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The Shield
University of Southern Indiana's student publication | USI | student newspaper

The Shield
University of Southern Indiana's student publication | USI | student newspaper

The Shield
Jelani Simmons, junior guard, gets flashy with a layup to continue the team's dominant game.

Gallery: Men’s basketball advances to the next round of the GLVC tournament

Quinton Watt, Staff Writer • March 2, 2022

Stein hoists the net for GLVC season win. USI will be the number one seed at the GLVC tournament.

Gallery: Women’s basketball lands No. 1 in the GLVC Conference

Quinton Watt, Staff Writer • March 2, 2022

Jelani Simmons, junior guard, squares up to a defender while looking to make the next move.

Gallery: Men’s basketball beats Lindenwood University 77-70

Quinton Watt, Staff Writer • March 2, 2022

Elijah Jones, a freshman guard, goes up for a shot. Jones had 8 points for the Eagles.

Gallery: Men’s basketball beats Missouri University of Science and Technology 72-65

Michaela Nees, Staff Photographer • February 20, 2022

Fifth-year senior guard Emma DeHart goes up for a shot Saturday afternoon.

Gallery: Women’s Basketball defeats Missouri University of Science and Technology 63-50

Michaela Nees, Staff Photographer • February 20, 2022

President Ronald Rochon (left) and Jon Mark Hall (right), university athletic director, listen as Beth DeBauche, Ohio Valley Commissioner, speaks at the press conference Wednesday.

USI joins Ohio Valley Conference

Quinton Watt, Staff Writer • February 10, 2022

The University of Southern Indiana is joining the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). The announcement came from President Ronald Rochon and OVC commissioner, Beth DeBauche at Wednesday’s press conference. “I’m...

Members of the university Board of Trustees make a unanimous vote to transition to Division I athletics Monday.

USI to go DI

Shelby Clark, Casey Clark, and Fallon Heady • February 7, 2022

  USI will apply to transition university athletics to NCAA Division I. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday to transition athletics to DI.  “We are making USI history on this...

Evansville community members support the possible athletic transition to Division I.

Evansville community supports Division I transition

Casey Clark and Quinton Watt • February 6, 2022

The university’s possible transition to Division I could impact more than just the campus.  While the internal campus community is expressing reluctance about the potential athletic department transition...

Nicholas LaRowe, co-chair of the Division I Exploratory Committee, speaks about the DI Exploratory Committee at a Public Forum hosted by the Student Government Association Dec. 2, 2021.

A look into the Division I Exploratory Committee

Fallon Heady and Sydney Lawson • February 6, 2022

President Ronald Rochon formed the Division I Exploratory Committee on Oct. 8, 2021, to investigate if the switch from Division I to Division II would be feasible.  The Division I Exploratory Committee...

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