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Four Female IU Athletics Pioneers to Speak Wednesday Night
Four IU Athletics female pioneers will share their stories at a free, public event next Wednesday evening on the IU campus. Olympic medalists Lilly King and Jessica Parratto, IU Women’s Basketball Coach Teri Moren and Media School graduate and current ESPN reporter Courtney Cronin will participate in the Pioneering Women in Athletics speaker series event at the Henke Hall of Champions in Memorial Stadium from 6-7 p.m. November 3rd. Those interested in attending are invited to Register for free to attend the one-hour event, which will be moderated by IU Senior Associate Athletic Director Jeremy Gray. The Pioneering Women in Athletics speaker series event is part of the College Football Playoff, which will be played in Indianapolis in January. As part of the College Football Playoff activities, Speaker Series events are taking place on the IU, Purdue, Butler and Notre Dame campuses this fall. Each is designed to bring national conversations about college athletics on campuses in the state of Indiana. Here’s a closer look at the accomplishments of IU’s four speakers:
Courtney Cronin
Courtney Cronin is a national award-winning journalist who joined ESPN in August 2017 as the Minnesota Vikings reporter for NFL Nation. She delivers news, analysis and insight about the Vikings on ESPN.com and makes regular appearances on ESPN’s radio and television platforms, including SportsCenter and NFL Live. Prior to ESPN, Cronin worked as a multimedia sports reporter for the San Jose Mercury News, where she covered the Warriors, Raiders, 49ers, Giants, A’s and Sharks. Cronin graduated with degrees in journalism and Spanish from Indiana University.
Lilly King
In addition to being one of the most accomplished breaststrokers in United States history, Lilly King is one of the greatest student-athletes to represent Indiana University in any sport, during any era. She captured eight NCAA individual championships at IU from 2016-19, and in doing so became the first woman to ever win the NCAA 100 and 200 breaststroke titles four straight years. That collegiate success has been mirrored by her accomplishments on the international stage. An 11-time world champion, King has won two gold medals, one silver and one bronze while representing Team USA in the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.
Teri Moren
Now in her eighth year as IU’s head women’s basketball coach, Teri has elevated the program to unprecedented heights in the Big Ten and nationally. Last season, she guided the program to its first-ever NCAA Elite Eight appearance, won a school-record 16 Big Ten games and was ranked as high as No. 10 nationally. Her IU teams have made six postseason appearances, including three trips to the NCAA Tournament, and won the WNIT Championship in 2018. Each of her last six IU teams have won at least 20 games, eclipsing the four 20-win seasons that the IU program had in the 41 seasons before Teri’s arrival in 2014.
Jessica Parratto
One of the greatest divers to ever come out of IU, Jessica Parratto is a two-time Olympian, a 10-time All-American, a five-time Big Ten champion, and a former NCAA champion. At the recently completed Olympic Games in Tokyo, Jessica teamed with Delaney Schnell to win a silver medal in the 10-meter synchronized diving competition. She also represented Team USA at the 2016 games in Rio, where he placed 10th in platform diving and seventh in the 10-meter synchronized event. During her IU career from 2015-19 she won the NCAA title in platform diving in 2015, was a four-time first-team All-Big Ten choice and won the Big Ten platform title four times.
Indiana Men’s Soccer Gets Three Seed in Big Ten Tournament
Indiana Men’s Soccer lost to Maryland 2-0 Sunday afternoon as the Hoosiers finish the regular season with 12-4-1 record and 5-3 record in the Big Ten giving them the number 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers will host six seed Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals on Sunday November 7th at 1 pm on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Penn State is the number 1 seed and host Michigan State at 4 PM on the Big Ten Network. 2 Seed Maryland will host 7 Seed Northwestern and 4 Seed Michigan will host 5 seed Wisconsin. Ohio State finished in 9th and missed out on the tournament. The Semifinals will be at highest remaining seed on Wednesday November 10th at Noon and 2 PM and the Championship will be Sunday November 14th at Noon. The Semifinals and Championship Games will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
Indiana Field Hockey Gets Seven Seed in Big Ten Tournament
Indiana Field Hockey lost to Northwestern 6-0 Sunday in Evanston Illinois in the regular season finale. The Hoosiers end the regular season with a 10-9 overall record and 2-6 record in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers get the 7th and final seed and will play 2 seed Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament first round this Thursday at 1 PM in Piscataway New Jersey. Indiana beat out Ohio State and Michigan State for the final spot in the tournament on Thursday 4 Seed Michigan will face 5 seed Northwestern at 11 AM and 3 Seed Maryland will face 6 seed Penn State at 5 pm and all three games will be on Big Ten Network Plus. Iowa is number 1 seed and will face the Michigan/Northwestern winner on Friday at 2 PM in the first semifinal. The Rutgers/Indiana Winner will face the Maryland/Penn State winner at 4:30 PM Friday and the Championship game will be at Noon on Sunday November 7th. The Semifinals and Championship Games will be on Big Ten Network
Girls High School Basketball Season Kicks Off Tonight
The 2021-22 Girls Basketball season will kick off for Edgewood and Lighthouse Christian this evening. Edgewood will travel to West Vigo at 7:30 PM and Lighthouse Christian will travel to Eastern Greene 6 PM. Edgewood is coming off a 15-7 season and a veteran group returning for Head Coach Gary Sims who is two wins away from 200 as Edgewood Girls Basketball Coach. Edgewood will be without Junior Center Kaiden Harrington who chose not play basketball this season focusing on volleyball. West Vigo was 7-11 last season and is looking for its first winning season since 2014-15 when the Vikings went 15-9. Lighthouse Christian will look to improve on a 4-17 season a year ago but will not be easy going up against a much deeper and stronger Eastern Greene team who beat the Lady Lions 70-19 a season ago. Bloomington North will kick off the season Thursday at Northview. Bloomington South will host Pike on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 PM.