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Women's Swimming Weekly Release

Bulls Dispose of Bowling Green in Home Finale

UB’s women's swimming and diving team closed out its Mid-American Conference and home schedules on Saturday afternoon with a 164-127 victory over visiting Bowling Green at Alumni Arena Natatorium to improve to 6-4 overall and 3-4 in MAC action.

Carpenter Scores Another Diving Record

Meili Carpenter

Sophomore diver Meili Carpenter (Boulder, CO/Fairview) swept both springboard competitions on Saturday, breaking her own school record on the three-meter board. Carpenter compiled a six-dive total of 336.10 points, eclipsing her old mark of 333.08 set two weeks ago at Niagara. Carpenter also won the one-meter diving with a total score of 272.00 points.

Schaffert Sweeps Breaststrokes, Joins Relay Win

Ashley Schaffert

Ashley Schaffert (Lockport, NY/Lockport) swept the breaststroke races and was also part of a winning relay squad to help the Bulls in the pool. Schaffert won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:07.16 and followed with a victory in the 200-yard race in 2:26.43. She also swam the breaststroke portion of UB's victorious 200-yard medley relay as the foursome of Jessica Ballard (Montreal, Quebec/Academic Magnet), Schaffert, Sam Palma (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster) and Jessie Koltz (Chenango Bridge, NY/Chenango Valley) finished in 1:48.27.

Seniors Take Their Final Walk

Meghan Lafferty

Prior to the beginning of the meet, the Bulls honored their 2008 senior class. UB’s four seniors for the 2008 campaign are Meghan Lafferty (East Aurora, NY/East Aurora), Cassy Oliveri (Tonawanda, NY/Mount St. Mary), Catherine Rowan (New Orleans, LA/Mt. Carmel Academy) and Andrea Scharf (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford). Lafferty won Saturday’s 50-yard freestyle in a season-best 24.78 seconds.

St. Bonaventure Closes Regular Season

Both the women’s and men’s teams close out the regular season with a February 6 matchup at St. Bonaventure at 6:00 pm. From there, the postseason begins with the men heading to Nashville for the combined MAC and Sun Belt Conference Championships. The UB women host the MAC Championships starting February 20.