USI and Rockhurst battle to 2OT tie
 University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer and Rockhurst University battled to a 1-1 double-overtime tie Sunday afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri. The Screaming Eagles see their record go to 3-5-3 overall and 3-4-2 in the GLVC, while Rockhurst goes to 4-5-2, 4-4-1 GLVC.
Rockhurst broke through the USI defense at 17:36 in a very tight first half. The Hawks, who carried the 1-0 lead through the intermission, had a 7-6 advantage over the Eagles in shots, while each team had three shots on-goal.
In the second half, the Eagles struck quickly to even the match, 1-1, at 47:20. USI senior forward Eric Ramirez (Vincennes, Indiana) scored his third goal of the season on a pair of assists by senior midfielder Sean Rickey (Columbia, Illinois) and senior midfielder Morgan Kelly (Shelbyville, Kentucky). The Eagles dominated the second half with a 7-4 lead in shots.
In overtime periods, the Eagles continued to have the momentum, getting seven chances to the Hawks four, but were unable to get the deciding tally. USI junior goalkeeper Justin Faas (Carmel, Indiana) picked up the tie and saw his record to 3-1-3 in 2019. Faas also made four saves in the 110 minute match.
USI returns to friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field next week for a two-match homestand, beginning with the University of Illinois Springfield Friday at 7:30 p.m. The homestand concludes October 20 when the Eagles host Lewis University for a 2:30 p.m. showdown.
The Eagles hold the all-time series lead with Illinois Springfield, 10-4-1, and has won the last four meetings. USI took last season’s meeting at Strassweg Field, 3-0, on goals by junior defender Justin Raines (Bartlett, Tennessee), Ramirez, and Rickey.
The all-time series between USI and Lewis is tied 23-23-2 after the Eagles defeated the Flyers, 3-0, last fall in Romeoville, Illinois, on goals on senior midfielder Adam Newman (Marion, Illinois), sophomore midfielder Drew Domalewski (Wentzville, Missouri), and sophomore midfielder Ryan Nevins (St. Peters, Missouri). USI has won three of the last five meetings versus the Flyers.
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Swimming & Diving Earns Pair of Wins over EIU
The University of Evansville men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams picked up a pair of team wins at home, Saturday afternoon against Eastern Illinois.
The women’s team took the win 162-70, while the men won 121-79. The two winning scores mark the first two home wins for first year head coach Stu Wilson.
Highlighting the meet was a pool record by Sarah Jahns in the 200-yard backstroke. Jahns first place finish, 2:04.53 was almost two seconds faster than the previous record set back in 2013. Jahns also added a second place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a 2:00.51 time.
Winning three events during the event was Paul Cozzens. The senior took first in the 200-yard IM (1:59.33), the 200-yard butterfly (1:57.34) and in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:13.87).
Sonsoles Aguayo took titles in the 100 (55.02) and 200-yard (1:57.31) freestyle, while also holding down the third leg of the 200-yard medley relay, helping the team earn first place.
Ashton Adams took first place in the 500 (5:23.93) and 1000-yard (11:00.97) freestyle races, while Maya Cunningham earned event championships in the 200 IM (2:12.55) and the 200 butterfly (2:09.93).
Natalie Gerad took first place in the 3-meter diving, while taking second in the 1-meter. Fae Keighley captured first in the 1-meter and second in the 3-meter.
Evansville is back in action next Friday (Oct. 18) as the Aces travel to McKendree University for a dual.
Eagles vanquish Lindenwood in four sets
The University of Southern Indiana volleyball team defeated Lindenwood University in Great Lakes Valley Conference play, 26-24, 17-25, 25-14 and 28-26 on Saturday afternoon.
The Screaming Eagles (9-10, 3-4 GLVC) held their opponent to a .062 hitting percentage thanks to 15 blocks as a unit, with senior middle hitter Elexis Coleman (Joliet, Illinois) and sophomore right side hitter Sidney Hegg (Menasha, Wisconsin) each tying career highs with seven blocks apiece.
The Lions (8-8, 1-6 GLVC) kept the USI attack at bay with 92 digs to pull the Eagles’ hitting clip down to .108 for the match.
Freshman outside hitter Leah Anderson (Bloomington, Illinois) led the Eagles with 14 kills and added 13 digs for her third double-double of the season. Freshman libero Audrey Crowder (Avon, Indiana) continued her momentum from Thursday night with a USI-leading 19 digs.
USI Volleyball heads north to Indianapolis for the Midwest Region Crossover Friday. More information on the Crossover, including pairings, will be available at GoUSIEagles.com as soon as possible.
First Set: USI 26, Lindenwood 24
The Eagles and Lions combined for 11 tied scores and eight lead changes on their way to extra points in the opening game.
Coleman and Anderson combined for seven kills and three blocks. Anderson also collected six of her 13 digs.
Second Set: Lindenwood 25, USI 17
The Lions stole the second set despite the Eagles stuffing four Lindenwood attacks. Conversely, USI was charged with eight attack errors to just nine kills as a unit, seven of which were unforced.
Four Eagles tallied a pair of kills in the frame: Coleman, Anderson, Hegg and senior outside hitter Lindsey Stose (Elkhart, Indiana). Coleman also added another three blocks to her total.
Third Set: USI 25, Lindenwood 14
The Eagles exploded out of the gate, then dropped a 15-6 run on the Lions following a timeout at 10-8 to snag the third set.
USI put up a wall at the net, racking up six team blocks, with Hegg collecting five and senior middle blocker Amanda Jung (Belleville, Illinois) tallying four. The Eagles also posted a .233 hitting clip in the third, the highest by either team in any set.
Anderson and freshman right side hitter Katherine Koch (Bellevillle, Illinois) each posted three kills in the early portion of the frame, complimenting Jung and Hegg’s pair of blocks heading into the 10-8 USI timeout.
Fourth Set: USI 28, Lindenwood 26
The Lions gave USI everything they had in the final frame, including a whopping 16 kills to USI’s 12; both figures represented the two highest team outputs of any set.
Crowder found eight of her 19 digs in the final frame as Lindenwood was able to avoid USI’s dominance at the net late in the match.
Anderson led the Eagles with five kills in the fourth. USI overcame a tremendous seven-for-nine attack effort from Lindenwood’s Kat Finnerty, who made her first appearance in the third, then came off the bench again in the final game.
USI Men’s XC finishes fourth at Lewis
Sophomore All-American Titus Winders (Mansfield, Tennessee) posted a top-five finish to lead No. 8 University of Southern Indiana Men’s Cross Country to a fourth-place showing at the Lewis University Crossover Saturday morning.
Winders battled through cold and windy conditions to place fourth out of 420 runners with an eight-kilometer time of 25 minutes, 17.0 seconds. Senior Austin Nolan(Evansville, Indiana) was 19th with an 8k time of 25:52.3 as the Screaming Eagles concluded the race with 149 team points in a 34-team field that featured 10 nationally-ranked programs.
Junior Gavin Prior (Mattoon, Illinois) aided the Eagles with a 24th-place finish, while fellow classmate Grady Wilkinson (Mt. Carmel, Illinois) was 37th. USI’s top five was rounded out by junior Wyat Harmon (Fredericktown, Ohio), who crossed the finish line in 76th place; while senior Javan Winders (Mansfield, Ohio) and junior Michael Demeyer (Olney, Illinois) were 85th and 157th, respectively, to round out the Eagles’ top seven.
No. 4 Grand Valley State University won the team title with a score of 87 points, while No. 7 Missouri Southern State University was second with 114 points. No. 6 Augustana University edged USI by 16 points with its tally of 133 points, while No. 19 University of Alabama-Huntsville was fifth 171 points.
Other nationally-ranked programs competing at the Lewis Crossover included No. 11 Michigan Tech University (19th); No. 17 Walsh University (9th); No. 18 California State University-San Marcos (7th); No. 20 University of Sioux Falls (6th); No. 22 Saginaw Valley State University (10th); and No. 25 Wayne State University (14th).
Missouri Southern State’s Gidieon Kimutai won the race with a time of 25:07.2, while Grand Valley State’s Tanner Chada was second with a time of 25:08.3. Sioux Falls’ Steven Brown was third with a time of 25:16.9, while Saginaw Valley State’s CarLee Stimpfell followed Titus Winders in fifth with at time of 25:19.8
Saturday’s meet was USI’s final tune-up prior to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships, which the Eagles host October 26 at Angel Mounds in Evansville, Indiana. USI also hosts the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships November 9 at Angel Mounds.
Comastri leads USI Women’s XC to sixth-place finish
Junior Jennifer Comastri (Indianapolis, Indiana) finished fifth out of 402 runners to lead No. 13 University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country to a sixth-place showing at the Lewis University Crossover Saturday morning.
Comastri trudged through cold, damp and windy conditions to finish the six-kilometer race in 22 minutes, 50.8 seconds. Senior Hope Jones (Cumberland, Indiana) was 26th with a 6k time of 23:21.1 to aid the Screaming Eagles, who finished with 226 points in a 36-team field that featured six nationally-ranked programs.
In addition to Comastri and Jones, USI was aided by freshman Presley Warren (Henderson, Kentucky), who finished 60th overall, as well as junior Doriane Langlois (Stains, France), who was 69th. Senior Ashley Lawhorn (Frankfort, Kentucky) was 92nd to round out the Eagles’ top-five competitors; while sophomore Emma Brown (Evansville, Indiana) and freshman Aubrey Swart (Noblesville, Indiana) were 114th and 126th, respectively, to complete USI’s top seven.
No. 2 Grand Valley State University won the team title with 32 total points, while Grand Valley State senior Allie Ludge was the individual winner with a time of 22:12.1. No. 5 Augustana University finished second with 119 points, while No. 12 Walsh University was third with 166 points.
The top five teams were respectively rounded out by Saginaw Valley State University (211 points) and Michigan Tech University (216 points), while No. 22 Wayne State University (259 points) and No. 17 Missouri Southern State University were seventh and 18th, respectively, to round out the performances of the nationally-ranked programs.
Saturday’s meet was USI’s final tune-up prior to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships, which the Eagles host October 26 at Angel Mounds in Evansville, Indiana. USI also hosts the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships November 9 at Angel Mounds.
