EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Swimming & Diving fell to Eastern Illinois University on Saturday, 112-111. The Screaming Eagles took home four first place finishes and set five school records, one coming in a first-time event.
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USI honored Sophomore Adele Schnautz (Evansville, Indiana) on Saturday before the meet. The nursing major had also spent four years on the USI Track and Cross-Country teams. Schnautz leaves the program holding school records in the 200 and 400-Yard IM and is a part of the record holding 800-Yard Freestyle Relay team.
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Freshman Mattilynn Smith (Morgantown, Kentucky) dominated for the Eagles on the day, securing all 27 points possible for the squad, taking first in all three of her events. Smith set a school record in her first-place finish in the 1000-Yard Freestyle with a time of 10:44.76. She also took first place in the 200 and 500-Yard Freestyles. Freshman Kate Hilgarth (Indianapolis, Indiana) took first place in the 100-Yard Backstroke. Freshman Emily McIntosh (Huntertown, Indiana) and Abbi Hendren (Millington, Tennessee) set school records on the day for USI. McIntosh set a first-time record in the 100-Yard IM while Hendren set a new record in the 100-Yard Freestyle. As a team, the Eagles would also set a new school record in the 200-Yard Freestyle Relay.
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The Eagles were able to secure all 18 points from diving on the day. Freshman Autumn Turley (Hobart, Indiana) took first place in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives while setting a new school record in the 3-meter.
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Other Top Women’s Results:
200-Yard Medley Relay: 1:52.66 (2nd) – Hilgarth, Freshman Hannah Gardner (Bowling Green, Kentucky), Freshman Sarah-Catherine Dawson (Prospect, Kentucky), McIntosh
1000-Yard Freestyle: 10:44.76 (1st) – Smith
200-Yard Freestyle: 1:59.16 (1st) – Smith
100-Yard IM: 1:03.68 (3rd) – McIntosh
1-Meter Dive: 177.38 points (1st) – Turley
100-Yard Butterfly: 1:00.06 (2nd) – Dawson
100-Yard Freestyle: 55.51 (2nd) – Hendren
100-Yard Backstroke: 1:00.14 (1st) – Hilgarth
500-Yard Freestyle: 5:16.79 (1st) – Smith
3-Meter Dive: 180.75 points (1st) – Turley
100-Yard Breaststroke: 1:09.27 (2nd) – Gardner
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1:41.64 (2nd) – Hilgarth, McIntosh, Hendren, Freshman Joey Testa (North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania)
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UP NEXT FOR USI:
The Eagles will be back in action February 22-25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota as they compete in the Summit League Championships.
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