Denver Women Defeat UNLV, Men Fall to UNLV, Arizona

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The University of Denver women's swimming and diving team defeated UNLV 152.5-146.5, but fell to No. 3 Arizona 204-86 at Buchanan Natatorium in Las Vegas, Nev., Saturday. On the men's side, the Pioneers lost to the Rebels 151-149 and to No. 11 Arizona 187-113.

Sophomore Bridgette McNally (Lone Tree, Colo.) recorded a pair of dual victories over UNLV, finishing the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:53.31 and the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:01.54. Sophomore Samantha Corea (Vancouver, British Columbia) topped UNLV for two dual victories as well, taking the 100 Backstroke (54.83) and the 100 Butterfly (55.26). Senior Alex Suppan (Burlington, Vt.) also tallied two dual wins over the Rebels. She finished the 200 Backstroke in 2:02.66 and the 200 IM in 2:06.75.

"I'm really proud of our efforts top to bottom on the women's side," said head coach Brian Schrader. "Bridgette McNally had an excellent meet and we had excellent leadership from our seniors. We had some challenges with injury and illness, but we fought through it with a real team effort."

Freshman Kristyna Kolarova (Prague, Czech Republic) tallied a dual victory over UNLV with a time of 1:05.75 in the 100 Breaststroke, while senior Tia Totura (Castle Rock, Colo.) recorded a dual win over UNLV in the 200 Butterfly (2:04.42). Freshman Madeline Eyolfson (Boise, Idaho) topped UNLV in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:23.86.

On the men's side, freshman Dylan Bunch (Boulder City, Nev.) posted a pair of first place overall finishes in the 1000 Freestyle (9:18.95) and the 500 Freestyle (4:31.35). Junior Kyle Milberg (Littleton, Colo.) and sophomore Willy Van Dehy (Boulder, Colo.) finished 1-2 overall in the 200 Backstroke with times of 1:47.31 and 1:50.33, respectively. Milberg also earned a dual win over Arizona in the 200 IM (1:52.69).

"We had a few individual victories over Arizona that were really impressive," Schrader said. "Any time you can have swimmers record wins over a top-11 school, that's big. Dylan Bunch had some impressive wins, and so did Kyle Milberg."

Sophomore Ross Edfort recorded a pair of dual wins over UNLV, taking the 1-Meter Dive with a score of 262.45 and the 3-Meter Dive with a score of 297.70. Senior Robert Barrett (Scottsdale, Ariz.) added a dual victory over the Rebels with a time of 2:05.27 in the 200 Breaststroke.

The Pioneers will return home next Saturday. Both squads will take on Colorado School of Mines, and the women's team will also face Idaho.

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