Falcons Win 14 of 16 Events in Season Debut Against St. Francis

Friday, September 29

Bowling Green, Ohio

6:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

214.5

77.5

St. Francis

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

September 29, 2017 | Women's Swimming & Diving

By: by Matthew Daley, Athletic Communicationis Assistant

MEET RESULTS (HTML)

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The Bowling Green State University swimming and diving team opened their 2017-18 season by winning 14 of 16 events during a 214.5-77.5 victory over St. Francis University on Friday evening (Sept. 29). The Falcons had several victorious performances by freshmen in their first meet with the team, and one Falcon athlete has already qualified for a post-season meet.

Sophomore diver Talisa Lemke (Berlin, Germany) won both diving events against the Red Flash. On the one-meter board, Lemke accumulated a score of 275.35, while she posted a 305.00 on the three-meter board. Both scores exceeded the qualifying standards (265, one-meter; 280, three-meter) for the NCAA Diving Zones. She will compete in that meet for the second time in her two years at BGSU; it will be held from March 8-10, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio.

Overall, Bowling Green won all but the 50 yard freestyle and 50 yard backstroke. Of their nine wins in the individual swimming events, they took the top two places five times and the top three places once. In addition, Falcons placed second, third and fourth in both of the races won by a St. Francis swimmer. BGSU captured victories in all three relays and took the top two spots in two of those. The two diving events were uncontested.

FANTASTIC FRESHMEN
Six different first-year swimmers tasted victory for the first time against St. Francis. Jordan Andrusak won the 200 individual medley (2:08.71 and the 100 backstroke (0:58.94). Sarah Hennings also took two events, with wins in the 100 butterfly (0:58.49) and the 50 butterfly (0:26.25). Maddy Andrews won the 200 freestyle, the meet's first individual event, in 1:55.50. She was also the first swimmer for the winning 400 freestyle relay team; that group finished in 3:38.40. Lauren Sullivan was third in the pool on that 400 freestyle relay team. Noelle Lavigne competed for the victorious 200 freestyle relay quartet (1:38.87). Finally, Ashleigh Franks led off for that 200 freestyle relay team and served as the anchor on the first-place 400 freestyle relay team.

TOTAL TEAM EFFORT
BGSU's final total of 214.5 points is the squad's second-highest dual meet total of Matt Ense's tenure as head coach. The Falcons scored 223 in a victory over Youngstown State on Feb. 5, 2016. BGSU also posted a 198 against Oakland during the 2015-16 season and 196 last year in the team's dual meet with Toledo.

PERSONAL RECORDS
211.70 -- Emily Kellerman, three-meter diving
0:27.39 -- Megan Larson, 50-yard backstroke
0:32.29 -- Elodie Schreiber, 50-yard breaststroke

OTHER FRIDAY WINNERS
0:30.96 -- Nikki Borgerding, 50-yard breaststroke
1:06.65 -- Nikki Borgerding, 100-yard breaststroke
0:53.90 -- Maria Galic, 100-yard freestyle
5:10.87 -- Natalie Criswell, 500-yard freestyle
Amanda Washko (200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay)
Maria Galic (200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay)
Nikki Borgerding (200 medley relay)
Megan Larson (200 medley relay)

UP NEXT
BGSU Swimming and Diving will host their annual Jean Campbell Alumni Meet as part of the 2017 Homecoming celebration. That meet will take place at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 at Cooper Pool. The Falcons then resume their season with a double-dual meet against Tiffin and Xavier at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21. That event will also take place at Cooper Pool.