The Shield

Golf teams break USI round records at invites

Golf teams break USI round records at invites

Quinton Watt, Sports Editor September 14, 2022

The men’s and women’s Division I golf careers began earlier this week.  USI’s men’s golf started their season off with the Golfweek Fall Challenge at the True Blue Golf Club in Pawleys Island,...

Abby Bednar, sophomore outside/right hitter, gains solid contact in a game against Murray State University on Aug. 27. The womens volleyball team lost three times between Friday and Saturday at the Kent State Invitational.

Women’s volleyball falls short at Kent State Invite

Quinton Watt, Sports Editor September 6, 2022

USI Women’s Volleyball lost three matches at Kent State Invitational this weekend, falling to a 0-6 record. The team played three matches in a pool-style tournament at Kent State University.  The...

Emma Thurston, freshman midfielder, defends a pass from an Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis midfielder. The one-half match only had three shots with a score of 0-0 before the postponement.

Gallery: Women’s soccer match abandoned at half-time due to inclement weather

Quinton Watt, Sports Editor September 6, 2022

Women's soccer played Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis on Monday. The game against IUPUI was postponed after the first half due to inclement weather. The one-half match only had three...

Katherine Koch, junior outside hitter, right side hitter and setter, tips the ball after a fake set in the game against Murray State University on Friday. Koch finished the match with 44 assists, seven blocks and 15 digs.

Gallery: Women’s volleyball loses to Murray State University 2-3

Quinton Watt, Sports Editor August 30, 2022

Murray State University defeated USI 18-25, 25-18, 34-36, 28-26, 16-14 on Friday. USI made a strong mark on the first game of the season after battling five close sets.

Quinton Watt, Sports Editor, gives his take on the first USI Division I schedule releases.

Quint Take: DI Schedule Releases

Quinton Watt, Sports Editor August 30, 2022

Division I is upon us. After a long summer of waiting, the Fall 2022 athletics has started. For the sports fans, we’ve gained the first USI Division I schedules. A lot of important things come from athletic...

USI mens basketball take the floor after a timeout against the University of Illinois-Springfield.

The Quint Take: What you missed this year

Quinton Watt, Staff Writer April 28, 2022

USI is going to Division I. The 2021-22 season is almost in the books, and the 43-year Great Lakes Valley Conference run is coming to an end. USI has been a big player in the GLVC throughout the years.  I...

Junior Titus Winders runs during the NCAA Division II championship races.

Titus Winders: For the love of running

Quinton Watt, Staff Writer April 5, 2022

A runner’s heart races as his feet propel him forward. He remembers that a year ago he was ranked 162nd. He looks ahead and sees another runner 50 meters ahead, and his feet start guiding him faster...

Jon Mark Hall speaks to a reporter after USI announced joining the Ohio Valley Conference.

USI voted DI, what’s next?

Quinton Watt, Staff Writer March 17, 2022

USI announced the transition to Division I on Feb. 7 and found its Division I home within the Ohio Valley Conference on Feb. 9. Where does USI go from here? Faculty and staff have been working on a...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Sports