The Western Illinois men's and women's swimming and diving teams each dropped two contests at the UIC Natatorium Saturday. The men were defeated by Saint Louis 145-95, and by Illinois-Chicago 173-67. The women fell to SLU 185-59 and to UIC 156-86.The Leathernecks were led in scoring by Mark DuBois, who turned in a season-best time in the 50 freestyle (:22.60) for third place and finished fourth in the 100 freestyle (:49.09). Dru Dennis earned the best individual finish for Western, taking second in the 200 backstroke (2:00.08), the top team time this year. Teammate Jason Hiermann came in third (2:00.86). Phil Rugari took third in the 1000 freestyle (10:28.56) and was followed closely by teammate Brent Eames in fourth place (10:30.70). Greg Roberts added another fourth place finish for Western in the 200 freestyle (1:48.11), the top event time of the year for the Leathernecks, and the 200 breaststroke (2:18.70).Joe Hamlin, DuBois, Matt Clavey, and Eames combined to take second in the 200 freestyle relay at 1:31.58 while Dennis, Dennis Norton, Joe Kuchyak, and Mike Adams teamed to take third in the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:41.30.Zoe Hochhauser and Madeha Farrar each posted third place times for the Western women. Hochhauser's third place in the 500 freestyle (5:16.98) and Farrar's third place effort in the 200 breaststroke (2:29.05) are both season-best times. The Western women also recorded a host of fourth place finishes on the day. Hochhauser took fourth in the 1000 freestyle (10:53.40), Erika Sheridan finished fourth in the 200 freestyle (2:00.89), and Kristen Tucker came in fourth in the 200 butterfly (2:21.94). Megan Seibert added a fourth place finish in the one meter dive as well (196.40). Farrar, the reigning Mid-Continent Conference femal Athlete of the Week, finished fifth in a competitive 200 individual medley (2:18.70), a season-best event finish.The 200 medley relay team of Erin Hall, Farrar, Lindsay Mathis, and Tucker turned in a season-best time of 1:52.81, good enough for second place. Sheridan, Hochhauser, Marcy Thomasson, and Angie Couch also set a season-best time of 1:45.45 in the 200 freestyle relay.The Western swimming and diving squads will conclude the fall portion of their season when they compete in the Mid-Con Championships December 4-6 at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind.