Thursday, October 17
Urbana-Champaign, IL
5 PM
Southern Illinois University
at
Illinois/Illinois State (WOMEN)
Salukis split against Illinois and Illinois State
10/17/2019 | 9:35:00 | Swimming & Diving
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Southern Illinois women's swimming and diving program split with Illinois and Illinois State in tri-meet action on Thursday evening inside the ARC Pool. SIU defeated the Redbirds, 187-113, and fell to the Fighting Illini, 123-176.
Southern reeled in five victories on the day, which was a three-win improvement from last season against the two squads. The Salukis also compiled 17 top-three finishes.
"I like putting my teams in less than ideal situations where you have to travel and face good competition," head coach Geoff Hanson said. "Today was definitely one of those situations. I was happy we managed to come away with a conference win over Illinois State and keep it close against the Illini. Some events went our way, while others did not. Some came down to a few tenths of a second. But I was happy with how we battled and am pleased with our progress."
EVENT WINS
Eden Girloanta
• 500-free (5:07.89)
• 1,000-free (10:31.23)
Payton Parman
• 200-fly (2:07.84)
Sierra Forbord
• 100-free (52.58)
Baobao Ji
• One-meter dive (292.20)
MEET HIGHLIGHTS
Sophomore swimmer Eden Girloanta led SIU with a team-best two wins in the 500-yard freestyle (5:07.89) and 1,000-yard freestyle (10:31.23). It was the third-straight meet that she took home first in the two distance events. Girloanta outlasted Illini swimmer Emily Martin (5:08.06) by .17 seconds in the 500-free, while she came back to win the 1,000-free by over 10 seconds.
Baobao Ji's strong start to the 2019-20 campaign continued, as she placed first in the one-meter dive (292.20) and second in the three-meter dive (272.85). Twin sister Beibei Ji finished close behind with a runner-up finish in the one-meter (289.40) and a third-place mark in the three-meter (271.90).
Payton Parman and Sierra Forbord clocked winning times in the tri-meet as well.
Parman swam away to first in the 200-yard butterfly with a season-best time of 2:07.84. It was the third-straight meet that the senior won the fly event.
Forbord sprinted to a first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (52.58). Abby Cabush (1:52.41) of Illinois fended off Forbord (1:52.48) by .07 seconds to narrowly win the 200-yard freestyle.
Several other Salukis tallied top-three finishes to earn key points in the split.
Laura Carver, the reigning Missouri Valley Conference Swimmer of the Week, placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:24.04) and 200-yard individual medley (2:10.15). Samantha Parsons placed third behind Carver in the 200-breast with a time of 2:24.13.
Deven Speed turned in top-three performances in both back events. The sophomore finished second in the 200-yard backstroke (2:07.15) and third in the 100-yard backstroke (59.41).
Rita Naude provided a spark in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.23, good for second overall.
Sarah Vogt raced to third place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a mark of 1:06.67. The freshman was a mere .34 seconds shy of victory.
MORE THOUGHTS FROM COACH HANSON
On Eden Girloanta's two-win performance...
"Eden (Girloanta) is a great talent. She is just a sophomore and is still learning more and more about college swimming each week. She was trailing in both races at the halfway point, but stayed true to her game plan. She is learning to use her strengths and it resulted in two impressive wins today."
On standout performers...
"The twins (Baobao Ji & Beibei Ji), along with Payton Parman and Sierra Forbord stood out for us. In diving, they went one-two in the one-meter and two-three in the three-meter. Those were big points in a close matchup. Forbord and Parman earned key wins in the 100-free and 200-fly as well. Going on the road and performing well against a Power-Five program will bode well for us come conference season."
NEXT UP
Southern will be back in action on Nov. 9 (Saturday) in Springfield, Mo. to take on MVC opponent Missouri State.
Southern reeled in five victories on the day, which was a three-win improvement from last season against the two squads. The Salukis also compiled 17 top-three finishes.
"I like putting my teams in less than ideal situations where you have to travel and face good competition," head coach Geoff Hanson said. "Today was definitely one of those situations. I was happy we managed to come away with a conference win over Illinois State and keep it close against the Illini. Some events went our way, while others did not. Some came down to a few tenths of a second. But I was happy with how we battled and am pleased with our progress."
EVENT WINS
Eden Girloanta
• 500-free (5:07.89)
• 1,000-free (10:31.23)
Payton Parman
• 200-fly (2:07.84)
Sierra Forbord
• 100-free (52.58)
Baobao Ji
• One-meter dive (292.20)
MEET HIGHLIGHTS
Sophomore swimmer Eden Girloanta led SIU with a team-best two wins in the 500-yard freestyle (5:07.89) and 1,000-yard freestyle (10:31.23). It was the third-straight meet that she took home first in the two distance events. Girloanta outlasted Illini swimmer Emily Martin (5:08.06) by .17 seconds in the 500-free, while she came back to win the 1,000-free by over 10 seconds.
Baobao Ji's strong start to the 2019-20 campaign continued, as she placed first in the one-meter dive (292.20) and second in the three-meter dive (272.85). Twin sister Beibei Ji finished close behind with a runner-up finish in the one-meter (289.40) and a third-place mark in the three-meter (271.90).
Payton Parman and Sierra Forbord clocked winning times in the tri-meet as well.
Parman swam away to first in the 200-yard butterfly with a season-best time of 2:07.84. It was the third-straight meet that the senior won the fly event.
Forbord sprinted to a first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (52.58). Abby Cabush (1:52.41) of Illinois fended off Forbord (1:52.48) by .07 seconds to narrowly win the 200-yard freestyle.
Several other Salukis tallied top-three finishes to earn key points in the split.
Laura Carver, the reigning Missouri Valley Conference Swimmer of the Week, placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:24.04) and 200-yard individual medley (2:10.15). Samantha Parsons placed third behind Carver in the 200-breast with a time of 2:24.13.
Deven Speed turned in top-three performances in both back events. The sophomore finished second in the 200-yard backstroke (2:07.15) and third in the 100-yard backstroke (59.41).
Rita Naude provided a spark in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.23, good for second overall.
Sarah Vogt raced to third place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a mark of 1:06.67. The freshman was a mere .34 seconds shy of victory.
MORE THOUGHTS FROM COACH HANSON
On Eden Girloanta's two-win performance...
"Eden (Girloanta) is a great talent. She is just a sophomore and is still learning more and more about college swimming each week. She was trailing in both races at the halfway point, but stayed true to her game plan. She is learning to use her strengths and it resulted in two impressive wins today."
On standout performers...
"The twins (Baobao Ji & Beibei Ji), along with Payton Parman and Sierra Forbord stood out for us. In diving, they went one-two in the one-meter and two-three in the three-meter. Those were big points in a close matchup. Forbord and Parman earned key wins in the 100-free and 200-fly as well. Going on the road and performing well against a Power-Five program will bode well for us come conference season."
NEXT UP
Southern will be back in action on Nov. 9 (Saturday) in Springfield, Mo. to take on MVC opponent Missouri State.
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