LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men and women's swimming and diving teams were swept by former MW rival Utah in a dual meet Friday at the Jim Reitz Pool. The Rebel women were able to stay close from the start but lost with an overall score of 147-96. The Rebel Men meanwhile fell by a score of 142-91.  Divers from both teams competed after the meet along with divers from BYU, and the scores were included in the dual meet totals. 

THE RUNDOWN - WOMEN: 
*Freshman diver Gillian Ashley placed 3rd on 3M with a score of 234.05.
*Kicking off the first event, Eva Kim, Skylar Moore,  Kate Afanasyeva, and Sydney Schuette finished 3rd in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:50.62.
*Freshman Julia Filippova touched first in the 200 free with a time of 1:48.88, followed by freshman Filio Raftopoulou who placed 3rd with a 1:51.07.
*Sophomore Zohar Shikler finished first in the 50 free with a 23.41, sophomore Caitlyn Schreiber followed closely behind in 2nd (23.50).  

*Freshman Carissa Armijo finished 2nd in the 400 IM with a swim of 4:27.01.
*Freshman Gabby Lizzul touched 3rd in the 200 fly with a time of 2:06.91.
*Filippova takes first in the 100 free with a swim of 50.53, followed by Shikler who finished 2nd with a 51.83.
*Raftopoulou placed 2nd in the 200 back, with a swim time of 2:02.57, followed by freshman Kacey Kiuchi who touched 3rd with a 2:03.73.
*Armijo touched first in the 500 free (4:59.96).  

*Freshman Skylar Moore placed 3rd in the 200 breast (2:21.89).
*Closing out the night, the 200 free relay team of Julia Filippova, Zohar Shikler, Caitlyn Schreiber and Eva Kim won with a swim of 1:33.29.

THE RUNDOWN - MEN:
*Sophomore Jesse Cawley finished first on 1M with a total of 298.35, followed by freshman Tazman Abramowicz who placed 3rd with a score of 280.45. 
*Cawley placed first on 3M with a total score of 350.70, Abramowicz finished in 3rd with a total of 323.35.
*The 400 Medley Relay team of Hayden Cornellison, Sam Willstrop, Michal Cukanow, and Hayden Hemmens placed 3rd with a swim of 3:21.71.
*Junior Hayden Hemmens touched 2nd in the 200 free with a swim of 1:41.51, followed by sophomore Richard Szilagyi who placed 3rd with a 1:41.92.
*Freshman Casey McEuen touched 3rd in the 50 free, swimming a 20.87.  

*Freshman Hayden Cornellison finished 3rd in the 400 IM with a time of 4:09.13.
*Freshman Michal Cukanow placed 3rd in the 200 fly with a swim of 1:50.86.
*Szilagyi finished 3rd in the 100 free with a swim of 45.62.
*Cornellison touched 3rd in the 200 back with a time of 1:50.59.
*Freshman Sam Willstrop touched 3rd in the 200 breast with a time of 2:06.79.
*Finishing out the night, Mike Niezgodski, Ethan Klein, Sean Gage, and Jack Binder finished 2nd in the 200 free relay with a swim of 1:27.99. 

QUOTABLE-
"There were some really nice efforts tonight. We were out-gunned on the men's side, but it was still a great showing from our medley relay and our young crew of breaststrokers. This whole squad is young, they are stepping up one meet at a time.

On the women's side we had some nice wins and even 1-2 finishes in the freestyle events. And even some lifetime-best performances from some freshmen. Our freestyle relay at the end was a really stellar swim from all four women, a nice nice time for early November."

- HEAD COACH BEN LOORZ


NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV is hosting the BYU Cougars Saturday, November 3 at 10am in Jim Reitz Pool.