LSU Women Dominant Against Houston, Rice, Tulane
After the Louisiana State University swim and dive teams swept Alabama and Florida State Friday, the women’s team was back in action Saturday with Houston, Rice and Tulane visiting Baton Rouge. The Tigers captured first place in all swimming events en route to wins in all three meets, beating the Cougars 198-101, the Owls 204-95 and the Green Wave 225-74.
The LSU women dominated the 200 medley relay in 1:36.22 with Zoe Carlos-Broc, Martina Bukvic, Avery Littlefield and Michaela De Villiers. Carlos-Broc followed with a winning swim in the 100 backstroke (52.88), and De Villiers touched out Littlefield to win the 50 freestyle, 22.40 to 22.42. Littlefield came back shortly thereafter to turn the tables in convincing fashion in the 100 free, clocking 48.67. Bukvic became the fourth relay swimmer to earn an individual win when she topped the 200 breaststroke (2:10.64).
Nicole Santuliana took first in the 1000 free in 9:47.55 while Megan Barnes was the top finisher in the 200 free (1:47.05). Sabrina Lyn was first in the 100 breast (1:00.23), touching out Houston’s Evelyn Entrekin (1:00.29) by six hundredths. Giulia Zambelli was first by more than six seconds in the 200 butterfly (1:53.76), and Sofia Sartori cruised to first place in the 200 back (1:53.20).
Barnes doubled up with a win in the 500 free (4:47.55), and Sartori’s second win came in the 100 fly (52.11). Santuliana was her team’s third double winner of the day with a winning mark of 2:00.92 in the 200 IM. De Villiers, Carlos-Broc, Barnes and Lyn combined for a time of 3:19.47 to claim first in the 400 free relay.
Houston’s Michelle McLeod was first in 1-meter diving (298.30) as well as 3-meter (315.95).
