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Miami Defeats Ball State, 188-109
10/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
OXFORD, Ohio -- Winning 13 events, the Miami University women's swimming & diving team climbed back to .500 after defeating Ball State by a 188-109 decision at the Nixon Aquatic Center Friday night. The RedHawks move to 2-2 on the season and 1-1 in Mid-American Conference action.
Freshman Grace Van Fossen earned her first two collegiate wins in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:40.27) and 100-yard butterfly (57.94). The RedHawks swept the 1000-yard freestyle, with freshman Sarah Wolanske touching the wall in second place (10:40.27) and sophomore Casey Frazier in third place (10:55.14).
The RedHawks also swept two other events. The 100-yard backstroke was done with the 1-2-3 punch of senior Emma Szczupakiewicz (58.83), freshman Kelsey High (59.44) and sophomore Morgan Quesnel (1:00.68). The 200-yard backstroke was swept by the team of sophomore Katie Kuhl (2:05.40), senior Shannon Ahearn (2:07.49) and sophomore Rachel Baker (2:08.62).
For the diving squad, junior Pei Lin won the one-meter dive (309.00) and junior Taylor LeCount won the three-meter dive (279.52).
Five other Miami swimmers won individual events. Junior Julia Campbell finished first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.60), senior Natalie Rohr clocked in first in the 100-yard freestyle (53.36). The 200-yard breaststroke was won by sophomore Lainey Massaro (2:24.91). Junior Logan Klinsky won the 500-yard freestyle for the second straight time this season (5:09.40), while sophomore Holly Schuster came in first place in the 400-yard IM (4:30.93).
The RedHawks are back in the pool Saturday, Oct. 31 to take on Buffalo at 1 p.m. in the Nixon Aquatic Center.
