ACES TAKE 4TH PLACE IN TOURNAMENT

MORGANTON, N.C. – Wil Pahud had the low round of the day as the University of Evansville men’s golf team took fourth place in the Donald Ross Intercollegiate at Mimosa Hills Country Club.

Pahud fired off a 1-under 69 to come home in a tie for 7^th place overall.  On Monday, he finished with scores of 71 and 72.  His efforts saw him post a 212 for the event.

Topping the Purple Aces was Tyler Gray.  Coming off of last week’s victory at Butler, Gray earned another top five finish.  His score of 211 tied him for 4^th place.  Gray carded rounds of 71 and 68 on Monday before posting a 72 in the final round.

Next up was Zac Turi.  The sophomore’s best round of the tournament came on Monday with a 1-under 69.  After shooting a 73 in round two, Turi had a 77 in the final round to complete the event with a 219, tying for 21^st.

Rounding out the top five for UE were Cameron Weyer and Jon Pick.  Weyer tied for 44^th with a 228 while Pick was one behind him with a 249.  Their final round scores checked in at 76 and 77, respectively.

Matthew Ladd was Evansville’s top individual finisher.  His round of 73 on Tuesday put him in a tie for 27^th with a three-round total of 220.  Noah Reese completed the event with a 228, tying for 44^th place.

High Point held off a furious rally by Appalachian State to win the team championship by four strokes.  The Panthers shot a 289 on Tuesday while the Mountaineers notched a 279, the lowest team round of the whole event.  High Point’s winning score was an 851.  Pfeiffer University took third place with an 863 while UE was 4^th with a final score of 866.

Zach Weaver of Pfeiffer was the medalist.  He notched a 2-under 68 in the final round to finish with a winning score of 204.  Patrick Moriarty of APSU was second, five off the win.

This weekend, the men make the trip to NCR Country Club in Kettering, Ohio for the Dayton Invitational.  Set for Monday and Tuesday, the tournament will be the final one of the fall for the men.

The University of Southern Indiana-Kentucky State University volleyball match scheduled for Tuesday night at the Physical Activities Center has been cancelled with no make-up scheduled at this time.

USI (8-10) begins the Midwest Region Crossover Friday at 11:30 a.m. when it takes on Northwood University at the Great Lakes Center in Aurora, Illinois. The Screaming Eagles, who have won six straight matches at the Midwest Region Crossover, also play Alderson Broaddus University Friday at 5:30 p.m. and Tiffin University Saturday at 1 p.m.

The Eagles return to GLVC play October 21 when they visit Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana. They close out their 2016 home schedule October 28-29 when they take on Missouri University of Science & Technology and Drury University.

The 22^nd-ranked University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team starts a three-match road trip this weekend when it visits two of the top four teams in the Great Lakes Valley Conference on Friday and Sunday. USI (10-2-0, 8-2-0 GLVC), which starts the week third in the conference, drops in on fourth-place Drury University (9-2-1, 7-2-1 GLVC) Friday for a 7:30 p.m. contest before visiting second-place Missouri University of Science & Technology (7-1-4, 6-0-3 GLVC) Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Live coverage of USI’s two-match road weekend, including live statistics for both matches and a video link for Friday’s match, can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

Week 7 Eagle Notes: 

USI remains in the top 25 poll: The Eagles are ranked 22^nd in the NSCAA Division II Top 25 poll this week. This is the first time USI has been ranked in back-to-back weeks since 2003.

Winning streak ends: The loss to number one-ranked Rockhurst University last Sunday ended USI’s record-breaking winning streak at eight matches. The eight-match streak broke the mark set by the 1990 and 1991 teams.

Big road weekend for the Eagles in the GLVC: With five matches left in the 2016 regular season, the Eagles hit the road looking to lock down a GLVC Tournament first-round home match this weekend when they visit Drury and Missouri S&T. Third-place USI starts the week percentage points ahead of fourth-place Drury and percentage points behind second-place Missouri S&T. The top four regular season finishers earn the right to a first-round home match on October 30

Looking for third consecutive road trip sweep:  The Eagles are looking to post a first this weekend – sweep three-straight road trips. USI has swept through Quincy University, Truman State University, Saint Joseph’s College, and the University of Indianapolis in September and October, matching four-straight road wins in 1988.

Richardville takes over points lead:  Junior midfielder Kyle Richardville (Vincennes, Indiana) took over the USI points lead last week with three goals and one assist against William Jewell College and top-ranked Rockhurst. Richardville has 19 points in his first season with USI on seven goals and a team-high five assists. Freshman forward Eric Ramirez (Vincennes, Indiana) follows Richardville with 17 points on eight goals and one assist.

Ramirez close to having best freshman year:  Freshman forward Eric Ramirez has eight goals through the first nine matches and is closing in on one of the best freshmen seasons in USI history. The eight goals match the most by a freshman since Eric Schoenstein in 1988 when he scored nine during USI’s run to the GLVC Tournament.

Between the posts: Junior goalkeeper Adam Zehme (Orland Park, Illinois), who was named the GLVC Defensive Player of the Week after USI’s last road trip sweep, leads the Eagles between the posts with a 10-2-0 mark and a 0.90 goals against average. Zehme has a career-best 10 wins, 49 saves, and five shutouts this fall.

Among the leaders: Freshman forward Eric Ramirez leads the GLVC and ranks 23^rd in the NCAA Division II with eight goals. Junior midfielder Kyle Richardville is second in the GLVC in total points. USI, as a team, ranks first in assists, goals, and points in the GLVC.

This week’s opponents in the GLVC: While the Eagles were picked to place eighth in the GLVC this season, Drury was tabbed to place fourth and Missouri S&T was forecast for fifth in the league by the conference head coaches.

USI looks to break losing streak to Drury: USI enters Friday’s match with Drury looking to break its five-match losing streak to the Panthers after dropping a 2-0 decision last fall at Strassweg Field. The Eagles trail the Panthers all-time, 11-1-1, and posted their only win over Drury at home in 2010.
Eagles eye first win over Miners since 2007: USI visits Missouri S&T Sunday looking to break a seven-match losing streak to the Miners after losing, 3-2, last fall at Strassweg Field. The Miners lead the all-time series, 15-9-2, and are 9-1-1 in the last 11 meetings.

NSCAA NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll
1        Rockhurst University
2        University Of Charleston
3        Simon Fraser University
4        Wingate University
5        LIU Post
6        St. Edward’s University
7        Tusculum College
8        Barry University
9        Regis University
10        Lynn University
11        Adelphi University
12        California State University-Los Angeles
13        Limestone Colleg
14        Tiffin University
15        Midwestern State University
16        Lindenwood University
17        Palm Beach Atlantic University
18        Urbana University
19        Merrimack College
20        Pfeiffer University
21        University of California-San Diego
22        University Of Southern Indiana
23        University Of Tampa
24        Colorado Mesa University
25        Fort Hays State University

Also receiving votes: Gannon University (14), Franklin Pierce University (6), Missouri University of Science & Technology (6), Notre Dame College (5)

COA Maintains That Belatedly Filed Records Result In Dismissal

Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com

The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed an Allen Superior Court decision after finding that the trial court erred when it did not dismiss a case despite the fact that the record was not filed in a timely manner.

The case of Allen County Plan Commission, et al. v. Olde Canal Place Association, et al., 02A03-1412-PL-441, began in June 2014, when MRK II LLC filed a petition to rezone a parcel of property from commercial to residential and an application for approval of a development plan for a multi-family residential complex on the property. The Allen County Plan Commission approved the applications that July.

The following month, the Olde Canal Place Association filed a petition for judicial review challenging the commission’s approval of the applications, then requested an extension of time to file the record. However, OCPA had not filed the record by Nov. 21, prompting MRK to file a motion to dismiss. OCPA subsequently filed the record a few days later and also filed the affidavit of its attorney, Robert Westfall, who claimed he “mistakenly thought that because the … commission would be preparing the record internally, it would also file same with the court.”

The Allen Superior Court granted MRK’s motion to dismiss in December, but OCPA asked for the dismissal to be set aside on the basis that its failure to timely file was the result of a mistake and that it had a meritorious claim because it believed the commission’s decision regarding MRK’s applications was arbitrary, capricious and not supported by substantial evidence.

The trial court granted the motion to set the dismissal aside, and MRK appealed, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion under Trial Rule 60(B) when it granted OCPA’s motion for relief from judgment. Further, MRK argued that OCPA was unable to establish a meritorious claim because it cannot belatedly file the record and because the absence of the record automatically dismisses its petition for judicial review.

A panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals agreed Tuesday, pointing to Indiana Supreme Court precedent and its own precedent that calls for the dismissal of a case if a record is not filed on time.

“Because OCPA is not permitted to belatedly file the record, the record is not, and it will never be, properly before the trial court,” the Court of Appeals wrote. “Without the record, OCPA’s petition cannot be considered.”

The appellate court reversed and remanded the case with instructions to vacate the trial court’s judgment setting aside its dismissal of OCPA’s petition for judicial review.

USI Looks To Find Right Track On The Road

The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team returns to the road this weekend looking to get back on track in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. USI (7-6-0, 4-6-0 GLVC), which starts the week ninth in the GLVC, travels to Drury University (4-7-1, 2-7-1 GLVC) Friday at 5 p.m. and to Missouri University of Science & Technology (2-8-0, 2-7-0 GLVC) Sunday at noon.

Live coverage of USI’s two-match road weekend, including live statistics for both matches and a video link for Friday’s match, can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

Week 7 Eagle Notes:

Last weekend: The Eagles stumbled at home last weekend, losing a heartbreaker to William Jewell College in double-overtime, 1-0, and a rough match to Rockhurst University, 4-0. The losses dropped the Eagles out of the top eight in the GLVC.

Redemption weekend: With five matches left in the regular season, USI needs to have a good road trip to keep its chances for a berth in the GLVC Tournament alive. The Eagles start the week percentage points away behind eighth-place University of Illinois Springfield and a half-game behind seventh-place Lewis University.

Leading scorers: The Eagles have scored 23 goals through 11 matches this fall, flying by the 19 scored during entirety of the 2015 campaign. Senior forward Gabriella Korte (St. Louis, Missouri) tops the USI scoring leaders with 11 points on a team-high four goals and three assists, while sophomore defenderOlivia Wilde (Racine, Wisconsin) follows with 10 points on four goals and two assists.

Game winners: Sophomore forward Ryley Hancock (Evansville, Indiana) took over the team lead in game-winning goals with her third in the victory over Saint Joseph’s. Hancock’s three game-winning goals are followed by senior forward Gabriella Korte’s two.

This week’s opponents in the GLVC: While the Eagles were picked to finish 13th in the GLVC this fall, Drury was forecast to finish sixth and Missouri S&T was voted 15th by the league’s head coaches.

USI searching to get on track against Drury: The Eagles have lost the last three to the Panthers and trail in the all-time series, 8-3-0. The last USI win over Drury was in 2012 on the road in Springfield, Missouri.

USI looks to stay on track versus Missouri S&T: USI looks to stay on track against Missouri S&T, winning six of the last seven match ups and leading the all-time series, 9-4-0. The Eagles took last season’s match, 2-0, at Strassweg Field and have won two of the last three meetings in Rolla, Missouri.