In 1973, Indiana College’s males’s soccer workforce performed its first NCAA season. The subsequent yr, the Hoosiers made their first NCAA Match look. And now in its fiftieth yr, IU remains to be going robust on the point of make their forty seventh NCAA Match look once they host St. Louis on Sunday at midday ET.
No. 13 seed Indiana (10-4-6) acquired a bye for the primary spherical. The Hoosiers most lately took down Penn State (1-0) and Maryland (2-1) en path to the Large Ten championship match. However within the championship, Rutgers took cost from the primary whistle, permitting the Hoosiers only one objective and incomes a 3-1 consequence. It marked the primary Large Ten championship for the Scarlet Knights since becoming a member of the convention in 2014.
Ryan Wittenbrink leads the assault for the Hoosiers with eight targets and eight assists on the season. Tommy Mihalec is subsequent consistent with six targets and two assists. Fifteen totally different gamers have discovered the web this season, together with 9 who’ve discovered the web a number of occasions. So, count on the Hoosiers to be sneaky on the assault. And be careful for Wittenbrink, who’s harmful on set items and within the field.
St. Louis (12-4-3) gained the Atlantic 10 championship 3-2 on penalty kicks, after posting a 0-0 draw with Loyola Chicago, incomes an computerized bid in its fiftieth Match look. The Billikens lead the NCAA with 10 nationwide championships. St. Louis has not misplaced a match since a 3-2 loss at Rhode Island on Oct. 5. The Billikens ended the season on a 6-0-2 run, outscoring opponents 18-4 throughout that span.
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Thursday night time, St. Louis and Memphis battled to a 2-2 draw. However in 20 minutes of extra time, the Billikens discovered the web two extra occasions for a 4-2 win, advancing to the second spherical of the event. Memphis struck first with a Twenty third-minute objective. Simply earlier than the half, Seth Anderson evened the rating. Within the 76th minute, Saint Louis took a 2-1 lead when Alberto Suarez netted a penalty kick. However the lead lasted simply over three minutes. Memphis despatched the sport into OT. However targets within the ninety fifth and 108th minutes, respectively, sealed the win for Saint Louis.
John Klein leads the offense with seven targets and 5 assists, adopted carefully by CJ Coppola (six targets, one help) and Alberto Suarez (six targets). 13 Billikens have mixed for 40 targets this season. Count on loads of gamers to step up on offense. Groups that rating three targets in opposition to St. Louis appear to seal the deal. Not less than groups that scored three targets resulted in three of the 4 losses.
The historical past between these two golf equipment is storied, to say the least. To reiterate, SLU is making its fiftieth event look and has 10 championships. IU is making its forty seventh and has eight. However St. Louis was effectively established when IU turned an NCAA workforce. The Billikens gained their tenth championship in 1973. They haven’t gained one since. IU gained its first championship in 1982 and its eighth in 2012. The Hoosiers lead the collection with the Billikens 23-9-4, with six-straight wins courting again to 2008.
With the postseason, all data get thrown out the window. The gamers are informed to wipe the slate clear and take it one recreation at a time. In spite of everything, one loss and the season is over.
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NCAA postseason matches won’t characteristic golden-goal extra time. If video games are tied on the finish of 90 minutes, they are going to play two full extra time durations. If the sport remains to be tied after 20 minutes, they are going to go to a penalty kick shootout. The NCAA eradicated extra time and PKs for regular-season matches, which is why there are such a lot of ties with the bracket groups.
Groups to maintain a watch out for
Ohio State (11-3-5). The Buckeyes shocked Wake Forest (24-6-0) with a 3-0 win Thursday night time. Wake Forest was considered one of solely two groups with zero ties within the event bracket.
The opposite workforce to look out for is Excessive Level College (11-4-5). The Panthers topped UNC 2-0 in spherical one, successful their first-ever NCAA Match recreation. They’ll play at No. 5 Stanford subsequent.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — There is only one similarity to the Indiana and Purdue football seasons in 2024. Back in August, they shared the bottom of the list in the Big Ten preseason poll, with Indiana ranked No. 17 and Purdue No. 18.
They were both supposed to be awful. But, as it turned out, it only stuck with one of them.
Purdue has lost 10 straight games after winning its opener against Indiana State. The Hoosiers won 10 straight games before finally losing to No. 2 Ohio State last week, and they’ve shocked the college football world this season with their turnaround.
Indiana tries to close out the greatest season in school history on Saturday night when they take on Purdue in the Old Oaken Bucket game. It should be an easy win, but it’s also a rivalry game and you never really know for sure what might happen.
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According to the oddsmakers at the FanDuel.com gambling website, Indiana is a 29.5-point favorite in the Old Oaken Bucket showdown. The over/under is 56.5 points. That’s a lot of points, but it didn’t matter to Notre Dame, Oregon, Wisconsin, Ohio State or Penn State, who have clobbered Purdue by an average of 44.8 points per game.
Here is what Indiana has done against the numbers all season, plus a complete breakdown week-by-week on the two teams.
Purdue hasn’t won a game since Aug. 31, and this 10-game losing streak has been very ugly. They’ve lost seven games by 17 points or more, and five of those have been by 35 or more.
They are 3-8 against the spread, and the over/under line in Purdue games has gone over six times out of 11. Here’s what has happened every week during the season:
Indiana Pacers (9-11, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (13-7, fourth in the Western Conference)
Memphis, Tennessee; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: Memphis will try to keep its four-game home win streak intact when the Grizzlies face Indiana.
The Grizzlies are 9-3 on their home court. Memphis leads the Western Conference with 59.0 points in the paint led by Jaren Jackson Jr. averaging 11.7.
The Pacers are 2-8 on the road. Indiana has a 4-3 record against opponents over .500.
The Grizzlies’ 12.9 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.4 fewer made shots on average than the 13.3 per game the Pacers allow. The Pacers are shooting 48.6% from the field, 4.7% higher than the 43.9% the Grizzlies’ opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jackson is averaging 22.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks for the Grizzlies.
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Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 17.5 points and 8.7 assists for the Pacers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Grizzlies: 7-3, averaging 122.3 points, 48.9 rebounds, 30.6 assists, 9.2 steals and 8.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.2 points per game.
Pacers: 4-6, averaging 112.5 points, 40.4 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 9.6 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.4 points.
INJURIES: Grizzlies: Zach Edey: out (ankle), Vince Williams Jr.: out (ankle), GG Jackson II: out (foot ).
Pacers: Aaron Nesmith: out (ankle), Andrew Nembhard: out (knee), Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), James Wiseman: out for season (calf), Ben Sheppard: out (oblique).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Families are invited to dive into the allure of the holiday season as Celebration Crossing returns to the Indiana State Museum.
“We had visitors lined up and ready to go before the museum opened this morning. We see families that come back year after year, and they want to be part of our opening day festivities because it has that ‘wow’ factor!” said Indiana State Museum and Historical Sites director of communications Carla Knapp.
Santa came from the North Pole by helicopter to welcome visitors at the museum.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus, along with holiday singers, welcomed families inside to light the stunning 92 County Tree, the centerpiece of the festivities. The 25-foot wonder showcases handcrafted ornaments representing each Indiana county’s nature and cultural wonders.
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“Celebration Crossing is a tradition that goes back over 30 years for us here at the Indiana State Museum. There are pieces throughout the museum today that you’ll see that were a part of that experience way back in the beginning. You’ll see the Santa Claus Express, the original train people rode at L.S Ayres in downtown Indianapolis,” said Knapp.
Families can enter Santa’s whimsical house and the 18-passenger train ride that transports guests through a snowy forest.
“Visitors can ride that through a wintery wonderland and see magical holiday creatures that live in the forest. There’s movement, dancing, music, and then it snows!” Knapp said.
A new addition to this year’s festivities is the Kwanzaa community festival.
At this festival, visitors can immerse themselves in the rich cultural traditions of Kwanzaa, featuring African music, dance, vendors, and a community worship service.
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“The Indiana State Museum is for all Hoosiers. We try to bring elements of the holidays that everyone can celebrate and be part of. So, whether it’s Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hannukah, or other holidays that you’re celebrating … you can come here and see it reflected through Celebration Crossing,” Knapp said.
Celebration Crossing will run from Nov. 29 – Jan. 5, 2025, with a break on Dec. 25.
