EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
Eagles defeat Hawks in five sets to GLVC semifinals
EAST PEORIA, Ill.—Junior middle hitter Taylor Litteken (Foristell, Missouri) racked up 16 kills, a .324 attacking percentage and five blocks as No. 6-seeded University of Southern Indiana Volleyball defeated the No. 3-seeded Rockhurst University Hawks 24-26, 25-22, 25-22, 20-25, 15-11 in the quarterfinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship Tournament Friday night at the EastSide Centre.
Litteken had four kills and a .571 attacking percentage in the Screaming Eagles’ four-point, fifth-set win that kept their NCAA II Tournament hopes and quest for a second straight league title alive.
Freshman outside hitter Taya Dazey (Fort Wayne, Indiana) added 14 kills and 23 digs, while senior middle blocker Sidney Hegg (Menasha, Wisconsin) had 11 kills and a match-high tying seven blocks.
USI (18-12) won the last six points of the second set to earn a three-point win and tie the match at a set apiece. Hegg had five kills in seven swings in the third frame as the Eagles rallied from an early 9-4 deficit to earn another three-point win.
The fourth set featured some big momentum changes as USI was unable to hold onto an early four-point advantage. Rockhurst (20-11) scored nine straight points to build a 14-9 lead; then; after USI stormed back to tie the frame at 20-20, the Hawks scored five straight points to win the set and even the match at two sets each.
USI used runs of 3-0 and 4-0 to set itself up with a plethora match-point opportunities and, on their third try, Litteken slammed down a kill to give USI the four-point, match-clinching win.
Freshman setter Carly Sobieralski (Indianapolis, Indiana), who was in the starting lineup due to an injury to All-GLVC setter Casey Cepicky (St. Louis, Indiana), finished the match with 43 assists and 19 digs, while senior libero Callie Gubera (Thorntown, Indiana) had 22 digs.
Sophomore outside hitter Leah Anderson (Bloomington, Illinois added 13 digs and four blocks, while freshman outside hitter Evie Duncan came off the bench to record six kills and four blocks.
USI, which played in its 12th five-set match of the year, counting its exhibition with the University of Evansville, advances to Saturday’s semifinal round to play the University of Missouri-St. Louis at 5:30 p.m. The Eagles went 2-0 during the regular-season against the second-seeded Tritons (23-7), who advanced to the semifinals after defeating the University of Illinois Springfield in three sets Friday evening.
JONES, KIRTON SCORE IN 4-2 LOSS TO ROANOKE
Evansville, In.: Despite an early lead and plenty of chances, the bad luck bounces would return as Evansville falls in the first of two games in two nights against Roanoke. The Thunderbolts next home game will be on Saturday, November 20th at 7:00pm CT as they host the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs. For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or buy tickets in person at the Ford Center Box Office.
Scott Kirton’s goal at 2:12 from Josh Adkins and Mike Ferraro gave Evansville an early 1-0 lead, but Roanoke would respond as Chris Vella tied the game at 7:09. After Vella’s goal, both teams had numerous chances to take the lead in a very wide-open offensive period on both sides. Evansville had three breakaways but failed to score, and Brian Billett made several big saves to keep the game tied. Roanoke would take control in the second period, and score goals from Travis Armstrong and Matt O’Dea to take a 3-1 lead. Brant Sherwood extended the lead to 4-1 in the third period, before Zane Jones scored at 11:47 to put Evansville back within a 4-2 deficit. The goal set off the biggest scrum of the night, and gave Evansville late life, but could not get them any closer, as Roanoke wins the first meeting of the weekend, with a rematch set for 7:00pm CT Saturday.
Kirton and Jones had the Evansville goals, while Adkins and Ferraro tallied an assist each. Billett finished with 24 saves on 28 shots.
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).
No. 6/12 IUSD Steady Through Two Days at Ohio State Invitational
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Indiana swimming and diving continues to thrive through the second day of competition at the Ohio State Fall Invitational Friday (Nov. 19) at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.
Helped on by three meet records, the IU men stretched their point total to 1,739.5, extending a commanding lead over the pack with just one day of events remaining. Host Ohio State sits in second place with 1262 points.
Indiana’s women’s team remains in the hunt despite falling to third place with 1,212 points following day two. Ohio State (1,323.5) and Kentucky (1,266) sit atop the women’s leaderboard.
The competition resumes at 8 a.m. ET Saturday (Nov. 20) beginning with 200-Yard Backstroke prelims. Finals are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET.
TEAM SCORES
Men
- Indiana – 1739.5
- Ohio State – 1262
- Virginia Tech – 1045.5
- Notre Dame – 1003.5
- Pittsburgh – 702.5
- Kentucky – 666
- Cincinnati – 402
Women
- Ohio State – 1323.5
- Kentucky – 1266
- Indiana – 1212
- UCLA – 982.5
- Notre Dame – 840
- Virginia Tech – 566
- Navy – 520
- Pittsburgh – 461
- Cincinnati – 109
NOTABLES
- After setting a meet record as part of the 400 Medley Relay team Thursday, Brendan Burns, Van Mathias and Rafael Miroslaw joined Jack Franzman in the 800 Freestyle Relay Friday to set another. The Hoosier quartet posted an NCAA B Cut time of 6:17.27.
- Fantoni posted an individual meet record with an NCAA B Cut time of 45.20 in the men’s 100 Backstroke. The time would be the fastest in the country coming into the week.
- Miroslaw and Burns finished No. 1 and No. 2 in the 200 Freestyle with times of 1:33.00 and 1:33.04, respectively, to beat the previous meet and pool records. The Hoosier duo finished right ahead of Ohio State’s Ruslan Gaziev, who touched the wall in 1:33.20.
- Andrew Capobianco won the men’s diving event for the second straight night, capturing the men’s 3-Meter dive with a 428.55. On Thursday, he opened the competition with a first-place finish in the 1M, scoring a 366.30.
- IU women took the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 spots in the 100 Breaststroke as Brearna Crawford (59.32), Noelle Peplowski (59.84) and Emily Weiss (1:00.03) all recorded NCAA B Cut times in the finals. Coming in 16th, Catherine Graham also collected a B cut after touching the wall in 1:01.79.
- Mikey Calvillo and Tristan DeWitt battled for the top two spots in the 400 IM, with the senior Calvillo (3:46.23) just edging it out over the sophomore (3:46.32).
RESULTS
200 Medley Relay
Women
- Kacey McKenna, Noelle Peplowski, Elizabeth Broshears, Ashley Turak – 1:37.06
- Anna Peplowski, Emily Weiss, Brearna Crawford, Makenzie Looze – 1:38.94
- Katie Broderick, Catherine Graham, Aislinn Holder, Sydney Turner – 1:43.08
- Katie Carson, Kabria Chapman, Grace Pangburn, Samantha Muma – 1:44.18
Men
- Brendan Burns, Van Mathias, Gabriel Fantoni, Bruno Blaskovic – 1:24.32 (NCAA B Cut)
- Jacob Steele, Josh Matheny, Tomer Frankel, Jack Franzman – 1:24.57 (NCAA B Cut)
- Luke Barr, Maxwell Reich, Corey Gambardella, Gavin Wight – 1:27.96
- Jospehe Radde, Jasper Davis, Finn Brooks, Brandon Hamblin – 1:28.72
400 IM
Women
- Mackenzie Looze – 4:08.58 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Mariah Denigan – 4:10.90 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Anna Freed – 4:17.46
Men
- Mikey Calvillo – 3:46.23 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Tristan DeWittt – 3:46.32 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Michael Brinegar – 3:48.26 (NCAA B Cut)
- Lucas Piunti – 3:51.12 (NCAA B Cut)
- Maxwell Reich – 3:53.32
- Ben McDade – 3:57.04
- Mason Carlton – 3:57.07
100 Butterfly
Women
- Elizabeth Broshears – 53.24 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Brearna Crawford – 53.67 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Ashley Turak – 54.77
- Aislinn Holder – 55.14
- Grace Pangburn – 56.12
- Sydney Turner – 57.01
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Men
- Gabriel Fantoni – 45.10 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Van Mathias – 47.08 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Corey Gambardella – 48.93*
- Tomer Frankel – 47.08 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Jassen Yep – 48.92
- Brock Tucker – 50.20
- Mac Boyle – 51.06
- Jospehe Radde
200 Freestyle
Women
- Anna Peplowski – 1:44.34 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Ella Ristic – 1:44.77 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Elyse Heiser – 1:49.64
- Katie Carson – 1:52.01
- Maggie Wallace – 1:51.05
Men
- Rafael Miroslaw – 1:33.00 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Brendan Burns – 1:33.04 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Jack Franzman – 1:36.24 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Jacob Destrampe – 1:37.23
- Warren Briggs – 1:37.42
- Aidan Reagan – 1:38.48
- Brandon Hamblin – 1:39.15
- Jackson Carlile – 1:39.78
- Logan Graham – 1:40.44
100 Breaststroke
Women
- Brearna Crawford – 59.32 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Noelle Peplowski – 59.84 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Emily Weiss – 1:00.03 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Catherine Graham – 1:01.79 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Kabria Chapman – 1:02.097
- Emma Shaughnessy – 1:03.86
Men
- Josh Matheny – 52.24 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Luke Barr – 53.46 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Maxwell Reich – 54.01 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Jassen Yep – 54.22 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Andrew Davis – 55.64
- Finn Brooks – 56.57
- Max Scott – 58.75
100 Backstroke
Women
- Kacey McKenna – 53.02 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Anna Freed – 53.03 (NCAA B Cut)
- Katie Broderick – 55.22
- Elyse Heiser – 54.97
- Grace Pangburn – 56.60
Men
- Gabriel Fantoni – 45.20 (Meet Record, NCAA B Cut)*
- Jacob Steele – 46.02 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Gavin Wight – 47.10 (NCAA B Cut)*
- Josephe Radde – 49.67
- Logan Graham – 50.20
- Christopher Lee – 51.59
800 Freestyle Relay
Women
- Anna Peplowski, Ella Ristic, Noelle Peplowski, Mackenzie Looze – 7:03.73 (NCAA B Cut)
- Ashley Turak, Elyse Heiser, Elizabeth Broshears, Mariah Denigan – 7:17.51
- Katie Carson, Maggie Wallace, Sydnet Turner, Anna Freed – 7:26.28
Men
- Rafael Miroslaw, Brendan Burns, Van Mathias, Jack Franzman – 6:17.27 (Meet Record, NCAA B Cut)
- Gavin Wight, Michael Brinegar, Aidan Reagan, Warren Briggs – 6:31.67
- Mikey Calvillo, Jacob Destrampe, Tristan DeWitt, Corey Gambardella – 6:35.47
Men’s 3-Meter Dive
- Andrew Capobianco – 428.55 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)*
- Carson Tyler – 407.20 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)*
8. Quinn Henninger – 388.20 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)*
Women’s 1-Meter Dive
- Anne Fowler – 306.20 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)*
- Kristen Hayden – 291.20 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)*
* – Collected NCAA B Cut in preliminaries
UE VOLLEYBALL OPEND WITH 3 WIN AT SIU
Aces close out regular season on Saturday at Missouri State
 CARBONDALE, Ill. – Closing in on their second Missouri Valley Conference Championship berth in three seasons, the University of Evansville volleyball team defeated Southern Illinois by a 3-0 final on Friday evening in Carbondale.
Alondra Vazquez excelled in every facet of the game, leading the Purple Aces (19-9, 9-8 MVC) with 14 kills. She added 7 digs, 3 assists and a pair of service aces. Giulia Cardona finished the evening with 13 kills and 2 aces while Melanie Feliciano recorded 7 kills. Blakeley Freeman registered a team-high 11 digs while Taya Haffner finished with 31 assists.
The Salukis (5-25, 0-17 MVC) were led by 9-kill performances from Tatum Tornatta and Alex Washington.
Set 1 – UE 25, SIU 19
Each team had a turn in the lead early in the opening set, but with the score tied at 8-8, a Giulia Cardona kill began a 3-0 stretch that would put UE in the lead for good. Cardona finished the run with an ace. The Salukis remained close, cutting the deficit to 14-12 before a kill by Alondra Vazquez began another 3-0 run. Evansville finished the set with a 25-19 win with Vazquez tallying the clinching kill.
Set 2 – UE 25, SIU 18
A 5-2 stretch by the Aces began the second frame with Taya Haffner capping off the start with her first ace of the match. SIU got within a pair at 7-5 before kills by Laura Ruiz and Kate Tsironis stretched the lead to 14-9. Southern Illinois was not deterred by the deficit as a UE error helped the close the gap to 17-16. Evansville countered with a 4-0 run that saw Melanie Feliciano pick up a kill. From there, the Aces took a 2-0 match lead with a 25-18 decision.
Set 3 – UE 25, SIU 17
Southern Illinois wrested away an 8-6 lead in the opening moments of the third set before Evansville tallied three in a row to go in front. With UE holding a 12-11 lead, they would change the course of the set by reeling off six points in a row. Following a Vazquez kill, the Aces forced consecutive Saluki errors to extend the lead to 15-11. Following an SIU time out, Cecilia Thon continued the run with an ace before the lead grew to 18-11. Evansville continued to add to the lead down the stretch, earning the 19th win of the season on the strength of a 25-17 decision.
INDIANA OFFERING COVID-19 VACCINE BOOSTERS TO HOOSIERS AGED 18 AND OLDER FOLLOWING FDA, CDC AUTHORIZATION
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Indiana Launches the Community Assessment Survey for Older Adults
The Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Aging, in conjunction with Indiana’s Area Agencies on Aging, is conducting the Community Assessment Survey for Older AdultsTM.
Previously conducted in 2013 and 2017, the CASOA, administered by Polco & National Research Center, Inc., provides a statistically valid survey of the strengths and needs of older adults as reported by older adults themselves in communities across America. The objectives of the CASOA are to:
- identify community strengths in serving older adults;
- articulate the specific needs of older adults in the community;
- estimate contributions made by older adults to the community, and;
- determine the connection of older adults to the community.
The results of this survey will provide useful information for state and local planning and resource development, as well as strengthen advocacy efforts and stakeholder engagement. The information will also contribute to the creation of the 2023-2026 Indiana State Plan on Aging.
To participate, please visit https://polco.us/indiana21, by Nov. 29, 2021. All survey responses are anonymous.
Please note: Â Surveys are also being mailed to a random sample of older adult-headed households throughout the state. If you directly received a survey invitation in the mail, it is important that you complete that version (and access the survey using the URL provided in the mailed materials) rather than responding to this open participation link.
FSSA Division of Aging would like to encourage stakeholders and provider agencies to share this link with their internal and external networks to help inform state and local planning efforts.
Attorney General Todd Rokita Files Lawsuit To Stop Biden From Forcing Vaccine Mandates
On Monday, Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a third lawsuit aimed at stopping President Joe Biden’s unlawful COVID-19 vaccine mandates — this one against a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule requiring vaccination of all health care workers at facilities participating in Medicare or Medicaid.
“No pandemic gives President Biden the authority to ignore the Constitution and the rule of law,†Attorney General Rokita said. “And my office will use every means at our disposal to protect Hoosiers’ liberties from this president’s gross executive overreach.â€
Attorney General Rokita filed the most recent lawsuit in partnership with the attorneys general of Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia.
On a practical level, this particular vaccine mandate causes grave danger to the vulnerable persons whom Medicare and Medicaid were designed to protect — the poor, sick and elderly — by forcing the termination of heroic caregivers who are essential to providing health care services.
Earlier this month, Attorney General Rokita filed legal actions aimed at stopping two other mandates.
In the first lawsuit — filed Nov. 4 by Indiana, Louisiana and Mississippi — Attorney General Rokita challenged a rule requiring vaccination for everyone working for federal contractors, including some state entities. On Nov. 12, Indiana and the other states in that case asked the court to enjoin the contractor mandate immediately, while the lawsuit is pending.
In the second lawsuit, Attorney General Rokita on Nov. 5 challenged an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule forcing all employers with 100 or more workers to require all employees to be vaccinated (or produce weekly negative COVID-19 tests). As in the contractor mandate case, Attorney General Rokita asked the court to act immediately to prevent enforcement of the OSHA rule.
In the case of the OSHA rule, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has already ruled against this mandate as “fatally flawed†in response to a lawsuit brought by other states. Multiple OSHA lawsuits will be consolidated into a single circuit via a lottery selection scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 16.
“We’re already seeing the positive results of like-minded attorneys general taking a strong stand for citizens’ rights,†Attorney General Rokita said. “Here in Indiana, we will remain relentless in our fight against these intrusive edicts by a socialist-leaning president.â€
As with the first two lawsuits, in this new lawsuit regarding the Medicaid/Medicare rule, Indiana and the other plaintiff states are asking the court to act immediately to prevent enforcement of the vaccine mandate.
Watch Attorney General Rokita discuss these issues at this link: https://fb.me/e/2H62TeQX7.
Documents pertaining to the latest lawsuit are attached.
Lt. Gov. Crouch Announce Affordable Housing Investment
INDIANAPOLIS  – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) Board of Directors today announced the recipients of the 2022 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, which is used to incentivize private developers to fund the construction, acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing communities throughout Indiana.
More than $170 million over ten years in housing tax credits were awarded to 17 developments to create or preserve 895Â affordable units that will serve individuals, families, seniors, individuals with disabilities and individuals experiencing homelessness.
“These awards are a major investment to our state’s infrastructure,†Crouch said. “The developments will help to meet the need to house our workforce and will bring hundreds of affordable housing units to communities across Indiana.â€
IHCDA received 38 LIHTC applications requesting 2022 credits under the 2022 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP). The QAP, which is unique to each authoring state, details selection criteria, and application requirements for the LIHTC program, Multifamily Bonds, HOME funds, Development Fund and the National Housing Trust Fund in conjunction with tax credits. It also contains all deadlines, application fees, restrictions, standards and requirements.
“IHCDA administers the LIHTC program to create and preserve affordable housing in the state,†said Jacob Sipe, Executive Director of IHCDA. “The tax credits awarded today will provide affordable housing developments with funds to create and preserve units that will remain affordable for at least the next 30 years.â€
IHCDA incentivizes developments that will be in proximity and accessible to desirable facilities tailored to the need of the tenants, including access to services, retail, healthcare and transit. IHCDA prioritizes developments that will be in communities with nearby access to employment, access to post-secondary education and access to primary care. All 17 developments earned points in this category by demonstrating close proximity or location in these areas.
Five of the 17 developments will meet IHCDA’s commitment to individuals with intellectual and development disabilities by providing affordable housing in an integrated setting. These developments will create 58 units for this population.
Developers will create 82 units of supportive housing for persons experiencing homelessness by utilizing the Housing First model. Two of the 17 developments completed training through the Indiana Supportive Housing Institute and will help rapidly house individuals experiencing homelessness and provide intensive but flexible services.
Three of the developments will preserve 208 units of existing affordable housing, ensuring they remain affordable for at least the next 30 years.
Constructing affordable housing on vacant or unused parcels of land within existing areas that are otherwise largely developed remains a priority. Developing in these areas serves as a catalyst for future development in the community. Fourteen of the 17 developments meet this priority, creating 719 units.
In addition to LIHTC funding, the board also approved $3.8 million in Development Fund loans, and $3 million from the Housing Trust Fund.