The women blasted their nearest opponent, the University of Cincinatti, by a score of 820-693.

Senior swimmer, Ila Barlean had a season best performance in the 50-yard freestyle race, winning with a time of 23.98.

For the men, SIUC grabbed first place, scoring 602 points, while Cincinatti took second place with 524 points.

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The SIUC men’s baseball team garnered its first win of the season against Stetson University 7-6 Sunday afternoon.

Infielder Jay Mansavage collected three hits and drove in two runs while David Piazza pitched four shutout relief innings, allowing only two hits in the final four innings to earn his first save.

Jumping out to an early 7-1 lead, SIUC produced eight hits and scored seven runs in the game, knocking out Stetson starter Chuck Beale in just 1.2 innings of work.

Along with Mansavage, Saluki first baseman Mike Russell drove in two runs with a pair of hits.

Yesterday’s win was the first of the season for SIUC.

The Salukis’ next stop is at Southeast Missouri State Friday.