Aces are in 4^th place

 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Mallory Russell, Allison Enchelmayer and Kate Petrova carded scores of 78 to lead the University of Evansville women’s golf team in Monday’s opening round of the Braun Intercollegiate at Oak Meadow Country Club.

UE’s trio rank in a tie for 9^th place in the individual standings and their efforts have the Purple Aces in 4^th place entering Tuesday’s final round.  Their scores finished at six over par.  Magdalena Borisova wrapped up the day with a 79 and ranks in a tie for 17^th place while Carly Frazier scored an 83 and is tied for 35^th place.

Four individuals also represented the UE squad.  Alyssa McMinn led that group with an 82 and is tied for 31^st.  Sitting in a tie for 41^st is Caitlin O’Donnell.  Her opening round finished at 84.  Destynie Sheridan totaled 87 strokes in the first 18 holes while Grace Vandenburg tallied a 103.

Austin Peay holds the team and individual lead entering the final 18.  The Governors’ team score checked in at a 305, which paces UIC by four strokes.  Bellarmine is in third with a 312 while the Aces are fourth with a 313.  Taylor Dedmen of APSU paces the individuals with an even score of 72.  Megan Tang of UIS is in second with a 73.

With the weather in the forecast for Tuesday, the final round has been pushed up one hour to a 9 a.m. shotgun start.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer returns home to Strassweg Field this week as they welcome in Western Illinois University on Wednesay, October 26, with a 7pm kickoff. This is the first of the Screaming Eagles final two home matches of the season. USI will host St. Thomas University in the home finale on November 2 at 2pm.
 
The Eagles defense played well against Lindenwood University through the first 45 minutes of the match on Sunday. But after losing a key piece in their midfield in freshman Will Kirchhofer (Fishers, Indiana), after he was sent off after receiving his second yellow card of the day, just a few minutes into the second half the Eagles couldn’t hold off the Lions any longer. Lindenwood would go on to score back-to-back goals just a minute and 15 seconds a part to take down the Eagles 2-0. USI was outshot 18-9 in the match and had nine different players finish with a shot attempt. This was the seventh straight game allowing double-digit shot attempts and fourth straight allowing 18 or more.
 
The USI offense has struggled this season to put the ball into the back of the net. The team has scored just 10 goals this season and has gone back-to-back games without scoring a goal for the second time this season. The Eagles have only put-up multiple goals twice this season, once when they were ahead on Norther Kentucky University before allowing three goals and once against Eastern Illinois University when they came from behind to earn their first win of the year. The USI offense has also struggled to get shots off as well. It wasn’t until their last match against Lindenwood that the team got over 100 shots on the season, and they have only managed double-digit shots three times this season. There are only two players with double-digit shots on the season junior Zach Barton (St. Louis, Missouri) with 19 and freshman Ednilson Voiles (Jeremie, Haiti) with 10, but they have a combined two goals. The Eagles have three players leading the team in goals as graduate Nick Faddis (St. Louis, Missouri), senior Ryan Nevins (St. Peters, Missouri), and sophomore Sam Benoist (Foristell, Missouri) all have two goals apiece.
 
It was looking like the USI defense was starting to come together and find its place. Going a streak of seven games allowing two goals or less. The Eagles have been involved in every one of these games, two of them resulting in draws and one resulting in a win. One of the two draws even came in a shutout against crosstown rival University of Evansville. Since that streak ended the Eagles have been outscored 12-1 in their last three matches. In those matches, junior goalkeeper Alec Meissner (St. Charles, Missouri) has faced 66 shots and made 19 saves.
 
Head Coach Mat Santoro has been very consistent with his starting lineups this season. In the teams 14 matches this season eight outfield players have started double-digit matches for the team. Only four of those outfield players have started in every match they have played. Senior Colten Walsh (St. Louis, Missouri), Faddis, and Kirchhofer have all started every math for the Eagles this season while Voiles has played and started in 13 matches, missing the Chicago State match.

SIAC VOLLEYBALL COACHES OF THE YEAR: Daniel Watson, Castle and Jennifer Hohl, Jasper 

FIRST TEAM 

Bre Lane (12) Castle (PLAYER OF THE YEAR) 

Katie Kopshever (12) Castle 

Delaney Steers (10) Central 

Bailey Lent (12) Jasper 

Zoie Bateman (12) Reitz 

Carlee Rogers (10) Jasper 

Karlye Shippert (12) Reitz 

SECOND TEAM 

Lacy Marx (10) Mater Dei 

Ashley Danks (12) Reitz 

Sarah Church (12) Memorial 

Caroline Jones (12) Memorial 

Alyssa Wilke (12) North 

Tryscity Shelton (12) Harrison 

Caysee Small (12) Reitz 

 SIAC BOYS TENNIS COACH OF THE YEAR: Caleb Heiman, North 

FIRST TEAM 

Patrick Pickering (10) Memorial (PLAYER OF THE YEAR) 

Patrick Mardis (10) Castle 

Trey Gutgsell (11) Jasper 

Vincent Dewees (10) Memorial 

Nathan Mitchell (11) North 

Reece Lampert (12) Jasper 

Gus McCrary (11) Vincennes 

Noah Schue (12) Jasper 

SECOND TEAM 

Finn Adams (12) Castle 

Sean Nord (11) Jasper 

Eli Flick (10) Jasper 

Will Cusic (12) North 

Blake Anderson (12) Memorial 

Justin Rauscher (12) Castle 

Jacob Hafele (11) North 

Conner Frey (11) Mater Dei