University of Louisville
Indiana (Women)
No. 18 Women's Swimming Falls to No. 12 Indiana
January 30, 2015 | Swimming & Diving
The No. 12-ranked Indiana University women's swimming and diving team edged the No. 18 University of Louisville Cardinals 170-130 Friday evening at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Indiana.
Cardinal senior Tanja Kylliainen posted three wins, touching first in the 200-fly, the 400-IM, and the 100-fly as well as being a part of the winning 200-medley relay team for the Cards. Teammate Kelsi Worrell swept the sprint events with a win in both the 50-free and the 100-free and was also a part of the 200-medley relay.
"Today we are disappointed that we fell short as a team," said UofL head coach Arthur Albiero. "However, we had a number of individual performances which shifted to a new level. We will not move our focus to preparation for the Louisville Invitational and the ACC Championships."
The Cards won the 200-medley relay in the first event of the meet, posting a 1:40.08 put up by Tanja Kyllianen (25.98), Andrea Cottrell (28.27), Kelsi Worrell (22.98), and Andrea Kneppers 22.85.
In the 1000-free, freshman Marah Pugh is the top Cardinal with a fourth place time of 10:10.53. Abigail Chin was fifth, going 10:18.98.
Andrea Kneppers was the top Cardinal in the 200-free, touching fourth in 1:50.22 in a tightly contested race. Rachel Grooms was sixth in 1:50.93.
In the 100-back, Erica Belcher touches fifth with a time of 56.64, followed by Kristina Steins' 56.79 and Hannah Magnuson's 57.08.
Cards go 1-2-3 in 100 breast, led by Andrea Cottrell's 1:02.30. Maggie Patterson was second in 1:04.21 and Lucy Kramer completed the sweep with a 1:04.69.
Tanja Kylliainen smoked the field in the 200-fly with a 1:56.21, three seconds ahead of IU's Reagan Cook's 1:59.46.
Kelsi Worrell showed her heels in the 50-free with a win in 22.69, almost a second ahead of IU's Brooklyn Snodgrass. Rachel Grooms was fifth with a 24.07.
In one-meter diving, Andrea Acquista placed third with a 283.58 followed by Mady Ingmire, 265.43 and Emily Stalmack 261.98 for fourth and fifth.
In the 100-free, Kelsi Worrell posted a 49.07, the only one under 50 seconds for the win. Andrea Kneppers was third in 51.45 and Rachel Grooms was fifth in 51.57.
Ashley LeClair finished fourth in the 200-backstroke with a time of 2:01.31 with teammate Erica Belcher posting a fifth-place time of 2:02.17.
Cards go 1-2-3 in the 200-breast led by Andrea Cottrell's 2:16.41. Maggie Patterson is second in 2:20.15 and Lucy Kramer is third in 2:20.34.
In the 500-free, Abbie Houck was the top Cardinal with a fourth place finish of 4:56.96 with Marah Pugh touching fifth in 4:58.82 just ahead of Abigail Chin's 5:04.40.
Tanja Kylliainen boarded a 53.50 in the 100-fly putting two seconds between herself and the runnerup, Olivia Barker's 55.26.
In three-meter springboard, Andrea Acquista was the top Cardinal diver with a third place score of 277.07. Emily Stalmack was fourth with a 276.00 and Alessandra Murphy was fifth with a 274.95.
Tanja Kylliainen snagged her third win of the night with a 4:11.05 in the 400-IM. Abby Chin was sixth in 4:28.15 and Marah Pugh was seventh in 4:28.64.
In the 400-free relay, the Louisville A-relay foursome of Andrea Kneppers (51.61), Kelsi Worrell (48.48), Ashley LeClair (51.38) and Rachel Grooms (50.77)combined for a 3:22.24 and second place.
