Trojans Win Seven Events, Tie UCLA For First Time, 150-150

Friday, February 9

Los Angeles, Calif.

12:00 PM

USC

150

UCLA

Louise Hansson

Photo by: Paul Goldberg

Trojans Win Seven Events, Tie UCLA For First Time, 150-150

February 09, 2018 | Women's Swimming & Diving, Features

Final Results (PDF)

Louise Hansson leads USC with wins in 200y back, 50y free.

Five Trojans won races, led by sophomore Louise Hansson's firsts in the 50y free and the 200y back, in addition to a victory in the 200y medley relay, but UCLA came back late and the schools finished in a series-first tie, 150-150, on Friday (Feb. 9) at the Spieker Aquatic Center in Westwood, Calif.

The tie ends USC's 10-meet win streak over UCLA, but extends the Trojans' unbeaten streak in the series to 11. USC now leads the series 27-16-1. Troy finishes the regular season at 7-2-1 overall, 4-2-1 in the Pac-12. UCLA is 5-5-1, 2-4-1. The tie is USC's first since posting the same score against Arizona State in 2004.

The Trojans, without sprinter Marta Ciesla today, led by 10 points heading into the final two events but were caught by the Bruins after they won the final two events.

USC opened the meet with a win in the 200y medley relay as senior Hannah Weiss, junior Riley Scott, Hansson and sophomore Tatum Wade turned in a 1:36.95.

UCLA's Sandra Soe won the 1650y free in 16:11.22, her teammate Margaux Gourson taking second while USC sophomore Becca Mann took third (16:20.22). Bruin Kenisha Liu followed with another win in the 200y free (1:45.62) while USC senior Lexie Malazdrewicz (1:45.54, season best B cut) and Wade (1:46.17) came in 2-3.

Weiss got USC's first individual win with a 52.39 in the 100y back, followed into the wall by Hansson (52.47, season best B cut).

Freshman Maggie Aroesty (1:00.36) and Scott (1:00.39) swept the top two spots in the 100y breast while junior Maddie Wright (1:53.74, season best B cut) and freshman Caitlin Tycz (1:55.57, season best B cut) did the same in the 200y fly.

Hansson came back on short rest to win the 50y free in 22.28 (season best B cut) with junior Victoria Toris third (23.35) heading into the first break.

UCLA came out of the first break with a 1-2 in the 100y free with Malazdrewicz third for the Trojans in 49.79. USC countered with a 1-2 in the 200y back, Hansson winning in 1:54.43 with Weiss following into the wall in 1:56.12 (season best B cut).

UCLA's Emma Schanz claimed the 200y breast in 2:09.01 with Aroesty hitting the wall second (2:09.76) and Scott third (2:12.73). The Bruins followed with a 1-2 in the 500y free with Stinson third (4:48.31).

Tycz came back with a huge win out of lane 7 in the 100y fly, touching first in another season-best B cut of 52.56, 0.03 ahead of UCLA's Katie Grover.

UCLA's Eloise Belanger swept the springboard events with USC's Naomi Gowlett taking second on both boards, scoring 300.38 on 1-meter and 291.38 on 3-meter.

The Bruins closed the meet with a win in the 200y IM by Schanz and a victory in the 200y free relay (1:28.91) to clinch the tie.