EVANSVILLE, Ind.  –  The women's swimming and diving squad completed their home slate for the 2018 season with a loss in a matchup against Illinois State.
 
The final standings were: Illinois State- 128, Evansville- 114.
 
"Overall it was a very exciting meet. It was closer than I think they expected it to be," said head coach Rickey Perkins. "Our girls performed well, but there's some things we need to work on in the next few weeks before we go to Conference. But I think it's going to be an amazing conference meet."
 
Senior Danielle Freeman led the way for the Aces with a pair of freestyle wins. She clocked in a 24.12 in the 50 freestyle and a 52.96 in the 100 freestyle. Junior Kaylee Gubricky followed in the 50 freestyle for a 24.78 2^nd place.
 
Freshman Kara Steward took the other victory for the women in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:11.80. Senior Kasey Rein placed 3^rd with a time of 2:15.65, followed by sophomore Ashton Adams in 4^th at 2:16.75.
 
Junior Madi Jones took 2^nd place in the 200 freestyle with a 1:57.82, followed by sophomore Kristy Kupfer in 3^rd with 1:58.22. Adams took the runner up spot in the 400 IM, edging out 3^rd place by half a second with a 4:48.30.
 
Kupfer took another 2^nd place for the Aces in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:09.66. Junior Sam Gowdy took 4^th with 2:10.12. Sophomore Alaina Sylvester placed 2^nd in the 200 breaststroke with a final time of 2:27.35.
 
The women finished the evening with a win in the 200 Freestyle Relay. Gubricky, sophomore Emma Hennessy, Gowdy, and Freeman edged out the Redbird relay by .4 seconds for a final 1:38.39.
 
The highlight of the evening came in the form of Courtney Coverdale's 1-Meter performance. The senior took a win with 307.95 points, breaking the pool record set by Jennifer Childers in 2011. Coverdale also won the 3-Meter with 250.87 points. Freshman Natalie Gerard took 3^rd with 210.22.
 
"Congratulations to Courtney for breaking that record. It was a lot of fun to watch. Her four years here, to see her develop as a diver and as a person, has just been amazing," Perkins said of Coverdale.
 
The men's team take their turn in the pool against Ball State tomorrow at 2 p.m. Both teams will take on SIU in Carbondale next Saturday for the final regular season meet of the year.

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