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UNC Swimmers & Divers Remain Unbeaten In ACC By Sweeping Clemson
January 15, 2005 | Swimming & Diving
Jan. 15, 2005
CLEMSON, S.C. - The University of North Carolina's 15th-ranked women's and 19th-ranked men's swimming and diving teams remained undefeated in Atlantic Coast Conference dual meet action Saturday as they swept Clemson at McHugh Auditorium. Junior Lizzy Bruce won three individual events to power the Tar Heel women to a decisive 218-82 triumph over the Tigers while freshman diver Ben Herboth and junior butterflier Josh Glasco both snared a pair of events to lead the men to a 172-128 victory.
Carolina's women won their seventh straight dual meet of the season since a season-opening loss to top-ranked Georgia and the Tar Heels are now 7-1 overall and 4-0 in the ACC. Clemson's women fell to 4-6 overall and 1-3 in the ACC. The UNC men are now 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the league while Clemson's men, like their women, are 4-6 and 1-3. The win by UNC's men clinched their 66th successive season of having a winning or break even dual meet season, a streak which began in 1939-40.
Bruce, a Wichita, Kan. native, led the effort for the UNC women as she swept her main three events, taking the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes and also capturing the 200-yard individual medley. Bruce also joined with Meagan Eickman, Lindsey March and Kelsey Morrissy on the victorious 200-yard medley relay squad. Marck, a freshman from Newtown, Pa., was also in on four wins as she took the 100- and 200-yard butterfly events and swam on the winning 200 medley and 400-yard freestyle relays. Another outstanding freshman, Kelsey Morrissy, swam on both winning relays and she also won the 50-yard freestyle.
Eickman, senior tri-captain Virginia Hanson and junior Leila Martin were all involved in two event wins for the Tar Heel women as each swimmer won one event and also swam on a victorious relay. Overall, UNC won 13 of the 16 events in the meet.
Carolina's men found themselves in a tighter battle with Clemson but the Tar Heels gutted out some close wins, particularly in the 200-yard medley relay and the 100-yard backstroke early in the meet and they eventually pulled away from the Tigers in the team score. Herboth was a key player as he took top honors on both diving boards while the veteran Glasco was there to pick up two butterfly wins. Senior Eddy Matkovic had the close win in the 100-yard backstroke and also swam on the winning 200-yard medley relay. Both junio Jon Albrecht and sophomore Casey Kott were players in both relay wins for North Carolina.
UNC had a balanced effort, winning 10 of 16 events overall. Seniors Reid Owen and John Hartmann both had individual wins as did junior Patrick Woodruff as Carolina excelled in the longer distances of various events.
The Tar Heels will be back in action when they host Johns Hopkins at Koury Natatorium Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Koury Natatorium. Next Saturday the Tar Heels return to ACC action with meets against Virginia. The Cavalier men are ranked 10th and the women are 16th.
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