Team loses final
meet in Lambert
By Cathy McLaren
Staff
Writer
Though the farewell could have been better, Purdue's
women's swim team swam a spirited meet Saturday in the final dual contest
held at Lambert Pool.
Coach Cathy Wright-Eger was "disappointed" in the
Boilers' 159-141 loss to Indiana, but she was pleased with the enthusiasm
displayed by her team.
"They were all really, really pumped up," she said.
"Psychologically, they were ready to go."
Despite the loss, the Boilers managed to swim to
three pool records, set in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle by Gyongyver
Lakos and in the 200 medley relay by the team of Lisa Dolansky, Lindsay
Lange, Patricia Finnerty, and Missy Bromley.
"The highlight (of the day) would definitely have
to be the pool records," said Wright-Eger. "That was great for us."
The Boilermakers' performance was somewhat typical
for this time of year, said Wright-Eger.
"We had some people that swam really well and some
people that were just a little off," she said.
"I'm going to have to sit down and look at this,
percentage-wise, but off the top of my head, I'd say about 50-50, which
is kind of normal this time of year.
"Some people are still feeling tired from the break.
We have some people whose legs are just a little tired, and that's evident
in their swimming. We got beat off the wall on some of our turns."
Although Purdue and Indiana split the number of
first-place finishes evenly, with eight apiece, the difference in the
final score was due to Indiana's depth, according to Wright-Eger.
"If you look at the results, one team can score
three people in an event and the other team is left to score two people
in the event," Wright-Eger said. "So one of our goals is always to be
the team to get the third score. That's how you end up winning meets.
If you'll notice, (Indiana) got that third score almost every time.
So I think their depth was a little bit better than ours."
Though the Boilers wished they could have left
Lambert Fieldhouse with a win, the day wasn't entirely a disappointment,
senior swimmer Missy Bromley said.
"We did the best we could, and we gave it our all.
That's all that matters, "said Bromley, who was recognized for her four
years of dedication to Purdue swimming during Saturday's senior day
festivities.
"If we couldn't do any better than we did today,
then I guess it wasn't meant to be."
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