Lessons on mental toughness
Sarah Rogers, Features Editor
January 22, 2019
Filed under Sports
Alex Davidson spent her first two seasons on the basketball team sitting the bench. The senior elementary education major’s family would crowd the bleachers each game, only to see Davidson play the last minute of every game. “My family was proud that I was even on the team,” Davidson said. “But to me, it was e...
Dancing through the pain
Sarah Rogers, Features Editor
January 15, 2019
Filed under Sports
Miranda Brooks was told she would never make it as a dancer. When the senior psychology major told her high school coach she planned to try out for the USI dance team, her coach told her she didn’t think Brooks would ever make it. “I wanted to prove her wrong,” Brooks said. “I wanted to take it to the next step ...
USI’s new arena won’t open until spring semester
Noah Alatza and Jessica Schiffhauer
November 27, 2018
Filed under Sports
After a series of pushbacks, the university’s newly upgraded arena has an anticipated completion of spring 2019, construction project manager Gary Burgdorf said. “As with all construction projects, timelines are subject to many shifting variables, including weather,” Burgdorf said. “It is al...
USI Men’s Soccer vs. Saginaw Valley State University
Jordan Auker, Chief Photographer
November 20, 2018
Filed under Sports
Family rivalry leaves big shoes to fill
Sarah Rogers, Features Editor
November 13, 2018
Filed under Sports
Austin Nolan is working to outrun his father. The junior accounting and finance major has a goal to beat the school record of 23 minutes 43 seconds for the 5-mile race. The record was set in 1983 by Nolan’s dad, James. “I was pretty close to running under 24 minutes for 8K this year, and I woul...
Working toward the same goals
Emma Corry, Staff Writer
November 6, 2018
Filed under Sports
Kennedy Moore has played soccer since she was about three and a half years old. Growing up in Evansville, the senior marketing major played in many different leagues and club soccer teams. Moore tore her retina playing soccer when she was 13. She thought she wouldn’t be able to play college soccer....
Uniting around a global sport
Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer
October 30, 2018
Filed under Sports
Groups of students clad in jerseys waited patiently as they were grouped into seven teams, divided by continent. Freshman Abi Garner played for the team Europe. The studio art major said she chose the team along with her friend Nihat Onur, who is an international student from Germany. Garner ...
Women’s basketball team to walk for a cure
Emma Corry, Special to The Shield
September 25, 2018
Filed under Sports
Alex Davidson described the Race for the Cure as moving and empowering. The women’s basketball team will walk with the university team for the 2018 Komen Evansville Tri-State Race for the Cure Sunday at the Eastland Mall. Susan G. Komen is an organization focused on raising funds for loc...
Women’s tennis gears up for great season
Rachel Lowhorn, Sports Editor
September 17, 2018
Filed under Sports, Sports Briefs
In her 28th year as head coach, Keely Porter has a strong team to lead in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Porter’s goal for the group is to “become individually more skilled.” This year’s team has four freshman, one sophomore and two juniors. “We have a competitively young group,”...
High hopes for men’s basketball season
Rachel Lowhorn, Sports Editor
September 17, 2018
Filed under Sports
As the Men’s Basketball team is preparing for the season, Rodney Watson begins his 9th year as head basketball coach. Coach Watson is 203-65 overall in his eight years with the team. Watson and the team constructed a 20 game winning streak making them 20-11 in the 2017 season. The Shield sits down ...
Lady Eagles stay humble after National Championship win
Austin A. Lewis, Sports Editor
August 28, 2018
Filed under Sports
The University of Southern Indiana’s Women’s Softball team is digging their talons into a new season. After soaring high from last season with a national championship, the team isn’t letting the win get to their heads or determine how things will go this time around. “Our kids are very ...
Where’s the accountability?
Riley Guerzini, Community Engagement Manager
August 27, 2018
Filed under Sports
The Ohio State Board of Trustees failed their university. They failed their students, they failed their employees, but most importantly they failed Courtney Smith. The university suspended its head football coach Urban Meyer Aug. 22 for three games after an investigation into his mishandling of do...