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No. 19 Bruins Fall to No. 2 Stanford
January 27, 2017 | Swimming & Diving
STANFORD -- No. 19 UCLA dropped Friday's meet to No. 2 Stanford, 127-104, in its first Pac-12 dual meet setback since October.
200 Medley
Relay The UCLA C team of junior Natalie Amberg, senior Brigette Winkler, junior Marie-Pierre Delisle and freshman Cali Raukar finished fourth with a time of 1:47.72. The Stanford A team picked up the win, as it clocked in at 1:39.22.
1000 Freestyle
Margaux Verger Gourson gave the Bruins their first top-three finish of the day, as the junior finished with a time of 10:01.16. Sophomore Sandra Soe earned UCLA another point with a fifth-place finish at 10:08.22.
200 Freestyle
Stanford freshman Katie Ledecky swam to a time of 1:43.48 to take first, while freshman Kenisha Liu (1:50.40) and junior Carly Reid (1:51.55) finished fifth and sixth, respectively, for the Bruins.
50 Freestyle
UCLA senior Linnea Mack challenged for the win with a time of 22.83, but could not quite catch Stanford junior Janet Hu, who finished with a winning time of 22.46. Freshman Maisie Jameson finished fifth for the Bruins, with a time of 24.00.
200 IM
Bruins finished 3-4-5, as Isabella Goldsmith clocked in with the top time for UCLA. The freshman led after the first 50 yards, while sophomore Emma Schanz, who finished fourth with a time of 2:03.80, led after 100. Junior Sarah Kaunitz added a time of 2:05.14 to pick up a point for the Bruins and finish fifth.
3m Diving
In the first diving event of the day, Bruins finished 3-4-5. Junior Ciara Monahan had the high score for UCLA at 304.35, while sophomores Kat Friese (299.10) and Eloise Belanger rounded out the top five. Stanford freshman Haley Farnsworth, with a score of 311.48, took first place.
200 Butterfly
Hu picked up another win for the Cardinal, while Bruin junior Katie Grover finished second (2:00.77) and freshman Amy Okada added a third-place time of 2:02.07.
100 Freestyle
UCLA senior Linnea Mack took Ledecky down to the wire with a time of 49.81, less than a half second behind the Cardinal freshman. The first-year pair of Liu (51.14) and Goldsmith (51.38) finished third and fourth.
200 Backstroke
Senior Madison White recorded the first Bruin win of the day, a 1:55.77 finish just ahead of Stanford sophomore Ella Eastin. Delisle clocked in at third for UCLA with a time of 2:01.80, while Amberg added a fourth-place time of 2:02.64.
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500 Freestyle
Bruin freshman Lisa Kaunitz, with a time of 4:57.36, finished second to Stanford sophomore Simone Manuel (4:47.19). Verger Gourson and Soe added times of 4:58.68 and 4:59.97, respectively, to round out the top four.
1m Diving
Monahan again finished tops among Bruin divers with a score of 284.93 to finish second to Stanford senior Kassidy Cook. Belanger (280.20) and senior Annika Lenz (273.53) finished third and fourth.
200 Breaststroke
Liu posted the top non-exhibition time of the event at 2:14.36, while Winkler (2:18.01) and Schanz (2:20.64) also added points to the overall Bruin total.
400 Freestyle Relay
The Bruin A team of Goldsmith, Grover, Jameson and Sarah Kaunitz posted the best non-exhibition time of the event at 3:26.67, while the B team of Raukar, Okada, senior Savannah Steffen and Reid timed in at 3:31.02.
The No. 19 Bruins will head to Berkeley tomorrow for a noon showdown with No. 6 California at the Spieker Aquatics Center.
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