Lady Blazers hot start gives Vincennes road Region win at Southwestern Illinois
BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The Vincennes University Lady Blazers increased their Region 24 winning streak to five Monday night with a big 67-56 win at Southwestern Illinois.
Vincennes got off to a hot start, leading by 12 after the first quarter before coming away with the 11-point victory over the Lady Blue Storm.
The Lady Blazers got off to a quick start on the road Monday night, opening the contest on a 12-3 scoring run.
SWIC was able to cut into the deficit, cutting the VU lead down to just four, before VU answered back to take a 23-11 lead after the first 10 minutes of play after a buzzer beater three by sophomore Cherrelle Newsom (Indianapolis, Ind.).
VU continued to hold serve in the second quarter before a late 7-0 scoring run put the Lady Blue Storm within four.
Vincennes would get a basket before the halftime break to head into the locker room holding a 36-30 advantage.
The Lady Blazers opened the second half with a 7-0 scoring run of their own. This momentum wouldn’t hold however as SWIC closed out the third period outscoring VU 11-5 to cut the VU lead to seven heading into the fourth quarter.
Southwestern continued to close the margin to start the fourth quarter, coming within three points of the Lady Blazers before VU would respond with a 7-0 run to lead 56-46.
SWIC would again attempt a late comeback, cutting the lead to four. Vincennes answered the call again to close out the game on another 7-0 scoring run to close out the 67-56 win over the Lady Blue Storm.
The Lady Blazers were led offensively by Cherrelle Newsom who finished with 17 points, including five made three-pointers, giving her 16 in VU’s last three games. Newsom also dished out three assists.
Sophomore Chanice Willis (Champaign, Ill.) came off the bench to add 14 points, a team-high three steals and a pair of rebounds and assists.
Freshman Elikya Baseyila (Paris, France) just missed a double-double, finishing with 11 points and nine rebounds, while controlling the paint defensively with five blocks on the night.
The Lady Blazers will return home to the P.E. Complex Wednesday, Jan. 18 when VU hosts No. 14-ranked Wabash Valley College in a Region 24 doubleheader. The VU Lady Blazers will tip-off the action against the Lady Warriors at 5 p.m. eastern.
Southwestern Indiana Women of Action
Southwestern Indiana Women of Action
 January Exchange
January 17, 2023
(EVANSVILLE, Indiana) January 17, 2023 – Southwestern Indiana Women of Action is hosting its first meeting of 2023. The event will take place on Thursday, January 19th, at Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library, Browning Room B, located at 200 SE Martin Luther King Junior Blvd, Evansville, Indiana. Doors open at 5:30 pm, with the meeting beginning at 6 pm. The event is free and open to the public.
SWIWOA’s January meeting will feature a panel discussion on mental health in our communities. The panel consists of three women with different perspectives on this important topic.
 Lisa Seif LCSW, LCAC, CSAMS is a private psychotherapist and coach with experience facilitating workshops, seminars, and training related to people with mental health and substance abuse disorders.
Amy Barnett Devries is the former Lead Organizer of CAJE (Congregations Acting for Justice and Empowerment). Amy will share her experience in navigating youth mental health struggles as a parent.
Jordan Beach, LCSW and Clinical Supervisor Youth First will speak about the impact of mental health on our communities’ youth and families.
The conversation will focus on panelists’ insights into three main areas; The need for mental health support; Issues with access and availability; What we can do to help
President Stephanie Gerhardt shared more about the need for this discussion. “Our community, among many others, is in the middle of a mental health crisis. We need to focus on the needs of individuals and families and get them the tools to find the help they need. We also need to take a serious look at the lack of services offered in our community and work together to build a stronger support system for our children. Â
The audience is encouraged to bring questions to ask panelists during a portion of the event. Additional information will also be available about how to join the Southwestern Indiana Women of Action group.Â
About Southwestern Indiana Women of Action
Southwestern Indiana Women of Action’s vision is to become a trusted organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in the communities in which we serve. Our mission is to provide a non-partisan outlet for individuals who identify as female and their allies to become involved in and feel connected to their communities in order to drive positive change. The Women of Action organization exists to educate, organize and mobilize voters in Southwestern Indiana through civic engagement and outreach on key community issues, in an unbiased manner via grassroots efforts. Membership is open to anyone age 16 and older who lives or works in one of the following five counties: Warrick, Vanderburgh, Spencer, Gibson, and Posey.Â
CONTRACT INFORMATION
Stephanie Gerhardt, President
Andrea Brown, Director of Communications
Emmy-Nominated Documentary Filmmaker To Keynote 2023 USI Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Luncheon
WHO: USI will host a presentation by Keith Beauchamp, the Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker. Beauchamp has been featured on 60 Minutes, ABC World News Tonight ‘Person of the Week,‘ Court TV, MSNBC, Good Morning America, CNN, BBC, and in hundreds of publications around the world, including The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Associated Press and the Chicago Sun-Times. He is currently the executive producer and host of Investigation Discovery’s crime reality series, The Injustice Files, and the producer of the upcoming feature film Till.
Sophie Kloppenburg, a Mount Vernon, Indiana, high school senior, and Dr. Kristalyn Schefveland, USI Associate Professor of History, will also be recognized. Kloppenburg and Schefveland were involved in a project to create a memorial commemorating seven African American victims of 1878 lynchings/murders in Posey County revealed in October 2022 in Mount Vernon. This portion of the Celebration Luncheon is not being publicized pre-event, so we ask you please not include in pre-event coverage.
Maya Ragland and Robert Hughes from the Children’s Center for Dance Education will be performing a dance to Stand Up during the Celebration Luncheon. Stand Up is a song from the 2022 Movie Till (Beauchamp is the producer of the film). The dance is choreographed by Deena Laska-Lewis.
Taegan Garner, USI Student Government Association President, will give a student reflection, and Damien Doss, USI Student Athlete Development and Retention Coordinator, will provide a reflection. Doss is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. the same fraternity as King, Jr.Â
WHAT:Â USI will host a presentation by Keith Beauchamp, Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, as part of the USI’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Luncheon.
WHEN: The USI Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Luncheon is at 11 a.m. today, Monday, January 16. Doors open to those who have purchased tickets at 10:15 a.m.
Media availability: Beauchamp will be available for media interviews from 10:40-11 a.m. today, Monday, January 16. Please arrive on time as his media availability will be strictly limited to this timeframe. He will not have any media availability post-event.
Kloppenburg, Schefveland, Ragland, Hughes, Garner and Doss will not be available for media interviews.
WHERE: The Celebration Luncheon will take place in Carter Hall, located in University Center East. A map of campus, including Carter Hall, is available at USI.edu/map.
Media availability: Media should rep
OBITUARY OF BETTY ANN NORRICK
OBITUARY OF BETTY ANN NORRICK
Betty Ann Norrick, 57, of Oakland City, Indiana, entered into rest on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at the Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana surrounded by her loving family.
Betty was born on August 20, 1965, to the late Clarence and Louise Green in Princeton, Indiana.
Betty loved cooking and taking care of her children. She loved everyone and was an aunt to many. She was a long-time member of Mt. Olive General Baptist Church.
Betty is survived by her husband, Brad Norrick; daughter, Amanda Margerison (Daniel); son, Dean Norrick; daughter, Kelsie Norrick; daughter, Kim Stanton (Shawn); stepson, Greg Norrick (Heather); brother, Paul Green; sister, Mary Knight Green; ex-husband and longtime friend, Ronald Norrick; and 12 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Louise (Beck) Green; and brother, Bill Green.
Visitation for Betty will be on Friday, January 20, 2023, from 10:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. at Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel. The funeral service will begin at 2 P.M. with Pastor Alex Benefiel officiating.
Friends may send a condolence to the family at www.LambBasham.com
USI Events And Updates For The Week Of 1/16/2023
11 a.m. Monday, January 16
Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker to keynote the 2023 USI Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Luncheon
USI will host a presentation by Keith Beauchamp, Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, honoring the memory and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as part of USI’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Celebration Luncheon at 11 a.m. Monday, January 16 in Carter Hall, located in University Center East. Doors will open at 10:15 a.m. The presentation is open to the public.
3 p.m. Friday, January 20
Virtual faculty presentation to analyze new Cold War nostalgia in film
The USI College of Liberal Arts will host its first Faculty Colloquium presentation of the Spring Semester, “The New Cold War in US Film: From Rocky to Creed and Comrade Detective,†presented by Dr. Oana Popescu-Sandu, Associate Professor of English, at 3 p.m. Friday, January 20 in Kleymeyer Hall, located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center.
Now through February 5
USI MAC/Pace Galleries to present 2023 Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship
The Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship Exhibition, From Here She Grows, is currently on display at the McCutchan Art Center/Pace (MAC/Pace) Galleries in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center on campus.
Select Mondays in January, February, and March
USI Romain College of Business VITA Program to offer free tax prep
Through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, USI students in the Romain College of Business will provide free federal and state income tax preparation on Monday evenings in January, February and March. The service is open to students, faculty, staff and the general public.
March 6-10
USI didactic training to focus on care of sexual assault victims
To increase the number of sexual assault nurse examiners throughout Indiana, the USI College of Nursing and Health Professions, in collaboration with Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center, is offering an Adult/Adolescent/Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) course. A required online self-study for nurses will be held February 1 through March 3, and the on-site training is scheduled for March 6-10 at the Health Professions Center on the USI campus.
USI CALENDAR
A collection of events on campus and in the community can be found on the USI Events Calendar.
Evansville Vanderburgh County Convention & Visitors Commission Meeting Notice
Evansville, IN – January 13, 2023 – Meetings of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Convention & Visitors Commission, Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.,
Evansville Visitors Center, Inc., Evansville Events, Inc., Evansville-Vanderburgh County Convention & Visitors Commission Building Corporation, and Evansville-Vanderburgh Convention & Visitors Commission Sports Complex Operations Corporation (collectively “Commissionâ€), will hold their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 at 3:30 PM. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 3:30 PM in Room 301 of the Evansville Civic Center Complex, 1 NW Martin King Jr. Blvd., Evansville, IN.Â
The University of Evansville Theatre Presents “Glimpses: An Evening with Matt Williams ’73”
The University of Evansville Theatre Presents “Glimpses: An Evening with Matt Williams ’73”
EVANSVILLE, IN (01/21/2023) The University of Evansville (UE) Department of Theatre is proud to announce that alumnus Matt Williams ’73 will return to campus for Glimpses: An Evening with Matt Williams. The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, in Shanklin Theatre’s John David Lutz Theatre Lab. Williams will promote his upcoming book, Glimpses, a collection of stories of hope, humanity, and humor.
An Evansville native, Williams is best known as the creator and executive producer of the hit series Roseanne as well as co-creator and executive producer of Home Improvement, one of the most successful programs in television history. Williams started his television career when he joined The Cosby Show during its premiere season and worked as a writer/producer for three subsequent seasons. He also co-created the series A Different World. His work was nominated for Emmy and Humanitas Awards and won a Peabody Award for Outstanding Achievement in Television Writing.
In addition to his many credits, Williams is a founding board member of The New Harmony Project and the Cherry Lane Theatre. He is currently an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University School of the Arts Theatre Program. He lives in New York with his wife, actress Angelina Fiordellisi, the executive director of the Cherry Lane Theatre.
Tickets for the event can be purchased online at uealumnionline.com/mattwilliams. Tickets are $75, including a seat at the reading and the post-show reception with Williams in the new Matt Williams Lobby of Shanklin Theatre. Livestream tickets to the reading are available for $25. For questions, please call 812-488-2744.
The University of Evansville empowers students to think critically, act bravely, serve responsibly, and live meaningfully in a changing world. Through an innovative academic curriculum combined with practical hands-on experiences, UE students engage the local and international community in meaningful ways. Students choose from an array of majors in business, engineering, arts and sciences, and health science. UE graduates engage the world and workplace with the tools and skills to excel in fulfilling careers. For more information, please visit evansville.edu.
EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
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