Dukes Sweep Competition at the CAA Pod Meet

Saturday, November 4

Wilmington, N.C.

James Madison University

202

151

UNCW

11/5/2017 2:59:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Meet Results @JMUSwimDive

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Led by four first place finishes in the second day of competition, the Dukes swept Colonial Athletic Association foes, UNCW (202-151), Delaware (262-91) and William & Mary (180-167), in the annual CAA Pod Meet.

The Dukes improve to 5-2 overall in dual meets, and 4-0 in league action.

MEET NOTES

Opening day two of competition, Quinn MacMillan took home a first place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 5:01.32. She was followed by teammate Julianna Jones with a 5:03.00 touch.
In the 200-yard backstroke, the Dukes went one and two as senior Abby Ortman and freshman Paige Assaid clocked in at 2:03.23 and 2:04.87, respectively.
Bonnie Zhang kept the first place trend going as she won the 100-yard freestyle in 51.36. Jillian Breeger finished third in the event with a 51.96 finish.
Senior Katie Parker swam the 200-yard breaststroke for the first time this season and touched the wall in 2:24.33, good for a fourth place finish.
Hannah Lagod finished 9^th in the 200-yard butterfly, clocking in at her second best time of the season at 2:11.80.
The Dukes ended the meet with a first place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay to seal the win over two-time defending CAA champions, William & Mary. Bonnie Zhang, Sydney Kirsh, Quinn MacMillan and Jillian Breeger teamed up for a 3:27.88 finish.

QUOTING COACH PEDERSEN
"Coming into the last session of the meet, we focused on having high energy for the entire session. We were in a really tight race against William & Mary that came down to the last relay, which makes a meet really fun, but we were fortunate to get our hand on the wall first for the victory. William & Mary illustrated why they are two time defending champions today, they raced very hard to overcome a 32 point deficit by not having diving. This session was overall our best not because of the outcome, but because of the way we operated on deck as a team. Moving forward, this win is a great accomplishment but is only a step in the process. We have plenty of work to do moving forward, however that doesn't take away from the great meet our girls had."

UP NEXT
The Dukes are back in action on Friday, Nov. 17 as they head to Rutgers to compete in the Frank Elm Invitational.