Loyola Marymount vs Azusa Pacific (W)
- Saturday, February 5, 2022
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- Results
- Score: Loyola Marymount 116, Azusa Pacific 82
Courtesy: LMU Athletics
It was a beautiful sunny day at the Burns pool where Loyola Marymount University Lions three Senior swimmers, Lydia Zicker, Sabine Caplin and Colby Mallett, took to the blocks one last time for a final home meet against PCSC rival, Azusa Pacific University.
Competing in a shortened format with the conference championships days away, the Lions jumped out to an early lead winning the opening 200 medley relay with a young Lion quartet of Frances Dygean, Kelli Andrade, Ashley Leaman and Abby Shaw. Leaman, Andrade and Shaw then captured the next three individual races with Leaman taking the 100 backstroke (1:00.43), Andrade the 100 breaststroke (1:09.36) and Shaw the 50 butterfly (26.69).
Azusa Pacific responded by winning both the 50 and 100 freestyle sprint freestyle races before sophomore Bebe Choroser added another win for the Lion’s taking the 50 backstroke in a personal best time of 28.69 just out touching teammates Shaw (28.81) and Sarah Lu (29.12) for a 1-2-3 Lion finish. Andrade captured her second breaststroke race of the meet winning the 50 in 31.65 before the Lions closed out the meet with another relay victory in the 200 freestyle relay with Shaw, Bella Flaminio, Lu and Leaman combining for the win. The final score of the meet was LMU 116, APU 82.
After the competition the Lions’ celebrated their three seniors who will be graduating in May:
- Lydia Zicker (Lawrence, Kansas) Psychology major. Breaststroke and IM specialty
- Sabine Caplin (Park City, Utah) International Relations. Butterfly and IM specialty
- Colby Mallett (Spring Lake, New Jersey) Biology (pre-Med). Butterfly speciality
The Lions will conclude their season at the PCSC Championship in St. George, Utah February 16-19.
Courtesy: Azusa Pacific Athletics
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Azusa Pacific women’s swim & dive travelled to Loyola Marymount Saturday for the team’s final tune-up meet before the PCSC Championships (Feb. 16-19). The Cougars swam mostly off events but were led by Riley Smith, Emily Rigsby, and Amanda Anderson each of which took first in an event.
“Today was a good tune-up for conference,” head coach Tim Kyle said. “The team swam mostly off events and short sprint stroke events that we will not compete at conference. I think we are in a good place leading into PCSC Championships.”
How it Happened: The day started with the 200 medley relay which saw the Cougars take second and third place as Anderson and Delanie Gearing led the way in a tight relay that came down to the final two lengths.
Anderson swam the 100 backstroke, an off event for her, and finished in second with a time of 1:01.66 before Smith cleaned up in both the 50 & 100 free with times of 25.07 and 54.47 respectively.
In the 50 breaststroke, Holly Williams and Paige Colligan took second and third place to pick up some points for the Cougars. Then, Anderson won her first event of the day with a time of 58.78 in the 100 fly.
The Cougars dominated the 100 IM and took the top three spots in the race which included Rigsby (1:04.02), Gearing (1:04.28), and Hannah Swailes (1:04.54). Finally, Azusa Pacific finished in second in the final event which was the 200 free relay, a race that was decided by less than a second. Rigsby and Anderson gave Azusa Pacific the early lead the second and third legs of the relay but Tessie Scavone was just edged out at the wall. The final score of the meet was in favor of Loyola Marymount, 116-82.
Up Next: The Cougars will travel to St. George, Utah where the PCSC Championships will be hosted by Dixie State from Wednesday, February 16th to Saturday, February 19th. Stay up to date with the meet details at APUCougars.com.
