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@HerdSwimDive Wins over Bowling Green; Splits on Saturday
10/29/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Results
OXFORD, Ohio - Marshall swimming and diving finished first in six events at a three-team meet against the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks and Bowling Green Falcons on Saturday afternoon at the Corwin Nixon Aquatic Center. The Herd won nine events against the Falcons, including the last five swimming events.
It was the Thundering Herd's first win over former Mid-American Conference rival Bowling Green since 2005. Marshall defeated the Falcons, 162-138. The Herd faced a setback against RedHawks, 188-112.
Marshall placed first in the 1650 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 400 individual medley and 200 freestyle relay.
The Herd's first win of the meet came in the 1650 yard freestyle. Sophomore Anna Lynch dominated the competition by placing first with a time of 17:18.61. Lynch out touched second place by just over five seconds.
Marshall picked up back-to-back wins in the sixth and seventh events of the meet. Sophomore Madeline Schaffer secured the win for the Herd in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:06.14. Freshman Sirena Rowe grabbed her second win in the 50 freestyle in the last eight days with a 23.66 finish.
Senior Chloe Parsemain and sophomore Caroline Wanner also picked up individual wins for the Herd. Parsemain finished with a time of 56.59 in the 100 butterfly, while Wanner finished at 4:26.71 in the 400 individual medley.
The Thundering Herd capped off the meet with an impressive win in the 200 freestyle relay. The team of Catherine Bendziewicz, Rowe, Gloriya Mavrova and Parsemain finished with a time of 1:35.64.
Besides the six first place finishes, the Herd had nine swimmers finish in the top five. Angelica di Marzio, Carin Ingram, Bendziewicz and Wanner each had two top-five finishes. Shir Wasserman, Maggie Stovall, Mavrova, Lynch, and Lockyear each had one.
COACH'S CORNER
Quotes by head coach Bill Tramel
On the effort and the Herd's depth:
Coaches talk about team efforts. This meet is an example of that. We beat Bowling Green with our depth. It's important to pick up the third, fourth and fifth place points.
On Carin Ingram:
Carin Ingram had the best dual meet of her career today. I made the decision to assign her to Coach Nigro this year instead of training with me. Carin has really responded to his training. She was fantastic today.
On Madeline Schaffer:
Maddie Schaffer was great handling an event audible. In trying to win the meet, we made some line up adjustments on the fly and she came through big with a lifetime best in the 200 breast. It's one thing to have athletes that are capable, it's another thing to have athletes who can handle change mentally with only five minutes to prepare.
On the win over Bowling Green:
Our focus today was on the second period. Last week against Michigan State we let that segment get away from us and it likely cost us the meet. So we focused on having the best second period today. That won us the meet against Bowling Green. Our backstrokes were great; we got an upset win in the 200 breast by Catherine (Bendziewicz); we swept the 500 1-2-3; and Chloe (Parsemain) took care of business in the 100 fly. We had a tough number of weeks and we have two more before our midseason meet. We'll enjoy this and then get back to work on Monday.
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UP NEXT
Marshall returns to the Fredrick A. Fitch Natatorium for a two-day meet against Cleveland State. Competition begins on Friday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. and will wrap up on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 11 a.m.
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