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USI MBB completes homestand sweep, 84-67
 University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball won its fifth-straight and completed a homestand sweep with an 84-67 victory over Quincy University Saturday afternoon at Screaming Eagles Arena. USI goes to 14-4 overall and 6-4 in the GLVC, while Quincy is 10-8, 4-6 GLVC.
After trailing in the opening minutes, the Eagles took control with a 16-5 run and never looked back as they built a 46-27 lead at the break. USI led by as many as 20 points, 44-24, after a three-point bomb by senior guard Joe Laravie with 1:44 on the clock. USI junior guard Mateo Rivera was on fire during the initial 20 minutes, leading the way with 12 points on five-of-six from the field, two-of-three from downtown.
In the second half, the Eagles hit the cruise and never led the lead creep below 14 points prior extending the margin to as many as 26 points, 71-45, with 8:54 to play when senior guard Darnell Butler hit a jumper just outside of the paint. The Hawks would chip away at the margin, narrowing to gap once more to 14 points, 76-62, with 3:39 left before the Eagles closed out the 17-point, 84-67 win.
USI was dominant on the glass in the victory, posting a 54-34 advantage that allowed it win the battle in the paint, 20-10, and in second chance points, 17-5.
Individually, USI senior guard/forward Kobe Caldwell led five Eagles in double-digits with a season-high 18 points. Caldwell was six-of-10 from the field, a red-hot four-of-seven from beyond the arc, and perfect in two attempts from the stripe.
Rivera added three second-half points to finish with 15 points and completed his second career double-double with a season-high 10 rebounds. Junior forward Josh Price completed his sixth double-double performance of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Laravie and freshman guard Chance Coyle rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 points each.
USI hits the road for the next four games, beginning Thursday at the University of Missouri-St. Louis for a 7:30 p.m. contest in St. Louis, Missouri. The Tritons, who sit on top of the GLVC standings, saw its record go to 18-2 overall and 9-1 in the GLVC after a 77-63 victory at Lewis University this afternoon in Romeoville, Illinois.
USI leads the all-time series versus UMLS, 38-12, after splitting a pair of games last season. The Tritons took the regular season contest, 73-61, at the Mark Twain Center in St. Louis, while USI bounced back to win a GLVC Tournament first round game, 87-61, in Edwardsville, Illinois.
Caldwell is USI’s top returning scorer versus the Tritons, averaging 13.0 points. He also averaged a team-best 6.5 rebounds per contest.
USI WBB takes down Quincy to conclude homestand
The University of Southern Indiana women’s basketball team returned to the win column Saturday with a 65-41 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over Quincy University. The Screaming Eagles improved to 11-5 (7-3 GLVC) with the effort, while the Hawks fell to 6-12 (2-8 GLVC).
USI collected double-digit scoring performances from senior guard Ashley Johnson, sophomore forward Ashlynn Brown and freshman forward Hannah Haithcock. Johnson and Brown each finished with 12 points, Haithcock with 10.
The Eagles got the afternoon started with a 21-10 first quarter tally that opened with a five-point burst from a Johnson three-pointer and a fastbreak layup from junior guard Emma DeHart, then closed on an 8-0 run capped off by a last-second three-ball from freshman guard Addy Blackwell that represented USI’s largest lead to that point.
Quincy was able to close the gap to seven points just after the midway point of the second frame before the Eagles strung together another run of 8-3, again concluded by a last-second Blackwell three-point basket, allowing USI to carry a 14-point, 37-23 lead into the break. Johnson and Brown led into the break with eight points apiece while the senior guard added five assists.
The intermission was kind to the Eagles, as USI collected an 18-5 advantage in the third frame, aided by a 12-0 run that lasted over six minutes before being broken up by a Quincy three-pointer with 33 seconds remaining in the period. Seven Eagles got on the board in the quarter, led by freshman forward Tara Robbe with all five of her points in the contest coming during the shutout stretch.
With a 27-point lead heading into the final quarter, USI extended to its game-high 32-point advantage before taking its foot off the gas, allowing a 7-0 run from the Hawks in the final four-plus minutes of action.
While Johnson and Brown led the offense, senior guard Kiara Moses did the work under the glass picking up a team-high eight rebounds, which tied her season high set against Southwest Baptist University earlier this month. Addy Blackwell locked down the Hawks defensively, leading the game with five steals which is also a new season high
USI Women’s Basketball heads back out on the road next week to visit the University of Missouri-St. Louis Thursday, followed by Lindenwood University, Saturday.
Indiana Dominates Purdue at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center
The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams dominated in-state rivals Purdue by scores of 174-120 (women’s) and 179-112 (men’s) at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center on Saturday afternoon.
Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie and his wife, Laurie Burns McRobbie, attended the meet as art of the Bicentennial celebration.
TEAM SCORES
Men
No. 5 Indiana 179, RV Purdue 112
Women
No. 15 Indiana 174, Purdue 120
HOOSIER WINNERS
MEN
Zane Backes – 100 breaststroke (53.33); 200 medley relay (1:26.76)
Bruno Blaskovic – 100 freestyle (44.04)
Mikey Calvillo – 1,000 freestyle (9:11.11)
Gabriel Fantoni – 200 backstroke (1:48.29); 200 medley relay (1:26.76)
Matt Jerden – 200 butterfly (1:49.21)
Brandon Hamblin – 200 medley relay (1:26.76)
Jakub Karl – 200 freestyle (1:38.32)
Van Mathias – 100 butterfly (48.19)
Iago Moussalem – 200 medley relay (1:26.76)
Mohamed Samy – 100 backstroke (47.56); 200 breaststroke (1:58.68)
Cole VanDevender – 1-meter diving (345.75)
WOMEN
Cora Dupre – 100 backstroke (54.56); 200 backstroke (1:57.82); 100 butterfly (54.97)
Laurel Eiber – 100 freestyle (51.26)
Carla Gildersleeve – 200 butterfly (2:00.91)
Grace Haskett – 200 medley relay (1:42.10)
Maria Paula Heitmann – 200 freestyle (1:50.11)
Cassy Jernberg – 500 freestyle (4:55.39); 1,000 freestyle (10:10.52)
Shelby Koontz – 200 medley relay (1:42.10)
Noelle Peplowski – 400 IM (4:18.52); 200 medley relay (1:42.10)
Zain Smith – 1-meter diving (286.05)
Ashley Turak – 200 medley relay (1:42.10)
Emily Weiss – 100 breaststroke (1:00.92); 200 breaststroke (2:12.18)
NOTABLES
- Prior to the meet beginning, the Indiana University swim and dive program honored the following seniors: Wyeth Brock, Hope Hayward, Maria Paula Heitmann, Cassy Jernberg, Shelby Koontz, Mohamed Samy, Hannah Leybo (trainer), Josiah Parr (swim manager), and Jim Schuman (swim manager).
- The Hoosiers won 23 of the 32 contested events and saw seven individuals win multiple events. Freshman Cora Dupre led the charge with three event victories.
- The Indiana men have now defeated Purdue in 10-straight dual meets, dating back to the 2009-10 season. The women’s team holds a nine-meet winning streak over the in-state rival.
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NCAA CUTS
A: None.
B: Zane Backes (100 breast, 53.33); Gabriel Fantoni (100 back, 47.59); Noelle Peplowski (100 breast, 1:01.22); Mohamed Samy (100 back, 47.56) Emily Weiss (100 breast, 1:00.92; 200 breast, 2:12.18)
NCAA Zones Qualifying Scores
1-Meter:Â Mory Gould (320.25); Zain Smith (286.05); Cole VanDevender (345.75)
Platform: None.
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UP NEXT
The Indiana Hoosier swimming and diving teams will close out the dual meet slate with a trip to Louisville to take on the Cardinals on Jan. 31. The competition is slated to begin a 2 p.m. at the Ralph Wright Natatorium.
Winders and Nolan both record provisional marks at the Gladstein Invitational
Sophomore Titus Winders and Junior Austin Nolan both picked up provisional qualifying marks at the Gladstein Inivitational Friday.
Winders continues to impress this indoor season as he took second out of a talented 16-man field in the 3000 meters with a NCAA II provisional qualifying time of 8 minutes, 10.85 seconds.
Nolan nabbed fourth in the 3000m with another NCAA II provisional qualifying time for the Screaming Eagles with a time of 8:16.14. Junior teammate, Austin Nolan also had a noteworthy performance in the 3000m with a time of 8:32.51 to go along with a seventh-place finish.
Other Notables: Both 3000m times for Winders and Nolan catapulted them into the top ten of the USI record book with puts Titus at fifth and Nolan at seventh, respectively. Winders 3000m mark also ranks as the fifth-fastest in all NCAA II.
Wyat Harmon and Javan Winders recorded top-seven finishes with Winders placing third in the 5000m (14:58.17) and Winders taking seventh (4:23.07).
Up Next: The Eagles will return to action on Feb. 1 for the Greyhound Invitational held in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Commentary: Be Curious Enough To Go See ‘Parasite’
MichaelLeppert.com
It has become as predictable and distinct as any sports or holiday season. What are the highlights of late November through the end of January as winter sets in here in the Midwest? Oh sure, many would point to their favorite festivity during that long stretch of holidays. Others might point to the crescendos of both college and pro football seasons, while warming up for what really matters in Indiana, basketball.
Each year I am driven closer to accepting my favorite thing about the region’s worst weather-months. It’s movie season. Good movie season, that is. And if there is a great movie made during the course of the year, you can bet it was in theaters in the last two months.
It is an imperfect way to treat moviegoers. Scheduling is a challenge. I still prefer seeing my favorite movies on the big screen. For anyone who saw 1917 at the theater, or even at an IMAX like we did, try to imagine loving that movie as much watching it on an iPhone. I have not yet seen Little Women, but I can tell from the trailer that it was beautifully filmed. The best movies still should be seen in the theater. That is, if you love movies.
Which brings me to my favorite film of the year, Parasite. If it weren’t for “the season†and its Oscar nomination as Best Picture, I probably wouldn’t have gone to see it. There are a few nominees I still need to see, and I try to see them all. That has also become more difficult with the expanded nominee list, nine films are on it this year. And Just Mercy isn’t one of them which is a snub worthy of a column all its own.
Parasite was playing from behind with moviegoers in America from the start. First, it is set in Seoul, Korea which is a city that for many Americans could just as easily be another planet. Second, and probably more importantly, its language is Korean with English subtitles. Half of the people I have spoken to about the movie say they have no interest in a movie they have to read. It was sort of the way I felt toward Romawhen it was nominated last year. Roma was slightly less challenging because it was set in Mexico City and the language, while not one I speak, is one that is far more familiar to me and many other Americans. Of course it had the added risk of being shot in black and white, which not everyone appreciates, regardless of how visually magnificent it was on its way to its Best Cinematography Oscar.
The story in Parasite was fascinating. It was hilarious and tragic. It was provocative. And it was a journey for this American to a place and a culture that appeared so different at the beginning, but felt incredibly familiar with rapid speed. It is a story about the Kims, a poor family that plots and schemes its way into employment at the home of the wealthy Parks. The con they run is complex and funny, and all of them contribute fantastically to the “artist†part of their con-artist designation.
That part of the story would have been enough to make the movie awfully good. But when the first signs of the certain collision of the socioeconomic classes that separate the families appear, the emotional elements of that strain begin to take over. The conflict leads to an epic climax, and an intriguing aftermath.
So, what?
So, don’t let the things that might make one hesitate to go to or simply watch this movie when it becomes available on other platforms keep anyone from doing so. I am a movie fan. I have not transitioned into the series-binge-watching culture of Netflix and Amazon just yet. I continue to be excited about the two hour cinema escape and not the eight hour investment a season series might take. I didn’t see Breaking Bad, and there is so much of it to see, I doubt I ever will.
All of that aside, the real reason I want people to see Parasite is for the cultural experience it portrays. Like Roma did last year, it makes us think just a little more about the things that make our cultures unique, but more so for me, they show our similarities.
I have never been to Mexico City or Seoul, or really experienced the cultures of those places. Not yet, any way. But I sure am curious about both of them now.
FOOTNOTE: Michael Leppert is a public and governmental affairs consultant in Indianapolis and writes his thoughts about politics, government and anything else that strikes him at MichaelLeppert.com.
Could Indiana Lose Out On Top Concerts?
Could Indiana Lose Out On Top Concerts? |
| Watch out, concertgoers.
Entertainment venue operators are warning that a bill moving through the Indiana General Assembly could impact their ability to attract certain artists to perform in Indiana. The bill would ban non-transferable tickets, which artists sometimes request for security purposes or to guarantee tickets will be sold to fans at face value, for concerts and other entertainment events. Important note: This would not apply to sporting events. Republican Rep. Martin Carbaugh of Fort Wayne says he’s trying to protect an individual’s right to resell his or her ticket or give it to a friend or family member at the last minute. “We need to have transferability,” Carbaugh said. “Things happen where people can’t go. Stuff pops up. They need to be able to sell them.” Venue operators say that is generally allowed—only about 1% of tickets are non-transferable—but they still want the option. After another legislator pointed out that New York has a similar law in effect, and obviously still attracts big concerts, Live Nation Entertainment Vice President Tom Mendenhall quickly rejected that line of thinking. “Most artists are going to play in New York City,” Mendenhall said. “We’re not New York City.” For more on this issue, which has both Democrats and Republicans breaking with their parties, read my story here. |
STEM Escape Room Event Planned for High School Girls
High School girls are invited to a special Girls STEM Day promoting the career fields in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. It is designed as an Escape Room activity, where the girls will have to use concepts in these fields to solve puzzles and “escape.†It will be conducted at Ivy Tech Community College, February 29, from 9-11:30 a.m.
This free event is designed around the scenario that zombies are coming and the girls will have to solve how to get out of the room and save the pizza, before the zombies arrive.
Prizes will be awarded and lunch provided. A special activity is planned for any parents who would like to attend. Registration is limited to the first 50 students to register at http://bit.ly/HSGirlsSTEM
The event is funded through the Marilyn J. Klenck Fund for Education and Literacy at the Community Foundation Alliance, supporting southern Indiana.