Press Release courtesy of NC State Athletics
Looking to build on its success from last week’s victories over Penn State & Duke, the No. 6/13 NC State men’s & women’s swimming & team competes against Wisconsin on Oct. 27 at 5:00 P.M. (ET) and Oct. 28 at 11:00 A.M (ET) inside the UW Natatorium.
Thoughts from Head Coach Braden Holloway
“We are looking forward to heading up north to compete against a quality team in the Badgers,” he explained. “Coach Hite and his staff run a great program that competes at the highest level and it will be a great two days of competing. We don’t see Wisconsin much besides March, so having a dual meet over two days allows our group to race against unfamiliar faces and dive in a different environment. We have a young women’s team and a veteran men’s team, so this will be their first away test of the season.”
Thoughts from Diving Coach Yahya Radman
“I think this should be a good test to see what the Big 10 has to offer versus our team,” he said. In order to get the diving program to the level of where we want it to be we need to face different types of competition and not just regional. This is going to be a good test as we go into our next stretch of competition”
Scouting the Badgers
Wisconsin’s women were ranked No. 18 in the latest College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) polls while its men received votes
The Badgers most recently competed against No. 12/6 Georgia; the men fell to the Bulldogs 168-127 while the women suffered a 183-117 loss
Prior to that Wisconsin opened its season in a tri-meet against Auburn & Tennessee. Auburn’s No. 10 men toppled the Badgers 205-146 as did No. 15 Tennessee, 261-91. The Badger women were defeated by No. 9 Auburn 205-146 and by No. 12 Tennessee 204-149.
Last Time They Met
The Wolfpack is familiar with the Badgers as it hosted them at the Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center last season. The men overcame the Badgers 224-121, while the women defeated them 200-149.
A Grand Introduction
While the likes of Ryan Held, Hannah Moore, Anton Ipsen and Ky-lee Perry have become household names among Wolfpack Nation, during NC State’s tri-meet against Penn State & Duke a pair of newcomers introduced themselves in emphatic fashion.
Freshman Julia Poole won two events on the night: the 200 IM with a time of 2:01.69 and the 200 freestyle thanks to her finish of 1:49.38. Freshman Kathleen Moore, younger sister of Hannah, burst onto the scene as she won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 54.77 She also finished second in the 200 IM with a time of 2:02.12. Look for the duo to continue their impressive performances against the Badgers.
Live Results
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