Open Enrollment Meetings

UE’s Benefit Open Enrollment meetings will be held next week. This is your opportunity to learn more about benefit changes or to speak with a plan representative for benefits starting over on June 1. Employees are strongly encouraged to attend one of the following open enrollment meetings:

Monday, April 1, 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Eykamp Hall Room 251

Monday, April 1, 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM in Eykamp Hall Room 251

Monday, April 1, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM in Eykamp Hall Room 251

Tuesday, April 2, 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Eykamp Hall Room 251

Tuesday, April 2, 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM in Eykamp Hall Room 251

Tuesday, April 2, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM in Eykamp Hall Room 251

Questions

If you have any questions about open enrollment and/or the University’s benefit plans, please contact the Office of Human Resources at  ll138@evansville.edu or 812-488-5045.

Are you a UE employee in need of a headshot? Whether you're a new employee with no photo or just needing an updated image, photographer Chris Berneking will be on campus Wednesday, March 27, at 8:30 a.m.

Headshots will be taken near the southwest corner of the front oval lawn. In the event of rain, they will be moved indoors to the SOBA atrium. If you plan to stop by for a photo, please email Julie Beer (jb855) so she can add you to the list.

The University of Evansville will be closed on Friday, March 29, for the observance of Good Friday. all administrative and academic offices will be closed.

Need service hours???? Want to help make a difference? Please join Alumni and Engagement for our annual purple Pep and Vim flag distribution. Snacks and drinks provided.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D4EACAC22A4FA7-47992890-pepand#/

March 26, 2024 Jazz Band 7:30 p.m. Wheeler Concert Hall The UE Music Conservatory presents the Jazz Band performing selections by J.S. Bach, Glenn Miller and Radio Head. Admission is free and open to the public.

Maria Weber '08, PhD, a distinguished alumna of UE and a leading astrophysicist, will be delivering a captivating presentation on the mysteries of solar magnetism titled "From Eclipses to Magnetism: The Secret Life of the Sun" on Sunday, April 7, at 2:00 p.m. in Eykamp Hall.

The presentation is funded by the Dr. Guy Banta Distinguished Lecture Series in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics. It is free and open to the public.

You may register at evansville.edu/ueclipse/ , however you are welcome to attend if you are not registered.

The UE Department of Archaeology and USI Department of World Languages and Cultures is co-sponsoring a lecture entitled "Ancient Aliens: A Joke That Really Isn't Very Funny" on Thursday March 28 at 6:00 at the Stone Family Center for Health Sciences in anticipation of the Ancient Aliens Live event at the Victory Theatre later that evening. Archaeologist Dr. Andrew White of the University of Illinois will discuss a sample of the claims made on the long-running TV show Ancient Aliens and explore the shared intellectual ancestry of Ancient Aliens, eugenics, the occult, Nazism, Atlantis believers, and other pseudo-scientific belief systems. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served and UE is providing free eclipse glasses to all attendees!

Active and retired employees (staff, administrators, and faculty) as well as trustees are invited to submit their work for the Hanns Pieper UE Photo Exhibition. The exhibit is open from Wednesday April 10 through Wednesday May 15 in the Krannert Gallery.

Items will be accepted between now and Thursday April 4 in the Department of Art office (FA 212).

Requirements for submission are:

• Photos should be matted, framed, and suitable for hanging in the Krannert Gallery.
• Photos may be no larger than 16 x 20”.
• Provide your name, current/former department, email address, and a title for your image (date and location if appropriate) on the back of each submission.
• Must be work not previously submitted.

The campus and local community are invited to join us at a reception on Thursday, April 11 at 4:30 PM in the Krannert Gallery.

If you have questions, please contact Carol McCraney at cm177@evansville.edu.

Jacek Knaur, a research analyst with S&P Global, will speak to UE students via Zoom at 12.15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26. He graduated in 2021 and represented UE in the CFA Investment Challenge competition. He began working at Franklin Templeton, one of the largest mutual funds in the world, in his final semester of college. Now he works for S&P Global as a Private Equity Research Analyst. His responsibilities include analysis of prospect investments, investment thesis creation, and portfolio companies support. Please contact Dr. Walayet A. Khan at wk3@evansville.edu for an invitation and further information.

Please join the Student Financial Services team as we celebrate Financial Literacy Month! Play the Game of LIFE during our game night on April 4th! Snacks, drinks and prizes provided! Join us at the Financial Literacy Fair on April 5th--representatives from area banks and businesses will be on hand to answer all of your financial literacy questions! See flyer for details.

The Honors Activity Board invites you to attend Nerd Wars on Monday, March 25 at 6:00pm in Eykamp Hall. Don’t miss your chance to watch teams of students, faculty, administrators, and staff battle it out in a trivia competition for prizes and bragging rights. Spectators can enjoy pizza at the event, as well as the opportunity to join in the trivia fun and win prizes.

We hope to see you there!

Aces, get ready for a night of space-filled fun! Mark your calendars for April 12th from 5-8pm. Free to all UE students, please bring ID. $5 to non-UE students.

Active and retired employees (staff, administrators, and faculty) as well as trustees are invited to submit their work for the 2024 UE Employee Photography Exhibition. The show opens on Monday, April 8 in the Krannert Gallery.

Items will be accepted between April 1 – April 5 in the Department of Art office (FA 212).

Requirements for submission are:

• Photos should be matted, framed, and suitable for hanging in the Krannert Gallery.
• Photos may be no larger than 16 x 20”.
• Provide your name, current/former department, email address, and a title for your image (date and location if appropriate) on the back of each submission.
• Must be work not previously submitted.

The campus and local community are invited to join us at a reception on Thursday, April 11 at 4:30 PM in the Krannert Gallery.

If you have questions, please contact Carol McCraney at cm177@evansville.edu.

Dr. Bill Blanke, a local Evansville doctor, will be giving a lecture and Q&A about abortion, healthcare, and more in Post-Roe V Wade America. The event will take place on Monday April 1 at 6 pm in Koch 100. Bring your questions!

Event sponsored by Students for Life of America.

The Melvin Peterson Gallery will host the 62nd Annual Undergraduate Student Art Exhibition from 3/18/24 - 4/6/24.

Please support our UE students and attend the reception in their honor on Thursday, March 21 from 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.  Award presentations will begin at 5:30.

In celebration of Disability Awareness Month, the Office of Counseling & Disability Services and CDEI invite the campus community to attend Josh Rivedal's presentation "Behind the Masks We Wear".  Josh will use a mix of comedy and stroytelling to discuss the importance of living and leading with vulnerability and purpose to move closer to being our best selves.  Prize giveaway and free t-shirts while supplies last!

Health Career Forum

Thursday, April 4, 2024

6:00pm-8:30pm

Eykamp Hall, RUC

The Health Careers Forum allows students an opportunity to talk with UE alumni/employers to answer your career-related questions regarding Health Careers.

Don't miss this opportunity to chat with professionals working in these fields and be ready to learn how to prepare for and navigate your professional career.

All majors and grade levels are welcome!

A list of panelists and their bios will be available prior to the event.

Register in Handshake!

Questions? Contact the Center for Career Development at 812-488-1083 or career@evansville.edu

Who is ready for some friendly competition? Assemble a team for our Kickball Tournament on April 11. Each team should have a minimum of 11 players. Kickball is open to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Get your kickball team registered today! Student, faculty, and any alumni with access to an evansville.edu email can register via IM Leagues - https://www.imleagues.com/spa/intramural/41e40fb9627041279c7d73cd0f8ed4ac/home

The deadline to register is Friday, April 5. If you do NOT have a UE email address and would like to register, please send your information to Ted McCoart tm301@evansville.edu.

Sigma Tau Delta is selling T-shirts for just $15!!

All proceeds support four students who will represent UE at Sigma Tau Delta's National Centennial Convention in St. Louis, Missouri this April. Please help our students represent UE!!

Above is a model of our T-shirt – Dr. Kristina Hochwender designed it in UE’s Letter Lab. The price is $15.

ORDER ONLINE NOW

1.    Use this Google Form to Order your shirt(s): https://forms.gle/M17ErsAtRiuAdyfB7

2.    Send payment to our Chapter Advisor Dr. Sara Petrosillo through Venmo to @Sara-Petrosillo or PayPal to @petrosillousa (You can also deliver cash or cheque to Michelle Lehman at

Room 320 Olmstead Hall -- cheques should be made out to

UE-Sigma Tau Delta)

3.    You will be contacted with pickup information. All shirts are

delivered to the English Department at 320 Olmstead Hall

PURCHASE IN-PERSON

Sigma Tau Delta will have a table on the 1^st Floor

of Ridgeway from 11am-1pm on Tuesday, March 26th. You can purchase a shirt in-person!

Please consider supporting our classmates in this experience! At just $15 per shirt, this is an excellent chance to contribute to our classmates’ academic pursuit!

Questions or concerns? Please contact UE Sigma Tau Delta President Michael Ikejiani: mi50@evansville.edu.

UE is pleased to announce it will host Engage Indiana Southwest, an initiative dedicated to fostering economic prosperity across the state. The upcoming event will be held in Ridgway University Center, Eykamp Hall, on Friday, April 12, 2024.

With a steadfast commitment to advancing Indiana's economy, Engage Indiana events take place in every region of the state, and the upcoming event held at UE will be the first in the region this year.

Engage Indiana Series is a year-long, statewide series of events conducted in partnership with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and Indiana’s Secretary of Commerce. The event convenes Indiana’s business executives, education and philanthropic leaders and community leaders to discuss how communities are breaking down barriers to partner in building the state’s future.

Attendees will delve into the unique challenges and promising opportunities that define Southwest Indiana’s economic landscape, aiming to facilitate discussions on tailored programs aimed at bolstering local communities.

The event will kick off with a networking session at 11:30 a.m., providing attendees with ample opportunities to connect with key stakeholders, industry experts, and community leaders. The program will begin at 12:00 p.m., featuring engaging discussions centered around critical topics such as talent attraction, retention, education, and economic development.

The lunch event will feature Indiana Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg. A panel of regional leaders moderated by Gerry Dick, host of IBJ Media’s Inside INdiana Business television program, will also provide insight on relevant topics. Panelists include: Tim Hollander, President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc., Christopher Pietruszkiewicz, President, University of Evansville,  Ron Romain, Executive Chairman, United Companies, Roland Shelton, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategic Business Partnership Officer, Old National Bank, Mayor Stephanie Terry, City of Evansville and Lloyd Winnecke, CEO of Evansville Regional Economic Partnership.

For more information and to register for the event, please visit https://www.ibj.com/events/2024/engage-southwest-indiana-evansville

The University of Evansville's Counselling Services and senior nursing students are collaborating to develop a guide for recognizing, responding to, and referring students with mental health needs. The guide will be a resource for faculty and staff in aiding students in need of mental health services. Please join the senior nursing students as they introduce the purple folder, discuss mental health resources within the university, and give faculty the tools they need to help students. The event will be held on March 27th, 2024 at 7 pm and located in Eykamp.

Dr. William Stroube, Professor of Health Service Administration, and Dr. Erik Brown, Assistant Professor of Health Science, were recently in India presenting to faculty and students at various institutions (Jaipur National University, Jaipuria Institute of Management, IIHMR, Jagan Institute of Management Studies, etc.) on numerous healthcare topics along with faculty development workshops. Erik also held a distinguished lecture on concussion management at Sharda University in Agra.

Ramadan Mubarak! Chartwells is offering snack bags and meal requests via Chattback or email. All options will be available in Aces Place after 7pm.

Volunteers are needed for Bike Race 2024! Needs include: setting up for for the race, serving food, cleaning up after the race, and general crowd assistance.

If you have a preference in which role/area you would like to assist with, please sign up for a slot here: Student Affairs: Bike Race Volunteers (signupgenius.com)

Date: April 15th

Shifts range from 7:30am-3pm

All Bike Race 2024 volunteers will recevie a shirt and complementary meal!

For further information or questions, please contact Will McDonner at wm99@evansville.edu

It was the desire of the donor, Margery Florence Kahn, that her scholarship be awarded to "dedicated and conscientious students who exhibit a true passion for their chosen fields of study, and who, in the opinion of the members of the University of Evansville faculty, are likely to bring the same enthusiasm into the performance of their jobs or the practice of the professions which they will pursue following graduation."

All University of Evansville full-time undergraduate students who will be juniors or seniors in the 2024-25 academic year may apply. An essay of about 300 words must accompany the application along with two to five faculty recommendation letters.

View the application and faculty recommendation information.

Completed applications and recommendation letters should be returned to the Office of Student Financial Services by MAY 10, 2024.

Questions may be directed to the Office of Student Financial Services at 812-488-2364 or studentfinancialservices@evansville.edu.

College Mentors for Kids provides UE students valuable opportunities to make a difference in a young child's life. Students come to UE's campus on Wednesday afternoons to meet one-on-one with a college mentor.

Here at UE, we mentor 1st-5th graders from a local elementary school. Our program initiates character development, gives little buddies a role model and a friend, and exposes them to the possibility of going to college. In addition to promoting higher education, 81% of all little buddies report working harder in school, 75% attend college or trade school, and 95% avoid the criminal justice system.

College Mentors for Kids is accepting applications for leadership positions with the program for next year. Working with CMFK is a great way to complete volunteer hours while possibly changing the life and future of a young child. Meet new friends at UE and join College Mentors. We need you!

In preparation for Pep and Vim, UE's Day of Giving, we are looking for students to film Thank You videos to send to donors and alumni for making their gifts to UE. Videos will be 1-2 minutes and we will help you prepare your script. Please come dressed in your best Purple to show your love for UE!

Videos will be filmed in the Igleheart Building (corner of Lincoln and Rotherwood) on the 2nd floor. Upon completing your video, you will receive an entry to win an iPad to be awarded in April.

Sign up today at http://tinyurl.com/24ThankView

Each student, staff member, faculty, and employee will be provided with a pair of eclipse glasses, to be distributed one week prior to the occurrence of the eclipse.

Employee glasses will be distributed by campus mail to the employee’s department. Students will have the option to pick up glasses in Ridgway a week before the Eclipse.

View the UE campus eclipse map.

We'd like to Congratulate Deborah Riggs as the March Employee of The Month!

Follow the link below to see the post on MyUE!

March 2024 Employee of The Month

Chemistry students Giulia Cardona, Aidan Montoure, Ellie Geittmann, Lincoln Smith, Eli Phillips, Ali Scott, Theresa Stark, and Abbey Daniel attended the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans from March 17th-21st.  These students did a fantastic job of representing UE as they presented their research, learned about cutting-edge science, and participated in conference events.

Dr. Hector Will, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering has had his most recent paper accepted for publication in Computer Applications in Engineering Education published by Wiley Periodicals.  The article "Undergraduate and graduate students' conceptual understanding of model classification outcomes under the lens of scientific argumentation" can be read here:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cae.2273

The School of Engineering and Computer Science would like to congratulate Dr. Will on this accompishment!

Please join the Offices of Human Resources and Institutional Equity in congratulating Human Resource Talent Specialist Brooke Weaver for completing her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Human Resource Management at Western Governors University! Way to go and con"grad"ulations, Brooke!

This research study aims to investigate and understand the efficacy of wellness and mental health practices within colleges and universities.  We are inviting students attending the University of Evansville to participate in this research study through a focus group session.

NOTE: Participation in this focus group session is completely voluntary.  Your contact information and any details you provide to share in the availability form and during the focus group session will remain confidential. Responses shared within the session will only be accessible to the student researcher and faculty sponsor. The session will be approximately 60 minutes long.

To provide your availability regarding the upcoming session, please click here.

After providing your availability using the above link, the research team will contact you via email to provide more information regarding the session and your involvement. There is no cost for participating in this survey. All data information obtained will be securely stored and will only be accessible to the student researcher and faculty sponsor.    There are minimal risks to participating. If at anytime you experience discomfort, harm, or you no longer desire to participate, you may withdraw from the study. No compensation is involved in this study due to confidentiality and anonymity purposes. However, your involvement in this study will help determine effective strategies that your university could implement which will positively impact the campus community and better support students struggling with mental health and wellness.    If you agree to participate, you will be asked to do the following:

-          Provide consent (written, verbal, and online)

-          Be asked to share your experiences briefly and privately about mental health and wellness and your thoughts on the effectiveness of these practices and interventions at your university with peers.

Questions regarding this study should be directed to:

Student Researcher: Leairra Carter (lc213@evansville.edu)

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Patel-Dovlatabadi (pp42@evansville.edu)

Questions regarding your rights/complaints or problems:

University of Evansville

Academic Affairs

Dr. Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer, IRB Administrator and Institutional Review Board-Chair

812-488-2453| IRB@evansville.edu

We appreciate your participation.

This research study aims to investigate and understand the efficacy of wellness and mental health practices within colleges and universities.  We are inviting students attending the University of Evansville to participate in this research study through a focus group session.  Participation in this focus group session is completely voluntary.

There is no cost for participating in this survey. All data information obtained will be securely stored and will only be accessible to the student researcher and faculty sponsor.    There are minimal risks to participating. If at anytime you experience discomfort, harm, or you no longer desire to participate, you may withdraw from the study. No compensation is involved in this study due to confidentiality and anonymity purposes. However, your involvement in this study will help determine effective strategies that your university could implement which will positively impact the campus community and better support students struggling with mental health and wellness.    NOTE: BY COMPLETING THE SURVEY AND CLICKING SUBMIT, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUDY. Link to Student Survey: UE Student Research Survey

Questions regarding this study should be directed to:

Student Researcher: Leairra Carter (lc213@evansville.edu)

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Patel-Dovlatabadi (pp42@evansville.edu)

Questions regarding your rights/complaints or problems:

University of Evansville

Academic Affairs

Dr. Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer, IRB Administrator and Institutional Review Board-Chair

812-488-2453| IRB@evansville.edu

We appreciate your participation.

UE is excited to announce Purple Pack, a new course material delivery program that provides undergraduate students access to your required course materials in a convenient package before the first day of class. With this new program, your course materials are included in a flat-rate fee at a savings of 35-50%, compared to traditional book purchases. This program will begin with the Fall 2024 term.

For more information about the program and semester cost visit Evansville.edu/PurplePack

The University of Evansville track and field team completed its first meet of the 2024 outdoor season with two top-six team finishes.

The Purple Aces saw their men’s team finish in third place at the Margaret Simmons Invitational with 101 points while the women’s team finished sixth with 40 points. The men’s team stayed in the Top Three on Saturday thanks to strong finishes in five races and the lone field event of the day. The women’s team also had multiple Top Five finishes on the final day including the 1500-meter and 4x400-meter relay races.

“This weekend being the first outdoor meet of the season, our goal was simply for this young team to gain some much-needed experience. This has been a common theme of our track and field season with many of our newcomers not accustomed to the Midwest and its unfavorable weather conditions this time of year. We wanted to come in and execute our races to put ourselves in the best position for podium finishes.

“I think we learned a lot this weekend to take back into our training this next week. Our veteran leadership among our throwers was on full display this weekend, earning some huge team points. This meet gives us great momentum to move forward into the rest of the outdoor season!”

UE earned podium finishes in the men’s 800-meter, 1500-meter, and the women’s 1500-meter races. Freshman Tomasso Losma (Lombardia, Italy) and Kalina Urbaniak (Suchy Las, Poland) had the two first-place finishes of the day for Evansville. Losma ran a 1:56.84 in the 800-meter race, just beating out a St. Louis runner by a second. Urbaniak ran a 4:45.01, closely followed by teammate Nicole Prauchner at 4:45.50 for second place.

Rafael Rodriguez (Segovia, Spain) also earned a podium finish in the men’s 1500-meter race, placing third with a time of 4:00.10.

Along with big podium finishes, the Aces broke three separate program records on Saturday. Junior thrower Kaitlyn Sansone (Fairfield, Ohio / Mercy McAuley HS) broke a five-year-old record in the women’s javelin at 31.15 meters. UE’s other two program records came on the track as freshman Eilén Brenne (Skien, Norway) ran a 1:00.07 in the 400-meter race for seventh. Brenne was also part of the other program record in the women’s 4x400-meter relay race. Brenne along with Urbaniak, Prachner, and Nayla Martin (Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada) ran a 4:03.02 to place fifth and replace the previous record set in 2019.

All of Evansville’s relay teams had a successful Saturday with both men’s relay teams placing third starting with the 4x100-meter relay. The team of José Ocampo (Monterrey Nuevo Léon, Mexico), Austin Liversgowdy (Florence, Ky. / Cooper HS), Connor Shin (Bloomington, Ind. / Bloomington North HS), and Raymond Felton III (Houston / Clear Brook HS) finished the relay in 43.8 seconds. The 4x400-relay team of Ocampo, Shin, Jakub Nowicki (Poznan, Poland), and Woody Burrell (Cedarburg, Wis. / Cedarburg HS) finished third with a time of 3:29.35.

Other notable results on the track for the men included Felton III 10th place finish in the men’s 200-meter race with a time of 22.30 seconds. The men also had Top 10 finishes in the 400-meter race as Liversgowdy finished seventh and Ocampo finished ninth with times of 52.10 and 52.25 seconds respectively. In the lone field event of the day, graduate thrower Jaden Hayes (Huningtonburg, Ind. / Southridge HS) and junior thrower Preston Riggs (Ft. Branch, Ind. / Gibson Southern HS) placed fifth and eighth in the men’s javelin. Hayes came just shy of a personal best with a throw of 43.95 meters while Riggs threw 39.51 meters’.

The Aces return to action next weekend, splitting time between the highly touted Raleigh Relays and the WashU Distance Carnival. The Raleigh Relays will take place from Thursday, March 28 until Saturday, March 30 while the Distance Carnival is only Friday, March 29. Final qualifiers for the Raleigh Relays will be announced on Sunday, March 24.

Jess Willsey launched her third home run of the season, but it was the pitching of Belmont that limited the University of Evansville softball team to one run on five hits in a 2-1 win on Sunday.

Zoe Frossard picked up a hit in the first while Brooke Voss added one in the second.  After recording a hit in the first, the Bruins picked up three singles in the second, but a baserunner leaving early was pivotal in keeping things scoreless.

With two outs in the top of the third, Jess Willsey hit a home run to center field to break the scoreless tie.  It did not take long for Belmont to counter as a 2-run double put them in front for the first time.

Both squads left a pair of runners on in the fourth inning while the Bruins left two more on base in the fifth.  Down to its final three outs, Taylor Howe hit a 1-out single in the top of the 7th before the Bruins closed out the game with the 2-1 win.

Sydney Weatherford threw the first five innings with two runs scoring on ten hits.  Megan Brenton threw a scoreless 6th frame.  Alex Clesi made the start, giving up one run on four hits on the way to her fourth win of the season.  Ellie Giles picked up the save with three scoreless frames.  Evansville finished the game with five hits by five different players.

UE is back home next weekend for a 3-game series against UIC.

Murray State catcher Taylor Howell launched a solo home run leading off the top of the tenth inning on Sunday to snap a 5-5 tie and power the visiting Racers to a 6-5 victory over the University of Evansville baseball team at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville.

Howell lifted a 2-0 fastball into the wind blowing out to left field and over the left-field fence for his eighth home run of the year and second home run of the series to help the Racers snap a 5-5 tie in extra-innings.  Reliever Thomas McNabb (3-0) then worked a perfect bottom of the tenth inning to nail down the victory for Murray State.

Evansville jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the third inning on an RBI double by graduate third baseman Brent Widder.  UE took that lead into the sixth inning, as starter Donovan Schultz held Murray State to just two base hits through the first five innings.  Murray State would erupt for five runs though in the sixth inning, sending 10 men to the plate to take a 5-1 lead.

Evansville would answer back in the bottom of the sixth inning with a two-run home run to left field by senior shortstop Simon Scherry to trim the deficit to 5-3.  UE then got a two-out, two-strike pinch-hit single by junior Evan Waggoner in the seventh inning to tie the game at 5-5.

Evansville would load the bases against McNabb in the eighth inning, but he got a fly out to right to end the threat.  The Purple Aces would then get a lead-off double by senior first baseman Kip Fougerousse in the ninth inning, and eventually put men on the corners with two outs, but McNabb once again got out of the jam.  McNabb tossed 3.0 scoreless innings out of the bullpen to earn the victory.

Graduate outfielder Mark Shallenberger led UE by going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a hit-by-pitch to extend his on-base streak to 39-straight games.  Scherry and Waggoner both drove in two runs for UE.  Howell was one of three Racers to have two-hit days, while he drove in two.

With the victory, Murray State moves into a first-place tie in the Missouri Valley Conference standings with a 17-6 overall record and 3-0 conference mark.  Evansville, meanwhile, falls to 9-14 overall and 0-3 in the Valley.  The Purple Aces return home on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. to host SIU-Edwardsville in non-conference action.

Gage Bobe and Kenny Strawbridge Jr. scored 11 points apiece to lead the University of Evansville men’s basketball team to a 64-63 victory over Quinnipiac in the opening round of the Ro CBI at the Ocean Center.

With the victory, UE advances to play Seattle at 5:30 p.m. CT.  FloHoops will have the coverage.  Bobe was 3-for-5 from long range on his way to the 11 points while Strawbridge added five boards.  Tanner Cuff and Chuck Bailey III added 10 points apiece.  Cuff led the way with 9 boards and 5 assists.

Cuff and Cam Haffner picked up early baskets as the Purple Aces took a 6-2 lead in the opening five minutes.  UE’s defense held the Bobcats to a 1-for-9 start from the field.  The Bobcats turned the tables as they scored the next nine points to take an 11-6 lead with under 12 minutes left in the half.  Quinnipiac connected on four of their next five shots.

Chuck Bailey III hit a pair of free throws to put Evansville back on the board but the Bobcats continued to roll, going up by nine points (19-10) with eight minutes on the clock.  Over the final minutes of the half, the Aces outscored the Bobcats by a 20-11 margin to tie the game at the break.  Kenny Strawbridge Jr. knotted the score at 23-23 before a Quinnipiac basket saw them retake the lead on their next possession.

With two minutes remaining, Strawbridge drained a triple that put UE on top by a 28-27 score before both squads struck in the final moments leading to the 30-30 tie at the break.

Neither team could get into a groove to open the second half as the teams combined to hit just two of their opening 11 attempts in the first four minutes as the Bobcats held a 34-32 lead.  Sekou Kalle had a putback before a triple from Gage Bobe gave UE a 39-36 advantage.

As the game entered the final nine minutes, Bailey drove for a dunk and two minutes later, Cam Haffner drained a 3-pointer to give the Aces their largest lead at 53-43.  The Bobcats stormed back over the next sequence, getting within three points at 55-52 with 3:30 on the clock.

In the final minute, Quinnipiac made it a 1-possession game once again, but Antonio Thomas converted two free throws and Strawbridge added a late layup as UE hung on for the win.  Evansville shot 46.6% in the contest while limiting the Bobcats to 37.5%.

The visiting Murray State University baseball team used a five-run third inning to take control of the contest on Friday night, and the Racers held off a late charge by the University of Evansville Purple Aces for a 13-6 victory in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both schools at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville

“Tonight was a tough one,” said UE head coach Wes Carroll.  “We didn’t get the quality start that we needed on the mound tonight, and Murray State really came to the yard and put it on us in all three facets of the game.

“Tomorrow is an important day for us.  We are going to face some quality arms once again, but we feel like we have some guys who can answer that.  We are going to need some guys to step up, and our offense is going to have to go get one for us these next two days.”

Murray State took an early 1-0 lead on an RBI ground out in the second inning, before UE answered right back in the home-half of the inning to grab a brief lead.  Junior outfielder Ty Rumsey led off the second inning with a solo home run to right-center field for his third home run of the year.  Then, after a walk and a single put men on the corners, junior designated hitter Evan Waggoner drove in a run with an RBI ground out to give UE a 2-1 lead.

The Racers would break things open in the third inning, though, scoring five runs on five hits, highlighted by a two-run home run by designated hitter Dan Tauken, to take a 6-2 lead.  Murray State would tack on two more runs each in the fourth and seventh innings, and a solo run in the sixth to push the lead to 11-2.

Evansville would rally for two runs of its own in the seventh and eighth innings, as junior second baseman Cal McGinnis had an RBI single in the seventh and a sacrifice fly in the eighth, and graduate outfielder Mark Shallenberger drove in a run with a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to trim the deficit to 11-6.  But, that would be as close as UE would come, as a pair of unearned runs by Murray State in the ninth inning provided the final margin of victory.

McGinnis and graduate catcher Brendan Hord had two-hit efforts for UE, while Rumsey added a solo home run.  Tauken and outfielder Riley Hawthorne both had two hits and drove in three runs for Murray State.

With the victory, Murray State improves to 15-6 overall and 1-0 in the Valley.  Evansville, meanwhile, falls to 9-12 overall and 0-1 in the MVC.  The series will continue on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m., with UE sending freshman left-hander Kenton Deverman (2-1, 4.75 ERA) to the mound for the start.  Saturday’s game can be seen live on ESPN+.

The University of Evansville track and field team opened the 2024 outdoor season on Friday afternoon with multiple podium finishes.

The Purple Aces throwers had a big day at the Margaret Simmons Invitational. UE’s field athletes picked up five podium finishes, including two graduate throwers taking the top spot in the men’s discus and hammer throws. Zach Dove (Princeton, Ind. / Princeton Community HS) earned Evansville’s first top-place finish of the night in the men’s discus with a throw of 47.44 meters.

Jaden Hayes (Huntingberg, Ind. / Southridge HS) also earned a podium finish in the discus with a throw of 44.12 meters for third. Hayes earned a 1st place finish of his own in the men’s hammer throw as he came just shy of the program record with a 50.68-meter toss. Dove was right behind Hayes in the event with a throw of 48.99 meters while also earning a second-place finish in the men’s shot put at 14.52 meters.

On the women’s side, sophomore Gwen Darrah (Cleveland, Ohio / Orange HS) finished eighth in the women’s hammer throw at 41.67 meters. She was followed by seniors Hannah Bryan (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) and Brooke Springer (Henderson, Ky. / Henderson Community HS) with throws of 30.96 and 25.30 meters respectively. Springer led the Aces in the women’s discus throw at 29.18 meters while freshman Jillian Miller (Boonville, Ind. / Boonville HS) had a 24.29-meter throw.

UE also had a big night in the 4x800-meter relay races. Evansville placed first in both the men’s and women’s events to set program records on both sides. The men’s team of Alvaro Monfort (Castile Y Leon, Spain), Adam Oulgout (St. Paul, Minn. / Central HS), Tommaso Losma (Lombardia, Italy), and Rafael Rodriguez (Segovia, Spain) broke a 44-year-old record with a time of 7:42.29. The women’s team was the first to run the 4x800 relay in program history finishing in 9:10.84 behind Eilen Brenne (Skien, Norway), Kalina Urbaniak (Suchy Las, Poland), Nayla Martin (Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada), and Nicole Prauchner (Neuhofen an der Ybbs, Austria).

In individual track performances, freshman sprinter Woody Burrel (Cedarburg, Wis. / Cedarburg HS) had the best finish, placing fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 57.73 seconds. Evansville had four runners in the men’s 200-meter race with freshman Raymond Felton III (Houston / Clear Brook HS) placing 10th with a time of 22.30 seconds. Sophomore Kate Walke also broke a program record in the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.60 seconds for 11th place.

After the first day of the Margaret Simmons Invitational, the Aces men sit in second place with 62 points just behind Purdue Fort Wayne with 66 points. UE’s women are currently tied for fifth place with Olivet (NAIA) at 12 points. Evansville will begin Day 2 of the Invite on Saturday at 10:15 a.m. with field events. Running events for the Aces will begin at noon.

Belmont’s pitching was the story on Saturday as the Bruins swept a doubleheader against the University of Evansville softball team.  After opening with a 3-0 win, Belmont took the second game, 7-1.

Game 1 – Belmont 3, UE 0

Bruins pitcher Emma Summers allowed three hits in a complete-game, 7-inning performance to open play on Saturday.  In the top of the first, Jess Willsey picked up a 2-out single for the Purple Aces’ first baserunner of the day, however, it was the Bruins plating the first run in the bottom of the second.

Evansville did not have another baserunner until the fifth when Hannah Hood reached on an error.  The biggest threat of the day came in the sixth when Zoe Frossard and Willsey reached on 2-out hits before a strikeout ended the frame.  BU added two insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth and would take the 3-0 win.

Sydney Weatherford was solid in the circle, scattering three runs on six hits in six innings of work.  Willsey had two of the Aces three hits.

Game 2- Belmont 7, UE 1

A close battle throughout most of the game, Belmont plated five runs in the bottom of the sixth to clinch a 7-1 victory in the second end of the doubleheader.   Belmont once again opened the scoring with a single run in the bottom half of the first.

UE made its first threat in the second when Hannah Hood walked and Brooke Voss followed with a single.  The persistence paid off in the fourth when the Aces tied the game.  Jess Willsey hit a leadoff single before advancing to second on a passed ball.  With two outs, Voss laced a double to right field, which scored Willsey.

The Bruins stormed back with a swingle run in the bottom of the inning before a 5-spot in the 6th pushed the lead to 7-1.  Singles by Alexa Davis and Zoe Frossard in the top of the 5th saw UE attempt to tie it up before the big finish by the Bruins clinched the win.

Megan Brenton went 5 1/3 innings and allowed six runs on nine hits.  Mikayla Jolly recorded the final two outs.  UE had six hits in the game with Voss recording two.  Belmont’s offense was led by Emily Cockrill, who went 3-4 with two RBI and a run.  Maya Johnson threw the complete game in the circle to earn the win for the Bruins.  She fanned 11 batters.

Sunday’s series finale is slated for a 12 p.m. first pitch.

Down to its final strike in the top of the ninth inning, the visiting Murray State baseball team rallied for three runs on Saturday afternoon to steal a 7-6 victory over the University of Evansville Purple Aces at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville.

After Evansville rallied for two two-out runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to snap a 4-4 tie on back-to-back two-strike base hits by graduate outfielder Mark Shallenberger and senior first baseman Kip Fougerousse, the Racers used some two-out, two-strike magic of its own to take the victory.

After Taylor Howell opened the ninth inning with a double down the left-field line and a strikeout, pinch-hitter John Orberson laced a two-strike pitch down the left-field line for a double to cut UE’s lead to 6-5.  After a ground out, Murray State shortstop Drew Vogel flared a two-strike pitch just beyond the reach of UE shortstop Simon Scherry on a full-extension dive into left-center field for a base hit.  Shallenberger tried to throw out pinch-runner Gunnar Bingham at the plate, but he was unable to as the Racers tied the game at 6-6.

Outfielder Dustin Mercer then bounced a ball through the left side, where Shallenberger once again tried to gun down a runner at the plate.  Initially, the runner was called out, but upon video review, it was discovered that the runner beat the UE tag at the plate to give Murray State a 7-6 lead.

Evansville threatened to rally in the ninth, putting two men on base on an error and a walk, but pinch-hitter Evan Waggoner lined out to the warning track in right field to end the game, as Murray State right-fielder Jonathan Hogart made a running catch on the track to end the contest.  The victory clinched a series win for Murray State.

Graduate third baseman Brent Widder led the Evansville offense by going 3-for-5 with an RBI, while Scherry went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI.  Evansville actually jumped to an early 4-0 lead with two runs in the first and single tallies in the second and fifth innings.  Murray State rallied for four runs in the seventh inning, though, to tie the contest and force the late drama.

With the victory, Murray State improves to 16-6 overall and 2-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference.  Evansville, meanwhile, falls to 9-13 overall and 0-2 in the Valley.  The series concludes on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.  Graduate left-hander Donovan Schultz (0-1, 9.55 ERA) will get the start for the Purple Aces.

Making its first postseason appearances since the 2015 CIT, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team is in Daytona Beach, Fla. for the College Basketball Invitational.  Tip is set for 4:30 p.m. CT with the FloHoops and the Purple Aces Radio Network on the call.

All-Bench Team Honorees   

- Chuck Bailey III and Tanner Cuff were both named to the 2024 MVC All-Bench Team on Tuesday afternoon

- Bailey played in 32 games as a freshman while making one start

- The 4-time MVC Freshman of the Week averaged 8.4 points and 2.6 boards per game

- Cuff saw action in all 33 regular season games with his top game being a 16-point effort in the win over UIC

Last Time Out

- Arch Madness saw the Purple Aces win their first game in St. Louis since 2017 with a 59-53 win over Illinois State in the opening round

- Ben Humrichous posted his first double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds while Yacine Toumi approached a double-double with 10 points and 8 caroms

- In their second-round game, UE faced eventual league champion Drake and fell by a 79-58 final

Finishing Strong

- Yacine Toumi had an excellent showing at Arch Madness, approaching a double-double in both games

- Toumi averaged 12 points and 8.5 boards as he opened with a 10-point, 8-rebound effort in the win over ISU before adding 14 tallies and 9 caroms versus Drake

Reversing the Trend

- Entering the SIU game, Antonio Thomas averaged 2.8 points in the prior four games while shooting 21.4%

- He rebounded against the Salukis with 10 points before adding 11 at Belmont; he has notched 9.0 PPG while going 17-of-32 from the field in the last five contests

- Thomas continues to be efficient from the line, connecting on 85.9% of his tries (4th in MVC); he has hit 30 of his last 32 tries

Scouting the Opponent

- Entering the SIU game, Antonio Thomas averaged 2.8 points in the prior four games while shooting 21.4%

- He rebounded against the Salukis with 10 points before adding 11 at Belmont; he has notched 9.0 PPG while going 17-of-32 from the field in the last five contests

- Thomas continues to be efficient from the line, connecting on 85.9% of his tries (4th in MVC); he has hit 30 of his last 32 tries