BEREA, OHIO – The Baldwin Wallace University women's swimming and diving team lost today in an Ohio Athletic Conference dual meet with Cleveland cross-town rival John Carroll University in the BW Natatorium in the Lou Higgins Center.  It was the final OAC dual meet for the Yellow Jackets.

The BW women fell to JCU, 124.5-110.5. With its loss, the BW women progress to 4-8 overall and 1-5 in OAC duals.

The Yellow Jacket women were led by freshman Chandler Ashbaugh (Napoleon) and senior Julie Pinter (Broadview Hts/Brecksville-Broadview Hts). Ashbaugh finished first in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:02.65 along with the 200-yard individual medley with a winning time of 2:18.53. Pinter also snagged a pair of wins in both the 1-meter voluntary and 1-meter optional dives with scores of 197.95 and 275.65, respectively.

In addition to Ashbaugh and Pinter, fellow teammates junior Angela Musille (Canton/GlenOak) and junior Caitlin Wilson (Wycombe, Pa./Council Rock North) finish first in their events. Musille won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:09.52 and Wilson won the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:40.13. The women's 200-yard medley relay team consisting of Ashbaugh, Musille, junior Emma Gerdes (Avon), and junior Kayla Miller (Van Wert) finished with a winning time of 1:56.10.

The Yellow Jackets return to action on Friday, February 1 when BW hosts cross-town and non-league rival Case Western Reserve University in the BW Natatorium for a 6:00 p.m. Seniors' and Parents' Night Meet.

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