RESULTS

PHOENIX – An early look at NCAA Division I competition worked out well for California Baptist University in a quad dual at Grand Canyon that featured the Lopes, New Mexico State and Rice on Saturday.

CBU battled tough but ultimately fell to all three teams: New Mexico State (170-128), Grand Canyon (178-110) and Rice (189-91), with the Lopes and Aggies being future Western Athletic Conference opponents next season.

Two of the Lancers newest additions won individual events, while there were several other impressive performances for CBU. Sofia Petrenko and Buse Topcu each won an event, with Petrenko victorious in the 200-yard butterfly in two minutes, 5.38 seconds and Topcu setting a Reese Aquatic Center record when she won the 500 freestyle in 4:55.91.

Topcu's 500 free times was more than two seconds faster than the previous record (4:57.86). The freshman would have set a pool record in the 1000 free, as well, if not for Rice's Claire Therien winning it in record time (10:20.40) just in front of Topcu (10:20.81).

Like Topcu, Petrenko logged two top-two finishes when she went runner-up in the 100 fly (57.60).

Emily Longfellow completed a trio of top-five performances, taking third in the 100 backstroke (57.63) and fifth in the 100 fly (58.26) and 200 back (2:08.39). Christie Halverson was the sixth Lancer to complete a top-three swim when she took third in the 200 free (1:54.83), while also taking eighth in the 200 back (2:09.58).

The Lancers took fourth in the 200-medley and 400-free relays, as well. Andrea Laliena, Robin Smallwood, Petrenko and Halverson swam the 200 medley in 1:49.14 and Petrenko, Smallwood, Topcu and Mackenzie Mergel, who took sixth in the 500 free (5:09.88), clocked in at 3:36.68 in the 400 free.

Savannah Uhlir ended her weekend with two top-five finishes on the boards, taking fourth at 3-meter and fifth on 1-meter with 201.50 and 197.05 points, respectively.

"We were short on the women's side with some injuries, but Savannah stepped up to the challenge and dove really well beating out upcoming WAC opponents," Dive Coach Jeff Couto said.