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Victorian Christmas
USI’s Dahlstrom nets GLVC’s weekly honor
University of Southern Indiana senior forward Morgan Dahlstrom (Grayslake, Illinois) has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week in an announcement by the league office Monday.
Dahlstrom averaged 17.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, helping the Screaming Eagles to Midwest Region wins over Ohio Dominican University and Wayne State University (Michigan).
In USI’s 77-50 win over Ohio Dominican, Dahlstrom had 15 points, nine rebounds and four steals as USI rallied from a three-point halftime deficit. Shew went 7-of-11 from the field and had a pair of blocks in the win.
Dahlstrom returned to the court in USI’s 77-54 win over Wayne State to rack up 19 points, eight rebounds and a pair of assists. She shot 8-of-16 from the field and was 3-of-3 from the charity stripe as the Eagles picked up their fourth straight win to begin the 2017-18 season.
For the week, Dahlstrom shot 55.6 percent (15-27) from the field while adding 2.5 steals, 1.5 blocks and 1.0 assists per contest.
Monday’s award marks the second time in Dahlstrom’s career she has earned GLVC Player of the Week honors—she previously claimed the distinction December 21, 2015—and the first time a USI Women’s Basketball player has earned the accolade since Tanner Marcum was named GLVC Player of the Week to close out the 2016-17 campaign.
USI (4-0) returns to action Saturday when it takes on Midwest Region foe Grand Valley State University at the Bellarmine Thanksgiving Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. The Eagles also play Northern Michigan University Sunday in Louisville before opening GLVC play November 30 against Lewis University.
Indiana’s King Wins Two Golden Goggle Awards
Indiana University’s Lilly King took home two awards at the 2017 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards at the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE on Sunday night.
King won 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.
King earned Female Race of the Year honors for the highly anticipated women’s 100m breaststroke final at the 2017 FINA World Championships. She jumped out to a quick lead off the blocks, led by more than half a second at the turn and held off the rest of the field over the final 50 meters to touch in a world record time of 1:04.13 – more than two-tenths of a second off the 4-year-old world record.
King and teammates Kathleen Baker, Kelsi Worrell and Simone Manuel added Relay Performance of the Year honors after winning gold and setting a world record in the women’s 4x100m medley relay at the FINA World Championships.
Along with King, two other Hoosiers were nominated for 2017 Golden Goggle Awards.
Blake Pieroni was nominated as part of the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay at the 2017 FINA World Championships. The Americans led wire-to-wire to claim their first victory in the event at the FINA World Championships since 2009.
IU head swimming coach Ray Looze was 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. Lilly King led the way with four gold medals, as well as world-record performances in the 50m and 100m breaststroke events.
Pieroni, Zane Grothe and Cody Miller combined to earn five relay medals in Budapest. A women’s assistant coach for the FINA World Championships, Looze was named the 2017 ASCA Coach of the Year. He also led Indiana to top-eight finishes at the men’s and women’s NCAA Championships in 2017.
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.
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University of Evansville To Hold 40th Anniversary Commemoration of 1977 Plane Crash
The University of Evansville will hold a 40th Anniversary Commemoration of the 1977 Plane Crash on Wednesday, December 13 at 7:00 p.m. The ceremony will be held at Memorial Plaza on the UE campus.
The Air Indiana Flight 216 crashed at 7:22 p.m. on the evening of December 13, 1977 carrying the University of Evansville basketball team along with coaches, administrators, and fans. Those gathered will observe a moment of silence at that time during the candlelight vigil.
The order of service will include candle lighting, a reading of the names of those who perished in the plane crash, and a bell ringing during each interval. University of Evansville President Thomas A. Kazee will provide a statement, followed by the singing of the UE alma mater, prayers, and bagpipes.
An opportunity for informal gathering and fellowship will be offered in Ridgway University Center’s 1959 Gallery and Lounge immediately following the ceremony. Neu Chapel will also be open for personal prayer and meditation throughout the evening.
The public is invited to attend this commemoration and the University of Evansville is working to personally reach families of those who perished. A Facebook event has also been created for interested guests to stay up to date with information. Visit www.facebook.com/UniversityofEvansville to find the event.
Additionally, a memorial service to honor the first responders involved in this tragedy will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. on the same day.
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Records Fall For Swimming and Diving As House of Champions Concludes
Swimming and diving competed in the annual House of Champions meet this weekend in prime mid-season form.
The men scored a total of 576 points for 7th place overall, while the women took 5th with 703.
“We used this weekend to show the progress of our training for the first half of the season,” said head coach Rickey Perkins. “We are well ahead of where we were last year at this time. It was a great meet. I am very happy with the information we got from this weekend. I am very proud of this team.”
FRIDAY:
Credence Pattinson led the way for the Aces with a strong start to his weekend. The freshman clocked in a 4:35.58 in the 500 freestyle in Friday’s consolation final for a new school record. His time overtakes A. Nicholson’s seventeen-year-old record of 4:35.72. Pattinson’s time was good for 12th place.
Sophomore Brandt Hudson also competed in the consolation along with freshman Austin Smith. Hudson took 13th with a final time of 4:36.71, while Smith clocked in a 4:40.70 for 15th.
Sophomore Paul Cozzens came next with the 200 IM. He touched in at 1:53.82 for 22nd place.
Aces in Mexico for Cancun Challenge
Tournament begins on Tuesday
 CANCUN, Mexico – For the first time in 17 years, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team is outside of the United States in the regular season as the Purple Aces take part in the Cancun Challenge. Evansville opens the tournament on Tuesday against Fresno State at 7:30 p.m. CT before facing either George Mason or Louisiana Tech on Wednesday. Both contests will be televised on the CBS Sports Network.
UE is outside of the United States for the first time since December of 2000 when the team played in the San Juan Shootout. That year, the Aces beat Puerto Rico Mayaguez before falling to Northwestern. Evansville also played in the San Juan Shootout in 1997.
The Purple Aces are 4-0 on the young season, their best start since winning the first five games in 2013-14. It is just the second 4-0 start to a season for Evansville since 1987.
Evansville’s tenure in the 2017 Cancun Challenge started on Thursday with the SEMO contest and continues today against Binghamton. On Sunday, UE heads to Cancun where it will play Fresno State on Tuesday before facing either George Mason or Louisiana Tech on Wednesday night.
Over his last three games, Dru Smith has dished out a total of 29 assists and his average of 7.8 per game puts him 14th in the nation. Smith has tallied double figures in three games this season after doing so just four times in his whole freshman campaign.
Junior Ryan Taylor has scorched the nets thus far in 2017, averaging 24.0 points per game, ranking second in the league. He connected on seven 3-pointers against Binghamton, the most for a UE player since Colt Ryan had 8 triples against Bradley in 2012.
Fresno State enters Tuesday’s contest with a 2-1 record with wins over UC Santa Cruz and CSUN before falling at Arkansas on Friday. Four Bulldogs average 13 points or more led by Deshon Taylor, who checks in with 17.7 PPG. Just behind him is Bryson Williams, who has scored an average of 17.3 PPG. Jaron Hopkins leads the way with 8.3 rebounds per contest and chips in 13 points.
Intoxicated Motorist Downs Power Pole, Disrupts Service to East Side Residents
An intoxicated motorist downed a utility pole late Saturday night, disrupting power to east side residents.
On Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 11:36 PM the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash with possible injuries in the 8200 block of Spry Road. Once on-scene, deputies observed a white Ford Transport van off the south side of the roadway. The vehicle had struck a utility pole, causing the pole to break in half and come to rest on top of the vehicle. Due to the electrical hazard, Vectren crews were summoned to the scene to disconnect electrical power prior to the driver being removed.
The driver, later identified as Mr. Darrell Curtis Huff, was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The investigating deputy observed that Mr. Huff appeared intoxicated, but he refused to consent to a blood alcohol test offered by the deputy. Mr. Huff was later released from the hospital and booked in the Vanderburgh County Jail on charges of Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated with Test Refusal.
Vectren advised the damage to the utility pole knocked out power to several homes in the area. Additional neighborhoods on the east side lost power for a short period of time when Vectren disconnected power to the area so that repairs could be safely effected.
ARRESTED:
Darrell Curtis Huff (pictured above), 59, of Evansville. Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated as a Class A Misdemeanor with Test Refusal, Operating a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated as a Class C Misdemeanor
