The Toledo women topped Duquesne this weekend, winning with a 139-92 decision. Senior Brooke Edwards recorded 2 wins in the 500 free and 1000 free.
Toledo:
TOLEDO, OH – The Toledo women’s swimming and diving team notched their first home victory of the season, defeating Duquesne 139-92 on Saturday, Nov. 7 in the UT Student Rec Center. The Rockets recorded victories in nine of the 13 events.
The Midnight Blue & Gold tallied wins in the first three events of the meet. Toledo’s relay teams touched first and third in the 400-yard medley relay.
Junior Rachael Hester won the 1,000-yard freestyle for the second time this season with a time of 10:39.27, while senior Mary Dombkowski came in second with a 10:41.21.
Senior Brooke Edwards touched first in the 200-yard freestyle for the fourth-consecutive time this season. She posted a time of 1:53.76, while fellow senior Lauren Comer came in a close second with a time of 1:54.21.
Comer came from behind to notch her first win of the meet in the 200-yard backstroke, posting a time of 2:05.90.
Edwards tallied her second win in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:11.48 and Dombkowski touched second at 5:15.36.
Sophomore Katrin Streicher recorded a victory in the 200-yard butterfly for the second time this season with a time of 2:07.98.
Senior Samantha Richart placed first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:21.25 and teammateJessica Avery followed closely in second-place at 2:22.57.
Senior Jamie Schindler earned first in the one-meter dive with a score of 271.73 and sophomore Danielle Forbes recorded a victory in the three-meter dive with a score of 237.23.
The Rockets will compete in the Miami Invitational on Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 3-5 in Oxford, OH. UT will then return home to host Oakland on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 1:00 p.m.
Duquesne:
Duquesne’s swimming team wrapped up its weekend in the Midwest with a 139-92 loss at Toledo Saturday afternoon. The Dukes won three individual races as well as a relay.
Senior Samantha Ray captured Duquesne’s first win of the event, by placing first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.29. She was followed by freshman Kristen McKnight in second in 24.48.
In the following event, sophomore Kayla Owens and freshman Abigail Stauffer also went 1-2 in the 100 IM with Owens taking first in 1:00.13 and Stauffer finishing second in 1:00.62.
Sophomore Gabrielle Sibilia was also a winner, finishing first by over a second in the 100 free with a time of 52.51. Kylie Dickman secured the only other second place showing for DU, turning in a time of 2:08.67 in the 200 butterfly.
The meet wrapped up with the 400 free relay team of Ray, McKnight, Claire Nobles and Sibilia winning by over three seconds with a time of 3:32.31.
“Today was an improvement from yesterday,” said head coach David Sheets. “However, we have to recognize if we want to be competitive in our conference (at the highest level), the entire team has to be able to get up and race against every program, every weekend we compete. To expect less will not help us accomplish our goals.”
The Dukes return to action on Friday, Nov. 20 as they compete in the three-day Magnus Cup Invitational at Cleveland State.
Swimming news courtesy of Toledo and Duquesne Swimming & Diving.