Notre Dame women's swimming and diving team won the Minnesota Invitational with 889 points

No. 20 Notre Dame Women's Swimming And Diving Downs Michigan State

Nov. 10, 2006

Final Stats

NOTRE DAME, Ind.- The No. 20 Notre Dame women’s swimming and diving team (2-0) continued the strong start to the 2006-07 dual meet season with a 69-point win (155.50-86.50) over Michigan State (2-3) on Friday afternoon, Nov. 10 in the Rolfs Aquatic Center. The women scored 155.50 points and won 10 of the 13 events.

The 400-yard medley relay team of Stacey Nedrud (Melbourne Beach, Fla./Cocoa Beach), Julia Quinn (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township), Keri Masterson (West Hempstead, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) and Christa Riggins (Phoenix, Ariz./Sunnyslope) won the first event of the afternoon in a time of 3:51.71.

Freshman Zeina Shanata (Gainesville, Fla./Bucholz) took home the win in 1,000-yard freestyle in her time of 10:23.31. Fellow freshman Megan Farrell (Hopkinton, Ma./Hopkinton) followed with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:51.78. Caroline Johnson (Springfield, Mo. Glendale) won the 50-yard freestyle. (23.92). Freshman Ashlee Edgell (Cincinnati, Ohio/Maderia) had 200-yard individual medley (2:06.03) victory for the first individual win of her career.

The Irish victory streak was momentarily snapped in the three-meter dive, only to senior Katie Carroll (Toledo, Ohio/Notre Dame Academy) win the 200-yard butterfly (2:01.16). The Carroll swim went down in the books as an exhibition victory though. Caroline Johnson followed with her second win of the afternoon, this time in the 100-yard butterfly (52.44). Senior Ann Barton (Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain) won her first individual title of the season in the 200-yard backstroke (2:06.62). Freshman Lexie Shue (Newport Beach, Calif./Corona Del Mar) got in on the act with an exhibition 4:52.79 win in the 500-yard freestyle. Junior Natalie Burke (Cape Town, South Africa/Reddam House College) finished off the Irish winning ways in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:28.29).

The Fighting Irish women will have one more home meet this weekend against Pittsburgh at noon on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Rolfs Aquatic Center before hitting the road for the next few months.

Notre Dame Point Scorers Meet Recap:

400-yard medley relay

1. Stacey Nedrud, Julia Quinn, Keri Masterson, Christa Riggins: 3:51.71 (11.0)

2. Maggie Berhens, Jessica Stephens, Katie Carroll, Ellen Johnson: 3:54.55 (4)

1, 000-yard freestyle

1. Zeina Shanata: 10:23.31 (9)

2. Abby Strang: 10:31.85 (4)

4. Georgia Steenberge: 10:53.45 (1)

200-yard freestyle

1. Megan Farrell: 1:51.78 (9)

2. Casey Wagner: 1:53.07 (4)

3. Rebecca Grove: 1:53.35 (3)

50-yard freestyle

1. Caroline Johnson: 23.92 (9)

3. Keri Masterson: 25.11 (3)

4. Gina Mancini: 25.27 (2)

200-yard individual medley

1. Ashlee Edgell: 2:06.03 (9)

2. Julia Quinn: 2:09.79 (4)

5. Vivian Healey: 2:11.99 (1)

Three-meter Diving

3. Tara Hyer: 239.92 (3)

4. Lucy Hirt: 231.75 (2)

5. Tiffany Robak: 222.83 (1)

200-yard freestyle

2. Katie Hopkins: 2:09.77 (4)

100-yard freestyle

1. Caroline Johnson: 52.44 (9)

2. Meghan Linnelli: 53.13 (4)

3. Mary Grace Godfrey: 53.22 (3)

200-yard backstroke

1. Ann Barton: 2:06.62 (9)

2. Morgan Bullock: 2:09.80 (3)

4. Colleen Bauza: 2:10.55 (2)

200-yard backstroke

1. Stacey Nedrud: 2:04.40 (9)

2. Ashlee Edgell: 2:04.75 (4)

4. Ellen Johnson: 2:07.72 (2)

500-yard freestyle

3. Ellen Johnson: 4:56.79 (3)

One-meter Diving

3. Natalie Stitt: 2:30.92 (3)

4. Tiffany Robak: 229.65 (2)

200-yard breaststroke

1. Natalie Burke: 2:28.29 (9)

200-yard free relay

4. Casey Wagner, Abby Strang, Lexie Shue, Claire Hutchinson: 1:44.03 (2)