MILWAUKEE – Led by a pair of individual event victories from three different athletes, the Milwaukee women's swimming & diving team earned a 174-112 victory over Green Bay Sunday afternoon at the Klotsche Natatorium.
 
"We came into this weekend looking to have a solid meet," head coach Kyle Clements said. "We had some scheduling interruptions in our training due to pool availability and it got us out of our normal routine. For some people, you saw their times drop. For others, it was a struggle today."
 
McKenzie Sanchez (3-meter & 1-meter diving), Giulia Guerra-Montes (200 backstroke & 400 IM), and Molly Meland (100 butterfly & 100 backstroke) claimed two wins apiece to help the Panthers (2-0) top the Phoenix (0-2) for the ninth time in the past 10 meetings.
 
"We ended up with mixed results, but it gives us a glimpse into what we can do," Clements said. "We are extremely proud at this point. Everyone is working so hard and if we keep working, better swims will come at the end of the season."
 
In addition, three other MKE swimmers won individual events and both relays teams claimed victories on the day – Antoni Haupt (1000 freestyle), Sydney Dahl (200 freestyle), and Bella Passamani (500 freestyle) teamed up to give Milwaukee wins in 11 of 16 total events in the meet.
 
Sanchez topped the field in both diving events, recording 302.78 points on one-meter and 282.08 points on three-meter.
 
Guerra-Montes finished first in the 400 IM in a time of 4:39.14 and led a strong showing in the 200 back, winning in 2:08.71, with teammate Riley Melendy just behind in 2:09.38.
 
Meland took the 100 fly in 58.62 and the 100 back in 58.35. Melendy was again in second, touching the wall in 58.95 in a race that saw teammates 1-2-3-4. Guerra-Montes was third in 59.47.
 
Haupt took home the 1,000 free for the Panthers in 10:59.42, with Dahl taking first in her 200 free race in 1:57.44 in the closest finish of the day (second was 1:57.45). The photo finish also had MKE's Alivia Farber in third in 1:57.75.
 
Passamani rounded out the individual winners with the victory in the 500 free in 5:12.53. She also placed second in the 200 fly in 2:10.09.
 
The 200 medley relay team of Melendy, Meland, Betsy Weil, and Kelen McDaniels won handily in 1:46.47, while the 200 medley squad of McDaniels, Passamani, Paige Murphy and Cassandra Hutchins won in 1:37.42.
 
Hutchins played a big role in the 50 and 100 free, taking second in each in 24.51 and 53.24, respectively. Weil was also touched-out in the 200 breast, with her time of 2:28.09 just behind the winning 2:27.90.
 
The Panthers have one regular-season meet left prior to the Horizon League meet, heading to UIC March 20.