B1G Commish Pettiti comments on the impact of women's sports
Jul 23, 2024 12:01:02 GMT -5
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Here's the full transcript from Big Ten commissioner Tony Pettiti on women's sports in the Big Ten, including Nebraska Volleyball and Iowa Basketball.
"Last year was an incredible year in women's sports, in large part because of what happened in the Big Ten. It began in August with Volleyball Day in Nebraska where more than 92,000 fans, the largest crowd to ever gather for a women's sporting event, packed Memorial Stadium.
"Then in October, a woman's college basketball attendance record was shattered when more than 55,000 Iowa fans filled Kinnick Stadium. Just two weeks later Wisconsin and Minnesota met in the most viewed volleyball match in television history, only to see that number topped by Nebraska and Texas in December's NCAA Championship.
"That match was played in front of the largest indoor crowd in college volleyball history. Iowa set records for the most watched women's basketball game ever on seven different networks during the season.
"Their Elite Eight, Final Four, and National Championship games each set new records for the most watched event in the sport's history, and the final against South Carolina was the most watched basketball game, men's or women's, college or pro, since 2019.
"You really can't tell the story of last year in sports without acknowledging the woman who now plays right here in Indianapolis. Caitlin Clark led the Hawkeyes to a title at a sold-out Big Ten women's basketball tournament and was the National Player of the Year in women's college basketball.
"In volleyball, Sarah Franklin from Wisconsin was named AVCA Player of the Year, and Izzy Scane from Northwestern earned her second straight Player of the Year honor in college Lacrosse."
Here's the full transcript from Big Ten commissioner Tony Pettiti on women's sports in the Big Ten, including Nebraska Volleyball and Iowa Basketball.
"Last year was an incredible year in women's sports, in large part because of what happened in the Big Ten. It began in August with Volleyball Day in Nebraska where more than 92,000 fans, the largest crowd to ever gather for a women's sporting event, packed Memorial Stadium.
"Then in October, a woman's college basketball attendance record was shattered when more than 55,000 Iowa fans filled Kinnick Stadium. Just two weeks later Wisconsin and Minnesota met in the most viewed volleyball match in television history, only to see that number topped by Nebraska and Texas in December's NCAA Championship.
"That match was played in front of the largest indoor crowd in college volleyball history. Iowa set records for the most watched women's basketball game ever on seven different networks during the season.
"Their Elite Eight, Final Four, and National Championship games each set new records for the most watched event in the sport's history, and the final against South Carolina was the most watched basketball game, men's or women's, college or pro, since 2019.
"You really can't tell the story of last year in sports without acknowledging the woman who now plays right here in Indianapolis. Caitlin Clark led the Hawkeyes to a title at a sold-out Big Ten women's basketball tournament and was the National Player of the Year in women's college basketball.
"In volleyball, Sarah Franklin from Wisconsin was named AVCA Player of the Year, and Izzy Scane from Northwestern earned her second straight Player of the Year honor in college Lacrosse."