Saturday, January 19
Greenville, NC
1 PM
East Carolina University
194
vs
106
UMBC
ECU Closes Out Dual Meet Campaign By Sweeping UMBC
January 19, 2019 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving
Complete Results (PDF)
GREENVILLE, N.C. --- The ECU swimming and diving teams wrapped up their dual meet schedule Saturday afternoon with a sweep of the UMBC Retrievers at Minges Natatorium. The Pirate men posted a 194-106 win, while the women earned a 157-143 victory.
The ECU men's squad finished with a dual meet record of 4-2, capping their 36th straight season finishing at .500 or above, while the ladies posted their 27th consecutive winning campaign with a 4-3 record.
"I'm very proud of the team today, Pirate head coach Matthew Jabs said. "To send our nine seniors out on a win is just awesome. This is a really close group, and to watch them support each other today and enjoy this win is really special.
"On the men's side we wanted to get off to a fast start, and continue to keep the pressure on throughout the meet. For the women we knew it would take a total team effort if we were going to pull out the win today, and both teams delivered in a big way."
On senior day, the men's squad was led by freshmen Lyubomir Epitropov and Maek Osina along with junior Blaz Demsar. Epitropov swept the breaststroke events, winning the 100 (55.09) by 2.11 seconds and the 200 (1:59.97) by 4.29 seconds. Osina claimed wins in the 200 butterfly (1:49.91) and 200 IM (1:49.85) with Demsar touching first in the 200 (1:40.75) and 500 (4:35.63) freestyle.
ECU claimed first-place in 12 of 16 events, including both the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay.
Pirate junior Catherine Johnson was the only multi-event winner for ECU on the women's side, winning the 50 (23.83) by 0.70 seconds and the 100 (51.50) by 1.66 seconds.
Kat Morrison (100 back), Victoria Gillet (200 fly), Lily West (200 breast) and Marianna Vignoli (500 free) won one event each with divers Katherine White (1M) and Alexis Edmonds (3M) splitting the springboard competitions.
ECU returns to action Feb. 8-10 at the Nike Cup Invitational in Chapel Hill.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. --- The ECU swimming and diving teams wrapped up their dual meet schedule Saturday afternoon with a sweep of the UMBC Retrievers at Minges Natatorium. The Pirate men posted a 194-106 win, while the women earned a 157-143 victory.
The ECU men's squad finished with a dual meet record of 4-2, capping their 36th straight season finishing at .500 or above, while the ladies posted their 27th consecutive winning campaign with a 4-3 record.
"I'm very proud of the team today, Pirate head coach Matthew Jabs said. "To send our nine seniors out on a win is just awesome. This is a really close group, and to watch them support each other today and enjoy this win is really special.
"On the men's side we wanted to get off to a fast start, and continue to keep the pressure on throughout the meet. For the women we knew it would take a total team effort if we were going to pull out the win today, and both teams delivered in a big way."
On senior day, the men's squad was led by freshmen Lyubomir Epitropov and Maek Osina along with junior Blaz Demsar. Epitropov swept the breaststroke events, winning the 100 (55.09) by 2.11 seconds and the 200 (1:59.97) by 4.29 seconds. Osina claimed wins in the 200 butterfly (1:49.91) and 200 IM (1:49.85) with Demsar touching first in the 200 (1:40.75) and 500 (4:35.63) freestyle.
ECU claimed first-place in 12 of 16 events, including both the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay.
Pirate junior Catherine Johnson was the only multi-event winner for ECU on the women's side, winning the 50 (23.83) by 0.70 seconds and the 100 (51.50) by 1.66 seconds.
Kat Morrison (100 back), Victoria Gillet (200 fly), Lily West (200 breast) and Marianna Vignoli (500 free) won one event each with divers Katherine White (1M) and Alexis Edmonds (3M) splitting the springboard competitions.
ECU returns to action Feb. 8-10 at the Nike Cup Invitational in Chapel Hill.
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