Supported by CSCAA
National Collegiate Swimmer-of-the-Week
recruiting class '08
.: UNC hosts Minnesota Men, Virginia Tech, and Richmond
Chapel Hill, NC , November 6th, 2004
The two-day meet started Friday with the first 10 events for both men and women and then concluded Saturday with 10 more events for men and women. On the men's side, Minnesota defeated North Carolina 239-127 and Virginia Tech 268-98 while UNC defeated Virginia Tech 278.5-91.5. On the women's side, Carolina whipped Richmond 236-124 and Virginia Tech 242-124 while Virginia Tech downed Richmond 192-178 in the closest of all the head-to-head matchups.
Carolina's women won all five relays to lead the way to victory. Freshman Lindsey Marck and junior Lizzy Bruce were each instrumental in the Tar Heel triumph as Marck swept the butterfly events and Bruce the breaststroke events. Marck also swam on four of the five winnin relay teams and junior Leila Martin matched that effort by also swimming four winning relay teams while taking top honors in the 200-yard freestyle individually. Lizzy Bruce also swam on two winning relays in addition to her individual wins.
Tar Heel freshman Kelsey Morrissy also had a productive day as she swam on three winning relay teams. Sophomore Meagan Eickman won the 100-yard backstroke and she also swam the backstroke leg on both winning medley relay teams for Carolina.
For the Carolina men, there were three event winners as Minnesota turned in a brilliant dual meet performance, winning 17 events. The Tar Heels got wins from senior Eddy Matkovic in the 100-yard butterfly and junior All-America Josh Glasco in the 200-yard butterfly. UNC also had a great day on the one-meter diving board with a 1-2-3 finish. Junior Ryan Matuszak took first place with 292.40 points, just 3.7 points shy of his career best score, while freshman Ben Herboth was second with 290.60 points and sophomore Jon Fox third with 263.00 points.
