Zips Stay Hot With Win Over Duquesne

Friday, January 19

Akron, Ohio

5 PM

University of Akron

197

101

Duquesne

Photo by: Ernie Aranyosi

January 19 | Women's Swimming & Diving

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AKRON, Ohio- The Akron swimming and diving team won its second straight head-to-head dual meet against Duquesne with a 197-101 victory Friday night at the Ocasek Natatorium.

Akron notched 15 first-place finishes and swept the top-two spots in seven different events.

The evening started with the Zips taking the top-two spots in the 400 medley relay as the team of junior Sadie Fazekas (Windsor, Ontario), freshman Ally Wharton (New Albany, Ohio), sophomore Jessica Bonezzi (Wooster, Ohio), and freshman Paulina Nogaj (Radom, Poland) won the event with a time of 3:30.49.

Sophomore Morgan Waggoner (Fremont, Ohio), freshman Annie Lochridge (North Canton, Ohio), sophomore Mackenzie Vargas (Roseville, Cali.), and senior Paloma Marrero Munoz (Merida, Spain) placed second in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:53.38.

In the distance events, sophomore Jackie Pash (Carmel, Ind.) won the 1000 free with a 10:23.22 time, followed by Nogaj taking the 500 free in 5:02.09.

Freshman Brooke Lamoureux (Trenton, Ontario) won the 200 free with a 1:54.32 time. In the 100 backstroke, junior Madison Myers (Akron, Ohio) took first clocking in at 56.69. Akron continued its fast swimming with a first-place finish in the 200 fly when Fazekas touched the wall in 2:02.43.

In the sprint, Waggoner got her first individual event win of the evening in the 50 freestyle with a 23.73 time.

On the diving boards, the Zips earned the top-two spots in the one-meter diving event with freshman Andrea Bugariu (Troy, Mich.) winning the event with a 239.92 score, followed by a second-place finish by freshman Megan Nugent (Rochester, N.Y.) with a 221.03. Bugariu came out on top in the three-meter event with a final score of 250.13.

Fazekas registered a pair of first-place finishes in the 100 freestyle (51.68) and the 400 IM (4:26.38).

In the 200 backstroke, Marrero registered a win finishing in 2:04.83. Wharton (2:22.55)and Lochridge (2:24.08) earned the top-two spots in the 200 Breaststroke.
The Zips ended the meet with a win in the 200 freestyle relay. The team of senior Susan Franz (Canton, Ohio), sophomore Ellie Nebraska (Columbus, Ohio), Nogaj, and Waggoner clocked in with a time of 1:35.02.

The Zips are right back in the pool Saturday, Jan. 20 with a meet against Ohio at 1 p.m. at the Ocasek Natatorium. Prior to the meet, Akron will honor its seven seniors, Susan Franz, Caroline Kaltenborn (Memphis, Tenn.), Paloma Marrero Munoz, Megan Schmalenberger (Hilliard, Ohio), Allison Teske (Green Bay, Wis.), Alisa Tsypin (Gan Yavne, Israel), and Kristen Vargas (Baltimore, Md.) for senior night.