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Eagles host West Virginia State Sunday
The University of Southern Indiana women’s basketball team returns to action Sunday at 2 p.m. when it hosts West Virginia State University at the Physical Activities Center.
USI (3-1) is coming off an 82-45 win over Alice Lloyd College that saw junior forward Hannah Wascher (Rantoul, Illinois) score 21 points and haul in 13 rebounds.
Wascher, who leads the Screaming Eagles with 15.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, also recorded five blocks in USI’s latest win.
The Eagles, who are shooting 50.8 percent from the field in their first four games, have four players averaging in double figures.
In addition to Wascher, sophomore guard/forward Kaydie Grooms (Marshall, Illinois) is averaging 13.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while junior guard Kendyl Dearing (Huntingburg, Indiana) is chipping in 13.3 points per appearance.
Junior guard Tanner Marcum (New Albany, Indiana) is averaging 11.0 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.0 steals per game, while sophomore guard Randa Harshbarger (Philo, Illinois) is contributing 5.3 points, 7.8 assists, and 4.0 steals per contest. Harshbarger leads the GLVC and ranks in the top 10, nationally, in assists.
West Virginia State (2-3), which is under the direction of former Bellarmine University and Saint Joseph’s College Head Coach David Smith, snapped a three-game losing streak with an 86-60 win over the University of Virginia-Wise this past Monday.
Sophomore guard Aurreshae Hines and freshman guard Laura Szorenyi are averaging 14.8 and 12.8 points per game, respectively, to lead the Yellow Jackets in 2015-16.
Sunday’s encounter will be the first time that USI and West Virginia State have met in women’s basketball. The game can be heard on WPSR 90.7 FM, while GLVC Sports Network coverage, including live stats, video, and audio, can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com.
Eagles No. 14 in USTFCCCA Top 25 preseason rankings
The University of Southern Indiana men’s indoor track & field team is ranked No. 14 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association Top 25 Preseason Computer Rankings.
USI, which finished seventh at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships a year ago, returns the top two competitors from the 5,000 meters last year in seniors Tyler Pence (Springfield, Illinois) and Johnnie Guy (Palmyra, Indiana).
Pence won the national championship in the 5,000 meters, while Guy finished second at the national meet. The duo also finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 3,000 meters at the NCAA II Indoor Championships a year ago.
In addition to Pence and Guy, USI returns senior Tyler Schickel (Posevyille, Indiana), who earned All-America honors in the mile two years ago, as well as junior Josh Guy (Palmyra, Indiana), who earned All-Americas in the 10,000 meters on the track last spring.
The Screaming Eagles are one of two Great Lakes Valley Conference teams to land in the men’s preseason rankings, with Lewis University a spot behind USI at No. 15.
USI begins the indoor season January 16 when it competes at the Little Giant Invitational in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Women’s basketball falls to Santa Clara, 62-44
Kerri Gasper and Ashley Hawkins finished in double figures, but Morgan McGwire of Santa Clara posted a game-high 17 points to lead the Broncos to a 62-44 win in the finale of the Cal Poly/ShareSLO Holiday Tournament.
Gasper posted a team-best 11 points as she knocked down six free throws and hit a pair of shots. She recorded six rebounds and five steals. Hawkins had a productive day, hitting 4 of her 5 shots to finish with 10 points. Turnovers plagued both squads as the Aces committed 36 and Santa Clara had 29.
McGwire had the top output of the night, totaling 17 points and six rebounds. Savanna Hanson posted 14 points.
Santa Clara got off to a strong start as a Dru Toleafoa triple put them up 14-2 just six minutes into the game. Evansville was able to hang tough as they scored the final seven points of the opening quarter to trail by a 14-9 score at the break. Laura Friday hit a three in the last minute to get UE close.
In the second quarter, the Broncos were able to stretch the lead back out to nine points, but Evansville stayed strong as Camary Williams hit the final bucket of the half to send the Aces to the locker room trailing 29-22.
Friday found her stroke once again as her triple on the first possession for UE got them within four at 29-25. The three’s kept falling as one by Dickey at the 1:45 mark of the third stanza got the Aces within just two at 37-35, their closest margin since the opening minutes.
A turning point came on the next Santa Clara possession as Lori Parkinson grabbed an offensive board and put it back to put the Broncos back up by four. Her effort spearheaded a 7-0 run to end the third as the Broncos were able to lead 44-35.
Evansville was able to get within just eight points in the first moments of the fourth quarter, but the Broncos proved to be too much as they added to the lead and held on for the 62-44 triumph. On Wednesday, the Aces play the final game of a season-opening six-game road trip as they head to Bowling Green for a 5 p.m. CT tilt.
NEITHER MEAT NOR VEGETABLE by Jim Redwine
Gavel Gamut
By Jim Redwine
(Week of 30 November 2015)
NEITHER MEAT NOR VEGETABLE
We gathered together with our friends and neighbors Thursday. When I lived on the Osage Nation we had ready-made Native Americans too. However, Thanksgiving is no longer a celebration of mixing cultures and survival. Now it is merely a fuel stop on the way to Black Friday.
There was a cornucopia of all the traditionals: turkey, dressing, green bean casserole, homemade bread, sweet potatoes and sugar in every imaginable concoction. It was wonderful; I know because I ate all of it.
Then there was this roll of ersatz substance. It was grey, mushy and difficult to distinguish in taste from the paper plate upon which it lurked.
Now, our neighbor, Bonnie Minnette, is a fine and generous cook. Over the years we have been blessed to be rescued numerous times from our failure to replenish our ‘fridge and pantry; Bonnie has always been to us as Pocahontas was to John Smith.
However, even Paul Prudhomme deflates a soufflé now and then. Such was the case with the imitation meat coiled up like a poor rendition of foie gras.
“Uh, Bonnie, what is this and is it meant to be eaten?â€
“Oh, that is tofu loaf. It is just like turkey but is fat free, cholesterol free and extremely dietetic.â€
Okay, Gentle Reader, how would you have approached this dilemma? Here’s what I came up with as Bonnie and a houseful of wanna-be Ree Drummonds watched. In spite of Peg’s razor sharp elbow driven into my ribs, Peg had watched in horror as I stabbed the tofu, I stood and held up the platter of would be turkey:
“Jim, why are you standing up holding that platter of tofu?â€
“You know how President Obama always pardons a turkey at Thanksgiving? Well, as a judge I can also issue pardons, and this unique dish is more in need of a pardon than any I have ever seen. I declare it free. I shall not harm an ounce of it.â€
By the way, why is there no equal protection for a ham at Easter, a standing rib roast at Christmas and a lamb at Passover? What is so special about turkeys, some of which rival vegetables in intellect?
On the other hand, in my mind there is no question tofu is deserving of being rescued from all holiday banquets.
BREAKING NEWS: Police Department Investigating Death of 17 Year Old
Police Department Investigating Death of 17 Year Old As A Homicide.Â
The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office and the Evansville Police Department are investigating the death of a 17 year old Evansville resident. The death took place on Second Ave. and stemmed from an incident occurring near the 900 block of W. Michigan. The death is being investigated as a homicide. Release of identification of the deceased is pending notification of family. The Evansville Police Department will release any information surrounding the circumstances. An autopsy is scheduled for 10:00 AM today.
Authority
Chief Deputy Coroner Steve Lockyear
IceMen Top Aces in Anchorage With Big Second Period
Four second period goals led the Evansville IceMen to a 4-2 victory late Friday against the Alaska Aces at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage.
The Aces capitalized on their first of three first period power-plays, when Tyler Maxwell snapped a one-timer past IceMen goalie Cody Reichard from low in the right circle to give Alaska a 1-0 at 9:02. Evansville generated just four shots in the frame against Aces goalie Steven Summerhays, as the IceMen trailed by a goal at the first break.
Evansville scored four goals on ten shots in the second period against Summerhays. Justin MacDonald started the scoring after forcing an Aces turnover in the offensive zone and lifting a backhander over Summerhays’ blocker on a wraparound. Justin Breton gave Alaska its second lead with a similar play at the other end, but Ryan Penny ripped a wrist shot over Summerhays’ glove from the point.
Rookie Jordan Sims scored 31 seconds after Penny on a post-to-post pass from Nathan Moon to give the IceMen the lead for good. Late in the frame, Daultan Leveille capped the scoring with a power-play tip-in off a Chris Rumble centering pass.
While Evansville was outshot 40-21, Reichard stopped 38 shots to win his second straight start to begin his IceMen career 2-0.
The two teams will play the second of three games in Anchorage Saturday night at 7:15pm locally (10:15pm in Evansville). Coverage begins at 10pm on www.evansvilleicemen.com and ECHL TV. Fans can also watch the game at Bar Louie in Evansville, the official headquarters for IceMen away games.
Mockevicius hauls in 21 rebounds in 69-57 win
For the first time in over 30 years, a Purple Aces player notched 20 rebounds as senior Egidijus Mockevicius recorded 21 to lead the University of Evansville men’s basketball team to a 69-57 victory over Santa Clara on the second day of the Wooden Legacy at Titan Gym
Mockevicius became the first Evansville player to haul in 20 rebounds since Richie Johnson also had 21 on Dec. 11, 1984 in a game against Western Kentucky.
“He has been doing that for us for four years,†Evansville head coach Marty Simmons said. “He has a knack and ability to go and get the ball. It was outstanding.â€
The native of Vilnius, Lithuania fell just short of a double-double as he registered 8 points, but did block a pair of shots in his 36 minutes of action. Pacing the offense was D.J. Balentine who finished the night with 23 points and 8 assists. He hit 9 of his 18 attempts and registered a pair of steals. Mislav Brzoja also had a strong night of work, scoring 16 to go along with 5 boards and four helpers. He hit all six of his shots.
“We ran the offense very well tonight,†Balentine said. “The flow of it was much better, our guys did a great job of converting.â€
Just as he did in the game against Providence, D.J. Balentine started off with the hot hand. His triple marked the first field goal of the night and gave the Aces a 4-0 lead. UE’s defense forced the Broncos into a 0-for-5 start from the floor along with two turnovers as the Aces took an 8-0 lead.
The Broncos got on the board just over five minutes into the game as Matt Hubbard knocked down a shot. After scoring 44 points in their Wooden Legacy opener versus Arizona, Jared Brownridge got warmed up as back-to-back shots fell to bring the Broncos within four at 11-7. Blake Simmons knocked down a triple in the midst of that stretch.
KJ Feagin hit a shot 12 minutes into the contest that gave the Broncos their first lead at 16-15. On the ensuing possession, Balentine hit a shot of his own to put the lead back in UE’s hands. With 1:40 left, the Aces clung to a 29-27 lead before finishing the half on an 8-2 stretch. That capped off a stretch that saw Mislav Brzoja score 10-consecutive points for the Aces. As the seconds were winding down in the period, Balentine hit his fourth bucket of the game to send the Aces to the locker room up 37-29. Brzoja led the Aces with 12 points in the half while Balentine had 11.
Evansville took its largest lead as a teardrop shot from Balentine was true in the opening minute of the second half, but a 2-for-10 stretch saw the Broncos roar back and get within four at 47-43 with 12 minutes remaining. Evansville maintained a 7-point lead with 7:15 remaining, up 54-47. Over the next four minutes, a 7-0 stretch saw UE takes its largest lead of the night at 14 points. The advantage would later grow to 16 in the final two minutes as a Jaylon Brown layup was the dagger before the Aces were able to finish with the 69-57 triumph.
Led by Brzoja’s 6-6 shooting performance, the Aces finished the night at 47.1%. The Broncos shot 40.7%. Just a day after registering 44 points, Jared Brownridge was held in check by UE as he was 6-for-17 from the floor for 19 points. Nate Kratch checked in with 10.
With the victory, the Aces will play UC Irvine in the 5th place game on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. PT, 1:30 p.m. CT at the Honda Center. It will be carried live on ESPNU, the WatchESPN app and fans can tune in for live coverage on 91.5 WUEV.
UE women drop opener in California
Purple Aces junior Sara Dickey was one of three players in double figures for the University of Evansville, but an 18-point outing courtesy of Peyton Ferris helped Montana State earn an 81-55 victory over UE on Friday evening.
Dickey joined Kerri Gasper (12 points) and Camille Coleman (10 points) in double figures for UE. Dickey did her damage from outside as she hit two triples and also made 5 of her 6 attempts from the charity stripe. Gasper was 3-of-7 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from the line.
For the Bobcats, Ferris hit all six of her shots and was 6-6 from the charity stripe on her way to a game-high 18 points. She also hauled in 10 rebounds, the top tally in the contest.
Montana State opened the game by notching the first four points before Sara Dickey hit a pair of free throws just over two minutes into the game to get the Aces within a pair. Over the final 7:41 of the quarter, the Bobcats outscored the Aces by a 15-1 margin to lead 19-3.
Two more shots fell through the bottom of the net for MSU before the Aces hit their first field goal of the night. A 0-for-13 start from the floor was ended when Camille Coleman hit a jumper to make it a 23-5 contest. The Bobcats kept rolling as they took a 42-16 lead into the halftime break.
Out of the halftime break, the Purple Aces scored the opening four points to get within 21 points, but MSU found its groove once again and finished off the 26-point win.
Tomorrow, the Aces wrap up the tournament in California with a matchup against Santa Clara beginning at 5 p.m. CT.