The Brandeis swimming and diving teams took on cross-town rival Bentley University on Friday, and although the teams swam well enough for individual wins, they could not defeat the Falcons.

The men's team fell by a final score of 152-83, while the women suffered a 148-79 defeat. Although the Judges were simply outnumbered over the course of the meet, the leaders of both the men's and women's squads turned in impressive finishes.

While Bentley featured different swimmers for almost every race, the Judges all participated in multiple events once again and managed to hold their own through fatigue and adversity. Max Fabian '15 had another productive day, taking home two individual victories in the 1000 and 500-yard freestyle events.

Fabian finished the 1000-meter with a final time of 10 minutes and 12.04 seconds and added a Brandeis-Bentley meet record-breaking mark in the 500-yard freestyle race. Fabian finished seven seconds ahead of the second-place competitor, completing the 500 in 4:58.07.

Fabian noted that his seamless execution in the technical aspects of his swimming carried him to victory in his races.

"For the 500 free this weekend I really focused on the beginning of the race as well as my turns," he explained of the day.

As for the overall meet, Fabian commented on the challenge the Falcons posed as an opponent.

Fabain said that he "always just [enjoys] the opportunity to race and Bentley was a fun team to compete against."

Fabian rounded out his day with a third place finish in the 200-yard butterfly. Bentley sophomore Alex Liulakis finished the race two seconds ahead of second place and a full four seconds ahead of Fabian, to take the event for the Falcons.

Brian Luk '16 added some solid finishes of his own, winning the 100-yard butterfly, placing second in the 200 as well as 100-yard freestyle races, and rounding out his day on the podium once again with a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle race.

Edan Zitelny '17 placed third for the Judges in the 100-yard backstroke and the 100-yard individual medley. His strong finishes complemented a fourth place finish in the 200-yard backstroke.

On the women's side, Joanna Murphy '17 led the way for Brandeis with individual wins in the 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle, with times of 2:03.50 and 5:23.75 respectively.
Fabian said that he was impressed with Murphy's strong showing on the day, stating that she performed well, especially under the conditions.

"I thought she did a very good job with all of her races, Friday night can be a tough time to have a meet and she was very good about maintaining her focus and getting done what she needed to get done in her races."

Fallon Bushee '16 added two runner-up finishes of her own in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard individual medley while Theresa Gaffney '16 rounded out the day for the Judges with a third-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle.

The teams will swim again in two weeks at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Invitational, held on Dec. 7 and 8 in Worcester, Mass.