Final Results | Final Team Scores
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Illinois swimming and diving team was defeated by Notre Dame, 210-87, and Iowa, 212-87 on Thursday.
"We would have liked to come out on the winning side of the score, but we have a lot of positives that we can take away from the past two days," said head coach Sue Novitsky. "Even though the Thursday session was not scored, the divers were able to put up higher scores than last week on the 3-meter and on the swimming side our relays were strong."
Fighting Illini senior Amelia Schilling took first in the 500 free with a time of 4:58.13, just ahead of freshman Monica Guyett, who clocked a 5:01.64 in the event.
Guyett also turned in a second-place finish in the 1000 free, finishing in 10:17.28. Schilling was close behind with a time of 10:19.08 for third place. Junior Samantha Stratford finished in second in the 200 IM at 2:04.21.
The 400 free relay team of Guyett and seniors Gabbie Stecker, Audrey Rodawig and Schilling placed third with a time of 3:29.30.
"We came back on Friday and did not back off from start to the finish," Novitsky said. "On the day we had at least 17 season best dual meet scores or times. It was gratifying to see the team staying focused, engaged and fighting to get to the wall. We have another tough day tomorrow and if we keep working to take steps forward it will continue to help us as a team."
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Illinois returns home to host Iowa State on Saturday, January 14 at 11 a.m. in the ARC pool.
