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Collegiate Update: Triton Central graduate breaks IU South Bend scoring record

Triton Central graduate Tenleigh Phelps broke the Indiana University South Bend single-game scoring record Saturday with a 42-point performance against the University of St. Francis (Illinois).

Phelps’ 42 points came on 17-of-22 shooting from the field and helped the Titans improve to 10-0 to start the season following an 86-69 win over the Fighting Saints (6-5).

IU South Bend’s 10-0 start ties the program record for consecutive wins to start the season.

Phelps is now averaging a team-leading 19.9 ppg and has a team-best 63% shooting percentage. She also had nine rebounds, one assist and one blocked shot Saturday.

Already the reigning Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week after averaging 18 ppg, 10 rpg and shooting 65%, Phelps was again honored as Player of the Week for her standout performance against St. Francis.

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

 

 

Rylie Stephens

The Triton Central graduate had three rebounds Sunday in Samford’s 69-39 loss at the University of Alabama.

Samford is 6-3 this season.

 

 

Bella Larrison

The Waldron graduate scored 22 points in helping Anderson University score a pair of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference wins.

On Dec. 6, Larrison collected eight points, five rebounds and one assist in a 79-64 win over Earlham College.

On Saturday, Larrison scored 14 points and added four rebounds and three steals in an 83-67 victory over Bluffton that improved the Ravens to 5-4 overall and 2-2 in the HCAC standings.

 

 

Drake Moore

The Morristown graduate had 11 points, three rebounds and two assists Tuesday in Oakland City’s 85-80 loss at Indiana University East.

On Friday, Moore had 16 points in a 91-87 victory at Welch College.

Oakland City is 5-7 this season.

 

 

Kyle Crim

The Morristown graduate had two points and three assists Saturday in Hanover College’s 95-52 win over Defiance.

The Panthers are 5-3 (2-0 HCAC).

 

 

Taylor Heath

The Triton Central graduate finished with one rebound, two assists and two steals Saturday in Hanover’s 96-43 win over Defiance. 

Hanover is 3-4 this season but 2-0 in the HCAC standings.

 

 

Hadyn Ball

The Triton Central graduate finished 1-2 for Wabash College’s wrestling team Saturday at the North Central College Invitational in Naperville, Illinois.

Ball scored a 27-second pinfall over Joliet’s Samuel Guzman before dropping his next two matches in the 197-pound weight bracket.

 

 

Cameron Baker

The Shelbyville graduate was runner-up in a pair of one-meter diving competitions Saturday for Franklin College in dual meets with Anderson and Heidelberg.

Franklin dominated both meets to close out the 2023 portion of the schedule with a pair of wins.

 

 

Allison Batten

The Morristown graduate finished 14th in the 400 meters in a time of 1:08.13 Friday for Trine University in the Strive for Greatness Invitational at Indiana Tech. 

 

 

Jacob Batten

The Morristown graduate placed 18th in the 600 meters in 1:38.06 for Trine at the invitational hosted by Indiana Tech.

Batten also was part of a Trine 1,600 relay team that finished seventh in 3:57.23.

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