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LA JOLLA, Calif. -- The Cal State East Bay swim team returned to action from the holiday break on Wednesday and suffered a 190-71 dual meet defeat on the road at UC San Diego, which entered the week ranked No. 5 in the nation.

The Tritons captured victories in 13 of the day's 14 events, with East Bay's win coming thanks to freshman Vivy Hua. The Fremont native captured the 100 freestyle with a time of 1:01.47. Hua also had a solid third-place swim in the 100 butterfly, clocking in as the Pioneers' top finisher in 1:08.24.

"Vivy had a nice win in the 100 free, she beat out some very good swimmers in that race," said head coach Ben Loorz.

Sophomore Claire Beaty, who broke own school record in the 200 breaststroke two weeks ago in Santa Rosa, was impressive with a pair of second second place finishes. She swam the 200 breast in 2:49.55, and turned in a time of 1:20.50 to best a pair of Tritons in the 100 breast.

The Pioneers also got two runner-up performances each from junior Madison Hauanio and senior Rachel Shimizu. In addition to a third place finish in the 50 free, Hauanio was runner-up in the 200 backstroke, topping two UCSD swimmers with a time of 2:31.61. She defeated five Tritons in the 200 individual medley, out-touching Lindsay Miller by 19 hundredths of a second for second place.

Shimizu had a strong day for East Bay in the distance events. She and Hannah Cutts took second and fourth place in the 400 free, turning in times of 4:47.92 and 4:51.54, respectively. In the 800 free, Shimizu (9:44.31) and Kayleigh Davidson (10:03.48) placed second and fourth for the Pioneers.

Junior Mariam Lowe scored second-place points in the 100 backstroke, touching the wall in 1:12.17. She bested freshman teammate Miranda McDonnell, who placed third in the event.

Senior Arolyn Basham led the way for CSUEB in the 200 butterfly, finishing in fourth place with a time of 2:40.22.

Hua was the third Pioneer to touch the wall in the 50 free, as Hauanio (27.99) and senior Alyssa Littlefield (28.17) took third and fourth place, respectively. Littlefield also took fourth in the 100 free with a time of 1:03.55.

Freshman Cassidy Humphrey (2:17.95) paced the Pioneers in the 200 free, out-touching teammates Jande Monteon (2:18.04) and Cutts (2:18.90) to take fourth place overall.

The Pioneers notched third place finishes in both relays at UCSD's Canyonview Aquatic Center. Lowe, Beaty, Humphrey, and Littlefield swam the 200 medley relay in 2:07.37. In the 400 free relay, Hauanio, Cutts, Hua, and Humphrey combined for a time of 4:14.53. 

"We got beat by one of the best squads in the nation," Loorz commented. "But I want our team to race against the best and have a clear understanding of what it tales to be at the top of Division II."

Next up, East Bay rings in 2016 back in Northern California with a dual meet against Division I squad San Jose State on Saturday, Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. at the SJSU Aquatic Center.