Cal Baptist and Biola top Chapman in double dual meet

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Chapman University women's swim team competed at a double dual meet against host Cal Baptist and Biola on Saturday in Riverside, losing to both squads. Cal Baptist defeated Chapman 237-51 while Biola beat Chapman 166-120.

The top two events of the day for Chapman swimmers came in the 100-yard breaststroke and 500-yard freestyle, with junior Samantha McLaughlin and sophomore Danielle Lombardi each placing second in their respective heats. McLaughlin swam the 100 in 1:11.91 which was just over seven tenths of a second off the pace set by Cal Baptist's Hannah Stipek. McLaughlin was also just over two second off the school-record pace.

In the 200-yard medley relay, the team of McLaughlin, freshmen Alex Carubis and Kassy Parker along with junior Amanda Morris placed fourth with a time of 1:57.54 which was less than three seconds off the school record time of 1:54.38 set in 2009.

In the 50 and 100 free, freshman Kirsten Spicer was the Panthers' top finisher with times of 26.62 and 59.47, respectively.

by Chris Watts
Sports Information Assistant

Results: http://chapmanathletics.com/sports/wswimdive/2011-12/files/Biola-at-CBU.pdf