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Bowling Green Ends Weekend With Two Wins & One Loss

Meet Stats

  • Complete results
  • January 14, 2017
  • Score
    • Bowling Green 182, Georgetown 103
    • Bowling Green 159, George Washington 130
    • Towson 182, Bowling Green 118

Press Release

Courtesy of Bowling Green Athletics

The Bowling Green State University Falcons finished the weekend with two wins and one loss.

The Falcons started their weekend in Washington with a double win against George Washington University and Georgetown University during a double dual meet. The orange and brown beat the Hoyas with a score of 182-103. The gap was smaller against the Colonials, as the Falcons came out on top with a 159-130 final score. After a double win on Friday, the Falcons suffered a loss against Towson University with a 182-118 score to end the weekend.

Falcons vs. Hoyas vs. Colonials
The double dual meet started with a win for the orange and brown in the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:146.11. The second win for the Falcons came from senior Maya Skorupski, who stopped the clock at 57.29 in the 100 backstroke. Senior, Kristin Filby, added the third win of the night in the 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:05.48. freshman, Danica Garbett stopped the clock at 2:07.82 in the 200 butterfly to win the event. The 50 freestyle event was won by sophomore, Megan Larson, who touched the wall first in a time of 24.28. The last swimming event of the night was the 200 freestyle relay. The A team for the orange and brown was able to add one more win against both the Hoyas and the Colonials, as they finished first in a time of 1:37.68.

Lemke and Stam Dominate The Boards
The 1 meter diving event was dominated by freshman, Talisa Lemke. The Falcon had a final score of 293.15 to not only win the event, but also break the school record. The Falcons had an impressive one-two placement in the event, as sophomore, Claire Stam, scored a 261.85 which put her in second place. Lemke and Stam repeated their success in the 3-meter diving event, as they placed first and second again, respectively. Lemke had a final score of 309.35, while Stam scored a 283.40.

Falcons vs. Tigers
The first win of the night for the Falcons came from senior, Kristin Filby. The breaststroke specialist lived up to the expectations, as she touched the wall first with a 1:05.84. the Falcon had the fastest comeback of the race, recording a 34.49 in her second half of the event. Feshman, Danica Garbett, won the 200 butterfly event once again, as she touched the wall first for the Falcons in a time of 2:08.07.

Diver, Talisa Lemke, scored a 291.90 in the 1-meter event, which was enough to claim the first spot for the Falcons. Claire Stam and Kylie Bosco scored 268.80 and 257.85 respectively to place third and fourth in the event. Later on in the meet, Lemke dominated the 3-meter event by having a final score of 316.73. Stam and Bosco finished third and fourth once again, scoring 259.65 and 244.50 respectively.

Senior, Kristin Filby, had one more win to claim for the night, only this time it was in the 200 breaststroke. The Falcon recorded a time of 2:25.65, which was enough to place her above the rest fo the field in the event. Junior, Maria Galic, added one more win for the Falcons. Originally from Sweden, Galic touched the wall first in a time of 58.14 to win the 10 butterfly. The 400 individual medley was an event in which Danica Garbett was able to record one more win for the night. The freshman touched the wall almost three seconds before the rest of the field, stopping the clock at 4:33.43.

Next stop for the Falcons will be Senior Night at Cooper Pool. Come cheer on your Falcons on Friday, Jan. 20, as they take on Mid-American Conference opponent, the University of Buffalo, starting at 4PM.

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