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North Florida Dominates SCAD In Final Home Meet of 2023-24 Campaign

North Florida vs SCAD Savannah

  • January 19, 2024
  • Jacksonville, Fla.
  • SCY (25 yards)
  • Results

Courtesy: UNF Athletics

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida women’s swimming concluded the home portion of its season with a dominant performance against the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in a 176-62 victory, Friday afternoon at the UNF Competition Pool Complex.

The duo of Ashley Kephart and Faith Mutschler led the way, combining for a total of four first-place finishes on the day, with six other Ospreys touching the wall first in their respective races. Freshmen Kayla DaleyAshley Kirby and Amanda Loomis all tallied first-place finishes with impressive swims.

FINAL SCORE
UNF 176, SCAD 62

CLIPBOARD NOTES

  • The group of Loomis, Daley, Kephart and Victoria Torres kicked off the meet with a victory in the 400-yard medley relay with a combined time of 3:59.58
  • Mutschler took home victories in the 500- and 1000-yard freestyle with times of 5:14.59 and 10:40.32, respectively
  • Kephart swept the 50- and 100-yard freestyle touching the wall in 24.75 and 54.12, respectively
  • Aydan Horrigan swam to a first-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:08.87
  • Loomis tallied a first-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:00.61
  • Torres also recorded a victory in the 200-yard breaststroke finishing with a time of  2:27.25

COFFEY TALK 
“This was a very good win for us today. I was very happy with the way we swam, a total team effort. They have been training hard for the past few weeks and they’re tired, but today they really got after it. The medley relays set the tone going one and two to start off the meet and we went from there. All the strokes had very good days as well. This was a good way to close out our home meets with a win” —- Head Coach Ian Coffey

UP NEXT 
UNF heads back on the road to face Georgia Southern in a dual meet in Statesboro, Ga. Saturday, January 27 at 12 p.m.

Courtesy: SCAD Athletics

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The SCAD women’s swimming team traveled to Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday to compete against NCAA DI University of North Florida.

RESULTS: The Bees totaled 62 points to the Ospreys’ 176 to finish in second.

WINNING RELAY: Ellie AlexanderLillie EnglandRomane Cayla, and Haley VanBuskirk won the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:42.12.

TOP THREE FINISHES: The Bees took the top three spots in the 100-yard butterfly, with Romane Cayla finishing in first (1:03.51), Mia Thatcher (1:03.59) in second, and Lillie England (1:04.83) in third.

Haley VanBuskirk finished second in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:41.01, while Sky Marjamaa took second in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:16.80.

In the 200-yard freestyle, Ellie Alexander took third with a time of 2:00.45. Romane Cayla placed third in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:01.68. Nikki Hahn placed third in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:28.80.

WHAT’S NEXT? The Bees return to action when both the men’s and women’s teams compete at The Sun Conference Championships on February 7-9.

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