EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis defeated the University of Missouri-St. Louis on Friday, 5-2. The Screaming Eagles used a dominant set of singles matches to take down the Tritons and improve to 3-5 on the year while UMSL moves to 2-2.
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Doubles:
UMSL was able to take the early point from doubles, taking the number one and two matches to claim the point. USI was able to take the number three doubles as sophomores Guy Finkelstein (Lehavim, Israel) and Quinten Gillespie (Whiteland, Indiana) took down their opponent in a tough match, 7-5.
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Singles:
The Eagles were soaring in singles, taking the first three sets swiftly. Freshman Alfrendo Vogelaar (Den Haag, Netherlands) got things started in the number two singles, quickly taking down his opponent, 6-2 6-1. Freshman Omar ElSamahy (Cairo, Egypt) followed in Vogelaar’s footsteps and made easy work of his opponent in the number one singles, 6-2 6-3. Junior Ruben Emmerson-Hiini (Auckland, New Zealand) secured the third straight point for USI in the number three singles, taking down his opponent in a third set tiebreaker after dropping the first set, 5-7 6-4 1-0 (10-8). UMSL tried to bounce back by taking the number four singles, but junior Dylan Brown (Evansville, Indiana) stopped the Tritons in their tracks by taking the number six singles and securing the win for the Eagles, 6-3 6-1. USI wouldn’t stop there as senior Yahor Bahdanovich (Minsk, Belarus) finished the match with a win in the number five singles in a third set tiebreaker, 6-2 2-6 1-0 (10-7).
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UP NEXT FOR USI:
The Eagles head on the road next weekend for a pair of matches. Starting on March 3 when they take on Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky starting at 5:30 p.m. (CST). USI then heads to Cincinnati, Ohio to take on Xavier University on March 4.
Dominate in Singles, Eagles take down Tritons on Home Turf
USI closes out The Spring Games with win, splits doubleheader on Wednesday
MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. – University of Southern Indiana Softball (6-10) concluded its trip at The Spring Games in Madeira Beach, Florida with a 5-3 win on Wednesday afternoon to split a doubleheader against Long Island University. USI fell in Wednesday’s first game against Long Island, 5-0.
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Southern Indiana went 3-5 at The Spring Games, winning two of the last three matchups.
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In the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader, Long Island struck first in the bottom of the second inning to grab a 1-0 lead. The Sharks added another run in the third.
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In the top of the fourth inning, USI loaded the bases with no outs after a couple of hits from seniors Jordan Rager (Fishers, Indiana) and Allie Goodin (Evansville, Indiana) and a walk by junior catcher Sammie Kihega (Greenfield, Indiana). Long Island was able to get out of the jam with a force out at home and two other outs in the infield. Southern Indiana had another opportunity with a runner in scoring position in the top of the fifth, as USI had runners on the corners and one out. Once again, LIU left the inning unscathed after turning a double play.
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After another run scored for LIU in the fifth, the Sharks built a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning following a two-run home run. Long Island, who got the leadoff hitter on base in the last five offensive innings, closed out the game and held Southern Indiana to four hits.
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In the circle, USI sophomore pitcher Hailey Gotshall (Lucerne, Indiana) was charged with the loss, moving her record to 1-2 this season. Gotshall struck out four and allowed two runs in the first three innings. Freshman pitcher Kylie Eads (Indianapolis, Indiana) pitched the last three innings, giving up three runs – two earned – with two strikeouts.
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For LIU, sophomore pitcher Lindsey Cowans improved to 4-5 this season after the shutout with five strikeouts. Offensively, redshirt senior Sam Garcia had two hits, including the two-run home run for the Sharks.
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In the back half of the doubleheader, USI jumped out in front with a big second inning to take a 5-0 lead. Junior first baseman Lexi Fair (Greenwood, Indiana) started the inning with a solo home run, her second in as many days and her second of the season. Later in the inning, the back half of the batting order loaded the bases for USI with a pair of walks and a single. Junior outfielder Mackenzie Bedrick (Brownsburg, Indiana) cleared the bases with a three-RBI double to increase the Screaming Eagles’ advantage to 4-0. Two batters later, Bedrick came around to score USI’s fifth run on an RBI knock from Goodin. Bedrick led USI with two hits and three RBIs in the game.
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In the meantime, sophomore pitcher Josie Newman (Indianapolis, Indiana) was in a good rhythm following her shutout on Tuesday. Newman did well pitching to her defense while also striking out three through the first four innings. Then the right-hander ran into a little bit of trouble in the fifth against LIU.
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With two Sharks on base and two outs, LIU’s Garcia hit a three-run home run to pull Long Island within two, 5-3. It was Garcia’s second home run of the doubleheader. The next batter hit a double into the alley, but Newman was able to get a big strikeout to end the top of the fifth with USI on top.
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Newman got back into a rhythm in the last two innings to finish out the contest and record her fourth complete game of the season. The sophomore struck out six and allowed three runs – one earned – in the full seven innings to improve to 5-4 on the year.
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Her counterpart from LIU, sophomore pitcher Alyssa O’Donnell, also pitched a complete game. O’Donnell went six innings, surrendered five runs – three earned off seven hits and four walks, and struck out six. O’Donnell’s record dropped to 4-5.
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Next up, the Screaming Eagles will prepare for the start of the Ohio Valley Conference season. Southern Indiana will open OVC play this weekend with a three-game set at Morehead State University. Saturday’s doubleheader is slated to start at 11 a.m. CT, and Sunday’s series finale is also scheduled for an 11 a.m. CT first pitch. All three games can be seen with an ESPN+ subscription.
Eagles snap skid against UMSL, 4-3
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis (3-4) took home its third victory of the season against former Great Lakes Valley Conference and NCAA Division II foe, University of Missouri-St. Louis, after defeating the Tritons, 4-3, at the Evansville Tennis Center Friday afternoon. This is the Screaming Eagles’ first win against UMSL since April 2008, snapping a 12-match winless streak with the Tritons.
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Doubles: The junior combination of Lauren Rowe (Terre Haute, Indiana/Rachel McCorkle (Tulsa, Oklahoma) defeated their opponents at number one doubles to secure the Eagles doubles point. USI was awarded the doubles point after the three spot was abandoned due to UMSL not having enough competitors.
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Singles: After claiming number six singles by default, USI held a quick 2-0 advantage over UMSL before the Tritons won two straight to tie the match. McCorkle quickly regained the lead for the Eagles, winning at number two in a close tiebreaker (6-0, 5-7, 10-8). UMSL was able to capture another win to tie the match at three apiece before sophomore Abby Brown (Evansville, Indiana) secured the match-winning point in a crucial tiebreaker at number five (1-6, 6-4, 10-7).
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NEXT UP FOR THE EAGLES:
The Eagles hit the road for a three-match road trip in three different states. USI kicks off the weekend with a match against Northern Kentucky University (March 3) before turning around and facing Xavier University (March 4). The Eagles conclude the stint with a battle against Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (March 7).
Lady Blazers advance to Region 24 Championship game after thriller over SWIC
MATTOON, Ill. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers earned a spot in the Region 24 Championship game for the first time since 2019 Tuesday night after the Blazers defeated No. 3 seed Southwestern Illinois College 66-63.
VU got off to a red-hot start Tuesday night, riding the wave of three first quarter three-point makes by sophomore Cherrelle Newsom (Indianapolis, Ind.) the Lady Blazers quickly grabbed an early 16-8 lead.
Vincennes would end the first period of play holding a 19-14 lead over the Lady Blue Storm, behind 11 points by Newsom in the first 10 minutes of play.
The Blazers would continue to grow their lead early in the second quarter, reaching their largest lead of 10 points with a 7-2 scoring run to start the second quarter.
Southwestern Illinois would not go down quietly however as the Lady Blue Storm ended the first half on a 9-2 run to cut the VU lead to 32-29 at the halftime break.
VU started the third quarter of action looking to again put some distance between them and the Blue Storm on the scoreboard and grew their lead back to nine before SWIC answered the call again with a big 14-3 run to take their first lead since early in the first quarter.
The two teams would trade baskets late in the third period with VU tying the game at 48-48 heading into the final 10 minutes of action.
With 10 minutes left to play in the season for one of these two teams, the pressure inside Laker Fieldhouse continued to grow with every possession.
The two teams traded scoring runs with VU ending up ahead 55-53.
The score was tied five separate times throughout the late stages of the game, with VU sophomore Kennadi Harris hitting a dagger of a baseline jumper to give the Lady Blazers a 65-63 lead with 20.6 seconds remaining.
Freshman Maycee Lange (Vincennes, Ind.) came down court to come away with a steal and get sent to the foul line on the following SWIC possession, making one of her two free throw attempts to give VU a three-point lead.
Looking to send it to overtime the Blue Storm raced down the floor to get a shot at the buzzer but the shot attempt was sent back by Harris as VU came away with the big 66-63 victory over Southwestern Illinois and earned their spot in Thursday night’s Region 24 Championship game.
VU was led offensively by freshman Elikya Baseyila (Paris, France) who came on strong in the second quarter and scored 11 of her team-high 17 points in the first half. Baseyila also led the Lady Blazers with seven rebounds on the night, while also dishing out three assists.
Cherrelle Newsom would spring loose for another three pointer, giving her four on the game on her way to 16 points and a team-high five assists.
Sophomore Daylynn Thornton (Lafayette, Ind.) would also reach double-figures in the scoring column, finishing her night with 11 points and matching Newsom with a team-high five assists.
Maycee Lange connected on a pair of three-pointers on her way to nine points and seven rebounds on the night. Lange would also lead VU with a pair of steals.
Kennadi Harris came off the bench to pick up seven big points for the Lady Blazers, while also grabbing two rebounds and ending with a team-high two blocks.
The Lady Trailblazers advance to the Region 24 Championship game Thursday, March 9 when VU will face-off against No. 12-ranked and No. 1 seeded Wabash Valley College at Lake Land College in Mattoon. Tip-off time Thursday is set for 7 p.m. eastern.
The winner of Thursday’s Championship game will earn an automatic bid to the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball National Tournament which will be held March 22 through the 27th at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, Tex.
VINCENNES BOX SCORE
VINCENNES (66): Cherrelle Newsom 6-11 0-0 16, Daylynn Thornton 4-12 2-2 11, Brie Miller 1-1 0-0 2, Elikya Baseyila 6-12 5-8 17, Maycee Lange 3-8 1-2 9, Kennadi Harris 3-6 1-4 7, Chanice Willis 0-3 0-0 0, Katrina Litte 0-5 2-2 2, Ra’Mya Milton 1-1 0-0 2, Team 24-59 11-18 66.
Southwestern Illinois – 14   15  19  15 – 63
VU (21-10, 14-4) – 19   13  16  18 – 66
Three-point goals: VU 7 (Newsom 4, Lange 2, Thornton). Rebounds: VU 33 (Baseyila 7, Lange 7). Assists: VU 17 (Newsom 5, Thornton 5). Steals: VU 4 (Lange 2). Blocked Shots: VU 3 (Harris 2). Turnovers: VU 22. Personal Fouls: VU 18. Fouled out: None.
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The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers improve to 21-10 on the season, with a 14-4 record against Region 24 opponents.
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Funeral Arrangement For Deputy Asson Hacker
Funeral Arrangement For Deputy Asson Hacker
March 8, 2023
The funeral for fallen Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Asson Hacker will take place Thursday, March 09, 2023. The funeral itinerary will be as follows:
An escort detail will be provided by the Evansville Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office from Boone Funeral Home at 5330 Washington Avenue to Christian Fellowship Church at 4100 Millersburg Road.
Funeral Route For Funeral Procession
– The escort will leave Boone Funeral Home at 9:00 AM
– West on Washington Avenue to US Highway 41
– North on US Highway 41 to State Road 57
– North on State Road 57 to Kansas Road
– East on Kansas Road to Oak Hill Road (Roundabout)
– South on Oak Hill Road to Millersburg Road (Roundabout)
– East on Millersburg Road to Christian Fellowship Church. Approx. arrival time of 9:25 AM
Visitation and Funeral at Christian Fellowship Church.
– From arrival time until 11:00 AM will be a Private time for Deputy Hacker’s Family and their invited guests only
– 11:00 AM until 4:30 PM will be Visitation for all
– At 4:30 PM General Public seating will begin
– At 5:00 PM Law Enforcement seating will begin and the service will start
– At 6:00 PM the service will conclude with the closing procession. There will be no gravesite service.
FOOTNOTE: Additional details and/or instructions will be released via the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
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