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eFest Preview Party

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The Southwest Indiana Chamber will host the eFest Preview Party from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the Southwest Indiana Chamber. Guests will enjoy food samples, live music and a short presentation at 4:00 pm.

At the eFest Preview Party, guests will learn about the eFest Multicultural Festival, to be held on October 13, 2018, how they can participate, become a vendor and/or a sponsor. We are seeking food and craft vendors, community groups, talent and sponsors who celebrate the diversity of Evansville through offering delicious tastes, products and gifts from across the globe.

About the eFest Multicultural Festival:

The eFest is a multicultural celebration of the “E is for Everyone” campaign. Our goal is to highlight the many different groups that make Evansville a great place to live and work. The event will offer a beer garden, live music throughout the day, children’s area and a celebration of the “E is for Everyone” campaign through ongoing reveals of new corporate and organization ‘E’ banners. This is an opportunity for your company, team or group to participate in the “E is for Everyone” phenomenon. In addition to marketing and media efforts boosting attendance, the event will begin at the finish line of the YMCA of Evansville Half Marathon, bringing over 4,000 runners, family, friends and volunteers.

FAKE NEWS FROM VIRGINIA

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Making Sense by Michael Reagan

Will someone please throw an ocean of ice water on the Pelosi-Schumer-MSM axis of evil?

Their ecstasy over the results in Virginia’s election returns Tuesday night shows how desperate the Democrats are for any sign of hope that their party is not already dead.

Democrats merely won the elections for governor in Virginia and New Jersey – two Blue States where they were always expected to win.

It was hardly a “wave election.” Republicans suffered no surprise losses to Democrats and the GOP still controlled a huge majority of the country’s governor’s offices and state legislatures.

Yet by Wednesday morning the liberal media’s talking heads were so happy you’d have thought President Trump had been voted out of office, the Democrats had won back Congress and Hillary Clinton had been installed on her Oval Office throne.

Republicans loses in Virginia and New Jersey were gleefully framed by the liberal media as referendums on President Trump’s first year, but it was Fake News.

It would have been real news if the Republican governor candidates, Ed Gillespie of Virginia and Kim Guadagno of New Jersey, had pulled off surprise wins.

Or if a liberal Democrat had taken the Congressional seat vacated by conservative Jason Chaffetz in Utah (instead of being crushed by a Republican who didn’t vote for Trump in 2016 but supports his agenda).

But the pundits breathlessly telling us a Democrat won in Virginia and New Jersey? News? Yes. Shocking? Hardly.

A serious repudiation of Donald Trump? The first signs of the decline of Trumpism? Don’t think so.

Trump or no Trump, from day one Ed Gillespie was never going to win in Virginia, where about 10 million federal workers live and vote Democratic.

And in New Jersey, a true-blue state, the only Republican politician who was repudiated on Tuesday was Mr. Unpopularity himself, outgoing Gov. Chris Christie.

His Lt. Governor, Guadagno, never had a prayer – and she wasn’t endorsed by Trump, who knew it.

I can understand the Democrats and their media soulmates wanting to make Tuesday’s elections into a fake referendum on President Trump.

But I don’t understand the Republicans and conservatives who joined in and said the elections were a sign of doom for the GOP in the 2018 elections.

Republicans will have their problems in 2018, especially if they can’t get anything important through Congress.

But this week’s election results had nothing to do with 2018 or President Trump – until he tweeted himself into the story.

Unfortunately, despite being in Asia, our narcissist in chief had to blame Gillespie’s loss on the fact that Gillespie didn’t fully embrace him.

Not everything is about Donald Trump, but he – like the hate-blinded media – thinks it is.

Some facts about Virginia, Mr. President:

Hillary beat you there by 5 points last year. On Tuesday Gillespie got more votes than you did, but Democrats turned out in much greater numbers in the suburbs of northern Virginia.

That’s why the former head of the Republican National Committee lost – as everyone but his kids knew he would.

For you to blame Gillespie’s defeat on his not embracing you is totally narcissistic, childish and wrong, Mr. President.

Not to mention self-destructive. Instead of the media discussing the tough speech you gave to the North Koreans, they talked about your Gillespie tweet.

How about acting like a grown-up president, for a change, Mr. Trump?

How about tweeting something like, “Congratulations to the Democrats for their victories on Tuesday. When I come back from Asia I hope we can find a way to work together on tax reform.”

So Trump is still Trump. His core constituency will stay faithful to him, no matter what he said about Gillespie or how he said it.

But if he keeps tweeting the way he does, the president will never win more friends in the Republican Party.

And if he’s ever going to get anything passed in Congress by 2018, he’s going to need every Republican friend he can get.

COA Affirms Theft-Related Convictions, Sentence

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Olivia Covington for www.theinndianalawyer.com

The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a Cass County man’s multiple theft-related felonies and related sentence after finding sufficient evidence supported those convictions.

In Kenny Purvis v. State of Indiana, 09A02-1702-CR-454, Kenny Purvis was seen on surveillance footage stealing a cell phone and video games from the Logansport Wal-Mart on two occasions. When he was seen in the same store a third time, Purvis and his cohorts, including Adam Wakefield, were escorted to the Asset Protection Office, where he consented to a search that led to the discovery of eight video games in his truck.

Purvis denied stealing the games, but admitted he knew they were stolen and that Wakefield planned to steal from the store. A subsequent investigation revealed Purvis sold the games on a Facebook page or in the Walmart parking lot.

Purvis was eventually found guilty of theft and conspiracy to commit theft as Level 6 felonies and corrupt business influence as a Level 5 felony and admitted to being a habitual offender. The Cass Superior Court sentenced him to an aggregate term of 12 years in prison.

On appeal, Purvis first argued there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions. But in a Thursday opinion, the Indiana Court of Appeals disagreed.

Instead, Judge John Baker wrote the video evidence showing Purvis taking and concealing video games and the value of the games and number he took supported a conviction for theft of at least $750 worth of goods. Further, Purvis and Wakefield together stole the same items on each occasion, supporting the conspiracy conviction, while the entire group of cohorts constituted an “enterprise” engaged in “racketeering activity” to support the corrupt business influence conviction, Baker said.

The appellate court also rejected Purvis’ argument this his 12-year sentence is inappropriate based on the nature of the offenses and his character, with Baker noting that had the trial court imposed maximum consecutive terms on each his convictions, he would have received a 17-year sentence.

“Purvis’s record reveals that he has failed to take advantage of numerous changes to learn from his mistakes – including an earlier conviction for felony theft – and his history demonstrates an unwillingness or inability to conform his behavior to the rule of law,” the judge wrote. “In sum, we do not find the sentence imposed by the trial court to be inappropriate in light of the nature of the offenses or Purvis’s character.”

Grooms, Dahlstrom pace Eagles to fourth straight win

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Senior guard/forward Kaydie Grooms (Marshall, Illinois) and senior forward Morgan Dahlstrom (Grayslake, Illinois) combined for 40 points and 16 rebounds as University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball earned a 77-54 Midwest Region victory over visiting Wayne State University Saturday evening at the Physical Activities Center.

Grooms finished with a game-high 21 points and season-high eight rebounds, while Dahlstrom added 19 points and eight rebounds as the Screaming Eagles improved to 4-0 on the year.

Junior guard Alex Davidson (Salem, Indiana) added six points and a career-high five assists for the Eagles, who committed just three second-half turnovers.

USI, which shot 45.3 percent (29-64) from the field, had seven players finish with at least six points. Junior forward Kacy Eschweiler (St. Charles, Missouri) added eight points and seven rebounds for the Eagles, who out-rebounded the Warriors 46-32, while senior guard Randa Harshbarger (Philo, Illinois) chipped in seven points, five rebounds and three assists.

Sophomore guard Ashley Johnson (Louisville, Kentucky) and sophomore guard/forward Morgan Sherwood (Charleston, Illinois) also contributed seven points apiece.

USI returns to action November 25 when it travels to Louisville, Kentucky, to take on Grand Valley State University in the first round of the Bellarmine Thanksgiving Classic.

1st Quarter
Wayne State (3-1) scored the first four points of the contest, but the Eagles responded with an 11-0 run to take an early seven-point advantage. Harshbarger had seven points in the opening period, including a three-pointer that stopped a 5-0 Wayne State spurt. The Eagles shot 53.3 percent (8-15) from the field in the first 10-minutes as they took a 20-14 lead into the second quarter.

2nd Quarter
The Eagles used a 14-3 run to forge a commanding 34-17 cushion midway through the second quarter. Wayne State, however, used runs of 5-0 and 6-0 to trim USI’s advantage to 40-30 at the break. Dahlstrom and Davidson each had six points in the second quarter to lead the Eagles.

3rd Quarter
Grooms had eight points in the third quarter as USI extended its lead to 56-42 heading into the final 10 minutes of the contest. The Eagles shot just 33.3 percent (6-18) from the floor in the third quarter, but USI held Wayne State to just 4-of-14 (.286) shooting to increase its advantage.

4th Quarter
USI shot 50.0 percent (8-16) from the field in the fourth quarter as it outscored the Warriors 21-12 throughout the final 10 minutes of the contest. Dahlstrom had eight points and four rebounds to lead USI in the fourth frame, while Grooms added seven points and a pair of assists.

Jones finishes 59th at NCAA Championships

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University of Southern Indiana junior Hope Jones (Cumberland, Indiana) finished 59th at the Women’s NCAA II Cross Country Championships at Angel Mounds Saturday morning in Evansville, Indiana.

Competing as an individual after receiving an at-large bid, Jones completed the 6,000-meter championship race in 22 minutes, 1.4 seconds. Jones was 83rd at the halfway point in the race, before climbing to 59th in the final three kilometers.

Jones’ 59th place finish is an improvement of over 100 spots after finishing 182nd at last year’s championships.

Adams State was the team champion, finishing with 126 points after placing three runners in the top 20. Caroline Kurgat of Alaska Anchorage won the race in 20:32.3. The top 40 runners earned All-American honors.

USI places 12th at NCAA Championships

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Fifth-ranked University of Southern Indiana Men’s Cross Country finished 12th Saturday morning at the Men’s NCAA II Cross Country Championships at Angel Mounds in Evansville, Indiana.

Senior Cain Parker (Petersburg, Indiana) paced the Screaming Eagles, finishing the 10,000-meter race in 32 minutes, 28.1 seconds, crossing the line in 72nd. Senior Bastian Grau (Höchstadt, Germany) led the next group of Eagles, placing 87th followed by junior Darin Lawrence (Indianapolis, Indiana) and sophomore Austin Nolan (Evansville, Indiana) in 91st and 98th, respectively.

Rounding out the scoring for USI was senior James Cecil (Owensboro, Kentucky), coming in 111th in 33:05.5. Sophomores Nathan Hall (Springfield, Missouri) and Javan Winders (Mansfield, Tennessee) completed the USI seven placing in 157th and 171st.

The Eagles finished 12th of 32 teams, compiling 382 points, just six behind the University of Mount Olive. USI was in the top four early on before dropping back in the second half of the race. Adams State University won with 44 points, sweeping both championships.

James Ngandu of Tiffin University was the individual champion, finishing in 30:18.8, besting the field by 34 seconds. The top 40 runners earned All-American honors.

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No. 1/9 Hoosiers Total Six Wins on Final Day of Purdue Invitational

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The No. 1/9 Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams wrapped up competition at the Purdue Invitational on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind.

The No. 9 IU women’s team won the Purdue Invite, topping the eight-team field with a total of 896.5 points. No. 14 Florida was second with 663.5 points, while Virginia Tech rounded out the top-three with a score of 601 points.

On the men’s side, the No. 1-ranked Hoosiers finished second with 847 points as No. 3 Florida won with a score of 1,009 points. No. 24 Virginia Tech was third with a total of 530.

Combined, Indiana won five more events on Saturday, bringing the team’s win total to an impressive 22. 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.

Platform Dive

IU’s Jessica Parratto earned the win in the platform dive on Saturday, totaling an impressive 346.75 points – a NCAA Zones qualifying score. Taylor Carter took 16th with 186.30 points, while Mya Kraeger was 18th with a score of 173.00.

On the men’s side, freshman Andrew Capobianco was third overall in the platform dive, totaling a NCAA Zones qualifying score of 345.65. Mory Gould was 12th with a total of 230.05, while Seamus Scotty took 13th with a score of 157.00.

1, 650 Freestyle

Cassy Jernberg had a great showing for the Hoosiers, placing second overall with a NCAA B cut time of 16:04.57. Jernberg’s effort is the third-fastest time in the nation this year. Anne Rouleau placed 17th overall with a mark of 16:59.64.

On the men’s side, Ethan Curl led the way for IU, taking fifth overall with a NCAA B cut of 15:10.19, while Trey Hubbuch touched sixth with a B cut of 15:13.78. Spencer Lehman was eighth overall with a NCAA B cut of 15:19.39.

Adam Destrampe was 10th with a B cut of 15:27.97, while Joey Snodderly was 12th in a NCAA B cut time of 15:29.64. Matthew Kint was 14th for IU with a personal-best time of 15:35.59.

200 Backstroke

Kennedy Goss led the way for IU in the 200 back finals, placing second with a NCAA B cut of 1:53.43. Rachel Matsumura was third overall, posting a NCAA B cut and personal-best time of 1:54.84 that ranks her eighth on the all-time performer list at IU in the event.

Ali Rockett was sixth with a B cut of 1:57.62, while Kendall Hermann rounded out four Hoosiers in the A Final, placing seventh with a B cut of 1:58.23.

Camryn Forbes was 10th with a personal-best and B cut time of 1:56.73, while Marie Chamberlain touched the wall 12th with a NCAA B cut of 1:58.25. Katie Keller was 15th with a time of 2:00.35.

Mohamed Samy was terrific, placing second overall with a PR and NCAA B cut time of 1:42.84 that ranks him as the fifth-best performer in the event in school history. Jacob Steele won the B Final with a B cut and personal-best time of 1:44.98, ranking him as the 13th-best performer at Indiana. Wilson Beckman placed 11th overall with a B cut of 1:45.23, while Spencer Lehman was 16th with a time of 1:49.89.

100 Freestyle

Grace Haskett continued her unbelievable meet, winning the 100 freestyle with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 48.72 that ranks as the third-best time in Indiana history. Delaney Barnard also posted a PR and a B cut, touching in 49.77 to rank her as the 16th-best performer in school history. Maria Paula Heitmann was eighth with a NCAA B cut of 50.24.

Laurel Eiber placed 13th overall with a PR of 50.42, while Josie Grote was 27th in 51.86.

Blake Pieroni dominated the 100 free A Final, recording a NCAA A cut and the fastest time in the nation in his win, touching with a Purdue pool record of 42.10. His time is also the fourth-best in Indiana program history.

Bruno Blaskovic was second overall with a PR and NCAA B cut time of 43.36 that ranks him as the eighth-best performer in the event at IU. Ali Khalafalla was fourth overall with a  B cut of 43.47, while Nikola Miljenic was fifth with a personal-best and NCAA B cut of 43.93. Miljenic now ranks as the 17th-fastest swimmer in the event in school history. Oliver Patrouch rounded out the five Hoosiers in the A Final, placing sixth with a B cut of 43.99.

Josh Romany won the B Final with a NCAA B cut time of 44.03, while Griffin Eiber placed 10th overall with a PR of 44.37. Nicholas Carlson won the D Final with a personal-best mark of 45.03.

200 Breaststroke

Lilly King touched first in the 200 breaststroke A Final, winning with a NCAA B cut time of 2:10.99. Laura Morley had a great showing, placing second with a B cut mark of 2:13.14.

Abby Kirkpatrick was sixth overall with a time of 2:16.36, while Mackenzie Atencio was eighth in a time of 2:17.39. Hope Hayward was 15th in 2:17.52, while Taylor Truex was 31st with a mark of 2:24.32.

Ian Finnerty paced the Hoosiers in the 200 breast, placing fourth overall with a NCAA B cut time of 1:55.95. Also in the A Final, Gary Kostbade was eighth with a time of 2:00.53.

Jack Kucarczyk was 10th with a B cut of 1:58.72, while Sam Apa was right behind him with a mark of 1:59.17 to placed 11th. Matt Jerden was 13th with a time of 1:59.48, while Thomas Vanderbrook won the C Final with a PR of 2:00.76.

Brock Brown was 18th with a personal-best time of 2:00.81, while Steve Husch touched the wall 20th in 2:02.90. Jackson Etter finished 22nd in 2:03.45, while Nikola Andjelic won the D Final with a mark of 2:02.54.

200 Butterfly

Reagan Cook was fifth overall in the A Final of the 200 fly, touching the wall with a NCAA B cut time of 1:58.76. Shelby Koontz won the B Final, placing ninth overall with a PR and B cut of 1:57.21 that ranks her as the 10th-best swimmer in the event at IU. Christine Jensen was right behind her in 10th with a personal-best and B cut of 1:58.67 that puts her 15th on the school’s all-time performer list.

Sam Lisy was 13th overall with a PR of 2:00.72, while Kendall Hermann was 14th in a time of 2:01.66. Maria Paula Heitmann was 22nd with a time of 2:03.82.

Vini Lanza had a great performance in the 200 fly A Final, winning with a NCAA B cut of 1:41.50. Lanza’s mark is the fastest in the nation this year and is the third-best time in Indiana history.

Corey Gambardella was fifth with a  NCAA B cut of 1:46.91, while Wyeth Brock tied for 15th with a time of 1:50.59. Gage Hamill was 20th in a time of 1:52.02.

400 Freestyle Relay

The IU women put an exclamation point on their victory at the Purdue Invitational, winning the 400 free relay with a NCAA B cut time of 3:16.60. Grace Haskett, Ali Rockett, Shelby Koontz and Kennedy Goss’ time is the second-best in the nation this year and is the second-fastest time in school history.

The team of Laurel Eiber, Delaney Barnarrd, Maria Paula Heitmann and Lilly King took ninth with a time of 3:21.07.

The No. 1/9 Indiana Hoosiers men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will be back in the pool on Wednesday, Dec. 20 when the team takes on No. 11/24 Arizona State in a dual meet in Tempe, Ariz.

Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Women’s Platform Dive

  1. Jessica Parratto – 346.75 (NCAA Zones Qualifying score)
  2. Taylor Carter – 186.30
  3. Mya Kraeger – 173.00

Men’s Platform Dive

  1. Andrew Capobianco – 345.65 (NCAA Zones Qualifying score)
  2. Mory Gould – 230.05
  3. Seamus Scotty – 157.00

Women’s 1,650 Freestyle

  1. Cassy Jernberg – 16:04.57 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Anne Rouleau – 16:59.64

Men’s 1,650 Freestyle

  1. Ethan Curl – 15:10.19 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Trey Hubbuch – 15:13.78 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Spencer Lehman – 15:19.39 (NCAA B Cut)
  4. Adam Destrampe – 15:27.97 (NCAA B Cut)
  5. Joey Snodderly – 15:29.64 (NCAA B Cut)
  6. Matthew Kint – 15:35.59 (Personal Best)

Women’s 200 Backstroke

  1. Kennedy Goss – 1:53.43 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:53.86, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Rachel Matsumura – 1:54.84 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 1:55.55, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Ali Rockett – 1:57.62 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:56.58, NCAA B Cut)
  4. Kendall Hermann – 1:58.23 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:56.27, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  5. Camryn Forbes – 1:56.73 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 1:57.04, NCAA B Cut)
  6. Marie Chamberlain – 1:58.25 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:57.50, NCAA B Cut)
  7. Katie Keller – 2:00.35 (Prelims – 1:59.24, Personal Best)

Men’s 200 Backstroke

  1. Mohamed Samy – 1:42.84 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 1:45.33, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Jacob Steele – 1:44.98 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 1:47.86)
  3. Wilson Beckman – 1:45.23 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:46.93)
  4. Spencer Lehman – 1:49.89 (Prelims – 1:48.43, Personal Best)

Women’s 100 Freestyle

  1. Grace Haskett – 48.72 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 49.09, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Delaney Barnard – 49.77 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 50.00)
  3. Maria Paula Heitmann – 50.24 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 50.37)
  4. Laurel Eiber – 50.42 (Personal Best; Prelims – 50.55)
  5. Josie Grote – 51.86 (Prelims – 51.79, Personal Best)
  6. Samantha Kraus – 52.44

T-49. Anna Kirkpatrick – 54.35

Men’s 100 Freestyle

  1. Blake Pieroni – 42.10 (NCAA A Cut, Pool Record; Prelims – 43.04, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Bruno Blaskovic – 43.36 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 43.53, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Ali Khalafalla – 43.47 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 43.49, NCAA B Cut)
  4. Nikola Miljenic – 43.93 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 44.31)
  5. OIiver Patrouch – 43.99 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 44.03, NCAA B Cut)
  6. Josh Romany – 44.03 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 44.35)
  7. Griffin Eiber – 44.37 (Personal Best; Prelims – 44.69)
  8. Nicholas Carlson – 45.03 (Personal Best; Prelims – 45.91)

Women’s 200 Breaststroke

  1. Lilly King – 2:10.99 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 2:13.67, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Laura Morley – 2:13.14 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 2:12.84, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Abby Kirkpatrick – 2:16.36 (Prelims – 2:15.82, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  4. Mackenzie Atencio – 2:17.39 (Prelims – 2:15.21, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  5. Hope Hayward – 2:17.52 (Prelims – 2:17.76)
  6. Taylor Truex – 2:24.32 (Prelims – 2:23.26)

Men’s 200 Breaststroke

  1. Ian Finnerty – 1:55.95 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:58.31, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Gary Kostbade – 2:00.53 (Prelims – 1:59.14, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
  3. Jack Kucharczyk – 1:58.72 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 2:01.12)
  4. Sam Apa – 1:59.17 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 2:00.12)
  5. Matt Jerden – 1:59.48 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 2:00.26)
  6. Thomas Vanderbrook – 2:00.76 (Personal Best; Prelims – 2:01.46)
  7. Brock Brown – 2:00.81 (Personal Best; Prelims – 2:01.51)
  8. Steve Husch – 2:02.90 (Prelims – 2:03.64)
  9. Jackson Etter – 2:03.45 (Prelims – 2:02.79, Personal Best)
  10. Nikola Andjelic – 2:02.54 (Prelims – 2:04.18)

Women’s 200 Butterfly

  1. Reagan Cook – 1:58.76 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:59.24, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Shelby Koontz – 1:57.21 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 2:01.07)
  3. Christine Jensen – 1:58.67 (NCAA B Cut, Personal Best; Prelims – 2:00.67)
  4. Sam Lisy – 2:00.72 (Personal Best; Prelims – 2:00.98)
  5. Kendall Hermann – 2:01.66 (Prelims – 2:01.07, Personal Best)
  6. Maria Paula Heitmann – 2:03.82 (Prelims – 2:03.77)

Men’s 200 Butterfly

  1. Vini Lanza – 1:41.50 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:43.61, NCAA B Cut)
  2. Corey Gambardella – 1:46.91 (NCAA B Cut; Prelims – 1:46.41, NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)

T-15. Wyeth Brock – 1:50.59 (Prelims – 1:50.17, Personal Best)

  1. Gage Hamill – 1:52.02 (Personal Best; Prelims – 1:52.06)

Women’s 400 Freestyle Relay

  1. Grace Haskett, Ali Rockett, Shelby Koontz, Kennedy Goss – 3:16.60 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Laurel Eiber, Delaney Barnard, Maria Paula Heitmann, Lilly King – 3:21.07

 

 

Adrline Payne leads UE offense at Bradley

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Aces fall to Braves by a 3-0 final 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Freshman Adeline Payne notched 12 kills to lead the University of Evansville volleyball team in a 3-0 loss to Bradley on Friday night at Renaissance Coliseum.

Payne led the Purple Aces (10-19, 4-13 MVC) with her kill tally while Rocio Fortuny notched 11.  Allana McInnis had a solid night with 30 assists and eight digs while Mildrelis Rodriguez had a team-best 16 digs.  Erica Haslag was the top performer for the Braves (10-21, 3-14 MVC) as she totaled 20 kills.  Hannah Angeli led the way with 41 assists.

Bradley took control early in game one, scoring the opening four points before winning by a final of 25-21.  Evansville did not give up despite its early deficit as a Cathy Schreiber kill got the Aces within one at 8-7.  That was the first of four times UE got within just a tally, but each time, Bradley had the answer, pushing their lead back up to as many as six points before winning by four.

UE looked to rebound in game two as Adeline Payne gave the team a 3-1 advantage.  The Braves came back with a 4-1 stretch to take their first advantage at 5-4.  A bad set by Bradley gave Evansville a 7-6 lead and the team was able to hold the advantage until a Hanna Alexander service ace put BU back in front, 17-16.

Payne notched another kill to put the Aces back in front by a 21-20 score, before the squads swapped the lead.  Evansville had set point when a Gabriela Dos Santos service ace put UE up 24-23, but Bradley was able to wrestle away the second set, 26-24.

Erica Haslag set the Braves on a 3-0 run to begin the third frame and they held onto that lead until the Aces made a furious rally to knot the score at 11-11.  After Bradley retook the lead, an error gave Evansville a late 21-20 advantage.  The teams fought to a 23-23 tie when Bradley was able to clinch the match with the final two tallies, taking a 25-23 victory.

Tomorrow, the season comes to an and for the Purple Aces as they head to Normal, Ill. to take on Illinois State at 7 p.m.