Tulane Splits Double Duals With Nevada and Louisiana-Monroe

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, November 23. FACING its toughest opponent of the season, the young Tulane Green Wave women’s swimming team turned in an outstanding performance before falling to the Nevada Wolfpack, 70-52, in one half of a double-dual meet at the Reily Student Recreation Center Natatorium Sunday. The Green Wave defeated Louisiana-Monroe 95-27 in the other half of the meet to improve to 6-2 in scored events this season. Tulane is 5-1 in dual meet action this year, its first season since reviving the program after 13 years.

We swam very, very well, said Head Coach Daniella Irle. The most important thing for me was our team wasn_t intimidated by (Nevada). Nevada is a very good team and I could not be happier. For our 13 freshmen to step up against that level of team and to hold their own is amazing.

Tulane was led by the duo of Linda McEachrane and Leslie Christian, who each won two events on the day. McEachrane picked up wins in the 50 Freestyle with a time of 24.06 and in the 100 Freestyle in a time of 52.97 seconds. She also swam the anchor leg on Tulane_s 200 Medley Relay team and led off the 400 Freestyle Relay as Tulane was second in both events.

Those four swims put Linda among the best in the nation, Irle said. She can swim with anyone in the country with times like that.

While McEachrane dominated the sprint freestyle events, Leslie Christian took both distance freestyle competitions with wins in the 1,000 and 500 Freestyle races. Christian posted her all-time best times of 10:25.08 in the 1,000 and swam the 500 in 5:04.89.

Tulane’s Taylor Emerson had a pair of second-place finishes, in the 200 Butterfly and 200 Individual Medley in a breakout meet, according to Irle. In all, Green Wave swimmers took seven second-place finishes in addition to the four wins.

Tulane vs. Nevada vs. U of Louisiana-Monroe
RESULTS

Event 1 Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
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School Seed Finals Points
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1 University of Nevada, Reno 'A' NT 1:49.31
1) Chin, Alyssa JR 2) Cunha, Leticia SR
3) McKenney, Kelsey JR 4)
27.48 29.89 26.70 25.24
2 Tulane University 'A' NT 1:51.49
1) McEachrane, Linda FR 2) Carey, Liz FR
3) Underwood, Meggie FR 4) Taheri, Nicole FR
28.82 31.64 27.24 23.79
3 U of Louisiana, Monroe 'A' NT 1:53.58
1) Beene, Claire SO 2) Billips, Randee FR
3) Lespreance, Cassidy FR 4) Zalai, Zita FR
29.52 32.22 26.34 25.50
4 Tulane University 'B' NT x1:55.87
1) Christian, Leslie FR 2) Berzinis, Jennifer FR
3) Hughes, Jessica FR 4) McGuire, Katie JR
29.40 32.72 27.23 26.52

Event 2 Women 1000 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Christian, Leslie FR Tulane NT 10:25.08
28.63 30.44 31.14 31.22 31.35 31.44 31.62 31.56
31.40 31.49 31.38 31.41 31.59 31.52 31.52 31.67
31.41 31.79 31.57 30.93
2 Hughes, Jessica FR Tulane NT 10:36.44
28.85 30.87 31.44 31.46 31.72 31.88 31.84 32.03
31.99 32.13 31.96 32.13 32.17 32.27 32.41 32.24
32.46 32.45 32.45 31.69
3 McCary, Kate SO Reno NT 10:51.60
29.59 31.95 32.63 32.34 32.56 32.65 32.58 32.75
32.79 33.04 32.70 32.98 32.85 32.94 33.09 33.03
33.09 33.06 32.84 32.14
4 Ryan, Shannon FR Reno NT 11:00.16
30.64 32.77 32.96 32.69 32.99 33.22 33.23 33.05
33.47 33.62 33.47 33.19 33.59 33.54 33.15 33.40
32.94 32.73 33.35 32.16
5 Badre, Gwen SO Monroe NT 11:15.63
30.48 33.39 34.02 33.77 33.70 34.02 33.89 34.03
33.80 33.95 33.95 34.04 33.58 33.93 33.72 34.00
34.10 34.88 34.59 33.79
— Holland, Erin SO Reno NT X11:08.19
31.29 33.65 33.88 33.85 33.92 34.13 33.51 34.00
33.89 33.53 33.41 33.56 33.37 33.59 33.55 33.47
33.20 33.15 33.07 32.17

Event 3 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Chin, Alyssa JR Reno NT 1:54.75
26.45 29.13 29.72 29.45
2 Carey, Liz FR Tulane NT 1:56.76
27.16 28.90 30.16 30.54
3 Murphy, Amy SR Reno NT 1:57.97
27.79 30.14 30.35 29.69
4 Lespreance, Cassid FR Monroe NT 1:58.26
27.11 29.74 30.70 30.71
5 Taheri, Nicole FR Tulane NT 1:58.44
27.61 29.66 30.61 30.56
6 Walker, Marnie SO Monroe NT 2:11.95
29.61 32.19 34.34 35.81
— McKenney, Kelsey JR Reno NT X2:00.30
27.47 30.30 31.55 30.98
— Langeland, Nellie FR Tulane NT X2:04.84
29.32 31.60 32.16 31.76

Event 4 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Rigdon, Charlene JR Reno NT 59.05
28.53 30.52
2 Williams, Amanda FR Tulane NT 1:00.65
29.78 30.87
3 Klein, Elizabeth SR Reno NT 1:01.78
29.59 32.19
4 Beene, Claire SO Monroe NT 1:03.48
30.82 32.66
5 Berzinis, Jennifer FR Tulane NT 1:04.99
31.54 33.45
6 Gaul, Ashley FR Monroe NT 1:07.81
32.66 35.15

Event 5 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Hejny, Bethany JR Reno NT 1:06.13
30.86 35.27
2 Cunha, Leticia SR Reno NT 1:07.96
32.72 35.24
3 Jones, Monica FR Tulane NT 1:09.99
33.32 36.67
4 Billips, Randee FR Monroe NT 1:10.93
33.31 37.62
5 Quinn, Maureen FR Tulane NT 1:11.19
33.50 37.69
6 D'Augereau, Lyndse SO Monroe NT 1:13.78
34.33 39.45

Event 6 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Zalai, Zita FR Monroe NT 2:07.74
28.30 32.38 33.50 33.56
2 Emerson, Taylor FR Tulane NT 2:09.53
3 Cadag, Larissa FR Reno NT 2:11.97
29.57 33.11 34.54 34.75
4 Schweitzer, Sarabe JR Reno NT 2:13.52
28.53 32.65 33.72 38.62
5 Underwood, Meggie FR Tulane NT 2:15.15
29.63 33.37 35.08 37.07
6 Matherne, Nicole FR Monroe NT 2:18.80
30.72 34.49 36.62 36.97

Event 7 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 McEachrane, Linda FR Tulane NT 24.06
2 Van Der Linde, Lar FR Reno NT 24.72
3 Rigdon, Charlene JR Reno NT 25.16
4 Carey, Liz FR Tulane NT 25.37
5 Zalai, Zita FR Monroe NT 25.47
6 Walker, Marnie SO Monroe NT 27.39
— McGuire, Katie JR Tulane NT X26.19
— Badre, Gwen SO Monroe NT X27.32

Event 8 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 McEachrane, Linda FR Tulane NT 52.97
25.81 27.16
2 Chin, Alyssa JR Reno NT 53.35
25.86 27.49
3 Cadag, Larissa FR Reno NT 53.84
26.17 27.67
4 Carey, Liz FR Tulane NT 55.35
27.15 28.20
5 Lespreance, Cassid FR Monroe NT 56.15
26.96 29.19
6 D'Augereau, Lyndse SO Monroe NT 1:01.72
29.25 32.47
— Walker, Marnie SO Monroe NT X59.79
28.24 31.55

Event 9 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Rigdon, Charlene JR Reno NT 2:09.07
31.28 33.09 32.52 32.18
2 Underwood, Meggie FR Tulane NT 2:10.56
31.87 33.11 33.43 32.15
3 Williams, Amanda FR Tulane NT 2:10.89
30.81 33.26 33.49 33.33
4 Beene, Claire SO Monroe NT 2:15.48
32.02 34.48 34.62 34.36
5 Gaul, Ashley FR Monroe NT 2:27.18
34.85 36.82 37.55 37.96
— Murphy, Amy SR Reno NT X2:11.61
31.25 33.61 34.07 32.68

Event 10 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Cunha, Leticia SR Reno NT 2:22.60
32.26 36.31 36.76 37.27
2 Jones, Monica FR Tulane NT 2:27.44
34.59 37.45 37.52 37.88
3 Hejny, Bethany JR Reno NT 2:28.66
33.83 38.07 38.39 38.37
4 Quinn, Maureen FR Tulane NT 2:32.31
34.88 38.46 39.74 39.23
5 Badre, Gwen SO Monroe NT 2:32.74
36.31 38.65 39.12 38.66
6 Billips, Randee FR Monroe NT 2:32.77
34.62 39.01 39.57 39.57
— Hughes, Jessica FR Tulane NT X2:35.93
36.05 39.90 39.96 40.02
— Berzinis, Jennifer FR Tulane NT X2:37.43
35.61 40.58 40.71 40.53

Event 11 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Christian, Leslie FR Tulane NT 5:04.89
28.07 30.14 30.81 31.01 31.16 31.30 30.81 30.76
30.76 30.07
2 Taheri, Nicole FR Tulane NT 5:06.71
28.37 30.40 30.84 31.17 31.20 31.31 31.25 31.25
30.86 30.06
3 Lespreance, Cassid FR Monroe NT 5:17.98
28.74 31.35 32.00 32.32 32.20 32.43 32.30 32.16
32.68 31.80
4 McCary, Kate SO Reno NT 5:21.05
29.12 31.70 32.23 32.76 32.62 32.48 32.57 32.62
32.79 32.16
5 Ryan, Shannon FR Reno NT 5:29.88
30.72 33.48 32.94 32.98 33.21 33.23 33.73 33.74
33.59 32.26
6 Gaul, Ashley FR Monroe NT 5:49.13
31.43 34.57 35.02 35.61 35.70 35.76 35.81 35.47
35.38 34.38
— Holland, Erin SO Reno NT X5:31.86
31.24 33.40 33.50 33.46 33.68 33.81 33.69 33.53
33.05 32.50

Event 12 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Zalai, Zita FR Monroe NT 57.50
26.86 30.64
2 Van Der Linde, Lar FR Reno NT 58.54
27.68 30.86
3 Emerson, Taylor FR Tulane NT 59.40
27.99 31.41
4 Klein, Elizabeth SR Reno NT 1:02.06
28.21 33.85
5 Billips, Randee FR Monroe NT 1:03.65
29.79 33.86
6 McGuire, Katie JR Tulane NT 1:04.04
28.66 35.38
— McKenney, Kelsey JR Reno NT X1:00.91
28.61 32.30
— Langeland, Nellie FR Tulane NT X1:05.73
30.97 34.76

Event 13 Women 200 Yard IM
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Cunha, Leticia SR Reno NT 2:10.82
28.74 35.84 35.79 30.45
2 Emerson, Taylor FR Tulane NT 2:11.18
28.33 33.29 40.00 29.56
3 Williams, Amanda FR Tulane NT 2:11.96
28.89 32.50 40.33 30.24
4 D'Augereau, Lyndse SO Monroe NT 2:23.00
30.98 37.91 41.06 33.05
5 Matherne, Nicole FR Monroe NT 2:23.56
30.37 36.15 43.39 33.65
— Cadag, Larissa FR Reno NT X2:17.14
28.84 35.24 41.74 31.32
— Quinn, Maureen FR Tulane NT X2:20.85
30.27 37.77 40.00 32.81

Event 14 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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School Seed Finals Points
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1 University of Nevada, Reno 'A' NT 3:35.27
1) Chin, Alyssa JR 2) Murphy, Amy SR
3) Rigdon, Charlene JR 4) Van Der Linde, Larissa FR
26.29 55.38 25.19 52.58 25.89 54.40 25.41 52.91
2 Tulane University 'A' NT 3:36.62
1) Carey, Liz FR 2) McEachrane, Linda FR
3) Taheri, Nicole FR 4) Underwood, Meggie FR
25.28 52.48 26.33 54.88 26.40 55.00 26.16 54.26
3 Tulane University 'B' NT x3:49.70
1) Christian, Leslie FR 2) Hughes, Jessica FR
3) McGuire, Katie JR 4) Berzinis, Jennifer FR
27.20 55.95 27.83 58.36 28.07 58.27 26.65 57.12
4 University of Nevada, Reno 'B' NT x3:53.85
1) Holland, Erin SO 2) Klein, Elizabeth SR
3) McCary, Kate SO 4) Ryan, Shannon FR
27.44 57.62 27.36 57.32 29.00 59.61 28.01 59.30
5 U of Louisiana, Monroe 'A' NT 4:01.21
1) Badre, Gwen SO 2) Beene, Claire SO
3) Walker, Marnie SO 4) Matherne, Nicole FR
28.16 58.92 28.94 1:00.42 28.67 1:01.06 28.90 1:00.81

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