AKRON, Ohio - The Baldwin Wallace University women's swimming and diving team was defeated by NCAA Division I University of Akron and Mount Union University at University of Akron inside Ocasek Natatorium.

BW (8-4) fell to Akron to a final score of 251-37 and Mount Union, 206-66

The Yellow Jackets individual highlights included:

• Freshman Rachel Fibbi (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Upper Saint Clair) placed seventh in the 1,000-yard freestlye in a time of 12:27.26 and eighth in the 200-yard individual medley in a time of 2:38.74
• Freshman Ariel Lisy (Strongsville) placed ninth in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:14.80
• Senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference performer Bella Ratino (Mentor/Hawken) finished fifth in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:05.52 and sixth in the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5:33.63
• Junior Tia Reed (Bluffton, S.C.) finished fifth in 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:10.63 and fifth in the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 57.88 seconds
• Sophomore All-OAC Mallory Dondorfer (Mentor) placed fifth in the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 2:16.67 and sixth in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 26.55 seconds
• Senior Aubrey Syron (Dayton / Archbishop Alter) placed eighth in the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:05.47 

BW relays were highlighted by:

• The 200-yard medley relay squad of Ratino, Reed, Syron, and Dondorfer placed sixth in a time of 2:58.88
• The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Dondorfer, sophomore Athena Pantoja (Ashtabula/Lakeside), junior Lauren Slife (Westfield Center/Cloverleaf) and Reed finished fifth in a time of 3:56.12

The Yellow Jackets return to action on Friday, January 27 when they close out the home portion of their schedule when they host a conference meet against John Carroll University at 6 p.m.