EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville swimming and diving teams are set to compete at the annual Indiana Intercollegiate meet at Purdue University on Saturday.

The meet marks the team's first competition with new head coach Brent Noble at the helm.

"It's been a fun two weeks getting to know the group, and we're working together towards big goals," Noble said. "This will be an exciting start. We're looking forward to good competition and a good team day, continuing to build the type of attitude that will take us far this season and beyond. I'm really looking forward to my first opportunity to go out and represent UE.

The meet will begin at 12 p.m. ET.

The Aces' last outing was the Butler Double Dual. The women took home wins over Butler, Eastern Illinois, and Saint Louis.
 
Women's diving led the way for the Aces with a sweep of both boards. On 3-Meter, freshman Fae Keighley took the win with 215.63 points, followed by fellow freshmen Maggie Franz in 2^nd with 201.45 points, Sarah Kempf in 3^rd with 195.30, and sophomore Natalie Gerard in 4^th with 180.68.

Keighley took another win on 1-Meter with 246.30 points. Kempf took 2^nd with 214.20, Gerard took 3^rd with 204.30 points, and Franz took 4^th with 200.48.

On the swimming side, the women began the day with a 2^nd place finish in the 200 Medley Relay. Senior Sam Gowdy, junior Alaina Sylvester, senior Kristen Myers, and junior Emma Hennessy teamed up to clock in a 1:49.72.

Sophomore Kara Steward took the top individual finish for the women with a 2^nd place 200 butterfly performance, clocking in at 2:10.13. She was closely followed by Myers in 3^rd at 2:10.71. Sophomore Sarah Alexander took 3^rd in the 200 breaststroke with a final time of 2:28.89.

Freshman Emily Vasquez opened her collegiate career with a 1:47.47 finish in the 200 freestyle, good for 3^rd place. Hennessy also took 3^rd in the 50 freestyle with a final time of 24.75. Freshman Pearl Muensterman took 4^th with 25.01.

On the men's side, freshman Ee Tan took the top finish for the men with a 4:16.22 400 IM, good for 3^rd place. Tan took another 3^rdplace finish in the 500 freestyle, clocking a 4:48.28. Fellow freshman David Killian followed in 4^th with a 4:49.53 finish. Killian also took 4^th in the 1000 freestyle with a 10:09.80.

Junior Brandt Hudson finished in 6^th place in the 200 freestyle with a final time of 1:45.20.
 

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