Indiana University Athletics
Indiana University
9-3
Saint Joseph's
4-6
Indiana Picks up Second Win of the Weekend Over Saint Joseph’s
2/21/2026 12:01:00 PM | Softball
The Hoosiers defeated Saint Joseph's on Saturday (Feb. 21) morning at USF Softball Stadium, 10-1, in five innings.
With the win, Indiana's season record now stands at 9-3.
INDIANA 10, SAINT JOSEPH'S 1 (F/5)
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana got off to a fast start, scoring half of their runs in the top of the first inning. Alex Cooper and Madalyn Strader picked up the first RBIs of the game on a sac fly and bunt single, respectively.
• Nevaeh Nash scored on a wild pitch before Ellie Goins hit for an RBI triple to make it a 4-0 game through just seven at bats.
• Brooke Mannon tacked on the last run of the inning with an RBI single up the middle to score Goins.
• Alex Cooper followed up with another RBI in the top of the second, doubling to score Aly VanBrandt to make it a 6-0 game.
• Saint Joseph's scored its only run of the game in the bottom of the second on a single up the middle from Elyssa Hasapis to cut the lead to 6-1.
• In the top of the third, Josie White hit an RBI single to right field to make it a 7-1 game.
• The Hoosiers finished the scoring to position them for a run rule in the top of the fifth as Aly VanBrandt tripled for the second time and Josie Bird singled down he left field line to bring the run count to 10.
NOTABLES
• Indiana set a new single-game record for most triples hit by the team in program history (4). The previous high was three against Arkansas Pine-Bluff in 2011.
• Aly VanBrandt tied the single-game record for most triples in a game by a player with two. She tied it with eight other players.
• Ellie Goins hit her third triple of the season and Peyton Drummond hit her second.
• Aubree Hooks threw her first complete game, going 5.0 innings and picked up her third career win to improve her record to 3-0.
• VanBrandt (3), Alex Cooper (2) and Josie Bird (2) all had multiple hits in the game.
• Indiana outhit Saint Joseph's 13-5.
UP NEXT
Indiana will have a doubleheader tomorrow with a game against Marist at 9 a.m. and a game against Boston College right after at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday (Feb. 22).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hooks, Aubree (3-0)
L: Ava Farina (0-1)
Batting:
2B: VanBrandt, Aly 1
3B: VanBrandt, Aly 2 ; Goins, Ellie 1 ; Drummond, Peyton 1
RBI: VanBrandt, Aly 1 ; Cooper, Alex 2 ; Bird, Josie 2 ; Strader, Madalyn 1 ; Goins, Ellie 1 ; Mannon, Brooke 1 ; White, Josie 1
SF: Cooper, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: VanBrandt, Aly 3 ; Cooper, Alex 1 ; Ellison, Jada 1 ; Nash, Nevaeh 1 ; Strader, Madalyn 1 ; Haberstroh, Hannah 1 ; Goins, Ellie 1 ; Kettleman, Cassidy 1
SB: Nash, Nevaeh 1 ; Drummond, Peyton 1 ; Kettleman, Cassidy 1
HBP: Parker, Avery 2 ; Goins, Ellie 1
Batting:
2B: Julia Shearer 1 ; Riley York 1
RBI: Elyssa Hasapis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Meghan Sinkus 1
CS: Meghan Sinkus 1
