Jan. 27, 2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Vanderbilt swim team is on the road this weekend for their final meet before SEC’s. The ‘Dores will be in Huntington, W.V. to take on Marshall in a dual meet this Saturday. The meet will begin at 9:30 am CT.
The Commodores have not had much time off as they are coming off a two-day tri-meet with Arkansas and Houston this past weekend. The ‘Dores had some great swims and went back and forth with Houston over the course of the weekend. The meet ended up coming down to the final relay event to determine whether the Cougars or Commodores would earn the win. Houston would claim first in the final relay and secured the win.
The ‘Dores were led by freshman Paige Hamilton last weekend as she picked up her first two individual wins of the season in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle. Hamilton had podium finishes in all six of her races over the weekend. Breanna Sapienza and Kara Lucenti were the other Commodores to earn wins over the weekend. Sapienza finished first in the 100-yard butterfly and Lucenti earned her fourth win of the season in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Scouting the Thundering Herd: Marshall is a familiar opponent for the Commodores as this will be the 10th-consecutive season they have faced off in the pool. The Thundering Herd won the first two matchups but the ‘Dores have won the last seven meetings. Last year, Marshall traveled to West End for a tri-meet with Vanderbilt and North Florida. The Commodores went 2-0 on senior day and defeated Marshall 147-113. The last time the Commodores went to Huntington was in 2015 for a tri-meet with Xavier and Marshall. The ‘Dores once again swept the tri-meet, beating Marshall 150-143. Marshall carries an 8-3 record into the meet this weekend along with a four meet winning streak.
Schedule of Events:
200 Medley Relay
1000 Free
3 Meter Diving
200 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
50 Free
1 Meter Diving
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
500 Free
100 Fly
200 IM
200 Free Relay