COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - The Ursinus women's swimming team won their second meet in two days, defeating Widener University, 183-76, on Saturday afternoon at home.
 
The win improves the Bears to 3-2 overall, while the Pride fall to 1-4 overall.  
 
Ursinus started strong, just like they had the night prior, as a team of junior Maria Wehmeyer, senior Morgan Valeriano, sophomore Isabella Warren, and senior Melanie Hahn finished in 1:54.23 to win the 200-yard medley relay. Senior Sylvi Lynch then continued the momentum, winning the 1000-yard freestyle (11:51.90)
 
First-year Mia Greco continues to have a strong season, and earned her first individual victory of the meet in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:01.36. She would also go on to win the 200-yard breaststroke, touching the wall at 2:33.23.
 
Wehmeyer took her second win of the meet in the 100-yard backstroke (1:02.41), before Valeriano won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:09.43). Next, Hahn then took victory in the 200-yard butterfly (2:23.79). Hahn and Valeriano both scored two individual wins during the meet, with Hahn also winning the 200-yard IM (2:17.43), and Valeriano winning the 100-yard butterfly at 1:02.05.
 
First-years Caroline Hancock (25.21) and Maggie Goodman (25.77) took first and second in the 50-yard freestyle, before Wehmeyer won her second individual event in the 100-yard freestyle (56.17). Ursinus's underclassmen continued to contribute throughout the meet, as first-year Emma Brown finished third in the 200-yard backstroke (2:31.20), and Goodman won the 500-yard freestyle (5:23.94)
 
The meet closed with a victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay for the Bears, as a team of Goodman, Valeriano, first-year Elise Brelsford, and Lynch finished in 3:46.60.
 
Ursinus will return to action on Saturday, November 6th as they travel to take on McDaniel College at 1:00 p.m.