Terps Fall To West Virginia On The Road
12/2/2006 7:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Dec. 2, 2006
Maryland women's swimming and diving traveled to West Virginia today for a dual meet against the Mountaineers. The Terps dropped the meet to West Virginia (135-93). The women's team is now 3-1 overall this season.
The Terps opened the afternoon with a second-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay (3:57.65) by senior Natalie Ferdinand (St. Thomas, Barbados), junior Emily Smoak (Salisbury, Md.), freshman Annie Broome (Knoxville, Tenn.) and junior Maya Finkler (Rishon le-zion, Israel).
In the freestyle events, Finkler placed fourth for the 50 free (25.20) with Smoak in fifth (25.27). Sophomore Yelena Skalinskaya (Almaty, Kazakhstan) was the top finisher for the Terps in second for the 100 free (53.09). Skalinskaya also led the Terps in the 200 free with a second-place finish (1:55.08) followed by freshman Jackie Davidson in third (1:57.12). Junior Julie O'Brien (Demascus, Md.) swam to a third-place finish in the 500 free (5:13.81). Freshman Andrea Lehner (Orchard Park, N.Y.) finished third in the 1000 free (10:31.41).
Maryland had an impressive showing in the 200 butterfly, claiming the top three places. Freshman Jen Vogel (Hingham, Mass.) won the event (2:06.33). Broome followed in second (2:07.94) and freshman Patty DeScenza came in third overall (2:08.46). Lehner won the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:05.62.
Junior Katarina Csomova was the top finisher in the 200 breaststroke, swimming a 2:28.46. Junior Kirsten Jones (Lafayette Hill, Pa.) swam for the Terps in the 400 individual medley, placing in second (4:31.86).
The final event for the afternoon was the 400 free relay. Maryland claimed a first-place finish with Finkler, Skalinskaya, Lehner and Davidson swimming a 3:31.28 in the event.
The next meet for the Terps will take place January 6, 2007 in North Miami, Fla. where Maryland will take on Iowa, Old Dominion and Florida International.
