Jan. 28, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Vanderbilt swimming and diving team will return to the pool this weekend for a pair of dual meets. The Commodores (1-5) will travel to Huntington, W.Va., to face Marshall at the Frederick A. Fitch Natatorium at 4 p.m. on Friday before traveling to Lexington, Ky., to face the Wildcats and Cincinnati on Saturday.
The ‘Dores are coming off a pair of dual losses to South Carolina and UNC-Wilmington last weekend in Columbia, S.C. Despite the losses, VU returned to Nashville with some positives from the meet as Laura Dillon and Jess Eccher swam to first-place finishes in the 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard individual medley.
Erika Deardorf, the school record holder in the 1650-yard freestyle, swam a season-best mark of 5:02.62, good for third place in the 500-yard free last weekend.
Freshmen Amy Salce and Ellen Kilgore clocked season highs of 10:25.88 and 10:42.79 in the 1000 free to lead VU in the longer freestyles.
Marshall (5-6) leads the all-time series with Vanderbilt 1-0, and is coming off a 165-104 loss to Ohio in their last outing on Jan. 19.
Following the Marshall match VU will head back south to Lexington, Ky., to face the Wildcats and Bearcats. The three-team meet will get underway at noon CT from the Lancaster Aquatic Center.
Results from Friday and Saturday will be posted following competition of each day on Vanderbilt’s official athletic website, www.vucommodores.com.
