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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, January 22
Riverside, Calif.
11 A.M.
Grand Canyon
163.5
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California Baptist
Win streak hits 5 with win at CBU
1/22/2022 4:33:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Lopes women defeat Lancers by 31 in road meet
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Grand Canyon women's swimming and diving team defeated California Baptist, 163.5-132.5, at Lancer Aquatic Center on Saturday. The women won their fifth consecutive meet this season in addition to improving to 3-0-1 against the Lancers.
"It was great to see our athletes compete well as we continue to work our way back into form after dealing with COVID and isolation setbacks," head coach Steve Schaffer said. "Day by day, week by week we are getting better."
GCU started the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay, posting a time of one minute and 45.24 seconds.
Lopes freshman Maria Chatzi led the women with two out of the seven individual wins on the day. Chatzi won the 100- (52.36) and 200- (1:55.30) yard freestyles. The Loannina, Greece, native also finished second in the 200 individual medley (2:09.14) with third- and fourth-place finishes from freshman duo Fruzsi Macsok and Lauren Hicks.
It was a collective team effort from the Lopes. Five additional swimmers won individual events to put GCU on top.
Freshman Raphaela Nakashima won the 100 breaststroke after swimming a 1:04.47. She placed second behind CBU's Faith Brazil (2:22.10) in the 200 breaststroke as it came down to an arm's length of .06 seconds. Macsok earned a podium finish in third place with a time of 2:26.78.
GCU junior Briana Rittenbach swam a 58.23 in the 100 backstroke for the win.
Lopes seniors combined for a total of three wins. Backstroker Robyn Edwards was victorious in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:03.86 and was runner-up in the 100 backstroke (58.39)
Seniors Claire Banic claimed the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.35 seconds, while Emily Muteti won the 100 butterfly, posting a time of 57.45.
Junior Kaitlyn Carr also had great runner-up finishes behind Banci (24.58) and Muteti (58.25).
The women closed the meet against the Lancers with a sweep in the relay events. They went one-two in the 400 medley relay with Muteti, Banic, Edwards and freshmen Maria Brunlehner posting a 3:34.08 for the win.
On the springboards, junior Abigail Erickson earned two third-place finishes on the 1-meter (230.63) and 3-meter (259.43) events. Freshmen Reagan Fulton and Shiori Bak placed fourth and fifth behind Erickson at 1 meter.
"I thought the divers did well today in challenging conditions," head diving coach Hunter Shafer said. "The women were led by Abigail Erickson, who dove solid and is making progress."
Up next, the Lopes will host UNLV for Senior Day on Feb. 5 at Fr. Edward A. Reese Aquatic Center.
"It was great to see our athletes compete well as we continue to work our way back into form after dealing with COVID and isolation setbacks," head coach Steve Schaffer said. "Day by day, week by week we are getting better."
GCU started the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay, posting a time of one minute and 45.24 seconds.
Lopes freshman Maria Chatzi led the women with two out of the seven individual wins on the day. Chatzi won the 100- (52.36) and 200- (1:55.30) yard freestyles. The Loannina, Greece, native also finished second in the 200 individual medley (2:09.14) with third- and fourth-place finishes from freshman duo Fruzsi Macsok and Lauren Hicks.
It was a collective team effort from the Lopes. Five additional swimmers won individual events to put GCU on top.
Freshman Raphaela Nakashima won the 100 breaststroke after swimming a 1:04.47. She placed second behind CBU's Faith Brazil (2:22.10) in the 200 breaststroke as it came down to an arm's length of .06 seconds. Macsok earned a podium finish in third place with a time of 2:26.78.
GCU junior Briana Rittenbach swam a 58.23 in the 100 backstroke for the win.
Lopes seniors combined for a total of three wins. Backstroker Robyn Edwards was victorious in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:03.86 and was runner-up in the 100 backstroke (58.39)
Seniors Claire Banic claimed the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.35 seconds, while Emily Muteti won the 100 butterfly, posting a time of 57.45.
Junior Kaitlyn Carr also had great runner-up finishes behind Banci (24.58) and Muteti (58.25).
The women closed the meet against the Lancers with a sweep in the relay events. They went one-two in the 400 medley relay with Muteti, Banic, Edwards and freshmen Maria Brunlehner posting a 3:34.08 for the win.
On the springboards, junior Abigail Erickson earned two third-place finishes on the 1-meter (230.63) and 3-meter (259.43) events. Freshmen Reagan Fulton and Shiori Bak placed fourth and fifth behind Erickson at 1 meter.
"I thought the divers did well today in challenging conditions," head diving coach Hunter Shafer said. "The women were led by Abigail Erickson, who dove solid and is making progress."
Up next, the Lopes will host UNLV for Senior Day on Feb. 5 at Fr. Edward A. Reese Aquatic Center.
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