Michigan
No. 15 Ohio State
Wolverines Knock Off No. 15 Buckeyes in Home Dual Meet
1/18/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Jan. 18, 2013
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Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Score: #25 Michigan 163, #15 Ohio State 137
Records: U-M (3-4, 3-2 Big Ten), OSU (6-2, 0-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Jan. 25 -- at Michigan State (East Lansing, Mich.), 6 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Senior Adrienne Bicek (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) and junior Angela Chokran (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North) won two individual races apiece as the No. 25-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team earned a 163-137 upset win over No. 15 Ohio State on Friday (Jan. 18) inside Canham Natatorium.
Bicek finished first in both the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:02.97) and 500-yard freestyle (4:51.67), while Chokran touched first in both the 100-yard breaststroke (1:01.68) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:14.33). The Wolverines led the entire evening, winning eight events during the meet and going 2-3-4-5 in two races and 2-3-4 in two others.
The Wolverines started fast, winning the first race of the night -- 200-yard medley relay. The quartet of freshman Ali DeLoof (Grosse Pointe, Mich./Grosse Pointe South), Chokran, senior Ashley Cohagen (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) and senior Deirdre Jones (Nashville, Tenn./University School of Nashville) touched the wall first at 1:41.26, overtaking the Buckeyes during the second leg of the relay.
Ohio State responded by going 1-2-3 in the 200-yard freestyle, but Michigan answered behind DeLoof, who took top honors in the 100-yard backstroke (55.19) -- narrowly ahead of sophomore Claudia Lau (Hong Kong, China/Diocesan Girls' School), who finished second (55.34). Michigan closed out the first part of the meet strong as junior Courtney Beidler (Richboro, Pa./Council Rock South), freshman Marni Oldershaw (Oakville, Ontario/Iroquios Ridge) and Bicek finished second (2:00.09), third (2:02.67) and fourth (2:04.68), respectively in the 200-yard butterfly. Jones, freshman Zoe Mattingly (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville) and freshman Sharalynn Missiuna (Oakville, Ontario/Oakville Trafalgar) did the same thing in the 50-yard freestyle, as U-M headed into the first break up, 75-56.
While Ohio State won the first two races out of the break (100-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke), the Wolverines went 2-3-4-5 to neutralize any scoring gains. The last individual event victor was Oldershaw taking first in the 200-yard individual medley (2:02.73). Beidler finished second (2:03.55).
The Maize and Blue ended the night with a race win as the team of Jones, Missiuna, Lau and DeLoof won the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:24.28).
In the diving well, junior Erin Bridgewater (Kawkawlin, Mich./Bay City Western) was the team's top performer, finishing second on both the one-meter (289.20) and three-meter boards (310.05).
Michigan returns to the pool next Friday (Jan. 25) to face Big Ten foe Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich. The meet starts at 6 p.m.
N O T E S
• This is Michigan's first win over a ranked team this season.
• Michigan improves its series record with OSU to 21-3. It is U-M's first win in the series since Jan. 21, 2011 (160-135 in Ann Arbor).
• It is also Michigan's third Big Ten win of the season (Northwestern, Wisconsin).
• Wolverine swimmers Ali DeLoof and Claudia Lau defeated three OSU backstroke swimmers who have achieved NCAA automatic-qualifying times.
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