The freshman forward ended her season leading the Aces in scoring average

ST. LOUIS – University of Evansville women’s basketball player Nevaeh Thomas was recognized on Wednesday evening as the Missouri Valley Conference announced its postseason All-Conference awards.

After a strong freshman campaign, Thomas was named to the Valley’s All-Freshman Team along with four other first-year players. In her first season with the Purple Aces, Thomas was named MVC Freshman of the Week on February 11^th after back-to-back double-double performances against UIC and Valparaiso.

Thomas led UE in the regular season in points per game, averaging 15.4 points in only 21 games while also leading Evansville in field goal percentage at 47.8%. Thomas was also top three for the Aces in rebounds per game (8.1), blocks (18), steals (19), and minutes per game (27.4). In the Valley, Thomas is in the Top 10 in scoring (7^th), rebounding (9^th), and defensive rebounds (6^th).

The forward’s breakout performance came at Valparaiso in UE’s first conference win of the season. Thomas put up her third double-double performance against the Beacons with 23 points and a season-high 14 rebounds. The freshman also went 10 of 15 on the floor for 62.5% shooting in 33 minutes of action.

Belmont’s Jailyn Banks was named the MVC Freshman of the Year while Thomas finished fourth in voting among league coaches, media, and sports information directors. Also on the All-Freshman Team were Halli Poock of Bradley, Shannon Dowell of Illinois State, and Haven Ford of Murray State.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis freshman Antonia Ferrarini (Caxias do Sul, Brazil) and junior Madison Windham (Clarksville, Tennessee) were named Ohio Valley Conference Doubles Team of the Week, announced by the league Wednesday afternoon. This marks the third OVC Doubles Team of the Week in program history and second this season.
 
Ferrarini and Windham found their groove last Saturday in a massive win for the Screaming Eagles over Eastern Kentucky University. The duo took down the Colonels 6-4 in their match as the No. 3 doubles. The Ferrarini/Wndham combination swept both their contests on the week winning their doubles match against Missouri-St. Louis, 6-0.
 
The Eagles are currently 3-7 on the year with victories over and Thomas More University, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, and EKU.
 
Ferrarini, Windham, and the Eagles will be back in action this Saturday at the USI Tennis Courts to take on conference rival Eastern Illinois University at 1 p.m. On Sunday, the Eagles travel to Peoria, Illinois to take on Bradley University at 10 a.m.
 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis freshman Sofia Davidoff (Lagny-sur-Marne, France) earned the Ohio Valley Conference Co-Women’s Singles Player of the Week. She shares the weekly award with SIUE’s Amelia Gorman. The honor also marks the first OVC singles player of the week in program history.

Davidoff led the Screaming Eagles to huge victory for the program last Saturday against Eastern Kentucky University. She was the highlight of the singles portion against EKU winning her match 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 to catapult the Eagles past the Colonels.

The Eagles are currently 3-7 on the year with victories over and Thomas More University, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, and EKU.

Davidoff and the Eagles will be back in action this Saturday at the USI Tennis Courts to take on conference rival Eastern Illinois University at 1 p.m. On Sunday, the Eagles travel to Peoria, Illinois to take on Bradley University at 10 a.m.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Big Ten Champion three years running, Indiana men’s swimming and diving will send 12 swimmers to the 2024 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships following the NCAA’s announcement of invitations to the national meet on Wednesday (March 13).

The Indiana men will compete in their backyard as the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis will play host to the competition. The meet will run over four days, March 27-30. Fans can purchase tickets here.

Indiana can add more qualifiers via the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships this week in Louisville, Kentucky. Hoosiers with NCAA zone qualifying marks during the season will compete to advance from the regional meet.

Including the five relays, Indiana will have competitors in 18 events. IU is well-represented in the two breaststroke events, with four Hoosiers qualified for each. Indiana will also have three swimmers each in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard butterfly.

INDIANA MEN’S SWIMMING QUALIFIERS

2024 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

Toby Barnett – 200 breaststroke, 200 IM, 400 IM

Luke Barr – 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 IM

Finn Brooks – 50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly

Brendan Burns – 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly

Tristan DeWitt – 500 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle

Tomer Frankel – 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly

Rafael Miroslaw – 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle

Josh Matheny – 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke

Maxwell Reich – 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke

Kai van Westering – 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke

Armando Vegas – 200 butterfly

Jassen Yep – 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke

200-yard freestyle relay

400-yard freestyle relay

800-yard freestyle relay

200-yard medley relay

400-yard medley relay