The University of Scranton men's swim and dive team fell to Catholic University, 149-142, Saturday afternoon at the Byron Center.

The Basics

• Final Score: Catholic 149, Scranton 142
• Records: Scranton (2-2), Catholic (2-0)

How It Happened
· Scranton won 8 of 16 events, including the 400 free relay, but Catholic's depth in the distance freestyle events and butterfly made the difference.
· The Royals lost the 200 medley relay by 0.06 seconds (1:36.11 to 1:36.05), then closed with a win in the 400 free relay (3:12.14), 4.58 seconds ahead of Catholic.
· Scranton won both backstroke events, both the 100 breast and 200 IM, and the 1-meter dive.

Top Performers
· Jake Brunetti – won the 100 back (52.44) and 200 back (1:58.52), and swam on both winning relays
· Sam Peters – won the 100 breast (59.23) and 200 IM (2:00.06), and swam the breaststroke leg on the 200 medley relay
· Craig Clarke – won the 200 free (1:49.36) and 100 free, and led off the winning 400 free relay
· Tim Hause – won the 1-meter dive (226.05) and took second on the 3-meter board (196.20)
· Christopher Clarke – took second in the 1000 free (10:22.61) and 500 free (5:02.95)
· Owen Sherry – took second in the 50 free (22.11) and swam on the 200 medley relay and won the 400 free relay
· Lucas Kawaguchi – took third in both the 100 breast (1:01.60) and 200 breast (2:15.69)

By the Numbers

• Scranton's 200 medley relay A team finished 0.06 seconds behind Catholic
• The Royals' 400 free relay A team of Clarke, Leonard, Brunetti and Sherry won in 3:12.14 with a new pool record

Up Next
The Royals will travel to Gettysburg to face the Bullets on Saturday, October 31, with action set to begin at 1:00 PM.