Bowling Green Women Top Marshall 178-122 At Home

Bowling Green v. Marshall (W)

• Saturday, November 9, 2019
• Bowling Green, Ohio
• FULL RESULTS (PDF)

Courtesy: Bowling Green Athletics

Bowling Green, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University women’s swim and dive team moved to 2-0 on the season by defeating Marshall 178-122. The Falcons began the day on the boards, with Talisa Lemke and Kylie Mosset finishing first and second in the 3 meter dive. BGSU took first in the opening swimming event, the 400-yard medley relay. The team of Daisy Platts, Taylor Harris, Sarah Hennings, and Lauren Sullivan finished in 3:53.08, more than seven seconds faster than the second-place team from Marshall. The Orange and Brown carried this momentum into the next event, with Kellie House and Meghan Burnard taking the top two spots in the 1650-yard freestyle.

Daisy Platts finished first for the seventh time this season, winning the 100-yard backstroke in 54.74 seconds. This time is now the fifth-best in program history. Taylor Harris won a thrilling 100-yard backstroke, edging out Marshall’s Catherine Bendziewicz by just .04 seconds. The Falcons took second and third place in consecutive events, taking an 86-64 lead at the halfway point.

In the meet’s back half, the Orange and Brown dominated, winning all but two events. Talisa Lemke kicked off the second half with a victory in the 1 meter dive, scoring 293.40. Daisy Platts won her second event of the day, finishing the 100-yard freestyle in 52.08 seconds. Immediately after, Lauren Sullivan won the 200-yard backstroke, finishing with a time of 2:04.57. From there, the distance racers took over. Kellie House claimed her second victory of the day, winning the 500-yard freestyle. Meghan Burnard and Maddy Andrews were right behind the sophomore, earning second and third place finishes.

Sarah Hennings put on another historic performance in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing in 55.53 seconds. This is the sixth-fastest time in program history. Daisy Platts extended her individual winning streak to nine, taking first in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:28.61. The Orange and Brown capped the day with a third and fourth place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, giving them a 178-122 victory.

First Place Falcons

• Talisa Lemke won the 3 meter dive for the second time this season, scoring 337.05.
• Lemke also claimed her second victory in the 1 meter dive, scoring 293.40.
• The 400-yard medley relay team (Platts, Harris, Hennings, Sullivan) finished in 3:53.08, their fastest time of the season.
• Sophomore Kellie House earned her first victory of the year, winning the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:38.98.
• House took her second victory of the season later in the afternoon, winning the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:09.53.
• Daisy Platts won the 100-yard backstroke in 54.74 seconds, the fifth-fastest time in program history.
• Platts claimed two more victories on the day, winning the 100-yard freestyle (52.08) and 400-yard individual medley (4:28.61).
• Taylor Harris claimed first in an exhilarating 100-yard breaststroke, winning with a time of 1:07.27.
• Lauren Sullivan earned her first victory of the season in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing with a time of 2:04.57.
• Sarah Hennings added her name to the record book again, taking first in the 100 butterfly. Her time of 55.53 is sixth in program history.

Notable Performances

• Kylie Mosset placed second in the 3 meter dive, scoring 258.07. She was backed by freshman Julia Januszewska, who placed fourth with a score of 232.90.
• The 400-yard medley relay team of Sarah Fergus, Julianna Petrak, Michaela Ruddock, and Ashleigh Franks earned points for the Falcons, finishing in 4:03.52 to claim third.
• Senior Meghan Burnard earned second in the lengthy 1650-yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 17:49.62.
• Maddy Andrews placed second in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:56.15.
• BGSU got a big points boost in the 100-yard breaststroke from Julianna Petrak (3^rd, 1:09.07) and Kasie Perretta (1:10.13)
• Sarah Hennings (2^nd, 2:06.14) and Michaela Ruddock (3^rd, 2:11.62) gave the Falcons another lift in points in the 200-yard butterfly.
• The Falcons got yet another boost in points in the 50-yard freestyle, with Noelle Lavigne (24.56) and Ashleigh Franks (24.89) taking third and fourth.
• Freshman Inbar Mark gave a strong performance in the 200-yard backstroke, taking third with a time of 2:10.37.
• The Falcons took second, third, and fourth in the 200 breaststroke. Taylor Harris (2:25.94), Kasie Perretta (2:30.79), and Julianna Petrak (2:31.28) all added points for the Orange and Brown.
• Meghan Burnard (5:13.16) and Maddy Andrews (5:16.06) took second and third in the 500-yard freestyle, giving the Falcons the top three spots in that event.
• Andrews added another top three finish in the 400-yard individual medley. She finished in 4:40.72 to earn second place.
• The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Ashleigh Franks, Lauren Sullivan, Gillian Boal, and Noelle Lavigne placed third with a time of 1:38.78.

Courtesy: Marshall Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green’s swimming and diving team defeated Marshall 178-122 Saturday afternoon at Cooper Pool in Bowling Green.

The Thundering Herd’s Catherine Bendziewicz picked up victories in the 200 Free (1:53.62) and 200 Breast (2:23.52), while Nicole Rueff (2:05.91) and Darby Coles (24.24) nabbed back-to-back victories in the 200 Butterfly and 50 Free, respectively.

The 200 Free Relay team of Bendziewicz, Raeliegh Mooij, Alexis Wilhoit and Jordyn O’Dell also notched a winning mark of 1:37.06.

Quotes from Marshall head coach Ian Walsh
Credit to Bowling Green as they brought their best to the table and gave us some great competition. Today we saw some gutsy swims after a tough tri-meet last evening. The team has done an excellent job of taking each meet and learning from our racing/diving experiences, both good and bad. It was a back and forth meet throughout, but unfortunately we fell short on a few close races.

There were several great performances, but a few stand out to our staff when looking at this afternoon’s session. Nicole (Rueff) had an exceptional performance in the 200 Butterfly, coming from behind in the last 50 to win in a season-best time. That swim was less than a half-second outside of our All-Time Top 10 list. Darby (Coles) had another win this weekend in the 50 Free and has been very consistent over the past two weeks in that event. Catherine (Bendziewicz) getting her hand to the wall first in her two individual events and nearly grabbing a third first-place finish in a tough double was exciting. Finishing the meet going 1-2 in the 200 Freestyle Relay showcased our depth in that area of the program.

On the diving side our two freshmen competed well and handled some new dives well. The scores may not have reflected this, but broadening their dive list leading into our mid-season invite is a big step toward their end-of-season goals. Last night, we also had Sarah (McGlumphy) score a lifetime-best on 3-meter which was very exciting.

(Assistants) Taylor (Counter), Megan (Siford) and I are looking forward to the Liberty Invite in two weeks as we fine-tune, leading into our final competition of the fall semester.