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USI is 8th at Braun Intercollegiate
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf was ninth at the University of Evansville’s Braun Intercollegiate Monday and Tuesday, posting a 666 (328-338) after 36 holes. The intercollegiate was hosted at Oak Meadow Country Club in Evansville.
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The Screaming Eagles were sixth after the first-round 328 before falling to ninth after posting a 338 on Tuesday. USI fared well against fellow members of the Ohio Valley Conference, going 2-1 with wins over 10th-place Eastern Illinois University (683) and 11th-place Tennessee State University (694) and one loss to sixth-place Lindenwood University (662).
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Individually for the Eagles, sophomore Kylee Hormuth (Wentzville, Missouri) led the Eagles after the two rounds with a 162 (79-83) to tie for 28th. Junior Katelyn Sayyalinh (Rockford, Illinois) followed five strokes behind in a tie for 38th with a 167 (83-84), while sophomore Baileigh Schneider (Huntingburg, Indiana) rounded out USI’s top three in 42nd with a 168 (83-85).
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The Eagles will resume action in the spring championship portion of the 2022-23 schedule.
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Dig Pink Night Highlights USI’s Final Homestand
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (1-21, 1-10 OVC) will begin a four-game homestand with a dual against Morehead State University (11-11, 7-4 OVC) on Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. at Screaming Eagles Arena. Highlighting Friday’s match is “Dig Pink Night” where the Screaming Eagles are set to show support for breast cancer awareness and its survivors. All fans in attendance are encouraged to wear pink to Friday’s match.
Game Coverage
Information about USI Volleyball, including live stats, video, and audio broadcasts, is available on USIScreamingEagles.com.
Tickets
USI Volleyball tickets are on sale now, with adult tickets at $8, non-USI students at $5, and all USI students, staff, and faculty with a valid ID and any child 11-and-under are admitted free.
Screaming Eagles Headlines:
Eagles Can’t Complete Comeback. The Screaming Eagles were close to earning their first road win of the season in a 3-2 loss to Little Rock last Saturday. USI was down 2-0 until a momentum swing forced a fifth set. The Eagles ended up losing both matches versus the Trojans.
You Have To #OVCit. USI is looking to keep their playoff hopes alive as they will host a pair of matches against Morehead State. This will be the first match between the two programs.
Dig Pink. The Eagles will prepare for “Dig Pink Night” on Friday against Morehead State. USI encourages all fans in attendance to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness and its survivors.
History Has Been Made. Junior Leah Anderson has hit three milestones this season by becoming the 15th player to reach 1,000 kills, the 13th player to reach 1,000 digs, and the fifth player in program history to reach both feats. She has joined a historic group that includes Shannon Wells, Jamie Roth, Danielle Peter, and Leeanne Gross in the 1,000 kills/1,000 digs club.
Season Leaders. Anderson leads the group with 251 kills and 17 aces as junior Katherine Koch holds a team-high 354 assists. On defense, freshman Keira Moore has received 263 digs as sophomore Paris Downing has earned 70 blocks.
OVC Leaders. There are four Eagles who sit atop the best in five different categories within the OVC individual standings. Anderson ranks fourth in points per set (3.62) and sixth in kills per set (3.14) while Koch holds the eighth-most assists per set (5.71). Moore has tallied 263 digs and 3.87 digs per set, putting her at seventh, while Downing is sixth with 1.06 blocks per set.
Digging Out. The Eagles’ defense is fourth in the conference with 15.35 digs per set and sixth with 1,228 digs.
Keeping it 100. Three Eagles have reached the 100-kill club this season. Anderson leads the pack with 251, sophomore Abby Bednar has 177, and sophomore Abby Weber has 172.
Double-Doubles. There have been six Eagles who have reached the double-double mark this season. Anderson leads the team with 10 while sophomore Carly Sobieralski has earned six. Koch and Weber have tallied four each while Bednar has nabbed two and sophomore Evie Duncan has earned one.
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Jeff Deig To Receive 2022 Champion Of Youth First Award
Youth First, Inc. will honor community leader Jeff Deig at its 2022 Breakfast of Champions event on Wednesday, October 26, at 7:00 am at Friedman Park Event Center in Newburgh. Deig will receive the Dr. William Wooten Champion of Youth First Award.
Also celebrated at this highly anticipated event are Youth First donors and school partners, to whom the organization credits its growth and mission support.
Speakers at the 2022 Breakfast of Champions include Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke, Dr. Mark Browning, Denny Quinn, Abigail Werling, and many others.
Jeff Deig is an Evansville native and is a driving force behind Youth First’s growth and development, serving as a long-time Youth First Board Member and Board Chair in 2019-2020. He retired in 2016 as President of PCI Skanska, the pinnacle of a 34-year tenure with Industrial Contractors and later Skanska. Deig also gives back to his community through Christian Fellowship Church, Evansville Wartime Museum, American Red Cross, and Evansville Industrial Foundation.
Youth First partners with school districts across Indiana to embed Master’s level social workers in school buildings, where they become specialized mentors for students and prevention coaches for parents and teachers. In a year when national leaders sounded the alarm about skyrocketing rates of anxiety, depression, substance use, and suicide, Youth First provided thousands of students with free, in-school access to professional mental health care.
Youth First Social Workers build caring relationships, foster readiness for positive change, and boost resiliency, along with equipping students with valuable life skills. Their presence also contributes to a healthier and safer school environment.
Borisova And Petrova Help UE Rally In Final Day
Aces Tie For Second Place At Braun Intercollegiate
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In Tuesday’s final day of the Braun Intercollegiate, Magdalena Borisova and Kate Petrova helped the University of Evansville women’s golf team put forth a furious rally to come home in second place at Oak Meadow Country Club.
The Purple Aces duo each completed the 2-round tournament with scores of 152 to finish in a tie for second place. Borisova tied for the low round of the day, carding a 1-over 73. Petrova completed the final round with a 74 to tie Borisova for the runner-up spot.
Allison Enchelmayer was the third UE player to register a top ten finish. Following a 78 on Monday, she scored a 76 in the final 18 to tally a 154. She tied for 8th place. Mallory Russell was fourth on the team. Identical rounds of 78 saw her tie for 13th with a 156. Carly Frazier rounded out the team scores with a 176. Rounds of 83 and 93 gave her a tie for 58th.
Pacing the UE individuals was Alyssa McMinn. Her total of 79 on Tuesday gave her a 161 for the event, tying her for 25th. Caitlin O’Donnell carded an 83 in the final round. Her final tally checked in at 167, which tied her for 38th.
Four behind O’Donnell was Destynie Sheridan. She lowered her opening round score by three shots, completing the last 18 holes with an 84 to post a 2-round total of 171. Grace Vandenburg wrapped up the home event with a 208.
Top honors on both the team and individual sides went to Austin Peay. With a score of 611, the Governors fended off a furious challenge from the Aces to win by three strokes. Bellarmine rounded out the top three with a 624. Taylor Dedmen of APSU posted rounds of 72 and 74 to win the tournament with a 146. She defeated Petrova and Borisova by six shots.
Evansville Vanderburgh County Convention & Visitors Commission Meeting NoticeÂ
Evansville Vanderburgh County
Convention & Visitors Commission Meeting NoticeÂ
Evansville, IN – October 24, 2022 – 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  Â
Building Corporation, and Evansville-Vanderburgh Convention & Visitors Commission Sports Complex Operations Corporation (collectively “Commissionâ€), will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 3:30 PM. The meeting will be held at Old National Events Plaza in the Locust Meeting Room AD.Â
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About Visit EvansvilleÂ
Visit Evansville is the official sales and marketing agency for tourism in Evansville, Indiana and Vanderburgh County. Visit Evansville is dedicated to marketing and supporting local hotels and attractions and enhancing the area’s economy by selling the region as a premier destination for conventions, meetings, sports events, leisure, and business. Additionally, Visit Evansville operates the Evansville Sports Complex, a state-of-the-art, multi-use sports facility, home to Deaconess Sports Park and Goebel Soccer Complex. Â
Vincennes University To Celebrate Veterans Day With Program On Nov. 8
VIncennes University will honor veterans inrecognition of their service to our nation with a program at the Red Skelton Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m. (ET).
Retired Major General Richard “Rick†Stevens is the keynote speaker. The Veterans Day program will feature performances by the VU Pep and Concert bands. The program will also include a video montage celebrating VU veterans.
The event will also be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2nnlgOh-0U&authuser=0.
The Veterans Day program is sponsored annually by the VU Support Staff Council.Â
About Major General (Retired) Richard Stevens
A native of Vincennes, Indiana, Major General (Retired) Richard L. Stevens completed over 35-years of service in the U.S. Army, culminating as the Deputy Chief of Engineers/Deputy Commanding General for the United States Army Corps of Engineers. In that position, he was second-in-command of over 37,000 Civilian employees, and 600 Military personnel who provide project management and construction support to 250 Army and Air Force installations in more than 100 countries around the world.
Major General Stevens received his commission as an Engineer officer upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1982. Throughout his career, he held a variety of command and staff positions including service with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Department of Mathematical Sciences at West Point, New York, 3rd U.S. Army in Kuwait and both the 24th and 3rd Infantry Divisions at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
He commanded the 11th Engineer Battalion at Fort Stewart, Georgia, the 36th Engineer Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas and the Pacific Ocean Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. His operational assignments include service in Kuwait, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Major General Stevens served multiple duty assignments within the Headquarters, Department of the Army at the Pentagon, most notably with the Army G8, Office of the Chief of Engineers and as the Executive Officer to the 36th Army Chief of Staff.
He holds Masters of Science degrees in Applied Mathematics from Purdue University and National Security Strategy from the National War College. He also served as an Army Senior Military Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.
His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal (oak leaf cluster), Legion of Merit (two oak leaf clusters), Bronze Star Medal (two oak leaf clusters), Meritorious Service Medal (five oak leaf clusters), Army Commendation Medal (two oak leaf clusters), Army Achievement Medal (two oak leaf clusters), Ranger Tab, Parachutist Badge, Sapper Tab, Air Assault Badge, Army Staff Identification Badge, and the Silver Order of the Engineer Regiment’s de Fleury Medal.
Upon retirement from military service, Major General Stevens joined the Washington, D.C. government relations consulting firm Dawson & Associates as Senior Vice President/Director of Business Development. He is also an Honorary Board Member of the Indiana Military Museum.
Major General Stevens is married to the former Terri Steckler, also from Vincennes, and they have three children.