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NC State Sweeps Quad Meet To Extend Win Streak
1/9/2016 2:48:00 PM | Swimming
The Pack is now 8-1 in head-to-head match ups
FORT MYERS, Fla.- Capping off a strong weekend in the Sunshine State, the NC State women's swimming and diving team swept its quad meet at Florida Gulf Coast Saturday morning at FGCU Aquatics Complex.
Posting the fastest time and top score in 14 of the 17 events on the day, the Wolfpack earned a 208-88 win over Liberty, defeated Florida Gulf Coast 169-139 and triumphed over Central Connecticut State, 207-89. The meet marked the first time in the 2015-16 season that a team has defeated Florida Gulf Coast in its home territory.
After the weekend of competition NC State improves to 8-1 in head-to-head match ups on the season.
Holloway's Statement
"We're very proud of our ladies today coming out on top over some great competition across the board. It was a great meet environment, and think the ladies responded well from yesterday. Yesterday there were a lot of ups and downs but they came out today ready to race and it was obvious they wanted to do well," said head coach Braden Holloway.
"Across the board it was a great team effort with a lot of spirit, and we had a lot of people step up and grab those third and fourth place spots to grab all the points we could in every event. Everyone was very engaged and wanted to prove a point to themselves and take another step forward as a team, which we did, so hats off to our ladies on returning home better than they were when we arrived."
Radman's Recap
"From the diving side of things this weekend, Rachel stepped up and did what she needed to do. She helped the team in a big way both days, and performed very admirably while doing it," said head diving coach Yahya Radman.
"The highlight for today was that Gabi hit a personal best on the three-meter, just missing her Zone cut by a few points. She was very consistent and hit her goals, and we're very proud of her and her contribution to the team by placing third on both boards. It was a tremendous effort, and we're excited to see how it can carry over into our meets against UNC and Virginia."
Wolfpack Relays
The Pack had strong performances in both relay events on its second-straight day of competition. In the 200 medley relay, the team of Ashlyn Koletic, Kayla Brumbaum, Krista Duffield and Riki Bonnema finished first with a time of 1:41.32, while the squad of Lotta Nevalainen, Duffield, Natalie Labonge and Shelly Craddock posted the fastest time in the 400 freestyle relay with a mark of 3:23.36.
Freestyle
Hannah Moore earned a win in the 1,000 free with a time of 9:57.00 while Rachel Muller followed behind her teammate in second after touching the wall at 10:02.00. Moore and Muller also posted the top two times in the 500 as Moore recorded a time of 4:49.14 and Muller a mark of 4:53.99.
As the 200 freestyle follows the 1,000 free in dual meet formats, Muller managed to turn right back around and win the event with a time of 1:48.54. Craddock and Labonge rounded out the top three spots in the event with marks of 1:51.12 and 1:51.23, respectively.
The Pack dominated the field in the sprint events, as all four Wolfpack swimmers that competed in the respective events placed in the top five in both races. The races were highlighted by Natalie Labonge sweeping both events as she posted a time of 23.12 in the 50 free and a mark of 50.33 in the 100.
Backstroke
The Pack finished second, third and fourth in the 100 backstroke, as Alexia Zevnik was the top finisher for the team after stopping the clock at 55.15. Lindsay Morrow and Courtney Caldwell finished behind Zevnik with times of 56.00 and 56.57, in respective order.
Breaststroke
Brumbaum swept the second-place spot in both breaststroke events as she posted a time of 1:02.67 in the 100 and touched the wall at 2:16.09 in the 200.
Butterfly
NC State took the top honor in both butterfly events, as Duffield won the 100 with a time of 55.57 while Lydia Jones won the 200 with a mark of 2:02.31.
Additionally, Craddock placed second in the 200 fly after stopping the clock at 2:02.85 and Nakano posted the second-fastest time among the field in the 100 fly after tabbing a time of 55.98.
Individual Medley
In the 100 individual medley, Koletic tabbed a time of 55.80 to win the event, while Zevnik and Morrow notched the two fastest times in the 200 IM. Zevnik stopped the clock at 2:04.93 and Morrow touched the wall at 2:04.97.
Springboard Action
Rachel Mumma once again tabbed the top scores in the one and three-meter events on the day. She earned a mark of 307.50 on the one-meter and a score of 308.70 on the three-meter, giving her an undefeated record on the weekend.
Additionally, Gabi McDermott notched a personal best mark on the three-meter dive as she finished third in the standings with a score of 264.45.
Up Next
Select members of the men's team will compete in the Arena Pro Swim Series in Austin, Texas on the campus of University of Texas.
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