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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s swimming and diving team notched a first place finish at today’s SLU Triangular meet, beating out both Eastern Illinois and host Saint Louis for the top spot. The men’s team finished the day with a second place finish, beating Eastern Illinois 139-71 while falling to SLU 151-69.

“Overall the weekend was pretty good for us,” said head coach Rickey Perkins. “We were a little tired but preformed the way we should at this time of the year. We continue to fight which is promising. Hopefully after we taper we will be ready for a good showing at the conference championships.”

Five Purple Aces claimed first place times for the women, with freshman Michelle Tipton leading the way with a pair of top times in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle. Sophomore Melisssa Thurman won the 200-IM with a time of 2:19.86. Freshmen Samantha Montgomery and Caroline Lee each grabbed a first place finish, winning the 100-buttefly and 100-breaststroke, respectively. Junior diver Sadie Wells won the only diving event of the day, scoring 274.65 on the 1-meter to complete a perfect 3-for-3 showing this weekend.

Junior Alex Seward paced the men’s squad, finishing the invitational with the Aces’ only first place time of the day, winning the 100-butterfly with a time of 47.03. Seward also notched a second place time in the 200-IM. Freshman Ashton Bishop nabbed a pair of second place finishes in the 100- and 200-free while sophomore Ryan Metzger finished second in the 100-backstroke with a time of 54.69. Senior Jake Harrington also took home a second place time in the 500-free, touching in at 48.13.

Both teams will next travel to Southern Illinois for a dual meet against the Salukis on February 4.