No. 8/13 Cardinals Split with No. 7/16 Virginia in ACC Matchup

Saturday, November 3

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No. 8/13 Cardinals Split with No. 7/16 Virginia in ACC Matchup

November 03, 2018 | Swimming & Diving

Uof L v Virginia Complete Results Photo Gallery Video: Arthur Albiero

Cards make eight NCAA B-cuts and five Zone Diving cuts on second day of competition

By: Nancy Worley

The No. 13-ranked University of Louisville men's swimming and diving team downed No. 16 Virginia men 214-139 while the No. 8-ranked Louisville women fell 214-137 to the No. 7-ranked Virginia women Saturday morning at the Ralph Wright Natatorium.

Eight B-cuts and five zone diving cuts for the Cardinals highlighted the two-day meet in the ACC matchup early in the meet schedule for Louisville.

"It was an exciting weekend of racing, a lot of racing in a 24-hour period," said Arthur Albiero. "We got a lot of the things done that we were trying to do at this stage of the season. I'm proud of the way both teams swam. I think our men really stepped up in a lot of areas and ultimately that was the difference in the score. Our ladies, a couple things didn't break our way, but I liked the way the team kept great energy, kept fighting all the way through. Credit to the opponent today, but I liked what I saw today. I'm proud of the effort as a team."

In the 200 medley relay, the Virginia women edged UofL with a time of 1:39.83. The Cardinal foursome of Alina Kendzior (25.18), Mariia Astashkina (28.76), Grace Oglesby (24.04) and Mallory Comerford (21.94) put together a 1:39.42 for second. The Cardinal men won with a 1:27.21 put up by Nicolas Albiero (22.27), Evgenii Somov (24.71), Zach Harting (21.05), and Andrej Barna (19.18).

In the 100 fly, Morgan Hill won in 53.33 for the Cavaliers with Grace Oglesby touching second in 43.57 for an NCAA B-cut. UofL's Alena Kraus (55.65) was fifth and Nastja Govejsek (55.72) was sixth to round out the Cardinal field. For the men, Zach Harting took the win with a time of 47.44 ahead of UVA's Bryce Keblish's 47.41. Nikos Sofianidis was fourth in 48.73 and Mitchell Whyte turned in a 49.86 for sixth. Tanner Cummings went 51.38 for the balance of the Cardinals racers.

In the 400-IM, Virginia's Rachel Politi won with a time of 4:19.34. Sophie Cattermole was the top Cardinal finisher with a 4:21.73 for fourth and Maggie Jahns was fifth in 4:27.53. Daniel Sos won the 400-IM with a time of 3:50.91 which was an NCAA B-cut. Jarrett Jones was sixth with a 3:59.36 ahead of teammate Keegan Foulke's 4:04.84.

In the 200-free, Virginia's Paige Madden was into the wall first with a time of 1:46.87 in a wild finish that saw Mallory Comerford dueling down the stretch for a 1:46.89 and an NCAA B-cut. Arina Openysheva was third in 1:48.13. Katie Schorr was sixth in 1:53.24 just ahead of Gracie Long's 1:54.36. Virginia's Sam Schilling took top honors with a 1:38.20 in the men's 200 free. UofL's Colton Paulson was second with a time of 1:38.55. Marcelo Acosta was fourth in 1:39.20 and Sam Steele was fifth in 1:41.10.

In 3-meter diving, Virginia's Sydney Dusel just outscored Cardinal Molly Fears 342.30 to 340.43 for the top two spots. Brianna Price was fourth with 295.13, Annika Holland posted a 281.55 for sixth and Michaela Sliney was seventh with a 273.60. Allyson Schafer scored a 228.98 and Sophia Middendorf posted a 188.70. Fears, Holland and Price's marks were all NCAA Zone qualifying scores.

In the 200 breast, Virginia's Kaki Christensen won with a 2:14.43. Morgan Friesen was the top finisher for the Cards, with a fifth place time of 2:17.23. Mariia Astashkina was sixth in 2:17.53. The Cavaliers made it a sweep when Matthew Otto won the men's event with a 1:59.25. Evgenii Somov was fourth as the top Cardinal finisher with a 2:00.74. Michael Hampel was sixth in 2:07.20 and Griffin Manning was eighth in 2:12.89.

In the 100 back, Cavalier Emma Seiberlich won with a 54.49. Alina Kendzior was second, boarding a 54.61. Annette Schultz went 56.72 and Sofie Underdahl had a time of 56.73 just ahead of Ashlyn Schoof's 56.78. For the men, Nick Albiero was into the wall first with a 47.84, with teammate Nikos Sofianidis touching third in 48.81 and Mitchell Whyte was fourth in 48.92.

In the 50 free, UVA's Morgan Hill was first in 22.88. Arina Openysheva was second in 23.04 and Braunecker was second in 23.24 and Lainey Visscher was fourth in 23.41 just ahead of Casey Fanz's 23.45. In the men's event, Andrej Barna won for the Cardinals with a 19.93, earning an NCAA B-cut. Mihalis Deliyiannis was third in 20.50 and Matyi Kovacs was fourth in 20.79. Kyle Worrell boarded a 21.35.

Sophie Cattermole won the grueling 1650 free with an NCAA B-cut time of 16.18.07 and Maggie Jahns made it a 1-2 sweep in 16:47.84. Emily Moser was fourth in 17.11.72. For the men, Marcelo Acosta won the men's race with an NCAA B-cut 15.08.35 time. Graham Barrett was fourth in 15.23.16, also a B-cut. T.C. Smith was fifth in 15:33.29 and Hayden Curley was sixth in 15:40.74.

In the men's 1-meter board, Virginia's Ian Shelton won with a score of 318.68. Daniel Pinto was second with a score of 317.18 and Daniel Fecteau was right behind him with a 315.83. Kivanc Gur posted a 287.63 and Sean Riley was sixth with a 277.58. Pinto and Fecteau's scores were both NCAA Zone qualifying marks.

The Virginia women's A relay won the final event with a time of 3:19.21. Louisville's Katie Schorr (50.96), Mallory Comerford (49.22), Avery Braunecker (51.00), Arina Openysheva (49.18) combined for a second place time of 3:20.36. The Louisville men won the final relay with a time of 2:56.79 put up by Nick Albiero (44.97), Andrej Barna (43.32), Evgenii Somov (44.56) and Zach Harting (43.92).

The Cardinals head to the ACC/Big Ten Challenge Nov. 9 in West Lafayette, Indiana on Nov. 9-10.