EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
Media 10-18-2024FOOTNOTE: EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT information was provided by the EPD and posted by the City-County-County Observer without opinion, bias, or editing.
Shooting Investigation 1000 Washington Ave.
On October 19th, at 12:05 a.m., Evansville Police Officers were dispatched to 1000 Washington Ave. in reference to a victim who had been shot. Officers arrived and located an adult male victim with a single gunshot wound to his abdomen. The victim was conscious, alert, and able to speak with officers. Officers rendered first aid, and the victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The shooter, an adult male, was still on scene and cooperated with the officers.
At this time, it appears that the two adult males had a physical altercation and one shot was fired. This is still an active investigation, and no arrests have been made.
Rodriguez earns Top 10 finish at Angel Mounds Invitational
The Purple Aces finished sixth and 11th overall
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Sophomore runner Rafael Rodriguez (Sergovia, Spain) cracked the Top 5 program times for the UE cross country teams at the Angel Mounds Invitational on Friday morning.
In the final regular season meet of the year, Rodriguez earned the fourth-best time in program history for a men’s 8K race at 24:43 for a sixth-place overall finish. Rodriguez’s time helped propel the Purple Aces men’s team to sixth place out of 16 teams improving four sports from 2023. On the women’s team sophomore Avery Stephens (Newburg, Ind. / Castle HS) led the team with a personal best of 23:25.4 in the women’s 6K for an 11th-place finish out of 16 teams.
“The credit today belongs to these two teams who have stuck together through so many changes and endured many trials and errors,” said Head Coach Dylan Anderson following the meet. “A huge shout-out goes to seniors Adam Oulgout and Hannah Bryan for writing an incredible final chapter at Angel Mounds.
“We have driven all of our themes in practice towards an appreciation of running and appreciating each other as a team. It’s easy to lose sight of ourselves in the pursuit of success, but we’ve done a great job of staying grounded and seeing the big picture. We are officially in the postseason now and I’m excited to see what this team has left in the tank!”
In the day’s first race, five runners from UE’s men’s team finished in the top 40 out of over 200 attached runners. Behind Rodriguez was senior Adam Oulgout (St. Paul, Minn. / Central HS) with an 8K personal best time of 25:16.7 for 25th. Also in the Top 30 for Evansville was sophomore Woody Burrell (Cedarburg, Wis. / Cedarburg HS) with a time of 25:22.8 at 30th. Right behind Burrell was sophomore Cedrik Flipo (Beloeil, Quebec) at 32nd with a time of 25:25.4.
The Aces’ other scoring times on the men’s side came from sophomore Samuel Lea (Worchester, England), who ran 25:37.9, sophomore Tommaso Losma (Lombardia, Italy), who ran 25:55.3, and Kadin McAllister (Lilburn, Ga. / Parkview HS), who ran 26:53.1. Overall, the UE men had 13 runners on Friday, and 10 of those runners set personal bests.
During the women’s 6K Stephens led Evansville followed by sophomore Kyndall Anthis (Pakota, Ind. / Princeton Community HS) with a time of 24:08. Also scoring for the Aces on the women’s side was senior Hannah Bryan (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) with a personal best of 24:55.9, freshman Lauren Bradley (Russiaville, Ind. / Western HS ) with a PR of 25:05.4, sophomore Chase Hayes (Noblesville, Ind. / Western HS) with a time of 25:40.8, freshman Skyler Dickenson (Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg HS) with a PR of 26:15.4 and freshman Megan Allgeier (Batesville, Ind. / Batesville HS) with a time of 26:37.1. The UE women had eight runners on Friday with five new personal bests.
Evansville now heads into postseason meets with the MVC Championship in two weeks on November 1st. The Aces will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa to compete against the rest of the conference before the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.
USI women win in dominating fashion
Sophomore Ellie Hall, senior Audrey Comastri and sophomore Zoe Seward finished fourth, sixth and eighth, respectively, as the Screaming Eagles finished with 55 points, 44 ahead of second-place Western Kentucky University in the 16-team field.
Hall finished the six-kilometer course in 21 minutes, 26.4 seconds, while Comastri finished in 21:33.2. Seward crossed the finish line in 21:51.5 as USI had at least three runners in the top 10 for the second time this season.
Senior Cameron Hough and junior Emily Rempe also had strong finishes as they placed 16th and 18th, respectively, while junior Micah Peals and sophomore Sara Livingston were 21st and 28th, respectively, to round out the Eagles’ scorers.
USI, which won for the second time this season, landed 10 runners inside the top 50, with freshmen Abrielle Richard and Addison Applegate finishing 30th and 35th, respectively. Senior Emma Thompson was 43rd.
The Eagles finish year three of the NCAA Division I transition when they compete at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships November 1 in Martin, Tennessee. The women’s 6K is slated for a 9 a.m. start, followed by the men’s 8K.
Brady leads USI men to 3rd-place finish at Angel Mounds
EVANSVILLE, Ind.—Senior Brady Terry raced to a second-place finish out of 233 competitors to lead University of Southern Indiana Men’s Cross Country to a third-place finish at the Angel Mounds Invitational Friday morning at Angel Mounds State Historical Site.
Brady finished the eight-kilometer course in 24 minutes, 10.5 seconds, less than three-seconds back of the winning pace set by Bellarmine University junior Chase Atkins.
His effort landed the Screaming Eagles with 74 team points, just five off second-place Lipscomb University and nearly 20 points in front of fourth-place Southeast Missouri State University. Bellarmine was first in the 16-team field.
Sophomore Alex Nolan aided the Eagles with a ninth-place finish, while fellow classmate Isaac Stanford was 22nd.
Rounding out the top five USI finishers was sophomore Cole Hess and freshman Layden Wagoner, who were 28th and 29th, respectively. Sophomores Landen Swiney and Jackson Collman were 33rd and 36th, respectively, to wrap up the Eagles’ scorers.
In total, the Eagles had 10 of the top 50 finishers, with freshman Holden Hough placing 43rd, while sophomore Tyler Zimmerman and senior Joshua Myers were 49th and 50th, respectively.
USI finishes year three of the NCAA Division I transition when it competes at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships November 1 in Martin, Tennessee. The women’s 6K is slated for a 9 a.m. start, followed by the men’s 8K.
Women’s golf to host Braun Intercollegiate
Tournament set for Monday and Tuesday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On Monday and Tuesday, the University of Evansville women’s golf team will host the annual Charles Braun Intercollegiate at Oak Meadow Country Club.
The 36-hole tournament will feature 18 holes on each day with a shotgun start opening each day at 10 a.m. Par is set for 72.
Participating teams include Bellarmine, Belmont, Chicago State, Eastern Illinois, Evansville, UIC, Indian Hills CC, Indiana State, Lindenwood, Oakland, Purdue Fort Wayne, Southern Indiana, and Valparaiso.
UE faced USI in match play on Thursday at Cambridge Golf Course with the Purple Aces taking the victory. Individually, Louise Standtke and Kate Petrova each picked up victories. Standtke was up four with three holes left while Petrova earned a 7&6 decision. Elizabeth Mercer finished 1UP against Fernanda Vera while Trinity Dubbs completed her day up eight with six holes remaining.
Malllory Russell, Adeline Wittmer and Izzy Steele each halved in their respective competitions.
UE men’s soccer makes first trip to Northern Illinois
The Purple Aces will play their first match at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex
DEKALB, ILL. — The University of Evansville men’s soccer team returns to Missouri Valley Conference action on the road over the weekend.
The Purple Aces tied the Louisville Cardinals for the first time in program history on Wednesday night. The 2-2 draw with the Cardinals was also UE’s first point away in the series since a 2-0 win in 1991. Evansville was the only team to lead on Wednesday night through 90 minutes of action. The Aces held the game lead for 32 minutes while the match was tied for 56 minutes.
Northern Illinois is still looking for its first win of conference play with four matches left in 2024. The Huskies only have two wins on the season with victories over Mercyhust and Chicago State. Junior midfielder Jose Gomez is NIU’s offensive leader with eight points from two goals and four assists in 12 games played. The Huskies leader in goals though is senior forward Kevin Kelly with three goals through 12 games. Overall Northern Illinois has nine different goal scorers in 12 games.
Two UE players scored their second goals of the season in Louisville. Redshirt freshman midfielder Jacopo Fedrizzi (Giulia, Italy) 2nd goal came in the 45th minute while fifth year forward Kai Phillip’s (Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago) 2nd goal came in the 63rd minute. Evansville now has six players with multiple goals through 13 matches.
Saturday’s match will be the Aces first at Northern Illinois in program history. UE and NIU have only played three games over the past 10 years with all three matches occurring at Arad McCutchan Stadium. This is only the second match where the two teams will meet as conference foes.
Trailblazers open busy weekend with Region 24 sweep over Frontier C.C.
VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University volleyball team faces another packed weekend of games this weekend as the Blazers open Friday night with a Region 24 showdown against Frontier Community College.
The Blazers came away with the convincing sweep over the Bobcats 25-7, 25-15, 25-16 inside the Physical Education Complex.
Vincennes opened the match with a very strong opening set, building an early lead with a trio of 3-0 scoring runs before putting the set away by outscoring Frontier C.C. 13-1 to take set one 25-7 and gain the early 1-0 match lead.
Set two was more of a back-and-forth battle at the start, with VU able to break away with another set of three 3-0 scoring runs giving VU an 18-11 advantage.
Vincennes continued to cruise through the second set, closing out the set 25-15 and taking a 2-0 lead in the match.
Looking to complete the sweep, the Trailblazers opened up a quick 8-3 lead, later getting the lead to double digits at 17-7 midway through the set.
Frontier would continue to battle down the stretch but were unable to put together a big scoring run to close the margin as VU took set three and the match 25-16.
“Our schedule this year is probably the toughest I’ve had since I’ve been here,” VUVB Head Coach Gary Sien said. “Every Tuesday playing on the road, so we don’t get to play at home until the weekends. I give a lot of credit to our team for hanging in there. It’s a lot of wear and tear to be on the road like that all the time. Combining the travel with their studies during the week, they have done a nice job of balancing everything.”
“As for tonight, every game for us is going to be big,” Sien added. “Our goal was to be competitive and play them with respect. We were treating them like we would any other opponent. We weren’t going to go out there and just go through the motions. We were going to play them hard, score points and get it done.”
“I do appreciate that the team did that tonight,” Sien said. “We were pretty much on task about 100 percent of the time. They didn’t have too many runs on us and we were able to put together some big runs. It was a good overall effort out there. We executed pretty well. We rarely made mistakes but we were able to get the ball right back so they didn’t hurt us too much. But that’s really what we wanted. We wanted to end it, get our rest and be ready for tomorrow’s matches.”
The VU offense was led by sophomore Elisa Dalla Pozza (Vincenza, Italy) who had a big all-around game with 10 kills on a .600 hitting percentage, five aces, two blocks, two set assists and one dig.
Sophomore Isadora Dias (Rio Grande de Norte, Brazil) and freshman Martyna Sadowska (Pila, Poland) each finished the night with seven kills, with Dias adding a team-high nine digs and one set assist and Sadowska adding one block.
Sophomore Laura Tavares (Merida, Venezuela) came away with six kills, one block, one ace and one dig, while freshman Paulina Fister (Tuszyn, Poland) recorded four kills, three digs, one ace and one set assist.
Sophomore Allison Czyzewski (Louisville, Ill.) finished the match with three kills and two blocks, while freshman Karen Kodi (West Carrollton, Ohio) entered in the third set and recorded one kill.
Sophomore setter Libby Mehringer (Jasper, Ind.) ran the Trailblazer offense to a team-high 15 set assists, along with eight kills, four digs, two aces and one block.
Sophomore setter Dylan DeCoursey (Montgomery, Ind.) finished with 13 set assists and four digs, while freshman setter Rylee Edwards (Fairfield, Ill.) recorded five set assists and one dig.
Sophomore libero Grace Flexter (Oblong, Ill.) returned to the VU lineup and controlled the back row defense on her way to six digs, five set assists and one ace.
Freshmen Julianna Rettig (Antioch, Ill.) and Ashley Earp (Mattoon, Ill.) rounded out the VU box score with Rettig finishing with four digs and Earp coming away with three digs on the night.
“If we are in system and are able to get Elisa a good set, it could be anywhere on the net, she’s always going to have a really good swing and rarely, if ever, errors,” Sien said. “Having that combination, she’s going to get kills. On the season she’s hitting about .360. If you’re hitting above .300 as a middle, you are definitely next level. Not only the kills, but she also contributes in her serving and tonight we had a couple of nice runs with her serving. She’s definitely one of the better middles in the Region.”
“In our Region you don’t see too often see a lefty that swings as quick as Libby,” Sien added. “These last two years we’ve known that we have her hitting as an option if we need it. She swings well and when the blocker has to go to their left, a lot of blockers are not left handed, so a lot of times they are going to be a little slower going to their left. So us running the ball to Libby on the right side, you can typically get a little bit slower of a block. We definitely wanted her to bring more offense out there and she definitely contributed.”
“I thought Martyna hit pretty well tonight too,” Sien said. “We just wanted to take as much pressure off of our outsides as possible. They swing at the ball so many times every match that if we are able to get a little more balance in the other positions, we could be a much better team. That way opposing defense won’t know where the ball is going when we have three options out there.”
“I thought our setters did a nice job of distributing the ball,” Sien added. “There may have been a few times tonight when we misconnected but we were able to get it back the very next play. Overall, this was just a well all-around match. We executed pretty well to help make this as short a night as possible.”
The Trailblazers will continue their busy weekend slate of games tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 19 when VU returns to the P.E. Complex floor for a Region 24 tri-match with Lake Land College and Southeastern Illinois College.
Cardona reaches 2,000 kills in win over Salukis
Aces take 5-set victory
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville senior Giulia Cardona became just the second player in Missouri Valley Conference history to reach 2,000 kills in her career as the Purple Aces defeated Southern Illinois in five sets on Friday evening inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
Cardona finished the night with 37 kills, just three shy of the all-time Missouri Valley Conference single match record that she co-shares. The senior hit an impressive .330 while adding 11 digs. Angelica Gonzalez finished the match with 11 kills while Chloe Cline added 10. Kora Ruff posted team-highs with 55 assists and 18 digs. Southern Illinois was led by a 20-kill match from Kelly Franklin.
Set 1 – UE 25, SIU 21
Kora Ruff opened the night with a service ace as the Purple Aces jumped out to a 6-2 lead. Southern Illinois utilized an 8-2 run to take their first advantage at 10-8 before UE scored a pair to tie it up. The Salukis retook the lead and extended it to 18-15.
That is when Evansville made its move. With Chloe Cline doing the serving, UE scored six in a row to take the lead for good. Cardona added three kills during the rally while Angelica Gonzalez added two late kills to clinch the first set.
Set 2 – UE 25, SIU 17
Another nice start saw Evansville score the opening three tallies as Ruff added her second ace of the night. SIU got within a pair at 8-6 before Cline picked up a pair of kills as the UE advantage grew to 14-7.
Thing went Evansville’s way from there as the squad cruised to a 25-17 win to take a 2-0 match lead.
Set 3 – SIU 25, UE 19
After UE sored the opening point, the Salukis jumped in front by a 6-3 tally. After the Aces made it a 2-point game at 8-6, SIU slowly built a commanding 19-11 advantage. Evansville closed slightly, but the Salukis forced a fourth set.
Set 4 – SIU 25, UE 22
SIU had the early momentum, taking an 11-6 lead out of the gate. Steele helped the Aces close the gap as a well-placed kill made it a 13-10 Saluki lead. Following a 2-0 spurt by SIU, the Aces stormed back. Evansville scored the next four as Cardona and Steele assisted on a block to get back within one.
Three in a row by SIU got them back on track and they would once again go up by five. Maddie Hawkins registered an ace to cut the deficit to 23-21. That is as close as the Aces would get before the Salukis extended the match to a decisive 5th set.
Set 5 – UE 15, SIU 8
Cardona’s huge night continued as four early kills resulted in a 6-3 Evansville lead. Gonzalez also picked up her 10th kill during the early stretch. After the Salukis closed within a point, it was the 37th kill of the match for Cardona that gave UE its largest lead at 12-8.
It was all Evansville from there as the Aces completed the set with a 15-8 win to earn their second MVC win of the season. On Saturday, the Aces face Missouri State at 5 p.m.
THUNDERBOLTS PICK UP POINT IN SEASON-OPENING OVERTIME LOSS
Evansville, In.: Amidst the flashing lights and vibrant sounds of the new home rink upgrades, the Thunderbolts and visiting Ice Bears battled through a back-and-forth opening night contest, with Knoxville coming back to defeat Evansville in overtime 3-2 on Friday night at Ford Center. The Thunderbolts’ next home game will be on Saturday, October 19th against the Knoxville Ice Bears at 7:00pm CT.
After early pressure from the Ice Bears, the Thunderbolts burst ahead to take a 2-0 lead in the first period off goals by Scott Kirton from Matt Dorsey and Vili Vesalainen at 8:44 and Bronson Adams from Anthony Hora and Myles Abbate at 11:31. Knoxville took over in the second period, outshooting and out-chancing the Thunderbolts, which aided the Ice Bears in tying the game at 2-2 with goals by Cam Tobey from Dalton Skelly and Mitch Atkins at 12:08 and Jason Brancheau from Skelly at 18:45. Overtime followed a scoreless third period, where Skelly scored from Derek Osik and Tyler Williams to win the game for Knoxville at the 3:13 mark.
Kirton and Adams each finished with one goal, while Cole Ceci finished with 48 saves on 51 shots. The Thunderbolts and Ice Bears meet once again on Saturday, October 19th at Ford Center.