Aces back home for two weekend games

11/21/2024

Aces back home for two weekend games

UE opens against Green Bay on Friday

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A pair of weekend home games are on the docket for the University of Evansville men’s basketball team beginning on Friday with a 7 p.m. game against Green Bay. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.

Last Time Out

– Holding the Purple Aces to 19.0% shooting, Ohio State pulled away for an 80-30 victory on Tuesday in Columbus

– The scoring output for the Aces was the fewest since the team scored 23 against Kentucky Wesleyan on Feb. 9, 1963 before the institution of the shot clock

– OSU shot 70% in the second half and finished at 51.9% for the game

– Gabriel Pozzato led UE with nine points as the game was the first for the Aces without a double-digit scorer since Feb. 23, 2022 at Loyola

Setting a Mark

– Michael Day put together the top performance of his college career at Ohio State

– Day set career highs in points (7), FG (3), attempts (6), 3pt (1), 3pt att (2), rebounds (6), blocks (2), and minutes (23:19)

– Despite being held scoreless in the game against Radford, Day had a career-best three assists while adding three boards in 11 minutes

Taking Care of the Ball

– Through five games, Tanner Cuff has accumulated 15 assists while turning the ball over just twice

– His assist-to-turnover ratio of 7.50 paces the MVC and is 13th nationally

– He is 9th in the MVC with 6.60 rebounds per game

– Cuff posted a season-high 15 points at MTSU along with 7 caroms and 3 steals in 35:07, the top minute tally of his UE career

Scouting the Opponent

– Led by first-year head coach Doug Gottlieb, Green Bay enters Friday’s contest with a 2-3 record following an 82-57 win at SIUE on Tuesday evening

– The Phoenix boast the leading scorer in the nation as Anthony Roy is averaging an NCAA-best 27.4 points per game while shooting 58.1% from the field

– Roy has converted 43.6% of his attempt from outside and leads the team with 19 assists and 9 steals

– Marcus Hall is averaging 15.8 points per contest while hauling in a team-high 6.0 rebounds

Johnson, Autenrieb, and Danek named to MVC Scholar Athlete teams

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Johnson, Autenrieb, and Danek named to MVC Scholar Athlete teams

For the second year in a row the Purple Aces have three honorees

ST. LOUIS — University of Evansville women’s soccer players Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS), Hailey Autenrieb (Cincinnati / Seton HS) and Myia Danek (Laingsburg, Mich. / Laingsburg HS) were all named to Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete teams on Thursday, in a vote of the league’s sports information contacts.

Johnson was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team while Autenrieb and Danek were named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Third Team. It was the second season in a row that the Aces had three players recognized for their work both on the field and in the classroom.

Leading UE with three goals on the season, Johnson earned a spot on the Second Team. Johnson also was fourth on the team in shots and third in shots on goal with seven. Johnson is majoring in chemistry and currently has a 4.00 GPA through just under three semesters.

Autenrieb was Evansville’s points leader in 2024 with two goals and three assists in 16 games. The senior forward was one of only three Aces who played and started in every match over the season. She was also one of only two UE players to score a game-winning goal, helping Evansville to a win over Lindenwood early in the season. Autenrieb is majoring in public health with a 3.96 GPA and will graduate in the spring.

Danek was a stalwart in goal for the Aces starting in 15 of 16 games in the 2024 season. Danek also ended her career at UE in the program record book with the ninth most matches (33), eighth in saves (157) and save percentage (76.6%), sixth in goals against average (1.36), and tied for sixth in shutouts with nine clean sheets. The graduate goalkeeper was also nationally ranked in saves per game (49th), total saves (64th), and save percentage (150th). Danek will graduate with a degree in communications with a 3.79 GPA.

The criteria to make the MVC Scholar-Athlete teams mirrors the College Sports Communicator (CSC) standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and they must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institution.

No. 3/3 Hoosiers Set to Compete in Midseason Meet

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No. 3/3 Hoosiers Set to Compete in Midseason Meet

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Members of the No. 3/3 Indiana swimming and diving program will look to earn postseason cuts and post top times nationally this weekend at the Ohio State Invitational, Thursday through Saturday (Nov. 21-23) inside the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on the campus of the Ohio State University.

MEET INFO

Thursday, Nov. 21 – Saturday, Nov. 23

Thursday Prelims: 9:30 a.m. ET; Finals: 5:30 p.m. ET

Friday Prelims: 9:30 a.m. ET; Finals: 5:30 p.m. ET

Saturday Prelims: 8 a.m. ET; Finals 3 p.m. ET

McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion • Columbus, Ohio

Opponents: No. 10/15 Ohio State, No. 9/7 Louisville, RV/NR Penn State, Cincinnati, Yale, No. 24 UCLA (women), Notre Dame (women), Rutgers (diving)

Live Results (Swimming): https://bit.ly/3G1upIB

Live Results (Diving): divemeets.com

Live Stream: bigtenplus.com

OF NOTE…

HOOSIERS OWN TOP TIMES NATIONALLY

Through two meets, Indiana swimmers have posted some of the best times in the nation. On the men’s side, junior Owen McDonald and freshman Miroslav Knedla have each recorded top-five times in three different events – McDonald in the 200 back (1:38.13), 200 IM (1:41.25) and 400 IM (3:41.69) and Knedla in the 100 back (45.27), 200 back (1:39.88) and 200 IM (1:43.05).

Junior Zalán Sárkány owns the third-best times in both the 500 free (4:12.56) and 1,000 free (8:39.44). IU is once again a leader in the breaststroke – in the 200 breast, seniors Jassen Yep (1:51.94) have top-three times, and graduate Brian Benzing’s 51.66 100 breast ranks No. 4 nationally.

On the women’s side, sophomore Miranda Grana owns the No. 2 time in the 200 back (1:50.50), and senior Anna Peplowski ranks No. 5 in the 200 free (1:43.48).

Mother Arrested After Infant Found with Severe Injuries

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Last evening, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1500 block of S. Kentucky Avenue in response to a report of an unresponsive child. When first responders arrived, the child was immediately transported to a local hospital by American Medical Response (AMR).

Upon examination by medical staff, the child was found to have sustained severe head injuries,

including bleeding and swelling that required emergency surgery to relieve pressure on the brain. Additional bruising was noted on the child’s forehead, behind both ears, on the arms, stomach, and buttocks.

During an interview at the Evansville Police Department (EPD) headquarters, the child’s mother, Alexandrea G. Ring, 20, explained that earlier in the day, around 2:00 p.m., her daughter had soiled her clothes due to a poorly fitting diaper. After changing the child, Ring reported that the child began to cry; Ring stated that she “couldn’t handle the crying” and that it “set her off.” Ring further described an incident in which she held the child over a Pack ‘n Play and “threw her in it.” Ring, who is 30 weeks pregnant, later altered her account, claiming that her large belly prevented her from placing the victim in the Pack ‘n Play properly, and that she accidentally dropped the child. She also explained that after lifting the victim, she sat her on the floor, where the child fell face-first into a cabinet, striking her head on a metal piece, which she claimed caused the bruising to the victim’s forehead.

Despite the child showing signs of lethargy and falling in and out of consciousness, Ring did not call 9- 1-1 until approximately 5:23 p.m. when her boyfriend returned home from work. Ring contacted her boyfriend earlier to express concern about the victim’s condition but failed to seek medical help until later.

Ring has been arrested and charged with two level three felonies, including:

1. Domestic Battery – Adult Against a Family Member < 14

2. Neglect of a Dependent

Vanderburgh County Arrest Warrants

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IS IT TRUE? November 21, 2024

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We hope today’s “IS IT TRUE” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address rationally and responsibly.

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IS IT TRUE that true political party leaders invest their time empowering the grassroots while party bosses waste their time protecting their power?

IS IT TRUE that Mayor Stephanie Terry has allocated over half a million dollars to address the problem of blighted neighborhoods? …that several Evansville neighborhoods would benefit from demolishing dilapidated buildings and major clean-up projects? …that if the mayor wants to have an impact, she needs to look no further than the 13 acres of blighted land at the site of the Morton Avenue Warehouse fire? …that the city has ignored the dangerous conditions on Morton Avenue without requiring the site to be secured?

IS IT TRUE that the city is allowing another unsafe blight to exist where the mattress factory burned down? …that business owners and residents near these fire sites would appreciate hearing how the mayor is going to deal with their blight?

IS IT TRUE that $35 million in federal financial aid was given to USI students in the 2023-2024 academic year?

Attorney General Todd Rokita tells Tyson Foods to answer tough questions on employment of illegal aliens

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Attorney General Todd Rokita tells Tyson Foods to answer tough questions on employment of illegal aliens

AG Rokita says growing issue in Logansport is unfair to Hoosiers

Amid reported concerns about a largescale influx of illegal aliens and “legal migrants” into local communities, Attorney General Todd Rokita announced today that his office has sent a civil investigative demand (CID) to the Tyson Foods in Logansport seeking information related to human labor trafficking.

The CID states Attorney General Rokita’s office has reasonable cause to believe that Tyson Foods may be in possession, custody, or control of documentary materials or may have knowledge of facts that are relevant to an investigation being conducted concerning human labor trafficking and indecent nuisances.

“The vast number of additional people coming into our communities is alarming, and that’s just from the standpoint of seeing the staggering number of resources being put towards this fight – Every. Single. Day,” Attorney General Rokita said. “When you have an open border and an influx of people coming over illegally by the millions, we can’t have companies incentivizing this criminal behavior by offering jobs for cheap labor. It’s not fair to those looking for employment or to our law enforcement, local hospitals and healthcare facilities, taxpayers that fund these services, and our housing and labor markets. We will continue looking into this growing issue.”

Attorney General Rokita said his investigation is focused on the coordinated efforts among international and local nonprofit “refugee resettlement” organizations and employers, like Tyson Foods, to bring large numbers of migrants to Indiana.

On November 9, 2024, Attorney General Rokita announced he sent CIDs to Cass County Health Department, Logansport Community School Corp., Berry Global Group Inc., Tent Partnership for Refugees, God is Good, and Jackson County Industrial Development Corp. over this same growing issue.

Attorney General Rokita’s office is conducting these investigations pursuant to its authority under Indiana’s Deceptive Consumer Sales Act and indecent nuisance statute.

According to the CID, Tyson Foods must respond in writing by December 4, 2024.

Mayor Terry Announces New Program to Fight Blight in Evansville Neighborhoods

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Mayor Stephanie Terry announced the launch of the Fight Blight program, aimed at identifying and rehabilitating blighted properties throughout Evansville – and asked for the public’s help in the program’s first phase.

“We have a number of properties across Evansville that are vacant, abandoned, or in other ways beyond repair,” Mayor Terry said. “Fight Blight is aimed at identifying those properties and either rehabilitating or re-developing as many as possible, so that we remove these hazardous eyesores from our neighborhoods and bring them back as safe, stable homes or businesses that residents are proud to have in their neighborhoods.”

Earlier this year, during the budget process, Mayor Terry announced plans to allocate $550,000 in American Rescue Plan Act interest funds to blight removal. The first phase of Fight Blight will utilize some of those funds to raze 23 properties that the Building Commission already has slated for demolition, but ran out of funding to take down in 2024.

Over the course of 2025, city officials expect to be able to use those funds raze at least 150 structures – nearly three times as many as will be razed in 2024.

At the same time, Mayor Terry is asking residents to help create a database of blighted properties in the community. If there is a property in your neighborhood that is vacant, abandoned, boarded up, or that otherwise “exhibits objectively determinable signs of deterioration sufficient to constitute a threat to human health, safety, and public welfare,” please email the property’s address – along with the condition of the house and, if you are able, a photograph – to blight@evansville.in.gov. This will get the property into the city’s database, and begin the process of inspecting it and determining if it meets the qualifications of a blighted property.

“The first step in solving any problem is having a thorough understanding of the problem,” Mayor Terry said. “We’re asking the public to help us identify as many blighted properties as possible to help ensure we have a full grasp of the scope of this issue, which will allow us to move forward with a strategic and intentional effort to remediate the blight in our community – which is a critical element in our neighborhood revitalization efforts.”

Once city officials have had the opportunity to inspect the identified properties, those properties that meet the qualifications for either demolition or rehabilitation through Fight Blight will be prioritized based on their condition, as well as by their location. Properties in the worst condition, as well as clusters of properties that, when added together, can make a significant impact on a neighborhood, will be first in line for possible remediation.

So while not all properties identified will be able to see immediate cleanup, city officials will use the ARPA interest funds, as well as additional funds budgeted in 2025 for the Land Bank and for land acquisition, to make as large an impact as possible.

“This isn’t a problem we’ll solve in one year, or even two or three,” Mayor Terry said. “But we are committed to neighborhood revitalization, and these properties – along with being a drain on their neighborhoods – are dangers to anyone who enters, including police who may have enter due to criminal activity or firefighters battling a structure fire.

“They also represent uncollected property tax dollars, which could be invested back into our community.”

Moore named Otters’ new General Manager

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Moore named Otters’ new General Manager

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Evansville Otters are excited to announce the promotion of Brycen Moore as the 8th General Manager in team history.

“I am very grateful for the opportunity that Mr. Stanley and Mr. Bussing have given me,” Moore said. “I couldn’t be more excited about the future of the Evansville Otters. We have such a fantastic staff in place and giving back to the community in which I grew up is such a special privilege to me.”

At 24 years old, Moore is the youngest General Manager in the Otters’ history. He will oversee all day-to-day operations of the Otters, including all baseball and non-baseball events held at historic Bosse Field.

“The Otters operation with multiple events has grown in complexity and we are fortunate to have Brycen overseeing our operations,” Otters’ Owner Bill Bussing said.

Moore served as a group sales intern in 2021 before stepping up to Assistant Director of Operations in 2022. In 2023, Moore was added to the full-time staff as the Director of Operations and Food & Beverage. While also overseeing operations, Moore was named an Assistant General Manager ahead of the 2024 season.

“We are thrilled to have Brycen in this critical role,” Otters’ Team President John Stanley said.

Moore, a native of Newburgh, IN, has always had deep ties to sports. While attending Castle High School, he participated in football, basketball and golf. Despite his athletic success, Moore was also a National Honor Society member at Castle and received academic, athletic, and leadership awards during his high school career.

Following high school, Moore attended Indiana University, where he was a Dean’s List member, earning his bachelor’s degree in Sport Management while also earning a minor in business.

The Evansville Otters are excited to welcome fans back to Bosse Field in 2025 for the 30th season of Otters baseball! More information on the upcoming season schedule is available here.

Season ticket and group ticket packages are on sale now. Call (812) 435-8686 for more information. Individual game tickets will go on sale in the Spring.

The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions.

The Otters play all home games at historic Bosse Field, located at 23 Don Mattingly Way in Evansville, Ind. Stay up to date with the Evansville Otters by visiting evansvilleotters.com, or follow the Otters on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

For more information, visit evansvilleotters.com or call (812) 435-8686.