Saturday, October 26
Lynchburg, Va.
11:00 AM ET
Liberty University
190.5
vs
105.5
James Madison
Liberty Earns 190.5-105.5 Win Over JMU
10/26/2024 3:26:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
LYNCHBURG, Va. - In a meeting featuring a pair of defending conference champions, 2024 ASUN champion Liberty earned a 190.5-105.5 win over 2024 Sun Belt champion James Madison, Saturday at Liberty Natatorium.
Liberty improves to 4-2 on the season, while JMU dropped its season opener today.
Liberty Event Winners
The Lady Flames will next compete at Campbell, Saturday at 11 a.m. in Buies Creek, N.C.
Liberty improves to 4-2 on the season, while JMU dropped its season opener today.
Liberty Event Winners
- 200 medley relay – 1:42.37 (Sydney Stricklin – 26.28; Aly Bozzuto – 27.83; Kamryn Cannings – 24.34; Kaycee Cannings – 23.92)
- Jr. Isabelle Gomez – 1000 freestyle (10:20.39); 500 freestyle (5:02.80)
- Sr. Shelby Kahn – 200 freestyle (1:53.67)
- Sr. Sydney Stricklin – 100 backstroke (56.05); 100 freestyle (51.77)
- Fr. Aly Bozzuto – 100 breaststroke (1:03.49); 50 freestyle (23.55)
- So. Kamryn Cannings – 200 butterfly (2:02.73); 100 butterfly (55.39)
- R-So. Malia Francis – 200 backstroke (2:02.17)
- Fr. Taylor Stasny – 200 breaststroke (2:20.96)
- Sr. Grace Isaacs – 200 individual medley (2:06.69)*
- 200 freestyle relay – 3:27.61 (Kaycee Cannings – 53.61; Kamryn Cannings – 50.84; Sydney Stricklin – 51.38; Aly Bozzuto – 51.78)
- * - swam as exhibition
- For the meet, Liberty won all 14 swimming races, including both relays. The Dukes won both diving events. With the meet decided, Liberty scored the 200 IM as an exhibition event.
- East Carolina entered only divers in the meet and did not factor into the dual meet scoring.
- The Lady Flames won the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay by a combined 7.87 seconds.
- Isabelle Gomez (500 free, 1000 free), Sydney Stricklin (100 back, 100 free), Aly Bozzuto (100 breaststroke, 50 free) and Kamryn Cannings all won two individual events each for Liberty.
- Liberty took each of the top two spots in six individual events. The Lady Flames went 1-2-3-4 (Sydney Stricklin, Malia Francis, Sadie Stricklin, Layne Jones) in the 100 backstroke.
- Liberty posted 1-2-3 showings in the 200 backstroke (Malia Francis, Sadie Stricklin, Layne Jones) and 200 breaststroke (Taylor Stasny, Grace Isaacs, Karis Francis).
- Freshman Aly Bozzuto remains unbeaten this season, winning every individual event and relay in which she has competed.
- Liberty posted team season bests in the 200 medley relay (1:42.37); 50 backstroke (Sydney Stricklin – 26.28); 100 backstroke (Sydney Stricklin – 56.05); 50 freestyle (Aly Bozzuto – 23.55); three-meter diving (Maddie Freece – 256.73); 200 breaststroke (Taylor Stasny – 2:20.96) and 200 individual medley (Grace Isaacs – 2:06.69).
- Liberty holds a 6-3 record in head-to-head dual meet competition against James Madison all-time. Liberty has won each of the last three meetings.
- The Lady Flames have won their conference meet for each of the last six seasons, while JMU is the defending Sun Belt champion. The Dukes have won six conference titles in the last seven seasons.
The Lady Flames will next compete at Campbell, Saturday at 11 a.m. in Buies Creek, N.C.
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