TIFFIN, Ohio – The Ohio Wesleyan University women's swimming & diving team opened their season at Heidelberg on Friday night. The Battling Bishops kept it close,  winning 8-of-11 events but suffering a close 106-98 loss to the Student Princes.

The 200-yard medley relay team of Julia Hudak, Addie Etheridge, Anna Lance, and August Lemert started the night with a first-place finish and a time of 1:59.95.

Zoie Buck took first in the 1000-yard freestyle, turning in a time of 12:38.23.

Ellie Cady finished first in the 200-yard freestyle with a 2:08.43.

Hudak came in third in the 50-yard freestyle at 26.38.

Anna Lance secured the top spot in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:27.65.

August Lemert recorded a 2:25.24 for a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly.

Hudak took the title in the 100-yard freestyle at 57.43.

Lance and Cady finished first and second in the 200-yard backstroke. Lance timed in at 2:20.78 while Cady yielded a 2:24.56.

Lemert tallied another first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:51.54.

Etheridge retained second place in the 200-yard breaststroke at 2:52.89.

The Bishops finished off the night in second in the 200-yard freestyle relay, the team of Buck, Avery Hudak, Maria Thibodeaux, and Cady turning in a time of 1:57.05.

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The Battling Bishops continue opening weekend tomorrow, hosting Baldwin Wallace at Meek Aquatics Center at 1 p.m.