Dec. 16, 2016
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Vanderbilt swim team returns from its finals break to take on Campbell at Centennial Sportsplex tomorrow night at 5 pm. This will be the last meet for the ‘Dores before they head off for the holiday break.
The Commodores are coming off a four-week break since they were last in the pool for the Phill Hansel Invitational down in Houston. The ‘Dores finished in ninth place but the meet was filled with season and career-best times, including a few NCAA B Standard times, for many of the ‘Dores.
Juniors Breanna Sapienza and Kara Lucenti were the two ‘Dores to earn NCAA B Standard times over the course of the meet. Sapienza raced to a season-best time of 54.42 in the 100-yard butterfly prelims to earn a spot in the “A” final. Then, she bested the prelim time and finished first in the “A” final with a time of 54.23. Both times qualified as NCAA B Standard. Kara Lucenti earned her NCAA B Standard times in 200-yard breaststroke with a season-best time of 2:15.70 in the prelims to qualify for the “A” final. Lucenti finished third in the “A” final and bested her prelim swim with a time of 2:14.45.
Scouting the Camels: The Camels come to West End with a 7-2 record on the season. They last competed on Nov. 17-19 in the Georgia Tech Invitational, finishing in ninth place. Campbell and Vanderbilt will square off in the pool for the third-consecutive year tomorrow night. It will be the Camels second trip to Centennial Sportsplex with their first visit coming back in the 2014. Vanderbilt defeated Campbell 207-54 as part of a quad meet with San Diego State and UALR. Last season, the Commodores traveled to Buies Creek, N.C. to take on Campbell and NC A&T. The ‘Dores took down the Camels 153.5-107.5 and earned nine first place finishes on the afternoon. Then freshman Johanna Goldblatt earned her first collegiate victory in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.73.
Schedule of Events:
400 Medley Relay
1000 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
50 Freestyle
Break
100 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
200 Breaststroke
500 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
Break
100 IM
200 Freestyle Relay
