Men’s basketball begins

UE faces Austin Peay at 7:05 p.m. tomorrow at Roberts Stadium in its regular season opener.

After winning both their exhibition games, the Governors also open their regular season against UE.

APSU brings back guard Drake Reed, who was the leading scorer on the roster last year, averaging 14.4 points per game.

The Governors were 24–11 last year and won the Ohio Valley Conference Championship before losing to Texas 54–74 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

RECAP: The Aces defeated Earlham 91–52 Saturday at Roberts. Forward Nate Garner had 20 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double since last year’s season opener. Forward Shy Ely contributed 16.

UE had a 44–23 lead going into halftime. As a team, UE outrebounded the Quakers 60–27. This was the 10th-straight exhibition game win for the Aces.

Runners at regionals

The men’s and women’s cross-country teams are set to compete in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships at 10 a.m. tomorrow in West Lafayette.

Host Purdue, along with such nationally ranked teams as No. 6 Wisconsin and No. 9 Michigan, will compete in the men’s races.

No. 8 Wisconsin and No. 10 Michigan State will challenge opponents on the women’s side.

Swimmers fall to Kansas

The No. 23 Jayhawks defeated the women’s team 132–95 in a dual meet Saturday in Lawrence, Kansas.

UE had four individual victories and a first place in the 400-yard freestyle. One of the four who won the relay, freshman Hannah Quast had two first-place finishes in the 100- and 200-yard freestyle.

Freshman Alexandra Howard picked up a victory in the 200-yard breast and sophomore Jennifer Childers won in the one-meter diving event.