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UB Swimming Weekly Release

Women Drop Pair to Open MAC Season

The University at Buffalo's women's swim team dropped both of its meets in the opening weekend of Mid-American Conference action to fall to 1-2 overall and 0-2 in the league. On Friday afternoon, UB lost at Miami (OH), 188.5-108.5, while on Saturday, the Bulls fell, 166-129, at Ohio University.

Lehner Goes Double and Double

Andrea Lehner

Against the RedHawks on Friday, the Bulls won six of the 16 events with sophomore Andrea Lehner (Lockport, NY/Orchard Park) taking a pair of individual races. She opened the meet with a victory in the 100-yard backstroke in 57.04. She later won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:08.40. On Saturday at Ohio, she won two different events with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:52.11 and cutting a half-second off her previous best this season. Lehner won the race by a tenth of a second over Ohio's Ilse Petersen (1:52.21). Lehner later went on to win the 200-yard backstroke in 2:06.15. Additionally, Lehner swam the opening leg of UB’s victorious 800-yard freestyle relay at Ohio as the foursome of Lehner, Jordan Deren (Lackawanna, NY/Nardin Academy), Renae Sharkey (Fords, NJ/Metuchen) and Emily Day (Speedway, IN/Roncalli) finished in 8:02.14.

Carpenter Scores Pair of Diving Wins

Meili Carpenter

Sophomore Meili Carpenter (Boulder, CO/Fairview) scored an individual diving victory in both of UB’s meets over the weekend. The All-MAC selection from last season won the one-meter diving competition against Miami (OH) with a six-dive total score of 280.87 points. She finished the weekend with a victory on the three-meter board against Ohio with a total score of 283.95 points.

Back Into the Home Waters

The Bulls return home this weekend for a pair of MAC meets. Both the women’s and men’s squad host defending MAC champion Eastern Michigan and Ball State at Alumni Arena Natatorium. UB faces the Eagles on Friday, November 9 at 4:00 pm and the Cardinals on Saturday, November 10 at 1:00 pm.