Indiana University Men’s Soccer gets 1-0 win over St John’s
Indiana University Men’s Soccer beat St John’s 1-0 Tuesday Night on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The Hoosiers are 1-1-1 on the season while St Johns falls to 1-3 on the season. Indiana is 10-0-1 in its last 11 matches at home and 346-69-50 all time on the home pitch. The Hoosiers lead the all-time series with the Red Storm 4-3-2 and unbeaten in the last four matches. The Hoosiers and Red Storm have had two 0-0 draws and 1-0 IU win in 2015. The Hoosiers beat St John’s for the 2003 National Championship in the final match in the legendary coaching career of Jerry Yeagley to lead the Hoosiers to its 6th National Championship in a snowstorm in Columbus Ohio.
After a scoreless first half the Hoosiers got on the board when Tommy Mihalic scored on a bicycle kick off his right foot past St John’s goalkeeper Zenden Hart to the bottom right of goal. The Hoosiers had to replace starting goalkeeper Bryant Pratt at the 53:13 mark when he hurt his shoulder colliding with a Red Storm forward as Pratt made 1 save in the match. JT Harms the Duke Transfer came in and made 3 big saves including a header that was directed right at Harms. The Hoosiers had a question in goal coming into the season replacing Roman Celentano who is playing for FC Cincinnati in Major League Soccer. Harms started in the 3-2 loss at Clemson while Pratt has been in goal for the last two matches.
St John’s had 11 shots to 9 for IU, both teams had 4 shots on goal, Indiana had the advantage 4-3 in saves, St Johns had 7 fouls to 6 for the Hoosiers. St John’s had six corners to four for IU and the Red Storm were called offsides twice. Both Teams picked up 2 yellow cards each. Indiana will host Akron Friday Night at 8pm.
Indiana University Athletics announce 2022 Hall of Fame class
Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson announced Tuesday that IU Athletics will welcome six new members to its Athletics Hall of Fame. The six individuals comprise the 39th class, bringing the roster of inductees to 243. Ashley Benson (Volleyball, 2007-10), Jenn Cristy (Women’s Swimming, 1998-01), Don Fischer (Play-by-Play Announcer, 1973-present), Lin Loring (Women’s Tennis Coach, 1977-2017), Tina Parrott (Women’s Track and Field, 1983-86), and D.J. White (Men’s Basketball, 2005-08) will be officially inducted at the annual Hall of Fame dinner on Friday, Oct. 14, and will be recognized at halftime of the Indiana-Maryland football game at Memorial Stadium the following day. The IU Athletics Hall of Fame, established in 1982 by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in conjunction with the Varsity Club and the I-Association, recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the prestige of IU both on and off the field of competition.
Ashley Benson (Volleyball, 2007-10)- Benson was a two-time All-American with the Hoosier volleyball program, including first-team All-America accolades during her senior season in 2010. During that 2010 season, she also earned her third straight first-team All-Big Ten accolades after leading the program to its first-ever NCAA Sweet 16 appearance, and she was later honored as IU’s Female Athlete of the Year for the 2010-11 season. She is the program’s all-time leader in total blocks, block assists, and hitting efficiency, and she ranks sixth in career kills. Following her collegiate career, she continued to play professionally overseas in Puerto Rico, Germany, and Peru before retiring in 2018. She teams with her father, Kent Benson (Men’s Basketball, 1974-77), to form the only Parent-Child tandem to be included in the IU Athletics Hall of Fame.
Jenn Cristy (Women’s Swimming, 1998-01)- Cristy starred for the Indiana Swimming and Diving program from 1998-01 and was one of the conference’s dominant freestyle swimmers throughout her career. She captured five Big Ten event championships overall, including three in the 50 freestyle (1998, 1999, 2001) and one in the 100 freestyle (2001). She was especially dominant during her senior season, a year that culminated with her earning IU Female Athlete of the Year honors. During that 2000-01 campaign, she was tabbed as the Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships after winning two individual titles along with the 200 freestyle relay at the conference meet in Bloomington. During the meet, she set a new Big Ten record in the 50 freestyle in the prelims, and then broke her own mark while winning the final. From there she advanced to the NCAA Championships where she earned All-America honors in two individual events and five relays.
Don Fischer (Voice of the Hoosiers for Men’s Basketball and Football, 1973-present)- The “Voice of the Hoosiers”, Don Fischer has been the play-by-play voice of Indiana Men’s Basketball and Football since 1973. During that time, he’s called more than 2,000 games, four NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship games and 12 bowl contests, serving as the voice that IU fans trust for nearly 50 years. Longevity, though, isn’t the only thing that Fischer has on an IU resume that started when he was just 26 years old. He’s also one of the most respected and highly-decorated play-by-play announcers in all of college sports. He’s been honored as the National Sports Media Association’s Indiana Sportscaster of the Year 27 times, and earlier this summer was awarded the prestigious National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame’s Chris Schenkel Award. He was also awarded with the Indiana University Bicentennial Award in 2019 in recognition for his enormous contributions to Indiana University and IU Athletics.
Lin Loring (Women’s Tennis Coach, 1977-2017)- The winningest coach in the history of women’s intercollegiate tennis and a two-time National Coach of the Year, Loring won 804 of his record 846 matches during a 40-year career in Bloomington. His teams captured 16 Big Ten Championships and earned 28 invitations to the national tournament. His 1982 squad won the AIAW national team championship, which remains the lone national team title won by an IU women’s sports program to date. Among his teams’ most remarkable achievements was a 104-match unbeaten streak against Big Ten foes from 1979-85, and a run of eight straight Big Ten titles from 1987-94. He coached 25 All-Americans, including 1982 AIAW national singles champion Heather (Crowe) Conner. Conner is one of four former players who preceded Loring into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame, along with Kelly Mulvhill, Stephanie Reece, and Deb Edelman.
Tina Parrott (Women’s Track and Field, 1983-86)-Parrott was a dominant middle-distance runner for Coach Sam Bell’s track and field program in the mid-1980s. As a junior in 1985 she became the first female IU student-athlete in any sport to win an individual NCAA title when she captured the 800-meter run at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Later that same day, she teamed with Vicky Davis, Adriane Diamond, and Gretchen Baker to capture a second crown, this time in the 4×400-meter relay. As good as her junior season was, her senior season of 1986 might have been even better. At the Big Ten Outdoor Championships she won individual crowns in both the 800 and 1,500-meters while also running on IU’s winning 4×400-meter relay team. From there she advanced to the NCAA Outdoor meet, where she established a new Big Ten record while finishing as the runner-up in the 800-meters. She concluded her career with four individual Big Ten titles, five Big Ten relay championships, and three All-America honors.
D.J. White (Men’s Basketball, 2005-08)- One of the Big Ten’s most dominant big men during his era, D.J. White averaged 14.6 points and 7.6 rebounds during his four years in Bloomington. He made a huge impact on the program from day one, averaging 13.3 points and 2.2 blocks as a freshman to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Year accolades while playing for Coach Mike Davis. As good as that first season was, though, his best collegiate season was his last, when he was named the Big Ten’s Player of the Year and second-team All-America after averaging 17.4 points and 10.3 rebounds in 2008. In doing so, he became the first Hoosier to average a double-double in 14 years (Alan Henderson, 1994). White still ranks 18th in program history in points (1,447 points), 12th in rebounds (748) and third in blocks (198). White was the 29th pick in the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft and spent six years in the NBA and another eight playing overseas before announcing his retirement Aug. 15.
Indiana University Football trio honored after Week 1 win against Illinois
After a come-from-behind win in week one over Illinois, junior place kicker Charles Campbell, wide receiver Cam Camper and true freshman outside linebacker Dasan McCullough each earned national honors. Campbell earned Lou Groza Star of the Week for the third time in his career, Camper was an honorable mention player of the week selection by the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and McCullough was tabbed on of the top true freshmen in week one by 24/7sports.com.
Campbell accounted for 11 points in the victory over Illinois and converted all five of his kicks on the night. He hit all three field goals – connecting from 39, 43 and 43 yards out – and was true on both extra point attempts. It is the third career double-digit scoring game for Campbell and his fourth career game with three-plus field goals made.
Camper produced the most yards receiving in an Indiana debut in program history as he brought in 11 passes for 156 yards. Six of his 11 grabs went for a first down, with three catches coming on the game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter. The Lancaster, Texas, native combined with D.J. Matthews Jr. (109 yards) to become the first IU duo since 2018 and just the 14th in program history to produce two 100-yard receivers in the same game. Prior to Friday’s game versus Illinois, the last duo to reach the mark was Nick Westbrook (109) and J-Shun Harris II (104) at Ohio State on Oct. 6, 2018.
The co-leading true freshmen tackler in the Big Ten during week one, McCullough played 40 snaps and logged six tackles and 0.5 tackle for loss. His six stops were tied for No. 2 among Power 5 true freshmen. His first career tackle came on special teams and he combined with JH Tevis on a fourth-quarter tackle for loss.
Indiana University Field Hockey’s Anna Mozeleski named Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Indiana University Field Hockey’s Anna Mozeleski was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for on Tuesday afternoon. Mozeleski earned the recognition by way of her fantastic play over Labor Day weekend when Indiana went 3-0. The Hoosiers came away with three road wins, beating Stanford, 3-2 (OT), California, 3-2 (OT), and UC Davis, 2-0.
Against California, she scored the game-winning goal by penalty stroke in overtime. This was the first goal of Mozeleski’s collegiate career. The day following, she scored her second career goal at the eight-minute mark against UC-Davis to set the tone for the game. Mozeleski also had a key assist against Stanford, connecting with Jule Hufer for the equalizing goal at the 55th minute, to make it a 2-2 game and send it to overtime. This is Mozeleski’s first collegiate accolade.
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