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Bowling Green Slips Past Women?s Swimming & Diving
November 01, 2008 | Women's Swimming and Diving
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - - The Ball State women's swimming & diving team suffered its second-straight Mid-American Conference setback Saturday afternoon, dropping a tight 160-140 decision to Bowling Green at Cooper Pool.
In the loss, the Cardinals (1-2, 0-2 MAC) collected the top spot in five of the 16 events, with freshman Emily Haifley dominating the breaststroke events, scoring first in both the 100 and 200-yard events.
In the fifth event of the meet, Haifley got the Cardinals into the win column for the first time with a time of 1:06.49 in the 100 breaststroke, while teammate and senior Lauren Harger collected second with a clocking of 1:07.28.
BSU's diving corps posted a 1-2-3-4 finish on the 1-meter board in the eighth event, as freshman Christina Riordan posted a score of 253.44. Junior Lisa Maertin placed second with a score of 250.28, while sophomore Whitney Johnson (224.47) and freshman Whitney Adams (208.66) followed.
Haifley picked up her second individual victory of the day in the 200 breaststroke, posting a time of 2:25.23, to beat her closest competitor by almost a second. Junior Mary Ehresman followed with a first-place time of 5:09.47 in the 500 freestyle, getting the Cardinals within striking distance of the meet victory after 12 events.
However, the Cardinals were only able to capture one more win in the final four events, when Maertin (265.96) and Riordan (253.65) collected first and second, respectively, on the 3-meter diving board.
In addition to her first-place swim in the 500 freestyle, Ehresman turned in runner-up finishes in the 1000 freestyle (10:32.55) and the 200 butterfly (2:09.71).
The Ball State women's swimming & diving team returns to action at 6 p.m. next Friday (Nov. 7) when Akron visits the Lewellen Aquatic Center for BSU's first home meet of the year.
200 Medley Relay
2. Nicole Saulters, Lauren Harger, Sara Hostetler and Katie Bylsma (1:50.25)
3. Erika Paul, Emily Haifley, Alanna Bader and Andrea Campeau (1:50.72)
- - Shelli Kopetsky, Kaitlin Jasmon, Joan Cullen and Kelly Johnson (1:55.09)
1000 Freestyle
2. Mary Ehresman (10:32.55)
3. Meghan Patterson (10:42.16)
5. Chelsea Giuffre (11:15.06)
200 Freestyle
2. Elizabeth Spilman (1:57.55)
3. Maria Gramelspacher (1:58.04)
5. Kelly Johnson (2:00.13)
100 Backstroke
3. Kaitlin Jasmon (1:01.38)
4. Alanna Bader (1:01.52)
5. Shelli Kopetsky (1:01.86)
- - Erika Paul (1:02.77)
100 Breaststroke
1. Emily Haifley (1:06.49)
2. Lauren Harger (1:07.28)
5. Emily Hurst (1:08.55)
- - Catherine Ingram (1:09.80)
200 Butterfly
2. Mary Ehresman (2:09.71)
4. Sara Hostetler (2:14.58)
5. Rebekah Gingerich (2:17.96)
50 Freestyle
4. Katie Bylsma (25.10)
5. Nicole Saulters (25.11)
6. Andrea Campeau (25.33)
- - Joan Cullen (25.60)
1-Meter Diving
1. Christina Riordan (253.44)
2. Lisa Maertin (250.28)
3. Whitney Johnson (224.47)
- - Whitney Adams (208.66)
100 Freestyle
2. Nicole Saulters (54.40)
3. Katie Bylsma (54.46)
7. Maria Gramelspacher (55.13)
- - Kelly Johnson (55.77)
- - Andrea Campeau (56.08)
200 Backstroke
3. Shelli Kopetsky (2:12.97)
4. Sara Hostetler (2:13.57)
5. Erika Paul (2:15.05)
200 Breaststroke
1. Emily Haifley (2:25.23)
3. Emily Hurst (2:27.02)
4. Lauren Harger (2:27.88)
- - Catherine Ingram (2:30.84)
500 Freestyle
1. Mary Ehresman (5:09.47)
4. Elizabeth Spilman (5:15.53)
5. Meghan Patterson (5:17.39)
- - Chelsea Giuffre (5:30.37)
100 Butterfly
2. Alanna Bader (59.54)
4. Maria Gramelspacher (1:00.48)
5. Joan Cullen (1:01.39)
3-Meter Diving
1. Lisa Maertin (265.95)
2. Christina Riordan (253.65)
4. Whitney Adams (209.85)
- - Whitney Johnson (208.20)
200 IM
2. Erika Paul (2:13.53)
5. Emily Hurst (2:17.39)
6. Rebekah Gingerich (2:18.22)
7. Sara Hostetler (2:18.89)
- - Catherine Ingram (2:20.34)
400 Freestyle Relay
2. Katie Bylsma, Maria Gramelspacher, Joan Cullen and Andrea Campeau (3:37.64)
3. Nicole Saulters, Whitney Johnson, Mary Ehresman and Lauren Harger (3:37.69)
- - Shelli Kopetsky, Elizabeth Spilman, Meghan Patterson and Emily Haifley (3:44.65)
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