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Cards Compete Well Before Dropping 197-103 Decision at Buffalo
October 26, 2019 | Women's Swimming and Diving
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Ball State University women's swimming and diving team got an early win in the 400 Medley Relay and competed to the very end before ultimately falling to Buffalo, 197-103, Saturday afternoon.
It was the second meet for the Cardinals in two days as Ball State defeated Youngstown State Friday night.
"Our Cardinals showed a lot of toughness today," said head coach J. Agnew. "We knew Buffalo would be a difficult challenge, but the women came ready to compete. I think we surprised both Buffalo and ourselves with our fast start in the 400 Medley Relay. Overall, I think our team will have more confidence moving forward from this meet that we can compete with anyone in the MAC."
That 400 Medley Relay team was made up of Audrey Schank, Alex Bader, Shelby Crist and Apsara Sakbun. Their time of 3:49.63 secured 11 points for BSU right off the bat. Bader went on to have a big individual day for the Cardinals as well, finishing first in the 100 Breast (1:03.98), second in the 200 Breast (2:23.22) and second in the 200 IM (2:09.77).
"Alex is establishing herself as one of the top threats in the breaststroke events," said Agnew. "After battling through an early season shoulder injury, she has found her stride and never looked better."
The freshman Crist also caught Agnew's attention with a win in the 100 Back (56.46) and narrow second-place finish in the 100 Fly (57.62).
"Shelby just continues to impress us," Agnew stated.
Rachel Bertram led Ball State in diving with a second-place score of 244.28 on the 1M. Caitlin Locante earned third on the same board by registering a score of 244.28.
"We struggled out of the gate today on 3M, but the ladies were able to rebound a bit on 1M to leave on a positive note," said diving coach Nick Gayes. "The main thing for us was to familiarize ourselves with the environment, since that's where the MAC Championship will be, so we can return confidently in February."
Ball State returns to action Friday, November 1, at Eastern Illinois. The Cardinals then open their home slate the next day against Eastern Michigan and Wabash.
For all the latest on Ball State swimming and diving, follow @BallStateSwim on Twitter and visit BallStateSports.com.
It was the second meet for the Cardinals in two days as Ball State defeated Youngstown State Friday night.
"Our Cardinals showed a lot of toughness today," said head coach J. Agnew. "We knew Buffalo would be a difficult challenge, but the women came ready to compete. I think we surprised both Buffalo and ourselves with our fast start in the 400 Medley Relay. Overall, I think our team will have more confidence moving forward from this meet that we can compete with anyone in the MAC."
That 400 Medley Relay team was made up of Audrey Schank, Alex Bader, Shelby Crist and Apsara Sakbun. Their time of 3:49.63 secured 11 points for BSU right off the bat. Bader went on to have a big individual day for the Cardinals as well, finishing first in the 100 Breast (1:03.98), second in the 200 Breast (2:23.22) and second in the 200 IM (2:09.77).
"Alex is establishing herself as one of the top threats in the breaststroke events," said Agnew. "After battling through an early season shoulder injury, she has found her stride and never looked better."
The freshman Crist also caught Agnew's attention with a win in the 100 Back (56.46) and narrow second-place finish in the 100 Fly (57.62).
"Shelby just continues to impress us," Agnew stated.
Rachel Bertram led Ball State in diving with a second-place score of 244.28 on the 1M. Caitlin Locante earned third on the same board by registering a score of 244.28.
"We struggled out of the gate today on 3M, but the ladies were able to rebound a bit on 1M to leave on a positive note," said diving coach Nick Gayes. "The main thing for us was to familiarize ourselves with the environment, since that's where the MAC Championship will be, so we can return confidently in February."
Ball State returns to action Friday, November 1, at Eastern Illinois. The Cardinals then open their home slate the next day against Eastern Michigan and Wabash.
For all the latest on Ball State swimming and diving, follow @BallStateSwim on Twitter and visit BallStateSports.com.
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