LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV women's swimming and diving team kicked off the season with a dual meet against UNR Friday night. The Rebel women fought hard but fell 126-174.
REBELS OF THE DAY:
Women-
Filio Raftopoulou won both the 1000 free and 200 back.
THE RUNDOWN - WOMEN:
*Starting off the evening,
Eva Kim,
Skylar Moore, Kate Afanasyeva, and
Caitlyn Schreiber touched the wall third in the 200 medley relay with a swim of 1:44.38.
*Sophomore
Filio Raftopoulou swam a 10:20.90 in the 1000 free, securing a first-place finish. Junior
Lauren Smith followed in third with a 10:34.19.
*Sophomore
Julia Filippova touched the wall second in the 200 free with a time of 1:50.37, followed by sophomore
Carissa Armijo who touched third (1:53.11).
*Senior Kate Afanasyeva swam a 55.49 finishing second in the 100 back, followed by sophomore
Kacey Kiuchi who placed third (56.64).
*Sophomore
Teneka Ash touched the wall first in the 200 fly with a swim of 2:03.84, followed by junior
Tara Wise who finished third (2:05.43).
*Filippova finished second in the 50 free with a 24.19, sophomore
Ava Haase finished third with a time of 24.22.
*Filippova touched second in the 100 free with a time of 51.85, Haase finished third with a swim of 52.10.
*Raftopoulou swam a 2:01.83 in the 200 back earning her another first place finish, followed by Kiuchi who touched second (2:02.12).
*Armijo grabbed a first place finish in the 500 free with a 5:01.11, Smith was close behind in third (5:08.41).
*Afanasyeva placed second in the 100 fly with a time of 56.23, junior
Eva Kim touched third (57.09).
*Armijo touched third in the 400 IM with a time of 4:29.61.
*The 400 free relay team of Filippova,
Camryn Wheals, Raftopoulou and Haase finished second with a swim of 3:27.15. The relay team of
Kristina Schneider,
Kennedy Hood, Smith, and Afanasyeva followed in third (3:30.45).
QUOTABLE-
"UNR was tough, as predicted, and while we held our own in some events, we just had too many holes in our lineup to hang with them. Overall, though, the team swam solid times. Our sophomore class stood out, with nice wins from Teneka (her first as a Rebel), Filio, and Carissa, and nice runner-up finishes from Julia, Kate, and Kacey."
- HEAD COACH BEN LOORZ
NEXT FOR THE REBELS: The Rebels take on CSU Bakersfield Saturday morning at 11am.
