren was pleased with how the team has responded to stepping up with key players out. Moren praised Makalusky, Noyan and Ondiineme for the roles that they have been playing and said the seven minutes that Ondinieme played were “crucial minutes”. Moren praised Eastern Michigan for the challenge that they provided Indiana and said they are a good team. Moren will give the team some time off for finals week and “get them off their feet before their next game in a weeks’ time and it could not come a better time for Indiana and especially with the amount of minutes that some of them are playing which Coach Moren says she has to be careful with.
Jackson Shipley Signs with Indiana University Wrestling Indiana Wrestling head coach Angel Escobedo announced the program’s second signee of the 2026 recruiting class as Jackson Shipley of Dripping Springs, Texas has signed the Hoosiers and will join the program in fall of 2026. He joins Tommy Gibbs as part of Indiana’s 2026 class.
Jackson Shipley | 125 lbs. | Dripping Springs, Texas- Four-time All-American. Wrestles for Dripping Springs High School. High school coach is Joe Kirksey. Wrestles club for 3F Wrestling. 2025 UIL 6A Texas State Champion at 113 lbs. 2024 UIL 6A Texas State Runner-Up at 106 lbs. Went 32-2 on the season as a junior for Dripping Springs. Named 2024-25 Austin Area High School Boys Wrestler of the Year. Ranked the No. 12 wrestler at 113 lbs. by MatScouts.
Three Indiana University Swimmers and Divers win Big Ten Weekly Awards Three members of the Indiana swimming and diving program received Big Ten weekly awards following Friday’s fall finale victory over Cincinnati. The conference office announced its honors last Wednesday. Hoosiers swept the diver of the week awards, as Indiana swept the four springboard diving events against Cincinnati. Junior Ella Roselli set personal best scores on both the 1-meter (317.10) and 3-meter (364.95) to sweep the women’s events and capture her second Big Ten Diver of the Week honor this season. Senior Maxwell Weinrich traded first and second place finishes with sophomore teammate Joshua Sollenberger, the former winning on 3-meter (425.55) and placing second on 1-meter (388.05), to get his first award of the campaign. Junior Miranda Grana highlighted the meet with her program record in the 200-yard butterfly, touching in 1:53.25. Grana now owns school standards in four events, including the 100-yard backstroke (49.62), 200-yard backstroke (1:48.73) and 100-yard butterfly (49.98). She won her fourth Big Ten Swimmer of the Week honor this fall. Grana also won the 200 IM in 2:00.24 by over three seconds and posted the field’s second-fastest time in the 100-yard freestyle (49.82). She also posted the quickest butterfly leg (23.06) in the 200-yard medley relay, as IU won in 1:36.87.
Indianapolis Colts Fall to the Seattle Seahawks in Phillip Rivers Return Jason Myers kicked a franchise-record six field goals, including a 56-yarder with 29 seconds left, and the Seattle Seahawks outlasted 44-year-old quarterback Philip Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts 18-16 on Sunday. Rivers threw a touchdown pass after coming out of retirement to make his first start in nearly five years, and he led the Colts into position for Blake Grupe’s go-ahead, 60-yard field goal with 47 seconds left. That was enough time for Sam Darnold and the Seahawks (11-3). Rashid Shaheed returned Grupe’s kickoff 28 yards to the Seattle 37, and Darnold connected with Shaheed twice for 25 yards to set up Myers. Desperate to salvage their season after Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon, the Colts (8-6) turned to Rivers, a grandfather who’d been coaching high school football and was a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Indy has lost four straight and five of six to fall out of playoff position in the AFC. Seattle kept pace with the Los Angeles Rams atop the NFC West. It was Seattle’s first victory without a touchdown since Dec. 26, 2024, when the Seahawks beat Chicago 6-3. Colts’ Offensive lineman Bernhard Raimann injured an elbow in the second quarter and did not return. Indianapolis will host the San Francisco 49ers next Monday at 8:15 PM.
Indiana Pacers fall to the Washington Wizards at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Marvin Bagley III scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and CJ McCollum scored 18 points on Sunday as the Washington Wizards beat the Indiana Pacers 108-89 for their first road win in nearly two months. It was Bagley’s second double-double of the season. Justin Champagnie added 13 points and 14 rebounds for Washington. The Wizards snapped a four-game skid and improved to 2-11 on the road this season, with their only other away win coming Oct. 24 at Dallas. And they did it with defense. The short-handed Pacers finished with their second-worst shooting percentage of the season (36.9%) and their third-worst mark from 3-point range (25.6%).
Bennedict Mathurin had 15 points to lead Indiana, which has lost two straight and four of six. Jay Huff scored 13 points, and Isaiah Jackson added 11 points and 12 rebounds while Indiana’s offense looked completely out of sync. The result: Coach Rick Carlisle’s six-month wait to celebrate his 1,000th victory will be put on hold yet again. He needs one win to become the 11th coach to achieve the milestone and the first since Doc Rivers in November 2021 when he was coaching the Philadelphia 76ers. Washington closed the first half on a 13-4 run to take a 58-47 lead. The Wizards extended the margin to 66-51 early in the third quarter. Indy cut the deficit to 66-58 but watched the Wizards answer with seven straight, and the Pacers never got close again.
WTHR Channel 13 in Indianapolis to serve as the Official Broadcast Partner of the Indy Ignite for the 2026 Season WTHR, Indianapolis’ NBC affiliate, will serve as the official broadcast and streaming partner for the Indy Ignite’s second season, beginning in January, the team and the station announced Friday, Dec. 12. The partnership comes as the Ignite are entering their second campaign for the Major League Volleyball Championship — in their inaugural season, they finished runner-up in the eight-team league. The partnership marks the first time WTHR is offering live, local professional sports exclusively on their streaming platform and the first time Indy Ignite’s matches will be offered locally on a free streaming app.
Sixteen of the Ignite’s 28 matches will stream on WTHR+, a free 24/7 streaming app accessible on smart TVs and streaming devices such as Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV. WTHR+ is a digital extension of WTHR, providing live local news, weather and sports beyond traditional broadcast times, along with original programming and on-demand content for central Indiana viewers. “This unprecedented partnership with Indy Ignite allows us to bring live, local sports directly to our growing streaming audience,” said Brent Denny, WTHR president and general manager. “As we continue to innovate how we deliver content, this collaboration gives fans even more ways to connect with the team they love and strengthens our mission to serve central Indiana across every platform.”
The agreement – which allows for non-nationally televised Ignite matches to be broadcast across Indiana – complements the Major League Volleyball national broadcast schedule, which includes CBS, Roku and VICE as national broadcast partners. Eleven Ignite matches will be broadcast nationally. “We are thrilled to welcome WTHR as our official broadcast partner for 2026,” said Mary Kay Huse, president and general manager of Indy Ignite. “We are always looking for new ways to expose the excitement and athleticism of Indy Ignite pro volleyball to the community, and working with the great storytellers at WTHR is a perfect way to do that. “While we don’t think there’s any better way to experience Ignite matches than to come to Fishers Event Center and see them for yourself, watching on WTHR+ will provide a convenient new way for our local audience to follow along, especially when we are on the road or our fans are.”
The partnership was visible for the first time at Pepper’s Birthday Party last Friday at the Fishers Event Center. The event, which was free and open to the public celebrates the first birthday of the Ignite’s diva mascot, Pepper. The family-friendly event included other mascots from central Indiana sports teams, an appearance from Santa and an opportunity for fans to play volleyball with Ignite players on the Ignite’s 2026 court, which features WTHR’s logo. New Pepper merchandise, including Pepper dolls and volleyballs, was available for the first time at the party.
- Saturday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m.: Indy at Columbus
- Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.: Indy at Orlando
- Saturday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m.: Omaha at Indy
- Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m.: Atlanta at Indy
- Saturday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.: Dallas at Indy
- Friday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.: Grand Rapids at Indy
- Monday, Feb. 9 at 10 p.m.: Indy at San Diego
- Sunday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m.: San Diego at Indy
- Thursday, Feb: 19 at 8 p.m.: Indy at Dallas
- Saturday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m.: Indy at Atlanta
- Friday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.: Indy at Columbus
- Sunday, March 8 at 6 p.m.: Grand Rapids at Indy
- Saturday, April 4 at TBA: Indy at Omaha
- Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m.: Indy at Grand Rapids
- Friday, May 1 at 7 p.m.: Columbus at Indy
- Sunday, May 3 at 3 p.m.: San Diego at Indy