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UE Recognizes The 4th Annual First-Generation College Celebration

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EVANSVILLE, IN (11/08/2021)

On Monday, November 8, the University of Evansville (UE) will join colleges and universities across the nation in recognizing the fourth-annual First-Generation College Celebration. The awareness day was created in 2017 by the Council for Opportunity for Education and the Center for First-Generation Student Success. The date also coincides with the anniversary of the signing of the 1965 Higher Education Act, which has helped millions of low-income, first-gen students earn college degrees.

Since its founding 167 years ago, UE has strived to create an atmosphere for success as well as a home away from home for first-generation, or “first-gen”, college students. This particular group of students may have faced challenges in the college search, balancing academic coursework, and navigating everyday life in higher education. With personal constant support from faculty and staff, as well as various initiatives instituted by the University, students can successfully earn a college degree and develop lasting skills and talents for the future. For the 2021-22 academic year, approximately 14 percent of UE’s full-time undergraduates are first-gen. Of the full-time faculty, staff, and administration, more than 30 individuals are also first-gen.

At UE, all first-generation college students are encouraged to take a special course designed for them. The class covers a variety of beneficial topics, including career and major exploration, time management, study skills, stress management, and financial aid opportunities. A Student Success Lab is also available, which provides access to supplemental instruction, academic coaches, library services, and more.

In the spring semester, several students came together to form an organization for their first-gen peers. Ace Scholars, as it was named, formed an executive board that meets weekly to plan and strategize methods of fostering success and extra support. Together, the group meets on an as-needed basis and hopes to see growth in the coming semesters.

“Looking ahead, we would like to create a mentoring program for Ace Scholars,” said Ty Meadors, president of the organization and biology/pre-medicine senior. “Current students would be paired with an incoming first-gen student, and from the beginning of their freshman year they will have someone to go to for extra support.”

Chad Hart, manager of the retention at UE, serves as the advisor for Ace Scholars. He is excited about helping the organization grow, and he wants to create a safe place for asking questions and feeling understood.

“Being a first-generation student myself and working in higher education, I always find myself saying, ‘I wish I would’ve known that when I was in college,'” Chad said. “I’m really inspired by what I am learning from the students and the impact they have had on me.”

You can read several success stories from first-generation students and employees at UE by visiting evansville.edu/first-gen.

 

A Statewide Original Poetry Competition for High School Students

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Poetry Ourselves is a statewide original poetry competition for students in grades 9-12. Whether writing lyrics to music or writing sonnets about nature, young people have important things to say. The Indiana Arts Commission seeks to celebrate young voices and youth poetry through its Poetry Ourselves program.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Students in grades 9-12 in Indiana
  • One poem per student

This year, students have the option to submit either a written poem or a recording of a spoken-word poem. Poems will be judged by a panel of qualified professional poets, writers, and field experts. Cash prizes are available to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in both the written and spoken-word categories.

HOOSIER HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS: The Battle of Tippecanoe 210 Years Ago

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November 7 – November 13

The Week in Indiana History


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1811     The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought at Prophetstown, near the junction of the Wabash and Tippecanoe Rivers.  Native American forces, led by the “Prophet” Tenskwatawa, the brother of Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, attacked United States soldiers led by General William Henry Harrison.  The battle, which lasted two hours in the middle of the night, was a victory for Harrison’s army.  The defeat broke Tecumseh’s dream of a Native American Confederation.


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1904     Charles W. Fairbanks was elected Vice President of the United States.  He served four years under President Theodore Roosevelt.  Born in a log cabin in Ohio, Fairbanks moved to Indiana to work as a lawyer for the railroads.  He represented the state as a United States Senator for eight years before his election as Vice President.  The city of Fairbanks, Alaska, was named for him in recognition of his service on a commission which settled the Alaska boundary dispute.


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100 YEARS AGO

1921     Mayoral elections were held around the state.  In Indianapolis, Samuel L. Shank was elected to a second term (his first term was from 1909 to 1913.) William J. Hosey was elected mayor in Fort Wayne, Benjamin Bosse in Evansville, Dr. John C. Quick in Muncie, Blanchard J. Horne in Anderson, Ora Davis in Terre Haute, and R. O. Johnson in Gary.


army1965     Newspapers reported that more Indiana men were being inducted into the Army.  The numbers in recent months had increased four times over the previous year.  The growing conflict in Vietnam had resulted in the need for more soldiers.  Many men as young as 19 were receiving letters from the 155 draft boards around the state.

rickenbacker1967     World War I “Flying Ace” Eddie Rickenbacker was in the book department at the L. S. Ayres Department Store in downtown Indianapolis.  He was signing copies of his autobiography, Rickenbacker.  Race cars and airplanes had been at the center of his long and adventurous life.  He owned the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1927 to 1945.

hoosiers1986     Hoosiers premiered at the Circle Theater in Indianapolis.  Loosely based on the 1954 Milan High School basketball team, the movie was shot entirely in Indiana.  Film critic Roger Ebert awarded the picture a full five stars.  “Hoosiers works a magic,” he wrote, “in getting us to care about the fate of the team and the people depending on it.  It is a movie that is all heart.”

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Indiana Quick Quiz

Match the mayor to the city

1.  Lloyd Winnecke  2.  Tom Henry  3.  Joe Hogsett  4.  Jerome Prince  5.  James Mueller

A.  Gary   B.  Indianapolis C.  Fort  Wayne   D.  Evansville   E.  South Bend

ANSWERS BELOW


Hoosier Quote of the Week

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Nothing great is lightly won,
Nothing won is lost,
Every good deed nobly done,
Will repay the cost.
Leave to Heaven, in humble trust,
All you will to do:
But if you succeed you must
Paddle your own canoe.

– – – Sarah T. Bolton  (1814 – 1893)

The unofficial “Poet Laureate” of Indiana, Sarah T. Bolton was also a women’s rights activist who worked with Robert Dale Owen to gain property rights for women.  


Did You Know?

     The movie Hoosiers, filmed in the fall of 1985, employed many familiar Indiana locations.  The fictional town of Hickory, home to the local team, was represented by New Richmond, in Montgomery County.  Hickory High School was actually the old high school building in Ninevah.  The Hickory “home gym” was the old high school gymnasium in Knightstown.  As the Hickory “Huskers” advanced through the state tourney, they played the sectional game in the College Avenue Gym in Brownsburg.  The regional competition was filmed at the Memorial Gymnasium in Lebanon.  For the state finals, the movie crew went to Butler Fieldhouse in Indianapolis (now Hinkle Fieldhouse.)


ABE MARTIN SEZ:

Life is full o’ surprises, but th’ worst of ’em all is runnin’ on t’ a pebble in a spoonful o’ beans.  

(Kin Hubbard, Abe Martin’s ShortFurrows, Abe Martin Publishing Company, Indianapolis, 1912)

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Hufnagel Earns Automatic Bid To Nationals, But Eagles Must Wait To Learn Fate

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Hufnagel Earns Automatic Bid To Nationals, But Eagles Must Wait To Learn Fate

EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Men’s Cross Country junior Noah Hufnagel (Santa Claus, Indiana) ran to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships Saturday at Angel Mounds to secure a berth as an individual at nationals; but the No. 15 Screaming Eagles must wait until Monday to find out if they earn a spot as a team after finishing fifth out of 30 teams.

Hufnagel, who finished the 10-kilometer course in 30 minutes, 12.20 seconds, earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association All-Midwest Region honors with his finish. Sophomore Mitchell Hopf (Santa Claus, Indiana) missed out on the same honor by three placements, or just over 10 seconds, after finishing 28th with a time of 31:32.50.

As a team, the Eagles finished with 158 points, 19 behind fourth-place Michigan Tech University and 23 back of third-place Walsh University, which claimed one of the three automatic bids to nationals.

No. 1-ranked Grand Valley State University placed five runners inside the top 17 en route to a first-place finish with 49 points, while Great Lakes Valley Conference champion Lewis University was second with 118 points.

Sophomore Braden Nicholson (Claremont, Illinois) aided the Eagles’ efforts with a 34th-place finish, while two-time defending NCAA II Midwest Region champion Titus Winders (Mansfield, Tennessee) was 41st. Senior Wyat Harmon (Fredericktown, Ohio) finished 51st to round out USI’s top five finishers, while junior Cameron Cox (Huntsville, Alabama) was 71st. Freshman Silas Winders (Mansfield, Tennessee) was 195th to round out USI’s seven-member lineup.

USI must wait until Monday to find out if its regular-season efforts were enough to propel them into a spot at nationals. The at-large bids will be announced on NCAA.com.

The NCAA II National Championships are November 20 at The Abbey Course in Saint Leo, Florida.

HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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Church Administrator / Executive Minister
Immanuel United Methodist Church – Indiana
$60,000 – $65,000 a year
Responsible for accurately administration of payroll and benefits exceeding $1.9 million annually. Schedule work hours as appropriate.
Easily apply
4 days ago
VP & Chief Administrative Officer Deaconess Henderson
Deaconess Health System 3.5/5 rating – Evansville, IN
Provides for the best possible patient care through carefully developed policies and programs in all settings. Competitive salary and incentive compensation.
1 day ago
Front Desk/ BFit Kids
BOB’S GYM 4.2/5 rating – Evansville, IN
Front desk workers check-in members, sign up members, and serve up some great shakes.
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Branch Office Administrator – Newburgh, IN
Edward Jones 3.8/5 rating – Newburgh, IN
A compensation package that includes bonus potential, profit sharing, 401k (US) or Group RRSP (Canada), and comprehensive and competitive health benefits.
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Customer Relations Manager / Receptionist
D-Patrick Honda 4.7/5 rating – Evansville, IN
$15 an hour
Take ownership of customer issues and follow problems through to resolution. Solve/respond to customer inquiries and issues in a timely manner via email, phone,…
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United States Postal Service 3.4/5 rating – Evansville, IN
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Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status. PSEs can be scheduled any hours and the position is intended to be very flexible…
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Medical Office Assistant – Dermatology
Deaconess Health System 3.5/5 rating – Evansville, IN
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Office Coordinator
Mainstream Fiber Networks – Evansville, IN
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This position is in Newburgh, IN*. The role of the Office Coordinator is to provide customers with the product, service information, coordinate and report daily…
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Southwind Construction Corp. has been a leader for over 40 years in the dredging industry and has an excellent, full-time opportunity for the right candidate.
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Ascension 3.7/5 rating – Evansville, IN
Either 8am-5pm or 7:30am – 4:30pm. No weekends or major holidays. Because great care starts with seeing the whole picture. High school diploma or GED required.
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Working with a highly engaged staff. Daily Pay – We’ve partnered with DailyPay, a voluntary benefit to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule…
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Executive Personal Assistant
Office By Design – Evansville, IN
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You will work on a one-to-one basis on a variety of tasks related to manager’s working life and communication. Handle requests and queries appropriately.
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Build strong relationships with our associated and customers through effective, extensive, and frequent communication. 1-2 years of administrative experience.
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Medical Office Assistant
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Administrative Associate, Facility Operations and Planning – N21072N1
University of Southern Indiana 4.3/5 rating – Evansville, IN
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Standard work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Occasional overtime may be required.
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General Hotels Corporation 2.8/5 rating – Evansville, IN
As part of this job, this individual is required to: demonstrate good computer skills; accurately handle cash and charges; stand for long periods of time;…
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Dental Receptionist
Mark A Sitzman DDS and Michael C Wolf DDS – Evansville, IN
$17 – $23 an hour
Total hours approximately 32-36 hours per week. Answering phones in a professional manner. Greeting and assisting patients checking-in.
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Office Admin / Manager
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Accounting Office Clerk
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Prepare and send monthly statements to tenants. The accounting office clerk is a full-time hourly position with standard working hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p…
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Felony Charges For Vanderburgh County

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John Wesley Robertson Sr.

  Count 1 – Possession of Methamphetamine : 4F : Pending

Justin Kerley

  Count 1 – Manufacturing Methamphetamine : 4F : Pending

Sasha Tierra Drake

  Count 1 – Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury : 3F : Pending
  Count 2 – HC – Neglect of a Dependent : 6F : Pending
  Count 3 – HC – Neglect of a Dependent : 6F : Pending
  Count 4 – HC – Possession of a Narcotic Drug : 6F : Pending
  Count 5 – Possession of Paraphernalia : CM : Pending

Clifford Anthony Johns II

  Count 1 – Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury : 3F : Pending
  Count 2 – Neglect of a Dependent : 6F : Pending
  Count 3 – Neglect of a Dependent : 6F : Pending
  Count 4 – Possession of a Narcotic Drug : 6F : Pending
  Count 5 – Unlawful Possession of Syringe : 6F : Pending
  Count 6 – Possession of Paraphernalia : CM : Pending

Sean Christopher Plummer

  Count 1 – Possession of a Narcotic Drug : 6F : Pending
  Count 2 – Obstruction of Justice : 6F : Pending
  Count 3 – Possession of a Controlled Substance : AM : Pending

Amanda Trusty

  Count 1 – Manufacturing Methamphetamine : 4F : Pending
  Count 2 – Theft : 6F : Pending
  Count 3 – Theft : AM : Pending

Thomas Isaac Mosby

  Count 1 – Domestic Battery : 6F : Pending

Richard L. Jackson

  Count 1 – Criminal Confinement : 4F : Pending
  Count 2 – Domestic Battery Resulting in Moderate Bodily Injury : 6F : Pending
  Count 3 – Strangulation : 6F : Pending
  Count 4 – Intimidation : 6F : Pending

James Harrison Brune

  Count 1 – Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator : 6F : Pending

 

 

 

 

 

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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Fifth-set rally lands USI Volleyball big road win

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ST. CHARLES, Mo.—University of Southern Indiana Volleyball found itself in a precarious and familiar spot Saturday afternoon when it trailed 8-5 in the deciding frame of a critical Great Lakes Valley Conference match with host Lindenwood University.

Less than 24 hours earlier, the Screaming Eagles had lost a pair of one-set leads and even faced the same 8-5 deficit in a five-set road loss to Quincy University. Saturday’s match had the same feel, with USI gaining wins in sets one and three, only to see the Lions even the score each time

However, unlike the previous night, the Eagles’ comeback bid held true as USI scored four straight points and won seven of the next eight rallies to flip the three-point hole into a three-point cushion.

USI (16-11, 10-6 GLVC) eventually held on for a three-point win to secure a 25-23, 16-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-12 win over Lindenwood, which is in a tightly packed group of teams fighting to secure a spot in the leagues’ post-season tournament.

Thanks to the win, USI remains in fifth-place, a half-game in front of Drury University and a half-game back of fourth-place Missouri University of Science & Technology, while Lindenwood (14-11, 7-7 GLVC) falls into a group of four seven-loss teams fighting for its post-season survival heading into the final week of the regular-season.

Sophomore outside hitter Leah Anderson (Bloomington, Illinois) paced the Eagles in Saturday’s win with 18 kills, 12 digs and three blocks, while freshman outside hitter Abby Bednar (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) chipped in 10 kills, three aces, 14 digs and three blocks. The duo combined for 10 kills in USI’s set-one win, while Anderson had six kills and a pair of blocks in USI’s set-three victory.

Junior middle hitter Taylor Litteken (Foristell, Missouri) had a pair of kills and two blocks in USI’s win in set five, while senior middle blocker Sidney Hegg (Menasha, Wisconsin) added three kills and a .500 attacking percentage in the deciding frame. Litteken finished the match with nine kills, a .600 attacking percentage, three aces and five blocks, while Hegg had seven kills and seven blocks.

Senior setter Casey Cepicky (St. Louis, Missouri) added four kills, 40 assists, 17 digs and two blocks, while freshman right side hitter Taya Dazey (Fort Wayne, Indiana) added seven kills, 15 digs and three blocks. Senior libero Callie Gubera (Thorntown, Indiana) rounded out USI’s statistical leaders with 19 digs.

USI returns to Screaming Eagles Arena Tuesday at 7 p.m. when it hosts the University of Illinois Springfield. The Eagles conclude the regular-season when they host No. 20 Lewis University for Senior Day next Saturday. USI will honor Cepicky, Gubera and Hegg prior to the match as part of its Senior Day festivities.

Comastri’s first-place finish lifts USI Women’s XC to nationals

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EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country senior All-American Jennifer Comastri (Indianapolis, Indiana) earned her first regional title Saturday morning as the No. 11 Screaming Eagles punched their ticket to nationals with a second-place team finish at the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Championships at Angel Mounds.

Comastri dominated the race from start to finish as she opened a large lead in the first kilometer of the competition. She completed six-kilometer course in 20 minutes, 24.50 seconds, 18 seconds faster than Walsh University senior Alexa Leppelmeier, who was second in the 216-competitor field.

With her performance, Comastri earns All-Midwest Region honors and is the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association Midwest Region Runner of the Year. She is the first USI women’s runner since Jessica Reeves (2016) to win a regional title in cross country and just the third in program history.

Comastri also is the first USI women’s runner to win both a GLVC title and regional crown in the same season since Heather Cooksey accomplished that feat in 2004.

As a team, the Eagles finished second, out of 30 teams, behind No. 2-ranked Grand Valley State University, which finished with 40 points by placing its top five runners in the top 16.

USI, which finished with 110 points, had five competitors finish in the top 34 as the Eagles cleared third-place Cedarville University by 27 points. Both Grand Valley State and Cedarville joined the Eagles in earning automatic bids to the NCAA II National Championships.

In addition to Comastri, the Eagles placed three runners on the USTFCCCA All-Midwest Region team as junior Kara Martin (Herrin, Illinois) and sophomore Hadley Fisher (Evansville, Indiana) finished 21st and 23rd, respectively.

GLVC Freshman of the Year Cameron Hough (Olney, Illinois) and sophomore McKenna Cavanaugh (New Albany, Indiana) finished 31st and 34th, respectively, while sophomore Lauren Greiwe (West Harrison, Indiana) and freshman Allison Mophew (Evansville, Indiana) were 57th and 65th, respectively, to round out USI’s seven-member lineup.

The Eagles, whose second-place finish is their best regional placement since they were second at the 2009 regional meet, compete for a national championship November 20 at The Abbey Course in Saint Leo, Florida.

Swimming & Diving Sweeps First Meet At Deaconess Aquatic Center

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The first-ever swim meet at the Deaconess Aquatic Center will go down in Evansville city history as an impressive one for the hometown University of Evansville swimming and diving teams, as the Purple Aces swept its triangular meet with the visiting Saint Louis University Billikens and University of Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans.

The UE men held off the visiting Billikens, 154-135, behind first-place showings in the final two events of the meet.  Meanwhile, the UE women posted a 172-128 victory over SLU, while also notching a 153.50-135.50 victory over Little Rock.

“I thought we got a great effort all the way around today,” said UE swimming and diving head coach Stuart Wilson.  “Everyone on both teams contributed to the team effort.

“I really want to thank our seniors for making the sacrifices and commitment to represent UE over the last four years.  A new chapter in their life will be coming soon, and they will take their lifelong experiences in swimming to their new adventures.”

In UE’s “Senior Day” meet, senior Zeke Metz (Topeka, Kan./Seaman) helped the Purple Aces hold off the Billikens on the men’s side, as Metz won the men’s 200-yard IM event, the second-to-last event of the day, in a time of 1:56.66 to win by two seconds over freshman teammate Carlos Souto Vilas (A Coruna, Spain).  It was Metz’s second individual title of the day, as he also won the men’s 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:44.77.

Then, with the meet hanging in the balance, the quartet of freshmen Daniel Santos Lopez (Madrid, Spain) and Jakob Grundbacher (Long Beach, Calif.), senior Josh Graves (Topeka, Kan./Seaman) and junior Riccardo Di Domenico (Johannesburg, South Africa) posted a time of 1:25.38 to win the men’s 200-yard freestyle relay and ice the victory for UE.  Santos Lopez, Di Domenico and Grundbacher had teamed with sophomore Alon Baer (Gesher Haziv, Israel) earlier in the meet to make Evansville history, as they recorded UE’s first event victory at the Deaconess Aquatic Center in the 200 Medley Relay.

On the women’s side, junior Sage Moore (Lexington, Ohio/Lexington) and freshman Sveva Brugnoli (Rome, Italy) helped power the Purple Aces to a sweep of the triangular meet.  Moore swept the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events in times of 1:08.47 and 2:25.34, respectively.  Meanwhile, Brugnoli cruised to victories in both the 100- and 200-yard butterfly events in times of 56.94 and 2:08.64.  Her time of 56.94 in the 100 fly is a season-best mark, and ranks her as the eighth-fastest swimmer in UE history in the event.

The UE women were also aided by the job of the female divers, as senior Maggie Franz (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein) led the way by sweeping both the one-meter and three-meter competitions.  In fact, UE swept the three-meter competition, as freshmen Val Marx (Evansville, Ind./Reitz) and Kaylee Ivy (Evansville, Ind./Central) placed second and third in the event.

“I was really proud of how our younger divers stepped up today,” said UE diving head coach Dustin Bredemeier.  “We had some people out today, but both Val and Kaylee stepped up big, and I was really proud of how all three women competed this afternoon.”
Evansville will return to the pool next weekend, as UE travels to Carbondale, Illinois to take part in the Southern Illinois Invitational, before beginning its winter training period.