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Indy 11 loses to Birmingham Legion FC 1-0
While Indy Eleven goalkeeper Bobby Edwards recorded five saves, it was an early penalty kick conversion sent past him by Birmingham Legion FC striker Neco Brett that made the difference in a 1-0 defeat for the Eleven Saturday evening at IUPUI Michael A. Carrol Stadium. The loss kept Indy Eleven in fourth place in the Central Division standings, while Legion FC used the three points to go back atop the Central table. Indiana’s Team continues to see struggles on its home pitch, having now gone winless in its last four times out at “The Mike.”
Indy Eleven will return home on Saturday, July 17, when it hosts Community Heroes Night, presented by Community Health Network Foundation, against Memphis 901 FC. Tickets for the 7:00 p.m. ET kickoff are limited but still available and can be secured by visiting indyeleven.com/tickets or by calling 317-685-1100 during regular business hours. Fans who can’t make it to “The Mike” can follow the action on MyINDY-TV 23, ESPN+, Exitos Radio 94.3 FM/exitos943.com, and the @IndyElevenLive Twitter feed, presented by Central Indiana Honda Dealers.
Tyra Buss takes job as Assistant Coach at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Tyra Buss joins Tyra Buss, former IU Lady Hoosier standout, joined the Milwaukee women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Buss joins the Panthers after one season as assistant coach at the University of Evansville who went 6-17 last season. Buss started all four years at IU and become the Hoosiers’ all-time leading scorer with 2,364 points. Buss helped lead the Hoosiers to a 2019 WNIT title, being named the Postseason WNIT Most Valuable Player in the process. Among an extensive list of honors, Buss was named a WBCA All-American twice in her career. A native of Mt. Carmel, Ill., Buss graduated from Indiana with a degree in physical education.
105 IU Athletes earn Distinguished Scholar Award
The Big Ten Conference announced on Wednesday that 1,517 students – including 105 from Indiana athletics teams – have earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award. The list includes students from all 14 institutions and 38 different sports, who have recorded a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year. The 105 honorees from Indiana represents a school record and the second straight year the Hoosiers have set a record for most honorees. It also represents a significant improvement from the 67 honorees in the 2018-19 school year. In the 2019-20 school year it was 96 honorees. This also comes on the heels of 155 Indiana student-athletes earning spring/at-large Academic All-Big Ten Honors, another program record.
Congratulations to:
Football: Thomas Allen, Harry Crider, Ricky Tamis, Trey Walker
Men’s Track and Field and Cross Country: Jyles Etienne, Christian Goines, Dustin Horter, Arjun Jha, Ethan Meyer., Nolan Landis, Skylar Stidam, Ben Veatch
Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country: Jenna Barker, Princess Brinkley, Maddie Dalton, Kara Deady, Abby Green, Bailey Hertenstein, Mallory Mulzer, Mikaela Ramirez, Sarah Schmitt, Lauren Seaver, Alyssa Skorge, Lauren Thomas, Grace Williams
Women’s Basketball: Grace Berger, Mackenzie Holmes, Ali Patberg
Men’s Basketball: Joey Brunk
Women’s Soccer: Melanie Forbes. Allison Jorden, Bethany Kopel, Avery Lockwood, Hanna Németh, Grace Saccone, Bria Telemaque, Megan Wampler
Women’s Golf: Angela Aung
Rowing: Abigail Bogovich, Nicole Conway, Isabelle Crain, Drew Harris, Libby Kruger, Ruby Leverington, Larissa Moffat, Kaylynn Scher, Whitney Walker, Madison Wright
Men’s Soccer: John Bannec, Ian Black, Lucas Boha, Spencer Glass, Quinten Helmer, Alex Palazzolo, Bryant Pratt, Isaac Sarosy, Thomas Warr, Ben Yeagley
Women’s Diving: Kayla Luarde, Margaret Rogers
Water Polo: Zoe Crouch, Katherine Hawkins, Izzy Mandema, Taylor Wessel
Men’s Tennis: Bennett Crane, Patrick Fletchall, Carson Haskins, Andrew Redding, Mac Rogers
Women’s Tennis: Lexi Kubas, Michelle McKamey
Field Hockey: Sachi Ananias, Peyton Becker, Sofi Keen, Mary Kate Kesler, Jes McGivern, Kennedy Reardon
Women’s Swimming: Laurel Eiber, Josie Grote, Bailey Kovac, Mackenzie Looze, Ryler Ober, Grace Pangburn, Noelle Peplowski
Baseball: Drew Ashley, Zachary Behrmann, Blayne Deaton, Alex Franklin, Matthew Lerner, Connor Manous, Tyler Van Pelt
Men’s Swimming: Griffin Eiber, Jacob Destrampe, Michael Draves, Gage Hamill, Gary Kostbade, Ben McDade
Volleyball: Haley Armstrong, Sophie Oliphant, Bayli Lebo
Softball: Taylor Askland, Tatum Hayes, Gabbi Jenkins, Bella Norton, Grayson Radcliffe