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Brandeis 156, WPI Men's Swimming and Diving 124

Brandeis 156, WPI 124 

Worcester, MA - The WPI Men's Swimming and Diving team suffered just its second loss of the season with a 156-124 loss to Brandeis on Saturday.  With the loss, the Crimson and Gray fall to 5-2 on the season.

Joel Rousseau (Pittsfield, MA) and Jeff Meyer (Denver, CO) combined for six first place finishes on the day.  Rousseau, a three-time All American, was in usual form as he won the 100 yard backstroke (53.95), 200 yard backstroke (1:58.64), and 100 yard butterfly (50.63).  Meyer's victories came in the 200 yard butterfly (2:01.51), 500 yard freestyle (4:48.38) and the 200 yard IM (2:00.87).  Diver Eric Wallhagen (Carlisle, MA) had a great day as he placed first in both the one meter (186.20) and three meter (183.00) events.  Steve Rose (Worcester, MA) and Minh Truong (West Roxbury, MA) grabbed second place in the 200 yard freestyle and 100 yard breaststroke, respectively.

The Engineers look to get back into the winning column when they travel to Holy Cross for the Worcester City Championships beginning on Friday at 6:00pm.  WPI has won the last three City Championships.

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