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Women's Swimming and Diving

Women's Swimming Races Past Mount St. Mary's

BALTIMORE -- The UMBC Women's Swimming team won 12 of 13 events en route to a convincing 186.50-54.50 victory over visiting Mount St. Mary's on Saturday.

The meet started off with a bang as the Retriever quartet of Eunice Cheung, Ula Parrill, Erma Duratovic and Claire Oettinger easily won the 200 medley relay by nearly four seconds (1:47.55). Ashley Gutshall (5:21.75) and Shannyn Lambert (5:26.54) went 1-2 in the 500 free, followed by Breanna Smith (59.39) and Daphné Melis (1:01.57) taking the top two spots in the 100 fly. 

Lea Kaiser (30.60), Parrill (31.18) and Hailey Weigand (31.62) swept the podium in the 50 breaststroke, and freshmen Bella Lane (27.66) and Claudia Fernandez-Deardurff (27.69) went 1-2 in the 50 back. Oettinger and Ella Nadeau then took the the top two spots in the 100 free with times of 54.05 and 54.56, respectively. 

Gutshall, Cheung, Lane and Megan Gangaway won the 200 free relay in a time of 1:39.13, while Duratovic (26.50) and Nicol Davanzo (26.90) finished first and second in the 50 fly. Parrill (1:07.91), Smith (1:08.69) and Melis (1:09.77) took the top three spots in the 100 breaststroke, and Kaiser then won the 100 back in 1:00.92.

Lane (2:00.88) claimed the top spot in the 200 free, before Cheung (59.70), Duratovic (1:01.39), Nadeau (1.01.89) and Gutshall (1:02.39) went 1-4 in the 100 IM. 

The meet ended with a mixed 200 free relay that was won by Duratovic, Oettinger, Axel Mori and Andrew McEachern in 1:32.16.

The Retrievers will host La Salle next Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Nicol Davanzo

Nicol Davanzo

Fly
Junior
Erma Duratovic

Erma Duratovic

Fly/Free
Junior
Megan Gangaway

Megan Gangaway

Free
5' 4"
Senior
Ashley  Gutshall

Ashley Gutshall

Sprint Free
5' 10"
Senior
Lea Kaiser

Lea Kaiser

Breast/IM
Sophomore
Shannyn Lambert

Shannyn Lambert

Breast/IM
Sophomore
Daphné Melis

Daphné Melis

Breast/IM
Sophomore
Ella Nadeau

Ella Nadeau

Breast/IM
Junior
Claire Oettinger

Claire Oettinger

Free
Junior
Ula  Parrill

Ula Parrill

Breast/Free
5' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Nicol Davanzo

Nicol Davanzo

Junior
Fly
Erma Duratovic

Erma Duratovic

Junior
Fly/Free
Megan Gangaway

Megan Gangaway

5' 4"
Senior
Free
Ashley  Gutshall

Ashley Gutshall

5' 10"
Senior
Sprint Free
Lea Kaiser

Lea Kaiser

Sophomore
Breast/IM
Shannyn Lambert

Shannyn Lambert

Sophomore
Breast/IM
Daphné Melis

Daphné Melis

Sophomore
Breast/IM
Ella Nadeau

Ella Nadeau

Junior
Breast/IM
Claire Oettinger

Claire Oettinger

Junior
Free
Ula  Parrill

Ula Parrill

5' 5"
Senior
Breast/Free
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