Results: FS 137, CSUEB 101 - F

FRESNO, Calif. – Alyssa Tenney and Mariam Lowe won the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard backstroke events respectively in Saturday's 137-101 defeat to Division I Fresno State at the Fresno Aquatics Center.

"Alyssa and Mariam continue to swim well and were excellent again today," East Bay Head Coach Ben Loorz complimented. "Alyssa's 400 individual medley race was her best dual meet performance this season. It was cool to see Mariam drop time in the 200 back and bounce back in that event."

Distance swimmer Hannah Cutts held her own against the Bulldogs taking third in the 200 free (1:56.87) and the 500 free (5:10.95). She touched within one second of the winner in the 200 and three seconds in the 500, and was the fastest swimmer over the final 100 yards in both races.

"Hannah's final 100 split in the 500 free of 58.3 seconds was awesome. I think that puts her on track to improve on her personal best time as we approach conference (championships)," Loorz stated.

Cutts clocked the fastest back half in the 200 free closing in 59.32 seconds. She was one of several Pioneers to show the coaching staff the conditioning is starting to pay off.

"It was cool to see our fitness and conditioning levels are at a place where we can finish races with that kind of speed. I was also pleased with our 100 freestylers; having three swimmers finish in 54 seconds and a fourth near that mark was good to see," complimented Loorz of Tenney, Alyssa Littlefield, Rachel Shimizu, and Noelle Farrar.

Cal State East Bay (5-5) returns home to take on Azusa Pacific on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 10 a.m.