Final Results (M/W)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In the final dual meet of the season for both schools, the nationally-ranked Indiana University Hoosiers swept the visiting University of Evansville Purple Aces at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Indiana on Friday.

The IU men, ranked fifth nationally in the latest College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) top 25, recorded a 140-104 victory over the visiting Purple Aces.  Meanwhile, the 13^th-ranked IU women picked up a 148-111 win over UE.

"It was great to see the team race strong against a well-coached Indiana squad," said UE head swimming and diving coach Stuart Wilson.  "Kudos to Maya (Cunningham), Mari (Mueller) and Alon (Baer) for winning their events.

"I also thought that the divers did a great job on the boards as well today."

On the men's side, sophomore Alon Baer (Gesher Haziv, Israel) picked up an individual victory in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:05.28 to out-touch IU's Rafael Miroslaw by 0.25 seconds.  He also finished second in the scoring and third overall in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 57.03.

Junior Riccardo Di Domenico (Johannesburg, South Africa) also earned nine points for UE in the men's 100-yard butterfly with a time of 49.76, while also placing second in the scoring in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.14.

On the women's side, junior Maya Cunningham (Yakima, Wash./Eisenhower HS) won the women's 200-yard butterfly event with a time of 2:07.66, while also placing second in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:08.81.  Freshman Marianne Mueller (Aschaffenburg, Switzerland) also picked up an individual victory in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:24.93) after finishing second behind Cunningham in the 200-yard butterfly earlier in the meet.

On the diving boards, UE senior Maggie Franz (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein HS) placed second in the scoring in the three-meter competition with a score of 245.48.  Meanwhile, fellow senior Fae Keighley (Johannesburg, South Africa) finished second in the scoring in the one-meter competition with a score of 233.85.

After Friday's meet, Evansville finished the dual-meet portion of its schedule with a 4-1 record on the men's side and 5-2 record on the women's side.  The UE women will return to action next on February 16-19 when Evansville competes in the Missouri Valley Conference Swimming & Diving Championships.  The UE men, meanwhile, will next compete on March 2-5 at the Mid-American Conference Championships.