EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville swimming and diving squads head across the city on Saturday to face USI at 12 p.m. CST at the USI Aquatic Center.
 
In its last action two weeks ago in Charleston, Ill, the Purple Aces swept Eastern Illinois as the women took a 143-114 victory while the men earned a 136-126 decision with the final freestyle relay being the decisive event.
 
Logan Tenison had a strong performance for the Purple Aces. After earning a win in the 100-backstroke event with a time of 50.89, Tenison set the EIU pool record in the 200-backstroke race. His winning time of 1:52.57 broke the previous pool mark of 1:53.54. Joseph Capo recorded the first win of the day for the men, recording a 1:45.15 in the 200-free to defeat teammate Bryce Ryan by just over one second. Capo followed that up with a win in the 500-free as he bested the competition with a time of 4:45.64.
 
Michael Pruett took the win in the 100-free with his time of 47.23 while Adam Pawlawk's time of 1:58.87 gave him a win in the 200-fly. Tyler Jackson set a PR in the 200-IM with a 1:56.47. He took the victory by over four seconds. The men completed the day with a win in the 200-free relay as Sammy McCall, Pruett, Alex Willis, and Tenison swam a 1:25.47 to defeat EIU by 0.53.
 
Ane Madina, Claire Mewbourne, Evelyn Chin, and Grace Moody set the tone for the ladies as they opened the meet with a win in the 400-medley relay. Their 4:01.51 defeated the competition by over four seconds. Jadyn Dauphinais started her day with a win in the 200-free. She swam a 2:02.61 to win by 1.64 seconds.
 
Madina followed with a win in the 100-backstroke race as she registered a 1:00.05. Claire Mewbourne kept things rolling as she topped the podium in the 100-breaststroke race. Her 1:08.77 defeated a pair of Panther swimmers. She added a win in the 200-IM with a finish of 2:15.31.
 
Grace Moody added two victories for the Purple Aces. Posting a 24.92 in the 50-free, she came in 0.70 in front of teammate Evelyn Chin. Moody followed that effort with a 54.93 in the 100-free to lead a sweep of the podium. Mia Pesavento (56.82) and Delaney Miller (57.23) rounded out the top three. Chin added a victory in the 100-fly swimming a 58.82.