No. 7/10 Swimming and Diving Downs ACC Rival Notre Dame

Friday, January 20

Louisville, KY

2 p.m.

University of Louisville

University of Notre Dame

No. 7/10 Swimming and Diving Downs ACC Rival Notre Dame

January 20, 2017 | Swimming & Diving

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Cards had 14 B-cuts in conference showdown

By: Garrett Nugent

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville No. 7/10 swimming and diving team used 14 NCAA B-cut times to edge the University of Notre Dame on Friday at Ralph Wright Natatorium.

The seventh-ranked Cardinal men won 179-121 and the 10th ranked Cardinal women won 160-140 over ACC foe Notre Dame.

"It was Senior Day, which is always special, especially with this group and really the four-year impact on a program, it's hard to overlook that. More importantly, it's bittersweet," UofL head coach Arthur Albiero said after the win. "These guys are part of our family here and I'm so proud of the men and women they have become and, obviously, as we finish this season here and put some great performances together, they were the leaders today. Senior Day always brings a little bit of mixed emotions so I think it took us a little bit to get going. But a win is a win against a good team. I think we're battling a lot of things here internally and making decisions about conference teams and a lot of different things. We'll take it and we're excited and we'll get ready for the next one which is right around the corner. A good team win today, good energy, good crowd, and that's what college meets are all about."

The Cards were led by Andrea Cottrell's three wins (200 medley relay, 100 and 200 breast), with Grigory Tarasevich (200 medley relay, 100 and 200 back, and 200 free relay) and Carlos Claverie (200 medley relay, 100 and 200 breast, and 200 IM) both contributing four wins to the cause.

To kick off the dual-meet, Louisville's 'A' team of Alina Kendzior (25.52), Andrea Cottrell (27.72), Nastja Govejsek (24.00), and Casey Fanz (22.54) touched first in the women's 200 medley relay. Men's 'A' team of Grigory Tarasevich (22.38), Carlos Claverie (24.71), Josh Quallen (20.41), and Andrej Barna (19.95) out-touched Notre Dame's 'A' squad to take first place.

In the longest event of the meet, Louisville swept the 1,000 free with Marah Pugh at 10:05.31 touching first for the women and Marcelo Acosta posting a time of 9:08.51 for the men.

Mallory Comerford came in third in the women's 200 freestyle with a time of 1:50.73. In the men's 200 freestyle, Trevor Carroll took first place with a NCAA B-cut time of 1:36.70.

In the women's 100 back, Alina Kendzior touched in second with a NCAA B-cut time of 55.00, just being out touched by Notre Dame's Catherine Mulquin at 54.58. Grigory Tarasevich took first for the Cards in the men's 100 back with a NCAA B-cut time of 47.98, with Aaron Greene taking third with a time of 49.57.

Andrea Cottrell won the 100 breast in 1:00.80 for a NCAA B-cut time, while Silvia Guerra was second with a time of 1:02.62. Carlos Claverie touched first in the men's 100 breast with a NCAA B-cut time of 54.65.

In the women's 200 fly, Abbie Houck posted a NCAA B-cut time of 1:58.54 to take first, while Grace Oglesby touched in third at 2:00.19. In the men's 200-fly, Matt Grauslys of Notre Dame touched in first with a time of 1:48.76, with Zach Harting just out-touched at 1:48.82.

In the women's 50 freestyle, Casey Fanz touched second with a NCAA B-cut time of 22.97, while Avery Braunecker toke third with a time of 23.32. Andrej Barna touched in third for the Cards in the men's 50 freestyle with a time of 20.52, with Mark Chernov in fourth at 20.59, and David Boland in fifth at 20.62.

Casey Fanz took second in the women's 100 free at 50.63, with Rachel Grooms in fourth with time of 51.06. Trevor Carroll held off the Irish to win the men's 100 free with a time of 44.44, while Barna took third with a time of 45.17.

Alina Kendzior was second in the 200 back with a time of 2:00.28 and Sofie Underdahl took fourth with a time of 2:01.25. Grigory Tarasevich posted a B-cut time of 1:44.68 in men's 200 back, while Aaron Greene was fourth with a time of 1:48.46.

Andrea Cottrell won in the women's 200 breast with a NCAA B-cut time of 2:12.52, while Rachael Bradford-Feldman took third also with a NCAA B-cut time of 2:15.55 and Silvia Guerra took fourth at 2:16.92. Carlos Claverie took first in the men's 200 back with a NCAA B-cut time of 1:59.30, while Todd Owen and Brennen Berger tied for fourth with a time of 2:04.13.

In the women's 500 free, Abbie Houck touched first with a time of 4:55.66, while Marah Pugh touched in fourth with a time of 4:58.67. Marcelo Acosta took first in the men's 500 free with a time of 4:29.92, with Sam Steele taking third at 4:31.56.

Grace Oglesby took third with a time of 54.77 in the women's 100 fly, as Nastja Govejsek touching fourth with a time of 54.96. Josh Quallen (47.66) and David Boland (48.15) posted NCAA B-cut times to take first and second, respectively, in the men's 100 fly.

In the women's 1 meter diving event, Louisville senior Andrea Acquista took first with a score of 284.03, while teammate Molly Fears took third with a score of 266.63. Daniel Fectau took first in the men's 1 meter diving with a score of 333.83, while Sean Riley took third with a time of 290.63.

In the women's 3 meter diving, Molly Fears took first place with a score of 325.05 and Andrea Acquista took second with a score of 292.05. Daniel Fecteau took second in the men's 3 meter diving event with a score of 341.93, while Sean Riley took fourth with a time of 283.58.

In the women's 200 IM, Rachael Bradford-Feldman with a NCAA B-cut time (2:01.51), Andrea Cottrell (2:02.73), and Alex Sellers (2:05.87) swept the top three spots for the Cardinals. Carlos Claverie touched first in the men's 200 IM with a time of 1:49.48, while Jonathan Zoucha took fourth with a time of 1:52.34.

In the final event of the night, the Louisville women's 'A' team of Mallory Comerford (23.26), Abigail Houck (23.27), Avery Braunecker (22.72), and Casey Fanz (22.55) touched in second with a time of 1:31.80. Louisville's 'A' team of Trevor Carroll (20.18), Christian Garkani (20.38), David Boland (20.38), and Grigory Tarasevich (19.92) took first with a time of 1:20.27, while the Louisville 'B' team of Andrej Barna (20.45), Mark Chernov (19.84), Josh Quallen (20.13), and Matthias Lindenbauer (20.35) touched in second with a time of 1:20.77.

Tonight's meet versus Notre Dame was the last home meet for 19 seniors.

MEN
Estefan Albiero
Brennen Berger
David Boland
Trevor Carroll
Christian Garkani
Aaron Greene
Matthias Lindenbauer
Ryan Massey
Josh Quallen
Jake Schultz
Nolan Smith
Grigory Tarasevich

WOMEN
Andrea Acquista
Mackenzie Buss
Andrea Cottrell
Lauren Herich
Abigail Houck
Maggie Patterson
Alex Sellers

Louisville is back in action when they make the trip to Lexington to take on in-state rival, Kentucky, tomorrow at 1 p.m.