Nov. 2, 2001

Complete Results

Wheaton, Ill. (Nov. 2) - The UWM swim teams lost a pair of close meets with host Wheaton College on Friday night. The Panther women fell by a mere five points, 121-116, while the men's team was defeated by just two points, 119-117.

"We made a lot of little mistakes that I wasn't realy happy with," head coach Dave Clark said. "Wheaton swam well, well enough to beat us. They were ready for us."

Senior Kelly Goetsch did her part to keep the Panthers close during the meet. Goetsch finished first in the 100 free, finishing more than a second ahead of the second place finisher, Liz Vanderveen from Wheaton. Goetsch also added a third place finish in the 200 free to the UWM total.

Sophomores Sarah Walby and Kristin Cefalu also added victories against Wheaton. Walby took the 1000 free by .07 of a second over Christin Tyner of Wheaton. Cefalu took first in the 200 breaststroke and added a fourth-place finish in the 200 butterfly.

The women's meet was not decided until the final event. UWM entered the final event, the 400 freestyle relay, with a slim two-point lead, but the Wheaton's relay team squeaked out a win over Milwaukee by three-tenths of a second.

On the men's side, sophomore Josh Baseheart continued to impress on the early season. Baseheart took a pair of first-place finishes, one in the 50 free and one in the 100 butterfly. Junior David Faust also gathered wins, winning the 1000 free by nearly a minute. Faust also took third in the 500 free, an event won by teammate Michael Belting. Belting, a freshman, won the event by a second and a half, his first win as a Panther.

Again, the men's meet was decided by the final event, with UWM holding a slim margin going into the event. Milwaukee needed to win the event to clinch the meet, but the Panthers came up short, falling by a mere .08 seconds.

"Injuries killed us," Clark said. "We're missing a number of our best swimmers on each side, and we've got others not anywhere near up to full speed at the moment."

The Panthers get a chance to rebound from tonight's heartbreak soon, as they travel to Macomb, Ill., to take on Western Illinois on Saturday.