UCLA
Arizona
Bruins Fall to Wildcats in Dual Meet
November 06, 2015 | Swimming & Diving
TUCSON, Ariz. – UCLA diver Maria Polyakova won both diving events at Friday's dual meet against Arizona. The sophomore has swept the diving events at both meets in which she has competed so far this season.
Polyakova and teammate Annika Lenz finished first and second in the 1-meter event, respectively. Polyakova posted a 296.03 while Lenz tallied a score of 262.58.
Between the lane lines, the Bruins went 1, 2, 3 in the 200 Fly. Katie Kinnear led the pack with a 2:00.70, edging teammate Katie Grover by .02 seconds. Arlyn Upshaw swam a 2:02.74 to finish third. In the 100 Back, Linnea Mack and Madison White took the top two spots. Mack finished first with a 54.14, with White close behind at 54.23.
For the second-straight meet, White won the 200 Back. Last time out, the junior swam a 1:58.95 against UCSB and Oregon State. Shaving just over two seconds off her time on Friday, White posted a 1:56.73 against the Wildcats.
Freshman Caroline McTaggart nabbed another first-place finish, this time in the 200 Free. The Bruin swam a 1:48.95 in the event. This was McTaggart's second-straight win in the 200 Free, as she posted the top mark against UCSB and Oregon State as well.
Overall, the Bruins fell to the Wildcats, 160-140.
Next up, the Bruins head to Tempe to take on the Sun Devils on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. PST at Mona Plummer Aquatic Complex. The Sun Devils are coming off of a 181-117 win over UNLV and a 115-90 loss to Washington State.
