Watson retires as men’s head basketball coach
Riley Guerzini, Editor-in-Chief
March 23, 2020
Men’s head basketball coach Rodney Watson is retiring, the university announced Monday. Watson, USI’s all time winningest head coach, said via video message the timing was perfect for “a new voice, new style and new energy.” The university will begin a national search to fill the position. ...
All sports cancelled until April 6
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
March 17, 2020
The NCAA, GLVC and USI Athletics have cancelled all athletic season games and practices until April 6. After April sixth the Athletics department will review the situation brought by COVID-19. They will either extend the cancellation or slowly start practicing again based on how the virus develops. ...
Outfielder leads by example
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
March 3, 2020
Aaron Euler has played baseball since he was little. He said that baseball turned into his passion when his father introduced it to him. “My dad got me into baseball at a really young age,” Euler said. “When I was five, I started playing baseball and I just fell in love with the game. It's like my passion. I'm glad I can continue to play in colleg...
Turnovers Cost Eagles game vs Bellarmine
Stewart Brooking, Staff Writer
March 2, 2020
The women's basketball team got off to a slow start Thursday when they traveled to Louisville to play Bellarmine. The Eagles were in a hole early as USI went 0-9 in their first nine shots. Bellarmine managed to shoot 87% from the field and it was that hot shooting from the Knights that gave them...
Little humbled by college success
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
February 25, 2020
Emmanuel Little’s family encouraged him to play basketball after growing three or four inches in the summer of his eighth-grade year. Despite his height increase, Little wasn’t considered the best player on his team. “I'm getting defended differently than I was in t...
GALLERY: USI women’s basketball fall to Lewis 58-74
Jordan Auker, Chief Photographer
February 25, 2020
GALLERY: USI men’s basketball defeats Lewis 85-82
Jordan Auker, Chief Photographer
February 24, 2020
Transfer fills vital role for men’s team
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
February 21, 2020
Clayton Hughes started playing basketball seriously in high school and in one summer gained 17 inches in his vertical jump. “I was born athletic,” Hughes said. “One summer I just put in a lot of work and gained like 17 inches on my vertical in like eight weeks and became known as the bounciest w...
Homecoming game ends in narrow victory
February 16, 2020
The men's basketball team fought hard against the Missouri - St. Louis, narrowly edging out the Tritons on their way to a 67-66 victory. The Eagles struggled to keep up the Tritons for much of the game, falling behind to open the third quarter. “This is the best team we’ve beaten so far and w...
Junior captain relies on teamwork to succeed
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
February 11, 2020
Emma DeHart said she had challenges playing basketball in high school. The coaches didn’t trust her to play well and she had to change coaches three times, but she loved the consistency of playing and the teamwork associated with the game. Now she’s one of three captains of the women’s basketball te...
Junior forward follows new path to field
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
February 4, 2020
Maggie Winter grew up in a family that didn’t play sports, she started playing soccer simply because she wanted to. “I originally started playing when I went to kindergarten,” Winter said. “I think I just wanted to try something different. I have two older siblings and neither of them pla...
Freshman sprints past records
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
January 28, 2020
Every week The Shield will interview an athlete or coach about their life and the sport(s) they participate in. This week The Shield interviewed Kaylee Lane, a freshman sprinter, about track and what it’s like to be a student and an athlete. Kaylee Lane is an undecided freshman, and while she hasn...