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Aces Overpower IceMen to Even Weekend Series in Alaska
The Alaska Aces avenged a home loss Friday to the Evansville IceMen with a 4-1 win Saturday in the second of three games this weekend at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage.
The Aces dominated the first 20 minutes of play, as Alaska outshot Evansville 17-7. Defenseman Gleason Fournier gave the Aces a 1-0 lead when he buried a rebound on the backhand at 4:21 of the first period. The IceMen were unsuccessful on a four minute power-play, afterJoe Perry cut Evansville forward Justin MacDonald with a high-stick. Alaska carried its 1-0 lead into the first break.
The IceMen power-play continued its struggles in the second period, as Garet Hunt was given a major penalty for boarding. Evansville generated five shots on the man-advantage, but could not score on Alaska goaltender Steven Summerhays. IceMen goalie Cody Reichardstopped 15 shots in the frame to keep the score 1-0.
Alaska scored its second goal moments after Evansville killed off a penalty early in the third period, when Collin Valcourt chipped a shot over the block of Reichard. 91 seconds later, the Aces scored on their third power-play of the night, when Garrett Haar fired a wrist shot through a screen from the point to make it 3-0.
Tyson Fawcett scored the only IceMen goal on a spin-o-rama at the end of a power-play to cut the Aces lead to 3-1, but Fournier added his second of the game on a point shot four minutes later to put the game out of reach. Reichard stopped 42 shots in his first Evansville loss, as Summerhays made 26 saves in the win.
The IceMen and Aces play the rubber match of the three game weekend series in Anchorage Sunday at 3:05pm locally (6:05pm in Evansville). Coverage begins at 5:50pm 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.
Eagles’ rally squashed by #5 Mustangs
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball concluded the ninth-annual Bill Joergens Memorial Classic with a disappointing 86-69 loss to fifth-ranked Midwestern State University Saturday night at the Physical Activities Center. USI goes to 4-2 overall and 3-1 on the six-game homestand, while MSU sees its record go to 5-1 in 2015-16.
In the first half, the Mustangs raced out to an early 11-2 lead and quickly built a double-digit lead that they maintained through the first 20 minutes. Midwestern State would hold USI to 32.4 percent from the field in the first half (11-34) and had a 45-30 lead at the intermission.
The Screaming Eagles would fight their way back into the game in the second half, slicing the deficit to five points on three times in the 13 minutes following halftime. Midwestern State, however, would instantly re-extend the margin to nearly double-digits as USI began to see its rallies thwarted by the Mustangs.
In the final seven minutes of the contest, Midwestern State made their final 24-12 run and end the game with an 86-69 victory.
USI junior guard Jeril Taylor (Louisville, Kentucky) led the Eagles individually with his third double-double of the season and the homestand, 15 points and 10 rebounds. Junior guard Bobo Drummond (Peoria, Illinois) and freshman guard Alex Stein (Evansville, Indiana) rounded out USI’s double-digit scorers with 13 points each. Drummond also had a team-high four assists.
In Saturday night’s first game, number-one ranked Bellarmine University got back on track with an 86-64 victory over Ohio Valley University.
USI enters the final third of the six-game homestand next weekend when it opens Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Eagles are slated to host McKendree University December 3 at 7:30 p.m. before concluding the homestand and the first weekend of GLVC play against the University of Illinois-Springfield December 5 at 3:15 p.m.
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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.