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.

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