Ball State University Athletics
Swimming Swept at Eastern Michigan
January 21, 2006 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Ypsilanti, Mich. - - The Ball State swimming and diving program suffered a pair of league losses Saturday afternoon, with both squads falling to Eastern Michigan at Jones Natatorium in Ypsilanti, Mich. The Ball State women's team (5-3; 3-2 Mid-American Conference) suffered a 140-103 setback to the host Eagles, while EMU topped the men's team (1-4; 1-2 MAC) by a score of 148-83.
Ball State would post the top time in five of 13 women's events, while earning first-place efforts in three events on the men's side.
The women's squad started the match strong, swimming to a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay, as Brittany Sayler, Lauren Harger, Stephanie Paul and Ashley VanOsdol combined for a time of 1:50.20.
Meghan Patterson would follow with a first-place swim in the 1650 freestyle, posting a time of 17:15.88. Eastern Michigan would win the next two events, before Mary Brinkoetter collected the meet's top time in the 400 IM with a clocking of 4:34.17.
Following an EMU victory on the three-meter diving board, Erika Paul would claim first in the 200 fly with a time of 2:07.48.
After claiming the top spot in four of the first seven events, the BSU women's team would only capture one more - - Sayler with a time of 2:05.24 in the 200 back - - in the final six events to seal the loss.
On the men's side, Eastern Michigan took home top honors in the first 10 events to outdistance the Cardinals early in the meet. Ball State finally broke through on the one-meter diving board, with a
The Cardinals would also place
Ball State would finish the meet with a first-place clocking in the 400 free relay by Kurtis Leer, Joshua Schum, Jagen Augustyn and Jim Lullo.
The Ball State women's squad returns to action Friday, when it hosts Toledo at
