No. 1/9 Indiana Hosts No. 13/18 Notre Dame and Cincinnati on Thursday
The No. 1/9 Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will host No. 13/18 Notre Dame and Cincinnati in a double-dual meet at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind. on Thursday.
The meet will get underway at 2:00 p.m. ET, with the action being streamed live on BTN Plus. Live Results for the meet can be found at IUHoosiers.com.
Schedule of Events
Friday’s dual meet with feature 26 events – 11 swimming events and two diving events for both the men’s and women’s teams.
The order of events for swimming will be 200 medley relay, 1,000 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 50 freestyle, 200 IM, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 500 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 200 freestyle relay.
Diving will start following the 200 medley relay and will run simultaneously with the swimming events.
Parking Info
Parking for Thursday’s meet will be available at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center lot and Jordan Avenue garage for an hourly rate of $1.50. Fans should tell the attendant that they are parking for the meet to get the discounted rate.
Scouting the Hoosiers
The No. 1-ranked Indiana men’s squad enters Thursday with a 4-0 record on the season, running the team’s streak to 17-straight dual-meet victories. IU has beaten No. 2 Texas, No. 4 Florida, No. 15 Tennessee and Kentucky this year.
The No. 9-ranked IU women’s team comes in to Thursday’s double-dual meet with a record of 2-2 on the season, posting wins over No. 18 Florida and No. 15 Kentucky.
Scouting the Fighting Irish and Bearcats
The No. 13-ranked Notre Dame men’s team enters Thursday’s meet with an overall record of 4-1 with wins over No. 7 Louisville, No. 23 Purdue, Georgia Tech and Michigan State. The No. 18-ranked Fighting Irish women’s squad is 5-0 on the year with victories No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 9 Louisville, No. 16 Purdue, Michigan State and Georgia Tech.
The Cincinnati men’s team comes to Bloomington with a 3-1 record with wins over Indianapolis, Cleveland State and IUPUI, while the Bearcat women are also 3-1 with victories over the same three teams as the men.
IU Men Ranked No. 1 in Nation in CSCAA/TYR Top 25
In the second CSCAA/TYR Top 25 poll released on Nov. 8, the Indiana men’s swimming and diving team remained atop at No. 1 in the nation. The IU women’s team is ranked No. 9 in the country.
Pieroni, King and Lanza Earn Weekly Honors
Blake Pieroni was named the Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 1, while Lilly King was named the Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week. Pieroni was also named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com. Indiana’s Vini Lanza also earned honors as he was named CollegeSwimming.com‘s National DI Swimmer of the Week.Â
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 (4-0) 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 extend 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.
King, Pieroni and Looze Nominated for Golden Goggle Awards
Indiana University’s Lilly King earned five nominations, while Blake Pieroni and head swimming coach Ray Looze also earned nominations 2017 Golden Goggle Awards. King is nominated for Female Athlete of the Year, twice in Female Race of the Year and twice in Relay Performance of the Year. Last year, King won Breakout Performer of the Year.
Pieroni is nominated as part of the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay at the 2017 FINA World Championships, while Looze is nominated for Coach of the Year after guiding four swimmers to spots on the U.S. roster at the FINA World Championships and all earned a spot on the podium.
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 breast and both the women’s and mixed 400 medley relays. Looze also put 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.
EVSC to Host Grandparent Forum
As part of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s Parent Camp Share initiative, the EVSC will host a Grandparent Forum on Thursday, November 30, from 5 to 6 p.m. at Caze Elementary School, located at 2013 S. Green River Road. The EVSC’s Parent Camp Share initiative gives families, schools and district staff an opportunity to learn together and share hopes and dreams for all students.
According to PBS News, more than 2.7 million grandparents are raising their grandchildren and our community is no different. This forum will give local grandparents who are raising grandchildren an opportunity to share their thoughts and questions with school officials.
The forum is free and open to anyone. For questions, call 812-435-0211.
Eagles open 2017-18 regular-season Friday
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball begins the 2017-18 season Friday at 6 p.m. when it hosts Northwood University at the Physical Activities Center as part of the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge.
The Screaming Eagles, who are coming off an 87-56 loss to the University of Kentucky in their only exhibition game of the preseason, also host Saginaw Valley State University Sunday at 1 p.m.
Both games will be aired on the GLVC Sports Network as well as WSWI 95.7 FM. Live stats, audio and GLVCSN coverage can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com.
USI Women’s Basketball Notes (11/8/17)
• Last time out. USI Women’s Basketball fell to NCAA Division I foe Kentucky, 87-56, Sunday night in an exhibition. The Eagles held a 7-2 lead early in the contest and led 14-11 midway through the opening period, but a 19-3 second-quarter run helped the Wildcats surge past the Eagles.
• Leaders. Senior guard/forward Kaydie Grooms led all scorers in the exhibition loss to Kentucky as she finished with 20 points, while junior forward Kacy Eschweiler poured in 15 points and a game-high tying six rebounds.
• What went well? What went wrong? USI’s pressure defense caused some fits for Kentucky as the Wildcats were forced into 22 turnovers on the night, but 27 USI turnovers led to 30 points for Kentucky.
• Up next. The Eagles begin the 2017-18 regular season Friday when they host Midwest Region opponent Northwood as part of the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge. USI also hosts Saginaw Valley State Sunday at 1 p.m.
• A look at Northwood. Despite the loss of first-team All-GLIAC forward Jordyn Nurenburg to graduation, the Timberwolves begin the season with their second and third-leading scorers back from last year’s squad in senior guards Maddy Seeley and Lindsay Orwalt. Seeley averaged 12.7 points per game as a junior, while Orwalt contributed 11.7 points per contest on a team that finished the year with a 16-11 overall record and a 13-8 mark in GLVC play.
• A look at Saginaw Valley State. The Cardinals, who begin the year at Bellarmine Friday night, are coming off an NCAA II Tournament run that saw them post a 23-8 overall record, 17-4 GLIAC, and reach the semifinals of the Midwest Region Tournament a year ago. Junior forward Abby Duffy is the team’s top returning scorer from last year; but the loss of SVSU’s top three scorers, including All-Region honoree Emily Wendling, figures to play a factor into the Cardinals early in the 2017-18 campaign.
• USI vs. GLIAC in 2016-17. The Eagles posted a 1-2 mark against GLIAC competition in 2016-17. USI began the year with a 67-55 road win over Wayne State before suffering a 79-61 home loss to Michigan Tech and a 66-65 home loss to Ohio Dominican—ODU was in the GLIAC last year and is now in the GMAC. The Eagles, who were 2-1 against the GLIAC in 2015-16 and 1-2 against the GLIAC in 2014-15, play five of their first six games against the GLIAC this year.
• Region-heavy slate. USI’s first eight games this year are against Midwest Region competition, including a pair of GLVC East Division contests.
• Coaches predict USI to win GLVC East. GLVC coaches have predicted that USI Women’s Basketball will repeat as champions of the GLVC East Division in 2017-18. The Eagles went 16-2 in GLVC play a year ago, winning the then eight-team GLVC East Division by three games. USI received five first-place votes and 54 points in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll to edge out Lewis, which received five first-place votes and 51 points.
• USI in the Top 25. The Eagles are receiving votes in the preseason Division II Media Poll and are ranked No. 20 in the preseason Herosports.com Division II rankings. USI did not receive any votes in the preseason USA Today Sports/NCAA Division II Coaches’ Poll.
• Returning leaders. Senior forward Morgan Dahlstrom, senior guard/forward Kaydie Grooms and senior guard Randa Harshbarger return to lead the Eagles in 2017-18. Grooms earned second-team All-GLVC honors a year ago after averaging a team-best 15.4 points per game, while Dahlstrom added 10.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per contest to earn third-team honors as a junior. Harshbarger averaged 3.7 assists per contest and ranked among the GLVC’s best in assist-to-turnover ratio in 2016-17
• Record book watch. Three players are in USI’s record books to begin the 2017-18 season:
–Kaydie Grooms is 16th in scoring (1,014), is 18th in blocks (46), and 28th in rebounds (387).
–Randa Harshbarger is eighth in assists (259);
–Morgan Dahlstrom is 19th in rebounds (443), tied for 19th in blocks (43) and 40th in scoring (559).
HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
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Adopt A Pet
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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
 Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Alexandra Hope Webb: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)
Kadarious Terell Funches: Burglary (Level 3 Felony)
Herbert Frank Breneman: Theft (Level 6 Felony)
Joseph Charles Butler: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony)
David L. Landreth: Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony)
Michael John Tempco: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Failure to appear (Level 6 Felony), Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substance (Level 6 Felony)
Leslie A. Walker: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Class A misdemeanor)
Terry S. Lindsey: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)
USI partnership to educate Panamanian students in STEM fields
The National Secretariat of Science and Technology of Panama (SENACYT) has approved the University of Southern Indiana as a recipient of its Institute for the Formation and Use of Human Resources (IFARHU-SENACYT) public schools scholarship program.
“With this agreement, USI becomes one of only two public universities in the United States hosting this program,†said Heidi Gregori-Gahan, assistant provost for International Programs at USI. “We expect the first cohort of degree-seeking students from Panama to begin our Intensive English Program as early as March.â€
The University hosted a site visit from a Panamanian delegation this summer as a final step in securing the agreement. SENACYT is an autonomous government institution that promotes science, research and innovation for sustainable development, inclusion and competitiveness.
“Strengthening scientific capabilities in Panama is crucial to achieve these goals, and human capital is key for developing such capabilities,†SENACYT said in a statement about the new partnership. “For this reason, SENACYT has numerous initiatives to promote education in STEM areas and our IFARHU-SENACYT scholarship program is one of them. With our scholarships, we would like to ensure a robust base of human capital with a high level of education, trained in the best universities in the world. We are sure USI will give a warm welcome to our Panamanian scholars and that are students will seize the opportunity they have received to be part of the USI community.â€
Recipients of the scholarships are chosen based on merit and excellence, and go through an external evaluation process in which two evaluators review each application and interview candidates.
Since 2005, SENACYT has supported around 2,000 scholars in different areas of study and in various parts of the world. In 2012, it started a special scholarship program aimed at students from public schools, with the goal of giving them the opportunity to study abroad. The program includes a year of language training, courses to reinforce math, physics and chemistry, and academic support and follow up. The successful program is one of the reasons SENACYT is interested in diversifying the program and expanding its reach to new universities like USI.
“Oleanna” begins tonight! Plus our holiday sale, events, and more!
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