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Men’s Golf Announces Signing of Ikejiani
The University of Evansville head men’s golf coach Jim Hamilton has announced the signing of Michael Ikejiani to a National Letter of Intent to begin playing for the Purple Aces in the fall of 2020.
A native of Ontario, Canada, Ikejiani qualified for the Ontario U19 Boys Championship, the Canadian Amateur and the Ontario Open last summer. He won the Golf Ontario Champion of Champions Tournament and captured a fall series Canadian Junior Golf Association event.
“I am very excited to have Michael join our program,” Hamilton said “not only is he an accomplished golfer but also an outstanding student and person.”
Ikejiani’s outstanding play helped him to become recognized as a member of the prestigious 2019-20 Golf Ontario Provincial Junior Boys Team, which consists of the seven best junior players in Ontario.
Men’s basketball faces Valparaiso in home MVC opener
Aces and Crusaders meet on Saturday at 6 p.m.
 The first Missouri Valley Conference home game of the season will take place on Saturday when the University of Evansville men’s basketball team plays host to Valparaiso at the Ford Center for a 6 p.m. tip. ESPN+ along with the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the coverage.
 Setting the Scene      Â
– Looking to build on its 5-1 home record, the Purple Aces take on a Crusader team that it has enjoyed great home success against
– Evansville is 41-5 in home games against Valpo and has not lost to the Crusaders in Evansville since Feb. 1, 1969
– Last year, the Aces swept the season series including a 64-53 win at the Ford Center
– Over its last five home conference openers, the Aces have picked up four wins including an exciting 82-77 double overtime triumph against Drake last season
Last Time Out
– In its first conference game on Dec. 31, the Aces fell at Missouri State by a final of 65-52
– Evansville led by as many as 13 points in the first half and went to the break holding a 31-23 lead
– The Bears rallied back from the deficit and took the lead for good in the early moments of the second half
– Sam Cunliffe led the team with 13 points while connecting on six field goals
– DeAndre Williams chipped in his fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds
– Taking on one of the top offensive rebounding squads in the nation, Evansville was able to haul in 10 offensive caroms
Up-Tempo Sophomore
– Sophomore Shamar Givance continues to lead the Missouri Valley Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio with a tally of 3.8
– He has 30 assists against just 8 turnovers in his 277 minutes on the floor
– Givance is on an exceptional stretch – over the last seven games, Givance has played 134 minutes while posting 17 assists and just three turnovers
– In the triple overtime thriller against Morgan State, he set his career scoring mark with 15 points while going a perfect 2-2 from outside and 4-7 from the field
Leader of the Pack
– Redshirt Junior Sam Cunliffe has been the Aces top scorer in two of the last three games, including a 13-point contest at Missouri State
– He has eight double figure efforts in 14 contests
– Cunliffe’s season mark of 21 points came in that span as he accomplished the feat in the win over Miami Ohio
– He drained six field goals, three triples and six free throws on the way to his top scoring game at UE
Scouting the Opponent
– Valparaiso stands at an even 7-7 after dropping the first conference game against Loyola
– In Monday’s conference opener, the Crusaders were edged by the Ramblers, 66-63 inside the ARC
– Javon Freeman-Liberty is the leading scorer in the Valley, posting 20.9 points per game
– He leads the team in rebounding (5.6/game), minutes, field goals, 3-pointers, free throws and steals while sitting second on the squad with 50 assists
– Ryan Fazekas has been limited to two games due to injury and averaged 13 PPG in his time on the floor
– Mileek McMillan and Nick Robinson check in with 8.8 and 8.5 points, respectively
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Eagles win rollercoaster game, 86-82
12th-ranked University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball won a rollercoaster of a game, 86-82, over 25th-ranked Drury University to restart 2019-20 GLVC action at the Screaming Eagles Arena. USI goes to 9-1 overall and 1-1 in the GLVC, while Drury is 8-2, 1-1 GLVC.
USI and senior guard Joe Laravie lit up the scoreboard in the first 14 minutes of the first half as the Eagles built a 19-point advantage, 41-22, with 6:18 left until halftime. Laravie started game by going three-of-three from downtown, while the Eagles shot 53.6 percent (15-28) during the run.
The Panthers bounced back in the final six minutes of the opening half, scoring 10 unanswered points and holding USI to one-of-nine from the outside. USI held Drury scoreless for the final three minutes and took a 43-31 lead into the intermission.
After Drury managed to cut the USI lead to three, 43-40 in the opening minute of the second half, the Eagles’ offense re-ignited with a 14-2 run to push the lead back to 15 points, 57-42, shooting 75 percent (six-of-eight) from the field in the surge.
The Panthers, however, were not done and whittled down the Eagles’ advantage until they had tied USI, 69-69 with 7:29 on the clock and 71-71 with 6:35 remaining. USI responded by regaining the lead 72-71 on a free throw by junior forward Josh Price with 6:06 left and never looked back.
USI would outscore Drury, 15-11, in the remaining six minutes, connecting on three-of-three from the field and nine-of-10 from the stripe to secure the 86-82 victory. Price was key to the final six minutes, scoring nine of the 15 points.
For the game, Price finished with a game-high 24 points and 10 rebounds. The junior forward was a blistering seven-of-10 from the field and 10-of-13 from the stripe, while grabbing nine of his 10 rebounds on the defensive glass.
Junior guard Mateo Rivera, who made his first start of the season in the win, followed with 15 points and a game-high six assists. He also had the hot hand, hitting five-of-seven from the field, three-of-four from beyond the arc, and two-of-three from the line.
Laravie added two second-half points and finished with 14, while junior forward Emmanuel Little capped off the double-digit scorers with 10 points.
As a team, USI shot 48.2 percent from the field (27-56), 50 percent from long range, and 86.2 percent from the charity stripe. The Eagles also won the battle of the glass, 33-31.
USI concludes its five-game homestand Saturday when it hosts Southwest Baptist University for the first time in men’s basketball program history and GLVC action. Tip-off is set for 3:15 p.m.
The Bearcats saw their record go to 8-2 overall and 1-1 in the GLVC after posting a 76-68 victory at McKendree University this evening.
Third quarter woes ground Eagles in bout with top-ranked Drury
Despite a solid first-half effort, University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball suffered a 94-69 Great Lakes Valley Conference setback to No. 1 Drury University Thursday evening at Screaming Eagles Arena.
Trailing by six at the intermission, the Screaming Eagles could not keep pace with the visiting Panthers as Drury scored the first nine points of the third quarter to turn its halftime advantage into a commanding 50-35 lead.
Drury (11-0, 2-0 GLVC) went 10-of-14 (.714) and 3-of-6 (.500) from downtown in the third quarter as it extended its lead to 74-46 heading into the final period.
Senior guard Ashley Johnson paced the Eagles with a career-high 22 points, including 14 in a first half that saw USI hang tough with the Panthers. Johnson went 5-of-10 from the field in the first half as the Eagles trailed by just a point with less than three minutes to play in the second period.
In addition to Johnson, the Eagles got 10 points from senior guard/forward Morgan Sherwood as well as nine points from senior guard Kiara Moses.
Junior forward Emily Parker had 19 points to lead the Panthers, who shot 59.3 percent (32-54) from the field and 45.5 percent (10-22) from three-point range. Sophomore guard Paige Robinson added 18 points and five assists.
USI (5-3, 1-1 GLVC) shot 45.6 percent from the field, including a blistering 80.0 percent (8-10) in the fourth quarter. The Eagles, however, had 23 turnovers, including eight in the third period, that led to 31 Drury points.
The Eagles return to action Saturday at 1 p.m. when they host league newcomer Southwest Baptist University in a GLVC contest at Screaming Eagles Arena. The Bearcats (7-3, 1-1 GLVC) are coming off a 63-58 road win over McKendree University Thursday evening in Lebanon, Illinois.
Task Force For Assessment Of Services For People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities Meet Next Week
Task Force For Assessment Of Services and Supports For People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities To Meet Next Week In Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS—The next meeting of the Task Force for Assessment of Services and Supports for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in Conference Room A, at the Indiana Government Center South, 302 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, beginning at 9 a.m. EST.
The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed live. The link to the Livestream is http://indiana.adobeconnect.com/taskforce1102.
Requests for accommodations should be made by contacting Kristina Blankenship at Kristina.Blankenship@fssa.IN.govor 800-545-7763 on or before Jan. 3, 2020.
The task force was originally established by House Enrolled Act 1102 in the 2017 session of the Indiana General Assembly and is chaired by Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch. Meetings were held around the state in 2018 for the purpose of gathering input and preparing a comprehensive plan for the implementation of community-based services provided to people with intellectual and other disabilities. The final report can be found here.
Additionally, the task force was reauthorized during the 2019 session by HEA 1488 and, going forward, will meet at least twice a year through 2025 to receive an update regarding the implementation of the task force’s final report recommendations and if any legislative changes are needed to accomplish what is set forth in the recommendations.
For more information, visit www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/5455.htm. Â
State Rep. Ron Bacon To Make Big Announcement
State Rep. Ron Bacon (R-Chandler) is scheduled to make a major announcement Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, and all media and members of the public are welcome to attend.Â
When: Friday, Jan. 3, 2020 at 10 a.m.Â
Where: Chandler Town Hall
401 E. Lincoln Ave.
Chandler, Ind. 47610
Why: Bacon will address the media and public at 10 a.m. with a major announcement affecting House District 75. This announcement is coming days before the General Assembly convenes at the Statehouse in Indianapolis to begin work for the 2020 legislative session on Monday, Jan. 6.Â
Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. Bacon will take questions from media and the audience after his announcement.Â