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Rodney Watson goes live: Radio show gives fans opportunity to interact

Bradie Gray October 27, 2014
USI Basketball has been hosting a coaching radio show since 1992, but is just now giving fans the opportunity to call in and ask their questions live.

Defensive player earns offensive honor

Sarah Loesch October 22, 2014
Abbey Winter, known for her strong defense, earned the Baden/Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week honor after the Volleyball team had 3 stand out wins.

Quidditch – Not just a Hogwarts sport

Taylor Fox October 21, 2014
Quidditch is a game The Boy Who Lived excelled at while attending Hogwarts. Featured in every Harry Potter book and movie, the sport is a pretty big deal to wizards and now college students.
Archie the Eagle interacts with fans after the unveiling.

Midnight Madness boasts change in campus culture

Bradie Gray October 21, 2014
Midnight Madness welcomed one of the largest crowds in its history Oct. 17, keeping the fans entertained with games, raffles and blow ups as well as free food and refreshments.

USI: An Opportunity for Champions

Jerry McCartney October 15, 2014
With no doubt in the matter, USI is home to some of the top performing athletes in the country, but the question remains, “How can we improve?”

Ultimate players say frisbee is competitive, physical

Bradie Gray October 14, 2014
Being a club sport doesn’t stop the USI Ultimate Frisbee team from practicing and competing just as hard as those NCAA teams.

Fall Festival gives exposure to basketball teams

Sarah Loesch October 7, 2014
A tradition started in 2003 by former Men's Head Basketball Coach Rick Herdes has remained in play throughout the years.

Eagles soar with players from other countries

Jerry McCartney October 7, 2014

With the growing number of students who travel from other countries to attend USI for the educational experience, another group of international students are coming along with them: athletes. Of these...

Jonathan Wandling pitching for the Screaming Eagles last season. 

Photo courtesy of Photo Services.

Eagles to Blue Jays: Former players sign contracts with same organization

Armon Siadat October 1, 2014

The university continues to make ties with the Toronto Blue Jays as two former Screaming Eagles received calls from the major league organization this past summer. USI utility player Jonathon Wandling...

Closeness on the court makes season goal attainable

Sarah Loesch September 29, 2014
This year, the USI Women's Tennis Team started the 2014-2015 season with a 6-3 win over Cedarville University September 13.

GLVC moves tournaments to Missouri

Bradie Gray September 29, 2014
After two consecutive years of holding the GLVC basketball tournaments at the Ford Center here in Evansville, the ball games have been moved two hours away to Family Arena in Charles, Missouri.

USI needs a football team

Jerry McCartney September 25, 2014
The fall season is under way for USI athletics yet the university still lacks one thing: a football program.
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