DETROIT - The Davenport University women's swimming & diving team traveled east on Friday to compete in its first meet since the season-opening win at Hillsdale back on Oct. 5. The Panthers dropped the head-to-head with the host, Wayne State, 137-100, but picked up a victory over Tiffin, 197-24.

The Davenport women took home first place in four of the meet's 13 events including the 1000 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, and 400 freestyle relay. Those first-place finishers included Emma Wallis for the 1000 free (10:37.50) and 500 free (5:13.62), Victoria Postmus for the 200 breast (2:29.76), and the team of Wallis, Riley Faulkner, Megan Fraula, and Jenna Schrotenboer for the 400 free relay (3:42.62).

The Panthers swept the top three places in the 200 breast as Allison Steffin and Kamilla Linn followed up Postmus with times of 2:39.46 and 2:44.32, respectively. Davenport also placed first and second in the 400 free relay as the Panthers' other team consisted of Mackenzie Knowlton, Kaylee VanDeusen, Dominyka Rapsyte, and Sara Mumby (3:49.61).

Those two events were among the 10 in which Davenport placed second and or third.

Next up, the Panthers will host Findlay, Hope College and Kalamazoo on Friday-Saturday, Nov. 1-2 at the Kentwood Aquatic Center.

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler