IceMen Fall in Preseason Opener at Fort Wayne
Twice Friday night, the Evansville IceMen bounced back from two-goal deficits in its preseason opener, but were unable to do so a third time, falling 6-5 to the Fort Wayne Komets at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
The Komets scored two power-play goals 1:09 apart in the middle of the first period after Evansville center Jordan Sims was called for a high-sticking double minor. Late in the frame, Mark Anthione buried a rebound after Daultan Leveille carried the puck the full length of the ice. Chris Carlisle ripped a wrist shot into the net with 1:04 left in the period to tie the game.
Evansville fell behind by two goals again in the second period, after the Komets scored twice in the first 2:01. It could have been three, had IceMen goalie Christoffer Bengtsberg not stopped a Komets penalty shot in the opening minute with a flashy stick save.
Again, the IceMen fought back, as Justin MacDonald and Joe Zarbo tallied goals in the latter half of the second period to even the score 4-4 at the second intermission.
The penalty kill let Evansville down early in the game and again in the third, as Fort Wayne scored 3:40 into the period on the man-advantage, its third of the night. The Komets added an insurance goal at 17:13, which turned out to be the game-winner, as Evansville’sMatt Harlow scored 30 seconds later.
The IceMen’s third comeback attempt fell just short, as Fort Wayne hung on for th 6-5 win, its first of the preseason. The two teams will play one more exhibition game Saturday night in Fort Wayne at 7:30pm.
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
Victims and survivors of domestic violence in Indiana honored at USI’s Flowers on the Lake event
lowers on the Lake, a nationally recognized event honoring victims and survivors of domestic violence will be held at the University of Southern Indiana. The program begins at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 15 in front of the Liberal Arts Center.
USI’s Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice (SAC) Club and student members of the Gender Studies Program will speak about the victims whose lives have been lost in Indiana due to intimate partner homicide. Afterwards, they will hand attendees resource pamphlets shaped as cones holding flower petals, and walk out to Reflection Lake on the USI campus, where the flowers will be scattered into the water in memory of the victims and in honor of survivors.
Using state statistics, a bell rings out for each person who has died in Indiana due to domestic violence. “It’s very powerful when you’re standing there and you keep hearing those bell messages and you know that each one of those represents a life that was lost this year in our area,†said Dr. Melinda Roberts, associate professor of criminal justice, interim director of gender studies and SAC Club advisor.
This is the third year that the USI Sexual Assault and Gender Violence Prevention Group has organized and held the event on the USI campus. They received the help of the Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice (SAC) Club and the Gender Studies Program, along with community collaborator Albion Fellows Bacon Center.
In conjunction with the Flowers on the Lake event, there will be life-size silhouettes in various locations across campus representing real victims in Indiana. This project, entitled Silent Witness (also nationally recognized), involves research by SAC students to create badges that tell that individual’s story. Along with adult silhouettes, there will be child-sized silhouettes representing youth who have been victimized.
“With the SAC Club community activities, students get to inspire hope in ending violence and they help victims and their families heal,†said Roberts.
The event is free of charge and open to the public. Participants should meet at 4:30 p.m. in front of the Liberal Arts Center. For more information contact Roberts at mrroberts1@usi.edu or 812-461-5475.
Eagles break streak with 1-0 win
The University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team broke a seven-match winless streak with a 1-0 victory over Lewis University Friday evening in Romeoville, Illinois. USI saw its record rise to 4-6-1 and 2-6-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, while Lewis fell to 1-9-1, 1-7-1 GLVC.
The Screaming Eagles and the Flyers battled to a 0-0 draw through the first 45 minutes. Lewis had the lead in total shots, 9-8, while USI had the advantage in corner kicks, 3-1.
Following another 30 minutes of scoreless soccer to start the second half, USI sophomore forward Pedro Castro(Brazil) stole the ball from the Flyers, just outside the box, and scored the game-winner from long range. The goal, which gave USI the 1-0 lead at 74:42, was Castro’s second of the season.
The 1-0 advantage was all of the lead that USI sophomore goalkeeper Adam Zehme (Orland Park, Illinois) would need. Zehme faced 12 shots and made five saves in posting his fourth win and third shutout of the season.
USI concludes the road swing Sunday when it visits the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Somers, Wisconsin. UW-Parkside watched its record go to 4-6-1 overall and 4-4-1 in the GLVC after defeating Bellarmine University, 2-1, at home Friday night.
The Eagles trail the all-time series with the Rangers, 16-9-1, after falling at home last year, 1-0. USI, however, has won four of the last five meetings, twice on the road.
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UE Swimming and Diving finishes meet at Missouri State
A busy start to the season continued for the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams as the Purple Aces swam at Missouri State on Friday evening.
The final scores on the night finished with Missouri State taking a 152-77 win on the women’s side while the MSU men won by a 152-84 final.
Evansville had several notable finishes, performing exceptionally well in the shorter distances. Michaela Kent took second place in the 50 free, posting a 25.36. The men did well in the same event, taking second through fourth place, led by Matt Duke’s time of 21.78. Everett Plocek and Matt Childress followed. Kent did well in the 100 backstroke race, notching another runner-up finish at 1:00.46. Ethan O’Rourke did well in the men’s 100 backstroke event, swimming a 53.94, less than a second off the victor.
Maja Magnusson and Jessi Hildebrand finished second and third, respectively, in the 200 free. Magnusson was just under three seconds off the win, finishing in 2:02.32 with Hildebrand 3.43 seconds behind. The Aces women also did well in the 100 yard fly, taking second through fifth positions. Madi Jones was second with a 1:02.31 with Kayla Aitken close behind.
Magnusson came home second in the 500 free with her time of 5:34.74 while Kelcie Davie rounded out the top three.
In the 1,000 free event, Madi Jones and Andrew Cotton each recorded second-place finishes. Jones swam a time of 11:28.60 while Cotton finished with a 10:26.63 to take the runner-up position.
UE’s top relay performance came in the women’s 200 free relay where Kristen Myers, Jones, Mackenzie Harris and Megan Schremp finished second, completing the race in 1:41.51.
Miguel Marcano had a great day on the boards for the Aces. His 239.32 led the way in the 1-meter dive while Cory Barnes took top honors in the 3-meter dive with a 244.42. Courtney Coverdale took second place in both dives, posting a 229.95 in the 1-meter and tallying a score of 215.85 in the 3-meter. That event saw her finish just 1.8 points behind the winner.
Next Saturday, both squads will compete at the Indiana Intercollegiates in West Lafayette. The meet will begin at 12 p.m. ET.
Lewis blocks USI volleyball’s upset bid
The University of Southern Indiana volleyball team saw a one-set lead slip away Friday night as it fell to No. 21 Lewis University 25-20, 14-25, 20-25, 16-25 in a Great Lakes Valley Conference match.
USI (11-6, 4-4 GLVC), which falls to 1-4 on its current season-long road trip, hit into 13 blocks as the Flyers kept their undefeated record in league play intact.
The Screaming Eagles opened the match on a strong note, hitting .281 in the first frame to earn a five-point win and one-set lead in the match.
Lewis (17-1, 8-0 GLVC), however, roared back with a blistering .533 attacking percentage in the second stanza to post an 11-point win and even the match at a set apiece.
The Flyers’ play at the net in the third set wreaked havoc on the Eagles’ attack, especially late in the frame. USI led 19-17, but an 8-1 Lewis run that featured four blocks gave the Flyers a five-point win and a one-set lead in the match.
USI had a negative .042 attacking percentage in the third set and a negative .074 attacking percentage in the fourth frame. The Flyers, who had three blocks in the fourth stanza, benefitted from an 18-4 run in the final game as they closed the match with a nine-point win.
Sophomore outside hitter Shelbi Morris (Brazil, Indiana) had 10 kills to lead USI’s attack, while sophomore libero Shannon Farrell (Munster, Indiana) had 18 digs to lead the Eagles’ back row. Freshman setter Erika Peoples (Bloomington, Illinois) added 32 assists.
The Eagles’ final outing in their six-match road trip is Saturday at 3 p.m. when they travel to Somers, Wisconsin, to take on the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. The Rangers (11-6, 5-3 GLVC) defeated Bellarmine University in four sets Friday night.
Saturday’s match is the final match before the Eagles compete in the Midwest Region Crossover October 16-17 in Aurora, Illinois. USI returns to the Physical Activities Center October 23 to take on the University of Indianapolis in its “Dig for the Cure†match.
Councilwoman Connie Robinson Filing For Re-Election Today
Fourth Ward City Councilwoman Connie Robinson will be filing her candidacy for a sixth term in office this afternoon at 4:00 pm in the election office. A large contingent of supporters is expected at her filing. Mrs.Robinson is a native of Evansville. She graduated from Glenwood School Elementary and Bosse High School, before graduating from the University of Evansville. She has operated her own business for the past 21 years. When talking with City-County Observer staff about filing for another term, she told us that her vision for the Fourth Ward has remained the same since the first time she ran to represent the Central City residents, in 1995.
She still strives to “empower people to make their own lives better and to be a voice for those who don’t have one.†Councilwoman Robinson went on to say that economic development is the foundation for self-sufficiency and empowerment,  and that seeking good jobs for the people she represents has been paramount during the time she has served. Mrs. Robinson went on to point out that she has worked for new jobs, increased home ownership, and stronger, more diverse neighborhoods in the near-downtown area she represents.
Then, she told us, “They say I’m tough. I am tough. I have to be in order to make progress toward my vision for a stronger, better Fourth Ward.† She continued, “But I’m tender-hearted, too.† She talked with pride about the role she took in getting moving assistance for the people who were displaced by the relocation of the D-Patrick dealership to the corner of Walnut and Highway 41. Mrs. Robinson said that most of the people involved in planning the relocation did not realize the financial hardship moving would cause for the residents of the area, most who were in the lower income bracket. She was the person who brought this fact up, and D-Pat Representatives were quick to agree to help defray the cost of displacement for the residents.  The Fourth Ward agrees that Connie Robinson has proven herself to be a tough, but tender-hearted champion of those who need a spokesperson.She pledges to produce a strong voter turnout in the 4th Ward in the upcoming Primary and General 2015 City Election.
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Donald Ross Intercollegiate on tap for UE men’s golf
This weekend, the Purple Aces men’s golf team travels to western North Carolina to play in the Donald Ross Intercollegiate in Morganton, N.C.
Mimosa Hills Country Club will play host to the event as par will be 70 and the yardage for the tournament is 6,718. Taking part in the event will be: Appalachian State, Bucknell, UE, Gardner-Webb, Greensboro College, High Point, Jacksonville, NC Central, Presbyterian, Stetson, UT Arlington, Wingate and Wofford.
Earlier in the week, the Aces completed play in the Butler Fall Invitational. Tyler Gray was Evansville’s top finisher in the tournament, coming home in a tie for 14th overall. In Tuesday’s final round of play, Gray equaled his round two score, which was an even 70. He finished the event with a 214.
Next up was the senior duo of Rick Voyvodic and Will Knights. Voyvodic led UE after the first day and notched another solid round on Tuesday, carding a 72. He finished with a final score of 215. Tying him was fellow senior Will Knights. Knights followed up his second-round total of 67 from Monday with an even 70 on Tuesday. He also completed the event tied for 17th.
Fourth for UE was Wil Pahud. He improved to finish in a tie for 22nd place with a final score of 218. His round on Tuesday finished at a 2-over 72. Noah Reese recorded his best round of the event in the third round, posting a score of 74. He finished in a tie for 35th with a 229.