Aces open 2024-25 season on Tuesday at North Texas

11/05/2024

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Coming off a season that saw the University of Evansville men’s basketball team more than triple its win total from a season prior, the Purple Aces are set to open the 2024-25 season on Tuesday at North Texas. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast of the 7 p.m. CT contest from the Super Pit.

– Tanner Cuff saw action in all 35 games last season and made two starts, but his role is set to grow even more heading into the upcoming campaign
– In his first season with the Purple Aces, Cuff averaged 7.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game
– He had a strong exhibition tune-up, posting 12 rebounds to go along with four points versus Tiffin
– Cuff was named to the MVC All-Bench Team in March of 2024
– In last season’s home win over UIC, he recorded a career-high 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting
– With seven seconds remaining in overtime against UNI, Cuff knocked down a 3-pointer to give UE a 4-point lead and seal the win
– Cuff had an excellent all-around performance at Missouri State, recording 8 assists, 7 points and 7 boards

Doing it All
– Tayshawn Comer gave UE fans a preview of his abilities in the exhibition contest versus Tiffin
– He recorded 16 points, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 rebounds in his first time in an Aces uniform
– The Eastern Kentucky transfer averaged 7.8 points and 2.5 rebounds as a sophomore last season with the Colonels
– He completed the season 9th in the A-Sun with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.6
– Rated a 3-star recruit out of high school, Comer was named to the A-Sun All-Freshman Team in 2023

Staying in the State
– After spending his first two collegiate seasons at Butler, Connor Turnbull remained in the State of Indiana with his transfer to UE
– In the exhibition game, the junior scored 15 points while hauling in 7 boards
– He converted 5 of his 10 field goal attempts and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the line
– The 4-star recruit out of high school was limited to 9 games with the Bulldogs last season but finished with 16 blocks
– As a freshman, he shot 44% from the field and 47% from outside

Scouting the Opposition
– The Mean Green have been one of the top mid-major programs in the nation over the past few seasons, making the NIT in each of the last three seasons while earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament in 2021
– Highlighting the recent success was a 31-7 mark in 2022-23 as the Mean Green were the NIT Champions
– This will be the second meeting between the programs with the first taking place at Roberts Stadium in 1995 (58-54 UE win)
– UNT lost its top six scorers from last season as Rondel Walker is the top returner with 3.8 PPG

Cardona named MVC Player of the Week

11/05/2024

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Senior led UE to a pair of MVC victories

LOUIS – Averaging 6.50 kills, University of Evansville senior Giulia Cardona led the Purple Aces to a pair of Missouri Valley Conference victories and picked up her second league Player of the Week honor on Monday.

On top of her kills mark, Cardona hit .357. She added a total of 18 dogs, five blocks, and a pair of service aces.

Cardona opened the week with a 34-kill performance in Friday’s win over Illinois State. She hit an unreal .453 in the performance while recording eight digs and two aces.

Saturday’s win over Bradley saw her post 31 kills and hit an efficient .278. Cardona registered 10 digs in the winning effort.

The weekend saw her add another 65 kills to her career tally. With 2,183 in her career, Cardona is 111 away from breaking the all-time MVC mark.

UE women’s basketball begins 2024-25 season at IU Indy

11/05/2024

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The Purple Aces make their first visit to the Jungle in a decade

INDIANAPOLIS — The University of Evansville women’s basketball team begins a new season on Election Day in the Circle City.

The Aces begin a new season campaign on Tuesday evening with their first game of the 2024-25 season. After a tough 2023-24 season that saw UE go 4-28, Evansville is hoping to rebound to double-digit wins over the course of the winter. The Aces start on the road in a return visit to the IU Indy Jaguars after they made their way to Evansville in 2023. This is the first time UE has been to the Jungle in a decade after the programs last visit in 2014.

IU Indy finished the 2023-24 season with a 7-23 record going 5-15 in Horizon League play. The Jaguars ended the season in the Horizon League tournament with a 73-50 loss to Youngstown State. IU Indy enters the new season with a handful of familiar faces including Second Team All-Horizon League guard/forward Katie Davidson. Davidson was named to the Preseason All-League Second Team in the Horizon League preseason vote after leading the team in scoring in 23-24 averaging 16.4 points per game. The Jaguars also return forwards Faith Stinson, Alexa Hocevar, and guards Logan Lewis and Camron Blank.

Evansville had a strong exhibition showing last week in Meeks Family Fieldhouse against the Division III Franklin College Grizzlies. The Aces beat the Grizzlies 86-60 with sophomore forward Maggie Hartwig leading the way on offense. Hartwig scored 26 points and 14 rebounds in her return to action on Wednesday evening. Hartwig was UE’s third leading scorer in 2023-24, averaging 11.5 points a contest along with 7.5 rebounds for second on the team.

Along with Hartwig, Evansville returns six players from the 2023-24 roster. This includes senior guards Alana Striverson, Julia Palomo and Madlena Gerke, sophomore point guard Tene Smith, junior forward Mae Dozier, and senior forward Anica Skrivan. The Aces welcome eight new faces to their roster with freshman guards Avery Kelley, Camryn Runner, Kaiden Kreinhagen, Kylee Norkus, Logan Luebbers Palmer, and Elle Snyder along with forward transfers Mira Hanna and Claudia Clement.

USI battles to the end, falls in OT Olowoniyi, Randall combined for 45 points in a loss

11/05/2024

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CHICAGO, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball battled valiantly for 45 minutes before falling in overtime to DePaul University, 80-78, Monday evening at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The Screaming Eagles start the year 0-1, while DePaul begins 2024-25, 1-0d.

DePaul started the scoring and built an 11-5 lead early before the Eagles exploded on an 11-0 run to take their first lead of the season 16-11. USI sophomore forward Stephen Olowoniyi led the way during the offensive surge with six of the 11 points, including a spectacular fast-break dunk off a pass from junior guard Sam Kodi.

Following USI’s extension of the lead to six, 25-19, on a three-pointer by junior guard Damoni Harrison, the Blue Demons rallied on a 15-3 burst to retake the advantage, 34-28. DePaul would close the half with a bucket to lead 44-40 at the break. Harrison and junior guard Jayland Randall, who had USI’s first bucket of the season, led the Eagles during the first 20 minutes with 13 and 11 points, respectively.

DePaul opened the second half by extending its lead to as many as nine points, 61-52, with 11:47 on the clock. The Eagles, however, were not done as they would chip away and close the gap to 68-66 with 3:45 to play in the contest.

Olowoniyi would put the Eagles out in front, 72-69, with back-to-back buckets and a free throw with 53 ticks left on the clock. USI would try to hold onto the three-point lead, but DePaul would knot the game at 74-74 with 1.6 seconds on the clock and force overtime.

In the extra time, both teams missed on the first four possessions combined before Randall gave the Eagles a quick lead, 76-74. DePaul responded by tying the score, 76-76, and grabbing the lead, 78-76, with 1:27 left. Randall knotted the game at 78-78 with his second bucket of overtime, but the Blue Demons took the lead for good, 80-78, on a pair of free throws with two seconds to play.

USI had one more chance, but misfired as the final buzzer sounded, 80-78.

In the loss, Olowoniyi led three Eagles in double-digits with 23 points and a team-high nine rebounds. The sophomore forward scored 23 points on 11-of-17 from the field and one-of-one from the stripe.

Randall followed with 22 points on a blistering nine-of-11 from the field, three-of-three from long range, and one of two from the stripe. Harrison closed out the double-digit scorers with 17 points on six-of-eight from the field, two-of-three from beyond the arc, and three-of-four from the line.

As a team, USI shot 50 percent from the field (31-62) and won the battle of the boards, 36-35.

Next Up For USI:
USI opens up the 2024-25 home schedule Thursday when it hosts Bucknell University for a 7 p.m. contest at Liberty Arena. The Bison started their season with an 85-73 win at the University of Delaware this evening.

In the first-ever meeting versus Bucknell in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USI stumbled, 67-56, on the road last season. Forward Jack Mielke led USI with 14 points, while guard Jordan Tillman followed with 13 in the loss.

Vanderburgh County Arrest Warrants

11/05/2024

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Some Reminders for Election Day

11/05/2024

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Election Day is finally here! After today it will be safe to turn on the TV without the onslaught of campaign ads, and the barrage of political texts will end when the polls close.

Early voters have cast 44,913 in Vanderburgh County. If you think the enormous early turnout means you’ll breeze through today with no line, think again. The county has over 136,000 registered voters, leaving 91,000 eligible to vote today. Not that we’ll see anything close to 100% participation; the largest voter turnout was 79,000 in 2008 when Democrats rallied and Vanderburgh County turned blue in support of Barack Obama. It could be possible to break the 2008 record if another 34,000 votes are cast today.

If you’re voting today, remember that you can’t wear any clothing or carry any signs with a political message. If the line is long, please be patient. Treat the poll workers with kindness; this is a very long workday with no breaks. The polls close at 6 PM, and anyone in line at closing time will be allowed to vote, but nobody can enter the line after 6.

Your vote matters!!!

USI Women’s Basketball opens season with win over Brescia

11/05/2024

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball opened its 2024-25 season Monday evening at Liberty Arena, home of the Screaming Eagles, with a 100-49 victory against Brescia University (Ky.).

Brescia grabbed a 5-3 lead nearly two minutes into the contest, but USI settled into the season-opening game with a 9-0 run over three minutes in the middle of the opening quarter. With 3:27 left in the first quarter, senior guard Vanessa Shafford canned her second three to give USI a 17-12 lead and surpass 1,000 career points. The Screaming Eagles extended their lead to 10, 24-14, by the end of the first after another offensive run that featured back-to-back buckets from senior forward Lauren Carie and sophomore guard Sophia Loden.

The Bearcats closed the gap to four on a pair of triples to start the second quarter. Around the seven-minute mark of the period, junior guard Ali Saunders turned two steals into two baskets to increase Southern Indiana’s lead back to nine, 31-22. Three consecutive makes from beyond the arc between Shafford and graduate forward Meredith Raley inflated the Eagles’ lead to 16, 42-26. USI finished the first half on another run and went into halftime with a 53-32 advantage after scoring 29 points in the second period.

Sophomore forward Amiyah Buchanan made her USI debut and had a solid stretch of play early in the third quarter. Buchanan reached double digits nearly three minutes into the third, helping Southern Indiana build its lead to 30, 62-32. Later in the third, Raley heated up from the floor while the Eagles’ defense turned it up on the other end of the floor. The Screaming Eagles led 77-38 through three quarters after holding Brescia to six points in the third frame.

The Screaming Eagles continued their offensive burst in the early minutes of the fourth quarter, including freshman guard Lexi Sepulveda‘s second three of the evening. Southern Indiana continued its high intensity on the defensive end, which created offensive opportunities. Saunders knocked down a couple of three-pointers and Loden got to the basket on multiple occasions to put the final marks on the season-opening 51-point victory.

Southern Indiana finished the game shooting over 48 percent (36-74) from the floor with 10 made threes on 21 attempts from long range. USI also shot at a 78 percent clip (18-23) from the free-throw line. The Eagles outrebounded the Bearcats, 46-27, and had 18 offensive boards. USI’s defense had 22 steals and forced 33 turnovers.

Individually, Saunders paced USI with 18 points in addition to six assists and six steals. Shafford and Raley each contributed 17 points, while Buchanan and Loden each chipped in 13 points.

In addition to Shafford’s milestone of 1,000 career points on Monday, Raley surpassed 500 career rebounds. The duo of Shafford and Raley joined 10 other Screaming Eagles in USI Women’s Basketball history to reach 1,000 points and 500 rebounds while in a USI uniform.

For Brescia, the Bearcats were 15-45 for 33 percent from the field. Brescia had five treys and was 14-19 for over 73 percent at the foul line. The Bearcats had two players score 10-plus points in the game.

Next, the Screaming Eagles make their first road trip this season on Friday when USI travels to the University of Louisville to face the 17th-ranked Cardinals. Gametime is at 6 p.m. CT from the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Broadcast coverage is on ACC Network Extra and The Spin 95.7 FM. Additional coverage can be found at usiscreamingeagles.com.

METS, AARP Team Up To Offer Free Rides on Election Day

11/05/2024

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This year, the City of Evansville is partnering with METS and AARP Indiana to provide free bus rides on Election Day.

On November 5th, residents will be able to ride a METS bus at no cost to one of the 22 polling places in Evansville, thanks to a sponsorship by AARP Indiana.

“AARP Indiana believes that METS service is essential infrastructure to making Evansville more livable for people of all ages,” said AARP Indiana Director of Community Enagement, Addison Pollock “By sponsoring free rides on Election Day, we are giving all eligible voters an opportunity to exercise their right and engage in the civic life of their community.”

This program was created to ensure that more residents are able to vote in this year’s election, and that transportation issues do not prohibit them from doing so.

“We know that there are many residents across Evansville who can’t to make it to a polling place on Election Day because they do not have reliable transportation to get there,” said Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry. “By offering free bus rides on Election Day, we can remove that barrier and ensure that those residents have the opportunity to use their voices at the voting booth.

“Voting is the most important right and civic duty we have as citizens of a democracy. This bus service will give residents the opportunity to exercise that right.”Voters are not required to vote in the precinct in which they live; they may choose any polling place that is convenient for them.

For questions about Election Day or the election in general, contact the Election Office at (812) 435-5123.

For questions about the METS bus service on Election Day please contact METS at (812)-435-6166.

USI Dental Clinic provides free preventative care to military veterans

11/05/2024

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The University of Southern Indiana Dental Clinic, located in the Health Professions Center on the University’s campus, provides free preventive dental care to U.S. military veterans during the Fall and Spring Semesters. Services include dental exam, dental hygiene treatment (cleaning), X-rays, fluoride treatment and sealants.

“Access to V.A. sponsored dental care may be limited for local veterans,” says Emily Holt, Chair of the Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting Programs. “The services offered at the USI Dental Clinic will fill the gap and initiate subsequent care for these individuals.”

Appointments are required and can be made by calling 812-464-1706. Proof of military affiliation and a picture identification is required.

The USI Dental Clinic is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to providing an excellent learning environment for dental hygiene students while also providing oral healthcare services to the community.

Patients receive a thorough assessment of their needs, oral health consultation and dental hygiene care and treatment based on their individual evaluation. USI Dental Hygiene faculty supervises students working in the clinic.

“Because this is a teaching clinic, plan on devoting approximately 3.5 hours to the appointment,” says Holt. “Please keep this in mind when scheduling a visit to the USI Dental Clinic.”

Upon completion of treatment, patients are advised to follow up with their family dentist for an examination and any dental treatment needed.

The Dental Hygiene Program at the University of Southern Indiana is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and by the United States Department of Education.