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Trailblazers fall to pair of Top-20 teams at Cardinal Classic
Trailblazers fall to pair of Top-20 teams at Cardinal Classic
PARK HILLS, Mo. – The Vincennes University volleyball team faced a very tough test Saturday afternoon on the final day of the 2024 Mineral Area College Cardinal Classic, facing two Top 15 ranked teams back to back.
VU began their day against No. 15 Indian Hills Community College from Iowa, falling 19-25, 25-27, 18-25 and closed out the weekend tournament against No. 13 Missouri State University-West Plains falling 23-25, 15-25, 14-25.
The Trailblazers returned to the court Saturday afternoon at Mineral Area College and began their day with a rematch of last year’s District Championship game against No. 15-ranked Indian Hills Community College.
The match began as a back-and-forth battle, with Indian Hills being the first to break way to take a 17-9 advantage.
VU would cut the deficit down to three before the Warriors pulled away late to close out set one 25-19 and take an early 1-0 match lead.
Set two was another hard fought, tight set with the largest lead for either team being just two points.
The two teams traded runs and side outs all the way to sending the set into overtime where Indian Hills again came out on top, taking the set 27-25 and gaining a 2-0 match lead.
VU began the third set by again trading points with Indian Hills, with the Warriors seemingly breaking away with a 15-11 lead, which VU immediately cut back down to one at 16-15.
Indian Hills would gain full control of the match with a late 6-0 scoring run to pull away and finish the third set and the match 25-18.
The VU offense was led by sophomore Laura Tavares (Merida, Venezuela) who came away with six kills, four blocks and one dig.
Sophomores Isadora Dias (Rio Grande de Norte, Brazil) and Elisa Dalla Pozza (Vincenza, Italy) each finished with four kills, with Dias adding two digs and one block and Dalla Pozza finishing with four blocks.
Freshman Martyna Sadowska (Pila, Poland) rounded out the VU offensive numbers with two kills, one block and one set assist.
Sophomore setter Libby Mehringer (Jasper, Ind.) ran the VU offense on her way to a team-high 18 set assists, while filling up the box score with three digs, two blocks, two kills and an ace.
Freshman setter Rylee Edwards (Fairfield, Ill.) finished the match with 15 set assists, three digs and a pair of aces.
Sophomore libero Grace Flexter (Oblong, Ill.) led the VU back row defense, finishing the match with six digs, while freshmen Paulina Fister (Tuszyn, Poland) and Julianna Rettig (Antioch, Ill.) matched her with six digs each.
Sophomore blocker Allison Czyzewski (Louisville, Ill.) rounded out the Vincennes box score, coming away with four blocks in the match.
Aces offense explodes in win over UIC
The Purple Aces found the back of the net three times for only the third time this season
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team began a Missouri Valley Conference winning streak on Saturday night with a 3-1 victory over the UIC Flames.
After a month away from Arad McCutchan Stadium and two weeks off from match action the Purple Aces didn’t skip a beat on Saturday. UE avenged its 5-1 loss from 2023 to UIC in a big way with a 3-1 win on their home field. Two different Evansville players scored for the Aces on Saturday while the team also benefited from an early own goal by the Flames en route to the victory.
“I thought in the first half UIC put us under a lot of pressure,” said Head Coach Robbe Tarver following the win. “But we weren’t giving up too many good looks so the halftime talk was hey we’ve got to stick together to change this. And to come out right away and get the first punch with the goal from Nalu [Wagner] to Nacho [Diaz Barragan] was a great way to start the second half.
“I think the guys on the team and the staff are really the only people who know who Edward Mendy is. But he’s starting to show himself and he can add a different dimension to our team. And he had a great individual goal there to make it 3-1. We had a lot of fight to finish the game out. UIC is a good team, they caused some problems for us. But it was nice to protect our home field and create the chances we did in certain moments. We’re thrilled to be a winner tonight and win two in a row to head into next week.”
While the match began in the Flames’ favor with an early shot, it was UE who jumped out to the early lead. Evansville earned back-to-back corner kicks in the first 14 minutes and on the second attempt the ball found its way in the back of UIC’s net off a Flames player. The Aces kept UIC out of their offensive territory for most of the first half. But in the 31st minute on a clearing attempt, UE put the ball in their net making it a tie game at one.
The draw wouldn’t be broken in the first half despite strong efforts from both teams with four shots in the final 13 minutes. But Evansville quickly retook the lead at the start of the second half as senior forward Edward Mendy (Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley West HS) passed around his defender at the corner of the box to junior defender Nalu Wagner (Leipzig, Germany) in the 48th minute. Wagner quickly crossed to the front of the six where senior forward Nacho Diaz Barragan (Almeria, Spain) headed the ball into the bottom right corner of the net.
The Aces kept their offensive momentum going with another shot attempt only four minutes later. UE stayed in its attacking zone as Mendy found the ball again in the 61st minute. Alone on the right side, Mendy worked around two Flames defenders and buried his second goal of the year into the top left corner of the net from the seven.
Evansville only took one more shot in the second half, shifting its focus to defense with a two-goal lead. UIC peppered the Aces with shot attempts in the final 13 minutes of play. But UE’s defense stood tall with two blocked shots and five saves from freshman goalkeeper Michal Mroz (Elk Grove, Ill. / Elk Grove HS) to secure the 3-1 win.
Diaz Barragan led the way for Evansville on offense with three shots, all on target. Freshman defender Martin Wurschmidt (Fram, Norway) was the only other Ace with multiple shots recording two in 90 minutes of action. Mroz set a career-high in saves with eight against the Flames while only allowing the lone own goal.
UE will play its final non-conference game of 2024 on Wednesday evening. Evansville will travel to Louisville for a match with the Cardinals on Wednesday, October 16th. Kick-off from Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium is set for 6 p.m. CT.
Cardona leads volleyball at Illinois State
UE falls to Redbirds
NORMAL, Ill. – University of Evansville senior Giulia Cardona posted 14 kills to lead the Purple Aces volleyball team in a 3-0 defeat at Illinois State on Saturday.
Cardona tied for the match high with her 14 kills. Chloe Cline added five for UE. Kora Ruff completed the evening with 25 assists and nine digs, both team bests. Aida Shadewald tied Cardona’s total of 14 kills to lead ISU.
Game 1 – ISU 25, UE 13
Chloe Cline and Kora Ruff combined on a block that tied the score at 4-4. Three in a row by ISU started a 15-5 stretch that put the Redbirds up by a 19-9 score. They continued to add to the advantage to take the set by a 25-13 final.
Game 2 – ISU 25, UE 23
Angelica Gonzalez got the second game started with a kill as the Aces scored the first two points. After ISU took a 9-7 advantage, UE fought back with three in a row to retake the lead. Giulia Cardona picked up a kill that would later give her team a 15-13 edge.
With Evansville up 17-16, the Redbirds reeled off four in a row to take a 20-17 edge. UE cut the deficit to one, including a 24-23 score before ISU finished the set to take a 2-0 lead.
Game 3 – ISU 25, UE 18
Another hard-fought battle ensued in the third with the teams battling to a 10-10 tie. Three in a row saw Illinois State take the lead for good. Evansville battled back, making it an 18-16 game, but the ISU attack was too much as they pulled away for the win.
Next weekend, the Aces are home to face Southern Illinois and Missouri State.
Indiana Men Win SMU Classic
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Nine members of the No. 4-ranked Indiana men’s swimming and diving team traveled to Dallas, Texas, and won the SMU Classic – its season-opening meet – on the weekend (Oct. 11-12) inside the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center.
The Hoosiers won eight events and set five pool records and totaled 326 points to finish first in the team standings in front of No. 13 Louisville, No. 10 Virginia Tech, No. 16 Auburn, No. 12 Texas A&M and No. 19 SMU.
Arizona State transfer and junior Owen McDonald marked his cream and crimson debut with four individual victories. In addition, senior Finn Brooks won the 100-yard butterfly and freshman Miroslav Knedla captured the 200-yard backstroke. Indiana also won the 400-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay.
On the boards, freshman Joshua Sollenberger earned a second-place finish on the 1-meter springboard (344.00) and third place on 3-meter (361.40). Both marks met the NCAA zone qualifying standards.
TEAM STANDINGS
- Indiana – 326
- Louisville – 308
- Virginia Tech – 303
- Auburn – 261
- Texas A&M – 233
- SMU – 231
HOOSIER WINNERS
Men
Luke Barr – 400 medley relay (3:04.01), 200 freestyle relay (1:17.97)
Brian Benzing – 400 medley relay (3:04.01)
Finn Brooks – 400 medley relay (3:04.01), 100 butterfly (45.38), 200 freestyle relay (1:17.97)
Miroslav Knedla – 400 medley relay (3:04.01), 200 backstroke (1:39.88)
Owen McDonald – 400 IM (3:41.69), 100 backstroke (45.35), 500 freestyle (4:18.10), 200 IM (1:42.09), 200 freestyle relay (1:17.97)
Dylan Smiley – 200 freestyle relay (1:17.97)
NCAA CUTS
A: 400 medley relay (3:04.01)
B: Luke Barr – 100 fly (46.22), 100 free (42.91); Brian Benzing – 100 breast (51.92), 200 breast (1:56.77); Finn Brooks – 50 back (19.50), 100 fly (45.38); Miroslav Knedla – 100 back (45.37), 200 back (1:39.88); Cooper McDonald – 200 free (1:35.26), 500 free (4:19.84), 200 back (1:44.75); Owen McDonald – 400 IM (3:41.69), 100 back (45.35), 500 free (4:18.10), 200 IM (1:42.09); Jassen Yep – 400 IM (3:48.66), 100 breast (52.68), 200 breast (1:55.19)
NCAA ZONE QUALIFYING SCORES
1-meter: Joshua Sollenberger (344.00)
3-meter: Joshua Sollenberger (361.40)
Men’s Swimming and Diving finish fourth at Indiana Intercollegiate
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.– University of Southern Indiana Men’s Swimming and Diving finishes fourth of eight teams at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate hosted by Purdue University. The Screaming Eagles finished the event with a score of 110, only behind Indiana University Indianapolis, University of Indianapolis, and Purdue University.
USI’s highest finish on the day’s leaderboard came in the 500 freestyle with freshman Justin Knauf (4:54.19) finishing ninth. Knauf also competed to a top-25 finish in the 100 butterfly (53.82).
Freshman Luke Rich landed two top-20 finishes. He placed 17th in the 100 Individual Medley (55.19) and 19th in the 100 breaststroke (59.98).
Sophomore Joey Smith earned a top-20 finish in the 50 freestyle with a time of 22.14. Junior Gabe Groves (22.35) finished shortly after Smith earning a spot in the top 25.
Junior Lane Pollock missed the USI one-meter diving record by 0.03 pts, posting a score of 273.35. Pollock set the one-meter diving record on Thursday in the meet against Valparaiso University with a score of 273.38. Sophomore Nathan Deputy followed it up by leading the Eagles in the three-meter diving with a score of 264.9, inching closer to his own school record of 271.88.
Other Notable Men’s Scores:
50 Freestyle: Junior Colton Tang (23.22)
100 Individual Medley: Sophomore Camden Richardson (56.15)
100 Freestyle: Junior Creed Loy (49.18)
100 Freestyle: Tang (50.70)
100 Backstroke: Richardson (54.32)
500 Freestyle: Loy (4:57.43)
UP NEXT FOR USI:
The Eagles return to action on October 26, hosting Bellarmine University at the USI Aquatic Center.
Eagles conclude road swing with a tight loss in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.– University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (8-11, OVC 3-4) fell inches short of forcing a fifth set on Saturday afternoon against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (10-10, OVC 5-2) in a four-set loss (10-25, 25-20, 15-25, 23-25).
Set 1: USI 10, LR 25
USI fell behind early as the Trojans used three blocks to build a 11-5 lead. Little Rock extended the lead to 15-5 with eight early USI attack errors. Senior Paris Downing smashed two kills as the Eagles chipped away at the large deficit. However, Little Rock committed zero attacking errors compared the Eagles 11, proving to be the difference. The Eagles have dropped 13 of 19 first sets this season.
Set 2: USI 25, LR 20
The energy and momentum shifted to the Eagles in set two regaining their balanced attack with an early 15-10 lead only committing one attacking error. Graduate senior Jasmine Green was on fire from the right side with four kills making it 17-11. The Trojans mounted a small run, but junior Bianca Anderson used an explosive slide and a block assist with sophomore Ashby Willis to make it 21-14 leading by a touchdown. Green capped off her monstrous set with her sixth kill to clinch set two. This marks the seventh time this season the Eagles have lost set one and bounced back winning set two.
Set 3: USI 15, LR 25
Junior Keira Moore continued her stingy defensive play with her 19th dig as the Eagles trailed by two early. Willis tied the match at seven with back-to-back kills. The Trojans mounted a five-point run keeping the ball in play avoiding errors as the Eagles called a timeout. A massive 10-0 scoring run by the Trojans hitting .429 in the set helped extend the deficit to 8-22. Senior Carly Sobieralski passed out her 25th assist to cut the deficit to 12. Senior Abby Weber placed two service aces past the Trojans, but Little Rock finished a match high 18 kills snatching set three.
Set 4: USI 23, LR 25
Moore made a highlight reel fully extended diving dig over net for a kill giving the Eagles an early 8-7 lead. Downing delivered a huge block and kill making it 10-7 Eagles. The senior received a red card on a questionable call after an exciting kill. After a long break with both teams confused over the call, Willis smashed a kill firing up the Eagles. Sophomore Leah Coleman heated up firing her fifth kill as the Eagles led 21-19. Little Rock mounted a five-point run leading by two, but senior Lauren O’Neill smashed a kill to cut within one. However, the Trojans late 6-2 run finished the match.
Green lead offensively with 11 kills for her eighth game tallying double digit kills. Sobieralski racked up 41 assists on 11 digs, while Moore led defensively with 26 digs on multiple eye-catching diving plays. Anderson swatted a team high four blocks, as freshman Kerigan Fehr, Weber, and Sobieralski each finished with two service aces.
As a team, USI finished with 58 kills, 44 assists, 71 digs, six aces, six blocks, and a .118 attacking percentage. The Trojans earned 67 kills, 49 assists, 79 digs, five aces, eight blocks, and a .257 hitting percentage.
Next up for the Eagles
Come support the squad take on Western Illinois University next Friday and Saturday at Screaming Eagles Arena.
City Council Meeting Agenda 10/14
OCTOBER 14, 2024
5:30 P.M.
AGENDA
| I. | INTRODUCTION |
10-14-2024 Agenda Attachment:
| II. | APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDUM |
09-23-2024 Memo Attachment:
| III. | REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| IV. | SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY |
| V. | CONSENT AGENDA: FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2024-09 An Ordinance Fixing the Salaries of Every Appointive Officer, Employee, Deputy, Assistant, Departmental and Institutional Head of the City of Evansville and the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Levee Authority for the Year 2025 and Establishing Salary Administration Procedures Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Burton Discussion Date: 10/28/2024 Notify: Robert Gunter, City Controller G-2024-09 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE G-2024-10 AMENDED An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana, Approving the Issuance and Sale of Special Taxing District Bonds by the City, for and on Behalf of the Park District of the City, to Provide for the Financing of Certain Separate and District Park Projects Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Burton Discussion Date: 10/28/2024 Notify: Robert Gunter, City Controller G-2024-10 Attachment:G-2024-10 Amended Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE F-2024-12 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana Fixing the Salaries of Elected Officials for the City of Evansville, Indiana for the Year 2025 Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Burton Discussion Date: 10/28/2024 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2024-12 Attachment:
D. ORDINANCE F-2024-13 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana Appropriating Monies for the Purpose of Defraying the Expenditures of Departments of the City Government for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2025 Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Burton Discussion Date: 10/28/2024 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2024-13 Attachment:
E. ORDINANCE F-2024-14 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana Appropriating Monies for the Purpose of Defraying the Expenditures of Evansville-Vanderburgh Levee Authority District for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2025 Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Burton Discussion Date: 10/28/2024 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2024-14 Attachment:
F. ORDINANCE F-2024-15 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Approving and Adopting the 2025 Budget for the Port Authority of Evansville Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Burton Discussion Date: 10/28/2024 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2024-15 Attachment:
G. ORDINANCE F-2024-16 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Appropriations, Transfer, Re-Appropriations, Repeals and Additional Appropriations of Funds within the Department of Metropolitan Development Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Burton Discussion Date: 10/28/2024 Notify: Kolbi Jackson, DMD F-2024-16 Attachment:
H. ORDINANCE F-2024-17 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations, Additional Appropriations and Repeal and Re-Appropriation of Funds for Various City Funds Sponsor(s): Burton Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Burton Discussion Date: 10/28/2024 Notify: Robert Gunter, Controller F-2024-17 Attachment:
I. ORDINANCE R-2024-30 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 4519 Claremont Avenue Owner: 4th Man Properties LLC Requested Change: R1 to R3 Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Joshua A. Claybourn, Jackson Kelly PPLC R-2024-30 Attachment:
J. ORDINANCE R-2024-31 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as W Franklin St Owner:Franklin St Lofts LLC Requested Change: M3 to C2 Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: G. Michael Schopmeyer, Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP R-2024-31 Attachment:
K. ORDINANCE R-2024-32 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 712 N Alvord Blvd Owner:Betty Sue Wakeland Requested Change: M2 to R2 Ward: 3 Heronemus Representative: Heather Lobermann, Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP R-2024-32 Attachment:
L. ORDINANCE R-2024-33 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 3008 Mount Vernon Ave Owner:Scott A Goelzhauser Requested Change: C4 to R2 Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Matt Lehman, RLehman & Son Consulting R-2024-33 Attachment:
| VI. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| VII. | REGULAR AGENDA: SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2024-06 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana Authorizing and Approving a PILOT Agreement for the Central Lofts Apartments Project Sponsor(s): Trockman, Burton Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Mosby Discussion Date: 10/14/2024 Notify: Nick Cirignano, ZSWS G-2024-06 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE G-2024-07 An Ordinance Repealing and Replacing Chapter 13.25 of the Evansville Municipal Code (Storm Water Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination) Sponsor(s): Trockman Discussion Led By: Public Works Chair Brinkmeyer Discussion Date: 10/14/2024 Notify: Mike Labitzke, City Engineer G-2024-07 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE G-2024-08 An Ordinance Repealing and Replacing Chapter 16.20 of the Evansville Municipal Code (Construction Site and Post-Construction Storm Water Runoff Control) Sponsor(s): Trockman Discussion Led By: Public Works Chair Brinkmeyer Discussion Date: 10/14/2024 Notify: Mike Labitzke, City Engineer (Ordinance G-2024-08 to be withdrawn.) G-2024-08 Attachment:
| VIII. | RESOLUTION DOCKET |
A. RESOLUTION C-2024-18 AMENDED A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana Approving the Issuance of Bonds of the City of Evansville Redevelopment District Sponsor(s): Burton, Heronemus, Trockman Discussion Led By: President Heronemus Discussion Date: 10/14/2024 Notify: Robert Gunter, City Controller C-2024-18 Attachment:C-2024-18 Amended Attachment:
B. RESOLUTION C-2024-19 A Resolution of the Common Council Approving an Interlocal Agreement with Vanderburgh County (Red Bank Road Paving) Sponsor(s): Trockman, Heronemus, Mosby Discussion Led By: President Heronemus Discussion Date: 10/14/2024 Notify: Marco DeLucio, ZSWS C-2024-19 Attachment:
C. RESOLUTION C-2024-20 A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana In Support of the Center City Planning to Stay Neighborhood Quality of Place Plan Sponsor(s): Allen, Burton, Green, Mosby Discussion Led By: President Heronemus Discussion Date: 10/14/2024 Notify: Joshua Trockman, KDDK C-2024-20 Attachment:
| IX. | MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS |
A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council will be Monday, October 28, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
B. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
| X. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| XI. | ADJOURNMENT |