The No. 6/10-ranked Indiana University men’s swimming and diving teams earned three team victories in a double-dual meet against No. 2/3 Texas and No. 4/18 Florida at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Natatorium in Gainesville, Fla.

On Saturday, the Hoosiers posted 10 individual wins and three relay victories. For the meet, IU totaled 19 individual wins and an impressive seven relay victories.

The No. 6 Indiana men defeated No. 2 Texas, 264-165, and took down No. 4 Florida, 242-187. With the two victories, the Hoosiers extend their dual-meet win streak to 15-straight.

“Two fantastic wins over the defending NCAA champion Texas Longhorns and third-place Florida Gators,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “Sweeping all the relays put a statement on the competition that we can be a force to be reckoned with come NCAA’s in March. I was really proud of our young Diving contingent for really stepping up in scoring some valuable points. They allowed us to leave Mike Hixon and James Conner at home to prepare for Winter Nationals later in the semester, which makes these wins even more impressive.”

The No. 10 Indiana women beat No. 18 Florida, 251-178, but fell to No. 3 Texas, 226.5-200.5.

“Our women’s team gave Texas a really good meet over the two days and the score was much closer than last year,” Looze remarked. “Winning three of the four relays was a huge step forward in our quest to win relay national titles this season. We made a commitment to improve the speed on our team and that is paying positive dividends thus far.”

Blake Pieroni again led the way for the Hoosiers on Saturday, winning the 100 and 200 freestyle events for the second-straight day. Pieroni posted NCAA B cuts in both events winning the 100 in a time of 43.53 and the 200 in a mark of 1:35.17. Both times are also the third-fastest in their respective events this year.

Lilly King and Kennedy Goss both had nice showings on Saturday for the Hoosiers. King won the 200 breaststroke in a NCAA B cut time of 2:12.51 and also placed fourth in the 400 IM with a NCAA B cut and personal-best time of 4:18.43. King’s mark ranks her as the 20^th-best performer in school history.

Goss won the 200 freestyle for the second-straight day, touching the wall in a NCAA B cut time of 1:47.88. She also earned a NCAA B cut in the 200 backstroke, placing third in a mark of 1:58.17.

Mohamed Samy had a tremendous swim in the 400 IM to earn the victory, touching the wall with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 3:50.02. Samy’s time is the third-best in the nation and ranks him as the ninth-best swimmer in the event at IU.

Ian Finnerty, like King, completed a sweep of the breaststroke events with a win in the 200 on Saturday. Finnerty touched the wall with a NCAA B cut time of 1:59.50, which is the sixth-best mark this season.

Rounding out the individual winners for the Hoosier men, Adam Destrampe touched first in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:27.87.

For the IU women, Ali Rockett won the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.34, while Shelby Koontz touched the wall first in the 200 butterfly with a personal-best and NCAA B cut time of 1:59.05. With her mark, Koontz ranks as the 15^th-best performer in the event at Indiana.

Rachel Matsumura earned a NCAA B cut in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:59.00, placing fourth overall.

Ali Khalafalla had another nice race in the 50 freestyle on Saturday, finishing second to UF’s Caeleb Dressel with a NCAA B cut time of 20.05 that ranks as the fifth-best in the country. Also in the 50 free, freshman Bruno Blaskovic placed third with a NCAA B cut of 20.19.

Vini Lanza took second in the 200 butterfly, touching the wall in a NCAA B cut time of 1:46.22 that puts him No. 2 in the nation so far this season.

In the relays, the Hoosiers were again dominant. Over the course of the two days, the Hoosiers won seven of the eight relays.

In the 400 medley relay, the Hoosier team of Samy, Finnerty, Lanza and Pieroni won handily, touching the wall in a time of 3:11.19. The time is the fastest in the nation by over two seconds. The IU women also took first in the 400 medley relay, as Rockett, King, Christine Jensen and Grace Haskett touched in a time of 3:36.21. The mark is the fourth-fastest time in the country so far.

In the 200 free relay, the Hoosier team of Khalafalla, Blaskovic, Oliver Patrouch and Nikola Miljenic won with a time of 1:19.23, which ranks as the fastest time in the nation so far this season.

The No. 6/10-ranked Indiana Hoosiers men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will be back in the pool on Friday, Oct. 27 when the team faces No. 18/14 Tennessee and No. RV/15 Kentucky in a double-dual meet in Knoxville, Tenn.

University of Southern Indiana Volleyball returned to the win column as it defeated host University of Indianapolis 25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21 in a Great Lakes Valley Conference match Saturday afternoon.

Sophomore middle hitter Elexis Coleman (Joliet, Illinois) had 12 kills and seven blocks to lead the Screaming Eagles, while sophomore right side hitter Amanda Jung (Belleville, Illinois) chipped in nine kills and seven blocks. Senior middle hitter Te’Ayla Whitfield (Fort Wayne, Indiana) added nine kills, a .389 attacking percentage, and six blocks for USI, which defeated the Greyhounds (12-11, 7-4 GLVC) in Indianapolis for the first time since September 20, 2002.

USI (9-14, 3-8 GLVC), which finished with 14 blocks as a team, also got 12 kills from sophomore outside hitter Mikaila Humphrey (Floyd Knobs, Indiana) as well as 45 assists and three blocks from freshman setter Casey Cepicky (St. Louis, Missouri). Senior libero Shannon Farrell (Munster, Indiana) led the Eagles’ back row with 17 digs, while junior defensive specialist Haley Limper (Springfield, Illinois) and sophomore defensive specialist Lizzy Gardner (Lafayette, Indiana) each had 10 digs.

The Eagles return to action Tuesday at 6 p.m. when they host Midwest Region foe Trevecca Nazarene University in their “Dig for the Cure” match at the Physical Activities Center.

Set 1
USI scored five of the last six points to earn a two-point win and one-set advantage. Coleman had three kills and a .600 attacking percentage to aid the Eagles in the opener.

Set 2
UIndy flipped roles with the Eagles in the second stanza as the Greyhounds won five the last six rallies to earn a two-point win and even the match at a set apiece. Jung and Humphrey each had four kills to pace the Eagles in the second frame.

Set 3
The Eagles hit .314 and had five blocks in the third set to earn the four-point win. Coleman and Jung each had four kills and three blocks to lead the Eagles, who used a 5-0 run to break a 10-10 tie midway through the stanza.

Set 4
USI held the Greyhounds to just seven kills and a .000 attacking percentage to wrap the match up in four sets. Cepicky had 12 assists, while Whitfield added three kills and three blocks for the Eagles, who defeated UIndy for the second time in the last three meetings.

Southern Indiana (9-14, 3-8 GLVC) (Kills-aces-blocks) – Humphrey, Mikaila 12-0-1; Coleman, Elexis 12-0-7; Whitfield, Te’Ayla 9-0-6; Jung, Amanda 9-0-7; Cepicky, Casey 2-2-3; Yochum, Alyssa 2-0-0; Stose, Lindsey 2-0-3; Lee, Jessica 1-1-0; Gardner, Lizzy 0-3-0; Totals 49-6-14.0. (Assists) – Cepicky, Casey 45. (Dig leaders) – Farrell, Shannon 17; Limper, Haley 10; Gardner, Lizzy 10

Indianapolis (12-11, 7-4 GLVC) (Kills-aces-blocks) – Flaws, Teigan 13-0-3; Fehribach, Anna 11-0-2; Furlong, Katie 8-0-0; Kruzan, Julia 6-0-3; Irbe, Rachel 5-0-1; Kleinert, Kailey 3-0-5; Voelz, Katie 3-0-5; Ertel, Mary Grace 1-0-0; Jacquay, Taylor 0-1-0; Waugh, Alexis 0-1-0; Spears, Alyssa 0-3-0; Totals 50-5-11.0. (Assists) – Spears, Alyssa 24; Waugh, Alexis 21. (Dig leaders) – Martin, Olivia 25; Spears, Alyssa 5

The ninth-ranked University of Southern Indiana men’s cross country team earned its 13^th consecutive Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship Saturday morning at the Kirksville Country Club in Kirksville, Missouri.

Sophomore Austin Nolan (Evansville, Indiana) was named the GLVC Runner of the Year after becoming a GLVC Champion, crossing the line in 24 minutes, 28.66 seconds on the hilly 8,000-meter course. Nolan is the son of Jim Nolan, a four-time GLVC Champion (1980-83).

Second across the line was senior Bastian Grau (Höchstadt, Germany) in 24:35.64. Senior Cain Parker(Petersburg, Indiana) rounded out the top five in 24:50.47. USI was able to get four runners in the top six as junior Darin Lawrence (Indianapolis, Indiana) finished just seconds behind Parker in 24:53.34.

Capping the scoring for the Screaming Eagles was senior James Cecil (Owensboro, Kentucky) with an 11^th place finish in a time of 25:13.95. Sophomores Nathan Hall (Springfield, Missouri) and Javan Winders(Mansfield, Tennessee) also earned top 20 finishes as part of USI’s top seven.

By finishing in the top 15, Nolan, Grau, Parker, Lawrence, Cecil and Hall were named All-GLVC. Head Coach Mike Hillyard was named Coach of the Year.

USI won the event with 24 points, 19 ahead of second place Lewis University. The Eagles now have 25 GLVC Championships.

USI will take the next two weeks to prepare for the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships November 4 in Cedarville, Ohio.

The University of Southern Indiana women’s cross country team edged out Bellarmine University by two points to win their seventh consecutive Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship Saturday morning at the Kirksville Country Club in Kirksville, Missouri.

The Screaming Eagles and Knights combined for nine of the top 11 runners. However, USI was able to pull out the victory thanks to having three runners in the top six, and four in the top nine.

Junior Melina Gryschka (Garbsen, Germany) finished the 6,000-meter race in 22 minutes, 7.07 seconds, well enough for third. Junior Hope Jones (Cumberland, Indiana) finished right behind Gryschka in fourth, crossing the line in 22:15.28.

Freshman Jennifer Comastri (Indianapolis, Indiana) crossed the line in sixth in a time of 22:31.34, while junior Allison Rollins (Newburgh, Indiana) was the fourth Eagle in the top 10 as she finished ninth in 22:42.05. Rounding out the scoring for USI was senior Bryce Cutler (Benzonia, Michigan) in 14^th in 23:00.31.

Gryschka, Jones, Comastri, Rollins and Cutler all earned All-GLVC honors by finishing in the top 15.

Freshman Clair McCune of Drury University was the GLVC Champion. McCune was also named the Freshman of the Year.

The championship will be streamed on tape delay on the GLVC Sports Network in its entirety at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 26.

USI is back in action at the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships November 4 in Cedarville, Ohio.