O'FALLON, Ill. - No. 24 Women's swimming got their first win of the season against Eastern Illinois by a total score of 182-87 on Friday. On Saturday, McKendree would fall against both Saint Louis University (93-162) and University of Arkansas Little Rock (UALR) (125-134) at the McKendree Metro Rec Plex.  

On Friday, the combined group of Ambre Lefebvre, Bia Souza, Helena Kurtz and Zahra Fraser flew away with the win in the 200-yard medley relay with a 1:45.81.  

Souza would collect two individual wins in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke with times of 1:04.03 and 2:21.51. Cassidy Scott secured the 200-yard butterfly win with a time of 2:13.35. In the next event Fraser got her individual win in the 50-yard freestyle with 24.12 on the clock.  

Lefebvre took home the 200-yard backstroke win with a 2:05.87. Natalia Jakubczyk, Thays Santos and Apolonia Rap swept the podium in the 500-yard freestyle with times of 5:11.00, 5:16.02 and 5:18.99 respectively. Fraser, Rap, Scott and Renata Borges took second in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:34.86. With the group of Naomi Hillers, Lefebvre, Santos and Jakubczyk getting third with 3:41.87 to end the first day with the win.  

On, Saturday the Bearcats would score against both UALR and Saint Louis University. Rap earned the first win of the day with Jakubczyk closely behind her in the 1000-yard freestyle. They would secure times of 10:20.66 and 10:21.78 in the event. Fraser swam 51.97 to take the win in the 100-yard freestyle. Rap secured a 5:01.54 in the 500-yard freestyle to get her second win of the day.  

Kayley Spicer, Lefebvre and Scott earned podium finishes in the 200-yard breaststroke and 100-yard butterfly with times of 2:21.80, 57.73 and 57.78 in the respective events.   

McKendree will be traveling to Columbia, Missouri for a midseason meet at the University of Missouri from November 17th through the 20th. All events will be held at the Mizzou Aquatic Center.  

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