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Aces Set for Matchup at League-Leading Drake
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Coming off a crucial 2-0 win over Northern Iowa, the University of Evansville women’s soccer team looks to solidify their MVC Tournament standing on Sunday with a matchup at league-leading Drake. Kick-off is set for 1 PM in Des Moines.
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In a crucial match for the MVC Tournament picture, Brielle LaBerge (Cumming, Ga./Forsyth Central) and Brooklyn Robinson (West Haven, Utah/Fremont) scored two goals in the span of two minutes to power Evansville to a crucial 2-0 win over Northern Iowa on Thursday afternoon.
Allie Lammers (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) had a big day in goal for the Aces, making a career-high seven saves to post her fifth clean sheet of the season. The five shutouts are the most in a single season by an Aces keeper since Myia Danek in 2023.
UNI controlled play in the first half, putting up 10 shots, but Lammers made four saves to keep the match scoreless heading into the break.
The Purple Aces’ attack got rolling in the second half, with LaBerge creating a scoring chance in the 56th minute. The sophomore put a long range shot off the crossbar, but the loose ball was corralled by the Aces in the box and a shot deflected off the hand of a Panthers’ defender to earn a penalty kick. LaBerge stepped to the penalty spot and snuck a shot under the UNI keeper for her first collegiate goal, giving the Aces a 1-0 lead.
Two minutes later, the Aces generated another chance when Ella McAndrew (Greendale, Ind./Lawrenceburg) collected a ball just outside the top of the box. From there, McAndrew passed to Robinson, who struck a right-footed laser over a leaping keeper and into the back of the net. The goal was her third of the season, doubling the Evansville advantage.
From there, Lammers and the Evansville defense held strong to maintain the shutout. Lammers made three saves in the final ten minutes, including a diving stop in the 89th minute to put a bow on a career day.
KIRTON, GILMOUR LEAD THUNDERBOLTS IN 5-1 WIN AT QUAD CITY
Moline, Ill.: Behind two goals from Scott Kirton and a goal and assist from Tyson Gilmour, the Thunderbolts pulled away in the second half of their game against the Storm on Friday night at Vibrant Arena, winning by a 5-1 score. The Thunderbolts’ home opener and President’s Cup Championship celebration game at Ford Center will be on Saturday, October 25th against the Quad City at 7:00pm CT.
The first period was a back-and-forth affair, with the first goal scored by Evansville’s Will van der Veen at 10:08, assisted by Matthew Hobbs and Jordan Simoneau. Quad City responded shortly afterward at 12:32 as Donte DiPonio scored to tie the game 1-1. Following a massive open-ice hit by Jordan Simoneau on Quad City’s Dmitri Toporowski late in the first period, two fights broke out as Simoneau was challenged by Tommy Tsicos, while Hobbs squared off against Nick Pennucci. The Thunderbolts held strong in the second period and took the 2-1 lead at 11:29 as Kirton scored off the rush from Matt Clark, the lead expanded by Kirton to 3-1 just over two minutes later at 13:54 off a rebound from Isaac Chapman and Gilmour. In the final minute of the second period, Gilmour scored his goal on the power play with a shot that snuck through goaltender Luke Lush, assisted by Clark and Simoneau at 19:33 to put Evansville ahead 4-1 after two periods. After killing three penalties to start the third period, Evansville put the game on ice at 13:17 as Derek Contessa wired a shot home to make it 5-1, assisted by Cameron Patton and John Woernle.
Kirton finished with two goals, Gilmour a goal and assist, and Van der Veen along with Contessa one goal each. Simoneau and Clark each tallied two assists, while Kristian Stead finished with 31 saves on 32 shots on goal for his 2nd win of the season. The Thunderbolts and Storm meet again on Saturday, October 25th at Ford Center, with Evansville leading the season series 1
Trick or Treat @ WPL | Oct. 31
Event Details:
Date: Friday, October 31, 2025
Time: All Day
Location: All Department
Are you looking for a safe and dry place to take your kids trick-or-treating this year? Stop by Willard Public Library for Trick or Treat @ WPL. It is the perfect addition to your Halloween plans. Children can enjoy the spooky decorations, show off their costumes, and collect candy or giveaways in every department.
This program is free and open to the public, and no registration is required. Simply bring your Halloween spirit and enjoy a special afternoon at Willard Public Library.
We look forward to welcoming you, your participation helps make the library a vibrant part of our community. For questions or more information about the event, please contact: lhart@willard.lib.in.us
NEWS ON OUR DOORSTEPS
GAVEL GAMUT
By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com
(Week of 27 October 2025)
NEWS ON OUR DOORSTEPS
According to our new Bible, the Internet, local, independent newspapers are rapidly going the way the American bison did in the 19th century. I researched these facts via the Internet. The last time I entered a public library was about the time Ted Turner unleashed CNN in 1980. However, the last time I received a non-amalgamated view of the news was only today when my October 01 and October 08, 2025 editions of The Posey County News arrived in my post office box.
Some cynics might opine that my view of our fine local newspaper is colored by the fact this column appears every week. Maybe so, but I submit my long-time personal friends, Editors and Owners Connie Redman Pearce and Dave Pearce, are upholding one of America’s essential building blocks of our republic.
At a time when Rodney King’s 1992 plea of, “Can’t we all just get along?”, is belied by the facts of societal anger and hate-speech, America needs its local newspapers to help bind us together in spite of strongly held opposing views. Talking heads on television or Facebook might as well be artificially unintelligently generated. We do not know nor can we evaluate their information. But in local newspapers writers are both known and accountable. We can weigh the pros and cons.
I have been writing the “Gavel Gamut” column since 1990. Over 1,000 of my columns have appeared in Dave and Connie’s paper and not once have they censored, or approved of, one word. I write what I think and it appears for the reader’s analysis, acceptance, rejection or lack of interest.
On the Opinion Page, Dave and Connie explicitly state the content of the columns and cartoons are solely those of the contributors. When I saw the cartoon by Joe Heller in the October 08 edition about “local news” and “community spirit” and the October 01 cartoon by Andy Singer about America’s shameful abetting of the Zionist genocide against Palestinians, I knew the tradition of Benjamin Franklin and Will Rogers was still vibrant.
Thank you, Connie and Dave, for helping to preserve one of our essential liberties!
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Ace CARE Race – Road Closures Tomorrow
The 2025 Ace Race Skele-Fun Run 5K will take place tomorrow from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. To accommodate the race route, several roads around campus will be closed beginning around 7:30 a.m.
This includes Walnut Street, Rotherwood Avenue, and nearby connecting roads, as well as the Sesquicentennial Front Oval. Please plan accordingly when arriving to or departing from campus.
A map is attached for your reference.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY PROPERTY TAX BILLS 11/10/25
VANDERBURGH COUNTY TREASURER
PROPERTY TAX BILLS DUE MONDAY 11/10/25
EVANSVILLE, IN –
Fall property tax payments are due on or before November 10th, 2025. Try our new bill pay site with lower convenience fees at https://billpay.forte.net/vanderburghcotreasurerin/
Ways to pay your bill
• Pay at the Treasurer’s drop box in front of the Civic Center at 1 NW MLK Jr Blvd. Evansville, IN 47708
• Mail to – Vanderburgh County Treasurer PO Box 77 Evansville, IN 47701
• Any tri-state Old National Bank location (with your bill)
• Website – https://billpay.forte.net/vanderburghcotreasurerin/
• Call 1-877-690-3729. Enter jurisdiction code 2436
• Pay in the Treasurer’s Office located at 1 NW MLK Jr. Blvd, Evansville, IN. Room 210 of the
Civic Center
CONTACT INFORMATION
BRIAN GERTH – VANDERBURGH COUNTY TREASURER 812-435-5257
Men’s basketball set for Saturday exhibition game
Aces welcome Henderson State
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In its lone preseason game, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team is set to face Henderson State at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Ford Center.
This will be the first look at the 2025-26 squad, which features six returning players and nine newcomers. Headlining the returners is reigning Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year Connor Turnbull. Last season, Turnbull led the MVC with 1.91 blocks per game, a tally that put him 27th in the nation. In the home win over Valparaiso, Turnbull set career highs in points (27), field goals (12), and attempts (15).
Josh Hughes is back for his third season with the Purple Aces. The forward ranked 5th in the Valley last year with an average of 1.13 blocks. He recorded a season-high 19 points against Radford. Evansville’s other returners include Kaya Berridge, Dakota Candler, Weston Aigner, and Trent Hundley.
Evansville’s nine newcomers include:
- #0 Bryce Quinet – 6-3 – Freshman – Guard – Scottsdale, Ariz.
- #1 Keishon Porter – 6-5 – 5th Year – Guard – Pinetops, N.C. (transfer from NC Central)
- #2 James Dyson-Merwe – 6-11 – Freshman – Guard – Sydney, Australia
- #5 Marlon Barnes Jr. – 6-6 – Redshirt Sophomore – Forward – Cleveland, Ohio (transfer from Pitt)
- #6 Leif Moeller – 6-7 – Freshman – Guard – Germany (professional player in Germany)
- #12 Alex Hemenway – 6-4 – 6th Year – Guard – Newburgh, Ind. (transfer from Clemson and Vanderbilt)
- #13 Leo Amari IV – 6-2 – Junior – Guard – Sherman Oaks, Calif. (transfer from Northern Illinois)
- #23 AJ Casey – 6-9 – Senior – Forward – Chicago, Ill. (transfer from Miami and Saint Louis)
- #33 Aaron Gutman – 6-7 – Freshman – Guard – Walton, Ky.
Henderson State is led by former Purple Aces assistant men’s basketball coach Jimmy Elgas. Elgas enters his 11th season at the helm of the Reddies program. He was on the staff at UE from 2007-2015. HSU returns four players from last year’s 17-13 squad while bringing in 13 new players.
Annual Distance Learning Week to begin at USI November 3
University of Southern Indiana Online and Adult Learning is hosting its second annual Distance Learning Week Monday through Friday, November 3-7. Presented in conjunction with the U.S. Distance Learning Association’s (USDLA) National Distance Week, this event promotes online and distance learning, exploring issues and trends in distance and online learning while highlighting best practices.
Virtual activities for faculty and students engaged in online learning will be hosted each day. This year’s keynote speaker, Dr. Blake Faulkner, Assistant Vice President for Online Learning and Professional Education at Miami of Ohio, will speak about charting the future in higher education during rapid and disruptive change. Faulkner’s presentation will kick off Distance Learning Week at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 3 via Zoom. There will also be a question-and-answer session at the conclusion of his presentation.
“This year’s Distance Learning Week events are extremely relevant to students and faculty participating in distance and online learning,” said Brian Crose, USI Director of Online and Adult Learning. “Participants have opportunities to explore best practices related to online learning and better identify how online learning can address some of the time challenges distance learners face with their education. We have a wide variety of resources available for both faculty and learners, regardless of course modality, that we will highlight throughout the week.”
Students participating will explore best practices for time management amid online courses, resources available to assist them in completing online courses, transitioning from degree programs to a career and staying motivated. USI employees can learn about new strategies and tools available to online instructors that better foster virtual connections with students and meet the needs of the variety of learners in their online courses.
The full list of activities and descriptions for the week can be found here. Recordings of the week’s live sessions will be available on the USI National Distance Learning Week webpage after the event concludes.