UNCW vs Campbell (W)
- January 10, 2020
- Buies Creek, North Carolina
Courtesy: UNCW Athletics
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Senior Hannah Albanese won three events, including two in the final six events to lift UNCW past host Campbell, 136-126, on Friday at the Johnson Aquatic Center.
The win moved UNCW to 1-6 on the season while the Camels slipped to 8-7.
“It’s always great to bring our women on the road for a meet with just them,” said UNCW Head Coach Jason Memont. “The energy and attitudes are so different, and they really respond well. Today was our best day of racing all season and so many of them stepped up to help get the win.”
Trailing 75-73 with six events to go, freshman Mary Grace Copeland won the 200 Backstroke for the Seahawks while sophomore Madison Holland and Caroline Knowles, a senior, finished second and fifth to give the Seahawks an 87-80 lead they wouldn’t surrender.
Campbell made several pushes over the final events, but Albanese won the 200 Breaststroke and the 200 IM and Gracie Steelehammer captured the 500 Free to keep the Seahawks in front.
Evan Arsenault, a junior, won both free sprints and joined Copeland and Albanese on the winning 400 Medley Relay. Faith Pilcher rounded out that winning relay.
“Albanese and Arsenault really carried us with a lot of wins. It’s been two weeks of intensive training and I’m excited to see it pay off again tomorrow when we celebrate the great careers of our senior class.”
The Seahawks closeout their home schedule on Saturday, Jan. 11, at noon against visiting Davidson. UNCW will honor the 16 seniors, who will be competing at the Seahawk Natatorium for the final time. That ceremony begins at 11:45 a.m.
Courtesy: Campbell Athletics
BUIES CREEK, N.C — Five different Campbell University swimmers claimed first-place finishes against UNCW, and CU won the 400-free relay, but the Fighting Camels dropped a 136-126 decision to the Seahawks on Friday afternoon inside the Johnson Aquatic Center.
After the Camels honored their eight seniors before the meet, Campbell opened the day by taking second and third place in the 400-medley relay, as the A-squad comprised of Megan Everritt, Angelica Brown, Maddie Baiotto and Colleen Renshaw combined to swim a 3:56.97. The Campbell B-squad of Kamaria Mahone, Skyler DeWall, Julia Sherlock and Neringa Cerniauskaite finished in 4:04.27.
The Camels took top honors in the next three events, with Maggie Whitman earning her first 1,000 free victory of the season, turning in a season-best time of 10:48.77. Whitman was also CU’s top finisher in the 500 free (5:19.93).
Annie Sanchez followed in the 200 free with her own first-place finish, with a clocking of 1:54.06, suitable for her seventh win in the 200 free this season. Everritt won the 100 back in 59.50, two spots ahead of Mahone, who took third place in 59.78.
Campbell won both butterfly events as Lauren Shoemaker took the 200 fly in 2:09.82 before Baiotto won the 100 fly in 57.01. Sanchez, Renshaw, Baiotto and Sarah Wilson closed out the meet by winning the 400-free relay with a combined mark of 3:30.80.
In the breaststroke events, Brown earned a pair of second-place finishes, going 1:10.00 in the 100 breast before a 2:33.09 clocking in the 200 breast. Brenna Divoky took fourth in the 100 breast (1:11.06) while Elizabeth Sparacino also finished fourth in the 200 breast (2:34.93).
In the 50 free, Renshaw took second in 24.25 before Wilson’s third-place finish in 24.35; Wilson again took third in the 100 free (52.98), one spot behind Sanchez’ 52.52.
The Fighting Camels finished three-four in the 200 back, with Kelsey Tunstall hitting the wall in 2:10.60, right before Drew Marshall’s 2:10.74. Amanda Charleston and DeWall went three-four in the 200 IM, turning in times of 2:16.99 and 2:17.23, respectively.
Campbell will take two weeks off from outside competition, preparing for a Jan. 25 meet at Liberty in Lynchburg, Va. The contest at Liberty will be the regular-season finale for the Camels.
Postseason competition begins with the CCSA Championships, which is slated for Feb. 18-22 in Knoxville, Tenn., on the campus of the University of Tennessee.
