MALIBU, Calif. – Despite multiple all-time top-10 performances from the Waves, the Pepperdine women's swim program fell to both UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego in a double dual meet on Saturday afternoon at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool.
 
RECAP
 
RELAYS
In the 200 medley relay, the Pepperdine foursome of Kiana Fan (Irvine, Calif.), Syd Abild (Holyoke, Mass.), Layla Busquets (Diablo, Calif.) and Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va.) swam the fastest for the Waves and finished in fifth with a time of 1:45.36.
 
The squad of Browne, Busquets, Lindsay Hemming (Orinda, Calif.) and Anna Ryan (Alamo, Calif.) took fourth in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:34.38.
 
INDIVIDUALS
Madeline Wheeler (Chino Hills, Calif.) clocked a 17:39.57 in the 1650 free, good for sixth on the Waves all-time top-10 list and fourth in the event today.
 
Also cracking the top-10 list, Ryan and Adams swam the 200 free with respective times of 1:53.27 and 1:53.63, good for fifth and 10th on the chart.
 
Emme Spevak (Austin, Texas) earned the fourth best time in Pepperdine history in the 200 fly with a time of 2:06.29 in the event.
 
Browne continued to showcase her speed as she won the 50 free after posting a time of 23.33. She also took second in the 100 free after finishing her swim in 51.84.
 
In the 200 breast, Nora Rabe (Wayzata, Minn.) swam the event in 2:22.30, good for seventh on the all-time top-10 list.
 
Lexie Deitemeyer (Golden, Colo.) improved her spot in the record books as she moved up to fifth in the 100 fly with a time of 57.22. Spevak also claimed a spot on the top-10 list, and sits in 10th all-time with a time of 57.70 in the event.
 
SCORES
UCSB 199, Pepperdine 95
UCSD 184.50, Pepperdine 109.50
 
QUOTABLES
 
"All in all incredibly proud of our Wave women and their performance today," head coach Ellie Monobe said. "We are proud that we are executing the way we are, and we saw that today with our attention to detail. We had huge wins with Alexandra Browne getting first in the fifty, and beating UC San Diego in not only the 50 free, but also the 100 free. We had many best times today, which is a great sign at this point in the season. This is a team that is ready to compete at a high level, and against some strong competition. We're very excited with where this team is at and we're looking forward to the mid-season championship next week. This is a special team to coach, and I couldn't be prouder of our women."
 
NEXT UP
 
The Waves return to action next weekend at the Trailblazer Invite and the Trojan Diving Invitational. The Trailblazer Invite will take place in St. George, Utah from Thursday through Saturday, and the Trojan Diving Invitational will take place in Los Angeles, Calif. from Friday through Sunday.
 
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