Maria M. Cornelius's profile photo

Maria M. Cornelius

Knoxville

Sportswriter at 247Sports

Editor @moxcar; author @utennpress; writer @govols247; president @etspj; volunteer @StridesKnox; union; DEI; racial justice; LGBTQIA+ #lovewins #breastcancer

Articles

  • 3 days ago | knoxtntoday.com | Maria M. Cornelius

    Karlyn Pickens gave her all for Tennessee in Oklahoma City. After Tennessee’s season came to an end in the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series, the All-American pitcher fielded a question about when she could go to any college, what is it about Tennessee that she loves. “Is everything an answer?” Pickens replied. “I adore everything about being a Lady Vol, everything it stands for, the community, the place it’s at. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. Vol for life.”through thick and thin.

  • 3 days ago | 247sports.com | Maria M. Cornelius

    The Lady Vols season came to an end Monday with a 2-0 loss to Texas in the semifinals of the Women's College World Series. Tennessee was one of the last four teams still in Oklahoma City, but the opening loss to Oklahoma in the first game sent the team into the gauntlet of the loser's bracket. "Congratulations to Texas," Tennessee Coach Karen Weekly said. "Outstanding program. Played a great game. Thank you to everybody involved, NCAA that makes this such an amazing event each year.

  • 4 days ago | 247sports.com | Maria M. Cornelius

    The Lady Vols have reached the semifinals of the Women's College World Series with a 5-4 win over UCLA in a Sunday elimination game that had plenty of drama. Tennessee, 47-16, will now face Texas, 53-11, on Monday with the first game at 12 p.m. Eastern. The Lady Vols have to win to force a second game at 2:30 p.m. with the winner making the championship series.

  • 6 days ago | 247sports.com | Maria M. Cornelius

    The Lady Vols made an emphatic statement to stay in Oklahoma City with a 11-3 defeat of Florida in an elimination game one day after a gut-punch loss in the opener. Tennessee, 46-16, ended the Gators' season with an explosive first inning that became a run-rule win. Karlyn Pickens' live action ended after one inning with a 7-0 lead, and sophomore pitcher Sage Mardjetko entered the game for two scoreless innings before some friction in the fourth.

  • 1 week ago | knoxtntoday.com | Maria M. Cornelius

    Oklahoma has won the last four national softball championships and for six innings, the Lady Vols held the lead Thursday against the Sooners, who had nearly all of the 11,085 in attendance at Devon Park in Oklahoma City on their side.

Try JournoFinder For Free

Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.

Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →

Coverage map

X (formerly Twitter)

Followers
8K
Tweets
131K
DMs Open
No
Maria M. Cornelius
Maria M. Cornelius @mmcornelius
15 May 25

RT @BerniceKing: 3 years later…#Buffalo. We won’t forget. The ideology of white supremacy is evil and ill. I’m praying for the families a…

Maria M. Cornelius
Maria M. Cornelius @mmcornelius
15 May 25

.@C_Burdick11 underwent major hip surgery and returned to the court five months later to win @usab3x3 national championship with current @LadyVol_Hoops player @SpearmanLazaria. Click pic as Burdick details her journey back @GoVols247. #ladyvols #LVFL https://t.co/Jn3fGoMDzw

Maria M. Cornelius
Maria M. Cornelius @mmcornelius
14 May 25

RT @Vol_Softball: Leach Family Legacy — The story of Aubrey, Kelcy, Alannah and Gabby and their journey to Rocky Top 📺 Tennesee Athletics…