Employees in need of a headshot can have theirs taken on Thursday, February 13 at 9:45 a.m.

Headshots will be taken outdoors near the southwest corner of the front oval lawn. In the event of rain, they will be moved indoors to the SOBA atrium.

To add your name to the list, please contact Abbie Perry at ap445@evansville.edu.

In September 2025, a review team from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) will visit the university as part of our reaffirmation of accreditation. To learn more about the criterion on which UE will be evaluated, please take a moment to watch the following video guides.

HLC Criterion 1 | Mission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJYe4poqk-Q

HLC Criterion 2 | Integrity: Ethical and Responsible Conduct
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEcGIsTJRmU

HLC Criterion 3 | A-D Teaching and Learning for Student Success
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4M_MgYDQDg

HLC Criterion 3 | E-G Teaching and Learning for Student Success
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJAb7We7y6M

HLC Criterion 4 | Sustainability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ4quibQzaQ

HLC Federal Compliance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fIP_9MOi0E

February 11, 2025

Wheeler Concert Hall

7:30 p.m.

Please join the Eykamp String Quartet for their recital featuring the music of George Walker and Wynton Marsalis.

 The Eykamp String Quartet is made possible by the special underwriting of Rita, Richard, and Dorthy Eykamp, supporters of the University of Evansville, and the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra

 Admission is free and open to the public.  

The University of Evansville Theatre commences its Spring 2025 season with Lynn Nottage’s CLYDE’S. This production opens at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15, in the May Studio Theatre. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m., on Feb. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and at 2:00 p.m. on Feb. 16, 22, and 23. From the creative and consummate mind of a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this razor-sharp comedy explores the inner workings of a roadside sandwich shop and the complicated lives of the denizens who work there. These formerly incarcerated members of the kitchen staff are under the purview of an unyielding chef, and they all embark on an ambitious quest to create the perfect sandwich. What ensues is a riotous but heartwarming story of humanity on the road to redemption. Nominated for the 2022 Tony Award for Best Play, this script was the most-produced play in America in 2022–23.

CLYDE’S is directed by Visiting Assistant Professor Liz Jenkins ‘05. Associate Professor Eric Renschler ’83 serves as the scenic designer; Hilary Rubio ’18, guest artist, serves as the costume designer; Sean Nicholl, guest artist, serves as the lighting designer; Visiting Assistant Professor Jon Robertson serves as the sound designer; Saray Rodríguez Hernández ’27, a sophomore theatre management major from Caracas, Venezuela, is the cultural coordinator;

Professor Diane Brewer serves as dramaturg; Maya Barry ’25, a senior stage management major from Marietta, Ga., is the stage manager, and Visiting Assistant Professor Scott Carpenter ’05 serves as the technical director.

The cast features Brynna Waters, a senior performance major from Brownsburg, Ind., as Clyde; Tomi Akinwande, a junior performance major from Houston, Texas, as Letitia; Quinn McGaugh, a junior performance major from McAlester, Okla., as Jason; Santiago Rueda, a first-year performance major from Garden City, Kan., as Rafael, and Alijah J. Roberson, a junior performance major from Atlanta, Ga., as Montrellous.

Adult ticket prices are $20 and $18 for senior adults, UE employees. and non-UE students. UE students may obtain one free ticket with their student ID by visiting the ticket office. Single tickets may be purchased online at theatre.evansville.edu or by calling the ticket office at 812.488.2031. Open Monday through Friday 12:00–5:00 pm.

SAA Social Committee invites YOU to LunchBox Trivia!

Are you up for the challenge?

When: Thursday, February 13, Noon – 1 p.m.

Where: Ridgeway University Center, Eykamp Hall

Register: Send your team of 4 to Megan McCombs at mm825@evansville.edu

No team? No problem! Just let Megan know and she will team you up with others.
What’s at Stake: Bragging Rights and the coveted Traveling LunchBox Trophy

Why? Because everyone needs a little fun.

Grab your friends, bring your lunch and come compete in LunchBox Trivia!

Fall LunchBox Trivia Winners from University Advancement: Kathy Taylor, Taylor Houchin, Morgan Lamberton, and Sylvia DeVault

The 2025 Student Art Showcase is currently open in the Krannert Gallery.  The exhibit features work by Visual Communications major Abbey Kyle.

Please join us in the Krannert Gallery for a reception on Thursday February 6 from 5:30pm - 7pm.

Student Media is hosting a Valentine's Day photoshoot for any student or faculty interested! The photoshoot will be in Hyde room 16 from 2:30pm-5pm. Scan the QR Code to sign up!

Looking to elevate your dining experience? Join us at The Eatery on February 13th for a one-night-only event: Premium Steak Night! This special dinner features hand-cut, juicy steak paired with a selection of gourmet sides that are sure to satisfy. For just 1 meal plan swipe + $10, you’ll enjoy a dining experience like no other. Why settle for the usual when you can treat yourself to an upgraded menu that’s bursting with flavor? See you soon

Join us for DelightFul, a joyful series celebrating acts of kindness! Each day, we have a special event to spread positivity:

📅 Tuesday – Decorate a cookie for a friend!
🍽 Wednesday – Enjoy a DelightFul Meal at The Eatery.
🥩 Thursday – Treat yourself to Premium Steak Night.
💌 Friday – Create a Valentine’s Bag & Card for someone special.

☕ Kindness at Rademachers: All week, students can write encouraging messages on coffee sleeves to inspire future customers.

📸 Kindness Challenge: Show us your acts of kindness—whether it's giving a note, paying for someone’s meal, opening a door, or simply sharing a hug! Post a photo, tag us on social media, and you'll be entered into a drawing for a pair of headphones!

💖 Giving Back – Bundles of Kindness for Kids
We’re encouraging $1 or more donations to support the Y&E Community Center. Your generosity will help us build “Bundles of Kindness” filled with useful items for local kids.

Every small act of kindness makes a big difference. Let’s make this week DelightFul together! 🌟💝

Join the SAA Book Club! This month we will be reading The Happy Place by Emily Henry. This is a 2023 Goodreads Choice Award winner for Romance. Our gathering will be on Wednesday Feb 26th from 12 noon to 1pm. We will meet in the 525 South Rotherwood building dining room to disucss the book and play Book Club Bingo for prizes. Feel free to bring your lunch.  Please R.S.V.P so there will be enough Bingo cards. For more information or to R.S.V.P please email Kathy Taylor at ks6@evansville.edu

We will have a representative from SharX on campus for a short time Tuesday afternoon, 3:30-5 in the Eades Music Room in SOBA, 153. She will meet with employees individually. If you want more information about the SharX pharmacy program or have specific medication questions, schedudle below.

Limited times available. Schedule here: https://ueliveevansville-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/ll138_evansville_edu/EdVmssTibN5FssdWohTew7kBFsNJTtTzWyxk_uBewOmfrQ?e=ixBZU6

The UE Library Archives is excited to announce that longtime local activist and UE alumnus Sondra Matthews has donated her entire collection of Our Times newspapers to the archives. Ms. Matthews founded Our Times, the tristate's only black-owned newspaper, in 1983 and the paper was published under her editorship until 2022.

See https://www.evansville.edu/news/articleDetail.cfm?articleId=3287 for the full press release.

Employees - Ascension St. Vincent is providing mobile mammography services for the University of Evansville. The mobile mammography bus will be located in the Health Clinic Parking Lot on March 25th from 9:00AM - 2:00PM. Please call the Ascension St. Vincent Breast Center at 812-485-4437 to schedule your mammogram screening. See the flyer for additional scheduling details!

2025-26 MARGERY FLORENCE KAHN SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE

It was the desire of the donor, Margery Florence Kahn, that her scholarship be awarded to "dedicated and conscientious students who exhibit a true passion for their chosen fields of study, and who, in the opinion of the members of the University of Evansville faculty, are likely to bring the same enthusiasm into the performance of their jobs or the practice of the professions which they will pursue following graduation."

All University of Evansville full-time undergraduate students who will be juniors or seniors in the 2025-26 academic year may apply. An essay of about 300 words must accompany the application along with two to five faculty recommendation letters.

View the application and faculty recommendation information.

Completed applications and recommendation letters should be returned to the Office of Student Financial Services by MAY 9, 2025.

Questions may be directed to the Office of Student Financial Services at 812-488-2364 or studentfinancialservices@evansville.edu.

Summer session courses can be added to your monthly payment plan now with no additional set-up fee. If you are enrolling in summer courses, anticipated summer charges can be included in the spring semester payment plan and the plan extended through May (for Summer 1 charges) or June (Summer 2 charges). The undergraduate tuition rate for Summer 2025 is $610 per credit hour. Fees per summer term include a $50 registration fee and a $44 technology fee. Payment arrangements are due prior to the start of the summer term.

Students should contact the Office of Student Financial Services no later than Reading/Study Day, May 1, 2025, to determine if financial aid is available for their summer courses.

To modify your current payment plan to include summer, contact the cashiers in the Office of Student Financial Services at 812-488-2565.

As we focus on the future and strive to create a campus where all can thrive, it is vital that we collect timely, high-quality data to guide our decisions and ensure our efforts are grounded in factual evidence. The University of Evansville will send a Sense of Community Survey to all members of our community in partnership with The Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS) on February 17.

This survey will help us better understand how students and employees experience community on campus. Your feedback will help shape a more welcoming environment for all.

How to Participate:

• A survey link will be emailed to all community members this morning.
• The survey will remain open until March 21.
• Your participation is vital to shaping UE’s future as a transformative institution. Together, we can ensure that our campus continues to be a place where lives are changed, and the world is impacted for the better.

Thank you for lending your voice to this important effort.

The Eykamp Prize was established by Richard and Rita Eykamp in 2015 to honor Faculty Achievement at the University of Evansville. Recipients of the prize will receive an award of $10,000 in recognition of extraordinary contributions to the University. Examples of such contributions include deep and successful involvement in recruiting students; expanding the number, scope, and competitiveness of grant funding for their department; and bringing positive public awareness to the University through scholarship, knowledge, and understanding of their discipline. Up to two prizes a year may be awarded.

Nominations for the Eykamp Prize may come from any member of the University of Evansville Community. Nominees should be tenured or tenure-track faculty members at the University who have not received the award in the previous five years. Nominations can be submitted in writing or via e-mail to Mary Kessler, Interim Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost, by March 7, 2025. Nominations should include the name of the faculty member and a brief statement of the reasons that individual is being nominated.

Recipients of the Eykamp Prize will be selected by an Awards Committee, appointed by the Interim EVPAA/Provost, that includes members of the faculty and staff, academic administrators, and at least one member of the Board of Trustees. The award will be announced and presented at the May Commencement Ceremony.

Recipients in the previous five years: 2020 – Dr. Jerrilee LaMar; 2021 – Dr. Joyce Stamm; 2022 – Dr. Mari Plikuhn; 2023 – Dr. Suresh Immanuel; 2024 – Dr. Alan Kaiser.

There is an important update to UE's Password Policy, which will take effect on March 1. To enhance the security of our systems and protect user accounts, all passwords will now be required to have a minimum of 12 characters.

Passwords are a crucial aspect of computer security and serve as the front line of protection for user accounts. A poorly chosen password may result in the compromise of the University of Evansville's entire network. As such, all University of Evansville employees, including contractors and vendors with access to University systems, are responsible for taking the appropriate steps to select and secure their passwords. You may change your password anytime before the March 1, by going to https://passwordreset.evansville.edu.

For more details, please review the full password policy and other related policies at policies.evansville.edu.

Congratulations to Ted McCoart for receiving the Employee of the Month award for January!

Ted took on the Athletic Hall of Fame in November. Not only was the event a success, he hit it out of the park. He has been a key addition to the Alumni and Engagement team working directly with athletic annual giving donors, coaches, and athletics. He was instrumental in the MVC baseball tournament in the spring. Under Ted's leadership, Support Your Sport in November raised over $141,000, more than double in 2023. UE is very lucky to have an employee like Ted.

Ted works in University Advancement as the Assistant Director of Athletics Annual Giving. Share your congrats with Ted when you see him around campus.

GREENVILLE, S.C. – In the second day of the Paladin Invitational, the University of Evansville softball team split a pair of contests.  After rallying to defeat UT Martin by a final of 9-6 to open the day, the Purple Aces fell to Tennessee Tech by a score of 2-0.

Game 1 – UE 9, UT Martin 6

Scoring four runs in the top of the seventh, Evansville rallied to open the day with a win over UT Martin.  After the Skyhawks scored twice in the bottom of the first half, UE knotted the score in the top of the second.  Callie Meinel’s third home run in two days knotted the score with Taylor Howe also scoring on the play.

In the third, the Aces doubled up UTM at 4-2 as Eliza Piggott and Jess Willsey hit 2-out solo shots.  The next two innings belonged to UT Martin.  After retaking the lead with three runs in the fourth, the Skyhawks tacked on a single run in the bottom half of the fifth to go up 6-4.

Evansville cut the deficit to one in the sixth when Willsey crossed the plate on a single by Howe.  Down to the final three outs, the Aces staged a rally in the 7th.  With one out, Brooke Voss homered to right center to score Keghan Pye and put UE back on top.  With two outs, a 2-RBI single from Howe added some insurance as UE went up 9-6.

Gracie Hollingsworth entered the circle looking to finish off the game.  Just one runner reached on an error with UE taking the win.  Kate Ridgway was credited with the win.  She threw two innings of relief with one unearned run scoring while Hollingsworth earned the save.  Elle Jarrett made the start and threw four innings with five runs, three earned, scoring on five hits.

Howe went 3-4 with three RBI and a run while Willsey scored three times.  Piggott added a pair of hits.

Game 2 – Tennessee Tech 2, UE 0

Despite outhitting Tennessee Tech by a 7-5 margin, the Purple Aces dropped the second contest of the day by a final tally of 2-0.

Brooke Voss recorded Evansville’s first hit of the game in the first, but it was the Golden Eagles who plated the first run with a single score in the second before adding a second run in the third.

Evansville looked to break through in the bottom of the second, stranding the bases loaded.  Jess Willsey and Callie Meinel both recorded a single while Morgan Adams reached on a walk before TTU was able to get out of the jam.

Willsey picked up her second hit of the game, picking up a leadoff double in the fourth before three quick outs ended the threat.  UE left two runners on base in both the 5th and 6th frames before looking make a final rally in the 7th.  Kynadee Warner reached on a leadoff single, however, the momentum was halted as the Golden Eagles recorded the final three outs to take the 2-0 win.

Cassidy Gall made her first collegiate start and gave up two runs on four hits in four innings of work.  Sydney Weatherford tossed the final three frames and allowed just one hit.  UE completes the Paladin Invitational on Sunday against Tennessee Tech and Furman.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Connor Turnbull set career marks in points (21) and rebounds (13) but it was not enough as Bradley held off a furious rally to defeat the University of Evansville men’s basketball team by a final score of 80-74 on Saturday evening at the Ford Center.

Turnbull picked up the first double-double of his collegiate career.  He was 7-for-12 from the field while adding three blocks and two assists.  Tayshawn Comer led the Purple Aces with 23 points while Josh Hughes scored 12 and Tanner Cuff finished with ten.

Bradley opened the game on a 7-1 run and led for the duration of the game.  After starting the game 0-for-5 from the floor, Josh Hughes knocked down UE’s first shot to make it a 7-3 game.  In the next possession, Connor Turnbull found Gabriel Pozzato for an alley oop that cut the deficit to two just over four minutes into the game.

Over the next seven minutes, the Braves defense held UE to just two points while pushing the lead to 18-7.  Evansville hit just one of its 13 attempts over that span while turning it over three times.  Turnbull’s first basket of the night got UE back on the board while Hughes followed with a 3-pointer to make it an 18-13 game with 7:28 left in the half.

Despite the stretch by the Aces, Bradley fended off the challenge to complete the half on a 25-12 run to take their largest lead of 18 points into halftime.  A 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining in the period sent BU into the break with a 43-25 edge.

In the opening two minutes of the second half, Bradley took its largest lead of 21 points at 46-25.  Tanner Cuff countered with a dunk before Tayshawn Comer registered five in a row to make it a 48-32 game.  As the clock went under 15 minutes, the UE rally continued when Gui Tesch and Hughes knocked down consecutive triples to cut the BU advantage to just 10 at 51-41.

Midway through the final stanza, Bradley retook a 15-point edge, but UE continued to fight back.  Two free throws by Cuff made it a 10-point game once again.  Each time the Aces rallied, the Braves countered.  Entering the final five minutes, Evansville finally cut the gap to single digits.  Following a Comer basket, Turnbull recorded three in a row to chop the lead to five at 69-64.

With three minutes left BU ended the stretch with a bucket while Hughes quickly answered with his third long ball of the night to get within four.  The turning point came with two minutes left when four in a row by the Braves put them up by eight (77-69) and they would hold strong from there, finishing the night with the 80-74 victory.

Four Bradley players finished in double figures with Duke Deen leading the way with 16 points.  UE dominated the glass, finishing with a 45-28 rebounding edge but it was the Braves with the advantage offensively, out-shooting UE by a 47.2%-36.7% final.

Evansville takes to the road on Wednesday to face Missouri State in Springfield.

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Finishing the weekend with a 7-4 win over Furman, the University of Evansville softball team wrapped up the Paladin Invitational with a 3-2 record to open the 2025 season.

Game 1 – Tennessee Tech 7, UE 4

A 2-run seventh inning saw the Purple Aces tie the Golden Eagles, but Tennessee Tech rallied with three runs in the 8th to open the day with a 7-4 win.  After TTU plated a run in the top of the first, Evansville took its first lead with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning.  Callie Meinel hit a 2-run triple to put UE in front.

It did not take long for Tennessee Tech to counter as they scored the tying run in the top of the second.  Single runs in the fourth and seventh saw TTU hold a 4-2 advantage heading into the bottom of the 7th.

Keghan Pye reached on a 1-out walk while Miriah Powell followed with a single.  Two batters later, Taylor Howe singled to left to plate pinch runner Kynadee Warner.  Meinel came through in the clutch once again as her bases loaded walk tied the game to force extra innings.

Tennessee Tech wasted little time getting back on track, scoring three times in the 8th.  Looking to rally once again, UE put two runners on base in the bottom of the frame, but TTU held on for the win.  Pye recorded two of the Aces seven hits in the game while Meinel led the way with three RBI and two walks.

Kate Ridgway made the start, tossing seven innings with seven runs scoring, just three of which were earned.  Gracie Hollingsworth recorded the final three outs.

Game 2 – UE 7, Furman 4

Coming through in the late innings once again, the Purple Aces held on for a 7-4 win over Furman to wrap up the weekend.

UE got on the board in the top of the first when two runs scored on a single from Meinel.  The Paladins responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning to tie the score.  Things remained tied at 2-2 until the top of the third when Niki Bode and Morgan Adams picked up RBI hits to put Evansville in front at 4-2.

Taylor Howe extended the UE lead to four when she picked up a 2-run double in the top of the 6th.  Her hit proved to be a big one as the Paladins scored twice in the bottom of the inning to get back within a pair.  Niki Bode plated an insurance run in the seventh before Elle Jarrett shut down the Paladins in the bottom of the frame to seal the win.

Kynadee Warner went 3-4 to lead the offense while Bode added two hits and two runs.  Keghan Pye also scored twice.  Gracie Hollingsworth earned the win, tossing five innings while giving up four runs.  Jarrett picked up the save, tossing a scoreless final two frames.  Evansville is set to host tournaments in each of the next two weekends.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The University of Evansville women’s basketball team dropped its final conference game in Great Southern Bank Arena 86-57 to the Missouri State Lady Bears.

In the Purple Aces final Missouri Valley Conference trip to Springfield, the team didn’t find enough offense to win one last time in the Show Me State. UE’s offense only had one 20+ point quarter, but the defense was able to keep up in the rebound game with 35 boards. Freshman guard Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind. / Hamilton Heights HS) led Evansville with 21 points thanks to a perfect 13 of 13 performance at the free throw line.

It was a back-and-forth battle early in Springfield as the lead was traded three times in the first five minutes. The Aces led for just over two minutes before Missouri State tied the game up. UE got the game to eight all halfway through the first. But the Lady Bears pulled away on a 12-point run over the next two and a half minutes. Runner made her first free throws of the game in the final minute and a half of the first for a 22-10 game.

The second quarter began similar to the first with the teams trading shots. Evansville’s offense was able to find its groove with a six-point run to get back within double digits of Missouri State. But a matching run from the Lady Bears pushed the deficit up to 13. The Aces responded with five points and shutting down Missouri State’s offense for over three minutes. But a technical foul from the UE sidelines gave the Lady Bears another opportunity to again make it a 13-point game heading into halftime.

Evansville found some early success in the third quarter with four points in under a minute. Yet the Aces offense struggled for much of the rest of the third. UE went scoreless from the floor for over five minutes as Missouri State took a 24-point lead. Senior guard Júlia Palomo (La Seu d’Urgell, Spain) broke the drought with a floater with 2:54 on the clock. Palomo had Evansville’s last bucket of the third, taking a quick cut through the paint to the basket. The Aces headed into the final 10 minutes at Great Southern Bank Arena trailing 61-36.

UE had its best quarter on offense in the fourth, scoring 21 points over the final 10 minutes. Freshman guard Kaiden Kreinhagen (Indianapolis / North Central HS) kicked off the scoring early with her second three of the game. Three straight trips to the line for Evansville almost brought the game back under 20 points. The Lady Bears answered with an 8-2 run pushing the lead to almost 30. Runner headed back to the line for two more points but a depleted Aces bench found themselves in foul trouble shortly after. With UE’s rotation down to only six players the team struggled to get stops on Missouri State down the stretch. A long layup for Runner ended the game as Evansville fell to the Lady Bears 86-57.

Runner and Palomo were the Aces only double-figure scorers on the night at 21 and 10 points. Sophomore Maggie Hartwig (Sauk City, Wis. / Sauk Prairie HS) led UE in rebounds with nine despite missing the final seven minutes of the game. Hartwig was closely followed behind by freshman Elle Snyder (Latrobe, Penn. / Greater Latrobe HS) with six boards.

Evansville returns to action next week at home against Bradley. The Aces will take on the Braves on Thursday, February 13 at 6 p.m. from Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the first time since the 2018-19 season, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team will host a nationally-televised contest as the Purple Aces welcome Bradley at 7 p.m. on Saturday evening.  CBS Sports Network and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.

Last Time Out

- Southern Illinois connected on 15 triples on the way to a 68-59 win over the Purple Aces on Wednesday evening

- UE trailed by as many as 20 points in the second half before cutting the deficit to just four in the final minutes

- Tayshawn Comer scored a game-high 25 points while Gabriel Pozzato scored 13

Make it Three

- Gabriel Pozzato was named the MVC Freshman of the Week for the third time this season and second week in a row on Monday

- He averaged 25.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while leading UE to a pair of wins

- With his season average of 16.0 PPG, Pozzato is fourth in the MVC

- Averaging 17 points and 6.5 boards against UIC and Valpo, Pozzato earned his second MVC freshman accolade on Jan. 27

- Pozzato has averaged 24 PPG over the last three contests including a career-high 29 points in the win over Murray State

Top Tally

- Hitting 13 of his 14 free throw tries, Tayshawn Comer scored a career-best 27 points in the win over Murray State

- It bested his previous mark of 26, which came in the Jan. 1 win at SIU

- Comer tallied a game-high 25 points in the home game against the Salukis and is averaging 18.5 PPG against league foes, second in the MVC\

First Over 20

- For the first time in his UE career, Tanner Cuff posted a 20-point game, finishing with 22 in the road win at Valparaiso

- Over the last three games, Cuff is averaging 10.3 rebounds and has moved to 4th in the MVC with his average of 6.88 per game and tied for 2nd in the league with 5.42 defensive caroms per contest

- He posted his second double-double of the season in the win over Murray State, registering 12 points and 12 boards

- Cuff had a career-high 11 assists against Belmont and is 11th in the league with his average of 3.33 per contest

Scouting the Opponent

- Bradley dropped its third game in a row on Wednesday to fall to 18-6 on the year and 9-4 in the Valley

- After opening their MVC schedule with a 9-1 mark, the Braves have dropped games against UIC, UNI, and Belmont

- Duke Deen paces three double digit scorers for Bradley with his average of 13.2 PPG

- He has a team-high 95 assists and 67 3-point makes on the year

- Zek Montgomery holds an average of 13.0 PPG while Darius Hannah checks in at 11.6 PPG while pacing the squad with his average of 5.7 boards

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Callie Meinel and Morgan Adams hit two home runs apiece to lead the University of Evansville softball team to a 13-5 win over Stonehill in Friday’s season opener.

Meinel went 2-4 with four RBI and two runs while Adams finished the day going 2-5 with three RBI and a pair of runs scored.  Brooke Voss also hit a homer in the Paladin Invitational opener.  She was 2-4 with two RBI and a game high three runs.

A quick start saw the Purple Aces jump out to a 2-0 lead in the top half of the first.  With one out, Eliza Piggott hit an RBI triple to right field to score Brooke Voss.  Jess Willsey added a 2-out RBI double that plated Piggott.

Stonehill got on the board with a run in the bottom of the second before UE scored four times in the top of the third.  Willsey reached base on a 1-out walk while Adams followed with a 2-run home run.  Taylor Howe followed with a single before Meinel belted her first long ball of the game to extend the lead to 6-1.

The Skyhawks struck again with three runs in the bottom of the third as they chased UE starting pitcher Sydney Weatherford.  In the bottom of the fourth, they added a single run to make it a one-run game.  Evansville bounced back in the top of the fifth as Adams’ leadoff homer pushed the lead back to two runs.

One inning later, it was Voss turn as her 2-run homer made it a 9-5 game.  Zoe Frossard scored on the play after reaching on a leadoff single.  UE put the finishing touches on the game, scoring four times in the top of the 7th.  Meinel followed Howe’’s leadoff single with her second 2-run shot of the day.  Willsey added an RBI single while Voss scored the final run of the game on a wild pitch.

Weatherford worked 2 2/3 innings allowing four runs on four hits while walking four batters.  Gracie Hollingsworth tossed 3 1/3 frames of relief.  She allowed one run on three hits and was credited with the win.  Kate Ridgway threw a scoreless bottom of the 7th.

On Saturday, UE faces UT Martin at 11 a.m. CT before taking on Tennessee Tech at 1:30 p.m. CT.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Evansville track and field team returned to action after a two week break in the Yellowhammer State.

The Purple Aces took two of the top three spots in the men’s mile at the UAB Vulcan Invite on Friday afternoon at the Birmingham Crossplex. UE also earned a podium finish in the men’s 200-meter race while nine athletes set new personal records. Evansville sophomore Rafael Rodriguez (Segovia, Spain) broke his own program record in the men’s mile with his first-place finish at 4:13.26.

“In the first of two meets this weekend, we were able to bring forth some big personal bests,” said Head Coach Dylan Anderson. “We turn around really quickly in the morning for another meet, which is great conference championship preparation.”

SPRINTS & HURDLES

UE sprinters began their day with the men’s 60-meters as sophomores Raymond Felton III (Houston / Clear Brook HS) and Connor Shin (Bloomington, Ind. / Bloomington North HS) and freshman Myles Terry (Evansville, Ind. / North HS) competed in the event. Felton and Terry finished back-to-back in their heat with times of 6.94 and 7.16 seconds. Shin placed fourth in his heat with a time of 7.14 seconds.

Evansville’s women had the first crack at the 400-meter race on Friday. Sophomore Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) had the fastest finish at 58.43 seconds to finish second in her heat. Freshman Clara Kelty (Louisville, Ky. / Presentation Academy) ran in the same heat as Johnson with a time of 1:07.70. Rounding out the women was senior Kaitlyn Sansone (Fairfield, Ohio / Mercy McAuley HS) in her first race in two and a half years. Sansone finished the 400-meter race in 1:15.60.

In the men’s 400-meter race, Terry had the fastest time at 50.38 seconds for a Top 25 finish. Junior José Ocampo (Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) had the Aces second best time at 53.14. While freshman Zander Pickens (Poseyville, Ind. / North Posey HS) set a PR in the 400 with a time of 54.73 seconds.

UE’s sprinters finished Friday’s meet with the 200-meter dash. Johnson was Evansville’s only runner in the women’s 200 where she finished 20th in 25.33 seconds. In the men’s race Felton earned a podium finish at 21.69 seconds for third place. Shin finished two-tenths of a second behind his personal best with a 22.89-second finish. And Ocampo was the Aces' final sprinter at 23.43 seconds.

Junior hurdler Kate Walke (Batesville, Ind. / Oldenburg Academy) was UE’s only entry in the hurdle competitions. Walke finished second in her heat with a time of 9.30 tying her personal best on the year for Evansville.

MID-DISTANCE & DISTANCE

The Aces competed in three distance events starting with the women's and men’s mile races. In the women’s mile sophomore Kyndall Anthis (Pakota, Ind. / Princeton Community HS) set a PR with a time of 5:33.19 to finish second in her heat. She was followed by freshmen Laura Bradley (Russiaville, Ind. / Western HS) with a time of 5:43.54 and Skyler Dickenson (Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg HS) with a time of 5:48.35.

UE almost swept the men’s mile with all three of the teams’ runners coming in the top five. Sophomores Rafael Rodriguez (Segovia, Spain) and Tomasso Losma (Lombardia, Italy) set PRs to take first and second with times of 4:13.26 and 4:17.00. Senior Adam Oulgout (St. Paul, Minn. / Central HS) rounded out the race finishing fifth with a time of 4:22.06.

Evansville’s mid-distance runners then took the track with the 800-meter races. Sophomore Chase Hayes (Noblesville, Ind. / Western HS) set a PR with a time of 2:27.07 and 13th place for the Aces' best finish in the women’s race. Senior Hannah Bryan (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) also had a PR in the 800 with a time of 2:32.58. Rounding out the women’s 800 was freshman Bekah Sachs (Milwaukee / Milwaukee School of Languages) with a time of 2:44.12.

Two UE runners set PRs in the men’s 800 race as sophomore Jakub Nowicki (Poznan, Poland) placed seventh with a time of 1:55.85. While freshman Kadin McAllister (Lilburn, Ga. / Parkview HS) had his best race of the season at 1:59.96. All three of Evansville’s runners in the men’s 800 finished in the Top 25 as sophomore Owen Cuplin (Hampshire, Ill. / Hampshire HS) placed 22nd with a time of 1:59.78.

In the women’s 3K race sophomore Avery Stephens (Newburg, Ind. / Castle HS) finished with a time of 10:45.95 to be only five seconds behind her season best. In the men’s 3K race sophomore Samuel Lea (Worchester, England) placed 13th with a time of 8:41.70. While freshman Andrew Potter (Warsaw, Ind. / Warsaw Community HS) and sophomore Woody Burrell (Cedarburg, Wis. / Cedarburg HS) had a photo finish. Potter just barely took the edge at 9:11.06 while Burrell finished in 9:11.07.

JUMPS

Senior Antuwaun Powell (Ringgold, Ga. / Heritage HS) competed in only his second long jump competition of the season for the Aces. Powell finished with a jump of 5.78 meters to place 24th in the field.

THROWS

UE’s throwers began the day in Birmingham with the men’s shot put at 9 a.m. Freshman Beau Baldwin (Mt. Vernon HS) had the longest throw for Evansville at 10.49 meters while freshman Jack Hawkins threw for 8.64 meters. In the women’s shot put freshman Emma Bertel (Franklin, Ind. / Franklin Community HS) threw 10.23 meters. Junior Holland Morris (Florence, Ky. / Randall K. Cooper HS) also competed in the women’s shot put for her first event with Aces track & field. Morris threw for 8.19 meters in her field debut.

Throwers ended the day with the weight throw where Baldwin threw for a PR of 11.95 meters. Sophomore Tyler Cherne (Boardman, Ohio / Boardman HS) had the furthest throw of the day for UE at 14.09 meters. In the women’s weight throw junior Gwen Darrah (Cleveland, Ohio / Orange HS) threw for 13.26 meters while senior Kate Howard (Clarksville, Tenn. / Clarksville HS) best throw was 6.69 meters.

UP NEXT

Evansville remains in Birmingham for a second meet hosted by UAB this weekend. The Aces will compete in the UAB Green and Gold Invite on Saturday, February 8. Competition for UE will begin at 9 a.m. with the men’s and women’s shot put from the Crossplex.

CARBONDALE, Ill. – A 28-point fourth quarter almost earned the University of Evansville women’s basketball team a comeback against Southern Illinois.

The Purple Aces ended up three points shy of their first road win in a 72-69 loss at Southern Illinois. UE had two strong offensive quarters at the Banterra Center, but Evansville’s defense struggled to contain the Salukis from having two 20+ point quarters. Sophomore forward Maggie Hartwig (Sauk City, Wis. / Sauk Prairie HS) had the best scoring game of her career in Carbondale with 29 points while also having her sixth double-double with 10 rebounds.

Hartwig made the first bucket of the game on Friday, but SIU jumped out to a 10-point lead in the quarter. The Aces had an almost seven-minute scoreless streak that ended at the free throw line. UE was able to put together a 10-point run in the final three minutes of the quarter to tie the game up at 12 points apiece.

Evansville and the Salukis went bucket for bucket early in the second quarter, trading the lead five times. But it was Southern Illinois who put together multiple runs with a nine-point lead midway through the second. The Aces cut into SIU’s runs three times in the final four minutes of the first half but headed into the locker room down 33-24.

UE’s offense got the game back into single digits early in the second half. The Salukis returned to their double-figure lead midway through the third as Evansville struggled to put together a run. The Aces had only their second run of the quarter with four straight points out of the media timeout. But Southern Illinois closed out the third on a 9-1 run as UE trailed by 16 going into the final 10 minutes.

 The fourth quarter began with the team’s trading shots for the first two minutes. Evansville put together three short runs to get its offense going again. The Aces then broke out on their best run of the game with 12 straight points, making it a one-point game with 1:37 left on the clock. UE got the ball back after forcing a Saluki turnover. But Evansville turned the ball over as SIU scored four points in the final 48 seconds for the 72-69 final.

Three Aces ended the night in double figures with Hartwig leading the way on her career-high night. Freshman Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind. / Hamilton Heights HS) had a 17-point night while senior guard Júlia Palomo (La Seu d’Urgell, Spain) scored 10 points. Friday was Palomo’s first double-figure game since Belmont and only her second of MVC play. Hartwig was the only UE player with 10+ rebounds against the Salukis, but Runner was just one shy with nine boards.

Evansville continues on the road over the weekend to Springfield, Mo. It will be the Aces' last Valley game at Missouri State on Sunday, February 9. Tip-off from Great Southern Bank Arena is set for 2 p.m.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Trailing by 20 points in the second half, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team stormed back to get within four points before Southern Illinois rebounded to take a 68-59 win on Wednesday night at the Ford Center.

Leading the way for UE was Tayshawn Comer who posted a game-high 25 points.  He was 7-of-19 from the field and knocked down 7 of his 10 free throw tries.  Gabriel Pozzato completed the game with 13 points.

“I want to give SIU and their staff a ton of credit – they were ready to play tonight and had a great amount of energy,” UE head coach David Ragland said.  “They usually do not shoot as well from three but tonight, we left them open and they hit them.”

Comer was on fire to start the game, knocking down a pair of early triples to give the Purple Aces a 6-3 lead.  Southern Illinois’ second triple of the game tied the score at 6-6, however, Connor Turnbull hit a long jumper to put UE back in front.

Over the next two minutes, the Salukis took control with a 9-0 as they converted three more from downtown.  Comer’s eighth point of the contest put a temporary halt to the stretch as SIU added to the lead for the duration of the half.  With 6:43 remaining, the lead reached 13 as another 3-pointer gave the Salukis a 27-14 advantage.

Tanner Cuff found Turnbull on an alley oop to get within 10, but Southern continued to have an answer.  Knocking down 10 triples in the opening stanza, SIU led by as many as 17 in the half before taking a 38-23 lead into the halftime break.  The Saluki defense held UE to just 28.1% shooting in the first 20 minutes.

Southern Illinois knocked down another early triple to push the lead to 20 points for the first time.  With SIU up 49-29 at the 13:08 mark, UE worked its way back into the game.  Holding the Salukis to 0-for-5 with three turnovers over the ensuing five minutes, the Aces outscored SIU by a 17-1 margin to get within four.

Pozzato opened the stretch with a triple and, following a Saluki free throw, Comer connected on another triple to cut the deficit to 15.  A deadball technical on Southern Illinois saw Comer convert both free throws while a Josh Hughes layup finished off a 4-point possession as UE made it a 50-41 game.  Hughes added another basket while Gui Tesch picked up a triple to make it a 4-point game.

SIU overcame the rally as they scored the next six tallies to extend the lead back to 10 at 56-46 inside of six minutes remaining.  Despite the deficit, UE cut it in half to get within five, but SIU fended off the challenge to take the win.

Jarrett Hensley and Ali Dibba paced the Salukis with 18 points apiece.  SIU shot 37.5% while holding the Aces to 34.4%.  They also outrebounded UE by a slight 42-39 margin.

Evansville welcomes Bradley on Saturday evening for a nationally televised game on CBS Sports Network.  Tip is set for 7 p.m.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A trip to Greenville, S.C. for the Paladin Invitational opens the 2025 season for the University of Evansville softball team.

The Purple Aces open the season on Friday at 8:30 a.m. CT against Stonehill before resuming action on Saturday with games against UT Martin and Tennessee Tech.  Sunday’s final day will see UE face TTU and Furman.

Evansville’s top three hitters from last season return as Zoe Frossard, Jess Willsey, and Brooke Voss will anchor the offense.  Frossard, a member of the 2025 All-MVC Preseason Team, led UE with a .301 average last season.  She drew a team-high 28 walks and was second on the team with nine stolen bases and 26 runs scored.

Willsey completed the 2024 campaign with a .284 average.  Her 23 RBI from last year paces all of Evansville’s returners.  Voss had a solid freshman campaign, batting .270 with six home runs, 18 RBI, and 25 runs scored.

Sydney Weatherford is back for her senior season in the circle.  In 2024, she led the Aces in wins (8), ERA (3.42), and innings pitched (116.2).