AZUSA, Calif. --- The rivalry between Azusa Pacific and Biola crossed over into the pool on Saturday, as the two women's swim and dive teams battled it out in Azusa. The final event of the day determined the winner in the dual meet, as APU pulled out the 128-115 win over BU.

The competition actually began on Wednesday at the Lansing Pool on Biola's campus. The Eagles hosted the diving portion of the meet on Wednesday, as the Cougars opened up a lead. Olivia Liddle of APU took the crown in both the 1m and 3m dives but was followed by Abigail Depina in both events in second place.

Saturday's events started strong for Biola. Liza Parahnevich, Anna Haaksma, Morgan Kampfer and Kolya Vos combined for the 400yd medley relay victory at 4:01.31. The group led second place by over two seconds.

The 200yd backstroke belonged to Parahnevich, who landed in first. Parahnevich posted a time of 2:09.88 to overcome the field by nearly five seconds.

A BU duo paced the pack in the 200yd breaststroke on Saturday afternoon. In the 10th event of the day, Colette Friedley grabbed the win at 2:25.17. Haaksma followed her BU teammate, taking second with a mark of 2:26.24.

Another victory came in from Kampfer. The long distance swimmer won in the 500yd freestyle event, finishing at 5:15.27.

Through 12 total events the score rested at 117-109 in APU's favor. The 400yd freestyle relay was the final event and the match would be determined by the results. The Cougars eked ahead and secured their victory, while BU took second and third in the race for a 128-115 overall final.

The Eagles will return to action on November 18 at the La Verne Winter Invite.