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No. 18 Indiana Holds Off Northwestern, 159-141
12/2/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Dec. 2, 2005
EVANSTON, Ill. - The No. 18 Indiana women's swimming and diving team closed out Northwestern, 159-141, in Evanston, Ill., with a relay win in the final race of the evening on Dec. 2. The Hoosiers captured seven titles to improve to 5-2 (3-1 Big Ten) on the season. Freshman Allison Kay, junior Annica Lofstedt and junior Leila Vaziri led IU with three titles each.
"We had to pull it out by winning in the last relay," Indiana head coach Ray Looze said. "Allison Kay, Annica Lofstedt and Kristen Bradley all swam really well. It was a tough meet."
In the opening event of the meet, the Hoosiers jumped out to a 13-4 lead when the contingent of Vaziri, freshman Sarah Stockwell, Kay and Lofstedt claimed the 400-yard medley relay crown in 3:48.91. Meanwhile, the team of junior Susanna Ernst, freshman Kristy Winck, freshman Kristin Cihoski and freshman Abby Cooper finished third in 3:58.06. The Northwestern quartet of Katie Paglini, Hayley Fry, Rotem Peled and Michelle Oeser placed second in 3:53.57.
The Hoosiers moved out to a 28-8 advantage in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a one-two sweep as senior Kristen Bradley touched first in 10:15.04, while classmate Lauren Torpey finished second in 1:19.65. NU's Amy Mueller rounded out the top three with a 10:29.59.
Northwestern cut the lead to 36-19 in the 200-yard freestyle as Andrea Hupman took the title with a 1:51.11. Meanwhile, senior Doherty Colgin (1:52.90) and junior Clarissa Wentworth (1:56.05) picked up second and third, respectively.
In the 100-yard backstroke, Vaziri raced to a 56.89 time for first place, while Cihoski placed third in 1:00.03. NU's Paglini split the different with a 57.20 time for second. At the end of the event, the Hoosiers led 50-24. Also of note, freshman Caitlin Heyman posted a personal-best time of 1:00.76 in a non-scoring effort.
In the 100-yard breaststroke, Northwestern chipped the lead away to 56-37 with a one-two finish. Jessie Bailis claimed first with a 1:04.70, while Fry placed second in 1:04.99. Meanwhile, Stockwell took third for IU in 1:05.71, while freshman Mary Elizabeth Miller tied her career-low with a 1:08.84.
In the 200-yard butterfly, Indiana extended its lead to 67-45 as Kay improved her own eighth-fastest time in school history with a B-cut time of 2:01.20 for the win. Northwestern's Katie Braun (2:02.00) and Peled (2:07.80) rounded out the top three for the Wildcats.
In the 50-yard freestyle, the Hoosiers inched ahead 77-54 when Lofstedt touched first in 23.58. Hupman finished just behind with a second-place 23.81, while Oeser took third in 24.50.
In the 100-yard freestyle, Northwestern cut the gap to 82-68 as Hupman claimed the crown in 50.54 and Lofstedt took second in a B-cut time of 50.76. Meanwhile, NU's Sara Petric placed third in 53.77.
The Wildcats continued to shave the IU advantage in the 200-yard backstroke as the Hoosiers held on to a 90-79 lead after the event. Paglini won the event in 2:01.38, while Vaziri (2:02.98) and Ernst (2:09.55) finished second and third, respectively, for Indiana.
In the 200-yard breaststroke, Indiana own a slim 98-90 lead over the hard-charging Wildcats as Fry earned another event title for NU in 2:22.29, while IU's Stockwell touched just behind in 2:22.77. Cooper closed out the top three for Indiana in 2:22.93.
The Hoosiers responded by dropping the hammer in the 500-yard freestyle with a top-three sweep. Colgin blazed to a 4:59.09 time for first, while Bradley finished second in 5:00.05 and Torpey took third in 5:01.13. After the event, IU led 114-93.
In the 100-yard butterfly, the pesky Wildcats refused to go away quietly as they cut the gap to 122-104. Braun captured the event title in 55.40, while Kay (55.93) and Cihoski (57.96) placed second and third for the Hoosiers. Notably, Heyman recorded a personal-best time of 1:02.06 in a non-scoring capacity.
In the 200-yard IM, Northwestern closed to within 128-117 with another top-two sweep as Paglini won in 2:04.54 and Braun placed second in 2:05.47. Bradley rounded out the top three as the top Hoosier with a 2:06.24.
In the 400-yard freestyle relay, the Hoosiers salted away the swimming portion of the evening as Vaziri, Colgin, Lofstedt and Kay raced to first place in 3:26.09, while Torpey, Miller, Bradley and Wentworth took third in 3:36.89. Meanwhile, Northwestern's Hupman, Petric, Braun and Oeser finished second in 3:27.84. At the end of swimming competition, Indiana led 141-121.
Indiana head diving coach Dr. Jeff Huber's charges managed to hold on to the lead in the diving portion of competition, even though Northwestern's Chelsea Davis claimed both boards on the evening.
On the one-meter, Davis won the event with a 301.73 tally, while sophomore Christina Loukas finished second with a 288.23 total and senior Lisa Silvestri took third with a 261.23.
On the three-meter, Davis took another title with a 312.81, while Loukas placed second with a 301.80 and junior Lindsay Weigle closed out the top three with a 295.13. With diving points included, the Hoosiers managed to hold off Northwestern, 159-141.
Next up, the Hoosiers head to Nassau, Bahamas for their winter training trip from Dec. 29-Jan. 5. During that time, they will face Michigan State on Jan. 1 at 4 p.m.
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