PROVO, Utah — BYU women’s swimming fell to UCSB 146-116 at the Richards Building Pool on Friday evening.
"After a tough winter training period, it was nice to get up and race again today," said BYU head swim and dive coach Tamber McAllister. "Our atheltes did a fantastic job fighting in our races today."
Despite the defeat, the Cougars showcased their talent with five different women winning events.
Mackenzie Miller Lung continued her dominance in the breaststroke with a 1:03.38 victory in the 100 breast – her eighth race win of the season. Miller Lung wrapped the day with a second-place finish in the 200 breast at 2:20.66.
Jasmine Anderson was the lone swimmer to top Miller Lung in the 200 breast and did so with a first-place 2:19.90. The freshman from Wasilla, Alaska exchanged places with Miller Lung in the 100 breast, finishing second in 1:03.40.
Freshmen Sarah Eliason and Lucy Warnick also tallied wins for the Cougars with each earning their fourth race victories of the season. Eliason clocked 55.63 to take the 100 fly then finished third in the 200 individual medley at 2:08.86. Warnick won the 200 IM in 2:06.74 along with sixth-place spots in the 100 and 200 breast races.
Distance swimmer Victoria Schreiber gave BYU its fifth win of the day with a time of 10:28.13 in the 1000 free, over 12 seconds in front of the Gaucho runner-up.
The Cougars’ “A” relay squads took second in both 200 medley and 400 free relays. Katya Hulse, Miller Lung, Eliason and Halli Williams opened the meet with a time of 1:42.78 while Haylee Tiffany, Kara Martinson, Eliason and Williams went 3:29.53 to finish the day in the 400 free.
BYU swimming competes once more this season at the Richards Building Pool with a dual meet versus Denver Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. MST.