The Valpo women’s swimming team continued its fall campaign against MVC opponent UNI Friday afternoon in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

How It Happened

• A pair of freshmen touched the wall third in their respective individual events on Friday. Haley Hume (Ballwin, Mo./Marquette) came home third in the 200 IM with a time of 2:20.38, while Bridget Pollard (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield South) finished third with a time of 5:26.84 in the 500 free.
• Both Hume and Pollard led Valpo in a second individual event as well against the Panthers. Hume was the first Beacon to complete the 100 back, posting a time of 1:03.74, while Pollard finished the 200 free in a team-best 2:02.42.
• Fellow rookie Sara Strauss (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake) also paced the Valpo contingent in a pair of events. Strauss led the way in the 100 free (57.14) and the 100 breast (1:11.34).
• In all, freshmen paced Valpo in eight of Friday’s nine individual events. Sophomore Kenzie Conn (Celina, Ohio/Celina) posted a time of 26.31 for top honors among the Beacons’ swimmers in the 50 free.
• UNI won the team scoring, 171-53.

Next Up

The Valpo women return to the pool alongside the men’s squad on Saturday for a tri-meet with Green Bay and Youngstown State at the Valparaiso Aquatic Center at Valpo H.S. The meet is slated for a 2 p.m. start.