TCU
North Texas (women)
H2O Frogs fall to North Texas on Wednesday
2/6/2008 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
Feb. 6, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU women's swimming and diving team fell by a score of 161-139 to North Texas on Wednesday night at the University Recreation Center. The Horned Frogs completed their last meet before the Mountain West Conference Championships."We were a little off tonight and we're working out the kinks before the conference championships, which are exactly three weeks from today," said TCU head coach Richard Sybesma. "I have to tip my hat to North Texas, who did a great job tonight."
Stephanie Futscher highlighted the meet for the Frogs, sweeping the butterfly events. Futscher, a sophomore from Irving, Texas, won the 200-fly event in a time of 2:04.46, and followed with a time of 58.93 in the 100-fly to earn the victory.
"One of the positives tonight was having Stephanie back from injury," Sybesma said. "It's obvious that she is a big factor for the team."
TCU's other event winner in the pool on Wednesday was Cheryl Townsend, who earned her sixth win of the season with a time of 4:34.91 in the 400-IM.
Sophomore diver Jennifer Ferguson continued to impress after missing most of the season due to injury, as the Beaconfield, Quebec, native swept the diving events. In the one-meter, Ferguson notched a score of 259.28, while Hannah Hale followed in second with a score of 213.83. Ferguson won her third event in the last two meets with a score of 245.93 in the three-meter, while Hale placed third with a score of 200.55.
Other impressive performances came from Maria Alvarez, Meredith Grubb and Brittney Martinez. Alvarez posted two runner-up finishes in the 500- and 1000-free events, while Grubb recorded two top-three finishes in the 100- and 200-free and Martinez finished in the top-three in the backstroke events.
In relay action, the 400-medley team of Martinez, Ellie Bradley, Mychala Lynch and Grubb raced to a second-place finish in a time of 3:56.70, while the team of Alvarez, Lynch, Nikki Pappas and Martinez was TCU's top finisher in the 400-free relay, placing second in a time of 3:36.85.
Both the men's and women's teams will end the season at the MWC Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Feb. 27 - March 1.
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