Results
GAINESVILLE, Fla – The No. 20 Florida women defeated Florida Gulf Coast, 173-125, handing the Eagles' their first loss of the season.
Florida's A relay of
Emma Ball,
Paige Scheriger,
Sherridon Dressel and
Kelsey Dambacher started the day off strong, winning the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:42.82.
The Gators won the next five events, with
Hannah Burns taking the 1,000 free with a time of 9:53.14.
Nikki Miller and
Sherridon Dressel claimed the next first place finishes for the women, with Miller posting a time of 1:50.19 in the 200 free and Dressel finishing with a b-cut swim of 53.62 in the 100 back.
Dani Keymont continued the streak, winning the 100 breast with a time of 1:04.79.
Kelly Fertel rounded out the five with a win in the 200 fly, posting a time of 2:00.34.
Freshman
Emma Whitner won her first diving event of the season, claiming first on the 3-meter board with a score of 286.65.
Boni Trinter and
Brianna Felegi finished fourth and fifth in the event, with marks of 216.60 and 203.85, respectively.
Whitner once again led the Gators on the boards, finishing second in the 1-meter event with a mark of 246.15.
Georgia Darwent earned a first place finish in the 200 back, posting a time of 2:00.65.
Savanna Faulconer followed with her first win of the day, claiming the 200 breast with a swim of 2:19.23.
Burns won her second event of the meet, swimming a 4:53.51 in the 500 free, while Dressel notched another win, swimming a 2:04.68 in the 200 IM.
The Gators relay team of Fertel,
Taylor Ault,
Tori Bindi and
Emma Ball closed out the meet on a high note, finishing first with a time of 3:24.01.
Florida finished the day with 23 top-3 finishes to earn the second dual meet victory of the year.
Next up for the Gators is a road trip to West Lafayette, Ind. for the Purdue Invitational on Nov. 16-18.
Notables – Swimming:
- Burns and Faulconer went 1-2 in the 1,000 free.
- Miller, Tori Bindi and Hatch went 1-2-3 in the 200 free.
- Dressel and Sydney Sell followed in the 100 back, going 1-2.
- Darwent and Fertel took first and second in the 200 back.
- Burns, Dambacher and Kahra Williams took the top three spots in the 500 free.
- Dressel recorded the lone B-cut time of the day, swimming a 53.62 in the 100 back.
Notables – Diving:
- Whitner finished first on the 3-meter board with a score of 286.65 for the first victory of her collegiate career.
- Whitner finished second in the 1-meter dive, posting a score of 246.15.
- Trinter and Felegi registered marks of 227.10 and 226.65, respectively.
Straight from the Source – Associate Head Coach Jeff Poppell:
- "The women did a great job competing today. They got to swim around in a couple different events that they are not accustomed to competing in."
- "The best thing about the day was them standing up and really competing tough after a hard week of training. There is no doubt that they came into this meet tired, but they showed no signs of fatigue."
- "We are proud of the way they competed and it sets us up well for the Purdue Invitational in about 10 days."
Straight from the Source – Diving Coach Bryan Gillooly:
- "This meet was a lot of fun. Abby, Teya and Brooke were out this meet, so Emma, Boni and Brianna really had a chance to step up. I was very proud of the way they stepped up."
- "It was good competition and we earned some good points for the team overall."
- "Emma earning her first collegiate win was great. All of the women really did a great job."
Up Next:
- Both Gator teams return to the pool on Nov. 16-18 for the Purdue Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind.
- Live results can be found at http://bit.ly/1AUA8b4
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