Texas A&M
Alabama
No. 4 Aggie Women down Crimson Tide
Jan 09, 2015 | Women's Swimming and Diving
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 4-ranked Texas A&M women's swimming and diving team extended its unbeaten streak to 21 straight with a 178-120 dual meet win over SEC foe Alabama on Friday at the Student Recreation Natatorium.
The Aggies, who haven't lost a dual meet in nearly two years, improved to 8-0 with the win over the Crimson Tide. Texas A&M was dominant from start to finish with victories in 13 of 16 possible events, including the first four of the meet.
"I thought we did a good job of getting up and racing even though we've been training hard during the winter break," Aggie head coach Steve Bultman said. "We were probably a little sharper yesterday (in double-dual wins over Tennessee and SMU), but I'm very happy with the way we competed."
The strong team effort saw nine individual tally victories, including a pair of wins from junior Ashley McGregor, sophomore Sarah Gibson and sophomore diver Courtney Hattie. McGregor won the 200-yard butterfly (2:02.13) and the 200 breaststroke (2:13.95); Gibson won the 200 free (1:49.06) and the 100 fly (54.78); and Hattie swept the one-meter dive (264.38) and the three-meter (278.93). .
Winning single races were senior Sarah Henry in the 1,650 free (16:36.76), freshman Beryl Gastaldello in the 100 back (55.62), senior Sammie Bosma in the 50 free (22.82), junior Claire Brandt in the 200 back (1:58.22), sophomore Sycerika McMahon in the 500 free (4:52.04) and freshman Lisa Bratton in the 400 IM (4:14.45).
The Aggies also won the 200 medley relay with Gastaldello, McMahon, Gibson and Bosma touching first in 1:40.65. Logging runner-up individual finishes were Bratton in the 100 back, McMahon in the 100 breast, senior Lili Ibanez in the 50 and 100 free, junior Colleen Konetzke in the 500 free and Bosma in the 100 fly.
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