ANN ARBOR, MI.– University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis bows out of its first Horizon League Tournament in the Quarterfinals round after a 4-0 defeat to Youngstown State University Friday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The Screaming Eagles finish their historic season with a 5-10 (2-2 Horizon) record and a postseason appearance, the team’s first since transitioning to Division I. Head Coach Chris Crawford was named Horizon League Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year for the team’s turnaround. At the same time, freshman Jy Hibbert and junior Axel Sabourin earned the league’s doubles team of the week honors in early April.
Doubles
Southern Indiana dropped the first two doubles matches, securing the point for Youngstown. Freshman Adam Koon and junior Mathys Bove battled in the number three doubles match, but fell 6-4, while senior Quinten Gillespie and sophomore Eytan Michaeli dropped the number two doubles match 6-3.
Singles
The Eagles’ struggles continued into the singles matches. Bove lost the number one singles match 6-2, 6-0, before Michaeli lost in the number three singles 6-2, 6-4. Gillespie closed out his collegiate career in the number five singles, getting bested 6-2, 6-4.
Sabourin and Hibbert were ahead in the number two and number four singles matches before they were declared unfinished after Youngstown clinched the victory.
Eagles 2025 season ends in Horizon League quarterfinals
USI drops second game of the series, 12-3
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball lost game two of the series with Eastern Illinois University, 12-3, Saturday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field. USI is 20-23 overall and 9-8 in the OVC, while EIU is 22-18, 10-6 OVC.
The Screaming Eagles fell behind 2-0 when EIU scored a tally in the second and third innings. USI got one of the runs back in the third on a base hit by sophomore rightfielder Cameron Boyd to trail 2-1 after three frames.
The Panthers would build the lead to 4-1 with a pair of runs in the fourth, while the Eagles scratched a run across in the sixth on a double by junior shortstop Clayton Slack to make the score, 4-2.
EIU would explode for eight runs in the final three frames to pull away for the 12-3 final score.
Offensively, USI, which had 14 hits as a team, was led by the three-hit performances of Boyd and junior designated hitter Cole Kitchens. Boyd finished the day three-for-four and is hitting .632 for the week (12-19).
USI junior left-hander Jake Porter started and took the loss. Porter (2-4) allowed four runs, one earned, on four hits and three walks. He also struck out three in five innings of work.
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USI Student Government Association inducts members for 2025-26 academic year
The University of Southern Indiana Student Government Association (SGA) inducted its 2025-26 Executive Board, Administrative Vice Presidents, Members-at-Large and College Representatives on Thursday, April 24 in a private inauguration ceremony. Students elected for the 2025-26 term are as follows:
Executive Board
- President: Alicia Cotton
- Executive Vice President: Leonna Benton
- Attorney General: Keaira Richmond
Administrative Vice Presidents
- Administrative Vice President of Recruitment and Retention: Mackenzie Hinton
- Administrative Vice President of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Sophia Driver
- Administrative Vice President of Campus Engagement: Delaney Anthis
- Administrative Vice President of Environmental Protection: Bella Dilk
Members-at-Large
- Housing: Emily Solorza
- Commuter Student: Reegan Summers
- Fraternity and Sorority: Ethan Shourd
College Representatives
- College of Liberal Arts: Kennadi Scott, Cole Barnett and Cade Smithson-Cox
- Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education: Joseph Cirrincione and Arya Shah
- Romain College of Business: Wesley Brown and Michael Solliday
Aces hit first back-to-back home runs of 2025 at Missouri State
EVSC MEETING
The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet inexecutive session at 4:00 PM. on Monday, April 28, 2025 in the Schroeder Conference Centre located in the EVSC Administration Building, 951 Walnut, IN 47713, Evansville, IN. The session will be conducted according to I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1. The purpose of the meeting is: collective bargaining, (b)(2)(A) initiation of litigation or litigation that is either pending or has been threatened specifically in writing,(b)(2)(B); purchase or lease of property, (b)(2)(D); receive information about and interview prospective employees (b)(5); and to train school board members with an outside consultant about the performance of the role of the members as public officials (b)(11).
Attorney General Todd Rokita and Secretary of State Diego Morales continue work to verify that Indiana voters are U.S. citizens
Attorney General Todd Rokita and Secretary of State Diego Morales continue pressing the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to help verify the citizenship status of voters who registered in Indiana without providing state-issued forms of identification.
Despite first receiving Indiana’s written requests last October, federal officials have failed to provide information that would enable Indiana to verify that only eligible voters participated in elections. This month, Attorney General Rokita and Secretary Morales filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — of which USCIS is part — to compel federal cooperation.
“Following the Biden administration’s obstruction here, I expect that President Trump’s team will resolve this matter,” Attorney General Rokita said. “This lawsuit is another important step in ensuring the integrity of our elections. Hoosiers have a right to know that legitimate ballots are not being diluted by noncitizens. I promised that I would get citizenship information from USICS, and that is exactly what I am doing by filing this suit.”
Last year, Attorney General Rokita and Secretary Morales sent then-USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou lists of certain voters who registered without state IDs — along with a joint letter formally requesting the agency’s assistance in verifying those individuals’ citizenship status. No response ever came.
“As Indiana’s Chief Election Officer, ensuring the integrity of our elections is non-negotiable. This legal action is a continuation of our efforts for Indiana to lead the way in election integrity. Since we never received a response from the Biden administration, we know that under President Trump’s leadership and based on his recent Executive Order, there’s a stronger commitment to the election process. Hoosiers deserve nothing less than full confidence in the security of their vote,” said Diego Morales, Indiana Secretary of State.
Federal law requires USCIS to respond to inquiries from state government agencies “to verify or ascertain the citizenship or immigration status of any individual within the jurisdiction of the agency for any purpose authorized by law.”
EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
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Aces battle in doubleheader at Bradley
UE falls in both contests
PEORIA, Ill. – A long day on the field that included a 12-inning marathon saw the University of Evansville softball team drop both games to Bradley at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex.
Game 1 – Bradley 10, UE 9 (12 innings)
In a back-and-forth contest that saw multiple rallies by each team, it was Bradley who had the final one as they took a 10-9 win in 12 innings to open the series. Things remained scoreless through 5 ½ innings before the game took a turn in the bottom of the sixth.
Before that time, UE had multiple opportunities to get on the board. The Purple Aces put two runners on in three of the first five innings while Miriah Powell had the first hit of the game for UE in the second. Evansville pitcher Gracie Hollingsworth kept the Braves scoreless through the first five innings, but they broke through with three runs in the sixth.
Down to its final three outs, UE erupted for seven runs in the top of the 7th to go up 7-3. Taylor Howe and Morgan Adams each walked while Niki Bode added a hit to load the bases with no outs. Howe and Bode would score when Eliza Piggott hit into a fielder’s choice that resulted in a Bradley error. Jess Willsey came to the plate and delivered a 3-run home run that gave the Aces their first advantage of the game.
Evansville continued to apply the pressure in the inning as Howe added a 2-run single that extended the lead to 7-3. In the bottom of the frame, Bradley staged a rally of its own, scoring four times to send the game into extra innings. Cassidy Gall entered the contest in the 8th and kept her team in the game as the teams battled to the 12th inning.
Powell delivered an RBI single while Abby Bode hit a sac fly that gave the Aces a 9-7 lead. Once again, Bradley would storm back. The first four batters reached to cut the deficit to one. Hollingsworth re-entered the game and picked up two quick outs, but an error and single would give the Braves the victory.
Niki Bode had three of UE’s 12 hits in the game while Howe and Powell recorded two apiece. Willsey led the way with three RBI.
Game 2 – Bradley 10, UE 6
Evansville took a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth before the Braves scored nine times on their way to a 10-6 win in game two.
Kynadee Warner led the top of the third off with a walk before stealing second. She would cross the plate on Morgan Adams’ 2-out single. Zoe Frossard added a sacrifice fly in the fourth that pushed lead to 2-0.
Jess Willsey continued her strong doubleheader with a 2-run double in the fifth. Eliza Piggott and Adams scored on the play to double the lead at 4-0. In the bottom of the inning, the Braves rallied with nine runs to take a 9-4 lead.
Despite the deficit, the Aces did not give up. Two bases-loaded walks made it a 9-6 game in favor of the Braves heading into the bottom of the 6th. A solo home run pushed the BU lead to 10-6 and that would be the final. UE had two hits in the game with Willsey and Adams picking those up. The Aces accumulated 11 walks with Frossard and Bode registering two apiece.
Sunday’s series finale is set for a 12 p.m. first pitch.
