Nov. 8, 2008
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Purdue women's swimming and diving team met some stiff competition in the water at Notre Dame, as they fell to the Fighting Irish 189-111. The Boilermakers won three contests on Saturday, including both diving events.
Ashley Beal was victorious in 3-meter with a score of 327.08. Casey Matthews finished third at 296.41. Matthews went on to win in 1-meter after tallying a 283.95. Emily Wetzel picked up second at 278.32.
Allie Smith was impressive once again in the pool for the Boilermakers. Her 56.56 in the 100 back was good for the win. She also notched third in the 200 back with a time of 2:03.69.
Lauren Roth continued her solid weekend with a second place in the 1000 free after swimming a 10:11.56. She was also second in the 200 fly at 2:06.83 and third in the 500 free at 5:06.05.
Roth swam the anchor in the 400 free relay with Jenna York, Sarah Dunleavy and Sara Bogert. The team picked up third with a 3:35.53.
Purdue posted some solid finishes in the freestyle events. Leah Henninger was second in the 200 after tallying a 1:53.54. Lisa Butler picked up another second in the 50 with a time of 23.73. Ariel Martin finished second in the 100 after swimming a 51.98.
Martin, Butler, Katie Beck and Henninger finished second in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:31.31.
Kristen Gilson gave the Boilermakers one more second place finish, this time swimming a 2:03.40 in the 200 back.
"Allie Smith continued to shine today, which was definitely a highlight for our team," head coach John Klinge said. "Being such a young squad, this series of two meets showed a lot of positives.
"A lot of our younger swimmers stepped up and posted some times that we weren't expecting in this training cycle. Lauren Roth was another athlete that did a great job yesterday and will be continued to be counted on as we go forward."
Coach Klinge's crew hits the pool again next weekend at the Purdue Challenge. Friday's action starts at 6 p.m. ET and Saturday's events begin at noon.