Michigan
Louisville
Michigan Jumps Out to Lead Over No. 9 Louisville
10/20/2017 8:27:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» Siobhán Haughey continued to swim fast, toppling Louisville's Mallory Comerford in the 100-yard freestyle in a rematch of last week's duel at the SMU Classic.
» Taylor Garcia (100-yard backstroke) and Miranda Tucker (200-yard breaststroke) each got their first wins in a Michigan suit.
» Yirong Bi, Becca Postoll and Sierra Schmidt went 1-2-3 in the 500-yard freestyle.
Site: Louisville, Ky. (Ralph Wright Natatorium)
Score: No. 6 Michigan 123, No. 9 Louisville 44 after Day One
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Oct. 21 -- at No. 7 Louisville, Day Two (Louisville, Ky.), 11 a.m.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team won eight of nine events, jumping out to a 123-44 lead over No. 9 Louisville in the first part of a two-day dual on Friday (Oct. 20) at Ralph Wright Natatorium.
Junior Siobhán Haughey and Louisville's Mallory Comerford, two of the top freestylers in the country, went head-to-head for the second consecutive week. Comerford won both matchups at last week's SMU Classic, but it was Haughey who came out victorious on Friday, setting a new pool record in the 100-yard freestyle (48.23).
Junior Taylor Garcia got her first individual win in a Michigan suit, taking the 100-yard backstroke (53.77) ahead of teammate Gabby DeLoof (54.39). Both swimmers met the NCAA "B" standard. The team's other transfer, Miranda Tucker, also got her first Michigan win in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:13.34).
The Wolverines occupied four of the top five spots in the 200-yard IM, led by senior Clara Smiddy, who continued her hot start to the season with another win (1:59.78). Classmate Samantha Yeo took third (2:01.59). They also went 1-2-3 in the 500-yard freestyle behind juniors Yirong Bi (4:43.23) and Becca Postoll (4:45.35) and freshman Sierra Schmidt(4:46.84).
Sophomore Vanessa Krause got Michigan on the board in the 200-yard butterfly, touching in 1:58.62.
The Wolverines also got 1-2 finishes on both relays. They cruised to a five-second win in the 400-yard medley relay (3:36.80) and jumped into first on the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.00) after a Louisville disqualification.
Freshmen Christy Cutshaw (255.53) and Nikki Canale (254.10) finished second and third, respectively, on the three-meter springboard.
Michigan and Louisville return to the pool Saturday (Oct. 21) to finish the dual meet. The action begins at 11 a.m. inside Ralph Wright Natatorium.
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