PREVIEW: IceMen Weekend in Indianapolis
Evansville IceMen (12-15-3-1) AT Indy Fuel (14-18-2-0)
Friday, January 8th – 7:35pm EST  (6:35pm in Evansville)
Saturday, January 9th – 7:35pm EST (6:35pm in Evansville)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum – Indianapolis, IN
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
This Season: 6th and 7th of 11 meetings
- 10/17 – Indy won 3-1 (in Evansville)
- 11/4 – Indy won 3-0 (in Evansville)
- 11/6 – Evansville won 4-2 (in Evansville)
- 11/18 – Evansville won 2-1 (in Evansville)
- 11/19 – Indy won 3-1 (in Evansville)
All-Time:Â Evansville: 4-8-1-2; Indy: 11-3-1-0
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UPCOMING HOME GAMES
Wed. 1/13 – Rapid City at Evansville, 6:15pm – Ford Center
BOGO Ticket Night
Sat. 1/16 – Quad City at Evansville, 7:15pm – Ford Center
STAR WARS Night
IN THE HUNT
After a grueling four games in five days, the IceMen managed four points and are very much alive in the playoff race. Evansville is five points out of the eighth spot in the Western Conference with 41 games left.
ROAD WARRIORS
Evansville is 7-6-0 on the road this season and has won five of its last seven games away from the Ford Center. With only two home games left in the month of January, the IceMen travel nine times including a stretch of six road games in nine days from January 22-30.
“BIG SAVE†BENGTSBERG
Rookie goaltender Christoffer Bengtsberg returned from a 45-day stint on Injured Reserve, and the Stockholm, Sweden native played three out of four games last week. His 34 saves in Evansville’s 3-2 win December 30 at Quad City was a career best, and he made several highlight-reel saves in each of his three starts.
FULL MOON RISING
Alternate Captain Nathan Moon had arguably his best week since returning to the IceMen in a trade with Colorado November 4. Moon notched three goals and two assists in the team’s four games, and scored twice against Wichita Sunday.
GET TO KNOW INDY
The IceMen face the Indy Fuel twice this weekend in Indianapolis, after playing the first five meetings of the season at the Ford Center. Indy won three of the first five meetings and will host the IceMen four times in January and once in March, before the teams wrap up their season series March 12 in Evansville.
CARRUTH BE TOLD
Indy has won three of the first five meetings this season with Evansville, much in part due to the goaltending of Mac Carruth. The Chicago Blackhawks prospect held the IceMen to one goal in Indy’s 3-1 wins October 17 and December 19, and shutout Evansville 3-0 November 4. The IceMen did get to Carruth once, however, a 4-2 Evansville win November 6.
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE – JANUARY 13!
BOGO! IceMen tickets are two for one for the game this Wednesday, January 13 at the Ford Center. Purchase one ticket to the game and get one free to see the IceMen take on the Rapid City Rush at 6:15pm.Visit www.ticketmaster.com or visit the Ford Center Ticket Office in person. Tickets must be purchased in multiples of two and have already been discounted to half price. Online fees apply.
STAR WARS NIGHT!
January 16 is Star Wars Night at the Ford Center, as the IceMen host the Quad City Mallards at 7:15pm. Appearances will be made by your favorite Star Wars characters and fans are welcome to show up in costume. This is the most anticipated game of the year, so fans are encouraged to purchase their tickets soon to avoid missing out!
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Memorial service set for Monday in honor of Bailey George
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A memorial service in honor of University of Evansville women’s cross country runner Bailey George is set to be held on Monday evening.
Teammates, student-athletes, professors, friends and family are invited to gather to honor George’s memory in a service that will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday inside Neu Chapel on the University of Evansville campus.
For those interested in traveling from campus over to Friday’s funeral, a bus will be available that will give you free transportation. It is set to leave the Armory on the UE campus at 6 a.m. on Friday morning and will arrive back on campus at approximately 7 p.m. Please contact Amy Davidson at 812-488-2238 or Coach Don Walters at 812-457-4103 to reserve your spot. There are a limited number of seats available.
Alumni tickets still available for Saturday’s MBB game
UE Alumni can purchase tickets for just $2
  University of Evansville alumni are invited to attend Saturday’s men’s basketball game versus Bradley for the special price of just $2.
Due to popular demand, the deadline to purchase these tickets has been extended to 5 p.m. on Friday. Over 650 of these tickets have been sold and are available to UE alumni only.
To purchase your $2 tickets to Saturday’s 3 p.m. game, stop by the Carson Center Ticket Office or call 812-488-ACES. Tickets must be reserved by 5 p.m. on Friday. Reserved tickets may be picked up at a special alumni will call booth on Saturday at the Ford Center.
Adopt A Pet
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LEASE UPDATE: Evansville IceMen Not Happy With City Contract Proposal
On Wednesday, the City provided its best offer on what it is financially willing to do for a new lease. The City said it was up to the IceMen whether or not to accept the City’s proposal. “Not only is the offer far short of what we hoped for, their best offer is actually worse than the current lease. We have been telling the City since February 2015 that we need a better lease. If that is the best the City can offer us there is simply no way we can accept it,†said Geary.
It is the IceMen’s understanding that the City cannot move any further on the financial conditions of the lease terms. The City and the IceMen are several hundred thousand dollars apart on the deal. “The IceMen have been trying to find new ways to bring value to both sides in order to bridge the gap. We have done that by presenting new concepts to the City, including rink naming rights and new ways to bring more bodies into the arena which increases the City’s food and beverage revenue. If the IceMen hadn’t done that, we felt the gap would be insurmountable. It appears those efforts were just not enough,†said Geary. The IceMen will continue to try and find ways to make a lease possible in Evansville, and will explore all avenues to keep the IceMen in this area.
“As I have said before, I’m happy to have invested in the team and in the City, but after spending millions with no return we need a lease that is fair and does not take advantage of us,†said Geary. “I think we have the best fans in the league. I think that is the result of our organization developing a great game day experience. If we can continue that experience in the Ford Center it would be a best case scenario,†Geary added.
Aces Return Home for Loyola and Bradley
Women’s Basketball looking to get back on track in first MVC home weekend
 Two individual milestones are within reach this weekend for the University of Evansville women’s basketball team as both Sara Dickey and Sasha Robinson will be looking to continue stamping their names in the Purple Aces history books when both Loyola and Bradley pay a visit to the Ford Center on Friday and Sunday.
Tipoff on Friday against Loyola is scheduled for 7 p.m., and Sunday’s showdown with Bradley is slated for 1 p.m.
Dickey, who has registered double-digit points in 10 of UE’s 13 games this season, enters the weekend with 1,354 career points, which is eight points shy of former player Amy Lefever at No. 5 on the Aces’ all-time scoring list. The junior is averaging 15.6 points per game this season, and she leads the Aces (1-12, 0-2 MVC) in three-pointers with 32 on the year, which accounts for 37.6% of UE’s treys.
Robinson, who made her 2015-16 debut just five games ago, is averaging eight points this season. The Nashville, Ind., native enjoyed one of the best outings of her career a week ago, tying a career high with 17 points in last Friday’s loss to UNI. She is just six rebounds shy of joining the 500 career rebound club.
The duo, which has played in all four meetings between UE and Loyola since the Ramblers joined the Missouri Valley in the 2013-14 season, will be looking to continue the success that has seen the Aces take home three of those contests, including both meetings at the Ford Center.
This season, Loyola has posted a 5-7 record, and they are currently riding a three-game winning streak, picking up road victories at DePaul, Rice and Bradley.
Meanwhile, Bradley is 4-8 on the year and will be taking a four-game losing streak into the weekend. The Braves, who have dropped two of their last three meetings with UE, will play at Southern Illinois on Friday before making the trip to Evansville on Sunday.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
DON’T GO TO COURT ALONE. CALL IVAN ARNAEZ @ 812-424-6671.
Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016.
Brian Lekeith Butler Strangulation, Level 6 felony
Domestic battery, Level 6 felony
Heath Martin Blaze Weatherholt Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony
Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony
Dennis Ray Hall Jr. Dealing in methamphetamine, Level 2 felony
Dealing in a Schedule I controlled substance, Level 4 felony
Ronald Dewayne Griffith Theft, Level 6 felony
Blake Stephen Koch Pointing a firearm, Level 6 felony
Carrying a handgun without a license, Class A misdemeanor
Marc Ashleymaris Beswick Burglary, Level 5 felony
Theft, Level 6 felony
Attempted theft, Class A misdemeanor
Leonel Bartolon Velazquez Resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony
Thomas Wayne Heil Jr. Operating a vehicle with an ACE of .08 or more, Level 6 felony
David Jeron Simpson Operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator, Level 6 felonyÂ
Ronald Lee McClain Operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more, Level 6 felony
Matthew Aaron Knight Battery by means of a deadly weapon, Level 5 felony
Intimidation, Level 5 felony
Shane Michael Elenbaas Intimidation, Level 5 felony
Battery, Class B misdemeanor
Public intoxication, Class B misdemeanor
Meghan Lea Browning Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life, Level 5 felony
Christopher Barris Stone Theft, Level 6 felony
Taran Markel Johnson Theft of a firearm, Level 6 felony
Theft, Class A misdemeanor
Ronnie Edward Simpson Domestic battery, Level 6 felony
Mykel Antwain Grissett Possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony
Theft, Level 6 felony
False informing, Class B misdemeanor
Gary Williams Jr. Burglary, Level 2 felony
Alana Marie Copeland Legend Drug deception, Level 6 felony
Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-alike substance, Class A misdemeanor
Shayna Elaine Meece Counterfeiting, Level 6 felony
Criminal trespass, Class A misdemeanor
Brent Demario Sanders Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person with a passenger less than 18 years of age, Level 6 felony
Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, Level 6 felony
Fernando Lon Wilson Jr. Domestic battery, Level 6 felony
Battery, Class B misdemeanor
Michael Lamar Duckworth Theft of a firearm, Level 6 felony
Carrying a handgun without a license, Class A misdemeanor
Darrell Lee Cohoon Resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony
Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-alike substance, Class A misdemeanor
Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor
Egidijus Mockevicius Earns Lou Henson Award Honor
Senior is nation’s leading rebounder
BOSTON – Evansville’s Egidijus Mockevicius is the recipient of the Lou Henson award mid-season honors.
The 6-foot-10 senior leads the nation in rebounding (14.5 rpg) and is averaging 17.9 points per game for the Purple Aces.
Mockevicius has posted double-digit rebound totals in all but one game this season. He grabbed 21 rebounds against both Missouri State and Santa Clara. He had 26 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Belmont.
The native of Lithuania has helped Evansville to its best-ever ranking in the Mid-Major Top 25.
The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the top Mid-Major player in division I college basketball.
The award is named in honor of Lou Henson who coached 41 years. When he left the game in 2005 he was sixth all-time in career Division I wins with 779. He is the winningest coach at both Illinois and New Mexico State. He is one of only 12 coaches in the history of the game to take two schools to the Final Four.
The recipient of the 2016 award will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com Award Presentation on April 1 in Houston, site of the men’s division I national championship.