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No. 5 Women's Swimming and Diving tops No. 14 Auburn, 156-139
01.12.2017 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Longhorns win 10 of 16 events to knock off the Tigers; Horns visit No. 2 Georgia on Saturday.
AUBURN, Ala. – All-America senior Madisyn Cox swept her three individual events, and the fifth-ranked Longhorns claimed 12 of 16 events on the day en route to a 156-139 victory over host No. 14 Auburn Thursday at AU's James E. Martin Aquatic Center.
Texas opened the meet with a tight win in the 200-yard medley relay, where All-America senior Tasija Karosas joined Cox, sophomore Remedy Rule and All-America junior Rebecca Millard to win in 1 minute, 39.93 seconds.
Auburn narrowed the Longhorns' lead by winning the 1,000 freestyle, but Texas methodically stretched its lead and pulled away from the Tigers. Karosas added a win in the 200 freestyle at 1:46.86, and freshman Claire Adams claimed the 100 backstroke in 53.11. Cox put away her first win of the day in the 100 breaststroke at 1:00.35 while sophomore Olivia Anderson took second at 1:01.92.
Sophomore Meghan O'Brien swept the diving events for the Longhorns. O'Brien, whose older brother Sean also dives for Texas, claimed the three-meter event with 332.18 points. She added a victory on one-meter at 288.98. Freshman Alison Gibson placed second on one-meter with 287.03 points.
Cox showed off her versatility in the 200 backstroke, an event in which she rarely competes. Nevertheless, she took the win by nearly three seconds in 1:55.99. Sophomore Quinn Carrozza added a third-place mark of 1:59.18.
Anderson delivered the 200 breaststroke for Texas at 2:14.95. Karosas, like Cox earlier, swam an off event and claimed the 500 freestyle at 4:46.96. Cox later added her third win of the day in the 200 IM at 1:56.07. The Lubbock native placed fourth in the same event last year at the NCAA Championship and the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Texas wrapped the meet with a victory in the 400 freestyle relay, where Millard, Adams, Rule and Karosas finished in 3:18.44.
Texas takes on No. 2 Georgia Saturday in Athens, at 11 a.m. ET. SEC Network subscribers may view the meet via a live video stream on the WatchESPN mobile application and ESPN3.com.
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