Men's Basketball: Mikel Brigham tipped in a missed shot with 1:10 remaining in overtime and University of Indianapolis men's basketball hit 5-of-6 free throws in the final 29 seconds to defeat No. 1 Bellarmine, 99-94, in overtime in front of 1,632 at Nicoson Hall on Thursday night in the Great Lakes Valley Conference opener for both teams. Brigham also hit 1-of-2 free throws with 3.3 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime, 84-84, after Chris Dowe's three-pointer at the buzzer spun around the rim and fell off. Brigham was one of two Greyhounds with double-doubles as he had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Wilbur O'Neal tallied 15 points and 10 rebounds in UIndy's first victory over the nation's top team since Jan. 8, 2004, over Southern Indiana. Adrian Moss added 29 points, seven rebounds and four assists to help UIndy defeat the defending national champions and Reece Cheatham added 24 points, all in the second half and overtime, three asissts and two rebounds. Louisville native Miles Mitchell scored 10 points, all in the second half and overtime, against his hometown school. The Knights were led by its Preseason All-America back court of Kendle with 31 points and Hobbs with 14 points, 12 assists and four steals. UIndy shot 56.9 percent overall (33-58), including 22-of-31 (.710) in the second half and overtime. After making only 1-of-11 three-pointers in the first half, UIndy connected on 8-of-13 the rest of the game. Bellarmine also shot well by making 53.4 percent (31-of-58). UIndy made 24-of-31 free throws, while the Knights connected on 22-of-28.
Bellarmine forced 17 UIndy turnovers, while only committing eight to have a 19-11 edge in points off turnovers, but UIndy dominated on the glass. The Greyhounds had a 38-19 rebounding advantage, including 12-4 on the offensive glass to lead to a 19-4 lead in second-chance points. Northern Kentucky connected on 10 three-pointers to defeat UIndy men's basketball, 80-63, in front of 1,707 at Nicoson Hall on Saturday night. The Norse made 10-of-24 three-pointers and 24-of-30 free throws, while the Greyhounds missed their first 10 free throws to finish 2-of-14 and made 5-of-13 three-pointers. Northern Kentucky also out-rebounded the Greyhounds, 40-33, to double them up in second-chance points, 18-9. The Greyhounds tried to counter by dominating in the paint, 44-16, but the three-point and free throw discrepancy was too much. Adrian Moss led UIndy with 17 points, seven assists, four rebounds and two blocks, while Wilbur O'Neal added 16 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals. Jarrett Hamilton joined them in double figures with 13 points points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals. Northern Kentucky had four players with more than 10, led by Tony Rack hitting five three-pointers on the way to 19 points. Jon Van Hoose added 15, followed by Ernest Watson with 14 points, seven rebounds and three blocks and Ethan Faulkner with 12 points and eight assists. NKU made 7-of-14 three-pointers and 4-of-6 free throws in the first half, while the Greyhounds missed all eight free throws and made 3-of-6 three-pointers. The Greyhounds are off until Dec. 16-17 when they travel to Las Vegas, Nev., for the Holiday Hoops Classic against Wilmington (Del.) and St. Mary's (Texas). The next home game for UIndy won't be until the New Year against Maryville at 7:45 p.m. on Jan. 12.

Women's Basketball: Junior Nickole Gonser scored 15 points to lead three Greyhounds in double figures in a 71-59 win against visiting Bellarmine Thursday night at Nicoson Hall. The Greyhounds have won each of their last four contests, all against in-region opponents. In all, UIndy forced a season-high 23 turnovers on the night, as the hustling Hounds seemed to come up with every loose ball. Four Greyhounds had at least two steals, with Gonser accounting for five. Junior Kristin Turner, who came into the night leading the GLVC in assists, dropped six dimes to go with 13 points and three steals. Gardner finished with 12 points - all on threes. The UIndy women's basketball team (5-2, 2-0 GLVC) upped its winning streak to five with a 55-44 win versus visiting Northern Kentucky (4-2, 1-1) Saturday evening. Junior Sydney Weinert excelled on both ends of the court by amassing nine points, 11 rebounds and five blocks. As per usual in a match-up versus NKU, the game was a low-scoring affair. Neither team has scored more than 64 points in seven of the last eight meetings. Even so, the Hounds held their opponents to just 44 points, marking the lowest total scored by an in-conference adversary since Kentucky Wesleyan mustered 42 points in February of 2010. Nickole Gonser led all players with a career-best 15 points, while also adding eight boards and two steals. Turner scored nine of her 14 points in the second half and freshman Kelly Walter scored eight points off the bench. Coming off a school-record 37-point performance Thursday, the Hounds held NKU senior Casse Mogan to 13 points on 4-of-10 shooting. UIndy hosts the last of six straight home games when Cedarville comes to Nicoson Hall Saturday, Dec. 10. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. Eastern.

Track & Field: The UIndy track and field squads opened the 2011-12 season Saturday, with a select group of student-athletes traveling to the Mastadon Opener hosted by IPFW. The Greyhounds had the top four finishers in the men's weight throw, with Royer taking the event's title with a throw of 19.41 meters. Ryan Smith took second with a toss of 18.50 meters, while Marcus Montgomery was third with a mark of 17.38 meters. Nikko Peebles took fourth with a throw of 16.55 meters. Both Royer and Smith's marks were good for NCAA provisional cuts. UIndy also dominated the men's shot put, with Smith topping the field with a throw of 16.86 meters. Royer took second with a mark of 15.77 meters, while Peebles was third with a 14.27. Smith's shotput mark was also good for an NCAA provisional mark. In addition to the provisional cuts by the throwers, Joshua Bass also acheived a NCAA provisional cut in the long jump, with a leap of 7.21 meters. The jump was good for second in the event. Next up for the Greyhounds is a trip to the Illinois Wesleyan Track and Field Invitational next weekend.

Swimming & Diving: The University of Indianapolis men's and women's swimming and diving teams both came in second at the three-day Calvin Winter Invitational. The NCAA Division II No. 7 men scored 701.5 points to finish behind No. 5 Grand Valley State, while the No. 12 women scored 661 points to finish behind No. 4 and conference-rival Grand Valley State. The Greyhounds compiled a combined 40 NCAA "B" cut qualifying times and won nine events. Starting on Thursday night, the women's quartet of Maura Donahue, Julia Madeira, Hayley Good and Meghan Donahue won the 800 free relay in a "B" time of 7:33.60, while Guy Kogel, Justin Rossillo, Adil Assouab and Justin Klopp finished third in the event for the men in 6:53.67 (B). The women came back on Friday to win three events with Maura Donahue taking the 200 free in 1:51.23 (B), Julia Madeira the 50 free in a career-best 23.74 (B) and those two joined Vicki Galiamoutsa and Meghan Donahue to win the 200 free relay in 1:35.17 (B). UIndy also added "B" cuts in the 200 free with Shiran Abrahamson in a career-best 1:54.99 to take third, Jaclyn Luscomb was second in the 100 breast in a career-best 1:05.04, Meghan Donahue was second in the 100 back in 57.90 and Galiamoutsa earned the standard by placing fifth in 24.38 in the 50 free. In the first session, the tandem of Meghan Donahue, Luscomb, Samantha Asencio and Maura Donahue were second in the 400 medley relay in 3:52.25 (B). Rossillo earned a victory for the men in the 200 free in 1:41.86 (B), while Kogel was second in the 200 fly in 1:48.94 (B), which was just .01 behind his own school record. Bruno Barbosa was second in the 100 back in 50.61 (B) and joined Rossillo, Klopp and Nikolas Aresti to take second in the 200 free relay in 1:23.37 (B). In the 100 breast, Muzaffer Demirtas and Nir Posner both had "B" times in 57.27 and 57.61. Austin Biefnes timed 4:08.65 (B) in the 400 IM, while Aresti and Aaron Stevenson timed 21.25 (B) and 21.31 (B) in the 50 free. Tyler Offutt was on the podium by placing third on the one-meter board with 419.30 points. Rossillo earned a B cut in the lead leg of the 400 medley relay in 49.53 in the 100 back and then was followed by Demirtas, Kogel and Barbosa to take second in 3:18.24, which was just .12 away from an "A" cut. Maura Donahue won the 500 free on Saturday in 4:56.48, which was just .17 away from an NCAA automatic qualifying "A" cut, while Abrahamson was second in a career-best 5:05.20 (B). Madeira, Good, Julia Walters and Maura Donahue won the 400 free relay in 3:29.11 (B), while Ashlee Fishburn claimed the 100 fly win in 58.62. Meghan Donahue, Luscomb, Samantha Asencio and Madeira took second in the 200 medley relay in 1:46.48 (B) and Madeira was second in the 100 free in a career-best 51.60 (B), followed by Good in 53.01 (B) in fourth. Meghan Donahue took a "B" cut in third in the 200 back (2:06.40) and Luscomb by placing fifth in the 200 breast in a career-best 2:22.80. Rossillo won another event on Saturday by taking the 100 free in 45.53 (B) and set a school record of 1:49.09 (B) in a second-place finish in the 200 back. He also swam on the second place 400 free relay with Klopp, Aresti and Barbosa in 3:03.17 (B). Also on Saturday, Barbosa, Demirtas, Kogel and Aresti were second in the 200 medley relay in 1:31.46 (B). Kogel also set a career best in the 100 fly by taking second in 48.52 (B). Posner and Assouab earned "B" cuts in the 200 back in 1:53.76 and 1:54.09, while Barbosa and Stevenson were second and fourth in the 100 free behind Rossillo in 45.64 (B) and 46.91 (B). In the 200 breast, Demirtas was second in 2:04.95 (B) and Aviv Sela was fourth in 2:08.02 (B). The Greyhounds are off until the New Year when they head to Hillsdale for a dual meet against the Chargers on Jan. 14 at 1 p.m.

Wrestling: The Greyhound wrestling squad completed at the annual Little State Invitational Friday and Saturday, with Jake Holler's championship finish in the 174 bracket leading UIndy. Wabash hosted this year's edition of Little State. The Little Giants' Jake Strausbaugh, the 149 champion, was named this year's Most Outstanding Wrestler, while Wabash's Churis Hurst had the most pins in the shortest time at this year's tournament. Holler went 4-0 on the two-day event with a pair of falls en route to the weight class title. The number one seed in the bracket, Holler defeated #2 seed Reid Dickerson 5-4 in the championship bout. Bryce Givens went 2-1 for the tournament, taking second place in the 157 weight class. Givens, the #2 seed in the bracket, posted a 12-1 major decision in his first bout of the event, but fell 8-3 at the hands of top-seeded Elias Larson of Trine in the championship match. Paul Beck (125) and Jeff Weiss (165) both finished third in their respective brackets. Beck went 5-1 on the day, taking a 4-3 decision over #4 seed Andre Sanders of Indiana Tech in the third-place bout. Weiss, the top seed in the 165 weight class, went 4-1 in taking the third-place finish. he posted a pair of falls and a major decision on the day, and took a 3-2 win over Kafuba Donzon of Indiana Tech in the third-place match. Wade Theil took fifth place in the 141 weight class, along with Evan Wooding in the 285 bracket. Kalob Heald took sixth in the 133 weight class, Blake Harvey was the 141 class' seventh place finisher, while Weston Davis also finished seventh, in the 165 bracket. David Lopez also took seventh, in the 149 class, with Kevin Gaughan also taking seventh in the 197 bracket. Next up for UIndy is a trip to Nortwestern for the Northwestern Duals. The Greyhounds will take on both the host Wildcats and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at the duals.

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