SAN DIEGO, California – The Pepperdine women's swim and dive team carried momentum from Friday's meet over into Saturday's, with Olivia Kayye and Emily Morton winning events on the second day of the WCC Cup for the Waves.
 
MEET RECAP
 
Kayye (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill HS) claimed first in the 1000-yard free after a time of 11:07.26. Morton (Golden, Colo./Lakewood HS) took home the title in two events, winning the 400-yard IM (4:36.64) and the 200 back (2:07.71). This was Morton's second win in the 400 IM on the season and second victory in the 200 back as well. Kayye's win in the 1000 free was her second of the season in that capacity also.
 
In the 200-yard back after Morton took first, Kara Coughlin (Evergreen, Colo./Evergreen HS) placed second to give the Waves the top two spots on the leaderboard in that event. She came in with a 2:08.51 time.
 
Third place finishers included McKenzie Kelly (San Diego, Calif./La Jolla Country Day School/California Baptist) in the 200 free (1:59.75), Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va./Washington-Liberty HS) in the 50 free (24.96) and Pia Anderson (Concord, Calif./Carondelete HS) in the 500 free (5:30.32). The 400-yard medley relay team of Morton, Kayye, Haley Bergthold (Fairfax, Va./Woodson HS) and Jenna Sanchez (Highland, Calif./Redlands East Valley HS) placed third with a time of 4:03.77, while the 200-yard free relay team of Emma Purdy (Truckee, Calif./Truckee HS), Sanchez, Kelly and Browne ended the meet with a third-place finish after a 1:42.00 time.
 
In the diving portion, Paulina Holmberg (Apple Valley, Minn./ Academy of Holy Angels) took third in the three meter with a score of 239.63. Lexie Martin (Keller, Texas/Keller HS) placed fourth with a combined score of 223.28.
 
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Head Coach Ellie Monobe said: "After a solid Friday of racing and diving, we followed it up with another strong day of competition. Olivia Kayye took the first win with the 1000 (free) after stepping up on the A relay moments before. Additionally, Emily Morton and Kara Coughlin going 1-2 in the 200 back was another highlight of the day.
 
"I think we are tired and due for some much-needed rest before we wrap up the 2022 season, but our details are on point which will make a big difference come time for the conference meet."
 
NEXT UP: Pepperdine will be back in action next Saturday, January 29 with the final dual meet of the season against Azusa Pacific, with diving beginning at 10:00 a.m. As the final home meet for the Waves, eight seniors will be recognized as well. Visit pepperdinewaves.com/tickets for more information. While tickets are free, obtaining an e-ticket is necessary to gaining access to campus for the event.
 
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