SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Five Boilermakers were victorious in a pair of individual events and the women finished at least 1-2 in four of their 10 event wins as the Purdue swimming & diving teams split their season-opening dual at Notre Dame on Friday.
TEAM SCORES
Women: Purdue 165, Notre Dame 135
Men: No. 17 Notre Dame 177, Purdue 123
The Purdue women posted their first victory vs. Notre Dame since Halloween 2015 and their first win in South Bend since November 2014.
Jordan Rzepka and Daryn Wright teamed up to give the Boilermakers a full sweep of the springboard diving events. Aaron Frollo, Kate Mouser and Caitlin Hurley did likewise in the distance freestyle events. Mouser and Hurley were both victorious in their collegiate debuts.
Maggie Love (100 breast and 200 IM) and Coleman Modglin (100 and 200 breast) also won multiple individual events. Frollo, Modglin and Rzepka accounted for all six of the Purdue men's victories.
The Purdue women out scored UND 16-3 in the 500 freestyle thanks to a 1-2-3 finish from Mouser, Kate Beavon and Hurley. The Boilermakers also finished 1-2 in the 100 fly, 200 IM and 1-meter diving. Beavon and Mouser both won an event and finished as the runner-up in another.
Frollo emerged victorious in a pair of tight finishes in the distance events while teaming up with Ethan Shaw and freshman Patrick Broderick for 1-2 showings.
Cecilie Wiuff won the 200 fly by .04 hundredths of a second in the tightest finish of the night. Modglin won the 200 breaststroke by a tenth of a second on the men's side.
Conversely, Rzepka cruised to a 39-point victory on 3-meter thanks to a 406-point list.
Brady Samuels finished as the runner-up in all three of his individual events – the 50 and 100 free as well as the 200 IM.
The Boilermakers are back in action Friday when they host UIndy and the Kenyon divers in the home opener at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.
TEAM SCORES
Women: Purdue 165, Notre Dame 135
Men: No. 17 Notre Dame 177, Purdue 123
The Purdue women posted their first victory vs. Notre Dame since Halloween 2015 and their first win in South Bend since November 2014.
Jordan Rzepka and Daryn Wright teamed up to give the Boilermakers a full sweep of the springboard diving events. Aaron Frollo, Kate Mouser and Caitlin Hurley did likewise in the distance freestyle events. Mouser and Hurley were both victorious in their collegiate debuts.
Maggie Love (100 breast and 200 IM) and Coleman Modglin (100 and 200 breast) also won multiple individual events. Frollo, Modglin and Rzepka accounted for all six of the Purdue men's victories.
| PURDUE HIGHLIGHTS | |
| WON MULTIPLE EVENTS Jordan Rzepka – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving Daryn Wright – 1-Meter & 3-Meter Diving Aaron Frollo – 500 & 100 Free Coleman Modglin – 100 & 200 Breast Maggie Love – 100 Breast & 200 IM FRESHMAN EVENT WINNERS Kate Mouser – 500 Free Caitlin Hurley – 1000 Free MORE EVENT WINNERS Kate Beavon – 200 Free Brinly Hardy – 100 Fly Kelsey Cooper – 200 Back Cecilie Wiuff – 200 Fly |
1-2 FINISHES Daryn Wright & Sophie McAfee in 1-Meter Diving Brinly Hardy & Keira Kask in 100 Fly Maggie Love & Kate Mouser in 200 IM Kate Mouser, Kate Beavon & Caitlin Hurley in 500 Free Aaron Frollo & Ethan Shaw in 500 Free Aaron Frollo & Pat Broderick in 1000 Free WON TIGHT RACES Kate Beavon in 200 Free – Top 4 Separated by 0.57 Brinly Hardy in 100 Fly – Out Touched Kask by 0.07 Cecilie Wiuff in 200 Fly – Won by 0.04 Coleman Modglin in 100 Breast – Won by 0.33 Coleman Modglin in 200 Breast – Won by 0.10 Aaron Frollo in 500 Free – Top 3 Separated by 0.28 Aaron Frollo in 1000 Free – Top 4 Separated by 1.14 Caitlin Hurley in 1000 Free – Won by 0.83 |
The Purdue women out scored UND 16-3 in the 500 freestyle thanks to a 1-2-3 finish from Mouser, Kate Beavon and Hurley. The Boilermakers also finished 1-2 in the 100 fly, 200 IM and 1-meter diving. Beavon and Mouser both won an event and finished as the runner-up in another.
Frollo emerged victorious in a pair of tight finishes in the distance events while teaming up with Ethan Shaw and freshman Patrick Broderick for 1-2 showings.
Cecilie Wiuff won the 200 fly by .04 hundredths of a second in the tightest finish of the night. Modglin won the 200 breaststroke by a tenth of a second on the men's side.
Conversely, Rzepka cruised to a 39-point victory on 3-meter thanks to a 406-point list.
Brady Samuels finished as the runner-up in all three of his individual events – the 50 and 100 free as well as the 200 IM.
The Boilermakers are back in action Friday when they host UIndy and the Kenyon divers in the home opener at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.