Both teams run stellar races 

Sienna Crews and Hannah Welsh took the top two positions as the University of Evansville cross country teams ran at the Austin Peay Invitational on Saturday morning.

Due to technical difficulties, full results are not available at this time, but will be posted as soon as they become available.

Crews, who also won the event last year, blistered her previous course record.  She ran a 19:05 as a freshman, but improved that to an unofficial time of 18:10 this year.  She finished eight seconds ahead of teammate Hannah Welsh.  Ashton Bosler was third on the team.

For the men, Ricky Hendrix was the top finisher once again.  He topped Stanley Chepchieng and Ross Frondorf.

All times and team results will be posted as soon as possible.

UE back on the road on Monday

 Less than 24 hours after a hard-fought five set match against Drake, the University of Evansville volleyball team was back at it against UNI, falling by a 3-0 final at the Carson Center.

Evansville (4-11, 0-2 MVC) was led by Mildrelis Rodriguez, who had four kills.  Jelena Merseli led the way with nine assists while Olivia Goldstein registered five digs.

Amie Held was the top performer for the Panthers (10-6, 1-2 MVC) as she notched nine kills, seven digs and three service aces.

UNI took control from the start, taking an 11-4 lead in game one.  They extended it to 16-7 before cruising to a 25-14 win.  They were even more dominant in the second stanza.  After scoring six of the first eight points, they added to it for a 24-9 victory.

In the third game, the Panthers put the final touches on the match, jumping out to a 7-1 lead before winning by a final of 25-5.

A busy stretch of three Missouri Valley Conference matches in four days continues for the Purple Aces as they travel to Wichita State for a 7 p.m. match on Monday.  The Valley on ESPN3 will broadcast the match.

The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team broke a three-match losing streak with a 3-1 victory over Lewis University Sunday afternoon at Strassweg Field. USI watches its record rise to 5-4-0, 2-4-0 Great Lakes Valley Conference, while Lewis goes to 4-4-1, 2-3-1 GLVC.

The Screaming Eagles struck for a pair of first half goals and carried a 2-0 lead to halftime. Junior midfielder Carlie Scales (Evansville, Indiana) recorded her second goal of the year and gave USI a 1-0 lead at 12:51, scoring off a pass from senior defender Kelsey Smith (Evansville, Indiana).

USI would increase the margin to 2-0 at 14:47 when sophomore forward Ryley Hancock  (Evansville, Indiana) broke through the Lewis defense for her third goal of the year. Hancock was assisted by on the play by sophomore forward Kennedy Moore (Evansville, Indiana) and senior midfielder Kaelin Martlock(Bay City, Michigan).

The two first half goals broke a 293 minute scoreless streak by the Eagles.

In the second half, Lewis cut the USI margin in half, 2-1, on a goal at 49:35 before the  Eagles bounced back to regain the two-goal lead, 3-1, on a tally by sophomore defender Olivia Wilde (Racine, Wisconsin) at 62:33. Wilde’s fourth tally of the year tied her for the team-lead in goals with senior forward Gabriella Korte (St. Louis, Missouri).

Between the posts, senior goalkeeper Courtney Lofland (Indianapolis, Indiana) recorded her team-best third victory of the year. Lofland allowed one goal and made two saves in the win.

USI hits the road next weekend when it travels to Saint Joseph’s College Friday and the University of Indianapolis Sunday. Match time versus Saint Joseph’s in Rensselaer, Indiana, is set for 5 p.m., while kick-off at UIndy in Indianapolis is slated for 11 a.m. (CDT).

The Eagles return to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field October 7 when they start a home weekend against William Jewell College. USI concludes the short two-match homestand October 9 when it hosts Rockhurst University.

Junior Taylor Howerton (Evansville, Indiana) paced the University of Southern Indiana women’s golf team to a fifth place finish out of 19 teams at the Gilda’s Club Laker Fall Invitational Sunday afternoon at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University.

Howerton shot a four-over 148 (75-73) to finish tied for fifth. Freshman Abbey Leighty (Mt. Carmel, Illinois) also had a strong showing, shooting a 10-over 154 (76-78) to finish tied for 15th.

Also placing in the top half of the 103-player field was senior Allison Koester (Wadesville, Indiana). Koester shot an 18-over 162 (82-80) to place tied for 35th.

As a team, the Screaming Eagles finished fifth out of 19 teams shooting a 54-over 630. The Eagles shot 315 in each round.

The Eagles return to the course October 8-9 for the Maryville Fall Invitational at Annbriar Golf Club in Waterloo, Illinois.

9/25/2016 — Gilda’s Club Laker Fall Invitational
The Meadows — Allendale, MI
Par 72, 6017 yards — 0 teams, 0 players

# Indicates individual player