Marshall picked up a win against Ohio on Friday night.
Marshall Press Release
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall swimming and diving finished its fall portion of its schedule with a 173-127 win over the Ohio Bobcats on Friday night at the Fredrick A. Fitch Natatorium. It was the Thundering Herd’s second win in three years over the Bobcats.
The Herd won 11 of the 16 events in the dual meet, including the final four events.
Senior Megan Wolons was dominant on the board, as she qualified for NCAA zone diving. Wolons finished first in the 3-meter (279.75) and the 1-meter (276.52). Her score for the 1-meter is second-best in Conference USA this season. Classmate Kelly Toner finished second in the 3-meter (258.23) and third in the 1-meter (242.10).
Freshman Sirena Rowe and Catherine Bendziewicz continued to perform for the Thundering Herd with first place finishes in multiple events. Rowe won the 100 backstroke (57.31) and 100 freestyle (53.00), while Bendziewicz claimed victory in the 200 breaststroke (2:21.49) and 100 breaststroke (1:06.51). The duo paired up with Chloe Parsemain and Gloriya Mavrova to win the 200 medley relay (1:45.75) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.94).
Parsemain earned an important win for the Thundering Herd in the 100 butterfly. The Fos Sur Mer, France native touched in at 56.18, only 0.24 seconds ahead of Ohio in second place.
Caroline Wanner and Shir Wasserman also picked up wins for Marshall. Wanner won the 400 IM with a time of 4:27.52, while Wasserman won the 200 butterfly at 2:05.30.
Marshall Athletics is unbeaten this academic year against the Ohio Bobcats. The Herd defeated Ohio in volleyball on Aug. 30, while the MU women’s soccer earned a tie against the Bobcats on Sept. 9. Marshall completed a sweep of Ohio this week with wins from men’s basketball, women’s track and field and women’s swimming and diving.
COACH’S CORNER
Quotes by head coach Bill Tramel
On the meet:
Really pleased with everybody today. We had some really great performances time wise. Those without phenomenal standout times, they raced very tough. The one thing that I see coming out of this meet is how we finished. We finished so strong. We were behind in the first 50 of every single race and we came back in almost every single one of them.
On the 200 fly and 100 fly:
The butterflies were exceptional. Those two races, we probably, from the scouting report, shouldn’t have won. In the 200 fly, Shir [Wasserman] and Maddie [Schaffer] were a full second behind at the 50 and still a full second behind at the 100, but they still came back and ran down Ohio to beat them by almost two seconds. That was just a real tough swim. In the 100 fly, Chloe [Parsemain] was just a total baller. That was such a big time swim for her. Just really a gutsy swim.
On the divers:
Really pleased with how our divers did as well. Qualify for zones is certainly a feat in and of itself. I’m very happy with how we did today.
