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VUVB sophomore Paige Parlanti named NJCAA DI Player of the Week

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VINCENNES, Ind. – Vincennes University volleyball sophomore Paige Parlanti (Las Vegas, Nev.) added another line to the already impressive list of accomplishments Wednesday afternoon by earning the NJCAA Division I Offensive Player of the Week.

Parlanti is the first Trailblazer volleyball player to be named Offensive Player of the Week since the program moved to Division I in 2016.

Parlanti closed out last week with a staggering 85 kills in just 17 sets played, giving her an average of five kills per set.

Parlanti also finished the week with 10 service aces, a .416 hitting percentage and averaging 3.82 digs per set and 5.9 points per set for the Trailblazers.

Parlanti helped guide the Blazers to a perfect weekend, sweeping all four matches played Friday and Saturday at the Owens C.C. Tournament in Perrysburg, Ohio.

Parlanti got the week started off with a bang, recording 28 kills and setting a new career-high with 33 digs last Tuesday night at Jefferson College.

Parlanti added a 13-kill, 11-dig double-double against Richard Bland College and just missed on another double-double with 14 kills and nine digs against Hagerstown C.C. Friday.

Parlanti has helped guide the Blazers to a 9-1 start to the 2023 season, with a 4-0 record in Region 24 play, extending VU’s winning streak against Region 24 opponents to 28 matches and counting.

Parlanti and the Trailblazers will look to continue their hot streak this weekend when VU hosts the Blazer Classic Friday, Sept. 8 and Saturday, Sept. 9.

Vincennes will begin the weekend Classic Friday against Ancilla College at 3 p.m., before taking on Mineral Area College at 7 p.m. eastern.

The weekend will conclude Saturday with VU hosting Spoon River College at 11 a.m. eastern and Jefferson College at 3 p.m. eastern.

Eagles host USI Invitational to open home schedule

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USI will face UAPB, Jax State, and Bradley

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (2-5) will begin the home portion of the schedule this weekend when the Screaming Eagles host the USI Invitational. The round-robin style tournament will feature the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Jacksonville State University, Bradley University, and USI.
 
Game Coverage
Information about USI Volleyball, including live stats, video, and audio broadcasts, is available on USIScreamingEagles.com. 
 
Tournament Central
To access the USI Invitational home page with the tournament schedule, live stat links, and team information, follow this link.
 
Tickets
Admission to the USI Invitational is free for all attendees, courtesy of Tri-State Orthopaedics.
 
Screaming Eagles Headlines:
Eagles bounce back. Despite losing the first two matches of the Bellarmine Invitational, the Screaming Eagles earned a 3-1 victory over New Orleans. With the victory, USI has now doubled their win total from last season.
 
All-Tournament. Senior Abby Bednar was voted to the Bellarmine Invitational All-Tournament Team. Bednar tallied 41 kills, 27 digs, five aces, and seven blocks in a three-match span. Since moving to NCAA DI, Bednar has been named to three all-tournament teams (KSU Invitational & NIU Tri-Match, 2022).
 
First Freshman Appearance. Freshman Leah Coleman made her first career appearance against New Orleans and represented the freshmen class well, earning seven kills and 15 digs.
 
Consistent Starts. Junior Carly Sobieralski has totaled 20 or more assists in all seven matches. Senior Leah Anderson has racked up 10 or more kills in six of the last seven matches while sophomore Keira Moore has nabbed 10 or more digs in the same number of matches.
 
Double-Doubles. Three Eagles have secured double-doubles this season. Senior Abby Bednar and junior Carly Sobieralski each have earned four double-doubles while senior Leah Anderson has recorded three.

Nationally Acclaimed. Due to USI being in the DI reclassification period, the Eagles are not ranked in the NCAA statistical rankings. However, USI would be ranked 16th in total digs (394) and 28th in digs per set (16.42) in the nation.
 
OVC Leaderboard. USI ranks second in digs per set (16.42), fourth in opponent service aces per set (1.50) and opponent hitting percentage (.193) and fifth in opponent kills per set (12.71) and opponent assists per set (11.83). within the OVC.
 
OVC Leaders. Senior Leah Anderson ranks second in kills per set (3.83) and points per set (4.42) within the conference. Senior Abby Bednar stands third in points per set (4.08) and fourth in kills per set (3.38) while junior Carly Sobieralski is in fourth in assists per set (9.54). Junior Abby Weber has served up the sixth most aces per set (0.50) while sophomore Keira Moore is eighth in digs per set (3.88).
 
Team Leaders. Senior Leah Anderson leads the pack with 92 kills while junior Paris Downing has nabbed 18 blocks. Junior Carly Sobieralski has shown true potential in the passing game, putting up 229 assists. Senior Abby Bednar has produced a team-leading 10 service aces while sophomore Keira Moore added 93 digs to the stat line.
 
About Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Golden Lions enter the weekend 1-6 after sweeping UA-Monticello in their Tuesday home opener. On the year, the Lions have totaled 167 kills, 146 assists, and 24 aces along with 235 digs and 33 blocks. USI will be UAPB’s first opponent in the tournament.

Leading the Golden Lions. Sophomore Lyla Jones leads the team in three separate categories with 85 assists, 53 digs, and six aces. Junior Zykia Jones has earned a teamhigh 49 kills while freshman Ashanti Butler has nabbed 16 blocks.
 
About Jacksonville State. The former OVC member has gone 1-5 to start the season with the one win coming against McNeese, 3-2. The Gamecocks have tallied 217 kills, 202 assists, and 21 aces to pair with 259 digs and 40.5 blocks. JSU will face Bradley at 10 a.m. before taking on USI at 7 p.m.
 
Leading the Gamecocks. Junior Clarke Adams has recorded 59 digs while junior Ellie Garrett has tallied 155 assists. Junior Brooklyn Schiffli has put up five aces while junior Gracie Danziger has totaled 79 digs. Sophomore Morgan McClure has dominated the net, throwing down 22 blocks.
 
About Bradley. The Braves started off the season on a three-game winning streak and have a 4-2 record going into the tournament. As a team, Bradley has recorded 248 kills, 220 assists, and 52 aces to go along with 322 digs and 39.5 blocks. The Braves are 13th in NCAA DI in aces per set with 2.36.
 
Leading the Braves. Freshman Tendai Titley has kicked off her collegiate campaign successfully, earning a team-leading 48 kills. Redshirt Senior Loren Scott leads the passing game with 103 assists while freshman Corrie Brown soars from behind the line with 12 aces. Graduate Dru Kuck has nabbed 90 digs while sophomore Kendall Minta has recorded 22 blocks.
 

Vincennes University Counseling Center to host suicide prevention awareness walk and talk

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VINCENNES, Ind., September 7, 2023 – Vincennes University is recognizing National Suicide Prevention Month with multiple events during September to support suicide prevention awareness.

The VU Counseling Center works with community partners to educate students, faculty, staff, and the public about preventing suicide. 

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. It reports suicide rates increased by approximately 36 percent between 2000-2021.

The Counseling Center will sponsor a free lunch and learn event about mental health and suicide prevention for VU students, faculty, staff, and community members on Friday, Sept. 15, at 11 a.m. (ET) in Beckes Student Union. TED Talks Speaker and Educator Ann Moss Rogers will share her personal story as the featured speaker. Registration is required. 

On Saturday, Sept. 16, the Counseling Center will host its annual Knox County Suicide Prevention Walk on the Vincennes Campus. The walk begins at 9 a.m. (ET) at the VU Outdoor Track, 1600 Short St. Registration for the walk is free, and all are welcome to participate. The rain location is the indoor track at the VU Student Recreation Center.

“Suicide prevention awareness is not just about saving lives,” said VU Counseling Center Counselor and Licensed Clinical Social Worker Kathy Evans. “It’s about erasing stigma, nurturing hope, fostering empathy, encouraging support, and reminding each other that we are not alone.”

In 2021, there were 1,129 deaths by suicide in Indiana. According to a 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the Indiana Youth Institute reported 27.7 percent of Indiana students in grades 9-12 reported seriously considering attempting suicide, and 11.8 percent of Hoosier students attempted suicide during the preceding 12 months.

Suicide affects people of all ages, sexes, and racial/ethnic groups. People age 85 and older have the highest rates of suicide, according to the CDC.

The hopeful news is suicide is preventable. The National Institute of Mental Health suggests five action steps people can take to help someone in emotional pain: Ask “Are you thinking about killing yourself?”; Keep Them Safe by reducing access to lethal items and places; Be There by listening carefully and acknowledging their feelings; Help Them Connect by calling or texting the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Number or connecting them with a trusted individual; and Stay Connected by following up after a crisis.

Chandler joins USI Men’s Golf staff​​​​​​​

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Athletics has officially announced the hiring of Ryan Chandler as the next men’s golf head coach. Chandler will be the 11th head coach in program history.

“I am excited to start this next chapter at USI,” said Chandler. “I’m thankful to Jon Mark Hall for entrusting me to lead the next era of the Men’s golf program. We have a great group of young men ready to compete at the top of the OVC.”

“We are extremely excited to have Ryan on board. Ryan has been a successful head coach, so he knows what it takes to move a program forward,” said USI Athletic Director Jon Mark Hall. “We have confidence that he will be able to build on what was a very successful first season for our men’s golf program at the Division I level.”

Chandler joins USI after a five-year stint with Union University as head coach of both the men’s and women’s golf team. During his time with the Bulldogs golf program, he coached Union’s first ever All-GSC players, one for each team in his first year. He helped the men’s team rise to a school record of No. 37 in the NCAA Division II national ranking during the 2022-23 season. Chandler also coached a third team All-American, who finished 16th in the NCAA DII Regional tournament.

A 2011 Union graduate with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, Chandler helped the Bulldogs to a pair of TranSouth Conference titles (2010, 2011), and NAIA National Tournament appearances as a player (2010, 2011). Individually, Chandler was the first-place medalist at the 2010 Jackson National Shootout.

Chandler, a native of Kenton, Tennessee, spent time as a professional golfer, where he’s posted numerous top-10 finishes on the West Florida Golf Tour and the Florida Professional Golf Tour. He spent time as a head golf professional at Spring Lake Golf Resort in Sebring, Florida. He also spent time working as a college scout for the National Scouting Report for four years.

Chandler and the Eagles will open the season in Muncie, Indiana, at the Ball State Invitational (September 9-10). The Eagles finished third in the Ohio Valley Conference Championship last year.

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Otters advance with comeback win in Schaumburg

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Schaumburg, Ill. – The Evansville Otters are on to the Frontier League West Divisional Series after defeating the Schaumburg Boomers on Tuesday night, 4-3.

The Otters opened the scoring in the first, capitalizing on a couple early hits as Jeffrey Baez brought home the Frontier League’s 2023 Rookie of the Year Noah Myers.

Schaumburg quickly answered in the second with a two-run home run.

Gary Mattis evened the game at 2-2 with a single to right in the fourth, scoring Kona Quiggle.

One again, Schaumburg was quick to retake the lead as a double in the fifth put the Boomers back in front, 3-2.

The eighth inning proved valuable for the Otters as they quickly got runners on. Baez grabbed another RBI with a single to score Ethan Skender before Mattis’ sacrifice fly put the Otters on top, 4-3.

Perfect innings in the eighth and ninth from Kevin Davis and Jake Polancic respectively earned the Otters the win.

Offensively, Baez and Mattis led the way for Evansville, each grabbing two RBIs. Myers and Baerz both notched multi-hit games.

The Otters now move on to the Frontier League Divisional Series and face the Gateway Grizzlies in game one of the three game series. Evansville hosts the first game of the FLDS Thursday night, a 6:35 PM CT first pitch. Tickets are on sale now for just $2 by clicking here.

The game can be heard on the Otters Digital Network and simulcast on FloSports.

All home and road Otters games this season are televised on FloSports with audio-only coverage available for free on the Evansville Otters YouTube page.

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