NASHVILLE, Tenn. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball rallied, but lost a tough one to Tennessee State University, 79-74, Saturday afternoon in Nashville, Tennessee. The Screaming Eagles fall to 6-17 overall and 3-7 in OVC play, while the Tigers are 13-10 overall, 6-4 OVC.
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The Eagles started fast, building a 10-5 advantage after sophomore guard AJ Smith (Edwardsville, Illinois) got the game’s first points on a thunderous slam. USI and TSU would trade buckets until 6:35 remaining in the half when the Eagles reached a six-point lead, 27-21, on a three-point bomb by junior forward Jack Mielke (Downers Grove, Illinois).
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USI matched the six-point advantage, 31-25, with 3:50 left in the opening 20 minutes on a bucket by sophomore guard Ryan Hall (Kettering, Ohio). The lead would reach six points on last time, 37-31, before USI, which led the first half on the glass, 23-9, settled for the 38-36 lead at the intermission. Junior guard Jeremiah Hernandez (Chicago, Illinois) was the only player in double-digits by halftime with 13 points.
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The lead would swing back and forth through the opening minutes of the second half until TSU build a seven-point advantage, 53-46, with 13:16 left. TSU extended the lead to as many as 10, 65-55, when USI made a run at the Tigers.
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The Eagles rallied to close to within one, 74-73, with 2:18 on the clock due to an 18-9 run, led by Mielke, who had back-to-back-to-back three-point bombs. TSU would finish out the game with a 5-1 spurt, hitting five-of-six from the stripe, to end the 79-74 decision.
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In the scoring column for the Eagles, Hernandez led the USI scorers with a game-high 23 points. The 23-points was Hernandez’s 10th-straight game in double-digits, six with 20-or-more points.
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Mielke followed with 14 points, including four three-point field goals, while Smith rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points.
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USI lose a tough game at TSU Eagles rally last five minutes, but fall short
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Indiana Quick Quiz1.In what Indiana city did Elwood Haynes build some of the first automobiles? 2. The oldest chapter in the world of this fraternity can be found at Indiana University. Name the fraternity.? 3. Indiana University Southeast is found in what city? 4. What is the oldest university in Indiana? Answers Below
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$6.7 million in grants available to strengthen food supply chain infrastructure
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced it has a cooperative agreement with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, the two entities are working together to offer over $6.7 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to build resilience across the middle of the supply chain.
The purpose of this program is to improve food supply resilience in the middle of the food chain through increasing distribution, aggregation, storage capacity, market expansion and facility updates/expansions. Following federal guidance, the project performance period will be June 2024 through May 2027. Applicants must demonstrate how this project will improve resilience in the middle of the food chain.
“These grants are critical to ensuring the security of our food supply,†said Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. “Federal partners like USDA-AMS are a wonderful asset to Indiana and to agriculture. I am excited to see Hoosier businesses expand with these grants.â€
The purpose of this program is to improve food supply resilience in the middle of the food chain through increasing distribution, aggregation, storage capacity, market expansion and facility updates/expansions. Following federal guidance, the project performance period will be June 2024 through May 2027. Applicants must demonstrate how this project will improve resilience in the middle of the food chain.
“Our Hoosier farmers, producers, agribusinesses and consumers need a steady food supply chain system. We are grateful that USDA recognized this need in Indiana and across the country and continue to work with us to enhance our middle of the food chain businesses,†said Don Lamb, Indiana State Department of Agriculture director. “These grants will go a long way in ensuring rural vitality and success for our small and mid-sized producers, processors as well as Hoosier consumers.â€
WHO IS ELIGIBLE:
Indiana businesses and producers that work in the middle of the food chain sector, defined as “from the farm gate to the end retail market†or the processing and aggregation/distribution sector of the food chain. Eligible product ideas could include, but are not limited to, creating a produce packing line, value added dairy and egg products, establishing/expanding a co-packing facility or building a commercial kitchen.
BAD OFFENSIVE LUCK COSTS THUNDERBOLTS IN 2-1 LOSS TO KNOXVILLE
Evansville, In.:  Despite heavily outshooting the Ice Bears 45-23 on home ice, Knoxville goaltender Zane Steeves stole the game for Knoxville, as the Thunderbolts were held to a single goal in a 2-1 loss on Friday night at Ford Center.  The Thunderbolts’ next home game will be on Saturday, February 3rd against the Knoxville Ice Bears, puck drop at 7:00pm CT.
A late first period power play allowed Rex Moe to give the Ice Bears a 1-0 lead at 14:32 of the first period, before Dawson McKinney doubled the lead to 2-0 at 4:04 of the second period. It was all Evansville the rest of the way, and they finally got on the scoreboard in the opening moments of the third period as Myles Abbate scored on the power play from Grayson Valente and Vadim Vasjonkin to pull Evansville to within 2-1. Evansville appeared to score again just over a minute later, but the goal was waived off due to a high stick redirection, a call that was confirmed following video review. The Thunderbolts outshot the Ice Bears 21-6 in the third period, but somehow could not find the tying goal.
Abbate finished with Evansville’s goal, while Brendahn Brawley finished with 21 saves on 23 shots faced in his Thunderbolts debut.  The Thunderbolts and Ice Beats meet for the final time this season on Saturday, February 3rd at Ford Center.
Individual game tickets and group packages are on sale for this 2023-24 season. Season tickets for the 2023-24 season are also on sale. Call 812-422-BOLT or visit our all-new website (www.evansvillethunderbolts.com) for details.
Five records fall for Aces track and field at PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic
The Purple Aces runners had a strong showing at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic hosted by the Knights on Friday. Three new records were set by UE while the 4×400 relay teams all update their previous records from earlier in the season. The men’s relay team of Austin Liversgowdy (Florence, Ky. / Cooper HS), Raymond Felton III (Houston / Clear Brook HS), Alvaro Monfort (Castile Y Leon, Spain), and Cedrik Flipo (Beloil, Quebec, Canada) finished 4th. It improved the previous record by over three seconds at 3:19.68. While the women’s relay team of Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS), Eilen Brenne (Skien, Norway), Nayla Martin (Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada), and Nicole Prauchner (Neuhofen an der Ybbs, Austria) improved their time by five seconds with a time of 3:58.59.
But the first record of the meet broken for the Aces came from sophomore Kate Walke (Batesville, Ind. / Oldenburg Academy) in the 60-meter hurdles. Walke ran a sub-10-second hurdle at 9.81 to break the 2018 record set by Samantha Bittner. Flipo continued to break decades-old records in his second meet of the season, setting a new men’s 800-meter record that hadn’t been touched since 1983. The freshman runner completed the 800-meter in 1:52.86 for sixth place among 55 finishers. Evansville’s final record of the day came from the hometown kid as Johnson added a third program record to her belt in her brief career. Johnson set a new mark for the 200-meter sprint at 25.39, taking over a second off the 2022 record.
On the men’s side in Louisville, nine runners set new personal bests starting with junior Antwaun Powell (Ringgold, Ga. / Heritage HS) in the 60-meter dash at 7.61 seconds. The only other sprint PR at the Bellarmine Classic came for Liversgowdy in the 200-meter race with a time of 22.92 seconds. Four runners set new PRs in the 800-meter race along with Flipo. Monfort and Rafael Rodriguez (Segovia, Spain) finished in the Top 10 with times of 1:54.13 and 1:54.53. Jakub Nowicki (Poznan, Poland) and Tommaso Losma (Lombardia, Italy) PR’s in the 800 came at times of 1:56.69 and 1:59.69. The last PR on Friday for the UE men came in the mile race for Samuel Lea (Worchester, England) with a time of 4:20.98.
The women also had multiple PRs during the Bellarmine Classic with eight throughout the day. Similar to the men’s team, the Aces women had multiple 800-meter PR results from Brenne at 2:14.44, Kalina Urbaniak (Suchy Las, Poland) at 2:15.69, and Martin with a time of 2:17.86. All three finished in the Top 15 in the event while Brenne led the pack in fifth place. Two runners also set PRs in the mile as Sonja Inzinger (Mautern an der Donau, Austria) ran in 5:05.99 and Kyndall Anthis (Pakota, Ind. / Princeton Community HS) ran a 5:39.92. The women’s final PR of the day was Prauchner’s in the 400-meter race as she finished in under a minute at 59.61 seconds.
Gov. Holcomb, FSSA announce an additional $6.9 million in grants to support child care
86 Hoosier employers will benefit from Gov. Holcomb’s $25 million fund
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced today the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning is awarding another $6.9 million in employer-sponsored child care grants to an additional 22 businesses, community groups and school corporations, bringing the total invested to $25 million. The initiative, part of Gov. Holcomb’s 2023 Next Level Agenda, is mobilizing employers and communities to create or expand child care offerings that address the needs of working Hoosiers.
“By having more child care options, Hoosiers are provided the flexibility to enter and stay in the workforce and attain a better quality of life for their families,†Gov. Holcomb said. “The State is pleased to partner with businesses to provide more opportunities for their workforce, leading to a sustainable future for Indiana families.â€
Forty employers plan to provide on-site child care to their employees, and 15 will offer child care tuition benefits to their workers. The remaining awardees plan to support child care for their employees in a variety of other ways, such as reserving seats at partner child care centers. The full list of allowable uses and details can be found here.
Overall, more than 40 large employers with 1,000 or more employees will receive up to $750,000 each. More than 30 mid-sized employers with between 100 and 999 employees will receive up to $350,000. And 12 small employers with between 20 and 99 employees will receive up to $50,000.
“Thousands of families will benefit from affordable, convenient access to child care, and nearly 100 businesses, community groups and schools will benefit from a workforce that doesn’t have to worry about where they’re going to find it,†said Courtney Penn, OECOSL director. “But most importantly, children will benefit from quality early education that will set them up for success in K-12 and beyond.â€
The program, a partnership with the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, uses a portion of the state’s remaining federal relief funds from the COVID-19 pandemic and is part of the state’s broader efforts to strengthen the early child care and education sector, providing support for today’s workforce and investing in tomorrow’s. The program is also supported by the Indiana Manufacturers Association.
UE women’s basketball hosts Bradley for National Girls and Women in Sports Day
The Purple Aces will celebrate the annual event at Saturday’s game
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The University of Evansville women’s basketball team finishes its three-game home stand with a special game on Saturday evening.
Supporting Indiana’s Jewish students
by Wendy McNamara
| According to the Anti-Defamation League, reports of antisemitic events have increased by nearly 360% since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023.
Sadly, across the nation, we’re seeing the unfortunate and ugly treatment of Jewish students, and we must do more to make sure they feel safe and welcome here. |
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That’s why I co-authored legislation to target antisemitism and better protect Hoosier Jewish students on college campuses and K-12 classrooms. House Bill 1002 would define antisemitism in state law to ensure that K-12 schools and universities do not include the concept in teaching materials or resources. Under the bill, antisemitism would be defined as “a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.” This definition is already adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education. Recently, this legislation cleared the Indiana House of Representatives and is now being considered in the Senate. To learn more about House Bill 1002, or to watch session and committees live, visit iga.in.gov. |
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Eagles taken down by Bisons in home opener
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis (0-1) dropped its season-opening match Friday afternoon to Lipscomb University, 6-1, at the Evansville Tennis Center.
Doubles:Â Neither doubles team could get anything done for the Screaming Eagles as numbers one and two dropped 6-2, leaving number three unfinished.
Singles: Sophomore Mathys Bove (Lyon, France) picked up his first singles win at USI with a thrilling 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 victory at the three spot. Despite Bove’s efforts, the Eagles could not catch fire and dropped the other five singles matches to the Bisons.
NEXT UP FOR THE EAGLES:
The Eagles have a long weekend ahead as USI will travel to Crestview Hills, Kentucky to battle Thomas More University on Saturday at 3 p.m. (CT) before heading to Dayton, Ohio to face off against the University of Dayton on Sunday at 8 a.m. (CT).