Eastern Michigan 167, Ball State 133
Team Results
MUNCIE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University swimming and diving team continued the fall portion of its schedule with a 167-133 win over Mid-American Conference foe Ball State University Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.
The Green and White totaled 11 wins on the afternoon, while also setting two pool records at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.
The 400 medley relay team of senior Claire Young (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.-Grosse Pointe South), junior Elli Machado (Reading, Pa.-Exeter Township), junior Ali Staver (Bettendorf, Iowa-Pleasant Valley) and senior Amelia Armstrong-Grant (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Saline) claimed the first win of the day for Eastern, while also setting a pool record with a time of 3:50.60.
The other broken pool record came courtesy of senior Casey Gavigan (East Setauket, N.Y.-Ward Melville) in the 100 backstroke, clocking in at 56.37. This is the second meet in a row the senior has taken the top spot in the 100 back.
Freshman Savanna Mouat (Tecumseh, Ontario-All Saints) claimed the title in the 1,000 freestyle for the second consecutive week, this time with a 10:34.23 mark.
Freshman Carlin Hudson (Chattanooga, Tenn.-Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences) recorded her first collegiate win, notching a 1:56.88 in the 200 freestyle. Junior Abby Rapien (Cincinnati, Ohio-Taylor) clinched her first butterfly event win, tapping the wall in 2:09.08 in 200 butterfly.
Also notable for the Eagles, junior Alyssa Shugarman (Oswego, Ill.-Oswego), Rapien and Gavigan swept the podium spots in the 500 freestyle for the third EMU podium sweep in two weeks. Shugarman took the top spot at 5:08.97, followed by Rapien at 5:11.87, and Gavigan at 5:14.37.
Eastern Michigan returns home to Jones Natatorium next Saturday, Nov. 9. Taking a break from MAC opponents, the Eagles will host Oakland and Florida Gulf Coast at 1 p.m.
Miami 151.5, Buffalo 148.5
Team Results
OXFORD, Ohio – The Miami University women's swimming and diving team picked up a dual meet win against MAC-foe Buffalo, winning by a 151.5-148.5 margin on Saturday. The RedHawks won nine events.
Camila Lins de Mello and Hannah Fuchs led Miami with three event wins apiece.
Lins de Mello's first win of the day came in the 200 free (1:49.58), in which she beat all other competition by more than three seconds. Lins de Mello also won the 100 free (50.73) and the 500 free (4:56.16).
Fuchs swept the breaststroke events, winning both the 100 breast (1:04.23) and the 200 breast (2:17.84). She also won the 200 IM (2:04.76).
Miami claimed the top two times in both the 100 breast and the 200 fly. In the 200 fly, Kayleigh Cannon won (2:02.30) and Ashlyn Underhill finished second (2:05.88). In the 100 breast, Sam Sutton (1:04.39) finished just behind Fuchs. Cannon also won the 100 fly (56.03) to sweep the fly events.
Caroline Ehlers tied for the fastest time in the 50 free (23.65).
Carolyn Jungers finished second in the 100 back (57.97) while Izzy Herb was the runner up in the 200 back (2:04.19).
Emma Bradley finished second in the 1000 free (10:32.82).
In the diving well, Mackenzie Holtz led the RedHawks in the 1-mtr dive (244.95), finishing fourth overall. Maddie Folta led Miami in the 3-mtr dive (260.55), finishing fourth as well.
Miami came in second in both the 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay. In the 200 medley relay, Izzy Herb, Sam Sutton, Madison Hoehn and Caroline Ehlers finished with a time of 1:45.43. In the 400 free relay, Underhill, Ehlers, Herb and Lins de Mello made up the time Miami relay (3:26.67).
