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Agnes Stanislawska won two events in the Retrievers' season-opening win over Rider.

Ryan Karrer swept the distance events for the men.

Lawrenceville, N.J.-UMBC’s swimming and diving teams opened their season at Rider Saturday afternoon, with the women (1-0) defeating the Broncs, 146-95, and the men (0-1) falling, 130.5-110.5. The loss marks the men’s first in a dual meet since Nov. 1, 2003, when they were edged by Navy, 122-121, breaking a streak of 21 straight victories.

The women were led by junior Agnes Stanislawska (Zielona Gora, Poland/LO VI Zielona Gora) and a pair of transfers, junior diver Ashley Houghton (Frederick, Md./Urbana/Pittsburgh) and sophomore Meghan Sackett (Cockeysville, Md./Dulaney/Maryland), who each recorded two individual victories apiece.

Stanislawska won both the 100-free (54.47) and the 200-breast (2:23.82), while Houghton swept the diving events with scores of 246.67 on the 3-meter and 236.47 on the 1-meter. Sackett took both the 200-fly (2:08.57) and the 200-free (1:52.21).

Sophomore Lindsey Engler (Salisbury, Md./James M. Bennett) was the only other individual winner for the Retrievers, as she claimed the 50-free (25.09).

The women also swept the relay events, as Stanislawska, freshman Robin Klein (McMinnville, Ore./McMinnville), freshman Daniele Surkovich (Ellicott City, Md./Wilde Lake) and Sackett teamed up to take the 400-medley relay in 3:58.26 and Engler, Klein, senior Elyse Gibson (Nova Scotia, Canada/Queen Elizabeth) and Surkovich combined to win the 400-free relay in 3:39.98.

On the men’s side, junior Ryan Karrer (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional) led the way, sweeping the distance freestyle events with times of 9:43.43 in the 1,000 and 4:43.27 in the 500.

Senior Geza Szabo (Szolnok, Hungary/Ady Endre Gimnazium) was the only other individual winner for the Retrievers, as he took the 200-fly with a time of 1:56.22.

The men also won the 400-free relay, as Karrer, freshman Evan Roseberry (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson), freshman Justin Bronson (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada/MSGR. Paul Dwyer) and junior transfer Juan Ortiz (Cali, Columbia/Indian River CC) swam a time of 3:14.97.

The Retrievers return to action next Saturday, Oct. 29, as they return home to host Navy at the UMBC Natatorium. The men’s meet begins at 12:00 p.m., while the women will swim at 2:30 p.m.