ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Gallaudet University women's swimming team opened Atlantic East Conference competition Saturday afternoon with a tri-meet against Marymount (Va.) University and host Cedar Crest College.

The Bison (2-5, 0-2 Atlantic East) traveled with a small squad and dropped both conference meets, falling to the Saints (2-0, 2-0 Atlantic East), 149-16, and the Falcons (4-1, 1-1 Atlantic East), 136-34. Marymount also defeated Cedar Crest, 142-52.

Sophomore Adelle Patton (Puyallup, Wash.) led Gallaudet with two third-place finishes in the 100-yard butterfly (1:22.33) and 200-yard individual medley (3:07.60). Patton improved her time in the individual medley by nearly four seconds from last week's meet at SUNY Delhi.

First year Jenna Callahan (Pocatello, Idaho) placed third in the 50-yard freestyle (30.81) and sixth in the 100-yard butterfly (1:40.22).

Sophomore Melissa Eicher (Indianapolis, Ind.) competed in two distance freestyle events, finishing fifth in the 500-yard freestyle (9:32.84) and seventh in the 200-yard freestyle (3:32.03).

Marymount's Annabelle Tarrant swept the distance freestyle events, winning the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle in 5:35.32 and 11:17.21, respectively. Teammate Lillian Crawley captured the 50- and 100-yard freestyle in 26.59 and 57.16, respectively.

Cedar Crest was led by Rylie Heusner, who placed second in the 100-yard freestyle (1:00.61) and 100-yard breaststroke (1:15.73).

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Gallaudet will continue Atlantic East Conference competition next Saturday, Nov. 14, when the Bison play host to reigning conference champion St. Mary's College of Maryland (2-3, 0-0 Atlantic East) at 1 p.m.