Results

EVANSVILLE, Ind.—The University of Evansville men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams both fell to Southern Illinois today at Wyttenbach Pool inside the Carson Center. The men were defeated  by a final score of 149-73 while the women lost 124-119.

Abby Smith had an impressive day in the pool, claiming three first-place victories including the 200-yard medley relay with the help of teammates Taylor Shotwell, Jill Enge, and Melissa Ball. Smith also won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.24 and a 53.93 in the 100-yard freestyle.

Caroline Lee grabbed a first-place victory in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:09.41 and third-place in the 200-yard individual medley. Mackenzie Powell bested the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:22:90 for a first-place win. Powell also placed second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:58.62

Alex Seward led the men in today’s meet with a first-place win in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:58.66 as well as contributing to the second-place win in the 200-yard medley relay along with teammates Justin Shotwell, Troy Burger, and Kyle Tiemann.

The Aces will now set their sights to October 26 when they take on Miami University (Ohio).