A busy fall schedule continues for the UIC swimming and diving team as they return to Horizon League action with a dual meet against Milwaukee Saturday morning. The meet starts at 11:00 am at the Flames Natatorium.
The Flames women were outscored for the first time all season in a quad meet last weekend. Big Ten opponents Northwestern and Rutgers swam past the Flames, while UIC triumphed over Chicago. They'll face another tough challenge in a Milwaukee squad that was voted second in the Horizon League preseason poll, just seven points behind defending champion Oakland.
UIC's men also topped Chicago in a tri-meet last weekend, falling to Northwestern in the other leg. The Flames and Panthers were separated by just four points in the preseason poll as the Flames were picked to finish fourth and Milwaukee was slotted fifth.
Flames to Watch
- Andrew Lewarchick won both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events in last weekend's meet. Sean Scarry was right behind him in second both times.
- Hunter Crook has finished first and second in the 1000 free in the two meets to date. Michael Tegeler has likewise earned two top finishes in the 200 back.
- Danny Sivak won the 200 IM last weekend.
- Nathan Bosse, Tanner Alms, Jacob Cunningham, and Max Pohl have teamed to win the 400 free relay each of the last two meets.
- Brie Hines is 6-for-6 in the distance freestyle events, winning the 500 and 1000 yard swims in each of the first three meets.
- Lexie Joy has two firsts and a second place finish in both the 100 and 200 freestyle events.
- Abby Kunze has been the Flames' top backstroker so far this season.
- Sophia Shalabi has two wins and a second place finish in the 100 breaststroke.
- Cydney Liebenberg has earned the team's highest score in every diving event of the season to date.
- Joy, Misha Neal, Hines, and Shalabi have turned in back-to-back wins in the 400 free relay.
Scouting the Panthers
- Milwaukee's men's team is coming off a loss to Wright State and is 1-2 on the season.
- Ben Cadel and Colin Duffy each turned in multiple second place performances against the Raiders. Duffy was the Horizon League Swimmer of the Week on October 17.
- On the women's side, the Panthers boast a 3-0 record with a dominating 177-71 win over Wright State their last time out.
- Sara Bentley won two individual events and was named Horizon League Swimmer of the Week.
- Milwaukee will swim against D-III Wheaton College Friday night.
