Indiana University guard Ali Patberg was named to the John R. Wooden Award Women’s Midseason Top 25 that was announced Wednesday.
The women’s basketball players are chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts based on their performances during the first half of the season.
Patberg, a redshirt junior from Columbus North, has the Hoosiers off to one of its best starts in the program’s history at 14-3 and a No. 15 ranking in the latest Associated Press poll.
Patberg finished with six points, seven assists and three rebounds in a tough 91-85 double-overtime loss on the road to Iowa on Sunday. She had a game-high 18 points, three rebounds and three steals in a 66-48 win against Purdue on Thursday.
Huffman starts in losses
Cedarville guard Ashlyn Huffman finished 22 points, five rebounds and seven assists in a 75-73 loss to Walsh on Saturday.
Huffman, a junior from North, had 11 points, 11 assists and six rebounds in a 70-67 loss to Findlay on Thursday.
The Yellow Jackets are 11-5.
Guy starts in wins
Marian University forward Imani Guy, a junior from North, finished with 13 points and five rebounds in a 69-57 win over Goshen Saturday. Guy’s teammate, Elle Williams, a senior from North, added eight rebounds in the win.
Guy finished with 14 points and eight rebounds in a 76-48 win over Spring Arbor on Wednesday.
The Knights are 16-2.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Gross strong in wins
Olivet Nazarene center Alex Gross finished with 13 points, nine rebounds, five blocks and four assists in a 72-65 win over IU-South Bend on Saturday.
Gross, a sophomore from Hauser, had 12 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocks in a 98-57 win over Trinity International on Wednesday.
The Tigers are 18-1.
King contributes in losses
Army forward Alex King finished with five points and four rebounds in an 81-59 loss to Boston University on Saturday.
King, a junior from North, had 13 points in a 68-60 loss to American University on Wednesday. He had nine points, four rebounds and seven assists in a 70-65 loss to Colgate on Jan. 6.
Williams continues to win
Hanover forward Kevin Williams, a senior from Columbus East, finished with a team-high 12 points and five rebounds in a 63-44 win over Bluffton on Saturday.
The Panthers are 10-3.
Chitty still perfect
Bellarmine guard Parker Chitty, a senior from East, scored nine points and added one rebound and one assist in a 79-65 victory over Southern Indiana on Saturday.
The Knights are 12-0.
Wilson starts in loss
Illinois Valley Community College guard Connor Wilson, a junior from Hauser, finished with eight points and a block in a 79-63 loss to South Suburban College on Saturday.
WRESTLING
Rooks wins decision
Indiana University wrestler Graham Rooks, a sophomore from East, won by a 6-1 decision over Mousa Jodeh of Illinois at 149 pounds Sunday. The Hoosiers fell to the 18th-ranked Illini 32-3.
Rooks’ brother, Cayden, a freshman from East, fell by a 3-1 decision to Travis Piotrowski of Illinois at 133.
SWIMMING
Coles earns wins
Marshall’s Darby Coles won the 50-yard freestyle and the 100 freestyle in a dual meet against Duquesne on Saturday.
Coles, a junior from North, finished with a time of 24.78 in the 50 freestyle, and had a time of 53.25 in the 100 freestyle. She also contributed to the winning 400 freestyle relay team that swam 3:35.81.
