University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Georgia Southern
Bulldogs Fall Short in Dual Meet with Georgia Southern
01.09.2016 | Women's Swimming & Diving
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Georgia Southern 170, Asheville 89
Records: Asheville (2-2, 2-2 CCSA)
Georgia Southern (3-1, 3-0 CCSA)
Location: Asheville, N.C.
Time: 11:00 a.m.
ASHEVILLE– The UNC Asheville women's swimming team fell in a dual meet against Georgia Southern at home. The meet featured fourteen events and was their fourth Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association meet of the year.
NOTABLES
-Bulldog Freshman, Morgan Rulevich collected three individual wins in the 100 yard Breaststroke (1:06.15), 200 yard Breaststroke (2:24.20), and the 200 yard Individual Medley (2:10.46). This gives Rulevich a team-high 10 individual wins this season. Her 100 yard Breaststroke time replaces her previous best in a dual meet setting of 1:07.16.
-Asheville's Jessica Woolfe, also a freshman, placed second in the 100 yard Backstroke with a time of 1:01.78. She was joined by Reid Jackson (1:02.40) in fourth place and Emma Nelson (1:03.81) in fifth place.
-Bulldog Sophomore, Ale Sanchez, captured second place in the 200 yard Butterfly with a time of 2:13.03. Her season-best in the event is 2:07.11 which she set in the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational earlier this season on November 19. Sanchez also placed second in the 500 yard Freestye.
-Asheville's 200 yard Medley Relay placed second with a time of 1:50.49, they finished just behind Georgia Southern (1:48.09). The Bulldogs second place squad was made up of Jessica Woolfe, Alessandra Troncoso, Ried Jackson and Morgan Rulevich.
-Alexandra Van Dorsten and Alex Moon both picked up third place finishes in the dual meet. Van Dorsten in the 100 yard Freestyle (54.13), and Moon in the 200 yard Backstroke (2:12.56).
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH ELIZABETH LYKINS
On Winter Training- “We came back for our second session of winter training on January 2 and everyone came back in really good shape. I feel that almost everyone took advantage of their time at home to stay fit and prepare for Championship Season.”
On the Meet- “Today they did a great job of finishing their races. It might not have been a lifetime best swim, but they did a great job of closing and racing to the finish, and you don't see that a lot when teams are tired, that can be one of the first things to go. So I'm really proud of their finishing speed today. Georgia Southern is a good team, and they are just a little stronger than us at the moment. We will be more competitive with them come Conference Championship time.”
On Looking Forward- “We will continue to fine tune from here. We've got some illnesses and injuries that we are recovering from. Unfortunately, we had to swim today's meet without seven people, and that was a challenge for us but everyone else did a great job of stepping up in swimming events that maybe they don't always do. We want to get everyone healthy and ready to race again.”
UP NEXT
-Following this weekend's swimming, the Bulldogs will return to pool on the road at Liberty University on January 16 at 5:00 p.m. for a two day meet.
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