AKRON, OH – The University at Buffalo women's swimming and diving team edged out MAC rival Akron by a score of 158-140 tonight to improve their record to 6-2 (3-2 MAC).Brynn Marecki picked up two individual wins, while diver Meili Carpenter swept the diving events to help lead the team to their fifth straight win.
The team opened the meet with a first-place finish in the 400
medley relay as Jessica
Ballard, Marecki, Sam
Palma and Jessie
Koltzshaved more than a second off their fastest time of the
season, finishing in a time of 3:51.10. Distance freestyler Jordan
Deren won the first individual event, taking the 1,000
freestyle in a time of 10:25.21, touching out the Zips competition
by less than a second to extend the Buffalo lead. However, two
Akron wins closed the gap until Marecki and Alie
Schirmers slammed the 100 breaststroke event, taking first
and second place with Marecki taking first in a time of 1:05.48 and
Schirmers taking second in a time of 1:06.89. Marecki and Schirmers
also teamed up for a one-two finish in the 200 breaststroke as
Marecki finished first with a time of 2:23.01 and Schirmers
finishing close behind in 2:25.23. Caroline
Simmons and Koltz combined for another Buffalo one-two
finish in the 100 freestyle, as Simmons picked up first-place
points with a time of 51.58 and Koltz took second in a time of
52.30. Ballard rounded out the individual wins with a first place
finish in the 200 IM, finishing in a season-best time 2:07.42. The
200 freestyle team of Koltz, Palma, Karly
Moore and Simmons, capped off the night with a first-place
win, taking the event in 1:35.06, just touching out the Akron
"A" relay who finished in a time of 1:35.49.
The men's team will host MAC rival Miami tomorrow in a 1:00 pm meet at Alumni Arena Natatorium. Both teams will be back in action next weekend, Friday, January 29, as they travel to Big Four rival St. Bonaventure for a 6:00 pm meet in Olean, NY.