SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Junior Kathe Hepfer was a double-winner as The University of Texas Permian Basin women's swimming & diving team (3-2) lost 173-101 to NCAA Division I Incarnate Word (1-4), Friday afternoon at the Ann Barshop Natatorium. 
 
Hepfer won the 1 and 3-meter boards (236.03 points, 233.48 points) to pace the Falcons.  Additional wins came from sophomore Carleigh Castillo in the 200-yard breaststroke (3:03.09) and sophomore Emma Gerhart in the 200-yard butterfly (2:17.47).

Runner-up performances were delivered by junior Olivia Blackman in the 200 fly (2:33.76), Gerhart in the 500-yard freestyle (5:30.42), freshman Emi Goto on the 1 and 3-m boards (235.50, 219.45), senior Ava Reaume in the 50-yard freestyle (26.02) and freshman Chloe Siegrist in the 100 breast.

UT Permian Basin will compete at the Tiger Invitational, Friday-Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 17-18-19.  The meet is in San Antonio, Texas.

-UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PERMIAN BASIN-