LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The women's swimming and diving team traveled to UALR this morning to pick up a win against the Trojans.
 
Evansville scored a final tally of 164 points, while Arkansas Little Rock took 132.
 
"We had a great team meet today," said head coach Brent Noble. "Most of the team was tired and sore, but competed. This was a big win as we move forward. We want to move up the conference standings, of course, and UALR is the first step. There's more work to do, but we are in a great place to keep driving ahead."
 
The Aces started the morning with a win in the 400 Medley Relay. Senior Sam Gowdy, junior Alaina Sylvester, senior Kristen Myers, and freshman Emily Vasquez took to the pool to clock in 3:57.36.
 
Junior Ashton Adams took the first individual win in the 1000 freestyle. She recorded a final time of 10:51.54. Adams also took 2^nd in the 500 freestyle with 5:18.29.
 
Myers took the next win in the 200 butterfly, her final time a 2:06.06. She was followed by a 50 freestyle win by junior Emma Hennessy, clocking in at 24.74. Freshman Pearl Muensterman took 2^nd in 24.86. Myers later returned to also win the 100 butterfly, her time a 57.85.
 
Gowdy took an individual win in the 200 backstroke with a final time of 2:07.58. Sophomore Kristy Kupfer took a quick 2^nd in 2:07.75. Gowdy also took 2^nd in the 100 backstroke with a 58.20.
 
The swimmers rounded out the day with a win in the 400 Freestyle Relay. A final time of 3:35.59 was achieved by Myers, freshman Jessie Steele, senior Madi Jones, and Hennessy.
 
On the diving side, freshman Maggie Franz led the way on 1-Meter, taking 2^nd place with a final score of 226.05 points. Fellow freshman Sarah Kempf took a close 3^rd at 224.17. Freshman Fae Keighley took the win on 3-Meter with a decisive 235.20 points, with Franz taking 3^rd with 192.45.
 
The Aces return to the pool again with the men's team on November 3^rd  in Terre Haute for a tri meet against Indiana State and Valparaiso.
 

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