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Men’s Soccer to Begin Ohio Valley Conference Play Next Fall​​​​​​​

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Men’s Soccer to Begin Ohio Valley Conference Play Next Fall​​​​​​​

March 29, 2023

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer will be joining the Ohio Valley Conference for the upcoming season league officials announced Tuesday. This will be the first season for men’s soccer in the OVC, the conference will consist of four current members as well as four affiliate members.

The Screaming Eagles will join current OVC members Eastern Illinois University, Lindenwood University, and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville in the inaugural season. EIU and Lindenwood joined USI in the Summit League last season while SIUE competed in the Missouri Valley Conference.

SIUE was the most successful of the four teams last season, finishing 5-9-2, finishing sixth in the MVC. Lindenwood finished with the most wins of the three Summit League schools, 3-11-1, while USI finished above both in the final standings with a record of 2-12-3. EIU finished last season 1-12-3.

The four affiliate members that will be joining the OVC will include Chicago State University, Houston Christian University, University of Incarnate Word, and Liberty University.

HCU was the most successful of the four new members, finishing ninth in the Western Athletic Conference with a 5-8-6 record. Liberty finished last season 3-6-6 and finished seventh in the Atlantic Sun Conference. UIW finished last season with a 2-13-1 record as an independent. CSU ended last season fifth in the Mid-American Conference with a 1-13-3 record.

USI finished last season with a 1-3-1 record against the new OVC field. The Eagles recorded their first NCAA Division I win since 1994 against EIU while also earning a draw with CSU. USI fell to Lindenwood twice and SIUE once.

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Vincennes University offers free healthcare training throughout Indiana

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VINCENNES, Ind., March 28, 2023 – Medical assistants are one of the highest-demand career paths in Indiana. Medical assistants work in healthcare settings performing both clinical and administrative tasks. Job duties can include scheduling appointments, taking and recording vital signs, and billing and coding procedures.

Vincennes University provides medical assistant training throughout Indiana and

collaborates with Indiana’s Next Level Jobs Program to provide funding to Indiana residents who qualify to take the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant Training program for free.

Classes are scheduled throughout Indiana, including:

Bedford – April 3, 2023 

Fort Branch – April 11, 2023

Jasper – April 25, 2023

Vincennes – May 8, 2023 

Petersburg – June 5, 2023

Lebanon – June 5, 2023

Impressive opening round pushes Eagles to sixth place

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BATAVIA, Ohio – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf shot an opening day score of 306 (+22) to position itself into a sixth-place finish at The Julie at the Elks Run Golf Course Tuesday afternoon. The Screaming Eagles’ two-round score of 624 (+56) is the best this season.
 
USI used a team effort to place within the top five of The Julie after the first round of action. Sophomore Baileigh Schneider (Huntingburg, Indiana) had another big first-round performance, shooting a 72 (+1) to sit in a tie for sixth and mark the lowest round score this season. Junior Katelyn Sayyalinh (Rockford, Illinois) also provided key strokes for the Eagles, sitting in a tie for 10th with a 74 (+3). USI ended the round in fifth with a 306 (+22).
 
The second round saw the Eagles perform a 318 (+34) to drop one spot in the standings. Schneider continued her hot stretch by adding a 76 (+5) to her score to finish the tournament six over par and in a tie for ninth place, the best finish in her collegiate career. Sayyalinh had a two-day score of 156 (+14) to place in a tie for 27th while junior Halle Gutwein (DeMotte, Indiana) tallied 157 (+15) to tie for 30th.
 
University of Wisconsin Green Bay won The Julie after a two-day total of 592 (+24) while Youngstown State University’s Madison Smithco and University of Indianapolis’ Cathi Graf shared a tie for first after shooting for par in two rounds.
 
NEXT UP FOR THE EAGLES:
The Eagles finish the regular season with a trip to Murray, Kentucky to compete in the Jim Weaver Invitational hosted by Murray State University at the Miller Memorial Golf Course on April 3-4.

Another trans bill—this one concerning inmates—looks to a final vote in the Senate

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The Indiana Senate Tuesday advanced a bill to restrict gender reassignment surgery for inmates in Indiana prisons to a third reading and a final vote.

House Bill 1569 was authored by Rep. Peggy Mayfield, R-Martinsville, and passed through the Indiana House Courts and Criminal Code Committee and the full House as well as a Senate committee. It is among multiple bills targeting trans rights making their way through the General Assembly this session.

The bill would restrict the Department of Corrections from using any state resources to pay for hormone therapy or gender reassignment surgery for inmates.

Senate Minority Leader Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis, unsuccessfully offered an amendment to the bill providing that if an inmate paid for the surgery out of their own pocket, then the DOC would provide support and facilitate the procedure.

Taylor said this would be like “any other medically necessary procedure” for which the DOC must take the patient off premises to provide the service. 

Sponsors of the bill—Sen. Stacey Donato, R-Logansport, and Sen. Michael Young, R-Indianapolis—opposed the amendment.

Young asked whether this could create discipline or security problems and whether the inmate might have to move. 

“If we have to move those people from male prisons into female prisons and vice versa, I just think that would be a problem,” Young said.

Taylor told his colleagues to “look up the definition before you ask that question.”

“Educate yourself before you ask the question. Gender reassignment could be about taking a hormone. As simple as that. So before you come up here and ask questions, educate yourself,” Taylor said.

Taylor said the State of Indiana has an obligation to all DOC inmates to “provide medically necessary surgeries.” 

“My public policy position is that when someone needs a medically necessary procedure, even if they’re incarcerated, they have a human right to receive it,” Taylor said. 

“All I’m trying to do is carve out and say that if you have private pay insurance and you want to pay for it yourself, the DOC should provide and facilitate this medically necessary procedure.”

The bill is eligible for a final vote in the Senate later this week. 

EPA and HHS Encourage States to Utilize Federal Resources for Lead Detection and Mitigation

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EPA and HHS Encourage States to Utilize Federal Resources for Lead Detection and Mitigation in Early Care and Education Settings

WASHINGTON (March 28, 2023) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a joint letter to governors to encourage state and local governments to use federal funding to take actions to reduce and remove lead in drinking water in early care and education settings, like elementary schools and daycare facilities.

“The science is clear: there is no safe level of lead of exposure to lead — especially for our children,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “The Biden-Harris Administration is taking a whole-of-government approach towards reducing lead exposure, especially in the environments our youth learn and grow. We are encouraging our state and local partners to join us in this critical effort and leverage the unprecedented levels of federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to reduce childhood lead exposure.”

“Children are our future,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to protecting children and the communities they live in by taking action to deliver clean drinking water, replace lead pipes, and remove lead paint. This collaboration between HHS and EPA will continue to advance lead remediation in elementary schools and child care facilities, protecting the health and well-being of future generations.”

EPA and HHS are delivering on the White House’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan by encouraging federal, state, and local governments to use every tool to deliver clean drinking water, replace lead pipes, and remediate lead paint. Funding for this collaborative initiative can come from both the American Rescue Plan and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, among other federal resources. It is especially critical to make improvements to places where children spend significant time such as child care centers, family child care homes, preschools, and Head Start programs. Together, these historic federal investments have the potential to be transformative and to act as a catalyst to achieve lead-free water for all, especially for children who are most susceptible to the health impacts from lead exposure.

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is dedicating an unprecedented $15 billion to removing lead from drinking water including in early child care settings. In the coming days, EPA will be announcing this year’s drinking water funding supporting states, Tribes, and territories in upgrading critical infrastructure and improving access to safe drinking water across the nation. This funding builds on President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to deliver clean water and protect public health for all people, especially disadvantaged communities.

States can also take administrative measures to support the health and safety of children in early care and education settings by establishing or strengthening licensing and monitoring requirements or improving blood lead screening programs. In addition, states can provide technical assistance and resources to meet lead testing and remediation requirements, including use of the EPA 3Ts (Training, Testing, and Taking Action) voluntary program to help schools and child care facilities make progress on reducing lead in drinking water.

Trailblazer baseball falls in MWAC doubleheader at Illinois Central

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PEORIA, Ill. – The Vincennes University baseball team closed out their four-game Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) series at Illinois Central Monday afternoon and fell in the doubleheader, dropping game one 7-5 before falling in game two of the day 8-2.

The Trailblazers got off to a really good start Monday, with leadoff hitter, sophomore Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) leading off the game with a single, stealing second base and later scoring on a throwing error to give the Blazers a 1-0 lead.

Illinois Central would get this run back in the bottom half of the first, before VU would score in the second after sophomore Colin Long (Evansville, Ind.) led off the inning by being hit by a pitch and later scoring on an RBI single by freshman Kade Hinton (Fort Wayne, Ind.) to take the lead back.

ICC would grab the lead back in the fourth with three runs before VU would get a run back in the fifth after Kade Hinton led off the inning with a single and scoring on a fielding error by the Cougars to cut the deficit to 4-3.

VU would take the lead back in the sixth with a pair of runs coming on back-to-back RBI doubles by Kade Hinton and Ethan Burdette. Hinton’s third hit of the game and second RBI of the game to give VU a 5-4 lead.

Illinois Central would answer back however in this back-and-forth showdown, scoring three runs in the sixth to take the lead back and holding on after retiring the Blazers in order in the seventh to pick up the 7-5 victory in game one of the day.

Freshman Jace Parnin (Fort Wayne, Ind.) got the start on the mound Monday, throwing three and two-third innings, allowing four runs on four hits and striking out four.

Sophomore Caleb Moore (St. Louis, Mo.) entered out of the pen to throw an inning and two-thirds, allowing one run on one hit and striking out one.

Sophomore Xavier Hart (Jeffersonville, Ind.) came in to pick up the final two outs of the sixth inning, allowing two runs on two hits and striking out one.

Vincennes then looked to turn things around and avoid the series sweep in the series finale and were again the first team on the scoreboard with sophomore Kobe Bartlett (Rockport, Ind.) leading off the second with a single and later scoring on a groundout by sophomore Mahkai Pelzer (Douglasville, Ga.).

Illinois Central would get a run in the bottom of the second to even the score at 1-1 before picking up a pair of runs in the third and three runs in the fourth to take a 6-1 lead.

The Cougars continued to add to their lead with a run in the fifth and a run in the sixth before the Blazers would look to attempt a late comeback in the seventh with a solo home run by sophomore Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.), his sixth of the season.

While the VU bullpen did manage to silence the ICC batters in the late innings, the Blazers were equally unable to get something going offensively, with Vincennes able to get one runner on base in the final two innings as Illinois Central closed out the 8-2 victory and picked up the MWAC Conference series sweep.

Sophomore Jake Stuteville (Rockport, Ind.) got the start on the mound in game two, throwing four innings, allowing six runs on 11 hits and striking out two.

Freshman Logan Medsker (Marshall, Ill.) was the first out of the pen in the series finale, throwing an inning and two-thirds, allowing two runs on two hits and striking out two.

Freshman Aaron Fenn (Fort Wayne, Ind.) finished out the final two and one-third innings on the mound for VU, allowing one hit and striking out two.

The Trailblazers will look to bounce back when VU hits the road again tomorrow, Tuesday, March 28 when Vincennes travels to Olney, Ill. to face-off against Olney Central College. First pitch tomorrow is scheduled for 3 p.m. eastern.

BOX SCORE

GAME ONE

VU (14-14, 4-3) – 110   012   0 – 5

Illinois Central – 100   303   x – 7

VINCENNES HITTING

2B – Hinton, Burdette. RBI – Burdette, Hinton 2. HBP – Evans 2, Long. SB – Evans 2, Long, Hinton, Burdette, Whitehead.

GAME TWO

VU (14-15, 4-4) – 010   000   100 – 2

Illinois Central – 012   311   00x – 8

VINCENNES HITTING

HR – Evans. RBI – Evans, Pelzer. HBP – Long, Elliott. SB – Evans.

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The Vincennes University baseball team falls to 14-15 on the season, with a 4-4 record in MWAC Conference play.

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USI loses heartbreaker to Ball State in 11 innings

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MUNCIE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball lost a heartbreaker in 11 innings to Ball State University, 7-6, Tuesday afternoon in Muncie, Indiana. USI watched its record go to 7-18, while Ball State goes to 18-6.
 
USI junior first baseman Jack Ellis (Jeffersonville, Indiana) put the Eagles up in the second inning with a RBI-double for the 1-0 lead. Ball State tied the game, 1-1, in the bottom half of the third before junior centerfielder Ren Tachioka (Japan) drove in USI’s second run of the game in the fourth for the 2-1 lead.
 
The Cardinals responded with a two-spot in the bottom of the fourth for the 3-2 margin and would hold that lead until the top of the seventh. USI regained the lead for a third time when junior designated hitter Tucker Ebest (Austin, Texas) doubled in a pair of runs for a 4-3 advantage.
 
The Eagles held the 4-3 lead until the bottom of the ninth when the Cardinals scratched a run across to tie the score, 4-4, on a USI error and force extra frames.
 
USI had the advantage early in the extra innings by taking command 6-4. USI junior rightfielder Steven Molinet  (Elberfeld, Indiana) gave the Eagles back the lead for the fourth time with a RBI-double, while Ellis put USI up two, 6-4, with a sacrifice fly.
 
Ball State, however, was not done and tied the score, 6-6, in the bottom of the 10th, scoring the tying run on a wild pitch and set the stage in the 11th. The Eagles stranded a pair of runners on in the top of the 11th before the Cardinals got the game-winning solo home run in the bottom of the frame.
 
On the mound, junior right-hander Zach Sliger (Franklin, Kentucky) took the loss for the Eagles. Sliger (0-1) allowed one run on one hit and struck out two in an inning of work after entering to get the Eagles out of the 10th.
 
On a staff day on the mound, the Eagles received strong relief pitching performances from junior right-hander Trent Robinson (Louisville, Kentucky), who allowed a single run in three innings of work; junior right-hander Corey Anderson (Linton, Indiana), who posted two-plus scoreless innings; and junior right-hander Matthew Moore (Newburgh, Indiana), who struck out four and allowed an unearned run in three innings of action.
 
Up Next for the Eagles:  
The Eagles resume Ohio Valley Conference action with a visit to Lindenwood University for a three-game series this weekend. The first pitch Friday, Saturday, and Sunday is slated for 1 p.m. each day in St. Charles, Missouri.
 
USI, which started OVC play 0-3, trails in the all-time series with Lindenwood, 4-1, since the 2020 season when the Lions joined the Great Lakes Valley Conference. All five of the previous contests were played in St. Charles.
 
Lindenwood, currently, is 3-21 overall and also began its OVC schedule with three-straight losses at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The Lion host the University of Missouri for a 3 p.m. contest Wednesday prior to welcoming USI this weekend.
 

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