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Collegiate Update: Phelps propels Titans to fourth-straight win to start season

Tenleigh Phelps scored a game-high 21 points Monday to lead IU South Bend to a 75-67 win over Siena Heights University.

With the win, the Titans improved to 4-0 this season.

On Wednesday, IU South Bend routed Aquinas College (Mich.), 91-56.

Phelps (main photo), a Triton Central graduate, had 16 points, two rebounds and three assists.

Lizzie Graham, also a Triton Central graduate, finished with three points and one rebound for the Titans.

IU South Bend traveled to Circleville, Ohio Saturday and defeated Grace Christian University, 109-74.

Phelps finished with 23 points, five rebounds and two assists.

 

 

Graham (photo), who logged a season-high 20 minutes, scored three points, grabbed a rebound and had one assist.

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level:

 

 

Maya Chandler

The Triton Central graduate made her SMU debut Monday in a 78-55 win over UC Riverside.

Chandler, who transferred from Loyola Chicago, played nine minutes and scored one point, grabbed two rebounds and had one assist and one block.

 

 

Rylie Stephens

The Triton Central graduate played nine minutes and scored one point and grabbed one rebound Monday in Samford’s 78-51 season-opening victory over Auburn-Montgomery.

 

 

Drake Moore

The Morristown graduate finished with 16 points, nine rebounds, one assist and one steal Saturday in Oakland City’s 72-66 loss to Northwestern College (Iowa).

In Oakland City’s season opener Friday, Moore had 10 points, three rebounds and two assists in an 82-76 win over Grace Christian University.

 

 

Kyle Crim

The Morristown graduate scored six points, had two assists and one rebound for Hanover Wednesday in a 96-62 exhibition game loss at Notre Dame.

 

 

Rachel Dewey

The Triton Central graduate’s collegiate soccer career came to an end Wednesday in Ruston, Louisiana, with a 1-0 loss at Louisiana Tech in the first round of the Conference USA championship tournament.

Dewey’s career started at Xavier and ended at Western Kentucky where the Hilltoppers finished 6-5-7 this season.

 

 

Drew Hassebroek and Al Hernandez

The Shelbyville graduates each contributed minutes to the IUPUC men’s soccer program’s River States Conference tournament loss Saturday at West Virginia Tech, 12-0.

Hassebroek played 31 minutes. Hernandez logged 68 minutes.

In the soccer program’s first season, IUPUC finished 8-9-1.

 

 

Eddie Carrizalez

The Shelbyville graduate played 72 minutes for IU East’s men’s soccer program Saturday in an 11-0 loss at Rio Grande in the River States Conference postseason tournament.

IU East finished the season with a 5-13-1 record.

 

 

Hadyn Ball

The Triton Central graduate was credited with one tackle Saturday for Wabash in a 52-13 win at Hiram College.

The win improved Wabash to 7-2 this season and 6-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference standings. Wabash will face DePauw (9-0, 7-0 NCAC) Saturday in the 129th Monon Bell Classic. With a win, Wabash would clinch a share of the conference championship with DePauw.

 

 

Hayden Kermode

The Triton Central graduate had five tackles, including one tackle for loss, Saturday in Franklin College’s 36-0 win over Manchester.

Franklin improved to 4-5 this season and 4-2 against Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foes.

 

 

Kenneth Gipson

The Triton Central graduate was part of Rose-Hulman’s offensive line that helped running back Grant Ripperda amass 226 yards rushing and five touchdowns Saturday in a 78-54 win at Defiance College.

The win kept Rose-Hulman (7-2) unbeaten in the HCAC standings (6-0) and sets up a showdown with Mount St. Joseph (8-1, 6-0) for the conference title.

 

 

Lucas Kleeman

The Triton Central graduate had three tackles Saturday for Anderson in a 69-0 loss at Hanover.

The Ravens are 0-9 this season.

 

 

Dylan Wasson

The Triton Central graduate had eight total tackles, including a quarterback sack, Saturday for Olivet Nazarene in a 38-21 loss at No. 15 St. Xavier in Chicago, Illinois.

Olivet Nazarene dropped to 5-4.

 

 

Cameron Baker

The Shelbyville graduate totaled the most points in both diving sessions Saturday in Franklin College’s triangular meet wins over Bluffton (224-12) and Manchester (208-80).

Baker won the five-dive session with 179.80 points. In the six-dive session, he scored 239.10 points.

 

 

Maiah Helfer-Vazquez

The Shelbyville graduate finished sixth (129.35) in the five-dive session for Franklin College on the one-meter board. She placed fifth (178.10) in the six-dive session.

Franklin’s women’s swim program defeated Bluffton (239-13) and Manchester (238-40) in a triangular meet.

 

 

Shelby Lasure

The Shelbyville graduate had three kills and five digs Saturday for Anderson volleyball in a 25-18, 18-25, 25-18, 25-21 loss at Hanover.

On Wednesday against Manchester, Lasure finished with eight kills, one assist and six digs in a 25-15, 25-21, 22-25, 25-23 loss.

Anderson finished the season at 12-14 (4-5 HCAC).

 

 

Julia Sanders

The Triton Central graduate had one assist and two digs Saturday in IU Kokomo’s 25-20, 30-28, 25-20 win at IU Southeast to clinch the No. 1 seed in the River States Conference championship tournament.

The win also secured a ninth consecutive berth in the NAIA Tournament.

On Friday, IU Kokomo swept Midway University, 25-17, 25-18, 25-20.

The No. 14-ranked Cougars are 29-3 this season and finished unbeaten (19-0) against conference opponents.

 

 

Maggie Schweitzer

The Triton Central graduate had 21 assists and seven digs for Hanover in its win Saturday over Anderson.

The win improved the Panthers to 19-7 (7-2 HCAC).

 

 

Brooklyn Schiffli

The Triton Central graduate had three assists and a team-best six digs Saturday in Jacksonville State’s 25-21, 25-18, 25-20 loss to Middle Tennessee.

On Friday, Middle Tennessee swept the Gamecocks, 25-23, 25-13, 25-19. Schiffli had one assist and one dig.

Jacksonville State is 5-19 this season.

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