INDIANAPOLIS – Below find Gov. Eric J. Holcomb’s public schedule for March 9, 2021.
 Tuesday, March 9 : Economic Development Announcement
WHO:Â Â Â Â Â Gov. Holcomb
Mayor Hogsett
iA Executives
WHAT:Â Â Â Â The Governor will deliver remarks.
WHEN:Â Â Â Â 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 9
WHERE:Â Â Â 8888 Keystone Crossing (15th floor)
Indianapolis, IN 46240
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The Indiana University men’s and women’s diving teams posted another strong outing with three Hoosiers tallying NCAA Auto-Qualification scores on Monday afternoon at the Lancaster Aquatic Center.
WOMEN’S 3-METER
For the second-straight day, freshman Anne Fowler dominated on the springboard, winning the women’s 3-meter event with a final score of 697.40. She finished 70 points above any other diver in the field to earn her second NCAA Auto-Qualification spot. Her consistency was on full display as she hit 11-of-12 dives over 50 points, three over 60, and two 70-point efforts
Freshman Tarrin Gilliland tallied all 12 dives over the 40-point threshold and secured six different 50-point dives, including four in the finals to place third overall with a mark of 623.65. She earned her first NCAA Auto-Qualification of the week. By earning an AQ spot this afternoon, Gilliland will also be eligible to compete in the 1-meter event at the NCAA Championships based on her eighth-place finish in qualification rounds on Sunday.
Sophomore Zain Smith finished in 17th place with a 12-dive score of 501.70. She recorded 40-plus points on seven dives throughout the meet. Junior Alyssa Wang finished 22nd with a six-dive score of 230.20.
MEN’S PLATFORM
Redshirt junior Andrew Capobianco captured his second NCAA Auto-Qualifying finish in as many days after taking fourth in the men’s platform with a score of 721.65. In total, the defending NCAA 3-meter National Champion hit 60-plus points on nine of his 12 dives.
Junior Cole VanDevender placed 11th in the event with a score of 651.40. He managed to registered scores above 50 points on seven total dives, including the last three of both the prelims and the finals. He will need to hit a qualifying mark on the 1-meter tomorrow afternoon to advance to the NCAA Championships, but would be eligible in both the 3-meter and platform events after placing top-12 in each event this week.
Senior Mory Gould finished 12th overall on the platform with a 12-dive score of 602.15. He hit seven dives over 50 points on the judges’ scorecards with three in the 60-point range. He will need to hit a qualifying mark on the 1-meter tomorrow afternoon to advance to the NCAA Championships, but would be eligible in both the 3-meter and platform events after placing top-12 in each event this week.
NCAA ZONE C CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS
WOMEN’S 3-METER
MEN’S PLATFORM
UP NEXT
The diving team will wrap up the NCAA Zone C Championships tomorrow (March 9) with the women’s platform and men’s 3-meter events.
UE Women In Second Place
With one round complete in the 2021 Don Benbow Invitational, University of Evansville golfer Sophia Rohleder sits atop the leaderboard entering Tuesday’s final round.
Rohleder carded a 4-over 75 on Monday to lead all individuals by three strokes. She leads a trio of contenders who are tied for second place, including UE freshman Mallory Russell. Her first-round tally of 78 has her tied for second with Butler’s Ally Ross and Erica Kerr of Southern Illinois.
Allison Enchelmayer is third on the UE squad. She shot an 84 on Monday and was closely followed by Alyssa McMinn, who registered an 85 and is tied for 17th. Caitlin O’Donnell finished the first round with a 92. Carly Frazier wrapped up the opening 18 holes with an 89 as an individual.
Butler leads the team standings by three strokes over the Purple Aces. The Bulldogs finished with a 319 while UE checked in with a 322. Southern Illinois and Eastern Michigan are also within striking distance. The Salukis completed the first round with a 323 while EMU sits in fourth place with a 327.
Tomorrow, one more round of 18 is on tap.
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The health and safety of guests and employees is Old National Events Plaza’s top priority. The venue will continue to follow the safety and prevention guidelines of the CDC and public health organizations. Local staff is supported by ASM Global’s corporate VenueShield initiative, ensuring operational best practices are utilized throughout the network of facilities.
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament and will play in the Midwest Regional, which is scheduled for March 13-14, 16 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. Ticket are on sale now through the Ford Center Ticket Office and Ticket Master.
The Screaming Eagles (11-4), the defending NCAA II Midwest Region champions, return to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the third-straight season and are making their 23rd regional appearance in the last 29 seasons. USI, the 1995 NCAA II National Champion, has been selected for the NCAA II Tournament 28 times in the history of the program and has a record of 36-29 in tournament play.
The Eagles are the third seed in the regional and starts tournament action Saturday at 8:30 p.m. when they take on sixth-seeded Lewis University (14-9). USI is 2-0 against Lewis in NCAA II Midwest Regional play, including a last second shot in the 2019 NCAA II Midwest Regional semifinals. The Eagles also lead the all-time series against Lewis, 49-27, after posting a 74-65 victory in January.
In addition to the USI-Lewis match-up, Saturday’s first round of the Midwest Regional includes a 6 p.m. match-up between fourth-seeded Wayne State University (12-6) and fifth-seeded Ashland University (14-8).
The winner of the USI-Lewis game plays second-seeded Michigan Tech University (14-7) at 8:30 p.m. Sunday in the second semifinal game, while the winner of the Wayne State-Ashland game plays top seeded and second-ranked Truman State University in the 6 p.m. semifinal.
The NCAA II Midwest Regional Championship game is scheduled for March 16 at 7 p.m.
The winners of each of the eight NCAA II region advance to play in the Elite Eight at the Ford Center March 24-25, and 27. The NCAA II National Championship game will be aired live on CBS.
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer picked up its first victory of the year with a 1-0 win over the University of Illinois Springfield Sunday afternoon in Springfield, Illinois. The Screaming Eagles has a 1-2-0 record at the end of today’s action, while Illinois Springfield goes to 1-1-2.
With the win, USI Head Coach Mat Santoro becomes the program’s all-time leader in victories with 98. Santoro (98-83-21) breaks the tie with former USI Head Coach Tony Colavecchia (1988-95; 97-59-11)
In the match, the Eagles jumped out in front in the first half when sophomore forward Zach Barton knocked one in the back of the net at 28:46. Junior defender Colten Walsh assisted on Barton’s second goal of the season.
The USI defensed made the first half goal stand up the rest of the way to get the team’s first win of the year. Senior goalkeeper Justin Faas posted his first win and shutout of the season after facing 11 Prairie Star shots and making five saves.
USI comes home next weekend for a pair of GLVC games, hosting Quincy University Friday and Truman State University Sunday at Strassweg Field. Kickoff for the USI-Quincy match Friday is 5 p.m., while USI-Truman match is slated for noon.
The Eagles trail the series with Quincy University, 8-17-2, after a 2-1 road victory in 2019. USI has won the last six matches, one on penalty kicks in the NCAA II Midwest Regional. Quincy is 3-1-1after a 1-0 win over McKendree University today at home.
USI and Truman are knotted up all-time in the series, 9-9-3. The Eagles have won five matches, including a 4-1 victory in 2019, and battled to a pair of ties in the last seven matches versus the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs, who visit McKendree Friday before coming to Strassweg Field, are 1-2-1 after a 2-2 double-overtime tie with the University of Missouri-St. Louis at home Sunday.
UE opens with 4-1 win
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The first weekend of home action for the University of Evansville softball team came to a close on Sunday with the Purple Aces opening the day with 4-1 win before Purdue Fort Wayne held off a furious rally to take an 8-7 win in game two at Cooper Stadium.
UE (9-5) was led by Marah Wood in the opener as she belted a pair of home runs while knocking in three of the Aces’ four runs. Trailing 8-2 entering the bottom of the seventh in the finale, Evansville scored five times, but could not get the tying run across the plate as the Mastodons (1-3) finished with the 1-run victory.
GAME 1
It did not take long for the Purple Aces to find their way onto the scoreboard as a 2-run shot by Marah Wood gave UE a 2-0 lead. Eryn Gould hit a leadoff single before Wood connected on her second long ball of the weekend to left field. In the bottom half of the third, it was Wood getting the job done once again, recording her second homer of the game to almost the exact location as she did in the first inning. Following Wood’s solo shot, Jessica Fehr drew a 2-out walk before stealing second. Bella Coffey came through with a single to score Fehr and push the lead to 4-0.
Purdue Fort Wayne would score once in the top of the seventh, but Izzy Vetter wrapped up the game, going the distance allowing one run on two hits while striking out seven. Wood had two hits in the game – both home runs.
GAME 2
After generating some momentum on the offensive side towards the finish of the first game, the Mastodons struck first in game two with four runs in the top of the third. They took advantage of three Evansville errors as three of their runs were unearned. UE’s offense got on track in the bottom of the fourth when a single by Haley Woolf scored Gould, who led off the frame with a walk. The Aces threatened to add more, but stranded the bases loaded.
Lindsay Renneisen hit a solo home run to center field, but the Mastodons extended their lead to 8-2 thanks to a 3-run top of the seventh. Down to their final three outs, UE rallied. Elyse Hickey drew a leadoff walk before the Aces loaded the bags up for Haley Woof. A single through the right side added two runs. Jenna Lis reached on a fielder’ choice to load the bases up for Katie McLean, who singled up the middle to score two more to make it an 8-6 game. Mackenzie McFeron scored on a wild pitch to make it a 1-run game, but UE could not tie it up with Purdue Fort Wayne hanging on for the win.
Woolf led the Aces with three in the finale while McLean and Fain registered two hits apiece. Jaime Nurrenbern took her first loss of the season, allowing five runs (two earned) in six innings.
Next weekend, the Aces are back inside Cooper Stadium for a 3-gam
Vazquez Records Career Match At Drake
Junior Set Career Mark With 32 Kills
 DES MOINES, Iowa – Alondra Vazquez recorded a career-high 32 kills as the University of Evansville volleyball team made a furious rally but came up just short in a 3-1 defeat at Drake on Sunday afternoon.
Vazquez led the Purple Aces (3-10, 2-9 MVC) with her 32 kills while adding a career-high 32 digs. Melanie Feliciano added 16 kills and 13 digs. Allana McInnis recorded 30 assists on the day with Cecilia Thon being credited with 10. Rachel Basinski added 21 digs. Pacing the Bulldogs (7-5, 5-4 MVC) was the duo of Haley Bush and Emily Plock, who tallied 29 and 25 kills, respectively.
Game 1
Drake scored four of the first five points to open the day before the Aces clawed back within two at 9-7 as Alondra Vazquez recorded one of her seven kills in the set. Laura Ruiz got Evansville even closer, adding a service ace that made it just a one-point deficit at 13-12. The Bulldogs quickly countered with four tallies in a row and the Aces were unable to recover as Drake pulled away for the 25-18 win.
Game 2
A quick start saw Evansville go up 7-3 extending the advantage to 11-6 with Hannah Watkins and Vazquez recording kills. Drake rallied with five in a row to tie it up before jumping in front at 13-12 on a UE error. The rally for the Bulldogs continued when they went back up by three at 18-15 before Evansville fought back with back-to-back Vazquez kills to tie it up at 20 apiece. The next two points went to the Bulldogs and they fended off the challenge to take a 25-22 triumph and a 2-0 match lead.
Game 3
Evansville recorded four of the first five points to grab the early edge before Drake scored five in a row to take their first lead at 6-4. Back-to-back kills pushed the DU lead to 9-5 and they would continue to hold a slight advantage before Evansville clawed back within a pair at 16-14. Their persistence paid off soon after when they would go back in front – 21-20. The teams fought back and forth, leading to a 27-27 score before Allana McInnis notched a kill and the defense forced a Bulldog error to give UE the 29-27 win and advance to a fourth set.
Game 4
Capitalizing on their momentum, the Aces grabbed an early 6-4 lead before four in a row put the Bulldogs on top. Trailing 8-7, UE scored four of the next five to jump back in front. They took advantage of a pair of Bulldog errors to extend that advantage to 17-13. Drake came right back with a 5-1 run to knot the set at 18-18 and would jump back in front at 21-20. After the teams swapped the lead, the Bulldogs were able to wrap up the match with a 26-24 decision in the fourth set. Tomorrow, the teams meet up for a 5 p.m. contest.
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