CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball drops the second five-set match Friday night at Southeast Missouri State University to split the series 1-1. The Screaming Eagles now move to 3-3 in Ohio Valley Conference play, and 7-11 overall for the season.

Set 1: USI 25, SEMO 22
Building on the momentum of the game one win, the Screaming Eagles take the first set of game two of the series. Freshman Carley Wright and junior Leah Coleman led the offense in the first frame with four kills each. From the back row, Aysa Thomas, OVC Setter and Freshman of the Week, picked up seven digs to lead the team, starting her career-high defensive night.

Set 2: SEMO 25, USI 15
After a push-and-pull start, the Redhawks grabbed the lead at the eight-point mark and maintained control for the rest of the set. The Screaming Eagles struggled to put together a side-out point during SEMO runs. Libero Audrey Small picked up nine digs, followed by Thomas with another five. Junior Ashby Willis led the Eagles’ front line with four kills.

Set 3: USI 25, SEMO 21
The USI offense came back for the third set with dominance, hitting their most efficient at a .220 percent with 18 kills on just seven errors. Willis and Wright each added five kills to the board, while Coleman and senior Bianca Anderson added three each. Senior Keira Moore checked into the game to tally six digs for the defense.

Set 4: SEMO 25, USI 20
Willis hit for her best set of the night with six kills and a .312 hitting percentage. Wright reached a new career-high after adding two more kills, bringing her total to 13 for the night. Thomas continued her defensive high, adding seven more digs, along with libero Small.

Set 5: SEMO 15, USI 12
In a game that was very evenly matched, the Redhawks and Eagles started the tiebreaker set with some more back-and-forth scoring before SEMO managed to pull away. Willis led the USI side of the net with four kills, but the Screaming Eagles struggled to put together more of an offensive attack.

As a team, the Screaming Eagles picked up a team high 101 digs, matching the last time a USI team reached triple-digit digs in the 2024 season opener against St. Thomas. This effort was led by five different Eagles who recorded double-digit digs for the second game in a row.

Willis finished the night with another double-double, marking 21 kills and 13 digs. Thomas also finished in double-double territory with 46 assists and a career-high 26 digs.

Chloe Cline tallies six kills in home state

 CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Iowa native Chloe Cline led the University of Evansville volleyball team with six kills on Friday as the Purple Aces fell to UNI in three sets at the McLeod Center.

Cline hit a solid .375 while adding a pair of blocks. Hinsley Everett and Ryan Scheu finished with five kills apiece. Ainoah Cruz recorded 17 digs while Kora Ruff added 13 assists. Cassidy Hartman registered a match-best 12 kills to lead the Panthers.

Game 1 – UNI 25, UE 17

Hinsley Everett picked up an early kill to give the Purple Aces a 4-2 advantage. With UE up 6-4, the Panthers made their first run scoring five in a row to go up 9-6. They continued to add to the lead, going up 15-8 before leading by as many as 12. Evansville cut into the deficit in the late moments before the Panthers clinched the 25-17 decision.

Game 2 – UNI 25, UE 14

UNI scored five of the first six points to jump out to a 5-1 lead. Chloe Cline notched back-to-back kills to cut the deficit to 6-4. Evansville remained within striking distance at 12-8 before UNI made its run scoring six in a row to go up 18-8 before taking the 11-point win.

Game 3 – UNI 25, UE 18

Looking to finish the sweep, Northern Iowa jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Brooke Herdes picked up her second kill of the night to get UE back within three points at 9-6 before the Panthers took control to go up 17-9. Maddie Hawkins chipped in a service ace as UE cut the deficit in half to make it a 19-15 game.

Evansville travels to Des Moines to take on Drake at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana swimming and diving leads all five of its duals through the first of two days at the USC Invitational inside the Uytengsu Aquatics Center in Los Angeles.

The Hoosiers won both relays and 11 individual events over the first two sessions on Friday. Three IU swimmers – freshman Liberty Clark, junior Miranda Grana and senior Zalán Sárkány – won three individual events. Eleven Hoosiers captured NCAA qualifying times and three IU divers picked up NCAA zone qualifying scores on the springboards.

Clark highlighted the day, most notably in the 200-yard freestyle. The freshman toppled USC junior and NCAA medalist Minna Abraham by seven hundredths with a 1:42.43. Clark became the second Hoosier to go sub-1:43 in the event behind only 2025 NCAA Champion Anna Peplowski, who hit 1:42 for the first time as a sophomore before trimming her personal best down to a 1:40.50.

TEAM SCORES

Men

No. 2 Indiana 146, No. 17 USC 40

No. 2 Indiana 151, No. 14 Texas A&M 35

Women

No. 9 Indiana 98, No. 12 USC 88

No. 9 Indiana 115, No. 24 UCLA 71

No. 9 Indiana 134, No. 21 Texas A&M 52

HOOSIER WINNERS

Women

Liberty Clark – 400 medley relay (3:30.27), 50 freestyle (22.03), 200 freestyle relay (1:28.50), 200 freestyle (1:42.43)

Mya DeWitt – 400 medley relay (3:30.27), 200 freestyle relay (1:28.50)

Miranda Grana – 400 medley relay (3:30.27), 100 backstroke (50.75), 100 butterfly (51.55)

Jonette Laegreid – 400 medley relay (3:30.27)

Kristina Paegle – 200 freestyle relay (1:28.50)

Chiok Sze Yeo – 200 freestyle relay (1:28.50)

Men

Alexei Avakov – 100 breaststroke (52.22)

Noah Cakir – 400 medley relay (3:05.97)

Vidar Carlbaum – 200 freestyle relay (1:18.06)

Brandon Fleck – 200 freestyle (1:35.50)

Miroslav Knedla – 100 backstroke (45.58)

Mikkel Lee – 400 medley relay (3:05.97), 200 freestyle relay (1:18.06), 50 freestyle (19.16)

Owen McDonald – 400 medley relay (3:05.97), 200 freestyle relay (1:18.06), 200 IM (1:42.91)

Raekwon Noel – 400 medley relay (3:05.97)

Zalán Sárkány – 500 freestyle (4:11.39), 400 IM (3:43.45)

Dylan Smiley – 200 freestyle relay (1:18.06)

NCAA QUALIFIERS

Women’s 400 medley relay (3:30.27); Alexei Avakov – 100 breast (52.22); Liberty Clark – 50 free (22.28), 200 free (1:42.43); Mya DeWitt – 100 back (52.34); Miranda Grana – 100 back (50.75), 100 fly (51.55); Miroslav Knedla – 100 back (45.58); Mikkel Lee – 50 free (19.43); Owen McDonald – 200 IM (1:42.91); Zalán Sárkány – 500 free (4:11.39), 400 IM (3:43.45); Reese Tiltmann – 400 IM (4:12.62); Kai van Westering – 100 back (45.87)

NCAA ZONE QUALIFIERS

1-meter: Joshua Hedberg (334.40)

3-meter: Kaylee Bishop (287.00), Lily Witte (297.55)

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s soccer team returns to Arad McCutchan on Saturday for another crucial MVC match, hosting Belmont at 5 PM. As the midway point of conference play arrives, just one point separates the Aces and Bruins in the MVC standings.

Last Time Out
Evansville grabbed an MVC point on Sunday afternoon, playing Illinois State to a 0-0 draw in Normal. Allie Lammers (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) continued her stellar season with four saves to post her fourth shutout, lowering her goals allowed average for the season to 0.57.

Evansville’s Chrysta Vasquez (Las Vegas, Nev./Coronado) had the first shot on goal of the afternoon in the 12^th minute, but her shot was saved by Illinois State keeper Madi Valenti. Taylor Wehrer (Las Vegas. Nev./Desert Oasis) added another shot on goal in the 22^nd minute, but the shot was again stopped by Valenti.

Lammers was tested in the 37^th and 38^th minutes, but the sophomore was able to thwart a pair of Redbirds chances with two saves, and the match went into halftime tied at 0-0.

In the 60^th minute, Reese Simmons (Las Vegas, Nev./Shadow Ridge) nearly found the afternoon’s first goal off a great pass from Vasquez, but her shot was blocked in the box to stymie the scoring chance.

From there, Lammers and the Evansville defense held strong to keep the Redbirds off the scoreboard and earn a crucial point. The play of the match came in the 83^rd minute, with Illinois State threatening to break the tie on a shot at the top of the box. With the match hanging in the balance, Lammers leaped to get a hand on the shot, punching it over the crossbar for the save to secure the shutout.

Series History 
Saturday marks the13th all-time meeting between Evansville and Belmont. Although the all-time series is tied at 5-5-2, the Purple Aces are unbeaten against the Bruins in Evansville, holding a 4-0-2 edge. Evansville is looking for their first win over Belmont since the Bruins joined the MVC in 2022.

Scouting Belmont
Belmont brings a 3-3-6 overall record in Saturday’s match and are tied for the final MVC Tournament spot with four points in conference play. Like Evansville, the Bruins picked up a point on Sunday, playing Murray State to a 0-0 draw.