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Eagles sweep Truman State 9-0

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The University of Southern Indiana men’s tennis team swept Truman State University 9-0 Saturday afternoon, in a neutral site matchup at Reservoir Park in Quincy, Illinois.

USI (3-3) took control early, dominating in all three doubles matches. Picking up the first point the Screaming Eagles was the duo of sophomore Andrew Dones (Georgetown, Indiana) and sophomore Ilia Karelin (Ekaterinburg, Russia) as they defeated Griffin Turnage and Nick Thiele 8-1 at number three doubles.

Senior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) and junior Samuel Kiladejo (London, England) made it 2-0 USI with an 8-2 win. Rounding out doubles for the Eagles was sophomore James Hardiman (Backwell, Bristol, United Kingdom) and freshman Denis Davydov (Chorvatsky Grob, Slovakia) where they tallied an 8-2 victory at number two.

With Hardiman not playing singles, USI moved everyone up a flight. This was no problem for the Eagles, as they went on to win each match. Barris won at number three to open singles play, 6-2, 6-2.

Junior Jack Lipchik (Kokomo, Indiana) picked up the win at number five, defeating Conner Frazier 6-0, 6-4. Davydov, Kiladejo, Karelin and Dones also picked up easy wins in their respective matches.

USI is back at it tomorrow when they take on Quincy University at 10 a.m. in Quincy, Illinois.

Three Individual Wins for USI at Depauw

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University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field concluded the indoor regular season with three individual wins and a sixth place showing as a team Saturday afternoon at the Depauw Classic.

Picking up the team’s first win of the day and his second of the season, senior Jalen Madison‘s (Washington, Indiana) top throw of 50 feet, 10.25 inches was good enough for the victory in the weight throw. The distance is the third farthest of the season for Madison.

Also pulling out wins for the Screaming Eagles were freshman Justin Greathouse (Indianapolis, Indiana) and sophomore Almustapha Silvester (Indianapolis, Indiana) in the 5,000-meters and 800-meters, respectively. Greathouse earned his victory with a time of 15 minutes, 46.70, while Silvester finished his 800-meters in 1:59.23 for his best time of the season.

USI earned a total of seven top-10 finishes, including the three wins. Freshman Eli Hill (Bloomington, Illinois) shaved six seconds off his season-best mile time, now 4:23.60, for a third-place finish.

The final three top-ten finishes came in field events with junior Daniel Gibson (Normal, Illinois) capturing all three. Gibson topped his season best in the pole vault for a fifth-place finish after clearing 11’11.75 inches. The junior also placed seventh and 10th in the high jump and shot put. Gibson’s mark of 38’10.50″ in the shot put is also a season best.

As a team, USI came away with 42 points to finish sixth. Wabash College and Depauw University took the top two spots with 115 and 89 points, respectively. Great Lakes Valley Conference foe Bellarmine University rounded out the top three with 87. Thomas More College and Centre College finished ahead of the Eagles in fourth and fifth.

With the conclusion of the indoor regular season, the Eagles now look to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor Championships to be held February 25 & 26 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

Four Wins and a Record-Breaking Provisional Highlight USI’s Afternoon

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University of Southern Indiana Women’s Track & Field had another weekend highlighted by senior Hilary Paxson (Liberty Center, Indiana) breaking her own school-record in the weight throw, while also earning the program’s first NCAA II provisional mark in a throwing event. Two more Screaming Eagles also earned three separate wins at the Depauw Classic Saturday afternoon.

Defeating the rest of the field by nearly four feet, Paxson broke her own school-record in the weight throw earning a mark of 53 feet, 10.25 inches. The distance surpasses Paxson’s previous record by nearly five feet, which she set earlier this season. The toss also earned the sophomore the first NCAA II provisional mark in the history of the USI women’s program for a throwing event.

Paxson also earned a sixth-place showing in the shot put with a distance of 34’08.50″.

Senior Jenna Martin (Evansville, Indiana) picked up her third win of the season in her first 2017 appearance in the 60-meter hurdles. Martin’s time of 9.36 seconds paced the field by over a half-a-second.

Later in the afternoon, Martin picked up her fourth win of the year in the long jump with a mark of 16’11.50″. Junior Quin Shoultz (Columbus, Indiana) made her first appearance of the season, earning a sixth-place finish with a mark of 15’08.75″ in the long jump.

Improving her season best by 25 seconds, sophomore Miranda Coats (Sellersburg, Indiana) picked up her first collegiate victory in the 3,000-meters with a time of 11:32.82.

Junior Christina Kropid (Springfield, Illinois) was runner-up in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 19:30.46, while junior Olivia Kelley (Columbus, Indiana) and sophomore Allyson Watson (East Peoria, Illinois) also recorded top-10 finishes in the event, placing sixth and ninth, respectively.

Sophomore Allison Rollins (Evansville, Indiana) was fourth in the mile with a 5:30.19 finish. Also, freshman Ashley Lawhorn‘s (Frankfort, Kentucky) season-best time of 2:32.08 was good enough for fourth in the 800-meters. Freshman Courtney Parsell (Powell, Ohio) also earned a season-best time in the 200-meters finishing seventh in 29.12 seconds.

As a team, USI came away with 77 points to finish third. Bellarmine University and Depauw University took the first two spots with scores of 91 and 80, respectively. Centre College and Thomas More College rounded out the top-five.

With the conclusion of the indoor regular season, the Eagles now look to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor Championships to be held February 25 & 26 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

 

Florey leads offense and defense on Saturday

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Aces drop nail-biters to Creighton and Auburn

AUBURN, Ala. – Sophomore Morgan Florey got the job done in the circle and at the plate on Saturday as the University of Evansville softball team gave Creighton and second-ranked Auburn everything it could handle at the Plainsman Invite.

In the opener, it was Creighton scoring a run in the 8th to earn a 1-0 win while UE dropped a close one to #2 Auburn, 5-3.

“I couldn’t be more proud of the way we responded and competed today!  This schedule was built to challenge us early to see what we are made of; and these young women are showing me a lot,” UE head coach Mat Mundell said.  “Good things will come if we keep battling.”

Another defensive battle ensued in the opening game of the day against the Bluejays as the squads combined for six hits on the day.  Evansville had four of them as Bryana Clark threw the complete game.  Florey went the distance for UE, striking out seven while allowing just two hits.

Following 7 ½ scoreless innings, Creighton saw the winning run cross the plate as Aujanae McCoy hit a fielder’s choice to score Mikaela Pechar.

The final game of the day for the Aces saw them battle from adversity.  Auburn scored the first run of the game in the top of the 2nd inning and added four more in the 4th with two scoring off of illegal pitches.

Facing that kind of deficit on the field of the second-ranked team in the nation, Evansville battled back with two runs in the fifth.  Bailee Bostic led off with a single and was pinch run for by Deja Shelton.  Shelton crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Chandra Parr.  With two outs, Tess Hupe posted the second run of the game for UE.  Brittany Hay stole second and Hupe wisely made it home on the throw.

Down to its final three outs, the Aces scored once more in the seventh when Hupe scored her second run of the day on a Florey single through the left side.  That is as close as UE would get with Auburn finishing the 5-3 win.

Makayla Martin was credited with the win for the Tigers, going 3 1/3 giving up three hits.  Emily Lockhart took the loss as she gave up five runs, three of them earned, in three frames of action.  Ashleigh Downing went the final four innings, allowing just one Auburn hit.

Sunday will mark the final day of the tournament with the Aces facing Creighton once again at 9:30 a.m.

BREAKING NEWS: Hoosiers Win Four Titles on Final Night of Big Ten Championships

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Hoosiers Win Four Titles on Final Night of Big Ten Championships

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team finished the 2017 Big Ten Championships on a high note, winning four conference titles at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Ind.

The Hoosiers had a terrific final night, winning four gold medals. Over the course of the meet, IU won a total of nine medals – eight gold and one silver.

Indiana finished in second place at the Big Ten Championships with a total score of 1125 points. Michigan won the team title with a score of 1287, while Wisconsin placed third with a total of 1101.

IU has placed first or second at the Big Ten Championships in each of the last nine years, winning the title three-straight times from 2009 to 2011. The Hoosiers have finished second the last six seasons.

Lilly King was named Swimmer of the Championships after winning three individual Big Ten titles, as well as a gold medal with the 400 medley relay and a silver medal with the 200 medley relay. King is the fifth Hoosier to be named Swimmer of the Championships and the first since Allysa Varva in 2012.

Joining King on the All-Big Ten First-Team were Gia Dalesandro, Kennedy Goss, Ali Rockett, Holly Spears and Jessica Parratto.

Dalesandro ended her Big Ten career with another crown in the 200 butterfly, as the senior won the event for the fourth-straight year with a school, Big Ten and Big Ten meet record time of 1:53.67. The senior’s time is also a NCAA A cut mark.

The Naperville, Ill. native becomes just the 15th woman in Big Ten history to win an individual event four times and is the first Hoosier to accomplish the feat. Prior to Dalesandro, no other women’s swimmer in Big Ten history has ever won a 200 fly title more than two straight years.

In addition, Dalesandro became just the fifth woman in conference history to win both the 100 and 200 fly titles during the same year.

Also for the Hoosiers in the Championship Final of the 200 fly, Bailey Pressey took eighth place with a NCAA B cut time of 1:58.54. Reagan Cook placed 16th overall with a NCAA B cut mark of 1:59.80, while Olivia Barker placed 21st with a NCAA B cut time of 1:59.36.

In the 200 breaststroke Championship Final, King came through with a clutch swim, defending her NCAA and Big Ten title from a year ago with a NCAA A cut time of 2:04.03.

King broke the Big Ten meet and Boilermaker Aquatic Center pool record with her swim, which also ranks second all-time in the history of the event – second only to King’s NCAA winning time of 2:03.59 from last season.

With her victory in the event, King has won five individual Big Ten titles in just two seasons.

After taking an Olympic redshirt year in 2016, Jessica Parratto came back and reclaimed her 2015 Big Ten platform dive crown on Saturday night, winning with a NCAA qualifying score of 378.60.

Parratto had an incredible list, scoring over 70.00 points on four of her five dives. Parratto seized control of the event in the third round, posting an impressive score of 81.00. Parratto’s total of 378.60 is the fourth-best in Indiana diving history.

For the week, Parratto made the Championship Finals in all three diving events, finishing fifth in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives.

Kennedy Goss earned her third career Big Ten title on Saturday night, winning the 200 backstroke with a Big Ten meet record and NCAA A cut time of 1:50.95. Goss’ time is the sixth-best in the history of IU swimming. The Toronto, Ontario native also won the Big Ten crowns in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle in 2015.

In the B Final, Rachel Matsumura placed fourth to take 12th overall with a NCAA B cut time of 1:55.72. Shelly Drozda won the C Final to place 17th overall with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 1:56.59. Her time ranks her as the 16th-best performer in the event in IU history. Also in the C Final, Ali Rockett touched fifth to place 21st overall with a NCAA B cut of 1:57.52.

Freshman Cassie Jernberg led the Hoosiers in the 1,650 freestyle, placing seventh overall with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 16:04.33. With her great mark, Jernberg now ranks as the sixth-best miler in IU history.

Stephanie Marchuk placed 12th overall with a NCAA B cut time of 16:11.40, while Hannah Sakaluk took 38th with a time of 17:25.63.

Freshman Maria Paula Heitmann capped her great week at the Big Ten Championships by leading the Hoosiers in the 100 freestyle, placing 11th with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 49.70. With her mark, Heitmann ranks as the 14th-best swimmer at IU in the event.

Holly Spears finished 13th in the 100 free with a NCAA B cut of 49.81, while Shelby Koontz placed 24th with a time of 50.27.

In the final event of the conference championships, the IU 400 freestyle relay team of Goss, Dalesandro, Heitmann and Spears placed fifth overall with a time of 3:17.69.

Over the course of the Big Ten Championships, the Hoosiers posted some impressive accolades. The Hoosiers broke four school records, four Big Ten records, six Big Ten meet records, six Boilermaker Aquatic Center pool records, one NCAA record and one American record. IU also amassed nine NCAA A cut times and had 42 personal-best swims.

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.

Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships
Lilly King

First-Team All-Big Ten
Gia Dalesandro
Kennedy Goss
Lilly King
Ali Rockett
Jessica Parratto
Holly Spears

1,650 Freestyle
7. Cassie Jernberg – 16:04.33 (Personal Best, NCAA B cut)
12. Stephanie Marchuk – 16:11.40 (NCAA B cut)
38. Hannah Sakaluk – 17:25.63

200 Backstroke
1. Kennedy Goss – 1:50.95 (Big Ten Meet record, NCAA A cut)
12. Rachel Matsumura – 1:55.72 (NCAA B cut)
17. Shelly Drozda – 1:56.59 (Personal Best, NCAA B cut)
21. Ali Rockett – 1:57.52 (NCAA B cut)

100 Freestyle
11. Maria Paula Heitmann – 49.70 (Personal Best, NCAA B cut)
13. Holly Spears – 49.81 (NCAA B cut)
24. Shelby Koontz – 50.27

200 Breaststroke
1. Lilly King – 2:04.03 (Big Ten Meet and Pool record, NCAA A cut)
8. Laura Morley – 2:11.72 (NCAA B cut)

200 Butterfly
1. Gia Dalesandro – 1:53.67 (School, Big Ten, Big Ten Meet and Pool record, NCAA A cut)
8. Bailey Pressey – 1:58.54 (NCAA B cut)
16. Reagan Cook – 1:59.80 (NCAA B cut)
21. Olivia Barker – 1:59.36 (NCAA B cut)

Platform Dive
1. Jessica Parratto – 378.60 (NCAA qualifying time)

400 Freestyle Relay
5. Kennedy Goss, Gia Dalesandro, Maria Paula Heitmann, Holly Spears – 3:17.69

BREAKING NEWS: IU Qualifies 14 for Saturday Night Finals at Big Ten Championships

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IU Qualifies 14 for Saturday Night Finals at Big Ten Championships

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team qualified 14 swimmers and diver for evening finals at the 2017 Big Ten Championships on Saturday afternoon at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Ind.

The Hoosiers will five swimmers and one diver in Championship Finals on Saturday night, along with four swimmers in B Finals and four swimmers in C Finals. IU will also have three swimmers in the 1,650 freestyle this afternoon.

200 Backstroke
The Hoosiers will bring back four swimmers for Saturday night’s finals of the 200 backstroke, led by Kennedy Goss who was the top qualifier for the Championship Final with a NCAA B cut time of 1:52.02.

Rachel Matsumura will swim in the B Final after touching the wall with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 1:55.28. Her mark ranks her as the 12th-best performer in the event in school history.

Ali Rockett (1:56.93) and Shelly Drozda (1:57.77) will both swim in the C Final of the 200 backstroke after posting a pair of NCAA B cut. Katherine Keller finished 46th overall with a time of 2:01.56.

100 Freestyle
Holly Spears will lead a pair of IU swimmers in the B Final of the 100 freestyle after posting a NCAA B cut time of 49.62. Joining her will be freshman Maria Paula Heitmann, who qualified 16th overall after touching the wall in a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 49.76. Heitmann entered the race seeded 66th.

Shelby Koontz earned a spot in the C Final with a personal-best and NCAA B cut mark of 49.78. With their times, Heitmann is ranked 14th all-time at IU, while Koontz comes in at No. 15 on the list.

Delaney Barnard just missed qualifying for the C Final by 0.01 seconds, finishing 25th with a time of 50.06.

200 Breaststroke
Defending NCAA and Big Ten champion Lilly King will be the No. 2 seed for tonight’s Championship Final of the 200 breaststroke, touching the wall with a NCAA B cut time of 2:07.67. King, who was also the No. 2 seed at last year’s conference championships, posted the ninth-best time in IU history in prelims.

Joining King in the A Final will be Laura Morley, who qualified eighth overall with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 2:11.50. With her mark, Morley ranks as the ninth-best performer in the event in program history.

Mackenzie Atencio placed 28th overall, tying her personal-best time with a mark of 2:16.28, maintaining her spot as 18th-best all-time at Indiana. Hope Hayward placed 33rd with a time of 2:18.01, while Taylor Truex took 50th with a mark of 2:26.77.

200 Butterfly
Three-time defending Big Ten champion Gia Dalesandro will be the No. 1 seed for the A Final of the 200 butterfly after touching the wall with a NCAA B cut time of 1:56.26. Joining Dalesandro in the Championship Final will be Bailey Pressey, who qualified seventh with a NCAA B cut time of 1:56.93.

After tying for 16th in the prelims with a NCAA B cut time of 1:59.10, Reagan Cook won a swim-off to take the final spot in the B Final with a personal-best time of 1:57.32. Olivia Barker will swim in the C Final for the Hoosiers after posting a 1:59.68.

Platform Dive
Jessica Parratto had a tremendous prelim session, earning the No. 1 seed for Saturday night’s Championship Final of the platform dive with a NCAA qualifying score of 322.50.

Parratto hit for two dive over 70 points – 75.00 and 72.00 – in the second and third round to get to the head of the pack. Parratto then hit for 62.70 and 67.00 in the final two rounds to earn the top spot.

In 2015, Parratto won both the Big Ten and NCAA Championships in the platform dive.

The Hoosiers will wrap up the 2017 Big Ten Championships on Saturday evening with the finals of the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, platform dive and 1,650 freestyle. The action gets underway at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center in West Lafayette at 6:30 p.m. ET.

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.

200 Backstroke
Kennedy Goss – 1:52.02 (NCAA B cut – A Final)
Rachel Matsumura – 1:55.28 (Personal Best, NCAA B cut – B Final)
Ali Rockett – 1:56.93 (NCAA B cut – C Final)
Shelly Drozda – 1:57.77 (NCAA B cut – C Final)
46. Katherine Keller – 2:01.56

100 Freestyle
Holly Spears – 49.62 (NCAA B cut – B Final)
Maria Paula Heitmann – 49.76 (Personal Best, NCAA B cut – B Final)
Shelby Koontz – 49.78 (Personal Best, NCAA B cut – C Final)
25. Delaney Barnard – 50.06

200 Breaststroke
Lilly King – 2:07.67 (NCAA B cut – A Final)
Laura Morley – 2:11.50 (Personal Best, NCAA B cut – A Final)
28. Mackenzie Atencio – 2:16 28 (Tied Personal Best)
33. Hope Hayward – 2:18.01
50. Taylor Truex – 2:26.77

200 Butterfly
Gia Dalesandro – 1:56.26 (NCAA B cut – A Final)
Bailey Pressey – 1:56.93 (NCAA B cut – A Final)
Reagan Cook – 1:59.10 (NCAA B cut – B Final; 1:57.32 in swim-off – Personal Best)
Olivia Barker – 1:59.68 (C Final)
25. Christine Jensen – 2:00.09 (Personal Best
33. Sam Lisy – 2:02.04 (Personal Best)

Platform Dive
Jessica Parratto – 322.50 (NCAA Qualifying score)

Troopers Arrest Evansville Woman for DUI after Crashing into Parked Vehicle  

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Knox County – Early this morning at approximately 1:00, Trooper Brock Buchanan was patrolling on 10th Street near Broadway Street when he observed a black 2013 Chrysler backing up into a yard.  Buchanan noticed the vehicle had heavy front end damage and a nearby truck parked along the curb also had heavy front end damage. Buchanan exited his patrol car and instructed the driver of the Chrysler to stop. The driver was identified as Stephanie Stearns, 28, of Evansville. While talking to Stearns, an odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected. Two open alcohol containers were also observed in the center console. Further investigation revealed Stearns had a blood alcohol content of .21% and she tested positive for marijuana. She was arrested and taken to the Knox County Jail where she is currently being held on bond.

Arrested and Charge:

  • Stephanie Stearns, 28, Evansville, IN

1.Driving While Intoxicated, Class A Misdemeanor

EPD Activity Report

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EPD Report

Eagles drop opener at Tampa, 5-3

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The 23rd-ranked University of Southern Indiana baseball team opened the 2017 campaign with a 5-3 loss at second-ranked University of Tampa Friday afternoon in Tampa, Florida. USI starts the year 0-1, while Tampa goes to 6-1 in 2017.

Game two of the three-game slate has been moved up to an 11 a.m. (CST) first pitch on Saturday due to the forecast of rain. The series finale is set for 11 a.m. (CST) Sunday

The Screaming Eagles spotted the Spartans a 5-0 lead after four innings as USI starting right-hander Kyle Griffin (Morganfield, Kentucky) allowed five runs, five earned, on nine hits and a walk through 3.1 innings. Griffin (0-1) took the loss in his USI debut.

USI would cut into the deficit in the fifth inning when junior leftfielder Drake McNamara (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) hit his first home run of the season to make the score, 5-1. The Eagles closed the gap to 5-3 in the top of the seventh when junior centerfielder Buddy Johnson (Shelbyville, Kentucky) lined a two-run double to left field.

Tampa would close out the game, 5-3, as USI stranded a runner in the seventh and the ninth.

On the mound for USI, freshman right-hander Tyler Hagedorn (Evansville, Indiana) closed out the game for the Eagles. Hagedorn went 4.2 innings in his USI debut and in relief of Griffin, allowing three hits and striking out five batters.

 

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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