University of Richmond Athletics
Saturday, December 2
Washington, D.C
10AM
University of Richmond
at
George Washington
Divers, Soulia Highlight Spiders Dual Meet At George Washington
12/02/2017 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Full Results
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With Winter Break a few weeks away and the Atlantic 10 Championships just over two months away, the University of Richmond headed north to take on the Colonials of George Washington in the final dual meet of the 2017 calendar year.
A strong effort on the diving board highlighted the Saturday showing for the Spiders, who fell to the Colonials, 165-135.
"We struggled today and George Washington is a really talented team," Head Coach Matt Barany said. "I'm impressed with George Washington's upward momentum and attitude that we're on display today. We've got a lot of work to do if we want to accomplish our goals."
Sophomore Maddy Chao (251.18) and senior Laura Rokop (277.73) swept the 1-meter and 3-meter respectively. It was Chao's first ever collegiate win.
In the pool, junior Morgan Soulia claimed the top spot in both the 100-yard butterfly (59.37) and 200-yard IM (2:08.48).
"We had a good day on the boards, our divers looked sharp," Barany added. "Morgan was able to bounce back and come through in her 100-yard fly and the 200 IM."
Rokop had arguably the best meet of her career, with two top-three finishes on the day. To go with her win, Rokop claimed third on the 1-meter boards, scoring 240.00.
Rokop's victory on the 3-meter led a sweep of the top three spots, as she was joined by freshman Alex Beran (second – 273.60) and sophomore Sydney Weiskopf (third – 259.95). Rokop and Beran were just a few points shy of qualifying for NCAA Zones.
Junior Nicole Piercy had a solid day as well with three top-three finishes. She finished second in both the 200-yd butterfly (2:13.77) and 500-yard freestyle (5:12.97), along with a third-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:30.70).
Seniors Annie Lane (500-yd free – 5:10.81) and Erin Barry (200-yd breaststroke – 2:22.07) also claimed wins on the day.
Up next, the Spiders will take their annual training trip to Florida in early January, followed by a dual meet at James Madison on January 13.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With Winter Break a few weeks away and the Atlantic 10 Championships just over two months away, the University of Richmond headed north to take on the Colonials of George Washington in the final dual meet of the 2017 calendar year.
A strong effort on the diving board highlighted the Saturday showing for the Spiders, who fell to the Colonials, 165-135.
"We struggled today and George Washington is a really talented team," Head Coach Matt Barany said. "I'm impressed with George Washington's upward momentum and attitude that we're on display today. We've got a lot of work to do if we want to accomplish our goals."
Sophomore Maddy Chao (251.18) and senior Laura Rokop (277.73) swept the 1-meter and 3-meter respectively. It was Chao's first ever collegiate win.
In the pool, junior Morgan Soulia claimed the top spot in both the 100-yard butterfly (59.37) and 200-yard IM (2:08.48).
"We had a good day on the boards, our divers looked sharp," Barany added. "Morgan was able to bounce back and come through in her 100-yard fly and the 200 IM."
Rokop had arguably the best meet of her career, with two top-three finishes on the day. To go with her win, Rokop claimed third on the 1-meter boards, scoring 240.00.
Rokop's victory on the 3-meter led a sweep of the top three spots, as she was joined by freshman Alex Beran (second – 273.60) and sophomore Sydney Weiskopf (third – 259.95). Rokop and Beran were just a few points shy of qualifying for NCAA Zones.
Junior Nicole Piercy had a solid day as well with three top-three finishes. She finished second in both the 200-yd butterfly (2:13.77) and 500-yard freestyle (5:12.97), along with a third-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:30.70).
Seniors Annie Lane (500-yd free – 5:10.81) and Erin Barry (200-yd breaststroke – 2:22.07) also claimed wins on the day.
Up next, the Spiders will take their annual training trip to Florida in early January, followed by a dual meet at James Madison on January 13.
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