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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
 Aces fall to Bradley
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                Noe leads Aces with game-high 23 points as Evansville concludes two-game homestand
The University of Evansville women’s basketball team dropped a home contest to MVC foe Bradley, 117-59, on Sunday afternoon inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
The Aces were led by graduate guard Hannah Noe who scored a game-high 23 points while playing in all 40 minutes of action. Also in double-figures for Evansville was junior guard Kerri Gasper with 13 points, adding five rebounds and three assists. For the Braves, Gabi Haack led the way with 20 points, eight rebounds, and four assists while five other Braves finished with double-figure scoring performances.
Bradley raced out of the gate in the first quarter building a 29-0 advantage before Evansville got on the board with a layup by Gasper with 2:53 remaining in the period. To end the opening quarter, Noe scored the last five points for the Aces as Bradley took a 39-7 advantage into the second quarter.
In the second quarter, the Braves’ lead grew to 39 at 56-17, but the Aces’ offense found its rhythm as UE went to the halftime break trailing 62-26. Evansville shot 7-17 (41.2%) from the field in the second frame while Bradley continued its hot-shooting streak, going 9-18 (50%) from the field.
The Braves continued to shoot the ball well in the third quarter as Bradley hit 11-17 shots from the field while holding the Aces to 38.5% (5-13) shooting as BU took a 90-40 lead into the fourth quarter.
The final quarter featured nine of the Aces’ 19 points being scored by Noe as Bradley earned the 117-59 win.
Bradley out-shot the Aces, 64.4% (47-73) to 33.9% (21-62) while the Braves also won the rebounding battle, 48-23.
Evansville takes to the road for a pair of MVC contests this upcoming weekend starting with a Friday night showdown at Valparaiso before taking on Loyola on Sunday morning.
Women’s Track & Field records top 10 finishes at UIndy
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Indoor Track & Field competed in the UIndy Collegiate Challenge Saturday afternoon, recording multiple top 10 finishes.
USI had four top 10 finishes in the 3000 meters, with senior Kate Duty (Owensboro, Kentucky) in third with a time of 10 minutes, 53.97 seconds. Junior Emily Roberts (Fredericktown, Ohio) was sixth, and sophomores Ashley Lawhorn (Frankfort, Kentucky) and Ellie Tjelmeland (Springfield, Illinois) ninth and 10th, respectively.
The Screaming Eagles were also well represented in the mile, as junior Micalah Booher (Pendleton, Indiana) took third in 5:28.28. Senior Allyson Watson (East Peoria, Illinois) placed fourth in the event.
Three top 10 results also occurred in the 1000 meters, as junior Kate Henrickson (Boonville, Indiana) came in fourth in 3:07.39. Junior Allison Rollins (Newburgh, Indiana) brought home sixth and junior Sarah Hamilton was 10th.
Freshman Amanda Moore (Farmersburg, Indiana) had a top-five finish in her first collegiate event, taking fifth in the 600 meters in 1:49.27.
USI also got third and fourth place finishes from their 4×800 relay teams.
The Eagles return to Indianapolis next Friday and Saturday for the UIndy Tom Hathaway Distance Classic.
Lawrence wins 3000 meters to pace Eagles at UIndy
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field sophomore distance runner Darin Lawrence(Indianapolis, Indiana) won the 3000 meters Saturday afternoon at the UIndy Collegiate Invitational.
Lawrence paced the field and seven other Screaming Eagles en route to his first place finish in a time of 9 minutes, 2.99 seconds.
Also on the track, the Eagles had five more top eight finishes. Freshman Arie Macias (Godfrey, Illinois) placed seventh in the 800 meters in 2:04.08, junior Austin Jones (Botkins, Ohio) third in the 1000 meters in 2:41.83, and sophomore Darius Payne (Louisville, Kentucky), freshman Madison King (Avon, Indiana) and junior Tyler Kruse (Fort Branch, Indiana) finished fourth, sixth, and eighth, respectively, in the 600 meters.
Freshman Tyrell Nickelson (English, Indiana) led the Eagles in the field events, taking third in the high jump and seventh in the triple jump. He jumped a height of six feet, 4.75 inches to clear the bar and a distance of 39’2 5″.
The Eagles return to Indianapolis next Friday and Saturday for the UIndy Tom Hathaway Distance Classic.
No. 3/7 Indiana Hosts Purdue On Senior Day
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 3/7 Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will host the Purdue Boilermakers on Senior Day today at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind.
The dual meet will get underway on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. ET, with the Senior Day ceremony beginning at 10:40 a.m. ET on the pool deck. The meet will be streamed live on BTN Plus, while live swimming results can be found at IUHoosiers.com. Diving results can be found at DiveMeets.com.
The dual meet will feature 34 events on Saturday – 28 swimming events as well as men’s and women’s platform, 3-meter and 1-meter diving.
Parking Information: Â Free parking will be available at the IU SRSC lot and the Sunrise lot on 10th Street.
Scouting the Hoosiers
The No. 3-ranked Indiana men’s team enters the meet with a record of 7-0 this season, having won the team’s past 20-straight dual meets. The men’s squad is 5-0 against ranked teams this year, earning wins over No. 2 Texas, No. 4 Florida, No. 8 Florida, No. 13 Notre Dame and No. 15 Tennessee. IU moved up one spot in the CSCAA/TYR rankings this week.
The No. 7-ranked Hoosier women’s team is 3-4 in dual meets this season. IU has posted victories over No. 15 Kentucky and No. 18 Florida this season. Indiana improved three spots in the latest CSCAA/TYR Top 25 poll released this week.
Scouting the Boilermakers
The Purdue men’s team enters Saturday’s meet with a dual-meet record of 4-2 on the season, including a 1-1 mark against ranked teams. The Boilermakers beat No. 16 South Carolina, but lost to No. 14 Notre Dame.
The Purdue women’s squad enters the meet with the Hoosiers with a record of 4-1 and are receiving votes on the CSCAA/TYR Top 25 Poll. The Boilermakers are 0-1 against ranked opponents this year, dropping a meet to No. 10 Notre Dame.
Hoosier Men Take Down No. 8 Michigan
The No. 4 Hoosier men (7-0) recorded the team’s 20th-straight dual meet victory, taking down No. 8 Michigan, 170.5-129.5. The win for the IU men’s team at Michigan is the first since the 1980-81 season.
Four Hoosiers Earn Weekly Big Ten Honors
Blake Pieroni was named Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Week for the fifth time this season on Jan. 17, while Jessica Parratto was named Big Ten Women’s Diver of the Week for the third time. James Connor was named Men’s Diver of the Week for the first time, while Gabriel Fantoni was named Freshman of the Week after his first meet for the Hoosiers.
Hixon, Connor Win Diving Titles
Michael Hixon and James Connor each won diving titles the week of Dec. 18. At the 2017 USA Diving Winter National Championships in Greensboro, N.C., Hixon won gold in the 3-meter dive with an impressive score of 1231.85. At the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Trials in Australia, Connor took home the gold in the 3-meter, winning with a score of 868.70.
IU Posts Impressive Times at Purdue Invitational
The IU women’s team won the Purdue Invite, topping the eight-team field with a total of 896.5 points, while the Hoosier men finished second with 847 points as No. 3 Florida won with a score of 1,009 points.
Over the course of the three-day meet, Indiana won an impressive 22 events. The Hoosiers also won eight of the 10 relays over the course of the three-day meet. IU also totaled six NCAA A cuts on the week as well.
King Wins Two USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards
Lilly King took home two awards at the 2017 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards at the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE in November, winning Female Race of the Year honors, as well as Relay Performance of the Year. The Evansville, Ind. native now has three Golden Goggle Awards to her name, as she won Breakout Performer of the Year in 2016.
Along with King, IU’s Blake Pieroni and Ray Looze were also nominated for Golden Goggle Awards. Blake Pieroni was nominated as part of the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay at the 2017 FINA World Championships, while Looze was nominated for Coach of the Year.
Indiana Earns Three Victories over No. 13/18 Notre Dame and Cincinnati
The No. 1-ranked IU men’s team extended their dual-meet win streak to 19-straight, beating No. 13 Notre Dame, 146-95, and Cincinnati, 146-95. The No. 9-ranked Hoosier women’s team (3-3) took down Cincinnati, 190-53, but were edged by No. 18 Notre Dame, 123-120.
Five Hoosiers won two individual events on the day, with Blake Pieroni, Lilly King, Ali Rockett, Jessica Parratto and Michael Hixon pacing the Indiana effort. On the day, IU won 15 individual events and three of the four relays.
Looze Named SwimSwam Coach of the Month for October
Indiana head swimming coach Ray Looze was named SwimSwam’s Coach of the Month for October after leading IU to three wins over Texas and Florida. Swimming defending NCAA champions Texas and last year’s third-place team Florida on the men’s side, the IU men pulled off a big early-season win.
And on the women’s side, Indiana came within 26 points of Texas, a top-5 program a year ago, while beating up on Florida. IU swept all eight relays at the tri-meet and won 25 of 42 swimming events between men and women.
Hoosiers Earn Three Wins Over Tennessee and Kentucky
The No. 1-ranked Hoosier men extended the team’s dual-meet win-streak to 17-straight, beating No. 15 Tennessee, 165-135, and Kentucky, 223-84. The No. 7-ranked Indiana women took down No. 15 Kentucky, 157-143, but were edged by No. 12 Tennessee, 159-141. The Hoosier women move to 2-2 on the dual meet season.
Overall, the men’s and women’s squads combined to win 14 events on the afternoon. The Hoosiers continued to swim fast early in the season, posting seven times in the top-10 across the country, including two best times in the nation.
Hoosiers Post Three Victories Over No. 2/3 Texas and No. 4/18 Florida
The No. 6 Indiana men defeated No. 2 Texas, 264-165, and took down No. 4 Florida, 242-187. With the two victories, the Hoosiers extended their dual-meet win streak to 15-straight. The No. 10 Indiana women beat No. 18 Florida, 251-178, but fell to No. 3 Texas, 226.5-200.5. For the meet, IU totaled 19 individual wins and an impressive seven relay victories.
IU Places Six Swimmers, Three Coaches on USA Swimming National Team
Six Indiana University swimmers along with three Hoosier coaches were named to the 2017-18 USA Swimming National Team in September. Current IU swimmers Ian Finnerty, Lilly King and Blake Pieroni were named to the team, along with alum Cody Miller and IU postgrads Zane Grothe and Amanda Kendall. IU head coach Ray Looze, associate head coach Mike Westphal and associate head sprint coach Coley Stickels were named Team USA coaches.
Looze Named ASCA Coach of the Year
Indiana University head coach Ray Looze was named George Haines Coach of the Year Thursday evening by the American Swim Coaches Association. Looze coached four swimmers onto the U.S. World Championships team this summer, including world record-setter Lilly King.
Looze was a women’s assistant coach on the USA staff in Budapest, and he led the Hoosier men to a seventh-place finish this summer at the NCAA championships, and his women took eighth.
King won four gold medals at the World Championships this year and set (or helped set) world records in all four events: the 50 breast, 100 breasts and both the women’s and mixed 400 medley relays. Looze also puts Cody Miller, Blake Pieroni and Zane Grothe onto the World Championships roster, and all won at least one relay medal in Budapest.
Hoosiers at the FINA World Championships
Indiana Swimming & Diving had quite the showing at the FINA World Championships this summer. Over the course of the week at the World Championships, Hoosiers swimmers – current, alumni and postgrad – combined to win seven gold and two bronze medals. The IU swimmers also combined to set four world records.
Indiana Men Win 2016 Big Ten Championship
The Hoosiers won the program’s 25th Big Ten Championship in 2016 – the first title for IU since 2006. IU won the team title with a total score of 1,504 points. For the week, IU won a total of 19 medals – 12 gold, five silver, and two bronze. Indiana also won four of the five relays at the Big Ten Championships, marking the first time in program history the team accomplished that impressive feat. The dozen league crowns are the most for the team since winning 13 in 1976.
Arrest Warrant Leads to Additional Drug Arrests
Vanderburgh County – Friday evening, January 19, Indiana State Police responded to 1101 North Spring Street in Evansville to serve arrest warrants on Kelli Vollmer, 39.  She had active warrants out of Gibson and Vanderburgh Counties. While arresting Vollmer, troopers observed additional criminal activity inside the residence. Troopers obtained a search warrant and later discovered methamphetamine, a lookalike substance and drug paraphernalia. The homeowners, Randall and Joanne Ubelhor, were arrested for various drug offenses. All three individuals were taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail where they are currently being held on bond. This is an ongoing investigation.
Arrested and Charges:
- Randall J. Ubelhor, 56, 1101 North Spring Street, Evansville, IN
- Possession of Meth, Class 6 Felony
- Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Class 6 Felony
- Possession of a Lookalike Substance, Class C Misdemeanor
- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor
- Joanne S. Ubelhor, 53, 1101 North Spring Street, Evansville, IN
- Possession of Meth, Class 6 Felony
- Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Class 6 Felony
- Possession of a Lookalike Substance, Class C Misdemeanor
- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor
- Kelli L. Vollmer, 39, 1101 North Spring Street, Evansville, IN
- 1 Failure to Appear count for Felony Possession of a Syringe (Gibson County)
- 2 Failure to Appear counts for Misdemeanor Theft (Vanderburgh County)
- 1 Failure to Appear count for Felony Theft (Vanderburgh County)
Arresting Officer: Sergeant Kevin Brown, Indiana State Police
Assisting Officers: Sergeant Kevin Ellison, Senior Trooper Mike Finney, Trooper Brent      Gramig, Trooper Brandon Deig, Trooper William Campbell, Trooper Hunter Manning, Trooper Ross Rafferty, Trooper Tyler Widner, Trooper Daltyn Backes and Trooper Kyle Otolski
Assisting Agencies: Evansville Police and Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Department
  All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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Man arrsted on weapon and intimidation charges during shots fired investigation
Evansville Police arrested 20 year old MATTHEW WILKE on gun and intimidation charges during a shots fired call on Saturday night.
Motor Patrol officers were called to the 2100 block of Sweetser Ave just before 9:00pm. A 911 caller gave a description of the perosn who fired the gun.
Officers arived and detained 3 people. During the investigation, WILKE admitted that he fired a handgun several times. A woman who was with him had been in possession of the gun. The woman has a permit and was legally carrying the gun. WILKE gave the gun back to the woman before police arrived. The woman was still in possession of the gun when officers arrived. The gun was seized as evidence.
During his arrest, WILKE threatened one of the arresting officers. WILKE was arrested for Carrying a Handgun Without a Permit and Intimidation.
All suspects are inncocent until proven guilty.
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Fort Branch Couple Arrested for Dealing Meth
Gibson County – Friday night at approximately 7:30, troopers responded to a residence located at 8103 Angelia Drive in Fort Branch to serve an arrest warrant on Christopher J. Worland, 39. An arrest warrant had been issued for Worland’s arrest for Invasion of Privacy, a Class 6 Felony. When troopers arrived two males and one female exited the residence. They were identified as Christopher Worland, 39, Billie Jo Cain, 38, and Kevin M. Trent, 27.  Troopers discovered that Cain had an active arrest warrant out of Posey County for driving while intoxicated. Trent was wanted out of Vanderburgh County for failure to appear for a misdemeanor offense. Trent was visiting Worland and Cain.
During a search of the residence troopers found multiple small baggies containing meth, two syringes loaded with meth, small amount of marijuana and multiple drug paraphernalia items. Worland and Cain were arrested and taken to the Gibson County Jail where they are currently being held on bond. Trent was arrested and taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail for his warrant.
Arrested and Charges:
- Christopher J. Worland, 39, 8103 Angelia Drive, Fort Branch, IN
- Billie Jo Cain, 38, 8103 Angelia Drive, Fort Branch, IN
- Dealing Meth, Class 4 Felony
- Possession of Meth, Class 6 Felony
- Possession of Marijuana, Class B Misdemeanor
- Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Class 6 Felony
- Possession of a Syringe, Class 6 Felony
- Possession of Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor
- Kevin M. Trent, 27, Owensville, IN
- Failure to Appear-Misdemeanor Warrant out of Vanderburgh County
Arresting Officer: Trooper Ross Rafferty, Indiana State Police
Assisting Officers: Trooper Jordan Lee, Trooper Zack Fulton and Trooper Dustan Rubenacker
Assisting Agencies: Gibson County Sheriff’s Department