November 10, 2007

Limestone Women’s Swimming Defeats Lenior-Rhyne, 111-80, In Hickory Saturday Afternoon

Freshman Emily Fowler wins the 200-yard breaststroke for the Bears

Hickory, N.C. – The Limestone College Women’s Swimming Team (3-1, 3-0) defeated Lenoir-Rhyne College (2-3, 1-1), 111-80, in a matchup Saturday between the two Bluegrass Mountain Conference schools. The meet was the first-ever home swimming event for Lenoir-Rhyne.

The Lady Saints were led by Renee-Marie Pouchet (Maraval, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO) as she finished first in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle as an individual and in the 400-yard medley relay as a team.

Marija Grubic (Split, CROATIA) also took first in two events for Limestone. She won the 200-yard freestyle and the 200-yard backstroke.

The Bears were led by freshman Emily Fowler (Kernersville, N.C./East Forsyth HS) as she won L-R’s only individual event of the afternoon. Fowler won the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 3:05.46, establishing a school record in the process.

Senior Nicole Ley (Cupertino, Calif./Monta Vista HS) set the Lenoir-Rhyne mark in the 200-yard backstroke at 2:30.58, giving her the school record in both backstroke events.

Lenoir-Rhyne will next swim at Campbell University on Friday beginning at 5:00 p.m. and continuing on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.