FORT MYERS, Florida (Jan. 23, 2021) – The FIU women's swimming and diving team earned its second dual meet victory in as many days on Saturday, as the Panthers downed the Eagles at the FGCU Aquatics Center by a score of 186-113.
The win improves FIU's record to 2-0 in dual meets this season, after the Panthers calmed the Miami Hurricanes with a victory in Coral Gables the day prior.
"We came out today and improved on our performance yesterday," said Head Coach
Randy Horner. "I'm very excited about what this team can do this season. These ladies work so hard and it was so nice to see results in the pool this weekend."
After coming in second-place behind the Eagles at the FGCU Invitational back in November, the Panthers displayed a bounce-back performance on Saturday and claimed 12 of 16 events to earn a decisive victory over FGCU. A total of 20 Panthers contributed points for FIU throughout the day in a true team effort for Coach Horner's bunch.
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Panthers
Julia Miranda,
Sara Gyertyanffy,
Kelsie Campbell, and
Jasmine Nocentini opened up the day with a relay win for FIU, after the group posted a mark of 1:41.75 in the 200-yard medley relay.
In individual events, the trio of
Stephanie Hussey, Miranda, and Nocentini combined for a total of six first-place finishes, as the Panthers won two events apiece. Hussey claimed the 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard butterfly, while Miranda won the 100 and 200-yard backstroke events. Nocentini seized both the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events.
Sophomore
Eriana Temperino broke out for a total of 15 points on the day after taking first-place in the 200-yard freestyle, and finishing second in both the 100-yard freestyle and the 200-yard IM.
Campbell also had a strong showing in individual events with a contribution of 13 points, as the Panther won the 100-yard butterfly and finished runner-up in the 100-yard backstroke.
The Panther divers dominated on the boards for the day, as the trio of
Rachel Foord,
Maha Gouda, and
Mandy Song swept the top three spots in both the 3-meter and 1-meter events. Foord won her first event of the 2020-21 campaign, claiming the 1-meter with a score of 309.60. Gouda followed in second with a score of 306, and Song placed third with a tally of 258.83. In the 3-meter, Gouda placed first with a mark of 338.78, followed by Song in second (302.03), and Foord in third (277.95).
Lamija Medosevic, Miranda, Campbell, and Nocentini finished off the day with another FIU relay victory, as the group posted a mark of 3:26.85 in the 400-yard freestyle.
UP NEXT
The Panthers are back in action next week for their final dual-meet competition of the 2020-21 season, when they host rival FAU on two separate days. FIU first welcomes the Owls for a divers-only meet in Coral Springs on Wednesday, Jan. 27, beginning at 10:35 a.m. ET. The swimmers then hit the pool against FAU at the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center on Saturday, Jan. 30, starting at 11 a.m. ET.
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