VINCENNES, Ind. -- The Vincennes University Women’s Basketball team crossed off one of its season goals on Saturday night. The Lady 'Blazers cruised to an 84-43 win over Southwestern Illinois, inside the P.E. Complex, to notch their 20th win of the season. “Getting to at least 20 wins is always one of the goals every year,” VU Coach Harry Meeks said. “If you can get to 20...
VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University men’s and women’s basketball teams will celebrate Sophomore Night on Saturday when Southwestern Illinois visits the P.E. Complex. Sophomore women’s players, Sofia Besedina, Cristina De La Cruz, Diamond Fields, Ivanda Hudjakova, and Jaynice Stovall, and student manager Bob Ryker, will be honored with a pre-game ceremony prior to the 5 p.m....
VINCENNES, Ind. – A rainy forecast for the weekend has forced a change in the schedule for the Vincennes University baseball team’s home opener on Friday. The Trailblazers will play a doubleheader instead of one game at Jerry Blemker Field. The nine-inning game originally scheduled for Saturday against Ancilla College has been moved to Friday. VU (1-4) and Ancilla will now play...
VINCENNES, Ind. -- After a slow start, the Vincennes University Men’s Basketball team cruised to their 26th win of the season Wednesday night inside the P.E. Complex. The No. 2 Trailblazers used a 22-4 run over a span of 5 minutes, 23 seconds in the first half to build a commanding 35-18 lead over visiting Lewis and Clark. VU doubled up the visiting...
VINCENNES, Ind. -- For the second straight game, Jhala Henry had the hot hand for the Vincennes University Women’s Basketball team. The Trailblazers freshman connected on six 3-pointers for the second straight game and produced a game-high 20 points to lead VU to an 84-48 thrashing of visiting Mineral Area. With the win the Trailblazers improve to 19-6 on...
The Kay Yow Cancer Fund, in partnership with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and The V Foundation, is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization committed to being a part of finding an answer in the fight against women's cancers through raising money for scientific research, assisting the underserved and unifying people for a common cause. Kay Yow was a college head coach for 38 years and past president and founding member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Her name is synonymous with North Carolina State. She is a member of the Naismith National Basketball Hall of Fame and achieved more than 700 career victories. Yow was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987. She passed away in 2009 after an on-again, off-again battle with the disease.
At VU, we believe sports play an important role in the overall purpose of an educational institution. We support a well-rounded intercollegiate sports program for both men and women and have a strong presence in the NJCAA where we can claim several national championships. But we are equally proud of our individual All-American and All-American Academic athletes who have used their talent to continue their education at four-year colleges.
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Trailblazer Scholarship Fund - The VU Foundation awarded a record $1.4 million scholarship dollars of VU Foundation and University funds for the 2015-2016 school year to incoming and returning VU students.
These included awards to students from 10 states across the country and 4 international awards.
Currently the VU Foundation manages over 540 scholarship and department funds, with 259 new funds created in just the last 10 years.
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