Bulls Drop Back-and-Forth Meet Against Ball State

Saturday, October 28

Buffalo, NY

11am

145

155

Ball State

FRANZ

Photo by: Paul Hokanson/UBBulls.com

Bulls Drop Back-and-Forth Meet Against Ball State

10/28/2023 4:51:00 PM | Swimming and Diving

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – In a back-and-forth meet that came down to the final event, the Buffalo swimming and diving team fell to Ball State, 155-145.

THE POOL
The Cardinals got the early jump on the Bulls, taking the first two events. Buffalo responded in the 200 yard freestyle, taking 13 of the 19 points, with Sawyer Bosley finishing first (1:52.08), Elise McCaul placing third (154.66) and Grace Wood finishing fifth (1:58.4).

The momentum carried into the fourth event for the Bulls, with Mia Naccarella placing first (56.15) in the 100 yard backstroke, and Abigail Malmstrom finishing fourth (59.27) to give the Bulls 11 of the 19 points.

In a back-and forth meet, Naccarella notched a second first-place finish for Buffalo in the 200 yard backstroke (2:02.95), followed by Malmstrom finishing third (2:07.1) and Vivian Roy in fourth (2:08.30) to outscore the Cardinals 14-5.

The Bulls had just three first place finishes throughout the swim portion of the meet, with Ball State placing first in 13 of the 16 events. Strong team performances from the Bulls kept the meet close to the end, with Buffalo taking second, third and fourth consecutively in four events.

With it all coming down to the final event of the meet, the 400 yard freestyle relay, the Cardinals just edged out the Bulls by a second to take the win.

"We competed well," said Head Coach Andy Bashor. "We had a good week of training, just sometimes you don't get the results you want. It's the end of October and we have a clear picture of what we need to work on. I'm looking forward to how we respond this season."

THE DIVING WELL
The Bulls continue to dominate the diving well.

In 3M diving, the Bulls had seven of the top eight finishers, taking 13 of the 16 points available. Graduate student Victoria Franz placed first with a score of 310.65, followed by Marialis Kwak who placed second with a score of 306.90 and Kaylee Donovan took third with 295.13.

The domination continued into 1M diving, where the Bulls had seven of the top eight finishers again. Franz (1^st, 302.7) and Kwak (2^nd, 289.85) led the way for the Bulls again, with Presley Dorsett (3^rd, 249.15) and Sophie Meuwissen (4^th, 246.45) also finishing inside the top five.

UP NEXT
The Bulls are back in action when they travel to Miami of Ohio on November 11^th to take on the RedHawks. The action begins at 11am in the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center.

For more coverage of the Buffalo Women's Swimming and Diving team check out the official website of the Buffalo Bulls, and follow the program on Instagram (@UBSwimDiveTeam), X (@UBSwimDiveTeam) and Facebook ("Buffalo Bulls Swimming and Diving").