Aces place fifth in tournament

 Senior Kayla Katterhenry finished just one shot off of the lead as the University of Evansville women’s golf team earned a 5^th place finish at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Sevierville Golf Club.

A 3-over 74 on Tuesday saw Katterhenry finish one stroke behind medalist Elizabeth England of Carson-Newman.  Katterhenry’s efforts in the tournament saw her post a 3-round tally of 220.

Giulia Mallmann was second for the Purple Aces.  She carded an 84 in the final round and completed the tournament with a 246 to finish in 28^th.  One behind her was Maggie Camp.  The senior registered an 83 to total 247 strokes in the tournament, good for a 29^th-place tie.

Madison Chaney and Lexie Sollman completed the top five.  Chaney had her best round of the tournament on Tuesday, scoring an 81 to tie for 32^nd with a 250.  Sollman posted an 85 on her way to a 257.  She placed 38^th.

Lee University took the team championship by 11 strokes over Tennessee Tech.  Lee posted an 895 while TTU finished at 906.  Belmont took third with a 916 while Carson-Newman (932) and UE (961) rounded out the top five.

On March 27-28, the ladies make their way to Maumelle, Arkansas for the Little Rock Invitational

UE ties for third place

  A successful three rounds of play saw two University of Evansville men’s golfers earn top ten finishes while the Purple Aces earn a tie for third as a team at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate and Sevierville Golf Club.

Tyler Gray had another round under par on Tuesday, carding a 2-under 70 to finish the event with a 210.  The 70 comes on the heels of a 4-under 68 in Monday’s second round.

Wil Pahud also recorded a top ten as his final tally of 216 was good for a 9^th place tie.  He posted an even 72 on Tuesday.  Third on the team was Jon Pick.  A solid round of 75 in the final tour of the course saw him finish the event with a score of 225 on his way to a tie for 24^th place.

Zac Turi was the fourth member of the squad on the leaderboard.  Turi tied for 32^nd as his Tuesday score of 76 gave him a 228.  Matthew Ladd tied for 40^th place as he notched his best round of the event, a 74, finishing with a 230.  Noah Reese tied for 32^nd as an individual, coming in with 228 strokes.

Carson-Newman extended its lead for the team win.  Their 3-round total of 847 was 25 ahead of runner-up Lincoln Memorial.  Evansville and Austin Peay tied for third with scores of 877.  Jake Headrick of Carson-Newman shot the low round of the tournament on Tuesday – a 6-under 66 – to edge teammate Tom Forester, 205-207.

On April 1, the Aces will be bacon on course at the Hoosier Invitational in Bloomington.

University of Southern Indiana senior guard/forward Jeril Taylor (Louisville, Kentucky) was named All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and Basketball Times in releases today. The All-America awards are the first for Taylor, who becomes the 22nd Screaming Eagle in USI men’s basketball history to earn the honor.

Taylor, who also was named Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year and first-team All-GLVC this season, shined for the Eagles in 2016-17. He led the team for the second-straight season in scoring and rebounding, averaging 19.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per contest. The senior also set a USI single-game record for scoring with 50 points in the road win at Truman State University and became the 19^thUSI player to reach 1,000 career points.

In addition to the post-season conference awards, Taylor was named All-Midwest Region by the NABC and the Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association; the Division II Bulletin Player of the Month (January); the GLVC Player of the Week four times; and the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic Most Valuable Player.

USI finished the 2016-17 campaign with a 25-5 overall record and ranked 16^th nationally after bowing out of the NCAA Division II Tournament in the Midwest Regional. The Eagles also finished second in the GLVC East Division with a 15-3 conference mark.

2017 NABC COACHES’ DIVISION II ALL-AMERICA TEAM

Matt Bingaya, Fairmont State, 6-4, Senior, Forward/Guard, Delaware, Ohio 

Joshua Blaylock, Fort Lewis, 6-2, Senior, Guard, Lancaster, Calif.

Luquon Choice, Lincoln Memorial, 6-3, Senior, Guard, Laurens, S.C.

Devin Gilligan, Southern New Hampshire, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Amherst, N.H.

Zach Hankins, Ferris State, 6-10, Sophomore, Post, Charlevoix, Mich.

Jeremiah Hill, Valdosta State, 6-2, Senior, Guard, Savannah, Ga.

Aaron Lien, MSU Moorhead, 6-4, Senior, Guard, Moorhead, Minn.

Justin Pitts, Northwest Missouri State, 5-9, Junior, Guard, Blue Springs, Mo.

Justin Reyes, St. Thomas Aquinas, 6-4, Junior, Guard/Forward, Haverhill, Mass.

Devin Schmidt, Delta State, 6-4, Senior, Guard, Sevierville, Tenn.

Keshun Sherrill, Augusta, 5-9, Senior, Guard, Cleveland, N.C.

Dustin Sleva, Shippensburg, 6-8, Junior, Forward, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Michael Smith, California Baptist, 6-4, Senior, Guard, South San Francisco, Calif.

Taylor Stafford, Western Washington, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Chicago, Ill.

Jeril Taylor, Southern Indiana, 6-4, Senior, Guard, Louisville, Ky.

Seth Youngblood, Arkansas-Fort Smith, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Roland, Okla.

 

Basketball Times  NCAA Division II All-Americans

Justin Pitts, Northwest Missouri State – Player of the Year

Jerrod Calhoun, Fairmont State (W. Va.) – Coach of the Year

First Team

Name, School Ht. Yr.

Matt Bingaya, Fairmont State (W. Va.) 6-7 Sr.

Justin Pitts, Northwest Missouri State 5-9 Jr.

Justin Reyes, St. Thomas Aquinas (NY) 6-4 Jr.

Michael Smith, Cal Baptist 6-4 Sr.

Taylor Stafford, Western Washington 6-1 Sr.

 

Second Team

Daeshon Francis, Permian Basin (Tex.) 6-3 Jr.

Braxton Reeves, East Central (Okla.) 6-4 Sr.

Devin Schmidt, Delta State (Miss.) 6-4 Sr.

Dustin Sleva, Shippensburg (Pa.) 6-8 Jr.

Jeril Taylor, Southern Indiana 6-4 Sr.

 

Third Team

A.J. Clark, Pfeiffer (N.C.) 5-10 Sr.

Charles Clark, Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 6-2 Jr.

Jeremiah Hill, Valdosta State (Ga.) 6-2 Sr.

Devin Gilligan, Southern New Hampshire 6-5 Sr.

Dan Monteroso, West Liberty (W. Va.) 6-3 Jr.