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Men’s team takes another win

Dennis Marshall January 19, 2014

USI men’s basketball team added another win to its tournament résumé Saturday, when it knocked off the No. 14 ranked University of Indianapolis, 73-64 at the Physical Activities Center. Senior...

Southern Indiana senior guard Lawrence Thomas drives to the basket in last months exhibition game at Indiana University in Bloomington. PHOTO by JIMMY PYLES

Q&A with Lawrence Thomas

Shannon Hall January 17, 2014

Senior Lawrence Thomas is one of the captains for the men's basketball team. He plays point guard, and it is his second year playing in that leadership position. He started all 31 games in the 2012-2013...

Womens basketball team doesnt look back

Women’s basketball team doesn’t look back

Shannon Hall January 15, 2014

The women’s basketball team lost to Drury University Saturday after going on a conference run. “It was a little disheartening and hard to take, but we don't have time to wait around,” said...

Aaron Nelson named Division II Bulletin National Player of the Month

Dennis Marshall January 15, 2014

Aaron Nelson, a senior forward for the USI men’s basketball team, was named Division II Bulletin National Player of the Month for December, which makes him the fifth Eagle in the program's history to...

USI men face first loss, look at positives for next game

Dennis Marshall January 15, 2014

The No. 8 Screaming Eagles suffered their first loss of the season 64-56 on Jan. 11 to No. 3 Drury, the defending Division II national champions. “They were at another pace than us — going faster...

Eagles face ‘intense’ weekend games

Shannon Hall January 8, 2014

With two road-game wins, the USI men’s basketball team sits at a comfortable position with a 10-0 record. But this weekend may mix things up a bit. “The games seem to get a little more intense,”...

Senior gains experimental grounds on campus

Shannon Hall January 8, 2014

Ellena Stumpf, senior economics major, choose to do an experiment that measures if payment has an affect on the effort an individual gives. She received an USI Endeavor Award for Research and Creativity,...

2014 Hall of Fame class announced, inducted during homecoming week

Shannon Hall January 8, 2014

USI’s Athletic Hall of Fame Committee has selected its 2014 class, which will be inducted during homecoming week in February. Six individuals and one team was selected by the USI Athletic Hall of...

Ford Center will host the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Division II Elite Eight. FILE PHOTO/The Shield

Evansville will host 2015 NCAA Elite Eight

Zane Clodfelter December 11, 2013
Evansville Sports Corp will announce today that Ford Center and Evansville will be the host of the 2015 NCAA Division II Elite Eight and the 2017 NCAA II Cross Country Championships. A press conference has been scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in the lobby of Ford Center to announce the additional tournaments. The venue in downtown Evansville will be the host of this season's Elite Eight in March 2014, in addition to hosting the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament both this past season, and in next February for the second straight year.

Schumann adjusting to Division II play

Jessie Hellmann December 10, 2013

A few things stood out to Southern Indiana (5-0) men’s basketball Head Coach Rodney Watson when he was considering recruiting junior college transfer guard Gavin Schumann. “He could score,” Watson...

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COLUMN: Weekend tournaments provide preview of NCAA tournament schedule

Zane Clodfelter December 9, 2013
Clodfelter breaks down the rewards of playing in weekend tournaments before GLVC play begins.
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Q&A with Stephanie Carpenter

Jessica Stallings December 9, 2013
Stephanie Carpenter is a senior guard for the Southern Indiana women's basketball team. Carpenter, a Salem, Ill. native, and a pre-criminal justice major currently leads the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) in three-point field goal makes while sitting in the top 25 in NCAA Division II three-point field goal ranks, currently 22nd. Carpenter scored 14 points in the Eagles' 87-57 win over Bluefield State at the Physical Activities Center (PAC) on Saturday. Carpenter converted 4-9 attempts from the field, while going 2-6 from behind the three-point line and has been an major factor in the Eagles' 5-1 start to begin the season. Recently, we sat down with Carpenter asking her thoughts on not only her team and teammates, but USI as well.
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