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USI Volleyball wins first annual Battle of the Lloyd to sweep Evansville series
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball sweeps the series against University of Evansville, to take the first annual Battle of the Lloyd win in four sets.
Set 1: USI 25, UE 22
The Screaming Eagles fought back from a seven-point deficit (14-7) to take the first set. Junior Ashby Willis led the court with seven kills, hitting a .312 percent, with just two errors. Three different Eagles landed a service ace to help swing the momentum.
Set 2: UE 25, USI 20
The Purple Aces took the lead quickly in the second set, gaining a six-point advantage halfway through. The Eagles put up six blocks at the net and picked up 21 digs to fight off UE’s offensive moves. UE picked up 22 digs to keep the Eagles in a negative hitting percentage and took the set win.
Set 3: USI 25, UE 21
Sophomore Aurdrey Small made the difference in the third set, picking up 10 digs. Willis tallied another four kills, followed by freshman Carley Wright with three on the right side. The Eagles hit for their best hitting percentage at .217, keeping their errors to just three for the set.
Set 4: USI 26, UE 24
The final set was a battle to the very end, with USI going into extra points to close it out, ending with a kill from setter Aysa Thomas. Willis recorded five kills to help swing the offense at the net. The defense put up four more blocks, bringing the total at the net to 12 total for a team season-high.
For the game, Willis tallied 17 kills, and Leah Coleman followed with 10. Thomas recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 34 assists and 15 digs. Four Eagles picked up double-digit digs, led by Small who finished with 20.
Next up, the Screaming Eagles move into Ohio Valley Conference play, starting on the road against Morehead State University. The first game in the series will take place on Friday, September 26, at 6 p.m.
Volleyball drops non-conference finale
Aces open MVC slate on Friday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Hinsley Everett led the University of Evansville volleyball team with 15 kills in a hard-fought 3-1 defeat to USI on Saturday inside Liberty Arena.
Chloe Cline and Brooke Herdes added 11 kills apiece for the Purple Aces. Ainoah Cruz added 29 digs while Maddie Hawkins and Herdes recorded 14 each. Kora Ruff chipped in 41 assists while Sabrina Ripple had seven block assists. Ashby Willis paced the Screaming Eagles with a match-high 17 kills.
Game 1 – USI 25, UE 22
With the score tied at 3-3, the Aces took control. Three kills from Brooke Herdes highlighted a stretch that gave UE an 11-5 lead. Sabrina Ripple and McKenzie Laubach added a block during the run. Things continued to look good as UE solidified a 15-9 advantage over the ensuing stretch. USI stormed back to tie the game at 18-18 before opening a 22-19 edge. They took the set by a 25-22 final.
Game 2 – UE 25, USI 20
After USI scored the opening three points, the Aces took their first lead with Ainoah Cruz’ ace capping off a 5-0 run that put UE in front at 5-3. Maddie Hawkins’ ace doubled up the Screaming Eagles by 10-5 margin. Evansville continued to hold a multi-point lead throughout the set and tied the match with a 25-20 win.
Game 3 – USI 25, UE 21
Hinsley Everett registered a kill to give UE a 3-1 edge out of the gate. Another Herdes kill made it an 8-5 game before USI made its first run to tie the game at 9-9. Another Everett kill put UE back in front at 13-11 before Brynne Krangnes added an ace to make it a 17-14 game. The Screaming Eagles countered with a 5-1 rally to retake a 19-18 lead before a Cline kill tied the score. USI continued its rally and pulled away for the 25-21 victory to take a 2-1 match lead.
Game 4 – USI 26, UE 24
Carlotta Pascual Centelles and Herdes registered kills to put Evansville up by a 7-5 margin. The Screaming Eagles battled back to jump in front by a score of 9-8 but another Cruz ace put UE back in front at 12-11. Kills by Pascual Centelles and Sabrina Ripple pushed the edge to 15-12 before Ripple and Pacual Centelles assisted on a block that extended the lead to 18-13.
USI responded with another big run to cut the gap to just a point at 19-18 before Pascual notched a kill to make it a 2-point game. The Screaming Eagles continued to fight back posting the next three to go up 21-20. A kill by Ryan Scheu was followed by a block from Kora Ruff and Cline that gave the Aces a 22-21 edge. Two more points pushed the lead to 24-21 but USI was not done. The Screaming Eagles scored the final five points to clinch the match.
Missouri Valley Conference action opens on Friday with a 6 p.m. match against Bradley inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
Aces Claim MVC Opener Over UIC
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s soccer team won their first MVC opener since 2021 on Saturday, taking down UIC by a score of 2-1 at Arad McCutchan Stadium.
Evansville scored twice in the matter of three and a half minutes, with Brooklyn Robinson (West Haven, Utah/Fremont)scoring her first goal of the season in the 26th minute, and Ella McAndrew (Greendale, Ind./ Lawrenceburg) scoring her first career goal in the 30th minute.
UIC threatened early in the match, putting up five shots in the first 17 minutes of action. However, UE goalkeeper Allie Lammers (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) continued her strong play in goal, making two saves to keep the Flames off the board.
Evansville started the scoring in the 26th minute, with Brielle LaBerge (Cumming, Ga./Forsyth Central) sending a long ball downfield for Robinson. The junior took one touch 10 yards from the box and got a shot off right before a charging UIC keeper could get to it, finding the back of the net to put the Aces ahead.
The Aces would add to their lead shortly after when Isa Valdez made a long run with the ball before sending a through ball into the top of the box for Josie Seehafer (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Eagan), who found McAndrew at the post to tap in the goal.
The score remained 2-0 into the halftime break and stayed that way for the first 26 minutes of the second half. However, UIC was able to cut into the lead in the 72nd minute, as Addison Carriere got the Flames on the scoreboard. The goal was the first allowed by Lammers this season, ending her scoreless streak at 387 minutes.
Following the goal, Evansville’s defense held strong for the rest of the contest to help the Aces secure the 2-1 win.
“I thought we got back to what we were doing earlier in the season,” said Head Coach Chris Pfau. “It was a good 90 minutes, I thought we fell a little bit flat in second half, but I think we were good enough to control it. For the most part, I thought it was a good game. UIC is an extremely well-coached team, a very good team, and for the most part, I’m very happy.”
“[Wining the first conference game] gives you confidence, especially when you can score goals. Hopefully it gives us confidence that we can play, getting a win against a very good UIC team. Hopefully we can build off that and continue the momentum.”
Evansville out-shot UIC 11-10 overall, including a 4-3 edge in shots on goal, with Taylor Wehrer (Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Oasis) tallying a game-high five shots. Lammers recorded two saves to improve to 4-0-1 on the season.
With the win, Evansville improves their record to 5-2-1, marking the quickest UE has reached five wins since 2013. The Aces are back in action on Thursday, traveling to Carbondale, Ill. for a showdown with Southern Illinois. Kick-off is set for 6 PM.
USI Women’s Soccer grabs point at UT Martin, extends unbeaten streak
MARTIN, Tenn. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer kicked off Ohio Valley Conference play on the road Saturday night, securing a point and extending its unbeaten streak to five matches with a 0-0 draw against the University of Tennessee at Martin.
USI (3-5-2, 0-0-1 OVC) notched a tie to begin OVC play for the third consecutive season on Saturday. For UT Martin (0-4-6, 0-0-1 OVC), the Skyhawks picked up their third straight 0-0 result and fifth scoreless draw this season. USI and UT Martin was the only OVC matchup on Saturday night, as the other contests are slated for Sunday.
The Screaming Eagles tallied 13 shots with four on goal in Saturday’s game. Five Eagles recorded multiple shot attempts. Redshirt sophomore forward Eva Boer paced USI with three shots and placed one on target. Senior forward Emerson Grafton and sophomore defender Emma Schut each had two shots and one on goal.
Defensively, USI’s defense and redshirt junior goalkeeper Anna Markland faced 23 shots and eight on goal by UT Martin’s attack. Markland snagged a season-high seven saves, while the Eagles’ defensive unit blocked seven shots. Markland and USI posted their fourth clean sheet of the season.
A back-and-forth battle all night saw the Skyhawks take the first swing with a couple of looks in the first 10 minutes. Then, USI came back the other way with a pair of shots on goal by Grafton and Boer over a three-minute span that UT Martin’s goalkeeper saved. Minutes later, the Skyhawks changed direction and forced Markland to make a pair of saves before the 20-minute mark. The quick counters by both teams continued through the rest of the first half, with neither side willing to budge in the 0-0 deadlock going into halftime.
While the on-field tempo resumed to start the second half, it took a few minutes before the alternating shootout resumed. UT Martin grabbed some momentum in the attacking third but could not get one past Markland, who made three more saves in four minutes in the early going of the second half. USI got another shot on goal in the 69th minute from junior forward Grace Bamber that UT Martin’s goalkeeper saved. After that point, the two sides exchanged runs in the attacking thirds, but the defenses delivered stops to keep the match scoreless for the remainder of the contest.
The Screaming Eagles will continue OVC action this coming week at Strassweg Field for back-to-back home OVC contests. USI will next take on Morehead State University at 7 p.m. on Thursday from Strassweg Field. Admission to Thursday’s game is free courtesy of ProRehab. The match can also be seen with a subscription to ESPN+.
Officer Injured in Overnight Officer Involved Shooting
On 9/21/2025 officers located a stolen vehicle at Rally’s on Virginia St just before 1:30 am. As officers approached the vehicle, two suspects immediately fled. While fleeing, one of the suspects pulled a firearm and shot at officers striking one officer. Officers returned fire and struck the suspect. The officer and suspect were taken to local hospitals for medical treatment. The second suspect, a juvenile, fled the scene. The juvenile suspect was located and taken into custody.
A press conference will be held Monday 9/22/2025 to give further details.
Stolen Vehicle Investigation Leads to Multiple Narcotics and Weapon Charges
On 9/20/2025 Evansville Police officers received a Flock alert notifying them that a stolen vehicle was traveling in the area of Weinbach Ave/Southeast Blvd. Officers responded to the area and began searching for the vehicle. The vehicle was located in the parking lot of Pawn 2 Cash on Weinbach Ave. As officers maintained surveillance on the vehicle, a white male subject came out of the pawn shop and opened the passenger door of the vehicle. The male was detained and identified as Daniel K Poshard (33).
While officers were documenting the contents of the vehicle, methamphetamine and a syringe were located. Numerous firearms and more than sixty hand and power tools were also located inside the vehicle. One of the firearms was listed as stolen out of Illinois. The report from Illinois noted additional stolen firearms, but the victim did not have serial numbers for those firearms. The report also noted numerous stolen tools. The victim of the stolen vehicle also reported tools being inside the truck when it was taken.
Based on Poshard’s prior criminal convictions, he is prohibited from possessing firearms. Poshard was arrested and charged with Possession of Firearm by Serious Violent Felon, Theft of Firearm, Auto Theft, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Paraphernalia and Criminal Conversion
In Word 120 , jerome Stewart
Embrace Forgiveness by Jerome Stewart 
Today we are living in a culture of unforgiveness. When that happens the opportunity for healing will not take place. The power of forgiveness should never be taken for granted. And yes it can be very hard depending on the severity of the offense.
In the book of Matthew chapter 18, Jesus used a parable to address the unforgiving servant against a fellow brother in Christ. Vs. 21 Jesus says; “Then Peter came to Him and said “Lord how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
One could easily infer that there was a belief that seven times was a sufficient number as related to forgiveness, but it wasn’t even close. In vs. 22 Jesus responded saying; “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.” That means forgiveness is a continuous action with no set number in place.
Think about where any of us would be if Jesus had the attitude that forgiving one seven times would be the limit with no additional opportunities for leniency? Think about where mankind would be had Jesus chose to leave the cross of Calvary? None of our sins could be forgiven.
Those who trust in Jesus as Lord and Savior must understand, the importance of Colossians 3 vs. 13 which says; “Bear with each other and forgive one another even if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
There is a high level of anger on display today because of a lack of understanding the power of forgiveness. Lives are being ruined everyday because so many people choose to ignore the word of God which is our roadmap on how to deal with the situational difficulties as related to forgiveness in this present age. Healing takes time and it will never happen unless forgiveness has been granted the offender.
Jesus showed the world the power of forgiveness, because of the love of the Father, and His love for mankind, with a crown of razor sharp thorns upon His head, with spikes impaled in His hands and feet and having been pierced in His side, and He was innocent of all charges against Him. Healing can never take place without forgiveness. So let us learn to forgive. With Jesus we can do it.
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