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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
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UE Track & Field Breaks Program Records at Day Two of MVC Indoors
The University of Evansville track and field team took down program records during day two of the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships.
Michael Boots checked in with a new school record in the men’s shot put, besting his previous record, with a 14.89-meter toss. Boots finished 11th in the event.
Trey Riggs qualified for tomorrow’s 60-meter hurdle finals with a record-breaking run of 8.45. Riggs also took 13th in the men’s triple jump with a 12.55-meter jump.
Taiza Alexander also set a new program record in the 60-meter dash, finishing the prelims in 19th place at 8.01.
Ian Alberts placed seventh in the men’s pole vault with a 4.51-meter mark.
The final day of the MVC Championship begins at 10 a.m. CT with the completion of the men’s Heptathlon.
Aces Drop Season Opener Against Illinois State
After over a year of waiting the University of Evansville opened the 2020-21 season Saturday at Arad McCutchan Stadium against Illinois State, falling 1-0.
The Purple Aces registered one shot on goal off a free kick from Alex Eyler. The match was left at a draw going into the half.
The Redbirds came out hot in the second half attempting a shot within the first minute, before breaking the tie in the 68th minute with a goal by Ashley Santos.
UE added another shot on goal at the 87:53 mark by Emily Wolak before the game drew to a close.
Goalkeeper Michael Till made five saves, including two back-to-back attacks by Illinois State.
The Aces are back in action on March 5 when they take on Northern Iowa at home at 5 p.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.
USI Men’s Soccer slated to finish fourth in GLVC
The University of Southern Indiana Men’s soccer is projected to place fourth in the Great Lakes Valley Conference in a vote by the league’s 15 head coaches. USI, the all-time leader with 10 GLVC titles, advanced to the 2019 GLVC Semifinals after posting a 9-7-3 overall record and an 8-5-2 GLVC mark.
The 15-team GLVC will have a round robin schedule that features every team playing seven home and seven away games. The regular season champion, along with the next seven best teams based on conference winning percentage, will earn a berth to the eight-team GLVC Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament. The top four seeds will host on campus April 19 with the winners advancing to St Charles, Missouri, for the semifinals and finals on April 23 and 25.
Indianapolis collected 189 total points for the top spot in the GLVC Men’s Soccer preseason poll and lost in the semifinals of the 2019 NCAA II Tournament. USI upset the Greyhounds in the opening round of the 2019 GLVC Tournament prior to their NCAA Tournament run.
The 2020-21 USI squad is comprised of 30 players – 18 returning players and 12 newcomers.
The top returning scorer for USI is sophomore forward Zach Barton who posted 14 points on five goals and four assists in the 2019 season. Barton is followed by junior midfielder Ryan Nevins with 12 points on a career high six goals back in the fall of 2019.
USI opens the 2020-21 season at home, playing host to University of Indianapolis February 28. The first road contest of 2020-21 is March 5 when the Eagles travel to Romeoville to take on Lewis University.
2020-21 GLVC Men’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll | ||
Place | School | Points (1st-place votes) |
1 | UIndy | 189 (10) |
2 | Maryville | 181 (4) |
3 | McKendree | 175 (1) |
4 | Southern Indiana | 141 |
5 | Lindenwood | 123 |
6 | Drury | 119 |
7 | Lewis | 118 |
Rockhurst | 118 | |
9 | Illinois Springfield | 111 |
10 | Quincy | 92 |
11 | Missouri-St. Louis | 64 |
12 | Missouri S&T | 54 |
13 | Truman | 43 |
14 | William Jewell | 33 |
15 | Southwest Baptist | 14 |
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
 Evansville, IN – Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Gary Wayne Skinner: Residential entry (Level 6 Felony), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)
Lakendrick Marquette Huff: Forgery (Level 6 Felony), Attempt theft (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Level 6 Felony)
Jesse Ryan Audette: Residential entry (Level 6 Felony), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)
Theresa Gayle Busse: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
Malik Wanya Ratcliff: Forgery (Level 6 Felony), Carrying a handgun without a license (Class A misdemeanor), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), False informing (Class B misdemeanor), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor)
Justin W. Neaveill: Auto theft (Level 5 Felony)
Diane M. Macaluso: Theft (Level 6 Felony)
Sean Lamehi Shelby Sr.: Theft (Level 6 Felony)
Jay Alan Oldfield: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor), Operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license (Class C misdemeanor)
Brent A Ferguson: Aggravated battery (Level 3 Felony), Criminal recklessness (Level 6 Felony)
James Lee Gahl: Residential entry (Level 6 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a controlled substance (Class A misdemeanor)
Cody Mackenzie Harper: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony)
HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
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Indiana Diving Scores Big on Friday Hoosiers Place Four in Championship Finals
The Hoosier men’s and women’s diving teams sent four to Championship Finals on the Friday from the diving well at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center at Purdue.
MEN’S 3-METER DIVE
After winning the 2021 Big Ten Championship on the 1-Meter springboard, redshirt junior Andrew Capobianco finished one spot off the podium in the 3-meter event with an NCAA A Standard mark of 414.80.
Junior Cole VanDevender set a career-best mark of 390.20 in the preliminary round to reach the final round. He rounded out the night finishing sixth in the event with a score of 384.05. Both are NCAA B Standard marks.
Senior Mory Gould charted the second-highest score in the preliminary round with an NCAA A Standard mark of 395.20. He missed his two middle dives, but finished strong with two dives sniffing the 70-point range to finish in eighth with 340.10 points.
Senior Seamus Scotty finished 16th out of the Consolation Final with a score of 307.80. He hit an NCAA C Standard mark of 333.30 in the prelims to advance to the finals.
WOMEN’S PLATFORM DIVE
Freshman Tarrin Gilliland improved on her seed entering the Championship Final with a career-best, NCAA A Standard score of 269.75 in the Platform competition. She placed seventh.
NOTABLES
- The men’s 3-meter competition marked the first time this season in which Capobianco did not win a springboard event during the 2002-21 season. He held a record of 5-0 on the springboard in the regular season and won the 1-meter competition on Thursday night.
- Hoosier divers registered a total of nine NCAA Standard Scores, including three A Standard marks.
- Gilliland, competing in her first Platform meet of the season, notched an NCAA A Standard time in the finals.
RESULTS
MEN’S 3-METER DIVE
- Andrew Capobianco – 414.80 (NCAA A Standard)
- Cole VanDevender – 384.05 (NCAA B Standard)
- Mory Gould – 340.10 (NCAA C Standard)
- Seamus Scotty – 307.80
WOMEN’S PLATFORM DIVE
- Tarrin Gilliland – 269.75 (NCAA A Standard, Career Best)
- Anne Fowler – 198.40
- Alyssa Wang – 187.30
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UP NEXT
The diving portion of the competition will wrap up with the third and final day of action. The men will tackle the platform dive and the women will compete on the 1-meter springboard.