CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta State University Lady Statesmen swimming and diving team opened its home 2021-22 season with a 215-75 win over visiting Rhodes College.
It was the seventh straight year the Lady Statesmen have faced the Lynx of Rhodes College and have won all seven times.
OFF THE STARTING BLOCKS
- Event: Dual meet with Rhodes College
- Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 9
- Location: Ronnie G. Mayers Aquatic Center
- Lady Statesmen: 215 Points
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INSIDE THE ROPES
- The Lady Statesmen relay team of Madelyn Byrd, Madison Lavoie, Celeste Turner, and Tristen Fant won the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:49.11.
- Peyton Osborn brought home first in the 1000-yard free with a time of 10:44.39.
- Lavoie won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 58.79.
- Alexis Moon won her first collegiate event taking on the top spot in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.83.
- Byrd took home first in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:12.87.
- Lavoie won her second event taking the 50-yard free with a time of 24.55.
- Martina Rossetti took home first in the 100-yard free with a time of 54.61
- Hayden Kirkhart won her first collegiate event with a victory in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:09.62.
- Jamie Glover also won her first race of her DSU career with a time of 5:21.83 in the 500-yard free.
- Turner took home first in the 100-yard butterfly clocking a 58.70.
- Kelsey Farmer posted her first win in a 2:15.95 time of the 200-yard individual medley.
ON THE BOARDS:
- Hannah Babcock won the one-meter diving for her first career win (267.89).
- Gillian Pratt finished second with 258.45 points.
- Megan Black was fourth in the one-meter dive (179.53).
- Babcock took first in the three-meter (251.40) diving.
- Pratt took second and Black came in third.
TEAM SCORES
- Delta State – 215
- Rhodes – 75
UP NEXT
The Lady Statesmen return on the road on October 23 as they will take on McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill.
