Welcome to a different version of 6-Banner Sunday, a joint manufacturing between The Assembly Call and Inside the Hall, and introduced by our pals at Trueblood Real Estate, the place we spotlight the 5 most important IU basketball tales of the previous week, plus check out how the opposite IU sports activities packages are doing.
The ladies’s workforce was chosen as a bunch of the NCAA match for the third straight season and simply received their first-round sport. In the meantime, the lads have entered their offseason with some roster information.
Moreover this, different outcomes from March Insanity and weekly exhibits. We’ll, as traditional, conclude with a have a look at different IU sports activities led by a rivalry win for males’s tennis.
Here’s what’s on this week’s version:
• Girls’s Basketball beats Fairfield in first spherical of March Insanity
• Malik Reneau is staying at IU
• Kaleb Banks, CJ Gunn and Payton Sparks enter the switch portal
• NCAA Match outcomes
• Weekly exhibits
• Hoosier Roundup
Banner #1 – Girls’s Basketball beats Fairfield in first spherical of March Insanity
The Hoosiers were given a top-four seed within the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season and the third straight yr they get to host at residence. Their first opponent was the hardest draw within the opening spherical in a number of seasons in opposition to 31-1 Fairfield.
Behind the eighth-largest crowd in program historical past of 12,753, Indiana overcame a gradual begin to defeat the Stags 89-56. Sara Scalia was on fire all afternoon with 27 factors, together with 5 three-pointers. All-American Mackenzie Holmes scored 13 factors and led the squad with three blocks as IU outscored their opposition 51-22 after halftime.
The Cream and Crimson transfer on to the second spherical of March Insanity as they’ve completed all six instances they’ve made it there within the Teri Moren period. They are going to face fifth-seed Oklahoma at 6:30 p.m. Monday on ESPN2 in Bloomington and tickets remain available.
Banner #2 – Malik Reneau is staying at IU
Whereas the roster for the lads’s workforce stays in flux because the offseason begins, just a few issues are recognized. The largest was the announcement that Malik Reneau will return to the Hoosiers for the 2024-2025 season. He joins Trey Galloway, Anthony Leal, and Jakai Newton, who’ve additionally stated they are going to be again.
Apart from these, Indiana might want to turn to the transfer portal to fill open scholarships with no incoming freshmen. Wanting down the street, although, IU did make the list of the ultimate 9 faculties for 2025 in-state recruit Jalen Haralson.
Banner #3 – Kaleb Banks, CJ Gunn and Payton Sparks enter the switch portal
Whereas the roster for subsequent season is way from set, a trio of Hoosiers won’t be again in Bloomington. Kaleb Banks, CJ Gunn, and Payton Sparks have put their names within the switch portal and can transfer on to different faculties. Exterior of the Hoosiers, the portal is now open and several other different gamers from different Massive Ten faculties have entered it as effectively.
Banner #4 – NCAA Match outcomes
Whereas Indiana is just not in March Insanity, six different Big Ten teams are. Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, and Wisconsin made the NCAA match.
The Illini, Boilers, and Wildcats stay alive as of this second, with Illinois already advancing to the Candy 16. In the meantime, Purdue defeated Grambling and also will face Utah State at present with a shot to advance. Lastly, Northwestern beat Florida Atlantic and Dusty Could (who will coach at Michigan subsequent season) however has an uphill battle at present in opposition to top-seeded UConn to advance to the second weekend.
On the opposite finish of the spectrum, the Spartans, Cornhuskers, and Badgers have already been eradicated. MSU beat Mississippi State however fell to North Carolina on Saturday, ending their season. Lastly, Nebraska lost their first sport to Texas A&M, whereas Wisconsin was upset by James Madison.
In one other shocking outcome, Kentucky was stunned by Oakland. Additionally, Duquesne upset BYU, Yale did the same to Auburn, as did Grand Canyon to St. Mary’s.
Banner #5 – Weekly exhibits
Contained in the Corridor and the Again Dwelling Community had a number of new exhibits in the previous couple of days. ITH’s Podcast on the Brink had Rick Bozich on to discuss Indiana’s wants within the portal.
Additionally, Doing The Work had an episode during the selection show in addition to following the Fairfield game. Lastly, Crimson Solid had IU grad Tricia Whitaker on as a particular visitor.
Banner #6 – Hoosier Roundup
• Males’s tennis beat arch-rival Purdue to enhance to 12-4 on the yr. They subsequent face Cornell at 1 p.m. at present.
• Girls’s swimming and diving finished a record-tying seventh on the nationwide championships.
• Baseball took a series from Belmont final Sunday. Nonetheless, pitching struggles resulted in losses to Indiana State and Illinois earlier than defeating the Illini on Saturday.
• Softball fell to Florida to shut final weekend and twice to Penn State within the final couple of days.
• Wrestling finished tied for twenty second on the nationwide championships.
• Rowing competed at each the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational in addition to the Big Ten-Ivy League Dual.
• Girls’s tennis fell to Ohio State.
• 78 Hoosiers earned Massive Ten Winter All-Educational honors.
Now go get pleasure from your self a 6-banner Sunday.
Aaron (Ari) Shifron
Meeting Name Contributor
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