ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis (5-8) won in a thriller in St. Charles, Missouri against Lindenwood University (5-11), 4-3. The win marks the second consecutive Ohio Valley Conference victory improving the Screaming Eagles conference record to 2-0.
Doubles
The Eagles fell behind winning one of the three doubles matches to start afternoon. The dynamic duo of freshman Antonia Ferrarini (Caxias do Sul, Brazil) and junior Madison Windham (Clarksville, Tennessee) was locked in winning the doubles three matchup. Ferrarini and Windham are now 4-1 together as a doubles pair.
Singles
The Eagles took four out of six singles matches to clinch the thrilling victory. Senior Lauren Rowe (Terre Haute, Indiana) got the comeback started with a 6-3, 6-2 victory. Rowe passed the baton to Ferrarini who won her match 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Freshman Anais Negrail (Maisons-Alfort, France) also took care of business winning 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Then, freshman Sofia Davidoff (Lagny-sur-Marne, France) dominated winning her match 6-2, 6-1.
USI Women’s Tennis win second OVC victory in thrilling fashion
USI events and updates for the week of 3/25/2024
6 p.m. Monday, March 28
USI and UE to co-host Ancient Aliens: A Joke That Really Isn’t Very Funny
The USI World Languages and Cultures Department and the University of Evansville Department of Archaeology will co-host a lecture, Ancient Aliens: A Joke That Really Isn’t Very Funny, by Andrew White, PhD, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at the Stone Family Center for Health Sciences in the Smythe Auditorium. This presentation is open to the public at no charge.
7 p.m. Monday, March 28
Screaming Eagles to host Wisconsin in second round of WNIT
USI Women’s Basketball extended its winning streak to a season-best 11 games in dramatic fashion last week at the Screaming Eagles Arena, capturing the program’s first-ever Division I victory in a national postseason tournament with a 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Chicago in the first round of the 2024 Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).
The team will face off against the University of Wisconsin in the second round of the WNIT at 7 p.m. tonight, Monday, March 25, in the Screaming Eagles Arena.
April 3
USI Nursing Leadership Conference happening April 3
Steve Gutzler, President of Leadership Quest, a Seattle-based Leadership Development company, will be the presenter at USI’s 21st annual Nursing Leadership Conference on April 3. His most recent book, Lead with No Fear, provides practical and thought-provoking strategies for exceptional leadership and growing leaders at every level.
April 7-8
Solarpalooza
USI is excited to announce a free and open to the public multi-day event, Solarpalooza, culminating with the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 7 with a talk by trailblazing electrical engineer and retired NASA astronaut Joan Higginbotham in the Screaming Eagles Arena as part of the Romain College of Business Innovative Speaker Series, followed by a full day of experiential learning and engagement on Monday, April 8—the day of the eclipse.
April 10
USI Center for Communal Studies to present Pocket Neighborhoods by Ross Chapin
The USI Center for Communal Studies will host Ross Chapin, an architect, community planner and author from Seattle, Washington, virtually at noon on Wednesday, April 10. Chapin will present on Pocket Neighborhoods, sharing their origins, key design principles and examples across many locales.
April 17
USI conference focuses on healthcare research, evidence-based practice
A former member of the USI Nursing faculty will be the keynote speaker at the 28th annual USI Research, Evidence-Based Practice and Performance Improvement in Healthcare Conference, slated for Wednesday, April 17 in Carter Hall, located in University Center West.
April 24-26
USI to present 40th annual Historic New Harmony Heritage Artisans Days
USI is excited to present Historic New Harmony’s 40th annual Heritage Artisans Days, happening Wednesday through Friday, April 24-26. Artisans will demonstrate their professions and roles as they were in the 19th century. Students from the Tri-state area will hear and see how these artisans lived and worked in the early days of New Harmony.
June 28-30 and June 24 through August 30
USI to partner with Evansville African American Museum to present Black Art Workshop Weekend and Exhibition
The USI Art and Design Department will partner with the Evansville African American Museum to present the Black Art Workshop and Exhibition in the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries, located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center. The workshop event is set for Friday, June 28 through Sunday, June 30, and the exhibition will run Monday, June 24 to Friday, August 30.
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Trailblazers split doubleheader to close out conference weekend
DANVILLE, Ill. – The Vincennes University baseball team hit the road Sunday afternoon for the final two games of this weekend’s four-game Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) series with Danville Community College.
The series shifted to Danville, Ill. after the first two games were played yesterday at Jerry Blemker Field.
VU got off to a tough start to the day, falling in game one 10-2 before closing out the weekend strong and taking game two of the day 16-7.
The day got off to a rocky start for the Trailblazers, with Danville getting on the scoreboard in the first inning to take an early 1-0 lead.
VU would match this run in the second after a leadoff single by sophomore Blake Heyerly (Monroe, Ind.) and a walk by sophomore Keegan Schlotterbeck (Centerville, Ind.).
The pair moved up to second and third on a successful sacrifice bunt by sophomore Trevor Newman (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Heyerly would come in to score on a sacrifice fly by freshman Yancey Edlin (Pekin, Ind.) to even the score at 1-1.
The Jaguars would regain the lead in the bottom half of the second and add to this lead with three runs in the third, three runs in the fourth and a pair of runs in the fifth to take a 10-1 lead.
Vincennes would get on the board again in the sixth after Blake Heyerly reached on a fielder’s choice and came around to score on a wild pitch.
Danville would hold the Blazers scoreless in the seventh to close out the 10-2 victory in game one of the day.
Sophomore Josh McCormick (Indianapolis, Ind.) got the start in game one for VU, throwing four innings, allowing eight runs, four earned runs, on 10 hits and striking out two.
Sophomore Max Lines (Indianapolis, Ind.) came out of the bullpen to throw the final two innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits.
Vincennes looked to close out the weekend strong and build some momentum in game two and wasted little time getting going.
Freshman Bradyn Douglas (Frankton, Ind.) led off the game with a single and stole second before advancing to third on a wild pitch.
Douglas would score the first run of the game on a sacrifice fly by sophomore Jack Robinson (Mooresville, Ind.) to give VU the early 1-0 lead.
Aces advance in Ro CBI with win over Quinnipiac
UE will face Seattle on Monday
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Gage Bobe and Kenny Strawbridge Jr. scored 11 points apiece to lead the University of Evansville men’s basketball team to a 64-63 victory over Quinnipiac in the opening round of the Ro CBI at the Ocean Center.
With the victory, UE advances to play Seattle at 5:30 p.m. CT. FloHoops will have the coverage. Bobe was 3-for-5 from long range on his way to the 11 points while Strawbridge added five boards. Tanner Cuff and Chuck Bailey III added 10 points apiece. Cuff led the way with 9 boards and 5 assists.
Cuff and Cam Haffner picked up early baskets as the Purple Aces took a 6-2 lead in the opening five minutes. UE’s defense held the Bobcats to a 1-for-9 start from the field. The Bobcats turned the tables as they scored the next nine points to take an 11-6 lead with under 12 minutes left in the half. Quinnipiac connected on four of their next five shots.
Chuck Bailey III hit a pair of free throws to put Evansville back on the board but the Bobcats continued to roll, going up by nine points (19-10) with eight minutes on the clock. Over the final minutes of the half, the Aces outscored the Bobcats by a 20-11 margin to tie the game at the break. Kenny Strawbridge Jr. knotted the score at 23-23 before a Quinnipiac basket saw them retake the lead on their next possession.
With two minutes remaining, Strawbridge drained a triple that put UE on top by a 28-27 score before both squads struck in the final moments leading to the 30-30 tie at the break.
Neither team could get into a groove to open the second half as the teams combined to hit just two of their opening 11 attempts in the first four minutes as the Bobcats held a 34-32 lead. Sekou Kalle had a putback before a triple from Gage Bobe gave UE a 39-36 advantage.
As the game entered the final nine minutes, Bailey drove for a dunk and two minutes later, Cam Haffner drained a 3-pointer to give the Aces their largest lead at 53-43. The Bobcats stormed back over the next sequence, getting within three points at 55-52 with 3:30 on the clock.
In the final minute, Quinnipiac made it a 1-possession game once again, but Antonio Thomas converted two free throws and Strawbridge added a late layup as UE hung on for the win. Evansville shot 46.6% in the contest while limiting the Bobcats to 37.5%.
Eagles split Sunday slate, earn series win at Lindenwood
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – University of Southern Indiana Softball claimed its second consecutive Ohio Valley Conference series on Sunday, regrouping from an 8-0 loss to start the day to win a 2-1 rubber match for a series win against Lindenwood University.
The day began with a slow start for the Screaming Eagles (12-12, 6-3 OVC) in the first game. Lindenwood (14-16, 3-6 OVC) struck for an unearned run in each of the first two innings. The Lions added two more runs in the third off a couple of miscues by USI. Then after a solo home run in the fourth, Lindenwood finished game 1 with a crooked number in the fifth on two RBI singles.
USI had a pair of doubles in the first game by junior infielder Hailey Gotshall (Lucerne, Indiana) and senior catcher Sammie Kihega (Greenwood, Indiana), while Lindenwood scored eight runs on eight hits.
In the pitching circle, USI junior pitcher Whitley Hunter (Nashville, Illinois) was charged with the loss, moving to 2-4 this season, after allowing four runs – one unearned – in three innings of work. Lindenwood’s graduate pitcher Amanda Weyh moved to 9-7 on the campaign with five shutout innings.
In game 2, the Lions scored in the first inning on a sac fly to grab an early 1-0 lead. Southern Indiana answered in the top of the third inning. With two outs and runners on the corners, Gotshall put one down the left-field line to bring in the tying run.
As the pitcher’s duel went on over the next two frames, the Screaming Eagles jumped in front in the sixth inning. Once again, Gotshall shot a pitch into the gap, going for three bases to lead off the inning. Next up, senior first baseman Lexi Fair (Greenfield, Indiana) punched one to left field to score Gotshall for the lead.
Ahead with the 2-1 advantage, junior pitcher Josie Newman (Indianapolis, Indiana) continued her strong outing by pitching around a baserunner in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings to bring home the series win for USI.
Newman picked up her 10th win of the season with the complete game. The right-hander allowed only four hits and struck out 10 hitters.
Lindenwood sophomore starting pitcher Avery Wapp dropped to 4-6 in 2024, giving up two runs in six innings pitched.
The Screaming Eagles return home later this week to USI Softball Field, taking on Southeast Missouri State University in a three-game series Friday and Saturday. The series opens with a doubleheader Friday at 1 p.m., followed by a Noon start in Saturday’s series finale. All three games can be heard on 95.7 The Spin. Live stats and coverage links can be found on the USI Softball schedule page on usiscreamingeagles.com.
HOWELL HOME RUN SENDS MURRAY STATE PAST UE BASEBALL, 6-5, IN EXTRAS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Murray State catcher Taylor Howell launched a solo home run leading off the top of the tenth inning on Sunday to snap a 5-5 tie and power the visiting Racers to a 6-5 victory over the University of Evansville baseball team at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville.
Howell lifted a 2-0 fastball into the wind blowing out to left field and over the left-field fence for his eighth home run of the year and second home run of the series to help the Racers snap a 5-5 tie in extra-innings. Reliever Thomas McNabb (3-0) then worked a perfect bottom of the tenth inning to nail down the victory for Murray State.
Evansville jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the third inning on an RBI double by graduate third baseman Brent Widder. UE took that lead into the sixth inning, as starter Donovan Schultz held Murray State to just two base hits through the first five innings. Murray State would erupt for five runs though in the sixth inning, sending 10 men to the plate to take a 5-1 lead.
Evansville would answer back in the bottom of the sixth inning with a two-run home run to left field by senior shortstop Simon Scherry to trim the deficit to 5-3. UE then got a two-out, two-strike pinch-hit single by junior Evan Waggoner in the seventh inning to tie the game at 5-5.
Evansville would load the bases against McNabb in the eighth inning, but he got a fly out to right to end the threat. The Purple Aces would then get a lead-off double by senior first baseman Kip Fougerousse in the ninth inning, and eventually put men on the corners with two outs, but McNabb once again got out of the jam. McNabb tossed 3.0 scoreless innings out of the bullpen to earn the victory.
Graduate outfielder Mark Shallenberger led UE by going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a hit-by-pitch to extend his on-base streak to 39-straight games. Scherry and Waggoner both drove in two runs for UE. Howell was one of three Racers to have two-hit days, while he drove in two.
With the victory, Murray State moves into a first-place tie in the Missouri Valley Conference standings with a 17-6 overall record and 3-0 conference mark. Evansville, meanwhile, falls to 9-14 overall and 0-3 in the Valley. The Purple Aces return home on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. to host SIU-Edwardsville in non-conference action.
Willsey homers as Aces complete weekend series
Belmont takes 2-1 win on Sunday
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Jess Willsey launched her third home run of the season, but it was the pitching of Belmont that limited the University of Evansville softball team to one run on five hits in a 2-1 win on Sunday.
Zoe Frossard picked up a hit in the first while Brooke Voss added one in the second. After recording a hit in the first, the Bruins picked up three singles in the second, but a baserunner leaving early was pivotal in keeping things scoreless.
With two outs in the top of the third, Jess Willsey hit a home run to center field to break the scoreless tie. It did not take long for Belmont to counter as a 2-run double put them in front for the first time.
Both squads left a pair of runners on in the fourth inning while the Bruins left two more on base in the fifth. Down to its final three outs, Taylor Howe hit a 1-out single in the top of the 7th before the Bruins closed out the game with the 2-1 win.
Sydney Weatherford threw the first five innings with two runs scoring on ten hits. Megan Brenton threw a scoreless 6thframe. Alex Clesi made the start, giving up one run on four hits on the way to her fourth win of the season. Ellie Giles picked up the save with three scoreless frames. Evansville finished the game with five hits by five different players.
UE is back home next weekend for a 3-game series against UIC.
