EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Swimming and diving are back this weekend for another two-meet outing on the road. Friday's start against Eastern Illinois is set for 6 p.m., while Saturday's meet against Indiana State in their inaugural season begins at noon CST.
 
The women's team competed last weekend at Little Rock. Danielle Freeman was the top scorer for the Aces this afternoon. She took victories in the 50 and 100 freestyle, touching in at 24.23 and 52.99 respectively. She took the top spot in the 50 buterfly as well at 26.39. Teammate Emma Hennessy followed closely behind for second place with a 26.58, with sophomore Kristen Myers in fourth place at 27.58. Freeman also teamed up with senior Michaela Kent, junior Kayla Aitken, and Myers to earn second place in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:49.42.
 
Kent performed well in her own right. She clocked in at 26.80 in the 50 backstroke. Sophomore Sam Gowdy followed in third place with a 28.55. Kent won the 100 backstroke as well at 58.24, a solid 2.02 seconds ahead of second place. Gowdy once again followed suit in third place with a 1:00.78. In addition to the 200 Medley Relay, Kent closed the day out with the 200 Freestyle Relay. Her efforts combined with Hennessy, sophomore Madi Jones, and Gowdy took second place with a time of 1:39.52.
 
Courtney Coverdale second in both 1-Meter and 3-Meter. Her score of 271.57 was a mere point and a half behind first place and was yet another NCAA Zones qualifying score. She scored 246.66 on the 3-Meter. Freshman Alyssa Vonder Haar earned fourth place on 1-Meter with 159.75. She took third in the 3-Meter with a 142.05. Junior Kasey Rein scored 160.19 for third place.
 
The men last competed at the Indiana Intercollegiate at Purdue on October 22.
 
Paul Cozzens led the team in his events. His 200 IM efforts earned him a time of 1:57.49 and tenth place. He timed in at 53.03 in the 100 butterfly for seventh place.
 
Zach Sagan led the Aces in 100 freestyle. He earned 18^th place with a 50.26, while teammates Dan O'Brien and Jared Sutphin placed just behind him with times of 50.73 and 50.82 respectively. Additionally, Sagan took 13^th in the 200 freestyle at a 1:49.69.
 
Other noteworthy performances came from junior Everett Plocek and senior Will Glasscock. Plocek took ninth in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:00.52, while Glasscock clocked in a 1:00.98 for 11^th. Sophomore Matt Duke took 11^th in the 50 Free at a 22.36. O'Brien, Duke, Glasscock, and senior Matt Childress took 8^th in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:38.68. The 200 Freestyle Relay squad consisted of Hudson, Cozzens, Sutphin, and freshman Andrew Sutphin. Their efforts timed a 1:30.05 for fifth place.
 
On the boards, Miguel Marcano took ninth in the 1-Meter, scoring a 205.15. His 3-Meter performance earned him tenth place at 184.50 points.
           

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