MALIBU, California – The Pepperdine swimming and diving team completed its first competition of the 2021-22 season, falling to San Diego State by a score of 81-65 in the dual meet.
MEET RECAP
In the diving portion of the event,
Lexie Martin (Keller, Texas/Keller HS) was the top performer for the Waves. The freshman finished with a total score of 220.14 and came in fourth.
Lexie Deitemeyer (Golden, Colo./Golden HS) had the best swim performance of the day for Pepperdine. Deitemeyer raced out to a third-place finish in the 50-yard butterfly with a time of 26.66 seconds, merely .59 seconds off the winner.
Emily Morton (Golden, Colo./Lakewood HS) followed up Deitemeyer with a fourth-place finish in the 50-yard backstroke at a time of 28.33 seconds.
Other top individual Pepperdine performers were
Paige Tattersall (Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS) in the 50-yard breaststroke,
Emma Purdy (Truckee, Calif./Truckee HS) in the 50-yard freestyle and Deitemeyer in the 100-yard IM. In relays,
Jenna Sanchez (Highland, Calif./Redlands East Valley HS
), Purdy,
Jasmine Williams (Folsom, Calif./Folsom HS) and
Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va./Washington-Liberty HS) earned the top Pepperdine time for the 200-yard freestyle relay, while Williams, Morton, Deitemeyer and Purdy were the top Waves finishers in the 200-yard medley relay.
QUOTABLE: "I think the Waves had a strong showing today. We had a late start to the meet but I thought we handled the adversity well. Standouts today were our freshman, especially our diver,
Lexie Martin, in her debut on the 1 meter. Freshman
Lexie Deitemeyer also had some great swims showing her versatility. I am excited to see what the team can put together tomorrow with a normal lineup."
--Head Coach
Ellie Monobe
NEXT UP: Pepperdine has a short turnaround, as the Waves host the Rodionoff Invitational Friday and Saturday at
Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool. Diving starts at 10:00 a.m. on both days, while the swim portion of the meet commences at 5:00 p.m. on Friday and 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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