CINCINNATI, Ohio — Saturday was a good day for sports in Cincinnati, and Bellarmine men's and swim's swimming came out on the losing end of their duals at Xavier.
 
BU's women (3-5) started the day of competition and fell 192-53 to the Musketeers (2-3).  Bellarmine's men (2-3) dropped its dual in the afternoon by a final score of 179.5-61.5. 

The effort for the women's team was highlighted by a pair of senior firsts from Rachel Walker and Elizabeth Schrenger.  Walker cruised to a victory in the 100 butterfly (58.06), while Schrenger raced to first in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.72).  The Knights also had several second places finishes.  Walker nabbed second in the 50 freestyle (24.84), Lexi Pierce finished second in the 200 breaststroke (2:26.84), Anna Holt earned second place in the 200 butterfly (2:12.01) and 1000 freestyle (11:05.24), and Maya Sorensen touched the wall second in the 100 backstroke (1:02.38).
 
The men featured three first place finishes, including two from reigning CCSA Swimmer of the Week Matthew Sims.  In the 100 butterfly, Sims finished first (50.51), along with his staple 200 butterfly (1:53.99).  The other top finish for Bellarmine came in the 1000 freestyle from Brandon Thomas (9:53.76).  The lone second place honor for Bellarmine came from M. Sims, with a time of 1:45.97 in the 200 freestyle.

The Knights next return to Louisville for their final home duals as they host Ball State on Friday Jan. 28 at the Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center.  The action begins at 12:00 p.m.

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