A full day of competition awaits the UIC swimming and diving teams Saturday.  The squads will make a short trip north to Evanston, where Northwestern, Rutgers, and Chicago will gather for a quad meet.

The Flames' men's team, 1-1 on the season, will face an always-tough Northwestern squad, and a Chicago team that is ranked in Division III's top ten and returns nine All-Americans.  The men defeated Valparaiso in their opener two weeks ago, and took a loss to Green Bay in the tri-meet.

UIC's women bring a perfect 3-0 record into the pool.  They have a Horizon League win under their belt but will be challenged by two Big Ten opponents and a reloading Maroon squad.

Flames to Watch

• Brie Hines has dominated her events this season, turning in undefeated performances in the 1000 and 500 free, as well as the individual medley.  She also has two relay wins to her credit and was the Horizon League Swimmer of the Week after the Flames topped Green Bay and Valpo.
• Abby Kunze was a top finisher in the backstroke events last time out and contributed to a relay win.
• Sophia Shalabi and Jessica Amyette swept the breaststroke races.  Shalabi also was on two winning relay teams, and Amyette finished second to Hines in the IM.
• Freshman Cydney Liebenberg has been the Flames' top diver on the 1 and 3 meter boards in both meets to date.
• Hunter Crook was a double winner in distance free events in the men's first meet.
• Tanner Alms, Jacob Cunningham, and Nathan Bosse challenged the field and each other in the 200 free, finishing in the top four and within one second of each other.
• Andrew Lewarchick took second in both the 1 and 3 meter diving events.

Scouting the Competition

• Northwestern's women lost two dual meets to Georgia and Georgia Tech last weekend, but posted 14 individual wins.
• Calypso Sheridan won three individual races and one relay.
• The Wildcat men also dropped decisions to the two Georgia schools.
• The team posted seven season-high times over the weekend.
• Rutgers' women enter the weekend at 0-1.
• Alexandra Fabugais-Inaba won three events against Florida Gulf Coast.
• The Scarlet Knights do not have a men's team.
• Chicago will swim in its first meet of the season on both sides Saturday.
• On the men's side, the team is ranked 7^th in the D-III preseason poll.  Reona Yamaguchi was a double-top 10 finisher in the national championships last season.
• The Maroon women are 9^th in the preseason rankings.  They graduated several top performers after last season, but remain strong in diving with three national qualifiers returning.