BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana swimming and diving kept its spots in the team standings on the back of high-level performances on Thursday (Nov. 20), the third day of the Ohio State Invitational inside the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.

The men expanded their lead over the field to 574.5 points, while the women sit second behind host Ohio State while fighting off Louisville, just half a point behind.

Liberty Clark continued her blazing hot freshman fall, recording her first program record in the 50-yard freestyle. Clark’s second place time clocked in at 21.52, four hundredths quicker than senior teammate Kristina Paegle’s best from the 2025 NCAA Championships. Prior to the 2023 NCAA Championships, the school standard had stood at 21.90 for three years. Since then, four Hoosiers – Ashley Turak, Anna Peplowski, Paegle and Clark – have gone under that mark.

Clark followed that up with a 45.87 anchor split to Indiana’s winning 400 medley relay, the 10th sub-46-second split in NCAA history. The Hoosiers put together the program’s fifth-best relay all-time in 3:27.20 with senior Mya DeWitt (51.65), sophomore Jonette Laegreid (59.76), junior Miranda Grana (49.92) and Clark.

Grana and DeWitt opened the night with a one-two finish in the 100-yard backstroke. With her 49.89, Grana went under 50 seconds for the second time in her career, having set the program record in March with a 49.62. DeWitt went 51.37, half a second ahead of third place.

Top-heavy finishes were the average performance for the Indiana men. Senior Owen McDonald and sophomore Raekwon Noel repeated the women’s performance in the 100 back and added a fourth-place finish from sophomore Miroslav Knedla. The divers set the tone on the 3-meter springboard, taking the top three spots. Sophomore Joshua Sollenberger posted a career-best performance with a 422.60. Freshman Josh Hedberg put together a 406.10, followed closely by senior Maxwell Weinrich’s 400.70. The trio combined for four dives that scored at least 80 points.

Indiana posted half of the A-final finishes in both the men’s 500 freestyle and 200 breaststroke. Senior Zalán Sárkány won his second event this week in the 500 with a 4:09.57, and junior Aaron Shackell took second with a 4:11.14, dropping his personal best by over four seconds. Sophomore Luke Whitlock (4:11.82) took fourth, freshman Andrew Shackell (4:15.19) placed fifth and freshman Luke Ellis (4:17.31) was seventh.

In the 200 breaststroke, freshmen Noah Cakir (1:51.68) and Josh Bey (1:52.51) each recorded personal bests to place second and fourth, respectively. Junior Toby Barnett took fifth (1:53.76), sophomore Alexei Avakov was sixth (1:54.19) and junior Travis Gulledge (1:55.62) placed eighth.

TEAM STANDINGS
Men
1. Indiana – 1,906
2. Louisville – 1331.5
3. Ohio State – 1,203
4. Purdue – 944

5. Yale – 791
6. Penn State – 777
7. Kentucky – 674.5
8. Cincinnati – 455
9. Northwestern – 112
10. Wisconsin – 34
11. Pittsburgh – 16

    Women
    1. Ohio State – 1,530

12. Indiana – 1,404.5
13. Louisville – 1,404
14. Purdue – 831
15. Kentucky – 765
16. UCLA – 728
17. Cincinnati – 618
18. Penn State – 533.5
19. Yale – 433
20. Northwestern – 105
21. Pittsburgh – 99
22. Wisconsin – 25

RESULTS

PR – Program Record; POOL – Pool Record, PB – Personal Best; NQ – NCAA Cut; 

NZ – NCAA Zone Qualifier

Women’s 100 Backstroke

Men’s 100 Backstroke

Women’s 200 Breaststroke

Men’s 200 Breaststroke

Women’s 500 Freestyle

Men’s 500 Freestyle

Women’s 50 Freestyle

Men’s 50 Freestyle

Women’s Platform

Men’s 3-Meter

Women’s 400 Medley Relay

Men’s 400 Medley Relay

Game is first of three in the US Virgin Islands

SAINT THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands– The 2025 Paradise Jam opens on Friday evening when the University of Evansville men’s basketball team takes on Oregon State at 7 p.m. CST in the Virgin Islands. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.

A History Lesson

– Friday’s game between the Purple Aces and Beavers will be just the second meeting between the squads

– The first game was a big one for the UE program – on March 17, 1989, Evansville took a 94-90 overtime win in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in Tucson, Arizona

– That marked the first and to this day only DI NCAA Tournament win for the program

– Scott Haffner led UE with 26 points in the victory while Brian Hill scored 21

Last Time Out

– UT Arlington pulled away in the second half to take an 84-76 win over UE on Tuesday at the Ford Center

– The Mavericks led 35-34 at the half before extending their lead to as many as 15 in the final 20 minutes

– Connor Turnbull led the way with 20 points while Keishon Porter scored 18

Improving Each Game

– Each time Connor Turnbull has taken the floor this season his output has improved

– This culminated in a season-high of 20 points against UT Arlington

– Before that, he scored 16 versus MTSU and 12 in the win over Oakland City

– Turnbull has at least one block in each game and is tied for second in the MVC with 1.75 blocks per game and had four in the victory over Oakland City

– His field goal percentage of 56.4% is 11th in the MVC while his 13.50 PPG is tied for 16th in the league

Making an Impact

 -Over the last two games, Keishon Porter has averaged 16.0 points while going 10-of-18 from the field

– His season mark of 18 points came against UT Arlington as he connected on 9 of his 13 free throw tries

– It is a huge turnaround for Porter who his just four of his opening 19 attempts to begin the season

Scouting the Opposition

– Oregon State enters the Paradise Jam with a 3-1 record

– The Beavers have wins over North Dakota State, UIC, and North Texas while their only loss was on the road at Oregon

– Josiah Lake II leads OSU with 13.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game

– Isaiah Sy checks in with 10.0 PPG while Johan Munch and Matija Samar average 9.0 and 8.5 PPG, respectively

– In Monday’s 87-75 loss to the Ducks, Sy lead OSU with 14 points while converting all seven of his free throw tries

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Heading into halftime facing a three-point deficit, the University of Evansville women’s basketball team got red-hot to begin the third quarter to build a lead they would not relinquish, defeating IU Indy 75-58 in their home opener on Thursday night inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse. The win was the Aces’ largest against a DI foe since an 18-point win over Bradley on January 30, 2023.

Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights) paced the Aces with 25 points while adding seven assists, seven rebounds, and a career-high five steals. Logan Luebbers Palmer (Union, Ky./Randall K. Cooper) enjoyed a career night, scoring a career-high 23 points, 21 of which came in the second half, while 6-for-11 shooting from the three-point line.

Evansville got out to an early lead, scoring the first five points of the game on a three-pointer by Runner and two free throws from Luebbers Palmer. The Purple Aces extended their lead to eight with 2:31 to go in the quarter, but the Jaguars battled back to make it a five-point game heading into the second quarter.

The Purple Aces struggled to score in the second quarter, putting up only seven points. The Jaguars capitalized, taking a 26-23 lead into halftime.

Despite their offensive struggles in the first half, the Aces broke out offensively in the second half. Mireia Mustaros (Barcelona, Spain/Odessa College) got the Aces going with a buckets in the paint on the Aces’ first two possessions of the half.

From there, it was the Luebbers Palmer show, as the sophomore scored 14 points in the next 3:37 of action to help the Aces go on a 16-6 run and open up an 11-point lead. During the stretch, Luebbers Palmer knocked down four three-pointers. The 27 point quarter was Evansville’s largest of the season.

Holding a 50-42 lead going into the fourth quarter, the Aces kept the foot on the gas, as Kylee Norkus (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) knocked down a three-pointer to begin the quarter. Norkus played 10 minutes on the night in her long-awaited return from injury, making her first appearance since November 18, 2024.

The Evansville offensive continued to light it up in the fourth quarter, not letting the Jaguars back within single digits. Runner took control of the game, scoring 10 points in the final 5:50 of play.
With 2:42 to go and Aces holding a 15-point lead, Luebbers Palmer put the cherry on top of a stellar night, knocking down another three to make it 71-53. From there, the Aces knocked down their free throws to salt away a 75-58 win.

“Great win for us tonight,” said Head Coach Robyn Scherr. “Really pleased with our effort. 52 points in the second half is something I’m really pumped about.”

“[It was] a breakout offensive performance, we really needed that. I thought Camryn Runner kept us afloat in the first half, and the second half was much more of a team effort on the scoring front.”

“Logan Luebbers Palmer had a huge second half. After missing a bunch of shots in the first half, to come out and keep shooting and see the ball go through the hoop, it provided a big spark.”

Evansville shot a season-best 46.2% from the field, including a 47.4% mark from three-point range. The Purple Aces also posted season highs in points (75), free throws made (18), assists (9) and steals (9).

The Aces return to action next Tuesday, traveling to Edwardsville, Ill. for a clash with SIUE. Tip-off is set for 6 PM.