LSU vs. Alabama

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, November 6. THE LSU men's and women's swimming and diving teams earned seven wins apiece and swept the relays against Alabama Friday, but it would not be enough as the Crimson Tide came away victorious in both dual meets at the Alabama Aquatic Center.

The Alabama men won nine of 16 events en route to a winning score of 166.5-133.5 over the Tigers (0-3, 0-3 SEC), while the Alabama women prevailed over the Lady Tigers (1-3, 0-3 SEC) with a 170-130 mark.

LSU will get back on the road and head east to Tallahassee, Fla., to take on the Seminoles Saturday at 1 p.m. (CST).

"I give a lot of credit to Alabama," LSU head coach Adam Schmitt said. "They came out and competed well. I'm disappointed that we didn't have some of the swims that we've already had this season, but hopefully, we can regroup and compete well against Florida State tomorrow."

Junior Hannes Heyl, sophomore Mary Beck and freshmen Andrei Tuomola and Amanda Kendall led LSU with two wins apiece in individual racing. Sophomore diver Brian Gemberling also enjoyed a fine meet with career-high scores in the springboard events.

Heyl emerged victorious in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 49.83 seconds and swam to victory in the 100 butterfly in a season-best time of 49.48. Beck took first in both the 200 freestyle (1:50.23) and the 200 back (2:00.98), while Tuomola and Kendall each registered victories in their respective 50- and 100-free races.

Tuomola touched the wall in a career-best mark of 20.47 in the 50 free and swam to a time of 45.62 in the 100 free. Kendall claimed first-place with times of 23.40 and 51.07 in the 50 and 100 free, respectively.

Gemberling continued his impressive start to his season, tallying the seventh-best three-meter score in program history, 353.18, to take runner-up honors behind Alabama All-American Aaron Fleshner. The Tigers' diver also recorded the seventh-best one-meter total in program annals, 333.30, to place third. Freshman diver Rebecca St. Germain posted third-place finishes in both events to lead the Lady Tigers.

In addition, juniors Jane Trepp and Clint Hallum delivered wins on the afternoon with season bests, and both the men's and women's 200 medley and 400 free relays claimed victories.

Trepp secured top honors in the 100 fly (55.26), and Hallum won the 200 individual medley (1:52.40).

The Lady Tigers' 200 medley foursome of Morgan McGee, Kannon Betzen, Trepp and Samantha Goates opened the meet with a winning time of 1:43.07, while the LSU men's group of James Meyers, Tuomola, Heyl and Sean LeNeave followed with a victorious mark of 1:29.70.

The women's 400 free relay team of Trepp, Goates, Kendall and Betzen wrapped up the meet in first-place with a mark of 3:26.32, and the men's squad of Tuomola, LeNeave, Reijo Hyvenen and Heyl registered the top time of 3:02.99.

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