Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Saturday, January 14
Carbondale, Ill.
10 a.m.
Southern Illinois University
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Women vs. Arkansas-Little Rock
Women’s swimming & diving opens 2017 with conference matchup
01/13/2017 | 3:38:00 | Swimming & Diving
CARBONDALE, ILL. – The Southern Illinois University women's swimming and diving team begin the second half of their season, facing off with conference opponent University of Arkansas-Little Rock. This is the first meet for the Salukis since December 3, 2016.
QUICK RECAP
The fall 2016 season was a very successful one for the women's swimming and diving squad. The team competed in six total meets, and grabbed first place finishes against Evansville and McKendree, and a second place finish in their weekend meet with Illinois State and Illinois.
Juniors, Kelsie Walker, Rachel Williams, and Bryn Handley, all earned swimmer/diver of the week honors in the Missouri Valley Conference. Both, Williams and Handley, have earned the award twice.
During the fall portion of the season three SIU records were also broken. Freshman standout, Samantha Parsons, captured two of the records on her own. Parsons now owns the best time by a Saluki in the 200-yard IM and the 200-yard breaststroke. The third record that was broken was the 400-yard medley relay. Juniors, Sarah James and Handley, sophomore Emma Brazeau, and Parsons, swam to a time of 3:46.24 to knock off the year old record by .75 seconds.
SIU vs. UALR
The Salukis have defeated Little Rock the last two times the two have met in the regular season, both times by sizeable margins. The last time UALR was in Carbondale was last year during the MVC championships.
The meet is set to start at 10 a.m. at the Shea Natatorium inside the student recreation center.
QUICK RECAP
The fall 2016 season was a very successful one for the women's swimming and diving squad. The team competed in six total meets, and grabbed first place finishes against Evansville and McKendree, and a second place finish in their weekend meet with Illinois State and Illinois.
Juniors, Kelsie Walker, Rachel Williams, and Bryn Handley, all earned swimmer/diver of the week honors in the Missouri Valley Conference. Both, Williams and Handley, have earned the award twice.
During the fall portion of the season three SIU records were also broken. Freshman standout, Samantha Parsons, captured two of the records on her own. Parsons now owns the best time by a Saluki in the 200-yard IM and the 200-yard breaststroke. The third record that was broken was the 400-yard medley relay. Juniors, Sarah James and Handley, sophomore Emma Brazeau, and Parsons, swam to a time of 3:46.24 to knock off the year old record by .75 seconds.
SIU vs. UALR
The Salukis have defeated Little Rock the last two times the two have met in the regular season, both times by sizeable margins. The last time UALR was in Carbondale was last year during the MVC championships.
The meet is set to start at 10 a.m. at the Shea Natatorium inside the student recreation center.
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