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Bruins defeat Aces in regular season finale

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Hughes leads Evansville with 15 points

 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Finishing the day shooting an even 50% from the field, Belmont defeated the University of Evansville men’s basketball team by a final score of 83-66 on Sunday afternoon in the Curb Event Center.

Three Purple Aces reached double figures with Josh Hughes pacing the team with 15 points.  He connected on six of his 11 attempts including three triples.  Kenny Strawbridge Jr. was just behind with 14 points while Cam Haffner finished with 10.  Hughes and Strawbridge led the Purple Aces with eight rebounds apiece.  Five Bruins scored in double digits with Ja’Kobi Gillespie recording a game-high 18 points.

“We were able to mix some different groups and show a few different schemes today and gave ourselves a chance to compete.  I thought we started very well, especially on the defensive side,” UE head coach David Ragland said.  “Belmont is a great team and we knew they would come back.  They punched us in the mouth a little bit but our guys never gave up and kept fighting.”

Josh Hughes had it going in the early moments, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers to give the Purple Aces a 6-0 lead.  Defensively, UE held the Bruins to a 0-for-4 start from the field with Kenny Strawbridge Jr. connecting on a layup to solidify an 8-0 lead before the first media timeout of the game.

After getting on the board, Belmont scored seven in a row to cut their deficit to 8-7 at the 14:10 mark.  Evansville continued to set the pace as a layup from Antonio Thomas pushed the lead to 12-7 before his first 3-point make of the game pushed the lead to 17-9 just past the midway point of the half.

Belmont stormed back to tie the score with an 8-0 stretch inside of the 8-minute mark before Gage Bobe hit from downtown to put the lead right back in the Aces hands.  A 9-0 run by the Bruins saw them take their first lead of the day at 26-20 as the period entered its final five minutes.  Their largest advantage came after a three in the final seconds of the half that made it a 38-26 game at the break.

Out of the half, the Bruins scored 15 of the first 19 points to open a 53-30 lead.  With 10:30 left in the game, their lead reached 26 points at 67-41.  Evansville continued to play hard, posting the next seven tallies as Hughes knocked down another triple.  Things continued to hover around 20 points with the Aces getting within 17 and Belmont pushing the lead to 22 in the final three minutes.

In the end, the final deficit finished at 17 as Belmont took the game by a final of 83-66.  BU shot 50% on the day with the Aces finishing at 36.2%.

Arch Madness will begin on Thursday with the Aces entering as the #10 seed and facing the #7 seed Illinois State in St. Louis.  Tip is set for 6 p.m.

Evansville Announces OVC Men’s and Women’s Conference Tournament

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For the seventh-straight year, Evansville will host the OVC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships presented by United Fidelity Bank, March 6-9 at the Ford Center. The region will punch the first tickets to the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.

 Who: Evansville Mayor, Stephanie Terry

           OVC Commissioner, Beth DeBauche

What: Press Conference

  Date:

Tuesday, March 5th

 Time:

10:30 am CDT

Interviews available after

Location:

The Ford Center (Lobby)

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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Eagles suffer 5-2 loss after slow start

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis (2-6) lost the doubles point and first four singles matches to be on the wrong end of a 5-2 score against Northern Kentucky University (3-6) at Wesselman Park Sunday afternoon.
 
Doubles: The Screaming Eagles dropped two doubles decisions to lose the point to the Norse.
 
Singles: Even after NKU claimed the match victory, freshman Antonia Ferrarini (Caxias do Sul, Brazil) fought hard at number three with a 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 victory before freshman Sofia Davidoff (Lagny-sur-Marne, France) came from behind and took down her opponent at number five to cap off the match (5-7, 7-6, 1-0).
 

Vincennes University and First Indiana Robotics host scrimmage for high school competitors

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VINCENNES, Ind.,  – The Vincennes University Center for Applied Robotics and Automation and First Indiana Robotics welcomed high school students from Southern Indiana for an exhilarating Robotics Scrimmage on the Vincennes Campus. 

 

The event, which took place on Feb. 23, showcased the innovation and talent of budding engineers and robotics teams. The inaugural scrimmage allowed plenty of opportunities for students to demonstrate their technical skills and teamwork abilities. 

 

The future leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics enjoyed a day of creative problem-solving and collaborative spirit as teams tested their robotic creations on the playing field. The students also received design feedback from the VU Advanced Manufacturing Robotics and Mechatronics degree program faculty.

 

Washington High School Computer Science and Robotics Teacher Matt Riney was impressed with the scrimmage.

 

“I loved how all of the Southwestern Indiana teams were able to come together to collaborate and share their creations with each other,” Riney said. “The space at VU was amazing. We don’t have that kind of space at Washington, and our team was actually able to practice! They were amazed at how fast the robots are and how fast the game moves. FIRST Robotics Competition is what I refer to as the Major Leagues of robotics competitions.”

 

Perfecting Robotic Creations

 

The students eagerly fine-tuned their robots in VU’s Student Recreation Center, their faces lit with determination while preparing for the upcoming competition.

 

“It’s the first time we actually get to see all of the field elements put together in actual correct measurements, so I’m excited to just get out there and do it for the first time,” Washington High School student Aleida Sanchez told a television reporter.

 

The students are eager to apply their honed knowledge and skills to the FIRST Indiana Robotics district competition, which is being co-sponsored by VU, at Washington (Ind.) High School March 28-30.

 

In addition to the scrimmage, the event featured tours of the CARA and the College of Technology. While touring these labs and classrooms, the students gained valuable insights into the worlds of robotics, automation, and advanced technology and their applications in various professions.

 

“I know the AMT (Advanced Manufacturing Technician) students greatly helped out my team,” Riney said. “The tour was outstanding, and my students came back very excited about the opportunities that are offered to them for their future.”

 

Fostering Future Innovators

 

VU is proud to play a pivotal role in nurturing young talent by hosting and sponsoring robotics events and competitions. 

 

“We were thrilled to host such a dynamic and engaging event on our Vincennes Campus,” CARA Director Kimberly Wright said. “The Robotics Scrimmage highlights the incredibly talented youth within our region and underscores Vincennes University’s commitment to fostering STEM education and innovation. We were excited to inspire the next generation of innovators and problem solvers and to introduce them to diverse career paths in STEM fields.”

 

As the event wrapped up, teams celebrated their achievements and were excited about fine-tuning their robots in preparation for the upcoming FIRST Indiana Robotics district event. That competition combines the thrill of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules, limited time, and resources, teams of students must raise funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a challenging field game against like-minded competitors.

 

The VU Robotics Scrimmage served as a showcase of talent and a testament to the power of collaboration, creativity, and determination in advancing robotics education.

Remembering a fallen trooper….

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On this date one year ago, Indiana State Police Master Trooper James R. Bailey was killed in the line of duty.

Master Trooper Bailey was struck and killed by a fleeing vehicle on I-69, south of Auburn, while attempting to deploy stop sticks at approximately 4:30 pm.

Master Trooper Bailey was performing traffic control duties due to several weather-related crashes on the interstate when he was notified of a vehicle pursuit involving the Fort Wayne Police Department. The pursuit entered I-69 toward Master Trooper Bailey’s location.

The fleeing vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and struck Master Trooper Bailey as he attempted to deploy stop sticks near mile marker 326. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Master Trooper Bailey had served with the Indiana State Police for over 15 years. He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

We will always remember, forever honor, and respect those that serve in their memory!

Indiana Captures Third Consecutive Big Ten Conference Championship

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Indiana men’s swimming and diving won its third consecutive Big Ten Championship Saturday (March 2). It is IU’s 30th men’s conference title as well as its sixth in eight years.

The Hoosiers won the 2024 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships by a margin of 296 points, outscoring second place Ohio State 1,520-1,226. Indiana led the team standings at the end of each of the four days of competition.

“What an amazing last two days from our men,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “After a rocky Thursday, this team turned it around with two of the better days that I have ever been part of with this program and then just ran away with it by almost 300 points. It’s hard to do that in sports, when things don’t go your way, and it shows the character of these guys.

“This way a tricky meet for us because we’re trying to be even better at the NCAA Championships four weeks from now, and everyone gives you their best shot here in this conference. We took all the blows and ended up with an enjoyable last day. I want to give all the credit to the staff, to the administrators, all the athletes, everybody that’s part of this. It’s humbling to get another title, and we know it’s going to be difficult to keep going, but we’re going to keep putting one foot in front of the other.”

“I am so proud of this team,” IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. “Like every team, there are untold stories of struggles and hardship. These men overcame them all!”

Combining with the women’s conference championship a week ago, Indiana completed the swimming and diving program’s second Big Ten Championship Double and first since 2019. Michigan is the only other Big Ten program to win both the men’s and women’s trophies in a single season.

IU totaled 10 Big Ten Championships at the meet between swimming, diving and relays, including four during the final day of competition. For the second-straight season, Indiana won four of the five relays and medaled in all five.

In his fifth and final Big Ten Championships, senior Brendan Burns won his fourth-straight 200-yard backstroke – IU’s eighth in as many years. Burns out-touched sophomore teammate and Dutch Olympic-qualifier Kai van Westering by 24 hundredths in 1:39.50. He’ll finish his collegiate career with 22 Big Ten Championships from 11 individual and 11 relay titles.

Indiana asserted its dominance in breaststroke Saturday, finishing first, second, third and fourth in the 200-yard event. Senior Jassen Yep won his first-career Big Ten Championship with an NCAA A cut 1:50.40, the third-fastest time in the country this season. Junior Josh Matheny (1:51.50) took silver, and freshman Toby Barnett earned his second medal of his first conference championships, having won silver in the 400 IM on Friday. Senior Maxwell Reich rounded out the quartet, finishing fourth in 1:52.07. This result came after IU took the second, third, fourth and fifth-place positions in the 100-yard breaststroke event on Friday.

Junior Carson Tyler won his second conference title in two days, compounding Friday’s 3-meter championship with his second-straight Big Ten platform diving title on Saturday. Tyler’s final three dives tallied scores of 93.50, 89.10 and 73.80, building to a 462.60 final tally. The highest-scoring diver throughout the meet, Tyler repeated as the Big Ten Diver of the Championships.

“For Carson to win again after the excitement of last night is so difficult to do,” Johansen said. “I had a feeling the meet was going to come down to who did the better back and reverse optionals. So, I promised him a slice of pumpkin pie if he hit his 207 and 307 tonight. It lightened his mood enough, and he delivered.

Sophomore Maxwell Weinrich earned his first-career Big Ten medal, finishing third on platform with a 360.95. Junior Quinn Henninger took seventh with a score of 360.95, and sophomore Dash Glasberg scored out of the consolation final with a career-best 289.80.

“Max really showed up, moving all the way to third. He is gaining confidence with every dive he does. Quinn and Dash delivered so many valuable points in every event. The focus for the meet was team, and they never lost focus.”

Indiana put an exclamation mark on the meet, winning its eighth 400-yard freestyle relay championship in nine years. The Hoosiers, represented by senior Tomer Frankel and Gavin Wight, junior Rafael Miroslaw and freshman Mikkel Lee, finished in an NCAA A cut 2:48.19, 26 hundredths in front of Michigan. The Wolverines led by one hundredth at the third exchange as Lee leaped into the water. He posted the quickest anchor split in 41.76 to give IU the victory. Moments later, confetti burst on top of the Hoosiers as they celebrated their team title.


TEAM SCORES
1. Indiana – 1,520
2. Ohio State – 1,226

  1. Michigan – 1,153.5
  2. Wisconsin – 1,044.5
  3. Minnesota – 849.5
  4. Northwestern – 725
  5. Penn State – 683
  6. Purdue – 651.5

BIG TEN AWARDS

Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships: Gal Cohen Groumi, Michigan

Big Ten Diver of the Championships: Carson Tyler, Indiana

Big Ten Freshman of the Year: Colin Geer, Michigan

 

First-Team All-Big Ten (Indiana): Finn Brooks, Brendan Burns, Tomer Frankel, Mikkel Lee, Josh Matheny, Rafael Miroslaw, Carson Tyler, Kai van Westering, Gavin Wight, Jassen Yep

Second-Team All-Big Ten (Indiana): Toby Barnett, Quinn Henninger

RESULTS

1,650 FREESTYLE

  1. Warren Briggs – 15:01.96 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Mason Carlton – 15:12.24 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Tristan DeWitt – 14:54.92 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  4. Elliot Weisel – 15:21.79 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)


200 BACKSTROKE
1. Brendan Burns – 1:39.50 (Big Ten Champion, NCAA B Cut)

  1. Kai van Westering – 1:39.74 (Silver, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

    100 FREESTYLE
    6. Mikkel Lee – 42.51 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)

  2. Gavin Wight – 43.01 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Rafael Miroslaw – 42.78 (NCAA B Cut)

200 BREASTSTROKE

  1. Jassen Yep – 1:50.40 (Big Ten Champion, NCAA A Cut, Career Best)
  2. Josh Matheny – 1:51.50 (Silver, NCAA B Cut)
  3. Toby Barnett – 1:51.95 (Bronze, NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  4. Maxwell Reich – 1:52.07 (NCAA B Cut)
  5. Collin McKenzie – 1:59.23
  6. Luke Barr – 1:56.64 (NCAA B Cut)

200 BUTTERFLY

  1. Tomer Frankel – 1:39.80 (Silver, NCAA A Cut, Career Best)
  2. Brendan Burns – 1:40.24 (Bronze, NCAA B Cut)

PLATFORM DIVING

  1. Carson Tyler – 462.60 (Big Ten Champion, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  2. Maxwell Weinrich – 433.65 (Bronze, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  3. Quinn Henninger – 360.95 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)
  4. Dash Glasberg – 289.80 (Career Best)

USI loses on Senior Night, 70-66

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball lost a hard-fought battle with Southeast Missouri State University, 70-66, Saturday evening at Screaming Eagles Arena. The Screaming Eagles drop to 8-23 overall and 5-13 in OVC play, while the Redhawks are 9-22 overall, 4-14 OVC.
 
Prior to the game, USI earned the eighth seed in the OVC Championship following the loss by Tennessee Tech University to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock this afternoon. USI will play fifth-seeded Tennessee State University Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The OVC post-season will run March 6-9 at the Ford Center in Evansville.
 
USI struggled offensively throughout most of the first half, shooting only 19.4 percent from the field (6-31), but trailed by four game the break due to connecting on 14-of-18 from the stripe. The first when back-and-forth throughout the opening 20 minutes with five lead changes and four ties until SEMO put together a run to lead 32-23 with 1:58 before halftime.
 
The Eagles got the final five points of the opening half and went into the locker trailing by four, 32-28.
 
The second half saw the Eagles eliminate the first half deficit, taking the lead, 37-36, on a dunk by sophomore guard/forward AJ Smith (Edwardsville, Illinois) with 16:22 left. After trading leads, SEMO regained control, boosting the lead to back to as many as eight points, 67-59, before closing out the 70-66 decision.
 
USI was led by junior guard Jeremiah Hernandez (Chicago, Illinois), who had 21 points, while Smith followed with 19 points for the only Eagles in double-digits.
 
Before the game tonight, the Eagles honored senior forward Nolan Causwell (Duluth Georgia). Causwell is a senior transfer, who is averaging 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
 

Lady Blazers fall in regular season finale at No. 3 Wabash Valley

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  1. CARMEL, Ill. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers closed out the 2023-24 on a sour note Saturday night after falling in a hard fought battle with the No. 3-ranked Wabash Valley College Lady Warriors.

The Lady Blazers fought hard and fell just short of a late comeback attempt, falling 104-95 to end the regular season with a 17-10 record overall.

VU was able to hang with the high ranked Warriors through the early par of the game before Wabash Valley was able to break away slightly with a 6-0 run late in the first quarter.

The Lady Blazers traded buckets with the Lady Warriors to end the first period of play trailing Wabash Valley 25-18.

Wabash Valley came out of the gates firing in the second quarter however, beginning the quarter on a 9-0 run to take a 34-18 lead.

VU would battle back before halftime, using a 6-0 scoring run of their own to cut the deficit down to 12 before Wabash Valley ended the first half of play by making one of two free throw attempts, heading into the break leading VU 49-36.

Wabash Valley looked to potentially be running away with the game early in the third quarter, opening up a 71-48 advantage of the Lady Blazers.

That was before Vincennes would close out the third quarter outscoring WVC 18-7, cutting the deficit to 78-64 heading into the final 10 minutes of play.

Wabash Valley would again grow their lead to 20 early in the fourth quarter before VU looked to make a late run at the Lady Warriors.

Freshmen Destinee Hooks (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Giavonnie Belton (Indianapolis, Ind.) led a late game charge for the Lady Blazers, with the duo combining to score 16 of VU’s 31 fourth quarter points.

Vincennes would cut the WVC lead down to single digits but were unable to fully complete the comeback as VU fell to the Lady Warriors 104-95, ending the regular season for the Blazers.

VU was led offensively by another stellar outing by Destinee Hooks, who fell just short of setting a new career-high, finishing with 36 points, eight rebounds and a team-high five assists.

Giavonnie Belton came off the bench to connect on six threes on her way to 24 points and three assists.

Sophomore Elikya Baseyila (Paris, France) dominated the glass for the Lady Blazers, setting a new career-high with 21 rebounds to go along with 14 points to complete her 11th double-double of the season and 23rd of her VU career.

Freshman Makyla Tucker (Indianapolis, Ind.) came off the bench to add nine points, four rebounds and four assists, while sophomore Brie Miller (Bainbridge, Ind.) also came off the bench to finish with six points, six rebounds and three assists.

The Lady Trailblazers have earned the No. 2 seed in the 2024 Region 24/Midwest District Tournament and will begin postseason play inside the Physical Education Complex Sunday, March 10 at 1 p.m. eastern.

Vincennes will host the No. 7 seed in the Region standings, which has yet to be determined at this time.

The winner of Sunday’s Region tournament game will advance to the Semifinals on Tuesday, March 12 hosted by Lake Land College in Mattoon, Ill.

The 2024 Region 24/Midwest District Championship game will be played Thursday, March 14 also at Lake Land College in Mattoon, Ill.

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THUNDERBOLTS EDGED 3-2 BY QUAD CITY

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Evansville, In.:  Despite a two-goal output from Aiden Wagner, strong penalty killing, and solid goaltending from Brendahn Brawley, the Thunderbolts came up just short against the Storm by a 3-2 score on Saturday at Ford Center.   The Thunderbolts’ next home game will be on Sunday, March 10th against the Pensacola Ice Flyers, puck drop at 3:00pm CT.

 

Wagner gave Evansville the first lead of the night at 9:54 of the first period with a wrap-around shot, assisted by Bronson Adams.  A late first period surge by Quad City allowed them to take a 2-1 lead with goals from Cole Golka at 17:17 and Weiland Parrish at 19:52.  Wagner tied the game back up for Evansville at 4:00 of the second period, as he sniped a rebound into the net off a face-off win from Mark Zhukov for Wagner’s second goal of the night.  Evansville killed off a Storm power play a few minutes later, however the Storm continued the momentum they picked up and regained the lead as Tommy Tsicos scored at 9:24.  Despite outshooting Quad City 11 to 9 in the third period, Evansville was unable to find the tying goal, the closest attempt coming on a late power play as Myles Abbate hit the crossbar with about 3 minutes remaining.

  Wagner finished with both Evansville goals, while Brawley made 30 saves on 33 shots.  The Thunderbolts and Storm do not meet again this regular season.

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