Indiana University Football announces 2023 schedule
The Big Ten Conference announced its 2023 football schedule on Wednesday afternoon. Indiana will host Ohio State to open the season on Saturday, Sept. 2, and will welcome six opponents to Memorial Stadium.
The full 2023 schedule is below:
- Sept. 2 – Ohio State
- Sept. 9 – Indiana State
- Sept. 16 – vs. Louisville (@Lucas Oil Stadium)
- Sept. 23 – Akron
- Sept. 30 – at Maryland
- Oct. 7 – Bye
- Oct. 14 – at Michigan
- Oct. 21 – Rutgers
- Oct. 28 – at Penn State
- Nov. 4 – Wisconsin
- Nov. 11 – at Illinois
- Nov. 18 – Michigan State
- Nov. 25 – at Purdue
The 2023 football season kicks off the conference’s new media rights agreements with CBS, FOX/FS1, Big Ten Network, NBC, and Peacock. The Big Ten Conference announced its new distribution agreements on August 18, 2022. The landmark media rights agreements are the most comprehensive in all of college sports and further strengthen the tradition of the Big Ten Conference.
Selected Saturday games in the 2023 season may be adjusted to select Fridays and other special dates, including Labor Day Sunday and Black Friday. The 2024 football schedule will be announced in the future. The Big Ten Conference Administrators Council, which includes the Directors of Athletics and Senior Women Administrators from all 14 member institutions, unanimously approved the schedule.
Indiana University Women’s Basketball ranked 11th In preseason Coaches’ Poll
Indiana women’s basketball will start off the 2022-23 season at No. 11 in the USA Today/WBCA coaches’ preseason poll, announced on Wednesday. The Hoosiers appear in the coaches’ poll for the 42nd consecutive week, dating back to the 2019-20 season. They also came in at No. 11 in the final poll last season. Additionally, the program will start the season at No. 11 in the Associated Press preseason top 25.
IU is coming off consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearances where it finished 24-9 overall in 2021-22 and are highlighted by All-Americans graduate student guard Grace Berger and senior forward Mackenzie Holmes. The program will also welcome seven new players to its roster this season including 2022 Indiana Ms. Basketball junior guard Sydney Parrish and senior guard Sara Scalia. Indiana was selected to finish second (media) and third (coaches) in the annual Big Ten preseason polls earlier this month as Berger and Holmes earned spots on the All-Big Ten preseason team.
Season and single game tickets for the upcoming campaign are now on sale through the IU Ticket Office by visiting its website, calling 1-866-IUSPORTS or in person at the West lobby ticket office in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall from 9am – 4pm Monday through Friday.
IU Men’s Golfer Drew Salyers named Big Ten Golfer of the Week
Indiana junior Drew Salyers was named the Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week for the fourth time in his career and second time in as many weeks, the league office announced on Wednesday afternoon. He is the only player in the conference to earn this distinction twice this season. Salyers posted his second-straight tournament victory at The Williams Cup after shooting a 212 (72-70-70; -4). He led the 60-player field with 16 birdies across all three rounds. He was tied for second in Par 3 scoring (2.92) and Par 4 scoring (3.90). The win marked the third of his career and came just one week after turning in a historic performance at the Quail Valley Invitational in which he shot a 199 (65-65-69; -17).
The Williams Cup marked the ninth top-10 of his collegiate career. Salyers previously earned Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week honors on Sept. 8 and 22, 2021 and on Oct. 19, 2022. Indiana will take the remainder of the fall off before heading to Hammock Beach, Fla. for the Big Ten Match Play Championship on Feb. 4. The Hoosiers will enter the event as back-to-back champions.
Indiana and Evansville Men’s Soccer play to 1-1 draw
Indiana men’s soccer (7-3-5, 3-1-3 B1G) and Evansville (6-3-5, 3-1-2 MVC) played to a 1-1 draw on Tuesday at Adar McCutchan Stadium in Evansville. In the 3rd Minute Sophomore forward Tommy Mihalic carried to the top of the box, passed to redshirt senior Ryan Wittenbrink on the left wing and found space inside the 18 for the return pass. Mihalic received, turned and finished with his right foot around the keeper towards the back post. In the 14th Minute Wittenbrink was inches away when his attempt from just outside the box crashed off the post. In the 43rd Minute Junior goalkeeper JT Harms made a fingertip save that was just enough to push an attempt wide of goal. In the 54th Minute a quick Evansville counterattack from an IU corner found Harms off his line, and senior winger Nkosi Graham got around Indiana’s last man and put it home to equalize. In the 62nd Minute the ball fell to senior defender Ethan Garvey just outside the 18, and he fired a shot that clanged off the crossbar and behind.
Indiana remains undefeated against Evansville in 23 matches going back to 1992. IU moved to 32-4-4 in the all-time. Mihalic scored his sixth goal of the year to tie for the team lead. The sophomore has four goals in his last seven matches and six total goal contributions (goals plus assists) in his last eight. Wittenbrink added his sixth assist of the season, bringing his team-best point total to 18. Indiana continues its busy week when it welcomes Division III opponent Trine to Bill Armstrong Stadium this evening as kickoff is set for 6:30pm.
Indiana University Swimming and Diving athletes take home four Big Ten Weekly Awards
Following strong team and individual performances against No. 2/3 Texas and No. 14/22 Texas A&M, Indiana swimming and diving athletes, two men and two women, totaled four Big Ten weekly awards, the conference announced on Wednesday. Sophomores Quinn Henninger and Anna Peplowski and freshman Kristina Paegle each earned their first-career Big Ten weekly awards, while senior Brendan Burns collected his sixth. The men’s and women’s teams each tallied wins against Texas A&M, and the men nearly pulled off the upset of last year’s NCAA runner-up Texas, falling 155-145.
Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Brendan Burns
Senior Brendan Burns won all three individual events he swam which included a sweep of the butterfly events. The defending NCAA Champion in the 200-yard butterfly won the race by nearly a second and set the nation’s current fastest time in the event this season, going 1:42.24. In the 100-yard event, Burns went the sixth-fastest time this season after touching in 46.52. Burns won a thrilling duel in the 200-yard backstroke, defeating UT’s Carson Foster who finished as the runner-up at the national meet last season. After trailing Foster through the first 100 yards, Burns finished strong to out-touch his opponent by .19 seconds. His 1:41.16 mark ranks No. 2 in the nation this season. Burns also tied for the fastest leadoff leg in the 200-yard medley relay, going 22.03 for a 50-yard backstroke split.
Men’s Diver of the Week: Quinn Henninger
Sophomore Quinn Henninger swept the diving events against a tough field. Henninger dominated on the 1-meter springboard, scoring 368.90 – 47.20 points better than the runner-up. On the 3-meter board, Henninger clinched the win with his final dive, earning 75.25 points for a 5337D. Henninger won the event by 3.05 points, totaling a 401.85-point finish. Henninger has won three of four events this season, setting NCAA zone qualifying marks in both.
Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Anna Peplowski
Sophomore Anna Peplowski earned three wins and swept the backstroke events for a second straight meet. In the 100 back, Peplowski won a close battle over UT’s Emma Sticklen, 53.37 to 53.42. She won big in the 200-yard race, winning by about 2.5 seconds with a time of 1:55.97. Peplowski was also fantastic in relays, helping IU to a first-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay and third place in the 200-medley relay. In the latter, Peplowski’s 25.09 backstroke split was the fastest in the field.
Women’s Freshman of the Week: Kristina Paegle
Freshman and Bloomington South Graduate Kristina Paegle earned top-four finishes in all four events she swam on Saturday which included a victory in the 400-freestyle relay. In that win, Paegle swam IU’s fastest and the third-fastest overall split, going 49.60. The freshman also swam the fastest freestyle leg in IU’s third-place finish in the 200-medley relay. Individually, Paegle narrowly missed an NCAA B cut in the 50-yard freestyle after touching in 22.73. She also placed fourth in the 100 free, going 50.09.
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