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Aces battle with Kentucky in narrow road loss
Evansville sees early lead fade away in tough battle
Earning an early lead, the University of Evansville baseball team fell on the road at Kentucky, 8-5, on a late Wildcats rally in a non-conference matchup on Wednesday evening at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington, Ky.
“We just didn’t do enough in all aspects of the game to take advantage of the opportunities UK gave us to win the game,” said Evansville head baseball coach Wes Carroll. “There were some bright spots with Nick Smith and Drew Dominik on the mound. Also at the plate I really liked some at bats from Borgstrom, Shallenberger and Scherry. I look forward to playing more consistent complimentary baseball this weekend.”
It took no time for the Aces offense to get rolling as sophomore Danny Borgstrom lifted the second pitch of the game over the right field wall to give Evansville an early run. Later in the top of the first inning, the Aces added another run on a RBI single to left by junior Tanner Craig that scored Beilsmith.
Kentucky got a run back in the bottom half of the first as a base-hit moved runners along, scoring one and cutting the Aces lead to one.
Evansville would tack that run back on in the third as senior Craig Shepherd grounded-out, scoring Tanner Craig as the Aces lead moved to 3-1. A tricky top of the fourth inning caused some damage for the Aces as the Wildcats scored two runs to tie the game, one coming on a walk and the other on a sacrifice fly. The Wildcats still threatened in the fourth after the two runs were scored, but junior Drew Dominik helped limit UK to just two runs.
The fifth inning saw Kentucky takes its first lead of the game at 4-3 on a single to center field.
Evansville had an answer in the top of the seventh as the Aces loaded the bases and Craig drew a walk to tie the game again, this time at 5 all. In the next at bat, freshman Mark Shallenberger popped a sacrifice fly to center that scored Borgstrom and regained the lead for the Aces, 6-5.
The Aces found themselves in some trouble in the seventh as a two-run double to center field regained the lead for the Wildcats at 6-5 and with more damage still being threatened. Before the conclusion of the seventh, Kentucky added another run, this time via a sacrifice fly.
The final run of the night for Kentucky came in the eighth as a runner scored from third on a balk as Kentucky went on to capture the 8-5 win.
Evansville returns to German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium for a four-game set this weekend with Western Illinois, beginning on Friday at 6 PM.
No. 8 Indiana Claims Three Medals, Remains in Second Place Franzman, Mathias Secure Silver Medals
The No. 8-ranked men’s swimming team collected three medals on the second night of finals at the 2021 Big Ten Championships at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. Indiana remains in second place in the team standings.
200 IM FINALS
Junior Van Mathias earned a silver medal in the 200 IM with an NCAA B Cut mark of 1:43.61, while senior Jacob Steele placed eighth out of the Championship Final with a time of 1:44.44.
The Hoosiers represented half of the field in the 200 IM C Final and scored 24 points from the heat. Senior Thomas Vanderbrook was the first of the Hoosier quartet to touch with a time of 1:45.90, good for 17th place. Junior Zane Backes finished 19th with a time of 1:47.24, freshman Tristan DeWitt took 20th with a time of 1:47.53, and senior Spencer Lehman claimed 21st with a time of 1:47.67.
50 FREESTYLE FINALS
Junior Jack Franzman turned in a career-best time of 19.14 to claim the silver medal in the 50 Freestyle, his first individual Big Ten medal of his career.
Senior Gabriel Fantoni tied for 15th out of the Consolation Final in the event with a time of 19.82, while junior Brandon Hamblin placed 23rd overall with a time of 20.01.
500 FREESTYLE FINALS
Junior Mikey Calvillo placed fifth out of the Championship Final, improving on his sixth-place finish in the 2020 Big Ten Championships, with a time of 4:18.01. Redshirt sophomore Michael Brinegar finished one spot behind his teammate in sixth with a time of 4:19.70.
400 MEDLEY RELAY
The Hoosiers, made up of Fantoni, Backes, sophomore Brendan Burns, and Franzman, won the 400 Medley Relay with an NCAA A Cut time of 3:02.57. Fantoni led off with an NCAA B Cut time of 45.26, the second-fastest time in the field. Burns turned in the quickest 100-fly split at 44.79.
TEAM SCORES
- Ohio State – 628 pts.
- INDIANA – 574.5 pts.
- Michigan – 526 pts.
- Purdue – 414.5 pts.
- Wisconsin – 345 pts.
- Northwestern – 296 pts.
- Penn State – 267 pts.
- Minnesota – 259 pts.
- Iowa – 250 pts.
- Michigan State – 102 pts.
NOTABLES
- The Hoosiers won the 400 Medley Relay for the sixth-straight season and 27th time overall. The six-year run of victories is the longest stretch of wins for Indiana in the event since taking the title 11-straight times from 1967-77.
- The relay time ranks as the fourth-fastest time in program history and currently stands as the second-fastest time in the nation. It also ranks as the fourth-fastest Big Ten-winning time ever swam.
- For Franzman, he ranks as the fifth-fastest Hoosier in the history of the program in the 50 Freestyle. His time is tied for the 12th-quickest time in the nation.
- The second-place time for Mathias in the 200 IM marks the 20th-best time swam in the NCAA this season after narrowly missing out on his personal best time.
FINALS RESULTS
200 IM
- Van Mathias – 1:43.61 (NCAA B Cut)
- Jacob Steele – 1:44.44 (NCAA B Cut)
- Thomas Vanderbrook – 1:45.90 (NCAA B Cut)
- Zane Backes – 1:47.24 (Career Best)
- Tristan DeWitt – 1:47.53
- Spencer Lehman – 1:47.67
50 FREESTYLE
- Jack Franzman – 19.14 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
t-15. Gabriel Fantoni – 19.82 (NCAA B Cut)
- Brandon Hamblin – 20.01
500 FREESTYLE
- Mikey Calvillo – 4:18.01 (NCAA B Cut)
- Michael Brinegar – 4:19.70 (NCAA B Cut)
400 MEDLEY RELAY
- Gabriel Fantoni, Zane Backes, Brendan Burns, Jack Franzman – 3:02.57 (NCAA A Cut)
UP NEXT
The 2021 Big Ten Championships will continue on Thursday morning with the second afternoon of preliminary action beginning at 11 a.m. ET. Three events will be contested, including the 100 Butterfly, 400 IM and 200 Freestyle.
Aces sweep doubleheader at Bellarmine
UE set to open home schedule this weekend
Trailing 3-0 in game one, the University of Evansville softball team scored six runs in the seventh inning before going on to sweep Bellarmine in a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon.
UE (6-4) rallied to take the opener by a 9-5 final before wrapping up the day with a 6-1 triumph over Bellarmine (2-4).
“I loved the way we responded in game one,†Purple Aces head softball coach Mat Mundell exclaimed. “We talked about passing the bat from girl to girl that inning (7th) and we were able to do it. We got some great baserunning and some big hits.â€
GAME ONE
Bellarnine jumped out to a 3-0 lead in game one tagging Aces starter Izzy Vetter for three runs in the bottom half of the third. Evansville wasted little time in responding when Eryn Gould led the fourth off with a single before Lindsay Renneisen hit a home run to make it a 3-2 game. A single run in the sixth knotted the score when Jessica Fehr came through with a 2-out single to score Alexa Davis, who was pinch running for Renneisen.
In the top of the seventh, the Aces came through in a big way, scoring six times to take their first lead at 9-3. Bella Coffey led off with a single and was pinch run for by Mackenzie McFeron. McFeron went on to steal second before scoring on a Gould single. With the bases loaded and two outs, Jenna Lis reached on an error that allowed two runs to score. Next up was Jessica Fehr, who had yet another big hit, homering to center field to break the game open and bring in three more runs. The Knights scored a pair in the bottom of the seventh, but the Aces fended off the challenge to take the 9-5 win. Fehr registered two hits and four RBI in the game. Vetter went the distance. Striking out six batters.
GAME TWO
Using the momentum gained from the opener, UE got right on the board in the top of the first to lead off game two as Eryn Gould hit a leadoff homer to left field. Two more runs crossed the plate in the second when Mea Adams drew a bases loaded walk and Gould hit a sacrifice fly.
Following a scoreless third frame, Evansville doubled its lead in the fourth, scoring three times. Jenna Lis singled to begin the frame before McFeron entered and stole second. Elyse Hickey hit a 1-out single to put runners at first and third for Mea Adams, who reached on a bunt single that scored McFeron. Next up was Eryn Gould, who came through once again, singling to left to plate two more runs and make it a 6-0 game.
Bellarmine broke the shutout with an unearned run in the fifth, but that was the only run they could muster as Jaime Nurrenbern picked up her third win of the season. She tossed six innings, allowing just three hits and walking one. She fanned five batters. Megan Brenton threw a scoreless seventh inning and struck out two.
This weekend, the Aces will be at Cooper Stadium for a 4-game series against Purdue Fort Wayne. Set for Saturday and Sunday, the squads will meet for an 11 a.m. doubleheader each day.
Trailing 3-0 in game one, the University of Evansville softball team scored six runs in the seventh inning before going on to sweep Bellarmine in a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon.
UE (6-4) rallied to take the opener by a 9-5 final before wrapping up the day with a 6-1 triumph over Bellarmine (2-4).
“I loved the way we responded in game one,†Purple Aces head softball coach Mat Mundell exclaimed. “We talked about passing the bat from girl to girl that inning (7th) and we were able to do it. We got some great baserunning and some big hits.â€
GAME ONE
Bellarnine jumped out to a 3-0 lead in game one tagging Aces starter Izzy Vetter for three runs in the bottom half of the third. Evansville wasted little time in responding when Eryn Gould led the fourth off with a single before Lindsay Renneisen hit a home run to make it a 3-2 game. A single run in the sixth knotted the score when Jessica Fehr came through with a 2-out single to score Alexa Davis, who was pinch running for Renneisen.
In the top of the seventh, the Aces came through in a big way, scoring six times to take their first lead at 9-3. Bella Coffey led off with a single and was pinch run for by Mackenzie McFeron. McFeron went on to steal second before scoring on a Gould single. With the bases loaded and two outs, Jenna Lis reached on an error that allowed two runs to score. Next up was Jessica Fehr, who had yet another big hit, homering to center field to break the game open and bring in three more runs. The Knights scored a pair in the bottom of the seventh, but the Aces fended off the challenge to take the 9-5 win. Fehr registered two hits and four RBI in the game. Vetter went the distance. Striking out six batters.
GAME TWO
Using the momentum gained from the opener, UE got right on the board in the top of the first to lead off game two as Eryn Gould hit a leadoff homer to left field. Two more runs crossed the plate in the second when Mea Adams drew a bases loaded walk and Gould hit a sacrifice fly.
Following a scoreless third frame, Evansville doubled its lead in the fourth, scoring three times. Jenna Lis singled to begin the frame before McFeron entered and stole second. Elyse Hickey hit a 1-out single to put runners at first and third for Mea Adams, who reached on a bunt single that scored McFeron. Next up was Eryn Gould, who came through once again, singling to left to plate two more runs and make it a 6-0 game.
Bellarmine broke the shutout with an unearned run in the fifth, but that was the only run they could muster as Jaime Nurrenbern picked up her third win of the season. She tossed six innings, allowing just three hits and walking one. She fanned five batters. Megan Brenton threw a scoreless seventh inning and struck out two.
This weekend, the Aces will be at Cooper Stadium for a 4-game series against Purdue Fort Wayne. Set for Saturday and Sunday, the squads will meet for an 11 a.m. doubleheader each day.
USI Men’s Basketball is 3rd in first MW Region Poll
 The University of Southern men’s basketball team is ranked third in the first NCAA Division II Midwest Region poll of 2020-21.
The Eagles follow #2 (NABC and D2SIDA) Truman State University and Wayne State at the top of the poll. The University of Missouri-St. Louis rounds out the top four of the eight-team poll, while Michigan Tech University, Grand Valley State University, Southwest Baptist University, and Ashland University comprise the bottom half. The top six teams from the Midwest Region advance to the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional March 13-14, 16 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
USI (11-4) is idle this week after opting out of the GLVC Tournament due to COVID-19 and will have to wait until Sunday night find out if they have secured an at-large berth in the regional. The NCAA II Tournament pairings will be announced Sunday at 9:30 p.m. on NCAA.com as well as NCAA Division
Volleyball Ascends Another Spot in Poll, Ranked 12th Nationally
Eagles set sights on Missouri S&T Triangular
University of Southern Indiana Volleyball rose another rank in the AVCA DII Top 25 poll today, moving up to 12th nationally, a program high for national ranking. USI travels to Missouri S&T (Rolla, Missouri) to take on the Miners and the Tritons of UMSL on Saturday, March 6.
The 12th-ranked Screaming Eagles are one of seven ranked teams from the GLVC in the latest AVCA top-25 poll and are only behind top-ranked Lewis and No. 7 UMSL.
The Screaming Eagles head back west for another GLVC triangular on Saturday, March 6, this time hosted by Missouri S&T at Gibson Arena. USI will take on the hosting-Miners at 10 A.M. and then getting right back on the court at 2 P.M. to take on No. 7 UMSL to close out the weekend. Missouri S&T sits 5-3 on the season, dropping its latest match to McKendree. Seventh-ranked UMSL has won its last two outings and has only one loss on the season, courtesy of No. 1 Lewis.
THIS SEASON:
Going into the weekend, the Eagles have won seven straight matches after dropping the first match of the season. Prior to USI’s matches against Maryville and William Jewell on February 27, the Eagles won 15-straight sets, beating GLVC-foes McKendree, Indianapolis, then-No.6 Rockhurst, Lindenwood, and Illinois Springfield. The sole USI loss this season was to then-No. 14 Lewis (currently ranked first nationally) in a five-set match on January 29.
The Screaming Eagles earned the first national ranking in program history with its No. 18 rank in the February 10 AVCA poll and have since moved up to 17th (2/17/21), 13th (2/24/21) and are currently ranked 12th.
Sophomore Leah Anderson earned USI’s first National Player of the Week honors since 2011 following her performance against then-No. 6 Rockhurst and Lindenwood at the USI-hosted GLVC triangular. The outside hitter posted 6.42 points per set (38.5 total), a .446 hitting percentage, 34 kills (5.67 per set), along with 18 digs total over the six-set, two match weekend. She also earned GLVC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week.
NOTES:
Senior setter Casey Cepicky looks to move up into fifth in career assists this weekend, sititng just 31 shy of Melanie Pund (2,521). Cepicky currently ranks sixth all-time in career assists in the USI record book wiht 2,490 following the matches on February 27.
Leah Anderson has posted impressive numbers early on in the season, ranking highly in the GLVC in aces (second – 0.59 per set), kills (third – 3.63 per set), and points (third – 4.44 per set).
The Eagles own four other players ranked in the top-10 in the GLVC statistically as well with Cepicky ranking fourth in aces (0.45 per set) and fifth in assists (9.03 per set), Taylor Litteken (second – .354) and Sidney Hegg (eighth – .307) in hitting percentage, and Abby Weber ranking 10th in service aces (0.37 per set)
Eagles ranked No. 6 in final regional poll
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball is ranked sixth in the final NCAA II Midwest Region rankings. The Screaming Eagles had been under consideration for the NCAA II Midwest Region Tournament throughout the last two weeks.
USI (11-5) is one of five teams from the Great Lakes Valley Conference in this week’s ranking, with Drury University and Truman State University leading the contingent with respective rankings of No. 2 and No. 3. Lewis University (No. 7) and the University of Missouri-St. Louis (No. 8) rounded out the top eight teams.
Michigan Tech University is ranked No. 1, while Grand Valley State University and Northwood University are No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
The NCAA II Midwest Region Tournament will consist of six teams this year, with automatic bids going to the winners of the GLVC and Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournaments.
USI, which had to withdraw from the GLVC Tournament due to COVID-19 Return to Play protocols, will learn its post-season fate when the field is announced on the NCAA II Tournament Selection Show, which Sunday at 9 p.m. (CST) on NCAA.com.