LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men and women's swim team split their home opening dual meet against Cal Baptist Saturday at the Jim Reitz Pool. The Rebel women were able to stay ahead from the start and come out on top with an overall score of 187-108. The Rebel Men were neck and neck most of the way, before eventually falling 172-128. Divers from both teams competed in the CBU Invite on Saturday as well, and the scores were included in the dual meet totals.

THE RUNDOWN - WOMEN: 
*Senior Chrysoula Gatsios finished 3rd for the Rebels on the 1-meter board with a score of 245.45, 2 points away from second. Sophomore Josauli Lacuesta followed behind in 7th with a total of 221.95. Freshman Gillian Ashley rounded it out for the Rebels in 8th with a total score of 216.15
*Kicking off the first event, Eva Kim, Skylar Moore,  Kate Afanasyeva, and Julia Filippova placed first in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:50.65.
*Freshman Filio Raftopolou finished first in the 1650 free with a swim of 17:03.96, sophomore Lauren Smith followed closely behind, finishing 3rd with a time of 17:48.89.
*Freshman Julia Filippova touched first in the 200 free with a time of 1:50.12.
*Sophomore Kate Afanasyeva placed first in the 100 back with a swim of 56.72, followed by sophomore Eva Kim who finished 2nd with a 56.98.
*Freshman Skylar Moore touched first in the 100 breast swimming a 1:07.03, while freshman Annie Sanguiansin placed 2nd with a 1:07.47.
*Freshman Carissa Armijo finished first in the 200 fly with a swim of 2:05.48, while freshman Gabby Lizzul followed in 2nd (2:07.41).
*Sophomore Zohar Shikler finished first in the 50 free with a 23.76, Kim followed behind in 2nd (23.94).
*Filippova took the win in the 100 free with a swim of 51.00, followed by Shikler in 2nd with a 52.13.
*Raftopolou finished first in the 200 back with a time of 2:02.99, followed by freshman Kacey Kiuchi who placed 2nd (2:05.71).
*Moore placed first in the 200 breast (2:23.16), followed by Sanguinsin who placed 2nd (2:26.49).
*Armijo touched first in the 500 free (4:59.42).
*Afanasyeva finished first in the 100 fly (57.26), Kim placed 2nd with a 58.66.


THE RUNDOWN - MEN:
*Freshman Tazman Abramowicz finished 6th on 1M with a total of 249.60. Sophomore Jesse Cawley followed in 7th with a score of 239.15.
*Cawley placed 4th on 3M with a total score of 280.30, Abramowicz finished in 5th with a total of 272.00.
*The 400 Medley Relay team of Hayden Cornellison, Sean Gage, Michal Cukanow, and Hayden Hemmens placed 2nd with a swim of 3:22.81.
*Freshman Wyatt Marsalek finished first in the 1650 free with a 16:12.80.
*Junior Hayden Hemmens touched first in the 200 free with a swim of 1:40.53.
*Freshman Hayden Cornellison finished 2nd in the 100 back with a 50.54.
*Freshman Sam Willstrop touched 2nd in the 100 breast with a time of 57.49.
*Freshman Michal Cukanow swam a 1:52.17 in the 200 fly, putting him 3rd.
*Freshman Casey McEuen touched 2nd in the 50 free, swimming a 21.26, followed by sophomore Sean Gage who placed 3rd with a 21.33.
*Cuckanow placed 3rd in the 100 free swimming a 47.17.
*Cornellison finished first in the 200 back with a 1:49.61.
*Willstrop touched 2nd in the 200 breast with a time of 2:07.24.
*Hemmens won the 500 free with a swim of 4:40.42.
*Cukanow placed 2nd in the 100 fly (49.93).
*Cornellison finished strong in the 400 IM earning him 2nd with a time of 4:07.13.
*Closing of the last event of the night, Hayden Hemmens, JP Piotrowski, Casey McEuen, and Richard Szilagyi finished 2nd in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:05.20.

QUOTABLE-
"We swam well today. Our match-up on the women's side was favorable, and our women capitalized on every opportunity. We have improved a lot in certain events: our sprinting is rolling, and we went 1-2-3-4 in the 200 Fly. Our men raced well, too, but hats off to a very tough Cal Baptist men's team - we just didn't have the wins to make it happen. But we will see them again at the UNLV Invite, and also the Conference Championship. The whole team raced very hard, on the heels of a big week of training, and I was impressed. We have a lot of details to still fix this season, but this was only our first outing as a whole team this year, so that's the take-away you hope for: Where can we improve? How do we get to the next level?"
- HEAD COACH BEN LOORZ


NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV is back at home on Friday, November 2 when it hosts Utah at 4 pm in Jim Reitz Pool.