Big Ten announces 2024-25 Women’s Basketball Conference Opponents The Big Ten Conference has announced women’s basketball league opponents for the 2024-25 season. The conference will play an 18-game format once again. With the additions of Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington, each team will play one opponent twice, eight opponents only at home, and eight opponents only on the road. Dates, times, and television designations will be announced at a later time.
Reserved season tickets will be available for the upcoming IU Women’s Basketball season on the east side of the Main Level of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Rows 1-30. Adult reserved season tickets are $112, while reserved senior season tickets (65+) and youth season tickets (18-and-under) are $48. IU faculty and staff can purchase reserved season tickets for $80. The rest of the arena will remain general admission for 2024-25, with seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Adult general admission season tickets are $96, while general admission youth and senior tickets are $48. Fans also have the option to purchase reserved parking again this season in Gates 2, 4, 12, and 14.
Indiana finished 26-6 overall, 15-3 in the Big Ten, and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the third time in four years. The Hoosiers will return fifth-year guards Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sydney Parrish along with junior guard Yarden Garzon. Head coach Teri Moren will enter her 11th season at the helm of the program.
IU 2024-25 Big Ten Conference Opponents
Home Only-Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin, UCLA and USC Away Only-Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State and Washington Home and Away- Purdue
Group Schedule revealed for the Indiana University Men’s Soccer Alumni Team the Hoosier Army in the Soccer Tournament
The Soccer Tournament – the $1 million, winner-take-all, seven-versus-seven world championship – on Tuesday announced the group pairing and schedule for Hoosier Army (Indiana Alumni) as a part of its official 48-team men’s field in Cary, N.C. from June 5-10. The men’s field is split into 12 groups of four teams. Hoosier Army will headline Group K, which also features Georgetown Alumni, Freedom United (Air Force Alumni) and Trident FC.
Hoosier Army will kick off group play against Trident FC on Wednesday, June 5, at 10:30 a.m. ET. Its second match will mark a sort of rematch of the 2012 NCAA College Cup final, as the IU alumni face Georgetown Alumni at 7 p.m. ET on opening day. Hoosier Army’s roster features six members of Indiana’s 2012 championship team: Jacob Bushue, Nikita Kotlov, Matt McKain, Harrison Petts, Luis Soffner and Joe Tolen. Hoosier Army will close group play against Freedom United Thursday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Fans can stream all three group stage matches at thetournament.com.
Hoosier Army made history in the 2023 tournament, winning the first-ever match 5-2 over Borussia Dortmund. The Indiana alumni team won its next group play match against Kingdom FC in a thrilling “target score” finish as goalkeeper Christian Lomeli currently an assistant coach for the collegiate team – scored the winning goal with both teams down to two men. The Hoosiers shared the best record (2-1) in their group through three games but slipped out of the tournament on goal differential after falling to the eventual champion, Newtown Pride FC.
TST’s 48-team men’s field also includes international clubs like Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Wrexham, Borussia Dortmund, Villarreal, Como 1907 and Burnley FC. Participants in this year’s tournament include soccer stars Sergio Aguero (Aguero Team), Nani (Nani FC), and Mario Balotelli (Nani FC), former NFL stars Pat McAfee (The Concafa SC), J.J. Watt (Burnley), and Chad OchoCinco Johnson (Nati SC), among many others. Tickets to see Hoosier Army play at TST can be purchased at thetournament.com/tst/tickets.
Indiana University Women’s Golf in 10th Place after Day 2 of the NCAA Regional in East Lansing
Indiana University Women’s Golf is in 10th place after the first two days of the NCAA Regional at the Forest Akers Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan. The Hoosiers finished Day 2 with a 12 over par 300 to bring its total score to 595 and 19 over par. The Hoosiers need to finish in the top 5 to advance to the NCAA Championships in Carlsbad California but they sit 19 strokes back of fifth place team which is the University of Florida who is even after two rounds with a score 576. USC leads with a 6 under par 570 with Northwestern 2 stokes back, followed by Pepperdine and Michigan State. Denver is 3 stokes back of Florida in sixth place with Kentucky and Oklahoma State tied for 7th a stroke behind Denver. Augusta is 9th four strokes ahead of the Hoosiers. Oakland is two strokes behind the Hoosiers in 11th and Illinois State rounds out the 12-team field 20 strokes behind the Hoosiers. Bailey Shoemaker of USC is the individual leader with a two-day score of 136 and 8 under par after shooting a second-round score of 71 which is 1 under par. Lauren Beaudreau of Notre Dame is in second place 1 stroke behind and if results hold, she will advance to the NCAA Championship as the highest individual not on an advancing team. Indiana’s Caroline Smith is tied for 8th place with a two-round score of 142 which is 2 under par after she shot a 2 under par 70 on Tuesday. The Final Round will start at 9am this morning. The Hoosiers will tee off at 10:05 am and will go every 13 minutes until the last Hoosier tees off at 10:57am.
Taylor University Track and Field collects 25 All-Crossroads League Awards
The Crossroads League released on Monday its official list of All-League awards for the 2024 Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field seasons, following the championship action that unfolded on May 2 and 3. The Taylor men’s and women’s teams combined for 25 total All-CL awards from 16 different events. En route to its fourth-place team finish, the Taylor women’s team saw 10 athletes earn all-league honors while combining for 16 All-CL finishes throughout nine events, including two relays.
Kiana Siefert headlined the group with a pair of CL tiles in the triple jump and long jump. Mollie Gamble and Ahna Neideck took home the other two individual titles for the Trojans in the 10,000-meters and the steeplechase. The Taylor men’s team placed fifth in the team standings and had eight athletes combine for nine ALL-CL honors across six events. All-Crossroads League honors are awarded to any student-athlete who placed top-three in an individual event or relay at the CL Championships.
Taylor Women’s Track and Field All-CL Recipients
Kiana Siefert | Long Jump (Champion), Triple Jump (Champion),100-Hurdles, 4×100-Relay
D’Arjha Davis | 100-meters, 4×100-Relay
Abby Mays | 800-meters, 4×800-Relay
Noel VanderWall | 1,500-meters, 4×800-Relay
Mollie Gamble | 10,000-meters (Champion)
Ahna Neideck | Steeplechase (Champion)
Nicole Domene | 4×100-Relay
Jessie Beaumont | 4×100-Relay
Emily Johnson | 4×800-Relay
Olivia Jeanette | 4×800-Relay
Taylor Men’s Track and Field All-CL Recipients
Jake Thompson | High Jump, Long Jump
Braden Bixler | 400-hurdles
Nathan Burns | 5,000-meters
Nate Conkel | 4×800-Relay
Nathan Brainer | 4×800-Relay
Joel Mumaw | 4×800-Relay
Ben Eiffert | 4×800-Relay
Josh Forbes | Pole Vault
Larkin and Lehmann Headline All-Crossroads League Honors for Taylor University Softball
The 2024 All-Crossroads League honors were announced on Tuesday afternoon, in which five Trojans were honored, with Kaylee Larkin and Livie Lehmann honored as First-Team All-Crossroads League selections. Joining the sophomore duo were Aleyah Rastetter and Madisyn Standridge as Second-Team All-Crossroads League members, with Mackenzie Noah rounding out the Taylor selections, earning Honorable Mention All-CL. Taylor (28-27) capped a terrific year and looks to return the majority of its lineup next year.
Larkin delivered one of the best offensive seasons in program history during her breakout sophomore campaign. The Brownsburg, Indiana native led the team in hits (66), home runs (14), RBI (41), walks (29), batting average (.437), on-base percentage (.527), and slugging percentage (.821). Larkin’s .821 slugging percentage set a single-season record, while her 14 long balls were second-best in a season in Taylor program history. Larkin also had the best on-base percentage of anyone with at least 100 at-bats in a season in program history and ranked seventh in the NAIA in home runs and eleventh with 30 extra-base hits. The sophomore also racked up 124 total bases to place eleventh in the NAIA and second in program history for a single season. Lehmann had another terrific year to earn First-Team All-CL in her first two years at Taylor. Lehmann hit 21 doubles, one shy of her own single-season record set a year ago and increased her home run tally to nine while increasing her walks (18) and decreasing her strikeouts at the plate. The superstar sophomore was terrific in the field and led the team with 44 runs scored. Lehman was seventh in the NAIA in doubles and matched Larkin with 30 extra-base hits.
Rastetter capped an amazing career at Taylor with her third Second-Team All-CL selection. Rastetter ended her career atop the career charts in program history in walks (80), games played (225), and games started (221) while placing in the top ten in at-bats, home runs, runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, RBI, and total bases, showing her immense impact during her collegiate career. Rastetter’s final stanza included 18 doubles and 62 hits, both of which were second-best on the team. Another sophomore, Standridge, had a terrific season, which was recognized by the Crossroads League with second-team All-CL honors. Standridge swiped 26 bases, the second most in a season in program history. The Alexandria, Indiana native continued to show improvement at the plate, knocking five home runs, seven doubles, and 47 hits for TU, establishing herself in the five-hole. Rounding out the Taylor recipients was Noah being named All-CL Honorable Mention. Noah led the teams in strikeouts (56), complete games (13), shutouts (3), appearances (30), games started (25), and innings pitched (148.1) while matching Mady Foy with 12 wins. The Allen Park, Michigan native has seen her remarkable consistency land her in the top ten in program history in wins (34), games started (70), complete games (37), shutouts (6), and innings pitched (407.1).
Indiana Pacers Drop Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Donte Divincenzo made a three-pointer with 40 seconds to play as the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 121-117 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Monday night. Jalen Brunson had a game-high 43 points for the Knicks, while Myles Turner led the Pacers with 23 points. Indiana’s bench sparked the Pacers in the first half as they outscored New York’s backups 27-1 to build a six-point lead at halftime. T.J. McConnell led Indiana with 10 points at the half. The third quarter was back-and-forth with Turner making a three-pointer at the buzzer to put Indiana up 87-82. The Pacers went up nine in the fourth quarter before the Knicks rallied to take the lead on an OG Anunoby dunk with just over three minutes to play. Indiana will look to even the series in Game 2 tonight at 8 p.m. at Madison Square Garden.
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