BALTIMORE – The UMBC women's swimming and diving squads will host Ohio University at the UMBC Aquatic Complex on Friday, Oct. 20. The meet gets underway at 4:00 p.m. and live results will be available on the Meet Mobile app.

AMERICA EAST ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: The America East Conference named UMBC sophomore Bruna de Padua as the league's inaugural Swimmer of the Week for the 2023-24 season.

The Retriever newcomer won a pair of golds in the distance freestyle events in the meet versus La Salle on Oct. 7. She captured the 1000 freestyle in 10:42.90, then came back to easily outdistance the field in the 500 freestyle with a mark of 5:11.58.

HONORABLE MENTION: Seniors Nyah Stahl and Makaela Hill also won events versus La Salle. Stahl won the 200 by nearly two seconds over a pair of swimmers from La Salle, while Hill took the 100 by just over one second.

VERSUS OHIO U.: UMBC has never faced Ohio University.

THE BOBCATS: Ohio University cruised to victory in its opening meet, defeating Illinois State, 216-82 at home on Oct. 13.  

2023-24 AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS: The post-season gets underway on February 14-17 when the men hope to defend their title and the women strive to re-capture the crown at the America East Swimming & Diving Championships. The championships move south to Lexington, Va. in 2024 as associate league member VMI hosts at the one-year old VMI Aquatic Center.

NEXT MEET: UMBC will compete against local rivals Towson, Johns Hopkins and host Loyola-Maryland at the Greyhounds' Invitational Meet on Oct. 27-29.