Photos by Reuben Crisler The Anderson University Baseball team hosted non-conference foe Knox College in a three-game series this past Saturday and Sunday at Don Brandon Field. The Ravens went 3-0 on the weekend, outscoring the Prairie Fire 4-3, 10-0, and 1-0. In game one, Knox jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning. The Ravens had big fifth and sixth innings featuring three runs from Trey Dorton and Dylan Hogan. Knox tied up the game 3-3 in the top of the ninth, but the … [Read more...]
AU Basketball Comes to a Close in the HCAC Tournament
Photos by Reuben Crisler The Anderson women’s and men’s basketball teams both came short of a conference championship last weekend in Lexington, KY. The women’s team was eliminated from the tournament Friday afternoon falling to Franklin 81-65. The men’s basketball team won their game on Friday to advance to the championship; it happened on a last second buzzer-beater from senior DeMonte Ferguson to beat Rose-Hulman 74-73. However on Saturday, the Ravens were outlasted by the Transylvania … [Read more...]
A Thriller and a Blowout: First Round of the HCAC Basketball Tournament
On Saturday, both of the Ravens men's and women's basketball teams were victorious in their first round matchups in the HCAC Basketball Tournament. Both teams had home court with the men being the 2-seed, and the women being the 3-seed. The women’s basketball team defeated Rose-Hulman 75-68 in a nailbiting game. While the men’s team dominated their game, winning 103-89 over the Bluffton Beavers. WOMENS Rose-Hulman embraced the underdog mentality to start the game. They controlled … [Read more...]
Basketball Teams End Regular Season Strong
The AU women’s and men’s basketball teams played their final games of the regular season Wednesday night against Bluffton University. The women’s team hosted Bluffton in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium, while the men traveled to the Sommer Center to face the Beavers. The women posted a convincing 83-54 win to finish at 16-9 (12-6 in the HCAC). With this final win, the Ravens locked up the third overall seed heading into the HCAC tournament next week. Likewise, the men took down the … [Read more...]
AU Basketball Takes Care of Business Against Berea
The Anderson men's and women's basketball teams both picked up another conference win against Berea on Saturday at O.C Lewis Gymnasium. The AU men's team beat Berea 91-79, and the women’s team won 72-61. This win moves the men’s team to 15-9, 13-4 in conference play. The women’s team is also now 15-9, and 11-6 in conference play. For the men’s game, Kenny Troutman led the Ravens in scoring. Troutman had 26 points and 6 three’s in his return after missing the last game due to illness. Elijah … [Read more...]
Ravens fare well at home indoor track invitational
The Anderson men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted their annual indoor invitational Saturday at the Kardatzke Wellness Center fieldhouse. The collegiate teams competing included Anderson, Earlham, Indiana Kokomo, IU Columbus, Oakland City, St. Francis, St. Mary-of-the-Woods and Union. St. Mary-of-the-Woods took the overall women’s team title, scoring 115 points. They were followed by Anderson (97), Union (77), Earlham (69), Oakland City (47), IU Columbus (45), the Sentry … [Read more...]
Ravens’ Swimming and Diving looks to turn the page in the HCAC Championships
This Wednesday, the Anderson men's and women's swimming and diving teams will head to Terre Haute for the HCAC Championships. The tournament will last all the way to Saturday afternoon. Last year, Anderson placed 5th of seven teams for the men's, and 4th of seven for the women's. The defending champions for the tournament are the Rose-Hulman men's team, and Franklin women’s team. The Ravens men’s swimming and diving this season are 4-7, they are also 2-4 in conference play. … [Read more...]
Two Games, Two Wins for the Ravens basketball teams
Photos by Reuben Crisler The AU Ravens men's and women's basketball teams hosted a double-header against Mount St Joseph (MSJ) Saturday afternoon at O.C Lewis Gymnasium. The first game, which was the women’s, saw the Ravens defeat the Lions 77-64. The team moved to 12-8 (8-5 in the conference), and have now won six of their last seven games. The men's game also resulted in a Raven victory. AU defeated MSJ 76-61 to end the MSJ five game winning streak. The Ravens jumped into … [Read more...]
AU Women’s Basketball prevails over Earlham College
Photos by Reuben Crisler The Anderson Women’s Basketball team defeated the Earlham Quakers 86-74 on Saturday, January 17th. The Ravens improved to 8-7, and 5-4 in conference play, while Earlham dropped to 1-15, and are 0-9 in the conference. In the first two quarters, Earlham maintained the lead most of the time. They led 33-32 at the half with help from a couple three-pointers from Freshman Sarah Riley. “Play with a lot of energy and tempo” was the mindset for the second half from … [Read more...]
AU men’s basketball looking to collect more HCAC hardware
The AU men's basketball team is looking to defend the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) regular season Championship for the second straight year and maintain the competitive stretch its had with head coach Carter Collins. Last year, the Ravens went 22-6, ending the season with a HCAC Conference Tournament loss to Franklin. The 2025 Jostens Trophy winner Tate Ivanyo has graduated now. That award is given to the best Division III men’s basketball athlete of the year. “Tate … [Read more...]