DAVIS, California – The Pepperdine swimming and diving team completed its second meet in two days this weekend after competing at UC Davis on Saturday. The Waves participated in both swimming and diving events throughout the morning.
 
MEET RECAP
 
The day started out with diving in both the 3-meter and the 1-meter. Lexie Martin (Keller, Texas/Keller HS) led the Waves in the 3-meter portion, placing sixth with a final score of 215.18. Paulina Holmberg (Apple Valley, Minn./Academy of Holy Angels) paced Pepperdine in the 1-meter, taking sixth with a score of 221.92, a season-best for her.
 
In the swim portion of the morning, Emma Purdy (Truckee, Calif./Truckee HS) continued her consistent performance by taking second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.80, a season-best. Purdy also claimed second in the 100-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 54.01. Pepperdine's 400-yard freestyle relay squad of Purdy, Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va./Washington-Liberty HS), Ellie Hendren (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista HS) and Jenna Sanchez (Highland, Calif./Redlands East Valley HS) took second with a time of 3:38.43.
 
Olivia Kayye (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill HS) placed second in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:02.95, five seconds ahead of the third-place finisher. Other second-place finishes on the day for the Waves included Hendren in the 200-yard freestyle (1:59.58), Paige Tattersall (Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS) in the 500-yard freestyle (5:30.37) and the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Tattersall, Kayye, Haley Bergthold (Fairfax, Va./Woodson HS) and Jasmine Williams (Folsom, Calif./Folsom HS) with a time of 3:45.05. Ultimately, the Aggies defeated Pepperdine by a score of 207-87.
 
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Head Coach Ellie Monobe said: "We had a solid showing against the Aggies. Being the season opener for them, we had a more aggressive start today and an on-deck presence that rivaled the home team. Standout freshman Emma Purdy had the best performances with a season-best in the 50 and 100 free and had the team's fastest 50 fly split. Our team is tired after racing three days in a row last week, and it's great to see them step up against challenging opponents. I'm very excited to re-focus on training and work on the details."
 
NEXT UP: Pepperdine will enjoy two weeks off before heading to Los Angeles for the first installment of the PCH Cup in swim this year, as the Waves take on LMU in a dual meet on November 6 at 11:00 a.m.
 
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