The University of Evansville Purple Aces swimming & diving teams lost a tough fought battle against Missouri State in a dual meet Friday night, with the Aces women’s squad losing 142-95 and the Aces men’s squad losing 131-103.
The Lady Aces top performer of the night was Danielle Freeman who won the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.11. Freeman was a part of the women’s 200-yard medley relay team along with Michaela Kent, Mackenzie Powell and Melissa Ball, which placed second with a time of 1:48.94. She was also part of the women’s 400-yard medley relay team with
Abby Smith, Michaela Kent and Michelle Tipton, which placed first in the heat with a time of 3:35.69.
For the Lady Bears the top performer of the night was Renata Sander who placed first in all three of her events. She had times of 1:48.12 in the 200-yard medley relay, 2:09.85 in the 200 yard IM and 1:05.10 in the 100-yard breaststroke.
For the Aces men’s squad, Reid Mobley had a terrific night. He finished third in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:01.94, second in the 100 yard back with a time of 55.19 and was part of the 200 yard medley relay team along with Conor Sprick, Carder LaBrake and Tom Steele which finished fourth with a time of 1:42.65. Junior Ashton Bishop continued his great season by placing second in the 50 yard free with a time of 21.77.
The Bears men’s squad had top performer Vitalii Baryshok who took first in the 200 yard free and was a part of the 200-yard medley relay team that finished first.
Continuing the Aces strong performance was the diving squad. Stephanie Tran finished first in the women’s 1 & 3 meter diving contests, while Alex Hart had a second and third place finish as well. On the men’s side Mallet Reid finished second in the men’s 3-meter contest.
The Aces men’s squad will swim tomorrow versus Ball State at Wyttenbach Pool at 2 p.m., while the women’s squad doesn’t compete again until Nov. 8 against Illinois State.
