MIAMI (Dec. 15, 2016) – The FIU swimming and diving team (7-1) remained perfect at home (4-0) with a 216-138 win over Georgia Southern on Thursday afternoon from the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center.
The Panthers took a 31-6 lead after the first two events and maintained their advantage for the entire meet as FIU claimed its seventh-straight dual victory.
The team of Skye Carey, Taylor Grabenhorst, Jennifer Deist and Letizia Bertelli won the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:46.12 for the first 11 points of the day. Ally Mayhew, Chase Harris, Maria Lopez and Alexa Bryant added two more points in the event, finishing third with a time of 1:50.85.
FIU out-scored Georgia Southern, 18-2, in the meet’s second event as the Panthers swept the top three spots in the 1000 Free. Oceane Peretti notched a season-best 10:35.62 to claim first followed by Berta Triola (10:45.85) and Rachel Whitaker (10:46.00). The 25-point lead heading into the day’s third event set the tone for the meet as the Eagles pulled no closer than 20 points.
In all, the Panthers won 12 events and placed in the top three 32 times.
Carey claimed her second win of the meet with a top time in the 100 Back (57.57). Grabenhorst took first in the 100 Breast, scoring a 1:06.89, while Bertelli notched a 23.98 to win the 50 Free.
FIU recorded its second event sweep of the day as Megan Bowen (53.76), Anna Jonsson (55.23) and Marie Lauridsen (55.28) placed first, second, and third, respectively, in the 100 Free.
Carey notched the top mark in the 200 Back (2:07.27) for her third win of the day. Deist recorded a time of 56.92 in the 100 Fly; her second top mark of the meet. Grabenhorst won the 200 IM with the top time of 2:11.56 and the team of Bertelli, Carey, Triola and Deist scored a 3:34.10 for a first-place finish in the 400 Free Relay.
FIU swept both the 1-metter and 3-meter diving programs to cap off the victory. Rebecca Quesnel recorded a season-high mark of 296.25 for her third win of the season in the 1-meter. Brittany Haskell (290.25) and Brook Bouchard (273.76) rounded out the top three. In the 3-meter, Quesnel, Haskell and Bouchard went one, two, and three with scores of 301.65, 294.30, and 283.12. All three scores in the 3-meter were season highs for each Panther, while all six diving scores were NCAA Diving Zone B qualifying marks.
