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No. 2 Women’s Swimming and Diving defeats No. 5 NC State, 156.5-143.5
01.28.2022 | Women's Swimming and Diving
The Longhorns set five pool records to top the Wolfpack on the road.
RALEIGH, N.C. – No. 2 Texas Women's Swimming and Diving defeated fifth-ranked NC State in record-setting fashion at Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center on Friday night, establishing five pool records on the way to a 156.5-143.5 victory.
The Longhorns were paced by sophomore Anna Elendt, who swept the breaststroke events with pool-record times in the 100 (59.25) and 200 (2:08.13), and fellow sophomore Kelly Pash, who picked up a pair of victories with wins in the 100-yard free (49.34) and 200-yard free (1:46.68).
Texas also swept the springboard events, with freshman Hailey Hernandez posting a pool-record score of 344.95 points on the 1-meter springboard and sophomore Bridget O'Neil tallying 395.95 to set the venue record on the 3-meter springboard.
Sophomore Olivia Bray set UT's fifth pool record of the night, winning the 100-yard fly in 52.12.
All told, UT won 10 of 16 events to improve to 3-1 in dual meets this season.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Freshman Erica Sullivan and senior Evie Pfeifer provided a one-two punch in the distance races, claiming the top-two spots in the 500 and 1,000 free. Sullivan opened the individual events with a victory in the 1,000-yard free in 9:49.25, while Pfeifer placed second at 9:52.00. In the 500 free, Pfeifer touched the wall first with a time of 4:48.66 and Sullivan placed second in 4:51.10.
- Junior Bridget Semenuk tied for first in the 50 free with a time of 22.92 and added a third-place result in the 100 free with a time of 49.67.
- Texas dominated the springboard events, with the Longhorns claiming the top five spots on the 1-meter and collecting the top four scores on the 3-meter. Behind Hernandez in the 1-meter were senior Paola Pineda (332.35), O'Neil (321.20), junior Jordan Skilken (320.45) and junior Janie Boyle (308.20).
- On the 3-meter springboard, O'Neil was followed closely by Hernandez in second with 393.45, with Pineda placing third with 370.80 points and Boyle scoring 341.90 points to finish fourth.
- Sophomore Emma Sticklen recorded a second-place result in the 100 fly, finishing just behind Bray in 52.62.
The Longhorns' road trip continues tomorrow with a Saturday morning dual meet at North Carolina slated to get underway at 8:00 a.m. CT. The clash with the Tar Heels will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
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