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Responsive employerAces women head to Jan Weaver Invitational
UE plays Friday and Saturday in Murray, Ky.
Just four days after wrapping up the ISU Invitational, the University of Evansville women’s golf team is back on the course for the Jan Weaver Invitational beginning on Friday.
Miller Memorial Golf Course in Murray, Ky. will be the host for the event. Play gets underway on Friday with 36 holes before a single round on Saturday. The action commences with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start each day. Par will be 72 and the yardage is 6,024.
Included in the field are Austin Peay, Belmont, Bradley, Central Arkansas, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia State, Murray State, Samford, Seton Hall, Southern Illinois and Tennessee Tech.
On Monday, the Purple Aces wrapped up the ISU Invitational in Terre Haute. Allison Enchelmayer earned a top five finish in the tournament. In the career outing, Enchelmayer was tied for the lead after day one, recording a 1-under 71 to open before finishing the tournament at 5-over par on her way to fifth place.
Tying for 18th was Sophia Rohleder. After recording an 81 to open the tournament, she improved by five strokes to jump into a tie for 18th. Carly Frazier and Alyssa McMinn tied for 27th spot. Each finished with totals of 160. Frazier posted rounds of 79 and 81, the top two scores of her freshman campaign.
Mallory Russell (162) and Caitlin O’Donnell (163) completed the UE contingent.
Women’s Soccer, Schoenstein Announce Two Additional Signees for 2021 Class
 University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer announced two additions to its 2021 signing class this week, bringing the class total to 16 signees.
With the two midfield additions to the class, the Screaming Eagles and head coach Eric Schoenstein have signed six midfielders, five defenders, four forwards, and one goals keeper. The impressive class spans six states and one additional country with six recruits from Missouri, four from Indiana, two from Tennessee, one from Ohio, Illinois, and Florida, plus the staff’s first international signee from Sweden.
Schoenstein on the two additional signees: “We’re extremely excited to welcome Peyton and Sofie to the USI soccer family. Peyton is a high-level attacking midfielder, who can do it all. Peyton’s soccer IQ, overall vision, distribution skills, and finishing abilities make her a great addition. Sofie is your prototypical target forward. She is strong on the ball, quality distributor, and her powerful finishing ability from close range and distance will make her extremely dangerous.”
Sofie Andersson | MF | 5’8″ | Stockholm, Sweden
Andersson signs with USI as Schoenstein and staff’s first international recruit since the staff took over the program in early 2016. The midfielder attended PA Fogelstroms gymnasium, playing for the academy team Djurgarden IF, winning the U17 Swedish National Championship 2019, and being the runner-up in the Regional Division 1 serie 2020.
Peyton Wilkinson | MF | 5’6″ | Collierville, Tenn.
Wilkinson comes to USI following a very successful high school career (Collierville High School), including district championships in 2018 and 2019, state runner-up in 2017 and 2018, and a quarterfinal finish in 2020. Wilkinson played club for Lady Lobos Rush Premier winning the 2019 Tennessee State Soccer Association championship and the 2018 USYS NL Mid-South Conference championship and being the runner-up in the 2018 USYS Region III Championship. Individually, the signee amassed accolades being a two-time ODP Inter-Regional Showcase team selection, a two-time ODP Region III Camp selection, and a four-year varsity letter athlete.
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USI BB gets over .500 with win over KWC
University of Southern Indiana Baseball extended its winning streak to eight games after winning a battle with Kentucky Wesleyan College, 11-6, Wednesday evening at the USI Baseball Field. The Eagles go to 12-11 overall and get over the .500 mark for the first time since February after tonight’s action, while KWC ends the evening 11-3.
After KWC grabbed a 1-0 lead to start the game, USI took its first lead of the game, 2-1, in the bottom of the first on a two-run blast to left center senior rightfielder Manny Lopez. The lead was short lived as the Panther scored two in the second and one in the third to post a 4-2 advantage.
USI seized control in the bottom of the third with a six-run frame to lead 8-4. The Eagles’ six-run inning was highlighted by two-run singles by senior shortstop Kobe Stephens and junior second baseman Ethan Hunter.
The Panthers would close the gap to 8-6 with tallies in the fourth and fifth before the Eagles sealed the victory with a run in the bottom of the fifth, seventh, and eighth for the 11-6 win.
USI freshman first baseman Adam Wildeman led the Eagles at the plate with three hits, while Stephens finished with a team-high three RBIs in the win.
On the mound, junior right-hander Brady Bowling picked up his second win in relief. Bowling (2-1) allowed one run on one hit in the third before the Eagles scored six times in the bottom of the frame to take the lead for good.
Up Next for the Eagles:
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. Live coverage can be accessed through GoUSIEagles.com.
McKendree (10-10, 3-9 GLVC) will welcome the Eagles to Lebanon, Illinois, looking to break a four-game losing streak after dropping the series to Lewis University last weekend. The Bearcats also have lost four of the last six games leading up to the series.
USI leads the all-time series with McKendree, 30-13, including 12 of the last 13 dating back to 2016.
Bills Await Possible Death If Committees Don’t Make A Decision Before Thursday
Bills await possible death if committees don’t make a decision before Thursday
By Taylor Dixon and Carolina Puga Mendoza
TheStatehouseFile.comÂ
INDIANAPOLIS—Thursday is the deadline for all House and Senate committees to vote on bills for this legislative session, meaning bills that are not approved will not move forward.
Some bills that are at risk of dying include one requiring a suicide hotline on student ID cards, another on the deannexation of schools in the South Bend area that led to discord in the Indiana House, and other allowing kids to set up lemonade stands without a permit.
Over 30 other bills face the same outcome because they are not scheduled to be heard in committee meetings Thursday morning. The two that have received some of the most attention during the legislative session are House Bill 1369, involving the licensing of firearms, and Senate Bill 141, which would cut funding for public transit in Indianapolis.
Authored by Rep. Ben Smaltz, R-Auburn, HB 1369 would take away the need for a permit to carry a gun. Instead, those who own firearms could purchase a lifetime license to allow them to take their weapon across state lines. The bill has not been scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee since it was referred there on March 11.
HB 1369 has received pushback from various members of the Indiana State Police and from mostly Democratic lawmakers.
Sen. Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis, has been outspoken about his opposition to the bill.
“The people who are lawfully carrying are one shot away from being a mass shooter,†Taylor said. “Recently, several people who were lawfully able to carry committed mass murder.â€
“We’re going through a pandemic right now, where people are having a lot of anxiety and things like that …We need to be cognizant of the fact that a lawful carrying person is just one shot away from being a mass killer.â€
In March, there were seven mass shootings in seven days in the United States, in which 20 people died and many were injured. The most recent shooting happened in Atlanta, Georgia, where nine people were shot by a single gunman. Eight of them died.
More criticism was directed towards the projected funding loss that law enforcement could face. The Indiana State Police currently gets revenue from the permit fees; if removed, they would face a loss of up to $5.3 million in fiscal year 2023.
If HB 1369 does not make it past the Judiciary Committee, there’s a possibility that a bill with similar language could make its way to next year’s legislative session.
“While we can celebrate the fact that that bill is going to die, we also need to be cognizant of the fact that we still have other things that can come up,†Taylor said.
Senate Bill 141 would have cut funding for IndyGo, the public transportation system in Indianapolis, and would have caused problems in creating the Blue and Purple bus rapid transit lines.
SB 141 was sent to the House Roads and Transportation Committee on March 4 and was heard in committee on March 24. Nearly a dozen people testified on the bill in the two-hour meeting. Another 20 people had signed up to speak but did not get the chance due to time restrictions, according to an Indy Star article.
Roads and Transportation Committee chairman Rep. Jim Pressel, R-LaPorte, said in a statement, “Senate Bill 141 is complex legislation with passionate voices on all sides. Despite meaningful conversations among stakeholder groups and legislators, it’s obvious that consensus won’t be reached before the committee report deadline.â€
IndyGo is thankful that SB 141 did not pass because this means it can start on projects like the Purple Line, which has already been delayed, without fear of running into funding issues.
“We are grateful that Chairman Pressel and the House Committee on Roads and Transportation has decided to not have another hearing on Senate Bill 141,†IndyGo said in a statement. “This bill has been a distraction as we have been focused on maintaining transit service and keeping our riders and employees safe throughout the pandemic, as well as advancing our major projects.â€
However, provisions similar to those in SB 141 have shown up in previous legislation. A similar bill 2020 also died in committee, according to an IndyStar article from 2020.
FOOTNOTE: Taylor Dixon and Carolina Puga Mendoza are reporters for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
Women’s Soccer Drops Regular Season Finale
The University of Evansville women’s soccer team fell 1-0 to Indiana State on the final day of the regular season, at Arad McCutchan Stadium.
An early goal by the Sycamores was the difference in the match, with Indiana State’s Sidney Ewing taking the ball all the way into goal, two minutes into the match.
The Aces put up a fight the rest of the match, outshooting Indiana State 12-9, including a penalty kick attempt at the 23-minute mark taken by Nicole Benati, which was saved by the Sycamores goalkeeper. Benati followed that attempt up with a rebound shot that still was not able to find goal.
Kristen Harvey, Jayme-Lee Hunter and Emily Wolak also added shots at goal for the Aces.
Evansville will play in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship on Sunday, April 11, time, location and opponent to be determined.
