Nov. 1, 2002
COLUMBIA, Mo. -
The #21 Tigers kept their dual meet win streak alive with a 170-126 victory over arch-rival Kansas. The win extended the Tigers win streak to 16 straight dual meet victories dating back to February 3, 2001. The win also marks the third straight victory against Kansas. The Tigers improve to 6-0 on the season heading into tomorrow's match-up with NCAA Division II powerhouse Truman State.
The Tigers won 11 out of 16 events enroute to their largest margin of victory ever against Kansas. The meet started with the Tiger 200 medley relay team of Sarah Lo, Tiffany Bohon, Liz Schoborg and Andrea Nigh winning the race in a new MU Natatorium pool record of 1:45.61. The Jayhawks won the next event, the 1000 freestyle, but the Tigers then preceded to take the top spot in the next seven swimming events to easily distance themselves from Kansas.
The Big 12's October Swimmer of the Month, Andrea Nigh continued her own personal win streak by picking up three wins in three races, winning the 50 (24.15) and 100 freestyle (53.05) to go with her medley relay victory. Nigh has not loss in any event, relay or individual, this season. Senior Katy Chandler had an impressive showing winning the 200 (1:51.99) and 500 freestyle (5:04.57). Chandler's time in the 200 was .07 of a second off the pool record.
Sarah Lo added two individual wins (100 and 200 backstroke) to go with her medley relay victory. Other first place finishers were Leslie Hoh in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.34), Rebecca Wolfe in the 200 butterfly (2:04.09) and Liz Schoborg in the 100 butterfly (57.40).
Diving without sophomore Amanda Maret, the diving team posted first and second place finishes in the 3-meter boards, Anna Massey won with a score of 254.40 with freshman Joanna Lawrence following her with a score of 251.70. Massey finished second in the 1-meter (237.53) and Lawrence finished third (235.80).
The start time of tomorrow's dual with Truman State is 2:00 p.m. in Kirksville, Mo. at the Pershing Natatorium.