Swimmers head to Charleston

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida women's swimming team continues its trek through the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association this weekend with a double-dual against College of Charleston and Campbell in Charleston, S.C.

UNF is scheduled to begin the day with diving at 9:30 a.m. and will wrap up competition at noon.

The Lady Ospreys lost 141-102 last Saturday to Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga. Freshman LynAnn Nelson led the Lady Ospreys with first-place finishes in the 500 and 1000-freestyle. Nelson finished more than 18 seconds ahead of GSU's Meredith Fehr in the 1000 with a time of 10:35.62. In the 500, she was more than five seconds faster than GSU's Ali Campbell, clocking in at 5:08.55.

Junior diver Emily Eisenhower took first place in both 1 and 3-meter diving against the Eagles. Junior Debbie Rapoza was right behind Eisenhower, finishing second in both events. Both Eisenhower and Rapoza have finished No. 1 and 2 in all but one of UNF's duals this season.

C of C is coming off a 139-102 loss to Old Dominion on Jan. 19 and will face off against Florida A&M on Friday before swimming against UNF. The Camels lost meets last Saturday to Davidson and UNC Wilmington.

Weekend Schedule:

at College of Charleston/vs. Campbell

9:30 a.m., Saturday

Charleston, S.C.

UNF's record: 5-6, 3-2 CCSA

C of C's record: 2-7, 2-1 CCSA

Campbell's record: 4-10, 4-8 CCSA

Notables: UNF defeated Campbell 190-98 on Nov. 3 in Jacksonville … junior Caroline Poling picked up three first-place finishes in that meet … College of Charleston took down UNF 151-91 last season in Jacksonville … Patricia Lanoue ranks second in the CCSA with a time of 2:09.42 in the 200-butterfly … Eisenhower and Rapoza rank No. 1 and 2 in the CCSA in 1 and 3-meter diving.

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