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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
Cold second half sends Eagles to second straight loss
Despite getting a career-high 19 points from junior guard Ashley Johnson (Louisville, Kentucky), University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball suffered a 66-61 Great Lakes Valley Conference loss to host Bellarmine University Saturday evening at Knights Hall.
USI (14-6, 7-3 GLVC) saw an 11-point halftime lead slip away as the Knights used a 10-0 run to end the third before outscoring the Screaming Eagles 17-8 throughout the first nine minutes of the fourth quarter.
Bellarmine (10-8, 4-6 GLVC) trailed 45-35 with six minutes to play in the third period before holding the Eagles to 0-of-8 shooting and four turnovers throughout the rest of the quarter to even the score at 45-45.
The Eagles’ woes continued into the fourth period, where they made just two of their first 12 shots while committing six turnovers. The Knights took advantage of USI’s cold shooting as they surged out to a 62-53 lead with 45 seconds left in the contest.
Johnson, however, made a game of it in the final minute as she scored eight of her team-high 19 points in the final 40 seconds.
With USI trailing 62-53, Johnson scored on a pull up jumper in the lane, getting fouled in the process for a three-point play to cut USI’s deficit to six. She got a steal and a layup on Bellarmine’s next possession to pull the Eagles to within four with 34 seconds left in the game.
Following a Bellarmine free throw, Johnson hit a three-pointer to get the Eagles to within 63-61 with 22 seconds to play. USI had a chance to go for the tie in the final 20 seconds after a Bellarmine missed three-pointer, but sophomore guard Kennedy Williams (Marshall, Illinois) had her three-point attempt blocked, while Mikayla Rowan(Brazil, Indiana) was unable to get her put back attempt to go in the hoop.
Bellarmine’s Breia Torrens secured the rebound and hit two free throws with seven seconds to play to secure the win for the Knights and USI’s second straight loss.
Night and day
The difference between the first and second halves was like the difference between night and day for the Eagles. USI made 12-of-25 (.480) from the field, was 4-of-7 (.571) from three-point range and went 12-of-15 (.800) from the free throw line in the first 20 minutes. The Eagles, with a minute left in the game, were just 4-of-28 (.143) from the field, 1-of-5 (.200) from three-point range and 4-of-12 (.333) from the free throw line in the second half.
USI finished the game 19-of-59 (.322) from the field, 6-of-15 (.400) from three-point range and 17-of-28 (.607) from the charity stripe.
Three-point plays huge in first half
USI made a killing on three-point plays in the opening half. The Eagles made four three-pointers, were fouled on another three-pointer before converting all three free throws and had three old-fashioned three-point plays in the first 20 minutes of the game.
Statistical leaders
In addition to Johnson, who had three assists and five steals, the Eagles also got 10 points apiece from sophomore forward Imani Guy (Columbus, Indiana) and senior center Kacy Eschweiler (St. Charles, Missouri). Rowan added a career-high 12 rebounds to lead USI on the boards, while Mikayla Berry came off the bench to lead the Knights with a game-high 23 points.
Foul out
USI had four players foul out, including Guy, Eschweiler, senior guard Alex Davidson (Salem, Indiana) and sophomore guard Emma DeHart (Indianapolis, Indiana).
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Keeping students, schools safe and secure
Indiana has been recognized on the national level for our school safety measures, and through new legislation I authored, the Indiana General Assembly is working to further protect students and educators.
My proposed legislation would provide funding flexibility for school safety grants, increase partnerships with local law enforcement to put more resource officers in schools and implement new safety precautions. This bill would also ensure an active shooter drill is practiced at least once each semester. These additional safety partnerships and training resources would better prepare students and teachers if an incident were to occur.
These measures are based on recommendations from Gov. Eric Holcomb’s school safety report, which focus on improving statewide health and safety initiatives for students, educators, staff and schools.
USI’s annual Shaw Biology Lecture tackles evolution and climate change
Ann Reid, executive director at the National Center for Science Education in Oakland, California, will present the University of Southern Indiana’s eighth annual Shaw Biology Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, in Mitchell Auditorium, located in the Health Professions Center on USI’s campus. The presentation, titled “The Enduring Power of Evidence,†is free and open to the public.
As NCSE executive director, Reid leads an organization dedicated to expanding access to accurate, effective science education on topics at the center of cultural controversy—primarily evolution and climate change. NCSE works directly with teachers to provide them with the skills and confidence they need to cover these topics effectively. Reid is often the public face of the organization, giving talks at colleges and universities around the country, and writing commentaries that have appeared in such publications as the Los Angeles Times and EdWeek.
Reid’s talk will focus on evolution and climate change. She will explore how science uses the past to predict the future, as well as address her work on the genome of the virus causing the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic.
In addition to her presentation on Wednesday, March 20, Reid will talk with classes on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 19-20. She is particularly interested in talking with faculty and students in STEM and communication courses, as well as students preparing to teach these courses in public and private middle and high schools.
Reid previously served as a director at the American Academy of Microbiology in Washington, D.C., as the senior program officer on the Board of Life Sciences, on the National Research Council and as a research biologist at the Division of Molecular Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Rockville, Maryland.
The Marlene V. Shaw Annual Biology Lecture is underwritten by an endowment in the USI Foundation. For more information, contact Marlene Shaw at mshaw@usi.edu.