MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine women's swim and dive program recorded a number of impressive performances to build a lead on Friday afternoon against San Diego and Loyola Marymount at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool.
With one day remaining of competition, Pepperdine leads the field with 132 points. San Diego is close behind with 107 points, while LMU stands at third with 39 points.
MEET RECAP
Pepperdine got off to a good start in the 3-meter diving competition, as the Waves took all three spots on the podium.
Amanda Wong (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS) paced the field with a score of 234.45. Senior
Bri Cannon (Katy, Texas/Katy HS) took second with a total of 223.35, while
Delainey Pisaruk (Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle HS) came in third after recording a 221.40 score.
The momentum continued in swimming, as the 200 medley relay foursome of
Kylie Taylor (Eugene, Ore./Churchill HS),
Charli Sunahara (Chino, Calif./Ruben S. Ayala HS),
Jenna Sanchez (Highland, Calif./East Redlands Valley HS) and
Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va./Washington-Liberty HS) took first with a time of 1:46.58. In the next event, the 200 IM,
AJ Adams (Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS) crossed the finish line first in 2:10.42.
Second-place finishers included
Paige Tattersall (Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS) in the 500 free with a 5:08.62 time, Sunahara in the 200 IM after a 2:10.72 showing, Browne in the 50 free with a 24.24 time and the quartet of Adams, Tattersall,
Lindsay Hemming (Orinda, Calif./Miramonte HS) and
Lexi Haymart (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Ponderosa HS) with a 7:50.43 performance in the 800 free relay which was close throughout.
QUOTABLE
Head coach
Ellie Monobe said: "It was a great start for the Waves today. In our team meeting we talked about setting the tone in the first couple of events to dictate how the rest of the meet would go and our girls stepped up. It was huge for our divers to go 1-2-3 as that really set us up for success moving into our relay. This is one of our fastest relays here (in the 200 medley relay) and it's awesome to see that group of girls improving each week. Our 500 freestyle swimmers showed our depth. A huge shoutout goes to senior
Paige Tattersall who has one more dual 500 left this season. It's been cool to watch her put it together, have faith in the training and back it up with some racing. Our freshman duo of AJ (Adams) and Charli (Sunahara) racing it out in the 200 IM is always fun to see. Our 800 free relay also put up a valiant effort going second and third. We're very pleased and looking forward to tomorrow."
NEXT UP
Pepperdine will return to the pool Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. for the final day of competition against the Toreros and Lions. The final home meet of the season is next Saturday, January 28 against Azusa Pacific. The Senior Day meet begins at 10 a.m.
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