The No. 20 ranked womenís swimming and diving team took care of Ohio Wesleyan University in their return to the pool on Jan. 9 to improve to 8-0 in dual meet action this season.
The No. 18 ranked menís team also rang in the new year with a convincing victory in their first dual meet of 2010, defeating the Battling Bishops 139-79, improving to 4-3 overall.
The women continued an impressive streak of dominance with a 147-78 win over Ohio Wesleyan.† The Scots managed to not only beat the Bishops, who fell to 2-5 on the season, but also shut out Ohio Wesleyan, earning first place in all 11 races on the day.† Melissa Haug í12 and Kate Hunt í13 contributed two wins each to the overall victory.† Hunt won the 50 and 500 freestyles while Haug took home wins in the 200 fly and 200 freestyle.
The menís team also earned victory in the dual meet in convincing fashion led by Ryan Radtke í10, Eric Babbitt í10 and Adel El-Adawy í11, who each won two races against Ohio Wesleyan.† The men finished first in 12 of the 13 races leaving the menís and womenís combined swimming record against the Bishops at an amazing 23-1.
The teamsí next dip will be Sunday in Ohio as the Scots look to keep the winning pace against Hiram College.† The Scots return home the following weekend, Jan. 23, to take on Wheeling Jesuit College in the last home dual meet of the season.