East Carolina vs James Madison
- October 28, 2023
- Greenville, N.C.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: ECU Athletics
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina swimming and diving team had three multi-event winners in route to the Pirates defeating James Madison 181.5-118.5 inside Minges Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.
Emilee Hamblin won the 200 butterfly and 500 freestyle with final times of 2:03.78 and 5:00.33 respectively and her sister Kaylee Hamblin captured the 100 breaststroke (1:01.91) and 200 breaststroke (2:15.89). Heidi Bruining won the 200 free (1:52.11) and the 200 individual medley (2:06.85) to round out the team’s multi-event winners.
“Great win for the team today. JMU is a well-coached, strong program, so to come out on top by a considerable margin today feels good,” head coach Matthew Jabs said. “Our girls have been put through a rough couple weeks of training by our coaches and strength staff, and they continue to rise to the challenge every time we ask. This has been a fun group to coach, they work extremely hard, push each other, and handle business as a team. Like always we need to stay grounded and continue to get better and stay focused on our big picture goals.”
Jecza Lopez finished second in the 1-meter and 3-meter dives with final scores of 269.85 and 304.50 and Caitlin Irvine-Smith placed fourth in both respective events of 258.38 and 266.55. Brynna Wolfe won the 100 backstroke with a time of 56.25.
Up Next
The Pirates face a quick turnaround as the team will head to Buies Creek Nov. 3 to take on Campbell for a swim-only meet.
Courtesy: JMU Sports
GREENVILLE, N.C. – James Madison swim & dive swept both diving events and won a total of five events, but fell, 181.5-118.5, to East Carolina at Minges Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.
Freshman Kate Vitolo earned her second NCAA Zone qualifying score on the 3-meter board as she won the event with a score of 307.13. Senior Maddie Yager won the 1-meter board with a score of 279.38 to qualify for the event at Zones in March and was joined by Vitolo on earning a qualifying score with a 267.75.
Jamie Cornwell and Madison Cottrell also earned individual victories, respectively swimming times of 24.44 in the 50 Free and 57.20 in the 100 Fly. In addition, JMU won the 200 Medley Relay.
Diving
- Joining Vitolo on placing in the 3-meter was Alexa Holloway who took third with a score of 273.15.
- On the 1-meter, the Dukes took first and third as well with Yager in first and Vitolo in third. Vitolo has now scored an NCAA Zone qualifying score in all four dives this season.
Swimming
- Beginning the individual swimming events, Abby Maguire finished third in the 1000 Free, just .09 seconds behind ECU’s Danielle McCarthy in second.
- Taking third in the 200 Free was Katelyn Fitzgerald with a time of 1:55.05, the freshman’s second top-three finish in the event in as many meets.
- Madison Cottrell took second in the 100 Back with a time of 56.60 and was followed by Cameron Gring with a time of 58.28.
- In both the 100 and 200 Breaststroke, Riley Bridgman took second with times of 1:04.85 and 2:21.41, respectively. She also finished third in the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.09.
- Cornwell edged Laura Kellberg in the 50 Free by .01 seconds to claim first.
- JMU took third in the 100 Free, as Alex Volk recorded a time of 53.37.
- Finishing in the top three of the 200 Back with a time of 2:06.36 was Lauren Aylmer, taking third.
- Picking up a pair of top three finishes was Jess Pryne, taking second in the 200 IM with a time of 2:08.79 and third in the 500 Free with a time of 5:11.08.
- Cottrell earned her first individual win of the season, swimming a time of 57.20 in the 100 Fly. Joining her by taking third was Gring with a time of 58.23.
Relays
- JMU had a pair of squads take first and third in the 200 Medley Relay, as Gring, Bridgman, Cottrell and Cornwell won with a time of 1:44.86. Finishing with a time of 1:48.87 was Aylmer, Suzanne Earnshaw, Ann Chappell Ellington and Volk.
- To close out the meet, the team of Grace Bousum, Volk, Pryne and Cornwell took second with a time of 3:33.34 in the 400 Free Relay.
Quoting Head Coach Dane Pedersen
“Today was a great test against a difficult opponent. Ultimately today is a data point in a data point in the journey of a season. Lots to evaluate, learn and apply in practice to be better for the championship portion of our season.”
Up Next
The Dukes will host Marshall on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Savage Natatorium. The meet will be streamed on ESPN+ with the diving portion starting at 9:45 a.m. and swimming following at noon.