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THE LEGACY REUNION OF THE EARTH, WIND, AND FIRE ALUMNI LIVE AT THE VICTORY THEATRE

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Coming to Victory Theatre on October 15th Earth, Wind & Fire dominated the 70’s with their monster grooves and high energy, danceable hits. garnering 20 Grammy Award nominations (winning six as a group) and a Hall of Fame Induction along the way.

The music of EWF has origins in Jazz, R&B, Funk, Disco and Soul, culminating in the perfect Pop storm. The style and sounds of the greatest hit recordings by Earth Wind & Fire throughout the decades were built by founder & creator Maurice White and the contributions of a stellar collection of some of the best musicians in the world.

 

Attorney General Todd Rokita warns Hoosiers to be aware of cryptocurrency scams 

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With the rise of cryptocurrency and other digital assets, Attorney General Todd Rokita wants Indiana consumers to be on the lookout for risky or predatory practices related to the often-misunderstood topic.

“New technologies spark the interest of many people, and Hoosiers are no exception. Indiana consumers may be familiar with cryptocurrencies or may want to learn more about them,” Attorney General Rokita said. “However, digital assets are increasingly being used by well-versed perpetrators looking to scam you out of hard-earned money.”

Cryptocurrency is one form of digital asset and is created by companies or individuals, usually taking the form of a virtual coin or token. Digital assets are intangible and generally exist only electronically. Billions of dollars of value are currently invested in cryptocurrencies around the world, with thousands of cryptocurrencies available and more being created all the time.

Most consumers purchase cryptocurrency through an online exchange platform. These assets are stored in digital wallets, which could be online in an exchange, on your computer, or on an external hard drive. But because they are intangible, if something goes wrong with your platform, your hard drive, or your computer, it is likely that you will not be able to recover your funds.

Hoosiers should be aware that the value of cryptocurrency is extremely volatile.

The Securities Division of the Indiana Secretary of State has played an active role in investigating fraud cases related to cryptocurrency and protecting Indiana investors.

“Many of the new cryptocurrency markets operate in uncharted territory when it comes to regulation,” said Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan. “Scammers have moved in quickly to take advantage of people’s interest to invest. I encourage all Hoosiers to thoroughly vet any offerings related to cryptocurrency before placing their money in potentially volatile markets.”

Scammers are using a variety of methods to exploit the novelty of cryptocurrencies as more consumers are using this asset.  Here are a few warning signs for scams related to cryptocurrencies:

USI Women’s Basketball falls to Walsh in NCAA-opener

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ASHLAND, Ohio—Two first-half runs by the opposition proved to be too much for University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball to overcome as the No. 25 Screaming Eagles suffered a 75-63 setback to No. 15/18 Walsh University in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Tournament Friday night.

Walsh (27-4), the No. 4 seed in the regional, used a 9-0 first-quarter run that lasted a little more than two minutes and an 8-0 second-quarter run that lasted less than 90 seconds to build a lead it would not relinquish.

The fifth-seeded Eagles (23-6) held a 9-8 lead with less than four minutes to play in the opening quarter when the Cavaliers strung together nine straight points to build an eight-point cushion.

USI kept within striking distance of the Cavaliers in the second period as it trailed 25-20 midway through the quarter. Walsh, the nation’s leader in field goal percentage, wrapped a pair of three-pointers around a layup as it made three straight shots to extend their lead to 33-20 with just under four minutes to play in the half.

The Eagles cut the deficit to eight later in the half before going into the intermission in a 41-31 hole. USI came out of the break with a quick basket, but Walsh responded with a 10-2 run that pushed its advantage to 16 points (51-35) with 16 minutes left to play in the game.

USI saw its deficit grow to as much as 19 late in the fourth quarter before finishing the game on a 9-2 run.

Senior forward Ashlynn Brown (Perrysburg, Ohio) paced the Eagles with a game-high 19 points and seven rebounds, while fifth-year senior guard Emma DeHart (Indianapolis, Indiana) added 15 points and five rebounds in her final game in a USI uniform. Junior forward Hannah Haithcock(Washington Courthouse, Ohio) rounded out the Eagles double-figure scorers with 11 points and six rebounds.

Walsh was led by the D2CCA Midwest Region Player of the Year in senior guard/forward Sha Carter, who had a 18 and 11 rebounds. Senior guard Morgan McMillen added 16 points.

In addition to DeHart, USI says good bye to fifth-year senior guard Ashley Hunter (Flossmoor, Illinois)—Brown is expected to return for her NCAA-granted COVID year in 2022-23. DeHart and Hunter helped lead the Eagles to the GLVC regular-season title and the top seed in the GLVC Tournament. They helped USI qualify for the NCAA II Tournament for the 12th time in program history.

DeHart finishes her career ranked first all-time at USI with 126 games played, second in three-point field goals attempted (433), eighth in made three-pointers (127) and 12th in scoring (1,189) and assists (230). She missed out on the USI record books for rebounds by just five after finishing her career with 361, while her 144 steals were two shy of cracking USI’s top 15 all-time.

The Eagles now turn their attention to the NCAA Division I ranks and the Ohio Valley Conference, where it will begin competing in starting in 2022-23.

THUNDERBOLTS DEFEAT BULLS IN 12-ROUND SHOOTOUT

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Evansville, In.: In a game that went down to the wire and then some, it took a franchise-record 12 rounds of shootout attempts before the Thunderbolts skated away as winners over the Birmingham Bulls at Ford Center on Friday night. The Thunderbolts next home game will be on Saturday, March 12th at 7:00pm CST as they host the Birmingham Bulls.  For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or buy tickets in person at the Ford Center Box Office.

 

Evansville grabbed the game’s first lead at 3:53 of the first period as Dillon Radin scored his first professional goal in his debut, assisted by Scott Kirton and Cory Dunn, the latter of which also playing in his Thunderbolts’ debut.  The outshot Bulls managed to tie the game, as Jordan Martin scored at 18:47 to make it a 1-1 score through the first period.  In the second period, the Bulls grabbed the lead as David Nippard scored on a breakaway at 7:13 to put Birmingham in front, 2-1.  On Evansville’s first power play chance of the game, Brennan Feasey tied the game at 2-2, assisted by Tanner Butler and Dunn at 14:47.  Only 1:24 later, Feasey banked a shot off a Bulls defender and into the net to give the Thunderbolts a 3-2 lead, assisted by Cameron Cook and Timothy Faulkner at 16:11.

 

Birmingham tied the game only 1:07 into the third period, as Jake Pappalardo scored to make it a 3-3 score. Despite a 15-4 shot advantage in the third period, the closest Evansville came to winning in regulation was a Mike Ferraro shot that hit the crossbar.  The Bulls picked up a late power play chance that the Thunderbolts successfully killed off to start overtime, and Evansville survived a shot from Bulls captain Mike Davis that hit the post, and the game then required a shootout.  Colton Fletcher scored for Birmingham in Round 2, before Scott Kirton’s Round 5 do-or-die goal forced further rounds.  Both Hayden Stewart and Brian Billett went save for save in the next six rounds, before Dunn beat Stewart in Round 12 to win the game for Evansville.

 

Feasey finished with two goals, while Dunn scored the shootout-winning goal and two assists, and Radin finished with one goal.  Billett finished with 23 saves on 26 shots faced in regulation and overtime, plus 11 of 12 shootout shots faced, for his 20th win of the season.  The Thunderbolts now only need 7 points out of 20 possible remaining to clinch a berth in the SPHL Playoffs.

 

The Thunderbolts are currently competing in their fifth season in the SPHL (Southern Professional Hockey League). Season tickets are less than $9 per game.  To order your tickets for this season, call 812-422-BOLT(2658).

 

Swimming Continues Strong Showing At National Invitational Championships

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ELKHART, Ind.—The University of Evansville men’s swimming team scored in three different events on Friday to continue a strong effort at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships in Elkhart, Indiana.

On the women’s side, UE competed in two events on Friday, as sophomore Iryna Tsesiul (Minsk, Belarus) clocked in with a time of 56.65 in the women’s 100-yard Backstroke, a day after placing 16th overall in the 50-yard Backstroke.  Tsesiul also teamed with senior Jessie Steele (Houston, Texas/Klein), junior Sage Moore (Lexington, Ohio/Lexington) and freshman Sveva Brugnoli (Rome, Italy) to post a time of 1:46.78 in the women’s 200-yard Medley Relay.

On the men’s side, Evansville’s 200-yard Medley Relay team and 800-yard Freestyle Relay team both finished in the top 20 at the NIC meet to place in the scoring.  Sophomore Alon Baer (Gesher Haziv, Israel) also advanced to the consolation finals in the 100-yard Breaststroke and placed 17th overall in a field of 48 competitors with a finals time of 54.94.  The UE men find themselves in 15th place overall, just 25 points back of Virginia Tech and nine points ahead of UNLV in the team standings.

“Overall, I was really pleased with how all of the swimmers competed today,” said UE head swimming coach Stuart Wilson.  “Once again, our relay teams really swam their hearts out and showed really well against some very good competition.

“One more day of competition and then we can finally rest.  Hopefully, we can finish on a high note tomorrow!”

The men’s 200 Medley Relay team of Baer, junior Riccardo Di Domenico (Johannesburg, South Africa) and freshmen Patrik Vilbergsson (Kopavogur, Iceland) and Daniel Santos Lopez (Madrid, Spain) clocked in with a time of 1:30.12 to place 12th overall.  Vilbergsson then teamed up with senior Zeke Metz (Topeka, Kan./Seaman), sophomore Grant Kay (Ellicott City, Md./Hebron), and freshman Carlos Souto Vilas (A Coruna, Spain) in the 800 Free Relay to place 16th overall with a time of 6:48.78.

Individually, Vilbergsson also placed 25th in the preliminary rounds of the 100-yard Backstroke, with a time of 50.21, which ranks him as the sixth-fastest swimmer in UE history in the event.  Santos Lopez also placed 23rd individually in the prelims of the 100-yard Butterfly with a time of 48.99.

The CSCAA National Invitational Championships are college swimming’s equivalent to the NIT in basketball, and currently features athletes from over 56 schools, including many “Power Five” schools.  The meet will conclude on Saturday, with preliminary swims beginning at 8:30 a.m. central time in the 100-yard IM, the 200-yard Backstroke, the 100-yard Freestyle, the 200-yard Breaststroke and Butterfly, and the 1,650-yard Freestyle.  The finals for all of those individual events, as well as the 400-yard Freestyle Relay will take place Saturday night at 5:00 p.m.

Swimming Continues Strong Showing At National Invitational Championships

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ELKHART, Ind.—The University of Evansville men’s swimming team scored in three different events on Friday to continue a strong effort at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships in Elkhart, Indiana.

Evansville’s 200-yard Medley Relay team and 800-yard Freestyle Relay team both finished in the top 20 at the NIC meet to place in the scoring.  Sophomore Alon Baer (Gesher Haziv, Israel) also advanced to the consolation finals in the 100-yard Breaststroke and placed 17th overall in a field of 48 competitors with a finals time of 54.94.  The UE men find themselves in 15th place overall, just 25 points back of Virginia Tech and nine points ahead of UNLV in the team standings.

“Overall, I was really pleased with how all of the swimmers competed today,” said UE head swimming coach Stuart Wilson.  “Once again, our relay teams really swam their hearts out and showed really well against some very good competition.

“One more day of competition and then we can finally rest.  Hopefully, we can finish on a high note tomorrow!”

The men’s 200 Medley Relay team of Baer, junior Riccardo Di Domenico (Johannesburg, South Africa) and freshmen Patrik Vilbergsson (Kopavogur, Iceland) and Daniel Santos Lopez (Madrid, Spain) clocked in with a time of 1:30.12 to place 12th overall.  Vilbergsson then teamed up with senior Zeke Metz (Topeka, Kan./Seaman), sophomore Grant Kay (Ellicott City, Md./Hebron), and freshman Carlos Souto Vilas (A Coruna, Spain) in the 800 Free Relay to place 16th overall with a time of 6:48.78.

Individually, Vilbergsson also placed 25th in the preliminary rounds of the 100-yard Backstroke, with a time of 50.21, which ranks him as the sixth-fastest swimmer in UE history in the event.  Santos Lopez also placed 23rd individually in the prelims of the 100-yard Butterfly with a time of 48.99.

On the women’s side, UE competed in two events on Friday, as sophomore Iryna Tsesiul (Minsk, Belarus) clocked in with a time of 56.65 in the women’s 100-yard Backstroke, a day after placing 16th overall in the 50-yard Backstroke.  Tsesiul also teamed with senior Jessie Steele (Houston, Texas/Klein), junior Sage Moore (Lexington, Ohio/Lexington) and freshman Sveva Brugnoli (Rome, Italy) to post a time of 1:46.78 in the women’s 200-yard Medley Relay.

The CSCAA National Invitational Championships are college swimming’s equivalent to the NIT in basketball, and currently features athletes from over 56 schools, including many “Power Five” schools.  The meet will conclude on Saturday, with preliminary swims beginning at 8:30 a.m. central time in the 100-yard IM, the 200-yard Backstroke, the 100-yard Freestyle, the 200-yard Breaststroke and Butterfly, and the 1,650-yard Freestyle.  The finals for all of those individual events, as well as the 400-yard Freestyle Relay will take place Saturday night at 5:00 p.m.

UE men complete opening round of Sacred Heart Spring Invite

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Ikejiani posts low score for Purple Aces

 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Finishing with a 1-over 73, Michael Ikejiani was the low scorer for the University of Evansville men’s golf team in Friday’s opening round of the Sacred Heart Spring Invite.

Ikejiani, playing as an individual, is currently tied for the 8th position, however, final position rankings are incomplete as two teams have not completed their opening rounds at LPGA International – Hills Course.  Masatoyo Kato who is also playing as an individual carded a 74 for the Purple Aces.  Tying him was Caleb Wassmer, who led Evansville’s team efforts.  Both were 2-over for the day.

Carson Parker was next for UE, finishing with a 75 while Nicholas Gushrowski recorded a 77.  Rounding out the team was Henry Kiel and Dallas Koth.  They finished the day with scores of 78 and 79, respectively.  The individuals for UE were rounded out by Isaac Rohleder (80) and Eli Rohleder (86).

UE holds the sixth position at the completion of the day with two squads set to finish round one on Saturday morning.

 

McMinn in top 15 following opening round in Daytona

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Aces in sixth on team side

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Alyssa McMinn shot a 4-over 76 to pace the University of Evansville women’s golf team on Friday in the opening round of the SHU Spring Invitational.

 

McMinn led the Purple Aces with her 4-over-par at LPGA International Jones Course.  She is currently tied for 14thentering Saturday’s round.  Mallory Russell was one behind with a 77.  Her score puts her in a tie for 18th.

 

Caitlin O’Donnell is third for UE and tied for 22nd on the team side following the opening 18.  Her score finished at a 6-over 78.  Allison Enchelmayer and Carly Frazier carded scores of 81 to rank in a tie for the 39th position.  Ranking second among the individuals and tied for 22nd overall is Magdalena Borisova.  Her round on Friday finished at a 78.

 

Tournament host Sacred Heart holds the lead in both the team and individual standings.  With a team score of 291, the Pioneers lead Seton Hall by five strokes.  Long Island is third with a 309 while Lehigh and Purdue Fort Wayne are tied for fourth with a 310.  Evansville is just two behind that duo with a 312.

 

Eagles sweep Royals to win third straight USI defeats Warner, 7-0

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COCOA BEACH, Fla. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis (5-2, 0-1 GLVC) came away with a 7-0 sweep against Warner University (0-4) at the Cocoa Beach Racquet Club Friday afternoon. The Screaming Eagles have now won a season-best three straight matches.
 
DOUBLES: USI dominated the doubles competition winning all three matches. Junior Chloe McIsaac (Fairview Heights, Illinois)/freshman Madison Windham (Clarksville, Tennessee) duo scored the first win for the Eagles in the second doubles slot (6-4) right before freshman Abby Myers (Evansville, Indiana)/senior Kylie Skepnek (Algonquin, Illinois) combination tallied an impressive 6-0 victory to claim USI’s first point of the match. Sophomore partners Lauren Rowe (Terre Haute, Indiana/Rachel McCorkle (Tulsa, Oklahoma) completed the doubles sweep against the Royals with their 6-1 win.

SINGLES: All six Eagles defeated their opponents in the singles competition. Myers started off strong for USI in the three-hole winning in a tiebreaker (5-7, 6-0, 1-0) before McIsaac ended with a 6-3, 6-0 victory to claim two more points for the Eagles. Skepnek won her respective match in the six spot (6-1, 6-1) while McCorkle sealed the 6-2, 6-4 victory. Windham claimed win number six for USI (6-2, 6-2) as Rowe sealed Warner’s fate with a 6-1, 7-5 victory to finish the match sweep.
 

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