Belles Downed by Hope, Alma

Results

HOLLAND, Mich. - The Saint Mary's swimming and diving team lost to Hope, 244-52 and Alma, 176.5-118.5 in a double dual meet at Hope on Saturday.

Ellie Watson, Anna Nolan, Carolyn Neville each claimed second place finishes for the Belles. Watson swam a 2:02.74 in the 200 free for second place in the event. Nolan was second in the 50 free with a time of 26.01. Neville was the runner up in the 100 free with a 56.93.

Neville later finished third in the 200 individual medley in a time of 2:25.76. Watson was also third place in the 500 free as the senior touched the wall in 5:29.93, which was less than three-tenths of a second behind the second place finisher. Genevieve Spittler took third place in the 200 fly on the afternoon with a time of 2:32.41.

The Belles' 400 free relay of Nolan, Emily Brown, Watson, and Neville also touched the wall third in the final event of the meet with a time of 3:52.81.

The Belles will have a couple weeks to prepare for the Wabash Woehnker Invitational, which runs November 16-17.

Results:
200 Medley Relay - A (Megan Knobloch, Carolyn Neville, Ellie Watson, Anna Nolan), 4th (1:59.78); B (Marta Carrion, Liz Litke, Genevieve Spittler, Paige Handy), 7th (2:12.91)                      
1000 Freestyle - Liz Palmer (4th, 11:43.49); Handy (5th, 12:23.09)
200 Freestyle - Watson (2nd, 2:20.74); Emily Brown (8th, 2:08.80); Sarah Thompson (10th, 2:15.11)
100 Backstroke - Nolan (4th, 1:06.24); Knobloch (7th, 1:08.63)
100 Breaststroke - Litke (7th, 1:21.92); Sinead Hickey (9th, 1:28.32)               
200 Butterfly - Spittler (3rd, 2:32.41); Gerbeth (6th, 2:45.48)                       
50 Freestyle - Nolan (2nd, 26.01); Knobloch (7th, 27.11); Thompson (9th, 27.85); Carrion (11th, 29.81); Handy (13th, 31.67)
1 mtr Diving - Andrea Canacci (6th, 160.20)
100 Freestyle - Neville (2nd, 56.93); Brown (8th, 1:00.69); Thompson (9th, 1:01.28)                                     
200 Backstroke - Spittler (6th, 2:33.49); Carrion (8th, 2:42.83)     
200 Breaststroke - Litke (7th, 2:55.77); Hickey (8th, 3:10.43)
500 Freestyle - Watson (3rd, 5:29.93); Palmer (7th, 5:50.01); Handy (9th, 5:59.99)                     
100 Butterfly - Gerbeth (4th, 1:09.73); Spittler (5th, 1:09.77)
3 mtr Diving - Canacci (4th, 158.15) 
200 IM - Neville (3rd, 2:25.76); Gerbeth (9th, 2:34.84)
400 Freestyle Relay - A (Nolan, Brown, Watson, Neville), 3rd (3:52.81); B (Thompson, Palmer, Knobloch, Gerbeth), 7th (4:12.06)

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