NEWARK, Del. - The Towson University women's swimming and diving team continued their dual-meet undefeated streak as they beat conference rival Delaware on Saturday afternoon. Towson improved to 9-0, 4-0 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) with the win. The Tigers scored 205 over the Blue Hens' 95.
"Our women swam and dove well today," Head Coach
Pat Mead said. "
Liz Saint,
Macey Arnold and
Victoria Oslund won some key races for us. There were some very close races that we out touched Delaware which led to the team victory. I'm proud of our women for keeping our undefeated streak alive."
The Tigers got off to a strong start, picking up wins in the first six events of the meet. Towson took the first win of the day in the 200-yard medley relay.
Charlotte Holz, Jenna Van Camp,
Victoria Oslund and
Amanda Barber combined to time 1:44.46 for the victory.
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Liz Saint timed 10:17.81 to earn the victory in the 1000-yard freestyle.
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Macey Arnold swam 1:51.84 in the 200-yard freestyle for the victory. Later in the meet, she would grab a second win in the 500-yard freestyle, timing 4:59.49.
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Holz continued her successful day, winning the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 57.28.
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Van Camp earned a second win in the 100-yard backstroke, timing 1:04.21. Later in the meet, she grabbed her third victory of the day in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:16.56).
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Oslund took home a second victory in the 200-yard butterfly (2:03.69). She would grab her third win in the 100-yard butterfly (56.90).
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The Tigers were successful in the 200-yard backstroke, taking the top three spots.
Kendall Krumenacker finished in first-place (2:03.23) while Holz (2:03.72) and
Christine Hammond (2:06.28) followed behind.
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Dickson grabbed a win on the diving boards for the Tigers, placing first in the one-meter event with a score of 285.90.
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Hammond's success continued in the 400-yard individual medley, as she earned a victory with a time of 4:26.38.
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The Tigers ended the meet just as strong as they started, winning the 400-yard freestyle relay. Oslund, Barber, Arnold and Holz combined to time 3:29.36. The win was Oslund's fourth of the meet, Arnold's third and Holz's third.
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Towson returns home on Saturday, Jan. 24 to host Johns Hopkins in the final home meet of the season. The meet will serve as the team's Senior Day.
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