FIU vs FGCU (W)
- Saturday, November 6, 2021
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Results
Courtesy: FIU Sports
FORT MYERS, Florida (Nov. 6, 2021) – The FIU women’s swimming and diving team remained unbeaten in road contests on Saturday, when the Panthers defeated FGCU in a dual-meet by a tally of 189.50 to 110.50 in Fort Myers.
FIU’s record in dual meets now stands at 3-1 on the season and a perfect 2-0 on the road.
The Blue 7 Gold won 12 of 16 events on the day, including all relay races and both diving events. A total of six different Panthers also claimed first-place in individual events.
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“We handled a good team today in FGCU,” said Head Coach Randy Horner. “We’re proud of that, but we know we’ve still got a lot of work to do to get better. Being on the road, weather conditions weren’t ideal, but the team rallied. They swam tough. Not our best, but it gives us a place [to see] where we’re at and now it’s time to get a little rest heading into the mid-season [Purdue] invitational.”
Julia Miranda highlighted the day for FIU as the Panther won all three individual events in which she competed while helping the Blue & Gold take first overall in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Miranda secured the top spot in the 100-yard backstroke (57.05), 200 backstroke (2:04.92), and 100 butterfly (55.70).
Maha Gouda starred on the boards with first-place marks in both the 1-meter (321.38) and 3-meter dive (317.55), which stand as the Olympian’s highest scores of the fall season.
In relays, the group of Michaela Trnkova, Sara Gyertyanffy, Stephanie Hussey, and Elinah Phillip won the 200-yard medley with a time of 1:42.54. Hussey, Phillip, Christie Chue, and Miranda took first place in the 400 freestyle with a mark of 3:28.11.
Freshman Chue continued her impressive start to the season, winning both the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.32) and the 500 freestyle (5:05.65).
Stephanie Hussey took home the 100-yard freestyle and the 200 butterfly with marks of 51.58 and 2:03.84, respectively.
Kelsie Campbell also chipped in with a first-place finish, swimming a top time of 2:08.64 in the 200-yard individual medley.
UP NEXT
The Panthers will have nearly two weeks to prepare before traveling for a big showdown at the Purdue Invitational. Events are scheduled to take place over the span of three days, with the meet beginning on Thursday, Nov. 18, and concluding on Saturday, Nov. 20.
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Courtesy: FGCU Athletics
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU swim and dive team faced a tough task against seven-time defending Conference USA champion FIU, Saturday afternoon at the FGCU Aquatics Complex, ultimately falling to the Panthers. 189.5-110.5. Despite the results, the Eagles walked away with performances to build from.
“Overall, very solid day for the Eagles,” said head coach Dave Rollins. “For us, this is always a transitional time of the season. Sometimes we see some amazing performances, sometimes we don’t, and that’s alright. Our focus is locked in on being our best when it matters most, and I’m excited to see where we are. We have some work to do, but that’s what makes it fun.”
Seniors Petra Halmai (Dombovar, Hungary/Lanczos Kornel Secondari Grammar School) and Wiktoria Czarnecka (Lublin, Poland/Liceum 10 NR W Lublinie) again produced some of the fastest times in the CCSA as well as the country. Halmai secured NCAA “B” cut times in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke with times of 1:01.06 and 2:11.17, respectively. Her time in the 200 is 10th fastest in the country while her 100 time is 19th.
Czarnecka, already with the top CCSA times in both the 50 free and 100 fly, added another top CCSA time in the 100 free with a time of 51.79, accomplishing the mark as the lead leg of the 400 free relay. She also picked up a victory on Saturday, touching first in the 50 free with a time of 23.50.
Junior Sara Niepelova (Piestany, Slovakia/Gymnazium Pierra de Coubertina/ECU) also picked up a win on the day as she claimed victory in the 1000y free with a time of 10:38.87. She also finished second in the 500 free with a time of 5:07.93.
In the diving events, Reese Wakefield (Guelph, Ontario, Canada/Bishop Macdonelle CHS) led the way for the Eagles, finishing third overall in both the 1m (261.45) and the 3m (256.13). Her 3m score is a season-best and is the second-best mark in the CCSA this season. Her 1m score of 268.95 against Vanderbilt is still the top mark in the CCSA.
Most of the Eagles will return to the pool on November 18-20 when they host the FGCU Invitational. A few Eagles’ swimmers will head to Atlanta to compete in the Georgia Tech Invite that same weekend.
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