The University of Southern Indiana men’s tennis team was in West Lafayette, Indiana, over the weekend, where they participated in the Purdue Invitational.

Freshman Denis Davydov (Chorvatsky Grob, Slovakia) advanced to the semifinals in Flight D, winning his first two matches before falling in the semis in three sets 4-6, 7-5, 2-6.

Also in Flight D, junior Samuel Kiladejo (London, England) won his first match before being defeated in three sets in the quarterfinals. He then rebounded to win his consolation match 7-6(1), 6-2.

In doubles Flight B, Kiladejo and Davydov won their first round match 6-4, but came up short in the quarterfinals 3-6. Doubles Flight A saw the pair of senior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) and sophomore James Hardiman (Backwell Bristol, United Kingdom) bounce back after losing their first two matches to win their consolation match 6-1.

With the fall schedule concluded, the Screaming Eagles will not return to the court until March 25, when they travel to the University of Illinois Springfield for a GLVC matchup.
Purdue Fall Invitational
Sep 25, 2016 at West Lafayette, IN (Schwartz Tennis Center)

The University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team blasted Lewis University, 3-0, Sunday afternoon at Strassweg Field. USI watched its record rise to 7-1-0 overall and 5-1-0 in the GLVC, while Lewis falls to 1-7-0, 0-6-0 GLVC.

At 7-1-0 overall, the Screaming Eagles have tied the 1982 squad for the best start in the history of the program. The 1982 team, the only Eagles men’s soccer team to advance to the NCAA Division II Tournament, began its season 6-0-2.

USI also has won five matches in a row, just two short of the program record of seven that was reached by the 1990 and 1991 teams that won GLVC championships.

Eagles’ junior forward Kyle Richardville (Vincennes, Indiana) kicked off the scoring for USI at 19:41. Richard gave USI a 1-0 lead on his third goal of the year and was assisted by freshman midfielders Sean Rickey (Columbia, Illinois) and Adam Becker (Columbia, Illinois).

USI saw its lead extended to 2-0 on a tally by freshman forward Eric Ramirez (Vincennes, Indiana) at 24:56. Ramirez, who increased his team-leading goal total to six, was assisted on the goal by freshman defender Justin Brooks (Fishers, Indiana).

After USI carried the 2-0 lead through halftime, Rickey gave the Eagles an insurance goal at 56:23 off a pass from Richardville to give the match its eventual final score of 3-0. The goal was Rickey’s fourth of the season.

Between the posts for the Eagles, junior goalkeeper Adam Zehme (Orland Park, Illinois) recorded his second shutout and his career-high seventh win of the fall. Zehme needed to make just one save in facing three Flyer shots.

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 7:30 p.m., while kick-off at UIndy in Indianapolis is slated for 1:30 p.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.

Aces to play final round on Monday

 BATAVIA, Ohio – Tyler Gray was the top performer for the University of Evansville men’s golf team as they wrapped up the first day of the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic at Elks Run Golf Club.

Gray posted a 77 to open the day before carding an even 72 in the second round to finish the day with a 149.  He is tied for 27^th overall.  Matthew Ladd continued to record solid scores in his freshman season.  His rounds on Sunday checked in at 73 and 77 as he is tied for 38^th with a 150.

Wil Pahud and Cameron Weyer are tied for third for the Purple Aces.  Each completed the day with scores of 155.  Noah Reese is two behind the duo with a 157.  Zac Turi and Austin Carmack played as individuals.  Turi notched two rounds of 76 to complete the day with a 152.  Carmack wrapped up the first two rounds with a 155.

As a team, Evansville is in 12^th place with a 602.  The Aces are six behind Youngstown State and St. Francis (Pa.), who are tied for 10^th with scores of 596.

Dayton had a strong day, with all five of their players finishing the day in the top 15.  The Flyers go into Monday’s final round with a lead of nine strokes over Oakland.  Dayton notched a 567 with Oakland notching a 576.  Stetson is currently in third with a 580.

The top two teams also had the top individuals.  Dayton’s Nick Paxson and Oakland’s Marc Norton are tied atop the leaderboard with scores of 139.  Devin Jenkins from Fort Wayne s in third, just one behind.

Tomorrow, the teams wrap up the tournament with a single round of 18.

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.