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No. 7/12 Indiana Closes Out the Regular Season with Three Wins
The No. 7/12 Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams swept all three duals against Purdue and Rutgers on Saturday at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center. The dual between Indiana and No. 17/14 Ohio State was not scored.
The Hoosier men finished the season undefeated in dual meets for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
TEAM SCORES
Men
No. 7 Indiana 154, Purdue 145
Women
No. 12 Indiana 185, Purdue 115
No. 12 Indiana 252, Rutgers 22
HOOSIER WINNERS
MEN
Brendan Burns – 100 Backstroke (47.17); 200 Backstroke (1:45.03)
Mikey Calvillo – 500 Freestyle (4:24.26)
Andrew Capobianco – 1-Meter Dive (401.40)
Corey Gambardella – 200 Butterfly (1:46.19)
WOMEN
Elizabeth Broshears – 100 Butterfly (54.71)
Anne Fowler – 1-Meter Dive (303.90)
Josie Grote – 1,000 Freestyle (10:01.55)
Mackenzie Looze – 200 IM (2:02.25)
Emily Weiss – 100 Breaststroke (1:01.27); 200 Breaststroke (2:14.21)
NOTABLES
- The Hoosiers have toppled the Boilermakers in 11-straight duals on the men’s side dating back to Feb. 6, 2010, while the women’s program has ripped off 10-straight against the in-state rival going back to Jan. 22, 2011.
- Sophomore Brendan Burns swept the backstroke events, winning the 100 Back with a time of 47.17 and the 200 Back with a mark of 1:45.03. The Berwyn, Pa., native has won seven individual events through three meets this season.
- For the second-straight meet, sophomore Emily Weiss earned first place finishes in both the 100 Breaststroke (1:01.27) and 200 Breaststroke (2:14.21).
- Junior Mikey Calvillo is undefeated in three meets this season in the 500 Freestyle. He has won the event six times in his collegiate career.
- In the diving well, redshirt junior Andrew Capobianco (401.40) and freshman Anne Fowler (303.90) continued their winning ways, both winning the 1M dive.
- Indiana faced Rutgers in a dual meet format for the first time since the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten Conference.
- Prior to the beginning of the meet it was determined that the dual between Indiana and Ohio State would not be scored.
 NCAA CUTS
A: None.
B: Brock Brown (100 Breast, 53.49; 200 Breast, 1:57.54); Brendan Burns (100 Back, 47.17; 200 Back, 1:45.03); Jack Franzman (50 Free, 19.87); Corey Gambardella (200 Fly, 1:46.19); Emily Weiss (100 Breast, 1:01.27)
NCAA ZONE QUALIFYING SCORES
1-Meter A: Anne Fowler (303.90); Andrew Capobianco (401.40)
1-Meter B: Mory Gould (326.95)
1-Meter C: Tarrin Gilliland (282.75)
Platform A: None.
Platform B: Andrew Capobianco (336.25)
Platform C: Anne Fowler (236.25)
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Comastri picks up provisional mark, others standout at Carbondale
University of Southern Indiana women’s track and field turned in a NCAA II provisional mark from senior Jennifer Comastri and a few others finished in top positions of their events this weekend at the Don DeNoon Duals.
Comastri paced her way to a NCAA provisional qualifying time of nine minutes, 50.3 seconds in the three-thousand-meter run. She won the event as well as her 3000m time currently ranks 10th fastest in the nation and first among all Great Lakes Valley Conference runners. Sophomore teammate, Hadley Fisher crossed the line next after Comastri, picking up second place for the Eagles with a respectable time of 10:05.97.
Sophomore Kaylee Lane had another impressive showing in the 400m dash as she ran under 1:00 yet again to take finish runner up with a time of 58.98.
Both sophomore Mckenna Cavanaugh (4:59.21) and freshman Allison Morphew (5:03.61) were out in front of the pack in the women’s mile race finishing first and second respectively. Cavanuagh’s mile was especially close to the provisional mark of 4:58.32 and will be 21st on the list of all NCAA II competitors thus far.
Up Next: The Screaming Eagles are scheduled to go to the GVSU Big Meet next Friday-Saturday in Allendale, Michigan.
USI women’s tennis drop their first match of the season to Northwood
University of Southern Indiana women’s tennis suffered a home loss to Northwood University 7-0 late Sunday morning.
After defeating Cedarville University convincingly late Saturday evening 7-0, the Screaming Eagles eventually fell prey to the same fate to Northwood moving them 1-1 on the young season.
DOUBLES
Both freshmen Rachel McCorkle and Lauren Rowe as well as senior/sophomore duo of Lauryn Thompson and Chole McIsaac battled in their respective flights but eventually fell 6-4.
SINGLES
Rowe in #2 Singles took her opponent to a tiebreaker set where she was outlasted, 6-4, 5-7, 8-10. Sophomore Jasmine Shireman had a similar battle as she also went to a tiebreaker set only to fall, 6-7, 6-3, 7-10.
Up Next: The Screaming Eagles are scheduled to host Purdue Northwest Saturday February 13.
DeHart’s career-high lifts Eagles to overtime win at Rockhurst
Senior guard Emma DeHart (Indianapolis, Indiana) exploded for 28 points in the final 15 minutes of play as No. 23 University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to earn a 96-86 Great Lakes Valley Conference road win over Rockhurst University in overtime Saturday afternoon.
DeHart, who had 11 points in the overtime period, finished the contest with a career-high 39, bettering her previous career-high of 28 points against McKendree University earlier in the year.
Trailing by 13 with just over two minutes to play, senior guard Ashley Hunter (Flossmoor, Illinois) hit back-to-back three-pointers to get the Screaming Eagles to within seven points.
Rockhurst (7-7, 7-7 GLVC), which led 17-10 after the opening period and 29-22 at halftime, got a three-pointer from senior guard Daly Sullivan moments later to go up by 10, but a basket by junior forward Ashlynn Brown (Perrysburg, Ohio) brought the Eagles to within eight points (60-52) heading into the final 10 minutes of regulation.
USI (11-4, 11-4 GLVC), which shot just 18.8 percent (3-16) from the field in the opening period, did not go through the same shooting woes in the fourth quarter as the Eagles made nine of their first 11 shots, including six straight in a three-minute span that saw the Eagles go on a 14-3 run to take a 66-63 lead with six minutes to play.
The Eagles’ offense began to heat up in the second quarter as USI made 9-of-15 shots (.600) in the period and 30-of-48 (.625) from the second quarter on. Rockhurst, however, kept pace with the Eagles nearly step-for-step and, after the Eagle’s 14-3 fourth-quarter rally, that did not change as the Hawks used their long-range attack to stay with USI.
Sophomore forward Lani Thompson hit a pair of three-pointers as Rockhurst went 3-of-5 from behind the arc in a 12-6 run the put the Hawks in front, 75-72, with just over two minutes to play.
DeHart, who was 10-of-15 from the field and 6-of-8 from downtown, hit a pair of free throws and a three-pointer to give USI a brief two-point edge with just over a minute to play. Rockhurst, however, got a three-pointer from freshman guard Keegan Sullivan with 29 seconds to play to give Rockhurst a brief one-point lead.
Keegan Sullivan had 28 points to lead Rockhurst, which had a chance to extend its lead to three-points moments later. Freshman guard Emma Wedergren, however, made just 1-of-2 free throws, allowing the Eagles to tie the contest with five seconds to play with a pair of DeHart free throws.
DeHart blocked Keegan Sullivan’s three-pointer at the end of regulation to send the game into an extra period with the score knotted up at 79-79.
After a defensive stop to begin overtime, sophomore forward Hannah Haithcock (Washington Courthouse, Ohio) scored on a layup to give USI a two-point edge and Brown scored moments later to put USI in front, 83-79, just over a minute into overtime.
Rockhurst scored on a pair of free throws in its next possession, but USI answered quickly as DeHart nailed a three-pointer while being fouled in the process. She made the free throw to convert the four-point play and give USI a commanding 86-81 advantage.
USI went 5-of-7 (.714) from the field and 6-of-7 (.857) from the charity stripe in the overtime period, while holding the Hawks to just 12.5 percent (1-8) from the floor.
In addition to DeHart, USI got 15 points from Hunter, who played an instrumental role in keeping the Eagles in the contest in the third period. Haithcock and a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while sophomore guard Soffia Rieckers (Evansville, Indiana) added 11 points and four assists.
Thompson added 18 points for Rockhurst, which began the week with a 75-69 upset win on the road over No. 1 Drury University.
USI returns to action Thursday at 5 p.m. when it travels to Bolivar, Missouri, to take on Southwest Baptist University.
Shooting at Delaware Trace Apartments
On February 6, around 6:30 p.m., the Evansville Police Department was called to the parking lot of 2200 N. Seventh Ave. (Delaware Trace Apartments) for a shots fired call. Officers arriving in the area spoke to several tenants of the apartment complex who all stated they could hear several shots outside of their apartment.
Officers were able to locate several spent shell casings and glass from a vehicle in the parking lot. One witness observed a male on foot standing at the passenger window of a small passenger car. The witness went on to say that the vehicle sped off and they heard several shots.
At the time of this call, officers were unable to locate any victims or suspects.
Approximately 1 hour later, two juveniles showed up at a local hospital. One of the juveniles had a gunshot wound to an upper extremity. They told authorities they were in the parking lot of the Delaware Trace Apartments about an hour earlier when the suspect began shooting at their vehicle, striking the driver.
The victim is expected to survive her injuries. At this time there are no suspects in custody and the investigation is ongoing. If anyone knows anything about this shooting they are asked to contact the Evansville Police Department’s Detective Office at 812-436-4025, or contact the WeTip Line at 1-800-78-Crime.
Prior and Winders win their events on Saturday in Carbondale
University of Southern Indiana men’s track and field had two pairs of top finishers this weekend at the Don DeNoon Duals.
First, junior Titus Winders and senior Javan Winders swept the top two spots in the mile with times of 4 minutes, 15.23 seconds and 4:17.74, respectively.
USI had the same success in the three-thousand-meter run as senior Gavion Prior nabbed first in an honest 8:32.64 and senior teammate Wyat Harmon paced close behind leaving him with a time of 8:34.21.
Up Next: The Screaming Eagles are scheduled to go to the GVSU Big Meet next Friday-Saturday in Allendale, Michigan.
Purple Aces Overtake Valparaiso While Setting Program Records
Saturday the Purple Aces hit the road to take on Indiana State and Valparaiso at Vigo County Aquatic Center in Terre Haute, Ind., setting two program records.
The men took down Valpo 203-58, while the women won against the Crusaders 246-45, but fell to Indiana State 165-133.5.
Sarah Jahns and Maya Cunningham highlighted the day for UE, both smashing program records.
Jahns pushed herself to the top of the record books in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:16.23, topping her previous personal record by over two seconds. She also swept the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.92) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:03.85).
Cunningham earned the new school record in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:03.19. She also placed second in the 200-yard IM (2:07.26) ranking her sixth all-time in that event.
The Aces relays had a great showing with both the men’s (1:26.58) and women’s (1:37.70) 200-yard freestyle teams taking first.
Also finishing in first was the men’s 400-yard medley, which was made up of Credence Pattinson, Eli James, Riccardo Di Domenico and Jackson Kennedy. Pattinson also took the 100-yard backstroke (51.50) title, while James won the 100-yard breaststroke (57.64).
Di Domenico also swam in 50-yard freestyle (21:30) and the 100-yard butterfly (49.21), taking first in both events. His performance in the 100-yard butterfly moved him to third fastest all time, overcoming his previous time of 49.33.
Kennedy added two more victories as well in the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.22) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:57.77).
Griffin Hammet put his name in the record books with a time of 1:54.97 in the 100-yard butterfly, earning him first place in the meet. He also took first in the 200-yard IM (1:58.17).
Maggie Franz dove her way to the top of the podium with a score of 235.95 off of the 3-meter board.
The Ace’s next event will be back in Evansville on February 12 against Southern Illinois.
