Genesis Miranda recorded a team-high 11 kills as the University of Evansville volleyball team fell by a 3-0 final to Missouri State on Friday evening.

Miranda was the top performer for the Aces, recording 11 kills on 38 attempts, hitting .184.  Stephanie Cerino was next up with six kills.  Kim Deprez posted a team-high 16 digs while Lorena Marquez had 17 assists.  Lily Johnson led everyone with 20 kills.  Her tally of 20 came in 34 attempts as she had just three errors to hit .500.

Evansville held its own in the early moments of the first frame, but with the score tied at 8-8, Missouri State made its run in a big way.  They finished the game on a 17-5 run to take a 25-13 win.

In the second game, the Aces put forth their best effort of the night.  A Mildrelis Rodriguez kill saw the Aces take a 9-6 lead.  A 4-0 stretch put the Bears back on top at 10-9 before they went up by six at 18-12.  A 7-1 run got UE right back in the game.  Miranda starred in the run, posting a kill and service ace.  Johnson got the Bears back on track as she notched two in the final five points to lead MSU to a 25-22 triumph.

The Bears utilized another unbelievable run to clinch the match and take the third set by a final of 25-12.  A Miranda kill got UE within one at 10-9 before Missouri State reeled off four in a row.  Their game-ending 15-3 run clinched the match.

Tomorrow, Evansville completes the 2015 season with a 7 p.m. match at Wichita State.

A busy first day of action took place as the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams opened up the House of Champions in Indianapolis.

The men performed well in the 200 free relay, coming in third place.  Everett Plocek, Ethan O’Rourke, Matt Duke and Matt Childress combined to swim a 1:24.56.  Plocek registered a solid finish in the 50 free.  His final of 21.58 put him in 12^th place overall.

In the 400 medley relay, O’Rourke and Plocek joined Dan O’Brien and Troy Burger to record an 8^th place with their time of 3:27.71.

Evansville’s women also did well in the 200 free relay.  Mackenzie Harris, Maja Magnusson, Kristen Myers and Michaela Kent teamed up to take 4^th place out of 19 teams with their effort of 1:36.78.  On her own, Kent came home in 9^th in the 50 free, swimming a 24.00.

UE’s women did well in the 400 medley relay as Kent, Amy Smith, Charlotte Lechner and Harris took 8^th with a 3:58.56.

Maja Magnusson came in sixth place in the 500 free.  Her time checked in at a 5:08.45 out of the 24 participants in the final.  Jessi Hildebrand took 15^th in the event, swimming a 5:18.52.