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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...

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...

Defender Colton Walsh manuvers around McKendree as the second half of the game comes to a close.

Men’s soccer team loses first conference game

Patrick Baker and Holly Hodge September 12, 2021

University men’s soccer team lost to McKendree University Sunday.  The Screaming Eagles came up short after a hard-fought ninety minutes, losing 1-0 to McKendree University at home. This was the...

Cameron Kainer, swimming and diving head coach, is the first head coach of the new univeristy swimming and diving program. Kainer said Seeing the success that USI has had athletically and academically drew me here.

Kainer dives in to start swimming and diving program

Shelby Clark and Patrick Baker August 30, 2021

A kid who enjoyed swimming in his summer league followed his passion for swimming during his teenage and young adult years. He swam competitively in high school and for four years at a Division II university.  Cameron...

The USI Mens Soccer Team taken by USI Athletic Communications.

Upcoming Men’s Soccer Games

Nik Cunningham August 19, 2019

Head Coach Mat Santoro talked about the most anticipated games for the rest of the Men’s Soccer season. Santoro  said the next game would always be their most anticipated. “The NCAA DII soccer...

GALLERY: Women’s basketball loses 83 to 88

Megan Thorne, Sarah McCord, Photographers January 17, 2017
The Screaming Eagles fell short to Bellarmine University 83-88 during the Great Lakes Valley Conference Monday evening at the PAC.
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