Jan. 19, 2002
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Purdue women's swim team fell to the Indiana Hoosiers today at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center, 183.5-114.5. The Boilermakers fall to 6-2 (3-1 Big Ten) on the season. With the loss, the Boilermakers fall to 2.5-4 against the Hoosiers in the year-long Titan Series competition, sponsored by Keebler.
"Today's meet definitely showed that Purdue brings out the best in Indiana," said Purdue head women's coach Cathy Wright-Eger. "I just wish that Indiana would have brought out the best in Purdue. IU swam a good meet today, they were the fastest they've been all year and they got a varsity record. Now it's time for us to focus on ourselves and work on our turns. That's were they really beat us today so we'll watch the tape and work on that this week.
"The highlights for today's meet, though, were our two first-places with Tracy Duchac's lifetime-best in the 50 free and Lindsay Lange's 100 breaststroke. I also thought that our flyers - Patricia, Karin and Autumn - had good times and they really raced."
Purdue started the day off with a 2-3 punch, as they took both second and third places in the 200 medley relay. The team of juniors Lisa Dolansky, Lindsay Lange and Patricia Finnerty and freshman Katie Seleskie finished in second with a time of 1:44.28, while the team of freshman Brandy Keever, sophomores Lindsay Kirchoff and Autumn Sample and freshman Tracy Duchac finished in 1:47.06.
In the 1,000 free, senior Kelly Mackus finished in 10:19.38 for fourth place, junior Shannon Funk finished in 10:24.65 for sixth place and freshman Lindsey Meier finished with a time of 10:39.02 for seventh place.
In the 200 free, Paradeise was the Boilermakers' top finisher in fourth with a time of 1:54.06 and sophomore Jenni Bean finished fifth with a time of 1:54.15. Freshmen Brenda Banning and Jill Collins finished seventh and eighth with times of 1:58.51 and 2:01.04, respectively.
The 100 backstroke brought one of the most heated races of the day, with Indiana's Susan Woessner and Dolansky squaring off for the rivalry title. Dolansky raced well in the first 75 yards, but Woessner kicked it into high gear and finished strong for first. Dolansky grabbed a time of 56.01 as freshman Brandy Keever was right behind her for third with a time of 57.74. Freshman Lydia DeNuccio also finished with a time of 1:00.92 for sixth place.
Lange brought home one of only four Purdue top finishes in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:03.40 and Kirchoff finished fourth with a time of 1:05.99. Senior Ronica Rogalski and junior Karina Bolanos finished fifth and seventh for the Boilermakers.
Purdue's flyers took the third-, fourth- and fifth-place finishes in the 200 race with times of 2:04.25, 2:04.79 and 2:05.40, respectively.
Duchac finished first in the 50 free with a time of 23.77 for a lifetime-best and Paradiese finished third in 24.47.
In the 100 free, Duchac finished third with a time of 52.36, Paradiese was fourth in 52.92 and Bean was fifth in 52.94. Seleskie finished seventh as an exhibition swimmer.
The 200 back, again, showed Dolansky and Woessner squaring off, as Dolansky took second with a time of 2:03.02. Keever, DeNuccio and Banning finished sixth, seventh and eighth for the Boilermakers.
Lange tallied a second-place finish in the 200 breast with a time of 2:20.69 and Kirchoff, Rogalski and Bolanos finished sixth, seventh and eighth.
In the 500 freestyle race, Purdue's Funk, Mackus, Meier and Collins finished fifth through eighth. Times were 5:07.25, 5:08.11, 5:17.22 and 5:29.75, respectively.
The 100 fly race gave the Boilermakers finishes of third, fourth, fifth and eighth. Finnerty garnered a time of 56.94, Stender a time of 57.77, Sample earned a 58.49 and sophomore Stacie Kleber swam in exhibition with a time of 1:01.07.
In the 400 individual medley, Bean finished in a tie for third with a time of 4:29.79, Sample finished in 4:32.09, Mackus earned a time of 4:35.14 and Stender finished in 4:36.70 in exhibition.
The final race of the day was the 400 free relay and the Boilermakers held strong during most of the race, but the Hoosiers overtook them on the last leg. Purdue's Dolansky, Duchac, Lange and Paradeise finished with a time of 3:28.13.
In the diving events that were held on Friday, Jan. 11, senior Kara Hajek-Gustafson finished first on both the 1- and 3-meter boards, marking the first time a Purdue diver has ever swept both boards against the Hoosiers. Hajek-Gustafson also set both Purdue varsity records with her scores of 308.45 and 323.75.
On the 1-meter board, senior Molly MacFarlane finished fifth with a score of 252.25, junior Heather Bachman finished sixth with a score of 241.90 and junior Carrie Dougherty finished with a score of 198.15 in exhibition.
On the 3-meter board, Bachman finished fifth with a score of 261.15, Dougherty finished sixth with 258.70 points and MacFarlane earned 223.70 points in exhibition.
The Boilermakers will return to the pool when they host the annual Quad Meet against Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois on Feb. 1 & 2 at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center. Meet time is set for 6 p.m. on Friday and noon on Saturday.