Aces to play on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.

 It is back to the Carson Center for the University of Evansville volleyball team as they return home following a 3-week road trip that wrapped up last weekend with road contests at UNI and Drake.  Evansville faces Bradley on Friday before welcoming Loyola to the Carson Center on Saturday.  Both matches begin at 7 p.m. and will be featured on The Valley on ESPN3.

Saturday’s match against the Bulldogs was an offensive explosion for Mildrelis Rodriguez and Rocio Fortuny as Rodriguez set her career mark with 21 kills while Fortuny tied her top effort at UE with 17.  Rachel Tam also checked in with her high of five block assists while Joselyn Coronel assisted on a career-high 32 shots.

Rodriguez set her career-high with 21 kills in 52 attempts last Saturday.  She hit a solid .308 and also posted 12 digs.  She has notched at least eight kills in seven of the last eight matches and continues to pace the squad with 2.91 per set.  The sophomore comes into this weekend with an even 250 kills on the season.  The Purple Aces have depended on her efforts to keep the offense rolling as she has notched at least 24 attempts in each MVC match in 2016.

Fortuny had her shot going against Drake, notching 17 kills last time out.  It tied her career-high, which came earlier this year in the home meeting against the Bulldogs.  Fortuny ranks second on the team behind fellow sophomore Mildrelis Rodriguez with 2.11 kills per set.  She has also done well on the defensive side with 0.39 blocks per set.

A week after setting her collegiate mark with four kills at Southern Illinois, Joselyn Coronel set a career-high in assists with 32 versus the Bulldogs.  It marked the third time this season she has posted at least 20 helpers.  Splitting time at the position with Jelena Merseli, Coronel has averaged 2.96 assists per game.

Bradley will mark the first match of the weekend as the Aces and Braves play at 7 p.m. on Friday.  The Braves come to the Carson Center with a 7-15 overall mark and are 2-9 in MVC play.  Erica Haslag has had a strong sophomore season for the Braves and ranks fourth in the league with 3.44 kills per set.  Defensively, Abby Ihrke ranks fifth in the Valley with 4.07 digs

On Saturday, UE will take on Loyola.  The Ramblers enter the weekend with a 10-14 mark and are 5-6 in the conference.  They are in sixth place in the league standings as we round the homestretch.  Senior Morgan Reardon is third in the MVC with 3.47 kills per game while Delilah Wolf has registered 9.86 assists in her freshman season and stands third in the conference in tha

The University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team will host a Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament first round match for the first time since 2003 when it takes on the University of Missouri-St. Louis at noon Sunday at Strassweg Field. USI (12-2-3, 10-2-3 GLVC) is the third seed in the tournament, while UMSL (10-6-1, 9-5-1 GLVC) is the sixth seed.

Following the first round matches at campus sites, the GLVC Tournament will move to Carroll Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana for the semifinal matches November 4 and the championship match November 6. The GLVC is featuring the semifinals and the championship match on a neutral field for the first time in the history of GLVC men’s soccer.

Live coverage of USI’s run through the post-season, including live statistics and video, can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

Week 10 Eagle Notes: 

USI is 4^th in region; receives votes nationally: The Eagles dropped two spots to fourth in the second NCAA Division II Midwest Region poll and closed in on reentering the NSCAA NCAA II Top 25 by receiving votes.

Eagles clinches home field in dramatic fashion: USI clinched its first post-season home game since 2003 in dramatic fashion, rallying to defeat Bellarmine University with two goals in the final 10 minutes to win, 2-1.

Home winning streak in the GLVC Tournament: The Eagles have a won their last two GLVC Tournament games at the Strassweg Field, defeating Quincy University in 2002 and Bellarmine University in 2003.

GLVC leader in championships: USI has 10 GLVC men’s soccer titles since the conference was created in 1979, the most by any program in the league. The Eagles won the conference championships in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991.

Between the posts: Junior goalkeeper Adam Zehme (Orland Park, Illinois) leads the Eagles between the posts with a 12-2-3 mark and a 0.90 goals against average. Zehme has a career-best 12 wins, 63 saves, and six shutouts this fall.

Scoring leaders: USI freshman midfielder Sean Rickey (Columbia, Illinois) is USI’s current scoring leader with 19 points on six goals and a team-high seven assists. The Eagles will be without their one-two punch of freshman forward Eric Ramirez (Vincennes, Indiana) and junior midfielder Kyle Richardville (Vincennes, Indiana), who will miss the GLVC Tournament with injuries. Ramirez and Richardville had recorded 21 points (10 goals, one assist) and 19 points (seven goals, five assists), respectively, before suffering the injuries.

Ramirez having best freshman year:  Despite going down with a hamstring injury and missing the last match, freshman forward Eric Ramirez has had the best freshman season ever for a USI player, posting a team-high 21 points on 10 goals and one assist. Ramirez broke the freshman record of nine set by Eric Schoenstein in 1988.

USI vs. UMSL: The Eagles trail the Tritons in the all-time series, 21-5-2, after dropping a 2-1 decision to start the 2016 GLVC slate. The September match was not played at on the natural grass of Strassweg Field due to rain, but was played on the artificial turf of Central Stadium in Evansville.

The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team enters the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament for the first time since 2012 when it hits the road to play Truman State University Sunday in Kirksville, Missouri. Kickoff for the Screaming Eagles (9-8-1, 6-8-1 GLVC), the eighth-seed, and 18^th-ranked Bulldogs (13-1-3, 12-1-2 GLVC), the top seed, is set for noon.

Following the first round matches at campus sites, the GLVC Tournament will move to Carroll Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana for the semifinal matches November 4 and the championship match November 6. The GLVC is featuring the semifinals and the championship match on a neutral field for the first time in the history of GLVC women’s soccer.

Live coverage of USI’s run through the post-season, including live statistics and video, can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

Week 10 Eagle Notes: 

Eagles earn a spot in post-season: USI earned a spot in the GLVC Tournament by battling Bellarmine University to a 0-0 double-overtime draw in the final match of the regular season. The Eagles knocked Lewis University out of the eighth and final spot on a tiebreaker after defeating the Flyers earlier this fall.

USI in the GLVC Tournament: The Eagles, who are in the tournament for the first time since 2012, are making their ninth appearance in the GLVC Tournament and are still searching for their first conference title in program history.

Leading scorers: The Eagles have scored 32 goals through 18 matches this fall, flying by the 19 scored during entirety of the 2015 campaign. Sophomore forward Ryley Hancock (Evansville, Indiana) and senior forward Gabriella Korte (St. Louis, Missouri) are tied for the team lead in points with 14 each. Hancock, who has a team-high three game-winning goals, has 14 points on a team-high six goals and two assists, while Korte has four goals and a team-high six assists.

Between the posts: Senior goalkeeper Courtney Lofland (Indianapolis, Indiana) has started the last two matches for the Eagles and enters the post-season with a 5-2-1 mark and a 0.80 goals against average. Lofland is 2-0-1 in her last three starts, posting three shutouts dating back to October 14.

USI vs. Truman State: The Eagles have lost the last three match-ups with the Bulldogs, including a 3-0 decision at Kirksville in September. The last time USI defeated Truman was 2013 when the Eagles defeated then nationally-ranked Bulldogs, 1-0, in the first-ever match-up in GLVC play between the two programs. Truman leads the all-time series, 6-1-1.

 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will head to Lexington, Ky. to face Kentucky and Tennessee in a tri-meet on Friday.

The one-day, short-course yards tri-meet will get underway at 11:00 a.m. ET at the Lancaster Aquatic Center. Live results for the meet can be found at IUHoosiers.com.

Scouting the Hoosiers

The Indiana Hoosiers enter Friday’s tri-meet coming off a successful opening weekend. The men’s team swept two-time defending NCAA Champion Texas and Florida, while the women’s team notched a pair of victories over the Gators.

In the first CSCAA/TYR Top 25 Poll released the week, the Indiana men’s team was ranked No. 1 in the nation after their impressive 4-0 start. The IU women were ranked No. 12 in the country.

Scouting Kentucky and Tennessee

The Kentucky Wildcats men’s team enters the meet on Friday ranked No. 18 in the nation, while the women’s team checks in at No. 21. The Tennessee men are ranked No. 13 in the country in the CSCAA/TYR Top 25, while the women’s squad is ranked No. 11.

Last year, UK’s men placed 40^th at the NCAA Championships, while the women’s team came in 22nd. The Tennessee men placed seventh last year at the NCAA’s, while the women’s team finished 13^th.

King, Pieroni Earn Big Ten Weekly Honors

Both Lilly King and Blake Pieroni were named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 26. Pieorni had three wins to help lead the men to a sweep of both Texas and Florida, while King had a pair of victories to help IU notch two wins over Florida.

IU Men Ranked No. 1 in Nation in CSCAA/TYR Top 25

In the first CSCAA/TYR Top 25 poll released on Oct. 26, the Indiana men’s swimming and diving team was ranked No. 1 in the nation after sweeping both Texas and Florida to start the season. The women’s team was ranked No. 12 in the country.

IU Sends 11 to Rio Olympics, Winning Seven Medals

The Indiana Swimming and Diving program sent 13 swimmers, divers and coaches to the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics – James Connor, alumna Amy Cozad, Marwan Elkamash, Kennedy Goss, Michael Hixon, Ali Khalafalla, Lilly King, alum Cody Miller, Jessica Parratto, Blake Pieroni and Anze Tavcar. Drew Johansen served as the head coach of USA diving, while Ray Looze was an assistant coach for USA Swimming.

At the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, the IU swimmers and divers won a total of seven medals – four golds, one silver and two bronze. Lilly King headlined the group with two gold medals, while Cody Miller won gold and bronze. Blake Pieroni earned a gold medal as a member of Team USA’s 4×100 freestyle relay team, junior Kennedy Goss earned a bronze medal as a member of Team Canada’s 4×200 freestyle relay team and junior diver Michael Hixon won silver in the men’s 3m synchronized springboard.

King Wins Two NCAA Titles in 2015

Indiana’s Lilly King dominated the breaststroke at the 2016 NCAA Championships, winning both the 100 and 200 breast with the fastest short-course yard times in history. The freshman broke every record in the event with her historic swim – the American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, Indiana school, Big Ten and Georgia Tech Pool records – and owns all of the aforementioned records in both the 100 and 200 breast. In total, King recorded an impressive four All-America honors at her first NCAA Championships.

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