Akron Swimming and Diving Claims 140-100 MAC Victory Over Bowling Green

Thursday, January 31

Akron, Ohio

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University of Akron

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Bowling Green

Akron Swimming and Diving Claims 140-100 MAC Victory Over Bowling Green

January 31 | Women's Swimming & Diving

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AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron swimming and diving team earned a 140-100 victory over Bowling Green in Mid-American Conference action on Thursday evening at Ocasek Natatorium.

Akron notched nine first-place finishes, while earning second in all four events that Bowling Green won.

The 400 medley relay team of junior Morgan Waggoner (Fremont, Ohio), sophomores Paula Garcia (Madrid, Spain) and Paulina Nogaj (Radom, Poland) and senior Ragen Engel (Springfield, Ohio) swam to a victory in a time of 3:46.69 to kick off the dual.

Akron recorded the top two time in the 1,000 freestyle with senior Emma King (Centerville, Ohio) touching the wall first in a time of 10:22.59 and junior Jessica Bonezzi (Wooster, Ohio) coming second at 10:22.97.

Freshman Sarah Watson (Winnipeg, Manitoba) finished first in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:50.56, while freshman McKenzie Rice (Liberty Township, Ohio) (1:54.94) and sophomore Brooke Lamoureux (Belleville, Ontario) (1:55.04) earned third and fourth place, respectively.

Two Zips, Engel and Waggoner, tied for first in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.91, with freshman Avery Movold (Prince George, British Columbia) taking third in 23.93.

Akron earned the top four times in the 200 individual medley. Senior Sadie Fazekas (Windsor, Ontario) touched the wall first with a time of 2:04.90, while freshmen Sofia Henell (Linkoping, Sweden) and Olivia Gardner (Bromsgrove, England) and sophomore Ally Wharton (New Albany, Ohio) finished second, third and fourth, respectively.

In the three-meter diving, Bowling Green's Talisa Lemke won the event with a score of 320.10, while senior Karly Crail (Edgewood, Ky.) was the top Zip in the event, taking second with a score of 294.07. Junior Katelyn Applin (Dansville, N.Y.) placed third, earning an NCAA zone cut with a score of 280.65 and freshman Kamryn Goodrick (Chesterland, Ohio) finished fourth (264.15).

Nogaj finished the 200 butterfly in 2:00.46 to take top honors, while junior Mackenzie Vargas (Roseville, Calif.) touched the wall at 2:07.52 to take third. Fazekas carried the Zips' momentum into the 100 freestyle, where she took first with a time of 51.97.

Bowling Green's Daisy Platts earned the Falcons first victory in a swimming event, touching the wall in a time of 1:59.04 in the 200 backstroke. Akron garnered second and third, with Movold touching second in 2:01.01 followed by Gardner (2:02.36).

The Falcons also took top honors in the 500 freestyle, but Nogaj came in second with a time of 5:08.11.

Back on the boards, Lemke also won the one-meter diving for BGSU with a score of 304.57. Goodrick earned second for the Zips, recording a score of 273.30.

In the 200 breaststroke, Garcia turned in a time of 2:21.57 to win the event.

The 200 freestyle relay team of Engel, Fazekas, Watson and Henell capped off the dual with a win after touching the wall with a time of 1:32.65.

The Zips return to action tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 1, as they host Ohio in their final regular season meet. The action is slated to start at 5 p.m. Prior to the dual, Akron will honor its senior class, beginning at 4:45 p.m.