GRANVILLE, Ohio–  For the second time this season, the Denison women's swimming team faced Xavier University, this time for its home opening meet, and beat the Musketeers 150-112. Denison finished the day with 10 first-place finishes and 20 top-three finishes, including a Big Red Sweep in the 200-yard breast.

Pacing Denison with 18 points apiece were Ollie Morse and Reilly O'Hara. Morse topped the podium four times, twice on relays and again by winning the 50 and 100-yard free. O'Hara also won the 200- and 500-yard free.

Other first-place finishers include last week's NCAC athlete of the week, Gwen Bakker, who swam the 200-yard back in 2:21.68, and first-year Desiree Blute, who swam the 1000-yard free in 10:42.86. Jassy Park and Riley Tofflemire joined Bakker and Blute at the top. Park took first in the 100-yard back with a 57.05, and Tofflemire won the 100-yard breast in 1:04.27.

Denison opened the dual against the Musketeers with a first and third finish in the 200-yard medley relay. Jassy Park, Gwen Bakker, Ollie Morse, and Elina Eko finished first in 1:45.87. Arina Lazareva, Riley Tofflemire, Maddie Shaefer, and Avery Anderson finished third in 1:47.07. Morse, Eko, Park, and Anderson solidified the Big Red's lead over the Musketeers in the day's final relay, taking first in the 200-yard free relay.

Check out the key performers and what's to come below!

 

Key Performances

1st- 200 Medley Relay- Jassy Park, Gwen Bakker, Ollie Morse, Elina Eko - 1:45.87

1st- 200 Free Relay- Ollie Morse, Elina Eko, Jassy Park, Avery Anderson

3rd- 200 Medley Relay -Arina Lazareva, Riley Tofflemire, Maddie Schaefer, Avery Anderson- 1:47.07

 

Avery Anderson

3rd- 100 Back-58.47

2nd- 200 Back-2:05.09

 

Gwen Bakker

1st- 200 Back- 2:21.68

2nd- 100 Breast- 1:05.24

 

Desiree Blute

1st- 1000 Free 10:42.86

2nd- 200 IM- 2:13.37

 

Audrey Brink

2nd- 200 Back- 2:24.61

 

Elina Eko

2nd- 50 Free- 24.36

2nd- 100 Free- 53.72

 

Ollie Morse

1st- 50 Free- 24.33

1st- 100 Free- 52.96

 

Reilly O'Hara

1st- 200 Free- 1:54.91

1st- 500 Free- 5:10.47

 

Jassy Park

1st-  100 Back -57.05

2nd- 100 Fly- 58.27

 

Riley Tofflemire

1st- 100 Breast- 1:04.27

3rd- 200 Breast- 2:25.95

 

Up Next for the Big Red

Denison travels to conference rival Kenyon College for its first in-conference dual. The two teams are set to meet on November 7 for a 10 a.m. start time.