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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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)
 
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.