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Aces In Ohio For 2-Day Tournament
BOARDMAN, Ohio – Giulia Mallmann and Sophia Rohleder were the top two performers in the opening round of play at the Roseanne Schwartz Invitational at Mill Creek Park Golf Course.
Mallmann and Rohleder each toured the course in a total of 82 strokes. The duo is tied for 23rd place on the leaderboard. Next up were Minka Gill and Maria Pickens. They each had rounds of 86 and are tied for 43rd place.
Lexie Sollman finished the day one behind Pickens and Gill with an 87. Madison Chaney had a solid start as an individual, carding an 83 to rank in a tie for 29th. Carly Waggoner completed the day with a score of 87.
The Purple Aces rank in 8th place overall with a 336. They are seven ahead of 9th-place St. Francis (Pa.) and trail Niagara by just four strokes.
Marshall University leads the team standings with a score of 310. They have a 3-shot lead over Cleveland State and pace 3rd-place Akron by five. Madison Butler of CSU leads the individuals with a score of 72. She is three ahead of the Thundering Herd’s Shelby Brauckmuller.
One more round of play remains on Tuesday.
Goff Joins High Court In Emotional Ceremony
Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com
As Justice Christopher Goff sat in his spot on the Indiana Supreme Court bench Friday morning, donning his official justice robe, he told a crowd of well-wishers gathered in the courtroom and the Indiana House of Representatives that he was feeling three emotions: gratitude, responsibility and hopefulness.
His gratitude was extended to the roughly 300 guests who came to the Indiana statehouse Friday to witness his public investiture ceremony, when Gov. Eric Holcomb administered the ceremonial oath of office and Wabash Circuit Judge Robert McCallen III performed the robing ceremony. Chief Justice Loretta Rush previously performed a private swearing-in ceremony on July 24 to allow Goff to begin his work as a justice.
The 110th justice told the members of the crowd — which included his wife and children, Indiana trial, appellate and federal judges, current and former Supreme Court justices, several members of his extended family, colleagues and friends — that without their trust and support, he would not have made the transition from a small town boy in rural Wabash County to a member of the state’s highest bench. As he expressed his gratitude to his guests, calling each of them out by name, he frequently told them, “This is your day, too.â€
The responsibility of Goff’s new role also weighed heavily on his mind Friday, when he remarked that he would serve with the best interests of all Hoosiers in mind. Pointing to the example of retired Justice Robert Rucker, whom Goff succeeded and who was in the audience, the newest justice said he would strive to emulate his example of being a “voice for the voiceless.â€
Looking ahead, Goff said he felt hopeful about the future of justice in Indiana. Pointing to his own life story, he said he hopes his career can serve as an example of what can be accomplished through hard work and dedication.
“I feel a sense of hope about the future of justice because today we are gathered to celebrate the fact that someone born to teenage parents, married to the daughter of migrant workers, and from a remote part of the state has been selected to serve on Indiana’s highest court,†Goff said. “That gives me a sense of hope, because if such a thing is possible for me, why should it not be possible for any child?â€
Goff’s remarks closely matched the celebratory, emotional nature of his investiture ceremony, when his friends and colleagues were invited to speak about his life and career. For example, Mark Guenin, who delivered remarks on behalf of the Wabash County Bar Association, spoke of Goff’s approach to dealing with litigants who came before him in the Wabash Superior Court, saying he viewed those litigants as people, not problems.
Guenin was emotional during his remarks, as were Goff’s wife, Raquel, and his children, who were frequently seen wiping tears from their eyes during the ceremony. Goff, who was described as a soft-spoken man, also seemed to be in awe during the ceremony, offering modest waves when the crowd rose to its feet for multiple standing ovations.
Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Justices Steve David, Mark Massa and Geoffrey Slaughter each offered words of advice to their newest colleague, with Slaughter encouraging Goff to revel in his role as the most-junior justice. Being in that position will require Goff to speak and vote first during court conferences, and while that task may seem daunting, Slaughter said Goff should take advantage of the opportunity to frame the issues and drive the justices’ conversations.
As Goff sat on the bench surrounded by the portraits of previous justices, Rush told him that each of his predecessors had two stories to tell: one of their lives leading up to the Supreme Court, and one of their lives after their appointments. Goff’s “second story†is just beginning, the chief justice said, adding that the newest version of the high court — which represents a complete turnover that began in 2010 — would write its own story together.
But at the end of the ceremony, Rush wryly reminded her high court colleagues that after the pageantry of Goff’s appointment concludes, they have a good deal of work to tackle.
“By my current count, we have 32 cases on the docket,†Rush said. “It’s time to get back to work.â€
The University of Evansville men’s soccer team captured the 2017 ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic title with a 4-1 victory over Northern Illinois on Monday afternoon at Arad McCutchan Stadium.
“It was a good game today. Any time you can get two wins in a weekend, that’s what we talked to the guys about,” said Aces head coach Marshall Ray. “That’s what we’re going to have to do if we’re fortunate enough to get ourselves into that situation in the conference tournament. Being able to put two games together in a weekend is very important.”
The Aces struck first in the 15th minute as senior Arlick Ntabana spun through the defense and finished top shelf to give UE a 1-0 lead.
Just before the halftime break, Evansville added another goal as freshman Filip Johansson scored the first goal of his collegiate career after sprinting past his defender scoring past the keeper.
The second half started out much like the previous 45 minutes as junior Caleb Williams found the end of a free kick by sophomore Jesse Stafford Lacey and headed it into the back of the net.
NIU pulled one back in the 53rd minute with a goal by Jan Maertins off a cross by Noah Brodie that cut the Aces’ lead to 3-1. The Aces added a final tally in the 68th minute as senior Ian McGrath scored his fifth goal of the season on a penalty kick as UE secured a 4-1 win.
The Huskies narrowly out-shot Evansville, 16-15, with UE holding a 6-5 advantage on shots on-goal.
McGrath, Ntabana, Williams, and Adam Snow all tallied three shots to lead the Aces. Senior goalkeeper Matthew Keller captured his fourth win of the season in goal, making four saves on 16 shots.
After the match McGrath, Stafford Lacey, Keller, and senior Chris Shuck were all named to the All-Tournament team with Shuck capturing defensive MVP honors and McGrath being named offensive MVP.
The Aces hit the road for a pair of matches in the coming weeks starting with a showdown with Grand Canyon in Phoenix, Arizona at 9 p.m. on Thursday.
The Evansville Otters lost the 96th and final game of the regular season 6-3 to the Gateway Grizzlies in front of an announced crowd of 7,451 at GCS Ballpark.
Evansville (52-44) saw two home runs account for all of their scoring to bring their season total to 99 in 2017.
Gateway (32-64) took the series over the Otters with back-to-back wins to close out their season.
With a Washington Wild Things win before the start of the game, the Otters automatically became the four seed for the 2017 Frontier League Division Series. Evansville will host the Schaumburg Boomers in the FLDS on Tuesday and Wednesday at Bosse Field.
The Otters got on the board first in the top of the first inning. Alejandro Segovia hit a two-run shot to left field to score himself and Brandon Soat who led off the inning with a single.
Gateway immediately responded in the bottom of the frame. An RBI single from Evan Rogers plated Cody Livesay to make it 2-1 in Evansville’s favor.
The Grizzlies took the lead in the third on a three-run home run from Brent Sakurai. Gateway then added their second home run of the night on a two-run blast from Dan Holst in the fifth to make it 6-2.
Evansville got one run back in the eighth on Nick Walker’s first home run of the year. With Walker’s home run, every active position player for Evansville finished the regular season with at least one home run.
Trent Lunsford took the loss for Evansville. The Otters starter walked a season high seven batters and gave up five hits in four innings of work. Lunsford allowed six earned runs in his second loss of the season.
Andrew Utterback and Kyano Cummings combined for four innings of scoreless baseball in relief of Lunsford.
Vincent Molesky was awarded the win for Gateway. Molesky threw eight innings giving up six hits and three earned runs. He struck out 12 with only one walk.
Molesky threw one pitch in the ninth before ceremoniously being removed by manager Phil Warren. Molesky was greeted by family and friends and even proposed to his girlfriend on the field. Molesky will age out of the league next season.
First pitch between Evansville and Schaumburg on Tuesday is set for 6:35 p.m.
Fans can listen on 91.5 WUEV with Lucas Corley (play-by-play) and Bill McKeon (color commentary) providing coverage.
Tickets for FLDS games on Sept. 5-6 at Bosse Field are available by going to evansvilleotters.com or calling 812-435-8686.
 The University of Evansville women’s soccer team dropped a non-conference road match to Western Kentucky, 4-1, on Sunday night in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Despite no goals being scored in the opening 30 minutes, there was plenty of activity as both teams combined for eight shots.
The Hilltoppers got on the board in the 37th minutes that provided WKU a 1-0 lead heading into the half.
WKU added a second goal in the 58th minute as Chandler Backes scored her third goal of the season. Backes added another goal just nine minutes later to push the Hilltoppers lead to 3-0.
Following a fourth goal by WKU, the Aces got on the board with a goal by freshman Katie Schroeder, the first of her collegiate career, assisted by senior Montana Portenier and junior Sara Osinski.
Leading the Aces was Schroeder with three shots and a goal, while senior JBess Ruby and junior Molly Lear each recorded two shots.
The Hilltoppers fired 23 shots to the Aces’ nine with WKU putting 12 on-goal to four for UE.
The Aces return home to Arad McCutchan Stadium for a pair of contests. UE opens the weekend against Miami (Ohio) at 5:30 p.m. on September 8 before taking on Morehead State at 1 p.m. on September 10.
The University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team scored early and often in a 4-2 victory over Union University Sunday afternoon in Jackson, Tennessee. The Screaming Eagles start a season 2-0, while Union falls to 0-2 to start the year.
USI got the early lead, 1-0, with a little help from Union on an own-goal at 6:21. The Eagles quickly extended the lead on their own with a tally by freshman defender Justin Raines (Bartlett, Tennessee), his second goal of the season. Raines was assisted on the play by freshman midfielder Tyler Paradis (Fishers, Indiana) and sophomore defender Drew Albert (Eureka, Missouri).
USI sophomore midfielder Sean Rickey (Columbia, Illinois) knocked in the third goal of the half and his first of the season off a pass from sophomore midfielder Adam Newman (Marion, Illinois) at 27:40. Union would score with 1:29 left in the half for a 3-1 USI lead at intermission.
In the second half, USI sealed the victory when sophomore defender Justin Brooks (Fishers, Indiana) increased the Eagles’ lead to 4-1 at the 71:42. Brooks scored the breakaway goal off the long pass and second assist of the game by Albert.
Union tried to get back into the match, closing the gap to 4-2 with a penalty kick goal at 80:12. The 4-2 margin was a close as the match would be the rest of the way as the Eagles closed out their second win of the year.
Between the posts, senior goalkeeper Adam Zehme (Orland Park, Illinois) posted his second win of the year. Zehme allowed one goal and made a pair of saves in 82 minutes of action. Freshman goalkeeper Justin Faas (Carmel, Indiana) finished the match between the posts, allowing one goal and making a save.
The Eagles continue their four match road swing Friday when they open the 2017 Great Lakes Valley Conference schedule at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Follow the live coverage, including live stats and video, on GoUSIEagles.com.
USI returns to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field September 22 when it hosts the University of Indianapolis for a 7:30 p.m. Great Lakes Valley Conference match.
