Aces roll on in CIT

Evening Update

Sports

Related Photos

Evansville's Troy Taylor (5) pulls down the rebound in front of Indiana State's Lucas Eitel in the first half March 8 in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in St. Louis. Tom Gannam / The Associated Press

Discussion

March 19, 2013

Aces roll on in CIT

Anonymous The Herald Bulletin The Herald Bulletin Tue Mar 19, 2013, 11:25 PM EDT

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Colt Ryan scored a game-high 22 points, and Evansville knocked off visiting Tennessee State on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the CollegeInsiders.com Tournament.

Former Anderson star Troy Taylor scored four points and had five assists for the Purple Aces (19-14). Former Kokomo star D.J. Balentine added nine points for Evansville.

The Purple Aces will learn their next opponent after the first round is completed tonight.

“We are thrilled to death to get the win tonight,” Evansville coach Marty Simmons told the team’s website. “Our main focus right now is to get better and give ourselves more opportunities to play in the postseason.”

Text Only

Sports

Mike Lopresti: Heat just might be unbeatable, but ...
Gee, and the Indiana Pacers thought the last round was tough. That was just the appetizer. Now comes the main course; LeBron James au jus.

May 19, 2013 1 Photo
Newgarden fastest on bump day
After being bumped from the starting field while sitting on the qualifying line on pole day, Josef Newgarden turned the fastest time on bump day assuring himself a spot in the Indianapolis 500.
The field of 33 cars get one final opportunity to practice on Friday before next Sunday’s 97th running of the “500.”

May 19, 2013 1 Photo
Johnson wins again and shrugs off the haters
It’s only fitting that Jimmie Johnson’s latest romp through the record books was shrouded in postrace controversy.
What’s a Johnson win, after all, without a good conspiracy theory?

May 19, 2013 1 Photo
Pacers knock out Knicks with 106-99 win in Game 6
Lance Stephenson scored a playoff career-high 25 points and led a late 11-2 run Saturday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks, 106-99 and into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2004.

May 18, 2013
Allman gets late model win at Anderson Speedway
Rob Allman scored his initial feature win of the season in the McGunegill Engine Performance late models Saturday at Anderson Speedway.
Allman took the lead from the start after the front row of Billy VanMeter and Greg VanAlst were sent to the tail for several false starts.

May 18, 2013
Stinson sends Ball State to NCAA golf nationals
The Ball State men’s golf team is on its way to the NCAA Nationals for the first time since 1986 after defeating San Diego State in a playoff Saturday for the fifth and final qualifying spot out of the Pullman Regional.

May 18, 2013 1 Photo
No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness
Oxbow put D. Wayne Lukas in the record books again with an upset of Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving the Hall of Fame trainer his 14th win in a Triple Crown race.

May 18, 2013 1 Photo
Ravens’ World Series run comes to an end
The Anderson University softball team survived five elimination games to win the NCAA regional last week in Angola.
It took the nation’s top-ranked team to finally end the Ravens’ remarkable run.
Salisbury scored a 2-0 victory Saturday in Eau Claire, Wis., knocking AU (31-18) out of the NCAA Div. III Softball Championships in the program’s debut trip to the national finals.

May 18, 2013 6 Photos
Indy native Carpenter captures 500 pole
It was a case of David versus Goliath, and once again David won as Ed Carpenter captured the pole position for next Sunday’s running of the Indianapolis 500.
Carpenter bested eight drivers for the two teams expected to compete for the pole position on Saturday.

May 18, 2013 1 Photo
Arabians claim net sectional title
It had happened to Lauren Robertson once, and she was determined it wasn’t going to happen again.
With the score tied at 2-2 and the sectional title resting on the outcome of the No. 3 singles match, Pendleton Heights claimed the crown as Robertson defeated Alexandria’s Hannah Libler 6-4, 6-3.
The win was the first girls tennis sectional team title in school history for PH.

May 18, 2013 1 Photo
More Sports Headlines