Lopes swim best in victory over Vandals

Saturday, November 13

Moscow, Idaho

10 a.m.

Grand Canyon

171

129

Idaho

11/13/2021 3:40:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Final Results

GCU wins 12 of 16 events, swims 14 season-best times at Idaho

By: Chelsie Davidson

MOSCOW, Idaho — The Grand Canyon women's swimming and diving team defeated Idaho 171-129 after it swam 14 season-best times, winning 12 of 16 events in the dual meet on Saturday at UI Swim Center.

Relay team A made up of seniors Claire Banic and Emily Muteti, junior Briana Rittenbach and sophomore Raphaela Nakashima won the 200-yard medley relay with a time of one minute 44.84 seconds. GCU's relay team B set a season-best time of 1:47.09 after taking second place.

Individually, Lopes freshman Aleksandra Wegrzynowska won three events, earning a new season-best time in all of them. She won the 200 freestyle (1:53.14), 500 freestyle (5:09.40) and the 400 individual medley (4:30.80) where she cut nearly four seconds off her time.

GCU freshman Maria Brunlehner won the 100 freestyle with a season-best 51.67 seconds. She earned two third-place finishes in the 200 freestyle (1:54.46) and the 400 individual medley (4:38.94).

Lopes senior Robyn Edwards swam fast in both of her events, earning two new season-best times. She won the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:02.63 and finished second in the 100 backstroke, posting a time of 57.51.

Nakashima was the breaststroke queen. She posted two new season-best times against the Vandals and won her respective events. In the 100 breaststroke, she swam it in 1:03.24 and finished the 200 breaststroke in 2:21.18. Freshman Lauren Briggs also had a new season-best in the 100 breaststroke, posting a time of 1:07.88 in the event.

Muteti flew past the Vandals, as she claimed two victories in the 100 butterfly (57.01) and 200 butterfly (2:07.25). Junior Kaitlyn Carr placed third in the 100 butterfly (58.40), shaving 1.1 seconds off her season best.

Banic won the 50 freestyle earning a season-best time of 23.48 seconds, while teammate Carr took home second in the event (24.09). Banic also placed second in the 100 freestyle, claiming another season-best time of 52.70.

To close out the event, relay team A finished with the win (1:35.83) in the 200 freestyle relay while team B finished in third (1:40.41).

On the springboards, junior Abigail Erickson placed second on the 3-meter board with a total of 294.08 points for a NCAA zone qualifying score. Erickson also placed second in the 1-meter event with a score of 238.95.

"I thought both girls dove very well," GCU head diving coach Hunter Schafer said. "They had great energy off the boards. The highlight was Abby's zone score and second place finish off the 3-meter."

Freshman Shiori Bak placed third in the 3-meter event with a score of 272.55 and fourth at 1 meter (237.60).

Up next, the Lopes will travel to Oxford, Ohio, on Dec. 2-4 for the Miami Invitational.