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Police Pension Board Meeting
The Evansville Police Department Pension Board will hold an Executive Session on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 8:15 a.m. The meeting will be held in Room 301 of the Civic Center Plaza.
The Executive Session will be closed as provided by:
I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(7). For discussion of records classified as confidential by state or federal statute.
Immediately following the Executive Session, a regular Open Session will be heldÂ
in Room 301 of the Civic Center Plaza.
Indiana Finishes Third at 2021 B1G Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships Weiss Wins Big Ten Gold
The No. 21-ranked Indiana Hoosiers completed five days of competition at the 2021 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. The team finished in third place with 1,066.5 points.
For the second-straight season, Ohio State ran away with the team title. The Buckeyes scored 1,584 points. Michigan finished third with 1,326.5 points.
100 FREESTYLE
Sophomore Ashley Turak finished fifth overall in the 100 Freestyle with a career-best time of 48.60.
Freshman Elizabeth Broshears took 15th out of the Consolation Final with a time of 49.91, while freshman Ella Ristic claimed 16th with a time of 50.01. Out of the C Final, senior Laurel Eiber finished 18th with a time of 49.67.
1,650 FREESTYLE
Junior Maggie Wallace took sixth place out of the fourth heat of the timed finals of the mile. She finished with an NCAA B Cut time of 16:15.19. Senior Josie Grote placed ninth with a time of 16:16.38, nearly topping her career-best mark.
200 BACKSTROKE
Senior Bailey Kovac outpaced her seed to score crucial points for the Hoosiers with a career-best time of 1:54.07. She finished fourth in the Championship Final.
Freshman Anna Freed took fifth place in the Consolation Final with a time of 1:56.62. She finished 13th overall in the event.
200 BREASTSTROKE
Indiana scored massive points in the 200 Breaststroke and it started with a Gold medal from sophomore Emily Weiss. She set a career-best mark in winning her first-career Big Ten title with a time of 2:07.20. Junior Noelle Peplowski finished in the silver slot with a time of 2:07.61, while junior Mackenzie Looze claimed fourth with a career-best time of 2:08.62.
In the Consolation Final, senior Abby Kirkpatrick tied for 10th with a time of 2:12.13 and freshman Catherine Graham finished 22nd overall out of the C Final with a time of 2:15.54.
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
The Indiana team consisting of sophomore Ashley Turak, freshman Elizabeth Broshears, freshman Ella Ristic, and Laurel Eiber finished in fifth with a time of 3:15.87. Turak opened the relay with a split of 48.74.
TEAM SCORES
- Ohio State – 1,584 pts.
- Michigan – 1,326.5 pts.
- INDIANA – 1,066.5 pts.
- Northwestern – 992 pts.
- Wisconsin – 749.5 pts.
- Minnesota – 555 pts.
- Nebraska – 542.5 pts.
- Iowa – 424 pts.
- Purdue – 414 pts.
- Penn State – 410 pts.
- Michigan State – 217 pts.
- Illinois – 177 pts.
- Rutgers – 60 pts.
NOTABLES
- Weiss joins elite company as only the second swimmer in program history to win the 200 Breaststroke at the Big Ten meet. Olympic Gold medalist Lilly King won the event in each of her four collegiate seasons from 2016-19.
- The Muncie, Ind., native ranks as the 13th-fastest swimmer in the event nationally this season.
- Indiana has medaled in a women’s breaststroke event in each of the last six conference meets, dating back to the title won by King in 2016.
- Turak set a career-best of 48.75 in the preliminary rounds of the 100 Freestyle, which marked the seventh-fastest time in program history. In the finals, she lowered her mark to 48.60. The time is the fifth-fastest time ever by a Hoosier and makes Turak the third-quickest performer in program history in the event.
- Kovac clocked a career-best 1:54.07 to make her the eighth-fastest performer in the Hoosier record books in the 200 Backstroke.
- The 400 Freestyle Relay time of 3:15.87 ranked as the fifth-fastest time in school history.
INDIANA POSTSEASON ACCOLDAES
FIRST-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN
Anne Fowler
Emily Weiss
SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN
Josie Grote
Abby Kirkpatrick
Noelle Peplowski
Ella Ristic
BIG TEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD NOMINEE
Anne Rouleau
FINALS RESULTS
100 FREESTYLE
- Ashley Turak – Time (NCAA A Cut, Career Best)
- Elizabeth Broshears – 49.91
- Ella Ristic – 50.01
- Laurel Eiber – 49.67
1,650 FREESTYLE
- Maggie Wallace – 16:15.19 (NCAA B Cut)
- Josie Grote – 16:16.38 (NCAA B Cut)
- Christin Rockway – 16:51.77
- Anne Rouleau – 17:02.60
200 BACKSTROKE
- Bailey Kovac – 1:54.07 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
- Anna Freed – 1:56.62 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
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200 BREASTSTROKE
- Emily Weiss – 2:07.20 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
- Noelle Peplowski – 2:07.61 (NCAA B Cut)
- Mackenzie Looze – 2:08.62 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
t-10. Abby Kirkpatrick – 2:12.13 (NCAA B Cut)
- Catherine Graham – 2:15.54 (Career Best)
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
- Ashley Turak, Elizabeth Broshears, Ella Ristic, Laurel Eiber – 3:15.87 (NCAA B Cut)
UP NEXT
The women’s swimming team will be back in the pool for the 2021 NCAA Championships from March 17-20 in Greensboro, N.C.
The men’s team will compete in the 2021 Big Ten Championships next week starting on March 2 in Columbus, Ohio.
Robbery 900 block of Main St.
 Around 11:30 p.m., on February 27, the Evansville Police Department was dispatched to a local hospital in reference to a battery report.Â
The victim stated he was walking in an alleyway off Main St., near the 900 block of Main, when he was approached by a male with a knife in his hand. The suspect demanded valuables from the victim. During this exchange, the victim was cut in the neck with the knife and walked to the hospital. The Evansville Police Department’s Crime Scene and detectives were called to the scene to investigate.Â
The victim described the suspect as a male who was approximately six feet tall. The suspect had on a black hooded sweatshirt with the strings drawn tight around his face. The suspect also had on blue jeans.Â
The victim had visible injuries to his neck, but the full extent of those injuries are unknown at this time.Â
No. 13 Volleyball Makes It Seven-Straight Victories
University of Southern Indiana Volleyball captured its seventh-straight victory in two gritty matches, beating GLVC-foes Maryville in four sets and William Jewell in five. The Screaming Eagles fought back from playing down 1-0 against the Saints and 2-0 deficit versus the Cardinals.
The 13th-ranked Eagles improved to 7-1 on the season following the Saturday double-header. USI struggled to start each match but found solid footing to take each match by winning all but one of the major categories and out-hitting the Saints in the last three sets. William Jewell dominated the first two sets over USI but the Screaming Eagles took control of their hitting to navigate a path to victory by reducing attack errors and out-hit the opposing Cardinals.
AGAINST MARYVILLE:
The Eagles posted a .240 hitting percentage while being led by a pair of sophomores in Leah Anderson and Katherine Koch, both of who recorded double-digit kills against the Saints. Anderson added in four blocks and two service aces and totaled 15.0 points to her 11 kill count. Koch played across the court with 10 kills, five assists, four digs and 10.0 total points.
Abby Weber and Taylor Litteken each recorded 13.5 points on the way to the Eagles’ 3-1 victory. This marked Weber’s first career contest with double-digit points with 13.5 and a career-high in aces with four. Litteken posted a season high in points (14.5), kills (nine), and aces (two) against the Saints.
On defense, Callie Gubera set a career-high with 16 digs while Sidney Hegg, Casey Cepicky, and Litteken each had five blocks. Cepicky ran the offense with her fifth-straight outing of 30-plus assists while laying out for six digs as well.
AGAINST WILLIAM JEWELL:
USI went down two sets to none to start the match versus the Cardinals but came back furiously to win behind strong performances from Koch and Weber, who combined for 31.5 points.
Koch blasted a career-high with 15 kills and added career-highs in assists (nine) and points (17.0). Weber sent a career-high 12 kills through the Cardinals’ defense while recording 14.5 points (career-high) and adding a double-digit dig count for the third time in four games.
The Eagles’ defense showed out through the contest with three players recording 14-plus digs. Audrey Crowder led the effort with a season-high 15 digs while Cepicky and Weber both had 14. Cepicky added another double-double game with her 37-assist, 14-dig game, her fourth of the year. The senior setter added 37-plus assists for the third time in four games.
NOTES:
The Eagles earned their highest national ranking ever in this past week’s AVCA poll (2/24/2021), coming in at No. 13 (previously 17th).
USI extended its win streak to seven games after dropping its first match of the season to then-No. 14 Lewis (currently ranked No. 2).
The Eagles lost their first set since losing to then-No.14 Lewis in the first match of the season (USI lost 3-2 to the Flyers), dropping set number one to Maryville. USI cleaned up five-straight opponents with sweeps, Illinois Springfield (1/30), Indianapolis (2/6), McKendree (2/13), then-No. 6 Rockhurst (2/20), and Lindenwood (2/20).
Senior Casey Cepicky took another leap forward to move ahead in the USI record book with her 69-assist performance during the Maryville-hosted triangular. Cepicky has 2,490 assists in her career (sixth all-time) and is now 31 behind Melanie Pund (fifth – 2,521).
Freshman Abby Weber posted career-bests in four categories during the GLVC triangular, including points (14.5), kills (12), aces (four), and blocks (one).
Sophomore Katherine Koch marked season-highs against William Jewell with 15 kills, nine assists, three blocks, and 17.0 total points in the contest.
Junior Taylor Litteken went for three season-bests in the first match against Maryville with nine kills, two aces, and 13.5 points while thwarting seen Cardinal attacks in the second match versus William Jewell.
Softball sweeps Saturday doubleheader
Aces and Phoenix to meet for two games on Sunday
Strong pitching, efficient defense and timely hitting was a winning formula on Saturday as the University of Evansville softball team swept a doubleheader against Green Bay in Decatur, Illinois.
Full box scores for today’s games will be available and posted on Sunday evening.
GAME 1
Izzy Vetter had another excellent start for Evansville (4-2), setting a career mark with 11 strikeouts while allowing just one Green Bay hit in a complete game effort. The offense for UE broke through in the third inning when Mea Adams led off with a double. Following her was Eryn Gould, who recorded a double of her own to open up the scoring. With two outs, Lindsay Renneisen came to the plate and delivered a 2-run home run to extend the Aces lead to 3-0. In the fifth frame, it was Adams coming through once again. After leading off with a double, Adams stole third before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Halie Fain. Her run capped off the scoring as Vetter kept the shutout intact with UE taking a 4-0 win.
GAME 2
Jaime Nurrenbern tossed a shutout of her own to wrap up a 7-0 win over the Phoenix. Nurrenbern scatted five hits over the complete game showing. UE wasted little time getting on the board with as Gould and Haley Woolf reached via singles before advancing to second and third with two outs. Jessica Fehr came through with the big hit, singling to plate both runners and put UE on top, 2-0. A single run came across the plate in the second when an Adams sacrifice fly scored Hannah Hood, who singled to lead off the frame.
Three extra base hits saw three more runs score in the third. Renneisen led off with a double before coming home on a triple by Fehr. Bella Coffey hit a sac fly to bring Fehr home. Marah Wood doubled with two outs before scoring later in the inning to push the lead to 6-0. In the fourth, it was Eryn Gould connecting on a solo home run that completed the scoring with the Aces earning another shut out, taking a 7-0 decision.
On Sunday, the teams meet up for two more games, beginning at 10 a.m.
Aces clinch top five seed with win over Missouri State
UE men finish regular season with 72-63 win
For the first time since the 2015-16 season, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team clinched a top five seed in the Missouri Valley Conference, finishing the regular season with a 72-63 victory over Missouri State on Saturday night at the Ford Center.
Evansville (9-15, 7-11) enters Arch Madness as the #5 seed and is set to face the #4 Indiana State on Friday afternoon at 2:08 p.m. in St. Louis. Shamar Givance tied his career scoring high with 22 points on Saturday, knocking down 9 out of 16 attempts and four triples. He also led UE with seven rebounds. Jawaun Newton added 20 points while Evan Kuhlman recorded 17. Missouri State (16-6, 12-6 MVC) was led by a 22-point game from Isiaih Mosley.
“I did not doubt these guys. We ran into a tough stretch and kept fighting. If you are a basketball fan, you have to love this team – they are just fun,†UE head men’s basketball coach Todd Lickliter said. “They are constantly trying to learn, grow and do the right thing. We just made a few adjustments today and our guys locked into it and made it happen.â€
It was the “Evan Kuhlman Show†in the opening minutes of the game. The senior connected on his first three triples of the game to give his squad a 9-6 advantage. UE would extend that lead to 18-12 when Shamar Givance connected on a basket at the 12:45 mark. The Aces would hit one of their next six attempts but the Bears were only able to chop two points off of the lead.
When Jawaun Newton hit his first field goal, it led the Aces on a 7-0 run that pushed the advantage into double figures at 25-14. Givance recorded the other five points in the run, capping it off with a layup at the 7:51 mark. With the Aces up 27-16, Missouri State scored six in a row to get back within five tallies, but Evansville was able to counter, going back up by 10 (33-23) before a layup at the buzzer by Newton sent UE to the break with a 38-30 lead. Givance had 17 points in the opening stanza
Missouri State chopped the lead in half in the opening two minutes of the second half, but a turning point came from Noah Frederking. With the shot clock nearing the buzzer, the senior drove for a layup that was the start of an 11-0 run that gave the Aces a 49-34 lead. Kuhlman, Givance and Newton each followed with triples that made it a 49-34 contest with 15:21 remaining.
Evansville’s lead went as high as 18 points when another Kuhlman 3-pointer gave UE a 65-47 advantage with 5:27 on the clock. The Bears chipped away in the final minutes, getting as close as six points in the final seconds, but the deficit was too much to overcome with Evansville clinching the 72-63 win to wrap up the regular season. Devan Straub put an exclamation point on the win with a buzzer-beating triple.
The Aces outshot the Bears by a 51.0%-46.3% margin while it was MSU outrebounding the Aces by a final tally of 34-26.