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Eagles shake off slow start, turnovers to surge past Rockhurst

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Southern Indiana (10-1, 3-0 GLVC): 68

at Rockhurst (7-3, 1-2 GLVC): 54

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Junior guard Tanner Marcum (New Albany, Indiana) and junior forward Hannah Wascher (Rantoul, Illinois) combined for 42 points and a .778 shooting percentage to lead the University of Southern Indiana women’s basketball team to a 68-54 Great Lakes Valley Conference road win over Rockhurst University Thursday evening.

 

USI (10-1, 3-0 GLVC) shook off a slow start and an uncharacteristic 25 turnovers to earn its eighth consecutive victory. The Screaming Eagles trailed 6-0 early in the contest, but rallied to tie the game at 13-13 at the end of the first quarter as Marcum drained a three-pointer to close out the first period.

 

Junior forward Tasia Brewer (Terre Haute, Indiana) hit a three-pointer early in the second quarter to give the Eagles their first lead of the contest, while a 5-0 run late in the period gave USI a 31-28 advantage at the intermission.

 

The Eagles stretched their lead to 43-34 midway through the third quarter as Wascher wrapped a pair of layups around a basket by sophomore guard Randa Harshbarger (Philo, Illinois).

 

Rockhurst (7-3, 1-2 GLVC), which suffered its first home loss of the season, trimmed USI’s advantage to five as junior guard Mary Dineen drained one of her six three-pointers with just over four minutes to play in the third period. That would be the last points the Hawks would get in the period as USI held Rockhurst to 0-of-5 shooting in the final four minutes to forge a 48-39 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

 

USI led by 11 points early in the fourth period; but a 6-0 Rockhurst run once again closed the gap to five points, this time 52-47 with just over six minutes to play.

 

The Eagles, however, responded as sophomore forward/guard Kaydie Grooms (Marshall, Illinois) drained a three-pointer with six minutes to play to begin a 9-1 USI run. Marcum had the final six points in the run, capped off by a rare four-point play that put USI up 61-48 with just over four minutes to play.

 

Wascher, who finished with 17 points and nine rebounds, had an old-fashioned three-point play less than two minutes later as USI increased its advantage to as many as 15 points before settling on the 14-point win.

 

Marcum, who shot 8-of-10 from the field, including 3-of-3 from behind the arc, racked up 25 points and four assists to lead USI. Wascher went 6-of-8 from the floor as USI shot 49.0 percent (24-49) from the field as a team.

 

The Eagles out-rebounded the Hawks, 43-26, and held Rockhurst to a .298 shooting percentage. Dineen had 27 points to lead Rockhurst, while sophomore guard Jillian Myers had eight assists and six steals. Harshbarger had four assists and a career-high seven rebounds for USI.

 

USI returns to action Saturday when it visits William Jewell College. The Cardinals (5-9, 0-3 GLVC) suffered a 78-75 setback to No. 22 Bellarmine University Thursday evening in Liberty, Missouri.

 

 

Arrest made in Wednesday CVS Pharmacy armed robbery

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Evansville Police have arrested 41 year old TRAVIS BUCHANAN on robbery charges in connection with the Wednesday armed robbery of the CVS Pharmacy at 2020 Morgan Ave.
BUCHANAN displayed a handgun at a pharmacist and demanded prescription pills. He fled the store with an undisclosed amount of pills. There were other employees and customers in the store at the time of the robbery, but no other people were threatened and there were no injuries.
Investigators received several tips from the community identifying BUCHANAN as the man seen in surveillance images showing the robbery as it happened.
BUCHANAN was located today and taken into custody without incident.

Pretrial release project to test assessment tool

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Marilyn Odendahl for www.theindianalawyer.com

The Indiana Supreme Court is preparing to test the viability of allowing certain offenders to be released pretrial without having to pay a bail.

Ten counties are interested in participating in the pilot project that will test the effectiveness of a risk assessment tool, according to a just-released December status report from the Indiana Supreme Court Committee to Study Evidence-Based Pretrial Release. The project will use the tool to identify the defendants mostly likely to flee if released before their trials.

Teams from the interested counties – Allen, Bartholomew, Hamilton, Hendricks, Jefferson, Monroe, Porter, St. Joseph, Starke and Tipton – were introduced to the evidence-based pretrial released system during a workshop in November.

The pilot project will use the Indiana Risk Assessment System – Pretrial Assessment Tool to determine the offenders who can be released pretrial and the conditions of their release. No date for starting the project has been set but the committee has been tasked with drafting the guidelines for the study and will make a status report to the court by Feb. 19.

Justice Brent Dickson has been the leading advocate for using alternatives to cash and surety bonds. He has said keeping people in jailbecause they cannot afford to post bail is unfair.

While he was chief justice, he assembled the committee to take a closer look at the issue of pretrial release.

The committee, chaired by Allen Superior Judge John Surbeck, has partnered with the National Institute of Corrections to develop the pilot project. In addition to the committee overseeing the project, the Indiana Judicial Center and NIC will provide assistance.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today. 

Brandy Elaine Green Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony

Turessa Labelle Cook Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony

Matthew Ewin Shepherd Invasion of privacy, Level 6 felony

Residential entry, Level 6 felony

Daily Off Topic Forum January 8, 2016

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PREVIEW: IceMen Weekend in Indianapolis

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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

 

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:  Evansville: 4-8-1-2; Indy: 11-3-1-0

 

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!

Visit us at www.evansvilleicemen.com, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @EvvIceMen for more information about your hometown professional hockey team.

Memorial service set for Monday in honor of Bailey George

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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

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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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 Gabby is a 5-year-old female Boxer! She was originally heartworm-positive, but VHS treated her. Gabby does have separation anxiety, so her adopters will need to know how to manage it. She is a great girl who does well with other pets, likes car rides and baths, and loves people. Gabby’s $100 adoption fee includes her spay, microchip, vaccines, & more! Call (812) 426-2563 or visit www.vhslifesaver.org for adoption information!

LEASE UPDATE: Evansville IceMen Not Happy With City Contract Proposal

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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.

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