The USI baseball team hosted the University of Evansville Aces for a non-conference matchup Wednesday, April 22 at USI Baseball field. The weather was excellent, mid-70s and sunny for a cross-town rivalry...

The USI softball team looks to build off of last season’s success in 2026. In that season, the Screaming Eagles finished with a conference record of 13-11, which was good enough for fourth place in the...

The men's soccer team hosted its home finale on Saturday against Lindenwood University Lions. The Screaming Eagles looked to rally from a 2-0 defeat to Eastern Illinois University, which snapped their...

USI is in its first athletic year of being Division I, making USI athletics ineligible for postseason tournaments due to NCAA bylaw 20.7.3.5. This bylaw makes it so universities transitioning from DII...

The college basketball season is a quarter of the way done, and there have been standout performances for both the men’s and women’s teams. For the first time in the history of The Shield, we have...

The women's basketball team defeated Western Illinois University 88-75 in its Division I home opener Friday. This marks the program's first DI win against another DI program. Hannah Haithcock, senior...

Jacob Polakovich, senior forward, has been out of basketball play for a few months with a Jones foot fracture. Polaokovich plans on returning to the court Dec. 11 against Indiana State University in the...

The cross country teams continued their first Division I stretch at Live in Lou Friday in Louisville, Kentucky. The men’s team finished 18th out of 31 teams and five spots behind Ohio Valley Conference...

The men's basketball team prepares to enter the Division I era with an overhauled roster. The team has five returning players from the 2021-2022 18-8 team: Jelani Simmons, senior guard, Jacob Polakovich,...

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,...

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...

The USI Screaming Eagles baseball team lost in a doubleheader against the University of Indianapolis Saturday. During the first game, the Screaming Eagles came out swinging and gained a 1-0 lead against...