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Aces Take Down Loyola Behind Clutch Defense, Goal by Hill
CHICAGO, Ill. – The University of Evansville women’s soccer team took down the undefeated Loyola Ramblers, 1-0, Saturday at Loyola Soccer Park. The win marks the second win against Loyola in program history and the first since 1993.
The game winning goal came off the head of Emilie Hill at the 26:56 mark. The cross came off a corner kick and was assisted by Nicole Benati, marking the first assist for the Aces this season. The goal by Hill is her first career goal and the second goal of the season for UE.
Evansville saw impressive efforts from the backline and from goal. Goalkeeper Michaela Till made 11 saves, including a massive stop during a penalty kick attempt at the end of the first half. Till and the rest of the Aces defense faced 20 shots from Loyola.
On offense the Aces were efficient with five total attempts with four coming in the first half. Along with four corner kicks during the match.
Evansville will close out the regular season with a matchup against Indiana State on April 10 at home for senior day.
Beilsmith blasts Aces to doubleheader sweep
Redshirt senior records two walk-off home runs
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EVANSVILLE – Fueled by two home runs by Troy Beilsmith, the University of Evansville baseball team swept a doubleheader from South Dakota State, 3-2 and 11-1, on Saturday at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville.
“What a special day from Troy Beilsmith,” said Aces head baseball coach Wes Carroll on the redshirt senior’s massive day. “Troy made a big decision to come back and have a true senior season. It’s great that he can have this type of experience.”
Game One: Evansville 3, SDSU 2 (7 Inn.)
Pitchers for both Evansville and SDSU shined in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader. The Aces sent junior Caleb Reinhardt to the mound, while the Jackrabbits started sophomore Drew Beazley.
Beazley and Reinhardt combined to strikeout seven batters in the first three innings as the Jackrabbits allowed just two hits in that span, while Reinhardt faced the minimum. After Beazley exited after the third, SDSU brought in Ryan Bourassa, who continued the strong effort on the mound, allowing just two hits and striking-out four.
Reinhardt took a perfect outing into the sixth before the Jacks recorded a single and double with one out. Later in the sixth, with the bases loaded, SDSU pushed a run across on a fielder’s choice, taking the lead, 1-0.
Junior Eric Roberts replaced Reinhardt to start the seventh and was effective, allowing a run to come across, but held the Jackrabbits lead to just two heading into the bottom half of the seventh.
SDSU pulled Bourassa after the sixth and brought in Eli Sundquist. Evansville proceeded to get its offense going, opening the inning with a single by senior Craig Shepherd. After a strikeout, sophomore Danny Borgstrom pinch-hit for the Aces, earning a walk. With sophomore Evan Kahre pinch running at first, Evansville got a run back on consecutive wild pitches, scoring Shepherd. Trailing by one, Kahre came home on another free pass, this one of the balk variety as Evansville tied the game at 2-2. After a strikeout put a second out on the scoreboard, Beilsmith stepped to the plate. The Weldon Spring, Mo. native came up big, driving a homer to left field and walking-off the game with a 3-2 Evansville win.
“In game one, Caleb Reinhardt was outstanding and kept us in the game so our offense could find a way,” remarked Carroll on the doubleheader opener. ” A leadoff single from Shepherd was huge (in the seventh) and then Troy delivers a heroic HR to win it.”
Game Two: Evansville 11, SDSU 1 (7 Inn.)
Evansville’s offense got off to a much quicker start in game two, generating runs in the bottom of the first. Beilsmith continued his tear, scoring Crews on an RBI groundout in the opening inning. Scherry next stepped to the plate and ripped a ball to right field. After a diving play by the SDSU right fielder was unsuccessful, Scherry turned on the jets. The freshman sprinted around third after the ball rolled all the way to the wall and beat a relay throw home, scoring an inside-the-park home run.
Crews continued his hot streak with a pair of RBI singles in the fifth and sixth innings, which were split by a sacrifice fly in the sixth for SDSU, to give the redshirt junior six RBI on the day and increasing Evansville’s lead to 4-1.
The seventh inning proved crucial in the contest as Scherry led off the inning with a double and advanced to third on a wild pitch. After freshman  Mark Shallenberger walked, Borgstrom delivered a run with an RBI base-hit to center.
Junior Mason Brinkley walked in the next at bat, forcing a change for the Jackrabbits. After the pitching change, Widder sliced a two-run double that scored Shallenberger and Borgstrom, followed by an RBI single from fellow freshman Max Malley that scored Brinkley and elevated UE’s lead to 8-1.
Looking to replicate his last at bat in game one, Beilsmith did just that in the seventh against the Jacks. Beilsmith drilled a 2-2 pitch to left field, clearing the wall and walking-off with an 11-1 seven inning run-rule win for the Aces.
“In game two, Jake McMahill gives us another quality performance and the top of our order delivers eight hits including the second walk-off HR of the day from Beilsmith,” said Carroll on the game two performance. “I love everything about this team right now and the character they are showing.”
On the day, the top of the order (Kenton Crews and Troy Beilsmith)Â was fantastic for the Aces, going 9-of-15 from the plate, while generating seven RBI.
Evansville and the Jackrabbits close-out the four-game series Sunday afternoon at 1 PM at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville.
Eagles lose home contest to UMSL, 7-0
–University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis suffered a 7-0 setback to the University of Missouri St. Louis (4-1) Saturday afternoon at the Evansville Tennis Courts.
After losing the point in doubles competition, the Screaming Eagles suffered straight-set losses in all singles matches. Freshman Lauren Rowe did manage to battle in the second set of the No. 1 singles picking up five games ultimately dropping the set, 7-5.
The Eagles (3-5) return to action Friday when they host Lindenwood University at Wesselman Park to officially open Great Lakes Valley Conference play in a 2 p.m. match.
USI WSOC wins at Maryville
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer completed its road trip sweep with a 3-1 drubbing of Maryville University Sunday afternoon in St. Louis, Missouri. The Screaming Eagles, who have won four-straight and nine of their last 10, are 9-2-0 after today’s action, while the Saints are 4-4-3.
USI sophomore forward Taylor Hall got the Eagles on the board late in the first half with her third goal of the season at 43:33. Hall was assisted on the goal senior forward Taylor McCormick.
The Eagles took the 1-0 lead through the intermission and extended the margin to 2-0 on the first tally of the game by sophomore midfielder Jill DiTusa at 64:22. DiTusa was assisted on her fourth of the season by sophomore forward Morgan Beyer and junior midfielder Rachel Gray.
DiTusa sealed the victory the Eagles and upped the score to 3-0 with her fifth tally of the season at 86:46. She was assisted for a second time in the match by Gray.
The Saint closed the gap to 3-1 with a tally at 87:04 before the Eagles heard the final horn on the victory.
Up Next for the Eagles:
USI returns to Strassweg Field for the final homestand of the spring next week when the Eagles host Lindenwood University April 9 at 7:30 p.m. and the University of Missouri-St. Louis April 11 at 2:30 p.m.
The Eagles won the first-ever meeting with Lindenwood in 2019, 1-0, at Strassweg Field. USI also holds a slim 13-12-0 lead in the all-time series, 4-1-0 in the last five matches, with UMSL after posting a 2019 6-0 win at home.
USI MS falls at Maryville
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer lost a 3-0 decision to Maryville University Sunday afternoon in St. Louis, Missouri. The Screaming Eagles have a 5-5-1 record at the end of today’s action, while the Saints are 9-2-0 this season.
USI could not get on track today as Maryville built a 2-0 lead by the end of the first half. The Saints increased the lead to 3-0 at 81:25 to seal the Eagles’ fate on Sunday.
Offensively, the Eagles were only able to manage six shots, two on-goal against the Saints.
Up Next for the Eagles:
USI returns to Strassweg Field for the final homestand of the spring next week when the Eagles host Lindenwood University April 9 at 5 p.m. and the University of Missouri-St. Louis April 11 at noon.
The Eagles leads the all-time series with Lindenwood, 2-0-0, after winning the first meeting in GLVC action, 2-0, at Strassweg Field in 2019. UMSL holds a 22-8-2 lead with USI in the all-time series, but the Eagles have won three of the last five match-ups, including a 2-0 win in 2019 at home.
USI BB Krizan leads Eagles to victory and sweep
University of Southern Indiana Baseball senior leftfielder Bryce Krizan set the record for stolen bases and drove in three runs to lead the Screaming Eagles to a run-ruled 11-0 victory over the University of Missouri-St. Louis Sunday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field. The Eagles, who had won seven-straight, go to 11-11 overall and 9-7 in the GLVC, after today’s action, while UMSL ends the series 5-18 overall, 3-13 GLVC.
Krizan set the USI all-time record for stolen bases in the second inning after singling to reach base. The stolen base was the 87th of Krizan’s career, surpassing the 27-year record set by Matt Vince (1992-94; 86 stolen bases) in 1994.
The senior leftfielder also drove in a team-high three RBIs in the victory and finished the series. Krizan also batted .778 with six runs scored, five RBIs, a double, triple, home run, and four stolen bases over the weekend versus UMSL.
As a team, USI score once in the first, third, fourth, and four times in the fifth and sixth for the 11-0 victory. In addition to Krizan, junior third baseman Michael Conner had a team-high four hits, while junior second baseman Ethan Hunter was second with a pair of RBIs.
On the mound, the Eagles continued to dominate UMSL with the third-straight shutout and held the Tritons scoreless in the final 23 innings of the series. Freshman right-hander Tyler Wheeler posted his first collegiate victory and goes to 1-1 after blanking the Tritons for six innings on two hits. The freshman also struck out four batters.
Up Next for the Eagles:
The USI five-game homestand comes to an end April 7 when Kentucky Wesleyan College visits the USI Baseball Field. The Eagles hold a 98-66 overall series lead over the Panthers, but KWC took both games in the series in 2019, winning 12-7 in Owensboro and 9-4 at the USI Baseball Field.
Live coverage can be accessed through GoUSIEagles.com.
The Eagles resumes GLVC action April 9-11 when they visit McKendree University for a four-game series. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. for a single game April 9; noon for a doubleheader April 11; and noon for a single game April 11.
USI leads the all-time series with McKendree, 30-13, including 12 of the last 13 dating back to 2016.
Eryn Gould takes over third on UE home run list
Aces fall in series finale to Panthers
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Senior Eryn Gould hit the 25th home run of her University of Evansville career and is now alone in third place on the Purple Aces all-time list. She hit a leadoff home run on Saturday with the Aces falling by a 9-1 final in the series finale against UNI.
Gould’s home run gave Evansville (17-11, 5-4 MVC) a 1-0 lead in the first inning before the Panthers (15-13, 7-2 MVC) scored five in the bottom of the second before pulling away for the win.
The Panthers’ Kamryn Shaffer led the second off with a solo home run before Adara Opiola hit a grand slam that gave them a 5-1 lead. UNI added three more in the third and one in the fifth to clinch the victory.
UE had three hits on the day. Aside from Gould’s home run, Jessica Fehr and Lindsay Renneisen each posted hits. Gould continued her unbelievable streak of reaching base; she finished the game 1-for-1 while adding two walks. The Panthers finished the day with six hits.
Making the start for UE, Izzy Vetter struck out five and walked five over the course of four innings. Seven of the nine runs given up were earned. Kailyn Packard tossed all five innings for UNI and allowed three hits while walking three.
Evansville is back on the road next weekend, traveling to Southern Illinois for a 3-game series on Saturday and Sunday.