Boston University
Maine
Women's Swimming & Diving Sweeps Stony Brook and Maine
November 5, 2011 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Nov. 5, 2011
BOSTON - The Boston University women's swimming & diving team won 11 events on Saturday afternoon as the Terriers swept Maine and Stony Brook at the Competition Pool. The Terriers beat Stony Brook, 172-123, and defeated Maine, 187-108.
The Terriers swept both of the diving events, with junior Melinda Matyas claiming first place in the 3-meter and Diver of the Week Chelsea Glincman winning the 1-meter.
BU started the event strong with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay (1:46.30). Freshman Avery Visser was the fastest swimmer in the 1000-yard freestyle, as she posted a time of 10:32.84. She also finished third in the 500 free (5:12.88).
Sophomore Kendra Cheng, who was part of the 200 medley relay team, led BU in the 100 back with a first-place time of 57.92. Junior Katie Radin (58.47) and freshman Alexsa Savage (59.85) rounded out the top-3 in that event.
Like Cheng, senior Kristen Connors also reaped individual laurels as she claimed first place in the 100 breast (1:05.07) and the 200 breast (2:23.64). In the 200 fly, senior Amanda Schmitz (2:06.44) and freshman Katie Kenney (2:08.86) placed first and second, respectively. Schmitz also went on to win the 500 free (5:08.29), with junior Megan Happ (5:12.85) and Visser (5:12.88) finishing second and third, respectively.
Junior Alex Hunter and Happ finished second and third, respectively, in the 200 free. Hunter was just two hundredths of a second behind the first-place swimmer with a time of 1:57.17. Happ was next with a time of 1:58.18.
BU also had swimmers finish one-two in the 200 back thanks to strong races from Radin (2:05.98) and senior Francesca Ferrante (2:09.87).
Kenney led a trio of Terriers in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.76. Junior Lauren Drake (58.92) and junior Liz Floyd (58.94) were the other BU swimmers in the top-3.
Next up for BU will be a home meet with Fordham at the Competition Pool on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 1:30 p.m.
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