Freshman Maria Pickens and senior Rick Voyvodic led their respective teams as the University of Evansville golf teams opened up the Butler Fall Invitational on Monday at Highland Country Club.

Pickens had a stellar start to the tournament, posting a 6-over 76 in the opening round.  She sits in a tie for 12^th place.  Just one behind her is Kayla Katterhenry.  After winning the opening two tournament of the season, Katterhenry sits six off of the lead after she carded a 77 on Monday.

Third for the Aces is Giulia Mallmann.  The sophomore finished the first day with a 78 and is tied for 18^th.  Rounding out the squad were Carly Waggoner and Maggie Camp.  The duo carded scores of 84 and 87, respectively.  Madison Chaney and Rachel Marchi were individuals for UE.  Chaney had a strong day, finishing with an 81 while Marchi checked in with a solid round of 84.

The women are fifth out of ten participating schools.  Indianapolis leads the way with a 298 while IUPUI (300) and Butler (303) are closed behind.  UE finished the day with a 315.

Voyvodic had the top score of the day for the guys.  Through two rounds, the senior sits in a tie for 11^th place with a 143.  Following a 2-over 72 to begin the day, he fired a 1-over 71 in round two.  Tyler Gray is one behind Voyvodic.  His Monday scores finished with a 74 and an even 70.

Next up was Will Knights.  After recording a 78 in the first round, Knights regrouped in a big way, notching a 3-under 67 in the second round to stand at a 145.  Wil Pahud was close behind with a 146.  He is tied for 23^rd.  Noah Reese completed the UE contingent, tallying rounds of 75 and 80 on his way to a 155.

Joseph Addante and Zac Turi played as individuals.  Addante began Monday with a 72 before firing a 78 to finish with a 150.  Turi’s rounds finished with scores of 76 and 80.

Evansville is in fourth place going into the final round with a score of 575.  IUPUI leads the way with a 562.  They are six strokes ahead of Butler.  Gehrig Hollatz of the Bulldogs has a lead of five strokes going into the final day.  After starting the day with a 2-under 68, Hollatz carded a 4-under 66 to sit with a 134.

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Evansville Releases Six to Make Room on Training Camp Roster.)

 

Contact John Peterson @ jpeterson@evansvilleicemen.com or 812-463-6129

 

Evansville, IN – The Evansville IceMen, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, and Head Coach Al Sims announced today that nine players have been assigned to the team from the Binghamton Senators, Evansville’s AHL affiliate. The nine players include defensemen Chris Carlisle, Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel, Spencer Humphries, Chris Rumble, and Troy Rutkowski, as well as forwards Vincent Dunn, Daultan Leveille, Joe Zarbo and Matthew Zay.

To make room on the training camp roster, Sims also announced that Evansville has released goaltender Larkin Saalfrank, defenseman Scott Morongell, and forwards Thomas Gobeil, Andrew Harrison, John Lidgett and Adam Stuart.

Chris Carlisle, 20, is entering his first season of professional hockey, after four seasons  with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League in Canada. Last season, the defenseman from Fort Lee, NJ notched seven goals and 37 assists in helping the Generals capture their fifth Memorial Cup as the top Canadian junior hockey team of 2015-16.

Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel, 29, comes to Evansville after two seasons in Quad City, where he played in 96 games for the Mallards and earned a call-up to the AHL’s Iowa Wild in 2014-15. The defensmen from Bordeaux, France is starting his seventh season in pro hockey in North America, after signing with the IceMen in September.

 

Spencer Humphries, 23, returns to the IceMen, where he finished the 2014-15 season. After starting the year in Greenville where the Delta, BC native played in 52 games for the Road Warriors, Humphries finished the season in Evansville where he tallied four points (1-3–4) in 15 games. The defensemen signed a contract extension with the IceMen in August and took part in his first AHL camp in Binghamton.

 

Chris Rumble, 25, played eight games in Evansville towards the end of the 2014-15 campaign, tallying two assists. The former Canisius College standout participated in his first AHL camp in Binghamton and is under contract with the IceMen. The defenseman from Chesapeake, VA skated in the Ottawa Senators rookie camp in September.

 

Troy Rutkowski, 23, like Rumble, participated in Ottawa’s rookie camp and took part in his third AHL camp in Binghamton. The Edmonton, AB native played 54 games on the IceMen blue line last season where he scored six goals and added 18 assists. Rutkowski skated in 15 games for the BSens in 2014-15 and 12 games for Evansville’s AHL affiliate in 2013-14, and was a 2010 fifth-round draft pick of the Colorado Avalanche.

 

Vincent Dunn, 20, begins his rookie season in Evansville after compiling 32 points (19-13–32) in 46 games for the Rimouski Oceanic in 2014-15 in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in Canada. The gritty forward from Hull, QC was a fifth round draft pick of the Ottawa Senators in 2013 and played one AHL game in 2013-14.

 

Daultan Leveille, 25, is no stranger to Evansville, where he played 66 games for the IceMen in 2013-14 before taking his game overseas last season. In 2014-15, the forward from St. Catherines, ON played professionally for Rouen in France, where he had nine goals and eight assists in 26 games. The 2008 first round pick of the Atlanta Thrashers player four seasons at Michigan State University from 2008-12, before joining Hamilton of the AHL and later Wheeling and San Francisco of the ECHL in 2012-13.

 

Joe Zarbo, 24, enters his first full season of pro hockey after playing 136 games in four seasons at Clarkson University from 2011-15. At the end of his senior season, the forward from Grand Island, NY joined the IceMen for the end of last season in Evansville. Zarbo had three goals and three assists in nine games for the IceMen and earned an invite to Binghamton’s AHL camp this year.

 

Matthew Zay, 24, like Zarbo, begins his first full season as a pro in Evansville. The forward from Glendale, NY joined the AHL’s Springfield Falcons after his senior season at Mercyhurst College, where he tallied 128 points in 151 games. Zay played in 3 games for Springfield in 2014-15 before landing in Binghamton, where he scored one goal in four games.

** Blue vs. White Scrimmage – Tuesday, Oct. 6 – 6pm-8pm (Edge Ice Center – Owensboro, KY)

• The event is FREE and open to the general public.
• Owensboro Youth Hockey will be in attendance taking donations.
• The full IceMen Training Camp roster will participate in the scrimmage from 6pm to 7:30pm.
• Following the scrimmage, there will be a “Skate with the IceMen” and an autograph session.
• Evansville IceMen free schedule & ticket information will be available.
• Evansville IceMen merchandise will be available for purchase.

*** Season Ticket Holder Event – Tuesday, Oct. 13 – 6pm-8pm  (Old National Bank Plaza)

• Evansville IceMen players will be introduced to season ticket holders.
• Opportunities to meet the players, who will also be signing autographs.
• Refreshments will be available for purchase.
• IceMen merchandise will be available for purchase.

**** IceMen Media Day – Wednesday, Oct. 14  (Ford Center)

• IceMen Practice – 10am-12pm
• Players and coaches will be made available to the media – 12:30pm
• Appetizers will be served.

***** 5^th Annual IceMen Golf Scramble – Thursday, Oct. 15  (Cambridge Golf Course)

• Shotgun start at 12:30pm.
• Lunch and Dinner will be provided for participants.
• 1 IceMen player, coach or staff member will golf with each group.
• Interested teams can sign up by contacting Brian Vaal (bvaal@evansvilleicemen.com)

Evansville opens the 2015-16 season Saturday, October 17 at The Ford Center against the Indy Fuel at 7:15pm. 2015-16 IceMen season tickets are on sale now. Call an IceMen Account Executive at (812) 421-GOAL (4625), Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm for tickets. Season tickets start for as little as $10 per game.

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.

Seats are available on all charter flights this season

 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In April, the Purple Aces men’s basketball team went a perfect 5-0 on its way to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament Championship.  This season, the University of Evansville looks for even more and you can be there to see all of the action!

For the first time, the Aces are offering a once in a lifetime experience to travel with the team and see behind the scenes of a typical Aces Men’s Basketball road trip. Each package includes a seat on the charter jet flight, hotel accommodations, meals and ground transportation with the team, as well as a ticket to the game.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our fans to be able to travel along with our basketball team,” Director of Athletics Mark Spencer said.  “This type of experience is a rarity for fans of a Division I program.  Coming off of the CIT Championship run, we are extremely excited for this season and equally enthusiastic to offer this opportunity to our fans.”

There are a total of seven road trips that are being offered including joining the team for three games over Thanksgiving, from Nov. 24-29 in Anaheim, Ca. for the Wooden Classic for a cost of $2,500 per individual package.

Two of the higher profile games on the road this season are at SEC foe Arkansas and MVC rival Wichita State.  The Arkansas trip is from Dec. 7-8 while the trek to Wichita is January 5-6.  The cost per seat for each of those trips is $1,800.

A pair of Missouri Valley Conference tilts offer you a chance to visit two great MVC cities – Springfield, Mo. and Chicago, Ill.  You can kick off the New Year in style by heading out to Missouri State with the Aces on January 1 for a game the following afternoon.  From Feb. 13-14, join us in the windy city of Chicago to see UE take on Loyola.  Those two trips cost $1,400 per package.

The most budget friendly trips that Evansville will make are to Iowa with the first being UNI.  The Aces make their way to Cedar Falls on February 2 for a matchup against the Panthers the following day.  On Feb. 16, UE flies to Des Moines toplay Drake on the 17^th.  Those two trips cost only $1,000 per person.

Great deals are being offered by the team if you go on more than one trip.  You can pick one of either Arkansas/Wichita State along with one of UNI/Drake and receive $200 off of that total price.  Three-pack options are also available.  That deal lets you pick one of Arkansas/Wichita State, one of Loyola/Missouri State and one of the Iowa trips to receive $300 off of that total price.  If you want to take all six trips (not including Wooden Classic) with the Aces, the total cost would be just $7,500, a savings of $900.

Seats are filling up fast, so do not delay. For more information or to purchase your seats, contact Kim Gentry at 812-488-2762 or kg22@evansville.edu.

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